Shenandoah (radio play)

Shenandoah
Genre	Drama serial
Running time	15 minutes
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Starring	Grant Taylor
Written by	Anthony Scott Veitch
Original release	1947
Sponsored by	Qantas

Shenandoah is a 1947 Australian radio serial about a horse that wins the Melbourne Cup.^[1]^[2] Episodes went for 15 minutes.^[3]

It was written by Anthony Scott Veitch and made by AWA.^[4] One of the sponsors was Qantas.^[5]

The Brisbane Telegraph said "the author... or someone acting in an advisory capacity has achieved the authentic touch. This is station life — to the life. The story though richly melodramatic, is good radio; and characters are well drawn."^[6]

Cast

Grant Taylor as Rick Ballantyne^[7]
Madeleine Howell^[8]
Lou Vernon as Doc O'Banion

References

^ "Exciting Racing Drama". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 31 December 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "4LG Features". The Longreach Leader. No. 1621. Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "On the Air". Morning Bulletin. No. 27, 192. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "People Behind the Voices Author-Producer Began Working Life on Land", ABC Weekly, 10 (17), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 24 April 1948, retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Trove
^ ""Shenandoah"". The Longreach Leader. Vol. 26, no. 1618. Queensland, Australia. 16 January 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Dialogue". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 18 December 1947. p. 2 (City Final Last Minute News). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Exciting Drama Of Turf". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 27 December 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "People Behind the Voices Wrote, Acted In Own Radio Serial At Age Of Twelve", ABC Weekly, 9 (28), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 12 July 1947, retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Trove

[1] "Exciting Racing Drama". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 31 December 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "4LG Features". The Longreach Leader. No. 1621. Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "On the Air". Morning Bulletin. No. 27, 192. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "People Behind the Voices Author-Producer Began Working Life on Land", ABC Weekly, 10 (17), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 24 April 1948, retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Trove

[5] ""Shenandoah"". The Longreach Leader. Vol. 26, no. 1618. Queensland, Australia. 16 January 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Dialogue". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 18 December 1947. p. 2 (City Final Last Minute News). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "Exciting Drama Of Turf". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 27 December 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[8] "People Behind the Voices Wrote, Acted In Own Radio Serial At Age Of Twelve", ABC Weekly, 9 (28), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 12 July 1947, retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Trove

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