The Three Diggers Explained
The Three Diggers is a 1938 Australian radio serial by E.V. Timms. It aired on 2BL as part of a special radio session for 'diggers'.[1]
Timms was a former Australian soldier who had served in World War One. Three Diggers was among his best remembered radio work.[2]
Timms was approached to write it by the ABC. It started in January 1938. There was a special session for Australian soldiers five nights a week from 7pm to 7.15pm. The serial Three Diggers aired Monday, Wednesday and Friday.[3] [4]
The serial ran for over 200 episodes, when it was cancelled in mid-1939.[5]
Timms later co wrote the script for the film Forty Thousand Horsemen which was about three diggers in World War One.
Cast
- Max Osbiston as Jim
- Henry Howlett as Bill
- George Hewlett as Shady
External links
Notes and References
- Anthony Barker, 'Timms, Edward Vivian (1895–1960)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/timms-edward-vivian-8818/text15467, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 10 March 2024.
- News: Leading Author Was McKee's Hill Farmer . . New South Wales, Australia . 23 November 1951 . 10 March 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Diggers' Session. . . New South Wales, Australia . 29 January 1938 . 10 March 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
- News: BROADCASTING . . 31,204 . New South Wales, Australia . 5 January 1938 . 10 March 2024 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- News: BROADCAST FEATURES FROM THE NATIONAL STATIONS. . . XXXIII . 1822 . Queensland, Australia . 5 May 1939 . 10 March 2024 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
