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Night of the Gods

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Night of the Gods
Genredrama play
Running time90 mins[1] (9:15 pm – 10:45 pm)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
SyndicatesBBC
Written byBruce Stewart
Original releaseJanuary 31, 1959 (1959-01-31)

Night of the Gods is a 1959 British radio play by Bruce Stewart set in the context of the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.[2][3] The play was broadcast on the evening 31st January 1959 and the afternoon of the 2nd of February 1959.[4][5]

The play was performed on Australian radio in 1961.[6]

Premise

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Case, an embittered Englishman, flees a robbery with a Maori. In the bush he changes clothes with a clergyman.

Cast

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  • Inia Te Wiata as Jacob, a Maori
  • Allan McClelland as Case
  • Beryl Calder as Mary Brian
  • Harold Reese as Rogers, a bank clerk
  • Philip Cunningham as Colonel Polderoy
  • Anthony Viccars as The Rev Mr Burbridge
  • Duncan McLntyre as McRae, a publican:
  • Godfrey Kenton as Mr Bridan, her father
  • David March as Captain Standish:
  • Sheila Manahan as Caroline Standish, his wife
  • Arthur Lawrence as Mr Parker
  • Ronald Baddiley as Moroney, a constable

References

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  1. ^ "Radio". Leicester Evening Mail. 31 January 1959. p. 2.
  2. ^ "In the Limelight". The Surrey Mirror and County Post. 30 January 1959. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Bruce Stewart Seeks Change From TV Scripts". Press. 10 October 1961. p. 13.
  4. ^ "BBC Home Service Programme Index 1959 January Sat 31:21:15 Saturday-Night Theatre presents Inia Te Wiata, Allan McClelland and Beryl Caldcr in ' NIGHT OF THE GODS '". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Inia Te Wiata Allan McClelland and Beryl Calder in ' NIGHT OF THE GODS'". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Chikiov's Strange Task". The Age. 18 May 1961. p. 26.
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