Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Canberra for an Australian tour. The ABC and Nine networks present joint coverage of the Duke’s arrival and were also telecast partners for various ceremonies to follow in Canberra and Sydney over the course of the week.
Both the ABC and Nine broadcasts were relayed to Melbourne via coaxial cable. ABC’s coverage was also relayed to Queensland via microwave link.
Source: TV Week, 20 February 1965.
| ABN2 | ATN7 | TCN9 | |
| 6AM | |||
| 7AM | 7.30am Special: Arrival Of The Duke Of Edinburgh In Canberra | 7.30am Special: Arrival Of Duke Of Edinburgh In Canberra | |
| 8AM | 8.30 Close | 8am Summer Science School 8.30 Breakfast With Penny. Penny Spence |
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| 9AM | 9am Television Tutorial | 9am Playroom 9.30 Brian Howard’s Sportsview |
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| 10AM | 10.30 Test Pattern, Music | 10am Clarence The Clocker 10.30 Focus On Sport |
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| 11AM | 11.30 Just Folk | 11.20 Yoga. Roma Blair 11.30 Focus On Sport |
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| 12PM | 12pm Romper Room. Miss Susan | 12pm World Championship Wrestling | |
| 1PM | 1pm Movie: Man In The White Suit. 1952 [IMDB] | 1pm The Land Of Make Believe | 1pm Handy Andy And Joe The Gadget Man 1.30 Open House. Roy Acuff 1.55 Flying High |
| 2PM | 2.30 Sportsview | 2pm The Roller Game | |
| 3PM | 3pm National Top 40. Ron Brady 3.30 Sport. Rex Mossop |
3pm Movie: The Night The World Exploded [IMDB] | |
| 4PM | 4.30 Movie: Terror On A Train [IMDB] | 4pm Your Hit Parade 4.30 Saturday Date. Jimmy Hannan |
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| 5PM | 5.30 Cartoon Time | 5.30 Black Saddle | |
| 6PM | 6pm Teen Scene. Johnny Chester 6.35 Sports Review 6.50 This Week In Britain 6.55 Weather |
6pm News, Weather 6.30 Wyatt Earp |
6pm News, Weather 6.30 Bandstand. Brian Henderson |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News 7.10 The Wayne And Shuster Show |
7pm Hennessey 7.30 The Big Show |
7.30 Rawhide |
| 8PM | 8pm Four Corners 8.45 Special: Arrival Of The Duke Of Edinburgh In Canberra (Rpt) 8.55 Movie: Double Cross [IMDB] |
8.30 Homicide | 8.28 News Headlines 8.30 Project 65 |
| 9PM | 9.30 Movie: Philadelphia Story. 1941 [IMDB] | 9.28 News Headlines 9.30 No Hiding Place |
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| 10PM | 10.05 Oxford | 10.30 World Championship Wrestling | |
| 11PM | 11pm Close | 11.30 Close | 11.30 Close |
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