Babette Smith Oral History interview, 2018
2018
Babette Smith Oral History interview, 2018
2018
- NFSA ID8HJ2BTZB
- TypeOral History
- MediumAudio
- FormOral history
- Year2018
Babette Smith had worked at the Elizabethan Theatre Trust and for theatrical producer Harry M Miller on rock musical Hair, before starting at TCN9 Sydney in 1973 as an assistant producer on the live music program The Sound of Music with Barry Crocker.
In this oral history interview by Jeannine Baker, Babette reflects on typical gendered roles in television in the 1970s and the barriers to women advancing to decision-making roles.
Listen to more excerpts from Babette Smith's oral history interview:
- The challenges of live television
- Women seen as 'less than' their male counterparts
- Current affairs for women
Image: Babette Smith at TCN9. Supplied by Babette Smith.
Babette Smith had worked at the Elizabethan Theatre Trust and for theatrical producer Harry M Miller on rock musical Hair, before starting at TCN9 Sydney in 1973 as an assistant producer on the live music program The Sound of Music with Barry Crocker.
In this oral history interview by Jeannine Baker, Babette reflects on typical gendered roles in television in the 1970s and the barriers to women advancing to decision-making roles.
Listen to more excerpts from Babette Smith's oral history interview:
- The challenges of live television
- Women seen as 'less than' their male counterparts
- Current affairs for women
Image: Babette Smith at TCN9. Supplied by Babette Smith.
- NFSA ID8HJ2BTZB
- TypeOral History
- MediumAudio
- FormOral history
- Year2018
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