ABC Report from 1959-60

Link is here some quotes

P 11
The year also saw the establishment of a Television Writers' Workshop to give writers practical advice and assistance in meeting the special demands of the medium, The results have been most encouraging. Of our output of 22 live plays for the year, 12 were by Australian authors and, in addition, seven half-hour episodes of a locally written serial, "Stormy Petrel" —based on the life of Governor Bligh-.—were telecast, This represents a proportion of about 60% of our live" TV drama production.

P 16-17

C—. TELEVISION PLAYS
The following plays were telecast during 1959.60:
From Sydney
Misery Me - Denis Cannan
Bodgie ......Rex Rienits
'Lady in Danger - Max Afford
One Bright Day ........Sigmund Miller
Wuthering Heights… Emily Bronte
Crime Passionel  Jean Paul Sartre
Blue Murder. George F. Kerr
Dock Brief - John Mortimer
Turning Point ........ Denys Burrow
*The Slaughter of St Teresa’s Day .......... Peter Kenna
'Tire Square Ring ...... Ralph Petersen
The Emperor Jones ...... Eugene O'Neill

From Melbourne
Dinner with the Family - Jean Anouilh
Block Limelight - Gordon Sherry’
Ned Kelly ...... Douglas Stewart
'Outpost John Cameron
Treason Saunders Lewis
Heart Attack George F. Kerr
Tire Eye of Night Kay Keavney
'Dark Under the Sun Chris Gardner
Mine Own Executioner Nigel Balcrin
The Astronauts Dan Houghton
Shadow of heroes Robert Ardrey
‘Stormy Petrel (Serial) Rex Rienits


They did 230 radio plays.



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