Richard Bracken-Farmer
| Genre | verse drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (10:00 pm – 11:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | John Horner |
| Original release | 26 August 1943 |
Richard Bracken-Farmer is a 1943 Australian radio play by John Horner.[1] (Other accounts say the author was "Wolfe Fairbridge".)
It was one of the most notable verse plays on Australia radio.[2] [3]
The play was broadcast by the ABC as part of a series of ten verse dramas on radio. The others included The Golden Lover, The Real Betrayal, We're Going Through, It Has Happened Before, Mined Gold, Succubus, The Unmapped Lands, Brief Apocalypse, and Fear.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thursday, August 26", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 21 August 1943, nla.obj-1309841472, retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Leslie, Rees (1953). Towards An Australian Drama. p. 166.
- ^ "BROADCASTING". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 30, 264. Victoria, Australia. 26 August 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Ten new verse plays", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 20 March 1943, nla.obj-1353953510, retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Trove
External links
[edit]- Wolfe Fairbridge at AustLit