Career
After completing his education at Marist Brothers College in Randwick, Roberts worked in advertising and sales promotion before commencing his career as a freelance writer for television and film Ted Roberts began his career in television in the 1960s, writing early episodes of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. The series was screened in over eighty countries and its theme tune, composed by Eric Jupp, is one of the best known and most recognisable Australian tunes. The long version (the B side on the 45rpm record) has lyrics by Ted Roberts.
Ted Roberts" other television credits include major Australian television series" Homicide (Seven Network - 1964-1976), Certain Women (American Broadcasting Company - 1973-1976), Rush (American Broadcasting Company - 1974-1976), Patrol Boat (American Broadcasting Company 1979-1980), Water Rats (Nine Network - 1996-2001), A Country Practice, Blue Heelers, Mission Impossible and Star Trek.
His film credits include "Bush Christmas", which starred Nicole Kidman in her first film, playing "one of three children searching for a stolen racehorse. The 1983 film, directed by Henri Safran, gives us a skinny, pink-cheeked, abundantly plainted Nicole, many moments of good humour, some fine location shots filmed in Queensland"s Lamington Plateau, and music from band the Bushwackers." (Weekend Australian, 26-27 December 09) His death on 23 February 2015 was announced two day later in a press release by the Australian Writers Guild.
