I always have the best intentions to prepare some shows for ANZAC Day and I always leave it to the last minute. You would have thought that I would have done so for the 100th Anniversary, but no, again I have nearly missed my deadline.
I have decided I would quickly record some of my Australian Army Public Relations discs and put them up here to give you an idea of some of the shows that they put together to entertain troops as well as educate Australians about our defence force.
The first example is War Correspondent ep87 - Coast Watchers. This is a dramatisation telling the story of Coast Watchers in WWII. These men lived behind enemy lines and reported positions and movements of the enemy. It was a dangerous and courageous job. Many Coast Watchers did not survive the war.
War Correspondent is 208 x 30 minute episodes. It was released on 10" discs with act one on side A and act two on the other.
I have decided I would quickly record some of my Australian Army Public Relations discs and put them up here to give you an idea of some of the shows that they put together to entertain troops as well as educate Australians about our defence force.
The first example is War Correspondent ep87 - Coast Watchers. This is a dramatisation telling the story of Coast Watchers in WWII. These men lived behind enemy lines and reported positions and movements of the enemy. It was a dangerous and courageous job. Many Coast Watchers did not survive the war.
War Correspondent is 208 x 30 minute episodes. It was released on 10" discs with act one on side A and act two on the other.
The next show is Army Showtime. I don't know anything about this series and haven't started to research it, but it is interesting so I thought I would include it. Terry McDermott is the compare and the show is a mixture of music and songs of the day with Australian artists and includes a story about an act of heroism or action with historical significance for the Australian Army. This is a more recent series than I would normally research, but as I come from a long line of a family with Army and R.A.N. members, it is an area of interest to me. Both my wife and myself are ex R.A.N. as was my Father. His Uncle and cousins were Army as were members of my Mothers family.
Last one for now is Anne Now. This is very recent in relation to where I normally research, approximately 1971-1974 apparently. It stars Anne Hawker and her musician husband Johnny Hawker. There is a guest star each episode and in this one it is Terry Norris, famous at the time of this recording as an actor on ABC Series Bellbird. The television equivalent of Blue Hills. Anne Now is a variety show mixing Anne singing and telling jokes or comedy skits.
I am including this series here because I do want to research and document the series. There seems to be very little information about it. I understand that Anne and Johnny are still with us and I would love to hear from them.
I am including this series here because I do want to research and document the series. There seems to be very little information about it. I understand that Anne and Johnny are still with us and I would love to hear from them.
A very mixed lot for sure, but some interesting tales, corny jokes and more. I hope you find something of interest and perhaps learn something new.
Ian Grieve
Ian Grieve
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