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There is a Santa Claus is a 1954 Australian radio serial written by Morris West. It adapted the film Miracle on 34th Street. (Or, rather, it adapted a novel adapted from the movie.)

It was originally presented as a serial but then rebroadcast with all episodes playing consecutively as one performance.

Premise

"It tells the tale of Merry Mr'. Kris Kringle and his hilaripus adventures trying to convince “hardened’ people that he really is Santa Claus and has plenty of evidence to prove it."

Cast

• James Mills as Kris
• Sheila Sewell as Mrs. Walker
• Athol Fleming as Shellhammer
• Lou Vernon as Macy.

References

1. "Monday, December 13 Commercial", ABC Weekly, 16 (50), Sydney, 11 December 1954, retrieved 17 December 2023 – via Trove
2. ^ "There is a Santa Claus", ABC Weekly, 16 (51), Sydney, 18 December 1954, retrieved 17 December 2023 – via Trove
3. "Miracle on 34th Street". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XVIII, no. 191. New South Wales, Australia. 31 October 1953. p. 20. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

• 1954 Australian radio dramas
• 1950s Australian radio serials
• Works by Morris West