Country Calendar
| Hyundai Country Calendar | |
|---|---|
| Opening theme | "Hillbilly Child" by the Alan Moorhouse Band |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| No. of episodes | 1,000+ |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Widescreen |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TVNZ ONE (1966–present) |
| Picture format |
720p, PAL (2011–present) 576i, PAL (1974–2010) 576i, black & white (1966–1974) |
| Original run | 6 March 1966 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Country Calendar is a television series covering rural life in New Zealand. Established in March 1966 and screening every year since, it is New Zealand's longest-running television series.[1] It is currently being shown for 30 weeks of the year at 7 pm Saturdays on Television New Zealand's TV ONE, and older episodes are screened nightly on Sky TV's Heartland channel. New episodes are also available on-demand worldwide through TVNZ ondemand.
Tony Trotter was the producer from 1974 to 1982 and was followed by Frank Torley, who produced the show for 23 years. The current producer is Julian O'Brien, with associate producer Dan Henry and consultant producer Frank Torley. All three are reporters and directors on the programme, along with Carol Archie, Jerome Cvitanovich, Katherine Edmond, Kerryanne Evans and Vicki Wilkinson-Baker. The researcher is Vivienne Jeffs.
The Country Calendar theme song is from the song "Hillbilly Child" by the Alan Moorhouse Band. Hyundai has naming rights to the show. Previous sponsors have included The National Bank, financial services company AMP and Tux dog biscuits.
Episodes
Season 49 (2014)
| No. | Title | Original air date | NZ viewers (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49.01 | "Rearing to Go" | 15 February 2014 | 454.5 |
| 49.02 | "Last of the Line" | 22 February 2014 | 450.8 |
| 49.03 | "Black Sheep" | 1 March 2014 | 400.0 |
| 49.04 | "Small is Beautiful" | 8 March 2014 | 489.6 |
| 49.05 | "Island Harvest" | 15 March 2014 | 518.4 |
| 49.06 | "Becca Takes Over" | 22 March 2014 | 552.3 |
| 49.07 | "Bonjour Paringa" | 29 March 2014 | 512.1 |
| 49.08 | "Chaos Springs" | 5 April 2014 | 520.5 |
| 49.09 | "Life in the Hills" | 12 April 2014 | 593.7 |
| 49.10 | "Coming Up Roses" | 19 April 2014 | 499.2 |
| 49.11 | "Banking on Wool" | 26 April 2014 | 545.5 |
| 49.12 | "Her Father's Daughter" | 3 May 2014 | 508.7 |
| 49.13 | "The Good Weed" | 10 May 2014 | 507.4 |
| 49.14 | "A Dream Run" | 17 May 2014 | 552.1 |
| 49.15 | "River Run" | 24 May 2014 | 464.1 |
| 49.16 | "A Fruitful Life" | 31 May 2014 | 569.9 |
| 49.17 | "Top Team" | 7 June 2014 | 540.6 |
| 49.18 | "Two in the Bush" | 14 June 2014 | 615.6 |
| 49.19 | "The Nut Farm" | 21 June 2014 | 600.3 |
| 49.20 | "On the Right Track" | 28 June 2014 | 562.8 |
| 49.21 | "Milk to the Max" | 5 July 2014 | 620.6 |
| 49.22 | "Leader of the Pack" | 12 July 2014 | 624.9 |
| 49.23 | "Flying High" | 19 July 2014 | 650.2 |
| 49.24 | "Born to Jump" | 26 July 2014 | 594.0 |
| 49.25 | "High Octane Country" | 2 August 2014 | 587.7 |
| 49.26 | "It's a Buzz" | 9 August 2014 | 566.1 |
| 49.27 | "Wild Ride" | 16 August 2014 | 599.2 |
| 49.28 | "Sniff the Breeze" | 23 August 2014 | 483.7 |
| 49.29 | "Taste of the South" | 30 August 2014 | 580.2 |
| 49.30 | "Here to Stay" | 6 September 2014 | 589.0 |
Season 50 (2015)
| No. | Title | Original air date | NZ viewers (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50.01 | "Dutch Courage" | 4 April 2015 | 538.9 |
| 50.02 | "An Open Door" | 11 April 2015 |
See also
References
- ↑ Dixon, Greg (5 June 2000). "Happy birthday to TV One". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2009.