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1943 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay Radio show
Underground
Genreadventure serial
Running time30 mins (7:15 pm – 7:45 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2FC
SyndicatesABC
StarringReg Johnson
Written byEdmund Barclay
Directed byCharles Wheeler
Original release13 December 1943 –
31 January 1944
No. of series1
No. of episodes8

Underground is a 1943 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay. It was rare for most adventure serials at the time in that it had an Australian setting.

Premise

Richard Shand, a soldier discharged from the Army after getting a Military Medal, is on holiday in the country when he gets involved a series of adventures arising from an attempt by enemy agents to sabotage a troop train by the Japanese.

Cast

  • Reg Johnson as Richard Shand
  • Vivian Edwards as Sergeant Hope
  • Hilda Scurr as Fifi Lemaire, the seductress
  • Brenda Dunrich as Penny Brown, the heroine
  • Owen Ainley as Fats Moorley

Episodes

  • Ep 1 (Dec 13) - " Set in an Army camp somewhere in Australia, Underground tells the story Richard Shand (Reg. Johnston), a soldier discharged from the Army after getting a Military Medal on his chest, and a bomb splinter in his leg. On holiday in the country, Shand finds himself unexpectedly involved in a series of adventures arising from an attempt by enemy agents to sabotage a troop train."
  • Ep 2 (Dec 20)
  • Ep 3 (Dec 27)
  • Ep 4 (Jan 3)
  • Ep 5 (Jan 10)
  • Ep 6 (Jan 17)
  • Ep 7 (Jan 24)
  • Ep 8 (Jan 31)

Production

Barclay researched the serial by visiting army camps.

References

  1. "LITTLE GENIUS — MUCH WORK Confessions of a Radio Playwright". Woodend Star And Macedon Advocate. Victoria, Australia. 24 December 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "New serial by Barclay", ABC Weekly, 5 (50), Sydney, 11 December 1943, retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Trove
  3. "SERIAL HERO". National Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 10 January 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "OFFICIAL PROGRAMMES New serial by Barclay", ABC weekly, Sydney, 11 December 1943, nla.obj-1316610800, retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Trove
  5. "Monday, January 31", ABC Weekly, 6 (5), Sydney, 29 January 1944, retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Trove
  6. "Stars on the air", ABC Weekly, 5 (50), Sydney, 11 December 1943, retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Trove
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