4 January 1962: “Honest John” Gilbert and Syd Heylen (Sunnyside Up)

4 January 1967: Normie Rowe

4 January 1975: ABC Sportsman Of The Year

4 January 1992: Alyssa-Jane Cook (E Street)

4 January 2003: Daniel Collopy and Tammin Sursok (Home And Away)

4 January 1971: The acclaimed US children’s program Sesame Street debuts on ABC — 40 years at Sesame Street [2011]

4 January 1982: Channel 0/28 premieres rock music show Rock Around The World, hosted by Basia Bonkowski (pictured).

4 January 1991: Dolphin Cove, an American series set in Queensland and starring Nick Tate, Virginia Hey, Ernie Dingo and Richard Moir, debuts on Nine almost two years after its American debut.