Wednesday 21 May 1958 — MELBOURNE

Eighteen months after making its debut, ABV2 officially opens its new studios at Ripponlea in Melbourne

Source: TV Week, 15 May 1958. The Age, 21 May 1958

ABV2 HSV7 GTV9
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
12PM 12.30pm Demonstration Film
1PM 1pm Close 1pm Happy Go Lucky Show. Happy Hammond
2PM 2.30pm Home 2pm Close
3PM
4PM 4pm Kindergarten Playtime
4.15 Liberace
4.45 NZ Picture Parade
4pm Close
5PM 5pm Children’s TV Club
5.30 Close
5.15 Young Seven 5.15 Tarax Happy Show
6PM 6pm Mickey Mouse Club
6.53 News, Weather
6.15 Looney Tunes
6.36 News, Weather. Eric Pearce
7PM 7pm ABC News, Newsreel, Weather
7.25 The Life Of Riley
7.55 Official Opening Of New Ripponlea Studio ABV2. Postmaster-General Hon. C V Davidson and ABC Chairman, Sir Richard Boyer (see advertisement below)
7pm Casey Jones
7.30 Rin Tin Tin
7pm Fury
7.30 Sea Hunt
8PM 8pm Play: Captain Carvallo [IMDB] 8pm Kraft TV Theatre
8.30 Johnson’s Wax Playhouse
8pm Wyatt Earp
8.30 Harbor Command
9PM 9pm The Tales Of Wells Fargo
9.30 Ballet Studio
9pm Stairway To The Stars.  Geoff McComas
9.30 The Star And The Story
9pm Susie
9.30 In Melbourne Tonight. Graham Kennedy
10PM 10pm Movie: Viggo The Little Duck
10.30 Close
10pm The Late Show. Bert Newton 10.30 Late News, Epilogue
10.45 Close
11PM 11pm Close
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