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On the set of NZBC-TV's A History of MysteryIn New Zealand Clive worked on TV and in cabaret in Wellington and Auckland.  He also made his radio debut in the variety show It's On The House 
to mark the official opening of Clive's first comedy spot on national radioBroadcasting House in Wellington.  A year later, he wrote and cast A History of Mystery, the first hour-long TV magic special produced in Australasia. 

To promote training for domestic production, he founded the New Zealand Television Workshop and initiated New Zealand's National TV Awards.  In addition to his appearances on stage and TV, Clive says his personal highlights were working in cabaret with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and producing a TV commercial for General Motors with movie pioneer Rudall Hayward .   Clive wrote scripts, produced TV and radio commercials for a variety of national clients. He also wrote articles, gave talks, and lobbied politicians to promote the development of New Zealand's TV talent.

The NZ TV Workshop was one of the world's first public access broadcasting groups.  Clive considers it a compliment that many years later New Zealand Burns Scandrett, Peter Evans, Watson Raines, and Clive celebrate at a New Zealand Magicians' Conventionadopted and improved upon his Canadian domestic TV production fund concept 
(Telefilm Broadcast Fund) with their NZ-ON-AIR funding to develop domestic production.  He believes that NZ-ON-AIR has been more successful in developing stars and entertainers than the Canadian production fund.

Following his last TV appearance on  Auckland's AKTV-2 in September 1966, Clive flew to the United States to study educational television.


 
 

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