At Your Request
| At Your Request | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music television |
| Presented by | Charles Skase |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | HSV-7 |
| Release | 1958– 1959 |
At Your Requestwas an Australian television daytime series which aired from 1958 to 1959. The series aired on Tuesdays at 2:30PM on Melbourne stationHSV-7,and was hosted by baritone Charles Skase, who was also known as a radio personality. Information on this series is scarce. The series presented requested songs,[1]but it is not clear how these songs were presented (such as whether it was a disc jockey series likeTV Disc Jockey,a lip-sync series likeHit Parade,or a live music series likeSweet and Low). The archival status of the series is also not known, although being a daytime series aired in a single city means it is unlikely (though not impossible) thatkinescope recordingsexist of it.
For some time, the series was preceded on HSV-7's schedule by documentary seriesAustralia Wideand followed byGadget Man(which consisted of demonstrations of gadgets).[1][2][3][4][5]
On Australian television of the 1950s, music programmes were typically aired in a single city, with some exceptions.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Tuesday Television".Radio/TV Supplement.The Age.30 April 1959. p. 10.Retrieved29 October2014.
- ^"Tuesday Television".Radio/TV Supplement.The Age.16 April 1959. p. 10.Retrieved29 October2014.
- ^"Tuesday Television".Radio/TV Supplement.The Age.14 November 1958. p. 10.Retrieved29 October2014.
- ^"Tuesday Television".Radio/TV Supplement.The Age.4 June 1959. p. 10.Retrieved29 October2014.
- ^"Tuesday Television".Radio/TV Supplement.The Age.26 February 1959. p. 10.Retrieved29 October2014.
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