The Thing on the Fourble Board.

The story, without the ending.

Porky has left the drilling crew behind, but a visitor gives him a reason to remember it. He explains the work as he tells the story, leading from familiar tools and routines towards a discovery that does not belong comfortably in either.

The setting matters: these men work with material brought up from far below the surface. Cooper lets the audience learn about that work before asking it to face something the work has uncovered. The guide leaves the discovery and the outcome for the recording.

Historical context.

The preserved script identifies Wyllis Cooper as writer and director and Ernest Chappell as the featured performer. Its opening is addressed to an unheard visitor, creating the impression of a personal recollection. The historical record dates the episode to 9 August 1948; that date describes the documented programme, not the modern publication of this Spreaker file.