Hart of the Territory explained
| Hart of the Territory |
| Format: | drama serial |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | Colin Cragin |
| Record Location: | Sydney |
| First Aired: | 1951 |
| Last Aired: | 1952 |
Hart of the Territory is a 1951 Australian radio serial by Anthony Scott Veitch and produced by Colin Cragin. It was set in the Northern Territory. Sydney John Kay wrote the music.[1] Extensive research went into the scripts.[2]
The show aired Monday to Thursday nights with episodes going for fifteen minutes.[3]
The show ran until late 1952.[4]
The Adelaide Mail said "the virility of Hart of the Territory is a welcome change after a surfeit of soap operas."[5]
The Daily Telegraph said "The script is so admirably laconic, and the acting held in such restraint; that the story concerning enemy spies in the Rum Jungle – becomesmighty convincing."[6]
The series was repeated in 1956.
Premise
Gil Hart, a city man, inherits a station in the Territory.
Cast
- Charles Tingwell as Gil Hart
- Ken Wayne
- Margaret Christensen as Leslie Winters
- Dinah Shearing
- Lloyd Berrell
- Brian Wright (narrator)
- Frank Waters
- Wendy Playfair
- Alfred Bristowe
- Ron Whelan
Notes and References
- News: Hart of the Territory . . 24,853 . Queensland, Australia . 12 October 1951 . 19 December 2023 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- News: 2WL Radio Round-Up by Guy Crittenden . . LI . 79 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 October 1951 . 19 December 2023 . 2 (South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus Feature Section) . National Library of Australia.
- News: Hart of Territory . . LXIV . 17,585 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 October 1951 . 19 December 2023 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Another star role for English actress . The Sun . 13,371 . New South Wales, Australia . 16 December 1952 . 19 December 2023 . 26 (Late Final Extra) . National Library of Australia.
- News: Radio Round-up . . 41 . 2,055 . South Australia . 20 October 1951 . 19 December 2023 . 28 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Around the Dial . The Daily Telegraph . XVII . 168 . New South Wales, Australia . 4 October 1952 . 19 December 2023 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
