Experiment with Time (radio serial)

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Experiment with Time
Genredrama anthology
Running time30 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Original release1948

Experiment with Time is a 1948 Australian radio series that examines historical events. [1] [2]

One of its writers was Morris West. [3]

The Advocate called it "a worth while session, well written and imaginatively presented." [4] The same paper did another review which said "The material is endless; the series, which is well written and produced, will serve as a refresher course in history for those who want it, and it is excellent entertainment whether you want to be instructed or not." [5]

Select episodes

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References

  1. ↑ ""Experiment With Time" from 3AW..." The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 31, 816. Victoria, Australia. 21 August 1948. p. 22. Retrieved 18 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Radio Features 'Time" Ploy From 5 AD; A.B.C.'s New Talk Series". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . South Australia. 3 January 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Advertising". The Sunday Herald (Sydney) . New South Wales, Australia. 13 May 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "RADIO FILM". Advocate. Vol. LXXXI, no. 4864. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1948. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "RADIO FILM". Advocate. Vol. LXXXII, , no. 4880. Victoria, Australia. 3 February 1949. p. 19. Retrieved 20 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ↑ "Churchill Ancestress in Two Plays". The Age . No. 29, 300. Victoria, Australia. 24 March 1949. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 20 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "MONDAY'S PROGRAMME NEWS". The Age . No. 29, 371. Victoria, Australia. 16 June 1949. p. 2 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 20 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "MONDAY'S PROGRAMME NEWS". The Age . No. 29365. Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1949. p. 2 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 20 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "MONDAY'S PROGRAMME NEWS". The Age . No. 29359. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1949. p. 14. Retrieved 20 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "MONDAY'S PROGRAMME NEWS". The Age . No. 29395. Victoria, Australia. 14 July 1949. p. 2 ("THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT"). Retrieved 20 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "MONDAY'S PROGRAMME NEWS". The Age . No. 29341. Victoria, Australia. 12 May 1949. p. 2 (THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 20 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "MONDAY'S PROGRAMME NEWS". The Age . No. 29, 306. Victoria, Australia. 31 March 1949. p. 2 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 20 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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