RADIO SERIALS*

The cargo ship Tangmar departs Sydney, destination Jamaica, with a small party of passengers, strangers who are to share the fortune of an inheritance. Not all of them will survive the journey. Passage of the Tangmar is a riveting, adult mystery serial produced in Australia in 1960. Australian radio is on par with the British BBC productions – outstanding stories, impeccable acting and exceptional sound effects; Passage of the Tangmar is a superb example of that work. The 52-episode program about the Tangmar and its cargo of death is unusual, first that it’s in a 15-minute serial format that is typically reserved for children’s shows and old-time radio soap operas. Second, unlike many children’s serials or soap operas, Passage of the Tangmar has a conclusion with a solution, a story that caters to mystery connoisseurs.

The cargo ship Tangmar departs Sydney, destination Jamaica, with a small party of passengers, strangers who are to share the fortune of an inheritance. Not all of them will survive the journey. Passage of the Tangmar is a riveting, adult mystery serial produced in Australia in 1960. Australian radio is on par with the British BBC productions – outstanding stories, impeccable acting and exceptional sound effects; Passage of the Tangmar is a superb example of that work. The 52-episode program about the Tangmar and its cargo of death is unusual, first that it’s in a 15-minute serial format that is typically reserved for children’s shows and old-time radio soap operas. Second, unlike many children’s serials or soap operas, Passage of the Tangmar has a conclusion with a solution, a story that caters to mystery connoisseurs.

The cargo ship Tangmar departs Sydney, destination Jamaica, with a small party of passengers, strangers who are to share the fortune of an inheritance. Not all of them will survive the journey. Passage of the Tangmar is a riveting, adult mystery serial produced in Australia in 1960. Australian radio is on par with the British BBC productions – outstanding stories, impeccable acting and exceptional sound effects; Passage of the Tangmar is a superb example of that work. The 52-episode program about the Tangmar and its cargo of death is unusual, first that it’s in a 15-minute serial format that is typically reserved for children’s shows and old-time radio soap operas. Second, unlike many children’s serials or soap operas, Passage of the Tangmar has a conclusion with a solution, a story that caters to mystery connoisseurs.

The cargo ship Tangmar departs Sydney, destination Jamaica, with a small party of passengers, strangers who are to share the fortune of an inheritance. Not all of them will survive the journey. Passage of the Tangmar is a riveting, adult mystery serial produced in Australia in 1960. Australian radio is on par with the British BBC productions – outstanding stories, impeccable acting and exceptional sound effects; Passage of the Tangmar is a superb example of that work. The 52-episode program about the Tangmar and its cargo of death is unusual, first that it’s in a 15-minute serial format that is typically reserved for children’s shows and old-time radio soap operas. Second, unlike many children’s serials or soap operas, Passage of the Tangmar has a conclusion with a solution, a story that caters to mystery connoisseurs.

The cargo ship Tangmar departs Sydney, destination Jamaica, with a small party of passengers, strangers who are to share the fortune of an inheritance. Not all of them will survive the journey. Passage of the Tangmar is a riveting, adult mystery serial produced in Australia in 1960. Australian radio is on par with the British BBC productions – outstanding stories, impeccable acting and exceptional sound effects; Passage of the Tangmar is a superb example of that work. The 52-episode program about the Tangmar and its cargo of death is unusual, first that it’s in a 15-minute serial format that is typically reserved for children’s shows and old-time radio soap operas. Second, unlike many children’s serials or soap operas, Passage of the Tangmar has a conclusion with a solution, a story that caters to mystery connoisseurs.

'Take a deep sleep vacation in a tube. No work, no stress. Guaranteed sweet dreams.' And a cure for the climate crisis too? Climate events have set mass human migration in motion. Radical forms of governance and flawed hibernation technology strive to meet challenges. Nat, a newly qualified lawyer in stasis law, finds she must deal with some of the fallout. What did Riv mean when he says the people in the tubes are subliminally awake? Nat travels to Silo 605 to find out, but her client, Marvin, tries to stop her .... Anita Sullivan's new drama takes us to the island of Lanza, which could be anywhere - and everywhere. This drama is set in the distant future - or maybe not that far off... Nat - Anastasia Hille Riv - Paul Bazely Rozmay - Rakie Ayola Carol - Rebekah Staton Barry - Ben Crowe Honour - Raad Rawi Jodie - Anna Fenton-Garvey Infovert Voice - Teresa Gallagher Written by Anita Sullivan Directed by Karen Rose First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2024

The Kraken Wakes is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by John Wyndham, originally published by Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom in 1953, and first published in the United States in the same year by Ballantine Books under the title Out of the Deeps as a mass market paperback. The novel is structured as a book within a book. After a short scene-setting introduction, the novel is the book written by the protagonist, radio reporter Mike Watson, chronicling the events that took place when creatures from the deeps of the ocean attack humanity. Mike and his wife Phyllis work for the English Broadcasting Company (EBC) so are privy to decisions by government and scientific authorities who alternatively try to counter the alien's moves or stifle or massage news to prevent panic. The aliens are never seen, and their origin and level of intelligence, if any, are never discerned. They are only known by their acts of violence against humanity, and their weapons of choice are not of the sort envisioned by humanity. The title is a reference to Alfred Tennyson's sonnet The Kraken. Plot The novel describes the course of an attack on humanity by creatures from the ocean depths, as told through the eyes of Mike Watson, who works for the English Broadcasting Company (EBC) with his wife and co-reporter Phyllis. A major role is also played by Professor Alastair Bocker – more clear-minded and far-sighted about the developing crisis than everybody else but often alienating people by telling brutally unvarnished and unwanted truths. Mike and Phyllis are witness to several events of the invasion, which proceeds in drawn-out phases; it takes years before the bulk of humanity even realizes that the world has been invaded. In the first phase, objects from outer space land in the oceans. Mike and Phyllis happen to see five of the "fireballs" falling into the sea, from the ship where they are sailing on their honeymoon. Eventually the distribution of the objects' landing points – always at ocean depths, never on land – implies intelligence.

Rocky Starr, Lost in Space is a science fiction radio series that aired in Australia in 1955. The show follows the adventures of Rocky Starr and his friend Mitch as they join Professor Vernon’s expedition to the planet Venus. The series consists of 52 episodes, each of which is approximately 10-12 minutes long

Rocky Starr, Lost in Space is a science fiction radio series that aired in Australia in 1955. The show follows the adventures of Rocky Starr and his friend Mitch as they join Professor Vernon’s expedition to the planet Venus. The series consists of 52 episodes, each of which is approximately 10-12 minutes long

Rocky Starr, Lost in Space is a science fiction radio series that aired in Australia in 1955. The show follows the adventures of Rocky Starr and his friend Mitch as they join Professor Vernon’s expedition to the planet Venus. The series consists of 52 episodes, each of which is approximately 10-12 minutes long