The Late Show (1957 TV series)

For other unrelated shows of the same name, see The Late Show (disambiguation).

1957 Australian TV series or program

The Late Show

Genre| Variety
Presented by|

* Noel Ferrier
* Bert Newton
* John D'Arcy

Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
Original release
Network| HSV-7
Release| 1957 (1957) –
1959 (1959)

The Late Show is an Australian television variety series which aired from 1957 to 1959 on Melbourne station HSV-7. Aired on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and competing in the time-slot with GTV-9's popular In Melbourne Tonight, the series included a mix of music and comedy. People who hosted the series during its run included John D'Arcy,[1] Bert Newton[2] and original host Noel Ferrier.[3]

The 22 August 1957 edition of The Age newspaper said of Bert Newton's debut on the series:[4]

> Bert Newton, not yet 20 years of age, made a promising debut in the Late Show on Tuesday night. He has a friendly manner, and plays the role of compere much "straighter" than Graham Kennedy, of GTV-9's In Melbourne Tonight

Although kinescope recording and later video-tape existed during the run of the series, the archival status of the show is unknown, although the Noel Ferrier episodes are reported to be lost,[5] and it is possible the other episodes were also wiped, given the highly erratic survival rate of Australian television of the era (with Sydney-produced soap opera Autumn Affair surviving near-intact, while the Melbourne version of game show Tell the Truth being completely lost). The Late Show was replaced on HSV-7's schedule by Club Seven.

## References

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1. ^ "Tuesday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. Melbourne. 4 June 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
2. ^ "Thursday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. Melbourne. 17 January 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
3. ^ "Thursday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. Melbourne. 16 August 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
4. ^ "TV Show Compere Resigns". Radio and Television Supplement. The Age. Melbourne. 22 August 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
5. ^ Murphy, Jim (14 April 2005). "A box seat". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.

## External links

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* The Late Show at IMDb