Turning Point (1960)

Directed by

Raymond Menmuir

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A live television play from 1960, produced by the ABC in Sydney. It was part of a series showcasing works from local Australian writers.

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What happens

Turning Point is a 1960 Australian television play. It was broadcast live on the ABC from Sydney on the night of 24 February. In Melbourne the ABC were doing a live broadcast of the play Eye of the Night. These two were the first in a series of ten plays made by the ABC in 1960 using local writers, others including The Astronauts and The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day. (Other plays possibly included Close to the Roof, Dark Under the Sun, The Square Ring, Who Killed Kovali?, and Swamp Creatures.) (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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