Gallery: 60 years of Four Corners
Australia's longest running TV show began with a staff of just 6 and a weekly budget of £480.
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Four Corners turns 60 next week, the longest running program on Australian television.
It began on 19th August 1961 with a staff of just six and a weekly budget of £480. Originally a ‘magazine’ style show made up of several stories, copies of the program were flown around the country for broadcast.
The show has gone on to win 62 Walkley Awards, seven of them Gold Walkleys, as well as 23 Logie Awards. It is one of just 5 shows inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Presenters:
1960s:
Michael Charlton
Gerald Lyons
Frank Bennett
Robert Moore
John Penlington
Richard Oxenburgh
Robert Moore
John Temple
1970s:
Mike Willesee
Brian King
David Flatman
Peter Ross
Caroline Jones
1980s:
Andrew Olle
1990s:
Liz Jackson
2000s:
Kerry O’Brien
2010s:
Sarah Ferguson
Michael Brissenden
Four Corners: Fearless and Forensic airs Monday 16 August at 8.30pm on ABC.
Kerry O’Brien
Michael Charlton
Mike Willesee
Chris Masters
Sarah Ferguson
Caroline Jones
Bob Hawke
Michael Charlton
Liz Jackson
John Penlington
Jenny Brockie
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Great pictorial tribute David. 4 Cnrs was what made the ABC great in the first few decades. Groundbreaking shows like this and Play School and Countdown among so many others.
I thought the best opening theme for 4 Corners was the Theme from Lost Patrol. I note that by 1979 they were running it through an enhancer to try and make it sound more modern. The theme music they switched to was nowhere near as good, and I note in the 1980s they started using that infamous paintbox that they were using in The National and Summer National in 1985 and early 1986.
“1961 … a weekly budget of £480” ($960) … so taking inflation into account (Source: RBA) the weekly budget should now stand at about $16,000 … does that sound about right?