Jean Battersby interview, 1992
1992
Jean Battersby interview, 1992
1992
- NFSA IDT7R1163J
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormInterview, Series
- Duration1 hr, 48 mins
- Year1992
Excerpt from an Australia Council for the Arts interview with Jean Battersby in 1992.
In this clip she explains how she came to work in television.
Battersby was informed and articulate, with a PhD in French literature, and by the late 1950s she was in demand for talk and women’s programs across the ABC and commercial stations.
She was the host of Woman’s World for ABC Melbourne in the 1960s. She also wrote, produced and edited a series of short films for GTV7 Melbourne’s women’s program. Battersby believed strongly that women should develop interests beyond the home.
In 1968 Battersby became the founding executive officer of the Australia Council for the Arts.
© Australia Council for the Arts. All rights are expressly reserved.
Excerpt from an Australia Council for the Arts interview with Jean Battersby in 1992.
In this clip she explains how she came to work in television.
Battersby was informed and articulate, with a PhD in French literature, and by the late 1950s she was in demand for talk and women’s programs across the ABC and commercial stations.
She was the host of Woman’s World for ABC Melbourne in the 1960s. She also wrote, produced and edited a series of short films for GTV7 Melbourne’s women’s program. Battersby believed strongly that women should develop interests beyond the home.
In 1968 Battersby became the founding executive officer of the Australia Council for the Arts.
© Australia Council for the Arts. All rights are expressly reserved.
- NFSA IDT7R1163J
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormInterview, Series
- Duration1 hr, 48 mins
- Year1992
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