Moonfall was a 1959 British radio play by Bruce Stewart about an American rocket trip to the moon, that leaves from Australia.[1] It was an early science fiction work from Stewart who developed a strong reputation in that field in television.[2][3] Like many of Stewart's early British work it was set in the Antipodes.[4]

Moonfall
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
SyndicatesBBC
Written byBruce Stewart
Directed byDavid Godfrey
Original releaseJanuary 15, 1959 (1959-01-15)

The play was performed in New Zealand radio in 1959[5] and 1961.[6]

Cast of 1959 BBC Production

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  • John Hollis as Casey
  • Frederick Schiller as Dr Bauer
  • John Cazabon as Lewis
  • Sheila Grant as Dora
  • MacDonald Parke as General Race
  • June Tobin as Gloria
  • Alexander Gray as Eric Wilson
  • Jane Jordan Rogers as Linda Everet
  • Hugh Manning as Dr John Fanshawe
  • Stuart Nichol as Dr Oakie
  • Ronald Wilson as Dr Peter Hartley

References

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  1. ^ "In the limelight". The Surrey Mirror and County Post. 30 January 1959. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Radio". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 1959. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Bruce Stewart radio plays". Sutton Elms.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (10 January 2021). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: The Devil Makes Sunday". Filmink.
  5. ^ "Radio". Press. Vol. XCVIII, no. 29011. 28 September 1959. p. 8.
  6. ^ Featherstone, Paul. "Bruce Stewart". Sutton Elms.
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