Melody Time

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Australia

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How it feels

This is an early Australian music television series that aired live in 1957. It was hosted by singer Ormonde Douglas, and later episodes featured a soprano and a pianist.

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What happens

Melody Time is an early Australian music television series that aired in 1957 on Melbourne station ABV-2. The live show was hosted by singer Ormonde Douglas, who also made guest appearances on other Australian television series of the era. In 1959 the series aired again for an additional series of six episodes. The first of the 1959 episodes also featured soprano Maureen Boyce and pianist Wendy Pomroy. It is not known how many episodes still exist, given station practices of the era. A 16mm kinescope recording of the episode aired 26 August 1957 is held by National Archives of Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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