# The Last Gasp: Stubbing Out Ciggie Commercials – Part One

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Podcast: [Forgotten Australia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-australia-761872)
Published: 2026-08-31T07:34:18+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-last-gasp-stubbing-out-ciggie-commercials-part-one
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## Resource

Fifty years ago this week – 1 September 1976 – tobacco commercials were banned on Australian television. So, it was goodbye to Paul Hogan, Stuart Wagstaff, Norman Gunston and other celebs selling ciggies and smoking to adults and kids alike via the idiot box. In this episode, we sift the dirty ashtray of recent history for a look at the powerful profiteers who put the A-list on the payroll, chronicling how multinational tobacco companies, the Australian media and government undermined medical science to make a killing. Part Two will be available first for supporters. It will go on general release later in the week. Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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