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Ally Fowler
Alexandra "Ally" Fowler (born 6 December 1961) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Angela Hamilton in '' Sons and Daughters'' (1982–84) and Zoe Davis in ''Neighbours'' (1986); both series were produced by the Grundy Organisation, and in 1985, she was cast in another Grundy serial, ''Possession'', just before that series was cancelled. As a singer, Fowler is known as one of the four female vocalists of the band Chantoozies (1986–91), which had top 10 hits with a cover version of " Witch Queen" in 1987 and an original track, "Wanna Be Up" in 1988. Their debut self-titled album peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart in September 1988. After the group disbanded Fowler returned to acting, with roles in '' Big Sky'' (1997), '' All Saints'' (2005–07) and ''Wentworth'' (2013–14). From 2012 she has also participated in reunion gigs by Chantoozies. Career Alexandra Fowler had small roles in ''The Young Doctors'' and '' Sara Dane'', be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Week
''TV Week'' is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-related news. Content ranges from previews for upcoming storylines of popular television programs, particularly dramas, comedies, soap operas and reality shows airing in Australia, celebrity interviews, gossip and news reports about television, movies and music. A full weekly program guide with highlights is featured, as well listings for streaming services and crossword puzzles. It was first published as a Melbourne-only publication in December 1957 (as ''TV-Radio Week''), bearing a strong affiliation to television station Channel Nine, GTV9. The publication is also well known for its association with the annual ''TV Week Logie Awards''. History Early days The first issue of ''TV-Radio Week'' published in Melbourne covered the week 5–11 December 1957, with popular GTV9 performers Geoff Corke and Val Ruff featured on the cover. In 1958, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and to establish an Australian subsidiary in 1976. In 1990, Allen & Unwin was sold to HarperCollins and the Australian branch was the subject of a management buy-out. George Allen & Unwin in the UK George Allen & Sons was established in 1871 by George Allen, with the backing of John Ruskin, becoming George Allen & Co. Ltd. in 1911 and then George Allen & Unwin in 1914 as a result of Stanley Unwin's purchase of a controlling interest. Unwin's son Rayner S. Unwin and nephew Philip helped run the company, which published the works of Bertrand Russell, Arthur Waley, Roald Dahl, Lancelot Hogben, and Thor Heyerdahl. It became well known as J. R. R. Tolkien's publisher, some time after publishing the popular children's fantasy novel ''The Hobbit'' in 1937, and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Reyne
David Nicholas Reyne (born 14 May 1959) is an Australians, Australian actor, musician, television and radio presenter. Reyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria to an Australian mother and English diplomat father. The family moved to Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia in the early 1960s. Reyne lives in Mount Eliza, Victoria. He was educated at The Peninsula School, Mount Eliza. Career Music In 1978 when Clutch Cargo became the band Australian Crawl, Reyne, younger brother of lead singer James Reyne, James, continued as drummer. He filled this role for ten months before leaving to continue his acting education. He was later Vocalst for Cats Under Pressure (1984) and Chantoozies (1986–90). Reyne co-wrote "Polar Notch" and "Let Me Be" (with Simon Hussey) for Cats Under Pressure, the latter was covered by Daryl Braithwaite. Whilst with Chantoozies, Reyne also sang backing vocals. Chantoozies most popular tracks were covers of Redbone (band), Redbone's "Witch Queen", John Kongos' "H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Tonight
TV Tonight is an Australian-based website which features reviews, news and programming information related to television in Australia as well as OzTAM ratings information. The site was started by television critic David Knox in 2007 after listeners of his radio programs asked him for information they had missed. Knox runs the site, publishing his interviews with Australian media actors, producers, directors and programmers. Knox regularly visits the sets of Australian television series and reviews television programs. Knox also served as television critic for Radio National's breakfast program from 2009 to 2015. Dan Barrett is now in this role. Knox has an advanced diploma in screenwriting and was the founding Artistic Director of Screenplay. TV Tonight is also referenced in Australian media, including ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and news.com.au, while Knox gives commentary for other media outlets including News Corp Australia, MediaWeek and ABC. The website began a campai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riptide (2022 TV Series)
''Riptide'' is a 2022 British-Australian psychological thriller television series created by Jason Herbison and directed by Scott Major. It was broadcast over four consecutive days from 27 December 2022 on Channel 5 in the UK. The plot focuses on Alison, whose husband mysteriously disappears while surfing. ''Riptide'' stars Jo Joyner and Peter O'Brien. It was filmed in Melbourne, Australia in August 2022. Plot Alison has just married Australian Sean Weston. Both of their children struggle with the new family situation, and Alison's former husband wants her back. When Sean disappears during a morning surf, it is not clear if he got caught up in a rip tide or if there is more to his disappearance. Cast * Jo Joyner as Alison Weston * Peter O'Brien as Sean Weston * Ciarán Griffiths as Michael Lane * David Berry as Dan Burrell/Simon Cameron * Ben Turland as Ethan Weston * Asher Yasbincek as Hannah Lane * Ally Fowler as Rachel Weston * Yazeed Daher as Logan Williams * Sonya Suares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
''The Daily Telegraph'', also nicknamed ''The Tele'', is an Australian tabloid newspaper published by Nationwide News Pty Limited, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. It is published Monday through Saturday and is available throughout Sydney, across most of regional and remote New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. A 2013 poll conducted by Essential Research found that the ''Telegraph'' was Australia's least-trusted major newspaper, with 49% of respondents citing "a lot of" or "some" trust in the paper. Amongst those ranked by Nielsen, the ''Telegraph'' website is the sixth most popular Australian news website with a unique monthly audience of 2,841,381 readers. History ''The Daily Telegraph'' was founded in 1879, by John Mooyart Lynch, a former printer, editor and journalist who had once worked on the ''Melbourne Daily Telegraph''. Lynch had failed in an attempt to become a politician and was lookin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nene Williams
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 1988, by order of first appearance. Until February, characters were introduced by the soap's creator and executive producer, Reg Watson. Thereafter, they were introduced by his successor, Don Battye. Battye's episodes began airing from 14 March. The 4th season of ''Neighbours'' began airing from 13 January 1988. February saw the introduction of Sally Jensen and Kristian Schmid as siblings Katie Landers and Todd Landers. Comedian Greg Fleet began portraying criminal Dave Summers in March. Tom Oliver began playing Lou Carpenter in the same month. Gloria Lewis was introduced in April, followed by David Bishop, Amy Williams and Nina Williams in May. John Worthington was introduced the following month. July saw the arrivals of Bronwyn Davies, played by Rachel Friend, her sister Sharon Davies, played by Jessica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SoHo (TV Channel)
SoHo is a premium entertainment channel in New Zealand available on Sky Network Television. The channel mainly broadcasts popular shows from American cable networks Showtime, AMC, Starz, HBO and FX, which are themselves not available in New Zealand. It also broadcasts shows from Britain, especially from the BBC, and also broadcasts films. Services There is also a SoHo channel in Australia, which launched on 20 August 2012. A sister channel, SoHo2 launched on 7 November 2018. SoHo2 was closed on 16 March 2021 and all the content was moved to the SoHo channel. Content In 2022, SoHo will distribute the ''Game of Thrones'' prequel series ''House of the Dragon'' alongside Sky's streaming service Neon Neon is a chemical element with the symbol Ne and atomic number 10. It is a noble gas. Neon is a colorless, odorless, inert monatomic gas under standard conditions, with about two-thirds the density of air. It was discovered (along with krypton .... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farscape
''Farscape'' is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in the US on Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday, 19 March 1999, at 8:00 pm EST as their anchor series. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment. The Jim Henson Company was responsible for the various alien make-up and prosthetics, and two regular characters (the animatronic puppets Rygel and Pilot) are entirely Creature Shop creations. Although the series was planned for five seasons, it was abruptly cancelled after production had ended on its fourth season, ending the series on a cliffhanger. Co-producer Brian Henson later secured the rights to ''Farscape'', paving the way for a three-hour miniseries to wrap up the cliffhanger, titled '' Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars'', which Henson directed. In 2007, it was announced that the creator was returning for a web-series but production has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie's House (TV Series)
''Frankie's House'' is a 1992 British-Australian TV drama based on the biography of British photographer Tim Page, especially focusing on his relationship with Sean Flynn - the son of Errol Flynn - during the Vietnam War.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p64 It was first screened on the ITV network in the United Kingdom as four 50 minute episodes between 9 and 30 May 1992. Soundtrack Frankie's House (Music From The Original Soundtrack) was composed and performed by Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber Jed or JED may refer to: Places * Jed River, New Zealand * Jed Water, a river in Scotland * Jed, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community People and fictional characters * Jed (given name), a list of people and fictional charact .... References External links * FRANKIE'S HOUSE (Parts 1/2) (1992) at Archive.orgFrankie's House (Music From The Original Soundtrack) 1990s British television miniseries 1990s Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |