Bandstand (TV program)

Bandstand is an Australian live pop music, variety television program screened from November 1958 to June 1972. Featuring both local and international music artists, and produced in-house at the studios of the Nine Network in Willoughby, New South Wales, it was originally broadcast only in New South Wales, It became a national program in the early 1960s as the network expanded into other Australian states. The host of Bandstand for its entire existence was radio presenter and television newsreader Brian Henderson.

Bandstand
Patsy Ann Noble and Brian Henderson on Bandstand in 1960.
Also known asBrian Henderson's National Bandstand
GenreMusic television
Created by
Based onAmerican Bandstand
by WFIL-TV
Presented byBrian Henderson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
Production
Producers
  • Warwick Freeman (1958–1966)
  • Ray Newell (1966–1968)
  • Brian Morelli (1970–1972)
Production locationSydney
Running time55 minutes
Production companyTCN Productions
Original release
Network
  • TCN-9 (1958–1963)
  • Nine Network (1963–1972)
Release15 November 1958 (1958-11-15) –
17 June 1972 (1972-06-17)
Related

Although unrelated, the program was based on the concept of the American pop music show American Bandstand.

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