Simon Townsend's Wonder World!
1979-1987, Network Ten, 1,961 episodes, five Logies, one bloodhound named Woodrow.
The afternoon children's current affairs show that refused to talk down to its audience. Real reporters, real locations, real journalism, made for people aged six to sixteen. Simon often said the show's genius was the reporters, not him. Maybe. But he built them the ship.
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The original team, 1979
Angela Catterns, Jonathan Coleman, Sandy Mauger, and Adam Bowen. Angela's first ever piece was about miniature mouse portraits, or mousterpieces. Adam went on to become a columnist. Jonathan went on to radio royalty. Simon always said the test of any Wonder World story was whether it would appeal to Tom in Perth.