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Tagged: children's television

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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
We take a fond look back at the 1960s TV series that captured the country's imagination and showcased Australia to the world.
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Simon Townsend's Wonder World
Forty years after Simon Townsend's Wonder World! first went to air on 3 September 1979, we celebrate this landmark children's TV program. Simon Townsend's Wonder World! (1979–87) was Australia's...
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Bobo the Clown
The first program broadcast on Adelaide television station SAS10 on 26 July 1965 was The Bobo Show, starring Charles ‘Hal’ Turner as Bobo the Clown. When Turner appeared in public as Bobo, he was...
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Mr Squiggle's Christmas cards
This collection of hand-illustrated greeting cards from Mr Squiggle creator Norman Hetherington to Pat Lovell is representative of a wonderful working friendship.
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Simon Townsend's Career – Before Simon Townsend Wonder World!
Before he created and hosted Wonder World!, Simon Townsend had already forged a successful career in TV, print and radio journalism.
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40 Years of Simon Townsend's Wonder World!
Celebrating 40 years of Simon Townsend's Wonder World! The show that changed the face of children's television in Australia.
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The NFSA acquires the 1970s Fredd Bear TV costume
Fredd Bear, the much-loved children’s television character from the late 1960s and early 70s, has arrived at the NFSA.
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ACTF turns 30
The NFSA congratulates the Australian Children’s Television Foundation on its 30th birthday, 16 March 2012.
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Simon Townsend's Wonder World!: Press Clippings
Various press clippings from the scrapbooks donated to the NFSA by Simon Townsend.  Many of these clippings are about Woodrow the Bloodhound who was a popular member of the Wonder World! team. 
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Simon Townsend's Wonder World!: Fan Mail
This is just a tiny sample of viewer submissions, fan letters and fan art sent to Simon Townsend over the years. The show received hundreds of letters a week from kids and adults all over the country...
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