 Starting in 1957 the two ABC stations then in operation each produced one live drama presentation each month, which would be kinescoped for broadcast in the other city.Weekly current-affairs programme "Four Corners" began in 1961, followed in the same year by "Profiles of Power", a series of interviews with prominent Australians.Direct relays between Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra were also established in 1961, replacing temporary microwave relays as a means of simultaneously airing programmes across multiple stations.