High Adventure (TV series)

High Adventure with Lowell Thomas is an American TV series presented by Lowell Thomas. It ran on CBS from 1957 to 1959. Some episodes were made by the Australian producer Lee Robinson.[1]

One of these was called "Australian Outback". It involved the search for the explorer Lasseter. Robinson claimed he found Lasseter's bones. He was charged with an offence by the government but charges were dropped.[2][3]

Footage from this episode was later used in the 1979 documentary The Legend of Lasseter.[4]

Reruns of the series were shown on CBS from June 16, 1964, through September 15, 1964. They were seen on Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time.[5]

  1. ^ "Continuum". wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au. Retrieved Sep 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lsseter's Bones Charge Dropped". The Canberra Times. 21 February 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 30 August 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "The Age - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved Sep 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved Sep 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 445. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.