Leave it to the Girls was one of the earliest Australian television series. Based on the American radio and television series of the same name, it aired on ATN-7 and GTV-9 starting March 1957. The Melbourne run ended in October that same year, but the series continued in Sydney into 1958. It was a televised simulcast of a Macquarie Radio Network series, reflecting how new television was to Australia. It was sponsored by Rinso laundry detergent, and hosted by Terry Dear.
| Leave It to the Girls | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show |
| Based on | Leave It to the Girls by Martha Rountree |
| Presented by | Terry Dear |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | March 1957 – 1958 |
Format and episode status
editEssentially a discussion series, three women and two men answered questions, topics and problems submitted by viewers.[1] Seven episodes of the television series are held as kinescope recordings by the National Film and Sound Archive,[2] and are among the earliest surviving examples of Australian television (among the episodes listed includes the first episode).[3] The archive also holds various radio episodes[4]
References
edit- ^ "LEAVE IT TO THE GIRLS". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Search Results". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ "LEAVE IT TO THE GIRLS. EP. 01". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Search Results". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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