Raising a Husband was an Australian television game show which aired in 1957 to 1958. Information on this series is extremely scarce. Hosted by Alwyn Kurts, it commenced as a 3XY radio show, and was later shown on television on station GTV-9 in Melbourne, and was produced by Crawford Productions. Crawford also produced several other 1950s Australian television series, including the game show Wedding Day, comedy series Take That, and children's series Peters Club.
| Raising a Husband | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Alwyn Kurts |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dorothy Crawford[1] |
| Cinematography | Norman Spencer[1] |
| Running time | 30 minutes[2] |
| Production company | Crawford Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | GTV-9 |
| Release | 1957 – 1958 |
Game play
editThree married couples were asked a series of questions on domestic problems to determine which was "the most human husband"[2]
Episode status
editIs it not known how many episodes exist as Kinescope recordings. An episode from 27 June 1957 is held by National Film and Sound Archive,[1] along with an additional episode from an unknown date.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "RAISING A HUSBAND. EP. 01". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Vocalists to Feature in TV Programmes". The Age. Melbourne. 31 October 1957. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "RAISING A HUSBAND. [EPISODE FEATURING MR AND MRS GIL, MR AND MRS BORIS AND MR AND MRS KIRBY]". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
