Quest is an ABC talent quest television program. Beginning in 1976 as Quest '76 it had 80 contestants competing in multiple performance categories over 8 heats and then into two finals. [1] The show was hosted by Peter Regan and judges for the season were Ian Meldrum, Joe Latona, Brian May, Peter Rorke, Bryan Ashbridge and Dame Joan Hammond. [2] Quest returned the next two years as Quest '77 [3] [4] and Quest '78. [5] [6] [7]
- ^ "Australian quest for new talent", The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October 1976
- ^ Lawrence, Mark (30 September 1976), "Saturday night viewing", The Age
- ^ "Questing again", The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October 1977
- ^ Warden, Ian (30 September 1977), "Stone dead, with all the nutrients sucked out", The Canberra Times
- ^ "Quest returns", The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August 1978
- ^ Warden, Ian (1 September 1978), "'Wunnerful' in agony?", The Canberra Times
- ^ Warden, Ian (13 October 1978), "Wran's easy 'ooze' to a win", The Canberra Times