On the box: great moments in Australian television 1956-2006

On the box: great moments in Australian television 1956-2006
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Principal Sponsor
Free TV Australia

Sponsor
Sharp Australia

Media partners
Sydney Morning Herald
TV Week
2UE

Supporters

ABC TV
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Seven Network
Nine Network
Network 10
Southern Star
National Film & Sound Archive

Congratulations to Mr James Bannister of ACT, winner of 1st Prize Sharp LCD TV, and Mr Fred Piper of Drummoyne, winner of 2nd Prize Sharp home theatre system.



6 April 2006 – 29 January 2007

For 50 years the box in the corner of the room has captured our imagination. On the box: great moments in Australian television is a landmark exhibition featuring classic clips and over 700 objects, including rare props, costumes and sets. From Graham Kennedy to World Series Cricket, the exhibition celebrates Australia’s rich history of achievement in television and explores the impact of the box on the lives of Australians.

On the box invites you to go behind the scenes of our most loved television programs and meet their stars, explore how programs are made, and rediscover the great television moments that shaped Australia’s cultural landscape.

The exhibition takes a journey through the genres of television programs: variety, comedy, children’s, drama, news and current affairs, game shows, reality and infotainment. It features costumes from classic shows such as Homicide, Prisoner, A Country Practice, Mother and Son, and Kath and Kim, familiar items ranging from the Play School windows to the Big Brother diary room chair, and original scripts from Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, The
Sullivans, Neighbours and more.

Specially designed interactive exhibits allow you to try your hand at vision switching, play at being a network programmer or test your knowledge of TV trivia.

‘No 96 TV Week Special’, bonus
No 96 TV Week Special’, 1973.
Courtesy acpsyndication.com
Frank Partridge on ‘BP Pick a box’
Frank Partridge and Barry Jones on
BP Pick-a-Box. Photo: Thanks to the
Seven Network


Education materials
acrobat Teachers notes

Free e-publication
acrobat 'What we watched'

Publication A 56 page illustrated book published in conjunction with the exhibition is available from the Powerhouse Shop and mailorder for
only $14.95. more...

Radiola television
Radiola television, AWA Australia,
1956. Powerhouse Museum collection.

Graham Kennedy
The King of Australian television, the
late Graham Kennedy. Photo by Barrie
Bell.

Mavis Bramston
Maggie Dence from the 1960s
revue-style comedy, The Mavis
Bramston Show. Image reproduced
courtesy of Seven Network

Diary room chair from reality TV show Big Brother
Diary room chair from reality TV
show Big Brother.