Yanks Down Under

Clip 1: Grace Gibson

1 min 48 sec

Taken from the documentary Yanks Down Under (1983)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G

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Curator’s clip description

Texan born Grace Gibson immigrated to Australia in 1934. She set up a radio serial production company. Her company produced 30,000 quarter hour programs for Australian radio. Grace comments on those times in Australia.

Curator’s notes

An interesting glimpse of the early days of Australian radio drama.

Damien Parer, curator

australian screen