On This Day

TV History
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20 December 1991: Network Ten morning show ‘Til Ten presents its final episode, ending a three-year run.

20 December 1997: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Belinda Emmett, Sally Marett, Ritchie Gudgeon, Ben Unwin, John Wood, Rachael Beck and the cast of Les Miserables. Hosted by John Jarratt and Noni Hazlehurst. SBS premieres American animated comedy series South Park.

20 December 2003: The Seven Network presents the 21st annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Katie Underwood, Sister 2 Sister, Troy Cassar-Daley, Georgie Parker, Melinda Schneider, David Hobson, Todd McKenney, stars from Disney Channel, the cast from The Lion King and The Wiggles. Hosted by Andrew Daddo and Katrina Warren.

20 December 2008: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Brian McFadden, Guy Sebastian, Paulini Curuenavuli, Delta Goodrem, Shannon Noll and The Wiggles. Hosted by Kate Ritchie.

YouTube: MrMediamate

20 December 2015: Sydney’s community channel TVS shuts off its broadcast signal

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Full Western Australia Broadcast (Delayed by Three hours) featuring some State-based TV Commercials.

Youtube Source: TigerV

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Great find from the archives!

Of course Georgie Parker the actor

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21 December 1991: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Judith Durham, David Hobson, Suzanne Clachair, the Australian Girls Choir and Sydney Youth Orchestra. Hosted by Barry Crocker and Jackie Love.

21 December 1992: Network Ten premieres its new early morning show The Big Breakfast, hosted by Tim Bailey.

21 December 1995: The Seven Network presents the special The Search For Christmas, featuring Magda Szubanski, Andrew Denton, Gerry Connolly, Wendy Harmer, Tony Martin, Mick Molloy, Jane Turner, Marg Downey, Nick Giannopoulos, John Clarke, Judith Lucy, Rod Quantock and Kaz Cooke.

21 December 1996: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Belinda Emmett, Georgie Parker, Peter Cousens, Maree Johnson, Gregory Tomlinson, Human Nature, Julia Morris, Tony Barber, Peter Combe, Suzanne Johnston, Troy Cassar-Daly, Sydney Youth Orchestra, Victorian Boys Choir and The Wiggles. Hosted by Noni Hazlehurst and John Jarratt.

21 December 1999: The Seven and Nine networks jointly telecast the concert special Tour Of Duty — The Dili Concert For The Troops. Hosted by Roy & HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver), performers include Kylie Minogue, John Farnham, The Living End, Gina Jeffreys and James Blundell for Australian and international troops stationed in Dili, East Timor.

21 December 2002: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Rebecca Cartwright, Daniel Collopy, Belinda Emmett, Marcia Hines, Rob Guest, Katie Underwood, David Hobson, Cameron Daddo, Vika and Linda Bull and The Wiggles. Hosted by Andrew Daddo and Katrina Warren.

21 December 2006: ABC premieres two-part documentary Rugby In The Seventies, the story of the Australian rugby union team during a controversial decade in its history. Network Ten premieres pre-school series Puzzle Play.

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When did Seven start broadcasting this as a national event?

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it was originally broadcast on ABC when the event started in 1983. Seven took over in 1988.

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22 December 1972: ABC presents the final episode of children’s series Adventure Island, ending a five-year run.

22 December 1976: ABC presents the final episode of drama series Certain Women, ending a four-year run.

22 December 1990: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Tina Arena, Jeanne Little, Grace Knight, Clare Gormley, The Salvation Army Massed Choirs, Cafe Of The Gate Of Salvation and The Sydney Symphony Youth Orchestra. Hosted by Barry Crocker.

22 December 2001: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Bardot, Nikki Webster, S2S, Vanessa Amorosi and The Wiggles. Hosted by Andrew Daddo and Katrina Warren.

22 December 2007: The Seven Network presents the 25th annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Christine Anu, Tina Arena, Rachael Beck, Tim Campbell, Troy Cassar-Daley, Rickie-Lee Coulter, David Hobson, Human Nature, Yvonne Kenny, Paulini Curuenavuli, Leo Sayer, Sydney Youth Orchestra, Australian Girls Choir and The Wiggles. Hosted by Grant Denyer and Kate Ritchie.

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When it was launched Carols in the Domain was called Temu Carols by Candlelight trying to outdo Melbourne’s famous carols with fancy stuff like Disney and fireworks

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What on earth are you talking about.

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Did the ABC and Seven broadcast it nationally around the country from the start?

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Given that the early Carols In The Domain events were sponsored by Esso and broadcast on ABC, I think it’s unlikely that they featured any gross commercialisation of Disney.

ABC was first in 1983, but I think there were a couple of years it wasn’t televised at all until Seven took it over in 1988.

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A You Tube clip from 1985 shows it was still on the ABC that year. Looks like 1986 and 1987 were not televised.

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23 December 1961: New TV Stations — BCV8, Bendigo, Victoria; GMV6, Shepparton, Victoria

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23 December 1969: Graham Kennedy hosts his last edition of In Melbourne Tonight, ending a 12-year run.

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23 December 1977: ABC screens the final episode of Bellbird, ending a ten-year run.

23 December 1995: The Seven Network presents the annual Carols In The Domain, with performers including Julia Morris, Julie Anthony, Noni Hazlehurst, John Waters, Peter Cousens, Jennifer McGregor, the Sydney Philharmonic Choir, Sydney Youth Orchestra and Victorian Boys Choir. Hosted by Rob Guest.

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Always thought this was a strange time to launch a television station… especially when you would expect a Christmas shutdown tomorrow.

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I bet the TV retailers loved it, though. Lots of TVs bought for Christmas!

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I’d think the owners of the station thought launching it close to Christmas was a Christmas gift to the people of Bendigo. Not the first station to have done that.

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24 December 1956: Melbourne’s annual Carols By Candlelight is televised for the first time, broadcast by GTV9 as part of its pre-launch test transmissions.

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Source: The Age

24 December 1969: Melbourne’s Carols By Candlelight begins annual telecast coverage via ATV0 and through the 0-10 Network.

24 December 1974: Darwin is hit by Cyclone Tracy. Local TV stations ABD6 and NTD8 taken off the air.

24 December 1979: The Nine Network takes over as telecast partner for Carols By Candelight.

24 December 1983: Sydney’s inaugural Carols In The Domain is on a delayed telecast on ABC.

24 December 1999: ABC‘s The 7.30 Report presents a special one-hour edition to commemorate 25 years since Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin.

24 December 2021: Shareholders in regional broadcaster Prime Media Group vote in favour of acquisition of the company by Seven West Media

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Tonight (2025), will mark the 47th consecutive occasion this event is broadcast on Nine.

During this time, the event went on to be presented by the Late Brian Naylor until 1987 then New South Wales-based Ray Martin until 2007 (Though 1999 was instead presented by Victoria Locals Jennifer Keyte and Sale of the Century presenter Glenn Ridge as well as Eddie McGuire and Livinia Nixon during 2020). There have been so many presenters (Predominately from the New South Wales-Produced program Today) since 2008.

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25 December 1968: Among the usual Christmas fare are direct telecasts from the Apollo 8 space mission, and Christmas greetings from Australian troops in Vietnam.

25 December 1974: Colour test programs feature throughout the day.

25 December 1980: Channel 0/28’s first Christmas features the special A Whole World Of Christmas. Hosted by Don Dunstan, the program includes family reunions between Sydney and overseas, via satellite links. Also featured are various multicultural performances, and a nativity play presented by Chinese children.

25 December 1981: Channel 0/28 presents a second A Whole World Of Christmas, hosted by actor John Bluthal.

25 December 1986: The SBS special A Song For Peace reunites 60 families in war torn Lebanon via satellite with relatives waiting in a studio in Sydney.

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25 December 2003: Network Ten‘s The Panel presents its first Christmas special, The Panel Christmas Wrap, including musical performances, special guests and a Christmas pantomime.

25 December 2004: The Nine Network presents the special On A Wind And A Prayer: Cyclone Tracy 30 Years On.

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26 December 1986: The Victorian Football League breaks its 30-year association with the Seven Network and awards the next round of television rights to production company Broadcom in a six-year deal worth at least $24.55 million.

26 December 1987: The final day for Adelaide TV stations ADS7 and SAS10, which swap frequencies and network affiliation overnight to become ADS10 and SAS7.

26 December 2003: Network Ten presents the global special World Idol, featuring Idol winners from 10 countries competing in London for the title of World Idol. Representing Australia is 2003 Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian.

26 December 2005: Media tycoon Kerry Packer, best known as the owner of the Nine Network, dies in Sydney, age 68.

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