The Harp in the South
Genredrama serial
Running time30 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2UW[1]
Created bynovel by Ruth Park
Written byAnthony Scott Veitch
Directed byTom Farley
Produced byNell Stirling
Narrated byCharles Tingwell
Recording studioSydney
Original releaseAugust 21, 1951 (1951-08-21) 
1952

The Harp in the South is a 1951 Australia radio serial adapted by Tony Scott Veitch from the novel of the same name by Ruth Park.[2] It featured many leading actors of the time including Grant Taylor, Dinah Shearing and Reg Goldsworthy.[3]

It was from the George Edwards Company.[4] The same company and writer then adapted the novel's sequel, Poor Man's Orange the following year.[5]

References

  1. "Notes On Radio". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 135. New South Wales, Australia. 26 August 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Alan Ladd in new 2UE plays". The Sun. No. 12967. New South Wales, Australia. 21 August 1951. p. 14 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 29 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Prize Winning Novel on UZ". The Age. No. 30, 149. Victoria, Australia. 14 December 1951. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 29 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  4. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "Radio ROUNDABOUT", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 14 No. 20 (17 May 1952)), nla.obj-1663809301, retrieved 29 August 2023 via Trove
  5. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "Radio ROUNDABOUT STATIONS COMBINE IN RADIO PARTY DRIVE", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 15 No. 46 (14 November 1953)), nla.obj-1549837814, retrieved 29 August 2023 via Trove
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