Chips is a 1952 Australian radio drama series starring Chips Rafferty. It is not to be confused with his earlier series The Sundowner although it too was an outback adventure series.[5]
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| Genre | drama series |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins[1] |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2UE[2] |
| Starring | Chips Rafferty |
| Written by | Lee Robinson |
| Produced by | John Reeve[3] |
| Narrated by | Alan White |
| Recording studio | Worldwide Radio Productions, Sydney[4] |
| Original release | October 1952 |
Many episodes were written by Lee Robinson who was then still working for the Department of Information Film Unit. The series began the collaboration between Robinson and Rafferty that would lead to their feature films starting with The Phantom Stockman.[6]
John Reeve produced.[7]
A party to launch it was held in September 1951.[8]
Cast
edit- Chips Rafferty
- Charles Tingwell
- Ossie Wenban
- Rosemary Miller
- Alan White
- Frank Ransome
- Grant Taylor
- Guy Doleman
- Rod Taylor[9]
References
edit- ^ "Tuesday, April 8", ABC Weekly, 14 (14), Sydney, 5 April 1952, retrieved 15 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "No title", ABC Weekly, 14 (14), Sydney, 5 April 1952, retrieved 30 August 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "No title", ABC Weekly, 14 (12), Sydney, 22 March 1952, retrieved 30 August 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms. Eureka Media Communications. p. 383.
- ^ ""Mo" returns to radio' as show star". The Sun. No. 13, 134. New South Wales, Australia. 4 March 1952. p. 19 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Robinson, Lee (15 August 1976). "Lee Robinson" (Oral history). Interviewed by Graham Shirley. National Film and Sound Archive.
- ^ "CONTACT". The Sun. No. 12973. New South Wales, Australia. 28 August 1951. p. 1 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No title", ABC Weekly, 13 (39), Sydney, 29 September 1951, retrieved 15 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Chips Stars in DB Serial". The Age. No. 30, 903. Victoria, Australia. 20 May 1954. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.