TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES: The Quiz Program That Became a National Phenomenon Planet of the Apes The producers of the series

The producers of the series presented operettas and musicals

this book will focus on the radio dramas of Fu Manchu and Sax Rohmer

An index of personal names allows the reader to look up favorite stars and locate the series in which they performed

“This the latest in the Grams’ history of old-time radio

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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES: The Quiz Program That Became a National Phenomenon Planet of the Apes The producers of the seriesPopularly known today as a radio and television quiz program designed to humiliate their contestants through practical jokes, Truth or Consequences, raised the bar for audience participation and inspired imitation. If visitors from outer space were to listen and watch these programs, they might think we were a nutty bunch. Over the last few decades, aficionados of game shows have faced a major disenchantment with the rising decline of quiz programs.