The Heroic Journey

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The Heroic Journey
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins (8:30 pm 9:30 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Hosted byABC
Written by Catherine Shepherd
Original release10 August 1940

The Heroic Journey is a 1944 radio play by Catherine Shepherd about Charles Sturt. [1] It concerned Sturt's voyage to the Australian interior. [2] The play was made for the centenary of Sturt's expedition. [3]

The play was produced again in 1946. [4]

It was considered one of Shepherd's most notable works. [5] The play is not to be confused with another about Sturt, Lure of the Inland Sea .

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References

  1. "Coming on the air", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 5 August 1944, retrieved 21 February 2024 via Trove
  2. "Radio drama on Sturt". Tribune. No. 63. New South Wales, Australia. 10 August 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 21 February 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Stars on the air", ABC weekly, Sydney, 5 August 1944, nla.obj-1340760722, retrieved 21 February 2024 via Trove
  4. "BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 25 January 1946. p. 9 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 21 February 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards An Australian Drama. p. 166.