Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 24 December 1956, page 3


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Everybody gets

into the act . . .

By MICHAEL COURTNEY, Argus TV writer.

Charades - the old, almost-forgotten parlor game - is back in Melbourne and booming.

Thousands of people are making charades top favorite af fheir Christmas parties.

And television can take credit for restoring life to the game that has been as dead as a dodo for nearly 20 years.

Charades has made its comeback because, of HSVTs Sunday 6 io 6.30 p.m. programme, Fun With Charades.

60 seconds to auess

Two teams of four clash each night. One member of the team is told the charade - it could be the title of a book or play, name of an article - and from his wordless acting the team must work out the answer within GO seconds.

Because of its simplicity, it's easy to stage. But with imaginative teams taking part it is first-' . class j family entertain

ment.

"Fun With Charades" is compered by Miles

Maxwell, a young schoolteacher from South rd., Brighton.

Tall, lean, fair-haired Miles teaches music, English and social studies, at Brighton Grammar, and has the Imagination needed to make the show

entertaining.

Although the two jobs keep him flat out, he has no intention of dropping

one.

"I love teaching -music especially - as much as my TV work," he said yesterday, "so I'll

keep both going. "

CHRISTMAS TELEVISION

Carols By Candlelight, a feature of Melbourne's Xmas Eve for thc past 19 years, should be one of the most spectacular pro

grammes ever seen on Victorian TV.

It can be viewed at 8.30 p.m. on GTV9.

GTV9: 7 p.m.: Test patterns and music. 8.30 p.m.: Complete telecast of Carols by Candlelight. 12.15 a.m.; Close.

ABV2: 3.30 p.m.: My Hero. 3.55: Close. 5.30: Children's TV Film Club. 6: Close. 7: Newsreel. 7.10: Away from it all. 7.35: Sherlock Holmes. 8: A Ship Comes to Antwerp. 8.15: This is Christmas. 8.35: My Favorite Story. 9: Close.

HSV7: 6 p.m.; Judy

Jack Show. 6.30: Annie Oakley.. 7: News and Weather. 7.15: Patti Page Show. 7.30: Western Serial. 8Í Whitehall Playhouse. 8.30 : Four Star Playhouse. 9; Carols by Australian Boys' Choir. 9.30: Comedy halfhour. 10: Xmas film, "Greatest Gift." 10.30: Film, "Our Daily Bread." 11.45: News and Weather.

XMAS DAY

GTV9: Closed Circuit Rehearsal.

ABV2: 10.55 a.m.: Solemn High Mass. 12.15: (approx.) Close. 3.30: The Littlest Angel. 3.45: Silent Night. 3.55: Close.

5.30: Lassie. 5.55: Close. 7: Newsreel. 7.10: Amos 'n' Andy.. 7.35: Pickwick Papers. 8: This was my Christmas. 8.30: Buried

Treasure. 8.50: The Lit- i tlest Angel. 9.5: Silent

Night. 9.20: Close. ¡

HSV7: 2 p.m.: Religi

ous Film, "A Star Shall , Rise.'.' 2.30: Religious ' Film,'"Cpuntry Parson."

4: Religious Film, "Dust 1 or Destiny." 4.30: Film, "Beyond Tomorrow." 6: Judy Jack Show. 6.30:

"Three Musketeers." 7: j

News and Weather. 7.15: i

Isadore Goodman. 7.30: j

Jet Jackson. 8: "Father Knows Best," 8.30: Our

British Heritage. 9: San i

Francisco Beat. 9.30: j

News and Weather. , |