The Piper
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
Written byEdmund Barclay
Directed byJohn Cairns
Recording studioMelbourne
Original releaseMarch 29, 1945 (1945-03-29)[1]

The Piper is a 1945 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay.

The play was repeated later in the year[2] and in 1947.[3]

According to one account it was "combining fresh simplicity and sentiment with mysticism."[4]

The play was positively received.[5]

Premise

"Life on Nether Dene Farm was uninteresting until the arrival of a mysterious stranger who played the flute."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "Advertising", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 7 No. 12 (24 March 1945)), nla.obj-1336401306, retrieved 5 October 2023 – via Trove
  2. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS What's on This Week", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 7 No. 44 (3 November 1945)), nla.obj-1402767778, retrieved 5 October 2023 – via Trove
  3. ↑ "For Your Information". Queensland Times. No. 18, 937. Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1947. p. 8 (DAILY). Retrieved 5 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS What's on This Week", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 7 No. 44 (3 November 1945)), nla.obj-1402767778, retrieved 5 October 2023 – via Trove
  5. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "To the Editor", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 8 No. 2 (26 January 1946)), nla.obj-1353597892, retrieved 5 October 2023 – via Trove
  6. ↑ "This week's A.B.C. PLAYS on the National programmes", ABC weekly (Vol. 7 No. 20 (19 May 1945)), nla.obj-1326862747, retrieved 7 January 2024 – via Trove
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