###Revolution School
From Tuesday 31 May at 8.30pm
###Kitchen Cabinet - Series 6
From Thursday 26 May at 8:00pm
It’s election season and Kitchen Cabinet is back.
No pantry is safe as Annabel Crabb travels around Australia to meet some of the most interesting political players in Australian parliament.
In Episode 1, Annabel travels to Burnie, Tasmania to dine with colourful crossbench Senator Jacqui Lambie.
She’s a former soldier, who won a Senate seat in 2013 as part of Clive Palmer’s team but she subsequently deserted and now leads her own political party, the Jacqui Lambie Network. Find out more about Jacqui’s fascinating life and her motivations in politics.
###Week commencing 22 May 2016
Sunday 22 May
6:00pm Surfing The Menu: The Next Generation Series Premiere
6:30pm Compass: Prison Chaplains (Part 2)
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: Wyre Forest
8:30pm Midsomer Murders
10:00pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
Monday 23 May
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 24 May
8:00pm Catalyst: Becoming Superhuman (Part 1)
8:30pm The Indian Dream Hotel
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club Series Return
Wednesday 25 May
8:00pm QI: Maths
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Comedy Showroom: Bleak
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?: David Harewood, Sarah Millican, Bob Mortimer & Jon Richardson
10:00pm Comedy Up Late
Thursday 26 May
8:00pm Kitchen Cabinet: Richard Di Natale Rpt
8:30pm Rake
9:30pm Utopia S2 Ep 8 Final
9:55pm Upper Middle Bogan S2 Ep 8 Final
Friday 27 May
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Brisbane
8:30pm Silent Witness
9:30pm Scott & Bailey
Saturday 28 May
7:30pm Father Brown
8:15pm Indian Summers
9:30pm QI Rpt
10:00pm Rake Rpt
11:00pm Comedy Showroom Rpt
###Week commencing 29 May 2016
Sunday 29 May
6:00pm Surfing The Menu: The Next Generation
6:30pm Compass: Prison Chaplains (Part 3)
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: County Antrim
8:30pm Midsomer Murders
10:00pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
Monday 30 May
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 31 May
8:00pm Catalyst: Becoming Superhuman
8:30pm Revolution School Series Premiere
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 1 June
8:00pm QI: Marriage And Mating
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Comedy Showroom: Moonman
In the final Comedy Showroom, what will it take to make a forty-year-old man grow up? Loosely based on his life, Lawrence Mooney is a late night DJ with a vice or tow.
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?: Greg Rutherford, Joanna Scanlan, Henning Wehn & Kirsty Young
10:00pm Comedy Up Late
Thursday 2 June
8:00pm Kitchen Cabinet - Jacqui Lambie New Series
8:30pm Rake
9:30pm Cleverman Series Premiere
Friday 3 June
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: St Kilda
8:30pm Silent Witness
9:30pm Scott & Bailey
Saturday 4 June
7:30pm Father Brown
8:20pm Indian Summers
9:10pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries Rpt
10:10pm Rake Rpt
11:05pm Comedy Showroom Rpt
Janet King to return for a third series
ABC is pleased to announce that the critically-acclaimed drama Janet King has been commissioned for a third series.
With the award-winning Marta Dusseldorp reprising her celebrated portrayal of Janet King, the third series is set to go into production later this year.
Produced by Karl Zwicky with Screentime’s Greg Haddrick and the ABC’s Kym Goldsworthy and Alastair McKinnon as executive producers, and Hilary Bonney and Marta Dusseldorp as associate producers, the eight-hour drama will make its on air return in 2017.
ABC TV’s Acting Head of Fiction Alastair McKinnon says: “We are delighted to have audience favourite Marta Dusseldorp bring her immense talents back for a third season of thrilling drama in Janet King, where we have plenty of surprises in store.”
Screentime’s Head of Drama Greg Haddrick says “Janet King has been embraced by audiences and critics alike, and we look forward to her continued quest for justice with an innate ability to unravel the mysteries that lurk beneath a façade of decency.”
###The Coroner - Series 1
From Saturday 18 June at 7.30pm
New 10 part series from BBC. More info:
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Ten should pick it up, tweak it and relaunch it as Dirty Laundry in a late slot after Gogglebox or Have You Been Paying Attention.
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Not sure where to post this exactly, but this was being transmitted by the ABC on satellite:
Anyone have any idea what the text at the bottom means? (“I wish I was watched by a camera”)
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My (uniformed) guess is that it is a reference to “way back when” the clocks seen on screen were not electronic but a camera pointed at a clock! Same with test cards, break down screens etc. The clocks were not electronically generated and I can recall seeing images of TV stations with a studio camera continually pointed at a breakdown screen in case of any program interruption.
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Thanks for that explanation (guess), TV.Cynic – very interesting.
A couple of online articles say that Janet King has been renewed for a third season. Is that confirmed?
If true, that’s a pleasant surprise. Ratings for S2 weren’t great and the ABC has no money.
That would be a yes:
http://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-main-channel-programs-and-schedules/105/104?u=tv.cynic
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The ABC has less money not no money. It rated better than some recent dramas like Hiding. It’s not just about ratings though. They also take into account sales (overseas, paytv, streaming) and iview watches these days.
###Doctor Thorne
From Sunday 12 June at 8:30pm
Dr Thomas Thorne (Tom Hollander) lives in the village of Greshamsbury in Barsetshire, with his beautiful niece, Mary (Stephanie Martini), a girl blessed with every gift except money.
Mary has grown up alongside the Gresham sisters – Augusta (Gwyneth Keyworth), Beatrice (Nell Barlow) and Alexandrina (Kate O‘Flynn) and their handsome brother Frank (Harry Richardson), whose home is the great house and estate at Greshamsbury Park.
When Mary is excluded from the wedding preparations of her childhood playmate she probes her uncle for the truth of her birth, and is devastated to learn that she is the illegitimate child of his late brother.
When the terrifying Lady Arabella Gresham (Rebecca Front) discovers that her darling son Frank has fallen in love with Mary, she launches a campaign to separate the two lovebirds, encouraging her son to woo the wealthy American heiress, Miss Dunstable (Alison Brie).
Arabella’s husband has frittered away the family fortune and is only being kept afloat by very favourable loans that Dr Thorne, as both physician and business advisor, has secured from a railway millionaire, Sir Roger Scatcherd (Ian McShane).
However, Sir Roger, in whose hands the fate of Greshamsbury lies, is rapidly drinking himself into an early grave.
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###Week commencing 5 June 2016
Sunday 5 June
6:00pm Surfing The Menu: The Next Generation
6:30pm Compass: The Meaning Of Life - Sir Bob Geldof
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: South Somerset
8:30pm Midsomer Murders
10:00pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
10:30pm Hiding Rpt
Monday 6 June
8:00pm Australian Story 20th Anniversary Special
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 7 June
8:00pm Catalyst
8:30pm Revolution School
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 8 June
8:00pm QI: Middle Muddle
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm The Chaser’s Election Desk Series Premiere
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?: Dave Myers, Susanna Reid, Jimmy Carr, Griff Rhys Jones
10:00pm Comedy Up Late
Thursday 9 June
8:00pm Kitchen Cabinet
8:30pm Rake
9:30pm Cleverman
Friday 10 June
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Adelaide
8:30pm Silent Witness
9:30pm Broadchurch
Saturday 11 June
7:30pm Father Brown
8:20pm Indian Summers
9:10pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries Rpt
10:10pm Rake Rpt
11:05pm 8MMM Rpt
###Week commencing 12 June 2016
Sunday 12 June
6:00pm Surfing The Menu: The Next Generation
6:30pm Compass: Auburn Giants
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: South Downs
8:30pm Doctor Thorne Series Premiere
9:20pm Death Comes To Pemberley
10:20pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
10:50pm Hiding Rpt
Monday 13 June
8:00pm Australian Story 20th Anniversary Special Pt 2
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 14 June
8:00pm Catalyst
8:30pm Revolution School
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 15 June
8:00pm QI: Messing With Your Mind
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm The Chaser’s Election Desk
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?: The Unseen Bits
10:00pm Comedy Up Late
Thursday 16 June
8:00pm Kitchen Cabinet
8:30pm Rake
9:30pm Cleverman
Friday 17 June
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Kalgoorlie
8:30pm Silent Witness
9:30pm Broadchurch
Saturday 18 June
7:30pm The Coroner Series Premiere
8:20pm Indian Summers
9:05pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries Rpt
10:05pm Rake Rpt
11:05pm 8MMM Rpt
I wonder what ABC’s plans are for The Tunnel Season 2 - it was pulled from the schedule when Sky delayed its premiere by one week but the series has almost finished now in the UK.
###Week commencing 19 June 2016
Sunday 19 June
6:00pm Surfing The Menu: The Next Generation
6:30pm Compass: The Moral Compass Cleverman Special
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: South Downs
8:30pm Doctor Thorne
9:20pm Death Comes To Pemberley
10:20pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
10:50pm Hiding Rpt
Monday 20 June
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 21 June
8:00pm Catalyst
8:30pm Revolution School
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 22 June
8:00pm QI: L-Animals
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm The Chaser’s Election Desk
9:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg New Series
Thursday 23 June
8:00pm Kitchen Cabinet
8:30pm Rake
9:30pm Cleverman
Friday 24 June
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Launceston
8:30pm Silent Witness
9:30pm Broadchurch
Saturday 25 June
7:30pm The Coroner
8:20pm Indian Summers
9:05pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries Rpt
10:05pm Rake Rpt
11:05pm 8MMM Rpt
###Week commencing 26 June 2016
Sunday 26 June
6:00pm Compass: Values In The House
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: Buckinghamshire Revisit
8:30pm Doctor Thorne Final
9:20pm Death Comes To Pemberley
10:20pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
10:50pm Hiding Rpt
Monday 27 June
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 28 June
8:00pm Catalyst
8:30pm David Attenborough’s Life That Glows Premiere
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 29 June
8:00pm QI: Location
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm The Chaser’s Election Desk
9:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
Thursday 30 June
8:00pm Kitchen Cabinet Final
8:30pm Rake
9:30pm Cleverman
Friday 1 July
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Christchurch
8:30pm Silent Witness
9:30pm Broadchurch
Saturday 2 July
AEST:
4:00pm Australia Votes: Nationwide Live
5:00pm ABC News
5:30pm Australia Votes: Election Night Live
11:00pm The Drum: Election After Party