Oct 28, 2018 · The series D24 was based on files from the Victorian Police Force, who sponsored production costs and studio time for the first two years. This concept was later transformed into the successful television series Homicide.

Mar 3, 2021 · A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 13. D24 an Australian radio crime series D24, (1951–60), was a popular crime series based on real files from the Victorian Police Force. Scriptwriter: Roland Strong. Producer: Dorothy Crawford. Cast: Roland Strong (Announcer). Label: Hector Crawford Productions.

Jul 30, 2013 · An episode of the popular Australian radio crime series D24, which was based on files from the Victorian Police Force. Two men are found shot dead near an abandoned taxi just outside of Melbourne. The net closes in on the gunman as the detectives investigate leads.

D24 - The Man With The Butterfly Collar. Original Broadcast Date: 1951.xx.xx. Play Episode - Length: 26:24. Download Episode - File Size:6.06 MB. ... Pied Piper Radio Show - Interview With Keith Smith. Original Broadcast Date: 1955.xx.xx. Play Episode - Length: 26:01. Download Episode - File Size:5.97 MB.

You can listen to an Australian incarnation of Superman (voiced by Leonard Teale), follow criminal case files from the Victorian police in D24 and hear future Oscar-winning actor Peter Finch cut his teeth in dramas and soap operas like Mutiny of the Bounty and Random House.

Jan 22, 2020 · D.24 was a series of dramatised stories of true cases of crime taken from the files of the Victoria Police Department. D24 was the name of the Victoria Police Information Bureau. The series...

The Crawfords-produced crime series D24 was based on files from the Victorian Police Force, who sponsored the first two years of production costs and studio time. This series was later transformed into the successful television series Homicide.

Apr 21, 2014 · Dramatised stories of true cases of crime taken from the files of the Victoria Police Department. D24 was the name of the Victoria Police Information Bureau. Names, place names and dates were altered. Contributors: Dorothy Crawford (PDR), Hector Crawford Productions (PDC), Warren Glasser (SCR), Roland Strong (ANN, SCR)

Jul 1, 2016 · In Victoria, "D24" has become part of the local lexicon, being used by police officers and police drama buffs in lounge rooms across the State! Inspector Ferguson will tell us about how the term was first coined when Victoria Police introduced communications for …

Some of the successful radio shows made by Crawford Productions became successful television shows (for example, D24 on radio became Homicide). A range of genres are represented in this collection including children's programmes, crime dramas …