 Wireless Weekly 4 Jan 1941 | |
| Genre | serial drama |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Max Afford |
| Directed by | John Cairns |
| Original release | 6 January – 24 March 1941 |
| No. of series | 12 |
It Walks by Night is an Australian radio serial by Max Afford featuriing his detective hero, Jeffrey Blackburn.[1][2]
("It Walks by Night" was also the title of an episode of another Blackburn serial, Grey face.[3])
Mary McGregor and Douglas Kelly played the lead roles of Elizabeth and Jeffrey Blackburn.[4] This new casting upset some listeners who were used to hearing Peter Finch and Neva Carr Glynn in the roles.[5]
The serial was being played again in 1954 when Afford died.[6]
Select episodes
- Episode One (6 January 1941) - Strange Ghost at Wolford Hall
- Episode Two (13 January 1941) - The Second Victim[7]
- Episode Three (20 January 1941) - The Unexpected Victim
- Episode Four (27 January 1941) - The Guest Whom Nobody Saw
- Episode Five (3 February 1941) - Inspector Read Takes Over
- Episode Six (10 February 1941) - The Puzzle from the Past
- Episode Seven (17 February 1941) - Blood on the Moon
- Episode Eight(24 February 1941) - Peril on the Plain
- Episode Nine (3 March 1941)
- Episode Ten (10 March 1941) - The Most Dangerous Game
- Episode Eleven (17 March (1941) - The Closing of the Net
- Episode Twelve (24 March 1941) - Which One?[8]
References
- ↑ "THE ABC WEEKLY", ABC Weekly (Vol. 3 No. 1 (4 January 1941)), nla.obj-1309871911, retrieved 27 December 2023
- ↑ "TO BIRTH OF JEFFERY BLACKBURN". The Independent. No. 2445. 16 January 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "MONDAY .JUNE 10", The Wireless Weekly : The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal (Vol. 35 No. 23 (June 8, 1940)), nla.obj-718485357, retrieved 27 December 2023
- ↑ "NEXT WEEK ALWAYS A MYSTERY Radio Actress Can't Tell What Will Happen To Her", The Wireless Weekly : The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal (Vol. 36 No. 9 (March 1, 1941)), nla.obj-714817000, retrieved 27 December 2023
- ↑ "OUR READERS WRITE-Or Wrong", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal (Vol. 36 No. 4 (January 25, 1941)), nla.obj-713187343, retrieved 4 January 2024 – via Trove
- ↑ "RADIO FILM". Advocate. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 5183. Victoria, Australia. 25 November 1954. p. 18. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "A.B.C. PLAYRIGHT". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 17 January 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""MERRY-GO-ROUND"". Barrier Daily Truth. Vol. XXXIII, no. 9913. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- It Walks by Night at AustLit
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