The Johnny O'Connor Show is an early Australian television series which aired on Sydney station TCN-9. The first episode aired 28 October 1956. The quarter-hour variety series proved to be short-lived, running just a couple months. Performers on the series included pianist Glen Marks[1] and Toni Lamond.[2]
| The Johnny O'Connor Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location | Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TCN-9 |
| Release | 28 October 1956 – January 1957 |
It ended at around the same time as two other early TCN productions, Accent on Strings and Campfire Favourites,[3] being outlived by other 1956 TCN debuts such as Fun Farm, What's My Line and Give us this Day. The early offerings by the station had varying degrees of success, reflecting how new television was to Australia.
Notable as one of the first Australian television series, information on this series is very scarce, and it is not known if any kinescope recordings exist of it.
The series similar to the US music show The Patti Page Show, proved that live shows where expensive in production costs[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Brooke, Geoff (5 January 1957). "No funds... no live-artist TV". On The Grapevine. The Argus. Victoria, Australia. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Pajama Game". TheatreGold. p. 7. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Television Parade". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 32. Australia. 9 January 1957. p. 28. Retrieved 29 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
