Happening (Australian TV series)
Happening is an ATV-0 music television program that ran for four hours on a Saturday morning. It ran from 1970-72.[1] The series played video clips, had live perfomers and showed interviews and discussions.[2]
The first season was titled Happening '70 and was hosted by Ross D. Wyllie. It began on 14 March 1970 after a injunction preventing it's broadcast was lifted. The producers of the series Uptight had argued it was too similar to their own production, having the same host, format and timeslot.[3][4] It continued the next year as Happening '71 during which Jeff Phillips took over as host.[5] Again renamed, Happening '72 saw Phillips continue as Host with Johnny Young filling in for a month in the middle of the year. The series final episode aired on 11 November 1972.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Smith, Simon. "Happening footage found". National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
- ^ Mitsopoulos, Nadia (29 November 2022). "Aussie music show memories revived after 50 years". ABC Listen. ABC.
- ^ "Show stopped by legal move", The Age, 12 March 1970
- ^ "Judge allows the happening today", The Age, 14 March 1970
- ^ "Pop compere replaced", The Age, 8 April 1971