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Issue Details: First known date: 1958... 1958 The Flying Doctor
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A serial following the adventures of the Australian Royal Flying Doctors Service.

All episodes are credited to Rex Rienits.

Notes

  • List of episodes and broadcast dates (via Radio Times)

    Series one

    1. The New Chum (17 July 1958)

    2. The Man Who Made Music (24 July 1958)

    3. Gold Is Where You Find It (31 July 1958)

    4. Forbidden Gully (7 August 1958)

    5. The Runaways (14 August 1958)

    6. The Good Oil (21 August 1958)

    7. Manhunt (28 August 1958)

    8. Red Blood and Blue (4 September 1958)

    9. Cry Wolf (11 September 1958)

    10. Casanova O'Donnell (18 September 1958)

    11. Terror at Thunder Gap (25 September 1958)

    Series two

    1. Fire Below (10 March 1959)

    2. The City Orchid (17 March 1959)

    3. SOS for Baidy (24 March 1959)

    4. Wally's Last Shot (31 March 1959)

    5. The Stick Up (7 April 1959)

    6. The Dook Comes Through (14 April 1959)

    7. Sheep Don't Change (21 April 1959)

    8. Where a Man Belongs (28 April 1959)

    9. White Man's Medicine (5 May 1959)

    10. The Day of the Willy-Willy (12 May 1959)

    11. So Don't Forget It, Mate (19 May 1959)

    12. Desert Ordeal (26 May 1959)

    13. Outback Ophelia (2 June 1959)

    14. Death Drops in to Supper (9 June 1959)

    15. Pete the Pigeon Man (16 June 1959)

    16. The Dope Pedlar (23 June 1959)

    17. The Little Monster (30 June 1959)

    18. The Wattle Grove (7 July 1959)

    19. The Limping Man (14 July 1959)

    20. The Feud (21 July 1959)

    21. The Reluctant Bridegroom (28 July 1959)

    22. The End of the Trail (4 August 1959)

    23. Mountains of the Moon (11 August 1959)

    24. April Fool (18 August 1959)

    25. The Boy from the Bush (25 August 1959)

    26. The Trouble with Tourists (1 September 1959)

    Series three

    1. The New Girl (13 March 1960)

    2. The One-Armed Bandit (15 March 1960)

    3. The Revenge of Janos (22 March 1960)

    4. K.O. for a Pen Pal (29 March 1960)

    5. The Christmas Spirit (5 April 1960)

    6. A Man of Honour (12 April 1960)

    7. The Parasite (19 April 1960)

    8. The Good Samaritan (26 April 1960)

    9. The Wild Goose Chase (3 May 1960)

    10. The Comeback (10 May 1960)

    11. Better than Brando (17 May 1960)

    12. The Biggest Liar on Earth (24 May 1960)

    13. The Lonely Grave (31 May 1960)

    14. A Bit of Psychology (7 June 1960)

    15. The Rat-Trap (14 June 1960)

    16. The Tyranny of Love (21 June 1960)

    17. The Bunyip (28 June 1960)

    18. Back to Bach (5 July 1960)

    19. State of Emergency (12 July 1960)

    20. Dream Time (19 July 1960)

    21. The Man Who Watched Birds (26 July 1960)

    22. A Question of Courage (2 August 1960)

    23. The Blackbutt Trail (9 August 1960)

    24. A Wail of a Time (16 August 1960)

    25. The No-Hopers (23 August 1960)

    26. The War's Over Now (30 August 1960)

    27. Death in the Morning (6 September 1960)

    Christmas special. Service of Australia (24 December 1960)

    Series four

    1. This Plane Belonga Me (1 January 1961)

    2. Mercy Flight (6 January 1961)

    3. The Anniversary (13 January 1961)

    4. The Widow of Fowler's Flat (20 January 1961)

    5. The Laziest Man in the World (27 January 1961)

    6. Death on the Road (3 February 1961)

    7. Darby and Joan (10 February 1961)

    8. Trouble at Winborough Hall (17 February 1961)

    9. The Man at Gideon's Rock (24 February 1961)

    10. The Triangular Look (3 March 1961)

    11. An Old Tribal Custom (10 March 1961)

    12. The Measure of a Man (17 March 1961)

    13. The Star Goes West (24 March 1961)

    14. Road Train (31 March 1961)

    15. Blood Will Tell (7 April 1961)

    16. Front Page Stuff (14 April 1961)

    17. Footsteps in the Night (21 April 1961)

    18. Never the Twain (28 April 1961)

    19. Jackpot for Jessie (5 May 1961)

    20. A Marriage has been Arranged (12 May 1961)

    21. A Wife for Peter (19 May 1961)

    22. The Black Hand (26 May 1961)

    23. Merely Players (2 June 1961)

    24. A God-fearing Man (9 June 1961)

    25. Kanga Takes a Walk (16 June 1961)

    Christmas special. The Boss of Glenfinnon (25 December 1961)

    Series five

    1. The Eager Beaver (16 March 1962)

    2. The Filibuster (23 March 1962)

    3. The Long Farewell (30 March 1962)

    4. Rendezvous at Palomah (6 April 1962)

    5. Old Days, Old Ways (13 April 1962)

    6. Handsome Is (20 April 1962)

    7. Black Opals and Chinese White (27 April 1962)

    8. Once In Love (4 May 1962)

    9. A Matter of Hands (11 May 1962)

    10. Game, Set. and Match (18 May 1962)

    11. The Lame Duck (25 May 1962)

    12. The MacAndrew (1 June 1962)

    13. The Hostage (8 June 1962)

    14. A Wreath for Horatio (15 June 1962)

    15. Aunt Hannah Goes Walkabout (22 June 1962)

    16. Pistols at 11 a.m. (29 June 1962)

    17. The Young Bushrangers (6 July 1962)

    18. The Gympie Stinger (13 July 1962)

    19. The Call of the Crow (20 July 1962)

    20. All for Esmeralda (27 July 1962)

Production Details

  • Aired on BBC Radio (Light Programme) weekly, between 17 July 1958 and 27 June 1962.

    The second series, broadcast in 1959, was also broadcast on the Home Service, the day after its broadcast on the Light Programme. Broadcast dates above are for the original Light Programme broadcast.

    The third series, broadcast in 1960, was broadcast twice a week, both broadcasts on the Light Programme. Broadcast dates above are for the first broadcast.

    Producer: Vernon Harris.

    Cast members included James McKechnie (Dr Chris Rogers), Bill Kerr (Tommy O'Donnell), Rosemary Miller (Mary West), and Bettina Dickson (Sally MacAndrew).

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