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Oscar Whitbread
Oscar Ralph Whitbread (26 November 1929 – 16 May 2016) was an English-Australian producer who worked extensively in television. He moved to Australia in the late 1940s. Whitbread started his career at the ABC in 1956, where he served as the Head of Drama, before switching to the same position with the Seven Network. He was responsible for numerous successful series including '' Bellbird'', ''The Flying Doctors'' and the miniseries ''Power Without Glory''. Whitbread was the senior executive producer at Crawford Productions and also worked in England for the BBC, Thames Television, Granada Television and London Weekend Television. During the 1970s, he worked as a lecturer in theatre media studies, at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales. Personal life Whitbread was married to Corinne Kerby. He died on 16 May 2016 after a long illness. Select credits *''Ice Circus'' (1963) (ice skating TV special) *''Beauty and the Beast'' (1964) (ice skating TV special) *'' On Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Government. Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens received British honours. The Monarch of Australia is sovereign head of the order, while the Governor-General of Australia is the principal companion/dame/knight (as relevant at the time) and chancellor of the order. The governor-general's official secretary, Paul Singer (appointed August 2018), is secretary of the order. Appointments are made by the governor-general on behalf of the Monarch of Australia, based on recommendations made by the Council of the Order of Australia. Recent knighthoods and damehoods were recommended to the governor-general by the Prime Minister of Australia. Levels of membership The order is divided into a general and a military division. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winds Of Green Monday
"The Winds of Green Monday" is a 1965 Australian television play by Michael Noonan. It aired as part of ''Wednesday Theatre'' on August 4, 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 1 September 1965 in Brisbane. It starred Terry Norris and was directed by Oscar Whitbread. Plot A crew deserts a ship to find their fortune in the 1850s goldfields. After three weeks of digging and nothing to show for it, the crew get restless despite the efforts of Welshman Jones. The ship's captain turns up at their shanty and tries to exercise his authority. Only the tragic accident which causes a young apprentice to lose his mind prevents the crew from returning to the ship. The captain forms a relationship with a singer. Cast *Keith Lee as Scottish captain McKendrick *Terry Norris as Mate Roberts *Jennifer Wright as music hall singer Martha *Martin Magee as the young apprentice * George Whaley as Welshman Jones *Stanley Walsk as a Cockney seaman *Roly Barie *Nevil Thurgood *Tony McGrath Production It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion (miniseries)
''Marion'' is a 1974 mini series about a young school teacher in rural Victoria in World War II.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p213 The series won a number of awards. References External links''Marion''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1970s Australian television miniseries 1974 Australian television series debuts 1974 Australian television series endings 1974 television films 1974 films English-language television shows World War II television series Films directed by Keith Wilkes {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank And Francesca
''Frank and Francesca'' is an Australian children's television series which first screened on the ABC in 1973. The series of six 30 minute black & white episodes were based on the book of the same name by David Martin (1915-1997) It was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the Australian Broadcasting Commission and was directed by Rick Birch and Douglas Sharp. Cast * Allen Bickford as Frank * Lenice Reed as Francesca * Gus Mercurio * Peter Cummins * Denny Lawrence * Pauline Charleston * Alan Wilson See also * List of Australian television series Future shows Seven * ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–) * ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports ... References External links * Frank and Francescaat Classic TV Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 1973 Australian television series debuts 1973 Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Shot The Albatross
''The Man Who Shot the Albatross'' is a play by Ray Lawler about the Rum Rebellion, first performed in 1971. A 1972 television film featured the stage cast. Cast *Leo McKern as Captain Bligh *Michael Aitkens * Frederick Parslow as MacArthur *Deidre Rubenstein as Mary Putland *John Ewart * Gary Day *Peter Norton *John Orcsik *Frank Thring as Judge Atkins *Simon Chilvers * Patricia Kennedy as Sarah Benson *Malcolm Phillips Production Ray Lawler's play premiered at the Princess Theatre for the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1971 and was directed by John Sumner. It marked Leo McKern's return to Australia after a number of years away. It was Lawler's first play produced in Australia for a number of years. The production toured around Australia. The play was one two plays the ABC filmed in association with state theatre companies, with the goal of filming leading stage plays for a wider audience. Funds were provided in part from the Australia Council. According to ''The Bulletin'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Family At War
''A Family At War'' is a British drama Television program, series that aired on ITV (TV network), ITV from 1970 to 1972. It was created by John Finch and made by ITV Granada, Granada Television for ITV. The original producer was Richard Doubleday, and with 13 directors during the series. The series examined the lives of the lower middle-class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool and their experiences from 1938 and through the Second World War. Fifty-two episodes were produced, all but eight of them in colour. Episodes numbers 25 to 32 were recorded in black and white because of the ITV Colour Strike. The memorable theme tune is from the end of the First Movement (Allegro) of Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 6 (Vaughan Williams), ''Sixth Symphony''. The programme opening titles show a scene of a beach with a child's Sand art and play, sand castle, with Union Flag flying, slowly being approached by the encroaching tide, symbolic of a beleaguered Britain standing alone in 1940–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynasty (Australian TV Series)
''Dynasty'' is an Australian TV series that aired from 7 October 1970 to 6 October 1971, based on the 1967 Tony Morphett novel of the same name which had been previously adapted as a television play. 1969 TV play The novel was first adapted as a television play produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), and broadcast in October 1969 as one installment of an anthology series of unrelated plays under the title ''Australian Plays''. The project was written by Morphett based on his novel, and directed in Melbourne by Oscar Whitbread. Plot Inventor Jim Richards (Terry Norris) seeks financial backing from the Mason Corporation for his new machine. He finds himself in the middle of a power struggle for control of the corporation, including a family dispute. David Mason uses his affair with his sister-in-law Kathy to his advantage. Cast *Terry Norris as Jim Richards * Brian James as Jack Mason, head of family *Mark McManus as Peter Mason, a brother * Ron Graham as John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta (Australian TV Series)
''Delta'' is a 1969 Australian TV series, produced and broadcast by ABC-TV in 1969-70. The title is the name of the fictional independent research organisation featured in the series, a freelance scientific consultancy which is called in to provide scientific investigators and troubleshooters in a wide range of situations, including pollution, forgery, mining, conservation, and the recovery of a lost satellite.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 142 The series focusses on the exploits of one of Delta's mobile laboratories, and initially featured three lead regular characters, investigative scientist Jeff Mallow ( John Gregg), his assistant Inger Petri ( Kirrily Nolan) and science specialist Brian Fitch (Kevin Miles). A fourth regular character, scientist Jackie Stuart (Patsy Trench) was added for the second season. The series was one of the first major in-house productions from the ABC's recently established Drama Unit. It was devised by Colin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shifting Heart
''The Shifting Heart'' is a play written in 1957 in Australia by Richard Beynon, it is an insight to the psychology of racism and its victims. In the background of 1950s Collingwood, Melbourne. Characters * Momma Bianchi * Poppa Bianchi * Gino Bianchi * Maria Bianchi (Fowler) * Clarry Fowler * Leila Pratt * Donny Pratt * Detective-Sergeant Lukie Setting ''The Shifting Heart'' is set in 1956, Collingwood, Melbourne on Christmas Eve. At the time, Collingwood was a poor suburb populated by lower class Australian families and Italian immigrants. The play published in 1960 by Angus & Robertson begins with two pages of stage direction. It describes the home of Italians Mr. & Mrs. Vicenzo Bianchi, the stage is their backyard. On stage left there is a large garbage can that is overfilled, the overflow is in a small household bucket. On each side of the stage is the wall of the neighbours. On stage left is the wall between the Pratt family, Leila and Donny. The wall is a fence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And War (1967 Film)
''Love and War'' is a 1967 Australian TV series. It consists of six plays shot in ABC's Gore Hill studios. All of the self-contained episodes were produced by John Croyston, but not all of them were written by Australian script-writers. '' Man of Destiny'' by George Bernard Shaw Date: 6 September 1967Producer: Patrick BartonIt aired in Sydney as part of ''Wednesday Theatre'' and ran for 60 minutes. The play had already been filmed by the ABC in 1963. Cast *Brian Hannan - Napoleon Bonaparte *Anne Charleston - The Lady *Dennis Miller - The Lieutenant *Stanley Page - The Innkeeper ''Serjeant Musgrave's Dance'' by John Arden Date: 13 September 1967Director: John CroystonIt aired in Sydney as part of ''Wednesday Theatre'' and ran for 90 minutes. Plot An anti-war fanatic falls victim to anarchy of his own making. In England at the end of the 19th century a small group of soldiers, led by the ''hardest man in the line'', goes to a strike bound mining town in the north of England. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slow Poison (Australian Playhouse)
"Slow Poison" is the second television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "Slow Poison" was produced in Melbourne by Oscar Whitbread, written by Allan Trevor. and originally aired on ABC on 22 April 1967, 19 June 1967 in Melbourne and 31 July 1967 in Canberra>. Plot A columnist Tim Douglas loses his job and friends. Cast * Ray Taylor as Tim Douglas * Brian James * Dennis Clinton * Clive Winmill * Keith Eden * Kurt Bleiman Reception ''The Age'' said it had "a well developed central character" where "Allan Trevor produced a workmanlike script and Oscar Whitbread treated it well with some light touches." Another viewer from the same paper said it "went septic in the production department and fell on its face elsewhere. Ray Taylor was less than impressive... We know we have good actors and producers... but where are the dramatists?" See also * List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plain Jane (film)
"Plain Jane" is a 1966 Australian TV movie. It stars Elspeth Ballantyne and was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the ABC. "Plain Jane" aired on 5 January 1966 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 25 May 1966 in Brisbane. It was based on a TV play which had been performed by the BBC in 1963. Plot A man, Martin (Martin Magee), gets cold feet on the evening of his wedding to Kathleen. His friends give him advice, including a married couple, Adrian and Myrtle, but he is forced to make his own decision. Cast *Elspeth Ballantyne as Kathleen *Martin Magee as Martin *Stanley Walsh as Adrian *Syd Conabere *Marcus Cooney *Marion Edward *Rosemary Gerrette *Brian Hannan *Joan Harris *Paul Karo *Gerard Kennedy Gerard Michael Kennedy (born July 24, 1960) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of C ... *John Llewellyn *Joy Mitchell as Myrt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
