This Month in Radio
| Year |
Series |
| 1931 |
1931 |
John Browning Plays(3DB) |
| 1932 |
1932 |
Mystery of Harwood Manner |
| 1932 |
John Browning Plays |
| 1935 |
1935 |
Jane Eyre (1935) |
| 1935 |
Scarlet Pimpernel (GE) |
| 1936 |
1936 |
Peace Hath Her Victories |
| 1936 |
Richard the Lion Heart |
| 1936 |
Midshipman Easy |
| 1936 |
Moving Stories of Life |
| 1936 |
Tapestries of Life (1936) |
| 1936 |
Port of Call |
| 1936 |
Paper Moon |
| 1937 |
1937 |
Sulman Strikes |
| 1937 |
New Guinea Patrol |
| 1937 |
Dombey and Son |
| 1937 |
After Victoria |
| 1937 |
William the Conqueror |
| 1937 |
Catherine of Russia |
| 1938 |
1938 |
Wings of Gold |
| 1938 |
Sentimental Bloke |
| 1938 |
Beau Geste (1938) |
| 1938 |
Killers of the Seas |
| 1938 |
Shadow Over Europe |
| 1939 |
1939 |
Hemp |
| 1939 |
Crazy Family |
| 1939 |
Lux Radio Theatre |
| 1940 |
1940 |
Club of Queer Traders, The |
| 1940 |
Misadventures of Mo, The |
| 1940 |
Blackouts |
| 1940 |
Paul Temple and the Front Page Men |
| 1940 |
Treasure Trove |
| 1940 |
Music Makers |
| 1940 |
Adventures of Marco Polo |
| 1940 |
Bluey |
| 1940 |
Speed Gibson |
| 1940 |
Hard Cash |
| 1941 |
1941 |
Dick Turpin |
| 1941 |
Husband And Wife |
| 1941 |
Edgar How Could You |
| 1941 |
Mutual Store Playhouse |
| 1941 |
Laughing Man The |
| 1941 |
Pro Bono Publico |
| 1941 |
It Beats the Band |
| 1941 |
Waltzing Matilda |
| 1942 |
1942 |
House of Shadows |
| 1942 |
This Freedom |
| 1942 |
Two Destinies |
| 1942 |
Crossroads of Destiny |
| 1942 |
Dark Horse |
| 1942 |
Children of the Dark People |
| 1942 |
North of Moscow |
| 1942 |
For Valour |
| 1943 |
1943 |
Dad - The Commentator |
| 1943 |
Parker of the Yard |
| 1943 |
Passport to Danger |
| 1953 |
1953 |
Imprisoned Heart |
| 1943 |
1943 |
Six Keys to Freedom |
| 1943 |
Coral Island (ABC) |
| 1943 |
Pearl of Pezorea |
| 1943 |
Three Generations |
| 1937 |
1937 |
Return of Father Brown (ABC) |
| 1943 |
1943 |
Paul Clifford |
| 1944 |
1944 |
Stories from the Great Book |
| 1944 |
Bleak House |
| 1944 |
Blind Mans House |
| 1944 |
This Sceptred Isle |
| 1944 |
White Cockade, The |
| 1944 |
Wide Awake Bunyip |
| 1944 |
For The Prince |
| 1944 |
Cleopatra (1944) |
| 1945 |
1945 |
These Plays Made News |
| 1945 |
Diary of a Modern Miss, The |
| 1945 |
Above Suspicion |
| 1945 |
Mutiny on the High Seas (3DB) |
| 1945 |
Ganges, The |
| 1945 |
Mist on the Moor |
| 1946 |
1946 |
Amazing Mr Simon Crawley |
| 1946 |
Pacific Adventure |
| 1946 |
Dick Turpin at Rookwood Hall |
| 1946 |
My Love Must Wait |
| 1946 |
Regency Buck |
| 1946 |
Voyage from Bombay |
| 1947 |
1947 |
Marriage Register |
| 1947 |
Caravan Passes, The |
| 1947 |
Scarlet Rhapsody |
| 1947 |
Bill of Currawanga |
| 1947 |
Return of Fist Light Fraser |
| 1947 |
Return of First Late Fraser |
| 1947 |
Surprise Party |
| 1948 |
1948 |
Fabulous Adventures of Marco Polo |
| 1948 |
Valley of Decision |
| 1948 |
Penny and Twopence |
| 1948 |
Hagen's Circus |
| 1948 |
Faithful Heart |
| 1959 |
1959 |
Hidden Truth, The |
| 1949 |
1949 |
Rola Theatre |
| 1949 |
Beyond The Counties |
| 1949 |
Life and Songs of Irving Berlin |
| 1949 |
Christopher in Bushland |
| 1949 |
Northern Adventures |
| 1949 |
Coral Island |
| 1949 |
Companions of Jehu, The |
| 1949 |
Sinister Man |
| 1950 |
1950 |
Cyclone, The |
| 1950 |
Lorna Doone (3DB) |
| 1950 |
Rosemary |
| 1950 |
Surprise Ending |
| 1950 |
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn |
| 1950 |
Come Out Fighting |
| 1951 |
1951 |
I Spy |
| 1951 |
Woman in White |
| 1951 |
Stanboul Express |
| 1951 |
Forrester's Wharf |
| 1952 |
1952 |
Deadly Nightshade |
| 1952 |
Knave of Diamonds, The |
| 1952 |
I Tell My story |
| 1952 |
Dangerous Lady |
| 1952 |
Impostor, The |
| 1952 |
Cap of Youth |
| 1953 |
1953 |
Moon Flower, The |
| 1953 |
House of Mystery |
| 1953 |
Final Year |
| 1954 |
1954 |
Her Husbands Love |
| 1954 |
John Turners Family |
| 1954 |
Meredith Scandal |
| 1954 |
Crusade |
| 1954 |
Crystal Skull, The |
| 1954 |
Address Unknown |
| 1954 |
Johnny Napoleon |
| 1954 |
Alias the Baron |
| 1954 |
Scapegoats of History |
| 1954 |
Stories of the Sea |
| 1954 |
Johnny Raven Adventurer |
| 1955 |
1955 |
Strange Last Words |
| 1955 |
Fallen Angel |
| 1956 |
1956 |
I Give and Bequeath |
| 1956 |
Captain Miracle |
| 1956 |
Justin Bayard |
| 1956 |
Destiny for One |
| 1957 |
1957 |
No Moon Tonight |
| 1957 |
Clear All Tracks |
| 1958 |
1958 |
Green Leaves |
| 1959 |
1959 |
Beyond The Black Stump |
| 1959 |
Pacific Patrol |
| 1959 |
Sands of Windee |
| 1959 |
Listen To Leo |
| 1959 |
None So Blind |
| 1960 |
1960 |
Dear Miranda |
| 1960 |
This Man is Mine |
| 1960 |
No Boundary Fence |
| 1960 |
Loves Twin Sister |
| 1960 |
Judgement for Julia |
| 1960 |
Close to my Heart |
| 1961 |
1961 |
White Man's Shoes |
| 1961 |
Matter is Urgent |
| 1961 |
War Grants |
| 1961 |
21st Century |
| 1961 |
Postman's Whistle |
| 1961 |
Solo for Canary |
| 1961 |
War Crimes |
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This site is brought to you by the Australian Old Time Radio Group,
a group from all over Australia and includes several International members.
The main interest of the members is not just listening to Australian
Old Time Radio Shows, but also in researching and documenting the Golden
Years of Australian Radio, normally accepted as the period from the
1923 to 1960's (inclusive).
The group have many ongoing projects as well as projects in mind
for the future. Some of the projects include:
Series/Serials Database
The database of Australian Series and Serials is well under way.
It is a special project undertaken by our Chief Researcher, Moris Sztajer,
who has achieved some amazing results in the last couple of years. This
website and the search engines that you find on the site are a testimony
to Moris's research skills. Currently the database stands at over
3,158 Australian Series/Serials.
Programming Database
This database is only in its early days. By purchasing the magazines
and other documentation, we are databasing what was broadcast on what
station at all times. You can imagine the amount of work it will take
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This is one of my favourites. Collecting the radio badges and documenting
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Argonauts, Smokey Dawson as well as hundreds of other Australian radio
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Radio Transcriptions
Several of the members collect Radio Transcriptions and have done
so for several decades. Transcription Disc are like LPs and were made
for Radio Station use only. This was how the Radio Production Houses
moved the series/serials to the studio, apart from live performances
of course. Transcription Discs were meant to be destroyed after use,
some times a single use and other times they were licensed for a period.
Fortunately not all were destroyed and we owe this heritage to those
who protected the discs.
Australia the OTR Exporter
During the Golden Years, Australia was a large exporter of Australian
Radio Series/Serials. This was indeed fortunate, as this has meant that
a lot of our OTR heritage that survives today, does so because it was
overseas at the time. We are currently working on documenting the stories
of our Radio show exporting.
Ongoing Projects
One of our major projects is of course arranging so that ordinary
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We are fortunate in that Screensound (Australian Film and Sound Archives)
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to allow Australians to listen to Australian Old Time Radio Shows, NOW!
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Documentation
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