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Roundabout (1957 Film)
''Roundabout'' is a television movie, or rather a live television play, which aired on Australian television in 1957. Broadcast 4 January 1957 on ABC station ABV-2, it is notable as the first example of television drama produced in Melbourne. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare. "Official" television broadcasting in the city had only begun two months earlier. There seems to have been a Melbourne production and a Sydney production, as happened with ''The Twelve Pound Look''. Plot The original TV listing in ''The Age'' newspaper described the plot as "a woman's reactions to her husband's suspected affair with another woman". Melbourne Cast *British actor Patrick Horgan *Mary Ward as the wife *Beverley Dunn as the other woman *Sydney Conabere *Mira Carleton Production The show is based on a 1952 one-act play by Michael Clayton-Hutton. A Melbourne production was aired live on 4 January 1957 over 30 minutes. Production was by Bill Eldridge. Filming too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sterling (director)
William Sterling (born 14 September 1926) was an Australian producer and director. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Biography Sterling was born in Sydney, one of two brothers. When his father was killed during World War II, Sterling left school to work in a chartered accountant's office. He served in the Royal Australian Navy then did a Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University, with Honours in English and History. He was going to be a teacher but then got a job as liaison officer between the ABC and the Department of Education. He began writing and producing radio plays, and in 1956 moved into directing television at the ABC. He moved to Melbourne in 1957. He originally directed all sorts of programs for the ABC but in October 1959 was assigned to drama full time. Audrey Rogers was his assistant. He directed a landmark Australian TV play about Aboriginal Australians ''Burst of Summer'' (1960). In 1961 he commenced shooting a feature film about Burke and Wills with Edward Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomorrow's Child (1957 TV Movie)
''Tomorrow's Child'' is an Australian television film, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC. Directed by Raymond Menmuir, it is notable as an early example of Australian television comedy and was Australia's first live hour long drama. Synopsis Promoted as ''A satirical comedy of the future'', it was set in a fictional police state. Cast * James Condon * Janette Craig * Queenie Ashton * Mayne Lynton * Tom Farley * Bernard Barber *Lola Brooks (actor), Lola Brooks Production It was based on a 1947 play by John Coates (writer), John Coates, and written by Alan Seymour. Cast included James Condon, Janette Craig, Queenie Ashton, and Mayne Lynton. Craig and Ashton later were regulars on ''Autumn Affair'' (1958-1959), the first Australian-produced television soap opera. Broadcast It aired on Sydney station ABN (TV station), ABN-2 on 9 April 1957. A kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown in Melbourne on ABV (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Television Shows
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation Original Programming
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1950s Australian Television Plays
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1957 Television Plays
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List Of Live Television Plays Broadcast On Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
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The Shadow Of Doubt
''The Shadow of Doubt'' is a 1955 stage play written by Norman King. It had its world premiere at the King's Theatre, Glasgow in 1955. Plot A nuclear physicist seeks to return to his lab after serving five years in prison for breaching the Official Secrets Act. Disgraced and friendless, he can only get work as a clerk. He is followed by MI5. 1957 Australian television version A version for television aired on Australian broadcaster ABC. It was the second hour-long "live" drama ever broadcast on the ABC. Originally shown live in Sydney on 5 June 1957, it was kinescoped, and shown in Melbourne on 5 July 1957. Cast *Bruce Beeby as Manning, an MI5 official *Don Crosby as the scientist, Dr Arthur Ross *Winifred Green *Betty Lucas *Reg Lye Production The show was rehearsed for 44 hours. ABC's head of drama Neil Hutchinson told the press: TV actors have to forget all the traditions of the stage. Theatre audiences accept without question the convention that allows an actor to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ending It
''Ending It'' was a 1939 BBC TV one-off play, written by Val Gielgud, and starring John Robinson, Joan Marion, and Dino Galvani. It was 30 minutes in duration. It was broadcast live on 25 August 1939. 1957 Australian Adaptation The most unusual aspect of the production was that it was later remade for Australian television in 1957 at a time when Australian drama production was rare. It was directed by William Sterling. Broadcast live on Sydney station ABN-2 on 19 June 1957, a kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown on Melbourne television station ABV-2 on 19 July 1957. It is not known if the kinescope recording still exists. Cast *Bruce Beeby * Madi Hedd *Keith Buckley Production Bruce Beeby and Madi Hedd were married in real life. They made this shortly after returning to Australia from six years in Britain. Thelma Afford did the design. See also *'' Tomorrow's Child'' - 1957 Australian television play. *''The Passionate Pianist'' - 1957 Australian television play. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box For One
''Box for One'' is a live television play which has been presented three times, twice on British broadcaster BBC and once on Australian broadcaster ABC. It is a drama about a "spiv", and the entire 30-minute drama takes place in a London telephone box. It was written by Peter Brook. Premise A London "spiv" enters an outdoor telephone booth. He dials a number and asks if there is a message for him. As then goes to leave and the phone rings - it is a girl who is trying to find her boyfriend and has the wrong number. The spiv is on the run and is looking for help. He tries various people but they reject him. 1949 version The 1949 version aired on BBC, and starring Marius Goring, Ivan Craig and Josée Richard. Broadcast live, it was likely never telerecorded, and is lost. 1953 version The 1953 version also aired on the BBC, and was an episode of ''Wednesday Theatre''. It featured Robert Helpmann and Harold Lang. This version is likely lost, as the BBC rarely telerecorded shows durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Eldridge
Bill Eldridge was an Australian producer. He worked at ABC radio as an actor and producer. He also produced some early TV plays such as ''Roundabout''. Eldridge was a BBC Radio producer and came to Perth in 1947. Select Credits *''Candida'' (1951) - radio play - actor *''Deadly Nightshade'' (1954) - actor *''Camera Club'' (1957) *''Roundabout'' (1957) - director *''Symphonie Pastorale'' (1958) - director *''Seeing Stars'' (1958) - TV variety show - director *'' They Found a Cave'' (1962) - writer References External linksBill Eldridgeat 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, ... Australian television producers Australian radio producers Australian male radio actors BBC radio producers {{Australia-radio-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passionate Pianist
''The Passionate Pianist'' is an Australian television film, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on ABC. This was part of ABC's twice monthly presentations of live plays during the late-1950s (one live play each month in Sydney and Melbourne, respectively, with most kinescoped for showing in the other city). At the time, most one-off drama and comedy plays produced for Australian television were adaptations of overseas works, and ''The Passionate Pianist'' is notable as it represents an early example of a locally-written comedy for the medium. Plot summary Ben, the teenage son of a Sydney bookmaker prefers football to practicing piano. His mother (Marion Johns) is convinced he is a genius and enters him in an eistedford. Cast *Mark Kelly as Ben *Marion Johns as Ben’s Mother * Edward Howell *Ivor Bromley * Bruce A. Wishart Play version ''The Passionate Pianist'' was produced as a one act play. Barbara Vernon was a radio announcer in Inverell and wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
