Personal Album (TV series)

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Personal Album
Genre Talk show
Presented by Jack Little
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time
  • 15 minutes
  • 30 minutes
Original release
Network GTV-9
Release18 November 1958 (1958-11-18) 
12 May 1959 (1959-05-12)

Personal Album was an Australian television series, which aired on Melbourne station GTV-9 on Tuesdays, from 18 November 1958 to 12 May 1959. Originally the programme ran for 15 minutes, it was later expanded to 30 minutes. The series was hosted by Jack Little, it was an interview series.

People interviewed by Little during the series included Noel Ferrier, [1] Toni Lamond and Frank Sheldon, [2] Bill McCormack [3] and Happy Hammond. [4]

It should not be confused with Personal Column , a HSV-7 series which also aired from 1958 to 1959.

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