The Late Show (1957 TV series)

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The Late Show
Genre Variety
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Network HSV-7
Release1957 (1957) –
1959 (1959)

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, [1] Bert Newton [2] and original host Noel Ferrier. [3]

The 22 August 1957 edition of The Age newspaper said of Bert Newton's debut on the series: [4]

Bert Newton, not yet 20 years of age, made a promising debut in the Late Show on Tuesday night. He has a friendly manner, and plays the role of compere much "straighter" than Graham Kennedy, of GTV-9's In Melbourne Tonight

Although kinescope recording and later video-tape existed during the run of the series, the archival status of the show is unknown, although the Noel Ferrier episodes are reported to be lost, [5] and it is possible the other episodes were also wiped, given the highly erratic survival rate of Australian television of the era (with Sydney-produced soap opera Autumn Affair surviving near-intact, while the Melbourne version of game show Tell the Truth being completely lost). The Late Show was replaced on HSV-7's schedule by Club Seven .

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References

  1. ↑ "Tuesday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . Melbourne. 4 June 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Thursday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . Melbourne. 17 January 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Thursday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . Melbourne. 16 August 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "TV Show Compere Resigns". Radio and Television Supplement. The Age . Melbourne. 22 August 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Jim (14 April 2005). "A box seat". The Age . Melbourne. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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