Give Us This Day (Australian TV program)

Give Us This Day is an Australian religious television short program aired from 1956 to 1958 on TCN-9. It is significant as one of the very earliest Australian-produced television programs. It was among the television shows aired during the first "official" week of television in Sydney.[1] Give Us This Day was a live six-minute religious program in which a minister gave a short speech, with ministers from different Christian denominations appearing during the show's run. There was no recurring cast.[2] It was based on a British format.

Give Us This Day
GenreReligious broadcasting
Presented byVarious
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time6 minutes
Original release
NetworkTCN-9
Release29 October 1956 (1956-10-29) –
1958 (1958)

While largely forgotten today, it actually out-lived three 1956 TCN series debuts that are more commonly mentioned in television retrospectives – The Johnny O'Connor Show, Campfire Favourites and Accent on Strings. TCN-9's other 1956 series debuts included Fun Farm (1956–1957), The Home Show (1956–1957) and What's My Line (1956–1958).

References

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  1. ^ "Big plans for official opening TCN Channel 9". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 22. 31 October 1956. p. 27. Retrieved 6 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "THE CHURCH ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 14. 5 September 1956. p. 37. Retrieved 6 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
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