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Little is known about the plot of this radio play, save that 'The action of the play takes place in the mountains of Southern Australia'.
Source:
Radio Times, 5 December 1947, p.31.
Notes
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Television play.
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Note on production:
Henry C. James briefly discussed the production of The Bunyip after his return to Australia in 1950, a short article published in the Argus:
One of these [television plays he wrote for the BBC], "The Bunyip," has an open-air Australian theme which was difficult to set for the cameras. The producer made a realistic setting, but he used English trees, which would have set Australians' teeth on edge.
Mr. James protested and was given permission to arrange his own scene. He borrowed a photograph of the Dandenongs from Victoria House, had it "blown up" to cover the back of the studio, and draped evergreen shrubs in front of it.
Source:
'Why We Drink Beer–or Tea', The Argus, 8 April 1950, p.2.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- South Australia,
