‘How Do You Rape A Grizzly Bear?’: Tuesday, 16th August, 1977

England has defeated Australia by an innings and eighty-five runs in the Fourth Test, at Headingley. Australia was dismissed in its second innings for 248, to which its wicketkeeper and left-handed batsman, Rod Marsh, contributed sixty-three. Australia has now lost the last three Tests in succession. After the match, Greg Chappell announced his retirement from official Test cricket. This means that the Fifth Test will be his fifty-first and last.

At 6.00 p.m., on Channel Two, actor, William Conrad, narrated “Wild, Wild World Of Animals”. “The Naked Vicar Show” followed “Willesee”, at half past seven. It contained some really entertaining skits on Bert Newton — during which a drunk guest from Hollywood made an appearance — and the Miss Australia Quest. The programme also included the gag: ‘How do you rape a grizzly bear?’…’Very Quickly!’

Half past eight, on Channel Ten, brought my favourite film, from those which portray the secret agent with a licence to kill, into our lounge room, namely, “Goldfinger”.

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