Lynn Foster wrote and directed the 1946 radio serial Crossroads of Life featuring Peter Finch and Thelma Scott.

Crossroads for Life was written and produced by Lynn Foster. In this scene Finch plays Stephen Crane with Thelma Scott as Julie Halsted his lover.

Lynn Foster (1914–1985) wrote The Lost Generation in 1945 to assist the Commonwealth War Loan Office’s appeal for people to buy war bonds in the Fourth Victory Loan. 

The 1939 play There is No Armour was written by Lynn Foster and performed at the Independent Theatre in Sydney.

It was adapted for radio and published in 1945.

An article for the publication Wireless Weekly written by Lynn Foster, circa 1938, about writing for radio.  Reproduced by arrangement with Silicon Chip Publications Pty Ltd.

The NFSA has joined with nine other organisations to produce Australia’s first online Encyclopedia of women leaders, including entries on women who have made notable contributions to radio.

Women played an important role during Australia’s early years of radio broadcasting. We look at the pioneering contribution of Lynn Foster.

Radio highlights from the NFSA's collection written, directed, produced and performed by women from Australia's radio history.