Today is the 45th anniversary of The Young Doctors first going to air, the show originally conceived by Reg Grundy. Alan Coleman, creator and director, said that Grundy knew the time was right for a medical series that featured behind-the-scenes stories of doctors and nurses. Read the feature article with clips from the series and an excerpt from Alan Coleman’s oral history recording with the NFSA.https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/young-doctors #onthisday #TV #australia #history Video courtesy Frem

#OnThisDay #TheYoungDoctors premiered 40 years ago on TCN 9, 8/11/1976 at 7:30pm. Produced and conceived by Reg Grundy, it ran for six years and four months, chronicling the lives and loves of the young doctors at the Albert Memorial Hospital. Enjoy the opening credits from the first episode, in all their disco glory! Read more: http://www.nfsa.gov.au/blog/2016/11/08/young-doctors-turn-40/ Courtesy FremantleMedia Australia and Alan Coleman (1936 –2013) | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of