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The Man Who Liked Eclairs

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The Man Who Liked Eclairs
Genredrama play
Running time30 mins (8:00 pm – 8:30 pm)9 pm
Country of originAustralaia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
StarringHelen Jacoby
Written byEdmund Barclay
Joy Hollyer
Directed byJohn Cairns
Original releaseMay 10, 1945 (1945-05-10)[1]

The Man Who Liked Eclairs is a 1945 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay and Joy Hollyer. It was set in a "small village in England where everyone knows everyone and everyone’s business."[2] The play is one of the better known works from Barclay and Hollyer and a popular Australian play from the time.[3][4]

The play was popular and was performed again later in the year and produced again in 1949.[5]

One viewer called it one of the best ABC radio plays of the year.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (5 May 1945), "Advertising", ABC Weekly, 7 (18), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1326763209, retrieved 9 October 2023 – via Trove
  2. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (23 June 1945), "SATURDAY", ABC Weekly, 7 (25), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1326955224, retrieved 9 October 2023 – via Trove
  3. ^ "Radio news". The Sun. 10 May 1945. p. 11.
  4. ^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards An Australian Drama. p. 167.
  5. ^ "Today's Plays". Truth. No. 3099. New South Wales, Australia. 12 June 1949. p. 37. Retrieved 9 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (26 January 1946), "To the Editor", ABC Weekly, 8 (2), Sydney, retrieved 9 October 2023 – via Trove
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