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Editorial Reviews - 1970s Australian Television Series Endings From the Publisher Chapters: 1970 Australian Television Series Endings, 1971 Australian Television Series Endings, 1972 Australian Television Series Endings, 1973 Australian Television Series Endings, 1974 Australian Television Series Endings, 1975 Australian Television Series Endings, 1976 Australian Television Series Endings, 1977 Australian Television Series Endings, 1978 Australian Television Series Endings, Number 96, the Aunty Jack Show, a Current Affair, Homicide, Blankety Blanks, the Graham Kennedy Show, Pick a Box, the Box, Bellbird, in Melbourne Tonight, Ryan, Gtk, Tarax Show, Against the Wind, Cash and Company, Rush, Glenview High, the Evil Touch, Australian Science Fiction Television, Birds in the Bush, Class of 74, Phoenix Five, Bobby Dazzler, Tandarra, Hotel Story, Matlock Police, Certain Women, Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go, the Rovers, Boney, Bandstand, Division 4, Alvin Purple, the Link Men, Solo One, the Unisexers, the Naked Vicar Show, Wollongong the Brave. Excerpt: Number 96 was a revolutionary Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects. The premise, original story outlines, and the original characters were devised by David Sale who also wrote the scripts for the first episodes and continued as script editor for much of the show's run. The series proved to be a huge success, running from 1972 until 1977, and became famous for its sex scenes and nudity, and for its comedy characters. Number 96 was launched on 13 March 1972 with a simple promotional campaign - each night for several weeks before its debut, the message "Number 96 Is Coming" would appear on screen during Network 10's... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=230503 Synopsis Chapters: 1970 Australian Television Series Endings, 1971 Aust