Kathleen McArthur's Lunch Hour Theatre Scripts Podcast

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Artist. Author. Activist. Take an audio journey through Kathleen McArthur’s life in this new podcast series. The legacy of Kathleen McArthur whose life blossomed on the Sunshine Coast has been captured in a new podcast series launched by Sunshine Coast Libraries. Supported by the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Government, Libraries have produced a podcast series of 22 episodes based on the Kathleen McArthur’s Lunch Hour Theatre Scripts Collection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 02/13/2023

    19th Century Woman

    Stories of women emigrating to Australia in the 19th Century. Letters home telling of the trials and tribulations in the harsh conditions of the Australian bush Actors: Lilliemay Cheung, Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison  Reference: No Place for a Nervous Lady by Lucy Frost. Penguin 1984  Songs:   Nobody knows the Trouble I’ve Seen | Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp., Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc  Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law  Producer: James Russell Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 02/06/2023

    The Story of Caloundra's Lunch Hour Theatre

    This is the story of the Lunch Hour theatre and where it all began Actors: Lilliemay Cheung, Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison  Songs:   Friendship by Judy Garland and Johnny Mercer (1940)  Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law  Producer: James Russell Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 01/30/2023

    Laughter Without Malice - Part 2

    Kathleen McArthur finds it very amusing that the Opening of the Sewerage Works in Caloundra could attract such pomp and ceremony Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Poetry: True Religion by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright  Songs:   Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law  Producer: James Russell Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 01/23/2023

    Laughter Without Malice - Part 1

    Kathleen McArthur established the Caloundra Branch of the Queensland Wildlife Preservation Society in 1963. Council’s constant tidying up of nature was an anathema to Kathleen and she was very vocal on the issue. She was a thorn in the side of all bureaucracy Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison  Poetry: True Religion by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright  Songs:  Jolly Good Company by The Riverboat Banjo Band  Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law  Producer: James Russell Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. 01/16/2023

    Tourism Our Cargo Cult - Part 2

    Kathleen McArthur with tongue in cheek said the road to prosperity is simple, we just have to stop being parochial  Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison  Love You Queensland: Sunshine Television Network Promo - 1992. * Producer/Director/Editor "Love You Queensland": Alun Humphreys (Network Promotions Director for Sunshine Television Network).  Songs:   Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law  Bundaberg Rum by Ian McNamara and The Burgundian Consort   Producer: James Russell Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. 01/09/2023

    Tourism Our Cargo Cult - Part 1

    Kathleen McArthur was chosen as the Sunshine Coast Daily’s Citizen of the Century in 2002. Kathleen’s passionate commitment, meticulous research and articulate advocacy contributed significantly to the preservation of the environment Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison  Songs:   Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. 01/02/2023

    People's Protest

    When Kathleen McArthur and Judith Wright stood on the top of Mount Tinbeerwah behind Noosa in 1953, they immediately saw the fascinating system of sand mass with related river and lakes would make a unique National Park Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell  Reference: The Quiet Crisis by Stewart L Udall, 1963  Songs:   The Song of Cooloola performed by Karen Law and Murray Law – used with permission from WPSQ and written by Keith Bartholemew  Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law  Producer: James Russell Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 12/26/2022

    Where Has All the Country Gone? - Part 2

    Kathleen McArthur’s efforts were tireless. Writing letters to the newspapers warning of the dangers of CFCS and speaking about the precariousness of the Ozone layer and promoting the biological importance of the world’s seas and rainforests Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison, and James Russell  Poetry: The Bishop by Douglas Stewart | Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd  Songs:   Coral Coast |music and lyrics by Karen Law, performed by Karen Law and Murray Law  Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Artist. Author. Activist. Take an audio journey through Kathleen McArthur’s life in this new podcast series. The legacy of Kathleen McArthur whose life blossomed on the Sunshine Coast has been captured in a new podcast series launched by Sunshine Coast Libraries. Supported by the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Government, Libraries have produced a podcast series of 22 episodes based on the Kathleen McArthur’s Lunch Hour Theatre Scripts Collection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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