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2009 In South African Television
This is a list of South African television related events from 2009. Events *10 May - Sasha-Lee Davis wins Idols South Africa (season 5), the fifth season of ''Idols South Africa''. Four days later, ''Idols'' announced that there had been problems with the voteline, and some of the vote that were sent before the cut-off time were not counted. *12 November - 19-year-old deaf hip-hop dancer Darren Rajbal wins the first season of ''SA's Got Talent''. Debuts Domestic *1 February - ''The Big Debate'' (e.tv) (2009–present) *7 April - ''Getroud met rugby'' (KykNet) (2009–present) *16 September - ''Superdance South Africa (TV series), Superdance South Africa'' (e.tv) (2009–present) *1 October - ''SA's Got Talent'' (SABC2) (2009–present) *5 December - ''Bun&Bunee'' (SABC3) (2009–2011) International *5 January - ''The Likeaballs'' (e.tv) *5 April - ''Home Free (1993 TV series), Home Free'' (SABC3) *26 May - ''United States of Tara'' (M-Net) *17 December - ''Durham County (TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Television
Television in South Africa was introduced in 1976. South Africa was relatively late in introducing television broadcasting to its population. History Opposition to introduction The first proposal to introduce television in South Africa was made by The Rank Organisation in 1953, but this was rejected by the National Party (South Africa), National Party government.South Africa Enters the Electronic Age: The Decision to Introduce Television Edward C. Corrigan, ''Africa Today'', Vol. 21, No. 2 (Spring, 1974), page 15 Even though the state-controlled South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) had a virtual monopoly on radio broadcasting, it also saw the new medium as a threat to Afrikaans and the Afrikaner ''volk'', giving undue prominence to English language, English, and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postman Pat Special Delivery Service
''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal). ''Postman Pat'' first 13-episode series was screened on BBC One in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts for the series, which was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on ''The Magic Roundabout'', ''The Wombles'', ''Paddington'', and ''The Herbs''. Following the success of the first series, four TV specials and a second series of 13 episodes were produced during the 1990s. In this series, Pat had a family shown on screen for the first time (though his wife had been mentioned in a number of episodes). A new version of the series was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films from 2003 to 2008 and expanded on many aspects of the original series. The show end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bop TV
Bop TV was a television station run by the Bophuthatswana Broadcasting Corporation in the former Republic of Bophuthatswana in South Africa. History Commencing operations in 1984, it primarily transmitted imported programmes in an unedited form, allowing all comical references to black people to be aired. The station transmitted on the UHF band. In the apartheid era, a sizeable number of white people watched Bop TV, which offered a wider variety of entertainment and current affairs programming than the state-controlled South African Broadcasting Corporation, despite attempts to confine the signal to black areas such as Soweto. A post-apartheid reshuffling of the SABC in 1996 resulted in the former bantustan broadcasters being integrated into it. This infuriated the bosses of Bop Broadcasting. In 1997, the State Reorganisation Act led to the creation of subsidies for the former bantustan broadcasters that were now under the SABC's control. The said subsidy ended in November 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog
''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' is an animated series that was based on the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series produced by Sega of America, DIC Animation City, Bohbot Entertainment and the Italian studio Reteitalia S.p.A. in association with Spanish network Telecinco. Airing during the autumn of 1993, 65 episodes were produced, which was syndicated by Bohbot Entertainment in the United States. A spin-off video game, ''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'' was developed, which features several original characters from the series. Furthermore, other elements, such as Sonic's fondness for chili dogs, would be featured in later video games and media of the franchise. Additionally, on November 24, 1996, USA Network aired "Sonic Christmas Blast", a Christmas special which was produced to promote ''Sonic 3D Blast'' (originally meant for the ultimately cancelled ''Sonic X-treme''). Plot ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' is a comical, light-hearted and gag-driven adventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Trucks
''Teddy Trucks'' is a British children's cartoon television programme which was based on the best-selling books by award-winning author and illustrator, Michelle Cartlidge. The series was developed in conjunction with BBC Children's Television. The show follows a business company of bears who drive trucks and deliver cargo. Characters * Boss Bear: The coordinator of the Teddy Trucks company. Wears a checkered shirt, a red necktie and blue jeans. * Mrs. Boss Bear: Boss' wife, who usually talks to him on the telephone. She wears a flowery blue dress, pearl necklace and blue flowered hat. * Dusty: The Boss' secretary who has to constantly remind him to use the other phone. Wears a yellow flowered dress with blue rims. * Bella: The driver of the first truck Wears a red head scarf, a pink shirt and red flowered overalls. * Wilson: The driver of the second truck. Wears a pink shirt with yellow rims and checkered trousers. * Jacko: The driver of the third truck. Wears a lilac shirt w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis The Menace (1986 TV Series)
''Dennis the Menace'' is a 1986–1988 animated series produced by DIC Animation City (with season 2 co-produced by Crawleys Animation), based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham. The series was originally aired in syndication in the United States, distributed by The Program Exchange. The second season aired on Saturday mornings on CBS. Each half-hour series consists of three six- or seven-minute episodes. The show was sponsored by General Mills, who are also credited as the show's copyright owner. Cast * Brennan Thicke as Dennis Mitchell * Phil Hartman and Maurice LaMarche as Henry Mitchell, George Wilson and Ruff (season 1 and 2, respectively) * Louise Vallance as Alice Mitchell and Martha Wilson (season 1) * Marilyn Lightstone as Alice Mitchell and Martha Wilson (season 2); and PeeBee Kappa * Jeannie Elias as Joey McDonald, Tommy Anderson and Margaret Wade * Donna Christie and Sharon Noble as Gina Gillotti * Riva Spier as Jay Weldon Episode list 78 episodes were produced: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bump (British TV Series)
''Bump'' is a British animated children's television series which was created by Charles Mills and Terry Brain (who had previously created ''The Trap Door'' and '' Stoppit and Tidyup''), produced by Queensgate Productions and originally shown on BBC One from 14 September 1990 to 26 December 1994. The series' two main protagonists were the eponymous Bump (an elephant who was very clumsy, a trait that was emphasised by a bandage stuck onto his forehead) and his friend Birdie (a bluebird who often gave Bump advice on how he could become more graceful). The two series ran a total of twenty-six episodes, each 5 minutes long. The twenty-seventh and final episode was a Christmas special that was 10 minutes long. The programme was narrated by Simon Cadell (1950-1996) of ''Hi-de-Hi!'' fame. Bump and Birdie regularly encountered animals that had a problem (such as Whizzer the mouse, Munch the tortoise, McDuff the dog, Big Bun and Little Bun the rabbits and Batty the bat) and would help t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush (2008 TV Series)
''Rush'' is an Australian television police drama that first screened on Network Ten in September 2008. Set in Melbourne, Victoria, it focuses on the members of a Police Tactical Response team. It is produced by John Edwards and Mimi Butler for Endemol Australia, which was branded as the Southern Star Group during production of the series. In late October 2011, text phrasing on the cover art of Entertainment One's DVD release of the fourth series first indicated ''Rush'' would not return for another series, meaning series four would be its last. Soon after, the production company, known at the time as the Southern Star Group confirmed with TV Tonight that a fifth series had not been commissioned. Network Ten did not issue any press releases stating the wrapping up of ''Rush''. Executive Producer of Drama and Production at Network Ten, Rick Maier, issued a statement on the show's official Facebook page: "While we don't discount a return series, it is not on the cards at this stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3-2-1 Penguins!
''3-2-1 Penguins!'' is an American sci-fi computer-animated Christian children's television series, initially launched on November 14, 2000 as a direct-to-video episode by Big Idea Entertainment with videos released between 2000 and 2003. The direct-to-video series held the top spot on the Soundscan kid video sales charts for its first 18 weeks of release, was the #1 seller on Christian Booksellers Association's video list in 2001, and had sold 1.5 million videos as of February 2009. The ''3-2-1 Penguins'' television series appeared on the Qubo blocks on NBC, Ion Television and Telemundo as well as the Qubo channel. It ran for three seasons with the first season consisting entirely of television broadcasts of the six original home videos. 3-2-1 Penguins continued in reruns until 2014. The series was a top-ranked show on NBC's Qubo Saturday morning kids block in 2008. Overview Twin siblings Jason and Michelle are spending summer with their British grandmother in The Poconos regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Saddam
''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 British docudrama television miniseries that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. A co-production between BBC Television and HBO Films, the series was first broadcast on BBC Two (in the United Kingdom) in four parts between 30 July and 20 August 2008. Episodes Part I A pre-title sequence is set in March 2003, showing Saddam Hussein watching the broadcast of U.S. President George W. Bush's ultimatum to leave Ba'athist Iraq within forty-eight hours. As the bombing of Baghdad commences, Saddam and his family flee the Presidential Palace. 1979: Shortly after the Iranian Revolution, Iraqi Vice President Saddam Hussein fears the increasing influence of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as well as Iraqi president Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr's proposed union with Syria. Saddam instigates the overthrow of President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. After being appointed president, Saddam orders his half-brother, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, to initiate a bloody purge o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noddy In Toyland
Noddy may refer to: People * Noddy, nickname of Australian rugby league player Brett Kimmorley * Noddy Holder, English musician and actor, best known as vocalist and guitarist with Slade Fictional characters * Noddy (character), a wooden man who lives in Toyland, created by children's author Enid Blyton * Noddy, nickname of Nicodemus Boffin, from the novel ''Our Mutual Friend'' by Charles Dickens Arts and entertainment * ''Noddy'' (TV series), a children's program 1998–2000 * Noddy (card game), a 16th-century English ancestor of cribbage Vehicles * Noddy, a small, usually two-wheeled, one-horse hackney carriage formerly used in Ireland and Scotland * Noddy bike, nickname for the Velocette LE motorcycles formerly used by the British police * Noddy (log canoe), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 Other uses * Noddy (camera), a camera system use by the BBC 1963–1985 * Noddy (bird), several species of tropical seabirds of the family Sternidae in the gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Wife
''The Good Wife'' is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney, who returns to her career in law after the events of a public sex and political corruption scandal involving her husband. The series was created by Robert and Michelle King and stars Julianna Margulies, Josh Charles, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Zach Grenier, Matthew Goode, Cush Jumbo, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Alan Cumming, and features Chris Noth in a recurring role. The executive producers included the Kings, Ridley and Tony Scott, Charles McDougall, and David W. Zucker. ''The Good Wife'' is a serialized show featuring several story arcs that play out over multiple episodes, as well as stand-alone storylines that are concluded by the end of each episode. The serial plots—a rarity on CBS, a network where most of the programming at that time was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
