On This Day — 27 March – Television.AU

27 March 1965: The Seekers (Athol Guy, Judith Durham, Bruce Woodley, Keith Potger)

27 March 1968: Gordon Boyd (Showcase)

27 March 1971: Bill Newman (Sound Of Music)

27 March 1976: Lee Marvin, Susannah York, Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), Denise Drysdale, Gordon Jackson, Henry Winkler

27 March 1982: Olivia Newton-John, Bert Newton, Britt Ekland

27 March 1993: Gary Sweet (Police Rescue), Ray Martin (Midday), Georgie Parker (A Country Practice, Acropolis Now)

27 March 2010: Luke Jacobz and Esther Anderson (Home And Away)

27 March 1984: The Seven Network airs the debut of the two-part mini-series Eureka Stockade, starring Bryan Brown, Bill Hunter, Carol Burns, Tom Burlinson and Penelope Stewart. Produced by Crawford Productions, Eureka Stockade recreated the 1850s rebellion by Ballarat gold miners against the colonial forces from the United Kingdom.

27 March 1988: The debut of ABC‘s Touch The Sun, a series of six telemovies for children produced by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation.

27 March 1990: Nine has a delayed telecast of the 22nd Academy Awards from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. Hosted by Billy Crystal.

27 March 1998: New TV Station — Seven Darwin.

27 March 2000: Nine has a delayed telecast of the 72nd Academy Awards from the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. Hosted by Billy Crystal.

27 March 2001: The debut of Nine‘s new sketch comedy series Russell Gilbert Was Here!, featuring Russell Gilbert with supporting cast including Tony Rickards, Paul Calleja, Paula Gardner, Marty Sheargold, Kate Gorman, Andrew Maj, Stephen Kearney, Ray Matson and Angela Stapleton.

27 March 2006: The debut of Nine‘s afternoon children’s series The Shak.