Leave It to the Girls (Australian TV series)
| Company type | Television program |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | March 1957 |
| Defunct | 1958 |
| Fate | Ended |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | Terry Dear (host) |
| Products | Television talk show |
Leave it to the Girls ranks as one of the pioneering television programs in Australia. Adapted from an American radio and television format sharing the same title, it was broadcast on ATN-7 and GTV-9 starting in March 1957. While its Melbourne broadcasts concluded by October 1957, the series persisted in Sydney until 1958. This program served as a televised simulcast of a Macquarie Radio Network show, exemplifying the experimental nature of early Australian TV. The series was sponsored by Rinso detergent and featured Terry Dear as its host.
Format and episode status
The program's structure involved a panel of three women and two men who addressed questions and subjects submitted by the audience. Currently, seven episodes exist as kinescope recordings preserved at the National Film and Sound Archive, including the initial broadcast, representing some of the earliest surviving Australian television footage. Additionally, the archive maintains a collection of related radio episodes.
External links
- Nine Network original programming
- 1957 Australian television series debuts
- 1957 Australian television series endings
- Black-and-white Australian television shows
- Australian English-language television shows
- Australian television talk shows
- Australian talk radio programs
- Television series based on radio series