How many of you remember seeing TV for the first time, I first watched it in a bar in George St Sydney Australia in 1956 they had put the TV set on a shelf behind the bar and it sure attracted a lot of attention.I always remember the first show I saw on it was called the Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford.

The next time I saw a TV show was in Vancouver where I had disembarked from the ship in which I had travelled on as a passenger from Australia as my USA visa had not yet come through.While looking for a job in Vancouver I stayed in a boarding house and they had a new TV although the screens were a lot smaller then.
I first saw it in Northern Ireland in January 1958 when I few over from Florida where I was stationed for the funeral of a family member,though if memory serves me right it was only on for a few hours per day and again had only a little screen. I got a job on Vancouver Island handling small tug boats and passenger launches taking longshoremen out to the dock to unload timber ships, unfortunately the accomadation a small apartment that went with the job had no TV and I wouldn`t buy one as I had no intention of staying but would be leaving as soon as my US Visa came through which it did after a month or so. Mauri

Mauri,

Our first T.V. was bought from Joe's brother & his wife who were emigrating to Australia in the 5o's. It was a big cabinet affair with 2 doors that opened onto a small screen. We thought it was a lovely piece of furniture.

As no one in our family & friends had a T.V. any time a big Match was on the house was full. My job was to feed the crowd with sandwiches & Guinness. Great days, as soon as the Match ended all went home happy, to dinner or tea.

Now everyone has a bigger & better T.V. than us, time brings many changes, we no longer watch much Television, except in the evenings in Winter, the new gadget is Mobile Phones.

PAT

I remember our first TV in the late 1950s , when I was still at home and unmarried. I didn't know my parents were getting a television at all. One evening, as I passed by the hedge surrounding our garden, I noticed a blueish light coming from the living room. I soon discovered it was a brand new TV. I used to love watching Australian Walkabout, which was on in the evenings. Come Dancing was another favourite, also I love Lucy and Sgt Bilko. Loads of others which I've now forgotten. Saturday was sports day, as was Wednesday nights. That's why I hate sport now. Having said that, I was a good wee runner.