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The Man with the Donkey is a 1938 Australian radio drama by Harry Paull about John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey during World War One. It aired on the ABC on Anzac Day in 1938.

The play was produced again on the ABC on Anzac Day in 1945 and 1951.

Premise

According to the press release the play "re-creates the circumstances of the landing, and pays a clear tribute to “the man with the donkey” the man who was sometimes called “Scotty” and sometimes “Murphy,” though actually he was born in Durham, England."

References

1. "Anzac Day Broadcasts", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (16), Sydney: Wireless Press, April 22, 1938, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
2. "Monday April 25", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (16), Sydney: Wireless Press, April 22, 1938, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
3. "Radio plays for April", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (13), Sydney: Wireless Press, April 1, 1938, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
4. "This week's A.B.C. PLAYS on the National programmes", ABC Weekly, 7 (16), Sydney, 21 April 1945, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
5. "Wednesday, April 25", ABC Weekly, 13 (16), Sydney, 21 April 1951, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
6. "ANZAC BROADCAST". Shepparton Advertiser. Vol. 3, no. 383. Victoria, Australia. 22 April 1938. p. 20. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

• 1938 Australian radio dramas
• 1945 Australian radio dramas
• 1951 Australian radio dramas
• Australian radio dramas based on actual events
• Australian radio dramas about World War One