The Runner is a 1962 Australian television play written by Alan Seymour which screened on ATN 7.
[1] A copy of the script was sent to Herb Elliott to see if he would take offence.
[3] It aired on Wednesday 24 October 1962 at 8 pm as part of a series of programs called By Special Request.
[4] The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the play "exemplified his [Seymour's] gift for finding subjects of universal potential combined with a central relevance to Australian occupations..."The Runner" promised well by taking as its central character a young Australian athlete rigorously trained to achieve fame far outdistancing his personal readiness for it.
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