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Season of Australian Plays

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Season of Australian Plays was an anthology series of 6 television movies screened by the ABC in 1979. Written by six different writers they covered different genres and looked at different areas of life and characteristics in 1970s Australia. They began on 14 October with Burn the Butterflies[1] and played over six consecutive Sunday nights concluding with Banana Bender on 18 November.[2]

Films

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Accolades

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1980 Sammy Awards[13]

  • Best TV play - Burn the Butterflies
  • Best writer TV play - Keith Thompson (Gail)

1980 Logie Awards[14]

  • Best actress in a single drama - Bunney Brooke (The Rock Pool)
  • Best single drama - Burn the Butterflies

References

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  1. ^ a b Shelley, Garry (8 October 1979), "Plays from top local writers", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ a b Groves, Don (18 November 1979), "This banana has the wrong twist", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ "Channel 3". The *Canberra Times. 12 October 1979.
  4. ^ "Channel 3". The *Canberra Times. 19 October 1979.
  5. ^ Lawrence, Mark (18 October 1979), "Sparks fly as cultures clash", The Age
  6. ^ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times. 26 October 1979.
  7. ^ Lawrence, Mark (25 October 1979), "Honest portrait of adolescence", The Age
  8. ^ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times. 2 November 1979.
  9. ^ Lawrence, Mark (1 November 1979), "Little funny about money", The Age
  10. ^ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times. 9 November 1979.
  11. ^ "Forget the hits - don't miss this", The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November 1979
  12. ^ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times. 16 November 1979.
  13. ^ "Gold Sammy award winners". The Canberra Times. 18 October 1980.
  14. ^ "The Logie winners". The Canberra Times. 15 March 1980.