BILLY
RAYMOND
BIOGRAPHY (Contd.)
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1966-67
Second and third series of “Try For Ten” for Grampian TV.
Series host of “A Search for Beauty” for Scottish Television, Central Scotland.
Series for BBC TV “Come Dancing”, transmitted throughout the UK.
1967
WON THE SCOTTISH TELEVISION PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD.
1968
Two further series for Grampian Television and Theatre season.
1969-70
Australia’s Channel 10 “Rose & Crown” (co-star with Reg Varney).
Hosted “Late Night Extra” on Channel 10.
WON “PENGUIN” AWARD FOR “BEST SUPPORT IN A TELEVISION VARIETY SERIES”.
1971
Hosted series of quiz show “The Generation Gap” for BBC Scotland.
1970-79
Six to 9 months each year in Australia with stage shows.
Three television series for NBN 3, Newcastle.
Hosted ABCTV “Winner Takes All”, screened in over 150 stations throughout Australia.
Starred in own stage production of “Scotland the Brave” and “A Touch of Tartan”.
Wrote and produced 3 TV Specials of “A Touch of Tartan” for QTQ 9 Brisbane.  Screened nationally.
A frequent guest on all major national and interstate variety and panel TV shows.
1979
Toured in the UK, Europe and the USA during June, July and August.
RECORDING
1970-79
Five albums released in Australia on Festival and CBS labels.  Album “A Toast to the Tartan” reached its Gold Record sales two and a half days after it was released. Resulted in a total of 4 Gold albums.
“The Kilt is My Delight” released in April 1979.
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