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A series of television plays based on the novels of Norman Lindsay and aired in 1972 under the collective title of the Norman Lindsay Festival.
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A Curate in Bohemia
Australia
:
ABC Television
,
1972
Z1292799
1972
single work
film/TV
A young man considering the priesthood as his vocation finds himself in the company of a group of artists. Their Bohemian lifestyle leads him to spend his time and money on the pleasures of alcohol, food, and stimulating company.
Australia : ABC Television , 1972 -
form
y
The Cousin from Fiji
Australia
:
ABC Television
,
1972
Z1292562
1972
series - publisher
film/TV
A period drama set in the 1890s, the narrative concerns eighteen-year-old Ella Belairs, who returns to her home in Ballarat, Victoria after having spent her childhood in Fiji.
Australia : ABC Television , 1972 -
form
y
Redheap
Australia
:
ABC Television
,
1972
Z869036
1972
series - publisher
film/TV
Nineteen-year-old Robert Piper has spent all his life in the country. He now starts a new life at university in the city.
Australia : ABC Television , 1972 -
form
y
Halfway to Anywhere
Halfway to Nowhere
Australia
:
ABC Television
,
1972
Z1302591
1972
single work
film/TV
Based on Norman Lindsay's novel of the same name, the narrative explores issues around the subject of growing up in a small rural community.
Australia : ABC Television , 1972 -
form
y
Dust or Polish
Australia
:
ABC Television
,
1972
Z1292807
1972
single work
film/TV
Australia
:
ABC Television
,
1972
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Clever Casting
1972
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 18 October 1972; (p. 10)
— Review of Redheap 1972 series - publisher film/TV ; Norman Lindsay Festival 1972 series - publisher film/TV A short review that praises the production and discusses the issue of nudity on television in light of the banning of the novel. It includes a production still.
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Clever Casting
1972
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 18 October 1972; (p. 10)
— Review of Redheap 1972 series - publisher film/TV ; Norman Lindsay Festival 1972 series - publisher film/TV A short review that praises the production and discusses the issue of nudity on television in light of the banning of the novel. It includes a production still.
