Hit Parade (Australian TV series)

The Hit Parade was an early Australian television pop music series which aired on the Seven Network 's HSV-7 from 1956[1] to 1959. It is often mentioned in books discussing Australian television of the 1950s.[2]

Overview

The series presented hit recordings, which were danced to and lip-synced by the cast ("The Hit Paraders"[3]), often presenting the songs in settings with sets and costumes (anticipating the music video). Over 20 episodes of this series are held by National Film and Sound Archive,[4] along with a few episodes of These Were the Hits, a similar series.

References

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cTpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2416,3375142&dq=judy-jack+channel-7&hl=en
  2. ↑ "TELEVISION PARADE". The Australian Women's Weekly. 25, ([?]). Australia, Australia. 23 April 1958. p. 35. Retrieved 1 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=1;parentid=;query=hit%20parade%20Media%3A%22TELEVISION%22;querytype=;rec=4;resCount=10
  4. ↑ http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Id%3A138022;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10

See also

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