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Soldiers Three (radio serial)

Soldiers Three is a 1943 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay.[3] It was commissioned for the Australian war effort to emphasise the contribution of Australian soldiers.[4]

Soldiers Three
ABC Weekly 23 Jan 1943
Genredrama serial
Running time25 mins[1] (7:35 pm – 8:00 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
Written byEdmund Barclay
John MacLeod
Directed byLawrence H Cecil[2]
Athol Flemming
Original releaseJanuary 9, 1943 (1943-01-09) –
April 1943
No. of series1
(L-R) Hal Lashwood, Eddie Finn, Lloyd Berrell
ABC Weekly 9 Jan 1943

Later episodes were written by John MacLeod and directed by Atholl Flemming.[5]

Premise edit

The story of Australian soldiers, focusing on three of them: Hilary Masters, a student ("Hil"); Daniel Judd (“Mud”), a farmer; and Percy Smith ("Smart Alec Pierce", from the city. They become friends.[6]

Cast edit

Episodes edit

  • Ep 1 (9 Jan) - w Edmund Barclay d Laurence Cecil - "This new serial is a story of the army of to-day, something different from the good- natured Digger caricatures we . have had in the past. Three men, contrasting types, brought together by the fortunes of war, find a comradeship that could never have existed for them in other circumstances — a country lad, a student and a city “smart-alec.” They squabble, laugh and learn to-gether. Their training and transition from civilian to soldier and subsequent adventures form the basis of this story."[8]
  • Ep 2 (16 Jan)
  • Ep 3 (23 Jan) - w Barclay d Cecil[9]
  • Ep 4 (30 Jan) - w Barclay d Cecil[10]
  • Ep 5 (6 Feb) - w John McLeod d Cecil[11]
  • Ep 6 (13 Feb) - w John McLeod d Laurence Cecil[12]
  • Ep 7 (20 Feb) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming
  • Ep 8 (27 Feb) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming
  • Ep 9 (6 March) - w John McLeod
  • Ep 10 (13 March) - w John McLeod d Athol Flemming[13]
  • Ep 11 (20 March) - written John McLeod directed Athol Flemming[14]
  • Ep 12 (27 March) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming
  • Ep 13 (3 April) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming
  • Ep 14 (10 April) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming
  • Ep 15 (17 April) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming[15]
  • Ep 16 (24 April) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming
  • Ep 17 (1 May) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming[16]
  • Ep 18 (8 May) - w John McLeod d Athol Fleming[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "ABC Coming Features". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. No. 2022. Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "SATURDAY, JAN. 16", ABC Weekly, 5 (2), Sydney, 9 January 1943, retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Trove
  3. ^ ""Soldiers Three" Serial By Edmund Barclay", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 37 (51), Sydney: Wireless Press, January 2, 1943, nla.obj-723134726, retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Trove
  4. ^ Inglis, Kenneth Stanley (1983). This is the ABC: the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1932-1983. Melbourne University Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-522-84258-6. OL 2821506M.
  5. ^ "Saturday March 20", ABC Weekly, 5 (11), Sydney, 13 March 1943, retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Trove
  6. ^ ""Soldiers Three"". Daily Examiner. Vol. 33, no. 8061. New South Wales, Australia. 6 January 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Activities in and Around Wilcannia". Western Grazier. Vol. XLII, no. 3745. New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1943. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "ABC Programmes", ABC Weekly, 5 (1), Sydney, 2 January 1943, retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Trove
  9. ^ "ABC Programmes", ABC Weekly, 5 (3), Sydney, 16 January 1943, retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Trove
  10. ^ "Saturday Jan 30", ABC weekly, Sydney, 23 January 1943, retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Trove
  11. ^ "ABC Programmes", ABC Weekly, 5 (5), Sydney, 30 January 1943, retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Trove
  12. ^ "SATURDAY, FEB. 13 ABC", ABC weekly, Sydney, 6 February 1943, retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Trove
  13. ^ "Saturday March 13", ABC Weekly, 5 (10), Sydney, 6 March 1943, retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Trove
  14. ^ "Sat March 20", ABC weekly, Sydney, 13 March 1943, retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Trove
  15. ^ "Saturday, April 17", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 10 April 1943, retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Trove
  16. ^ "Saturday, May 1", ABC weekly, Sydney, 24 April 1943, retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Trove
  17. ^ "Saturday, May 8", ABC weekly, Sydney, 1 May 1943, retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Trove
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