''Telestory'' is an

Australian television 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 Brisb ...

series which aired 1961–1962. Produced by Artransa Park and aired on

ATN-7 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 ...

, it was a 15-minute series in which an actor would read from a book. The first season consisted of

Leonard Teale Leonard George Thiele Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (26 September 192214 May 1994), professionally Leonard Teale, was an Australian actor of radio, television and film and radio announcer, presenter and narrator known for his resonant ...

reading '' The Sundowners'', while the second season consisted of

Gordon Glenwright Gordon Charles Glenwright (17 March 1918 – 25 May 1985) was an Australian actor, stage manager and playwright. Glenwright served as a lieutenant in the Australian Army during the Second World War World War II or the Second Worl ...

reading from ''

They're a Weird Mob ''They're a Weird Mob'' is a popular 1957 Australian comic novel written by John O'Grady under the pseudonym "Nino Culotta", the name of the main character of the book. The book was the first published novel by O'Grady, with an initial print run ...

''. Very basic television, it aired towards the end of the day's schedule, at time slots such as 10:10PM on Monday and 11:35PM on Friday. Additional episodes were planned but do not seem to have been produced. The version of ''The Sundowners'' utilised stills from the film to illustrate the story. A similar series was produced in Melbourne during 1961 called '' Let Me Read to You''.

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*{{IMDb title 1961 Australian television series debuts 1962 Australian television series endings Black-and-white Australian television shows Australian English-language television shows