Khyber (radio serial)
| Genre | drama serial |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2BL |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Directed by | Lawrence H. Cecil |
| Original release | 13 May 1935[1] – November 18, 1935 |
Khyber is a 1935 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay set in the north west frontier of India.[2][3] According to contemporary reports "Undoubtedly it has proved one of the most successful serials ever broadcast in Australia or any part of the world."[4]
It was allegedly based on the experiences of Barclay's father in India.[5]
Barclay said "I did not set myself a basic plot to work upon in ‘Khyber’. I have found that the best way to work is to create a number of totally different characters then turn them loose in a particular set of circumstances and leave it to them. This method of working, of course, sometimes pro-duces peculiar results —one or more of the characters running awTiy with the story."[6]
The serial was very popular and Barclay later adapted it into a novel.[7][8]
It was reportedly the first radio play in which Peter Finch and John Tate appeared.[9][10][11]
Select Episodes
- Ep 1 (13 May 1935) By the Shalimar
- Ep 2 Keeping the Gates
- Ep 3 Hand to Hand
- Ep 4 Domes of Mystery
- Ep 5 Friend or Foe?
- Ep 6 Down from the Hills
- Ep 7 (1 July 1935) With Edged Tools
- Ep 8 (8 July 1935) Secret Service
- Ep 9 The Flying Fool
- Ep 10 Love to Hatred Turned
- Ep 11 High Diplomacy
- Ep 12 - The Secret City
- Ep 13 Dead Man's Hills
- Ep 14 (19 Aug) Mystery of K21
- Ep 15 Turning the Tables
- Ep 16 Avalance
- Ep 17 Armistice
- Ep 18 Saved and Lost
- Ep 19 The Whispering Skull
- Ep 20 Back to Walizanee
- Ep 21 Prelude to War
- Ep 22 Diamond Cut Diamond
- Ep 23 Rebellion
- Ep 24 Nearing the End
- Ep 25 K21 Reveals
- Ep 26 Goodbye Khyber - last episode
- Last Ep (18 Nov 1935) The Rebellion
Khyber and Beyond
The serial led to a sequel Khyber and Beyond.
Episodes
- Ep One (25 Nov 1935) - 'The Storm Clouds Gather'[12]
- Ep 2 (2 Dec) Kabul
- Ep 3 The Trap Closes
- Ep 4 Nobby's Idyll
- Ep 5 (23 Dec) - Catching a Tartar
- Ep 6 (30 Dec)
- Ep Seven - The Tempest
- Ep 12 Temple Intrigue
- Ep 13 Mutiny
- Ep 18 Check
References
- ^ ""Khyber," New A.B.C. Serial from 2BL". The Land. No. 1247. New South Wales, Australia. 10 May 1935. p. 26. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League., ""Khyber" As Book, Serial And Film", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal (Vol. 27 No. 8 (February 21, 1936)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-717812419, retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Trove
{{citation}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ Australasian Radio Relay League., "Home Pages Khyber n Passing Tennis Clothes", The wireless weekly: the hundred per cent Australian radio journal (Vol. 26 No. 12 (September 20, 1935)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-739304732, retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Trove
{{citation}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ Australasian Radio Relay League., The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-676306058, retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Marion Consandine, 'Barclay, Edmund Piers (Teddy) (1898–1961)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barclay-edmund-piers-teddy-9425/text16569, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 2 September 2023.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League., "HOME PAGES KHYBER In Passing TENNIS CLOTHES", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal (Vol. 26 No. 12 (September 20, 1935)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-739304732, retrieved 8 October 2023 – via Trove
{{citation}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ Australasian Radio Relay League., "A.B.C. Playwright Edmund Barclay at HomeE", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal (Vol. 31 No. 20 (May 20, 1938)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-714416621, retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Trove
{{citation}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ "Khyber". Lachlander And Condobolin And Western Districts Recorder. New South Wales, Australia. 20 June 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Inglis, Kenneth Stanley (1983). This is the ABC : the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1932-1983. p. 52.
- ^ "The Sun-Herald Features". The Sun-herald. No. 289. New South Wales, Australia. 8 August 1954. p. 21. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stars of the Air". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 47, no. 12, 202. Western Australia. 8 August 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League., "MONDAY November 25", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal (Vol. 26 No. 21 (November 22, 1935)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-738064780, retrieved 8 October 2023 – via Trove
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