Trumpets in the Dawn

1949 Australian radio serial
Radio show
Trumpets in the Dawn
Genredrama serial
Running time15mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesAustralasian Radio Productions
Written byMorris West
Recording studioMelbourne[1]
Original release1949 –
1950

Trumpets in the Dawn is a 1949 Australian radio serial by Morris West.[2][3]

The Brisbane Mail said West "certainly rides the UNESCO and UNO hobby horse to a crawl."[4]

The serial played again in 1953.[5]

Premise

According to one account "When Professor Gernlrl Hancock arrives in Tuscany, he finds his house occupied by 50 young lads whom a priest and a young woman have salvaged from the social wreck. He is persuaded to help them in their work of education and rehabilitation."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Radio round and about", ABC Weekly, 11 (27), Sydney, 2 July 1949, retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Trove
  2. ^ "BEHIND THE MIKE". Truth. No. 3098. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1949. p. 45. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Behind The Mike". Truth. No. 3103. New South Wales, Australia. 10 July 1949. p. 37. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "RADIOPINION". Sunday Mail. No. 1576. Queensland, Australia. 10 December 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Friday, April 10 Commercial", ABC Weekly, 15 (14), Sydney, 4 April 1953, retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Trove
  6. ^ "WAR AFTERMATH THEME FOR NEW SERIAL ON UZ". The Age. No. 29, 726. Victoria, Australia. 5 August 1950. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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Works by Morris West
Novels
  • Gallows on the Sand (1956)
  • Kundu (1956)
  • The Big Story (1957)
  • The Second Victory (1958)
  • The Devil's Advocate (1959)
  • Daughter of Silence (1961)
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963)
  • The Ambassador (1965)
  • The Tower of Babel (1968)
  • Summer of the Red Wolf (1971)
  • The Salamander (1973)
  • Harlequin (1974)
  • The Navigator (1976)
  • Proteus (1979)
  • The Clowns of God (1981)
  • The World Is Made of Glass (1983)
  • Cassidy (1986)
  • Masterclass (1988)
  • Lazarus (1990)
  • The Ringmaster (1991)
  • The Lovers (1993)
  • Vanishing Point (1996)
  • Eminence (1996)
  • The Last Confession (2000)
Novels under pseudonyms
Non-fiction
  • Children of the Sun (1957)
Film/TV Adaptations
  • McCreary Moves In (1957) (TV)
  • Children of the Sun (1961) (TV)
  • The Crooked Road (1965)
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
  • The Devil's Advocate (1977)
  • The Salamander (1981)
  • The Naked Country (1985)
  • The Second Victory (1987)
Radio
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