Give Us This Day is an Australian religious television short program aired from 1956 to 1958 on TCN-9. It is significant as one of the very earliest Australian-produced television programs. It was among the television shows aired during the first "official" week of television in Sydney.[1] Give Us This Day was a live six-minute religious program in which a minister gave a short speech, with ministers from different Christian denominations appearing during the show's run. There was no recurring cast.[2] It was based on a British format.
| Give Us This Day | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Religious broadcasting |
| Presented by | Various |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 6 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TCN-9 |
| Release | 29 October 1956 – 1958 |
While largely forgotten today, it actually out-lived three 1956 TCN series debuts that are more commonly mentioned in television retrospectives – The Johnny O'Connor Show, Campfire Favourites and Accent on Strings. TCN-9's other 1956 series debuts included Fun Farm (1956–1957), The Home Show (1956–1957) and What's My Line (1956–1958).
References
edit- ^ "Big plans for official opening TCN Channel 9". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 22. 31 October 1956. p. 27. Retrieved 6 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE CHURCH ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 14. 5 September 1956. p. 37. Retrieved 6 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
