Forgotten Men

Forgotten Men

Genre	adventure serial
Running time	30 mins[1] (7:15 pm – 7:45 pm)
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Syndicates	ABC
Written by	Edmund Barclay
Directed by	Charles Wheeler
Original release	3 April – 22 May 1944
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8

Forgotten Men is a 1944 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay. It was set in Manchukuo at the start of the war.^[2]

The serial was from the key creative team as the earlier serial Underground.

Cast

• Alfred Bristowe as Li Wang^[3]
• Reg Johnstone as Buddy Strong
• Hal Lashwood as Rodney Masters
• George Randall as Dr. Kioto
• Vivian Edwards as Col. Boelke
• Hilda Scurr as Olga
• Lyndall Barbour as Shaio Pao^[4]
• Helmut Henden as Prof. Ebling

Episodes

• Ep 1 (April 3)^[5]
• Ep 2 (April 10)
• Ep 3 (April 17)
• Ep 4 (April 24)
• Ep 5 (May 1)
• Ep 6 (May 8)
• Ep 7 (May 15)
• Ep 8 (May 22)

References

1. "Over the Air". Daily Examiner. Vol. 34, no. 8447. New South Wales, Australia. 3 April 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "New serial of Manchukuo", ABC Weekly, 6 (14), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1 April 1944, retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Trove
3. "Stars on the air", ABC Weekly, 6 (16), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 15 April 1944, retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Trove
4. "Our Cover", ABC Weekly, 6 (13), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 25 March 1944, retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Trove
5. "Monday, April 3", ABC Weekly, 6 (14), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1 April 1944, retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Trove