Legendary TV director Ted Emery had never helmed a show when he was thrust into the Countdown chair. But from such chaos came ground-breaking television and the soundtrack of a generation.

In celebration of Countdown‘s 50th anniversary, TV Tonight will be publishing a range of photo galleries. These will run across the next week in the lead-up to ABC’s special Countdown 50 Years On. The ...

Today on the 50th Anniversary I thought there would be many who had never seen it, or may like to re-read it, now with more photos from the day thanks to ABC. Two Sundays ago, Countdown held the Grand ...