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June 26, 2013: First Two Episodes of the Australian Superman Radio Series

Leonard Teale In 1949 Australia jumped on the Superman bandwagon to produce its own Superman Radio Series based on the popular American show.

Broadcast at 6.30pm Monday to Thursday on radio station 2GB, the 15-minute episodes, starring Australia's own Leonard Teale (pictured) as the voice of Superman, would continue for six more years, concluding in 1954.

    The synopsis reads: "An adventure radio series for children. This American inspired series was based on the exploits of Superman, a superhero whose real identity is Clark Kent, reporter for the newspaper The Daily Planet."

    The following news story was published in The Standard on 10 March 1949":

    "Superman, the recently-acquired AW 6 o'clocker, not only makes a better radio serial than a newspaper strip, but it is also more healthy for children than most of the serials currently broadcast.

    Of course, our magnetic friend, Clark Kent, still performs miracles, but then you expect that sort of thing in Superman, and it merely seems part of the fun. It is also so fantastic as to present no worry to mothers with sensitive youngsters.

    Another pleasing feature about the AW show is that while we still recognise the script as American, the serial is recorded by Australian voices."

Courtesy of the Macquarie Radio Network, the NFSA have posted the first two episodes from the Australian series, which have never been heard online before...

You can learn more about the Australian Superman Radio Series right here at the Superman Homepage.

Source: NFSA.gov.au



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