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The General Motors Hour

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The General Motors Hour was a loosely scheduled occasional series which aired on Australian television from 1960 to 1962. The series aired on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne, as well as on other affiliated stations across Australia. The presentations ranged from adaptations of overseas stage plays and anthology episodes, to locally-written drama and a documentary.

Three of the episodes - Suspect, Candida, and Shadow Of The Vine - had been produced by English producer Peter Cotes for HSV-7 in 1961, but were shelved due to lack of sponsorship. Sponsorship was provided by GM-H in 1962, and plays were run on HSV-7 and TCN-9 under the "General Motors Hour" title.

List of episodes

  • The Grey Nurse Said Nothing (1960, drama)
  • This is Television (1960, variety, documentary)
  • Thunder on Sycamore Street (1960, drama)
  • You, Too, Can Have a Body (1960, drama)
  • Shadow of a Pale Horse (1960, drama)
  • The Concert (1961, drama)
  • Long Distance (1961)
  • Suspect (1961, drama)
  • Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1962, melodrama)
  • The One Day of the Year (1962, drama)
  • Candida (1961, comedy)
  • Manhaul (1962, drama)
  • Shadow of the Vine (1961, drama)
  • References

    The General Motors Hour Wikipedia