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Antenna (TV Series)
''Antenna'' is a ABC magazine style television program for children in Australia. Aimed at 10 to 13 year olds it initially ran in a Thursday afternoon slot and was repeated on Sunday morning. The first series was presented by Gerard Sont, Rebecca Hetherington and Alita Fahey with Sandie Lillingston Sandra Lillingston is an Australian actress active between 1984 and 1997. Career Lillingston appeared as a presenter in a short 1983 documentary ''One Last Chance'' on the probation system in South Australia. Her first acting role was as the ... taking over from Fahey in the second season. References {{Reflist Australian children's television series Australian non-fiction television series 1984 Australian television series debuts 1985 Australian television series endings 1980s Australian television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (Australian TV Channel)
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship (broadcasting), flagship ABC Television (Australian TV network), ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel and the ABC are in Ultimo, New South Wales, Ultimo, an inner-city suburb of Sydney. The very first public broadcasting, national public television station in Australia officially and formally formal full grand opening night ceremony took place by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies in ABN (TV station), Sydney at stroke of night 7:00:00pm Time in Australia, Sydney Time on 5 November 1956 as ABC National Television Service under the call sign ABN (TV station), ABN-2 with the very first main flagship television presented by Michael Charlton (journalist), Michael Charlton and James Dibble reading the very first television news, main flagship television news bulletin, followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Sont
Gerard Sont, also known as Gerry Sont and sometimes credited as Gerald Sont, is an Australian actor and TV host. Early life and education Gerard Sont was born Sydney, New South Wales. He studied acting at in London, England, and later trained with Uta Hagen in New York City. Acting career Sont joined Actors Equity of Australia in 1976. Screen Sont played the titular Melvin in '' Melvin, Son of Alvin'' (1984). He played recurring character Brett Mackin on ''Home and Away'' (from the series' inception in 1988, with appearances until 2005), and a main character, Cal Lawrence, in the TV series '' Chances''. He was the first host of Australia's version of '' Double Dare'' and was a presenter on ABC's magazine style TV series '' Antenna''. Sont has appeared in numerous television advertisements since 1981. Stage Sont has appeared on stage in productions such as '' How Does Your Garden Grow?'' at the State Theatre, Sydney in 1996, ''The Cherry Orchard'' at the New The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alita Fahey
Alita Fahey is an Australian former TV actress and reporter who appeared on '' Simon Townsend's Wonder World'' (Network 10), ''The Ossie Ostrich Video Show'' (Nine network) and the children's show '' Antenna'' (ABC). She also had roles on ''The Restless Years'' and ''Sons and Daughters'' and '' The Boy in the Bush'' (ABC). Fahey appeared in many Australian films and commercials, has sung professionally for many years both in Australia and overseas, and is an accomplished singer/songwriter. Alita and her Husband Stephen Leigh (deceased) formed a production company called Leigh-Fahey Enterprises which specialised in children's musical entertainment and Theatre-in-Education shows for schools. She is an avid songwriter, director and musician. Her re-release of her single of the classic ballad ''Banks of the Ohio'' has been played on radio stations around the country. Awards Fahey has won eight Canberra Country Songwriting Awards some with her co-writers teen country trio ' Brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandie Lillingston
Sandra Lillingston is an Australian actress active between 1984 and 1997. Career Lillingston appeared as a presenter in a short 1983 documentary ''One Last Chance'' on the probation system in South Australia. Her first acting role was as the ongoing character Christine Yates in the ABC TV series ''Sweet and Sour'' in 1984. She went on to have roles in a few films, including a minor role in ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' (1985), but was most prolific in her television roles. These included ''Home and Away'' (1988-1989, as Stacey Macklin), ''A Country Practice'' (1984 as Sandy Thatcher, 1991 as Megan Thomas), ABC's ''Bananas in Pyjamas ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' is an Australian children's television series that first aired on 20 July 1992 on ABC. It has since been syndicated in many countries and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the " Pyjamas" in the title w ...'' (1992 performer for Amy) and Seven Network's '' Newlyweds'' (1992-1994, as Marnie Phelps). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Children's Television Series
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse) Australian (1858 – 15 October 1879) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was exported to the United States where he had modest success as a racehorse but became a very successful and influential breeding stallion. Back ..., a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Australian Television Series Debuts
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 9 – Van Halen releases their sixth studio album ''1984 (Van Halen album), 1984'' (''MCMLXXXIV''), which debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and will go to sell over 10 million copies in the United States. * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. *January 27 – American singer Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the making of the Pepsi commercial. February * February 3 ** John Buster and the research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Australian Television Series Endings
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopens for the first time since Francisco Franco closed it in 1969. * February 5 – Australia cancels its involvemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
