The Dulux Show
The Dulux Show was an Australian television game show which aired in 1957. It was hosted by Jack Davey, and produced by Sydney station ATN-7, also airing in Melbourne on station GTV-9. Contestants competed for the chance to win a plane trip to a location like London or San Francisco.[1] As the title suggests, it was sponsored by Dulux paint. As was also the case with many American series of the era, early Australian television series sometimes featured the name of the sponsor in the title.
The program was a simulcast of a long-running Jack Davey radio programs, broadcast on the Macquarie Radio Network.
Episode status
Of the 37+ episodes produced, five are confirmed to survive at the National Film and Sound Archive,[2] along with episodes of a radio version[3]
See also
- The Pressure Pak Show and Give it a Go, two other game shows hosted by Jack Davey in 1957.
References
- ^ http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=dulux%20show%20Media%3A%22TELEVISION%22;querytype=;rec=1;resCount=10
- ^ http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=dulux%20show%20Media%3A%22TELEVISION%22;querytype=;resCount=10
- ^ http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=no;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=dulux%20show%20Media%3A%22RADIO%22;querytype=;resCount=10
External links
- 1957 Australian television series debuts
- Black-and-white Australian television programs
- Seven Network shows
- Nine Network shows
- English-language television programming
- Australian game shows
- 1950s Australian television series
- Australian radio programs
- Television series based on radio programs
- Australian television show stubs