The Seven Network commences its seven-day coverage of the First World Athletic Championships from Helsinki, Finland. The first day includes an afternoon preview ahead of the live coverage of the opening ceremony and events including the women’s marathon. Seven continues to present an hour of highlights each night, culminating in live coverage of the men’s marathon, with Australia represented by Rob de Castella, on the last day of competition on 14 August 1983.
Source: TV Week, 6 August 1983
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| 6AM | 6am World Of Survival 6.30 Golf: US PGA Championship |
(5.55am) The World Tomorrow 6.25 You Say The Word |
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| 7AM | 7.25 Hour Of Power | ||||
| 8AM | 8.45am It Is Written | 8.25 Mass For You At Home | |||
| 9AM | 9.15 Sunday Magazine 9.30 VFL Junior Supporters Club. Peter Landy |
9am Sunday. Jim Waley, Max Walsh, Sam Lipski | 9am Let’s Go Greek | ||
| 10AM | 10am Playmates | 10am World Of Sport Replay | 10am Greek Variety Show | ||
| 11AM | 11am Divine Service | 11am World Of Sport | 11am Sports Sunday. Mike Gibson | 11am Variety Italian Style | |
| 12PM | 12pm Living Tomorrow 12.15 Sow What? (Rpt) 12.30 Countrywide (Rpt) |
12pm Movie: Anastasia. 1956 [IMDB] | 12pm Movie: Taras Bulba. 1962 [IMDB] | ||
| 1PM | 1pm Four Corners (Rpt) 1.30 Special: The Mysteries Of Hieronymus Bosch |
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| 2PM | 2.45 Diversions 2.55 Rugby Union: Second International. Australia v Argentina. Live from the Sydney Cricket Ground |
2.15pm Football: Army Reserve Cup. Geelong v Swans | 2pm Movie: Born Free. 1966 [IMDB] | 2.20 Movie: The Story Of Seabiscuit. 1949 [IMDB] | |
| 3PM | 3.15pm Domenica Sportiva | ||||
| 4PM | 4.45 So The Story Goes | 4pm Land Of The Giants | 4pm Solid Gold | 4.45 Focus | |
| 5PM | 5pm The Winners: AFL. Drew Morphett | 5pm Athletics: World Athletic Championships. Preview | 5pm The Road Runner Show 5.30 Candid Camera |
5.15 Paths To Art (Germany) | |
| 6PM | 6pm Countdown 6.55 Weather |
6pm Seven National News. Mal Walden 6.30 The Wonderful World Of Disney |
6pm National Nine News. Peter Hitchener 6.30 New Faces. Bert Newton |
6pm Eyewitness News. Charles Slade 6.30 John Laws’ World |
6pm Arabela (Czechoslovakia) 6.30 World News |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. Includes Weekend Magazine 7.40 Spirit Of Asia |
7.30 Willesee Special: The Ultimate Struggle | 7.30 60 Minutes. George Negus, Ray Martin, Jana Wendt, Ian Leslie | 7.30 MASH | 7pm Inside Japan 7.30 Soccer: Match Of The Day. Heidelberg v Marconi. Highlights |
| 8PM | 8.40 Stuart Wagstaff’s World Playhouse | 8.30 Movie: Brass Target. 1978 [IMDB] | 8.30 Movie: Breakthrough. 1979 [IMDB] | 8.30 Movie: Thunderball. 1965 [IMDB] | 8.30 The Sunday Show (Italy) |
| 9PM | 9.35 ABC News, Weather 9.45 Marque — A Hundred Years Of Motoring |
9.30 Movie: Insiang. 1976 (Philippines) [IMDB] | |||
| 10PM | 10.15 World Of Music | 10.40 Athletics: First World Athletic Championships. Live from Olympic Stadium, Helsinki | 10.20 Motor Racing: German Formula One Grand Prix. Live from Hockenheim Circuit, West Germany | ||
| 11PM | 11.05 Close | 11pm Entertainment This Week | 11.05 World News (Rpt) 11.35 Close |
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| 12AM | 12.30am Movie: Seawolf. 1974 [IMDB] | 12am City Lights 12.30 Rugby League: The Big Game |
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| 1AM | 1am Insight 1.30 Close |
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| 2AM | 2.05 Movie: Uptight. 1968 [IMDB] | 2am Close | |||
| 3AM | 3.50 Movie: Work Is A Four Letter Word. 1968 [IMDB] | ||||
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| 5AM | 5.10 The Best Of Jackie Gleason (Continues to 6am) |
