His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves

His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves is a 1948 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay.

His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2FC
SyndicatesABC
Written byEdmund Barclay
Directed byJohn Cairn
Recording studioSydney
Original releaseJanuary 9, 1948 (1948-01-09)

It was about Captain Davey, Governor of Van Diemen's Land In the early 1800s.[1]

Lloyd Berrell was among the actors in the cast.[2]

The Sunday Mail said it "just missed" and called it "a bit wooden".[3]

The play was repeated later in March 1948 and in 1949.[4]

References

  1. "5AD's "Scotland Yard"; St. Paul's From A.B.C." The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 90, no. 27880. South Australia. 14 February 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 4 October 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "FRIDAY, March 19 A.B.C. Programmes", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 10 No. 11 (13 March 1948)), nla.obj-1549975316, retrieved 4 October 2023 via Trove
  3. "TIN WHISTLE LACKS VIRTUE OF RADIO". Sunday Mail. No. 926. Queensland, Australia. 18 January 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 4 October 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "On The Air". The Herald. No. 22, 648. Victoria, Australia. 23 December 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 4 October 2023 via National Library of Australia.
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