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The Cadbury Show

Australian commercial radio

Australian commercial radio · 1954–1955

Broadcasts

24

Cadence

Seasonal

Rated

PG

Since

1954

The run

Network
Australian commercial radio
Years active
1954–1955
Surviving broadcasts
24
Genre
variety

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 43 During the 1950's Cadbury Chocolates sponsored "The Cadbury Show" on the Macquarie Network out of 2GB Sydney. The host was noted radio man Reginald Goldsworthy. Regular stars of the show were Rita Pauncefort, Kevin Brennan, Minnie Love, Frank Strain, Max Osbiston, John Meillon, Gordon Glenwright, Aileen Britten & Leonard Bullen. Wilbur Kentwell was at the organ and some regular singers that appeared in the program were Babs McKinnon, Donald Cameron, Alan Coad, Clive and Ken Raye and Tom Taylor. In Victoria it was heard on 3AW and 3CV (Maryborough). Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have b Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Source collection

Internet Archive audio collections

Rights

Public domain — no renewed US copyright

Cataloguing

Air dates and notes from the Archive item record

Every broadcast below carries its own provenance sheet — transfer quality, file source and rights.Archive record: the-cadbury-show-ep-86-1954

The shape of the run

What survives, year by year

7 dated broadcasts across 73 years on the air, with 72 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.

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Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording

Episodes

Start here

Listen to the run in order

Restored broadcasts from 2026, in original transmission order.

  1. 1. The Long Silence · 24 Feb 2026
  2. 2. A Room Above the Street · 3 Mar 2026
  3. 3. Signal at Midnight · 10 Mar 2026
  • 01

    Dead Air

    4 Aug 2026 · 52 min

  • 02

    Sign Off

    28 Jul 2026 · 15 min

  • 03

    The Case of the Missing Hour

    21 Jul 2026 · 30 min

  • 04

    Night Broadcast

    14 Jul 2026 · 45 min

  • 05

    The Last Train Out

    7 Jul 2026 · 1h 0m

  • 06

    Signal at Midnight

    30 Jun 2026 · 23 min

  • 07

    A Room Above the Street

    23 Jun 2026 · 38 min

  • 08

    The Long Silence

    16 Jun 2026 · 53 min

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