form y separately published work icon Twilight of a Hero single work   radio play   - 75min.
Issue Details: First known date: 1962... 1962 Twilight of a Hero
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According to contemporary news reports, the radio play 'took for its subject the love of King David for his son Absolom.'

The same reporter noted that 'Research revealed that the story was taken straight from the Biblical text, so that no flights of imagination were necessary and the author had only to concentrate on the dialogue. Even a great deal of this was provided by the Book of Samuel.'

(See 'The Bright Side of Concerts' under Works About.)

Notes

  • According to contemporary reports, this was Patricia Hooker's first radio play.

Production Details

  • Aired on ABC radio at 8pm on Monday 12 November 1962.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Alternative title: Twilight of a Hero: A Play for Radio from the Second Book of Samuel
      Description: Typescript (photocopy)
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Series: The Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts series - publisher

      A collection in the Fryer Library at The University of Queensland of manuscript film and play scripts.

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Fryer Library
      Local Id: H0839
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Works about this Work

Bright Side of Concerts : The Week in Radio 'Ariel' , 1962 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 21 November 1962; (p. 13)
Bright Side of Concerts : The Week in Radio 'Ariel' , 1962 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 21 November 1962; (p. 13)
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