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Adaptation of
A Taste for Blue Ribbons
1969
single work
novel
Issue Details:
First known date:
1973...
1973
A Taste for Blue Ribbons
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Adapted from Eugene Lumbers's novel, which is itself based on a popular ABC radio serial, A Taste for Blue Ribbons concerns the Byrne family from Victoria, who are struggling to keep their riding school, Blue Ribbons, afloat. The narrative also involves a mysterious five-legged foal.
Notes
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A sequel series called Lucky Colour Blue followed in 1975.
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See also:
'"A Taste for Blue Ribbons: A Serial for Every Lover of Horses', Australian Women's Weekly, 30 May 1973, p.45. [Includes full-colour stills and publicity shots]
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form
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Lucky Colour Blue
Australia
:
ABC Radio National
,
1972
8129467
1972
series - publisher
radio play
children's
The continuing story of the Byrne family and their riding school outside Melbourne (begun in A Taste for Blue Ribbons).
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form
y
Lucky Colour Blue
( dir. John Gauci
et. al. )agent
1975
Melbourne
:
ABC Television
,
1975
Z1662793
1975
series - publisher
film/TV
A sequel to A Taste for Blue Ribbons (1973), this children's period drama tells the story of the Byrne family (who run a horseriding school outside Melbourne) and the young daughter seeking to make the Olympic equestrian team.
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