Australia Day 1988 and the nation celebrates the bicentennial of European settlement
See also: Tuesday 26 January 1988 — SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Source: TV Week, 23 January 1988
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| 6AM | 6am Australia Day — The Final Landing Telecast of the arrival of the First Fleet re-enactment into Sydney Harbour. Presented by Roger Climpson |
6am Six AM. Eric Walters 6.30 Business Today |
6am The Early Bird Show 6.30 Good Morning Australia. Tim Webster, Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Australia Day special edition from Kirribilli House, Sydney |
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| 7AM | 7.15am Australia Day. Direct telecast from Sydney and from around Australia of the official Bicentennial celebrations. Features the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour, the VIP ceremony at the Sydney Opera House, the Parade of Sail before the Prince and Princess Of Wales, and musical events throughout the day. Presented by Richard Morecroft, Barry Eaton, Clive Hale and ABC presenters around the country | 7am Today | |||
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| 9AM | 9am Here’s Humphrey 9.30 Special: Tall Ships Arrive In Sydney Harbour. Ray Martin, Elizabeth Hayes |
9.50am Movie: Alarm In The Clouds (Czechoslovakia) 1978 [IMDB] | |||
| 10AM | 10am The Best Of Fat Cat 10.30 Australia Day Celebrations. Direct telecast of Bicentennial celebrations on Sydney Harbour and around Australia. Includes direct crosses to Expo 88 site in Brisbane |
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| 11AM | 11.30 Special: Ben Cropp’s Who Did Discover Australia | 11.05 Movie: Friends For Life (USSR) 1971 | |||
| 12PM | 12.30pm Movie: Blue Fin. 1978 [IMDB] | 12.30pm Movie: Golden Sling (Yugoslavia) [IMDB] | |||
| 1PM | 1.20pm Cricket: Benson And Hedges World Series. Live from Melbourne | ||||
| 2PM | 2.29 News 2.30 Special: The Island Of Nevawuz |
2pm Movie: Ram’s World (India) 1981 [IMDB] | |||
| 3PM | 3pm Romper Room 3.59 News |
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| 4PM | 4pm Wombat. Australia Day Special | 4.30pm Ridgey Didge | 4.05 Blam! (Germany) 4.30 The Children Of The Mysterious Valley (Italy) |
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| 5PM | 5pm Wheel Of Fortune 5.30 Gimme A Break |
5pm Gomer Pyle 5.30 Crossfire |
5.30 Perfect Match | 5pm Talk Back 5.30 Anna, Ciro And Company (Italy) |
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| 6PM | 6pm (To Be Announced) | 6pm Home And Away 6.30 Seven Nightly News |
6pm National Nine News. Bruce Paige 6.30 A Current Affair. Jana Wendt |
6pm Eyewitness News | 6pm (To Be Announced) 6.30 World News |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. Rod Young 7.30 The 7.30 Report |
7pm Carroll At Seven 7.30 A Country Practice |
7pm Sale Of The Century 7.30 Cricket (Cont’d) |
7pm Neighbours 7.30 The A Team |
7pm The Twenty Sixth Of January 1988. Highlights of Australia Day celebrations 7.30 Women Of The Sun |
| 8PM | 8pm Australia Day. Direct telecast from the Sydney Opera House. Includes the National Youth Orchestra and a spectacular fireworks display from around Sydney Harbour | 8.30 Beyond 2000 | 8.30 LA Law | ||
| 9PM | 9.30 Geoffrey Robertson’s Hypotheticals | 9.30 Australia Day — The Final Landing Highlights from morning telecast and direct telecast of fireworks from Sydney Harbour |
9.30 The Love Boat | 9.30 Dallas | 9.30 Movie: 40,000 Horsemen (B&W) 1940 [IMDB] |
| 10PM | 10.30 Australia Day Highlights | 10.30 Nightline 10.35 Home Shopping Show |
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| 11PM | 11pm Rock Arena. Suzanne Dowling | 11pm Newsworld | 11.05 Hawaii Five O | 11.30 Baretta | 11.15 Movie: On Our Selection (B&W) 1932 [IMDB] |
| 12AM | 12am Close | 12am News Overnight. Includes Today (NBC) (continues to 6am) |
12.05am Mini-series: Beulah Land. Part II [IMDB] | 12.30am Close | 12.45am Close |
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| 2AM | 2am Movie: Tripoli. 1950 [IMDB] | ||||
| 3AM | 3.45 Movie: The Steal Trap. 1952 [IMDB] | ||||
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| 5AM | 5.25 The World Tomorrow 5.55 Answers For Today (continues to 6am) |
