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Douglas Kelly stars as 'Dick Barton - Special Agent' in another thrilling adventure for radio's greatest hero. Heralded by an instantly memorable signature tune, the adventures of special agent Dick Barton and his friends Jock and Snowey, originally ran on the BBC Light Programme between 1946 and 1951. Set in an exciting world of criminal...

Dick Barton - Special Agent! written by Edward J. Mason performed by Noel Johnson, John Mann, Richard Hurndall and Margaret Robertson on Audio CD (Abridged)

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ISBN: 9780563478324 - 9781408426104
Genre - Main: Fiction
Genre - Specific: Drama
Duration: 150 mins
Length: Excerpts
Author: Edward J. Mason
Performer 1: Noel Johnson
Performer 2: John Mann
Performer 3: Richard Hurndall
Performer 4: Margaret Robertson

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This is the very first adventure of radio legend and national hero Special Agent Dick Barton. Captain Richard Barton, late of the Commandos, made his radio debut on the Light Program 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 this 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...

This title is guaranteed to have Barton fans, old and new, on the edge of their seats.

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