The day of the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
The event was given saturation coverage on ABC and commercial stations across Australia.
Royal Weddings: 1981 and today [2011]
See also: Wednesday 29 July 1981 — SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Source: The Age, 29 July 1981 (Melbourne). TV Week, 25 July 1981 (regionals)
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| 6AM | 6.20am News Update 6.27 Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display |
6am Yogi’s Galaxy Goof-Ups 6.30 Royal Wedding: Interview with Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 6.45 Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display |
6.30am Mighty Man And Yukk | ||
| 7AM | 7.40 Royal Wedding: Interview with Prince Charles | 7.45 Royal Wedding: Interview (Rpt) | 7am Good Morning Australia | ||
| 8AM | 8am Sesame Street | 8.05 Tom And Jerry 8.35 Bewitched |
8am Cartoons | ||
| 9AM | 9am Close 9.30 Play School |
9.05 Camera Seven 9.15 Educational Access Television (EAT) 9.35 Potty Time |
9am Here’s Humphrey | 9am Eyewitness News 9.05 Texas |
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| 10AM | 10am For Schools: Behind The News, Fanfare, Bookworm, The Magic Bag, Music Time, Behind The News Special | 10am Romper Room | 10am The Ed Allen Show 10.30 Another World |
10am Fat Cat And Friends 10.30 The Bernard King Show |
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| 11AM | 11am Celebrity Tattletales 11.30 Willesee ’81 (Rpt) |
11.55 National Nine News | 11am Good Morning Melbourne | ||
| 12PM | 12pm Royal Wedding: US Preview | 12pm The Mike Walsh Show | 12pm Movie: The Steel Trap. 1952 (B&W) [IMDB] | ||
| 1PM | 1pm ABC News 1.10 Weather 1.11 For Schools: Skills Of Defensive Driving, Craft As A Livelihood, Well Well Well, For The Juniors, Roadworthy, The Colonials |
1pm Movie: Thieves. 1976 [IMDB] | 1.30 Days Of Our Lives | ||
| 2PM | 2.30 The Young And The Restless 2.55 News Break |
2pm The Celebrity Game 2.30 Blankety Blanks |
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| 3PM | 3pm Sesame Street | 3pm The Streets Of San Francisco | 3pm General Hospital 3.30 Search For Tomorrow |
3pm Marcus Welby MD | |
| 4PM | 4pm Play School 4.30 The Basil Brush Show |
4pm Flipper 4.30 Shirl’s Neighbourhood |
4pm My Friend Flicka 4.30 Matchmates |
4pm Simon Townsend’s Wonder World | |
| 5PM | 5pm Worzel Gummidge 5.30 Jukes Of Piccadilly |
5pm Wheel Of Fortune 5.30 Royal Wedding: HRH Prince Charles |
5pm Royal Wedding: Wedding Prelude | 5pm Batman 5.30 The Brady Bunch |
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| 6PM | 6pm So The Story Goes 6.10 Videodisc 6.15 ABC News. Geoff Raymond 6.45 Special: The Royal Wedding 1981: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer |
6pm Royal Wedding: Preview 6.30 Seven National News. Mal Walden |
6pm Sale Of The Century 6.30 National Nine News. Brian Naylor 6.45 Royal Wedding: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer |
6pm Eyewitness News. David Johnston, Jana Wendt 6.45 Royal Wedding: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer |
6.27pm News Headlines 6.30 Soccer |
| 7PM | 7pm Royal Wedding: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer | 7.30 World News. George Donikian | |||
| 8PM | 8pm Movie: Persche Si Uccide Magistrate (Italy) [IMDB] | ||||
| 9PM | 9.30 Movie: Buynu Bükük (Turkey) [IMDB] | ||||
| 10PM | 10pm Royal Wedding: Processions (Rpt) 10.30 Royal Wedding: Balcony Appearance 10.45 ABC News 10.55 Royal Wedding (Rpt) |
10pm Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display (Rpt) 10.45 Royal Wedding: Balcony Appearance |
10pm National Nine News 10.30 Royal Wedding: Highlights, Balcony Appearance, Royal Fireworks |
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| 11PM | 11.15 Royal Wedding Special: Glittering Crown | 11pm Casino De Paris (France) | |||
| 12AM | 12.05am Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display (Rpt) | 12.15am Royal Wedding: Highlights | 12am Close | ||
| 1AM | 1am Royal Wedding: Departure 1.45 Close |
1am Royal Wedding: Departure 1.45 Close |
1am Royal Wedding: Departure 1.45 Movie: Call Me Genius [IMDB] |
1.45am Close | |
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| 3AM | 3.50 Movie: Model For Murder (B&W) [IMDB] | ||||
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| 5AM | 5.10 Danger Man (B&W) (Continues to 6am) |
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| ABAV1 Albury ABRV3 Ballarat ABEV1 Bendigo ABLV4 Gippsland ABMV4 Mildura ABGV3 Shepparton ABSV2 Swan Hill |
AMV4 Albury |
BTV6 Ballarat |
GMV6 Shepparton |
BCV8 Bendigo STV8 Mildura GLV8 Gippsland |
| 8am Sesame Street 9am Close 9.30 Play School 10am For Schools: Behind The News, Fanfare, Bookworm, The Magic Bag, Music Time, Behind The News Special 1pm ABC News 1.10 Weather 1.11 For Schools: Skills Of Defensive Driving, Craft As A Livelihood, Well Well Well, For The Juniors, Roadworthy, The Colonials 3pm Sesame Street 4pm Play School 4.30 The Basil Brush Show 5pm Worzel Gummidge 5.30 Jukes Of Piccadilly 6pm So The Story Goes 6.10 Regional News 6.15 ABC News. Geoff Raymond 6.45 Special: The Royal Wedding 1981: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer 10pm Royal Wedding: Processions (Rpt) 10.30 Royal Wedding: Balcony Appearance 10.45 ABC News 10.55 Royal Wedding (Rpt) 12.05am Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display (Rpt) 1am Royal Wedding: Departure 1.45 Close |
10.58am Program Highlights 11am Here’s Humphrey 12pm The Mike Walsh Show 1.30 Days Of Our Lives 2.25 At Home With Four 2.40 General Hospital 3.05 That Girl 3.30 Family Feud. Daryl Somers 4pm Simon Townsend’s Wonder World 4.35 The Mouse Factory 5pm Contest Corner 5.05 Cartoons 5.15 The Flintstones 5.45 Regional News 6pm Royal Wedding: Preview 6.30 Seven National News (HSV7) 7pm Royal Wedding: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer 10pm Sale Of The Century. Tony Barber, Victoria Nicolls 10.30 Regional News (Rpt) 10.45 Royal Wedding (cont’d) 11.15 Movie: Frenzy. 1972 [IMDB] 1am Close |
11am Here’s Humphrey 11.55 Regional News 12pm The Mike Walsh Show 1.30 Days Of Our Lives 2.20 The Young And The Restless 2.45 Upstairs Downstairs 4pm The Mouse Factory 4.30 Kids Country 5pm The Brady Bunch 5.30 Sale Of The Century 5.55 The Job Shop 6pm Regional News. Craig Campbell 6.30 Seven National News (HSV7) 7pm Royal Wedding: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer 11pm Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display 12.15am Royal Wedding: Departure 1am Epilogue 1.05 Close |
6.45am Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display 8am Royal Wedding: HRH Prince Charles 9.10 Educational Access Television 10.55 Morning Meditation 11am Here’s Humphrey 11.55 Regional News 12pm The Mike Walsh Show 1.30 Days Of Our Lives 2.25 Personality Squares 2.55 Community Corner 3pm Dr Kildare 3.30 The Flying Nun 4pm Children’s Hour: Makin’ Trax, Simon Townsend’s Wonder World 5pm Cartoon Corner 5.10 Sale Of The Century 5.40 Regional News 6pm Royal Wedding: Preview 6.30 Seven National News (HSV7) 7pm Royal Wedding: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer 11pm Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display (Rpt) 12.15am Royal Wedding: Departure 1am Close |
11am Thought For The Day 11.03 Fat Cat And Friends 11.30 [BCV/STV] Wednesday With Heather 11.30 [GLV] To Rome With Love 11.57 News 12pm The Mike Walsh Show 1.30 Days Of Our Lives 2.20 The Young And The Restless 2.50 Family Feud 3.20 Bewitched 3.50 Cartoons 4pm The Life And Times Of Grizzly Adams 5pm Tom And Jerry 5.15 Special; HRH Prince Charles 5.45 Regional News 6pm Sale Of The Century 6.30 National News 6.45 Royal Wedding: The Marriage Of His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince Of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer 10pm Royal Wedding: Fireworks Display 10.45 Royal Wedding: Buckingham Palace 11.15 (to be advised) 12.15am Royal Wedding: Departure 1am Close |
