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Today’s TV: Thursday 19 April 1990
from the NZ Listener

TV One
9.55am Teletext in Vision
10.10 Play School (Rpt, G)
10.35 Doctor Snuggles (Rpt, G)
10.40 Crossroads (Three episodes) (G)
11.55 Te Karere Headlines
Noon One Network News
12.15 Film on One - Nunzio (1978)
2.00 Bookie (Part 2) (Rpt, PGR)
3.00 Knots Landing
4.00 Designing Women (G)
4.30 227 (G)
4.50 Emmerdale Farm (G)
5.20 North and South Island Programmes
NORTH
5.20 Te Karere
5.30 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G)
SOUTH
5.20 Bugs Bunny (G)
5.35 Te Karere
5.45 The Mainland Touch (Christchurch) / The South Tonight (Dunedin)
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century (G)
7.30 Coronation Street (G)
8.00 The Bill (PGR)
8.30 Foreign Correspondent
9.30 Ever Decreasing Circles (Rpt)
10.00 One Network News
10.30 One World of Sport - Sportsnight
Includes rugby, BMX, surfing, wrestling and basketball (NBA 1989/90)
12.30am Closedown

Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 The Muppet Babies (G)
7.00 Breakfast News
7.05 Ox Tales (G)
7.30 Breakfast News
7.35 Defenders of the Earth (G)
8.00 Breakfast News
8.05 Heathcliff and Marmaduke (G)
8.30 Breakfast News
8.35 Maya the Bee (G)
9.00 Windfalls (G)
9.05 Sesame Street (Rpt, G)
10.05 No Place Like Home (G)
10.40 Aerobics Oz Style (G)
11.05 Santa Barbara
Noon The Young and the Restless
1.00 Days of Our Lives
2.00 Newhart (G)
2.25 After 2, including:
2.26 Play School (Rpt, G)
2.50 Zoobilee Zoo (Rpt, G)
3.15 Count Duckula (G)
3.45 Live!, including:
3.50 COPS (G)
4.20 Head of the Class (G)
5.00 Batman (Rpt, G)
5.30 Blind Date (G)
6.00 Happy Days (Rpt, G)
6.30 Neighbours (Double episode) (G)
7.30 The Comedy Company (PGR)
8.30 Tour of Duty (AO)
9.30 Magnum, PI (PGR)
10.30 Newsbreak
10.35 Dallas (PGR)
11.35 Falcon Crest (Series return) (PGR)
12.35am Closedown

TV3
Noon The Oprah Winfrey Show (PGR)
1.00 The Power, the Passion (Double episode) (PGR)
2.00 The Bold and the Beautiful (PGR)
2.30 Another World (PGR)
3.20 Thomas the Tank Engine (G)
3.30 Mickey Mouse Club (G)
4.00 The Real Ghostbusters (G)
4.30 Voltron (G)
5.00 Police Academy (G)
5.30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Rpt, G)
6.00 Home and Away (G)
6.30 3 National News
7.00 Family Feud (G)
7.30 The Wonder Years (G)
8.00 Murphy Brown (PGR)
8.30 Midnight Caller (AO)
9.30 Road to Wembley
10.30 Nightline
11.00 Jack and Mike (AO)
12.00am Closedown (approx)

Tomorrow’s TV: Friday 20 April 1990
from the NZ Listener

TV One
6.30am Massey University, including:
6.30 Massey University News
6.36 26.150 Introduction to Business Law - “Moot Court”
6.55 75.101 Individual and Social Psychology (Part 1)
7.10 10.100/110 Accounting (Part 2) - “Partnerships and Companies”
7.30 Closedown (approx)
9.55 Teletext in Vision
10.10 Play School (Rpt, G)
10.35 Make Music Fun (G)
10.40 Crossroads (Final) (G)
11.55 Te Karere Headlines
Noon One Network News
12.15 Film on One - Victoria the Great (1937) (B&W) (Rpt)
2.00 Bookie (Part 3, final) (Rpt, PGR)
3.05 Knots Landing
4.00 Knight & Daye (Final) (G)
4.30 227 (G)
4.50 Emmerdale Farm (G)
5.20 North and South Island Programmes
NORTH
5.20 Te Karere
5.30 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G)
SOUTH
5.20 Bugs Bunny (G)
5.35 Te Karere
5.45 The Mainland Touch (Christchurch) / The South Tonight (Dunedin)
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century (G)
7.30 Coronation Street (G)
8.00 A Question of Sport (G)
8.30 Casualty (Series return) (AO)
9.30 One World of Sport - Sports Week
10.00 One Network News
10.30 One World of Sport - Friday Night League
NSWRL 1990 (Winfield Cup) - Easts v Bulldogs; full delayed coverage
12.30am Closedown

Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 The Muppet Babies (G)
7.00 Breakfast News
7.05 Ox Tales (G)
7.30 Breakfast News
7.35 Defenders of the Earth (G)
8.00 Breakfast News
8.05 Heathcliff and Marmaduke (G)
8.30 Breakfast News
8.35 Maya the Bee (G)
9.00 Windfalls (G)
9.05 Sesame Street (Rpt, G)
10.05 No Place Like Home (G)
10.40 Aerobics Oz Style (G)
11.05 Santa Barbara
Noon The Young and the Restless
1.00 Days of Our Lives
2.00 Newhart (G)
2.25 After 2, including:
2.26 Play School (Rpt, G)
2.50 Hot Dog (G)
3.00 Puddle Lane (G)
3.15 The Road Runner Show (Rpt, G)
3.45 Live!, including:
3.50 COPS (G)
4.20 RTR New Releases (G)
5.00 Batman (Rpt, G)
5.30 Blind Date (G)
6.00 Happy Days (Rpt, G)
6.30 Neighbours (Double episode) (G)
7.30 Richmond Hill (G)
8.30 Beyond 2000 (G)
9.30 Married… with Children
10.00 Doctor Doctor
10.35 Newsbreak
10.40 Unsolved Mysteries (AO)
11.40 Blue Thunder (Starting tonight) (AO)
12.45am Closedown

TV3
Noon The Oprah Winfrey Show (PGR)
1.00 The Power, the Passion (Double episode) (PGR)
2.00 The Bold and the Beautiful (PGR)
2.30 Another World (PGR)
3.20 Thomas the Tank Engine (G)
3.30 Mickey Mouse Club (G)
4.00 The Real Ghostbusters (G)
4.30 Voltron (G)
5.00 Police Academy (G)
5.30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Rpt, G)
6.00 Home and Away (G)
6.30 3 National News
7.00 Family Feud (G)
7.30 The Greatest American Hero (G)
8.30 Highwayman (AO)
9.30 The Benny Hill Show (AO)
10.30 Nightline
11.00 Late Movie - The King of Love (1987) (AO)
12.30am Closedown

Crossroads

On Easter Monday, 4 April 1988, a long-running British television series came to an end.

Crossroads, also known as Crossroads Kings Oak, had been on air since 1964 and produced an impressive 4,510 episodes over the years. The final episode saw the last remaining original character, Jill Chance (played by Jane Rossington), riding off into the sunset with her new lover John Maddingham (Jeremy Nicholas). It was a bittersweet ending for fans who had been following the lives and dramas at the fictional Crossroads Motel for over two decades.

The series, which was set in a fictional motel in the Midlands, quickly became a cultural phenomenon. It was a serial drama that followed the lives of the staff and guests at the Crossroads Motel, featuring a mix of drama, romance and comedy. The iconic theme tune, with its famous guitar riff, became synonymous with the show and is still remembered by many today.

Throughout its run, the series had its fair share of ups and downs. It experienced numerous cast changes and faced criticism for its low production values. However, it was also hugely popular and had a loyal fan base who tuned in day after day to see what would happen next. The series even spawned its own fan club, The Crossroads Appreciation Society, with thousands of members across the UK.

The final episode of Crossroads was a specially extended programme that screened on Easter Monday in Britain. That episode gave fans closure on the storylines that had been developing over the years and the happily ever after for some of their favourite characters. It was a poignant and emotional moment for the cast, crew and fans as they said goodbye to a show that had been a part of their lives for so long.

The final scene of the episode showed Jill Chance on the back of a motorcycle, leaving the Crossroads Motel behind with her new love. As they rode off into the sunset, Jill was asked what name she would give the hotel she would be running in her new life. In a poignant moment, she replied, “I always thought Crossroads was an awfully good name”. This line has become iconic and is still remembered by fans to this day.

Although the final episode was shown in Britain in 1988, it didn’t reach New Zealand TV screens until 1990. That episode was shown on TV One (now TVNZ 1) at 10.40am on the morning of Friday 20 April that year. This delayed screening allowed fans all over the country to say goodbye to the beloved series and its characters.

In 2001 Crossroads was revived by Carlton Television as a now-defunct ITV franchise for both London (weekdays) and the Midlands. The revived series faced much criticism and low ratings and was eventually cancelled again in 2003. However, fans were able to see some of their favourite characters return, including Jane Rossington as Jill Chance. The revived series was also broadcast on TV One, bringing back memories for long-time fans while introducing the series to a new generation.

Today, Crossroads is still remembered fondly by fans and holds a special place in British television history. It may have ended in 1988 but its legacy lives on through reruns, fan clubs and the memories of those who were captivated by the lives and dramas at the Crossroads Motel. As Jill Chance said, Crossroads was indeed an awfully good name.

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Today’s TV: Monday 21 April 1975
from the NZ Listener

TV One
2.00pm News
2.05 Monday Matinee - The One That Got Away (1957) (Rpt)
3.52 Sesame Street (B&W)
4.50 Pippi Longstocking (B&W) (Rpt)
5.20 Jeannie (Final)
5.40 This Week in Britain
5.45 The Bobby Goldsboro Show (B&W)
6.05 The Monkees
6.30 News
Includes regional news from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin
7.00 Here’s Lucy
7.30 Bon Appétit with Des Britten
7.45 The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
8.10 Sutherland’s Law
9.00 Tonight at Nine
9.30 The Human Journey
10.25 Callan (Rpt)
11.15 Closedown

All programmes in colour unless otherwise specified.

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Today’s TV: Sunday 24 April 1977
from the NZ Listener

TV One
11.00am Open Mind
Noon News
12.05 Crossroads
12.30 The Big Match
1.15 Sunday Matinee - The Earth Is Mine (1959)
3.25 Silents Please (B&W)
3.50 Survival
4.15 The New Land (Rpt)
5.05 Spot On
5.35 Paddington Bear
5.40 The Wonderful World of Disney - Charlie Crowfoot and the Coati Mundi
6.30 News
6.45 Sunday’s World
Four regional editions: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin
7.00 Show of the Week - The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (Part 2) (Rpt)
7.45 Country Calendar
8.00 When the Boat Comes In
8.50 News
9.00 Seven Days - Getting Together (Part 3)
9.30 Offerings
9.40 Late Call (Starting tonight, part 1)
10.30 Hunting Horns
11.00 News and Weather
11.05 Closedown

South Pacific Television (SPTV)
Noon Kaleidoscope (Rpt)
A repeat screening of last Friday’s programme
1.05 Action on Sunday - Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953)
2.25 Sportsworld
Includes horse racing review and cross country running
4.35 On the Mat
5.05 The High Chaparral
5.55 Telethon Report
6.00 Weekend Edition (News)
6.15 Landscape (Final)
6.35 Dr Who - The Monster of Peladon (Part 6)
7.00 Stars on Sunday
7.30 Family
8.20 Sunday Feature - Return to ANZAC
9.05 Sunday Feature - King and Country (1964) (B&W)
10.30 Weekend Edition (News)
10.40 The Ten Commandments (Part 7)
11.30 Closedown

All programmes in colour unless otherwise specified.

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Today’s TV: Thursday 25 April 1985 (ANZAC Day)
from the NZ Listener

TV One
6.30am ANZAC Day Dawn Parade
Live from the Cenotaph at Cathedral Square, Christchurch
7.15 Closedown
11.30 Play School (Rpt)
11.55 You and Your Child (Rpt)
Noon News
12.02 See Here
12.05 Beauty and the Beast
12.35 Movie Matinee - Leave Her to Heaven (1945) (Rpt)
2.30 You and Your Child (Rpt)
A repeat screening of today’s programme
2.35 Play School (Rpt)
A repeat screening of today’s programme
3.00 Sesame Street
4.00 Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales - The Marks King’s Daughter (Part 2)
4.30 Video Dispatch
5.00 The Flintstones (Rpt)
5.30 Viewfinder
6.00 Taxi (Rpt)
6.30 News
7.00 Nola: Our Own New Zealand Girl
Click the NZ On Screen link below to watch

8.00 Coronation Street
8.30 Close Up
9.30 ‘Allo ‘Allo! (Final)
10.00 The Professionals (Rpt)
11.05 News
11.10 Closedown

TV2
Noon Lancaster
12.45 World Professional Figure Skating Championships 1984 (Rpt)
3.00 Knott’s Berry Farm
3.35 Holiday Movie - Carousel (1956) (Rpt)
5.55 News
6.00 The Young Doctors
6.30 Three’s Company
7.00 George & Mildred (Rpt)
7.30 Knight Rider
8.30 ANZAC Day Movie - Gallipoli (1981)
10.40 News
10.50 Prisoner (Rpt)
11.50 Closedown

ANZAC Day 1985

ANZAC Day programming on TVNZ in 1985 commenced at 6.30am on TV One (now TVNZ 1) with a live telecast of the ANZAC Day dawn service at Christchurch’s Cathedral Square Cenotaph. The 1985 parade was graced by the then-Governor-General of New Zealand, Sir David Beattie. TV One temporarily closed down at 7.15am before resuming transmission at 11.30am with Play School.

At 7pm TV One screened Nola: Our Own New Zealand Girl, a TVNZ documentary chronicling the remarkable life of Kiwi actress Nola Luxford, who was living in the US at that time.

The hour-long film explored her multifaceted career as a Hollywood silent film star, stage actress and broadcaster. Notably, she earned the admiration of New Zealanders for providing hospitality to Australian and New Zealand servicemen on leave in New York before their deployment to Europe. Nola, a lifelong advocate for peace, openly voiced her opposition to American nuclear arms policy.

The documentary was produced and directed by Julienne Stretton. Sadly, Nola passed away on 10 October 1994 (in Pasadena, California, USA) at the age of 98.

You can watch the documentary via NZ On Screen by clicking its link above.

The 1981 film, Gallipoli (starring Mel Gibson), screened at 8.30pm on TV2 (now TVNZ 2). It tells the poignant story of two young Australian idealists who enlist for the adventure of World War I, only to meet their tragic end on the shores of Gallipoli.

The ANZAC Day remembrance is a lasting reminder of the sacrifices made by those who have served. Lest we forget.

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Today’s TV: Saturday 26 April 1975
from the NZ Listener and The Press

TV One
2.00pm News
2.05 Sport on One
Includes racing from Avondale and bowling (Challenge Bowls)
5.05 The Beachcombers
5.30 The Adventures of Black Beauty
6.00 The Brady Bunch
6.30 News
Includes regional news from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin
7.00 The Waltons
8.00 It’s in the Bag (Final)
8.30 Man About the House
9.00 News
9.10 Saturday Night at the Movies - The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
11.30 The New Temperatures Rising Show
12.00am Closedown

All programmes in colour unless otherwise specified.

It’s in the Bag (in colour)

By hokey! It’s in the Bag was a beloved family fun and quiz show that captivated us as New Zealanders since its humble beginnings on radio in 1954 and, later, television in 1973. Hosted by the late Selwyn Toogood, the show provided entertainment, laughter and the chance for contestants to win exciting prizes.

The first half of the show’s 1975 season culminated in a grand finale at 8pm on the evening of Saturday 26 April 1975 on TV One (now TVNZ 1). That episode was broadcast live to air in colour from the newly built Avalon Television studios in Wellington, making it a landmark in New Zealand television history. Despite the rest of the first half being recorded in monochrome, the final episode brought the vibrant colours of the set and contestants’ costumes to life.

The second half of the season, this time in colour, commenced on Saturday 19 July 1975. To bring the show closer to its viewers nationwide, It’s in the Bag embarked on a tour to record episodes in various provincial towns across New Zealand. Contestants from such towns as Whangarei, Palmerston North and Invercargill - especially the locals - took part in the show, showcasing their trivia knowledge and entertainment skills.

“What’ll it be - the money or the bag?”

Today’s TV: Thursday 26 April 1979
from the NZ Listener

TV One
Noon News
12.05 The Young and the Restless
12.35 Beauty and the Beast
1.00 Good Day
1.20 Days of Our Lives
2.15 Crown Court
2.40 Play School
3.15 Forest Town Fables
3.30 Clue Club
3.50 Thunder
4.15 Gomer Pyle, USMC
4.40 Lorne Greene’s Call of the Wild
5.00 Tarzan (Rpt)
6.00 Sha Na Na
6.30 News
Includes regional news from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin
7.00 Coronation Street
7.30 WKRP in Cincinnati
8.00 Fair Go (Final)
8.30 Kaz (Final)
9.30 News
9.45 Holding On (Part 4)
10.45 Open All Hours (Rpt)
11.15 News and Weather
11.20 Closedown

South Pacific Television (SPTV)
3.00pm Chic Chat, including:
3.00 Romper Room
3.30 Clutch Cargo (Rpt)
3.35 The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo
3.45 Rainbow
4.00 Good Time Show with Tracy, including:
4.00 The Flintstones (Rpt)
4.30 The Monroes (Rpt)
5.30 My Three Sons (Rpt)
6.00 News at Six
6.28 Weather
6.30 Welcome Back Kotter
7.00 The Tom O’Connor Show
7.30 The Persuaders!
8.30 A Week of It
9.00 The Larry Grayson Show
9.30 Eye Witness
10.00 News at Ten
Includes Focus and tomorrow’s weather
10.30 Dan August (Final)
11.30 Pacific Viewpoint (Rpt)
A repeat screening of last Sunday’s programme
11.45 Weather Outlook and Goodnight Kiwi (Closedown)

All programmes in colour unless otherwise specified.

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Today’s TV: Wednesday 29 April 1970
from The Press

NZBC TV (CHTV3)
2.00pm Headline News
2.03 The Paraffin Season
2.58 The Wackiest Ship in the Army
3.46 Three Stars
4.11 I Dream of Jeannie
4.36 Abbott and Costello
4.58 The Toybox
5.28 Headline News and Weather
5.30 Partners in View
5.46 The Patty Duke Show
6.14 The Killy Style
6.42 Design in Living
7.00 Network News
7.15 Weather / The South Tonight
7.40 Let’s Dance
8.10 It Takes a Thief
9.05 Newsbrief
9.07 Dad’s Army
9.41 Peyton Place
10.33 The Reporters
11.03 Late News and Weather
11.10 Closedown

Today’s TV: Tuesday 29 April 1980
from the NZ Listener

TV One
11.35am Play School
Noon News
12.02 The Young and the Restless
12.30 See Here
12.40 Beauty and the Beach
1.05 In Search of…
1.30 Days of Our Lives
2.25 Fun Factory, including:
2.25 Join In
2.40 Rainbow
2.55 Play Away (Final)
3.25 Chic Chat
3.55 The Electric Company
4.30 The W Three Show
5.00 The Osmond Family Show
6.00 Crypto Cross
6.30 News
7.00 Close to Home
7.30 Regional Programmes
Top Half (Auckland)
Today Tonight (Wellington)
The Mainland Touch (Christchurch)
The South Tonight (Dunedin)
8.00 Spearhead
9.00 Eischied
10.00 Radio with Pictures
11.00 News
11.05 Closedown

TV2
2.30pm Crown Court
2.55 The Good Old Days (Rpt)
3.45 Tuesday Matinee - Executive Suite (1954) (B&W)
5.25 Angels
5.55 News
6.00 WKRP in Cincinnati
6.30 Blake’s 7
7.30 The Kenny Everett Video Show
8.00 A Man Called Sloane
9.00 Eye Witness
9.30 Three’s Company
10.00 News at Ten
10.30 On the Mat
11.00 The Streets of San Francisco
11.50 Closedown

Today’s TV: Sunday 29 April 1990
from the NZ Listener

TV One
8.50am Teletext in Vision
9.05 Praise Be (G)
9.35 The Hymnmakers (Part 2) (G)
10.00 Return Journey (G)
10.50 Earthwatch (G)
10.55 Opus - The South Bank Show: Claudio Arrau (G)
Noon One World of Sport - English Soccer (Rpt)
English Football League 1989/90 - highlights; repeat of last Tuesday’s programme
1.00 News Review
1.30 Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years (Starting today, part 1) (G)
2.30 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (Rpt, G)
3.30 One World of Sport - Countrywide Bank Grandstand
Includes rugby (1990 South Pacific Championship - Auckland v NSW; highlights), rugby league (1990 Challenge Cup - Wigan v Warrington; final + Auckland v Canterbury - highlights) and snooker (1990 World Snooker Championships - finals; highlights of day one)
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Frontline - “For the Public Good”
7.30 Yes Minister (Rpt, G)
8.00 Bread (G)
8.30 Mobil Masterpiece Theatre - The Burston Rebellion (AO)
10.10 One Network News
10.20 Kiwi Shorts (Part 4)
10.50 Sunday Playhouse - Blat (AO)
12.25am Closedown

Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 Green Claws (G)
6.45 Rebecca (G)
6.50 Richie Rich (G)
7.15 Popples (G)
7.35 Shirt Tales (Rpt, G)
8.00 Gophers (G)
8.25 Tom and Jerry (G)
8.45 The Flintstones (Rpt, G)
9.10 Danger Bay (G)
9.35 Dr Who - Silver Nemesis (Starting today, part 1) (Rpt, G)
10.00 Marae (Starting today), including:
10.05 Waka Huia
11.05 Tagata Pasifika
11.27 Pānui
11.35 Pounamu (Part 1)
Noon Upstairs, Downstairs (Rpt, G)
1.00 Hollywood: The Golden Years (Part 5) (G)
2.00 Classic Movie - Till the End of Time (1946) (B&W) (Rpt, G)
3.55 The Chronicles of Narnia (Part 4) (G)
4.30 Just the Ten of Us (G)
5.00 A Country Practice (G)
6.00 Betty’s Bunch (G)
6.30 ALF (G)
7.00 The Cosby Show (G)
7.30 MacGyver (PGR)
8.30 Sunday Premiere Movie - Wall Street (1987) (AO)
11.00 Entertainment This Week (PGR)
12.00am Duet (G)
12.35 Closedown

TV3
7.00am EBS (G)
Includes The Wuzzles, Kissyfur, It’s Punky Brewster, Mr T, Dennis the Menace and My Secret Identity
9.00 The Go Show (G)
9.25 Eisenhower and Lutz (Starting today) (G)
9.50 Starting from Scratch (G)
10.15 Portrait of America (G)
11.05 The World at War (Rpt, G)
Noon Black Sheep Squadron (G)
1.00 Centennial (G)
2.00 Wynn’s 3 Sport International Edition
4.00 Kung Fu (Rpt, G)
5.00 Those Amazing Animals (G)
5.45 3 National News
6.00 Home and Away (G)
6.30 Reaching for the Skies (Starting today) (G)
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 Sunday Night at the Movies - National Lampoon’s Class Reunion (1982) (AO)
10.30 Late Movie - One of a Kind (1983) (PGR)
12.30am (approx) Closedown

Frontline - “For the Public Good”

It was an American judge who said ‘sunlight is the best disinfectant’.

On the evening of Sunday 29 April 1990 at 6.30pm on TV One (now TVNZ 1), TVNZ’s weekly current affairs programme, Frontline, screened a special hour-long documentary entitled “For the Public Good”.

The documentary investigated the connections between business and the Labour Government during the Rogernomics era, alleging that donors to the election campaign had benefitted from the sale of state assets.

In the aftermath TVNZ faced a barrage of defamation lawsuits, prompting the sacking of staff (including reporter Bronwyn Reid and director Chris Wilks, who were involved in the documentary’s production, as well as executive producer Murray McLaughlin). Furthermore, the Frontline office was relocated from Wellington to Auckland, though production was not moved to TVNZ’s Auckland studios until 1991.

A special Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) committee determined that the documentary violated standards of veracity, balance and fairness, resulting in eight formal complaints against TVNZ, including the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR) and the Treasury. As a consequence of the NZBR’s complaint, the BSA ordered TVNZ to have TV One going to air without commercial advertising from 6pm until closedown on the evening of Sunday 3 February 1991.

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Hi Paddy, are you able to tell me when 1News Midday started please?

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@Leotv The exact launch date for TVNZ’s midday news bulletin, initially known as Midday, was Monday 18 March 1996.

When Midday first started it was just an hour-long programme which incorporated a wrap of the morning’s events and the latest updates on the developing news stories of the day from home and overseas, including live crosses to reporters, interviews and in-depth analysis, plus business and sports news and the afternoon’s weather forecast. Susan Wood was the original Midday anchor.

With the arrival of Breakfast in 1997, the format of Midday was reduced to a half hour bulletin and anchored by the same newsreader for Breakfast news that day (e.g. Liz Gunn).

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Cheers Paddy, we can always rely on your knowledge of NZ television. Thanks so much.

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Hi Paddy, have you got any listings that British reality in series Back to the Floor aired in New Zealand?

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Today’s TV: Tuesday 3 May 1988
from the NZ Listener

TV One
10.25am Teletext in Vision
10.40 Aerobics Oz Style
11.05 Play School (Rpt)
11.30 Kōhanga Reo (Rpt)
11.40 Rainbow
Noon Midday News
12.15 Santa Barbara
1.10 Doctor at Sea (Rpt)
1.40 Days of Our Lives
2.40 Big Deal (Part 6) (Rpt)
3.30 Masterworks
3.45 Anna Karenina (Part 7) (Rpt)
4.45 Three’s Company (Rpt)
5.15 Emmerdale Farm
5.45 Te Karere
6.00 Kate & Allie (Rpt)
6.30 Network News
Includes regional programmes: Top Half (Auckland), Today Tonight (Wellington), The Mainland Touch (Christchurch) and The South Tonight (Dunedin)
7.30 Fair Go
8.00 Matlock
9.00 Australia (Part 4)
10.00 Snooker
1988 Embassy World Snooker Championship - final; highlights
12.00am Closedown

Network Two
11.45am Teletext in Vision
Noon Love Connection
12.30 One Day at a Time (Rpt)
1.00 Magnum PI (Rpt)
2.00 Alice
2.30 Play School
2.55 After School, including (all times approx):
3.00 Sesame Street
4.00 Simon and the Witch
4.25 The Book Tower
5.00 Flintstone Frolics (Rpt)
5.25 Dr Who - The Horns of Nimon (Part 1) (Rpt)
6.00 Sons and Daughters
6.30 Entertainment This Week
7.30 EastEnders
8.00 The Flying Doctors
9.00 Jake and the Fatman
10.00 EyeWitness
Current affairs, “Worldwatch” and a news update
11.00 The Streets of San Francisco
12.00am Closedown

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Today’s TV: Tuesday 6 May 1969
from The Press

NZBC TV (CHTV3)
2.00pm Headline News
2.02 Meet the Wife (Rpt)
2.33 On Camera
3.01 The Virginian
4.15 The Firebird
4.20 Sinbad Jr and his Magic Belt
4.25 Five Live
4.54 Adventures of the Seaspray (Final) (Rpt)
5.19 Candid Camera
5.47 Headline News and Weather
5.49 Daniel Boone
6.44 Calendar
6.59 Coronation Street
7.30 Weather Forecast
7.33 News
7.50 Town and Around
8.10 The Dick Van Dyke Show
8.36 The Invaders
9.30 Music Hall
10.05 The Defenders
10.59 Late News and Weather
11.05 Closedown

Today’s TV: Sunday 6 May 1979
from the NZ Listener

TV One
Noon News
12.05 Of Course You Can Do It
12.30 Dig This
12.45 Premier Soccer
1.30 Sunday Matinee - Seven Faces of Dr Lao (1964) (Rpt)
3.05 Harold Lloyd Shorts (Final) (B&W)
3.30 The World About Us
4.20 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (B&W)
4.40 The Wonderful World of Disney - Runaway on the Rogue River (Rpt)
5.30 Spot On
6.00 People Like Us
6.30 News
6.45 Sunday’s World
7.00 Show of the Week - Simply Simon
7.45 Country Calendar
8.00 Sunset Song (Part 3)
8.45 News
8.50 Questions Please
9.20 Offerings
9.25 Plays for Britain - Last Summer
10.15 Julian Bream Master Class
11.05 News and Weather
11.10 Closedown

South Pacific Television (SPTV)
Noon Kaleidoscope
1.00 Farming Today
1.15 Pacific Viewpoint
1.30 Church in Action
1.37 Back to Basics (Part 2)
1.45 Pot Plants (Part 2) (Rpt)
1.53 Make and Do
2.00 Access
2.30 Sportsworld
4.45 In the Wild with Harry Butler
5.10 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
6.00 Weekend Edition News
6.10 World Watch
6.28 Weather
6.30 Stars on Sunday
7.00 Yours for the Asking
7.25 The Goodies (Final)
7.55 Telethon Report
8.00 Sunday Feature - Count Dracula
9.10 Weekend Edition News
Includes tomorrow’s weather forecast
9.20 Sunday Feature - Count Dracula (Continued)
10.35 Bernie
11.00 Weather Outlook and Goodnight Kiwi (Closedown)

Today’s TV: Saturday 6 May 1989
from the NZ Listener

TV One
6.45am Teletext in Vision
7.00 ALF Tales
7.30 The Kidsongs TV Show
8.00 What Now
10.00 The Muppet Show Command Performances (Rpt)
10.30 Bewitched (Rpt)
11.00 Space: 1999 (Rpt)
Noon The High Chaparral (Rpt)
12.55 Submarine (Rpt)
1.25 Dad’s Army (Rpt)
2.00 Saturday Afternoon Movie - Dangerous Voyage (1954) (B&W)
3.25 Sport on One
Includes powerboats (Oceania World Cup - from Lake Karapiro), gymnastics, table tennis (1989 World Table Tennis Championships), racing from Ellerslie (Champagne Stakes) and Trentham (the Cuddle Stakes) and harness racing from Addington (NZ Oaks - replay)
5.45 Rugby Special
Includes highlights of the 1989 Pilkington Cup Final (Bath v Leicester)
6.30 Network News and Sport
7.00 It’s in the Bag
7.30 Murder, She Wrote
8.30 Aspel & Company
9.15 Network News
9.35 The Equalizer
10.35 Saturday Night Clive
11.25 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
11.50 Closedown

Network Two
11.20am Teletext in Vision
11.35 Tagata Pasifika
Noon Out of This World
12.25 The Saturday Matinee - The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978) (Rpt)
2.00 F Troop (Rpt)
2.35 Lost in Space (Rpt)
3.25 Silver Spoons
3.50 Entertainment This Week (Rpt)
A repeat screening of last Monday’s programme
4.30 Fresh and Fancy Fare (Rpt)
5.00 The Little Vampire (Rpt)
5.30 Batman (Rpt)
6.00 Taxi (Rpt)
6.30 Perfect Strangers
7.00 TV 101
8.00 Lotto (Live draw)
8.05 Sonny Spoon
9.05 The Network Two Saturday Night Movie - The Flamingo Kid (1984)
11.00 The Man from UNCLE (Rpt)
11.55 Closedown

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Today’s TV: Saturday 9 May 1981
from the NZ Listener

TV One
10.00am What Now (Series premiere)
10.25 The Muppet Show (Rpt)
10.55 Don’t Ask Me
11.20 Pot Black
11.45 Top of the Morning
Noon News
12.02 Saturday Matinee - Minnesota Clay (1964) (Rpt)
1.30 Sport on One
Includes rugby league (1980/81 Challenge Cup final - Widnes v Hull), golf (Air NZ Challenge Golf - final), woodchopping, world record high diving and FA Cup preview
5.00 Man from Atlantis (Final) (Rpt)
6.00 Ready to Roll
6.30 News
7.00 The Ray Woolf Show
8.00 Taxi
8.30 Saturday Night at the Movies - The Hindenburg (1975)
11.00 The Johnny Carson Show
11.45 News
11.55 Peter Cook & Co (Rpt)
1.00am Sport on One Special - Football (1981 League Cup Final)
Liverpool v West Ham - highlights
1.30 Sport on One Special - Football (1981 FA Cup Final)
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City - live from Wembley
3.45 Closedown

TV2
Noon Search for Tomorrow (Double episode)
1.00 Family (Rpt)
1.50 Saturday Afternoon Movie - The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) (B&W) (Rpt)
3.30 Animals, Animals, Animals (Rpt)
3.50 Chico and the Man
4.15 The Good Old Days
5.05 The Brothers (Rpt)
5.55 News
6.00 News Review
6.15 Sports Review
6.30 Laverne & Shirley
6.50 I Like That One: Two
7.00 Foreign Correspondent
8.00 Masters of Arts
8.30 Butterflies
9.00 Parkinson
10.00 News
10.15 World Cinema - Louis et Réjane (1980)
A French language film with English subtitles
11.45 Closedown

What Now

The first ever edition of TVNZ’s innovative children’s programme, What Now, premiered at 10am on the morning Saturday 9 May 1981 on TV One (now TVNZ 1). The idea was conceived by Rex Simpson, a former TVNZ producer, who later established a children’s department for New Zealand’s first private television network, TV3 (now TV3), in 1989.

Initially, the show ran for half an hour and screened Saturdays at 10am on TV One. The original cast comprised Steve Hooper and four intermediate school-aged children: Merryn, Richard, Oliver, and Lucy, along with Murdoch the dog.

As per Rex Simpson’s vision at the time, the programme aimed to foster healthy leisure attitudes among children. It followed the format of his previous children’s show, How’s That?, which introduced kids to fun and educational activities and was hosted by Stu Dennison (better known as Stu from Nice One) two years prior in 1979.

For their scripted scenes, Steve and the children interacted in a clubhouse set (recorded in TVNZ’s Christchurch studios which were later demolished due to damage from the 2011 earthquake), and these were interspersed with externally filmed games and activity ideas as well as skits by the comedic character, Murray Slack (played by Jon Gadsby in 1981 and Tony Wahren the following year).

In 1982 Lucy and Oliver remained part of the cast while five new children were introduced: Carol, Jeffrey, Debbie, Scott and Adrian. Additional segments were added, such as the illustrated comic book character Captain Leisure (drawn by artist Ashley Smith) and a ‘New Games Competition’ co-hosted by Peter Williams and Yvonne Moore.

Following the 1983 revamp of What Now, the show has welcomed a multitude of recognisable personalities with a diverse line-up consisting of Steve Parr, Alasdair Kincaid (as Frank Flash), Michelle Bracey, Danny Watson, Michele A’Court, Steven Zanoski, Catherine McPherson, Simon Barnett, Stacey Daniels (now Stacey Morrison), Jason Gunn, Aaron Devitt, Fiona Anderson, Darren Young, Anthony Samuels, Shavaughn Ruakere, Steve Joll, Dean Cornish, Jason Fa’afoi, Carolyn Taylor (now Carolyn Keep), Mikee Carpinter (as Props Boy), Vicki Lin, Richard Mills (as DJ Vinyl Richie), Tamati Coffey and many others.

In the 80s Alison Holst captivated us as young Kiwis with her culinary prowess in her recurring cooking segment (“Let’s Cook”), even inspiring a What Now cookbook for budding chefs. Diane Honeybone led us through fitness routines in her exercise class (“Stretch”) while disgraced British TV presenter Phillip Schofield delivered a weekly dose of music in “Shazam! on Saturday”. And lastly, iconic characters like Frank Flash, Clive Grumble (played by Jim Hopkins) and Constable Keith (Keith de Dulin) and Sniff also left an indelible mark on the show.

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Today’s TV: Wednesday 10 May 1995 (Part 1 - Free-to-air channels and regional stations only)
from the NZ Listener

TV One
6.00am BBC World, including:
6.00 The World Today (Continued)
7.00 BBC World Headlines
7.05 Panorama
7.30 Te Karere (Rpt)
7.40 One World of Sport - America’s Cup 1995
Team NZ (Black Magic NZL32) v Team Stars & Stripes (Young America USA36) - race three; live from San Diego
11.30 Infomercial
Noon Holiday Matinee - The Last Unicorn (1982) (Rpt, G)
1.55 Happy Days (Rpt, G)
2.25 The Cosby Show (Rpt, G)
3.00 Chatterbox (Rpt, G)
3.20 Posy Narkers (G)
3.30 The Greedysaurus Gang (Rpt, G)
3.35 The Black Stallion (G)
4.10 Emmerdale (G)
4.45 Te Karere
5.00 One World of Sport - America’s Cup 1995
Team NZ (Black Magic NZL32) v Team Stars & Stripes (Young America USA36) - race three; highlights
5.30 Wheel of Fortune (G)
6.00 One Network News
7.00 Holmes
7.30 Coronation Street (G)
8.05 Fair Go
8.35 Plainclothes (AO)
9.40 The Cosby Mysteries (PGR)
10.40 Sportsnight
11.10 One Network News - Late Edition
11.20 One World of Sport - America’s Cup 1995
Team NZ (Black Magic NZL32) v Team Stars & Stripes (Young America USA36) - race three; highlights
11.50 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (Rpt, PGR)
12.25am Sylvania Waters (Part 6) (Rpt, AO)
1.00 BBC World, including:
1.00 BBC News Hour
2.00 BBC World News
2.15 World Business Report
2.25 Time Out - ???
3.00 BBC World Headlines
3.05 Documentary - The Face of Tutankhamun
4.00 BBC World News
4.25 Time Out - Top Gear
5.00 The World Today (Continues to 7am)

TV2
6.10am Wonder World! (G)
6.35 The Adventures of T-Rex (Rpt, G)
7.05 Samurai Pizza Cats (Rpt, G)
7.35 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (Rpt, G)
8.00 Barney & Friends (Rpt, G)
8.40 Sesame Street (Rpt, G)
9.40 Chatterbox (Rpt, G)
10.00 Shortland Street (Rpt, PGR)
10.30 Santa Barbara
11.30 The Susan Powter Show (G)
Noon The Young and the Restless
1.00 Days of Our Lives (G)
2.00 Ricki Lake
2.55 The Bold and the Beautiful (G)
3.25 Son of a Gunn (G)
4.00 Rugrats (Rpt, G)
4.30 Doug (Rpt, G)
5.00 The Beverly Hillbillies (B&W) (Rpt, G)
5.30 Neighbours (G)
6.00 Home and Away (G)
6.30 The Simpsons (Rpt, G)
7.00 Shortland Street (PGR)
7.30 Just Kidding! (PGR)
8.00 Friends (PGR)
8.30 The X-Files (AO)
9.30 Mad About You (G)
10.00 Good Advice (G)
10.30 Newsnight
11.00 The Commish (AO)
12.05am Jack’s Place (G)
1.05 Silk Stalkings (Rpt, AO)
2.00 Patricia Highsmith’s Chillers (Rpt, AO)
3.00 Max Out (AO)
3.10 Neighbours (Double episode) (Rpt, G)
3.55 Face the Music (Rpt, G)
4.25 Ricki Lake (Rpt, PGR)
5.15 Paradise Beach (Rpt, G)
5.40 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G) (Continues to 6.05am)

TV3
6.30am The Muppet Show (G)
7.00 You and Me (G)
7.25 Gilligan’s Planet (G)
7.55 My Three Sons (G)
8.25 That Girl (G)
8.55 Infomercial
9.25 Give Us a Clue (UK, final) (G)
9.55 Treasures Parent Time (G)
10.00 You and Me (G)
10.25 Infomercial
11.00 What’s Cooking? (G)
11.30 The Graham Kerr Show (G)
Noon Donahue (AO)
1.00 Sally Jessy Raphaël (AO)
2.00 Laurie Hill (PGR)
2.30 General Hospital (PGR)
3.30 The Love Boat (G)
4.30 Get Smart (G)
5.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show (G)
6.00 3 National News
7.00 Hogan’s Heroes (G)
7.30 World Around Us - Spirits of the Rainforest (G)
8.30 Inside New Zealand - Serious Fraud (AO)
9.30 Manhunter (AO)
10.30 Nightline
11.05 Tropical Heat (AO)
12.05am ABC World News Tonight
12.35 America’s Most Wanted (AO)
1.35 Infomercials (Continues to 6.30am)

Horizon Pacific Television (HPTV)
ATV, Coast to Coast, Capital City, Southern
7.00am ATV ONLY - Welcome to Auckland
This programme repeats at 8am, noon and straight after closedown (11pm)
9.00 Home Shopping
3.00pm BBC World News
3.30 Top Gear
4.00 BBC News Day
5.30 Marketplace (G)
6.00 BBC News Day
6.30 Scratch (G)
7.00 News at Seven
7.30 Local Edition
8.00 BBC World News
8.25 Stopwatch
8.30 St Elsewhere (AO)
9.30 eTV Documentary - Nixon (Part 1) (G)
10.30 World Business
11.00 Closedown

Canterbury Television (CTV), Christchurch
6.00am Welcome to Canterbury
This programme repeats at 7am, 8am, 9am, noon, straight after closedown (11.45pm), 1.45am and 2.45am
4.45pm Teletext
5.00 Susan Sells (G)
6.00 George Balani at 6 (G)
7.00 Fun and Games (Final) (G)
7.30 CTV’s World - Tonight
8.30 Gifford & Balani (G)
9.30 Flicks (G)
10.00 Susan Sells (Rpt, G)
10.45 CTV’s World - Tonight (Rpt)
11.45 Closedown

Bays Television, Nelson
7.00pm Bays-Watch
7.30 Sports Weekly (G)
8.30 Basketball
NBL 1995 (Nelson Giants at Home) - Nelson Giants v Taranaki Airs; full coverage
10.00 The Music Show (G)
11.00 Bays-Watch

CRY Television, Christchurch
11.00am Green Zone (Rpt)
A repeat screening of the previous day’s programme
1.00pm Yellow Zone (Rpt)
A repeat screening of last night’s programme
4.00 Green Zone
6.00 Yellow Zone
9.00 Indigo Zone
12.00am Closedown

MAX: The Music Channel, Auckland
4.00pm The Beat
Includes McDonald’s Most Wanted and The Bluebird Word
6.00 The Serious Fun Show
Includes Backtrax (at 6.10pm), Singles (at 7.30pm) and MAX News (at 8pm)
9.00 The Zone
12.00am Closedown

More to come in Part 2.

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Today’s TV: Wednesday 10 May 1995 (Part 2 - Sky channels)
from the NZ Listener

HBO
Noon Vice Versa (1987) (GY)
1.45 The Babe (1992) (GA)
3.45 Wind (1992) (GY)
6.00 Johnny Stecchino (1992) (GA)
An Italian film with English subtitles
8.00 Box Office America
8.30 5 Star Film Club - The Piano (1993) (RP13)
10.30 The Fugitive (1993) (GA)
12.40am Late Night (R18)
1.10 Ruby (1992) (R16)
2.55 Closedown

Sky Sport
6.00am ESPN Direct - Ice Hockey (Continued)
NHL 1994/95 - Eastern Conference quarterfinals; game two
8.00 Sky Sport - Yachting
America’s Cup 1995 (Team NZ v Team Stars & Stripes) - race three; live
11.00 ESPN Direct - Sportscenter
11.30 NBA Action
Noon Sky Sport - Basketball
NBA 1994/95 - NBA semifinals
2.30 Nissan Sportsweek
3.00 Rugby
Australia v Argentina - second test
4.45 Table Tennis
World Championships
5.45 NBA Action
6.15 Basketball
NBA 1994/95 - NBA Conference semifinals
8.00 Yachting
America’s Cup 1995 (Team NZ v Team Stars & Stripes) - race three; highlights
9.00 Front Row Rugby League
10.00 Football
English Premier League 1994/95 - highlights
11.00 ESPN Direct - Table Tennis
World Championships
2.30am Basketball
NBA 1994/95 - NBA semifinals
5.00 Aviation
Phoenix 500 Air Races (Continues to 6am)

CNN (Schedule incomplete)
6.00am World Business Today
7.00 BBC News (6pm bulletin)
7.30 OJ Special
9.00 World Business Today Update
9.30 World Sport
10.00 The World Today
10.30 Showbiz Today
11.30 Moneyline
Noon Prime News
12.30 Crossfire
1.00 Larry King Live
2.30 Live OJ Special
3.30 Showbiz Today
5.30 Moneyline
7.00 BBC News (6pm bulletin) (Rpt)
7.30 Larry King
8.30 TVNZ - One Network News
A delayed broadcast of TVNZ’s 6pm bulletin
9.30 Crossfire
10.00 Business Show
11.30 World Sport
12.30am Business Asia
1.00 Larry King
1.30 OJ Special
2.45 World Sport
3.30 Business Asia

Orange
6.00am The Juice Music Television (Free to air), including:
6.00 The Juice Night Train
7.00 The Juice Traffic Jam
10.00 Mother’s Day
10.30 Growing Up Together
11.00 Jones & Jury
11.30 Alice
Noon The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
12.30 Three’s Company
1.00 Love Connection
1.30 Supermarket Sweep
2.00 Loving
2.30 Prisoner (aka “Prisoner: Cell Block H”)
3.00 Jenny Jones
4.00 Rolonda
5.00 Tom & Jerry Cartoons
6.00 Love Connection
6.30 Brookside
7.00 Real Stories of the Highway Patrol
7.30 Battlestar Galactica
8.30 Airwolf
9.30 The Twilight Zone
10.30 Night Court
11.00 SCTV Network
11.30 The Juice Music Television (Free to air), including:
11.30 The Juice Late Night
1.00am The Juice Night Train (Continues to 7am)

Discovery/Trackside
6.00am World Class Cuisine
7.00 Biba’s Italian Kitchen
7.30 Caprial’s Cafe
8.00 Invention
8.30 Next Step
9.00 A World Away
10.00 Body Atlas
10.30 Invention
11.00 Trackside Channel
Includes live racing from Avondale, Addington (greyhounds) and Australia, plus:
11.55 Bowls (National Interclub Championships - from Rotorua)
4.10pm Greyhound Pick 6
5.45 Final race from Addington
6.00 World Class Cuisine
7.00 Biba’s Italian Kitchen
7.30 Caprial’s Cafe
8.00 Invention
8.30 Next Step
9.00 A World Away
10.00 Magical Worlds
10.30 Kokoro
11.00 How the World Was Lost
12.00am Pacific Origins
12.30 Great Castles of Europe
1.00 Dreams of Flight
1.30 X-Planes
2.00 Magical Worlds
2.30 Kokoro
3.00 How the West Was Lost
4.00 Pacific Origins
4.30 Great Castles of Europe
5.00 Dreams of Flight
5.30 X-Planes (Continues to 6am)

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Today’s TV: Tuesday 11 May 1982
from the NZ Listener

TV One
10.35am Play School
11.00 You and Your Child
11.05 The New Ed Allen Show (Rpt)
11.30 Take Kerr (Rpt)
11.35 Leave It to Charlie (Rpt)
Noon News
12.02 Lingalongamax (Rpt)
12.30 See Here
12.35 Beauty and the Beast
1.00 Crown Court (Rpt)
1.30 Angels (Rpt)
2.25 You and Your Child (Rpt)
A repeat screening of today’s programme
2.30 Play School (Rpt)
A repeat screening of today’s programme
2.55 Sesame Street
3.55 Freetime, including (all times approx):
3.55 Walt Disney’s Mickey and Donald
4.20 3-2-1 Contact
4.40 Video Dispatch
5.05 The Beachcombers
5.30 Grange Hill (Rpt)
6.00 Blankety Blank
6.30 News
Includes Nationwide and regional programmes: Top Half (Auckland), Today Tonight (Wellington), The Mainland Touch (Christchurch) and The South Tonight (Dunedin)
7.30 Close to Home
8.00 The Money Programme
8.30 BAFTA Awards 1982
10.30 Barney Miller
11.00 Labour Party Conference (Highlights)
11.25 News
11.30 Closedown

TV2
2.30pm Hart to Hart (Rpt)
3.25 General Hospital
4.00 Little House on the Prairie (Rpt)
5.00 Metal Mickey (Rpt)
5.30 The Young Doctors
6.00 News
6.10 The Gun (Rpt)
6.30 The Six Million Dollar Man
7.30 Taxi
8.00 Juliet Bravo
9.00 Eye Witness News
9.45 That’s Incredible!
10.40 On the Mat
11.10 Mannix
12.00am Closedown

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Today’s TV: Saturday 12 May 2001 (Part 1 - Free-to-air channels only)
from the NZ Listener

TV One
6.00am Destination Space (G)
6.30 Destiny Television
7.00 Infomercial
7.30 Real Food for Real People (Rpt, G)
8.00 Infomercial - LV Martin’s Shop at Home
8.30 Bargain Hunt (G)
9.00 Nordic Nosh (G)
9.30 Home Sweet Home
10.00 Brunch: The Best of Breakfast
11.00 Indoor Escapes (G)
11.15 Sophie’s Sunshine Food (G)
11.55 Peter Gordon’s Pacific Food (G)
12.25pm Ballykissangel (G)
1.30 The Armstrong Jones Golf Show (G)
2.00 One Sport - Suzuki Sportzone
Includes football (FA Cup preview), basketball (NZ NBL 2001 - summary of round one), bowls (NZ v Australia - first test; from the St John’s Park Bowling Club, Sydney) and yachting (Australia Cup regatta/Swedish Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour - round five; highlights)
6.00 One News
7.00 The National Bank Country Calendar (G)
7.30 My Family (PGR)
8.05 One Special - Ray Martin with Michael Crawford (G)
9.45 Homicide: Life on the Street (AO)
10.40 Cyberstalking (AO)
11.20 One Sport - Football (2001 FA Cup Final)
Arsenal v Liverpool - live from the Millennium Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park in Wales
4.00am BBC World, including:
4.00 BBC News
4.30 Talking Movies
5.00 BBC News
5.30 This Week (Continues to 6am)

TV2
6.00am Barney & Friends (G)
6.30 Bobby’s World (G)
7.00 Squirt (G)
Includes The Angry Beavers (G), Rugrats (G), Jackie Chan Adventures (G), X-Men: Evolution (G), Max Steel (G) and Spider-Man Unlimited (PGR)
10.05 Kenan & Kel (G)
10.35 Goosebumps (PGR)
11.05 Coca-Cola New Releases (PGR)
Noon Matinee Movie - The Love Letter (1998) (PGR)
2.00 Party of Five (PGR)
3.00 Mai Time (G)
4.00 Polyfest 2001 (Final) (G)
4.30 Animorphs (G)
5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G)
5.30 The Chimp Channel (G)
6.00 Coca-Cola RTR (G)
6.30 Big Brother (G)
7.00 Colgate Saturday Feature - Family Plan: Rent-a-Kid 2 (1997) (G)
8.00 Lotto (Live draw)
8.05 Colgate Saturday Feature - Rent-a-Kid 2 (Continued)
9.00 2 Special - Miss Universe 2001 (G)
11.00 Late Movie - Flash Fire (1993) (AO)
12.45am Movie - Buffalo Soldiers (1997) (PGR)
2.35 WCW Nitro (AO)
3.30 Garage Sale (Rpt, PGR)
4.00 Queer Nation (Rpt, AO)
4.30 Garage Sale (Rpt, PGR)
5.00 Mai Time (Rpt, G) (Continues to 6am)

TV3
6.00am In Touch Ministries
6.30 Peanuts (Rpt, G)
7.00 Disney Saturday Morning, including:
7.00 PB&J Otter (Rpt, G)
7.30 Mickey Mouse Works (Rpt, G)
8.00 The Weekenders (G)
8.30 Sabrina: The Animated Series (G)
9.00 Most Wanted (PGR)
10.30 Infomercials
Noon Matinee Movie - Captain America (1979) (Rpt, PGR)
2.00 Matinee Movie - Annie: A Royal Adventure (1996) (G)
4.00 3 Sport - Rugby
Super 12 2001 - Blues v Hurricanes; full delayed coverage from Eden Park, Auckland
6.00 3 News
7.00 Yes, Dear (PGR)
7.30 The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals (PGR)
8.30 JAG (PGR)
9.30 3 Sport - Rugby
Super 12 2001 - Highlanders v Crusaders; full delayed coverage from Carisbrook Stadium, Dunedin
11.30 3 Sport - Rugby League
NRL 2001 - NZ Warriors v Melbourne Storm; full delayed coverage from Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
1.30am Infomercials
5.30 Randy Morrison (Continues to 6am)

TV4
6.00am Teletrader (Continued)
9.00 Infomercials
12.45pm Later… with Jools Holland (G)
2.00 The Mod Squad (PGR)
2.55 Ironside (PGR)
3.55 The Journey of Allen Strange (Rpt, G)
4.30 City Guys (Rpt, G)
5.00 Student Bodies (Rpt, G)
5.30 One World (Rpt, G)
6.00 Moesha (G)
6.30 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (G)
7.25 4Play: Kiwi Music (PGR)
7.30 Sliders (Rpt, PGR)
8.30 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Series return) (PGR)
9.25 4Play: Kiwi Music (PGR)
9.30 Earth: Final Conflict (AO)
10.20 Late Movie - Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1995) (Rpt, AO)
12.15am Teletrader (Continues to 7am)

Prime
6.00am TVSN (Continued)
9.00 Joyce Meyer - Life in the Word
9.30 This Is Your Day with Benny Hinn
10.00 TVSN
12.30pm Infomercial
1.00 Challenge of Flight (Rpt, G)
2.00 The Bill (Double episode) (Rpt, PGR)
A repeat screening of last Monday and Tuesday’s programmes
4.00 Classic Movie - Hombre (1967) (Rpt, G)
6.00 Great Romances of the 20th Century (Rpt, G)
6.30 ‘Allo ‘Allo! (Rpt, G)
7.05 Only Fools and Horses (PGR)
7.35 Robot Wars (G)
8.30 The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (PGR)
9.30 Classic Movie - The Comancheros (1961) (G)
11.30 TVSN (Continues to 7.30am)

2001 FA Cup Final

In the 2001 FA Cup final, the concluding game of the 2000/01 FA Cup season which marked the 120th iteration of the world’s oldest football knockout tournament, Arsenal and Liverpool faced off.

This historic event - which kicked off at 2am (NZ time) on the morning of Sunday 12 May 2001 due to the time zone difference - was the first FA Cup final to be held outside England due to the ongoing renovation of Wembley Stadium, its traditional venue. Arsenal appeared in their fourteenth final while Liverpool made their twelfth appearance.

Both teams - being in the top tier of English football, the Premier League - began the competition in the third round. To reach the final, each team had to advance through five rounds. Arsenal’s journey was fairly smooth; they scored six against Queens Park Rangers and then eliminated defending champions Chelsea in the fifth round, eventually coming from behind to defeat local rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final. Liverpool, on the other hand, had a tough time overcoming lower-league opponents Tranmere Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers in the later stages of the competition. The final marked a historic moment as it was the first time two managers born outside the British Isles, French compatriots Arsène Wenger and Gérard Houllier, faced each other in an FA Cup final.

Arsenal dominated the match, controlling the tempo and creating scoring opportunities, but they struggled to penetrate Liverpool’s sturdy defence. Arsenal’s penalty claim in the first half was dismissed when referee deemed that Liverpool’s Stéphane Henchoz did not deliberately handle the ball to prevent Thierry Henry from scoring. Despite Sami Hyypiä’s heroic goal line clearances in the second half, Arsenal finally broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute. Liverpool rallied after conceding and in the 83rd minute, Arsenal’s poor defending allowed Michael Owen to equalise following a free-kick. Owen then sprinted past Arsenal defenders Lee Dixon and Tony Adams, bagging a dramatic second goal two minutes before full-time to seal Liverpool’s victory. Liverpool’s triumph marked another milestone in their historic 2000/01 treble. They had already won the League Cup in February and the UEFA Cup four days later.

Arsenal’s most recent FA Cup final loss occurred in 2021, following their record-breaking seven consecutive wins in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020 respectively.

Live broadcast
@OnAir In a span of 11 years, from 1990 to 2000, TV3 (now Three) screened the FA Cup Final live. Subsequently, TVNZ acquired the broadcast rights and on the evening of Saturday 11 May 2001, TV One (now TVNZ 1) screened the 2001 final at 11.20pm. The match kicked off at 2am, following a pre-game build-up that showcased both teams’ journey to the finals and the most remarkable goals from the previous decade of FA Cup competitions.

The last live broadcast of the FA Cup final by TVNZ occurred in 1989, in collaboration with TV3 (now Three). TV3 secured the rights to the final in mid-1988, initially planning to screen it in May 1989, with a launch date set for March. However, this date was postponed to November, prompting TV3 to negotiate with TVNZ for early morning screen time to broadcast the final live.

In April TVNZ declined this request but sought to acquire the rights themselves. TV3 responded on the same day, stating that the rights were not for sale. The Hillsborough disaster temporarily halted the dispute, but the FA ultimately decided to proceed with the 1989 FA Cup final. TV3 then offered to allow TVNZ to screen the final free of charge, provided that TVNZ covered the delivery and transmission costs.

TV3 would retain the rights and requested an on-screen announcement acknowledging their co-operation.

Following TVNZ’s acceptance of the offer Trevor Spitz, TV3’s publicity and promotions manager at the time, hailed the broadcast as ‘TV3’s first major live sporting event’. The network’s official launch date was Sunday 26 November 1989, commencing with a two-hour ‘grand preview’ show from 8pm.

More to come in Part 2.

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Today’s TV: Saturday 12 May 2001 (Part 2 - Sky UHF channels)
from the NZ Listener

Sky Movies
6.00am Pokémon: The First Movie (2000) (G)
7.40 E! True Hollywood Story - Cheech & Chong
8.40 Iron Will (1994) (PG)
10.25 Curtain Call (1999) (M)
Noon Box Office America
12.30 Starman (1984) (M)
2.30 My Husban’s Secret Life (1998) (M)
4.15 Message in a Bottle (1999) (PG)
6.25 The Very Thought of You (1998) (M)
8.00 The Making of “Moulin Rouge”
8.30 Saturday Night at the Movies - Random Hearts (1998) (M)
10.45 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) (18)
12.30am First Daughter (1999) (M)
2.05 Navy SEALs (1990) (M)
4.00 Starman (1984) (M)
5.55 Random Hearts (1999) (M) (Continues to 8am)

Sky Sport
7.00am Basketball
NBA 2000/01 - NBA Conference semifinals
9.00 NBA Action
9.30 Western Union World Football
10.00 Rugby
Super 12 2001 - Blues v Hurricanes; full replay
11.45 Rugby League
UK Super League 2001 - Leeds Rhinos v Bradford Bulls; full replay
1.30pm Equestrian
2001 Rolex Kentucky three-day event
2.15 Rugby League
NRL 2001 - Cronulla Sharks v Canterbury Bulldogs; full replay
4.00 Tennis
Tennis Masters Series Roma - men’s quarterfinal one; highlights
5.30 Inside the Senior PGA Tour
6.00 Golf
US PGA Tour: Verizon Byron Nelson Classic - round two; highlights
7.30 Rugby
Super 12 2001 - Highlanders v Crusaders; live from Carisbrook Stadium, Dunedin
9.30 Rugby
Super 12 2001 - Waratahs v Reds; live from the Sydney Football Stadium
11.55 Rugby
Super 12 2001 - Stormers v Sharks; live from Newlands, South Africa
2.00am ATP Tennis Show
2.30 Tennis
Tennis Masters Series Roma - women’s semifinal two; live from Foro Italico, Rome
4.30 Western Union World Football
5.00 ATP Tennis Show
5.30 NBA Action (Continues to 6am)

CNN
6.30am CNN Newsroom
7.30 Q&A Live
8.00 World News Europe
8.30 World Business Tonight
9.00 Insight
9.30 World Sport
10.30 Moneyline Newshour
11.30 World Beat
Noon World News Americas
12.30 eBizAsia
1.00 Insight
1.30 Inside Asia
2.00 Larry King
3.30 American Edition
4.30 Science & Technology
5.30 Hotspots
6.30 World Sport
7.30 TV3 - 3 News
A delayed broadcast of TV3’s 6pm bulletin
8.30 CNN.com
9.00 Larry King
10.30 World Sport
11.30 eBizAsia
12.30am World Beat
1.30 Business Unusual
2.30 World Sport
3.30 Golf Plus
4.00 Inside Africa
4.30 Hotspots
5.00 World Report (Continues to 6.30am)

Sky 1
6.00am Nickelodeon
4.30pm Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
5.30 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
6.30 Xena: Warrior Princess
7.30 Beastmaster
8.30 Son of the Beach
9.00 Caribbean Uncovered
10.00 Sky 1 at the Movies - The Fisher King (1991) (M)
12.00am Sky 1 Adult Entertainment - Emmanuelle’s Secret (18)
1.30 The Bold and the Beautiful
2.00 Son of the Beach (Rpt)
2.30 Caribbean Uncovered (Rpt)
3.30 Sky 1 at the Movies - The Fisher King (1991) (Rpt, M)
5.45 The Making of “The Haunting” (Continues to 6am)

Discovery/Trackside
6.00am Lonely Planet
7.00 War and Civilization
8.00 Wild Asia
9.00 Total Rush
10.00 Science Frontiers
10.30 TAB Trackside (Free to air)
Includes live racing from Arawa Park, Trentham, Flemington and Randwick and harness racing from Ascot Park, plus:
10.30 Ford Report (until 11am)
11.00 Live racing
8.00pm Live racing from Ascot Park
9.00 Harness racing from Albion Park
11.00 Basic Instincts (Double episode)
1.00am Wings
2.00 The Ultimate Guide
3.00 On the Inside
4.00 Basic Instincts (Double episode, continues to 6am)

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Today’s TV (aka “Yesterday’s TV”): Sunday 13 May 1995 (Part 1 - Free-to-air channels and regional stations only)
from the NZ Listener

TV One
6.00am eTV, including:
6.00 Child Development: A Time to Grow (Part 8) (Rpt, G)
6.30 World Religions (G)
7.00 Praise Be (G)
7.30 One World of Sport - America’s Cup 1995
Team NZ (Black Magic NZL32) v Team Stars & Stripes (Young America USA36) - race five; live from San Diego
11.30 Marae
12.30pm Air New Zealand Holiday (Rpt, G)
1.00 Diana: Portrait of a Princess (Rpt, G)
2.00 The House of Eliott (Rpt, G)
3.00 One World of Sport - Countrywide Bank Grandstand
Includes netball (Dunedin Albion v Shore Rovers), yachting (America’s Cup 1995 - Team NZ v Team Stars & Stripes; race five) and rugby (Auckland v Bay of Plenty)
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Barrymore (Rpt, G)
7.35 Heartbeat (Part 10, final) (Rpt, PGR)
8.40 Montana Sunday Theatre - Tears Before Bedtime (Part 2) (AO)
9.40 Work of Art - Face Value: Her New Life (PGR)
Click the NZ On Screen link below to watch

10.10 One World of Sport - America’s Cup 1995
Team NZ (Black Magic NZL32) v Team Stars & Stripes (Young America USA36) - race five; highlights
10.40 Ray Bradbury Theatre (PGR)
11.10 Matlock (Feature-length episode) (AO)
1.00am BBC World, including:
1.00 BBC World Headlines
1.05 Breakfast with Frost
2.00 BBC World News
2.25 Time Out - Top Gear
3.00 BBC World Headlines
3.05 Horizon
4.00 BBC World News
4.25 Time Out - ???
5.00 BBC World News (Continues to 6.25am)

TV2
6.00am The Hallo Spencer Show (Rpt, G)
6.20 Joe 90 (Rpt, G)
6.50 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (Rpt, G)
7.10 Son of a Gunn (G)
7.30 Where’s Wally? (Rpt, G)
7.55 The Porky Pig Show (Rpt, G)
8.15 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (Rpt, G)
8.40 The All-New Dennis the Menace (aka “The Incredible Dennis the Menace”) (Rpt, G)
9.00 Tales from the Cryptkeeper (Rpt, PGR)
9.25 Double Dragon (Rpt, PGR)
9.45 Ghostwriter (G)
10.15 Batman: The Animated Series (Rpt, PGR)
10.35 2 Stupid Dogs (Rpt, G)
11.00 Top of the Pops (G)
11.30 Music Nation (PGR)
Noon EastEnders (Double episode) (G)
1.05 Frannie’s Turn (G)
1.40 The Extremists (G)
2.00 2 Sports Action - Boxing Special
WBC Heavyweight Elimination Contest - Lennox Lewis v Lionel Butler & Michael Moorer v Tim Puller
4.00 Parker Lewis Can’t Lose (G)
4.30 Me and My Girl (Rpt, G)
5.00 Full House (G)
5.30 Step by Step (G)
6.00 2 Sports Action - Lion Red Big League
Winfield Cup 1995 - full delayed coverage of a round 10 match
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 The Sunday Premiere Movie - My Girl (1991) (PGR)
10.35 The Sunday Horrors - Grizzly (1976) (Rpt, AO)
12.20am French & Saunders (Rpt, AO)
1.30 Movie - The Thin Blue Line (1988) (Rpt, PGR)
3.15 Neighbours (Double episode) (Rpt, G)
4.00 Face the Music (Rpt, G)
4.30 Ricki Lake (Rpt, AO)
5.15 Paradise Beach (Rpt, G)
5.45 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G) (Continues to 6.10am)

TV3
6.00am Short Sportz (G)
6.25 Aunties’ Alphabet (G)
6.30 Music and the Spoken Word (G)
7.00 Kenneth Copeland Presents (G)
8.00 Key of David (G)
8.30 Hi-de-Hi! (G)
9.00 It Ain’t Half Hot Mum (G)
9.30 Graham Kerr’s Kitchen (G)
10.00 Sunday (PGR)
11.00 Dinosaurs (Part 4, final) (G)
Noon The Magical World of Disney - Wild Jack (1988) (G)
2.00 Elvis (PGR)
4.00 Land of the Giants (G)
5.00 Lost in Space (G)
6.00 3 National News
6.30 Beadle’s About (aka “The Joke’s on You!”) (G)
7.00 Melody Rules (G)
7.30 Melrose Place (PGR)
8.30 Sunday Night at the Movies - Parenthood (1989) (AO)
11.05 Entertainment Tonight (PGR)
12.00am Late Movie - Mountains of the Moon (1990) (AO)
1.40 Infomercials (Continues to 6.30am)

Horizon Pacific Television (HPTV)
ATV, Coast to Coast, Capital City, Southern
1.00pm Home Shopping
3.00 BBC World News
3.30 Spain on a Plate
4.00 BBC World News
4.30 The Late Show Sunday Edition
5.00 BBC World News
5.30 Tomorrow’s World
6.00 Sunday Documentary - Frontiers of Flight, Jet Power (G)
7.00 The Voyage of Charles Darwin (PGR)
8.00 The National Business Review Report
8.30 The Classic Collection - Kyung Wha Chung on Beethoven Violin (G)
9.30 Hill Street Blues (AO)
10.30 World News Week
11.00 Closedown

Canterbury Television (CTV), Christchurch
6.00am Welcome to Canterbury
This programme repeats at 7am, 8am, 9am, straight after closedown (11pm), 1am and 2am
4.45pm Teletext
5.00 George Balani at Six (Rpt, G)
6.00 Flicks (Rpt, G)
6.30 Oderings Homes and Gardens (G)
7.00 Cue (G)
7.30 Brideshead Revisited (PGR)
8.30 The National Business Review Report (G)
9.00 Farming Canterbury (G)
10.00 The ECM Music Show (G)
11.00 Closedown

Bays Television, Nelson
6.00pm Bays-Watch
6.30 The George Balani Show (G)
7.30 Farming Canterbury (G)
8.30 Documentary - Luchre Libre (G)
9.25 Christian Living - Up Front (G)
10.00 Cue (Rpt, G)
10.30 Bays-Watch

CRY Television, Christchurch
11.00am Green Zone (Rpt)
A repeat screening of the previous day’s programme
1.00pm Orange Zone (Rpt)
A repeat screening of last night’s programme
4.00 Green Zone
6.00 Indigo Zone
9.00 CD Red Zone
12.00am Closedown

MAX: The Music Channel, Auckland
7.00am Chill with The Beat
9.00 Philips Power Play
11.00 The Primo Pulse
Noon MAX Sportplus
2.00 MAX Classics
5.00 Always Jammin’ with Coca-Cola - The Bristol Sound
6.00 Sunday Sundowner
Includes MAX News (at 8pm)
9.00 Libra Talkzone
11.00 MAX Trax
12.00am Closedown

America’s Cup 1995

“The America’s Cup is now New Zealand’s Cup!”

In a momentous triumph that reverberated worldwide, New Zealand etched its name into sporting history by capturing the prestigious America’s Cup in 1995. This remarkable achievement marked only the second time in the competition’s 144 year history that the storied cup had left the United States.

On a crisp Sunday morning of 13 May 1995 (NZT), the world watched with bated breath as the fifth and final race unfolded off the coast of San Diego. New Zealand’s Black Magic (NZL 32), helmed by the legendary Russell Coutts and led by syndicate head Peter Blake, faced off against the American defender, Young America (USA 36), skippered by the renowned Dennis Conner.

What unfolded was a thrilling, nail-biting spectacle. New Zealand dominated from start to finish, showcasing their superior boat design, sailing skills and unwavering resolve. In a testament to their dominance, Black Magic swept all five races and left no doubt as to who deserved to hoist the coveted trophy.

The victory sparked jubilation throughout New Zealand and sent shockwaves through the yachting world. It was a moment of national pride and an affirmation of the country’s prowess in the sport. Sir Peter Blake, a respected yachtsman and environmentalist who later tragically lost his life in 2001, became a revered figure for his leadership and determination.

The America’s Cup victory not only cemented New Zealand’s place in the annals of yachting but also had a profound impact on the nation’s identity. It instilled a sense of confidence and fuelled an ambitious spirit that continues to this day.

Since that historic triumph, New Zealand has continued to excel in the America’s Cup, winning three more times (2000, 2017, 2021). The nation has become a powerhouse in the sport, producing some of the world’s most decorated sailors and innovative boat designers.

New Zealand’s consistent success in the America’s Cup is a testament to the country’s unwavering commitment to excellence, its passion for innovation and its indomitable spirit. The America’s Cup may have once been known as the ‘Old Mug’ but thanks to New Zealand’s remarkable achievements, it will forever be etched in the history books as ‘New Zealand’s Cup’.

Live broadcast
The fifth and final race was televised live on TV One (now TVNZ 1) at 7.30am NZT on the morning of Sunday 13 May 1995 due to time zone differences.

Face Value: Her New Life

Face Value, written by Fiona Samuel, comprised three monologues from women with distinct narratives, united by their pursuit of contentment.

In the second monologue, “Her New Life”, Ginette McDonald (famed as Lynn of Tawa) played the role of Steph, the spoiled wife of an affluent advertising mogul. The plot revolved around Steph’s preparations for a close friend’s daughter’s nuptials, all while her husband embarked on a corporate endeavour.

“Her New Life” screened on TV One (now TVNZ 1) at 9.40pm on the evening of Sunday 13 May 1995 as part of the channel’s Work of Art strand. The cunningly crafted script defied viewer expectations, with McDonald’s poignant performance eliciting a significant emotional response.

“Her New Life” garnered recognition as a finalist at the Banff and New York Television Festivals.

You can watch it via NZ On Screen by clicking its link above.

More to come in Part 2.

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This was the listing, but I recall TVNZ throwing out that entire schedule once Team NZ won the America’s Cup and went into rolling coverage of sorts.

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My recollection of it lines up similar to the video uploader, with coverage going from after the race through until about 10pm that night.
A different time…

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