| Saturday Sports Round-Up | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Presented by | Bert Bryant |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
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| Original release | |
| Network | GTV-9 |
| Release | 26 January 1957 – 1957 |
Saturday Sports Round-Up is an Australian television series which aired in Melbourne in 1957 on GTV-9. It debuted 26 January 1957, aired at 6:00PM Saturdays, and was hosted by Bert Bryant. It was described as "film and commentary of the day's events". [1] It was the second sports series produced by a GTV-9, debuting two days after Eric Welch's Sports Album . At the time, television in Australia was limited to Sydney and Melbourne, and the vast majority of locally produced series were single-city only. The show originally aired in a 30-minute time-slot. It later aired in an unusual 25-minute time-slot.
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