Television Programmes - Australian Television Archive

The Restless Years (1977 - 81)

A Grundy production for Network Ten (also produced by Reg Watson, would you believe it!?), this soap opera dealt with the trials and tribulations of a group of recent high-school graduates, trying to decide just what-the-heck to do with their lives!

Link to Clip (508kb)

Romper Room

1985 opening titles to Romper Room with your host Miss Helena. It was a daily childrens kindergarten program produced at ATN7 Sydney, a local version was also produced by NBN Television, and local versions were also seen right across the USA.

Romper Room School (878kb)

Romper Room Doo-bee (493kb) Gay Chickadee (311kb)
Bend and Stretch (188kb) Doo-bee and Balloons (308kb) Gallop (334kb)

Rush (1974 and 1976)

Two 13-part series produced by the ABC about the Victorian Gold Rush era, set in gold-rich Crocker's Creek. The series was created/produced/written by James Davern, who went on to create the highly successful medical drama A Country Practice.

Rush was also given the same "Late Show overdub treatment" accorded to 70's cop show Bluey (or Bargearse).

The Gold Rush era seemed to be a popular theme at the time - other series produced in the 70's such as Cash and Company/Tandarra were also based around that most exciting period in Australia's history.

Link to Clip (685kb)