The Fifth Horseman-460704-Rehersal

(5 stars; 5 reviews)

The Fifth Horseman is an excellent short series of eight shows produced to convince the American public to accept a plan to put all nuclear weapons under United Nations control. Since the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the makers of this series believed the world we lived in has been changed to 'the beginning of a new day.' We have to start thinking in new ways and in broader terms. It is our only chance for survival.

According to the Bible chapter 6 of the Book of Revelation, the Four Horsemen are War, Pestilence, Famine, and Death. This series draws on that imagery of the end of time and adds a 'Fifth Horseman: the threat of the atom.' Each episode chronicles the events in the lives of individuals after the bomb hits America. Mothers worry about the future of their children, and there are skeptics portrayed as fools, questioning the grim implications of the dangers of the atomic bomb.

Directed by Arnold Marquis, The Fifth Horseman is an anti-war and anti-bomb campaign presented by mainstream stations to reveal the plain truth of the awesome significance of atomic energy. The message of the program is clear: convince the American public to accept a plan to put all nuclear weapons under United Nations control.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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