21st Precinct
Drama
Drama
On Safari.
On Safari places human decisions beside an environment that cannot be taken for granted. Wildlife, difficult journeys and uncertain encounters become part of the action, giving the stories a setting where knowledge and judgement can matter as much as nerve. A South African programme also catalogued under its sponsor’s name.
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On Safari: Programme Guide.
A journey through the bush can expose a human decision as clearly as a physical danger. On Safari combines landscapes, wildlife and uncertain encounters within South African radio adventure.
Broadcast history.
Also known as General Motors On Safari, the programme is documented in South African radio histories from 1965. Some collector catalogues give later ranges; the dated surviving 1965 recordings should not be overwritten by a single later summary date.
Cast and creative team.
Michael McCabe produced the series, sponsored by General Motors South Africa. Companies and writers vary between subjects, and a complete cast for every transfer is not established by the consulted programme overview.
Where to begin.
The Snows Of Kilimanjaro · The Man Eaters Of Tsabu
These available recordings offer an introduction to this collection. Their current publication dates are separate from historical broadcast dates.
An interesting detail.
The presentation mixes dramatized fiction with factual and documentary-style subjects. Its hunting stories and portrayals of African life reflect the period’s perspective; a documentary-style voice does not make every story an independently verified report.
Listening appeal.
Try The Snows of Kilimanjaro or The Man Eaters of Tsabu. Identify the source and form of the particular story rather than assuming all seventy-two records follow one continuing fictional expedition.
Collection and date notes.
HRV lists 72 public recordings. The seventy-two records form the available selection; individual story sources and casts can differ. Current podcast dates describe later archive publication, separately from original broadcast dates.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
72 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
72 episodes available.
The Bullet
25:00Crossed Sticks
24:41Feast For A King
26:58Huberta Goes South
26:45Just Retribution
25:33A Boy And His Dog
24:08Henry Was Here
22:56The New Economy
26:29To Catch An Oryx
28:24Crusader
24:23Savage Encounter
27:15The Leopard's Snarl
26:54A Well Mannered Lion
27:35Shaudi Nyamungo
24:35Day Of The Kwagga
25:55Henry The Hunter
26:53A Licence To Kill
26:36Tembele's Trail
27:23Sounds Of Africa
29:15Francis Mccomber
24:15Death Of A Clown
26:13Nylon Safari
24:48Mamba
27:34The Honey Bird
26:03The Eternal Balance
26:04Golden Half Hunter
27:55Hunt The White Devil
26:15Appassionata
25:46Ivory Mission
26:59Lion Alegro
27:21Exposure
25:19Orgobi
26:39More Than Ivory
27:32To Climb A Mountain
26:02Old Man On The Rock
25:42Grave Of White Gold
27:26The Way North
26:02Tembaruki
27:33Spirit Of Ramazani
26:53Dead Man's Gold
25:42The Theatre Sister
25:34The Rogue
26:32Spike's Reef
27:0813th Elephant
28:05Obsession
27:35Old Friend's Son
26:24
Questions about On Safari.
Is this the British wildlife television On Safari?
It is a separate South African radio adventure programme.
Are all the stories documentaries?
The programme includes fiction as well as factual and documentary-style material.
