Countdown
Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the ABC and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. For most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were lip synched.
Cast: Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
8 episodes
- 1. 8 November 1974 - Show #1No synopsis available yet.GCC24minNov 8, 1974
- 2. 15 November 1974 - Show #2No synopsis available yet.GCC24minNov 15, 1974
- 3. 22 November 1974 - Show #3No synopsis available yet.GCC24minNov 22, 1974
- 4. 29 November 1974 - Show #4No synopsis available yet.GCC24minNov 29, 1974
- 5. 6 December 1974 - Show #5No synopsis available yet.GCC24minDec 6, 1974
- 6. 13 December 1974 - Show #6No synopsis available yet.GCC24minDec 13, 1974
- 7. 20 December 1974 - Show #7No synopsis available yet.GCC24minDec 20, 1974
- 8. 27 December 1974 - Show #8No synopsis available yet.GCC24minDec 27, 1974
Countdown
Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the ABC and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. For most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were lip synched.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Ian 'Molly' Meldrum, Robbie Weekes, Michael Shrimpton
- Studio
- ABC TV
Maturity rating
GCheck the rating before watching with younger viewers.
