 Wireless Weekly 7 June 1941 | |
| Genre | verse drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins[1] (7:30 pm – 8:30 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Starring | Frank Harvey |
| Written by | Douglas Stewart |
| Directed by | Frank Clewlow |
| Recording studio | Sydney |
| Original release | June 8, 1941 |
The Fire on the Snow is a 1941 Australian verse play by Douglas Stewart about the Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica by Robert Falcon Scott. It premiered on ABC radio on 6 June 1941 to great acclaim and inspired a series of Australian verse dramas on ABC radio.[2][3]
The play was performed in Canada, England and New Zealand, and was an assigned text for the Leaving Certificate. It was also adapted into a stage version.[4][5]
- ^ "Sunday June 8", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 36 (23), Sydney: Wireless Press, June 7, 1941, retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Leslie Rees biography at Live Performance Hall of Fame
- ^ ""THE FIRE ON THE SNOW."". The Narracoorte Herald. SA: National Library of Australia. 3 June 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards An Australian Drama. p. 136.
- ^ "Fire on the Snow: A Radio Play". The Age. 27 August 1968. p. 19.