Australian Wildlife
GenreDocumentary film
Created byGraham Pizzey
Narrated byPeter Wagner
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release7 July (1963-07-07) 
4 August 1963 (1963-08-04)

Australian Wildlife is an Australian television series which aired in 1963 on ABC. It debuted 7 July 1963 and consisted of five half-hour episodes.[1] It was filmed in Victoria and the islands off the south-east coast.[2] It was a documentary series about Australian wildlife.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Offspring of Isolation"7 July 1963 (1963-07-07)[3]
Features the soft-billed platypus, spiny ant-eater, possum and flying possum.[1]
2"Flooded Forest"14 July 1963 (1963-07-14)[2]
Features the Barmah Forest, which is the breeding ground for the egret.
3"Appointment at Seal Rocks"21 July 1963 (1963-07-21)[4]
Set on a small island near to Phillip Island, this episode features seals.
4"Pastures of the Sea"28 July 1963 (1963-07-28)[5]
Set on Phillip Island, this episode features the fairy penguin, muttonbird and plankton.
5"The Australian Mallee"4 August 1963 (1963-08-04)[6]
Set in the Mallee region, this episode features the spotted bowerbird.

References

  1. 1 2 "Helicopter Aids TV Study of Wildlife". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 4 July 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 11 July 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 4 July 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 18 July 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 23 July 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. "TV Programmes - City and Country". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 1 August 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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