The Bombora is a 1957 Australian radio play by Coral Lansbury that was performed on the ABC. It was very highly regarded. The ABC production was broadcast on the BBC in September 1958. It was one of the first ABC productions for this to happen.[1][2]
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | ABC |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Coral Lansbury |
| Directed by | Leslie Rees |
| Recording studio | Sydney |
| Original release | 6 October 1957 |
The play was also broadcast in New Zealand.[3][4]
It was first produced in 1957, then produced again in 1962, 1966 and 1969.[5]
Lansbury called it a "thriller" adding "Leslie Rees and I decided there'd been enough about Scotland Yard and the FBI, we'd have an Australian thriller for a change."[6]
Premise
editA drama set in a pearling town. Glen Baker, an American, visits the coast with his wife Beryl who was once a barmaid in the town. Baker is investigating the wreck of a Japanese pearling ship which sunk in 1941, appearently with some pearls aboard. When the local tide is low and the "bombora", or whirlpool, is quiet for a few hours, the ship can be approached. Baker asks a local diver to help; the diver was once engaged to Baker's wife.[7]
References
edit- ^ The Bombora at BBC Genome
- ^ "Australian radio drama for BBC". The Age. 5 September 1958. p. 25.
- ^ "The A.B.C. Weekly", ABC Weekly, 20 (36), Sydney, 3 September 1958, retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Broadcasting Programmes". Papers Past. 6 August 1958. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION 2CY 2CN". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 170. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 March 1962. p. 17. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Playwrights are on the air". The Sydney Morning Herald Woman's Section. 26 September 1957. p. 2.
- ^ "A.B.C. Radio plays for the week", ABC Weekly, 19 (40), Sydney, 2 October 1957, retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Trove