The run
- Network
- Syndicated
- Years active
- 1940–1950
- Surviving broadcasts
- 91
- Genre
- science fiction
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”; these recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
0 dated broadcasts across 11 years on the air, with 11 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from NaN, in original transmission order.
- 1. Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 003 · Date unknown
- 2. Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 028 · Date unknown
- 3. Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 042 · Date unknown
Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 003
Date unknown · 11 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 028
Date unknown · 10 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 042
Date unknown · 11 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 057
Date unknown · 11 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 067
Date unknown · 10 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 083
Date unknown · 10 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 101
Date unknown · 11 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Rocky Starr Destination Venus 1954 Episode No. 012
Date unknown · 11 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Also on Syndicated
Syndicated in 1940–1950
Other series the network carried while Rocky Starr Destination Venus was on the air.
Same seasons
science fiction on the air then
Series in the same genre whose runs overlapped this one.
What it became
The rocket age
Dimension X put Bradbury and Asimov on the air with sound design as the special effect. Every science fiction audio drama since is working in that studio.
Lineage is written by our editors, not inferred from listening data.
Descendants
Working in the tradition of Rocky Starr Destination Venus
Modern series carrying this form forward.
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