Shanghai (radio serial) explained
| Shanghai |
| Format: | drama serial |
| Runtime: | 30 mins |
| Start Time: | 8pm |
| End Time: | 8.30pm |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Home Station: | 2FC |
| Director: | Lawrence H Cecil |
| First Aired: | 6 July 1936 |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
Shanghai is a 1936 radio serial by Edmund Barclay.[1] It ran for 26 weeks.[2]
It was reportedly based on the experiences of Barlcay's father in India and followed on the success of Barclay's earlier serial, Khyber.[3]
The serial was very popular and Barclay later adapted it into a novel, published by Angus and Robertson in 1937.[4] [5] The Bulletin described it as "Love and adventure in the Far East. Shaio Pao, the Lily, a Chinese princess, is the figure of mystery. Jerry, a second mate, and Ursula, a medical missioner, are the couple who glimpse each other at the beginning and are tied together at the end. The writer knows his job. "
Select episodes
- Episode 1 (6 July 1936) - Typhoon
- Episode 2 (13 July 1936) - On the Beach
- Episode 3 (20 July 1936) - Soochow Creek
- Episode 4 (27 July 1936) - River Pirates
- Episode 5 (3 Aug 1936) - THe Bitter Pill
- Episode 6 (10 Aug 1936)
- Episode 7 (17 Aug 1936) - North vs South
- Episode 8 (24 Aug 1936) - Give and Take
- Episode 9 (31 Aug 1936) - A Chinese Puzzle
- Episode 10 (7 Sept 1936) - Ursula or the Lily
- Episode 11 (14 Sept 1936) - The Dragon
- Episode 12 (21 Sept 1936) - Victory in Sight
- Episode 13 (28 Sept 1936) - Homeward Bound (lasst episode)
Notes and References
- News: Listening in on Radio . . 3914 . New South Wales, Australia . 22 June 1936 . 2 September 2023 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
- News: On The Air . . I . 91 . New South Wales, Australia . 6 July 1936 . 2 September 2023 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- Marion Consandine, 'Barclay, Edmund Piers (Teddy) (1898–1961)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barclay-edmund-piers-teddy-9425/text16569, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 2 September 2023.
- News: Thriller . . Queensland, Australia . 7 August 1937 . 2 September 2023 . 14 (Late Week End Final All the News) . National Library of Australia.
- News: Oriental Mystery . . 379 . Queensland, Australia . 25 July 1937 . 2 September 2023 . 35 . National Library of Australia.
