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John Steed and Emma Peel became "cult" heroes in the BBC TV series The Avengers in the mid 60's (available from the TV Series
section of this website). Within a few years their exploits were dramatized
for radio in excellent series of programs. An exclusively South
African production, The Avengers aired in a prime-time slot on one of South Africa's
most popular commercial stations: Springbok Radio in 1972. Each Monday to Friday evening, listeners
were able to tune in to The Avengers between 7.15 and 7.30pm on the station's evening frequencies. These
adventure / mystery stories ran for either 6 or 7 continuing serial episodes,
with cliffhangers enticing listeners back for the next instalment. The distinctive tones of Donald
Monat brought a fresh
interpretation to that most refined of agents, John Steed and Diane
Appleby's Mrs Peel was not too
dissimilar to TV's Diana Rigg. The Avengers very quickly
became a hit radio show and its stars soon found themselves very much the
centre of attention, proving to be very popular in their roles. The pair made
many promotional appearances to raise public awareness of the series, signing
postcards of themselves as Steed and Emma. These items were enthusiastically
snapped up by the crowds, eager for mementoes of their heroes. Supporting this dynamic
pairing was Colin Fish who
played Mother with great aplomb.
All the while, Hugh Rouse's
Narrator acted as linchpin and all-round commentator on proceedings. Like the TV series the
radio series stories were intriguing and suspenseful but nonetheless
"playful" - the production values were excellent, being held by a
veteran Springbok radio in David Gooden. Denis Folbigge wrote
and directed the series. The Avengers fans are
fortunate to have nineteen complete serials in existence. Want
to check out a complete mystery/adventure story from this wonderful radio? Below
are the six 13 minute episodes which comprise the Dial a Deadly Number story É "In which John Steed and Emma Peel find
they have business in the city É
when someone attempts to: Dial a Deadly Number" These
episodes can be freely downloaded to your computer - just right button click
on any link below and chose "Download Linked File" (or words to
that effect). The file is on an average about 10Mb - download time will
depend on your (broadband) speed TADDN_1972-05-12
Episode No. 1.mp3 TADDN_1972-05-15
Episode No. 2.mp3 TADDN_1972-05-16
Episode No. 3.mp3 TADDN_1972-05-17
Episode No. 4.mp3 TADDN_1972-05-18
Episode No. 5.mp3 TADDN_1972-05-19
Episode No. 6.mp3 These 2 MP3 CDs contain
all of the 19 surviving adventures of The Avengers Radio Series. Each
adventure comprises either 6 or 7 twelve minute episodes in a continuing
serial format A.
The Fantasy
Game - 7 episodes B.
A Case of
Interrogation - 7 episodes C.
A Deadly Gift -
6 episodes D.
A Grave Charge
- 6 episodes E.
All Done By
Mirrors - 7 episodes F.
Dial a Deadly
Number - 6 episodes G.
From Venus With
Love - 6 episodes H.
Get-A-Way! - 6
episodes I.
Love All
- 6 episodes J.
Not To Be
Sneezed At - 7 episodes K.
Stop Me If
You've Heard This - 6 episodes L.
Straight from
the Shoulder - 6 episodes M.
The Super Secret
Cypher Snatch - 6 episodes N.
The Joker - 6
episodes O.
The Morning
After - 6 episodes P.
The
Quick-Quick-Slow Death - 6 episodes Q.
Too Many Oles -
6 episodes R.
Train of Events
- 6 episodes S.
Who Shot Poor
George / XR40? - 7 episodes |