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A Big Country
''A Big Country'' (1968 - 1991) was an Australian television documentary series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). History The series' purpose was to document life in rural Australia for the information of Australian city dwellers. The stories were identified by ABC staff working in rural areas. Based in Sydney (part of the ABC Rural division), the production team consisted of a producer, a reporter, a sound recordist and camera operator, possibly accompanied by trainees. 370 episodes each of 30 minutes were produced in 32 series between 1968 and 1991 and were screened on the ABC network in prime time to high ratings. The series also spawned a series of books based on the stories in the episodes. Awards The series won numerous awards including: * Logie Awards of 1976 * Logie Awards of 1979 * Logie Awards of 1981 The 23rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 10 April 1981 at the Centrepoint Convention Centre in Sydney, and broadcast on Netwo ...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an act of federal parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A-class radio stations. The ABC was given statutory powers that reinforced its independence from the government and enhanced its news-gathering role. Modelled after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is funded by a tel ...
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Australian Screen
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of film, television, sound, radio, video games, new media, and related documents and artefacts. The collection ranges from works created in the late nineteenth century when the recorded sound and film industries were in their infancy, to those made in the present day. The NFSA collection first started as the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (within the then Commonwealth National Library) in 1935, becoming an independent cultural organisation in 1984. On 3 October, Prime Minister Bob Hawke officially opened the NFSA's headquarters in Canberra. History of the organisation The work of the Archive can be officially dated to the establishment of the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (part of th ...
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ABC Rural
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television Group, the former name of the parent organization of ABC * Australian Broadcasting Corporation, one of the national publicly funded broadcasters of Australia **ABC Television (Australian TV network), the national television network of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation *** ABC TV (Australian TV channel), the flagship TV station of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ***ABC Canberra (TV station), Canberra, and other ABC TV local stations in state capitals ***ABC Australia (Southeast Asian TV channel), an international pay TV channel * ABC Radio (other), various radio stations including the American and Australian ABCs * Associated Broadcasting Corporation, one of the former names of TV5 Network, Inc., a Philippine televis ...
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Logie Awards Of 1976
The 18th Annual ''TV Week'' Logie Awards were presented on Friday 12 March 1976 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star Lee Marvin, television actors Henry Winkler, Martin Milner and Arte Johnson, and British actors Gordon Jackson and Susannah York appeared as guests. Awards Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1976: Gold Logie Awards presented by Lee Marvin ; Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' ::Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), '' The Norman Gunston Show'', ABC ; Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' ::Denise Drysdale, ''The Ernie Sigley Show'', Nine Network Logie National ;Best Australian Actor :''Winner:'' ::Paul Karo, '' The Box'', 0-10 Network ;Best Australian Actress :''Winner:'' :: Pat McDonald, ''Number 96'', 0-10 Network ;Best Australian Drama :''Winner:'' ::''Number 96'', ...
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Logie Awards Of 1979
The 21st Annual ''TV Week'' Logie Awards were presented on Friday 16 March 1979 at Hilton Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton was the Master of Ceremonies. American boxer Muhammad Ali, film stars Henry Silva and Cicely Tyson, television actors Robin Williams, Susan Seaforth, Bill Hayes and Lauren Tewes, British actor David Hemmings and television actors Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy appeared as guests. Awards Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1979: Gold Logie ; Most Popular Personality on Australian Television Presented by Muhammad Ali :''Winner:'' ::Bert Newton, ''The Don Lane Show'', Nine Network Silver Logies ; Most Popular Lead Actor on Australian Television :''Winner:'' ::Paul Cronin, ''The Sullivans'', Nine Network ; Most Popular Lead Actress on Australian Television :''Winner:'' ::Lorraine Bayly, ''The Sullivans'', Nine Network National ;Most Popular Drama Series :''Winner:'' ::The Sullivans, Nine Network ;Best New Tale ...
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Logie Awards Of 1981
The 23rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 10 April 1981 at the Centrepoint Convention Centre in Sydney, and broadcast on Network Ten. The ceremony was hosted by Michael Parkinson. Guests included Patrick Duffy, Gil Gerard, Lesley-Anne Down, Sam J. Jones, Adam Rich, Van Johnson and Lindsay Wagner. National Awards Gold Logie :''Winner:'' ::Bert Newton in ''The Don Lane Show'' (Nine Network) Acting/Presenting ; Most Popular Actor :''Winner:'' :: Peter Adams in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular Actress :''Winner:'' :: Paula Duncan in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular New Talent :''Winner:'' ::Simon Gallaher in ''The Mike Walsh Show'' (Nine Network) ;Best Lead Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' :: Peter Adams in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ;Best Lead Actress in a Series :''Winner:'' ::Sheila Florance in ''Prisoner'' (Network Ten) ;Best Supporting Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' ::Michael Caton in ''The Sullivans'' (Nine Network) ;Best Supporting ...
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