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Radio Malt was an early to mid-20th century brand of malt extract preparation that followed the Minadex trend. Produced by British Drug Houses it contained vitamin A aneurine hydrochloride riboflavin and calciferol. The contents were sickly sweet with a consistency between molasses and treacle. It is much loved by the classic character Molesworth.Radio Malt was being sold in the UK by the mid-1920s and was studied at this time as a treatment for rickets.