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Australian-produced content in the very early days of TV in that country


To give you an idea of the kinds of Australian TV content during the very early days of television in that country, here is the Melbourne TV schedule for 13 March 1957. There were three stations in operation at the time.

Australian-produced shows have been linked to. American and British shows are not linked to. However, since "Epilogue" is not listed on IMDb, it isn't linked to either.

GTV-9
5:30PM - The Tarax Show (1957)
6:30PM - "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger"
7:00PM - News Headlines
7:02PM - "Wild Bill Hickok"
7:30PM - "Susie"
8:30PM - The Dulux Show (1957)
8:30PM - Leave It to the Girls (1957)
9:00PM - "Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal"
9:30PM - News
10:00PM - "Epilogue"
10:05PM - Station close

HSV-7
5:15PM - The Judy Jack Show (1956)
5:45PM - "The Mickey Mouse Club"
6:30PM - Comedy Time (cartoons)
6:45PM - Teenage Mailbag (1957)
7:00PM - News, Weather
7:15PM - Be My Guest (1957)
7:30PM - "Rin Tin Tin"
8:00PM - "Kraft TV Theatre" (a re-titled episode of "Ford Television Theatre")
8:30PM - "Cheseborough Ponds Playhouse" (a re-titled episode of "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents")
9:00PM - Stop the Music (1956)
9:30PM - News, Weather
9:45PM - Station close

ABV-2
3:30PM - "Liberace"
4:00PM - Station close
5:30PM - "Fun with Films" (including Muffin the Mule)
6:00PM - Station close
7:00PM - News, Weather, Newsreel
7:15PM - "The Life of Riley"
7:40PM - "Ballet de France"
7:50PM - "I Spy"
8:15PM - "Star Time"
8:40PM - Melbourne Magazine (1957)
9:10PM - Station close

Here's the original TV listing:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g0kRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KZUDAAAAIBA J&pg=4086%2C1035658

I will possibly be adding additional info soon.

Forgive me if I made any mistakes.






EDIT: Here is the Sydney schedule for 18 December 1956. Again, Australian-produced shows are linked to (except for "Captain Fortune Show" and "Give us this Day", which don't have pages on IMDb);

ATN-7
4:30PM - Your Home (1956)
5:00PM - "Captain Fortune Show"
6:00PM - "Superman"
7:00PM - At Seven on 7 (1956)
7:30PM - "The Burns and Allen Show"
8:00PM - News
8:15PM - This I Believe (1956)
8:30PM - "Highway Patrol"
9:00PM - "A Man Called X"
9:30PM - Sydney Tonight (1956)
10:30PM - Station close

ABN-2
3:30PM "The Schoolmaster"
3:55PM - Station close
5:30PM - "Lassie"
6:00PM - Close
7:00PM - News
7:15PM - "Amos 'n' Andy"
7:40PM- - "Ballet de France"
7:55PM - "Science Fiction Theatre"
8:15PM - "Sub-Editor's Room"
8:45PM - "At Home" (may have been an Australian series, not sure on this)
9:15PM - Station close

TCN-9
6:24PM - "Give us this Day"
6:30PM - Fun Farm (1956)
7:00PM - News
7:15PM - "Debut" (no idea what this was)
7:30PM - "Jet Jackson"
8:00PM - "Father Knows Best"
8:30PM - "Four Star Playhouse" (re-titled "Four Star Theatre")
9:00PM - "San Francisco Beat"
9:30PM - Station close



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Good to know
because this is news
to many
and interesting to fans
of International Classic TV

For those who also don't know
March 13, 1957 - a Wednesday
December 18, 1956 - a Tuesday

Also Tuesday, December 18, 1956,
holds another place in Classic TV history
because
"To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV

Thanks for filling us in
and updating to fill in those blanks

♪ Not even Mad Scientists
get it right every time

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