VISION ON SOUND EPISODE TWENTY NINE - TX APRIL 25 2021 - SPIES

First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on April 25th 2021

Regular contributor WARREN CUMMINGS returns to VISION ON SOUND to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of SPY DRAMAS on television, in a wide-ranging discussion that takes us from ESPIONAGE and RATCATCHERS, via Gerald Flood's chin and Glyn Owen's gravel, through the movie HELL DRIVERS, to shows like DANGER MAN, THE PRISONER, MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE, THE AVENGERS, CALLAN and THE SANDBAGGERS.

We toy briefly with lost shows like THE SPIES, SPYCATCHER, and SPY TRAP, and dance around the delights of ITC series like JASON KING, DEPARTMENT S, and THE SAINT. We also consider some of the more troubling aspects of RETURN OF THE SAINT before moving on to THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN and THE CHAMPIONS. Then we briefly discuss spy comedies, and the strange light entertainment shenanigans of the game show MASTERSPY.

PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.