Shenandoah (radio play) explained

Shenandoah
Format:	Drama serial
Runtime:	15 minutes
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Starring:	Grant Taylor
First Aired:	1947
Sponsor:	Qantas

Shenandoah is a 1947 Australian radio serial about a horse that wins the Melbourne Cup.^{[1] [2]} Episodes went for 15 minutes.^[3]

It was written by Anthony Scott Veitch and made by AWA. One of the sponsors was Qantas.^[4]

The Brisbane Telegraph said "the author... or someone acting in an advisory capacity has achieved the authentic touch. This is station life — to the life. The story though richly melodramatic, is good radio; and characters are well drawn."^[5]

Cast

• Grant Taylor as Rick Ballantyne^[6]
• Madeleine Howell
• Lou Vernon as Doc O'Banion

Notes and References

1. News: Exciting Racing Drama . . South Australia . 31 December 1947 . 18 December 2023 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: 4LG Features . . 1621 . Queensland, Australia . 6 February 1948 . 18 December 2023 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: On the Air . . 27,192 . Queensland, Australia . 17 August 1948 . 18 December 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: "Shenandoah" . . 26 . 1618 . Queensland, Australia . 16 January 1948 . 18 December 2023 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Dialogue . The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia . 18 December 1947 . 18 December 2023 . 2 (City Final Last Minute News) . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Exciting Drama Of Turf . . South Australia . 27 December 1947 . 18 December 2023 . 10 . National Library of Australia.