Australia Unlimited | |
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Genre | Factual |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 15-30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Release | 7 November 1956 1961 | –
Australia Unlimited was an Australian television program, which aired from 1956 to circa 1961 on Sydney station ABN-2, with part of the run also being shown on Melbourne station ABV-2. The first episode of the series aired 7 November 1956. The series moved time-slot and day of broadcast several times. Ron Powell hosted the series for part of the run. Originally 30 minutes, it later became a 15-minute show. It was one of the first series produced by the ABC.
Topics in early episodes of the non-fiction series (which largely focused on rural subjects) varied from snakes [1] to bonsai trees, [2] the latter considered an odd choice of subject matter by The Australian Women's Weekly.
The National Film and Sound Archive holds a radio episode of a show called Australia Unlimited from 1955, as well as several scripts, [3] but it is unknown if that is related to the television program.