Sep 23 2023
23 September 1989: Georgie Parker (A Country Practice) 23 September 1995: Tempany Deckert (Home And Away) 23 September 1963: Afternoon game shows include The Price Is Right with Horrie Dargie, Video Village with Danny Webb, Say When with Jimmy Hannan and Take The Hint with Frank Wilson. 23 September 1976: The documentary series Australians At …
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Aug 20 2023
20 August 1989: Craig McLachlan (Neighbours) 20 August 1994: Jo Beth Taylor (Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show) 20 August 2005: Holly Brisley and Chris Hemsworth (Home And Away) 20 August 1962: Afternoon game shows include Say When, Video Village, Concentration, It Could Be You and Take The Hint. 20 August 1974: The historical drama series …
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Jun 22 2023
22 June 1974: Bert Newton and Patti McGrath 22 June 1985: Daryl Somers (Hey Hey It’s Saturday, Blankety Blanks) and Julie da Costa 22 June 1991: Jacki MacDonald (Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show) and Gina Riley (Fast Forward) 22 June 1965: Includes The Magic Circle Club, Homicide, In Melbourne Tonight, Beauty And The Beast and …
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Mar 13 2017
Dan Webb, one of the first personalities on Melbourne television, has died at the age of 92. Webb was breakfast announcer at radio station 3DB before being picked up by its sister television station HSV7 as one of its star line-up, alongside Eric Pearce and actress Mary Parker. He introduced HSV7’s test transmissions and was on-air on opening …
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Dec 31 2014
And so another year has come to an end. The biggest milestone for the year was the 50th anniversary of the launch of what is now Network Ten. We started our 50th anniversary tribute back in January followed by a look at the first test programs in May, and as the official birthday — 1 …
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Nov 18 2014
An ambitious local production of Shakespeare’s Othello (starring Raymond Westwell, pictured) was the highlight of ABC station ABV2‘s program schedule in Melbourne on Wednesday 18 November 1964, as reported in both TV Week and TV Times.. Television that day didn’t kick off until late morning — with the first program of the day being For The Juniors, …
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Jan 14 2014
For many of a certain age the mention of Video Village will conjure up some fond memories. Video Village was a popular game show of the 1960s, produced by Crawford Productions for HSV7 in Melbourne and screened on a number of interstate stations. Launched in July 1962, Video Village was hosted by “mayor” Danny Webb, a presenter at …
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Dec 10 2013
This morning’s switch off the analogue signal for HSV7 was marked with a five-minute tribute to 57 years of the station. Opening with an introduction by Eric Pearce (pictured) from an early test transmissions in 1956, the tribute included snapshots of many HSV programs and personalities, including Ian Turpie, Brian Naylor, Olivia Newton John, Bert Newton, …
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Apr 22 2011
Flashback to 1972… and Temptation and Great Temptation hostess Barbara Rogers and Homicide star Leonard Teale (pictured) are promoting the Good Friday Appeal telethons for Melbourne’s HSV7 and Adelaide’s ADS7. The Adelaide telethon has long gone, but Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal continues to tap into the generosity of Victorians to raise funds …
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Jun 28 2008
Every city is parochial to some extent, but for some reason, Melburnians are just that little more precious about their city – especially if there are seen to be influences from Sydney. This attitude to all things local was never more evident than the year 1987 – when the media shake-up not only saw all …
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