1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 9 (USA/Canada) 100 x 30 minute episodes “If my doctor is watching, I just want to say that…
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1 9 5 2 – 1 9 5 3 (USA) 30 minute episodes Premiering on 27 July 1952 and hosted by literature professor Dr Bergen Evans,…
1 9 7 5 – 1 9 7 7 (UK) 1 9 8 3 (UK) 58 x 30 minute episodes 1 x 60 minute special…
1 9 8 4 – 2 0 0 1 (UK) Surprise Surprise! was devised by ITV for Cilla Black – her first series in more than…
1 9 6 1 – 2 0 0 3 (UK) This legendary British natural history programme from Anglia Television first screened early in 1961 and provided…
1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 8 (Australia) Arriving in Australia from India in 1967, Swami Sarasvati became Australia’s foremost Yoga expert when she presented…
1 9 8 4 (Australia) 20 x 30 minute episodes Sweet and Sour was like an Australian version of Rock Follies – but without the…
1 9 7 6 (UK) 13 x 30 minute episodes This Bristol-produced television series from HTV West was created to showcase the folk music, humour, and…
1 9 8 3 (UK) 24 x 60 minute episodes Debuting on Friday 25 March 1983, Channel 4 produced this live show to fill the gap…
1 9 6 1 – 1 9 6 2 (Australia0 26 x 30 minute episodes Debuting on 17 March 1961, this half-hour variety show was broadcast…
1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 5 (USA) Talent Patrol began as a military talent show, sponsored by the United States Army over the…
1 9 7 0 (UK) 1 x 50 minute episode 1 9 7 2 (UK) 6 x 45 minute episodes The BBC1 show Tarbuck’s Luck aired on…
1 9 8 4 (UK) 6 x 45 minute episodes 1 9 8 6 (UK) 7 x 45 minute episodes The Liverpudlian comedian who made…
1 9 4 8 – 1 9 7 0 (USA) America’s most famous television talent show was a direct descendant of radio’s best-known talent show, Major…
1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 9 (UK) 28 x 60 minute episodes Comedian Ted Ray presented selections from his stand-up comedy routine and…
1 9 6 4 – 1 9 6 5 (Australia) This ABC TV teenage music programme was hosted by singer Johnny Chester (pictured below right…
1 9 5 7 – 1 9 5 8 (Australia) Music requested by Melbourne (Australia) teenagers was presented by young Melbourne vocalists Gaynor Bunning, Heather…
1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 5 (UK) 60 minute episodes This BBC magazine-style show for the under-21s debuted on 9 October 1953 and…
1 9 4 7 – 1 9 6 4 (UK) 60/30 minute episodes Featuring the music of Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra, Television Dancing…
1 9 6 1 – 1 9 6 8 (UK) The Tempo series was ITN’s main regular contribution to the presentation and discussion of the…