As Strong as the Weakest
| Genre | radio drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (8:00 pm – 9:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Directed by | Frank Harvey |
| Original release | 20 March 1945[1] |
As Strong as the Weakest is a 1945 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay.[2]
It was to promote the Third Victory Loan and was broadcast througbout Australia in primetime.[3] Barclay was the leading radio writer in Australia at the time.[4]
A copy of the play script is at the Fryer Library.[5]
Premise
[edit]"Because one man forgot to tap with a hammer, a ship was wrecked at the moment of her launching. Confident of success, a boxer did not train for a fight."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Broadcasting". The Mercury. Vol. CLXI, no. 23, 180. Tasmania, Australia. 20 March 1945. p. 14. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No title", ABC Weekly, 7 (11), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 17 March 1945, nla.obj-1336702735, retrieved 21 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Radio Programmes: On the Air". The Herald. No. 21, 166. Victoria, Australia. 20 March 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Marion Consandine, 'Barclay, Edmund Piers (Teddy) (1898–1961)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barclay-edmund-piers-teddy-9425/text16569, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 21 September 2023.
- ^ As Strong as the Weakest at Fryer Library
- ^ "Loan feature", ABC Weekly, 7 (11), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 17 March 1945, nla.obj-1336702454, retrieved 21 September 2023 – via Trove
External links
[edit]- As Strong as the Weakest at Ausstage