Johns, William Earl (1893, Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England – 1968)

Last Edited: 26-Oct-2017 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.
James “Biggles” Bigglesworth
Date
 		Title
 		Cast
 		Parameters
Publ. 1941
 		Biggles Defies the Swastika
 		Tim Piggott-Smith (Biggles),
Richard Baine (?) (Narrator)
 		34:40, 16260, m
34:33, 16200, m
33:41, 15794, m
33:30, 15711, m
Low volume, muffled, no credits
Publ. 1935
 		Biggles Flies East
 		Tim Piggott-Smith (Biggles),
Richard Baine (?) (Narrator)
 		40:19, 18907, m
39:12, 18383, m
38:17, 17953, m
37:28, 17571, m
BBC R4
05-Aug-1981 to
14-Aug-1981
R7:
28-May-2007 to
06-Jun-2007
 		Biggles Flies North

Read by Michael Palin
Abridged by George Hearton
Produced by Marilyn Ireland
 		13:54, 13041, S
12:49, 12030, S
13:05, 12273, S
13:15, 12425, S
12:55, 12118, S
13:36, 12764, S
12:51, 12055, S
Air Adventures Of Biggles -- Australian
Australian WW1 aviation adventure serial, 1949-1954, 1178 episodes.
Date
 		Title
 		Cast
 		Parameters
unknown
 1024-1047 The Black Raider
aka The Black Elephant Affair
24/24 episodes
4:39:32, 127 MB, M
unknown
 1087-1123 International Brigade
37/37 episodes
7:15:19, 199 MB, M
Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date Title Cast Parameters
BBC R4
03-Sep-2009  		Biggles: Adventures Through Time  Alexander Armstrong
produced by Stephen Garner  		27:59, 26240, S 
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