Tag: Television 1960s
Archive Television (9) Television in Australia (5) Uncategorized (3)
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Who remembers Boyd Q.C.?
On the very first day of ABC television in South Australia, drama did not feature heavily. Apart from the Western adventure series, Wells Fargo,…
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ABC TV – One Year On
On a certain Friday in March 1960 ABC TV began broadcasting in South Australia for the first time. Having begun with official ceremonies, American…
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The Fantastic ‘Film is Fabulous!’
It has happened and it’s all over the news. Two long lost pieces of archive television have been recovered, announced, and will be made…
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The Archive TV Gateway Drug
There are many routes into the bottomless pit that is Archive TV. I believe the majority are driven to early TV programming by nostalgia…
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ABC TV’s First Day in SA
It is the evening of Friday 11 March 1960. It’s been a fine and mild day with a maximum of 74 degrees Fahrenheit in…
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2026 to 1976 to 1966
It’s ridiculous I know, but it is now the space year 2026! Not sure how that happened. This year will see the 50th anniversary…