Canberra Week

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Canberra Week
GenreLifestyle
Presented byFraser Parkes
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Network ABC Canberra
Release11 July 1963 (1963-07-11) 
24 February 1966 (1966-02-24)

Canberra Week is an Australian television series which aired only in Canberra.

The series aired on ABC, and included a news segment, interviews and a gardening segment. [1] It ran from 1963 to 1965, and aired in a 25-minute time-slot. It was replaced with Studio 11 in 1966. [2] It was one of a small number of television series produced in Canberra during the 1960s, among the others included Tonight in Canberra , The Line on Canberra, An Evening With , Canberra Gardener , At Home with David Jones , and a version of TV Jackpot Quiz.

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References

  1. "New Programme Marks 'Birthday'". The Canberra Times . Vol. 37, no. 10, 583. 9 July 1963. p. 21. Retrieved 10 September 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Learning, Walter (1 March 1966). "TELEVISION Four Corners' empty shell". The Canberra Times . Vol. 40, no. 11404. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 11. Retrieved 10 September 2014 via National Library of Australia.