Canberra the Great

Canberra the Great
Genredrama feature
Running time45 mins (9:30 pm – 10:15 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
Written byEdmund Barclay
Directed byLawrence H Cecil
Original release12 March 1938[1]

Canberra the Great is a 1938 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay that celebrated the history of Canberra.[2]

It was performed again in 1944.[3][4]

Premise

According to Wireless Weekly "In the year 1820 a party of explorers climbed a hill over Lake George and looked down into the limestone plains, being the first white men to do so. Now standing on that same hill one can look down into a city of dreams-come-true— Canberra. In this presentation the history and legend of Australia s magnificent capital city is brought to you in a sequence of dramatic and narrative cameos, as an anniversary celebrations programme. "[5]

References

  1. ^ "Saturday March 12", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (10), Sydney: Wireless Press, March 11, 1938, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  2. ^ "CANBERRA COMMEMORATION FEATURES". The Canberra Times. Vol. 12, no. 3270. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 March 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Coming on the air", ABC Weekly, 6 (11), Sydney, 11 March 1944, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  4. ^ "Sunday, March 12", ABC Weekly, 6 (11), Sydney, 11 March 1944, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  5. ^ "Saturday March 12", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (10), Sydney: Wireless Press, March 11, 1938, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove