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One Man's Kingdom

ABC Weekly 27 Apr 1957
Running time	30 mins
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Home station	ABC
Written by	Ruth Park D'arcy Niland
Directed by	Neil Hutchison
Original release	4 May 1957 – 1957
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13

One Man's Kingdom is an Australian 1957 radio serial by Ruth Park and D'arcy Niland. It ran weekly on Saturday nights on the ABC.

It was one of the most prestigious radio serials in the country at the time. According to the ABC Annual Report of 1956–57, "This was designed to tell in lively dramatic form the story of the nation's development in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It was felt that the events of history, brought to life through the trials and tribulations of an imaginary family, could be depicted with greater clarity and colour in the form of a dramatic serial than is possible in the pages of a book of reference. Such proved to be the case and many enquiries about a possible re-broadcast of the serial were received."

Premise

The life of English colonists in Sydney from 1856 to 1900.

Adaptations

Niland and Park adapted it into television scripts but they were never filmed.

References

1. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (27 April 1957) , "Actors, writers and music makers", Section v. : ill. ; 29cm., ABC Weekly, 19 (17), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1554941139, retrieved 2 June 2023 – via Trove
2. "Australian family saga by husband-wife team". The Age TV Radio Supplement. 2 May 1957. p. 3.
3. "ABC Annual Report 1956-57". Australian Parliament Library. p. 22.
4. "Collection 2: Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland further literary papers, 1930s-1993". State Library of NSW.

• 1957 radio dramas
• Radio plays by Ruth Park
• 1957 Australian radio dramas
• Works by D'arcy Niland