The Three Diggers
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The Three Diggers is a 1938 Australian radio serial by E.V. Timms. It aired on 2BL as part of a special radio session for 'diggers'.[1]
Timms was a former Australian soldier who had served in World War One. Three Diggers was among his best remembered radio work.[2]
Timms was approached to write it by the ABC. It started in January 1938. There was a special session for Australian soldiers five nights a week from 7pm to 7.15pm. The serial Three Diggers aired Monday, Wednesday and Friday.[3][4]
The serial ran for over 200 episodes, when it was cancelled in mid-1939.[5]
Timms later co wrote the script for the film Forty Thousand Horsemen which was about three diggers in World War One.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Max Osbiston as Jim[6]
- Henry Howlett as Bill
- George Hewlett as Shady
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Anthony Barker, 'Timms, Edward Vivian (1895–1960)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/timms-edward-vivian-8818/text15467, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 10 March 2024.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Three Diggers at AustLit