Australia Day 1988 and the nation celebrates the bicentennial of European settlement
See also: Tuesday 26 January 1988 — BRISBANE
Source: TV Radio Extra, 23 January 1988
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6AM | 6.30am 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 | (5.45am) Test Pattern 6am Leave It To Beaver 6.30 Australia Day. Direct telecast of celebrations from Sydney Harbour |
6am Business Today. Michael Pascoe 6.30 Today. George Negus, Elizabeth Hayes |
(4.30am) Test Pattern (5am) The Magical World Of Gigi (5.30) Eyewitness News 6am Good Morning Australia. Tim Webster, Kerri-Anne Kennerley |
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7AM | |||||
8AM | 8.30 The New Mighty Mouse | ||||
9AM | 9am Here’s Humphrey 9.30 Special: Bicentennial Celebration. Live from Sydney Harbour |
9.30 Fat Cat And Friends | 9.20am Movie: Alarm In The Clouds (Czechoslovakia) 1978 [IMDB] | ||
10AM | 10am Australia Day Celebrations. Direct telecast of Bicentennial celebrations on Sydney Harbour and around Australia. Includes direct crosses to Expo in Brisbane | 10.35 Movie: Friends For Life (USSR) 1971 | |||
11AM | |||||
12PM | 12pm Special: Across The Top | 12pm Movie: Golden Sling (Yugoslavia) [IMDB] | |||
1PM | 1.50pm Cricket: World Series Cup. Live from Melbourne | 1.30 Movie: Ram’s World (India) 1981 [IMDB] | |||
2PM | 2pm The Australians | ||||
3PM | 3pm This Fabulous Century. Peter Luck 3.30 Romper Room |
3.35 Blam! (Germany) | |||
4PM | 4pm Wombat | 4pm Ridgey Didge | 4pm The Children Of The Mysterious Valley (Italy) 4.30 Talk Back |
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5PM | 5.30pm Kaboodle | 5pm Wheel Of Fortune 5.30 Home And Away |
5.30 Crossfire. Greg Evans | 5pm Bewitched 5.30 Perfect Match. Cameron Daddo |
5pm Anna, Ciro And Company (Italy) 5.30 (To Be Announced) |
6PM | 6pm (To Be Advised) | 6pm Seven Nightly News. Graeme Goodings, Sean Flannery, Anne Wills | 6pm National Nine News 6.30 A Current Affair. Jana Wendt |
6pm Eyewitness News. Steve Whitham, Caroline Ainslie, Keith Martyn | 6pm World News 6.30 The Twenty Sixth Of January 1988. Highlights of Australia Day celebrations |
7PM | 7pm ABC News. John Ovenden, Mark Aiston, Jane Reilly 7.30 The 7.30 Report Summer Edition |
7pm Hinch At Seven. Derryn Hinch 7.30 A Country Practice |
7pm Sale Of The Century 7.30 Cricket (cont’d) |
7pm Neighbours 7.30 Scarecrow And Mrs King |
7pm 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 Special: Australia Day Fireworks Display. Highlights from morning telecast and direct telecast of fireworks from Sydney Harbour | 9.30 Movie: Walkabout [IMDB] | 9pm Movie: 40,000 Horsemen (B&W) 1940 [IMDB] | |
10PM | 10.30 Newsworld. Clive Robertson | 10pm Foley Square 10.30 Nightline 10.35 Home Shopping Show |
10.45 Movie: On Our Selection (B&W) 1932 [IMDB] | ||
11PM | 11pm Rock Arena. Suzanne Dowling | 11.30 When The Boat Comes In | 11.05 Movie: Billy Budd (B&W) [IMDB] | 11.30 Special: Royal Watch #4 | |
12AM | 12am Close | 12.30am Today (NBC) | 12.15am Close | 12.15am Close | |
1AM | 1.30am Movie: The Slender Thread (B&W) [IMDB] | ||||
2AM | 2.30 Close | ||||
3AM | 3.30 Movie: Sparrow [IMDB] | ||||
4AM | 4.30 Test Pattern | ||||
5AM | 5.45 Test Pattern (Continues to 6am) | 5am Animal Express 5.30 National Nine Early News (Continues to 6am) |
5am The Magical World Of Gigi 5.30 Eyewitness News (Continues to 6am) |
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ABLN2 Broken Hill NSW ABCS7 Ceduna ABGS1 Mt Gambier ABRS3 Riverland ABNS1 Spencer Gulf North ABWS7 Woomera |
GTS4 Spencer Gulf North BKN7 Broken Hill NSW |
RTS5A Riverland |
SES8 Mt Gambier |
6.30am Australia Day 5.30pm Kaboodle 6pm (To Be Advised) 7pm ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report Summer Edition 8pm Australia Day 9.30 Geoffrey Robertson’s Hypotheticals 10.30 Australia Day Highlights 11pm Rock Arena 12am Close |
12pm Fat Cat And Friends 12.30 Perfect Match 1pm Donahue 1.50 Cricket: World Series Cup. Live from Melbourne 5.30 Crossfire 6pm Seven Nightly News 7pm Sale Of The Century 7.30 Cricket (cont’d) 10pm Here’s Lucy 10.30 Cannon 11.30 Tomorrow’s Programs, Close |
11am Fat Cat And Friends 11.30 Batman 12pm Movie: Francis In The Haunted House. 1956 [IMDB] 1.25 Movie: It’s A Wonderful Life. 1946 (B&W) [IMDB] 3.10 Special: Come Into My Parlour 4pm Time For Kids. Includes Now You See It 5pm What’s On In The Riverland 5.10 Neighbours 5.40 Riverland News 6pm National News 7pm Sale Of The Century 7.30 Movie: The Pirates Of Penzance. 1983 [IMDB] 9.35 Special: Australia Day First Fleet Re-enactment 10.35 Falcon Crest 11.30 Riverland News (Rpt) 11.50 Epilogue, Close |
6.30am Good Morning Australia 8.30 Special: A Horse Called Jester 9.30 Carson’s Law 10.30 Fat Cat And Friends 11am It’s A Knockout 12pm Movie: Cripple Creek. 1952 [IMDB] 1.50 Cricket: World Series Cup. Live from Melbourne 5.30 Perfect Match 6pm The Odd Couple 6.30 National News 7pm Sale Of The Century 7.30 Cricket (cont’d) 10pm The Road To Calgary 10.30 Crime Story 11.30 Close |