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Countdown. It\u2019s an interesting term to think about during this time, for we have been counting down to the arrival of lots of unique milestones for almost an entire year now; The countdown to the end of lockdown. The countdown to the arrival of the vaccine. The countdown to zero COVID cases. The countdown to the day when we can board an international flight. The countdown to better days.<\/p>\n

But flashback to simpler times \u2013 to the 70s and 80s in Australia \u2013 and the word took on a different meaning. Countdown<\/em> was an iconic pop music program which first aired on the ABC in 1974 and was hosted by Ian \u201cMolly\u201d Meldrum. An institution unto itself \u2013 and a rite of passage for any international act looking to make it to number one on the Australian airwaves \u2013 the world-class program was Down Under\u2019s lens into international fashion and music, and the synergy between the two.<\/p>\n

Yes, before Instagram, before the internet \u2013 and during a time where international magazines took months<\/em> to arrive on our shores \u2013 there was Countdown<\/em>. And you could find teenagers across the country, including Nicky Zimmermann, watching their clocks on a Sunday afternoon and waiting with \u201canticipation and excitement\u201d for their favourite show to come on the TV at 6pm.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou just knew the show was going to be fun and transport you to an exciting new world. I would sit there eagerly ready to hit record on my cassette player just to relive it hours later and it was the hottest topic to discuss with friends at school on Monday morning,\u201d Zimmermann tells GRAZIA.<\/p>\n

\u201cMolly Meldrum was such a brilliant host \u2013 he had this wonderful ability to disarm any musician that came on the show.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey were so at ease with him \u2013 they would speak openly and in a way they probably wouldn\u2019t with other hosts, so we got quite a special and intimate look into these artist\u2019s lives,\u201d says Zimmermann. “Madonna was on the show too. Everything about her resonated with me especially her outfits!\u201d<\/p>\n