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This month we have a combination of old-fashioned crime solving and
some specials on love and romance – which also encompass all the drama you’d imagine…
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Dick Tracy – Volume 1 (available mid-late February)
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This detective has a very famous name, and he’s appeared as various
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incarnations…this one is the Grace Gibson production with Harp McGuire in
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the starring role. The series also features Pat Shay as Tess Truehart and Ray
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Hartley as Junior. Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell and Margaret Christensen make
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their appearances too. Volume 1 contains 52 episodes and is $40.00
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Cactus: Buy The Month (January)
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Get ready for the new school…um, parliamentary year by revising your
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January homework, aka Cactus episodes broadcast during January. 23 episodes only available as downloads, and only $12.00
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Grace Gibson Radio Classics – Crime & Mystery (Vol 4)
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These compilations continue to be popular with people looking for the ‘crime & mystery’ genre, but who prefer variety, rather than all the same show. This volume features a self-contained episode from each of the following: Abel Cain Investigates, The Hidden Truth, The Mistakes They Made, Men of the Sea, Dramas Of The Courts and Stand By For Crime. A taste of classic crime features for just $20.00
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Monthly Specials – February 2019
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Looking for something with a bit of love and romance…that comes with inbuilt drama?
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Fun, Fact, Frivolous or Fiction…
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This month focusing on Life With Dexter…
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1. Life With Dexter was a fun family series created by Willie Fennell that made audiences
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2. The genesis of the series was courtesy of the US series of Blondie (& Dagwood), which
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had its own genesis in the cartoon series.
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3. The suburban Dutton household consisted of Dexter, wife Jessie, son Ashley and daughter Janie.
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4. In real life, Willie did have a daughter named Janie.
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5. The sponsor of the series was the Commonwealth Bank.
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6. Margaret (Peg) Christensen was the original Jessie; and she was followed in the role by
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Moya O’Sullivan, Diana Perryman and Margo Lee.
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7. Amber Mae Cecil and Beryl Marshall both played Janie, and Ray Hartley played Ashley.
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8. According to an interview in 1947, Willie regarded 2 and 3 as his lucky numbers.
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9. For many years Willie could not go down the street without someone shouting ‘ow are yer
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mate? – a catchphrase of the series.
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10. Life With Dexter is currently being broadcast in North Queensland by 4KZ, Innisfail
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