The Hot and Copper Sky
The Hot and Copper Sky is a 1962 British radio play by Bruce Stewart about the bushranger Ben Hall, originally written for BBC radio.[1][2]
Stewart adapted it into a TV play The Night of Ben Hall which the BBC optioned for two years but did not use.[3]
Stewart used the same title for an unrelated 1982 novel.[4]
The play was recorded for Australian radio in 1963.[5][6]
Premise[edit]
Ben Hall and two fellow-bushrangers, Dunn and Jack Gilbert, arrive at the small township of Canowindra. As there are no police or, the outlaws proceed to take over the town, until a "town leader" Mr Grace makes plans to take action.
Cast of 1962 BBC Production[edit]
- Kenneth J. Warren as Ben Hall
- Russell Napier as Grace
References[edit]
- ^ "N.Z. Man's Play About Bushranger". Press. 29 January 1963. p. 16.
- ^ "Radio". Evening Standard. 4 June 1962. p. 4.
- ^ "TV plays not used". Press. 10 May 1965. p. 2.
- ^ "Books". The South Bend Tribune. 25 April 1982. p. 97.
- ^ "Plays". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 April 1963. p. 84.
- ^ "Radio plays". The Age. 18 April 1963. p. 29.
External links[edit]
- Hot and Coppy Sky at Genome