1954 · year only
No. 1
nus 1954 Episode No. 001
12 min
A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 58 The Adventures of Rocky Starr The first story in the series was titled “Destination Venus”, and it ran for 104 episodes. The starring role of Rocky was played by Howard Craven, and Joe McCormick played Mitch his friend and pal. The series was produced in Sydney in the AWA studios. The series debuted on 3DB Melbourne from May 1952, 2CH Sydney from November 1952, and 4BK Brisbane from January 1952. ----------- It was a children’s show about the interplanetary adventures of daredevil Rocky Starr and his intrepid team. It was considered topical and highly dramatic, the stories were of courage and daring so dear to the juvenile heart. There were eleven different stories in the series. Cast: Howard Craven (Rocky Starr), Joe McCormick, Barbara Brunton, Allan Trevor, Harry Howlett, John Tate, Ivan Vander, Ben Gabriel, Lloyd Berrell. Label: AWA. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “rocky-starr-destination-venus-1954-episode-no.-002”;