Date: 7 Apr 1994 Place: Mosman, Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Interview with Bill Peach, Author, Broadcaster, Travel Entrepreneur
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'Peach provides a detailed account of his family background; Convent primary education and bursary to St Stanislaus secondary boarding school followed by Teachers' College Scholarship to Sydney University. He then talks about his teaching experiences; acceptance by ABC as a specialist trainee in Talks Dept. and his decision to be a broadcaster. Peach then describes his transfers to Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. In 1960 he joined the Sydney office of the BBC as a 'salesman' for BBC programmes. Peach then talks about his decision to travel to England; position as a producer in the BBC Pacific Service; decision to leave England; offered position with Channel Ten in Sydney in 1965. Peach talks about producing and hosting Telescope, Australia's first current affairs TV program; moving to the ABC's Four Corners as a reporter; presenting This Day Tonight in 1967 and making ABC documentaries.
Peach's documentary making has led to travel writing and becoming a travel entrepreneur. He also discusses his writing plans; fascination with outback Australia and his optimism for the future of Australia.' (Source: Libraries Australia).

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