Astor Showcase

Astor Showcase was an Australian television variety series which aired from 1957 to 1959 on Sydney station ATN-7.

Astor Showcase
Genre	Variety
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Frank Strain
Original release
Network	ATN-7
Release	1957 (1957) – 1959 (1959)

As the title suggests, it was sponsored by Astor Radio Corporation. The producer was Frank Strain.^[1] The orchestra was conducted by Tommy Tycho.

An edition broadcast on 26 April 1958 had an ANZAC theme, presenting songs made popular during the two world wars.^[2] An episode broadcast on 15 September 1958 was recorded in Melbourne for Sydney broadcast, and featured Graham Kennedy and Panda Lisner.^[3] The edition broadcast on 27 December 1958 had the theme of "Hits of 1958", featuring Margaret Day, Harold Rugless, Neil Williams, Nola and Olive Lester, Barry Davies, and Charlie Parker.^[4]

See also

• Astor Radio Corporation
• Astor Records
• The Astor Show