Difference between revisions of "This Lonely Heart"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(7 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
''[[This Lonely Heart]]'' is a radio play by Arch Oboler
+
''[[This Lonely Heart]]'' is a radio play by Arch Oboler. (Also referred to as [[The Lonely Heart]])
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
Line 5: Line 5:
 
A radio drama about the great and undying romance of Nadezhda Filaretovna and composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
 
A radio drama about the great and undying romance of Nadezhda Filaretovna and composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
  
First broadcast on 14 January, 1940, directed by Roger Pryor with Arch Oboler and Bette Davis.
+
First broadcast on 14 January, 1940, on the programme ''Arch Oboler’s Plays'', directed by Roger Pryor, with Arch Oboler and Bette Davis.
  
 +
==Translations and adaptations==
 +
 +
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] for the [[SABC]] as ''[[Die Verlangende Hart]]'' by an unnamed author.
 +
 +
== Broadcast history in South Africa ==
 +
 +
November 1945: Broadcast by SABC radio station [[Durban and Pietermaritzburg "A"]] (English) as [[The Lonely Heart]] with music by the SABC orchestra conducted by [[J Schulman]].
  
==Translations and adaptations==
+
1953: Broadcast by the [[Afrikaans]] Service of the [[SABC]] from Cape Town on 4 May 1953.
  
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] for the [[SABC]] as ''[[Die Verlangende Hart]]'' by an unnamed author. Though no translator is named, it could possibly have been by the playwright [[Paul Roubaix]].
+
== Sources ==
  
 
https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Site-Early-Radio/Early-Radio-Collection/IDX/Best-Broadcasts-of-1939-194081.pdf
 
https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Site-Early-Radio/Early-Radio-Collection/IDX/Best-Broadcasts-of-1939-194081.pdf
 
This Lonely Heart
 
Broadcast: 14th January 1940
 
Starring:
 
  
 
https://www.rusc.com/old-time-radio/This-Lonely-Heart.aspx?id=32132
 
https://www.rusc.com/old-time-radio/This-Lonely-Heart.aspx?id=32132
  
== Broadcast history in South Africa ==
+
[[Radio Week]] 9th November, 1945, pg 17.
  
== Sources ==
+
A copy of the [[SABC]] radio text of ''[[Die Verlangende Hart]]'', found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archive in 2022.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, 9 September 2024

This Lonely Heart is a radio play by Arch Oboler. (Also referred to as The Lonely Heart)

The original text

A radio drama about the great and undying romance of Nadezhda Filaretovna and composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

First broadcast on 14 January, 1940, on the programme Arch Oboler’s Plays, directed by Roger Pryor, with Arch Oboler and Bette Davis.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans for the SABC as Die Verlangende Hart by an unnamed author.

Broadcast history in South Africa

November 1945: Broadcast by SABC radio station Durban and Pietermaritzburg "A" (English) as The Lonely Heart with music by the SABC orchestra conducted by J Schulman.

1953: Broadcast by the Afrikaans Service of the SABC from Cape Town on 4 May 1953.

Sources

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Site-Early-Radio/Early-Radio-Collection/IDX/Best-Broadcasts-of-1939-194081.pdf

https://www.rusc.com/old-time-radio/This-Lonely-Heart.aspx?id=32132

Radio Week 9th November, 1945, pg 17.

A copy of the SABC radio text of Die Verlangende Hart, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archive in 2022.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page