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'''''One Man's Kingdom''''' is a Australian 1957 radio serial by [[Ruth Park]] and [[D'arcy Niland]].<ref>{{Citation
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It was one of the most prestigious radio serials in the country at the time. According to the ABC Annual Report of 1956–57, "This was designed to tell in lively dramatic form the story of the nation's development in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It was felt that the events of history, brought to life through the trials and tribulations of an imaginary family, could be depicted with greater clarity and colour in the form of a dramatic serial than is possible in the pages of a book of reference. Such proved to be the case and many enquiries about a possible re-broadcast of the serial were received."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/publications/tabledpapers/HSTP0211_1958/upload_pdf/211_1958.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf#search=%22report%20of%20the%20australian%20broadcasting%20commission%201950s%22|website=Australian Parliament Library|title=ABC Annual Report 1956-57|page=22}}</ref>


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It was one of the most prestigious radio serials in the country at the time. According to the ABC Annual Report of 1956-57, "This was designed to tell in lively dramatic form the story of the nation's development in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It was felt that the events of history, brought to life through the trials and tribulations of an imaginary family, could be depicted with greater clarity and colour in the form of a dramatic serial than is possible in the pages of a book of reference. Such proved to be the case and many enquiries about a possible re-broadcast of the serial were received."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/publications/tabledpapers/HSTP0211_1958/upload_pdf/211_1958.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf#search=%22report%20of%20the%20australian%20broadcasting%20commission%201950s%22|website=Australian Parliament Library|title=ABC Annual Report 1956-57|page=22}}</ref>
==Premise==
==Premise==
The life of English colonists in Sydney from 1856 to 1900.
The life of English colonists in Sydney from 1856 to 1900.

==Adaptations==
==Adaptations==
Niland and Park adapted it into television scripts but they were never filmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay/ADLIB110328337/SLNSW|website=State Library of NSW|title=Collection 2: Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland further literary papers, 1930s-1993}}</ref>
Niland and Park adapted it into television scripts but they were never filmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay/ADLIB110328337/SLNSW|website=State Library of NSW|title=Collection 2: Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland further literary papers, 1930s-1993}}</ref>

==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Radio drama]]
[[Category:Radio drama]]
[[Category:Australian radio dramas]]
[[Category:Australian radio dramas]]

Revision as of 11:12, 2 June 2023

One Man's Kingdom
ABC Weekly 27 Apr 1957
Running time30 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home stationABC
Written byRuth Park
D'arcy Niland
Directed byNeil Hutchison
Original release4 May 1957 –
1957
No. of series1
No. of episodes13

One Man's Kingdom is an Australian 1957 radio serial by Ruth Park and D'arcy Niland.[1] It ran weekly on Saturday nights on the ABC.[2]

It was one of the most prestigious radio serials in the country at the time. According to the ABC Annual Report of 1956–57, "This was designed to tell in lively dramatic form the story of the nation's development in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It was felt that the events of history, brought to life through the trials and tribulations of an imaginary family, could be depicted with greater clarity and colour in the form of a dramatic serial than is possible in the pages of a book of reference. Such proved to be the case and many enquiries about a possible re-broadcast of the serial were received."[3]

Premise

The life of English colonists in Sydney from 1856 to 1900.

Adaptations

Niland and Park adapted it into television scripts but they were never filmed.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "Actors, writers and music makers", ABC weekly (Vol. 19 No. 17 (27 Aprl 1957)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1554941139, retrieved 2 June 2023 – via Trove {{citation}}: |issue= has extra text (help); |section= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Australian family saga by husband-wife team". The Age TV Radio Supplement. 2 May 1957. p. 3.
  3. ^ "ABC Annual Report 1956-57". Australian Parliament Library. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Collection 2: Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland further literary papers, 1930s-1993". State Library of NSW.
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