We awoke at half past six to an additional overcast and rainy day. It was eleven degrees Celsius, which was only four less than today’s maximum.
Bill Collins was a guest on “Jeanne’s Little Show” at half past one. He listed actors, Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston, as being nice blokes before he showed a brief interview he had conducted with singer and actress, Barbra Streisand, whose principal hobby is her garden.
In “The Saint”, a man plans to freeze Simon Templar’s body in a scientific experiment, which is aimed at the prolongation of life.
“Country Road”, hosted this evening by Reg Lindsay, includes footage of Ronnie Milsap, who was born blind, as he performs his hit of two years ago, “(I’d Be) A Legend In My Time”. Reg’s recording of John Stewart’s minor American hit of 1969, “Armstrong”, reached No.7, in Australia, in 1971.
“This Day Tonight”, at half past seven, is followed an hour later by the ordinary movie, “River Of Mystery”, which features Vic “Combat” Morrow, Edmond O’Brien, Claude “Movin’ On” Akins and Louise Sorel. The film, which was produced for television in 1971, is set in Brazil.