Dick Barton - CD Releases

CD Releases

The BBC's 1972 remake of the very first Dick Barton serial has been available to buy on CD and tape for many years. For some time, this was the only Dick Barton radio material that was commercially available. However, this has now changed...

In February 2011, BBC Radio 4 and a number of national newspapers reported that almost 340 episodes of Dick Barton (actually 338 episodes) recorded in the late 1940s had been recovered from the NFSA National Film and Sound Archive in Australia; these re-recordings, using the original BBC scripts and music cues, starred Douglas Kelly as Barton with Moira Carleton, Clifford Cowley, Richard Davies, William Lloyd and Patricia Kennedy. The BBC's AudioGo company have currently released a number of these on CD.

The following Dick Barton radio serials are now available to buy on CD (or as downloads) via the BBC's AudioGo label:

1 STORY 1: 'Dick Barton and the Secret Weapon' (AKA 'Dick Barton: Special Agent) written by Edward J.Mason and originally broadcast 1946. The serial was re-recorded in November 1972 with much of the original cast. This is the 1972 version. (RELEASED: 1989) (RE-RELEASED: 2001 and 2009) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dick-Barton-Special-Agent-Crimes/dp/1408426102/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c

2 STORY 2: 'Dick Barton and the Paris Adventure' (which takes place right after "The Secret Weapon") written by Edward J. Mason. This recording was originally broadcast in Australia 14 March - 14 April 1949. (RELEASED: April 2011) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barton-Paris-Adventure-Edward-Mason/dp/140846800X/ref=pd_sim_b_1

3 STORY 3: 'Dick Barton and the Cabatolin Diamonds' (which takes place right after "The Paris Adventure") written by Geoffrey Webb. This recording was originally broadcast in Australia 18 April - 19 May 1949. (RELEASED: April 2011) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dick-Barton-Cabatolin-Diamonds-Geoffrey/dp/1408468107/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c

4 STORY 6: 'Dick Barton and the Smash and Grab Raiders' written by Ronnie and Arthur Colley. This recording was originally broadcast in Australia August - September 1949. (RELEASED: 3 November 2011) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dick-Barton-Smash-Raiders-Audio/dp/1445865114/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1320237747&sr=8-5

5 STORY 7: 'Dick Barton and the Tibetan Adventure' (which takes place right after "The Smash and Grab Raiders") written by Edward J. Mason. This recording was originally broadcast in Australia 19 September - 14 October 1949. (RELEASED: 3 November 2011) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barton-Tibetan-Adventure-Edward-Mason/dp/1445865122/ref=pd_sim_b_1

6 STORY 9: 'Dick Barton and the Affair of the Black Panther' written by Geoffrey Webb. This recording was originally broadcast in Australia 3 November - December 1949. (RELEASED: 5 January 2012) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dick-Barton-Vulture-Edward-Mason/dp/1445865149/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326376756&sr=1-7

7 STORY 10: 'Dick Barton and the Vulture' written by Edward J. Mason. (RELEASED: 5 January 2012). This story was first broadcast (in Britain) 29 September 1947 - 24 October 1947. Australian broadcast dates are unknown. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dick-Barton-Vulture-Edward-Mason/dp/1445865149/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326376756&sr=1-7

8 STORY 13: 'Dick Barton and the Li-Chang Adventure' by Edward J. Mason. (RELEASED: 5 APRIL 2012) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barton-Li-Chang-Adventure-Radio-Collection/dp/1445865157/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326376756&sr=1-10

9 STORY 14: 'Dick Barton and the Case of Conrad Ruda' written by Basil Dawson. (RELEASED: 5 APRIL 2012) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dick-Barton-Conrad-Radio-Collection/dp/1445865165/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326376756&sr=1-5

The Dick Barton radio series has recently been relaunched in the UK on BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) and further Dick Barton CDs have been announced by AudioGO (using the NFSA recordings).