Joy in the Making is a 1945 Australian radio series for children by Edmund Barclay and Joy Hollyer. It was a series of dramas based on historical events.[1]
| Genre | play drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins (5:30 pm – 6:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay Joy Hollyer |
| Original release | September 30, 1945 – 1946 |
The ABC Weekly, reviewing the first episode, said:
Our chief criticism is that this might be a little too advanced listening for young children. The much older children and their fathers (and perhaps mothers) will like it more; Beautifully scripted, and opening with the splendidly quoted lines, “I too will something make, and joy in the making,” the half-hour play had barely a weak link... The whole thing was inspirational as well as educational... Don’t miss Joy in the Making.[2]
Select episodes
edit- Ep 1 - Four Men and a Light, the story of the attempts to build the Eddystone Lighthouse (30 Sept)
- Ep 2 - Elizabeth Pry (7 Oct)[3]
- Ep 3 The Maker of Songs: Story of Franz Schubert (14 Oct)
- Ep 4 Island of Forgotten Men (21 Oct) - Father Damien
- Ep 5 Honest Abe (28 Oct)
- Ep 6 Pine Trees and X-Rays. Story of William Rontgen,
- Ep 7 Trifles Make Perfection (18 Nov) - story of Michelangelo
- Ep 8 Men of Panama (25 Nov)
- Ep 9 (2 Dec)
- Ep 10 Women Enter the Medical Profession (9 Dec)
- Ep 11 A Forgotten Genius (16 Dec)
- Thomas Alva Edison (20 Jan)
- The Wizard of Trees (Jan 27) - the life of Luther Burbank
References
edit- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (24 November 1945), "This week's A.B.C. PLAYS", ABC Weekly, 7 (47), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1403729936, retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (13 October 1945), "LISTENING POST", ABC Weekly, 7 (41), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1402068747, retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (6 October 1945), "This week's A.B.C. PLAYS on the National programmes", ABC Weekly, 7 (40), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1402079540, retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Trove