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Edmund Piers Barclay (2 May 1898 – 26 August 1961) was an English-Australian writer known for his work in radio drama. Radio historian Richard Lane called him "Australian radio's first great writer and, many would say, Australian radio's greatest playwright ever." [1]
Edmund Piers (Teddy) Barclay (1898-1961), radio dramatist and writer, claimed to have been born on 2 May 1898 at Dinapore, India, son of Major Edmund Compston-Buckleigh, from Middlesex, England.
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Compston-Buckleigh, Edmund; Birth. 2 May, 1898 Danapur, Bihar, India. Death. 26 August, 1961 (aged 63) Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
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Barclay, Edmund Piers (Teddy) (1898–1961) Alternative Names: Compston-Buckleigh, Edmund; Born: 2 May, 1898 Danapur, Bihar, India. Died: 26 August, 1961 (aged 63) Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. Cultural Heritage: English
Khyber is a 1935 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay set in the north west frontier of India. According to contemporary reports "Undoubtedly it has proved one of the most successful serials ever broadcast in Australia or any part of the world." It was allegedly based on the experiences of Barclay's father in India.
Biography. Edmund Barclay was, according to an interview in Wireless Weekly, 'born in India, taken to England, educated, and sent to the War' ('He Has Written', p.11). He left the Flying Corps in 1919, and began reporting for the Daily Mail.
