A Place Where You Whisper

A Place Where You Whisper
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins[1] (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2FC[2]
SyndicatesABC
Written byD'arcy Niland
Directed byEric John
Recording studioSydney
Original releaseNovember 10, 1951 (1951-11-10)

A Place Where You Whisper is a 1951 Australian radio drama by D'arcy Niland.[3]

The play formed the basis of Niland's novel The Shiralee.

The play was produced again in 1955.[4]

Premise

A sheep shearer, Macauley, has been away from shearing for several years. He brings his blind 6-year-old child with him to a job at Mungindi. Matters come to a head when Macauley and another shearer, Lewis, fight it out for the highest tally.

References

  1. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (3 November 1951), "PLAYLOVERS' GUIDE NOVEMBER 4-10", ABC Weekly, 13 (44), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1551484109, retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Trove
  2. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (3 November 1951), "RADIO PLAYS for NEXT WEEK A.B.C.", ABC Weekly, 13 (44), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1551483624, retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Trove
  3. ^ Bruce Moore, 'Niland, D'Arcy Francis (1917–1967)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/niland-darcy-francis-11242/text20049, published first in hardcopy 2000, accessed online 27 September 2023.
  4. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (14 May 1955), "A Place Where You Whisper", ABC Weekly, 17 (20), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1700015849, retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Trove