''The General Motors Hour'' was an Australian radio and television drama series.

Radio

The radio series was a regular one hour drama broadcast over the

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at 8 pm on Thursays. It is believed to have commenced in the late 1940s and lasted into the early 1960s. Producers included Robert Peach and Harry Dearth. The announcer was

John Dease Conly John Paget Dease (26 May 1906 – 1 February 1979) was a prominent Australian radio presenter and quiz show host at 2GB, Sydney, and through it, the Macquarie Radio Network from 1935 until at least 1969. He was born in Bhamo, Upper Burma, ...

. 15 episodes are available on the Old Time Radio website.

Television

The television version of The General Motors Hour was a loosely scheduled occasional series which aired on Australian television from 1960 to 1962. The series aired on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne, as well as on other affiliated stations across Australia. The presentations ranged from adaptations of overseas stage plays and anthology episodes, to locally-written drama and a documentary. Its first show was a production of ''

The Grey Nurse Said Nothing "The Grey Nurse Said Nothing" is a television play written by Sumner Locke Elliott. It was based on elements of the Shark Arm case but is mostly fictitious. The play was screened in the US in 1959 as an episode of '' Playhouse 90''. It was perform ...

''. Three of the TV episodes - ''Suspect'', ''Candida'', and ''Shadow Of The Vine'' - had been produced by English producer Peter Cotes for HSV-7 in 1961, but were shelved due to lack of sponsorship. Sponsorship was provided by GM-H in 1962, and plays were run on HSV-7 and TCN-9 under the "General Motors Hour" title.

List of known TV episodes

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'' (1960, drama) *'' This is Television'' (1960, variety, documentary) *''

Thunder on Sycamore Street "Thunder on Sycamore Street" is a 1960 Australian television play directed by David Cahill. It was based on a script by Reginald Rose. It followed production of ''The Grey Nurse Said Nothing'' as part of ''General Motors Hour''. Like that product ...

'' (1960, drama) *'' You, Too, Can Have a Body'' (1960, drama) *'' Shadow of a Pale Horse'' (1960, drama) *'' The Concert'' (1961, drama) *'' Long Distance'' (1961) *'' Suspect'' (1961, drama) *'' Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1962, melodrama) *''

The One Day of the Year ''The One Day of the Year'' is a 1958 Australian play by Alan Seymour about contested attitudes to Anzac Day. Plot Alf’s son Hughie and his girlfriend Jan plan to document Anzac Day for the university newspaper, focusing on the drinking on Anz ...

'' (1962, drama) * ''Candida'' (1961, comedy) *'' Manhaul'' (1962, drama) *''

Shadow of the Vine "Shadow of the Vine" is a 1962 Australian television play adapted from a 1949 play by Beverly Nichols. It was originally made for HSV-7 then presented as part of the '' General Motors Hour'' It was produced by Peter Cotes, who made four TV produc ...

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References

External links

''The Grey Nurse Said Nothing'' on IMDb''Thunder on Sycamore Street'' on IMDb''Shadow of a Pale Horse'' on IMDb''The One Day of the Year'' on IMDb''Candida'' on IMDb''Manhaul'' on IMDb
* {{DEFAULTSORT:General Motors Hour Australian radio dramas English-language radio programs 1960 Australian television series debuts 1962 Australian television series endings Australian anthology television series Black-and-white Australian television shows English-language television shows

Radio

Television

List of known TV episodes

See also

References

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