TV Talent Scout

TV Talent Scout was an early Australian television series, which aired circa 1957 to 1958 on Sydney station ATN-7. The series was hosted by Bob Pollard,^[1] with other regulars including pianist Terry Wilkinson and organist Tommy Lane.

TV Talent Scout
Genre	Talent show
Presented by	Bob Pollard
Starring	Terry Wilkinson Tommy Lane
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Original release
Network	ATN-7
Release	1957 (1957) – 1958 (1958)

As the title suggests, it was a talent contest. For example, in one episode the performers were singer Keith McKeachie, singer Marcia Capelle (real name Mrs. W. Wiggins), singer and tap-dancer Ray Dowsett, and violinist Helen Quinn.^[2] In another episode, the performers were comedian Pamela Hawken, singing act The Ross Brothers, singer Val Collet, and piano-accordionist Benny Saitta.^[3]

Although kinescope recording existed during the run of the series, it is not known if any of the episodes are still extant.