Target (Australian TV series)

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Target was an Australian magazine style television show broadcast by the ABC. It was aimed at a youth audience and aired in an early evening time slot. [1] [2] It was compered at different times by David Champtaloup, Anne Stone, Bob Watson, Cathy Scott, Brendon Lunney, [3] Kerry Cook, [4] Jane Fennell, Julian Rocket [5] and Mark Holden. [6] It ran from 1 July 1974 [3] to May 20, 1976. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Glover, Allen (23 March 1975), "Big hit for tweens", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ "Young lifestyle right on target", The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 March 1976
  3. 1 2 "A delicate relationship", The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 July 1974
  4. ↑ "ABC makes new Target for Youth", The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 March 1975
  5. ↑ "Back on target", The Age, 7 August 1975
  6. ↑ "Composer takes on youth shows", The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 August 1975
  7. ↑ Plummer, Dale (9 May 1976), "no title", The Age
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