Robbery Under Arms (radio adaptation) explained

Show Name:	Robbery Under Arms
Format:	Radio drama
Runtime:	30 mins
Country:	UK
Language:	English
Home Station:	BBC Radio
First Aired:	1950
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	13

Robbery Under Arms is a 1950 BBC radio adaptation of Rolf Boldrewood's popular 1888 novel Robbery Under Arms.

The novel was adapted by Rex Rienits. It consisted of 10 episodes, each running 30 minutes.

The cast was almost entirely Australian. John Bushelle played the lead, with Edward Howell and Mary Ward supporting.^[1]

Rolf Bolderwood's daughter praised the adaptation.^[2]

The novel had been adapted for Australian radio in 1943.^[3]

Episodes

1. Terrible Hollow (2 January 1950)^[4]
2. Captain Starlight (9 January 1950)^[5]
3. The Great Cattle Theft (16 January 1950)^[6]
4. The Prison-Break (23 January 1950)
5. Bushrangers! (30 January 1950)
6. Gold (6 February 1950)
7. The Betrayal (13 February 1950)
8. The Big Hold-up (20 February 1950)
9. The End Approaches (27 February 1950)
10. The End of the Story (6 March 1950)

Cast

• Ralph Truman as Captain Starlight
• John Bushelle as Dick Marston
• Don Sharp as Jim Martson
• Edward Howell as Ben Marston
• Gwyndolyn Stewart as Mrs Marston
• Beryl McMillan as Aileen Marston
• Richard Beynon

External links

• Robbery Under Arms 1950 radio version at AustLit

Notes and References

1. News: Australian Classic For B.B.C. . . Sydney . 18 December 1949 . 9 November 2014 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: "SCOBIE" BREASLEY. . . Qld. . 9 January 1950 . 9 November 2014 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: ABC COMING FEATURES. . . Qld. . 5 February 1943 . 9 November 2014 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
4. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0b8e6d8222ee4584a88dc319f9c7d23b Terrible Hollow
5. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/81ec54435dd54321b59fe2c13407dd70 Captain Starlight
6. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/7e1e775d5e09451fab34bce2feba1577 Great Cattle Theft