The Cruise of the Chelyuskin
The Cruise of the Chelyuskin is a 1930s radio play by Gordon Ireland. It told the story of the Polish ship SS Chelyuskin, which was travelling in the Arctic and became ice bound. The crew had to be rescued by flying boat.[1]
The play was written for Belgian radio.[2]
The play was written in English but as of 1945 had not been performed in English. However it was broadcast from Brussels in two languages, French and Flemish.[3]
It was one of a number of popular "adventure" radio dramas by Ireland based on true life events, others including Storm Over Everest and Wings Over Westralia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian radio plays". The Canberra Times. Vol. 13, no. 3699. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 August 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League., "Playwrights of Australia world wide success", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal (December 21, 1940), nla.obj-720764972, retrieved 23 January 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (8 September 1945), "Creator of 800 Radio Sessions, Gordon Ireland has had plays broadcast in London, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and New York.", ABC Weekly, nla.obj-1401664068, retrieved 23 January 2024 – via Trove