The Hot and Copper Sky

The Hot and Copper Sky is a 1962 British radio play by Bruce Stewart about the bushranger Ben Hall, originally written for BBC radio.[1][2]

Stewart adapted it into a TV play The Night of Ben Hall which the BBC optioned for two years but did not use.[3]

Stewart used the same title for an unrelated 1982 novel.[4]

The play was recorded for Australian radio in 1963.[5][6]

Premise

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Ben Hall and two fellow-bushrangers, Dunn and Jack Gilbert, arrive at the small township of Canowindra. As there are no police or, the outlaws proceed to take over the town, until a "town leader" Mr Grace makes plans to take action.

Cast of 1962 BBC Production

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References

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  1. ^ "N.Z. Man's Play About Bushranger". Press. 29 January 1963. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Radio". Evening Standard. 4 June 1962. p. 4.
  3. ^ "TV plays not used". Press. 10 May 1965. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Books". The South Bend Tribune. 25 April 1982. p. 97.
  5. ^ "Plays". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 April 1963. p. 84.
  6. ^ "Radio plays". The Age. 18 April 1963. p. 29.
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