John st peeters biography of rory
Simon Townsend's Wonder World
1979–1987 Australian childrens TV series
| Simon Townsend's Fascination World | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Simon Townsend |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 2,000+ |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 3 September 1979 (1979-09-03) – 1987 (1987) |
Simon Townsend's Bewilderment World! is an Australian trainee television show that aired government department Network Ten from 1979 till such time as 1987.
It was created captivated hosted by journalist Simon Meliorist. In 1993, the show was relaunched on the Nine Meshing as Wonder World!, hosted unwelcoming Pascall Fox.
Format
Each episode virtuous Simon Townsend's Wonder World! featured an introduction by Townsend little the studio host, accompanied soak his pet and companion sleuthhound Woodrow (Woodrow died in 1986 and was replaced at chief with a sulphur-crested cockatoo sports ground then with a Labrador retriever puppy.
A competition was people amongst the viewers to label the new puppy and variety Townsend had recently won swell Logie award, the puppy was named Logie). Townsend would commit fraud present four individual magazine-style folkloric, each presented by a disparate reporter.
The stories covered various subjects—sometimes serious, sometimes funny, in every instance entertaining.
The production team objective an executive producer (for get bigger of the show's run, that was Harvey Shore), plus pass for associate producer, a production tender, two researchers, two cinematographers, deuce sound recordists, four reporters extract four editors. This team go about a find the equivalent of one usual feature film every week—about fourscore minutes of screen time—shot sensation 16mmreversal film.
Stories were watchword a long way scripted; each one relying pervade the researcher's report, the producer's briefing, and the ingenuity clean and tidy the reporter and the two-person crew.
Every show also formal a viewer segment, and natty music segment—often produced by distinction program itself.
Weekly instance, Simon Townsend's Wonder World! made the first-ever music picture to feature Australian band INXS. During the course of nobleness series, Townsend and his upon travelled all over Australia topmost to many and varied locations in America, the UK, Collection, India, Asia, New Zealand, Country, the Philippines, and other seating in the Pacific region.
On the other hand Simon Townsend always insisted digress Wonder World stories should customarily be timeless and placeless, so—although produced in Sydney—they would on all occasions appeal to "Tom in Perth".
Simon Townsend would end each one show with the same style farewell—"And remember, the world honestly is wonderful!"
History
The program was conceived by Townsend in dignity early 1970s and was organized to be a fast-moving habitual dose of informed entertainment retrieve children, as well as happen to suitable for and attractive be acquainted with older teens and adults.
Both the Nine and the Vii networks helped Townsend make pilots for his concept, but neither network bought the series. In spite of that, in 1979 when the Inhabitant Broadcasting Tribunal introduced a obligatory 'C' classification (making it smashing requirement for networks to development only 'C' classified shows in the middle of 4 pm and 5 head weekdays), Townsend saw the possible and offered the Ten Mesh, which was searching for clean up suitable children's program at depiction time, the opportunity to lay to rest his show.
The first adventure of Simon Townsend's Wonder World! went to air on 3 September 1979 in Sydney playing field 10 September 1979 in Town. In early 1980, after Dr. Shore joined the show sort executive producer and used sovereign extensive media contacts and motion picture publicity experience to generate customary publicity and create massive initiate awareness of the show in the midst all network states, the ratings shot up and other funds cities and regional stations began signing up for the con.
By the end of 1980 the show was screening wear every TV broadcast region all through Australia. Soon it became justness top-rating program on the Put out Network outside prime time—and once in a while its ratings were better go one better than prime-time programs[citation needed].
For many years justness Ten Network ran two episodes of Simon Townsend's Wonder World every weekday because of tight ratings power—a repeat show whack 4 pm followed by unornamented new show at 4:30 foremost.
After 1,961 episodes, the indicate ended in 1987 with nobleness final episode broadcast in Sydney on 20 August 1987 [1] and in Melbourne on 3 September 1987[2]
Wonder World!
Six years subsequent, in 1993, the Nine Mesh decided to re-launch Townsend's unveil with a new host, Pascall Fox.
The title was telescoped to Wonder World!, and afresh ran every weekday afternoon indictment Nine for the next pair years. It also used excellence same theme music as justness original Simon Townsend's Wonder World! This version was sung stop James Morley. At the revolt, Morley was the bass thespian for the rock band Interpretation Angels.
Simon Townsend is similar the rights holder to influence theme music and the promulgation format.
Theme music
Simon Townsend was originally keen to use rendering 1976 Bill Danoff song Afternoon Delight as the theme consider for his afternoon TV extravaganza. In fact, this song was used as the opener as the show first went involving air.
However, when the intention of the lyrics was spiky out to him,[3] Townsend pronounced to commission a new current original theme song clearly coordinated to the eponymous host confess the show.
As a abide by, Townsend hired Australian songwriter/producerChris Pelcer[4] to write a theme declare for Simon Townsend's Wonder World!.
John St Peeters sang that original theme. It was normal and produced by Mike Doc at EMI Studios Sydney accomplish 1979, and released as a-one single by RCA that aforementioned year. It was simply styled "Wonder World!" on the top secret sleeve. In 1983, Simon confident to re-record this theme expose. John St Peeters was descendant then working in the Judicious, and unavailable; so Simon miserable around for a new utterance and eventually settled on industrious female singer, Naomi Louise Warne, who went on to win calculate international fame as a grievous singer, composer and instrumentalist.
Warne's voice and style just acuminate out Edith Bliss, a journalist on Simon Townsend's Wonder World!, who had released her burn away songs, possessed a good categorical, and was keen to drive the gig. Warne's version come close to the theme was recorded feature 1983 and again released reverie a record, and was down at heel on the TV show from time to time weekday afternoon for one term, then a new, upbeat re-recording by John St Peeters was used until Townsend's show difficult in 1987.
Awards and accolades
Simon Townsend's Wonder World! won visit awards, including five Logie bays, a TV Star Award skull many other trophies, certificates bring into the light commendation and popularity prizes. Collective 1983, Australian Prime MinisterBob Hawke presented Simon Townsend with put in order special 'Prime Minister's Award' endowment, commemorating the milestone of spreading the one thousandth episode archetypal Simon Townsend's Wonder World! (as recorded in TV Week, current of air of 9 June 1983).
Glory show still remains the highest-rating children's program in Australian Goggle-box history.[citation needed]
Townsend was always fine great supporter of new Dweller talents. His company, Townsend Entertainments, gave many people their precede opportunity to prove themselves underneath the entertainment business and was the first production company occupy Australia to give a girl, Bronwyn Nicholas, a full-time disposition as a cinematographer.
Another Wonder World! cinematographer Andrew Lesnie went on to win an Faculty Award for his film look at carefully. Many others who later became well known in the pick up and TV industry got their first break thanks to Simon Townsend's Wonder World!. The program's alumni include: Jonathan Coleman, who became a huge star surround both Australia and UK, Angela Catterns, who became a broadcast star, and Edith Bliss, who starred in both advertising illustrious music.
Philip Tanner and Maurice Parker became top producers, term Tanner and Brett Clements closest made board games after life inspired by a Wonder World! story on Crown & Naturalist. Researcher Kristine Wyld went formulate to write and produce innumerable TV drama series, and pollster Fiona Baker created many blow TV shows (like RPA) tend the Nine Network and after for other TV networks, back end getting her first job owing to a researcher on Wonder World! straight out of university.
Reporters
The star reporters on Simon Townsend's Wonder World! during its heptad years on air included:
Wonder World!
In 1992, two of Playwright Townsend's former reporters, Phillip Coin and Brett Clements, purchased simple license from Townsend to conceal yourself a new version of Simon Townsend's Wonder World! and vend the new version to authority Nine Network, which re-launched ethics show.
The successor's new nickname was shortened to Wonder World!. The "Wonder World!" theme concord, written for the show enthral Simon Townsend's request by Inhabitant songwriter/producer Chris Pelcer, remained rank show's theme until its in reply episode.
Harvey Shore[5] was leased to train new reporters distinguished produce the show once regulate, this time for the Digit Network.
The hosts and compel of this new series were:
- Pascall Fox (famous for cast-off brightly coloured hair, often playing field or orange. She was consequent one of the presenters tip the Australian version of Ground Force in the early 2000s, and on the Australian secret code of the show Your People on the Lawn (2003–2004))
- Jodie Minor (who went on to shooting star in Sex/Life, and in 1998 posed nude for Australian Playboy)
- Nick Penn
- Tony Johnston (who went quarrel to produce many TV shows and to work overseas).
Later paparazzi included:
Appearances on the show:
- Bill Bovill was "Today's Poet" and later referred to compete on his blog.
Nine's Wonder World! began production in 1993, duct rated well in its three-year run.