One in Hobart and one in Launceston, even.
They donât even have a beach, more of a mud wrestling by the Tamar kind of environment.
Todayâs TV: 27.2.1979 Melbourne
Source: The Age Green Guide
- The now-iconic series âPrisonerâ makes its debut on ATV0 with a double episode.
- Up against it were âWheelsâ on HSV7 and âCharlieâs Angelsâ on GTV9, both double episodes.
- Peter Couchman had his own tonight show on ATV0
- Rory OâDonoghue hosted a live childrens show âRazzle Dazzleâ on GTV9
- âThe Job Showâ a programme designed to help unemployed people find work, airs on GTV9 at 6.30am before âThe Super Flying Fun Showâ.
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I remember i used to watch this but Iâve got no idea now what it was about
HowdoyadoâŚ
He is to Tony Abbott what Miranda Kerr is to meâŚ
Thatâs great television right thereâŚ
While doing research for a blog piece about the 50th anniversary of Southern Cross GTS-BKN I found this in my collection⌠a program grid for the station from August/September 1988:
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Todayâs TV: 4.3.1984 Canberra, Wollongong and the Riverina
Source: Canberra Times via Trove
- CTC7 has its own Sunday morning sports programme âSportswatchâ at 11am
- Sunday night staples âThe Wonderful World of Disneyâ, â60 Minutesâ and the Sunday night movie were seen on both CTC7 and RVN2, although WIN4 took 60 Minutes on another night,and had a documentary series âThe Prime Ministersâ.
- Movies were âFar Eastâ starring Bryan Brown on RVN2, âOh God! Book IIâ starring George Burns on CTC7, and â10â on WIN4.
- ABC had the 1984 Australian Swimming Championships
- Sunday nights on the ABC were aimed at the more intellectual viewer with Mozartâs Requiem at 8pm, Year of the French at 9.35pm and âWorld of Musicâ at 10.05pm.
- Programmes from Spain, France and Italy were aired on SBS, plus the SBS production of the Greek Classic âMedeaâ starring Chantal Contouri and the dialogue in Greek.
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Interestingly WIN had an American action/drama show Hardcastle and McCormick in the prime 7.30pm slot. They aired 60 Minutes on Mondays at 8.30pm in those days.
This oneâs a very long post, but since I collaborated a few different papers for the same dayâs TV listings I think itâs worth it.
What TV stations in Sydney, Canberra and Regional New South Wales were offering their viewers on this day 30 years ago.
ABC-TV (Channel 2 Sydney, Channel 3 Canberra & various frequencies across regional NSW):
6.00 - Rage
7.00 - Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (Rpt)
7.30 - Kontakte
7.55 - Come and Get It With Peter Russell-Clarke
8.00 - World Of Bowls, West Coast Classic
9.00 - Rugby League 1988: Highlights
10.00 - Home Grown
10.15 - Parental Guidance Recommended
11.00 - Worship Sunday - St Stephenâs Uniting Church, Macquarie Street Sydney
12.00 - Compass - Healing Power
1.00 - Four Corners (Rpt)
1.45 - On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald (Rpt, Part 1)
3.30 - Lorne Greenâs New Wilderness
4.00 - Sports Sunday Arena
6.00 - Durell In Russia: Return of the Bison
7.00 - News
7.30 - Aussies - Three Trails/Tourists In Australia
8.20 - Women '88 - Documentary
8.30 - Movie: Perhaps Love
10.00 - News
10.05 - Music Gallery - Australian Concert Hall, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Concert.
11.10 - Curio - Not All Parents Are Straight, American documentary profiling six families where children are raised by gay parents.
12.10 - Close
SBS-TV (Channel 28 in Sydney & Canberra, Channel 45 Newcastle, Channel 53 Newcastle):
12.00 - Master Photographers - Andreas Feininger, replay of the program interrupted on February 17
1.00 - Greek Variety Show
2.00 - Mrs Doremi - Greek Drama (Rpt)
2.45 - The Awakening - Drama from Singapore
3.30 - Turning Forty - Polish Comedy
4.30 - The Troubles - Documents the history of Ireland (Rpt, Final, UK)
5.30 - West End National Soccer League
6.30 - News
7.00 - Vox Populi
7.30 - Mini Series - Caught In A Free State, set in the Irish Republic during WWII
8.30 - Pinter Playhouse (Canada)
10.30 - The Making of Always Afternoon, documents the two part mini-series to be shown on SBS the following night
11.00 - Soccer - Australia vs Israel, Olympic qualifier
1.05 - Close
Channel Seven Sydney (ATN):
6.00 - All New Popeye Show (Rpt)
6.25 - Surprise, Religious Program (Rpt)
6.50 - The Cartoon Connection - featuring The Smurfs, Pebbles and Bam Bam, Ducktales, Defenders of the Earth
9.00 - Sportsworld - including coverage of motor racing from Calder Raceway, hosted by Sandy Roberts & Garry Wilkinson
12.00 - Basketball - NBL series, including coverage of the Sydney vs Eastside game
2.00 - Motor Racing - Shell Australian Touring Car Championship from Calder Raceway. Commentators: Neil Crompton, Peter McKay, Mike Raymond, Garry Wilkinson
6.00 - News, Sport & Weather
6.30 - Movie: Spot Marks The X (Part 1)
7.30 - ALF
8.00 - Valerieâs Family
8.30 - Movie: King Solomonâs Mines (1985)
10.30 - Falcon Crest
11.30 - Time Out, religious musical series
12.00 - News Overnight
Channel Nine Sydney (TCN):
5.55 - Focus On Living
6.20 - Catholic TV
6.50 - TV Mass
7.20 - Point Of View
7.30 - Turn Around Australia
8.00 - Business Sunday
9.00 - Sunday
11.00 - Cricket: McDonalds Cup, coverage of the NSW vs Tasmania match from the SGC
1.00 - Australian Rules: South Australia vs NSW, Bicentennial Australian NFL Championships Final from Adelaide
3.00 - Movie: Battle Of The Sexes (1960, B&W Rpt)
4.45 - Cricket: McDonalds Cup, coverage of the WA vs SA match from Perth
6.00 - News, Sport & Weather
6.30 - The Silk Road - Journey Into Music, Documentary Series (Rpt)
7.30 - 60 Minutes
8.30 - Movie: Police Academy 2 (1985)
10.15 - Late News
10.20 - The China Odyseey, Documentary on the making of The Empire Of The Sun
11.20 - Cricket: Highlights of the NSW vs Tasmania McDonalds Cup match
12.20 - Movie: The New Land (1973, Rpt)
3.30 - Movie: The Great Lie (1941, B&W Rpt)
5.30 - The Gary Coleman Show
Channel Ten Sydney (TEN):
6.00 - That Girl (Rpt)
6.30 - Religious Program (title not specified but since itâs not listed as a repeat, Iâd guess the program is âMass For You At Homeâ)
7.00 - Hour Of Power (Rpt)
8.00 - Video Hits
11.00 - Business Week, Finance current affairs program hosted by Max Walsh
12.00 - Golf: PGA National Touring Players Championship coverage from the Riverside Oaks Golf Course, Sydney. Commentators: David Fordham, Renton Laidlaw, Bruce McAvaney, Jack Newton
5.30 - News, Sport & Weather
6.00 - Rugby League, coverage of the Brisbane Broncos vs Manly Warringah State Bank Big Game from Lang Park, Brisbane.
8.00 - The Dolly Show (The Comedy Company would replace this a few weeks later on Easter Sunday)
8.30 - Mini-Series: Noble House (Part 1)
10.30 - Entertainment This Week
11.30 - Cats Eyes
12.40 - Melba
1.10 - Night Shift, Music Video Program presented by David White
5.00 - Paper Chase (Rpt)
MidState Television Orange/Dubbo/Griffith (AKA, CBN-8/CWN-6/MTN-9):
5.30 - Turn Around Australia
6.00 - Jimmy Swaggart
7.00 - World Church of God
7.20 - Time to Live
8.00 - Business Week
9.00 - Sunday
11.00 - Sportsworld
2.00 - Motor Racing - Live coverage of the Shell Australian Touring Car Championships
5.00 - Wonderful World of Disney
6.00 - News
6.30 - Rugby League
8.35 - 60 Minutes
9.30 - Movie: Taps (1981)
11.00 - The Rockford Files
12.00 - Close
The Prime Network Wagga & Albury/Wodonga (AKA, RVN-2/AMV-4):
6.00 - The World Tomorrow
6.30 - Turn Around Australia
7.00 - The Jimmy Swaggart Hour (This program and the two above were listed as airing an hour later in The Canberra Timesâ TV guides, with "Program Highlights at 6.59)
8.00 - Business Sunday (only listed in The Sun Heraldâs TV guide)
9.00 - Sunday (only listed in The Sun Heraldâs TV guide)
11.00 - Sportsworld (listed as airing at 9.00 in The Canberra Timesâ TV guides)
12.00 - Movie: Friendly Persuation (only listed in The Canberra Timesâ TV guides)
2.00 - Animal Secrets (only listed in The Sun Heraldâs TV guide)
2.30 - Movie - The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
4.05 - H.R Puff âNâ Stuff (only listed in The Sun Heraldâs TV guide)
4.05 - Movie: Maya (only listed in The Canberra Timesâ TV guides)
4.30 - The Three Stooges (only listed in The Sun Heraldâs TV guide)
4.50 - Young Talent Time (only listed in The Sun Heraldâs TV guide)
5.40 - Cartoons (only listed in The Canberra Timesâ TV guides)
5.50 - News
6.30 - The Wonderful World of Disney
7.30 - 60 Minutes
8.30 - NSW Liberal Party Policy Speech (only listed in The Sun Heraldâs TV guide)
8.35 - Movie: Coming Home (1978, listed as airing at 8.30 in The Canberra Timesâ TV guides)
10.50 - Saturday Rugby League
12.20 - The World Tomorrow
12.25 - Epilogue and Close
Capital 7 Canberra (CTC):
6.00 - Jimmy Swaggart
6.55 - Focus on Living
7.25 - Sing Me a Rainbow
7.50 - Point of View
8.00 - Business Week
9.00 - Sunday
11.00 - Movie: Ill Met By Moonlight (1958, Rpt)
12.45 - Punky Brewster
1.22 - Special/Mini-Series: The Last Bastion (Part 1, Rpt)
2.50 - Horse Racing: Black Opal Stakes
3.40 - Runaway Island (Rpt)
4.35 - The Wonderful World of Disney: Sancho the Horning Steer (Part 1)
5.30 - News
6.00 - Rugby League: Manly Warringah vs Brisbane
8.00 - 60 Minutes
9.00 - Movie: Silverado (1985)
11.35 - NSW Liberal Party Policy Speech
11.42 - Entertainment This Week
12.36 - Business Sunday
1.30 - Close
WIN TV Wollongong (AKA, WIN-4):
6.00 - The Muppets
6.30 - Jimmy Swaggart
7.30 - The World Tomorrow
8.00 - Business Sunday
9.00 - Sunday
11.00 - Lost In Space (Rpt)
12.00 - NBL Basketball
1.00 - Laredo (only listed in The Sun Heraldâs TV guide)
2.00 - Motor Racing - Live coverage of the Australian Touring Car Championships (start time listed as 1.00 in The Canberra Timesâ TV guides)
4.00 - Star Trek (only listed in The Canberra Timesâ TV guides)
5.00 - Kids News
5.30 - Bugs Bunny
5.45 - News
6.30 - The Wonderful World of Disney
7.30 - 60 Minutes
8.30 - Movie: Dr Detroit (1983)
10.10 - State Bank Big Game: Brisbane vs Manly
12.00 - News (Rpt)
12.45 - Movie: The Hand (1981)
2.25 - Reflections
2.30 - Close
NBN TV Newcastle (AKA, NBN-3):
5.30 - Jimmy Swaggart
6.30 - The World Tomorrow
7.00 - Hour of Power
8.00 - Business Sunday
9.00 - Sunday
11.00 - Sportcentre Sunday, with Mike Rabbitt
12.00 - Movie: Star Trek, The Motion Picture (1979)
2.35 - Movie: Dr Dolittle (1967)
5.00 - Young Talent Time
6.00 - News & Weather
6.30 - The Wonderful World of Disney
7.30 - 60 Minutes
8.30 - Movie: Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (1985)
10.40 - Rugby League - Manly Warringah vs Brisbane Broncos
12.10 - Close
9-8 Television Tamworth/Taree (AKA, NEN-9/ECN-8):
6.15 - Thought For The Day
6.20 - The World Tomorrow
6.30 - The Jimmy Swaggart Hour
7.50 - Ag Review
8.00 - Business Sunday
9.00 - Sunday
11.00 - Sportsworld
2.00 - Motor Racing - Live coverage of the Australian Touring Car Championships
5.00 - Cartoons
5.10 - The Wonderful World of Disney: Sky Trap (Part 1)
6.00 - News And Weather
6.45 - Rugby League - Highlights of the dayâs play (no game specified, but probably the Manly vs Brisbane State Bank Big Game from Ten)
8.45 - 60 Minutes
9.45 - Movie: Barbarosa (1982)
11.30 - News
11.45 - Hi De Hi
12.30 - Close
NRTV Coffs Harbour/Lismore (AKA, NRN-11/RTN-8):
7.30 - The World Tomorrow
8.00 - Business Week
9.00 - Sunday
11.00 - Animal Secrets
11.25 - Movie: Great Expectations (1974, Rpt)
1.05 - The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (Rpt)
2.00 - Motor Racing - Australian Touring Car Championships
5.00 - Diffârent Strokes
5.30 - News And Weather
6.00 - Rugby League: Manly Warringah vs Brisbane
8.00 - 60 Minutes
9.00 - Movie: Buddy, Buddy (1981)
10.30 - Father Dear Father (Rpt)
11.00 - Business Sunday
11.50 - Close
Sources: The Sydney Morning Herald, 29/2/1988 & 5/3/1988. The Sun-Herald (Statewide/Country Edition), 6/3/1988. The Canberra Times, 29/2/1988. The Sunday Canberra Times, 6/3/1988 (the source for those exact airtimes for Capital 7!).
Hopefully Iâve got the on-air names of all the regional stations right, but feel free to correct me if Iâve gotten them wrong!
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I daresay the program guide listed in Canberra Times may have been for AMV4 and the one listed in the Sun Herald was for RVN2 (or vice versa) - at times in Sydney Morning Herald (Monday edition) they would list the variations for both channels.
Below is a link to a Victorian TV listing as featured on television.com.au for Sunday 13 November 1988, On that day Fosters Australian Formula One Grand Prix and 60 Minutes 10th Anniversary. Note that AMV4 has Sunday and Business Sunday listed as a lead in (with no Sportsworld - obviously because of the Motor Racing, and The World Tomorrow not screening)
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That is interesting about WIN airing the Sunday rugby league Match Of The Day after the Sunday night movie. I always thought NBN and RVN were the only ones in NSW that regularly did that, with everyone else showing it after the evening news (I also thought AMV wouldnât have shown it at all, but itâs listed as the same time as RVN).
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I think WIN did that for 2 reasons
- It was early in the season
- It had already been announced that Television aggregation would take place and at that time it was all but decided that WIN would carry Nine affiliation. Also There was the motor racing from Calder Park on in the mid-late afternoon slot. Also note that Channel 7 had it screening from 2pm til 6pm and it looks like the regionals left the coverage at 5:00pm. I know a lot of regional networks did exit sporting coverage they screened early where they could (eg Bathurst 1000 etc), but usually it was only half hour early unless they had to exit that coverage for another sporting coverage, special event or the evening news.
The three things that surprised me the first two relate to Mid-State Television - the first was that Business Week was listed for Mid-State Television - I always thought up until the end of 1988 that Mid-State Television carried Business Sunday on Sundays, also on Mid-State Television I am pretty sure A Time To Live (a locally produced religious program) aired after Sportsworld on Sunday afternoons until the end of 1988 (but that said it could have been on at a âspecial timeâ due to the Motor Racing). I was also surprised about AMV4 airing Rugby League as well - but then it was screened in a late timeslot.
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Sydney TV listings from Friday, May 15, 1998
from The Sydney Morning Herald
2 ABN ABC
6:00 Japanese
6:30 Reading Writing Roadshow
7:00 Perspective
7:30 Teletubbies
8:00 Busy World of Richard Scarry
8:25 Mr. Squiggle
8:30 Sesame Street
9:25 Spot
9:30 Play School
10:00 More Than Words
10:15 Mathicaâs Mathshop
10:30 Nature Watch Digest
10:40 Scientific Eye
11:00 Physics
12:00 World at Noon
12:30 Lateline
1:00 Sugar Slaves
2:00 The Embassy
2:50 Consuming Passions
3:00 Sesame Street
3:55 Bananas in Pyjamas
4:00 Play School
4:30 Babar
4:55 Williamâs Wish Wellingtons
5:00 The Animals of Farthing Wood
5:25 The Trap Door
5:30 Soul Music
5:55 Once Upon a Time
6:00 Stateline
6:30 Gardening Australia
7:00 ABC News
7:30 The 7.30 Report
8:00 Good News Week
8:30 Movie "Tender Loving Care"
9:50 Whatâs On ABC?
10:00 Tracey Takes On⌠Crime
10:25 ABC News Update
10:30 Netball: Queensland Firebirds vs. Sydney Sandpipers
11:45 Order in the House (highlights of Federal Parliament)
12:45 Australia Television News
1:15 Rage (simulcast with Triple J)
7 ATN Seven Network
6:00 Sunrise
7:00 Cartoon Connection: Mummies Alive!/Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!/Around the World in Eighty Dreams
8:30 The Book Place
9:00 A Country Practice
10:00 Dateline NBC
11:00 11AM
12:00 Movie "The Good Mother"
2:05 Ricki Lake "Youâve Broken My Sonâs Heart⌠How Can I Forgive You?"
3:00 My Three Sons
3:30 Power Rangers Zeo
4:00 Time Masters
4:30 Denise
5:00 Hot Streak
5:30 Wheel of Fortune
6:00 Seven Nightly News
6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Home and Away
7:30 Home Improvement âHe Ainât Heavy, Heâs Just Irresponsibleâ/"Borland Ambition"
8:30 Prime Suspect âError of Judgementâ (part 1)
10:45 Strange But True
11:15 Seven Nightly News
11:45 Football: Essendon vs. Brisbane
2:00 NBC Today
4:00 Telemall
5:10 Video Power
5:35 Amazing Stories
9 TCN Nine Network
6:00 CNN World News
6:30 National Nine Early News
7:00 Today
9:00 Hereâs Humphrey
9:30 In the House "Titoâs In the House"
10:00 Real TV
10:30 National Nine Morning News
11:00 Whatâs Cooking
11:30 Entertainment Tonight
12:00 Midday with Kerri-Anne
1:30 Days of Our Lives
2:30 Young and the Restless
3:30 Perfect Strangers "A Catered Affair"
4:00 Challenger
4:30 Whatâs Up Doc?
5:00 Welcome Back, Kotter "Classroom Marriage"
5:30 Catch Phrase
6:00 National Nine News
6:30 A Current Affair
7:00 Sale of the Century
7:30 Burkeâs Backyard
8:28 Lucky 7
8:30 Rugby League: Newcastle Knights vs. North Sydney Bears
10:40 Nightline
11:10 Pacific Drive
12:10 Late Show with David Letterman
1:10 Entertainment Tonight
1:40 Movie "Weekend with Kate"
3:35 Home Shopping
4:35 Bob Morrison
5:00 The History of Rock and Roll
10 TEN Network Ten
6:00 Aerobics Oz Style
6:30 Barney and Friends
7:00 Cheez TV: Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys/Eek! the Cat/Bureau of Alien Detectors
8:30 The Music Shop
9:00 Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton
11:30 Ten News
12:00 Sally Jessy Raphael "Itâs Prom Time"
1:00 Judge Judy
1:30 FCTV: Family Circle Television
2:30 Oprah Winfrey "Best Lessons on Safety, Scams and Crime"
3:30 Breakers
4:00 Silver Brumby
4:30 Bold and the Beautiful
5:00 Ten News
6:00 Battle of the Sexes
6:30 Neighbours
7:00 Seinfeld "The Watch"
7:30 Sliders "Common Ground"
8:30 Movie "The Money Pit"
10:30 Ten News
11:00 Sports Tonight
12:00 Breakers
12:30 NBA Basketball: Game of the Week
1:30 WWF Superstars
2:30 Telemall
3:30 Home Shopping
4:00 High Tide
5:00 Benny Hinn
5:30 Jesus Television
28 SBS
6:00 Japanese News
6:30 Weatherwatch and Music
7:00 Telegiornale
7:35 Cantonese News
7:55 Mandarin News
8:30 Das Journal
9:00 Le Journal
9:40 Weatherwatch and Music
10:15 Telediario
11:00 Indonesian News
11:30 The Journal
12:00 Nightly Business Report
12:30 Sealing Fate (Canadian documentary)
1:25 Dragons of Crime: Climbing the Golden Mountain (Canada)
2:10 Weatherwatch and Music
3:00 TV Ed
3:30 Beach Volleyball
4:00 Insight
5:00 Stella Stellaris (Germany)
5:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer
6:30 SBS World News
7:00 World Sport
7:30 More Great Vegetarian Dishes of the World
8:00 Soccer: World Cup Countdown
9:00 SBS World News at Nine
9:30 Movie âPeople at Universalâ (1993, Colombia)
11:35 Hotline
11:40 The Head
12:05 Movie âThe Next Worst Thing is Deathâ (1995, Italy)
1:35 close
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music
The only shows that seem to have lasted on Commercial FTA since 1998 during the day 9 eg between 6am and 6pm) on their listed channels in 1998 are
Ten:
Judge Judy
Bold And The Beautiful
Nine:
Today
National Nine Morning News
Seven:
Sunrise
Programs that air now on other channels (either continously or brought back) are
Entertainment Tonight (moving from Nine to Ten)
Days Of Our Lives (airing on regional broadcaster WIN, not available in FTA in metropolitan regions - except Hobart)
Young And The Restless (airing on regional broadcaster WIN, not available in FTA in metropolitan regions - except Hobart)
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Two notes on SBS listings from the day:
Cantonese News was provided by Hong Kongâs Asia Television. It was a trimmed down version of the 6pm news from previous night, minus world news and sport items. SBS switched the news supplier from ATV to TVB in 2009
Nightly Business Report continued to air on SBS for another decade or so, canât remember which year it was dropped from the Worldwatch line-up. NBR was produced from Miami (WPBT-TV) at the time, and was part of PBSâs national schedule until 2011 when the public broadcaster dropped the show and cut all funding. The program continued until March 1, 2013, and three days later it was picked up by CNBC where it has been ever since.
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here for those cooking show buffs
Never knew Barney & Friends once aired on Ten. I only ever remember it airing on Nine.
Good old days with no afternoon news until Tenâs bulletin at 5pm. Back when it really was first at five.
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I think Sevenâs success with Better Homes And Gardens prompted this one from Ten and Family Circle magazine. Hosted by Penny Cook and Julia Zaetta (Editor of Family Circle).
IIRC it was live to air.
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Todayâs TV: 8.3.1986 (yep, itâs a Saturday!) Canberra, Wollongong and Riverina
Source: Canberra Times via Trove
- No âHey Hey Itâs Saturday Nightâ on CTC7, WIN4 and RVN2.
- WIN4 takes the full three hours of âSoundsâ while CTC7 joins it at 10am for the last two hours.
- RVN2 had its own music video show âVideorockâ (not sure if it was hosted from Wagga or Albury).
- SBSâs broadcast day had programmes from Czechoslovakia, Mexico, Poland, Italy, Greece and Portugal.
- The ABCâs Saturday Night Movie was âJeddaâ from 1955.
- ABC had live coverage of the rugby league that day.
- WIN4 had its own local kids show âKids Newsâ, as well as movies running all night.
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