The Mapmaker (radio play)

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The Mapmaker
Radio Times 7 July 1957
Running time90 mins (9:15 pm – 10:45 pm)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
SyndicatesBBC
Written byRex Rienits
Directed byWilfrid Grantham
Original release13 July 1957

The Mapmaker is a 1957 British radio play by Rex Rienits. It dramatised the life of Matthew Flinders. The play premiered on the BBC and was later produced in Australia on commercial radio. Gordon Chater appeared in the latter.

Premise

According to ABC Weekly "The story traces Flinders’ career from the time he joined the Royal Navy, in 1789, against the will of his doctor father. The midshipman sailed with Captain Bligh... and later made maps along the Australian coast with George Bass. But even while Flinders’ work drew him to the ends of the earth his heart remained at home with a girl named Ann Chuppel. This great romance in his life is deftly woven into the story."

References

  1. ^ "Listings for 13 July 1957". Radio Times. 7–13 July 1957.
  2. ^ a b "Commercial Radio Plays", ABC Weekly, 20 (4), Sydney, 22 January 1958, retrieved 29 October 2023 – via Trove
  3. ^ "CALTEX THEATRE PLAY "MATTHEW FLINDERS STORY"". Queanbeyan Age. New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 29 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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