Young Talent Time Reunion on A Current Affair 2011 

It did come back. Did you miss it somehow? Was hosted by Rob Mills in 2012 on channel 10.

farronfox oh yes i did see that...but it wasn't quite the same as it was with John Young. I should see if i can find some with Rob Mills and have a recap. :)

+Lorretta Lewis the 2012 version only lasted one year but I remember watching it every time it was on and loving it. It's not just the older generation who loved YTT, it's also the younger generation who enjoy it (mainly the 2012 one). It's a shame it only lasted one season because it was a really good, decent, feel good show for families and most stuff that is on tv these days are crap and not family friendly

It did come back. Did you miss it somehow? Was hosted by Rob Mills in 2012 on channel 10.

But it was done differently and not the same format - it was more like a competition and not a "show"; I think if they had made it more like before it might have been more successful and still be on. I thought Rob Mills was a good choice of host too. But hey, what can you do?

Who got deported from the Philippines for investing in and helping to run a scam medical clinic.

Rodney - I'll watch old Aussie TV with you anytime!

Rodney Bailey: It was a really well-produced show which had excellent young vocalists, most of whom went onto huge careers. No egos (certainly not in the beginning), no scandal or anything like that, just good, clean entertainment. I was 6 when it debuted, so grew up with it and remember Dannii Minogue, Tina Arena, Sally Boyden, Debra Byrne and Jamie Redfern before they were stars. Some of the later production numbers were cheesy, but it WAS the 1980s!! (I personally loved Vikki Broughton, Nicole Cooper, Jane Scali, Karen Knowles and Julie Ryalls!!)

yeah weird aye

would you be willing to share them online so this piece of Australian history is not lost for good. The studio used to dub over them, and not many of us had the good fortune to own video cassette recorders, (vcr's) back then to conserve this piece history.

Not "There live performances", rather, "their live performances!"

@@neilforbes416 - How puerile... there is always one grammar Nazi... Pathetic.

Better to have someone out there to keep watch, or else the English language goes down the toilet.

@@neilforbes416 - Oh yeah.. you're living the dream, bro.. saving the English language one RU-vid comment at a time *eyeroll* LMFAO!!

I can name a few pop starts who would have really been good on YTT if it continued, Delta Goodren, Jess Mauboy, Guy Sebastian, Shannon Noll, Human Nature, Darren Hayes, even love him or hate him Justin Bieber - he sings beautifully.

Very true. That statement got my attention too. You do not sexualise them, but the world is such a hot mess today. It is very sad.

Yes, and the dance moves they taught them were much more appropriate too. Johnny Young deserves a lot of respect for that attitude.

They have questions on their minds about

No comment from Ben McCormick but he did want to know which kids were pashing - creep

its called jealousy

Those students were jealous, Joe Perrone was talent plus, excellent singer, dancer and actor.

The problem with the revival is that they put it up against The X Factor

Courtney was very talented and sang very well, she is one of the ex team members who established a career outside the music industry.

I don't think she has been involved in ANY reunions.........she went underground....

I noticed that too. She had such a beautiful voice.

It was Reworded Especially for Dannii: Hence the Song, 'Like A Surgeon'.

There was Vikki Broughton, 16, Rod Kirkham, 16, Debra Byrne 14, Phillip Gould 14, Jamie Redfern 14 and Jane Scali 12 who were the originals, later in 1971 Greg Mills and Julie Ryles (sadly she died in 2011), both 14 joined the show. Trevor Hindmarsh (the other blonde haired team member), 13, joined in 1972, followed by Sally Boyden, then 8.

Vicky was born on 16th February 1954 so she would have been seventeen at the time jane scarli would have turned twelve in august that year and rod Kirkham born in 1955 had a hit in 1973 with I cant get sunday out of my mind making him the only a one hit wonder out of the three young talent time members who had hits in the early 1970's

Rod Kirkham is only 6 months younger than me. I was born in April, 1955 with Rod being born in October of that year. The first edition of YTT was recorded Friday, 23rd April, 1971 and broadcast by Station ATV-Melbourne the following night, Saturday, 24th April(ANZAC Day Eve). As you say, Vicki was born in February, 1954, she'd have already been too old for YTT as she was already 16 in 1970 when Station HSV-Melbourne finally axed "Brian & The Juniors".

@@neilforbes416 yes that's her correct birth date

n 1958 Naylor moved to Melbourne television station HSV-7, transferring Swallow's Juniors to television where it was renamed Brian and the Juniors. Running until 1969, it provided a stepping stone for performers such as Debra Byrne, Rod Kirkham, Jane Scali, Peter Doyle, Patti Newton, Anne Watt, Vikki Broughton and Jamie Redfern. Naylor also hosted the SSB Adventure Club in the early 1960s with Madeleine Burke,[4] and appeared as a regular on the station's daytime variety program Time For Terry in 1965. He became HSV-7's chief news presenter in 1970 replacing Geoff Raymond. Naylor switched to GTV-9 in 1978. He presented the Melbourne edition of National Nine News until he retired from this position on 27 November 1998. He was replaced by Peter Hitchener. sadly brian died in the Kinglake bushfires in February 2009

As I understand it, the show was called "Swallows Juniors" at the time the future Mrs Bert Newton, Pattie McGrath was part of the show. It became "Brian & The Juniors" after the Swallows Biscuit Company sponsorship collapsed. Brian Naylor was hosting the show at Station HSV-Melbourne when it was switched to TV from radio. The name change would've occurred in the early 1960s. In its last year, it was axed in 1970, the "Juniors" were all six future Young Talent Timers, Rod Kirkham, Vicki Broughton, Philip Gould, Debbie(now Debra) Byrne, Jamie Redfern and Jane Scali, the line-up also included Jamie's brother, Derek Redfern, and future members, Greg Mills and Trevor Hindmarch. I don't think Julie Ryles was a "Junior". Ryles would partner Greg Mills when she was picked, along with Greg Mills to augment the YTT team around July or August, 1971. They joined the show in time to take part in the shooting of the featurette, "Caravan Holiday", but the featured song, "The Rain, The Park & Other Things"(penned by Kornfeld & Duboff) originally done by The Cowsills, does not have Greg's or Julie's voice as the track was recorded for the first YTT album issued around May or June, 1971 when it was still a 6-member team. Trevor Hindmarch, who'd been a contestant on the show, doing "cute" little Irish folk songs, "Delaney's Donkey" or O'Flaherty's Motor Car" being typical, celebrated his 12th birthday the night YTT debuted on Station ATV-Melbourne. He would be Jamie's replacement on Edition #2 for 1972, with Edition #1 being Jamie's farewell show(he was presented with a small cassette recorder, made by Sony). Trevor's first song on his debut was the Johnny Farnham novelty hit, "Sadie(The Cleaning Lady)" which he duly recorded for the second YTT album in 1972.

I have the natalie/ vince duet vinyl.

Mine too 🤣

@@paulwilson9281 me too. I gave Natalie the bow earrings she is wearing on the cover of the vinyl for her birthday 🙂

I agree - unfortunately all the footage from the late 70's got lost.......... I have old video's but the quality is poor....One day I'll manage to get them onto dvd and then be able to upload them to youtube

Debbie Neat please consider doing these now. The Australian television archive has warned (this year 2017) that time is running out to preserve VHS/beta. Please contact them, they might be able to assist you with the preservation/transfer. If they charge, and you need help I'm sure a go fund me page woukd attract financial help. So much was lost, your tapes woukd be a gift to the nation and all us fans. Please act with haste, I'd hate the episodes you have to be lost forever. I've dug up their info for you : www.austvarchive.com I am not affiliated with them in anyway just a fan of their work.

Neil Forbes that I already know

actully vicki would have been seventeen

jane scali was born on 8th August 1959 three months out of her twelve birthday

@@youtubeviewer7030 Which means she was still 11 years old at the time the first YTT album was issued. She was yet to turn 12.

@@youtubeviewer7030 Vicki Broughton turned 16 in January, 1971. She was born in 1955. She's three months older than I am. The 16 years cut-off date was not a hard-and-fast rule in 1971 as it was the show's first year on air. Indeed Derek Redfern, Greg Mills and Trevor Hindmarch were still in the show as late as 1976's season.

The ex team members who sadly passed away were Juanita Coco, 18, Julie Ryles, 53 and Bobby Driessen, 56. I think former music director Ross Burton also passed away tragically.

True colours

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Robyn Conway it starts at 3:03 and goes up to 3:11 that song

jane scali was born on 8 August 1959 four months away being twelve sally boydon was born on 21 May 1965 and yes she was eight years old

@2:13 jane asked the question to Johnny about her age so it wasn't badly wrong

@@youtubeviewer7030 She was not quite 8 years old when the 1973 TV year started, and YTT came back on air in February, 1973 for that year. I remember Sally actually blurting out, in the middle of a host-set sequence, "I'm 8 now, Johnny!" or words similar. Station NBN-Newcastle was always a couple of months behind Sydney's editions, Sydney got their editions at the same time as Melbourne, but NBN, being regional, had to wait in line to get each edition. So we didn't see Sally's quip until about July or August of 1973.

@@neilforbes416 sally was born on 21 May 1965 she began on YTT when she was seven not eight

@@youtubeviewer7030 I just got through explaining that Sally blurted out in the middle of a host-set sequence that she'd just turned 8. The edition where this happened went to air in May, in Sydney and Melbourne, but would not be seen in Newcastle until about late July or August of 1973.