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This retrospective special culls highlights from 40 seasons of the longest running show on NZ television. Farming, forestry and fishing are all on the roster, but this edition is as much about observing people and the land and changes over four decades. There is footage of high country musters, helicopter deer capture, floods and blizzards, as well as radio-controlled dogs and mice farmers. Longtime Country Calendar reporters like John Gordon share their memories, and the show catches up with some of the personalities that have featured in the series.
In many countries that produce television, you will often find one or two shows off in a corner, away from their stablemates. The shows I'm talking about are rarely about bells, whistles, and exploding spaceships; instead these programmes are ...
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Television, 1999 (Full Length)
The spoofs episode of the all-things-rural show
Short Film, 1957 (Full Length)
A classic NFU film on shearing legend Godfrey Bowen
Television, 1968 (Full Length)
A show that included some Country Calendar style hoaxes
Film, 2007 (Trailer and Excerpts)
A documentary on biodynamic farming and NZer Peter Proctor
Television, 1978 (Full Length Episode)
More Country Calendar magic
Television, 1984 (Full Length Episode)
80s Country Calendar episode on shearer Godfrey Bowen
Television, 1987 (Full Length Episode)
Country Calendar profile of deer capture and farming pioneer Sir Tim Wallis
Television, 1973 (Full Length Episode)
Another Best Of for a long running show
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
This website has been made with funding from NZ ON AIR ›
Andrew O'Sullivan
Posted at 04.37PM - 02.11.2011
I love country calendar, my friend made his own country calendar style show at the New Zealand Broadcasting School.
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