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Nineteen-year-old Robert Piper has spent all his life in the country. He now starts a new life at university in the city.
Notes
The ban on the novel had been lifted fourteen years prior to broadcast but concerns were still expressed over scenes depicting the 'almost nudity' of an 'imaginary bare-breasted nymph'.
Source: 'Clever Casting' The Australian Women's Weekly 18 Oct 1972: 10. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/47808854 (Sighted 10/5/12)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Clever CastingKirsten Blanch,
1972single work review — Appears in:
The Australian Women's Weekly,18 October1972;(p. 10) — Review of
RedheapEleanor Witcombe,
1972series - publisher film/TV ; Norman Lindsay Festival1972series - publisher film/TV A short review that praises the production and discusses the issue of nudity on television in light of the banning of the novel. It includes a production still.
Clever CastingKirsten Blanch,
1972single work review — Appears in:
The Australian Women's Weekly,18 October1972;(p. 10) — Review of
RedheapEleanor Witcombe,
1972series - publisher film/TV ; Norman Lindsay Festival1972series - publisher film/TV A short review that praises the production and discusses the issue of nudity on television in light of the banning of the novel. It includes a production still.
