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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 18, 1966

Page

3

TV report slams Bahrein rulers on British program

John Morgan’s Brit ish Report on Saturday night criticises the Sheikhdom of Bahrein. He likens the ruler to Nazi or Communist regimes and urges RRC to send him to Canberra for a report on Australia’s impending retirement of the Prime Minister. Morgan’s hostile words reflect a broader debate on television’s moral authority.

John Morgan Bahrein Bac-Panorama Paul Johnson Morgan Mir Morgan

Television tastes clash as ABC recovers Morgan report

John Howard PM backs a Morgan report revival after nine years with ABC airing a twice weekly block. David Nixon brings an eight minute Monday spot showcasing stagecraft tricks. Al Koran and Piddingtons perform mind reading and thought transference for seeming illusions. IMT and GK tensions mix in Melbourne Tonight and Kennedy’s Canberra stay noted. Bullfighting films hit LA channels with Cordobes pushing high ratings amid a decade of wrestling reels. Mike Martin tops Mainly Millicent on ATV as BRC captures the week’s saving moments.

ABC David Nixon Koerr al Koran ATN Channel 7 Sydney Sidney Piddington Piddingtons Kennedy Sanders Ontham Kennedy Canberra Melbourne CTC Channel 7 Northside Melholme

Ballet's Honolulu tour earns acclaim and packed crowds

The Australian Ballet concluded a Honolulu tour drawing about 16 000 fans and receiving strong praise from critics and ballet lovers. Outdoor Waikiki Shell shows attracted 11 000 with the company lauded for its vigor and skill. The run included four indoor performances at the Honolulu International Centre and an editorial from the Honolulu Advertiser called the troupe a bright new world presence. The six month overseas tour, Yugen, was celebrated as marvellous and charming ahead of a Thursday return to Sediew airport.

Honolulu The Honolulu Advertiser Robert Helpmann Yugen Sediew Airport

Art exhibit draws crowds despite heat at Macquarie Galleries

Mrs Anna Simons said the Australian opaiatings exhibit at Macquarie Galleries and Cane Herrea Theatre Gallery drew visitors over the weekend as temperatures spiked to 105 degrees. Tourists and locals continued to arrive, prompting an extension of the exhibit and the installation of six new fans for cooler conditions.

Macquarie Cane Herrea Anna Simons Simons

Beggar's Opera to Open at Playhouse January 29

ANU mathematics lecturer Mr Martin Ward directs music for Prompt Theatre's Beggar's Opera at the Playhouse, opening January 29 and running to February 12, with a seven piece orchestra. Ward, noted for 11th and 12th century ballad study, will lead a cast including Patsy Hemingway and Daphne Curtis, while the production features a modernized arrangement of Pepusch's score and familiar songs like Greensleeves and Over the Hills and Far Away.

ANU Martin Ward Pepusch Weene M Prompt Theatre the Playhouse al Ainavicius Ward Butavicius Churchill Butavicus Gat ANL Samuel Pepusch Jess Loown Handel Gay Ralph Wilson Mervyn Carroll Pat Davey Edwin Ride Patsy Hemingway Macheath Polly Peachum Susan Hough Lucy Harry Schmidt Daphne Curtis Peachum John Cray

Morning Radio Schedule Excerpt Returns Long List of Programs

A dense OCR style timetable shows a full day of radio segments from breakfast to late night. Listings include morning news, English lessons, music blocks, orchestral, talk and sports updates, with times ranging from 5.4 to midnight. Names like Frank, Chamberlin, Tyson, and Baume appear alongside programs such as News, Daily Devotion, World Roundup, and Opera highlights.

Chamberlin Adh Pee Wa Suppe Brotims Manting Corner Tyson Becker Dr Paul Sam Neon Ithews Persomi Te Pernani Rus Tyson Andrea Mara Makinghaven Hugo Wolf Menrels Nettle ‘Foendy Assohn Canberr Eric Baume Haridel Vivaldi Mazarin Mestre Orch Birthday Club Hunter WV BAC Newareel Erehaine Ssay Canberm Canterra Stock Stanford Robin- Pecleon

Cary Grant on Fatherhood and Life

Hollywood icon Cary Grant speaks on fatherhood at sixty, noting maturity brings advantages and deeper understanding of a child. He discusses his reluctance to discuss himself, his unfinished autobiography, and his belief that men shape their destinies through thought while avoiding finishing life stories.

Hollywood Cary Grant Ian Durr Columbia Pictures Diane Cannon Hood Grant Winston Churchill

TV Channel 3 Daily Listings Snapshot

A fragmentary TV guide page lists programs and times including news briefs, variety shows, dramas, cartoons, and sports. Notable items include Peter Scott naturalist feature, Millicent Martin songs, Mickey Mouse Club, Dick Tracy, Ed Sullivan Show guests Frank Sinatra Jr and other acts, with wrestling and late news closes.

Mickey Mouse Club Mike Walsh Dick Tracy ED Sullivan Frank Sinatra Jnr Pane Clines Great Britain

Whale of a Shark film screens on CTC-7 tonight

Ben Cropp presents A Whale of a Shark at Artransa Park Sydney, showing how whale sharks might be tamed and befriended. The program features Cropp and his wife diving with a 1 ft whale shark, riding its back, and playful seals with a 20 ft manta ray.

Ben Cropp CTC-7 Cropp Artransa Park Sydney Australia

Dashing with perhaps in for defeat a Now

Dashing with perhaps nine letters and four for now in defeat clues point to a cryptic puzzle theme with wordplay and definitions. The clues mix homophones anagrams and charade style parts, with several long entries including a 13 letter solution about taking down.

Homer

The cracksman was a lady in London scoop

The Sunday papers miss a sensational claim about Peterman Memoirs of a Safe Breaker by Shifty Burke. Mrs Peggie Benton wife of a British diplomat and author of cookery books is named as the author and denies breaking the law. The tale notes Benton’s crime fascination and ties to a diplomat family.

Canberra Times Mary Hardy TMT Miss Hardy Arevue Australa Barlow Stratford Jones London Peterman Shifty Burke Sunday Times Burke Sunday Telegraph Peggie Benton Petermann Texas Dodge City Mia Benton Riga Latvia

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