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Judy Banks
Judy Banks (19 June 1935 – 22 January 2022) was an Australian television presenter and actress of stage and screen, singer and pioneering children's TV host. She started her career in musical theatre from the early 1950s and was an early star on Melbourne television. Life and career Banks was born in Melbourne, Victoria. She started her career as a stage actress, playing the juvenile leads in many musicals in the early 1950s, including '' Salad Days'', '' Lock Up Your Daughters'' and '' Free As Air''. She moved to television with guest roles in ''In Melbourne Tonight'', '' Saturday Party'', '' Personally Yours'', '' Be My Guest'' and ''Musical Cash Box'' before hosting her own series, ''Four for the Show'', for four years. She was the co-director of TV World, the Australian Museum of Modern Media, alongside her husband. Banks was best known as co-presenter of the children's variety program ''Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go'' (1969-71) and, later, an afternoon show called ''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salad Days (musical)
''Salad Days'' is a musical with music by Julian Slade, and with book and lyrics by Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade. The musical was initially performed in 1954 in the UK in Bristol and then in the West End, where it ran for 2,283 performances. Background Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds had been working together on writing musicals since 1952, writing the book, music and lyrics. Reynolds was also an actress. They wrote ''Salad Days'' as a "summer musical for the Bristol Old Vic's resident company." The title is taken from William Shakespeare's ''Antony and Cleopatra'': "My salad days, When I was green in judgment, cold in blood, To say as I said then!", and the phrase has come to be used generally to refer to one's days of youthful inexperience. The musical's enduring popularity lies in its light-hearted innocence and apparent simplicity, in sharp contrast to the many "hard-nosed" American musicals of the era, and its bright score including the songs "We Said We Wouldn't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lock Up Your Daughters (musical)
''Lock Up Your Daughters'' is a musical based on the 1730 comedy ''Rape upon Rape'', by Henry Fielding, and adapted by Bernard Miles. The lyrics were written by Lionel Bart and the music by Laurie Johnson. It was first produced on the London stage in 1959. In 1969, it was made into a film starring Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, and Glynis Johns, but the songs were deleted. Productions ''Lock Up Your Daughters'' opened in London at the Mermaid Theatre on 28 May 1959, where it ran for 328 performances. This was the first production at the theatre. Directed by Peter Coe with choreography by Gilbert Vernon, and stage design by Sean Kenny, it featured Stephanie Voss (Hilaret Politic), Hy Hazell (Mrs. Squeezum), Terence Cooper (Capt. Constant), Frederick Jaeger (Ramble), John Sharp (Politic), Brendan Barry (Dabble), Richard Wordsworth (Squeezum), and Keith Marsh (Sotmore). A revival opened at the Mermaid Theatre on 17 May 1962 and ran for 664 performances. The director was Richa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Melbourne Tonight
''In Melbourne Tonight'', also known as ''IMT'', was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety show, variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970. Overview Graham Kennedy was the show's main host and star attraction, but other presenters were often called on to present the show on certain nights. ''In Melbourne Tonight'' had as many as 50 different presenters over its 13 years on air. The format of the show was inspired by the American ''The Tonight Show'' on NBC, but Kennedy's exuberant charisma was the key to the success of ''IMT''. The show originally had its own self-titled theme song, written by ''IMT'' first band leader, Lee Gallagher, but for most of its run, it adopted an uptempo version of the swing tune of ''Gee, But You're Swell'', written by Abel Baer and Charles Tobias in 1936. Geoff Corke was Kennedy's offsider until 1959, when Bert Newton joined GTV-9 from HSV-7 to become Kennedy's straight man. This began a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Party
''Saturday Party'' was an Australian television variety series which aired on Melbourne station ABV-2 in 1959, running from February to August. The series aired in a 45-minute time slot. Program synopsis Hosted by Bob Cornish and often a co-host such as Jocelyn Terry or Corinne Kerby, regulars included the Mamie Reid Ensemble. People who made guest appearances during the run of the series included pianist John Doyle, singer Pat Grierson, singer Ken Brown, singer Judy Banks, singer Frankie Davidson, singer Heather Horwood, the Victorian Trumpet Trio, comedian Lloyd Cunnington, accordion player Alan Paul, soprano Joy Mammen, comedy duo Wilson and Carr (who made several appearances), accordion player Lorraine Bransgrove, singer Joy Grisold, singer Graeme Bent, baritone Bill Tichner, singer Lee de Coney, dancers Max Bond and Norma Connolly, magician Rids van der Zee, singer Eunice McGowan, singer Max Blake, Don Snibert, acrobatic team Duo Sylvanos, singer Joan Clarke, singer Irene Hew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personally Yours
''Personally Yours'' is an Australian television series which aired on ABC Television during 1962. Horrie Dargie was the host. It was a variety series produced in Melbourne. Each episode featured a different star. Some of the episodes (along with still photographs) are held by the National Archives of Australia The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Government agency that is the National archives, official repository for all federal government documents. It .... Guests Guests on ''Personally Yours'' include: References External links *{{IMDb title 1962 Australian television series debuts 1962 Australian television series endings Black-and-white Australian television shows Australian English-language television shows Australian variety television shows Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be My Guest (Australian TV Series)
''Be My Guest'' is an early Australian television series, which aired weekly on Melbourne station HSV-7 from 30 January 1957 to 24 April 1957. Episodes were 15 minutes in duration (following a 15-minute newscast), and hosted by Eric Pearce. It was likely an interview series, but little is known about it, and it is not known if any kinescope recordings were made of it. However, despite its obscurity, it is notable as an early example of Australian-produced television content. The series aired at 7:15PM on Wednesdays. The series aired against U.S. series ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' on GTV-9 and U.S. series ''The Life of Riley'' (the second version, starring William Bendix) on ABV-2 ABV is the call sign of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Melbourne, Victoria. History The station began broadcasting on 19 November 1956 and is transmitted throughout the state via a network of relay transmitters .... References External links *{{IMDb ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go
''Fredd Bear's Breakfast A-Go-Go'' was an Australian children's television show which started in 1969 on ATV Channel 0 (now ATV-10). Program synopsis ''Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A Go-Go'' ran five days a week (Monday to Friday from 7am) for three years, with a mixture of cartoons, serials, music clips, news, and entertainment, it was comparable to an early ''Hey Hey It's Saturday''. The show was hosted by Fredd Bear (Tedd Dunn), a lively non-speaking character first seen on the '' Magic Circle Club'', and Judy Banks. Regulars included Colin McEwan, newsreader Michael McCarthy and magician Ian Buckland. Bruce Rowland was the musical director and wrote the theme tune. In 1975, Tedd Dunn won a Logie Award for ''Outstanding Creative Effort'' for his work on the program. A membership card system was one of the methods by which the show's young audience was encouraged to stay viewing. At intervals of approximately 10–15 minutes, a viewer's membership card number would be superim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homicide (Australian TV Series)
''Homicide'' is an Australian television police procedural drama series broadcast on the Seven Network and produced by Crawford Productions. It was the television successor to Crawfords' radio series ''D24''. After self-financing the pilot episode, Hector Crawford shopped it around commercial networks for nearly a year, before a series was commissioned in 1964 by Melbourne HSV (TV station), HSV7 station manager Keith Cairns, although HSV's partner station in Sydney, ATN, initially refused to participate. Synopsis The series dealt with the fictional homicide squad of the Victoria Police, Victorian Police force and the various crimes and cases the detectives are called upon to investigate. Many episodes were based directly on real cases, although the characters (including the detectives) were fictional. The program aired from 20 October 1964 to January 1977, a total of 12 years and 6 months), making Homicide the longest-running Australian weekly primetime drama in history, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Doctors
''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The series started as a 1985 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 n ... mini-series set in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (Minyip in north-western rural Victoria (Australia), Victoria), and originally ran for over seven years. Several early online episode listings split the 221 episodes into six seasons, however the National Film and Sound Archive confirms nine. Crawford Productions have released the show in DVD and on streaming in ten seasons (including the 13 episodes of the 1992 spin-off ''R.F.D.S.''). The se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Homicide
''City Homicide'' is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were six detectives, who solve the murder cases, and their three superior officers. ''City Homicide'' did not return in its regular format in 2011. A six-episode miniseries titled '' No Greater Honour'' was shown instead which marked the closing storyline of the series. The miniseries guest-starred Claire van der Boom, Marcus Graham, John Howard and Graeme Blundell. Production The series' co-writers are John Hugginson who has previously worked on '' Water Rats'', '' Murder Call'' and ''Blue Heelers'', and John Banas who has written for '' All Saints'' and '' Stingers'' in addition to ''Water Rats'' and ''Blue Heelers''. In an interview with the ''Herald Sun'', Banas said the show had been in planning since "late last millennium". T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
