Television Shows
The Sullivans
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.
For more information on The Sullivans visit:
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Stage Directions- Mag is sitting at the table, staring at her reflection in a hand mirror. She pats her hair a couple of times. The TV is on, showing an old episode of The Sullivans. (p.11)
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.
For more information on The Sullivans visit:
Wikipedia Link
Stage Directions- Mag is sitting at the table, staring at her reflection in a hand mirror. She pats her hair a couple of times. The TV is on, showing an old episode of The Sullivans. (p.11)
A Country Practice
An Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. It also ran from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes on Network Ten. The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town (outskirts of Northwest Sydney), while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.
Ray: " No. For God's sake, A Country Fecking Practice's on next?.Isn't it Thursday?" (p.53)
For more information on A Country Practice visit:
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Below is the Opening to the TV Series used in 1989.
An Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. It also ran from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes on Network Ten. The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town (outskirts of Northwest Sydney), while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.
Ray: " No. For God's sake, A Country Fecking Practice's on next?.Isn't it Thursday?" (p.53)
For more information on A Country Practice visit:
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Below is the Opening to the TV Series used in 1989.
Sons and Daughters
A Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organization between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired on Monday, 18 January 1982, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period in Sydney and Melbourne, and the official broadcast date of the final episode was 19 August 1987, although this varied across Australia and the final episode was screened in Melbourne on Sunday 27 December 1987 (again in the non-ratings period). There are 972 half-hour episodes but during the series' original run in Australia, later episodes were shown in an hour-long format and the first pilot episode as shown in Australia (and some UK ITV regions) was actually a 90-minute special; subsequent screenings have seen that episode split into three half-hours.
Ray: (Pause) " D'ya see Patricia with the hair? Patricia's bad enough, but Wayne's a pure terror. (Pause) I do like Sons and Daughters, I do." (p.52)
For more information on Sons and Daughters visit:
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A Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organization between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired on Monday, 18 January 1982, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period in Sydney and Melbourne, and the official broadcast date of the final episode was 19 August 1987, although this varied across Australia and the final episode was screened in Melbourne on Sunday 27 December 1987 (again in the non-ratings period). There are 972 half-hour episodes but during the series' original run in Australia, later episodes were shown in an hour-long format and the first pilot episode as shown in Australia (and some UK ITV regions) was actually a 90-minute special; subsequent screenings have seen that episode split into three half-hours.
Ray: (Pause) " D'ya see Patricia with the hair? Patricia's bad enough, but Wayne's a pure terror. (Pause) I do like Sons and Daughters, I do." (p.52)
For more information on Sons and Daughters visit:
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Bosco
An Irish children's television programme produced during the late 1970s and 1980s. It was produced by the Lambert Puppet Theatre. Designed by Jan Mitchell, Bosco was voiced by Jonathan Ryan initially, in the pilot series that was broadcast, with four presenters per show, in 1978. When the show went into full-time production in 1980, with two presenters per show, Miriam Lambert took over. In later years Paula Lambert took over. A shared cultural experience for children in Ireland at the time, it ran for 386 episodes, ending production in 1987. The show however was continually repeated before (and later during) The Den daily until 1996, when it was replaced by The Morbegs before officially ending in 1998.
For more information on Bosco visit:
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Ray: " I do like brown eyes, me, I do. Oh aye. Like the lass used to be on Bosco. Or I think the lass used to be on Bosco had brown eyes..." (p.79)
An Irish children's television programme produced during the late 1970s and 1980s. It was produced by the Lambert Puppet Theatre. Designed by Jan Mitchell, Bosco was voiced by Jonathan Ryan initially, in the pilot series that was broadcast, with four presenters per show, in 1978. When the show went into full-time production in 1980, with two presenters per show, Miriam Lambert took over. In later years Paula Lambert took over. A shared cultural experience for children in Ireland at the time, it ran for 386 episodes, ending production in 1987. The show however was continually repeated before (and later during) The Den daily until 1996, when it was replaced by The Morbegs before officially ending in 1998.
For more information on Bosco visit:
Wikipedia Link
Ray: " I do like brown eyes, me, I do. Oh aye. Like the lass used to be on Bosco. Or I think the lass used to be on Bosco had brown eyes..." (p.79)
Music References
Spinning Wheel
This hit ballad was recorded in 1939 by Irish singer songwriter Delia Murphy, the Queen of Connemara.
Stage Directions: Pause. Pato shrugs and shakes his head, somewhat sadly. Pause. The song, The Spinning Wheel,sung by Delia Murphy, has just started on the radio. (p.32)
This hit ballad was recorded in 1939 by Irish singer songwriter Delia Murphy, the Queen of Connemara.
Stage Directions: Pause. Pato shrugs and shakes his head, somewhat sadly. Pause. The song, The Spinning Wheel,sung by Delia Murphy, has just started on the radio. (p.32)