Captain Richard Barton, late of the Commandos, made his radio debut on the Light Programme in 1946 and quickly went on to become Britain's most popular hero.
For years the nation tuned in to hear the famous signature tune, Devil's Gallop, herald another cliff-hanging adventure for the smooth, crime-busting Barton and his friends Snowey and Jock.
In 1972, as part of the BBC's Golden Jubilee celebrations, the team came together once more to re-record the very first adventure. The episodes were not stored in the BBC Archives but, thanks to private tapes, these 'lost' recordings can be heard once more. And here they are, in the fast-moving story about a stolen secret weapon, complete with dark caves, deadly spiders, lifts with no floors and - most intriguingly - a tall and mysterious man in a black Homburg.
Guaranteed to have Barton fans, old and new, on the edge of their seats.
Written By
Edward J. Mason
First Broadcast
The Light Programme 7 October 1946
NUMBER OF EPISODES
711
Last Broadcast
30 March 1951
Written By : John Wyndham
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours
Categories : Horror & Suspense
Sci-Fi
Audio Theater
British
Drama
$18.49
A double bill of John Wyndham stories adapted for radio. Adapted by Barbara Clegg in 1982, The Chrysalids concerns the community.. More info... |
Written By : Charles Chilton
Narrator : Various
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 30 minutes
Categories : Sci-Fi
Audio Theater
Old Time Radio
$4.99
Charles Chilton's classic science fiction trilogy stormed the BBC airwaves during the 1950s.This is the nineteenth of twenty episodes and was broadcast on 10/1/55... More info... |
Written By : Charles Dickens
Narrator : Colonial Radio Theatre
Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Length : 1 hour 16 minutes
Categories : Audio Theater
Drama
Dramatizations
Horror & Suspense
Classics
$5.00
A classic Charles Dickens story set on New Years Eve - with the haunted chimes in a church tower More info... |
Written By : Dino Manzella
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Publisher : Afternight
Length : 40 minutes
Categories : Audio Theater
Horror & Suspense
Fiction
Horror & Ghost Stories
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic
$12.99 Free
A scary story entirely acted out with creepy sound effects told from the perspective of a 10 year old child - much like the TV show "The Wonder Years" More info...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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