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The Big Killing (1965 Film)
"The Big Killing" is a 1965 Australian television film which aired on ABC. A murder drama aired in a 70-minute time-slot, it was produced in ABC's Sydney studios. Producer was James Upshaw, whose previous works had included variety series ''The Lorrae Desmond Show''. It aired as part of ''Wednesday Theatre'' on 21 April 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 28 April 1965 in Brisbane. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. A search of their website shows that the National Archives of Australia hold a copy of this program, with running time listing as 1:14:31. Plot Peter Ashbury is a young man who lives on Palm Beach, Sydney, with an expensive wife Mary and house he cannot afford. Their neighbours and close friends are Liz and Charles Barcher. He makes a £25,000 bet to murder Liz, the wife of the wealthy Charles. When the wife dies, blame attaches to Peter and then to his wife Mary. Cast *Roger Climpson as Peter Ashbury *June Thody as Mary Ashbury *Nigel Lovell as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wednesday Theatre
''Wednesday Theatre'' is a 1960s Australian anthology show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC. Many of the episodes were imported from the BBC. However a number of episodes were made locally. Episodes 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Wednesday Theatre in 1969 was a short run, and consisted almost exclusively of repeats. References External links''Wednesday Theatre'' at AustLit {{Christopher Muir Australian anthology television series Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 1960s Australian television series Wednesday Theatre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Upshaw
James Upshaw, an Australian producer and director, best known for his work in TV in the 1960s including early variety show ''The Lorrae Desmond Show'', which garnered its hostess Lorrae Desmond as the fist female recipient of the '' Gold Logie Award'' Select Credits *'' Hit Parade'' (1957) (TV series) *''Bolshoi Ballet'' (1959) *''Make Ours Music'' (1959) (TV variety show) *'' The Scent of Fear'' (1960) (TV movie) *''The Lorrae Desmond Show'' (1960) (TV series) *'' The Big Client'' (1961) (TV movie) *''Red Peppers'' (1961) (TV documentary) *'' The Red Moore Show'' (1961) (TV movie) *''Don't Listen Ladies'' (1963) (TV movie) *''Four for the Show'' (1963) (TV variety series) *Spanish dance theatre special (1963) *'' The Gordon Boyd Show'' (1964) (TV series) *'' The Four-Poster'' (1964) (TV movie) *'' On Stage'' (1964) (TV movie) *'' The Big Killing'' (1965) (TV movie) *'' Off the Peg'' (1965) (TV Series) *''Petrushka'' (1966) (TV ballet) *''Three Cornered Hat'' (1966) (ballet) Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Robinson (writer)
Noel Robinson (born 1928 in Melbourne) is an Australian writer of many television and radio plays in the 1960s. '' Split Level'' (1964) was her first original screenplay. She moved to London where she worked for over a decade. Credits TV plays *'' My Three Angels'' (1962) *'' The Fighting Cock'' (1963) *''The Long Sunset'' (1963) *'' Split Level'' (1964) *'' A Man for All Seasons'' (1964) *'' On Approval'' (1964) *''The Late Edwina Black'' (1964) *'' Romanoff and Juliet'' (1964) *''A Time to Speak'' (1965) *'' The Tower'' (1965) *''The Weather House'' (1965) *'' The Tilted Screen'' (1966) *''A Cup of Tea with the Fullers'' (1967) *''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' (1967) *'' All Out for Kangaroo Valley'' (1969) *''The Fall of Edward Barnard'' (1969) *''The Tea Leaf'' (1969) *''ITV Playhouse'' (1970) *''Menace'' (1970) *''Brother and Sister'' (1970) *''The Bridesmaid'' (1970) *''Mrs Davenport'' (1970) *''The Shopper'' (1971) *''Concussion'' (1971) *''Before Paris'' (1972) *''The Liberation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tower (TV Play)
"The Tower" is a 1964 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It aired as a stand-alone in Melbourne and as part of ''Wednesday Theatre'' in Sydney. It was based on a play by Hal Porter and directed by Christopher Muir in the ABC's studios in Melbourne. Premise In 1850s Hobart Sir Rodney Haviland builds a tower. He lives with his sister Hester and ex convict, Knight. Amy Armstrong is Sir Rodney's step daughter and resents his new 19 year old wife Selina. So too does Rodney's 14-year-old son Edwin. Amy is having an affair with the convict Marcus Knight. Sir Rodney is trying to arrange a marriage for Amy that will advance his prospects in London. Amy has learned that his 14 year old adopted son Edwin is really the son of Knight. Sir Rodney winds up throwing Amy off the top of the tower. Cast *Andrew Guild as Edwin Haviland *Judith Arthy as Selina, Lady Haviland *Keith Lee as Sir Rodney Haviland *Mary Ward as Hester Fortescue *Rex Holdsworth as Tom Perry *Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lorrae Desmond Show
''The Lorrae Desmond Show'' was an early black and white, Australian television music and variety show, produced by James Upshaw which aired from 1960 to 1964 on the ABC hosted by singer and entertainer Lorrae Desmond, later best known for her role as Shirley Gilroy in soap opera/serial ''A Country Practice'', who won the Gold Logie for the program. ''The Lorrae Desmond Show'' was a similar to ''The Dinah Shore Show'' in the US, with emphasis on live performances and dance numbers. The final episode aired on 27 April 1964. Over 20 episodes of the series are held by the National Film and Sound Archive Desmond at the time had been described as a talent in the vein of a young Cicely Courtneidge. Cast Cast: * The Channel 2 singers * Jim Gussey and the ABC dance band * John Lasen and the Squires * Colin Croft * Michael Cole * Ted Hamilton Edward Leslie "Ted" Hamilton ( OAM) (born 1937), is an Australian singer, composer, playwright, entrepreneur, and actor. He is known for pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Climpson
Roger Climpson (born 18 October 1932) is an English-born Australian retired media personality who served a lengthy career in both radio and television, as a journalist, announcer, newsreader and presenter. He is best known for his time at ''Seven News'' in the 1980s and 1990s and for his hosting duties on shows from 1977 until 1998, such as the local version of '' This Is Your Life'' and true-crime series ''Australia's Most Wanted''. Early life Climpson was born on 18 October 1932 in Peterborough, England. The son of a butcher, he aimed to become a pilot in the Royal Air Force, until a rugby union accident at the age of 14 punctured his lung, leading him to take up acting instead of flying. He emigrated to Australia in 1949, and met his future wife Claire at a Christmas party in 1952.Rodgers, Andrew: ''Roger Climpson: This Is Your Life'', 21 November 1996. Climpson started his career in theatre radio Television career Climpson began his television career in 1957, working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Lovell
Nigel Tasman Lovell (27 January 1916 – 13 December 2001) was an Australian stage, radio, film and television actor, and producer of opera and both stage and radio drama. History Lovell was born in Sydney, a son of Tasman Lovell, Professor of Psychology and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sydney University, living at Honda Road, Neutral Bay. He was educated at "Shore" ( Sydney Church of England Grammar School) and studied law at Sydney University, graduating BA in 1938, and was an active member of the Sydney University Dramatic Society under director May Hollinworth. While with SUDS he was spotted by the director of drama for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Frank Clewlow, who gave him small roles in several radio plays. Handsome, well-connected and gregarious, his name frequently cropped up in Sydney's social pages. In 1950 he joined the Metropolitan Theatre, again under Hollinworth, and when she fell ill he took over production. In 1951 he won a Commonwealth Jubilee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Haddrick
Ronald Norman Haddrick (9 April 1929 – 11 February 2020) was an Australian actor, cricketer, narrator and presenter. In 2012, he received the Actors Equity Lifetime Achievement Award for his long and distinguished career in media, spanning some seventy years both locally and also in Britain. He appeared in many Shakespeare roles and often performed with theatre actress Ruth Cracknell. At the time Australian playwright David Williamson said, "Ron Haddrick was chosen for two reasons. He’s a great actor, definitely one of the greatest of his generation, and also a great human being who has enriched the lives of countless Australians through his acting. He has also enriched the lives of many of us who work in the theatre because of his dedication and palpable decency." Actor John Bell in presenting the award said his "career has been extraordinary ... he is undoubtedly one of the leading lights in the Australian acting industry and he is much loved, admired and respected, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Ginn (actor)
Stewart Ginn (c. 192220 September 1971) was an Australian radio, stage and television actor, best known as the character Nancarrow in the 1960s television comedy ''My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?''. Radio Stewart Ginn first became known in radio, where he played the main role in ''The Air Adventures of Hop Harrigan'' (1954), among other roles. Stage He then became a stage actor, his credits including: * Sidney Howard's '' They Knew What They Wanted'' (1953), with Zoe Caldwell * ''His Excellency'' (1954), with Barry Humphries; he won the Erik Kuttner Award for his performance * ''The Heiress'' (1954), with Zoe Caldwell * Garson Kanin's '' Born Yesterday'' (1954), with Zoe Caldwell and Ray Lawler * Shakespeare's ''Henry V'', at the 1964 Adelaide Festival of Arts, with John Bell, Dennis Olsen, Anna Volska and Max Meldrum * John Mortimer's ''Lunch Hour'' (1965) * Eugene O'Neill's ''A Moon for the Misbegotten'' (1966), with Ron Haddrick * Arthur Miller's '' The Price'' (1970). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Dysart
Thomas Gibson Dysart (24 December 1935 – 7 June 2022) was a Scottish-born Australian actor, known for his appearances on television dramas and comedies and in character roles in films and miniseries. Early career Dysart graduated from NIDA in 1959, and started his career as a vocalist and performed in theatre. Film and TV roles High-profile early roles included appearances in '' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'', ''Phoenix Five'', and several roles in the Crawford Productions police drama series '' Homicide'', ''Division 4'', ''Matlock Police'' and ''Cop Shop''. Dysart appeared briefly in the series ''Prisoner'' in the early 1980s, where he played what is perhaps his best-known acting role, that of vicious and cold prison officer Jock Stewart. In the storyline, after being fired from the prison service Stewart admitted to prisoner Judy Bryant that he was the one responsible for murdering her lesbian lover, fellow prisoner Sharon Gilmour. This revelation brought to a close a murd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Live Television Plays Broadcast On Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
