ATV0’s annual Nerve Deafness Telethon raises funds for The University of Melbourne’s research into nerve deafness. The telethon commenced the previous night with a televised concert from Dallas Brooks Hall in Melbourne, followed by three hours of telethon through to 1am.
The telethon continues on this day through to midnight. The variety show Penthouse Club on rival station HSV7 also includes a live cross to ATV0’s telethon in the evening.
Source: TV Scene, 15 May 1976
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| 6AM | ||||
| 7AM | ||||
| 8AM | 8am Movie: Destination Inner Space. 1966 [IMDB] | 8am Hey Hey It’s Saturday Cartoon Festival. Includes King Leonardo, Rocky And His Friends, Go Go Gopher, The Beatles, The Porky Pig Show, Quick Draw McGraw | 8am Nerve Deafness Telethon. Live from Dallas Brooks Hall | |
| 9AM | 9.30 Rocket Robin Hood | |||
| 10AM | 10am Sound Unlimited | |||
| 11AM | 11am Wide World Of Sport | |||
| 12PM | 12pm Movie: Sandokan The Great. 1965 [IMDB] | 12pm World Championship Wrestling | ||
| 1PM | 1pm Movie: Men With Wings. 1938 (B&W) [IMDB] | |||
| 2PM | 2.05 Movie: Ski Party. 1965 [IMDB] | |||
| 3PM | 3pm State League Soccer: Match Of The Day | |||
| 4PM | 4pm Soccer: Scottish FA Cup Final (Rpt) | 4pm This Week Has Seven Days. David Johnston, Honor Walters | ||
| 5PM | 5.05 Countdown (Rpt) | 5pm Happy-Go-Round. Jacki MacDonald | 5pm Nerve Deafness Telethon — Special: Sunday And Monday In Silence | |
| 6PM | 6pm Football: VFL. Who Won? Why? 6.25 The Harlem Globetrotters’ Popcorn Machine 6.45 The Art Of Sailing 6.55 Weather |
6pm Seven National News. Mal Walden. Includes Football Panel | 6pm News Centre Nine. Arthur Higgins, Ted Ryan, Bert Bryant 6.30 Bandstand ’76. Daryl Somers |
6pm Eyewitness News. Brad Smart, Clem Dimsey 6.30 Young Talent Time. Telethon Special. Live from Dallas Brooks Hall |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. John Amies 7.15 Today’s Football. Carlton v Richmond, Geelong v Footscray |
7pm Football: The Big Replay. Geelong v Footscray, Carlton v Richmond, Melbourne v Hawthorn | 7.30 Cannon | 7.30 Nerve Deafness Telethon (cont’d) Includes link-up with Penthouse Club (HSV7) |
| 8PM | 8.15 Today’s Sport 8.30 Four Corners. Caroline Jones, Jim Downes, Allan Hogan, Peter Luck, Peter Ross, Jeff Watson, Kerry O’Brien |
8.15 Penthouse Club. Michael Williamson, Mary Hardy. Includes Tattslotto (9.30) and a live cross to ATV0’s Nerve Deafness Telethon | 8.30 Police Story | |
| 9PM | 9.25 War And Peace | 9.30 Movie: Cotter. 1972 [IMDB] | ||
| 10PM | 10.50 Certain Women | |||
| 11PM | 11.40 Close | 11.15 Star Soccer | 11.15 Movie: The Giant Claw. 1957 (B&W) [IMDB] | |
| 12AM | 12.30am Close | 12.40am Epilogue 12.45 Close |
12am The Hal Todd Picture Show: Stolen Hours. 1963 [IMDB] | |
| 1AM | ||||
| 2AM | 2.30 Close | |||
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| 5AM |
