The Late Show (1957 TV series) explained

Genre:Variety
Country:Australia
Language:English
Network:HSV-7

The Late Show is an Australian television variety series which aired from 1957 to 1959 on Melbourne station HSV-7. Aired on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and competing in the time-slot with GTV-9's popular In Melbourne Tonight, the series included a mix of music and comedy. People who hosted the series during its run included John D'Arcy,[1] Bert Newton[2] and original host Noel Ferrier.[3]

The 22 August 1957 edition of The Age newspaper said of Bert Newton's debut on the series:[4]

Although kinescope recording and later video-tape existed during the run of the series, the archival status of the show is unknown, although the Noel Ferrier episodes are reported to be lost,[5] and it is possible the other episodes were also wiped, given the highly erratic survival rate of Australian television of the era (with Sydney-produced soap opera Autumn Affair surviving near-intact, while the Melbourne version of game show Tell the Truth being completely lost). The Late Show was replaced on HSV-7's schedule by Club Seven.

Notes and References

  1. News: 1959-06-04 . Tuesday Television . 10 . . Radio/TV Supplement . 2013-05-29.
  2. News: 1958-01-17 . Thursday Television . 12 . . Radio/TV Supplement . 2013-05-29.
  3. News: 1957-08-16 . Thursday Television . 12 . . Radio/TV Supplement . 2013-05-29.
  4. News: 1957-08-22 . TV Show Compere Resigns . 1 . . Radio and Television Supplement . 2013-05-29.
  5. News: Murphy . Jim . 2005-04-14 . A box seat . . live . 2013-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113202752/http://www.theage.com.au/news/TV--Radio/A-box-seat/2005/04/13/1113251640124.html . 2012-11-13.