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Robbery Under Arms (radio adaptation)

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Genre
  
Radio drama

Country
  
UK

Home station
  
BBC Radio

Running time
  
30 mins

Language(s)
  
English

Written by
  
Rex Rienits

Robbery Under Arms is a 1950 BBC radio adaptation of the popular novel Robbery Under Arms.

The novel was adapted by Rex Rienits. It consisted of 10 episodes, each running 30 minutes.

The cast was almost entirely Australian. John Bushelle played the lead, with Edward Howell and Mary Ward supporting.

Rolf Bolderwood's daughter praised the adaptation.

The novel had been adapted for Australian radio in 1943.

Episodes

  1. Terrible Hollow (2 January 1950)
  2. Captain Starlight (9 January 1950)
  3. The Great Cattle Theft (16 January 1950)
  4. The Prison-Break (23 January 1950)
  5. Bushrangers! (30 January 1950)
  6. Gold (6 February 1950)
  7. The Betrayal (13 February 1950)
  8. The Big Hold-up (20 February 1950)
  9. The End Approaches (27 February 1950)
  10. The End of the Story (6 March 1950)

References

Robbery Under Arms (radio adaptation) Wikipedia