''The Times'' is an Australian midweek current affairs program hosted by

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that was broadcast on the

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. It aired from March 1994 until November 1995.

Overview

It began in March 1994 airing late night on Wednesdays, and included regular contributions from Neil Mercer, and Seven's senior

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reporter,

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. The program later moved to Sunday nights where it would screen after the Sunday night movie, and then in August 1995 it moved to Tuesday nights. Unlike most current affairs programs, ''The Times'' made heavy use of short

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s, subtitles and fast-paced music, resulting in an energetic style aimed at younger viewers. It was axed in November 1995, but the program's staff moved on to work on the new 10:30 pm news bulletin hosted by

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External links

The Times at the National Film and Sound Archive
1994 Australian television series debuts 1995 Australian television series endings Australian non-fiction television series Seven Network original programming {{Australia-tv-prog-stub

Overview

See also

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