There isn't much to say about this pleasant show. I recently viewed an episode at the Melbourne Mediatheque via an NFSA access copy. The episode was under the "Bert Newton Show" title (the series was later re-titled "Hi-Fi Club"). The episode consisted of Bert Newton introducing various rock'n'roll and pop acts, who lip-sync their versions of popular songs of the day such as "Poison Ivy" and "Shout". They lip-sync the songs on simple sets (though one of the sets was kinda cool).
Apart from this, there is a segment where a jazz band does an instrumental, and another segment where well-dressed teenagers dance to some rock'n'roll music. Bert Newton's introductions to the acts are brief and done on a simple set. I wonder if this series was live, as there is a goof where cigarette smoke can be seen while Newton is introducing an act.
The show is notably more "square" than "Six O'Clock Rock", but is still entertaining. Commercials were deleted in the copy I saw. Per the closing credits this series was produced by GTV-9 itself, which is credited as "Channel 9" even then. Wouldn't mind seeing more of this series.
Apart from this, there is a segment where a jazz band does an instrumental, and another segment where well-dressed teenagers dance to some rock'n'roll music. Bert Newton's introductions to the acts are brief and done on a simple set. I wonder if this series was live, as there is a goof where cigarette smoke can be seen while Newton is introducing an act.
The show is notably more "square" than "Six O'Clock Rock", but is still entertaining. Commercials were deleted in the copy I saw. Per the closing credits this series was produced by GTV-9 itself, which is credited as "Channel 9" even then. Wouldn't mind seeing more of this series.