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

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  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