| Campfire Favourites | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music television |
| Presented by | Frank Ifield |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location | TCN-9 Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 1956 – January 1957 |
Campfire Favourites was an Australian television series which aired in 1956 on Sydney station TCN-9. Despite having a very brief run of less than 2 months, it is notable as one of the earliest Australian-produced television series, and for featuring Frank Ifield.
The series ended around the same time as two other early Australian series, The Johnny O'Connor Show and Accent on Strings , [1] an article in Women's Weekly suggesting the three series were unable to obtain sponsors.
Broadcast at 7:15PM on Thursdays, the 15-minute series was themed around country music. The set design (based on available except, see below) was basic, consisting of a painted backdrop of Eucalyptus trees.
A very brief excerpt appeared in a mid-1960s television special about Australian television. The excerpt appeared on YouTube. [2] This indicates that at least one of the episodes was kinescoped, kinescope recording being the method used to record live and as-live television in the days before video-tape. However, it is not known if any kinescope recordings still exist of the series today.
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Accent on Strings was an Australian television series which aired in 1956 on Sydney station TCN-9. A music series, the first episode aired October 27, 1956. It was among several early locally produced series which debuted during the first official week of programming by the station, along with The Johnny O'Connor Show, game show What's My Line, religious series Give Us This Day, children's series Fun Farm, and music series Campfire Favourites, with these series having varying degrees of success.
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Eunice Gardiner Presents is an Australian television series which aired in 1958 on Sydney station TCN-9. The series starred pianist Eunice Gardiner, who on the series played the piano and interviewed personalities in music. The series aired on Sundays, broadcast in a 30-minute time-slot at 5:30PM. The series proved short-lived, and was eventually replaced on the schedule with Music for You. Like most Australian series of the 1950s, it aired in a single city only.
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