Counterspy
Adventure & Spy from Heritage Radio Vault. David Harding directs a fictional counter-intelligence organisation through threats at home and abroad. Counterspy turns hidden loyalties, sabotage…
Adventure & Spy
Dangerous Assignment.
Steve Mitchell receives an assignment, travels to another country and has to discover which explanation he can trust. Brian Donlevy leads an international adventure series in which the briefing is only the beginning of the problem.
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About the programme.
A recurring agent gives the listener a familiar guide through a changing destination and cast. Mitchell works for an unnamed American agency, with the Commissioner setting his task. Expect direct action and intrigue rather than a long account of intelligence bureaucracy.
Programme at a glance.
- Broadcast history
- 1949-1953 American series
- Network or distribution
- NBC
- Programme cast
- Brian Donlevy, Herbert Butterfield
- Main characters
- Steve Mitchell, The Commissioner
Broadcast history.
Dangerous Assignment began on NBC in 1949 and continued until 1953. Donlevy played Mitchell, with Herbert Butterfield as the Commissioner. Bob Ryf was a principal writer. A later Australian production and the television series have their own histories and are not automatically credits for these radio files.
Where to begin.
Start with a complete assignment. Listen for the difference between what Mitchell is told at the beginning and what he learns after arriving. Counterspy offers a related story style with more emphasis on an organisation.
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Sources and recording notes.
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