The debut of ATV0’s first attempt at drama, crime series The Long Arm.

TV Times also comments: “Regular programs may be delayed or cancelled for direct telecasts from the Apollo 13 moon mission.”

The Long Arm had a short life [2020]

Source: TV Times, 8 April 1970

	MELBOURNE
	ABV2	HSV7	GTV9	ATV0
6AM
7AM			7am The Super Flying Fun Show	7am Fredd Bear’s Breakfast-A-Go-Go. Fredd Bear, Judy Banks, Colin McEwan, Michael McCarthy
8AM		8.30am Romper Room	8.30 Playroom
9AM	9.10am For Schools: Notre Ville, Primary Maths	9.30 Princess Knight	9am Here’s Humphrey	9am The Marvellous Munchkin Show 9.30 Owly’s School
10AM	10.10 Play School 10.50 For Schools: Guten Tag, Primary Science, Map And The Landscape, Form Five Maths	10am Abbott And Costello 10.30 Woman’s World. Belle Nicholson, John Eden	10am Hennesey 10.30 Stump The Stars	10am Kindy 10.30 The Magic Circle Club
11AM		11.30 Henry Phyfe	11am What’s My Line 11.30 Divorce Court	11am The Marriage Game 11.30 Roundabout
12PM		12pm My Name McGooley What’s Yours? 12.30 Movie: Foxfire. 1955 [IMDB]	12pm Days Of Our Lives 12.30 Movie: Bachelor Mother. 1939 [IMDB]	12.30pm Dr Kildare
1PM	1pm ABC News 1.15 For Schools: Form Five Maths, The Map And The Landscape, Primary Maths, Notre Ville			1.30 Dragnet
2PM		2pm Beauty And The Beast. John Laws	2pm Peyton Place 2.30 General Hospital	2pm Movie: Taxi. 1953 [IMDB]
3PM	3.25 Weekend Magazine (Rpt) 3.50 Andy Pandy	3pm People In Conflict 3.30 Maggie	3pm Doctors And The Nurses	3.30 The Game Game Show
4PM	4.05 Play School 4.30 Adventure Island	4pm Robin Hood 4.30 (not advised)	4pm Uncle Norman 4.05 The Road Runner Show 4.30 Superman	4pm The Flintstones 4.30 Lost In Space
5PM	5pm Cartoons 5.05 Arthur And The Square Knights Of The Round Table 5.30 Focus On Flowers 5.40 Life Of Riley	5pm Gomer Pyle USMC 5.30 Get Smart	5pm Bomba	5.30 Blind Date. Jeremy Cordeaux
6PM	6.05 F Troop 6.30 GTK 6.40 Bellbird 6.55 In A Good Cause	6pm I Dream Of Jeannie 6.30 Seven National News. Brian Naylor	6pm The Lucy Show 6.30 News. Eric Pearce, Kevin Sanders	6pm News. Geoff Raymond 6.30 The Patty Duke Show
7PM	7pm ABC News 7.30 This Day Tonight	7pm Pick A Box Bob Dyer, Dolly Dyer 7.30 Special: Motown	7pm Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 7.30 Ironside	7pm That Girl 7.30 The Long Arm PREMIERE Barbara Mason, Bill Hunter, Robert Bruning, Sandy Harbutt, Tim Eliot, Lyndal Moor
8PM	8pm The Governor And JJ 8.28 ABC News 8.30 Would You Believe	8.30 It Takes A Thief	8.29 League Computer 8.30 Coronation Street	8.30 Showcase ’70. Rod McLennan
9PM	9pm Civilisation 9.50 ABC News	9.30 TV Ringside. Ron Casey	9.30 National IMT. Jimmy Hannan, Bert Newton, Ugly Dave Gray, Stuart Wagstaff	9.30 Strange Report
10PM	10pm Soccer: FA Cup Final. Played at Wembley, 11 April 1970		10.50 News. Peter Smith	10.30 Gunsmoke
11PM	11.30 Close	11pm Late News 11.15 Iron Horse	11pm Eric Pearce 11.02 M Squad 11.32 Hunter	11.30 News
12AM		12.15am Close	12.30am Epilogue, Close	12am Close
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9.10am For Schools 10.10 Play School 10.50 For Schools 1pm ABC News 1.15 For Schools 3.25 Weekend Magazine (Rpt) 3.50 Andy Pandy 4.05 Play School 4.30 Adventure Island 5pm Cartoons 5.05 Arthur… And The Square Knights Of The Round Table 5.30 Focus On Flowers 5.40 Life Of Riley 6.05 F Troop 6.30 GTK 6.40 Bellbird 6.55 Regional News 7pm ABC News 7.30 This Day Tonight 8pm The Governor And JJ 8.28 News 8.30 Would You Believe 9pm Civilisation 9.50 ABC News 10pm Soccer: 1970 FA Cup Final 11.30 Close	4pm Cartoon Carnival 4.50 Cobbers’ Club 5.05 Jet Jackson 5.30 Dennis The Menace 5.55 Dobie Gillis 6.20 District News 6.27 Stock Report 6.30 News 7pm To Rome With Love 7.30 Showcase ’70 8.30 The Bold Ones 9.30 TV Ringside 10.50 News 11pm Close	4pm Here’s Humphrey 4.55 Robin Hood 5.20 Junior News 5.30 Rifleman 5.55 The Dick Van Dyke 6.20 Local News 6.30 National News (HSV7) 6.58 Weather 7pm Pick A Box 7.30 Marcus Welby MD 8.30 Naked City 9.30 TV Ringside 11pm Late News 11.15 Epilogue, Close	11.55am News 12pm The Loretta Young Show 12.25 Maggie 12.55 News 1pm Coronation Street 1.28 Peyton Place 1.55 Taste For Food 2pm Movie: Captain Pirate. 1952 [IMDB] 3.20 Hair Care 3.30 The Marriage Game 4pm Cartoon Corner 4.30 Rin Tin Tin 5pm Blind Date 5.30 The Flintstones 5.55 Leave It To Beaver 6.20 Local News 6.30 National News (HSV7) 7pm Pick A Box 7.30 Showcase ’70 8.30 The Bold Ones 9.30 TV Ringside 11pm News 11.25 Epilogue, Close	1.55pm News 2pm General Hospital 2.20 Days Of Our Lives 2.45 Maggie 3.10 Desilu Playhouse 4pm Robin Hood 4.30 Teleclub 5pm Rifleman 5.25 Zorro 5.50 The Lucy Show 6.15 Local News 6.30 News 7pm This Is Tom Jones 8pm Marcus Welby MD 8.55 Roving Eye 9pm Father Dear Father 9.30 TV Ringside 11pm News 11.10 Epilogue, Close	5.15pm The Paddlewheelers 5.50 Rin Tin Tin 6.15 The Flintstones 6.40 News 7pm Bewitched 7.25 On The Land 7.35 Roaring ’20s 8.30 Division Four 9.25 Stock Report 9.30 Peyton Place 9.55 News 10.05 Tomorrow On 8 10.07 Close	4.30pm Christian Message 5pm The Mickey Mouse Club 5.25 Sergeant Preston 5.50 The Rifleman 6.15 Local News 6.30 National News (GTV9) 6.55 Stock Report 7pm Pick A Box 7.30 Danger Man 8.30 Showcase ’70 9.25 News 9.30 National IMT 10.45 News 11.15 Close