Avalanche (radio play) explained
| Avalanche |
| Format: | drama play |
| Runtime: | 60 mins |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Home Station: | 5CL |
| Record Location: | Adelaide |
| First Aired: | [1] |
Avalanche is a 1934 Australian radio drama by Max Afford. It was a significant work in Afford's early career.
The play involved complex sound effects for the time.[2]
The play was popular and was repeated in 1934[3] and produced again in 1935[4] and 1936.
The play was performed by the BBC at a time when that was rare for Australian plays.[5]
Premise
A mountain guide, Hanns Trenker, and an English woman, Harriet Pringle, are marooned in the Tyrol region of the Swiss Alps.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Fourth Tennis Test From 5CL-CK . . South Australia . 3 February 1934 . 21 October 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Head-On Train Collision in a Radio Thriller . . XXIII . 3,536 . South Australia . 19 November 1934 . 21 October 2023 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Newmarket Handicap From 5CL-CK . . South Australia . 3 March 1934 . 21 October 2023 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Variety on the Air Tonight . . XXIV . 3,628 . South Australia . 7 March 1935 . 21 October 2023 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
- News: The Talk of the Town . . 23 . 1,148 . South Australia . 26 May 1934 . 21 October 2023 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
