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Spring has definitely sprung now in Australia, and we’ve decided that this
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month we’ll focus on, well, Australia!
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On The Beach
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An enthralling and heartrending story of the last months in the lives of people living in Melbourne and its environs as they confront the grim reality of nuclear annihilation.
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Melbourne is the largest city in the world that has not yet succumbed to radioactive fallout,
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caused by the Third World War which erupted in Europe and brought instant death to the entire population of the Northern Hemisphere. Contact with the rest of the world and even northern Australia has ceased.
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This Australian radio drama was adapted from the best-selling novel by Neville Shute, and was first broadcast in 1959.
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October Specials
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Each of the following series is just $30.00 for this month only.
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Get in quickly – or consider stocking up ahead of the Festive Season
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from the Riverina to a cargo ship to international stardom
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Strange Homecoming – intrigue and romance as enemies make claims and counter claims
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an Aussie war-time pilot seeks to avenge four who tried to kill him
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Undercover –espionage and romance featuring our own 'James Bond", Guy Marriott
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No Rainbow In The Sky – a Korean veteran seeks rehabilitation in the Southern Highlands
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The Quiet Stranger– two former German Officers turn up in an Aussie town – why?
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It wasn’t until the late 1950s and early 1960s that ‘Australian’ stories created their own niche on radio. It was time to ditch the cultural cringe that enveloped the creative market in Australia.
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The major success of the time was Cattleman. It was adapted from the RS Porteous novel which won the Courier-Mail’s one thousand pound prize in the Centenary Novel Contest.
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Ross Napier adapted the story for the radio serial and extended the saga, taking it to 208 x 12 minute episodes. To fit in with the changing schedules of radio stations it was later offered as a 416 x 6 minute series. We’ve used the 12 minute version in our retail release.
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RS Porteous was thrilled to have Cattleman turned into a radio serial, and pleased with the casting of Frank Waters as Ben McReady, and the look he achieved in the promotional photos. We still have letters on file expressing his pleasure in the production.
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Due to war related health reasons Frank Waters had to relocate to Darwin part way through recordingand Nigel Lovell expertly took over the role.
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Other members of the cast include Tom Farley as Dan Clancy, Diana Perryman as Anne, Lyndall Barbour as Biddy and Lance Bennett as Danny McReady
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Whilst the attitudes expressed in parts of the story have long since been better informed, it is reflective of the times and thus forms part of the story.
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Cattleman, Ben McCready, is a hard-riding, gentle-loving, cattle-duffing rogue who adores the women in his life – Anne, his wife and Biddy, his long serving and faithful servant. The character of Biddy is an audience favourite in her own right.
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So successful was Cattleman that radio stations and audiences were crying out for more. What to do?
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Enter the ‘dirt-water dynasty’ series I, Christopher Macaulay…
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Again scripted by Ross Napier, Christopher Macaulay is full of hate, revenge, lust and eventually love.
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Thrown out of Sandhurst Military Academy for entertaining a woman in his quarters, Macaulay is unable to recall how she came to be there.
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Informed that he went through a form of marriage with this girl, Rose, Macaulay is forced into marrying her when he is told she is pregnant.
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He is therefore dumped by the woman he loved and was due to marry, which leaves him with a bitter taste for revenge. The target for that revenge is now Drew Ashleigh who later marries Macaulay’s former fiancé, Edwina.
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To escape the horror of his circumstances Macaulay moves to Australia and sets himself up as a wealthy grazier and as a force in politics.
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Until … Drew and Edwina also move to Australia. Revenge and ruin are in Macaulay’s mind now – in full force.
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Excellent scripting and acting in this 130 x 12 minute series ensured it, too, became an audience favourite. Richard Meikle brilliantly played the title role with Amber Mae Cecil cast as Rose.
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The overwhelming success of these two series paved the way for the all-time classic The Castlereagh Line – but that’s a story for another day!
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Here’s a tip...want to ’try before you buy’, or not entirely sure if that’s the show you’re after?
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Click the ‘Sample Episode’ tab on our website and you can hear the first episode of each the titles we currently have available (don’t forget we’re constantly adding new shows to the line-up).
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Sometimes you’re asked to ‘grab a gift’, having been told the intro sounds something like ‘this’ … other times there’s confusion with a similar sounding title of a show … a visit to ‘Sample Episode’ can help solve the problem.
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Alternatively, call us for a sample CD and we’ll put one in the post for you, along with our catalogue.
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Order Options:
Website: gracegibsonradio.com and use the Paypal secure payment system or phone us on (02) 9906-2244 with credit card details,
or fax (02) 9906-2114, or send a cheque or money order to:
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Grace Gibson Productions, PO Box 7377, Leura NSW 2780.
If sending a cheque or money order please ensure you nominate what you are ordering and include your address details for dispatch.
If you do not wish to receive further updates, please email us at info@gracegibsonradio.com with REMOVE in the title line and include your details, or phone us on (02) 9906-2244 or fax on (02) 9906-2114.
A Few Important Notes… Please Consider Carefully Before Ordering:
mp3 Format on CDs (may not play in some CD players); mp3 on USB Flash Drives; m4a (AAC) on Downloads
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Audio Quality - Whilst we go to great lengths to ensure the audio quality we offer is the best we possibly can - including processing our material through the worlds best audio processing from CEDAR Cambridge - the programs offered herein have, in many instances, been retrieved from original recordings produced on 16 inch, 12 inch and 10 inch record albums and may therefore reflect the recording and reproduction fidelity of their times. In offering these programs for sale to the general public, we cannot accept responsibility, nor offer refunds, for any disappointment with the audio quality that some of these serials may exhibit.
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