Canberra the Great

{{Short description|1938 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox radio show | name = Canberra the Great | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | other_names = | format = drama feature | runtime = 45 mins | start_time = 9.30pm | end_time = 10.15pm | runtime_note = | country = Australia | language = English | home_station = | syndicates = ABC | presenter = | starring = | announcer = | creator = | writer = Edmund Barclay | director = Lawrence H Cecil | producer = | exec_producer = | editor = | senior_editor = | narrated = | rec_location = | rem_location = | oth_location = | first_aired = 12 March 1938<ref>{{Citation | title=Saturday March 12 | journal=The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal | volume = 31 | issue =10 | date = March 11, 1938 | location=Sydney | publisher=Wireless Press | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-711960785 | access-date=6 November 2023 | via=Trove }}</ref> | endtheme = }} '''''Canberra the Great''''' is a 1938 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay that celebrated the history of Canberra.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2453864 |title=CANBERRA COMMEMORATION FEATURES |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=12 |issue=3270 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=12 March 1938 |accessdate=6 November 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

It was performed again in 1944.<ref>{{Citation | title=Coming on the air | journal=ABC Weekly | volume = 6 | issue =11 | date = 11 March 1944 | location=Sydney | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1355704893 | access-date=6 November 2023 | via=Trove }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Sunday, March 12 | journal=ABC Weekly | volume = 6 | issue =11 | date = 11 March 1944 | location=Sydney | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1355704144 | access-date=6 November 2023 | via=Trove }}</ref>

==Premise== According to ''Wireless Weekly'' "In the year 1820 a party of explorers climbed a hill over Lake George and looked down into the limestone plains, being the first white men to do so. Now standing on that same hill one can look down into a city of dreams-come-true— Canberra. In this presentation the history and legend of Australia s magnificent capital city is brought to you in a sequence of dramatic and narrative cameos, as an anniversary celebrations programme. "<ref>{{Citation | title=Saturday March 12 | journal=The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal | volume = 31 | issue =10 | date = March 11, 1938 | location=Sydney | publisher=Wireless Press | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-711960785 | access-date=6 November 2023 | via=Trove }}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/1301 Canberra the Great] at Ausstage

Category:Radio plays by Edmund Barclay Category:1938 Australian radio dramas Category:1944 Australian radio dramas