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Freddie has made a startling acquisition, attracting more danger. Help arrives from an unexpected source. Stars Douglas Kelly.

Freddie has made a startling acquisition, attracting more danger. Help arrives from an unexpected source.

The stirring 'Devil's Galop' heralds the arrival of Douglas Kelly as 'Dick Barton - Special Agent' in another thrilling tale of criminal masterminds, espionage and daring adventure.

Originally starring Noel Johnson, Duncan Carse and Gordon Davies, Dick Barton ran on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Light Programme between 1946 and 1951, but sadly, very few original recordings survive.

With the original lost, this is a very authentic sounding re-recording of 'The Cabatolin Diamonds' using the original scripts and music, which was made for international distribution. Happily the audio was rediscovered in 2009, lurking in the vaults of the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra, Australia.

Script by Geoffrey Webb.

Producer: Morris West

First broadcast in Australia in April 1949.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Jul 2016 01:00
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