Franquin was a set of two or three Australian TV specials that aired in 1958 on Melbourne television station HSV-7. Franquin was a hypnotist/entertainer (born Francis Patrick Joseph Quinn, 1914–2010).[1]
| Franquin | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Hypnotism |
| Presented by | Franquin |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 or 3 |
| Original release | |
| Network | HSV-7 |
| Release | 1958 – 1958 |
Melbourne newspaper The Age called the series "most successful" and that HSV-7 "experienced the most favorable viewer-reaction to the series. The station was inundated with telephone calls and letters".[2]
It is not known if kinescope recordings exist of either special. Kinescope recording was the method used to record live and as-live television in the days before video-tape, involving recording the television screen image onto 16mm film using special equipment. HSV-7 appears to have not had video-tape equipment until the early 1960s.
References
edit- ^ Wilder, Gabriel (9 November 2010). "Fame found on the count of three". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "More Franquin for TV". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 15 August 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
