A radio version began two years after the show ended: broadcast weeknightly on Springbok Radio, the South African Broadcasting Corporation's English-speaking wing, scripts from the filmed series (often earlier versions than had appeared on-screen; the Cybernauts being referred to as Pabulum Robots for example) were re-worked into fifteen-minute serials of varying lengths. Sponsored by Cold Water Omo it starred Donald Monat as Steed and Diane Appleby as Mrs Peel; as Tara King scripts were also adapted, Mother made occasional appearances, usually played by Colin Fish. The series aired from December 6, 1971 to December 28, 1973 with a mini reprise in "The Great Gong Robbery", a special drama celebrating Springbok's Silver Jubilee on April 30, 1975. Laurie Johnson's theme tune was used throughout, and to smooth over the more visual aspects Springbok news broadcaster Hugh Rouse was engaged as the tongue-in-cheek narrator. Outside of rented film prints this was South Africa's sole experience of the show at the time, since their television service only began in the mid 1970s and the parent television series wasn't purchased until many years later. It's unknown how many serials aired: from a potential eighty-three stories (some of which appear to have been remade), only nineteen are currently known to exist in full, thanks to private South African enthusiasts, as the SABC did not retain any copies.
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