It's Not Cricket (radio series)

It's Not Cricket was a 1953 Australian radio variety series. It was written for the ABC to supplement radio broadcasts of the 1953 Ashes series from England. The series was recorded in England and airmailed to Australia.[1][2]

Writers included Frank Muir and Denis Norden, who wrote British scripts, and Fred Parsons, who wrote Australian scripts. Some episodes were recorded in Britain, others in Australia.[2][3]

The first three broadcasts were on 11, 12 and 13 June in 1953.[2]

Reception

The Advertiser wrote: "The idea I gathered was not to provide us with top line variety shows for the five scheduled nights, but to create a Test party atmosphere in the studios and relay that to listeners. Generally, they all succeeded very well and if the comedy, the music and the studio stunts occasionally needed a few forced laughs to help them along, that only made the party atmosphere more realistic."[4]

Cast

British

Australian

  • Anthony Quayle (then touring Australia)
  • Chips Rafferty
  • Edwin Styles (then touring Australia)
  • Willie Fennell
  • Paul Regan (then touring Australia)
  • George Foster
  • Bebe Scott
  • William Hodge (then touring Australia)
  • Dorothy Foster

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top-Line Radio Stars In Cricket Series". The Daily News. Vol. LXXI, no. 24, 385. Western Australia. 11 June 1953. p. 12 (FINAL). Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b c "It's Not Cricket!!", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 6 June 1953, nla.obj-1690191698, retrieved 28 May 2025 – via Trove
  3. ^ "Ball-by-Ball Test Relays on 3 Stations". The Age. No. 30613. Victoria, Australia. 12 June 1953. p. 1 (THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "From A Listener's Armchair". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 95, no. 29, 543. South Australia. 20 June 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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