Your Home was an early Australian television show that aired on Sydney station ATN-7 from 3 December 1956 to circa 3 September 1964. It was one of the first series produced by the station.

Your Home
GenreLifestyle
Presented byDel Cartwright
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time
  • 30 minutes (original)
  • 60 minutes (later episodes)
Original release
NetworkATN-7
Release3 December 1956 (1956-12-03) –
3 September 1964 (1964-09-03)

Hosted by Del Cartwright, the series was aimed at housewives of the period. Originally broadcast five days a week, it was eventually cut back to four days. Running time was originally thirty minutes but eventually became sixty minutes.

Examples of format edit

The episode aired 10 September 1957 featured a demonstration of judo, while Cartwright and Marjorie Long discussed various uses of vegetables.[1] In the episode broadcast 8 October 1957, there was an appearance by the cast of Pajama Game, an interview with choreographer Betty Pounder, and tumbling act by the Flying Garlands.[2] In the 12 November 1957 episode, Cartwright interviewed dancers George and Mavis Weiss, interviewed Cedric Ashton of the Rockdale Opera Company, while someone named Mr. Cordony created a hairstyle for teenagers.[3] In the 10 December 1957 episode, Dawn Anderson showed holiday wear, Ted Maloney cooked a fish mousse, plus there was Scottish and Irish dancing.[4]

Episode status edit

Five 1960s-era episodes are listed as being held by National Film and Sound Archive.[5] One of the episodes has a listed running time of 22 minutes and 55 seconds, which is consistent with daytime series historically having more minutes of ads than prime-time series. It is not known if any additional episodes exist of the series.

References edit

  1. ^ "Television Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Television Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Television Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 November 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Television Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 December 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ^ "YOUR HOME". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

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