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Quest (Australian TV series)

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Quest is an ABC talent quest television program. Beginning in 1976 as Quest '76 it had 80 contestants competing in multiple performance categories over 8 heats and then into two finals.[1] The show was hosted by Peter Regan and judges for the season were Ian Meldrum, Joe Latona, Brian May, Peter Rorke, Bryan Ashbridge and Dame Joan Hammond.[2] Quest returned the next two years as Quest '77[3][4] and Quest '78.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Australian quest for new talent", The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October 1976
  2. ^ Lawrence, Mark (30 September 1976), "Saturday night viewing", The Age
  3. ^ "Questing again", The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October 1977
  4. ^ Warden, Ian (30 September 1977), "Stone dead, with all the nutrients sucked out", The Canberra Times
  5. ^ "Quest returns", The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August 1978
  6. ^ Warden, Ian (1 September 1978), "'Wunnerful' in agony?", The Canberra Times
  7. ^ Warden, Ian (13 October 1978), "Wran's easy 'ooze' to a win", The Canberra Times