This is the very first adventure of radio legend and national hero Special Agent Dick Barton. Captain Richard Barton, late of the Commandos, made his radio debut on the Light Program in 1946 and quickly went on to become Britain's most popular hero. For years the nation tuned in to hear the famous signature tune, "Devil's Gallop", herald another cliff-hanging adventure for the smooth, crime-busting Barton and his friends Snowey and Jock. In 1972, as part of the BBC's Golden Jubilee celebrations, the team came together once more to re-record the very first adventure. The episodes were not stored in the BBC Archives but, thanks to private tapes, these 'lost' recordings can be heard once more. And here they are, in this fast-moving story about a stolen secret weapon, complete with dark caves, deadly spiders, lifts with no floors and - most intriguingly - a tall and mysterious man in a black Homburg...This title is guaranteed to have Barton fans, old and new, on the edge of their seats.
- ISBN10 160283749X
- ISBN13 9781602837492
- Publish Date 1 October 2009 (first published 4 June 2009)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 July 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Audiogo
- Edition Abridged edition
- Format Audiobook (CD)
- Duration 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Language English