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A Select List of Colour TV Programmes on Archives Online

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1 October 2024

A companion to the article "The Awakening of the Modern Television Era: 50 Years of Colour TV in Singapore" (Volume 20, issue 3, October 2024).

Radio and Television Singapore, “Anatomy of a Parade,” 9 August 1973, video. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997001733)

Radio and Television Singapore, “Debate 1975 Finals – Hwa Chong Junior College Versus National Junior College,” 25 May 1975, video, 1:02:33. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997002007)

A screen grab from the debate final between National Junior College and Hwa Chong Junior College in 1975. Mediacorp Pte Ltd, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.

Radio and Television Singapore, “National Day Parade (1),” 9 August 1974, video, 59:13. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997002509)

A screen grab from the 1974 National Day Parade, which was televised live in colour. Mediacorp Pte Ltd, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.

Radio and Television Singapore, “National Day Parade (2),” 9 August 1974, video, 49:02. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997002510)

Radio and Television Singapore, “On The Spot Ep 12,” 15 June 1976, video, 54:58. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997002562)

Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, “Samsui Women,” 1986, video. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997008888)

Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, “The Army Series,” 1983, video, 54:43. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997003216)

Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, “The Awakening,” 1984, video. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 2016006948)

A couple stands outside holding an orange parasol, the woman wears a floral blouse, and the man wears a sleeveless shirt.

The Awakening (1984) was a hugely popular Mandarin drama series about the trials and tribulations of Singapore’s early Chinese immigrants in the 19th century. Courtesy of Mediacorp Pte Ltd.

Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, “The Flying Fish,” 1983, video, 43:17. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997003198)

Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, “The Seletar Robbery,” 25 July 1982, video, 49:46. (From National Archives of Singapore, accession no. 1997003239)