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| Eric and Mary | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | HSV |
| Release | 7 November 1956 |
Eric and Mary is an Australian television programme which aired in 1956. It was one of the earliest Australian-produced television series. It was an "informal programme with guest artists", likely an interview show, hosted by Eric Pearce and Mary Parker. It was broadcast on Melbourne station HSV-7. The station began broadcasting on 4 November 1956, and Eric and Mary debuted a few days later on the 7th.[1]
Broadcast in a fifteen-minute time-slot at 7:15 PM on Wednesdays, the series had no competition in the time-slot when it debuted, as there were no other television stations in Melbourne until 19 November 1956 when ABV-2 began broadcasting. On 21 November 1956 the series competed in its time-slot against ABV-2's broadcast of Miss Pilgrim's Progress, a 1950 British film. Later episodes competed against American music series Florian Zabach[2] and later by American sitcom The Life of Riley.[3]
It was preceded on HSV-7's schedule by a fifteen-minute newscast and followed by American series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.
See also
[edit]- The Judy Jack Show - Australian-produced children's series which aired on HSV-7 from 1956 to 1957, also on Wednesdays
- Be My Guest - Also with Eric Pearce
References
[edit]- ↑ "A LONELY GIRL ON EDGE OF DEATH". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 7 November 1956. p. 9. Retrieved 19 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "LIBERACE WILL STAR ON TODAY'S TELEVISION". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 19 December 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Wednes. Television". The Age. 20 December 1956. p. 11. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
