Drama-ga Radio ee Blue Hills: 50 sano ka dib markii uu dhamaaday
Gudaha Australia, 30-kii September waxaa la xasuustaa 50 sano ka dib markii drama-ga radio ee Blue Hills uu ku dhamaaday. Barnaamijkaas oo 27 sano socday, wuxuu ahaa midka ugu dheer ee drama-ga radio ee Australia, waxaana qoray qoraaga iyo dharka Gwen Meredith oo kaliya 5,975 qaybood.
Bilowga Barnaamijka iyo Xaqiiqada Deegaanka
Barnaamijka Blue Hills wuxuu bilaabay 1949-kii, waxaana uu ahaa mid lagu dhiirigelinayay askarta dib u soo laabtay ee dagaalka labaad ee adduunka inay sameeyaan koronto iyo kor u qaadashada korontada. Barnaamijka hore ee The Lawsons wuxuu ahaa bilowga Blue Hills, waxaana la sheegay inuu ahaa mid 'dhaqan-dhaqameed' oo deegaanka lagu dhiirigelinayo.
Waxaa la sheegay in barnaamijka uu ahaa mid dadka deegaanka Australia u ahaa 'dhageysiga la baahiyay', waxaana la sheegay in 1950-kii, hal midig oo ka mid ah radio-yada Australia ayay ku jireen barnaamijkaas. Dadka deegaanka waxay aaminsanayeen inay u baahan yihiin inay dhageystaan barnaamijkaas, waayo waxaa jiray dukaan kasta oo deegaanka ah.
Gwen Meredith: Qoraaga Guud ee Barnaamijka
Gwen Meredith waxay qortay 5,975 qaybood oo barnaamijka ah, waxaana la sheegay inay qortay 70 buug oo kale muddadaas. Waxay ku qortay barnaamijka xaqiiqooyin badan oo ku saabsan deegaanka, waxayna ku qortay barnaamijka xaqiiqooyin badan oo ku saabsan deegaanka.
Waxayna qortay barnaamijka xaqiiqooyin badan oo ku saabsan deegaanka, waxayna ku qortay barnaamijka xaqiiqooyin badan oo ku saabsan deegaanka. Waxayna qortay barnaamijka xaqiiqooyin badan oo ku saabsan deegaanka, waxayna ku qortay barnaamijka xaqiiqooyin badan oo ku saabsan deegaanka.
Dhacdooyinka Dhaqanka iyo Xaaladda Siyaasadda
Barnaamijka Blue Hills wuxuu ahaa mid dadka deegaanka Australia u ahaa 'dhageysiga la baahiyay', waxaana la sheegay in 1950-kii, hal midig oo ka mid ah radio-yada Australia ayay ku jireen barnaamijkaas. Dadka deegaanka waxay aaminsanayeen inay u baahan yihiin inay dhageystaan barnaamijkaas, waayo waxaa jiray dukaan kasta oo deegaanka ah.
Waxaa la sheegay in barnaamijka uu ahaa mid dadka deegaanka Australia u ahaa 'dhageysiga la baahiyay', waxaana la sheegay in 1950-kii, hal midig oo ka mid ah radio-yada Australia ayay ku jireen barnaamijkaas. Dadka deegaanka waxay aaminsanayeen inay u baahan yihiin inay dhageystaan barnaamijkaas, waayo waxaa jiray dukaan kasta oo deegaanka ah.
Blue Hills, the longest-running serial radio drama in Australian history, concluded on 30 September 1976 after 5,975 episodes written solo by Gwen Meredith. The show, which ran from February 1949 to September 1976, was described as 'compulsory listening' for regional Australians, with one in two radios tuned in at 1pm during its peak in the 1950s.
From Wartime Propaganda to National Institution
In the late 1940s, playwright Gwen Meredith was commissioned to write a radio series encouraging returning World War Two servicemen to 'grow better crops and increase production'. The original show, The Lawsons, became the genesis for Blue Hills, which was broadcast from February 1949 until September 1976. The ABC's rural department insisted the drama include accurate farming information, though Meredith noted the drama team resisted, saying 'It'll only ruin the story. It'll all bog [it] down. And I had to run a middle course.'
The show was described as 'a piece of rural propaganda, one way or the other', yet it evolved into an institution in Australian radio. Meredith wrote all 5,975 episodes solo, effectively producing 70 novels over nearly three decades. At its height in the 1950s, one in two radios in Australia were listening to the Country Hour and Blue Hills at 1pm, making it the country's longest-running serial radio drama.
'Compulsory Listening' in Regional Australia
Former ABC broadcaster Ian Doyle recalled that 'You couldn't go into a country store in the 50s and expect to be served between 1 and 1:15.' He added that 'Anybody selling insurance and knocking on the door in regional Australia, of course, the door wasn't answered. You had to sit and listen to Blue Hills because everything was so compelling.' The show was described as 'compulsory listening' for people in regional Australia.
Lorraine Greenfield, who grew up on an isolated station in South Australia, said her father-in-law was 'very strict' about listening at 1pm. She felt sorry for stock agents who 'travelled three or four hours to see him only to be told he couldn't speak until Blue Hills was over. He carried that through until the end of Blue Hills. It was a very sad day when it ended, I still think about Blue Hills.'
A Writer Ahead of Her Time
At the show's height in the 1950s, the White Australia Policy was in effect, as was the Assimilation Policy for First Nations people. Meredith wrote an episode where a relative had a baby with an Indigenous person to reflect Australia's multiracial identity. 'That caused enormous controversy, but she wanted to introduce the idea of the fact that there was multiracial involvement in Australia, and she pushed it as far as she could go,' said Doyle.
Meredith was also accused by politicians of being 'anti-government' for featuring characters commenting on high interest rates and job difficulties. Doyle noted that 'She hadn't thought about the politics of it. She's just saying that's what they were talking about in regional Australia.' Meredith died in 2006 at the age of 98, leaving behind a legacy as the sole writer of Australia's most enduring radio drama.
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