The_Army_Hour_(Australian_radio_series)

<i>The Army Hour</i> (Australian radio series)

The Army Hour (Australian radio series)

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The Army Hour is a 1944 Australian radio series about members of the Australian services during World War Two. It was made by people serving in the army such as Sumner Locke Elliott and Walter Pym.[1]

According to ABC Weekly "Dramatised 'actualities' of historical actions will be high-lighted in a fast-moving comedy and variety setting, with specially orchestrated music."[2]

Select episode topics

  • The Francis Peat[3]
  • Commandos on Timor[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Wednesday, Nov. 22", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 18 November 1944, nla.obj-1339258721, retrieved 20 February 2024 – via Trove
  2. [2]
    "New Army Hour Regular Broadcasts in National Relay", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 18 November 1944, nla.obj-1339257465, retrieved 20 February 2024 – via Trove
  3. [3]
    "Army Hour tells story of the Frances Peat", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 25 November 1944, nla.obj-1339311988, retrieved 20 February 2024 – via Trove
  4. [4]
    "Wednesday, Dec. 13", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 9 December 1944, nla.obj-1341209925, retrieved 20 February 2024 – via Trove
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