On This Day

TV History
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4 May 1964: Melbourne’s third commercial channel, ATV0, presents its first test programs ahead of its official launch in August:

8am Test Pattern and Music, 12pm Australia And New Zealand, 12.13 The Pitcairn People, 12.40 Sea Road, 12.57 Three In A Million, 1.42 Isle Of The Caribbean, 1.57 Time, music, 4pm Flight Into Yesterday, 4.30 They Chose The Sea, 4.55 Speed The Plough, 5.11 The Power To Fly, 5.31 The Home Made Car, 5.59 Music, 7pm Grand Tour, 7.28 Final Victory, 7.57 Music, 8pm Close

YouTube: Jan Mörk (Nat Jes)

4 May 1979: HSV7, Melbourne, launches a new weekly children’s show, Stax, promising a new approach to television where children, aged 7 to 13, provide the ideas for the show and present them.

4 May 1992: The Nine Network debuts children’s series The New Adventures Of Skippy, a modern take on the TV classic Skippy The Bush Kangaroo, starring Andrew Clarke.

4 May 1994: Andrew Denton hosts the special The Money Or The Gun On Ice as he journeys to Antarctica to see how the 19 residents on the island coped with living in isolation for a year.

4 May 1995: Network Ten screens the documentary Six Of Us: A Snapshot Of Young Australia, profiling six different Australians.

4 May 1996: Ten‘s new Saturday afternoon lifestyle show Bright Ideas: The Home Improvement Show promises “everything from purchasing a home to the range of home improvement options available”.

4 May 1997: SBS screens a delayed telecast of the 42nd annual Eurovision Song Contest, held in Dublin, Ireland.

4 May 1999: The Seven Network debuts real estate/lifestyle program Hot Property, hosted by Michael Caton.

4 May 2008: The 50th annual TV Week Logie Awards are held at Crown Palladium, Melbourne, and telecast on the Nine Network.

4 May 2009: Network Ten debuts factual series Recruits, following the day-to-day life of a group of police recruits on their way to becoming police officers in the New South Wales Police Force.

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The final episode was during December of 2005. Nearly two decades later, is the Website still active?

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Update: Yes it is indeed

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Between 2000 and 2003 it was known as Hot Auctions. In 2010 HP moved to the Nine Network.

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5 May 1985: The 30th annual Eurovision Song Contest is on delayed telecast on SBS from Gothenburg, Sweden.

5 May 1991: The 36th annual Eurovision Song Contest is on delayed telecast on SBS from Rome, Italy.

5 May 1993: The Australian economy comes under the scrutiny of the team from Fast Forward in the two-hour comedy special A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy.

5 May 2007: SBS quiz show Rockwiz presents a special edition from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

5 May 2009: Network Ten debuts game show Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, hosted by Shaun Micallef with team captains Josh Thomas, Charlie Pickering and Amanda Keller.

5 May 2011: Shutdown of analogue television services — Regional Victoria

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A look at televising the 1973 game live:

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6 May 1957: GTV9 launches Graham Kennedy’s In Melbourne Tonight, a live variety program that lasted 13 years.

6 May 1990: SBS has a delayed telecast of the 35th annual Eurovision Song Contest, from Zagreb, Yugoslavia.

6 May 1992: Nine’s telecast of the Rugby League State Of Origin is being scheduled in prime time across Australia for the first time.

6 May 2001: Rebecca Gibney, Grant Bowler, Jane Hall, Paul Sonkkila, Steve Vidler, Brooke Harman, Paul Denny, Victoria Longley, Monica Maughan and Damien Garvey star in the Network Ten telemovie Finding Hope.

6 May 2007: The 49th annual TV Week Logie Awards are held at Crown Casino, Melbourne. Hosting duties are shared between Adam Hills, Fifi Box and Dave Hughes, with Hamish Blake and Andy Lee doing the “green room” interviews

6 May 2010: ABC1 screens the one-hour special The Inquisition, the docu-drama on the historic Wood Royal Commission into police corruption in New South Wales.

YouTube: Interesting TV

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8 May 1970: The celebration of “Australia Day” at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, is covered in a two-hour special broadcast live on ABC in all Australian states via satellite. Hosted by Bill Peach, the telecast includes performances from Judy Stone, The Young Australians, The Don Burrows Septet, Darryl Stewart, Greg Anderson and the Royal Australian Naval Band.

8 May 1989: The premiere of sitcom Dearest Enemy, starring Grigor Taylor and Linden Wilkinson, on ABC.

8 May 1989: Media Watch with Stuart Littlemore begins on Monday nights on ABC, presenting analysis on various aspects of the media but predominantly on journalism.

8 May 1991: ABC screens telemovie Act Of Necessity, featuring Angie Milliken, Mark Owen-Taylor and Lauren Hewett. The Film Australia production tells the story of a couple who believe that their daughter’s cancer has been caused by chemicals in the water supply.

8 May 1992: ABC presents the long-awaited debut of its new big-budget children’s series Lift Off, featuring a combination of live action, puppetry and animation.

8 May 1996: The AFL Centenary Game (Seven) between Essendon and Geelong at the MCG marks the 100th anniversary of the first official round of football and features the two teams running out on the field in uniforms styled on yesteryear.

8 May 1997: The Nine Network covers the official opening ceremony of Melbourne’s Crown Casino, with a one-hour special hosted by Eddie McGuire.

8 May 2002: ABC debuts cooking series James Can Cook with James Reeson.

8 May 2003: The Seven Network debuts sketch comedy series Big Bite, with cast including Andrew O’Keefe, Chris Lilley, Kate McCartney, Rebecca De Unamuno and Andrew Dyer.

8 May 2004: SBS debuts Countdown To Eurovision hosted by Des Mangan. Over seven nights, each half-hour episode features guest panellists as they discuss the songs from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul.

8 May 2005: The Nine Network debuts new celebrity reality show Celebrity Circus, with contestants including Dieter Brummer, Dylan Lewis, Cameron Daddo, Toni Pearen, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Kimberley Davies, Vadim Dale and Kerri Pottharst.

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9 May 1992: SBS presents a live telecast of the Coca-Cola Soccer League Awards from the Darling Harbour Convention Centre, followed by live coverage of the FA Cup Final from Wembley Stadium and a delayed telecast of the Scottish FA Cup Final from Glasgow.

9 May 1993: Dr Norman Swan presents the new four-part series Invisible Enemies (SBS), exploring the relationship between history, destiny and disease.

9 May 1994: ABC premieres satirical series Frontline, based on the workings of a fictional current affairs program. Starring Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Alison Whyte, Tiriel Mora, Bruno Lawrence, Santo Cilauro, Genevieve Mooy, Pip Mushin, Trudy Hellier and Anita Smith.

9 May 2005: Ten screens the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Debate, hosted by John Safran with Carl Baron, Robyn Butler, Arj Barker, Stephen K Amos, Julia Zemiro and Akmal Saleh.

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“Hello I’m Mike Moore. Welcome to Frontline.”

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SBS’s first year telecasting the FA Cup Final.

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10 May 1970: The Seven and Nine networks cross to Rome for live coverage of the World Featherweight Title Fight between Australia’s Johnny Famechon and Vicente Saldivar from Mexico. Commentators are the two Ron Caseys — Ron Casey (from HSV7, Melbourne) and Ron Casey (from TCN9, Sydney).

10 May 1992: SBS screens a delayed telecast of the 37th annual Eurovision Song Contest from Malmö, Sweden.

10 May 1996: Interfooty (Seven) is a new football show for children which looks at how to become an AFL player.

10 May 1998: SBS screens a delayed telecast of the 43rd annual Eurovision Song Contest from Birmingham, United Kingdom.

10 May 2000: The Seven Network crosses to Olympia, Greece, for the traditional lighting of the Olympic torch ceremony ahead of The Games Of The XXVII Olympiad to be held in Sydney in September.

10 May 2002: Neighbours reaches its 4000th episode.

10 May 2004: The Seven Network debuts afternoon show Girl TV, presenting topics including art, fashion, workplace occupations and entertainment aimed at a young female audience.

10 May 2008: ABC debuts drama series Bed Of Roses, starring Kerry Armstrong.

10 May 2009: The Nine Network debuts twice-weekly reality show Homemade.

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Commentary from The Two Ron’s.

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12 May 1962: New TV Station — RTN8, Lismore, New South Wales.

12 May 1975: Nine’s new variety show The Don Lane Show begins a successful eight year run.. For the first show, host Don Lane is joined by guest stars Marcia Hines, Colleen Hewett, Linda George and Toni Lamond.

12 May 1979: ABC crosses live to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final – Arsenal versus Manchester United.

12 May 1990: ABC crosses live to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final – Manchester United versus Crystal Palace.

12 May 1991: SBS debuts documentary series Through Australia Eyes, a six-part series covering a wide variety of otherwise unrelated material – except they, as the title suggests, focus on life through Australian eyes.

12 May 1996: Nine screens the telemovie McLeod’s Daughters, starring Jack Thompson, Kym Wilson and Tammy MacIntosh. The telemovie later spun off onto a long-running series.

12 May 2002: The Seven Network launches reality series Undercover Angels with Ian Thorpe, Jackie O, Katie Underwood and Simone Kessell.

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12 May 2003: The Nine Network debuts comedy-variety show Micallef Tonight with Shaun Micallef.

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15 May 1976: Melbourne ATV0‘s annual Nerve Deafness Telethon raises funds for The University of Melbourne’s research into nerve deafness. The telethon commenced the previous night with a televised concert from Dallas Brooks Hall in Melbourne, followed by three hours of telethon through to 1am, before resuming this morning at 8am. The telethon continues through to midnight. The variety show Penthouse Club on rival station HSV7 also includes a live cross to ATV0’s telethon in the evening.

15 May 1990: SBS presents a new program, Common Cents, aiming to provide financial advice in lay terms for the average Australian.

15 May 1991: ABC presents Spinning Out, Anne Deveson’s documentary which gives new understanding of the most misunderstood of all mental disorders – schizophrenia.

15 May 1993: The FA Cup Final — Arsenal versus Sheffield Wednesday — is live on SBS from Wembley Stadium, London

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one of the greatest FA Cup Finals in living memory (and I’m not saying that as an Arsenal supporter!), the match ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time. Back then, instead of a penalty shootout, there was a replay of the match 5 days later. That game was delayed by 30 minutes due to an accident on the M1 Motorway leading into Wembley Stadium. At the end of regulation it was 1-1 and it went to extra time. In the last 2 minutes of the second half of extra time Andy Linighan scored for the Gunners to secure the trophy. I remember that well because I recorded the match on my VCR (set it according to possible extra time) but the recording stopped short of the winning goal. I had to watch the winning goal on the news that night. One of the greatest FA Cup matches of all time.

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17 May 1991: Network Ten‘s late afternoon game show Let’s Make A Deal with Vince Sorrenti ends after only three months.

17 May 1993: Ken Sutcliffe hosts Nine‘s coverage of the Rugby League State Of Origin, New South Wales versus Queensland, from the Sydney Football Stadium.

17 May 2004: Rebecca Gibney and Claudia Karvan star in the telemovie Small Claims on Network Ten.

17 May 2004: SBS debuts five-part series Pizza Live, presenting a reality TV spin-off from the comedy series Pizza.

17 May 2005: ABC debuts four-part factual series The Shearers, about a group of young men and women trying to break into one of Australia’s oldest professions – shearing.

17 May 2007: The Nine Network debuts RPA: Where Are They Now?, revisiting some of the patients and stories to have featured in the long-running factual series RPA, based at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.

17 May 2009: SBS presents a delayed telecast of the Grand Final of the 54th annual Eurovision Song Contest from Moscow, Russia. Commentators are Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang.

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18 May 1986: The 10 part mini series Land Of Hope Premiers on Channel 7

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22 May 1990: Bruce McAvaney hosts Seven’s coverage of the AFL State Of Origin — NSW versus Victoria — from the Sydney Cricket Ground.

22 May 1991: ABC premieres two-part mini-series Half A World Away, focusing on the 1934 London to Melbourne air race – starring Tim Hughes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Hyde, Helen Slater, Jim Holt, Josephine Byrnes, Gary Day and Barry Bostwick.

22 May 1996: SBS premieres First Person, a six-part documentary series focusing on the lives of six ordinary Australians told from their own perspective.

22 May 1999: The FA Cup Final — Manchester United versus Newcastle United — is live on SBS from Wembley Stadium, London.

22 May 2004: The FA Cup Final — Manchester United versus Millwall — is live on SBS from Wembley Stadium, London.

22 May 2005: SBS presents a delayed coverage of the Grand Final of the 50th annual Eurovision Song Contest from Kyiv, Ukraine, with commentary by Terry Wogan (BBC).

22 May 2008: ABC1 premieres discussion forum Q&A, hosted by Tony Jones. The first studio guest is Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

22 May 2009: SBS screens the documentary Friday On My Mind, tracing the rapid rise of Australian rock band The Easybeats.

22 May 2010: In the lead up to the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, SBS screens the special Eurovision A-Z. Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang take a look at all things Eurovision, including guest appearances by Les Murray, Meow Meow, Gina G, Bjorn Again and three-time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan.

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23 May 1960: New TV Station — TVT6, Hobart.

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23 May 1992: SBS debuts two-part documentary series Across The Red Unknown, featuring George Negus and his crew setting out on a 13,000 kilometre trek through parts of eastern Russia from the Sea of Japan, through the wilds of eastern Siberia, across the steppes of southern Russia and the Ural Mountains.

23 May 2007: Gardening program Vasili’s Garden, formerly on Melbourne’s community television C31, makes its national debut on SBS.

23 May 2008: The 1st Semi-Final of the 53rd annual Eurovision Song Contest, from Belgrade, Serbia, is on delayed telecast on SBS with an introduction by Julia Zemiro.

23 May 2009: SBS debuts sports quiz show The Squiz, hosted by Anh Do with team captains Amelia Jane Hunter and Jordan Raskopoulos.

23 May 2022: SBS launches new channel SBS WorldWatch

YouTube: SBS On Demand

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