Our House (Australian TV series)
| Our House | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Lifestyle Home Renovation |
| Presented by | Shirley Strachan Reg Livermore Rebecca Gilling Tracey Dale (1993-1997) Suzie Wilks (1998-2000) Tara Dennis (2001) Peter Harris |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 400+ |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30-60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 3 February 1993 – 2 September 2001 |
Our House was an Australian lifestyle and home renovation factual television series aired on Nine Network from 1993 until 2001.[1] It was presented by musician and former Skyhooks band member front man Shirley Strachan, Reg Livermore, Rebecca Gilling, Tracey Dale (1993-1997), Suzie Wilks (1998-2000), Tara Dennis (2001) and Peter Harris. Strachan had previously fronted a children's TV program, Shirl's Neighbourhood.[2]
Death of Shirley Strachan and Cancellation
On the 29th August 2001, Shirley Strachan died in a helicopter accident.[3] On a solo flight near Mount Archer, Queensland in clear weather and inexplicably off the course planned by his instructor, Strachan encountered mountain turbulence which caused the rotor of his Bell 47G to sever the tailboom, crashing the helicopter onto a mountain slope.
He was farewelled by family, friends and fans today in a ceremony at Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on the 6th of September, followed by a cremation ceremony and his ashes were scattered in the sea by his wife, Sue, following a beachside funeral.
The final episode of Our House that was themed as a Christmas Special in late 2001 to pay tribute to Shirley.
In late 2001, Australian TV network Nine brief on their corporate site that they were planning to develop new episodes of Our house to broadcast in 2002. However, this did not materialize, and the show has not been mentioned within later corporate briefs and due to Shirley Strachan's death.
References
- ^ Zuk, Tony. "Australian Television: Always Greener: articles". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Hooks, Jenny (1980). "Shirl on a shoestring". Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine (50): 18–22. ISSN 0312-2654.
- ^ Brown, Jen Jewel (31 August 2001). "Obituaries – We just liked him 'cos he was Shirl". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 10 January 2002. Retrieved 30 August 2016.