Would You Believe? (game show)

Would You Believe? was an Australian television game show that ran from 1970 to 1974. It was made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the first episode screened on 9 February 1970.[1] Each episode ran for 30 minutes and screened in black and white, on Sunday nights, at 7.30pm.

Would You Believe?
GenreGame show
Presented byPeter Lazar
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerPeter Vandrell
Original release
NetworkABC
Release1970 (1970) –
1974 (1974)

It was described as, a “game of truth and/or lie about Australia’s early days and ways.”[2] The show was enlivened by inventive and witty ad-libbing.

The host of the program was Peter Lazar. Two teams of three people took turns to tell stories about some person, event or place. The rotating group of panellists included Jacki Weaver, Cyril Pearl, Michael Baume, Noeline Brown, Len Evans and Frank Hardy.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 540. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 February 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 3 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Would You Believe...?". The Australian Women's Weekly. 5 April 1972. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

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