Air Spy Explained

Air Spy is a 1939 Australian radio serial starring Arundel Nixon and Ronald Morse. It was one of the first Australian radio dramas to expressly reference World War Two. It debuted on 12 December 1939.^[1]

The show was popular and was repeated in 1943.^[2]

Premise

An Englishman and Australian are trapped in Nazi Germany.

Cast

• Arundel Nixon
• Ronald Morse
• Queenie Ashton^[3]
• Ron Randell

Reception

Wireless Weekly sid Nixon and Morse were "two perfectly good reasens for listening to any radio play, however melodramatic" although the critic thought it was strange the English Nixon played an Australian while the Australian Morse played an Englishman.

Notes and References

1. News: Advertising . The Sun . 9342 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 December 1939 . 20 March 2024 . 7 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Advertising . Daily Mirror . 609 . New South Wales, Australia . 26 April 1943 . 20 March 2024 . 8 (Country Edition) . National Library of Australia.
3. News: 2UE CALLING . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 3 January 1940 . 20 March 2024 . 6 . National Library of Australia.