The annual Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal dominates the day with an all-day telethon on HSV7. The 1980 appeal raised a total of $1,819,662.10 — setting a new appeal record to date.
Source: TV Week, 29 March 1980
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| 6AM | 6am Hoppity Hooper 6.20 King Leonardo 6.40 Rocky And His Friends |
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| 7AM | 7am Cartoons | |||
| 8AM | 8.30am Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal 8.45 Seven National News 8.55 Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (cont’d) |
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| 9AM | 9am Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal: Getting Up 9.05 Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal: Official Opening |
9am Here’s Humphrey | ||
| 10AM | 10am Special: Treasure Island 10.45 Special: The Legend Of Robin Hood |
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| 11AM | 11.30 Movie: Living Free. 1972 [IMDB] | |||
| 12PM | 12pm Seven National News 12.10 Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (cont’d) |
12pm Movie: Day Of Triumph. 1954 (B&W) [IMDB] | ||
| 1PM | 1pm Movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told. 1965 [IMDB] | 1.45 Movie: Sincerely Yours. 1955 [IMDB] | ||
| 2PM | 2.15pm Special: The Way Of The Cross | |||
| 3PM | ||||
| 4PM | 4pm Alexander’s Afternoon. Includes Play School, Sesame Street, Puff The Magic Dragon | 4pm The Curiosity Show | 4pm Rolf And The Kids 4.30 Simon Townsend’s Wonder World |
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| 5PM | 5.30 The Strange Affair Of Adelaide Harris | 5pm Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal: Children’s Donations | 5pm Here’s Lucy 5.30 Special: It’s The Easter Beagle Charlie Brown |
5pm F Troop 5.30 The Gong Show |
| 6PM | 6pm Countrywide 6.40 Living Tomorrow 6.55 Holiday Hazards |
6.30 Seven National News. Mal Walden | 6pm The Young Doctors 6.30 National Nine News |
6pm Eyewitness News. David Johnston, Jana Wendt 6.30 Hogan’s Heroes |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. Graham Evans 7.30 Blake’s Seven |
7pm Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (cont’d) | 7pm Happy Days 7.30 BJ And The Bear |
7pm Gilligan’s Island 7.30 Movie: Sudan. 1945 [IMDB] |
| 8PM | 8.20 Soccer: UK Match Of The Day | 8.30 Movie: Star! 1968 [IMDB] | ||
| 9PM | 9.20 Special: Cicero — The Queen’s Drum Horse | 9pm Movie: Lost Horizon. 1937 (B&W) [IMDB] | ||
| 10PM | 10.10 Special: The Passion Of Pernambuco | |||
| 11PM | 11.05 Close | 11.55 Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal: Final Total, Appeal Close | 11pm Whicker’s World | 11.20 That’s Hollywood 11.50 Movie: I’ve Always Loved You. 1946 [IMDB] |
| 12AM | 12am Close | 12am Movie: The Magic Box. 1954 (B&W) [IMDB] | ||
| 1AM | 1.45 Movie: The Great Gilbert And Sullivan. 1953 (B&W) [IMDB] | |||
| 2AM | 2.40am Close | |||
| 3AM | 3.45 Movie: The Conquest Of Everest. 1953 [IMDB] | |||
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| 5AM | 5.15 Danger Man (B&W) (Continues to 6am) |
