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Adaptation of Robbery Under Arms : A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields of Australia Rolf Boldrewood , 1882 single work novel

Author:agent Peter Creswell

Issue Details: First known date: 1941... 1941 Robbery Under Arms

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An adaptation of Rolf Boldrewood's novel for radio, by British script-writer Peter Creswell.

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Notes

List of episodes and broadcast dates:
1. Terrible Hollow (7 April 1941)
2. Return of the Brothers (14 April 1941)
3. Stand, in the Queen's Name! (21 April 1941)
4. Her Majesty's Mails (28 April 1941)
5. Gold on the Turon (5 May 1941)
6. The Marstons Ride Again (12 May 1941)
7. Treachery (19 May 1941)
8. A Promise Redeemed (26 May 1941)
9. Death of a Freebooter (2 June 1941)
10. The End of the Story (9 June 1941)

Production Details

Ten-episode adaptation of Boldrewood's novel, broadcast on BBC Home Service Basic between 7 April and 9 June 1941.
Producer: Peter Creswell.
Cast members included Terence de Marney (Dick Marston), Derrick de Marney (Jim Marston), Bryan Powley (Ben Marston), Thea Holme (Aileen Marston), Jack Livesey (Moran), Betty Hardy (Kate Mullockson), Antony Holles (Warrigal), and Malcolm Graeme (Captain Starlight).
(Radio Times, 30 May 1941, p.15.)