Give Us This Day (Australian TV program)

Give Us This Day is an Australian religious television short program aired from 1956 to 1958 on TCN-9. It is significant as one of the very earliest Australian-produced television programs. It was among the television shows aired during the first "official" week of television in Sydney.[1] Give Us This Day was a live six-minute religious program in which a minister gave a short speech, with ministers from different Christian denominations appearing during the show's run. There was no recurring cast.[2] It was based on a British format.

Give Us This Day
GenreReligious broadcasting
Presented byVarious
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time6 minutes
Release
Original networkTCN-9
Original release29 October 1956 (1956-10-29) –
1958 (1958)

While largely forgotten today, it actually out-lived three 1956 TCN series debuts that are more commonly mentioned in television retrospectives – The Johnny O'Connor Show, Campfire Favourites and Accent on Strings. TCN-9's other 1956 series debuts included Fun Farm (1956–1957), The Home Show (1956–1957) and What's My Line (1956–1958).

References
  1. "Big plans for official opening TCN Channel 9". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 22. 31 October 1956. p. 27. Retrieved 6 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "THE CHURCH ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 14. 5 September 1956. p. 37. Retrieved 6 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
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