Would that be the B&T annual yearbook?
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“Still the One”?
Orleans should have sued Kerry. God i hate the Packers worse than Keith and Rupert.
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Go on YT and watch ABC America’s fall launch promos from the late 70s to the early 90s.
ABC and Nine usually used the same theme and even vision in the launch promos.
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they were probably paid very handsomely for licencing the song to Nine over 30 years
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Everyone has their price. Although the thought of Kerry having to use something like “Greensleeves” to promote Nine…
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Well considering that it was a pop song in it’s own right back in 1976 peaking at #5 on tje Billboard Hot 100. I’m sure that Orleans made an absolute fortune just from that song alone
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That’s the one! Can’t believe the amount of info in it! It was either ‘86 or ‘88.
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There’s a few more here AUSTRALIAN RADIO and TV PUBLICATIONS
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there are a few bouncing around ebay at the moment as well. I was considering buying one or two but the asking prices are a bit high.
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Some little screenshots from the Broadcasting and Television Year Books.
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Sometimes CBS too. Look at Nine’s ‘I am’ promo and CBS’ in '94:
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Last week was 45 years since Simon Townsend’s Wonder World made its debut on TEN10, Sydney, on 3 September 1979. ATV0, Melbourne, followed from 10 September 1979 before the show went on to become one of the most widely-broadcast children’s shows on Australian television and winning multiple awards.
I just came across this on YouTube, the recording of the show’s 1961st and final episode that was taped in April 1987. Though it did not air in Sydney until 20 August 1987, and Melbourne on 3 September 1987. (IIRC they padded out the show with repeat episodes towards the end?)
Included in this final episode is a documentary-style history of the show, including snippets of the show’s two prior pilots – one called The Ripper Report which had three host/reporters, and another called X which had Townsend taking over as host.
When the requirements for children’s television quotas were being introduced in 1979, Townsend was successful in his concept being approved for a “C” classification and he ultimately presented it to TEN10, which snapped it up.
The closing credits for the final episode include a roll call of all 200+ people who worked on the show over its long run – including one who I believe was working their first media job and went on to become a veteran in radio and television and a recent-ish Gold Logie nominee.
One thing I did not know about the show was that one of its many reporters during its eight years on-air was Moira McLean, who had previously hosted another kids show The Harry And Ralph Show in Sydney, and of course later became famous for presenting years of infomercials for Good Morning Australia.
YouTube: Simon Townsend’s Wonder World
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I would love for television networks to be brave enough t9 screen shows like Mind Your Language, Love Thy Neighbour, Man About The House, Robins Nest, Doctor In The House, Bless This House, George And Mildred, It Ain’t ‘Alf Hot Mum, Married With Children and Life Support.
All they would need to do is post a warning that the comedic tones may offend some viewers and apply an M rating for mature audiences
As Roman Atkinson once said something similar to this, “comedy isn’t true comedy if it’s not offending someone.”.
It should be noted we still find comedies where someone gets hurt funny, slapstick is no different to someone insulting someone, often with the person doing the insulting getting their comeuppance in the end.
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By the way that should be Rowan Atkinson not Roman Atkinson.
I hate autocorrect (just tried it again to change it twice, once on Rowan to Roman and once on autocorrect to automatic)
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Agree in this day and age, you’d think auto correct could work with AI to realise that Rowan followed by Atkinson should be a valid entry, and not auto correct it.
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Seeing these old TV bumpers and have to laugh at the comments made by yanks on these videos saying they stole them from American networks. In the above example Channel 7 saying it was stolen from NBC. No there was no burglary. They had an affiliation with those networks.
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It would be hard to imagine that Seven’s promo team somehow went over to America and stole NBC’s blank graphics.
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When really Seven probably paid a fortune to licence the IP and content from NBC. Same as Nine’s use of Still The One and associated promotional themes from ABC America. Would have cost a lot.
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And Ten borrowing from CBS and ABC.
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