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List Of Australian Music Television Shows
This is a list of Australian produced music television shows. Early days of music television pre-dated video clips, and included variety style series, miming series, and pop series, and with the advent of music videos, shows gave way to slickly prepackaged film clips with a host compère mixing live local acts (e.g. ''Countdown''). The most recent trend has been towards near and complete compère-free shows which show music videos exclusively (e.g. '' Rage'' and '' AMV''). Talent quests and competitions are shown in the second table below. Music television Music-oriented talent quests/shows Talent quest shows have been popular throughout Australia's television broadcasting history. A typical format is a selection of unknown singers or musicians (as opposed to established recording artists) performing before a panel of judges who award points with the winner receiving a cash prize or a recording contract. More recent incarnations have had the heats and eliminations run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Sigley
Ernest William Sigley (2 September 1938 – 15 August 2021) was an Australian television host, comedian, variety performer, radio presenter and singer. Known as a pioneer of radio and television in Australian, he was often styled as a "little Aussie battler" with a larrikin sense of humour. Sigley started his career in radio, before becoming a presenter of TV programs and was best known for his self-titled program ''The Ernie Sigley Show'' and ''Saturday Night Live'' as well as original host of game show ''Wheel of Fortune'', after presenting talk shows with his frequent co-presenter Denise Drysdale in the late 80s and early 90s, he returned to presenting radio broadcasts, until retiring in 2009. Biography Early life and career Sigley was born in Footscray, Melbourne, one of seven children of a boilermaker. After completing his education at Williamstown High School, his career began in 1952 as a turntable operator on Danny Webb's breakfast program at radio station 3DB. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody With Milton
''Melody with Milton'' is an Australian television series which aired from 1958 to 1960 on Sydney station ATN-7. It was a daytime music series with pianist Milton Saunders. In a 1958 TV schedule, it was preceded on the schedule by ''Your Home'', In a May 1959 schedule, it was preceded by American series ''The Halls of Ivy''. The series aired live, and it is not known if any of the episodes were kinescope Kinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program on motion picture film, directly through a lens focused on the screen of a video monitor. The process was pioneered during the 194 ...d (video-tape in those days tended to be re-used to tape other programming, and surviving examples of late-1950s/early-1960s Australian television are usually kinescopes rather than tapes). References External links *{{IMDb title 1958 Australian television series debuts 1960 Australian television series endings Black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunice Gardiner Presents
''Eunice Gardiner Presents'' is an Australian television series which aired in 1958 on Sydney station TCN-9. The series starred pianist Eunice Gardiner, who on the series played the piano and interviewed personalities in music. The series aired on Sundays, broadcast in a 30-minute time-slot at 5:30PM. The series proved short-lived, and was eventually replaced on the schedule with '' Music for You''. Like most Australian series of the 1950s, it aired in a single city only. The series aired live, and it is not known if any kinescope Kinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program on motion picture film, directly through a lens focused on the screen of a video monitor. The process was pioneered during the 1940 ... recordings exist of the series. "Kinescope recording", also known as telerecording, was an early method of recording live and as-live television, used in the days before video-tape was widely available. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Style (Australian Television Series)
''Country Style'' was an Australian television variety series which aired on ABC during 1958. ABC series typically had shorter seasons than shows on commercial television, which was also the case with ''Country Style''. Performers who appeared on the series included the Balamindi Harmony Club, singer Pat Spencer, singer Frank Ifield Francis Edward Ifield OAM (born 30 November 1937) is a British-Australian country music singer and guitarist who often incorporated yodelling into his music. After living in Australia, Ifield returned to the United Kingdom in November 1959 wher ..., violinist Geza Bachman dance caller Garry Cohen, singer Myrna Dodd, and singer Geoff Horner References External links *{{IMDb title Country music television series 1958 Australian television series debuts 1958 Australian television series endings Black-and-white Australian television shows English-language television shows Australian music television series Australian Broadcasting Corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GTV (Australia)
GTV is a commercial television station in Melbourne, Australia, owned by the Nine Network. The station is currently based at studios at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands. History GTV-9 was amongst the first television stations to begin regular transmission in Australia. Test transmissions began on 27 September 1956, introduced by former 3DB radio announcer Geoff Corke, based at the Mount Dandenong transmitter, as the studios in Richmond were not yet ready. The station covered the 1956 Summer Olympics which Melbourne hosted., the 1956 Carols By Candlelight and the Davis Cup tennis as part of its test transmissions. The station was officially opened on 19 January 1957 by Victorian Governor Sir Dallas Brooks from the studios in Bendigo Street, Richmond. A clip from the ceremony has featured in a number of GTV-9 retrospectives, in which the Governor advises viewers that if they did not like the programs, they could just turn off. The Richmond building, bearing the name ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Astor Show
''The Astor Show'' was an Australian television series which aired in 1958 on Melbourne station GTV-9. In the series, the cast danced to and mimed hit recordings (a mix of contemporary and older hits). The series ended with the 31 August 1958 broadcast. The timeslot of the series was then occupied for several weeks by a series of specials starring Shirley Abicair, and later by an American drama series. Synopsis The format of the series was very similar to ''Hit Parade'', which debuted earlier and aired on rival station HSV-7. Series consisting of the cast lip-syncing other artists songs were not uncommon on the early Australian television, but eventually vanished, likely rendered obsolete by the likes of ''Six O'Clock Rock'' and ''The Bobby Limb Show'' in the late-1950s. Sponsorship As the title suggests, the series was sponsored by Astor Radio Corporation. Production There is no information available as to whether any kinescope recordings (also known as telerecordings) exist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardath Hit Parade
''Ardath Hit Parade'' is an Australian television series which aired on Sydney station ATN-7 from 1958 to 1959. Originally hosted by Keith Walshe, it was later hosted by Jimmy Parkinson. It was a spin-off from ''Sydney Tonight'', and had been a segment of that series prior to becoming a series of its own. The series presented the top 10 songs of the week. Guest singers and groups appeared on the series from time to time. It should not be confused with Melbourne-produced series ''Hit Parade'' (in which hit recordings were lip-synced by a recurring cast in sets and costumes), which was shown in Sydney on TCN-9. There was also another ''Hit Parade'' which aired on ABC. An episode of this series may be held by the National Film and Sound Archive 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 nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accent On Youth (TV Series)
''Accent on Youth'' was an Australian music variety television series that aired briefly on the Nine Network in 1958, from 25 January to around October, on Sydney station TCN-9. It evolved into a new series titled ''Bandstand A bandstand (sometimes music kiosk) is a circular, semicircular or polygonal structure set in a park, garden, pier, or indoor space, designed to accommodate musical bands performing concerts. A simple construction, it both creates an orname ...'', based on the United States series '' American Bandstand'', which debuted shortly after ''Accent on Youth'' ended. Originally presented by John Godson, it quickly acquired TV news anchor Brian Henderson as new host. A music series aimed at teenagers, it evolved from the Nine's former music program '' TV Disc Jockey'' series. Broadcast on Saturdays, Accent was originally a 30-minute show aired at 6:00pm, later moved to 2:30pm and expanded to an hour at 2:00pm. References External links *{{imdb title Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Disc Jockey
''TV Disc Jockey'' was an early Australian television music program which is notable as it later evolved to become the Australian version of ''Bandstand''. It aired on the Nine Network's TCN-9 from June 1957 to February 1958. The series originally consisted of host John Godson playing records (with the visual consisting of the record going round), later a live band joined and then the series began to accompany the records by inviting young people into the studio to dance to the music. In 1958 it changed its title to '' Accent on Youth''. Although kinescope recording had been invented, it is not known if any of the live episodes were recorded, and the series is possibly lost (''Hit Parade'', a Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia ... series which started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Time (TV Series)
''Melody Time'' was an early Australian music television series that aired in 1957 on Melbourne station ABV-2. The live show was hosted by singer Ormonde Douglas, who also made guest appearances on other Australian television series of the era. In 1959 the series aired again for an additional series of six episodes. The first of the 1959 episodes also featured soprano Maureen Boyce and pianist Wendy Pomroy. It is not known how many episodes still exist, given station practices of the era. A 16mm kinescope Kinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program on motion picture film, directly through a lens focused on the screen of a video monitor. The process was pioneered during the 194 ... recording of the episode aired 26 August 1957 is held by National Archives of Australia. References External links *{{imdb title 1957 Australian television series debuts 1959 Australian television series endings Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choice Of The People
''Choice of the People'' is an Australian daytime television series which aired on Sydney television station ATN-7 from 25 November 1957 to 3 October 1958. It was replaced on the schedule by '' Melody with Milton'' (1958-1960), which featured the same host. Broadcast at 2:00PM on several weekdays each week, the series was hosted by Milton Saunders and featured music requested by viewers with Saunders playing requested songs on the piano and organ. The series was an early example of daytime television in Australia. On the Friday that the final episode aired, the broadcasting day of the station began at 1:30PM with U.S. comedy series '' The Ray Milland Show''. By comparison, TCN-9 offered only the audio of music during that time of the day, with their first program on the day's schedule not airing until 5:00PM. It is not known if any of the episodes are still extant, and it is possible (though not confirmed) that the series may be lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
