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| Genre | Radio sitcom |
|---|---|
| Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Starring | Ralph Peterson, Jack Craig-Gardiner, Jim Williams, Frank McCarron, Richard Harding-Browne. |
| Written by | Rex Dawe |
| Directed by | Rex Dawe |
| Produced by | Rex Dawe |
| Original release | June 23, 1936 – 1941 |
| No. of episodes | 520. |
Yes, What? is an Australian radio comedy first broadcast from June 1936[1] until 1941, it was one of the best known examples of Australian radio comedy. Originally called The Fourth Form at St Percy's, it was a comedy set in a school classroom. The program ran for 520 episodes and was written, produced and directed by Rex Dawe. Its "recorded episodes" were "broadcast continually for 60 years".[2]
A colored Yes, What? cartoon book was drawn by Emile Mercier and published in 1947 by the program's then sponsor on Sydney radio station 2CH, the Samuel Taylor chemical company, which manufactured the Australian insecticide Mortein.[3]
Yes, What? was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry in 2013.[4]
- ^ 19366 Archived 2024-08-25 at the Wayback Machine, australianotr.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ 'Yes, What?' comedy, created in 5AD's Adelaide studios from 1936, runs for 60 years on Australian radio Archived 2024-08-25 at the Wayback Machine, adelaideaz.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Yes What? Archived 2024-08-25 at the Wayback Machine, ausreprints.net.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ National Film and Sound Archive: Sounds of Australia Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine.