A late start, then a big boom: why it took until 1975 for Australians to finally watch TV in colour
- Written by Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University

Some 50 years ago, on March 1 1975, Australian television stations officially moved to colour.
Networks celebrated the day, known as “C-Day”, with unique slogans such as “come to colour” (ABC TV), “Seven colours your world” (Seven Network), “living colour” (Nine Network) and...