What Happened to Leichhardt? explained

What Happened to Leichhardt?
Format:drama play
Runtime:60 mins
Start Time:7.30 pm
End Time:8.30 pm
Country:Australia
Language:English
Syndicates:ABC

What Happened to Leichhardt? is a 1948 Australian radio play by George Farwell about the disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt.

According to Leslie Rees, the play was one of the most highly regarded Australian radio plays of the 1940s.[1]

The Brisbane Sunday Mail said it was "a long time warming up."[2]

According to another listener the play "was quite good, although a little involved and choked with a mass of superfluous and redundant detail; but a period set aside for repertory plays should not be used for other features."

Premise

Two drovers on the Birdsville Track discuss three possible theories behind the disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rees, Leslie. Towards an Australian Drama. 1953. 167.
  2. News: Radiopinion . . 944 . Queensland, Australia . 23 May 1948 . 15 October 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: A.B.C. SUNDAY DRAMA MATINEES . . 2 . 52 . Northern Territory, Australia . 21 May 1948 . 14 October 2023 . 7 . National Library of Australia.