Tradesman's Entrance
| Genre | serial drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 15 mins[1] (7:45 pm – 8:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Hosted by | George Edwards |
| Created by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Original release | July 7, 1941 |
Tradesman's Entrance is a 1941 Australian radio serial created by Sumner Locke Elliott for the George Edwards Company.[2] It played three times a week.[3]
Edwards said "It is entirely different fom anything I have ever done before, and should make an instant appeal by its delightful freshness and originality.” [4]
One critic called it "a very interesting serial".[5]
Premise
[edit]According to one account "it is a simple story about the servants in a big home in prewar London—the butler, the cook the footman, the housemaid and all the others who pa-ss through the door marked "Tradesmen's Entrance"."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Broadcasting Programmes". Chronicle. Vol. LXXXIV, no. 4, 778. South Australia. 17 July 1941. p. 2. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Odd Bits And Pieces", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 37 (11), Sydney: Wireless Press, March 14, 1942, nla.obj-725934527, retrieved 18 November 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Local and General". Sunraysia Daily. Vol. 22, no. 137. Victoria, Australia. 24 March 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GOOD FUN IN EDWARDS PRODUCTION", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, July 5, 1941, nla.obj-721538270, retrieved 20 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Our Readers Write – Or Wrong", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 36 (46), Sydney: Wireless Press, November 15, 1941, nla.obj-722445439, retrieved 18 November 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Colorful New Radio Comedy To Be Released". Sunraysia Daily. Vol. 21, no. 224. Victoria, Australia. 4 July 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.