My Father's Wars

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Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, this series of dramatic works is based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was funded by the Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants program. This…

Elaine Acworth


    • Apr 9, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 8m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    Episode 5: And we sat atop the dead for there was nowhere else…

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 13:05


    The Western Front fundamentally shaped these men and women and yet they never spoke of it.   Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was funded by the Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants program. This podcast was launched as part of the Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation project.

    Episode 4: First stroke of the whip

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 7:50


    What do we take from a loss? When everything is taken from you? How do you move on?   Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was funded by the Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants program. This podcast was launched as part of the Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation project.

    Episode 3: On the floor behind the driver…

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 6:55


    Events on the Western Front in 1917 determine a young child’s winter mornings in 1966.   Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was funded by the Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants program. This podcast was launched as part of the Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation project.

    Episode 2: Lessons learned

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 6:22


    Fee-fie- fo-fum! Giant-killers come in all sizes and descriptions, in all centuries and in all fights.   Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was funded by the Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants program. This podcast was launched as part of the Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation project.

    Episode 1: So when dad died ...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 7:52


    The secret things that come to light when someone dies.   Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was funded by the Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants program. This podcast was launched as part of the Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation project.

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