The Fire on the Snow
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The Fire on the Snow is a 1941 Australian verse play by Douglas Stewart about the Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica by Robert Falcon Scott. It premiered on ABC radio on 6 June 1941 to great acclaim and inspired a series of Australian verse dramas on ABC radio.[2][3]
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Genre | verse drama play |
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Running time | 60 mins[1] (7:30 pm ā 8:30 pm) |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | 2FC |
Syndicates | ABC |
Starring | Frank Harvey |
Written by | Douglas Stewart |
Directed by | Frank Clewlow |
Recording studio | Sydney |
Original release | June 8, 1941 (1941-06-08) |
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The play was performed in Canada, England and New Zealand, and was an assigned text for the Leaving Certificate. It was also adapted into a stage version.[4][5]