Channel 0/28’s first Christmas features the special A Whole World Of Christmas. Hosted by Don Dunstan, the program includes family reunions between Sydney and overseas, via satellite links. Also featured are various multicultural performances, and a nativity play presented by Chinese children. The two-hour program was repeated the following day.
The channel produced a second A Whole World Of Christmas in 1981, hosted by actor John Bluthal.
Source: TV Week, 20 December 1980 (except programs marked * Source: The Age, 24 December 1980)
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| 6AM | 6am Rocky And His Friends 6.30 King Leonardo 6.55 Go Health |
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| 7AM | 7am Special: Mr Magoo’s 1001 Arabian Nights | ||||
| 8AM | 8am Movie: Valiant Is The Word For Carrie. 1936 (B&W) [IMDB] | 8.15 The Toothbrush Family 8.20 Space Kidettes 8.30 Casper’s Christmas Special |
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| 9AM | * 9.55 Special: Papal Christmas Midnight Mass. Via satellite from St Peter’s Basilica, Rome | 9am Humphrey’s Christmas Message 9.05 Here’s Humphrey |
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| 10AM | 10am Special: Carols By Candlelight (Rpt) | ||||
| 11AM | 11am Divine Service 11.50 Close |
* 11.20 Movie: The Wild North. 1951 [IMDB] | |||
| 12PM | 12.50pm Two’s Company | 12pm Special: Charley’s Aunt | |||
| 1PM | 1.15 Police Woman | 1.30 Movie: Sixty Glorious Years [IMDB] | |||
| 2PM | 2pm Movie: Life With Father. 1947 [IMDB] | 2.05 Movie: Pinocchio’s Birthday Party. 1973 [IMDB] | 2pm Movie: White Christmas. 1954 [IMDB] | ||
| 3PM | 3.55 Play School: Christmas Special | 3.20 Special: Frosty’s Winter Wonderland 3.45 Special: A Year Without Santa Claus |
3pm Special: The Little Match Girl 3.30 Special: King Of The Beasts |
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| 4PM | 4.25 The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas 4.50 Movie: The Light Princess [IMDB] |
4.40 Special: A Flintstone Christmas | 4pm How 4.30 Animals Animals Animals |
4pm Simon Townsend’s Wonder World 4.30 Special: Christmas Cherries |
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| 5PM | 5.30 Special: Christmas Gift Of Love | 5pm Nine Will Fix It 5.30 The Bugs Bunny Show |
5pm Special: Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus 5.30 Special: The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas |
5.30pm Colargol Noel (France) | |
| 6PM | 6.05 Christmas Around Australia | 6.30 Seven National News. Malcolm Gray | 6pm Here’s Lucy 6.30 National Nine News. Peter Hitchener |
6pm Eyewitness News 6.30 Special: The Stable Boy’s Christmas |
6pm Little Duck Blue Feature (Czechoslovakia) 6.25 The Legend Of The Christmas Tree (Poland) 6.30 Special: Spartakiad 1980 (Czechoslovakia) |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. Geoff Raymond 7.15 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7.30 Are You Being Served? |
7pm Special: The Twelve Gifts 7.30 Movie: The Singing Nun. 1966 [IMDB] |
7pm The Odd Couple 7.30 Movie: It Happened One Christmas. 1977 [IMDB] |
7.30 Special: Bugs Bunny In King Arthur’s Court | 7.30 Special: A Whole World Of Christmas. Don Dunstan |
| 8PM | 8pm The Liver Birds 8.40 All Creatures Great And Small |
8pm Young Talent Time: Christmas Special | |||
| 9PM | 9.30 Special: Carols With The Rosny Choir | 9.20 Special: The Dick Emery Christmas Show | 9.30 The Dean Martin Show | 9pm Movie: The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle. 1977 [IMDB] | 9.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message * 9.40 Movie: The Maiden And The Beast (Czechoslovakia) [IMDB] |
| 10PM | 10pm Special: Shirley Bassey Christmas Special 1975 10.50 The Queen’s Christmas Message (Rpt) |
10.20 Special: Stanley Baxter’s Christmas Box | 10.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message 10.46 Movie: Cliff Richards And The Shadows Thank-You-Very-Much Reunion |
10.50 Movie: Miracle On 34th Street. 1973 [IMDB] | |
| 11PM | 11.05 Close | 11.20 Movie: The Mikado. 1939 [IMDB] | 11.10 Close | ||
| 12AM | 12am Movie: Holiday Inn. 1942 (B&W) [IMDB] | 12.35am Close | |||
| 1AM | 1am Close | 1.50 Movie: Dixie. 1943 [IMDB] | |||
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| 3AM | 3.35 Movie: Rhythm On The River. 1940 (B&W) [IMDB] | ||||
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| 5AM | 5.10 Danger Man (B&W) (Continues to 6am) |
