Grand City

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Grand City is a 1942 Australian radio serial by Sumner Locke Elliott for the George Edwards Players. [1] [2] Episodes went for 15 minutes. [3]

Edwards later bought a race horse called Grand City. [4]

Premise

"It tells of life in a great city; life which develops into a whirlwind of drama and romance, with a full measure of comedy." [5]

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References

  1. ""GRAND CITY" BOOKED AS RADIO FEATURE". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate . Vol. 69, no. 59. New South Wales, Australia. 20 May 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Advertising", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, February 28, 1942, nla.obj-725930449, retrieved 20 February 2024 via Trove
  3. "DEBATES BY BARRISTERS IN BIG NEW SHOW", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, March 14, 1942, nla.obj-725934767, retrieved 20 February 2024 via Trove
  4. "GEO. EDWARDS ORDERED BACK TO WIFE". Daily Mirror . No. 1820. New South Wales, Australia. 28 March 1947. p. 2 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 20 February 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "DRAMATIC SERIAL OF EVERYDAY LIFE", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, February 28, 1942, nla.obj-725930144, retrieved 20 February 2024 via Trove