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Writer, historian and art critic Robert Hughes presents a survey of Australian art from the time of the First Fleet to the present day, based on the social background of the times and the overseas prototypes from which much of Australia’s art revealed.

Musical Chairs is a game show that aired from June 16 to October 31, 1975 on CBS. Singer Adam Wade hosted, making him the first African-American game show host. Wade was pedigreed, having had three Billboard top ten hits in 1961. The series was recorded at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, currently the home of The Late Show with David Letterman tapes and sportscaster Pat Hernon was the announcer. The series aired at 4:00 PM against NBC's Somerset and ABC's Money Maze; it was not successful in the ratings against that competition. Usually appearing on each episode were guest singers and musical groups, among them The Tokens, The Spinners, and Sister Sledge as well as up and coming singers and stars such as Alaina Reed, Kelly Garrett, Jane Olivor, and Irene Cara.

Nightly Business Report is a Business news television magazine broadcast weeknights on public television stations in the United States. In February 2013, CNBC purchased the show and closed the Miami news operations. Tyler Mathisen joined Susie Gharib as co-host when the show relaunched on March 4, 2013. From 1979 to 2013, the show was produced at WPBT in Miami, Florida.

A series of six programmes about the truth behind some of the popular figures in British history.

"Picture Pages" is an educational television segment aimed at preschool children, teaching lessons on basic arithmetic, geometry, and drawing through a series of interactive lessons that used a workbook that viewers would follow along with the lesson. "Picture Pages" started on a local Pittsburgh children's show in 1974 with the "Picture Pages" puzzle booklets given away at a supermarket chain. It debuted as a national segment of the Captain Kangaroo show in 1978, in which Captain Kangaroo would do the lessons on his "magic drawing board". Later, the segments were taken over by Bill Cosby and the lessons were used with his marker named "Mortimer Ichabod Marker". When the Captain Kangaroo show left CBS in 1984, the segment was adopted as part of Nickelodeon's Pinwheel program until that show was canceled in 1989. The segment was also used as an interstitial program into the early 1990s. The show also aired on Canada's YTV cable network.

Lifeline is a documentary television program broadcast on the National Broadcasting Company television network between September 1978 and early 1979. It documented the daily routines of the most successful doctors of the time and its constantly considered as one of the first reality shows, despite the fact that the show was very different from modern realities.

In 1976 Peter Adam took Lawrence Durrell author of several Greek Island books, back to Greece. Their journey took them to Corfu, Rhodes, Crete and Hydra. Durrell has often said that words alone cannot express the true nature of Greek landscape and village life. In this film he pushes aside the debris of the present and guides us through the Greece of his youth. In a sequel to the Greek Spirit of Place, Peter Adam takes Lawrence Durrell back to the setting of his four famous novels. The journey starts in Alexandria and follows the Nile to Upper Egypt, to Aswan and Abu Simbel. Durrell revisits the Coptic monasteries of Wadi Natrun, the oasis of Fayum, Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. He talks about his beliefs, his craft and his experiences as a writer, and evokes Egypt's two landscapes - the desert and the great river.

A new series of documentary films that examines the life and work of men and women whose job is to entertain the public.

Cities is a Canadian documentary television series broadcast on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980, followed by repeats for two years. Produced and directed by John McGreevy. The series featured a celebrity who would appear in an episode on location in a personal favourite city or more specific location. Appearances included Glenn Gould, Peter Ustinov, Elie Wiesel, George Plimpton and Mai Zetterling. Also appearing were Anthony Burgess, John Huston, Melina Mercouri and Hildegard Knef.

The story of a financier whose millions disappeared.

Break the Bank is an American game show created by Jack Barry and Dan Enright and produced by their production company Barry & Enright Productions. It was the first game show produced by Barry and Enright as a tandem since their fall from grace following the 1950s quiz show scandals. The show aired in the spring and summer of 1976 as an ABC daytime series hosted by Tom Kennedy, and in weekly syndication during the 1976–1977 season, hosted by creator-producer Barry.

The daily life of a Victorian country curate.

The Magnificent Marble Machine is an American television game show based on the arcade game of pinball. The show ran on NBC from July 7, 1975 to March 12, 1976, but was interrupted for two weeks in January due to scheduling changes on the network and aired repeats from March 15 to June 11. It aired in both half-hour slots between Noon and 1:00 PM, Eastern. Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley packaged this program, with Robert Noah as executive producer. Art James served as host, and Johnny Gilbert was the announcer.

This coming-of-age dramedy that follows six female university students at St. Mary's University in Yokohama.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: It's a Beautiful Day Collection It's always a beautiful day in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood! Through his daily television visits, generations of kids have grown up with Mister Rogers as their friend. Kind and gentle, Mister Rogers created a calm, safe space where all children were welcome. Filled with real-life guests, interesting field trips, and charming make-believe segments, each episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood encouraged kids to explore the world around them, learning about themselves and their communities. This special set celebrates the 50th anniversary of the beloved Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Watch as Mister Rogers helps children learn the importance of being kind to others, appreciating what makes everyone unique, recycling and taking care of our planet, and much more in these 30 memorable episodes of the classic series! Plus a bonus episode - the series premiere, in original black-and-white!

The TV game show of Maine trivia suitable for natives and people from away.

A two-part investigation into aspects of mental health care in Britain as exemplified by the maximum security Rampton Hospital, known as the 'big house' and the nearby rehabilitation unit, Eastdale.

The weekly syndicated version of the classic 1970s Match Game show starring Gene Rayburn. The show featured a panel of six celebrities, who would try to match answers with contestants in a fill-in-the-blank word game. These episodes were offered in syndication for local stations to air right before prime time.

Three on a Match is an American television game show created by Bob Stewart that ran on NBC from August 2, 1971 to June 28, 1974 on its daytime schedule. The host was Bill Cullen and Don Pardo served as announcer on most episodes, with Bob Clayton and NBC staffers Wayne Howell and Roger Tuttle substituting at times. The series was produced at NBC's Rockefeller Center in New York City. The program's title is wordplay on the superstition of the same name.

Name That Tune is the British version of the American television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. It first premiered 7 April 1976 as a 15-minute slot on the popular entertainment series London Night Out and was turn into a half-hour weekly series in 1983. The first series were hosted by Tom O'Connor. In 1997, the game shoe was revived for two series on Channel 5 with Jools Holland as the host.

A historical exploration of black American Blues music

You Cannot Be Serious! is a British sports entertainment series on ITV. It began airing on 2 June 2012 and is hosted by impressionist and comedian Alistair McGowan. The show sees McGowan write new sketches and work on brand new impressions for TV for the first time in eight years.

Children's programme that makes use of household waste products in a creative way, presented by Susan Stranks and assisted by puppet spiders, Itsy and Bitsy.