19 September 1987: Kylie Minogue (Neighbours)

19 September 1992: Kym Wilson and Lisa Hensley (Brides Of Christ)

19 September 2009: Tessa James, Todd Lasance, Axle Whitehead (Home And Away)


19 September 1961: ABW2, Perth, presents a screening of Burst Of Summer, a television adaptation of the award-winning play by Oriel Gray, starring Robert Tudawali and Georgia Lee. The broadcast was a “telerecording” of the play performed at the ABC studios in Melbourne in August.

19 September 1964: All four Melbourne channels present replays of the VFL Grand Final, as live coverage of the premiership final is not permitted in Victoria until 1977.

19 September 1972: The debut of The Graham Kennedy Show on Nine, featuring Graham Kennedy and regulars Rosie Sturgess, Bert Newton, Bruce Mansfield and Peter Smith. The new series comes after Kennedy’s two comedy specials that aired in November 1971 and March 1972.

19 September 1977: The premiere of ABC drama series Kirby’s Company, starring Willie Fennell, Edward Ogden, Vince Martin, Margaret Cruickshank, Tom Burlinson, Louise Howitt, Bunney Brooke and Margaret Nelson. The series focused on the stories of three generations of males from the one family.

19 September 1986: Nine screens the special Television The First 30 Years, a compilation of archival material from the history of Australian television.

19 September 1988: Includes daily coverage of The Games Of The XXIV Olympiad from Seoul, South Korea, on Network Ten. Coverage is hosted by Mike Gibson, Bruce McAvaney, Tim Webster and Graeme Hughes.

19 September 1991: The debut of Network Ten’s tabloid current affairs show, Hard Copy, based on the American program of the same name. The Australian version is hosted by Gordon Elliott.

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