The Sundowners (radio serial)
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Genreserial drama
Running time15 mins (8:45 am – 9:00 am)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
 The Age 5 Nov 1953 | |
| Genre | serial drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 15 mins (8:45 am – 9:00 am) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Announcer | John Morgan[1] |
| Written by | Colin Roderick |
| Produced by | Max Afford |
| Recording studio | Sydney |
| Original release | April 20 – May 22, 1953 |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
The Sundowners is a 1953 Australian radio serial based on the novel of the same name by Jon Cleary.[2] It was a 15-minute morning serial for the ABC starting in April 1953[3] and played as a night-time serial in November of that year (where episodes ran for 30 minutes).[4][5]
Cleary returned to Australia to live in October 1953 after several years away.[6]
The adventures of the Carmody family in outback Queensland: Paddy, Ida and their son Sean.