Danger Unlimited (radio series)

Last updated
Danger Unlimited
Danger Unlimited.png
Launceston Examiner 18 March 1946
Genreserial
Running time7:45 pm
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2UE
Starring Nigel Lovell
Lyndall Barbour
Written by Max Afford
Original release8 January 1945 [1]  
1949
No. of episodes624

Danger Unlimited is an Australian radio series written by Max Afford which featured private investigator Jeffrey Blackburn and his wife Elizabeth. [2] [3] It started in 1945 on 2UE. [4]

Contents

Episodes

Other Blackburn Stories

Afford adapted the Blackburn stories for radio numerous times earlier. [6]

Related Research Articles

Stockade is a 1942 radio play by Richard Lane who regarded it as one of his most significant works. It is a verse drama about the Eureka Rebellion. It tells the story though Bridget Shannahan who was on Bakery during the Stockade period. She was a real person, grandmother to Lane's then-wife.

<i>Spoiled Darlings</i> Australian romantic comedy radio play

Spoiled Darlings is a 1940 Australian romantic comedy radio play by Edmund Barclay that was broadcast nationally on the ABC.

<i>Silver Ridge</i> (radio series) 1954 radio serial by Max Afford

Silver Ridge is a 1954 Australian adventure radio series by Max Afford. It was set in Australia at a time when that was relatively rare. The serial was one of Afford's last productions prior to his death in 1954.

Stranger Come In is a 1951 Australian radio drama by Max Afford. It was unusual for Afford in that it dealt with contemporary social problems.

The Harp in the South is a 1951 Australia radio serial adapted by Tony Scott Veitch from the novel of the same name by Ruth Park. It featured many leading actors of the time including Grant Taylor, Dinah Shearing and Reg Goldsworthy.

<i>The Sundowners</i> (radio serial) 1953 Australian radio serial

The Sundowners is a 1953 Australian radio serial based on the novel of the same name by Jon Cleary. It was a 15-minute morning serial for the ABC starting in April 1953 and played as a night-time serial in November of that year.

The Sundowner is an Australian radio series starring Chips Rafferty as a swagman.

<i>Soldiers Three</i> (radio serial) 1943 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay

Soldiers Three is a 1943 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay. It was commissioned for the Australian war effort to emphasise the contribution of Australian soldiers.

<i>The Mysterious Mr. Lynch</i> 1930 Australian radio drama

The Mysterious Mr. Lynch is a 1939 Australian radio serial by Max Afford. It starred Peter Finch as its detective hero, Jeffrey Blackburn.

Space Explorers is a 1942 Australian radio serial by Max Afford. It was a science fiction serial for children. The serial was the first radio role for Madge Ryan.

Forgotten Men is a 1944 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay. It was set in Manchukuo at the start of the war.

Fisherman's Luck is a 1952 Australian adventure radio serial for children by Edmund Barclay.

The Faithful Heart is a 1948 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay.

<i>The Edge of Ice</i> 1951 radio play by Colin Thiele

The Edge of Ice is a 1951 Australian radio play by Colin Thiele told the story of a handful of castaways in a boat in Antarctica.

The Golden Lover is a 1943 Australian verse drama by Douglas Stewart. It was based on an ancient Maori legend. Stewart was from New Zealand.

The Unmapped Land is a 1943 Australian verse drama play for radio by Elisabeth Lambert. It was entered in a verse drama competition and did not win but was purchased and produced by the ABC.

<i>I Am Albert Jones</i>

I Am Albert Jones is a 1940 Australian radio drama by Max Afford.

Deadline is an Australian radio drama anthology series from the 1950s, featuring episodes with a duration of 30 minutes each.

The First Gentleman is a 1945 Australian radio play by Betty Roland about Benjamin Boyd. It was one of Roland's most notable works.

Hester's Diary is a `1947 Australian radio serial written by John Appleton set in colonial Australia.

References

  1. "RADIO HIGHLIGHTS". The Sun . No. 10, 910. New South Wales, Australia. 8 January 1945. p. 7 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "DANGER UNLIMITED". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser . No. 22, 871. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (20 November 1954), "The late Max Afford", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 16 (47), nla.obj-1696698507, retrieved 26 August 2023 via Trove{{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  4. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (10 February 1945), "Afford for 2UE", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 7 (6), nla.obj-1323805296, retrieved 26 August 2023 via Trove{{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  5. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (7 September 1946), "Danger Unlimited Scries DIARY OF DEATH TELLS OF STRANGE EVENTS IN PARIS", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 8 (34), nla.obj-1400651197, retrieved 26 August 2023 via Trove{{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  6. "What's On The Air?". Pittsworth Sentinel . Vol. 41. Queensland, Australia. 31 December 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.