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Carrots (TV Series)
''Carrots'' is an Australian television series that aired on ATN 7 in 1979. Airing four nights a week it was a television show about a television show. It presented a television crew creating a show called ''The Funny Bunny Show'' with a giant rabbit as its principal character. The show was twice denied a C classification but it was still able to air between 4pm and 5pm as the 2 hours of non-C-classified programming allowed each week. Cast *Gerry Gallagher as Moses (a 214 cm tall rabbit) *James Condon as Horace W. Hathaway *Sheila Kennelly as Mabel Dodds *Greg Bepper as Johnny Preston *Brendon Lunney Brendon Lunney is an Australian actor and producer. Lunney's featured screen roles include Michael in '' No Roses for Michael'' in 1970, Commissioner Edmund Fitzalan in '' Rush'' in 1974, Joey Emmett in ''Dead Men Running'' in 1971, Harry B ... as Mark Adams *Helen Hough as Sally Fraser *David Foster as Alex Pandopoulos *Frank Hruby as Tim Salmon *Brian Anderson as TT ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATN7
ATN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of John Fairfax & Sons, was one of the first four licences (two in Sydney, two in Melbourne) to be issued for commercial television stations in Australia. The station formed an affiliation with GTV-9 Melbourne in 1957, in order to share content. In 1963, Frank Packer ended up owning both GTV-9 and TCN-9, so as a result the stations switched their previous affiliations. ATN-7 and HSV-7 joined to create the Australian Television Network, which later became the Seven Network. ATN-7 is the home of the national level Seven News bulletins. History ATN-7 began broadcasting on 2 December 1956 and became the third television station in Sydney to begin regular transmissions. The station opened in 1956 with principal offices and studios located at Mobbs Lane, Epping. The initial black and white cameras and other equipment was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFTRS
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. Opened to students in 1973 as Film and Television School (FTS), after accreditation with CILECT it was renamed Australian Film Television School (AFTS) in 1976. To coincide with a move to a new location around 1986, the school was renamed the Australian Film Television and Radio School. The school is a Commonwealth Government statutory authority, and is ranked by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' as one of 15 top global film schools. AFTRS has been the training ground for many of Australia's most well-known directors and other filmmakers, including Gillian Armstrong, Philip Noyce, Rolf de Heer, Rachel Perkins, Ivan Sen, Warwick Thornton, and Kriv Stenders, as well as many cinematographers, film editors, composers, and screenwriters. In addition, there are many radio and television presenters among its alumni, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Condon
James Thomas Condon (27 September 1923 – 14 February 2014) was an Australian pioneering actor of early radio and television, a theatre performer and scriptwriter and voice over and soldier, he was best known for his numerous television roles in serials and television movies particularly appearing as the title character in the early soap opera '' The Story of Peter Gray'', as well as smaller roles in ''Neighbours'' and he was the husband of ''Neighbours'' actress Anne Haddy Early life James Thomas Condon was born in Fremantle, Western Australia. He started his career in repertory theatre with his sister Coralie in 1941, before he joined ABC Radio in Perth in 1942. He served with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, being promoted to flight lieutenant. Career After the war, Condon worked for the BBC before returning to Australia in 1951 to resume his acting career, working on radio serials, including ''Portia Faces Life''. When TV arrived in 1956 he moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Kennelly
Sheila Kennelly (born 28 December 1937) also credited as Sheila Kenneally, is a British-born Australian retired character actress of theatre and music hall, television and film, with a career spanning over 50 years. From the late 1950s onwards, her early career was based exclusively in theatre and she didn't start her screen career until the late 1960s becoming well known for her roles in TV soap operas, serials, sitcoms and mini-series. She is best known locally and internationally for her role in ''Home and Away'' as Floss McPhee in that series first year (with several guest stints), before being written out as producers wanted to concentrate on a younger and updated cast. Previously she was known locally as Norma Whittaker in '' Number 96 and in sitcom '' Kingswood Country''Oram, James "Home and Away" ''Behind the Scenes'' Early life Kennelly was born in Brighton, Sussex, England in December 1937 and arrived with her family in Australia at an early age, where she attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon Lunney
Brendon Lunney is an Australian actor and producer. Lunney's featured screen roles include Michael in '' No Roses for Michael'' in 1970, Commissioner Edmund Fitzalan in '' Rush'' in 1974, Joey Emmett in ''Dead Men Running'' in 1971, Harry Byrne in '' Lucky Colour Blue'' in 1975. Ross in '' Do I Have to Kill My Child?'' in 1976 and Mark Adams in ''Carrots'' in 1979 Lunney was a regular presenter on ''Target Target may refer to: Warfare and shooting * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artille ...'' and '' Switched On Set''. Lunney was a member of the Old Tote Theatre Company, appearing for them in ''As You Like It'' (1971), ''The Man of Mode''(1971) and ''A Month in the Country'' (Parade Theatre, 1971). References External links * Biographical cuttings on Brendon Lunney, actor and farmer, containing one or mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Australian Television Series Debuts
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...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] |
