Thirty Minutes to Go

Thirty Minutes to Go
Other namesDeadline
Genredrama
Running time30 mins
Country of originAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Created byGordon Grimsdale
Written byJames Workman
Produced byGordon Grimsdale
Original release1953
No. of series2

Thirty Minutes to Go is an Australian radio series.[1] It debuted in 1953 and episdes ran for 30 minutes.[2][3] The gimmick of the show was it played in real time, the last thirty minutes of some catalysmic event.[4] The series was created by Gordon Grimsdale and was very popular, selling overseas. There were 52 episodes under the title Thirty Minutes to Go and 52 episodes under the title Deadline.[5]

Many episodes were written by James Workman, Kay Keavney, Coral Lansbury and Gordon Grimsdale.[5] Working on the series was how James Workman broke into Australian radio.[6]

The Daily Mirror called it "outstanding."[7]

Select episodes

  • "Winner Takes All" by James Workman[8]
  • "The Last Miracle" by James Workman[9]
  • "Flashpoint" by James Workman[10]
  • "To Linda with Love" by James Workman[11]
  • "Medellon Theory" by James Workman
  • "The Last Miracle" by James Workman

Select Deadline episodes

  • "High Tide" by HJames Workman

References

  1. ^ "AROUND THE DIAL". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XVIII, no. 176. New South Wales, Australia. 14 October 1953. p. 18. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "FROM A LISTENER'S ARMCHAIR". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 95, no. 29, 477. South Australia. 4 April 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "NEW UZ HALF-HOUR NIGHT DRAMAS". The Age. No. 30, 637. Victoria, Australia. 10 July 1953. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Obituaries Gordon Hector Grimsdale". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 February 1997. p. 34.
  5. ^ a b Kent, Jacqueline (1983). Out of the bakelite box : the heyday of Australian radio. p. 241.
  6. ^ WORKMAN, JAMES : INTERVIEWED BY DIANA COMBE : ORAL HISTORY, National Film and Sound Archive, NFSA ID191350, recorded 1984
  7. ^ "Outstanding UW thriller". Daily Mirror. No. 3809. New South Wales, Australia. 19 August 1953. p. 26 (Cable Edition 2). Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "NEWS for Listeners". The Gosford Times And Wyong District Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 30 October 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Important subject for air forum". The Sun. No. 13, 639. New South Wales, Australia. 27 October 1953. p. 30 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "On-the-spot golf cover". The Sun. No. 13, 627. New South Wales, Australia. 13 October 1953. p. 33 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Women's Interests On The Air Struggle For The Vate". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 36, 178. New South Wales, Australia. 3 December 1953. p. 11 (Women's section). Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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