The Dam Busters (radio serial)

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]

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^ "An original note in new radio series". The Sun. No. 13, 819. New South Wales, Australia. 28 May 1954. p. 17 (LATE FIN AL EXTRA). Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "'Dam Busters' From 5 AD tomorrow". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 96, no. 29, 794. South Australia. 10 April 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "The Radar Story From 5AD". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 97, no. 29, 916. South Australia. 1 September 1954. p. 19. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms: A History of Radio Drama in Australia from 1920s to 1970s. Eureka. p. 402-403.
^ "GEORGE HART'S Radio Round- up". The Sun. No. 13, 813. New South Wales, Australia. 21 May 1954. p. 15 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "AROUND THE DIAL". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XIX, no. 87. New South Wales, Australia. 1 July 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.