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Young Seven

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Australia
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How it feels

A children's variety series from Australia that included segments like Youth Takes a Bow and cartoons. It had different hosts and aired in the late afternoon from 1957 to 1960.

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What happens

Young Seven is an Australian television series which aired 1957 to 1960 on Melbourne station HSV-7. Originally hosted by Don Bennetts and later by Madeline Burke, it was a children's series aired in an unusual 45-minute time-slot, though towards the end of its run it aired in a 60-minute time-slot. Running time excluding commercials is not known. It was made up of various segments, including "Youth Takes a Bow" and cartoons. In early 1958, it aired at 5:15 p.m., aired against Happy Show on GTV-9 and Children's TV Club on ABV-2. All three series consisted of a mix of local and imported segments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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