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For the Term of His Natural Life (radio serial)

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For the Term of His Natural Life
Genre	serial drama
Running time	30 mins (9:30 pm – 10:00 pm)
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Home station	2SM
Starring	John Pickard^[1]
Written by	John Pickard
Directed by	John Pickard
Original release	20 January 1935^[2]

For the Term of His Natural Life is a 1935 Australian radio serial based on the novel of the same namebyMarcus Clarke.^[3]

It starred John Pickard who also adapted the novel and aired every Wednesday night.^[1]

The novel was serialised again in 1952, read out by Walter Pym.^[4]^[5]

Cast[edit]

John Pickard as Rufus Dawes^[6]
Lou Vernon as Mr. North
Rosalind Kennderdale as Dora^[7]
Hilda Scurr as Sara Purfoy^[8]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Australasian Radio Relay League. (12 April 1935), "RE-WRITING for RADIO", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 25 (15), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-732814724, retrieved 29 August 2023 – via Trove

^ "From The Radio Stations". The Newcastle Sun. No. 5343. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

^ Phil, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms. Eureka Media Communications. p. 76.

^ "No title", ABC weekly, 14 (41), Sydney: ABC, 11 October 1952, nla.obj-1395759362, retrieved 9 March 2024 – via Trove

^ "TUESDAY, October 14 A.B.C.", ABC weekly, 14 (41), Sydney: ABC, 11 October 1952, nla.obj-1395760188, retrieved 9 March 2024 – via Trove

^ "Advertising". The Sun. No. 7873. New South Wales, Australia. 27 March 1935. p. 12 (LAST RACE EDITION). Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (July 19, 1935), "THEY WANTED TO KNOW B STATION BROADCASTERS", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 26 (3), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-737947808, retrieved 28 October 2023 – via Trove

^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (March 29, 1935), "HOME PAGES CONDUCTED FOR THE WOMAN LISTENING", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 25 (13), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-732797745, retrieved 28 October 2023 – via Trove

v t e Marcus Clarke's For the Term of His Natural Life
Plays	For the Term of His Natural Life (1886) (by Thomas Walker & Alfred Dampier) For the Term of His Natural Life (1886) (byGeorge Leitch) For the Term of His Natural Life (1887) (by T. South) For the Term of His Natural Life (1900) (from Charles MacMahon)
Films	For the Term of His Natural Life (1908) The Life of Rufus Dawes (1911) For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) For the Term of His Natural Life (1983) (TV)
Inspirations	Alexander Pearce John Giles Price Thomas George Rogers Cyprus mutiny Norfolk Island convict mutinies
Radio	For the Term of His Natural Life (1935) For the Term of His Natural Life (1952)

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