Country Calendar

Country Calendar
Format	Rural Documentary Series
Country of origin	New Zealand
Production
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	NZBC (1966–1975) Television One (1975–1980) TVNZ (1980–present)
Picture format	720p, PAL (2011–present) 576i, PAL (1974–2010) 576i, black & white (1966–1974)
Original run	1966 – present

Country Calendar is a television series covering rural life in New Zealand. Established in March 1966 and screening every year since, it is New Zealand's longest-running television series.^[1] It is currently being shown for 26 weeks of the year at 7 pm Saturdays on Television New Zealand's TV ONE, and older episodes are screened nightly on Sky TV's Heartland channel.

Tony Trotter was the producer from 1974 to 1982 and was followed by Frank Torley, who produced the show for 23 years. The current producer is Julian O'Brien, associate producer Dan Henry and consultant producer Frank Torley. All three are reporters and directors on the programme, along with Jerome Cvitanovich, Carol Archie, Kerryanne Evans and Katherine Edmond.

The Country Calendar theme song is from the song "Hillbilly Child" by the Alan Moorhouse Band.

See also

• Agriculture in New Zealand

References

1. ^ Dixon, Greg (5 June 2000). "Happy birthday to TV One". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=139096. Retrieved 5 July 2009. 

External links

• TVNZ Country Calendar website
• 40 years of Country Calendar at NZ On Screen