GTV9 screens the play They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful, part of the Shell Presents series and starring Stewart Ginn, Kevin Brennan, Fifi Banvard, June Salter, Gordon Glenwright and Diana Davidson, The play was originally performed live-to-air at ATN7, Sydney, in June and videotaped for broadcast in Melbourne.
Source: TV Week, 6 August 1959
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| 2PM | 2pm Sportsview. Bob Walters | 2pm Test Pattern, Music | |
| 3PM | 3.30pm The Teenage Hour. John D’Arcy, Heather Horwood, Gaynor Bunning, Shirlene Clancy, Ernie Sigley | ||
| 4PM | 4.25 Football: VFL. South Melbourne v Hawthorn. Final Quarter | 4.20 Sports Results. Geoff Hiscock 4.25 Football: VFL. Collingwood v St Kilda. Final Quarter |
4pm Sports Roundup. Barry McQueen 4.15 Football: VFL. North Melbourne v Essendon. Final Quarter |
| 5PM | 5pm Sportsview (cont’d) 5.30 Children’s TV Club |
5pm Grantland Rice Sportlight 5.15 These Were Hits 5.45 Cavalcade Of Sport. Bill Collins |
5.30 Meet Corliss Archer |
| 6PM | 6pm Six O’Clock Rock. Johnny O’Keefe 6.45 Great Fights Of The Century |
6pm Peters Fun Fair 6.30 Swallow’s Juniors. Brian Naylor |
6pm Laurel And Hardy 6.30 The Swallow’s Show. Bert Newton |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. John Royle 7.15 Movie Museum 7.30 Sports Review. Joe Brown |
7pm People Are Funny 7.30 The Nelsons |
7pm Pick-A-Box. Bob Dyer, Dolly Dyer 7.30 Movie: War Of The Wildcats. 1943 [IMDB] |
| 8PM | 8pm How To Marry A Millionaire 8.30 Movie: The Outcasts Of Poker Flat. 1937 [IMDB] |
8pm Sugarfoot | |
| 9PM | 9.35 Gymnastics: Victorian Gymnastics Championship | 9pm Five Star Playhouse 9.30 Movie: Devil’s Cargo [IMDB] |
9pm State Trooper 9.30 Shell Presents: They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful. Stewart Ginn, Kevin Brennan, Fifi Banvard, June Salter, Gordon Glenwright, Diana Davidson [IMDB] (see advertisement below) |
| 10PM | 10.15 Saturday Party. Bob Cornish, Mamie Reid, Heather Horwood, Joy Grisold, Graeme Bent | 10.45 Ringside With The Rasslers | 10.30 Mickey Spillane |
| 11PM | 11pm Close | 11.30 News. Geoff Raymond 11.45 Close |
11pm News. Barry McQueen 11.15 Hour Of Mystery |
| 12AM | 12.15am Epilogue 12.25 Close |
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