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Cattleman (radio series)

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Cattleman
Genreserial drama
Running time15 mins
Country of originAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Created byR. S. Porteus
Written by Ross Napier
Executive producer Grace Gibson
Original release1961
No. of episodes208

Cattleman is a 1961 Australian radio series based on a novel by R. S. Porteus. [1] It was one of the most successful radio series of the 1960s. [2]

Contents

Grace Gibson heard Porteus talking about the book in an interview and optioned the rights even before it had been published. She assigned Ross Napier to write the scripts. [3]

The book was dramatised in 104 episodes. However, the serial was so popular, it continued for another 104 episodes. [3]

Premise

An old man, Ben Macready, tells his life story to friends who come to visit him as he lies on his deathbed. His story covers three generations and two world wars, as he recounts tales of life in the Australian outback, flights from the police, cattle duffing, pioneering, marriage and wartime service. [4]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Cattleman (Episode 99) – Grace Gibson Productions Radio Serial". National Film and Sound Archive . Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Grace Gibson Archived 10 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine at AustLit
  3. 1 2 Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms: A History of Australian Radio from the 1920s to the 1970s. Eureka. pp. 518–519.
  4. ↑ "Cattleman". www.gracegibsonradio.com. Retrieved 27 January 2026.


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