| Cattleman | |
| Format: | serial drama |
| Runtime: | 15 mins |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: | R. S. Porteus |
| Executive Producer: | Grace Gibson |
| First Aired: | 1961 |
| Num Episodes: | 208 |
Cattleman is a 1961 Australian radio series based on a novel by R. S. Porteus. It was one of the most successful radio series of the 1960s.[1]
Grace Gibson heard Porteus talking about the book in an interview and optioned the rights even before it had been published. She assigned Ross Napier to write the scripts.[2]
The book was dramatised in 104 episodes. However, the serial was so popular it went for another 104 episodes.[3]
An old man, Ben Macready, tells his life story as he lies on his deathbed.