Lady for a Day (game show) explained

Genre:	Game show
Presenter:	Larry K. Nixon
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Runtime:	60 minutes
Network:	HSV-7

Lady for a Day was an Australian television game show which aired from 1960 to 1962 on Melbourne station HSV-7. Hosted by American Larry K. Nixon,^[1] the first episode aired 8 August 1960^[2] while the final episode aired 8 August 1962.^[3] It was based on controversial US series Queen for a Day. Each episode was 60 minutes, and the series aired 5 days a week.

The National Film and Sound Archive holds a copy of the opening and closing sequences of the program,^[4] and also a compilation of Australian programs with American hosts, in which the program is featured.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mulholland . Kenneth . Wireless in its Heyday . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328154009/http://www.author-me.com/nonfiction/wireless6.htm . 2023-03-28 . 2023-09-30 . Author-Me.com.
2. News: 1960-08-04 . Monday Television . 9 . . 2021-10-08.
3. News: 1962-08-02 . TV Programmes . 11 . . TV & Radio Guide . 2013-11-23.
4. Web site: [LADY FOR A DAY : INCOMPLETE] ]. 2021-10-08 . National Film and Sound Archive.
5. Web site: [LADY FOR A DAY : OTHER SEGMENTS : INCOMPLETE] ]. 2021-10-08 . National Film and Sound Archive.