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Football Inquest
GenreSports
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Network
Release20 April 1957 (1957-04-20) –
1974 (1974)

Football Inquest is the name of two Australian television series, which both aired in Melbourne. The first aired 1957 on GTV-9, while the second aired 1960-1974(?) on HSV-7. There was also a South Australian version.

1957

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The 1957 version was an early Australian television series which ran from 20 April 1957 to 21 September 1957 on Melbourne television station GTV-9. It was a half-hour weekly series broadcast on Saturdays at 7:30PM.

Hosted by Ian Johnson, Phil Gibbs and Jack Mueller,[1][2][3][4][5][6] the series featured also featured V.F.L. players. Sam Loxton was later a regular.[7][8][9][10] The program was simulcast over GTV-9 and 3KZ. Little else is known about the television program, but the radio version certainly predated the simulcast.

1960-1974

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Hosted by Michael Williamson,[11] the second version was a panel discussion series which debuted 9 April 1960. It ran for several seasons, the last aired in 1974(?) . During its first season, the series was broadcast on Saturdays at 7:00PM, competing in the time-slot against Pick a Box on GTV-9 and the evening news on ABV-2[12]

South Australia

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A South Australian version ran on Channel 9 in Adelaide in the 1960s and 1970s. Panellists included Max Hall, Ken Cunningham,[13] Lindsay Head, Stan Wickham and Bo Morton.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 2 May 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 16 May 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 30 May 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 9 May 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 6 June 1956. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 20 June 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 8 August 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 22 August 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 5 September 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 19 September 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 14 April 1960. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Saturday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 26 May 1960. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Ken G. Cunningham AM". South Australian National Football League. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  14. ^ Gyss, Trevor (2011). South Australian football in the sixties. Raleigh, NC. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-4467-9944-4. OCLC 879587705.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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