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The Twilight Zone Podcast

Fantasy Park 50 Years On with Henrik Persson

The Twilight Zone Podcast

Tom Elliot

Tv Reviews, After Shows, Tv & Film

4.8601 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Tom Elliot speaks to documentary maker Henrik Persson about Fantasy Park, the greatest rock festival that never was, presented by Rod Serling.

Listen on the BBC website HERE.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Good evening, I'm Rod Serling. Welcome to Fantasy Park.

0:09.0

I'll be your host this weekend and what has to be the ultimate musical trip.

0:14.0

What you'll hear in the coming hours and days you'll swear could never happen, but then it is happening.

0:20.0

Right here on WSAI FM.

0:23.4

The Stone, Chicago, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder,

0:26.6

yes, Led Zeppelin, all are here.

0:29.0

Before the weekend is over, you'll hear Elton John,

0:31.5

Kat Stevens, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and many, many more.

0:35.6

And maybe even the Beatles.

0:40.3

Impossible, you say? But it's happening, and you can hear it. Fantasy Park is in your mind. Fantasy Park is a state of mind. But let's not talk about it.

0:48.3

Let's go over and take a look. Now you take her right up there at the next road. That's it. Now, just keep going straight for a mile or so.

0:55.9

Now it's up there. See it? Have you ever seen that many people? It's unbelievable and impossible to count.

1:03.1

Holy Hannah, there must be a million out there. The park itself is 150-some-odd acres of grass,

1:09.1

enclosed by huge oak trees. See, way over there where those kids are throwing the frisbees.

1:13.6

Now, there's a beautiful lake on the other side with paddle boats.

1:16.6

No, you can't see it now. But we'll drop by later.

1:19.6

When I can see, way over there to the left, a softball game being played.

1:23.6

But mostly people just seem to be waiting, spread out on blankets.

1:31.1

I wouldn't have guessed it, but a lot of these people brought their kids.

1:35.6

Almost everyone is packing lunch and dinner, blankets for the night.

1:38.5

Things they're going to need if they plan to stay all weekend.

1:43.4

Well, I can see things you're about to begin, so settle back, take off your shoes.

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