Hugh Connish.
APPLAUSE
Can't you tell it's a new series, did you see that?
All the way down the stairs and a new time channel Saturday nights at 6.30,
which is going to be our regular slot, now I understand,
and it's nice to have you with us at our place,
for again we're about to launch into a new series of Stairway to the Stars,
our fifth year, and of course we're delighted to have our judging panel
looking very elegant with a new hairstyle. Hi, Kerry.
Hello, Hugh. Hello, everyone.
Looking very elegant with the same hairstyle. Hi, Frank.
Hi, Hugh. Good afternoon.
And looking very elegant, the chairman of the panel.
With no rest. I didn't say that.
Thank you very much. Well, nice to be with you at 6.30 now.
The rules are the same, 100 points from each judge to each contestant,
total maximum of 300.
The set-up will be slightly different because we're going to be with you
right through the rest of this year and right through next year,
but I won't bother to explain it all in detail to you
because it might get a bit complicated.
You'll understand it as we go and it'll still be a lot of fun
and I'm sure there'll be some great talent and what's more, really great prizes.
Hugh Cornish is ready to introduce Act One.
Danielle Goulet is Act Number One this evening on Stairway to the Stars,
a little lady who has done her own choreography
to one of the popular tunes, just one of those songs.
Please make a welcome. Danielle Goulet, Act One.
APPLAUSE
Well, this is
One of those songs that you hear now and then
You don't know just where and you don't know just when
It's one of those songs that I wrote around then
It's one of those songs that start playing again
Yes, it's just one of those songs that you hear for a while
And come into fashion and go on a star
It's one of those songs that you think you forgot
But it's one of those songs you cannot because it's
One of those songs that can make you recall
A ride in the springtime, a walk in the fall
A day in the country, a night on the town
The sun coming up or the rain coming down
Or else the evening you part with, the morning you mend
The love of your life you can never forget
The reason is simple, the memory belongs
To one of those wonderful, one of those wonderful songs
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APPLAUSE
Here we are, good. Danielle Goulet opened her first show of the new series
And I'm sure that Kiri is waiting to tell Danielle what she thought about her performance
Kiri, your turn first
Well, I think Danielle is a very talented young lady
And I can see you in the future as a showgirl dancer, especially in Las Vegas
I hope we have the girls here, have the same sort of shows here
Especially with your long legs, you've grown, you keep growing and growing, which is terrific
A lot of vitality, just vocally
If you're going to combine singing and dancing, just try and work on your vocal part of your act now
But I think you have a lot of talent and a tremendous lot of potential
APPLAUSE
Thank you very much
Frank, would you like to talk about Danielle?
Yes, Danielle, I enjoyed your act very much
I thought it was particularly nice to see a dancer working with our band for a change
Not bringing along recorded music, so you get first class from that
APPLAUSE
And as always, a good presentation from you, I enjoyed it very much, thank you
APPLAUSE
Yes, it was a very confident performance and you did your own choreography, didn't you, for that?
Which is good, that means that you are confident enough to do that
You hold yourself and present yourself so very well, far, I think, in excess of your years
How old are you now, Danielle?
Eleven
Eleven, yes, well, I think it's a very confident, mature performance
And vocally, I think you will grow in strength in that area too
But the main thing is that you present yourself so very well
Congratulations for opening the show in bright style, congratulations
APPLAUSE
And now, judges, we mark for the first act of our first show for Danielle Goulet
Marks right now, judges
MUSIC
And we have a 77, a 79 and a 78, a total of 234
Well done!
APPLAUSE
Ha-ha, good girl
A very short break and then Hugh Cornish will be back to introduce Act Two
in this week's Stairway to the Stars
APPLAUSE
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But wouldn't you believe they've gone and changed the prize now in the new series
This is our semi-final winner's prize
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Well, it's a great prize, isn't it?
Our second act this evening is Andrew Trinew
Andrew is a vocalist and he's going to sing that lovely ballad from a film of the same name, Love Story
Andrew Trinew, act two
Andrew Trinew, act three
Another love, another time
She came into my life and made the living combined
She fills my heart
She fills my heart
With very special things
With angel songs
With wild imaginings
She fills my soul
With so much love
That anywhere I go
I'm never lonely with her alone
Who could be lonely?
I'll reach for her hand
And she'll say, she's always there
How long does it last?
Can love be mentioned by the hours in a day?
I have no answers now but this much I can say
Oh, I'll need her till the stars all burn away
And she'll be there
APPLAUSE
Thank you, Andrew. Andrew Trinew, act number two this afternoon
and the theme from Love Story
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APPLAUSE
Right, we go back now to act two
and we're going to talk about Andrew's performance
and Frank is going to talk first of all
Yes, Andrew, is this your first television appearance?
Oh, no
What other shows have you been on?
I'm part of Gold
Part of Gold, have you?
Well, I think that you want to, if you intend going on into the television field
you want to learn to look more directly at the camera
and to present yourself more than just rely on your voice
but a worthy performance
Thank you for working for us
APPLAUSE
Thank you very much
Kerry Adams, would you like to talk about acting?
Andrew, would you like to be in this business?
Would you like to be a singer in the...
Yeah
You would
Well, you're 16 and you have a lot of work ahead of you
Are you learning at the moment?
Yeah
You are
Well, I feel, to help you, your voice to me is being strangled
It needs to be opened
You need to open it and let the...
You seem to be holding it back instead of it coming out
and words are running together
and also you're out of meter with the band
Now, if you intend to go on with the business
you must listen to your teacher and not just take things for granted
You should go back to exercises and really start looking into those
If you want to do it, well, you have to be very, very strong
but there's a lot of work there, all right?
APPLAUSE
Thank you very much
Well, my only comment is one that you didn't look confident, Andrew
and I think that's very important
You looked almost embarrassed to do it for us
and that always is a disadvantage
So the bravado of the thing is the thing that is going to get you away
There are obvious problems in pitch and I think you know that
and that you're going to have to work on that and that can be corrected
But once you're confident that you have everything
then, of course, the way in which you show it to us and you look confident
is the thing that is going to sell it
There are many people earning a very good living performing
who are not very great singers
but they have such great confidence in pizzazz and bravado
that they get away with it
So I think that's the important thing to remember
and I hope that in the future that will go the way that you'd like it to
Thank you very much
APPLAUSE
OK, Act Two, Andrew Chynu
and we'll mark right now, judges
MUSIC
And we have a 70, a 75 and a 72
making a total of 217 for Act Two
APPLAUSE
Well, we have plenty more acts for you
some great talent in Stairway to the Stars
and Hugh Cornish will be back in just a moment to introduce the next act
APPLAUSE
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I'm disappointed in you
I thought you knew better than to play games, Maggie
I was jealous
and you thought that by flaunting Mike Newman at me you'd get me to react in the same way
Tonight at 7.30 there are many changes in the Young Doctors
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Will the knot finally be tied in the Young Doctors?
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Our third act this evening on Stairway to the Stars is a young lady from Pomona, Jodie Willis
and as is the case with act number two
Jodie has taken a theme from a marvellous motion picture
entitled The Way We Were, here she is, act three, Jodie Willis
Memories
Light the corners of my mind
Misty water-coloured memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time rewritten every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Then tell me would we
Oh could we
Memories
Maybe beautiful and gay
What's so painful to remember?
We simply choose to forget
So it's the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
The way we were
A very nice and sensitive performance from Jodie Willis with The Way We Were
Well now to our second prize, Paul, what's our second prize?
Our second prize, why, you ask, it's a trip to America, goodness me
A trip to America, okay, let's find out the pertinent details
Our second prize winners will receive the fabulous Qantas Jet Set holiday, USA Fun Time
You can join the winners as they fly to the United States by the great airline, Qantas, Australia's very own
This escorted Qantas Jet Set 17 day tour departs November 6th, 1982 for fun filled days in Disneyland, Los Angeles and a fascinating visit to the Universal Film Studios
Enjoy fabulous Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world
And visit beautiful San Francisco and Honolulu for sun filled days before returning to Brisbane by direct Qantas flights
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Right, to act number four, we have a comedian with us tonight and the introduction is very plain and simple
May I introduce male chauvinist Ronnie Hardy
Hi, hi, how are yous?
Male chauvinist, love em, love em, that's me
Ha ha, Monty, male chauvinist number one
Do you like me? Do you like me?
I don't even think mum's in the audience tonight
Come on Mr Red Blanco, come on camera, zoom in, let's give em a close up, a good look, a bow peep
At Monty, ha ha, male chauvinist number one
See ladies, you haven't done so badly after all have yous?
That's enough, no more close ups, god only knows how I'll stand after the night
I'll be lucky if I can stand at all
Marriage, ha ha ha, that's for the birds
Trouble is they want us fellas involved in that con, that con gruel relationship
Hang five, just hang five
Alright, alright, I'll be the fool guy
But who's the smarty, eh? Who's the wise gal out there done that?
I'll be lucky to get paid tonight after that
Some satire, I'll sit here, I think, I think I'll sit here
Ronnie Huddy, one of me dad names, that's me
With Ronnie Cobbett and Ronnie Barker, great stuff eh, great stuff
Huddy board, ha ha ha, Huddy board, hope you're not bored
Cobbett and Barker, a couple of overseas pommie fellas, you know them
Both show a ton of promise, I'll give them a break one of these days
I'll break their bloomin' necks, keepin' a fella like me on Kangaroo Island
Up here in Bajilke colony shelling peanuts
Oh my god, oh my god, I think I've hit the flame and can't bear
Oh, I've hit the flame and can't bear
Talk about 14 chickens, I think mine are just about to go on a hatch
Ha ha, thank you gentlemen, to the cheese and kisses
Chop some wood for the barbies, dears, I'll pick up the summer wine
Oh boy, we'll have a time, love those ladies, love ya's
But love me, Monty, ha ha, my chauvinist
Number one
Well we're going to go back to Act 3 to Jodie Willis, The Way We Were was the song
And we're going to ask Kiri first of all for her comments, Kiri
Oh Jodie, that was a lovely performance, very gentle and very warm
And I noticed that this is your first television appearance, is it?
No, I took one in Maribyre, this is the first one here
Well it was excellent and I just enjoyed your performance very much
And you would like to be a professional vocalist, is that right?
I think you will, good luck
Thank you very much, Frank Delphos, talk about Jodie
Yes Jodie, well you looked very good on camera and it was a tender interpretation
I liked your interpretation of the number very much
And your presentation generally was excellent, thank you
I think you put thought into the song and obviously it is a song that you like, isn't it?
I can tell that you like the song and it's a very pretty face on camera
And that together with the good vocal work made for me a very interesting performance
And a little bit of the story there that you told with the flower and the photograph
It is normal, obligatory that the photograph is normally one of the judges
Which does help with the marking
Oh really?
I thought tonight we might have got our own back on Curie but we didn't
Anyway I'm joking apart, it was a lot of fun and I thought you were lovely to watch, enjoyed you very much
Thank you Jodie
Jodie Willis at three judges' marks right now
And we have a 79 and 80 and a 79, 238
At four Ron Hardy and Ronnie Hardy I should say
And Curie your turn first to talk about Ronnie
Ronnie, I'm not too sure whether, I mean you've got here a comedian
But what I could see you were taking a piece and sort of doing an acting it or trying to act it out
And I just didn't know where you were going
In all I felt the delivery was much too fast
You could have slowed it down a lot
But I'm still sitting here thinking exactly, I couldn't make up my mind with a comedian
And I heard, what's his name, Michael Crawford?
I heard some of that creep in and you were mixing it up too much for me
So I think you've got to find out exactly what you want to do and then go ahead
Thank you very much
Frank Goffos
Yes Ron, we appreciate the difficulty of trying to do comedy in three minutes flat
It is hard but I also found a mixing of styles and comedy that
I found hard to understand it was almost too much of everything
But keep working at it because you like doing it obviously so it's in there somewhere
Thank you
I'd like to ask Ronnie, was that meant to be satire or are you a sort of stand-up comic?
Well I've got four characters I'm trying to develop and one of them is Monty
Well I think my advice for Monty, if he's going to be a comedic character
You must find three or four gags that are sure of fire
This is a principle I think applies to anybody
Now if any routine that you're putting together, make sure it's somewhere amongst them
Say three or four, particularly early in the piece if possible, where there's a sure of fire gag
It doesn't have to be a new gag or an old gag but it establishes at least that it is meant to be comedy
And frankly I wasn't sure, I'm not sure it was a cross between Paul Hogan and Solon Slevier and Hamlet
And I wasn't sure which one it was and that's I feel because you didn't have the nucleus of a certain gag
Somewhere amongst it there. Now whilst now appreciating that you were setting up a character
It didn't work for me and apart from when you almost killed Hugh Gornish
It was about the only laugh for me
But I think that is important that if you do, try to get stronger material
Because I don't think the material was strong but we do need comedy and I wish you good luck for the future
Thank you very much
Now Ronnie Hardy with Act Four tonight, judges marks right now
And we have a 68, a 65 and a 68 from Curie, making a total of 201 for Act Four
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Short break and then back with more Stay Away To The Stars
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Applause
I'd like you now to meet Ken Peters
Ken is a country western vocalist who hails from Lowood
He's chosen to sing for you If We Make It Through December
Act number five tonight on Stairway to the Stars, Ken Peters
Applause
Music
If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be alright I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
God plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December we'll be fine
Got laid off down at the factory
And their time is not the greatest in the world
Heaven knows I've been working hard
Wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl
I don't mean to hate December
It's meant to be the happiest time of year
But my little girl don't understand
That he can't afford no Christmas gifts
If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be alright I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
God plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December we'll be fine
Applause
This will be Ken Peters Act 5 tonight
First of all, Ken's performance
Ken, I enjoyed your voice and I liked the song
One comment I would make, however, is when working on television
You must look at the camera
You lose contact with the audience if you don't
And you do appear to be very nervous
But that's the way you looked on the monitors down here
But a good performance, I enjoyed it, thank you
Thank you very much
Kiri, are you gonna make it through December?
I hope so
I certainly hope so
See no reason why not, at this day
And I know Ken will
Look, you look awfully worried tonight
I know it's your first television appearance and now it's all over
You've broken the ice, so next time it won't be so bad
You've got a very pleasant voice
When next time working, to practice into a mirror
Look at yourself into a mirror
You worried me tonight because you were counting in between
And some of them, again, you're getting yourself out of meter
Right
Did you know it thoroughly, the song?
Oh yeah
You did
It was just nerves that were throwing you out
Well now, as I said, you've broken the ice
Work into a mirror because you've got a pleasant appearance
And a very pleasant voice
And there's no reason why you shouldn't stay in the country in Western field
But just get a little bit more confidence, okay?
Thank you very much, Kiri
Yes, good quality country voice
And it simply was, I think, that you weren't too sure how good you were going to be
And you were very good, so you didn't have to worry, did you?
But as Kiri says, it's happened now
I've done that first television
And you're one of the people that I really think will benefit a lot from doing the show
Because you had the experience of the rehearsal, the experience of the audience
And the sort of experience of having to work in front of us
And that's really, I'm sure, will be good for you
You had a good feel for country music
Do you work around, do you?
Oh, some, yeah
Yeah, but you'd really like to get into it and do a little bit more
Yeah, well good, look, I hope you will and I think you should
Ken, thank you very much indeed
APPLAUSE
And that's Act 5 for Ken Peters, if I make it through December, was the song
And judges, we're going to have marks right now
MUSIC
And we have a 75, a 78 and a 75
228 for Act 5
APPLAUSE
Now, winners of our semi-finals are going to take home with them also a suit from George Simons
Now, George Simons, of course, is at 46 Elizabeth Street right next to Barry and Roberts
Not at 82 Elizabeth Street, as it says on the screen, but at 46 Elizabeth Street
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And also we need, of course, contestants for Stairway to the Stars
Now, if you'd like to be in our show, we'd love to have you
The show's going right through at the Christmas recess and we won't be having a break
And so we need lots more acts and you may be just the person we're looking for
So if you juggle or play the gum leaf or sing or juggle, stand on your head or do anything you like
Get in touch with our producer, Russell Stubbins
Either ring Channel 9 during office hours or ring Starcast Productions on the Gold Coast
And we will get you on a Stairway to the Stars
Short break and Hugh Cornish will be back
APPLAUSE
MUSIC
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Well it's a very happy show so far this evening on Stairway to the Stars, the first of our new series
And I'd like you now to meet one of the very happy people, this is Gwen Gordon
Gwen, you're a grandmother?
Yes, twice
Twice? How old are they?
One boy is 10 and one is 5
And are they sitting at home watching you tonight?
I hope so
Well why don't you say hello to them?
Hello Jamie and hello Danny
Right Jamie and Danny, you're going to be very proud of Grand Marla as we are because she's chosen a lovely song
A song that was made very popular during the war years by Vera Lynn
Entitled We'll Meet Again, Act Number 6, Gwen Gordon
Let's say goodbye with a smile dear
Just for a while dear
We must part
Don't let the parting upset you
We must part
We must part
Don't let the parting upset you
I'll not forget you
Sweetheart
We'll meet again
Don't know when
But I know we'll meet again
Some sunny day
Keep smiling through
Just like you always do
Till the blue skies turn the dark clouds far away
So won't you please say hello
To the folk that I know
Tell them I won't be long
They'll be happy to know
That as you saw me go
I was singing this song
We'll meet again
Don't know when
But I know we'll meet again
Some sunny day
After the rain comes a rainbow
You'll see the rainbow
We'll never fear
We too can wait till tomorrow
Goodbye to sorrow
My dear
We'll meet again
Don't know when
But I know we'll meet again
Some sunny day
Keep smiling through
Just like you always do
Till the blue skies turn the dark clouds far away
So won't you please say hello
To the folk that I know
Tell them I won't be long
They'll be happy to know
That as you saw me go
I was singing this song
We'll meet again
Don't know when
But I know we'll meet again
Some sunny day
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I suppose really one shouldn't ask the question of you,
but would you like to tell us just how old you are?
No worries at all, I'm 52.
That's great and I'm sure you're going to bring a lot of joy to a lot of people.
Thank you for your rendition.
Well, I think the first prize is going to bring a lot of joy to a lot of people.
It really is a marvellous prize that Paul has organised in this year's
Stairway to the Stars Grand Final.
I think it's 31 days, a trip to Europe, Singapore.
Anyway, look, here he is to tell you all about it.
Jet Set to us, we'll take you there
For you and our first prize winner,
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This once in a lifetime holiday departs February, March 1983 for 31 days.
A fully escorted tour featuring 10 days in London,
a 17 day tour of traditional Europe,
visiting Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France
with glamorous nights in Venice, Paris, Rome, Monte Carlo,
plus a ryeing cruise, many media show tickets
and a three day Singapore stopover all for less than $3,000.
The winner will fly to London with Australia's own airline, Qantas,
and the European tour will be provided by the fabulous world of Trafalgar.
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Jet Set to us, we'll take you there
APPLAUSE
And that fabulous prize comes with $750 in cash,
spending money from our friends at Tropicana Cruises on the Gold Coast.
So if you'd like to go over to Stradbrook Island
and would like to enjoy a very well organised cruise,
Tropicana will arrange it for you and if you have a special event
or you'd like to have a cruise all to yourself, see Tropicana.
They will look after you very well.
Okey-dokey, we are now with Act 6 with Gwen Gordon.
We'll meet again with the lovely song and it's Frank to comment
first of all on Gwen's performance. Frank?
Gwen, I enjoyed your performance.
I found a very free and easy style, you looked very comfortable.
I'd like to congratulate you on your dress too.
I think it looks perfect. It's very suitable and a nice performance.
Thank you.
Thank you very much, Frank.
First of all I'd like to ask Gwen, were you a singer before you became a grandmother?
Or you've just enjoyed it throughout the years?
Well I haven't sung, I never thought of even singing
until my children left home, grew up and left home.
Then I wanted to do something different, which I did.
Well, you certainly sing very well and I thought you were delightful
and it's good to hear the verses of those standards.
I was going to say that. Oh, sorry. I've never heard the verse before.
I've never heard the verse before. Two verses, lovely to hear the verse.
Sorry. No, as I said I thought you were delightful.
Do you work? I mean, are you working?
I have my own little shop with my daughter.
Oh, I mean singing-wise.
Oh no, no, just through charity.
Do you? Well I'm sure you give a lot of people,
well, really pleasant memories and enjoyment because I thought you were very, very good.
Thank you.
Yes, thank you very much.
I hope the takings at the shop will shoot up after this performance
and you can sing your way, you know, would you like some lollipops?
And do all that bit.
Because I thought you were lovely and that's nice, the relaxed performance,
nostalgic of course, bringing back memories of Dame Vierolin
and the song that she made, so very famous.
And I think with the combination of your pleasant personality
and the dress and the way that you perform the song,
you will win the hearts of many of our viewers.
I'm sure you're watching the show tonight. Congratulations and thank you.
Thank you.
Okey dokey, we are going to mark now, judges,
once I've found my little bit of paper.
Here we are, we're going to mark for Act 6 for Gwen Gordon. Act right now.
Oh dear. Are you right? Oh, Keira, you're having trouble.
78, 79 and 77, a total of 234. Well done.
And if you like to check your marks as we do,
at this time each week you'll find we have a winner tonight
and our winner is Act 3, Jodie Willis.
Jodie, please accept that lovely Citizen Watch with our sincere compliments.
Don't drop it. That's the other part of it.
And of course we look forward to seeing you very shortly in a qualifying final.
So you'll come down again from Pomona? Yes.
Okay, fine. Thank you and stay with me while we announce the 4GG Encouragement Award,
which occurs immediately after this commercial break.
Thank you.
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And that's the problem, getting that experience, getting out in front of people.
You come across beautifully, I mean you'd make a very good comp here.
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Now 4GG, the Gold Coast's own radio station, presents tonight's encouragement award.
Radio Double G.
And the 4GG encouragement award we present tonight is a new prize for our encouragement award.
It is still a Kodak prize, I'm happy to say.
It is the Kodak Ektralite 10 camera.
And this is a beautiful little camera that you can take anywhere with you.
It's a 110 size film cartridge and therefore you can take any number of pictures with that.
And you can take of course transparencies or black and white, all colour.
And I know that our prize winners are going to be delighted once again with the Kodak product, the Kodak Ektralite 10 camera.
And we give our encouragement award tonight to Act 1, Danielle Goulet.
Come on.
Here she is.
That's your Kodak Ektralite and there's your little service card.
So pop that in there and congratulations Danielle for another job well done.
OK, that's the girl.
And you'll be back again shortly.
How's Amanda getting on these?
Amanda and Danielle usually dance together, don't you?
Yes.
Your twin sister?
No.
Bigger sister?
Yes.
Bigger sister.
Well I wasn't that far out.
Well we look forward to seeing her again shortly too, I'm sure.
All right, that's it for tonight.
Our first time in a new time channel.
And that's going to be a regular slot throughout the summer season.
So make sure you've got to dial tuned in on Saturday nights at 6.30 for Stairway to the Stars.
I would like to thank our judges.
Good night to Kiri.
Good night.
To Frank.
And of course good night to Frank.
Good night to you Frank, you all have had a wonderful night.
And as per usual the gentlemen of the band, there they look, a gallant group of gentlemen.
Gally, MacDonald and the boys.
And to our studio audience and our good friends out there who are watching us at home, thank you for being with us.
And a sincere thanks to all these talented people back here.
We'll see you same time, same station again next week when again we'll ask you to climb with our six contestants to Stairway to the Stars.
Good night, thank you.
APPLAUSE
Next on 9, the young doctors and Vivian is asked to decide her future.
Tomorrow night at 7.30, a treat for music fans as we present Peter, Paul and Mary in concert.
MUSIC
Visitors stay at the Zebra Motel, George Street, Brisbane.
Overseas prizes arranged by Jet Set Tours, Brisbane, Gold Coast and around Australia.
If you wish to be a contestant on Stairway to the Stars, write to
Stairway to the Stars, QDQ Channel 9, GPO Box 72, Brisbane or phone 369 97 98.
This has been a Paul Sherratt production in association with Channel 9 Brisbane.
APPLAUSE
MUSIC
We'll show you the stars with the craziest radio station on television.
A brand new series of WKRP in Cincinnati Monday at 8 o'clock.
MUSIC
SIRENS
MUSIC
You see, Graham was on a driving holiday when I was coming down from Perth.
That's how we met.
You know about Eve and his little daughter Jessica?
Yes. I also know how lonely and unhappy he's been.
So last night and lunchtime today, you mean you were making a stand,
hoping that he'd commit himself openly?
Yes, I know it was stupid of me and I am sorry if I embarrassed you.
Maggie, you are getting into such a complicated situation here.
I only know it's what I want.
That's why I'm meeting Graham now so we can talk it over properly.
I see.
I'm glad it's out in the open.
You've been very kind to me.
I won't be late.
MUSIC
Sorry I'm late.
Have you been waiting long?
I was here at the time we arranged.
You're angry with me, aren't you?
I'm disappointed in you.
I thought you knew better than to play games, Maggie.
I was jealous.
And you thought that by flaunting Mike Newman at me,
you'd get me to react in the same way?
I can assure you I won't.
I thought we had a better understanding than that.
You're making it sound as though we're at work and I'm getting another lecture.
Well, I am senior to you at work and you have to remember that.
I don't enjoy pulling you into line in front of other people.
You know that.
So you shouldn't put me in a position where I have to.
I know.
But it's awfully hard having to keep everything so secret.
At the moment, we have no choice.
Helen knows.
She's the last person I want you to talk to about it.
Graham, it's difficult enough at work, but at home with Helen, it's impossible.
I'm sneaking out, I'm taking phone calls.
She's not a fool. She guessed.
I've put you in an impossible position.
It's asking too much.
What are you saying?
That you want to call it off?
That's the last thing I want.
Well, it's the last thing I want, too.
Look, I promise to be more careful.