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Tribute to veteran Producer/Director Brian Williams (1934-2011)

ken — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:50:58 +0000

To explain: Brian gathered our best on and off-camera talent together (David Farr I recall, was the male lead) he then designed a set larger than anything that had ever been devised before---complete with a running stream, weeping willows, wild flowers, a boat (avec oars) and a leading lady (whose name escapes me) and appropriate English garden-type music, to complete this idyllic scene of David rowing his paramour to goodness-knows-where..

... Uncle Albert’s few friends congratulated him on the commercial—but he got no new business, and the best salesmanship involved was after the event when I had to convince BST that even though we were in breach of Broadcasting standards by running an almost four minute commercial, the vision was such as to justify it being considered as Australian progam content if we were asked to explain...

Update on documenting our TV heritage

ken — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:08:39 +0000

Since 2008, our small team of enthusiastic television veterans, supported by stories, photos and videos from many of the pioneers, is providing the basis for the content on this web site. There is now an ever increasing list of oral history contributors… Sir James Cruthers Carolyn Noble (Tannock) Sir James and Gary Carvolth Coralie Condon Darcy Farrell Kevin Campbell and Max Bostock Trina [...]

Oral History recording of senior Seven Perth executives

ken — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:05:59 +0000

Coralie Condon recently turned 96 years of age on May 16th, but that has not slowed her down, still attending theatrical performances and regularly entertaining friends and family, even though her eye sight is fading. On Monday 23rd of May, Coralie played hostess to a gathering of colleagues when two former senior executives Max Bostock [...]

May 16th is Coralie Condon’s birthday

ken — Sat, 14 May 2011 05:38:06 +0000

“The first lady of Western Australian television” deserves that honour on so many levels. Not only is Coralie the grande dame of WA theatre, being a playwright, composer, actor, producer and director of not only stage productions, but also kick started local television production in WA. Coralie Condon “The first lady [...]

Tribute to popular dancer, choreographer and teacher Mr Albert Raymond (Bert) Shaw

ken — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:36:44 +0000

Bert Shaw 15/5/1930 – 24/8/2010 Mr. Bert Shaw (1930-2010) was a talented dancer, choreographer and teacher, who spent many years performing on the stage and on television. He passed away in Melbourne on Tuesday 24th August, 2010. Bert was the principle dancer in the 1958 Playhouse stage version of Coralie Condon’s The Good Oil, where he met his wife [...]

The First 50 Years – Part 1

ken — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:03:45 +0000

The West Australian newspaper’s TVW 50th Anniversary supplement published on Friday October 16, 2009…. Courtesy of WA Newspapers If you have difficulty viewing the following PDF files then you may need to click and hold (Mac) or right click on the link (PC), then choose “Download to Disk,” “Save Target As…,” [...]

The First 50 Years – Part 2

ken — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:53:49 +0000

Continuing the West Australian newspaper’s TVW 50th Anniversary supplement… Courtesy of WA Newspapers If you have difficulty viewing the following PDF files then you may need to click and hold (Mac) or right click on the link (PC), then choose “Download to Disk,” “Save Target As…,” or the equivalent. If you do [...]

The First 50 Years – Part 3

ken — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:40:54 +0000

8 Years with 7 in the 60’s by Brian Harrison-Lever

ken — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:02:19 +0000

EIGHT YEARS WITH SEVEN IN THE SIXTIES Brian Harrison-Lever Brian Harrison-Lever with Carolyn Tannock (nee Noble) After returning from a 4 year working holiday in the UK in 1963 I made an application for a job as a Set Designer with Perth’s new, commercial television station, TVW Channel Seven. I was interviewed by the then Station Manager Brian [...]

A message from Rolf Harris

ken — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:09:23 +0000

In 2006, it was the 50th anniversary of television in Australia. The Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT) commemorated this occasion with two events. The first was an exhibition in the undercroft of the Perth Town Hall in October 2006, and the second, a reunion for Perth television stations with TVW7, ABW2 and STW9 [...]