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1991 In Australian Television
Events January * 2 January – British sitcom ''Mr. Bean'' starring Rowan Atkinson premieres on the ABC. * 13 January – Network Ten undergoes a major rebrand, launching as "The Entertainment Network" and introducing a new logo, which remained in use until October 2018. * 17 January – Seven Network's long running breakfast program ''Sunrise'' makes its first broadcast. * 22 January – Australian sitcom '' All Together Now'' premieres on Nine Network. February * 8 February – French-American-Canadian animated series ''Inspector Gadget'' ends its afternoon run on ABC. The series will later shift to air on Sunday mornings on 22 December of that year. * 10 February – ''The Simpsons'' debuts on Network Ten at with the first season episode, 'Bart the Genius'. * 11 February – The ABC premieres the sitcom '' Eggshells'' starring Garry McDonald. March * March – Tony Barber and Alyce Platt announced that they will quit hosting the quiz show ''Sale of the Century''. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles on the sitcoms '' Blackadder'' (1983–1989) and ''Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995), and the film series ''Johnny English'' (2003–2018). Atkinson first came to prominence in the BBC sketch comedy show ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' (1979–1982), receiving the 1981 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance, and ''The Secret Policeman's Ball'' (1979) where he performed a skit. Subsequent skits on stage have featured solo performances as well as collaborations. His other film work includes the James Bond film '' Never Say Never Again'' (1983), playing a bumbling vicar in ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), voicing the red-billed hornbill Zazu in ''The Lion King'' (1994), and playing jewellery salesman Rufus in ''Love Actually'' (2003). He portrayed Mr. Bean in the film adaptations ''Bean'' (1997) and ''Mr. Bean's Holiday'' (2007). Atkinson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Vizard
Stephen William Vizard AM (born 6 March 1956) is an Australian television and radio presenter, producer, writer, lawyer and businessman. He is an adjunct professor at Monash University and University of Adelaide. Vizard has written for and produced various Logie and AFI award-winning television shows – from ''Fast Forward'' to Kangaroo Palace; he has hosted his own five night a week national tonight show, ''Tonight Live With Steve Vizard'' for which he was three times nominated for and won a Gold Logie in 1991. He has broadcast on the Austereo, Fairfax and Macquarie radio networks and in 2011 was nominated for best Talkback Presenter in Australia; he has written several books ranging on topics ranging from humour to Australia's population policy; and has written works for theatre including ''The Last Man Standing'', the Melbourne Theatre Company's commemorative Gallipoli production in 2015. Vizard founded one of Australia's largest independent Production houses, Artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Bailey
Joanne Louise Silvagni (née Bailey; 10 March 1970) is an Australian model and television personality and television hostess/compere. Career Silvagni was born on 10 March 1970 to Barrie and Fran Bailey and was educated at Tintern Grammar, in the outskirts of Melbourne, and Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne. She completed degrees in accounting and marketing at RMIT University and Swinburne University of Technology respectively, and was employed as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers (known then as Price Waterhouse) before starting her television career.Bailey, Joanne Louise ''The Australian Women's Register'', 4 May 2009. Starting out working as an undergraduate at Price Waterhouse, she was to be a spokesmodel for the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Ridge
Glenn Daryl Ridge (born 21 November 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian television and radio presenter, and the owner and managing director of the Q Media Group, a production company making television specials and documentaries. Career In the 1980s, Ridge hosted a music program in Bendigo, Victoria, called ''Breezin; two Ballarat children's television programs, ''Kids Only'' and ''Six's Super Saturday Show''; and a 90-minute music program, ''Off The Record''. In April 1991, he joined the Nine Network as host of the primetime quiz show ''Sale of the Century'', with co-host Jo Bailey, taking over from Tony Barber and Alyce Platt. He held the role for 10 years, making him the second-longest-serving host of ''Sale of the Century'' in Australia. Ridge is well known in Australian motorsport circles for his interest in the sport, having competed in many tarmac events, including Targa Tasmania and Targa West. He was involved in a famous skit on the ABC's ''The Late Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After School (TV Series)
''After School'' was a New Zealand children's television programme that aired weekday afternoons on TV One and, later, Network Two from March 1981 to December 1988. It was produced in-house by TVNZ. Olly Ohlson was the original presenter and would host links between various segments and programming. He was the first Māori presenter on New Zealand television to anchor a children's show, and the programme was also one of the first New Zealand shows to incorporate Te Reo, the Māori language, as well as Sign language into its scripts. In the mid-1980s Olly was joined occasionally in the links items by Richard Evans and Annie Roach, who eventually took over the hosting roles, and towards the end of its run the show featured the birth of the puppet alien Thingee and the introduction of Jason Gunn as a presenter. ''After School'' was ended in December 1988 and the following year in February 1989 the mid-afternoon programming block was split up into two separate links shows, ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV2 (New Zealand)
TVNZ 2 ( mi, Te Reo Tātaki Rua) is the second New Zealand television channel owned and operated by the state-owned broadcaster Television New Zealand (TVNZ). It targets a younger audience than its sister channel, TVNZ 1. TVNZ 2's line up consists of dramas, comedies, and reality TV shows. A small number are produced in New Zealand which are either of a comedic, soap opera or reality nature, with rest of the line-up imported from mostly a Warner Bros. or HiT Entertainment or Disney catalogue or a FremantleMedia or Hasbro or Endemol soap opera/reality TV catalogue. TVNZ 2 is New Zealand's second-oldest television channel, formed in 1975 following the break-up of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation into Radio New Zealand, Television One and Television Two. It began broadcasting on 30 June 1975, and for most of the 1970s was known as South Pacific Television. In 1980, it became a part of TVNZ when South Pacific Television and Television One merged, and reverted to the name TV2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVNZ
, type = Crown entity , industry = Broadcast television , num_locations = New Zealand , location = Auckland, New Zealand , area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands , founded = , owner = Minister of Finance (50%) Minister of Broadcasting (50%) , key_people = Simon Power (CEO) , homepage = , divisions = , products = Television , subsid = Former TV stations , revenue = (2019) , net_income = (2019) , assets = 43.2% (2019) , predecessor = Television New Zealand ( mi, Te Reo Tātaki o Aotearoa), more commonly referred to as TVNZ, is a television network that is broadcast throughout New Zealand and parts of the Pacific region. All of its currently-operating channels are free-to-air and commercially funded. TVNZ was established in February 1980 following the merger of the two government-owned television networks, Television One (now TVNZ 1) and South Pacific Television (now T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson And Friends
''Johnson and Friends'' is an Australian live action/ puppet children’s television program that originally aired on ABC from 3 September 1990 to 10 July 1997. It was produced by Film Australia and was created by Ron Saunders, John Patterson and Ian Munro. In the UK it was shown on TCC, CBBC, and then on UK Living's ''Tiny Living'' strand for under-fives. It was later aired in the United States with dubbed American voices as a part of The Fox Cubhouse, an educational children's anthology series on Fox Kids, between 1994 and early 1996. The series was last repeated on ABC1, with this run ending on 19 March 2002. The fourth series was produced in 1995 for Fox and was not aired in Australia until 1997. Plot Johnson and his friends are toys that belong to a boy named Michael, unseen except for when he sleeps in his bed. They reside in his bedroom, but do not move or show any signs of life until he has left the room or has fallen asleep. Each episode involves a story about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Piro
Grant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show ''Couch Potato'' on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He also appeared as Captain Schnepel in Escape From Pretoria. Career He began his career in 1983 in the Australian television soap opera '' Sons and Daughters''. After completing George Miller's film ''Bushfire Moon'' (Miracle Down Under) in 1987, a chance meeting with British comedy legend Ray Cooney led to a three-year stint in the UK where he appeared in several of Ray's plays: '' It Runs In The Family'', '' Wife Begins At Forty'', the latter alongside the great Jimmy Edwards, as well as TV programs such as ''Casualty'' and '' Shelley''. He returned to Australia in 1990 to become the host of the ABC children's television program ''Couch Potato''. During the 1990s, Grant appeared in a large number of Australian television dramas that included ''Janus'', ''Correlli'', '' G.P.'', ''Halifax f.p.'', ''Blue Heelers'', ''SeaCh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couch Potato (TV Series)
''Couch Potato'' was an Australian children's television show broadcast on ABC TV in Australia and a staple of Classic ABC. Airing on Sunday mornings, it was a "wrapper" show linking three or four animated or live action shows aimed at older pre-teen and young teenage audiences. Programmes * ''The Adventures of Sam'' * ''Alias the Jester'' * ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' * ''The Angry Beavers'' * ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'' * ''Animated Classic Showcase'' * '' Aquila'' * ''Archibald the Koala'' * ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' * ''Bananaman'' * '' Bangers and Mash'' * '' The Biz'' * '' Bump in the Night'' * ''The Cat Came Back'' * ''Clowning Around'' * '' Cro'' * '' Danger: Marmalade At Work'' * '' Danger Mouse'' * ''The Demon Headmaster'' * ''Dog Tracer'' * ''The Dreamstone'' * '' EC Plays Lift Off'' * ''Educating Marmalade'' * ''Escape from Jupiter'' * ''Finders Keepers'' * '' The Genie From Down Under'' * ''Ghostwriter'' * ''Inspector Gadget'' * ''Johnson and Friends'' * '' Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Buchanan
Simone Louise Buchanan is an Australian film and television actress, and television director. She is best known for her television roles as Debbie Kelly in the situation comedy '' Hey Dad..!'' and Samantha Fitzgerald in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. Early life Buchanan's siblings Miles Buchanan and Beth Buchanan are also actors. All three appeared in the children's television show ''Secret Valley''. Career Buchanan has appeared in several films, including playing a rape victim in ''Shame'', and as Laura Harris – and eventually Anna Dodwell – in the Australian drama series ''Pacific Drive''. In 2008, Buchanan played Samantha Fitzgerald, the bipolar-suffering estranged wife of Dan Fitzgerald (Brett Tucker), in the long-running soap opera ''Neighbours''. Originally appearing for three months, from March to June, the character's introduction was considered a success, leading to her return for a second three-month stint from November to February 2009. The character appeared f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Dad
''Hey Dad..!'' is an Australian sitcom produced by Gary Reilly Productions, originally airing from 1987 to 1994 on the Seven Network. Synopsis Architect Martin Kelly singlehandedly raises his children: Simon, Debbie, and Jenny. His wife, Margaret, had died three years before the series' start. Martin runs his own architectural business from the family home in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood. He employs his wife's cousin Betty Wilson, a good-natured ditz from the New South Wales country town of Walgett, as his secretary. Many episodes deal with the daily stresses Martin faces as the family patriarch, such as settling arguments amongst his children. He frequently endures Betty's elaborate excuses for tardiness and is constantly frustrated with her delayed productivity at work. Simon's best friend is Gerald "Nudge" Noritas, a neighbour who constantly helps himself to whatever food he can find in the Kellys' kitchen. In early episodes, the show briefly examines how the characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
