Headlines:
- After nearly 9,000 episodes, 63 weddings, 20 births and 68 deaths, Neighbours is coming to an end. From humble beginnings, the soap grew into one of Australia's biggest exports, launched international careers and employed thousands.
- june 04 | www.abc.net.au
- Paramount+ is proud to announce that there’s more Five Bedrooms magic on its way, with news that season four of this beloved local Aussie drama has been commissioned.
- may 30 | tvblackbox.com.au
- Production will begin in Sydney next month on The Messenger, an 8 x 60-minute uplifting drama series based on Markus Zusak’s best-selling novel of the same name.
- may 27 | tvblackbox.com.au
- Ten Pound Poms is a co-production between BBC and Stan, produced by Eleven, the team behind the award-winning Sex Education.
- may 19 | www.bbc.co.uk
- Decades before Bluey, an ambitious cartoon series featured Australian accents and humour, with an Aboriginal character front and centre — but Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers almost didn't get made.
- may 04 | tvblackbox.com.au
- With filming now officially commenced in Sydney on the highly anticipated Australian original drama series, Last King of The Cross, the full stellar ensemble cast have been announced...
- may 07 | tvblackbox.com.au
- Classic Paul Kelly song tells the story of a prisoner named Joe who writes a letter to his brother Dan about his longing to be with family at Christmas.
- may 05 | tvtonight.com.au
- ACTF has developed, produced, distributed and invested in some of the most iconic children’s television programs ever made.
- march 30 | tvtonight.com.au
- Alan Hopgood, veteran actor and playwright, has died from cancer at the age of 87.
- march 21 | televisionau.com
- Creator David Sale reflects on 10's landmark soap that shocked Australia, broke taboos, became a TV sensation — and even saved lives.
- march 11 | tvtonight.com.au
- Love it, hate it, or feel lukewarm about it: The long-running Australian soap Neighbours is officially winding down.
- march 04 | junkee.com
- After 37 years, it’s over. Neighbours has been axed.
- march 03 | televisionau.com
- Based on the 2002 terrorist attacks on Bali’s tourist hotspots, Bali 2002 is an inspiring drama that explores how everyday heroes from Bali, Australia and beyond defied the odds to bring order from chaos and hope from despair.
- march 03 | tvblackbox.com.au
- To prove David Brent’s notion that “a good idea is a good idea forever,” massively popular sitcom The Office seems set to get another reworking, this time in Australia, and the hapless boss might be a woman this time round.
- february 22 | virginradio.co.uk
- Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, and CBS Studios today announced an Australian series from the global NCIS franchise, NCIS: Sydney.
- february 16 | mumbrella.com.au
- Production on iconic soap Neighbours is pausing and the show’s future is in limbo after British broadcaster Channel 5 confirmed it would no longer air the show from mid year due to costs.
- february 06 | tvtonight.com.au
- Neighbours will be dropped from the UK TV schedule after nearly four decades, with Channel 5 saying it will instead increase investment in original British drama.
- february 06 | www.radioexe.co.uk
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premieres:
- June
- 03 - Surviving Summer (Netflix)
- 13 - Bluey (ABC)
- 21 - The Twelve (Foxtel)
- July
- 03 - Mystery Road: Origin (ABC)
birthdays:
- June
- 1 - Caroline Craig (1969)
- 1 - Bill Young (1950)
- 1 - Jason Donovan (1968)
- 1 - Ed Oxenbould (2001)
- 2 - Joel Toebeck (1971)
- 3 - Miriama Smith (1976)
- 4 - Rachel Griffiths (1968)
- 5 - Martin Vaughan (1931)
- 6 - Andrew McFarlane (1951)
- 6 - Jacinta Stapleton (1979)
- 7 - Anthony Simcoe (1969)
- 7 - Gia Carides (1964)
- 9 - Terry Norris (1930)
- 9 - Jane Kennedy (1964)
- 11 - Claire Holt (1988)
- 12 - Frances O’Connor (1969)
- 12 - Kieran Darcy-Smith (1965)
- 12 - Samantha Tolj (1982)
- 12 - Tom Oliver (1938)
- 13 - Jodi Smit-McPhee (1996)
- 15 - Nina Liu (1977)
- 15 - Dan Paris (1973)
- 18 - Nick Tate (1942)
- 19 - Anthony Phelan (1954)
- 20 - Nicole Kidman (1967)
- 23 - Bryan Brown (1947)
- 23 - Tara Morice (1964)
- 23 - Joel Edgerton (1974)
- 28 - Sandy Gore (1950)
- 29 - Chris Egan (1984)
- 30 - Marton Csokas (1966)
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