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The Time Of Our Lives (TV Series)
''The Time of Our Lives'' is an Australian television drama series which premiered on ABC TV on 10 June 2013, at 8.30pm. It is a JAHM Pictures production in association with ABC TV and Film Victoria. The producer Amanda Higgs (co-creator of ''The Secret Life of Us'') and principal writer Judi McCrossin (''The Secret Life of Us'', ''Tangle'', ''The Surgeon'', '' Beaconsfield'') were also co-creators. The show follows the lives of the Tivolli clan, an Australian extended family in inner-city Melbourne. Aged in their thirties and forties, the characters are occupied with career advancement, home ownership, child-rearing and the vagaries of relationships. Aired in a time-slot that meant it competed with other Australian drama shows on commercial free-to-air channels, the series debuted with a "respectable" audience size. The show was renewed for a second season on 18 October 2013. The second season premiered on 26 June 2014. On 5 September 2014, it was announced that the ABC had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
720p
720p (1280×720 px; also called HD ready, standard HD or just HD) is a progressive HDTV signal format with 720 horizontal lines/1280 columns and an aspect ratio (AR) of 16:9, normally known as widescreen HDTV (1.78:1). All major HDTV broadcasting standards (such as SMPTE 292M) include a 720p format, which has a resolution of 1280×720; however, there are other formats, including HDV Playback and AVCHD for camcorders, that use 720p images with the standard HDTV resolution. The frame rate is standards-dependent, and for conventional broadcasting appears in 50 progressive frames per second in former PAL/SECAM countries (Europe, Australia, others), and 59.94 frames per second in former NTSC countries (North America, Japan, Brazil, others). The number ''720'' stands for the 720 horizontal scan lines of image display resolution (also known as 720 pixels of vertical resolution). The ''p'' stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced. When broadcast at 60 frames per second, 720p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press (AAP) is an Australian news agency. It was established by Keith Murdoch in 1935. AAP employs around 80 journalists who work in bureaus in all states and territories of Australia except the Northern Territory. It also maintains correspondents in New Zealand and London as well as using a network of contributors from the US, Europe, Asia and Africa. AAP's domestic news coverage is complemented by alliances with the major international news agencies. AAP's main focus is on breaking news but is also known for its court reporting, sport, political coverage, feature stories, and photographs. It also produces video and visual explainers. AAP is one of the few remaining non-government newswires in the world. History Australia was first linked to international telegraph services by a submarine cable that linked Java to Darwin, which was laid by the British-Australian Telegraph Company, and completed on 18 November 1871. The Eastern states were connected thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dorman
Michael Dorman (born 26 April 1981) is a New Zealand actor, best known for his starring roles as NASA astronaut Gordo Stevens in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series ''For All Mankind'' and as John Tavner in the comedy-drama series ''Patriot''. Other roles include Tom Wilcox in the Australian television comedy-drama ''Wonderland'', Tom Griffin in the 2020 horror film ''The Invisible Man'', and supporting work on TV shows like ''The Secret Life of Us'' and in films including ''West''. In 2021 it was announced that he would star as the title character of the Joe Pickett television series, based on the books by C.J. Box. The show premiered for viewing on the Spectrum Network in December, 2021 and Paramount+ Paramount (from the word ''paramount'' meaning "above all others") may refer to: Entertainment and music companies * Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. The following busin ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Bursill
Tina Bursill (born 24 July 1951) is an Australian actress. She played Louise Carter on the television series '' Skyways'' (1979–1981) and Sonia Stevens on ''Prisoner'' (1983–1984). She played Meryl Knight in the Nine Network drama series '' Doctor Doctor''. Bursill won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1987 film '' Jilted''. Life and career Tina Bursill was born on the 24 July 1951 in Sydney. Initially, she intended to pursue a career in anthropology, however, she set her sights on becoming an actress. She studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1971. Bursill started her career in musicals and stand-up comedy, before being cast in more serious roles in theatre. Bursill made her acting debut in 1973 appearing in the lead role of short-lived comedy series ''The People Next Door'' as Meg Penrose. She was a regular character in daily soap opera '' The Unisexers'' which was launched in February 1975 on the Nine Networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dion Williams
Brigadier General Dion Williams (December 15, 1869 – December 11, 1952) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He was the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from August 1, 1925 – July 1, 1928. During his early career, Williams pioneered the first conceptual study of amphibious reconnaissance in the United States and becoming one of the strongest advocates in having the Marine Corps assume the amphibious, expeditionary role. During his career, he fought guerrillas in the Philippines and Dominican Republic during the Spanish–American War. Williams is credited in the persuasion of Admiral Dewey in 1907 to assert Congress that "a force of 5,000 Marines with a Fleet" would have ensued the Philippine–American War following the Spanish defeat. This 'force' was the first of the doctrinal sequence of the establishment of the Advanced Base Force, its titulage American Expeditionary Force and subsequently its modern namesake, Fleet Marine Force. Williams reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson (born 25 September 1978) is an Australian comedian, actor, and TV and radio personality. He is a regular performer on the stand up comedy circuit, and at one time participated in a talk back radio segment on the commercial radio station Nova 100. Early life Lawson grew up in the Bayside area of Melbourne and completed his secondary education at Haileybury College. He performed in the band Born Backwards. Career Lawson is known for his long involvement in hosting the Nickelodeon Australia shows '' Saturday Nick Television'', ''Sarvo'', '' Nick Takes Over Your School'' and ''Camp Orange''. He also co-hosted with fellow ''Sarvo'' host James Kerley and Sophie Monk for the 2006 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards. On 16 February 2007, he announced his intention to leave Nickelodeon Australia, although several remarks by Kerley hinted that Lawson might return at a later stage. Lawson returned to television work in April 2008, co-hosting '' The Dave & Kerley S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke McGregor
Luke William McGregor is an Australian comedian, writer and actor, who has performed at various national and international comedy festivals, as himself in many TV shows, and is known for his roles in the ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC TV series ''Utopia (Australian TV series), Utopia'' and ''Rosehaven''. Early career and education McGregor grew up in Hobart, Tasmania, and attended Dominic College and the University of Tasmania, where he spent seven years studying law, philosophy, teaching, physics, with an eye to studying medicine, finally graduating with a combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics degree. After graduation, McGregor worked for Centrelink and Medicare (Australia), Medicare, amongst other jobs. Aged 25, he went along to a comedy gig with a friend and got up on stage and spoke for about five minutes. Other comedians encouraged him to continue. In 2008 he launched his comedy career, and was a national finalist in Raw Comedy. Career McGregor was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica McNamee
Jessica McNamee (born 16 June 1988) is an Australian actress. She rose to fame in Australia playing roles in the Seven Network television programs '' Home and Away'' and ''Packed to the Rafters''. From 2014 to 2015, she starred as patrol officer Theresa Kelly in the USA Network series ''Sirens''. Her film roles include '' The Vow'' (2012), ''Chips'' (2017), '' Battle of the Sexes'' (2017), ''The Meg'' (2018) and '' Mortal Kombat'' (2021). Career McNamee secured a role in the Seven Network soap opera '' Home and Away'' playing the role of Lisa Duffy. She went on to play Sammy Rafter in the television series ''Packed to the Rafters''. In 2009, McNamee was a contestant on the ninth series of '' Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with dancer Stefano Olivieri and they were eliminated before the final. The role of Sammy in ''Packed to the Rafters'' left McNamee keen to lose the "good girl" image the role created. In the series production breaks, she decided to take on diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine McClements
Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film and television actress and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and ''Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for theatre companies such as Belvoir St Theatre, the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company, and the State Theatre Company of South Australia. Early life and education McClements attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 1985, alongside Baz Luhrmann, Sonia Todd and Justin Monjo. In 1988, McClements, along with a number of other people including Baz Luhrmann, set up an experimental theatre ensemble called 'Six Years Old', and they worked on expanding the play ''Strictly Ballroom'', which was first produced in their second year of NIDA in 1984. Career In 1993 she had a role in '' The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End''. McClements is best known for her starring role as Rachel Goldstein on the Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pia Miranda
Pia Miranda (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian actress whose career was launched with her role in the 2000 feature film '' Looking for Alibrandi'', an Australian film based on the novel of the same name by Melina Marchetta. She is also known for her roles as Karen Oldman in '' Neighbours'' (1998-1999), Jodie Spiteri in ''Wentworth'' (2015), and Jen in '' Mustangs FC'' (2017-2020), as well as winning '' Australian Survivor'' in 2019. Early life Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Miranda spent the majority of her early life travelling throughout Australia with her family, attending a large number of schools. She is of Italian and Irish descent. After completing her high school certificate at the Sacré Cœur School, Miranda studied history and drama at La Trobe University before transferring to Victoria University, where she majored in drama and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Performance Studies) in 1996. Career Film and television career After university, Miranda stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fisher (actor)
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Thomas Fisher may refer to: *Thomas Fisher (MP) (died 1577), English politician * Thomas Fisher (died 1613), MP for Taunton *Thomas Fisher (antiquary) (1772–1836), English antiquary *Thomas Fisher (Upper Canada) (1792–1874), English-Canadian road builder, land developer, Squire, and Etobicoke Township pioneer *Thomas Henry (illustrator) (Thomas Henry Fisher, 1879–1962), English illustrator *Thomas Cathrew Fisher (1871–1929), Anglican colonial bishop * Thomas L. Fisher, special effects artist of ''Titanic'' See also * Tom Fisher (other) *Thomas Fischer (other) Thomas Fischer may refer to: * Thomas Fischer (actor), cast member of the 1970 German film ''Hotel by the Hour'' * Thomas Fischer (basketball), played on Germany's team in Wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 2004 Summer Paraly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Hegh
Anita Hegh is an Australian actress, known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie in the television series '' Stingers'' and most recently Bianca Grieve in '' Janet King''. Personal life Her father was Norwegian, and her mother is Estonian. Hegh has one brother, Arnold Hegh. Hegh studied to be a teacher at Sydney University, where she joined the Sydney University Dramatic Society.Zuk, TimStingers: Actor Profiles-AnitaTim Hegh , '' Australian Television Information Archive'', Retrieved 19 April 2010. After auditioning for and being accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney, she changed her career path. Hegh studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1994,"Alumni" , '' |
