This Is the ABC

Directed by

Shan Benson

How it feels

This is a documentary about the Australian Broadcasting Commission's radio operations in 1955. It shows how shows like the news, Blue Hills, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra were produced.

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What happens

This Is the ABC is a 1955 Australian documentary from the Department of the Interior about the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It was directed by Shan Benson. The documentary focused on the ABC's radio operations (television did not start until 1956) and included scenes of such shows as the news, Blue Hills and Eugene Goossens with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Some interior scenes were shot at Supreme Studios in North Sydney. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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