@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialIt is a ripper #TheNewsreader birthday! ❤️🎉🎂
We are wishing the awesome #JacksonTozer an awesome birthday today.
#RossMcGrath might have been the class clown of News At Six, but he also had a lot of heart, and he was a terrific mate to one and all 💙🌟
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialIt is a #TheNewsreader birthday today! ❤️🎉🎂
Wishing #TimDraxl; who played #AdamLindell in Season One, a fantastic birthday.
He gave such a soulful performance, and brought a sad chapter in history to life beautifully 💙
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialGerry and Tim watched on at the club, increasingly concerned about their friend, and they began to ponder whether it had been a good idea to invite Dale to come with them to Club 397 in the first place.
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialEven the sons of News At Six were finding the strain of model images hard to bear.
Dale; freshly separated from Helen, realised that there was no sort of a place for him, and he barely got through the News At Six Christmas party without falling apart.
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialNoelene was facing her first ever Christmas lunch with Rob’s extended family, which she hoped would present her as the model girlfriend, but after a phone call from the office, she wondered whether she was truly a family girl, or perhaps instead a career girl?
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialWhen Kay brought a story to News At Six that would be a ratings winner, Helen questioned what was the most ethical thing to do, and was upholding News At Six worth the consequences of this story airing for Kay?
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialFor three women in ‘A Model Daughter’; #HelenNorville, #NoeleneKim and #KayWalters, they had to balance upholding personal images, institutions and reputations, while also having aspirations of their own.
#AnnaTorv #MichelleLimDavidson #PhilippaNortheast #TheNewsreader
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialIt was almost Christmas in 1987, but the trials and tribulations of life carried on.
The daughters and sons of News At Six had decisions to make; would they live their truths, or would they continue to be model children?
S02E05 of #TheNewsreader aired three years ago today.
8/10/2023
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialHow utterly sad to hear of the passing of newsreader and television presenter #RichardMorecroft.
He appeared in many of the accompanying educational videos for Season One of #TheNewsreader.
Rest easy, Mr Morecroft 💔
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialIt is a grouse Newsreader birthday today! 💖🎉🎂
Wishing the super sweet #MariaAngelico a beautiful birthday, from fans of #TheNewsreader everywhere.
Thank you Ms Angelico for all the sparkle you brought to #CherylRicci over all three seasons 💖🌟📺
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialThe Hungry Truth is a deeply uncomfortable episode of #TheNewsreader; one where we would hope Indigenous voices would get to be heard, but viewers are left to sit with the discomfort of their voices being pushed aside for colonial power structures + pageantry.
That is the truth.
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialDale plodded along with rumours of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s split, Noelene came to realise that Rob could not see that her existence and truth differed to his, and after a disastrous bulletin, a marriage proposal understandably resulted in a “no.”
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialHelen was desperate to get Lynus on air to share his message that was cut from Geoff’s broadcast, but as she followed the activist around, she realised that sometimes you cannot meet someone half way, and that Indigenous voices continued to be silenced.
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialBut Australia as we knew it had a black history, built on the stolen lands of the country’s First Nations people, and an opposing voice to the Bicentennial celebrations took Helen’s attention; the activist #LynusPreston.
@newsatsix1986.bsky.social1988 would mark two hundred years of colonisation in this Australia, and much of the country was getting ready for a year long birthday party.
Cheesy Australiana promos flooded the airwaves, and the approaching new year would be coloured green and gold.
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialIn December 1987, Australia was on the verge of celebration.
As we approached the Bicentennial, we were reminded that Australia had a Black history, and to remain hungry for the truth of this nation.
S02E04 of #TheNewsreader aired three years ago today.
1/10/2023
@ardy-public.bsky.socialhome birth no epidural #tnr #TheNewsreader #DollJennings #DaleJennings #fancraft #crochet
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialMy Pa is the loveliest, most thoughtful man you could meet.
He saw this interview with our wonderful #PhilippaNortheast in The Sunday Telegraph in August, and went to the effort of saving the clipping for me.
I am now sharing my Pa's efforts with all of you ❤️🌟
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialBut throughout the crashing markets and the personal turmoil for some, there was still time for a lunch at colleague’s home, and a chance to take the pressure down, gather round the piano and dream a little dream of better times ahead.
@newsatsix1986.bsky.socialAs Helen pled her case to Charlie, and Kay’s addiction reached a devastating new height, Noelene realised that a fresh wardrobe would not change the way the world saw her, and Dale reflected upon whether the way he loved really did fit in anywhere.
