The Golden Age of the Argonauts: A Celebration of Australia’s Best-Loved Radio Program for Children by Rob Johnson

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Blue pen marks on right foredge. Body text and binding are still very good.

In the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, children all over Australia dropped whatever they were doing at 5:30 each afternoon and raced to the radio set for an hour of stories, songs, jokes, information and fun..

Children between the ages of 7 and 17 could join the Argonauts Club, be allotted a ship name and number and submit stories, drawings, poems and anything creative, which could be read out aloud or discussed on air. At its height in the mid-1950s, the club had over one hundred thousand members.

The Golden Age of the Argonauts is the fascinating history of a unique, much-loved radio program, a tribute to a time when life was simpler, more innocent and full of fun. (back cover)

Foreword by Barry Humphries.