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Dick Barton is back, in a special live recording! Starring Tim Bentinck, Terry Molloy, and A Full Cast. [Includes nearly half an hour of exclusive behind-the-scenes material.] Heralded by an instantly memorable signature tune, the breathlessly exciting adventures of special agent Dick Barton, and his friends Jock and Snowey, were essential listening in post-war Britain. With its exciting world of criminal masterminds, espionage and adventure, they enthralled a generation. Dick's very last adventure was Dick Barton and the Trail of the Rocket, a stirring tale of kidnap, car-chases and espionage. Sadly however, like much of the original series, no complete recording survived in the BBC archives. Until now... In 2013, an entirely new production of this lost serial was mounted in the style of the original, using period recording equipment and the original scripts and music. It is the first new Dick Barton radio recording for over 40 years. Will Dick and his friends be able to thwart the villainous Streicher's plot for world domination? Find out in this latest exciting installment of Dick Barton, Special Agent! Dick Barton and the Trail of the Rocket / Script written by B. D. Chapman (Adapted by Charles Norton) / Produced by Charles Norton / Directed by Rob Thrush Cast & Credits:Dick Barton: Tim Bentinck / Snowey White, Abu Ramel: Terry Molloy / JackAnderson, Lunt: Nick Scovell / Burke, Streicher, Dandy: David Benson / Dr. Leroux, Zettner, Arab: Barnaby Edwards / Joyce Gray, Annette Leroux: Lisa Bowerman / Announcer: Rob Thrush Crew:Sound engineer: Robert Smith / Music: Charles Williams / Production assistant: Emma Shelley / Production art: Daryl Joyce / With special thanks to Daniel Miller and Susan Hayman at BBC Audio & Music; Fiona Mackenzie-Williams, Patrick MacGougan, and Vicky Coles at AudioGO; Els Boonen and Monica Thapar at the BBC Written Archives Center; the staff of the Phoenix Arts Center and Y Theatre in Leicester; Joanna Kent