Cattleman (radio series)
Genre | serial drama |
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Running time | 15 mins |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Created by | R. S. Porteus |
Written by | Ross Napier |
Executive producer(s) | Grace Gibson |
Original release | 1961 |
No. of episodes | 208 |
Cattleman is a 1961 Australian radio series based on a novel by R. S. Porteus. It was one of the most successful radio series of the 1960s.[1]
Grace Gibson heard Porteus talking about the book in an interview and optioned the rights even before it had been published. She assigned Ross Napier to write the scripts.[2]
The book was dramatised in 104 episodes. However, the serial was so popular it went for another 104 episodes.[3]
Premise
An old man, Ben Macready, tells his life story as he lies on his deathbed.
Cast
- Frank Waters
- Nigel Lovell as Ben
- Lyndall Barbour as Bibb, an Aboriginal girl
- Lynne Murphy
- Muriel Steinbeck
- John Gray
- Walter Sullivan
Notes
- ^ Grace Gibson Archived 2023-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at Aslit
- ^ Philp p 518
- ^ Philp p 519
References
- Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms: A History of Australian Radio from the 1920s to the 1970s. Eureka.
External links
- Extract of show
- Extract of show at National Film and Sound Archive
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