The General Motors Hour
The General Motors Hour was a loosely scheduled occasional series which aired on Australian television from 1960 to 1962. The series aired on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne, as well as on other affiliated stations across Australia. The presentations ranged from adaptations of overseas stage plays and anthology episodes, to locally-written drama and a documentary.
Three of the episodes - Suspect, Candida, and Shadow Of The Vine - had been produced by English producer Peter Cotes for HSV-7 in 1961, but were shelved due to lack of sponsorship. Sponsorship was provided by GM-H in 1962, and plays were run on HSV-7 and TCN-9 under the "General Motors Hour" title.[1][2]
List of episodes
- The Grey Nurse Said Nothing (1960, drama)
- This is Television (1960, variety, documentary)
- Thunder on Sycamore Street (1960, drama)
- You, Too, Can Have a Body (1960, drama)
- Shadow of a Pale Horse (1960, drama)
- The Concert (1961, drama)[3]
- Long Distance (1961)
- Suspect (1961, drama)
- Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1962, melodrama)[4][5]
- The One Day of the Year (1962, drama)
- Candida (1961, comedy)
- Manhaul (1962, drama)
- Shadow of the Vine (1961, drama)[6]
See also
- Shell Presents - 1959-1960 occasional series
- Killer in Close-Up - 1957-1958 anthology of four half-hour plays on ABC
References
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MbJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7021%2C4687140
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MbJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7021%2C4687140
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bqQRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6991%2C148611
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=46FVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5KwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5894%2C2538753
- ^ "The Age" Green Guide, 17/8/61, p.7
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ATpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5237%2C644709