Ray Alchin (22 May 1941 – 18 April 1998) was an Australian editor and producer who had a long association with the ABC. He produced a number of international co productions. He ran the ABC studios at French's Forest. Alchin left the ABC in 1988 to become head of the Revom Group. He died of a heart attack playing tennis. Alchin began his career the mail room at MGM when he was 14.

Select credits

*''Four Corners'' (1961) - assistant editor *''

Contrabandits ''Contrabandits'' is a 1967 Australian TV series about the work of the customs department. Cast Main / regular * John Bonney as Bob Piper * Denis Quilley as Chief Inspector Ted Hallam * Janet Kingsbury as Mardi Shiel * Ben Gabriel as Jim Sh ...

'' (1967) - editor *''

The Lady and the Law ''The Lady and the Law: A Long Dark Afternoon'' is a 1972 Australian television play. It was made as the pilot for a series but aired as a stand-alone television play. Premise Barrister Peta Mann defends Marion Hall, who has escaped from a lunatic ...

'' (1972) - editor *''

Seven Little Australians ''Seven Little Australians'' is a classic Australian children's literature novel by Ethel Turner, published in 1894. Set mainly in Sydney in the 1880s, it relates the adventures of the seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern army father ...

'' (1973) - editor *''

Night of Fear "Night of Fear" is the debut single by British rock band the Move, written by Roy Wood and produed by Denny Cordell. The song was recorded on the 22nd of October, 1966 in Advision Studios (based in London), first released on the 9th of December ...

'' (1973) - editor *''Armchair Cinema'' - '' Tully'' (1975) - editor *''

Games for Parents and Other Children ''Games for Parents and Other Children'' is a 1975 Australian TV movie.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p66 Premise Two boys, Joe and Howie, discover their mother Maggie having an affair and ru ...

'' (1975) - director *'' No Room to Run'' (1977) - editor *'' Golden Soak'' (1979) - producer *''

The Timeless Land ''The Timeless Land'' (1941) is a work of historical fiction by Eleanor Dark (1901–1985). The novel ''The Timeless Land'' is the first of ''The Timeless Land'' trilogy of novels about European settlement and exploration of Australia. Story ...

'' (1980) - producer *''Sporting Chance'' (1981) - producer *''

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 * ...

'' (1982) - producer *''

The Coral Island ''The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean'' is an 1857 novel written by Scottish people, Scottish author . One of the first works of young adult fiction, juvenile fiction to feature exclusively juvenile heroes, the story relates the a ...

'' (1983) - producer, director *''

Patrol Boat A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval ship, naval vessel generally designed for Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defence, Border control, border security, or law ...

'' (1979, 1984) - producer, director *'' The Boy in the Bush'' (1984) - producer *''

Tusitala ''Tusitala'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is Samoan language, Samoan, meaning "writer of stories". It is considered a senior synonym of ''Blaisea''. Species ...

'' (1986) - producer *''The Haunted School'' (1986) - producer *'' Great Expectations: The Untold Story'' (1987) - producer *''

Flight into Hell ''Flight into Hell'' is a 1985 television miniseries about German pilot Hans Bertram and his co-pilot who go missing in 1932, based on Bertram's book of the same name, and in what was also known as 1932 Kimberley rescue.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Aust ...

'' (1987) - producer *''

Captain James Cook Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer famous for his three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans, conducted between 1768 and 1779. He complet ...

'' (1987) - producer *''

The Alien Years ''The Alien Years'' is a three-part miniseries that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 19 April 1988. It was directed by Donald Crombie and written by Peter Yeldham. It stars Victoria Longley, John Hargreaves, Christoph ...

'' (1988) - producer *''

Act of Betrayal ''Act of Betrayal'' is a 1988 mini-series that was a co-production between Ireland, Australia and the US. Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, it stars Lisa Harrow, Elliott Gould, Patrick Bergin, Deborra-Lee Furness, and Max Cullen. It had a budg ...

'' (1988) - producer *'' Naked Under Capricorn'' (1989) - producer *''

The Private War of Lucinda Smith ''The Private War of Lucinda Smith'' is a 1990 Australian mini series about an Australian chorus girl living in London.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p224 Cast * Nigel Havers as Edwar ...

'' (1991) - producer, director *''Whipping Boy'' (1996) - producer *''The Hostages'' (1997) - producer *''Reprisal'' (1997) - producer *''Without Warning'' (1999) - producer

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Ray Alchin
at Screen Australia
Ray Alchin
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