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Molly (Channel 7 Miniseries)

(Channel 7 Mini-Series) Ian “Molly” Meldrum named his house “Luxor”  and hung out with cross-dressers. But Molly was also a brawler and a football fan. While having a genius for television, he could barely string two words together. These contradictions raise questions about this quixotic man, but  there was no question for those of us who grew up in the Countdown days.  Watching Countdown for 25 minutes on the ABC was what you did on Friday, and then Sunday evenings.  Young people today won’t believe it if you tell them that until Countdown, the only tv music shows for the young were occasional all night “Rockathons”* which my…

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