Posted March 15, 2020 06:04:32 During the glory days of radio drama in the 40s and 50s, the ABC and commercial entertainment companies were cranking out hundreds of episodes every week — feeding an audience, from Australia and beyond, all glued to the wireless to get their fix of serials like Dad and Dave or The Lawsons.
But the advent of TV scuppered this golden age and radio drama has been broadcast on ABC in spurts and splutters in the decades since.