The 9 episodes were broadcast between 2 and 3 p.m. on Tony Mckenzie's prog and the trailers and the interview with Bruce Webster at other odd times. These last three were the product of my own deranged mind.
One final author's note. The last "60-Second Theatre" piece broadcast was "The Castaways", on the 21st March,1985. 5 days later the following letter was published in the Independent, Herald and Evening Press.
"Today
I was listening to "Sixty-Second Theatre" on Radio Nova (21-3-85)
The scene took place on a desert island with an Irishman, an Englishman
and a Scotsman, marooned on it. Throughout the sketch, the Irishman
is continually portrayed as stupid and dumb. Needless to say how the
others are portrayed. Radio Nova has increased transmitter output and
now broadcasts (illegally?) into the U.K. Mr. Carey already disregarding
Irish law now adds insult to injury and disregards Irish
feelings in order to show his fellow countrymen what a great fellow
he is and that, yes, the Irish really are stupid. All of this is sad
but understandable except for two things. Do the Irish working for Radio
Nova have any dignity? If the listening public refused to purchase from
advertisers on Radio Nova, would these sketches continue?
PATRICK KINSELLA
Swords,
Co.. Dublin "
I replied to this letter as the alleged author, Brent McMurdo, and to their credit, all three papers published the reply on the 29th March.
"I
read with some surprise and not a little sadness a recent letter in
your columns from Mr. P.Kinsella, complaining about my play, "The
Castaways", presented recently on Radio Nova's "60-Second
Theatre". It was described as being insulting to Irish people.
I think the references to Mr. Cary in connection with the presentation
of my work are ill-considered. Surely it is I who should be the target
of the attack, as the author. Perhaps Mr. Kinsella did not hear the
performance at an earlier date of my award-winning play, "The Jungle".
Had he done so , he must surely be aware that those looking for meaning
beneath the surface would quickly label it as violently Anti-British.
My formative years were in my native land- Australia. There we all lived
happily and harmoniously, side by side by Sydney: Aussie, Pommy, Paddy
and Abo. We worked , loved and laughed together. Surely we can do the
same in this far-off land.
BRENT McMURDO
c/o
Radio Nova
Stocking Lane,
Ratharnham 16 "
And
there it ended. Now listen and enjoy!
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No. 1
"All in the mind" |
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No. 4
"Dream goddess" |
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No. 5
"50/50 chance" |
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No. 6
"A matter of time" |
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No. 7
Interview with actor Bruce Webster |
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No. 8
"The alien" |
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No. 10
"Luck of the draw" |
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No. 11
"The jungle" |
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No. 12
Promo for Star-Chat with Bob Gallico |
