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Remembering Grace Gibson with Vintage Radio Dramas
We're marking the 30th anniversary of the passing of radio entrepreneur Grace Gibson with the publication of some vintage radio dramas.
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Radio horror and thriller serials of the 1940s and 50s
For Halloween, we're sharing three full-length episodes of popular horror and thriller radio serials of the 1940s and 50s.
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Peter Finch
On the centenary of Oscar-winning actor Peter Finch’s birth, we publish highlights from his early radio career in Australia.
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Queenie Ashton
Women played an important role during Australia’s early years of radio broadcasting. We look at the contributions of several pioneering women, starting with Queenie Ashton.
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Crossroads Of Life Ep. 149 with Peter Finch, 1947
Crossroads for Life was written and produced by Lynn Foster. In this scene Finch plays Stephen Crane with Thelma Scott as Julie Halsted his lover. He passionately argues that Julie has the right to...
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Dragnet: Episode 1, The Big Revenge
Dragnet was an American radio police drama that drew on the case books of the Los Angeles Police Department for its stories. It was later successfully adapted for US television and also became a...
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Unknown Quantity: Episode 1
Unknown Quantity was a romantic mystery serial produced by Grace Gibson Radio Productions, in which Sarah Travers becomes caught in a web of murder and deception when she agrees to let a young lawyer...
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The Golden Cobweb: Episode 1
The Golden Cobweb, a drama series in which Interpol agents unravel an attempt to rule the currencies of the world’s most powerful nations, was produced by Grace Gibson Radio Productions and first...
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Carter Brown Mystery Theatre: Curves for a Coroner
Carter Brown Mysteries was a crime detection thriller series produced by Grace Gibson Radio Production and first broadcast in 1957. This episode is an adaptation of the Carter Brown detective novel...
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Peter Finch - Mutiny of the Bounty Ep01 (1938)
Written by the prolific scriptwriter Anthony Scott Veitch, the series features members of the BSA Players. It was produced by Harvey Adams who also played the role of Captain Bligh. Episode one...
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