Take it Easy was an Australian television variety series which aired from 1959 to 1960 on Melbourne station GTV-9. Hosted by Bob Horsfall and Joy Fountain, [1] the series aired at 1:00PM on Tuesdays, and included guests, contests and quizzes. [2] It represented an early attempt at midday programming by a Melbourne station, as television in the city was not yet a 24-hour service. Little else is known about the series.
The Nine Network is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. The Nine Network is one of five main free-to-air networks in Australia.
GTV is a commercial television station in Melbourne, Australia, owned by the Nine Network. The station is currently based at a new high-tech, purpose-built studio at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands.
In Melbourne Tonight, also known as IMT, was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970.
TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby. The licence, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Sir Frank Packer, was one of the first four licences to be issued for commercial television stations in Australia. TCN-9 is the home of the NRL coverage and national-level Nine News bulletins.
Brian Norman Naylor was an Australian television broadcaster and presenter, best known for his longstanding stint as chief news presenter at HSV-7 from 1970 to 1978 and for GTV-9 from 1978 to 1998 and his sign-off line, "May your news be good news, and good-night."
The Jack Perry Show is an early Australian variety television series. Broadcast on Melbourne station GTV-9, it was one of the very first regular series by the station. It was hosted by Jack Perry, aired live and also featured guests. Lasting about a month, the half-hour series aired at 7:30PM, with competition in the time-slot consisting of British series The Adventures of Robin Hood on HSV-7 and American sitcom Life with Elizabeth on ABV-2. Although his variety series was short-lived, host Jack Perry proved popular with 1950s and 1960s era Melbourne viewers as part of the clown duo Zig and Zag, who had a long running children's show on station HSV-7 originally titled Peters Fun Fair.
Club Seven was an Australian television variety series which aired from 1959 to 1961. It aired on Melbourne station HSV-7, broadcast live at 10:00PM on Thursdays. Hosts of the series included Terry Scanlon and Frank Wilson. The series faced tough competition from GTV-9's popular In Melbourne Tonight. At least part of an episode is known to exist and is available for viewing on YouTube.
The Late Show is an Australian television variety series which aired from 1957 to 1959 on Melbourne station HSV-7. Aired on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and competing in the time-slot with GTV-9's popular In Melbourne Tonight, the series included a mix of music and comedy. People who hosted the series during its run included John D'Arcy, Bert Newton and original host Noel Ferrier.
Women's World was an Australian television series which aired from 1956 to 1963 on ABC. Originally broadcast in Sydney and later Melbourne, it would appear the last couple years of the series were only broadcast in Sydney.
Bandwagon was an Australian television variety series which aired on Melbourne station HSV-7 from 1959 to 1960.
Lovely to Look At was an early Australian television series. Broadcast on Melbourne station GTV-9, it was a fashion show. The series ran from March 1957 to November 1957. Episodes were 15-minutes in duration, broadcast live, originally aired at 10:15PM on Sundays though towards the end of the run the episodes were broadcast at 10:30PM. It typically was preceded on the schedule by a newscast and followed by Epilogue and station sign-off. It is notable as representing an early effort by GTV-9 at locally produced content. It was compered by Maxwell Gibb.
Anything Goes was an early Australian television variety series which aired on Melbourne station GTV-9. Broadcast on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM, it aired from 23 January to 20 February 1957.
Stairway to the Stars was an early Australian television series that aired on Melbourne station HSV-7. The first episode aired 9 November 1956, with the series ending circa November 1958.
Football Inquest is the name of two Australian television series, which both aired in Melbourne. The first aired 1957 on GTV-9, while the second aired 1960-1974(?) on HSV-7. There was also a South Australian version.
In Melbourne Today was an early Australian television series, which aired in two versions in the 1950s, on Melbourne station GTV-9. It was Australia's first breakfast television series.
Keeping Company is an Australian television series which aired on Melbourne station GTV-9 weekly on Wednesdays from 27 August 1958 to 14 January 1959. Per TV listings in The Age, the series provided "hints for the hostess", and was hosted by Norma Ferris. Episodes were 15 minutes in duration, aired at 4:00 PM, and were followed, at 4:15 PM, by British series The Buccaneers. Information is not available on the archival status of the series.
Toddy Time is an Australian television series which aired in Melbourne during 1961, on station GTV-9. The first episode aired 1 May 1961. It was a daytime series made up of various segments, including "camera test", which was a talent segment. The series aired at 11:30AM, and was typically the first show of the day. It was hosted by Hal Todd.
Hold Everything is an Australian television series which aired 1961 on Melbourne station HSV-7. A variety series, it was hosted by Peter Colville and aired at 9:30PM on Thursdays, facing tough competition from the popular In Melbourne Tonight on GTV-9. The series was produced at the Fitzroy Teletheatre.
What's the Meaning? is an Australian television series which aired 1962 on Melbourne station HSV-7. It was a game show featuring a champion and challengers as well as a "seven locks" competition, but little else is known about the series. It was hosted by Larry K. Nixon, who had previously hosted Lady for Day. During 1962 he also hosted Buy Word.
Today is an Australian television series which aired from 1960 to 1961 on Melbourne station GTV-9. Originally hosted by Barry McQueen, most episodes were hosted by Hal Todd. It was a morning series aired at 7:30AM, and running for 60 minutes. It included news, weather and exercise instruction. Following the end of the series, Hal Todd began hosting Toddy Time. Following the end of the series, GTV-9 stopped offering morning programming for several years. Previously, it had aired In Melbourne Today in a morning time-slot on Saturdays from 1957 to 1958.
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