Give Us This Day (Australian TV program) explained

Genre:Religious broadcasting
Presenter:Various
Country:Australia
Language:English
Runtime:6 minutes
Network:TCN-9

Give Us This Day is an Australian religious television short program aired from 1956 to 1958 on TCN-9. It is significant as one of the very earliest Australian-produced television programs. It was among the television shows aired during the first "official" week of television in Sydney.[1] Give Us This Day was a live six-minute religious program in which a minister gave a short speech, with ministers from different Christian denominations appearing during the show's run. There was no recurring cast.[2] It was based on a British format.

While largely forgotten today, it actually out-lived three 1956 TCN series debuts that are more commonly mentioned in television retrospectives – The Johnny O'Connor Show, Campfire Favourites and Accent on Strings. TCN-9's other 1956 series debuts included Fun Farm (1956–1957), The Home Show (1956–1957) and What's My Line (1956–1958).

Notes and References

  1. News: 1956-10-31 . Big plans for official opening TCN Channel 9 . 24 . 27 . . 22 . 2014-09-06 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: 1956-09-05 . THE CHURCH ON TV . 24 . 37 . . 14 . 2014-09-06 . National Library of Australia.