The Q Story
A Broadcast History of Queensland (1945–1946)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S132181660000129XKeywords:
Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), radio history project, 'The Q Story', wartime nationalismAbstract
In 1945, as Australians unknowingly entered the last year of the Second World War, the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) in Queensland undertook a unique radio history project that ran for two years. The original intention of the programme, as suggested by its title The Q Story, appears to have been propagandist and thus in keeping with official policy: to provide morale-boosting entertainment with a nationalist theme in the context of wartime. As the programme progressed, however, it appears to have developed an alternative legitimacy in response to public demand.
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