''Meet'' is an early Australian television series which aired on

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during 1957. The series consisted of interviews in a 15-minute time-slot, with a single person interviewed in each episode. It aired live in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, with telerecordings (also known as

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recordings) made of the broadcasts so it could be shown in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

. In Melbourne it aired on Mondays. Following the end of the series, it was followed up with an interview series titled ''People''. Those who were interviewed in the series included Anona Winn,

Hal Gye Harold Frederick Neville Gye (22 May 1887 — 25 November 1967), who published under the name Hal Gye, was an author of cartoons, illustrations and articles for early Australian newspapers and journals. Gye provided the artwork for ''The Songs of ...

, Samuel Wadhams, Alan Marshall, Ian Clunies-Ross, Myra Roper, John Bechervaise, among others. A search of the National Archives of Australia website suggests that at least two of the episodes still exist despite the

wiping Lost television broadcasts are mostly those early television programs which cannot be accounted for in studio archives (or in personal archives) usually because of deliberate destruction or neglect. Common reasons for loss A significant prop ...

of the era. These episodes are the interviews with Ian Clunies-Ross and

Vance Palmer Edward Vivian "Vance" Palmer (28 August 1885 – 15 July 1959) was an Australian novelist, dramatist, essayist and critic. Early life Vance Palmer was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, on 28 August 1885 and attended the Ipswich Grammar School. With ...

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