This I Believe (TV program)

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This I Believe is an early Australian television program. Broadcast 5 nights a week on Sydney station ATN-7, it debuted 3 December 1956 (on ATN's second day of programming). It was a 15-minute program in which Eric Baume would provide a commentary on current world events.[1] At the end of each TV program he would say "This I believe". The program ended around July 1958. According to television listings in the Sydney Morning Herald, the last few episodes of the program aired in an 11-minute time-slot.[2]

This I Believe
GenreNews/Current affairs
Presented byEric Baume
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time
  • 15 minutes
  • 11 minutes (some episodes)
Original release
NetworkATN-7
Release3 December 1956 (1956-12-03) –
July 1958 (1958-07)

This I Believe was also a radio program with Baume, which debuted before the television series.

An episode of this program is held by the National Film and Sound Archive and has been digitised.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Television Details". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 1957. p. 5. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald's Guide To TV Programs On All Channels". TV Guide. Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1958. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "This I Believe". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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