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, were essential listening for an entire generation. Originally starring Noel Johnson, Duncan Carse and Gordon Davies, in an exciting world of
criminal masterminds, espionage and adventure, it ran on the BBC Light Programme between 1946 and 1951. Sadly very few original recordings still survive. However, in 1949 a number of early
Barton tales were re?recorded for transmission overseas. Starring Douglas Kelly, these re?stagings found new audiences in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. These recordings were
rediscovered in the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 2009 and allow listeners to finally relive the escapades of the great Dick Barton. This is another vintage radio
dramatisation, rediscovered in the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
