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Australian Wildlife (TV series)

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Australian Wildlife
GenreDocumentary film
Created byGraham Pizzey
Directed byNandor Jenes
Narrated byPeter Wagner
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release7 July (1963-07-07) –
4 August 1963 (1963-08-04)

Australian Wildlife is an Australian television series which aired in 1963 on ABC. It debuted 7 July 1963 and consisted of five half-hour episodes.[1] It was filmed in Victoria and the islands off the south-east coast.[2] It was a documentary series about Australian wildlife.

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Offspring of Isolation"7 July 1963 (1963-07-07)[3]
Features the soft-billed platypus, spiny ant-eater, possum and flying possum.[1]
2"Flooded Forest"14 July 1963 (1963-07-14)[2]
Features the Barmah Forest, which is the breeding ground for the egret.
3"Appointment at Seal Rocks"21 July 1963 (1963-07-21)[4]
Set on a small island near to Phillip Island, this episode features seals.
4"Pastures of the Sea"28 July 1963 (1963-07-28)[5]
Set on Phillip Island, this episode features the fairy penguin, muttonbird and plankton.
5"The Australian Mallee"4 August 1963 (1963-08-04)[6]
Set in the Mallee region, this episode features the spotted bowerbird.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Helicopter Aids TV Study of Wildlife". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 4 July 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 11 July 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 4 July 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 18 July 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 23 July 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 1 August 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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