Cirrus@Austlit

List of episodes and broadcast dates (via Radio Times)

Episode one: Man on a Camel (28 January 1963)

Episode two: A Matter of Life and Death (4 February 1963)

In the early 1900s JOHN FLYNN , a young Presbyterian lay preacher was shocked by the hardships and dangers of life in the remote outback of Australia and resolved to fight for better conditions. (Radio Times, 31 January 1963, p.25)

Episode three: A Man Can Dream (11 February 1963)

In the early 1900s, John Flynn, a young Presbyterian minister, determined to improve the living conditions of the men and women in the remote outback of Australia. He was encouraged by a call to discuss his ideas with the Chairman of the Board of Home Missions in Sydney. (Radio Times, 7 February 1963, p.23)

Episode four: The Dynamo Gets Going (18 February 1963)

In 1912 John Flynn, as part of his determined efforts to improve living conditions for the scattered people of the outback, set out on a fact-finding tour. In Darwin, he met up with his old friends, Bob and Kate Hoyle. (Radio Times, 14 February 1963, p.23)

Episode five: Good Out of Evil (25 February 1963)

In 1913, John Flynn was made field superintendent of the newly formed Australian mission, a body pledged to work to improve living conditions for the people of the outback. On a visit to his friends the Hoyles at Mindoorana, Flynn found himself playing the role of midwife. (Radio Times, 21 February 1963, p.23)

Episode six: The Dream Takes Shape (4 March 1963)

By 1918, after ten years of unremitting effort, John Flynn 's dreams had begun to come true. He was superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission controlling four nursing hostels. Now his mind was racing forward to the next project-an aerial medical service. (Radio Times, 28 February 1963, p.23)

Episode seven: Towards the Goal (11 March 1963)

By the beginning of 1925, John Flynn was devoting all his time to the creation of a Flying Doctor Service. He realised that a practical system of wireless communication was essential to the scheme. (Radio Times, 7 March 1963, p.23)

Episode eight: Winged Victory (18 March 1963)

By 1926 John Flynn 's dream of a Flying Doctor Service was almost a reality. Only the problem of wireless communication between doctor and patient remained to be solved. (Radio Times, 14 March 1963, p.23)