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The Oz Game
''The Oz Game'' is an Australian television quiz show broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was originally intended to premiere on 25 July 1988 at 6:30pm, but after a request for a court injunction to stop the show was refused, it started airing on 26 July 1988 at 6:30pm. Hosted by John Derum it featured teams of two, a related adult and child, trying to answer Australia related questions. In January 1989, it was rescheduled to begin at 6pm. Derum's offsider for the first year (two seasons) was Allan Glover who was replaced with Anthony Ackroyd in 1989. David Poltorak David Poltorak is an Australian television game show contestant and question writer. He became the grand champion of ''Sale of the Century'' in 1986, setting a world record for winnings on a television game show at the time. He later worked as a q ... was brought in as head writer and adjudicator for the third season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Oz Game Australian Broadcasting Corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Derum
John Bernard Derum (born 9 January 1946) is an Australian stage, film and television actor. He has also directed and produced for theatre companies throughout Australia and for television. Career Theatre Derum walked in on Wal Cherry's Emerald Hill Theatre a mere seventeen years old in late 1963 and was cast by George Whaley in his production '' Billy Liar''. Within six months he was working as a supporting actor beside Keith Michell and Googie Withers in the nationwide tour of a Shakespearean celebration, ''The First Four Hundred Years''. The young actor continued to work and mature and was to play roles including Kostya in ''The Seagull'' (Adelaide Festival 1970), '' Peer Gynt'' ( Sydney Opera House 1975), Mr Mantelini and others in ''Nicholas Nickleby'' ( Sydney Theatre Company 1983-85), Reverend Parris in ''The Crucible'' (Sydney Theatre Company 1991-93) and numerous revues, musicals and variety performances. John Derum was Artistic Director of the Canberra Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |