Talking Point (Australian TV series)

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

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