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1981 In Australian Television
This article is a summary of 1981 in Australian television. Events Television *15 February - ''Channel Nine Celebrates 25 Years Of Television'', hosted by Bert Newton *2 March - Network Ten introduces its new breakfast TV show, '' Good Morning Australia'', marking the return of breakfast television to Australian television screens. *30 March - British sitcom '' To the Manor Born'' debuts on ABC. *10 April - The TV Week Logie Awards air on Network Ten for the first time. *23 May - Nine Network premieres a brand new sports program called '' Wide World of Sports''. *27 July - '' Wheel of Fortune'' premieres on the Seven Network, hosted by Ernie Sigley with Adriana Xenides. *29 July - The Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer is broadcast across ABC and almost every commercial channel in Australia. *16 September - The Nine Network celebrates 25 years of television in Australia. *12 November - Final episode of the Australia soap opera ''The Restless Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Newton
Albert Watson Newton (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie award-winning entertainer and radio, theatre and television personality and presenter. Newton hosted the Logie Awards ceremony on 19 occasions. Newton was known for his collaborations opposite Graham Kennedy and subsequently Don Lane on their respective variety shows as well as appearances with his wife, singer Patti Newton. Their two children are actor Matthew Newton and TV personality Lauren Newton. Newton started his career in radio broadcasting, primarily as an announcer before becoming a star and fixture of Australian television since its inception in 1956, and was considered both an industry pioneer, icon and one of the longest-serving television performers in the world. Newton was known for his association with both the Nine Network and Ten Network on numerous variety shows including ''In Melbourne Tonight'', ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Restless Years
''The Restless Years'' is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and the drama and relationships faced by young adults. It was created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for Network Ten. The series debuted in a prime time slot on 6 December 1977 (during the end-of-year TV non-ratings period, in the vein of the Seven Network serial ''Cop Shop'', which had premiered the previous week in the out of ratings period) and was creator Watson's second successful soap opera in Australia, following ''The Young Doctors''. It had a successful run of four years, until December 1981, and ran 781 x 30 minute episodes. It was not renewed by the network due to declining ratings. The series had a predominantly young audience. The series was Grundy's third foray into creating successful soap operas, and followed a similar theme to their previous school room drama '' Class of '74''. Theme tune The opening and closing theme title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can Jump Puddles
''I Can Jump Puddles'' is a 1981 Australian television mini-series based on the 1955 autobiographical series of the same name by author Alan Marshall. Adapted for television by screenwriters Cliff Green and Roger Simpson, the series starred Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Adam Garnett, Tony Barry, Julie Hamilton, Ann Henderson, Lesley Baker, Olivia Brown, Debra Lawrance and Darren MacDonald.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p205 Several prominent television actors also had supporting roles including Lisa Aldenhoven (''The Young Doctors''), Kaarin Fairfax (''Bed of Roses''), Maurie Fields (''Skyways''), Terry Gill ('' Bluey''), Reg Gorman (''Fergus McPhail''), Matthew King ('' Dogstar''), Julie Nihill (''Blue Heelers''), Maureen Edwards and Dennis Miller ('' A Country Practice'') and Jason Donovan and Cliff Ellen ('' Neighbours''). A large part of supporting and minor roles also featured cameo appearances by cast members of ''Priso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratbags
''Ratbags'' is an Australian comedy series which screened on Network Ten in 1981. The show was loosely based on the life and times of office rat, Benny Gordon. Cast * Rod Quantock * Mary Kenneally * Benny Gordon * John Derum * Adam Bowen * Joanne Samuel * Heather Mitchell * Robyn Moase Format ''Ratbags'' featured sketch comedy and parodies of well known personalities, pop stars, music videos, television programs and advertisements of the day, or simply sent-up well-known social situations. It also featured musical performances. See also * Australia You're Standing In It * List of Australian television series Future shows Seven * ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–) * ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports ... References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0250918 Australian television sketch shows Network 10 original progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levkas Man
''Levkas Man'' is a thriller novel by British author Hammond Innes published in 1971. It tells the story of a doctor who goes to the Greek island of Lefkada with his adopted son to prove a theory about prehistoric man.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p210 Television adaptation Levkas Man was adapted into a six-episode mini television series by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), which aired from 18 March until 22 April 1981. It was a joint Australian–British–West German production, and was shot on location in Greece. Cast * Robert Coleby - Paul Gerrard * Marius Goring - Dr. Pieter Gerrard * Ann Michelle - Nicola * T.P. McKenna - Holroyd * Kenneth Cope - Bert * Takis Emmanuel - Kotiades * Ferdy Mayne - Borg References External links''Levkas Man''at IMDb''Levkas Man''at AustLit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outbreak Of Love
''Outbreak of Love'' is a 1981 Australian miniseries about Melbourne society just before World War I. *Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p. 220 * * References External links''Outbreak of Love''at IMDb''Outbreak of Love''at AustLit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature), usually referred to simply as AustLit, is an internet-based, non-profit collaboration betwee ... World War I television drama series English-language television shows 1980s Australian television miniseries 1981 Australian television series debuts 1981 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty And George
Fatty and George is an Australian children's sci-fi television series from 1981 produced by the Tasmanian Film Corporation for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series consisted of 10 episodes of 25-minute duration. The series follows the adventures of a brother and sister as they try to discover the whereabouts of their scientist father, whilst being pursued by an evil woman and her henchman. Synopsis Fatty and his sister George are two ordinary kids whose scientist father is experimenting with time travel. One day things go very wrong and he becomes trapped in a limbo-like dimension. Worse still, the rod-like crystal at the heart of his experiment is sought after by the wealthy and evil Nancy, who ruthlessly pursues the siblings in order to possess it. The crystal has the power to freeze time around the bearer, thus the consequences of it falling into the wrong hands could be potentially devastating. With the help of their friend Izzy, aunty Kath and grandad Bert, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily At Dawn
''Daily at Dawn'' was an Australian sitcom that screened in 1981 on the Seven Network. The series was written and produced by Gary Reilly and Tony Sattler, the team behind other popular Australian comedy series such as ''Kingswood Country'', '' Hey Dad..!'' and ''The Naked Vicar Show''. Synopsis The series was set in the office of a metropolitan newspaper. It was the first Australian comedy series to feature a regular gay character (Terry Bader as journalist Leslie).Howes, Keith. (1998, February). "Gays of Our Lives". Outrage, Number 177, 38-49. Cast * Noeline Brown as Phil Maguire * Paul Chubb as Russell Ducke * Terry Bader as Leslie Windrush * Henri Szeps as Joe Parker * Julieanne Newbould Julieanne Newbould (born 1957) is an Australian actress who first came to prominence in the 1970s. Newbould was 16 years old when she played Karen in the 1974 ABC telemovie ''Lindsay’s Boy''. She then worked in several television series for t ... as Kate Ashton * Robert Hughes as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And Here Comes Bucknuckle
''And Here Comes Bucknuckle'' is a 1981 TV series set in the world of horseracing.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 60 It was written by Alan Hopgood and was a sequel to Hopgood's play ''And the Big Men Fly''. It aired as part of "Australia week" on the ABC. Cast * Peter Curtin as Achilles Jones * Noni Hazlehurst as Lil * Bruce Spence * John Bluthal John Bluthal (born Isaac Bluthal; 12 August 1929 – 15 November 2018) was a Polish-born Australian actor and comedian, noted for his six-decade career internationally in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. He started his career ... as J.J. Forbes * Reg Evans as Wally Sloss * Denise Drysdale References {{reflist External links''And Here Comes Bucknuckle''at IMDb Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian comedy-drama television series 1981 Australian television series debuts Works by Alan Hopgood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Tribunal
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio. ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Australian Communications Authority. ACMA is responsible for collecting broadcasting, radiocommunication and telecommunication taxes and regulating Australian media. It does this through various legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice. ACMA is a converged regulator, created to oversee the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting, radio communications and the internet. Organization ACMA is an independent government agency managed by an executive team comprising the Chair (who is also the Agency Head), Deputy Chair (who is also the chief executive officer). ACMA collects revenue on behalf of the Australian Government through broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications taxes, charges and license fees. It also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Limited
News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. One of Australia's largest media conglomerates, News Corp Australia employs more than 8,000 staff nationwide and approximately 3,000 journalists. The group's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, subscription television in the form of Foxtel, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets. News Pty Limited (formerly News Limited) is the holding company of the group. News Corp Australia owns approximately 142 daily, Sunday, weekly, bi-weekly, and tri-weekly newspapers, of which 102 are suburban publications (including 16 in which News Corp Australia has a 50% interest). News Corp Australia publishes a nationally distributed newspaper in Australia, a metropolitan newspaper in each of the Australian cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, and Sydney, as well as groups of suburban n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the UK ('' The Sun'' and ''The Times)'', in Australia (''The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun'', and ''The Australian)'', in the US (''The Wall Street Journal'' and the ''New York Post''), book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News (through the Fox Corporation). He was also the owner of Sky (until 2018), 21st Century Fox ( until 2019), and the now-defunct '' News of the World''. With a net worth of billion , Murdoch is the 31st richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the world. After his father's death in 1952, Murdoch took over the running of '' The News'', a small Adelaide newspaper owned by his father. In the 1950s and 1960s, Murdoch acquired a number of new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
