Brisbane TV 1984 and 1986 (QTQ9 and BTQ7) Queensland Australia

[Tanru2000]

OMG, what ever happened to 'Gibbo'!?!

[Brettmania]

I want the Cyril the snake hand puppet and Gibbo munchies!

[JHollowayNetwork]

Can anybody upload one that is just "1984"?

[aussiebeachut]

Bit of a mixed "Bag" there.

I think the EKKA promo is definately 1984.. love those Showbags !!

But the Nine News promo with Bruce, Heather and Rob has got to be from the late 1980s and likewise the BTQ 7 PM Magazine promo with Nev might also be late 80s ??

[pugsley2005]

LOL - thanks, these are definitely 1984 - why? The Nine News promo features Robynne Parkin (not Heather Foord) with Brice and Rob. Willesee was on air at that time. The BTQ promo was early Durant - pre-the Wickety Wak and modernised 'LYB-Its Happening Here" idents. The latter was aired in 86/87, prior to Skase take-over.

[pugsley2005]

Also - note the city scape within the BTQ clip - it is without the Brisbane Riverside Centre, only the gold AMP Tower dominated the skyline.  The Riverside Centre opened circa 1986. How Brisbane has changed.....

[kuttsywood]

Or could it be from when Brisbane (unsuccessfully) bidded for the 1992 Olympic Games... Imagine, the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Expo 88, and the 1992 Olympics in one decade... What could have been...

[digitaldanmartin]

The "Perfect Balance" was 1986. The "Love you Brisbane" was also 1986. It's happening here was 1987 only.

[digitaldanmartin]

PM Magazine was 1986. It changed from the name "7pm".

[pugsley2005]

Thanks but I do think the PM Magazine was around 1984 given the shot of Brisbane showing no Riverside Centre and no Comalco House - just the gold AMP Tower. LYB went for a number of years - with "Its Happening Here" finishing off that era. Cheers

[digitaldanmartin]

Definitely 1986 - this version of "Love You Brisbane" was only used that year. Also, Nev was reading news in 1984/85 whilst Frank Warrick was at QTQ. When Frank returned to BTQ in 1986, this programme was developed as there were too many on air roles in news presenting at BTQ.

[kuttsywood]

Besides, Extra beat the last bit of local competition it had... But that Channel 9 showbag looks good, special cards with the newsreaders made especially for the 25th anniversary, some chips (probably made by Freer's down the road from the station... oh Freer's why did you go!) and the slouch hat! I wish both BTQ and QTQ would put that much effort into the big 5-0 like they did in 1984 for the big 2-5...

[pugsley2005]

Agreed!!!You couldn't beat the Freers chips (made off Samuel Griffith Drive). Wow, photocards of Frank Warrick and Don Seccombe - way to go!! You can see Gibbo of the 'Channel Niners' was into it big time!!

[aussiebeachut]

Visited that Freers Ffactory at the base of the Mount back in the late 1970s.. They made the BEST Tomato Flavoured Chips of all time.. labelled "Red Seal".

Sadly now goooooone !!

[pugsley2005]

Yes They were the best, aussiebeachut!!!! Ahhhh long live tomato Red Seal chips.

[kuttsywood]

I would rather watch a reborn PM Magazine instead of Extra if Seven brought the "Brisbane" back into BTQ...