ABC Band gets back together | Jules inspiring operatic debut

Featuring all your favourite ABC Radio Adelaide presenters, The ABC Band is back together for a special one-night only live performance for Countdown's 50th Anniversary Party at the Arkaba. Go behind the scenes at rehearsal and see who you can spot, then tune into Breakfast on Monday 11 November when the full song is revealed.

Right now, there are 270,000 South Australian households who are going hungry. And many of them are families just like yours. ABC Radio is joining with Foodbank in the ABC Gives appeal to help put food on the table of those in need in our community.

Bob Geldof is coming to Adelaide with a one-man show next year, the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, which followed 1984's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?" Geldhof shares his memories of this extraordinary initiative impacting poverty on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast.

Jules Schiller is known for many things. Opera is not one of them. Until now that is. 891 ABC Radio Adelaide's silver fox of Breakfast radio is treading the boards with the State Opera in Lucia di Lammermoor.

Everyone knows Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. But few have heard of his older sister, Maria-Anna. She was arguably even more talented than Wolf, as Jason Chong found out on Evenings.

At 6:30pm on Friday 8 November 1974, Countdown burst into loungerooms all over the nation and set the music scene on fire. 50 years on, the ABC is inviting you back to the party to celebrate the little Aussie show that became a global phenomenon.

Premiering at 7.30pm on Saturday 16 November on ABC TV and ABC iview, Countdown 50 Years On will bring the glory days of the 70s and 80s rocketing into the here and now.

Hosted by Myf Warhust with Tony Armstrong, the special birthday event is set to combine juicy behind the scenes stories and interviews from Countdown’s original 13-year run, with never-before-seen archival footage and electrifying live performances from some of our biggest stars.

Also, don’t miss Countdown’s Top 20 Greatest Moments, hosted by James Valentine, across the country on ABC Radio on Saturday 9 November at 6pm AEDT.

SA Weekends presenter Deb Tribe LOVES movies! Join her for the Saturday Film Club; a monthly discussion about classic films – just like a book club - but for film lovers. The Australian classic, The Castle will feature this month.

A delicious and substantial salad for hot nights.

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