Dad and Dave from Snake Gully
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Starring | George Edwards Nell Stirling |
| Created by | Steele Rudd |
| Written by | Maurice Francis Lorna Bingham |
| Produced by | George Edwards |
| Original release | 1937 – 1953 |
Dad and Dave from Snake Gully was a long running Australian radio drama series based on the stories of Steele Rudd. The show was enormously popular and only ended when lead actor George Edwards died in 1953.[1]
The theme tune was "The Road to Gundagai".[2] The standard accent used by actors and announcers in Australian broadcasting was "Southern English", an upper class British version that emulated the BBC. The actual Australian accent was acceptable only in low comedy as in "Dad and Dave from Snake Gully."[3]
This famous Australian radio drama series can still be heard on Melbourne Australia's Golden Days Radio 95.7FM every Saturday morning at 9.30am. The program is streamed around the world on www.goldendaysradio.com at that time.
Cast
- George Edwards as Dad
- Nell Stirling as Mabel
- Lois Bingham as Annie and Mum
- John Saul as Dave
References
- ^ "DAD AND DAVE". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 1 June 1937. p. 20. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "RADIO NOTES". The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW : 1910 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 June 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ John Rickard, Australia: A Cultural History (1988) p. 141
External links
- Dad and Dave from Snake Gully at Australian Screen Online
- Dad and Dave from Snake Gully at National Film and Sound Archive
- Copies of early episodes at Internet Archive