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Tagged: variety television

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Graham Kennedy: The King
Sixty years after he burst onto our screens, we pay tribute to the undisputed King of Australian TV.
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The Go!! Show
Go!! helped launch the 0-10 television network in 1964 and was ‘Australia’s swingin’est teenage show’.  Go!! was ranked number 10 in the ’50 Top Moments’ of Network Ten’s 50 Years Young special which...
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Jack Grimsley oral history: The Early Days of TV
In this excerpt from an oral history interview with Jack Grimsley, he discusses his move to Sydney and working with Bob Gibson on several radio shows. After television arrived, he sang in a group at...
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Opening of Go!! episode 117, November 1966
This clip shows the restored opening of Go!! episode 117, transmitted on 28 November 1966, featuring Johnny Young. Of the 222 episodes telecast between August 1964 and September 1967, only...
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It's Magic with John Farnham and Colleen Hewett: 'The Kids'
It's Magic was a musical variety show that ran for 13 episodes and was hosted by John Farnham and Colleen Hewett. It featured a regular cast of singers and comedians plus a special guest star each...
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John Farnham on The Norman Gunston Show
John Farnham performs 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling' on a 1979 episode of The Norman Gunston Show. However, he quickly loses his composure when Gunston (Garry McDonald) joins him on stage and...
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Young Talent Time - The Edge of Heaven
Variety show Young Talent Time was compulsory viewing for Australian kids in the 1970s and 80s. The series ran from 1971 to 1988 with musician host Johnny Young and his team of young performers. The...
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Go!! Dancers
Dancers on an unidentified Go!! episode, c.1967
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