Editing Rolf Harris (section)

===1960s to 1980s===
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At the end of 1960, he toured Australia sponsored by [[Dulux]] paints and singing his hit song whilst doing huge paintings on stage with Dulux emulsion paint. While painting on stage, one of his catchphrases was, "Can you tell what it is yet?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rolfharrisentertainer.com/faq.htm#5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828083116/http://www.rolfharrisentertainer.com/faq.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2010 |title=Rolf Harris profile |publisher=Rolfharrisentertainer.com |date=30 March 1930 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> After Harris and his wife returned to England, they visited Perth to meet family and for tours of Australia, where he spent around four months travelling with his band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1438410.htm|title=ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton – episode 90: Rolf Harris|date=15 August 2005|publisher=Abc.net.au|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref>

After returning to the UK in 1962, he was introduced to [[George Martin]], who re-recorded all of his songs the following year, including a remake of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" which became a huge hit in the US, and "[[Sun Arise]]", an Aboriginal-inspired song Harris had written with Perth naturalist [[Harry Butler]]. The song reached number two in the UK charts. Harris met and worked with [[the Beatles]] after they started recording with Martin, and he [[wikt:compère|compèred]] their 16-night season of Christmas shows at London's [[Rainbow Theatre|Finsbury Park Astoria Theatre]] (later the Rainbow Theatre) in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/1963/12/24/the-beatles-christmas-show|title=24 December 1963: The Beatles' Christmas Show begins|publisher=The Beatles Bible|date=24 December 1963|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> Harris sang "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport", with the Beatles singing backing vocals, for the first edition of the ''From Us to You'' BBC radio show in December 1963. Harris changed the original lyrics to create a version that was specially written for the Beatles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/07/12/rolf-harris-the-5th-beatle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717023506/http://gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/07/12/rolf-harris-the-5th-beatle|archive-date=17 July 2011|title=Rolf Harris, the 5th Beatle|publisher=Gdayworld.thepodcastnetwork.com|date=27 October 2010|access-date=17 January 2011}}</ref>

Harris was the presenter of ''Hi There'' and ''Hey Presto it's Rolf'' in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/rolf-harris/ |title=Rolf Harris |publisher=BBC |access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> By the time ''The Rolf Harris Show'' was broadcast in 1967, lasting until 1974, on [[BBC1]], he had gained a high profile on British television.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dugan|first=Emily|title=Rolf Harris: He isn't just for Christmas, he's for life|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/rolf-harris-he-isnt-just-for-christmas-hes-for-life-2164317.html|work=[[The Independent]]|date=19 December 2010|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rolf Harris in the Midlands|url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/2012-10-11/fact-file-the-life-of-rolf-harris/|publisher=ITV News|date=11 October 2012|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref> He was the commentator for the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest|United Kingdom]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1967|1967 Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC One – Eurovision Song Contest – Grand Final: 1967|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007vgk0|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>

In March 1967, [[David Blanasi]], an [[Aboriginal Australian]] virtuoso player and maker of the [[didgeridoo]], travelled to London with Harris, appearing live on ''The Rolf Harris Show'' on Saturday 1 April for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107034135 |title=NT Aborigine for London TV |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=41 |issue=11,649 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=29 March 1967 |accessdate=18 March 2025 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> Blanasi taught Harris how to play the didgeridoo while on tour with him, which began an ongoing professional association.<ref name=harris2020>{{cite book| url=https://ia800103.us.archive.org/11/items/oapen-20.500.12657-58838/9781501362958.pdf|first= Amanda| last= Harris| date= 2020| title= Representing Australian Aboriginal Music and Dance 1930–1970 |page=118,121| publisher=Bloomsbury}} </ref>

Harris created one of his best known characters in the 1960s, [[Jake the Peg]], but his biggest success in terms of record sales was in 1969, with his rendering of the American Civil War song "[[Two Little Boys]]", originally written in 1902. Harris later discovered a personal poignancy to the song, as the story bears such a resemblance to the [[World War I]] experiences of his father Crom, and Crom's beloved younger brother Carl, who died aged 19 after being wounded in battle in France two weeks before the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|Armistice]] of November 1918.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4969451.ece|first=Richard|last=Brooks|title=Rolf Harris unearths own family's tale of 'two little boys' in Somme cemetery|work=The Sunday Times |date=19 October 2008|access-date=4 February 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> "Two Little Boys" was the [[List of Christmas number one singles (UK)|Christmas Number One song]] in the UK charts for six weeks in 1969. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]].<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd|publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd|location=London, UK|page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/260 260]|isbn=0-214-20512-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/260}}</ref>

Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, his BBC TV programmes remained a light-entertainment staple, with the last show, ''Rolf on Saturday OK?'', broadcast on Saturday evenings.<ref name="BBCprofile"/> On many of his television appearances, Harris painted pictures on large boards in an apparently slapdash manner, with the odd nonsense song thrown in, asking "Can you tell what is it yet?" as he painted. Only at the end of the song would a fully formed picture emerge, sometimes only after the board was turned through 90 or 180 degrees. Such appearances led to several television series based on his artistic ability, such as ''[[Rolf's Cartoon Time]]'', broadcast on BBC One from 1979 to 1989, and ''[[Rolf's Cartoon Club]]'', on [[CITV]] between 1989 and 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rolf Harris profile|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22216075|website=BBC News: Entertainment & Arts|publisher=BBC|access-date=7 June 2014|date=9 May 2014}}</ref> 

In the early 1980s, he starred in his own weekly Australian television series, ''The Rolf Harris Show'', produced by the [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]]. The series featured numerous guests, including regulars such as [[Jane Scali]]. During the show Harris would also paint Australian bush scenes.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Harris was the subject of episodes of ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1971 and 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sommerlad |first1=Joe |title=Rolf Harris death: The disgraced entertainer's rise and fall |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/rolf-harris-dead-career-timeline-prison-b2344248.html |access-date=26 May 2023 |work=The Independent |date=23 May 2023}}</ref> In 1973, Harris performed the first concert in the Concert Hall of the newly completed [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22216075|title=BBC News – Profile: Rolf Harris – musician, artist and presenter|work=[[BBC News]] |date=19 April 2013 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> In 1974, he released the single "Papillon" on EMI.<ref>{{cite web |title=Papillon |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1093287?rCH=2 |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=26 May 2023 |language=German}}</ref> He played the didgeridoo on two albums by English pop singer [[Kate Bush]], entitled ''[[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]'' (1982) and ''[[Aerial (album)|Aerial]]'' (2005); he also contributed vocals to the songs "An Architect's Dream" and "The Painter's Link" on ''Aerial''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pop CD of the week: Kate Bush, Aerial|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/30/popandrock.shopping1|access-date=29 October 2005|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=18 February 2017}}</ref>

In 1985, Harris presented a twenty-minute child abuse prevention video called ''[[Kids Can Say No!]]''<ref>{{OCLC|221022364}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rolf Harris in 'no to child abuse' video|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/rolf-harris-in-no-to-child-abuse-video/story-fni0fee2-1226810860369|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=26 January 2014}}</ref>