Tribunal (TV series)
Australian television series
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Tribunal is an Australian television series which aired in 1963 to early 1964 on Sydney station ATN-7. Actors played controversial historical figures such as Brutus, General Custer, Lizzie Borden and Richard III, who were interrogated about their actions by Alastair Duncan.[1] The series aired in time-slots ranging from 10 minutes to 15 minutes.
| Tribunal | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show |
| Presented by | Alastair Duncan |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10-15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ATN-7 |
| Release | 1963 – 1964 |
Despite airing in an era where Australian television series were often wiped, many of the episodes are held by the National Film and Sound Archive.[2]
Cast
- Alastair Duncan as Interviewer
- Ron Haddrick as Marcus Brutus / John Brown (2 episodes)[3]
- Gordon Glenwright[4] as William Kidd (1 episode)
- James Condon[5] as James Connolly (1 episode)
- Kerry Francis[6] as John Wilkes Booth (1 episode)
- Denys Burrows[7] as Charles Dawson (1 episode)
- John Ewart as General Santa Anna (1 episode)
- Keith Alexander as Andrew Volstead (1 episode)
- Keith Buckley[8]
- Leonard Teale as Preston Tucker (1 episode)
- Margo Lee as Lady Emma Hamilton (1 episode)
- Nigel Lovell[9] as Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1 episode)
- Owen Weingott as Dick Turpin (1 episode)
- Stewart Ginn as Hans Van Meegeren (1 episode)
- Terry McDermott as Walther Schwieger (1 episode)
