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This Is The ABC

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As The Australian Broadcasting Corporation turns 80 this week we wish Happy Birthday to Aunty with this look back in time to 1955, when she was only 23, and discover a behind-the-scenes story revealing the kind of organisation that went into making a daily radio program. Reflecting on the fact that at this time the ABC was an audio only broadcaster this film has an unusual introduction. Instead of having written credits, the film opens with shots of the key National Film Board crew members at work on the program. The presenter, Rupert Chance, introduces each crew member as we see them on the screen. There are no written credits. The film has excerpts from radio programs at the time including Blue Hills, sports commentator Bruce Weber, newsreader Paul McLeay and Eugene Goossens conducting at the Sydney Town Hall. Made by The National Film Board. 1955. Directed by Shan Benson.

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This Is The ABC

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