Edmund Piers Barclay was an English-Australian writer known for his work in radio drama. Radio historian Richard Lane called him "Australian radio's first great writer and, many would say, Australian radio's greatest playwright ever." Frank Clelow, director of ABC Drama, called him "one of the outstanding radio dramatists of the world, with a remarkable technical skill and ability to use the fade-back without confusing the audience."
The Invisible Circus is a 1946 Australian stage play by Sumner Locke Elliott set in the world of commercial radio drama, a field that Elliott knew well from many years writing for George Edwards. Elliott is represented in two characters, the idealistic Brad and the more jaded Mark.
As Ye Sow is a 1937 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay. It told the story of six generations of Australians in early colonial Australia.
Daybreak is a 1938 Australian play by Catherine Shepherd.
Portrait of a Gentleman is a 1948 Australian stage play by George Farwell about Thomas Griffiths Wainewright.
Spoiled Darlings is a 1940 Australian romantic comedy radio play by Edmund Barclay that was broadcast nationally on the ABC.
The Sundowner is an Australian radio series starring Chips Rafferty as a swagman.
Early in the Morning is a 1946 Australian radio feature by Ruth Park about Abel Tasman.
Soldiers Three is a 1943 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay. It was commissioned for the Australian war effort to emphasise the contribution of Australian soldiers.
Alexander Turner (1907–1993) was an Australian poet, playwright, and theatre and radio producer. He was one of the leading Western Australian writers of the twentieth century.
Hester Siding is a 1937 Australian radio play by Alexander Turner. It was one of Turner's most acclaimed works.
The Mysterious Mr. Lynch is a 1939 Australian radio serial by Max Afford. It starred Peter Finch as its detective hero, Jeffrey Blackburn.
Dear Little Woman is a 1951 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay. It was called a "whodunnit with an unusual twist".
Joy in the Making is a 1945 Australian radio series for children by Edmund Barclay and Joy Hollyer. It was a series of dramas based on historical events.
The House of a Thousand Whispers is a 1936 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay.
Small Town is a 1946 Australian radio play by Kathleen Carroll. It won a £50 prize as one of the two runners-up in the Lux Radio Theatre Play Competition. She was inspired to write it after visiting an old mining town.
Bligh Had a Daughter is a 1948 Australia radio play by Rex Rienits about Mary Bligh, daughter of William Bligh, who was living with her father at the time of the Rum Rebellion.
I Am Albert Jones is a 1940 Australian radio drama by Max Afford.
Fulfilment is a 1948 Australian radio drama by Rex Rienits about Mary Reibey that aired on the ABC. The play was popular and was performed again in 1951.
The Queer Affair at Kettering is a 1940 Australian radio drama by Max Afford starring his detective hero Jeffrey Blackburn and his wife Elisabeth. Unlike many Blackburn adventures, it was not a serial but a one-off mystery.
