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Sunday Mail, 30 July 1939, p.29
Charles Porter Charles Porter i(A14863 works by)
Also writes as: John Christopher
Born: Established: 14 May 1910
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 14 Apr 2004
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1915
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1 form y separately published work icon Babes and Sucklings Charles Porter , s.l. : s.n. , (Manuscript version)x401680 Z1350672 single work radio play humour
1 form y separately published work icon Blow, Little Wind Charles Porter , s.l. : s.n. , (Manuscript version)x401679 Z1350665 single work radio play
1 y separately published work icon The Idiot Charles Porter , s.l. : s.n. , Z1350635 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon The Bridge Charles Porter , 1946 (Manuscript version)x401678 Z1350662 1946 single work drama
1 Nellie Lacey and the Bushranger Charles Porter , 1944 single work drama
— Appears in: Six Australian One-Act Plays 1944; (p. 21-39)
1 Child of Laughter i "There are tears for you, Child of Laughter;", John Christopher , 1942-1941 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry , no. 4 1942;
1 y separately published work icon There Once Was a Swagman Charles Porter , 1940 s.l. : s.n. , 1940 (Manuscript version)x401675 Z1350627 1940 single work drama
1 form y separately published work icon Little Black Hen Charles Porter , Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1940 9488065 1940 single work radio play

'The story deals with a Queensland family living in a Brisbane suburb. The action extends over a generation and tells of a domestic crisis due to the return of the mother's childhood lover, now a writer, and one of the daughters, now a successful ballerina.'

Source:

'Radio Notes', Manilla Express, 19 July 1940, p.1.
2 form y separately published work icon The Grass is Greener Charles Porter , 1939 (Manuscript version)x401677 Z1350640 1939 single work radio play humour

'This light comedy for radio by Charles Porter tells of a young Australian whose practical jokes are designed to prick the bubble of pretence "to show how foolish it is to admire a man for what he seems to hold in the world and not for what he really is," Unfortunately his father, sometimes the victim of these practical jokes, cannot be persuaded to accept them at their true moral value, and throws the nonchalant Roger out of the family home "until he returns to his senses." And the comedy in its flippant way, sketches in with dry pencil lines Roger's subsequent adventures as a tramp and as a very unconventional suitor, for the hand of a squatter's daughter.'

Source:

'A.B.C. Alternative Programme', Border Watch, 25 August 1942, p.6. (Blurb refers to a later broadcast.)
2 1 form y separately published work icon Prelude to Death Charles Porter , 1938 s.l. : s.n. , (Manuscript version)x401676 Z1350632 1938 single work radio play
1 1 form Variations on a Printing Press A Play Without a Name Charles Porter , 1937 single work radio play
— Appears in: Best Australian One-Act Plays 1937; (p. 117-135) A printer suffers a nervous breakdown.
1 form y separately published work icon The Footsteps After Charles Porter , Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1937 9747826 1937 single work radio play

'A new play by Charles Porter, The Footsteps After, [gives the listener] an Idea of the experimental activity of latter-day A.B.C. dramatists. The Footsteps After, like the recently-produced Play Without a Name, has an emotional suppression and understanding of human motives, which are in remarkable harmony with the fluid quality of Mr. Porter's radio technique ('Australian Radio Drama Week : Broadcasting Commission Launches Play Series,' p. 6).
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