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Eat Carpet
''Eat Carpet'' was an Television in Australia, Australian television series aired on Special Broadcasting Service, SBS from 1989 to 2005. It premiered alongside ''MC Tee Vee'' and ''The Noise''. Each hour-long episode consisted of up to a dozen short films shot by Independent film, amateur directors or film students from all over the world. An estimated 3,000 films ranging from 2 to 24 minutes in duration were broadcast over the course of the series, covering all styles and genres, including Documentary film, documentaries, music videos, Play (theatre), stage performances, dramas, Comedy, comedies, interviews and even mildly Pornography, pornographic films. The show was hosted by Annette Shun Wah, who was also one of the commissioning editors along with ''Eat Carpet''s original designer, producer and programmer Pauline Webber. Later, producers included Joy Toma and Terry Toaldo. The original opening titles were created by Bruce Currie and featured an animated version of the chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Australia
Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with radio stations 3DB and 3UZ, and 2UE in Sydney, using the ''Radiovision'' system by Gilbert Miles and Donald McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisbane in 1934.Carty, Bruce, ''On the Air: Australian Radio History'', privately published, 2011, Gosford, NSW Mainstream television was launched on 16 September 1956 in Willoughby, New South Wales, with Nine Network station TCN-9 Sydney. The new medium was introduced by advertising executive Bruce Gyngell with the words "Good evening, and welcome to television", and has since seen the transition to colour and digital television. Local programs, over the years, have included a broad range of comedy, sport, and in particular drama series, in addition to news and current affairs. The industry is regulated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, through various legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
