 His Masters thesis discussed J. G. Ballard and Surrealism.During his nine-year stint at university he continued songwriting and performing with rock band The Many Moods of Albert (1966–67), worked as an actor and songwriter with Sydney's Pact Theatre (1972–78), made appearances on Australia's national broadcaster ABC television on some children's programs in the late 1970s and then appeared in an eight-year stint as a musician and songwriter in regular guest appearances on the long-running Australian Broadcasting Corporation children's television program "Mr. Squiggle and Friends" (1979–1982).The ABC also financed production of seven of his songs for "Amberjack", a musical about a stranded time-traveller, with musicians including Doug Ashdown.