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[[File:Prelude_to_Harvest.png|thumb|right|Ad from SMH 26 Jan 1963 p4]]
'''''Prelude to Harvest''''' is a 1963 Australian television play. It was written by [[Kay Keavney]] and directed by [[Colin Dean]].
'''''Prelude to Harvest''''' is a 1963 Australian television play. It was written by [[Kay Keavney]] and directed by [[Colin Dean]].


The production was broadcast to celebrate the 175th anniversary of [[Arthur Phillip|Captain Phillip]]'s landing at Sydney Cove.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104257362 |title=PRELUDE TO HARVEST |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=37 |issue=10,444 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=26 January 1963 |accessdate=28 January 2017 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
The production was broadcast to celebrate the 175th anniversary of [[Arthur Phillip|Captain Phillip]]'s landing at Sydney Cove.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104257362 |title=PRELUDE TO HARVEST |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=37 |issue=10,444 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=26 January 1963 |accessdate=28 January 2017 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> <ref>{{cite magazine|first=Frank|last=Roberts|magazine=The Bulletin|title=TELEVISION THE ORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-701165226|Volume= 85|number= 4329|date= 2 February 1963}}</ref>
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
In January 1789 in London, a ship is loading up with convicts including 200 women. Six months later the ship is still there with the convicts on board, in miserable condition. In Sydney, a ship is meant to arrive with supplies but is wrecked on the way. Governor Philip must come up with a plan to avoid famine in the colony.<ref name="smh"/>
In January 1789 in London, a ship is loading up with convicts including 200 women. Six months later the ship is still there with the convicts on board, in miserable condition.
In Sydney, a ship is meant to arrive with supplies but is wrecked on the way. Governor Philip must come up with a plan to avoid famine in the colony.<ref name="smh"/>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*Betty Dyson<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=March 15, 1965|title=Guest Stars for Homicide|page=13}}</ref>
*Betty Dyson<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=March 15, 1965|title=Guest Stars for Homicide|page=13}}</ref>
*Wynn Roberts as Governor Philip
*Wynn Roberts as [[Governor Philip]]
*Edward Howell
*Edward Howell
*Ric Hutton
*Ric Hutton

Revision as of 09:52, 7 July 2020

Prelude to Harvest
File:Prelude to Harvest.png
Ad from SMH 26 Jan 1963 p4
Genrehistorical
Written byKay Keavney
Directed byColin Dean
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release27 January 1963 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1][2]

Prelude to Harvest is a 1963 Australian television play. It was written by Kay Keavney and directed by Colin Dean.

The production was broadcast to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Captain Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove.[3] [4]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]

Plot

In January 1789 in London, a ship is loading up with convicts including 200 women. Six months later the ship is still there with the convicts on board, in miserable condition.

In Sydney, a ship is meant to arrive with supplies but is wrecked on the way. Governor Philip must come up with a plan to avoid famine in the colony.[6]

Cast

Production

Australia Day 1963 would mark the 17th anniversary of Captain Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove. The ABC decided to commemorate it by commissioning two productions to screen over the Australia Day weekend - The Land That Waited, a 50-minute documentary on the history of white exploration and settlement in Australia which screened on Saturday January 26, and Prelude to Harvest.[6][8]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 January 1963. p. 15.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 26 January 1963. p. 7.
  3. ^ "PRELUDE TO HARVEST". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 444. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 January 1963. p. 16. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Roberts, Frank (2 February 1963). "TELEVISION THE ORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS". The Bulletin. No. 4329. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |Volume= ignored (|volume= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. ^ a b "Australia Day Programs". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 January 1963. p. 11.
  7. ^ "Guest Stars for Homicide". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 March 1965. p. 13.
  8. ^ "Programs will Provide Mirror for Austrlians". The Age. 24 January 1963. p. 19.


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