I Tell My Story

I Tell My Story is a 1952 Australian radio serial about Burke and Wills by John Mckellar. It came third in the ABC serial writing competition.[1] (The competition was won by Two Worlds, second was Bejah Plants a Date Seed.)[2][3]

I Tell My Story
Genredrama serial
Running time15 mins (8:45 am 9:00 am)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
Written byJohn McKeller
Narrated byAlistair Duncan
Original releaseMarch 13, 1952 (1952-03-13)

The play aired the same year as another play about Burke and Wills, The Explorers. I Tell My Story was from the point of view of John King.[4]

The play ran from Monday to Fridays. Alistair Duncan narrated.[5]

References

  1. "Burke and Wills Story". The Age. No. 30219. Victoria, Australia. 6 March 1952. p. 17. Retrieved 13 February 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Jubilee radio serial awards". Daily Mercury. Vol. 85, no. 283. Queensland, Australia. 27 November 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 13 February 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Jubilee Radio Serial Winners", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 1 December 1951, retrieved 13 February 2024 via Trove
  4. "Play On Burke & Wills". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 164. New South Wales, Australia. 16 March 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Exploring Tragedy Told in New Serial", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 8 March 1952, retrieved 13 February 2024 via Trove
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