Talking Point
GenreTalk show
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Original release
NetworkATN-7
Release1960 (1960) –
1962 (1962)

Talking Point is an Australian television series which aired 1960 to 1962 on Sydney station ATN-7 (Australian TV was not fully networked at the time, and most non-imported series aired on a single station). It was a discussion series featuring a panel of four. Angus Maude was the original host, later it was hosted by Joe Gullett. In one episode, the panel criticised the banning of the book Lady Chatterley's Lover,[1] in another episode there was a debate on the future of the United Nations,[2] while another episode featured a discussion of the space race.[3]

Episode status

Despite airing in an era where wiping of television series was common, three 1961 episodes are held by the National Film and Sound Archive.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "TV panel attacks "stupid" ban on 'Lady Chatterley'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Debate on future of U.N." The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Space work 'aid to automation'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 March 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "TALKING POINT. EP. 61/19". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "TALKING POINT. EP. 61/55". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "TALKING POINT. EP. 61/56". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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