The Afternoon Show (Australian TV series)

*The Afternoon Show*
The Afternoon Show
Genre	Children's Afternoon Magazine
Created by	Harvey Shore
Presented by	James Valentine (1987–1990); Stephanie Osfield (1991); Michael Tunn (1991–1993)
Composer	Paul Mac
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
Original release
Network	ABC TV
Release	16 February 1987 –; 17 December 1993

The Afternoon Show is an Australian children's afternoon magazine television series that aired on the ABC from 16 February 1987 to 17 December 1993. It was the wrapper show for the afternoon children's programming block between 5:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m.

Presented by

Finders Keepers, c/o The Bartons (a show that only aired on ABC once in 1988 but still aired on the BBC in the UK) and a two-part special created for The Afternoon Show called Bodybeat

. The show sometimes air music videos in between gaps.

When original host James Valentine left at the end of the 80s, the series had a couple of female hosts fill in until a permanent host could be found. In May 1991, 17 year-old Michael Tunn, Australia's youngest professional radio presenter at the time at 17, took over hosting duties until it was eventually discontinued just over 2 years later.

In January 1993, the show later had a Summer Edition with five extra programs including all ten episodes of

Finders Keepers, reruns of The Ratties and Roger Ramjet, debuts of the American-British-Welsh animated series Fantastic Max and the British drama and serial series Dodgem, Troublemakers, The Gift and Sweet Seventeen and small repeats of Big Square Eye

.

Several months after the show was axed in late 1993, it was replaced with a new half hour music series called Loud. Hosted by Michael Tunn (who hosted The Afternoon Show from 13 May 1991 to 17 December 1993), it featured music videos, video game and movie reviews, feature stories on youth culture, on location interviews with bands and musicians talking about their favourite bands. The series first aired on 11 April 1994 and was shown on ABC from Monday to Thursday every afternoon at 5:30. The final episode was broadcast on 16 June 1994.