Experiment with Time (radio serial)

Experiment with Time
Genredrama anthology
Running time30 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Original release1948

Experiment with Time is a 1948 Australian radio series that examines historical events.[1][2]

One of its writers was Morris West.[3]

The Advocate called it "a worth while session, well written and imaginatively presented."[4] The same paper did another review which said "The material is endless; the series, which is well written and produced, will serve as a refresher course in history for those who want it, and it is excellent entertainment whether you want to be instructed or not."[5]

Select episodes

  • "Black Majesty" - about Henry Christophe, King of Haiti.
  • "The Lioness and the Snake" - about Anne and Sarah Churchill[6]
  • "The Man Who Lived" - Story of Dostoyevsky[7]
  • story of Genghis Khan[8]
  • story of James Watt[9]
  • story of Captain Charles Sturt[10]
  • "Potiphar's Wife"[11]
  • "Father of the American Navy" - story of John Paul Jones[12]

References

  1. ^ ""Experiment With Time" from 3AW..." The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 816. Victoria, Australia. 21 August 1948. p. 22. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Radio Features 'Time" Ploy From 5 AD; A.B.C.'s New Talk Series". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 3 January 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Advertising". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). New South Wales, Australia. 13 May 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Radio Film". Advocate. Vol. LXXXI, no. 4864. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1948. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Radio Film". Advocate. Vol. LXXXII, no. 4880. Victoria, Australia. 3 February 1949. p. 19. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Churchill Ancestress in Two Plays". The Age. No. 29, 300. Victoria, Australia. 24 March 1949. p. 1 ("The Age" Radio Supplement). Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Monday's Programme News". The Age. No. 29, 371. Victoria, Australia. 16 June 1949. p. 2 ("The Age" Radio Supplement). Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Monday's Programme News". The Age. No. 29365. Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1949. p. 2 ("The Age" Radio Supplement). Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Monday's Programme News". The Age. No. 29359. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1949. p. 14. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Monday's Programme News". The Age. No. 29395. Victoria, Australia. 14 July 1949. p. 2 ("The Age Radio Supplement"). Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Monday's Programme News". The Age. No. 29341. Victoria, Australia. 12 May 1949. p. 2 (The Age Radio Supplement). Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Monday's Programme News". The Age. No. 29, 306. Victoria, Australia. 31 March 1949. p. 2 ("The Age" Radio Supplement). Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.