Lesson plan
Micro Macro
Micro Macro is a 1978 Australian television panel game show broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was based on the European show of the same name. Hosted by Noel Ferrier it featured two teams of two competing to identify images flashed on a screen. Teams were led by Carol Raye and Jimmy Hannan and featured celebrity guests. First shown on Thursdays at 8pm it shifted to Mondays at 6pm due to poor ratings. In the Age John Teerds said of the first episode "Although Ferrier claims to be "the worst compere in Australia", it is expected his control of the show will improve with practice. There are some faults which could be overcome with practice and with tighter direction." The Sun-Herald's Dale Plummer said "If you have a spare half-hour for a spot of minor brain exercise, Micro Macro could be fun, but the game is slow and the scoring obscure." The Age's Dennis Pryor noted "The admirable Noel Ferrier rightly treats the whole thing as an absurd joke. giving his imitation of a rogue elephant waving his trunk at the sheer idiocy of the whole thing." He says that three weeks in "The regular panellists are beginning to settle down and give the show some shape."
Article summary
Micro Macro is a 1978 Australian television panel game show broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was based on the European show of the same name. Hosted by Noel Ferrier it featured two teams of two competing to identify images flashed on a screen. Teams were led by Carol Raye and Jimmy Hannan and featured celebrity guests. First shown on Thursdays at 8pm it shifted to Mondays at 6pm due to poor ratings. In the Age John Teerds said of the first episode "Although Ferrier claims to be "the worst compere in Australia", it is expected his control of the show will improve with practice. There are some faults which could be overcome with practice and with tighter direction." The Sun-Herald's Dale Plummer said "If you have a spare half-hour for a spot of minor brain exercise, Micro Macro could be fun, but the game is slow and the scoring obscure." The Age's Dennis Pryor noted "The admirable Noel Ferrier rightly treats the whole thing as an absurd joke. giving his imitation of a rogue elephant waving his trunk at the sheer idiocy of the whole thing." He says that three weeks in "The regular panellists are beginning to settle down and give the show some shape."
Key claims
No claims recorded.
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
No sources recorded.
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.