The Last Outlaw: A Full-Cast BBC Radio Historical Drama

A vintage eight-part radio serial based on the true story of the infamous outlaw and his Kelly gangNed Kelly’s name has gone down in history as Australia’s greatest folk hero. A legendary bushranger and bank robber, he is lauded by many as a Robin Hood-style rebel – and reviled by others as a cold-blooded killer. This thrilling 1963 serial by The Flying Doctor writer Rex Rienits charts his chequered career, from his first hold-up to his dramatic last stand.1870, and on a lonely road near the township of Greta, 16-year-old Ned Kelly is learning the bandit’s trade from a newly released convict. But he soon comes to the attention of the police, and after three stints behind bars, he knows they won’t let him go straight. A fateful decision to go into the horse-stealing business sees him forced to go on the run, and soon, the Kelly gang are at all-out war with the law.When he kills three policemen, Ned signs four death warrants. Proclaimed outlaws, the gang know they could be shot down like