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Television fans lucky enough to attend the recording of the one-off Countdown special, as part of the launch of the 111 Hits channel, relived some old memories yesterday.
Filmed in the same ABC studio where it began, Molly Meldrum was again introducing old friends including John Paul Young, The Angels (how will they edit around the audience chanting to “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?”), The Models along with Bonnie Tyler and Jermaine Jackson.
The softly-spoken Jackson chatted with Meldrum in a scene reminiscent of the famous Humdrum segment. Jackson again …
Countdown revives to launch 111 Hits
A rather cool publicity stunt for the launch of Foxtel’s new 111 Hits Channel will see a one off revival of the ABC’s Countdown from its original studio before a studio audience.
Molly Meldrum will host the special at 6:30pm Saturday November 1st with a musical line up including Bonnie Tyler, the Rocky Horror Show cast, The Models, The Angels and John Paul Young. The channel’s theme “I want you back” will be performed by Jermaine Jackson while Dharma and Greg’s Jenna Elfman will also appear.
Foxtel’s Brian Walsh says, “Countdown to 111 …