Tag: Uptight

On This Day — 21 January

21 January 1970: Ross D Wyllie (Uptight) 21 January 1978: Marcia Hines (Marcia Hines Music) 21 January 1989: Rachel Friend (Neighbours) 21 January 2006: Myles Pollard and Bridie Carter (McLeod’s Daughters) 21 January 1973: ABC launches its new weekly interview series With Gerald Stone, fronted by the former This Day Tonight reporter. The first program covers …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2024/01/on-this-day-21-january.html

TV Week Logie Awards: 50 years ago

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. Starting with the …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2021/11/tv-week-logie-awards-50-years-ago-11.html

Obituary: Ralph Baker

Ralph Baker, the TV producer and floor manager who became a late-night favourite as Melbourne’s Deadly Earnest, has died at the age of 80. He was diagnosed with myeloma in 2014. With an early interest in amateur theatre, Baker gained some experience appearing in sketches on GTV9‘s In Melbourne Tonight. He then gained a job …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2020/07/obituary-ralph-baker.html

Countdown turns 40

Countdown, the show that epitomised the pop music scene in Australia for over a decade, made its debut 40 years ago today. Produced at ABC‘s Melbourne studios, Countdown was initially commissioned for six half-hour and two one-hour programs to air on Friday evenings in November and December 1974. The new show was six months in …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2014/11/countdown-turns-40.html

ATV0… from Go!! to Ten

This Friday, 1 August, marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first channel in what is now Network Ten. Earlier this year we took a look at the countdown to the launch of this new channel — ATV0 — plus its first test programs. This week we present some special posts in commemorating …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2014/07/atv0-from-go-to-ten.html

1993: May 2-8

A host of fun! All Together Now star Steven Jacobs will be joining Jo Beth Taylor to co-host a special edition of Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show, with the show featuring some of his own bloopers from All Together Now. With production of All Together Now said to be winding up Jacobs is looking for …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2013/05/1993-may-2-8.html