Münchener Freiheit "So lang' man Träume noch leben kann" or "Keeping the Dream Alive" - and get the padded shoulders.
Followed, as it was, by the news.
Technical trivia - recorded (in linear stereo) on a Grundig 2X4, the Philips V2000 system.
A somewhat overblown arrangement.
Played at closedown - remember closedown?
Caught by accident after a Jacques Tati movie...Anyway, after closedown it crosses (as they did) to Nat Rad, hence a few seconds of the late, the great, Relda Familton.
All together "Gah defenNewZeeeeeee gasp Lan".
Going by the Oz election date, this was the second week of July 1987.Left in a couple of adds at the start for added flavour. Includes David McPhail, Lindsay Perigo, Mike Brockie,Island of Palau, David Lange - Simon Walker, Hare Krishna,Kevin Black , Australian election campaign.
News reader Robin Kora always looked to be uncomfortable on camera.
As shown on TVNZ many years ago
Colour Flight (1938)
4 min, 35 mm Gasparcolour, sound
Music: Honolulu Blues (Red Nichols and his Five Pennies)
Synchronisation: Ernst Meyer
Sponsor: Imperial Airways
First screening: 12 June 1939
Info from http://www.govettbre wster.com/LenLye/abo ut/
Played at the start of transmission (mid morning) and before the news etc.
Early 80s.
A southern region version - presumably there are two or three more variants around.
Followed by the first bit of the days first programme. Great Train Journeys of the World with Michael Palin
Compilation of clips from the Live At Mainstreet series - That's "series" mark you.
Dance Exponents
The Legionnaires
Hip Singles
DD Smash
Coconut Rough
The Narcs
Double entendres about Women MP's in 1983.A dodgy Karen Hay impression,with dodgier impressions of Marilyn Warying and Whetu Tirikatane Sullivan from David McPhail and John Gadsby.
Brain Priestley - prime time on a Friday night in 1985.
About half a dozen commentators hosted the programme - he was the main one.
Produced in Christchurch.
The bit about money and making public tevision bland stil holds?
Think Mediawatch as heard on National Radio these days or even Mediawatch in Australia on ABC TV - available as video on demand BTW.