Genre | drama serial |
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Running time | 30 mins |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Written by | Morris West |
Produced by | Gordon Grimsdale |
Narrated by | Paul Brickhill |
Recording studio | Sydney |
Original release | 1 June 1954 |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
The Dam Busters is a 1954 Australian radio serial written by Morris West and produced by Gordon Grimsdale. [1]
It was based on the book The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill. West and Grimsdale also did radio adaptations of Brickhill's books The Great Escape and Reach for the Sky . [2] [3] West wrote these after relocating to Sydney from Melbourne following the end of his first marriage. [4]
A number of the cast had served in the airforce during World War Two. [5]
The Sydney Daily Telegraph said "The wonder of this programme lies in the consistently true characterisation given by each performer." [6]