It began to rain before midday and continued for a couple of hours. From half past two on Channel Seven I watched “Billy Liar”, which was followed at three o’clock by “The Saint” and, at four, by “Right On”. I departed on my second walk of the day during which it felt uncomfortably cold.
“Country Road”, at six o’clock, was hosted by the veteran Australian singer and songwriter, Slim Dusty. It included film of Kenny Rogers singing his recent hit, “Lucille”, and Jimmy Buffett performing his latest release, “Margaritaville”. Slim is probably known best for his smash hit of 1958, “A Pub With No Beer”, which reached No.1 in Australia and spent thirty weeks on the national pop chart. The single also received a warm reception in Britain where it peaked at No.3, in the first half of 1959. The song was composed by Gordon Parsons.
“Willesee” was followed by “The Dick Emery Show”, which Tiki watched while I washed the dishes. The pair of us opted for an early night and were asleep by a quarter past eight.