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Campfire Favourites

Australian TV series or program

Campfire Favourites was an Australian television series which aired in 1956 on Sydney station TCN-9. Despite having a very brief run of less than 2 months, it is notable as one of the earliest Australian-produced television series, and for featuring Frank Ifield.

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The series ended around the same time as two other early Australian series, The Johnny O'Connor Show and Accent on Strings,[1] an article in Women's Weekly suggesting the three series were unable to obtain sponsors.

Broadcast at 7:15PM on Thursdays, the 15-minute series was themed around country music. The set design (based on available except, see below) was basic, consisting of a painted backdrop of Eucalyptus trees.

Episode status

A very brief excerpt appeared in a mid-1960s television special about Australian television. The excerpt appeared on YouTube.[2] This indicates that at least one of the episodes was kinescoped, kinescope recording being the method used to record live and as-live television in the days before video-tape. However, it is not known if any kinescope recordings still exist of the series today.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Television Parade". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 32. 9 January 1957. p. 28. Retrieved 20 June 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    Conniptions886 (7 February 2011). TCN-9 - early footage (1956-57). YouTube. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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