Fun with Charades

Fun with Charades is an Australian television program which aired on Sundays from late 1956 to early 1958 on Melbourne station HSV-7. The show was originally hosted by Miles Maxwell, a music teacher at Brighton Grammar School.[1] Later episodes were hosted by Danny Webb.[2] The format was near-identical to the American series Pantomime Quiz, which itself saw an Australian version in 1957 on stations ATN-7 and GTV-9. It is not known if Fun with Charades was ever kinescoped.

Fun with Charades
GenreGame show
Based onPantomime Quiz
by Mike Stokey Productions
Presented by
  • Miles Maxwell
  • Danny Webb
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Release
Original release1956 (1956) –
1958 (1958)

Gameplay

Two teams of four members compete. One member of the team is told the charade (which could be the title of a book, play, etc.) and without saying anything has to act it out, with his team needing to figure out the answer within 60 seconds.

See also

The following game shows also debuted on station HSV-7 during late 1956:

References
  1. Courtney, Michael (24 December 1956). "Everybody gets into the act..." The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. p. 3. Retrieved 24 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Sunday Television". The Age. 7 March 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2013 – via Google News.


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