Special Assignment (radio serial)

Last updated
Genredrama serial
Running time15 mins [1] (7:45 pm 8:00 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Written by Morris West
Recording studioMelbourne
Original release1953

Special Assignment is a 1953 Australian radio serial by Morris West. It starred Richard Davies as agent Max Mallenson. [2]

Premise

"Follow the exciting adventures of Max Mallenson, Special Agent for the British Foreign Office. Special assignments take him to Tangiers, Bankok. Shanghai, Paris, Berlin, Dublin — in fact, all over the world. Each episode is packed with breathtaking adventure." [3]

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References

  1. ""Lithgow Flash" broadcast". The Sun. No. 13, 365. New South Wales, Australia. 9 December 1952. p. 22 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 17 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Full Daily Guide to Radio". The Courier-mail. No. 5038. Queensland, Australia. 21 January 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 17 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Advertising". The Forbes Advocate . Vol. 42, no. 61. New South Wales, Australia. 4 August 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 17 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.