a look back at Christmas 20 years ago Down Under (which is in their summer), from TV Week-Melbourne edition
2 ABV2 Melbourne/ABLV4 Gippsland (ABC)
7 HSV7 Melbourne (Seven)
8 GLV8 Gippsland (SCN, relays BCV8 Bendigo)
9 GTV9 Melbourne (Nine)
10 ATV10 Melbourne (Ten)
SBS SBS28 Melbourne (SBS)
Ratings Key
C recommended for children
PGR parental guidance recommended
AO recommended for adults only
Morning
5.00
10 Ten Newswatch (included CNN coverage, concentrating on the situation in the Middle East)
5.20
7 CSIRO The Researchers
5.30
9 Starting Out
5.35
7 Tomorrow People
6.00
7 Pac-Man
9 Wowser
6.30
7 Agro's Cartoon Connection (includes Yearling, First Christmas, Terrahawks, and Smurfs)
9 Three Stooges (bw)
6.55
8 Thought for the Day
7.00
8-9 ITN World News
10 Phantom Playhouse (pt 2)
7.30
8-9 Turn Round Australia Christmas Special
10 Ewoks
8.00
10 Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
8.30
8 The Other Wise Man
9 Carols of Christmas
10 Muppet Show
9.00
7 Bewitched (bw)
8 Fat Cat and Friends
9 Here's Humphrey
10 A Christmas World
9.30
7 Fat Cat and Friends
8 Carol's Christmas
9 KTV (C)
10.00
7 John Martin's Christmas Pageant
8 Movie "White Christmas"
9 Carols by Candlelight
10 Mulligrubs
10.30
10 A Christmas Celebration
11.00
2 Christmas Worship
7 Agro's Christmas Story
10 Yeshua and the First Christmas
11.30
10 A Story We Share
Afternoon
noon
2 John Martin's Christmas Pageant (I assume this is the same program that aired at 10 on 7; no info was listed)
7 Movie "Christmas Without Snow"
8 Carols by Candlelight
9 Movie "A Christmas Story"
10 Movie "Bush Christmas" (bw)
1.00
2 Princess and the Flying Shoemaker
1.05
SBS Confidencen (musical fantasy set at the Ulriksdal Theatre (aka Confidencen), Sweden's oldest preserved palace theater)
1.35
10 Movie "Miracle on 34th Street" (bw)
1.45
9 Movie "The Night They Saved Christmas"
1.50
SBS Mytto and Christmas
2.00
7 Disney's Very Merry Christmas Parade
8 Movie "A Very Brady Christmas"
2.05
SBS Movie "The Summer of the Falcon"
2.30
2 George and the Star
3.00
2 Foxtales "A Winter Story"
3.24
2 Morris' Disappearing Bag
3.30
2 Christmas Every Day
9 The Other Wise Man
10 That Girl
3.45
SBS Silent Night with Jose Carreras
3.50
2 Clown of God
4.00
2 Babar and Father Christmas
7 Adventures of Candy Claus
8 Mr. Krueger's Christmas
9 Facts of Life
10 Lassie
4.20
SBS Opera "La Boheme"
4.25
2 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends "Thomas' Christmas Party"
4.30
2 Angel and the Soldier Boy
7 Now You See It (C)
8 Double Dare (C)
9 C'mon Kids (C)
10 Storyteller (C)
5.00
2 A Crystal Christmas in Sweden (Crystal Gayle is joined by John Davidson, David Hasselhoff, and Michael Damien)
7 ALF
8 Movie "Robin Hood" (animated)
9 Mr. Krueger's Christmas
10 Donahue
5.30
7 Family Feud (local version)
9 Head of the Class
Evening
6.00
2 Countdown Revolution Christmas Special (featuring the Doug Anthony All-Stars, Kate Cerebrano, Stephen Cummings, and Reg Mombassa)
7 Seven Nightly News
9 National Nine News
10 Ten Evening News (includes Queen's Christmas Message)
6.20
SBS Queen's Christmas Message
6.30
7 Wheel of Fortune (local version)
8 National News
9 A Current Affair: Summer Edition
10 Doogie Howser MD "Doogie the Red Nosed Reindeer"
SBS SBS World News
7.00
2 ABC News/Weather
7 Hinch: Summer Series (Derryn Hinch is currently the afternoon drive host at 3AW radio)
8 Christmas Message (Most Rev. Noel Daly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Sandhurst; Bendigo, where SCN was based, was called Sandhurst until 1891)
9 Designing Women "Manhunt"
10 Wonder Years "Christmas"
SBS Movie "My Father Lives in Rio"
7.05
8 Movie "Finian's Rainbow"
7.20
2 Queen's Christmas Message
7.30
2 Miracle on Fort Street (90 men and women sing Messiah at Detroit's Fort Street Presbyterian Church)
7 Movie "Oklahoma!" (PGR)
9 Living Dolls "The Not-So-Sweet Smell of Success" (includes Earth Quest at 7.45)
10 Movie "White Christmas"
8.00
2 Home-Made Christmas Video "Alias Smith and Jones" (PGR)
9 Growing Pains "Obscure Objects of Our Desire" (pt 2)
8.30
2 Best of G.P. "Georgie"
9 China Beach "Christmas China Beach" (AO)
8.40
SBS Cutting Edge "Christmas at Starcross" (follows 3 adults' spiritual commitment to children with AIDS)
9.30
2 Movie "The Barkleys of Broadway"
9 Matlock "Santa Claus" (PGR)
9.35
SBS Fanny and Alexander (pt 3/PGR)
9.50
8 Movie "The Importance of Being Ernest" (bw)
10.15
7 Queen's Christmas Message
10 Movie "Larceny Inc." (bw)
10.30
7 World Vision: Some of My Children
9 Queen's Christmas Message
10.35
SBS Movie "My Sweet Little Village" (PGR; sign-off 12.15)
10.40
9 Family and Friends
11.25
2 Queen's Christmas Message
7 Ivan's Face to Face (Ivan Hutchinson, who also did a movie column for TV Week, was 7's long-time movie critic)
11.30
7 NBC Today
11.35
2 NFL Football (sign-off 1.05)
11.40
8 Movie "Father Dear Father" (PGR)
9 E! Entertainment (AO)
Late Night
12.20
10 It Began at a Party
12.50
9 Movie "The Man Who Finally Died" (bw/PGR)
10 Ten Newswatch
1.20
8 Thought for the Day (sign-off 1.25)
1.30
7 World at War
2.30
7 Rituals (PGR)
2.45
9 Movie "Yellowstone Kelly" (PGR)
2.55
7 Generations (PGR)
3.20
7 Refuge (AO)
3.50
7 Sherlock Holmes (AO)
4.30
9 Dukes of Hazzard (PGR)
4.50
7 Holiday World
2 ABV2 Melbourne/ABLV4 Gippsland (ABC)
7 HSV7 Melbourne (Seven)
8 GLV8 Gippsland (SCN, relays BCV8 Bendigo)
9 GTV9 Melbourne (Nine)
10 ATV10 Melbourne (Ten)
SBS SBS28 Melbourne (SBS)
Ratings Key
C recommended for children
PGR parental guidance recommended
AO recommended for adults only
Morning
5.00
10 Ten Newswatch (included CNN coverage, concentrating on the situation in the Middle East)
5.20
7 CSIRO The Researchers
5.30
9 Starting Out
5.35
7 Tomorrow People
6.00
7 Pac-Man
9 Wowser
6.30
7 Agro's Cartoon Connection (includes Yearling, First Christmas, Terrahawks, and Smurfs)
9 Three Stooges (bw)
6.55
8 Thought for the Day
7.00
8-9 ITN World News
10 Phantom Playhouse (pt 2)
7.30
8-9 Turn Round Australia Christmas Special
10 Ewoks
8.00
10 Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
8.30
8 The Other Wise Man
9 Carols of Christmas
10 Muppet Show
9.00
7 Bewitched (bw)
8 Fat Cat and Friends
9 Here's Humphrey
10 A Christmas World
9.30
7 Fat Cat and Friends
8 Carol's Christmas
9 KTV (C)
10.00
7 John Martin's Christmas Pageant
8 Movie "White Christmas"
9 Carols by Candlelight
10 Mulligrubs
10.30
10 A Christmas Celebration
11.00
2 Christmas Worship
7 Agro's Christmas Story
10 Yeshua and the First Christmas
11.30
10 A Story We Share
Afternoon
noon
2 John Martin's Christmas Pageant (I assume this is the same program that aired at 10 on 7; no info was listed)
7 Movie "Christmas Without Snow"
8 Carols by Candlelight
9 Movie "A Christmas Story"
10 Movie "Bush Christmas" (bw)
1.00
2 Princess and the Flying Shoemaker
1.05
SBS Confidencen (musical fantasy set at the Ulriksdal Theatre (aka Confidencen), Sweden's oldest preserved palace theater)
1.35
10 Movie "Miracle on 34th Street" (bw)
1.45
9 Movie "The Night They Saved Christmas"
1.50
SBS Mytto and Christmas
2.00
7 Disney's Very Merry Christmas Parade
8 Movie "A Very Brady Christmas"
2.05
SBS Movie "The Summer of the Falcon"
2.30
2 George and the Star
3.00
2 Foxtales "A Winter Story"
3.24
2 Morris' Disappearing Bag
3.30
2 Christmas Every Day
9 The Other Wise Man
10 That Girl
3.45
SBS Silent Night with Jose Carreras
3.50
2 Clown of God
4.00
2 Babar and Father Christmas
7 Adventures of Candy Claus
8 Mr. Krueger's Christmas
9 Facts of Life
10 Lassie
4.20
SBS Opera "La Boheme"
4.25
2 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends "Thomas' Christmas Party"
4.30
2 Angel and the Soldier Boy
7 Now You See It (C)
8 Double Dare (C)
9 C'mon Kids (C)
10 Storyteller (C)
5.00
2 A Crystal Christmas in Sweden (Crystal Gayle is joined by John Davidson, David Hasselhoff, and Michael Damien)
7 ALF
8 Movie "Robin Hood" (animated)
9 Mr. Krueger's Christmas
10 Donahue
5.30
7 Family Feud (local version)
9 Head of the Class
Evening
6.00
2 Countdown Revolution Christmas Special (featuring the Doug Anthony All-Stars, Kate Cerebrano, Stephen Cummings, and Reg Mombassa)
7 Seven Nightly News
9 National Nine News
10 Ten Evening News (includes Queen's Christmas Message)
6.20
SBS Queen's Christmas Message
6.30
7 Wheel of Fortune (local version)
8 National News
9 A Current Affair: Summer Edition
10 Doogie Howser MD "Doogie the Red Nosed Reindeer"
SBS SBS World News
7.00
2 ABC News/Weather
7 Hinch: Summer Series (Derryn Hinch is currently the afternoon drive host at 3AW radio)
8 Christmas Message (Most Rev. Noel Daly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Sandhurst; Bendigo, where SCN was based, was called Sandhurst until 1891)
9 Designing Women "Manhunt"
10 Wonder Years "Christmas"
SBS Movie "My Father Lives in Rio"
7.05
8 Movie "Finian's Rainbow"
7.20
2 Queen's Christmas Message
7.30
2 Miracle on Fort Street (90 men and women sing Messiah at Detroit's Fort Street Presbyterian Church)
7 Movie "Oklahoma!" (PGR)
9 Living Dolls "The Not-So-Sweet Smell of Success" (includes Earth Quest at 7.45)
10 Movie "White Christmas"
8.00
2 Home-Made Christmas Video "Alias Smith and Jones" (PGR)
9 Growing Pains "Obscure Objects of Our Desire" (pt 2)
8.30
2 Best of G.P. "Georgie"
9 China Beach "Christmas China Beach" (AO)
8.40
SBS Cutting Edge "Christmas at Starcross" (follows 3 adults' spiritual commitment to children with AIDS)
9.30
2 Movie "The Barkleys of Broadway"
9 Matlock "Santa Claus" (PGR)
9.35
SBS Fanny and Alexander (pt 3/PGR)
9.50
8 Movie "The Importance of Being Ernest" (bw)
10.15
7 Queen's Christmas Message
10 Movie "Larceny Inc." (bw)
10.30
7 World Vision: Some of My Children
9 Queen's Christmas Message
10.35
SBS Movie "My Sweet Little Village" (PGR; sign-off 12.15)
10.40
9 Family and Friends
11.25
2 Queen's Christmas Message
7 Ivan's Face to Face (Ivan Hutchinson, who also did a movie column for TV Week, was 7's long-time movie critic)
11.30
7 NBC Today
11.35
2 NFL Football (sign-off 1.05)
11.40
8 Movie "Father Dear Father" (PGR)
9 E! Entertainment (AO)
Late Night
12.20
10 It Began at a Party
12.50
9 Movie "The Man Who Finally Died" (bw/PGR)
10 Ten Newswatch
1.20
8 Thought for the Day (sign-off 1.25)
1.30
7 World at War
2.30
7 Rituals (PGR)
2.45
9 Movie "Yellowstone Kelly" (PGR)
2.55
7 Generations (PGR)
3.20
7 Refuge (AO)
3.50
7 Sherlock Holmes (AO)
4.30
9 Dukes of Hazzard (PGR)
4.50
7 Holiday World