Sep 02 2023
2 September 1972: Jeff Phillips (Happening ’72) 2 September 1972: James Laurenson (Boney) 2 September 1978: Paul Cronin, Lorraine Bayly, Toni Vernon, Richard Morgan (The Sullivans) 2 September 1978: Malcolm Thompson, Sue Smithers, Graham Thorburn (The Restless Years) 2 September 2000: Kim Kilbey (Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show) and her father Brian. 2 September 2006: …
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Aug 12 2023
12 August 1972: Joe Hasham (Number 96) 12 August 1972: Noel O’Connor (SAS10, Adelaide) 12 August 1972: TV stuntman Karl Avis 12 August 1978: Geoff Stone and Diana Fisher (The Inventors) 12 August 1978: Mike Minehan (This Day Tonight) 12 August 2000: Swimmer Ian Thorpe with Justin Melvey and Kylie Watson (Home And Away) 12 …
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Jul 08 2023
8 July 1972: Grigor Taylor, Michael Pate, Paul Cronin, Vic Gordon (Matlock Police) 8 July 1995: Melissa George (Home And Away) and Kimberley Joseph (Gladiators) 8 July 2000: Bec Cartwright (and sister Kristy) and Kym Valentine (and sister Shayne) 8 July 2006: Aaron Jeffery and Michelle Langstone (McLeod’s Daughters) 8 July 1972: ABC has live …
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Nov 27 2021
The 62nd annual TV Week Logie Awards were meant to happen this Sunday 28 November. While the awards will not be taking place — for a second year in a row — we continue the annual rundown of past Logies presentations to coincide with what would have been this year’s Logies weekend. Today it’s back to 1996 — …
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Sep 19 2017
“How does a beautiful aboriginal girl pick up the dreary threads of her normal life after a brief but heady taste of glory as a film star?” Such was the premise of Oriel Gray‘s play Burst Of Summer, as described in TV Times magazine in 1961. Burst Of Summer told the story of singer Peggy …
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Oct 23 2016
Cover: Catriona Rowntree (Getaway) and Tania Zaetta (Who Dares Wins) Tony’s above par The Seven Network‘s decision to dump John Burgess as host of Wheel Of Fortune after 12 years in the role was met with widespread disapproval. Viewers were unhappy with the signing of Tony Barber to the hosting role as well as other changes being …
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Oct 20 2016
Aussie screen successes are a window to the world Getaway reporter Lochie Daddo has got so used to reporting on his travels that a recent holiday to the NSW ski fields left him a bit disoriented. “It was weird. I kept looking for a camera to have to do something to,” he told TV Week. …
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Oct 19 2016
Hello, Sailor! Martin Henderson (pictured with Isla Fisher) sails into Home And Away as Sub-Lieutenant Geoff Thomas, on board a Royal Australian Navy patrol boat cruising the waters near Summer Bay in search of an errant World War II mine. It’s not long before the sailor sets eyes on Shannon (Fisher) and recognises her from …
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Oct 18 2016
Cover: Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox (Friends) Today it’s Full Frontal, tomorrow the world If Full Frontal is renewed for an eighth season next year, it is unlikely that Julia Morris will stay with the show. “I’d like to leave myself open to other projects,” she told TV Week. “I really enjoy the hosting …
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Oct 09 2016
Kieren’s the king of Summer Bay Before heading off to Atlanta to win gold at the Olympic Games, Kieren Perkins paid a visit to the set of Home And Away. “It was fantastic to meet a great Australian champion,” Home And Away cast member Kristy Wright (pictured with Perkins and co-star Nic Testoni) told TV Week. …
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