Gerrys Big Show in Pieces
Gerry’s Big Show was one of the stories in the series The Adventures of Gerry Gee, presented on The Tarax Show circa 1959 to 1963. Here we present one full episode and a segment from another. Read more…
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The Songs of Denzil Howson and Margot Sheridan
Four of the Tarax Show Christmas Pantomimes were musicals and featured original songs with words by Denzil Howson and music by Margot Sheridan. This post lists these original songs with lyrics and recordings from original soundtracks. Read more…
A Cross-Reference of Known Remaining Episodes of The Adventures of Gerry Gee
The NFSA has recently acquired a 16mm reel containing two episodes of The Adventures of Gerry Gee — both from the story “Gerry at Gigantic”. Read more…
Missing Gerry Gee Episodes Re-Discovered at the NFSA
A new contact at the NFSA confirms the receipt from GTV9 of film reels containing episodes of The Adventures of Gerry Gee. Read more…
A GTV9 Tipoff Regarding the Missing Episodes of The Adventures of Gerry Gee
After pursuing some dead ends, an August 2020 tipoff from a former GTV9 employee lead to discovery of a paper trail indicating that many of those reels did in fact get sent to the National Film and Sound Archive. Read more…
Another Episode of The Adventures of Gerry Gee Turns up in Private Hands
In February 2019 I received an email from a lady named Evelyn who had read the blog post on this website about the missing episodes of The Adventures of Gerry Gee. It was another episode of “Gerry’s Big Show”. Here are some stills from the 16mm film scan. Read more…
A Peek into “The Adventures of Gerry Gee” Episodes Not Seen for 60 Years
Four episodes of “The Adventures of Gerry Gee” which were in Denzil Howson’s 16mm film collection have been scanned with very satisfactory results. Here are some screenshots from those reels. Read more…
Progress Report on Restoring the Tarax Show Christmas Pantomimes
Restoration of the Tarax Show Christmas Pantomimes has been moving ahead in fits and starts. My initial focus has been on the final, most technically ambitious of these productions, “Marianne” from 1963. Read more…
The Mystery of the Lost and Found Episodes of The Adventures of Gerry Gee
Created for The Tarax Show around 1960, The Adventures of Gerry Gee were last shown on television in Perth circa 1967. They were innovative and imaginative and would be regarded as historical treasures today. But whatever happened to them? Read more…
The Adventures of Gerry Gee at the NFSA — A New Acquisition
The NFSA has recently acquired a 16mm reel containing two episodes of The Adventures of Gerry Gee — both from the story “Gerry at Gigantic”. Read more…
Ron Blaskett’s Life Celebrated
Friends, colleagues and fans of Ron Blaskett came together on 4th May 2018 to pay tribute to the enduring career of Ron Blaskett, who passed away in April 2018 one day after his 96th birthday. Read more…