The radio series was a regular one hour drama broadcast over the Macquarie Radio Network at 8 pm on Thursdays.[1] It is believed to have commenced in the late 1940s and lasted into the early 1960s. Producers included Robert Peach[2] and Harry Dearth.[3] The announcer was John Dease. 15 episodes are available on the RadioEchoes website.[4]
Televisionedit
The television version of The General Motors Hour was a loosely scheduled occasional series which aired on Australian television from 1960 to 1962. The series aired on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne, as well as on other affiliated stations across Australia. The presentations ranged from adaptations of overseas stage plays and anthology episodes, to locally-written drama and a documentary.
Three of the TV episodes - Suspect, Candida, and Shadow Of The Vine - had been produced by English producer Peter Cotes for HSV-7 in 1961, but were shelved due to lack of sponsorship. Sponsorship was provided by GM-H in 1962, and plays were run on HSV-7 and TCN-9 under the "General Motors Hour" title.[6][7]
^"General Motors Hour". RadioEchoes. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Grey Nurse Said Nothing". Filmink. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^"Peter Cotes Dramas Out Of Storage". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 31 May 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
^"Australian Drama on Two Channels". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 26 April 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^Musgrove, Nan (20 July 1960). "Dreams for winners and losers". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 28, no. 7. Australia. p. 55. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^Vagg, Stephen (13 September 2023). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Shadow of a Pale Horse". Filmink. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^"TV Programmes". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 1 June 1961. p. 7. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^"Author, 23 in Rare Double". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 17 August 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
^"TV Programmes". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 17 August 1961. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^"TV Programmes". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 5 October 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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