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The Air Adventures of Biggles.
The Air Adventures of Biggles is a classic Old Time Radio adventure series that transports listeners to the thrilling skies of the early 20th century. This series, rooted in the adventure genre, features the daring escapades of Captain James Bigglesworth, known as Biggles, and his companions as they navigate perilous missions and confront formidable foes. Set against the backdrop of World War I and the interwar years, the show captures the essence of aerial combat and camaraderie among pilots. Collectors and enthusiasts of Old Time Radio will find The Air Adventures of Biggles a notable addition to their archives, appealing to fans of…
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The Air Adventures of Biggles: Programme Guide.
An aviation mission develops into a continuing encounter with an enemy. The Black Raider brings W. E. Johns’s Biggles into the Australian radio-adventure tradition, with danger carried from one short chapter into the next.
Broadcast history.
The wider Air Adventures of Biggles had several Australian production periods, including the long AWA run beginning in 1949. The twenty-four Black Raider parts here represent one story, not the complete multi-year programme.
Cast and creative team.
Johns creates the source character, Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth. The AWA history includes Rex Waldron, Moray Powell and James Mills as Biggles at different stages; an exact actor assignment for these Black Raider transfers is not established solely by that general series history.
Where to begin.
The Black Raider — Part 1 · The Black Raider — Part 2
These available recordings offer an introduction to this collection. Their current publication dates are separate from historical broadcast dates.
An interesting detail.
One serial can belong inside a much larger episode-number system. Its local Part 1 does not necessarily mean the very first Biggles radio broadcast, and its modern upload order can place the ending first.
Listening appeal.
Begin The Black Raider at Part 1, then Part 2, and continue numerically through Part 24. The opening links below lead into that narrative sequence.
Collection and date notes.
HRV lists 24 public recordings. The twenty-four numbered records preserve the story; exact transfer-level cast matching remains qualified. Current podcast dates describe later archive publication, separately from original broadcast dates.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
24 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
24 episodes available.
Questions about The Air Adventures of Biggles.
Are twenty-four parts the whole history of Biggles on radio?
They make up the Black Raider story in a much larger production history.
Should Part 24 be heard first because it is listed first?
Start with Part 1 and continue numerically.
