Startime (Australian TV series)

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Startime
GenreVariety
Presented byJohn Laws
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerGil Rodin
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkATN-7
Release2 September 1962 (1962-09-02) –
1963 (1963)

Startime is an Australian television series which aired 1962 to 1963. A Sydney-produced variety series with emphasis on music, it was hosted by John Laws and produced by ATN-7, with the series shown interstate (such as on HSV-7 in Melbourne). In Sydney it aired each Saturday at 7:30PM in a 60 minute timeslot.[1] It was produced by American Gil Rodin, and was seen as a follow-up to the Revue '62 series.[2]

Despite having aired in an era where music shows were often wiped, a large number of episodes of the series are held by the National Film and Sound Archive.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Revue Actress In Startime". TV Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 March 1963. p. 4. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Local Talent in New TV Venture". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 20 September 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Search results for startime". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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