Hit Parade (TV series)

Hit Parade
GenreMusic television
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkHSV-7
Release1956 (1956) –
1959 (1959)

The Hit Parade is an early Australian television pop music series which aired on the Seven Network's HSV-7 from 1956[1] to 1959. It is often mentioned in books discussing Australian television of the 1950s.[2]

The series presented hit recordings, which were danced to and lip-synced by the cast ("The Hit Paraders"[3]), often presenting the songs in settings with sets and costumes (anticipating the music video). Over 20 episodes of this series are held by National Film and Sound Archive,[3] along with a few episodes of These Were the Hits, a similar series.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thursday Television". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 November 1956. p. 12. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Television Parade". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 25. Australia. 23 April 1958. p. 35. Retrieved 1 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 "YOUR HIT PARADE". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2013.


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