# The Seekers' Lost 1964 TV Debut Resurfaces After 60 Years

> Australia's biggest 1960s music export had their career-launching performance hidden in a vault for six decades.
- Title: The Seekers' Lost 1964 TV Debut Resurfaces After 60 Years
- Summary: Australia's biggest 1960s music export had their career-launching performance hidden in a vault for six decades. A rediscovered 1964 TV clip shows The…
- Keywords: the seekers, judith durham, keith potger, bruce woodley, athol guy, national film and sound archive, in melbourne tonight, graham kennedy, australia, 1960s music, folk-pop, tv appearance
- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/music-news/the-seekers-earliest-tv-appearance-unearthed-watch-1236341372
- Author: Lars Brandle
- Published: 2026-09-16T08:01:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: the seekers, judith durham, keith potger, bruce woodley, athol guy, national film and sound archive, in melbourne tonight, graham kennedy, australia, 1960s music, folk-pop, tv appearance
## Lost Seekers footage found
The earliest surviving TV appearance of The Seekers has been rediscovered and digitized. The eight-minute clip from March 1964 hadn't been broadcast in 60 years.
## The tape that started it all
The band sent this black and white 16mm film as a promotional reel to U.K. talent agency The Grade Organisation. It kickstarted their international success.

> This is arguably the tape that kickstarted The Seekers' international success.
## First Australians to top UK charts
With 'I'll Never Find Another You' in 1965, The Seekers became the first Australian act to hit No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart.
## Six top 10 hits in two years
They climbed the U.K. chart again with 'The Carnival Is Over' and scored six top 10 hits. 'Georgy Girl' reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
## Record crowd at their peak
In 1967, the four-piece performed to 200,000 people, still the biggest concert crowd in the southern hemisphere. They were named Australians of the Year.
## Durham's legacy lives on
Lead singer Judith Durham died in 2022 at age 79. Keith Potger, curator of her estate, donated the rare film to mark 70 years of Australian television.
## Key takeaway

A rediscovered 1964 TV clip shows The Seekers' earliest known performance, the promotional reel that launched their international career.