Wombat (1983)★ 7.9/10
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Family
- Fantasy
Directed by: Chris Jeremy
Wombat was an Australian children's TV show produced at BTQ Channel 7 in Brisbane from 1979 to 1990. It was aired on weekday afternoons, and later Saturday and Sunday mornings, across Australia.
- Original title
- Wombat
- Storyline
- The show had a number of hosts or presenters who were accompanied by their co-host Agro, a puppet voiced by Jamie Dunn. The show consisted of small educational editorials presented in a variety of segments. The segments featured a number of regular reporters including Eric Summons, Cecelia Martine, Craig Campbell, Fiona MacDonald, Fran Morrison, Bob La Castra, Gayle and Gillian Blakeney, Rob Elliott, Tony Gordon, Jill Ray and Gary Hardgrave. The program also included children as regular reporters including Scott Sutherland. Some of these reporters performed double duty as host of the show, notably Bob La Castra and Gayle and Gillian Blakeney. Other regular guests included: Laurel Edwards, Michael Futcher, Stacey Thompson, Ashley Wilkie, Kristine Davis and Glenn Hansen.
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 · 25
- Companies
- Seven Network
- Release dates
- AU January 1, 1983