The Enchanted Island (radio serial)

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The Enchanted Island
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ABC Weekly 15 November 1952
Genredrama serial
Running time15 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesAustralasian Radio Productions
StarringPatricia Kennedy
Written by Morris West
Directed byWalter Pym
Produced byMorris West
Recording studioMelbourne
No. of series1
No. of episodes52

The Enchanted Island was a 1952 Australian radio serial written by Morris West, about a group of eccentrics living on the Isle of Capri. West wrote it after a trip to Europe to gather material. [1] [2]

It was one of a number of 52-episode serials written by West the others including The Dreaming City, The Golden Road and The Secret Mountain. [3]

The actors included Richard Davies, Keith Eden and Patricia Kennedy. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "GEORGE HART'S Radio Round- up". The Sun . No. 13314. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1952. p. 10 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 13 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Radio Roundabout", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 14 (43), 25 October 1952, retrieved 13 December 2023– via Trove
  3. ↑ "Capri Setting for DB Serial". The Age . No. 31, 053. Victoria, Australia. 11 November 1954. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 13 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Comedy duo in Atlantic show". The Sun . No. 13329. New South Wales, Australia. 28 October 1952. p. 22 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 13 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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