AC99 - Newsletter and IYOP Initiatives

	Newsletter and IYOP Initiatives Australian Coalition '99

AC '99 Update - Edition No. 4 (October 1998)
IYOP IN THE MEDIA

The ABC of IYOP

The ABC has advised that there are exciting plans under consideration for the year, including:

ABC Television:

Travels with My Aunt, a comedy piece starring Margaret Scott and Mikey Robbins;

A documentary about sexuality and older people, to be developed in WA;

A tele-movie drama, called "Crossing the Bar", celebrating the lives of four different people in their sixties, as they deal with the challenge of growing old;

A Quantum program focusing on older people;

Re-badging a week of promos highlighting IYOP, to coincide with the International Day of Older Persons on October 1, 1999.

ABC Radio National:

"Hindsight", the social history program, is planning a series looking at the 20th Century though the eyes of older Australians;
"Australia Talks Back" will devote specific programs to topics which affect older people;
"Life Matters" will be examining a range of issues, such as gerontology, retirement, education for older people, the older consumer, etc;
The Radio Drama Unit is developing an occasional series of 30 minutes pieces for "Airplay" which will showcase the talents and experience of some of our older performers;
ABC Classic FM envisages a series of programs on music written in old age, as well as on performers who are advanced in years. IYOP will also be reflected in Margaret Throsby's selection of guests;
The proposed development of a lifestyle series, "Race Over the Hill" modelled on the successful "Race Around the World".

Other proposals for IYOP programming may emerge later in the year.