The American Apollo 15 mission’s second day on the moon has live coverage. Channels were to also have live coverage the following night, with Apollo 15 due to blast-off to commence its return to Earth on Tuesday morning (Australian time) — also to be telecast live to a global audience.
The Sydney Morning Herald noted that its TV station ATN7 would have coverage from 11.15pm, but this was not listed.
Normal scheduled programs during the night may have also been subject to interruption due to covering events and press conferences related to the Apollo 15 mission — man’s fourth landing on the moon.
Source: TV Week, 31 July 1971. Sun-Herald, 1 August 1971.
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| 8AM | 8.30am These Children Are Ours 8.45 Television Tutorial |
8.30am Young World. Jeremy Cordeaux | ||
| 9AM | 9am Forum. Ron Casey | |||
| 10AM | 10.50am Your Career | 10.30 The Capitalist | 10am Television Mass | 10am Owly’s School 10.30 Swami Sarasvati |
| 11AM | 11am Divine Service 11.48 Conquest Of The Sea |
11am Romper Room 11.30 ANZAC |
11am Faith For Today 11.25 Meet The Press 11.55 Relaxing With Roma |
11am Cooking With Julie. Julie McGinn 11.30 On The Line. Jeremy Cordeaux |
| 12PM | 12pm Apollo 15: Highlights 12.30 Pacemakers 12.45 In Your Garden |
12pm Sports Action. Rex Mossop | 12pm World Championship Wrestling | 12pm Wild West Theatre |
| 1PM | 1pm Four Corners (Rpt) | 1pm Bob Rogers Sees Daylight | 1pm World Of Sport. Ron Casey 1.55 Point Of View |
1pm Wells Fargo |
| 2PM | 2.05 World Of Wooster 2.40 Movie: The Incredible Mr Limpet. 1964 [IMDB] |
2pm Movie: The Man From The Alamo. 1953 [IMDB] | 2pm Star Soccer | 2pm Movie: Scheherazade. 1962 [IMDB] |
| 3PM | 3.30 Movie: The Rainbow Jacket. 1954 [IMDB] | 3.45 Movie: Chetniks. 1943 [IMDB] | ||
| 4PM | 4.15 The Die Hard | 4pm High Chaparral | ||
| 5PM | 5.05 Gringo’s Holiday 5.30 King Arthur And The Square Knights 5.55 Doctor Who |
5pm Special: The Second Sunrise | 5pm New Faces. Terry Dear | 5pm Young Talent Time. Johnny Young, Evie Hayes |
| 6PM | 6.20 Origami 6.30 The Governor And JJ 6.55 Weather |
6pm Seven National News. Barrie Freedman 6.15 Sunday. Roger Climpson 6.30 UFO |
6pm National Nine News. Includes News Magazine 6.30 Disneyland |
6pm News. Includes Here And There 6.30 Wild Kingdom |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. Includes Weekend Magazine 7.30 Would You Believe? |
7.30 The Flip Wilson Show | 7.30 The Carol Burnett Show | 7.30 Adam 12 |
| 8PM | 8pm Ballet: The Royal Ballet 8.55 Retrospect |
8.30 Movie: A Man Could Get Killed. 1966 [IMDB] | 8.30 Movie: What Did You Do In The War Daddy? [IMDB] | 8.30 Movie: The Long And The Short And The Tall. 1961 [IMDB] |
| 9PM | 9.50 Missa Brevis | |||
| 10PM | 10.20 News, Weather 10.45 Apollo 15. Live coverage |
10.30 Then Came Bronson | 10.35 Apollo 15. Live coverage 10.40 Meet The Press |
10.30 Apollo 15. Live coverage |
| 11PM | 11.30 Close | 11.30 The Hang Up | 11.10 Apollo 15. Live coverage 11.15 Close Up 11.45 Apollo 15. Live coverage |
11.15 Adventure Unlimited 11.45 Apollo 15. Live coverage |
| 12AM | 12am Close | 12.30am Listen Hear! 12.35 Close |
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| 2AM | 2.10am Viewpoint 2.20 Close |
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