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CLASSIC TV GUIDES

Tuesday 3 November 1964 - MELBOURNE

Melbourne Cup Day, 1964.  It is 1978 before ATV0 obtains the rights to live coverage of the Melbourne Cup, but as far back as 1964 the station was showing an active interest in horse racing with five hours of coverage leading up to the big race......

Source: TV Week, 31 October 1964

  ABV2 HSV7 GTV9 ATV0  
6AM          
7AM 7am Melbourne Cup Preview. Pre-recorded interviews with owners, trainers and jockeys.  
8AM  
9AM 9am Melbourne Cup Preview.  Live from Flemington  
10AM  
11AM 11.30am News
11.35 Room For One More
11.30am News
11.33 Lock Up
 
12PM

12pm The Beachcomber
12.30 Movie: The Story Of Seabiscuit. 1949
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12pm Danny Thomas Show
12.30 Movie: The Magic Carpet. 1951
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12pm Temporary Close

 

 
1PM 1.30pm Comedy Playhouse: Our Man In Moscow  
2PM 2pm Screenplay: Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp. 1943 [IMDB] 2.05 Hawaiian Eye

2pm It Could Be You
2.30 Take The Hint

 
3PM

3pm Time For Terry

3pm 77 Sunset Strip

3pm Documentary: Heritage in Chesapeak
3.30 Romper Room

 
4PM

4.05 Living With The Motor Car
4.45 Kindergarten Playtime

4pm Video Village
4.30 Rin Tin Tin

4pm The Deputy
4.30 Bugs Bunny Show

4pm Rescue 8
4.30 The Children's Show
Nancy Cato

 
5PM 5pm Storybook 5pm The Happy Show 5pm Tarax Show 5.30 Broken Arrow  
6PM

6.05 Sky King
6.30 Bootsie And Snudge

6pm Melbourne Cup Film
6.05 Cannonball
6.30 News
Geoff Raymond

6pm Melbourne Cup Film
6.05 Komedy Korner
6.25 Jimmy Hannan's Top Pop Of The Day
6.30 Television City News 
Eric Pearce

6pm Congo Bill
6.15 News. 
Brian Wright, John Royle, Philip Gibbs, R.R. Walker

 
7PM

7pm News, Newsreel, Weather
7.30 Love That Show

7pm The Beverly Hillbillies
7.30 Homicide

7pm Sing Along With Mitch 7pm Go!!  
8PM

8.20 This Week In Britain
8.25 Export Action
8.30 Sports Cavalcade

8.30 Crisis

8pm Dick Van Dyke Show
8.30 The Nurses

8pm The Greatest Show On Earth  
9PM

9pm Lively Arts
9.30 World Film Playhouse

9.30 Melbourne Cup Film
9.40 Movie: The Devil Doll. 1936
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9.30 In Melbourne Tonight

9pm In Close Up
9.30 Breaking Point

 
10PM

10pm News
10.10 Melbourne Cup Film
10.20 Dialogue
10.40 Kipps

10.45 Television City News 10.30 Millionaire  
11PM 11.10 Close

11.15 Answer Please
11.45 Late News

11pm Zane Grey Theatre
11.30 Epilogue
11.35 Close

11pm News
Barry McQueen
11.05 Close

 
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