Countdown (1974–1987)

Stars:

Debra Byrne, Daryl Braithwaite, Skyhooks

1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Debra Byrne	...	Herself (4 episodes, 1974)
Daryl Braithwaite	...	Himself (3 episodes, 1974)
Skyhooks	...	Themselves (3 episodes, 1974)
Stevie Wright	...	Himself (3 episodes, 1974)
AC/DC	...	Themselves (2 episodes, 1974)
Daddy Cool	...	Themselves (2 episodes, 1974)
Denise Drysdale	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1974)
John Farnham	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1974)
Linda George	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1974)
Hush	...	Themselves (2 episodes, 1974)
William Shakespeare	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1974)
Randy Jones	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1980-1987)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

music videos | music performance and conversation | partially lost tv series | australian television | studio performance

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Taglines:

Bright new pop program. (1974)

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Genres:

Music

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Count Down

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White (1974-February 1975) Color (March 1975-)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although often associated as the host of the programme, Ian 'Molly' Meldrum was not seen on camera until his weekly 'Humdrum' report was launched in June 1975.

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Connections

Featured in ABBA: Bang a Boomerang (2013)

User Reviews

Down Under Music Show Of Another Time

In the 1970s and 1980s this was the Australian music show to watch. We had bands actually performing in the Countdown studio with screaming females looking on. We had interviews with the music stars. In the 1980s these new things called music videos appeared and Countdown was on top of the situation by screening the hit videos.

Countdown came before DVDs and YouTube, in those days we could not get our hands on music videos without Countdown showing them...but some videos were edited a bit.

The show's host "Molly" was one of the few music people Michael Jackson would talk to with interviews.

In 1981 or 1982 I got my first VCR (video cassette recorder) and music videos from Countdown were some of my first recordings...I just loved the show!