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Tagged: children's television
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Dr Patricia Edgar, Chair of the Australian Children’s Television Advisory Committee, interviewed by Ina Bertrand on 15 November 2006 for the NFSA's Oral History project.
In this excerpt, Dr Edgar...
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This clip comes from a special episode of Young Talent Time featuring Aboriginal performers.
Athlete and model Lee Madden initiated a talent quest for Aboriginal kids and sits next to host Johnny...
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The Beatles’ song ‘All My Loving’ plays an integral role in Young Talent Time with every episode since the very first one in April 1971 closing with a rendition by host Johnny Young and the cast....
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Young Talent Time frequently uses birthday shows as an excuse to feature successful graduates from the team. This excerpt comes from episode 87/16, recorded on 16 May 1987, to celebrate the show’s...
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The 1979 Young Talent Time team perform ‘We Are Family’ by Sister Sledge.
Featuring Nicole Cooper (1976–81), Johnny Bowles (1977–81), Steven Zammit (1975–80), Karen Knowles (1975–80) and Bobby...
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An important element of Young Talent Time was making sure audiences could identify with the team members, as well as looking up to them, and this behind-the-scenes segment featuring Juanita Coco is a...
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This is a lovely example of the popular music medleys the variety show was known for.
It also highlights the show’s appeal to family members of all ages with a mix of contemporary music alongside...
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Bobby Driessen (1979–83) leads the Young Talent Time team in a rendition of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, written by Freddie Mercury.
The higher production values in this segment make it stand out...
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Host Johnny Young calls Young Talent Time ‘your big hour of the week’, which it was for the show’s numerous fans watching at home.
As is traditional for the show, a child from the studio audience...
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Cast member graduation shows are a fan favourite and here it is Tina Arena’s turn to say goodbye to the show she has called an ‘extraordinary apprenticeship’.
When Tina joined the cast in 1977 the...