Adapted from Erle Cox's lost civilisation novel of the same name.
Produced by Radio Station 2CH Sydney and broadcast Monday and Wednesday nights at 9.00pm from 11 March to 10 June 1940. Also broadcast by Radio Station 3DB Melbourne Wednesday at 3.30pm from 7 April to 22 September 1943.
Cast members included John Saul (as Alan Dundas), Edward Howell (as Dr Richard Barry), Honor Sim (as Earani), and Thelma Scott (as Marion Seymour), as well as Nigel Lovell, Rita Paunceforth, Harold Meade, and Phil Lewis.
The adaptation was produced by Edward Howell.