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Along the Pituri Trail

January 3rd, 2009 by Dan Hill

Continuing my attempt to disorientate the Northern hemisphere - or at least its Speechification listeners - with tales of dry, distant lands, here's another fine ABC Radio National doco. This one follows in the footsteps of W.O Hodgkinson, who led the last government funded expedition into Australia's Simpson Desert in 1876, attempting to find the source of 'Pituri', a valuable native narcotic. Tracing the journals of Victorian explorers is a well-worn format, but almost always fascinating. This one no exception, and pitched in front of an evocative soundscape.

Hindsight: Along the Pituri Trail [mp3]

Presenter: Michelle Rayner
Producer: Michelle Rayner
Production Company: ABC Radio National
Listen: [MP3]

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One Response to “Along the Pituri Trail”

  1. Steve Bowbrick Says:
    January 8th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    Lovely. Sound is gorgeous. Got a very detailed image of the landscape in my head now. Wonder if it matches the real thing…

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