21 September 1963: Tommy Hanlon Jnr (It Could Be You)

21 September 1974: Gerard Kennedy (Division 4)

21 September 1974: Ernie Sigley (The Ernie Sigley Show)

21 September 1991: Sarah Chadwick, Nikki Coghill, Sophie Lee, Liz Burch, Rebecca Gibney, Lenore Smith (The Flying Doctors)

21 September 1996: Kate Fischer (What’s Up Doc?) and Lochie Daddo (Getaway)

21 September 2002: Libby Tanner and Jenni Baird (All Saints)


21 September 1969: The British documentary, The Royal Family, is broadcast across three networks. The program, a joint-production between BBC and ITV, aired in the United Kingdom in July.

21 September 1976: Sydney’s TEN10 premieres six-part documentary series Australians At War. Written by Fred ‘Cul’ Cullen and narrated by actor Tim Elliott, Australians At War has already been renewed for a second series of six episodes in 1977. Melbourne’s ATV0 premieres Australians At War two days later. ABC premieres situation comedy Who Do You Think You Are?, starring Tony Llewellyn-JonesBarbara Stephens and Stephen O’Rourke — Who Do You Think You Are… a sitcom? [2014] 

21 September 1977: Bill Peach hosts the Australian Film Industry Awards for ABC, presented at the Regent Hotel, Sydney. Nominations for Best Film are Don’s Party, Break Of Day, The Picture Show Man and (winner) Storm Boy.

21 September 1987: The Seven Network premieres game show Press Your Luck in Brisbane, with Sydney and Melbourne to follow later in the year. Hosted by Ian Turpie.

21 September 1992: The Seven Network crosses to the Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, for live coverage of the Brownlow Medal Count, hosted by Bruce McAvaney.

21 September 1996: The Seven Network presents the one-hour documentary, Marn Grook, an Aboriginal perspective on Australian Rules football.

21 September 2015: The Nine Network opens its new Adelaide studios at 169 Pirie Street — Nine Adelaide launches new CBD studios [2015]


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