The Man with the Donkey
Genreplay drama
Running time30 mins[1] (9:00 pm – 9:30 pm)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
Written byHenry Pauli
Directed byLawrence H Cecil
Original release25 April 1938[2]

The Man with the Donkey is a 1938 Australian radio drama by Henry Pauli about John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey during World War One. It aired on the ABC on Anzac Day in 1938.[3]

The play was produced again on the ABC on Anzac Day in 1945[4] and 1951.[5]

Premise

According to the press release "In his play, Mr. Pauli re-creates the circumstances of the landing, and pays a clear tribute to “the man with the donkey” the man who was some times called “Scotty” and sometimes “Murphy,” though actually he was born in Durham, England."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "ANZAC DAY BROADCASTS", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 31 No. 16 (April 22, 1938)), nla.obj-714347433, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  2. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "MONDAY, APRIL 25", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 31 No. 16 (April 22, 1938)), nla.obj-714348552, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  3. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "RADIO PLAYS FOR APRIL", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 31 No. 13 (April 1, 1938)), nla.obj-712298226, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  4. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "This week's A.B.C. PLAYS on the National programmes", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 7 No. 16 (21 April 1945)), nla.obj-1325019841, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  5. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (1939), "WEDNESDAY, April 25", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC (Vol. 13 No. 16 (21 April 1951)), nla.obj-1443058044, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  6. ↑ "ANZAC BROADCAST". Shepparton Advertiser. Vol. 3, no. 383. Victoria, Australia. 22 April 1938. p. 20. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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