| Genre | soap opera/serial |
|---|---|
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Home station | ABC |
| Starring | see: List of actors |
| Created by | Gwen Meredith |
| Produced by | Frank Harvey, Robert Montgomery, Eric John |
| Original release | 28 February 1949 – 30 September 1976 |
| No. of episodes | 5,795 |
| Opening theme | Pastorale by Ronald Hanmer |
Blue Hills, is an Australian radio serial that was broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) for 27 years, from 28 February 1949 to 30 September 1976. It ran for a total of 5,795 episodes, and was at one time the world's longest-running radio serials. Each episode lasted 15 minutes.
Created and written by Gwen Meredith, the series focuses on family's, that reside in a typical Australian country town, called "Tanimbla", the series title itself related to the residence of Dr. Gordon, the local G.P.
Blue Hills succeeded another Gwen Meredith serial The Lawsons, with many of the same themes and characters, and which ran for 1,299 episodes.[1]