In another link having mostly to do with religion and almost nothing to do with Ray, grasstains asked whether Ray had ever contributed any stories to Alfred Hitchcock's TV series. The answer is yes, several of Ray's stories were adapted for the show. In some instances, Ray wrote the script while sometimes other writers adapted his stories. For the best available information of Ray's association with the Hitchcock TV show, I suggest you go to philnic's wonderful Bradbury site at the link below, and then click on the link "Ray Bradbury on Film and TV." Scroll down, and you will find the all of the information on Ray and Hitchcock's show, both ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS and THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR.
http://bradbury.mysite.freeserve.com/

[This message has been edited by Richard (edited 03-07-2004).]

Thank you Richard, you're wonderful.

Thanks, Richard, for the flattering link to my site. I would, however, suggest that anyone interested use this link instead:
http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in5379/

(The Freeserve link is to a mirror, which I have abandoned due to the annoying banner ads. I should get round to putting a diversion on there...one day...)

- Phil

Besides adapting his own stories or his stories being adapted by others, Ray also adapted other writers' work for the show.

I've been watching the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (I love his little bits before and after the stories, his droll humor is hilarious!) and halfway through the season came on an episode called "shopping for death" written and adapted by Ray himself, and I noticed in the menus that another one is coming up by the title "And So Died Rabouchinska" (or something like that?) and I think that was one of Ray's stories too, right? Well I just thought I'd look up and see if there were any topics on this. BTW, the gal who played in "Shopping for Death" did a great job.

Ray has the Hitchcock DVDs and when I called him the other day he was in a hurry to get off the phone "to watch Claude Rains do Riabouchinska for me."

I got the first season DVD box set last summer, and really enjoyed it. I will be buying all subsequent seasons, just to get the Bradbury episodes.

My page on the Hitchcock/Bradbury episodes is here.