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| At Your Request | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music television |
| Presented by | Charles Skase |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | HSV-7 |
| Release | 1958 – 1959 |
At Your Request was an Australian television daytime series which aired from 1958 to 1959. The series aired on Tuesdays at 2:30PM on Melbourne station HSV-7, and was hosted by baritone Charles Skase, who was also known as a radio personality. Information on this series is scarce. The series presented requested songs, [1] but it is not clear how these songs were presented (such as whether it was a disc jockey series like TV Disc Jockey , a lip-sync series like Hit Parade , or a live music series like Sweet and Low ). The archival status of the series is also not known, although being a daytime series aired in a single city means it is unlikely (though not impossible) that kinescope recordings exist of it.
For some time, the series was preceded on HSV-7's schedule by documentary series Australia Wide and followed by Gadget Man (which consisted of demonstrations of gadgets). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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