Reg James: 2 books

Radio drama is often called the “theatre of the mind”, wherein a listener’s imagination is stimulated by voices, sounds, and music to create mental imagery as real as any bricks-and-mortar theatre. Reg James spent a lifetime in the thick of Australian radio drama. Rising through the ranks at Grace...

A nostalgic journey back to the 1930s-1950s when American-born Grace Gibson dominated radio drama in Australia. What emerges is a rare social and media history, and an engaging look into the bustling radio industry of a lost era. Grace Gibson’s life could well have come from the script of one of her...