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]
 Launceston Examiner 18 March 1946 | |
| Genre | serial |
|---|---|
| Running time | 7:45 pm– |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2UE |
| Starring | Nigel Lovell Lyndall Barbour |
| Written by | Max Afford |
| Original release | 8 January 1945[1] – 1949 |
| No. of episodes | 624 |
Episodes
edit- Ep.1-27. The affair of the atomic weapons plans
- Ep.28-52. The strange case of the Nazi funk fund
- Ep.53-78. The adventure of the primitive healers
- Ep.79-104. The adventure of the Rotterdam sisters
- Ep.105-130. The adventure of the escaped Nazi war criminal
- Ep.131-156. The mystery of the Mansell vendetta
- Ep.157-182. The fantastic affair in Transylvania
- Ep.183-208. The adventure on the island of flowers
- Ep.209-234. The curious adventure of the club-footed scientist
- Ep.235-260. The adventure of the evaded assignment
- Ep.261-286. The affair of the feathered serpent
- Ep.287-312. The curious business of Queen Neru's bracelet
- Ep 313–338. "The Adventure of the Diary of Death" - Jeffrey and Elizabeth Blackburn travel to Paris and meet a spiritualist who dies. An actor is murdered and it is rumoured the spiritualist's ghost is seeking revenge.[5]
- Ep. 339–364. The case of the French black market organisation
- Ep.365-390. The fantastic adventure of the "Twenty-one" club
- Ep.391-416. The quest for the golden slipper
- Ep.417-442. The murder of Jeffery Blackburn
- Ep.443-468. The strange affair of the bleeding portrait
- Ep.469-494. The ordeal on the island of Mingaroo
- Ep.495-520. The adventure of the cousin from Australia
- Ep.521-546. The adventure of the Turkish prayer mat
- Ep.547-572. The adventure of the terrorist organisation and the island of Alanoe
- Ep.574-598. The vendetta of Mr Vengeance
- Ep.599-624
Other Blackburn Stories
editAfford adapted the Blackburn stories for radio numerous times earlier.[6]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The late Max Afford", ABC Weekly, 16 (47), Sydney, 20 November 1954, retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Afford for 2UE", ABC Weekly, 7 (6), Sydney, 10 February 1945, retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Danger Unlimited Series", ABC Weekly, 8 (34), Sydney, 7 September 1946, retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Danger Unlimited at AustLit