1 9 8 8 – 1 9 8 9 (UK) 20 x episodes Saturday morning children’s programme filmed in Manchester with presenters Jenny Powell, Tony Dortie and…
Browsing: Variety
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1 9 6 7 – 1 9 6 9 (Australia) Melbourne’s ATV-0 remained the leading production house for Australian rock TV shows in the late 60s…
1 9 6 5 – 1 9 7 0 (UK) 64 x 25/45 minute episodes 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 5 (UK) 38…
1 9 5 6 – 1 9 6 1 (UK) Dave King (pictured above), one of the most popular comedians in Britain, was a regular…
1 9 5 6 – 1 9 6 0 (UK) This showcase series – initially called Val Parnell’s Variety Startime – from the theatrical impresario and…
1 9 5 4 (USA) 50 x episodes The first television horror host was Los Angeles’ Vampira, portrayed by Maila Nurmi (real name Maila Elizabeth…
1 9 7 6 (USA) 11 x 60 minute episodes Emmy award-winning actor Dick Van Dyke came back to episodic TV with his series Van…
1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 4 (Australia) 60 minute episodes This Melbourne-based variety show was produced by HSV-7. Broadcast live at 9.30 pm…
1 9 7 2 – 1 9 8 7 (Australia) 60 minute episodes Debuting in Sydney in October 1972, Variety Italian Style was produced by ATV-0…
1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 8 (UK) 60 minute/45 minute episodes Variety Parade was originally a BBC Home Service radio show that began…
1 9 5 7 – 1 9 5 8 (USA) CBS news and sports commentator (and former Baltimore Evening Sun reporter) Jim McKay (pictured below…
1 9 8 7 – 2 0 1 1 (Australia) 180 minute/240 minute episodes This music video show from Channel 10 (Australia) aired on Saturday and…
1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 4 (Australia) 180 minute/130 minute/120 minute episodes This music show from Australia’s Channel 7 continued the Saturday…
1 9 4 9 – 1 9 5 9 (USA) 30 minute episodes 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 3 (USA) 30 minute episodes…
1 9 5 6 – 1 9 5 7 (USA) 14 x 60 minute episodes This live variety show from NBC aired on alternate Sunday afternoons…
1 9 7 6 – 1 9 7 8 (UK) 19 x 60 minute episodes Liverpudlian comedian, former assistant headmaster and four-time Opportunity Knocks winner Tom O’Connor…
1 9 9 5 (UK) 10 x 30 minute episodes The Weekend Show was a Friday night primetime BBC show produced by the company behind The Big Breakfast (Planet…
1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 1 (Australia) 12 x 60 minute episodes This short-lived Friday night variety show from GTV9 in Melbourne was…
1 9 6 0 (UK) 8 x 25 minute episodes On 23 April 1960, ABC Television launched Wham!!, a pop music show created by Jack Good…
1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 6 (UK) 14 x 30 minute episodes Why did a woman do a high kick in the…