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WIN A TRIP TO LONDON Vote for your most memorable television moment and win a wonderful trip to historic Britain. Valued at more than $9,000, this holiday includes return air fares and five nights' accommodation in London one of the world's most memorable cities. For a chance to win, select your most memorable television moment(s) by calling the numbers below and registering your details. 1 Melbourne Olympics 1900 957 170 2 JFK assassination 1900957171 3 Vietnam War 1900 957172 4 Moon landing 1900 957 173 5 The Dismissal 1900 957174 6 Number 96 1900 957175 7 Granville 1900 957 176 8 Dallas 1900 957 177 9 Royal Wedding 1900957180 10 America Cup 1900957181 11 A Country Practice 1900 957182 12 Live Aid 1900 957 183 TV -this is yow life Since 1956, television has brought countless memorable pictures and people into our living rooms. Some made us laugh, others leffus shattered.

RACHEL BROWNE reports. 14 Neighbours 1900957185 15 Berlin Wall 1900 957 186 16GuKWar 1900969490 17 Moscow uprising 1900 969 491 18 Port Arthur 1900969492 19 Kieren Perkins 1900 969 493 20 Diana's death 1900 969 494 Terms and conditions: Legion Telecal max caR cost 50c. Mobile phones extra. Lines open at 6pm on Saturday, October 16, and dose at midnight on Friday, October 22. The winner wi be randomly selected on Tuesday, October 26.

at Legion Tetecal There is no limit id the number of calls readers can make. Incomplete or inaudible phone entries wiH be deemed ineligible Trie compelition a open to residents of NSW, ACT The Sm-HerakTs Television magazine on Sunday, November 14, 1999. The prize includes an economy-class, Sydney-London retumtnprortkwaoandrivenights'accommodationwith breakfast at a three-star hotel in London The trip must be taken by Apr! 2000. Visas, departure tax and gratuities are not included. Transfers are not applicable in Australia.

The prize is not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash or kind. The promoter may use entrants' details for promotional, marketing and publicity purposes. The total prize pool is valued at $9,243. NSW TC998966 ACT TP 981 247. HEN we remember images of the 20th century, most of us will recall something seen on screen.

Here are 20 of television's most memorable moments. Pick your favourites for a chance to win a memorable trip to London. The Melbourne Olympics. 1956 The grand union of television and sport began in 1956 with the Melbourne Olympics. Because of the lack of television sets in Australia at the time, very few people saw the event which, nonetheless, became ingrained in the national consciousness.

John Kennedy's assassination, 1963 The Zapruder film of John Kennedy's last moments is one of the most famous home movies. Filmed by a passer-by in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1 963, the horrifying footage is the only detailed record of the US President's murder. The Vietnam War, 1965-75 They say if you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there. Perhaps. But one vivid image for Australians is the Vietnam War, which was beamed into our living rooms night after night for a decade.

The moon landing, 1969 It was as if the whole world stopped as 490 million viewers in 1 20 countries watched in awe as the Apollo XI mission, crewed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, touched down. The Dismissal, 1975 The image of Gough Whitlam standing on the steps of Parliament House just after Governor-General Sir John Kerr announced his sacking remains the most infamous in Australian politics. Number 96, 1972 Billed as the night Australian television lost its virginity, this show featured plenty of firsts: Abigail's breasts, a gay character and a format which proved soap opera to be a viable genre. The Granville train crash, 1977 Australians were jolted awake by the news of a train crash at Granville in January, 1977, in which 83 people died Australia's worst peacetime tragedy. Dallas Who shot JR? 1980 When US soap Dallas closed its second series with evil JR Ewing taking two slugs from an unseen gunslinger, it became a worldwide sensation.

The question "Who shot emblazoned on T-shirts and bumper stickers, put the cliffhanger on the map. The Royal Wedding, 1981 It was anything but the fairytale spun by Buckingham Palace PRs but the marriage of Diana Spencer to Prince Charles was one of television's biggest events with 420 million viewers in 1 17 countries. The America's Cup win, 1983 It's touted by many as Australian sport's finest moment. After US domination of the event for 132 years, the Australian boat won the unwinnable, the 1983 America's Cup at Rhode Island. A Country Practice, Molly's death, 1984 Molly Jones's (Anne Tenney) demise was supposed to take 1 1 weeks until producers realised that would mean her final hour would air during a non-ratings week.

She had a slay of execution for two episodes and shuffled off her mortal coil to record ratings. Live Aid, 1985 After seeing images of starving people in Africa, Bob Geldof threw himself into the huge fund-raising effort which was to become Live Aid. More than 1 .5 billion people watched and pledged money. The Challenger explosion, 1986 On January 28 the cameras rolled as Challenger speared heavenwards until, suddenly, a tiny flame gave way to smoke and debris in the blue sky. Neighbours, Scott and Charlene's wedding, 1987 The strains of Angry Anderson's Suddenly filled the church as Scott and Charlene (Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue) exchanged vows in an episode which drew two million viewers and remains one of soap's most popular weddings.

Demolition of the Berlin Wall, 1990 The world looked on as the cranes moved in to dismantle the most significant symbol of the division between East and West on April 29, 1990. The Gulf War, 1990-91 Footage of fighting in the Persian Gulf was beamed into our homes during the summer of 90-91 The Moscow uprising, 1993 Coming only a few years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, footage of Russian fury against Communist rule changed the way the world viewed the USSR. The Port Arthur massacre, 1996 The home video of tourists cowering as gunfire rang out, followed by screams and then silence is one of the most powerful images broadcast in Australia. Kieren Perkins's 1500m Atlanta Olympic swim, 1996 You couldn't help swelling with national pride watching Perkins's incredible gold-medal swim. The death of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed, 1997 We woke on Sunday, August 3 1 1 997, to images of a mangled black Mercedes-Benz in which Diana Princess of Wales, and her lover were passengers: the funeral drew a record 2.5 billion viewers.

6 OCTOBER 17-23, 1999 Television.