ABC serial based on prize winning novel aired last night
The new ABC television serial adapts H F Brinsmead’s Pastures of the Blue Crane. Filmed in northern New South Wales banana plantations and at Queensland University, it follows Ryl Merewether as she leaves a convent to live with her grandfather Dusty and his islander ally Perry Davis. Ryl’s growth, fraught with prejudice against islanders, unfolds across five half hour episodes featuring Jeanie Drynan in the lead, with Harry Lawrence and Harold Hopkins in supporting roles.
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Showcase 69 expands format with judges on camera
Viewers asked for more judge input and the show now features judges on camera giving comments after each artist. A new Showcase Scoreboard shows total points per contestant while individual scores remain secret. Gordon Boyd, now associate producer, says the format boosts ratings while preserving Showcase class. Judges include Lady Tait, Betty Pounder, Margaret Schofield, John Carroll and Hector Crawford. Show airs on CTC 7 and 10 at 7 35 p.m. Sundays.
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Lady Tait
Betty Pounder
Margaret Schofield
John Carroll
Hector Crawford
Family Affair Returns to Canberra for Third Season
The top rated comedy Family Affair comes to Canberra for its third season. Starring Brian Keith as the engineer bachelor and Sebastian Cabot as his manservant, the show follows their charge of three children, with Kathy Garver Nissa Jones and John Whittacker in the child roles. It airs on CTC 7 and 10 each Tuesday at 7pm.
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Kathy Garver
Nissa Jones
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Weekly film schedule with noting programme changes
The Canberra Times lists a weekly film programme with daily screenings and start times such as Lunch Hour on Monday and Captain Newman M D on Saturday. It notes that programme classifications and times are station provided and updates appear when notified.
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When a kitten is not a kitten at Disneyland tale
A wild animal Joker the ocelot is introduced to human life after being taken by a junk dealer Jim Henton and adopted by a domestic cat Duchess. The story follows Joker’s growth and social rejection except by Jim, Duchess, and a nurse Nancy. airs on CTC Sunday at 6.35pm with episodes 7 and 10.
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