Bentley's Bandbox Explained

Genre:Variety
Country:Australia
Language:English
Num Episodes:6
Network:ABC

Bentley's Bandbox is an Australian television series which aired in 1960 on ABC. It featured Dick Bentley, John Bluthal, Diana Davidson, and Hazel Phillips, and was a variety show. Six episodes were produced, with ABC following the BBC model of having short seasons for its series.

The archival status of the series is not known, though a 1960 newspaper article confirms that telerecordings were made of the series.[1]

Reception

Australian Women's Weekly said of the first episode "it was slick, smooth, beautifully done, despite a couple of first-night technical blues" and complained that the series suffered from a bad time-slot.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1960-07-28 . Limb, Bentley Handicapped . 3 . . Radio/TV Supplement . 2015-04-10.
  2. News: Musgrove . Nan . 1960-07-27 . Handsome new Maverick . 50 . . 2015-04-10.