Sunday 7 January
7:40pm David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef: Builders
8:40pm Midsomer Murders: Last Man Out
10:10pm Diana: Seven Days That Shook The World
11:00pm QI: Imbroglio
11:30pm The Code
Monday 8 January
8:00pm Back Roads: Canowindra
8:30pm Foreign Correspondent
9:00pm TBA
10:00pm Stephen Fry In Central America: Mexico
10:50pm Golf: PGA TOUR Highlights: Kapalua, Hawaii
11:40pm Doctor Who: Evolution Of The Daleks
Tuesday 9 January
8:00pm How To Stay Young New Series
9:00pm Fake Or Fortune?: Constable New Series
10:00pm Michael Mosley’s Secrets Of Your Food: We Are What We Eat
11:00pm How To Stay Young
Wednesday 10 January
8:00pm QI
8:30pm War On Waste
9:30pm Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
11:05pm The Secret River
Thursday 11 January
8:00pm TBA
8:30pm Call The Midwife
9:30pm Delicious Final
10:20pm The Halcyon
11:05pm TBA
11:40pm Doctor Who: Human Nature
Friday 12 January
7:30pm Arthur And George
8:15pm Vera: Protected
9:50pm Griff’s Great Britain: Highlands
10:15pm Basketball: NBL: Round 14 - Perth v Melbourne
11:55pm rage
Saturday 13 January
7:30pm Grantchester
8:20pm Father Brown: The Resurrectionists
9:05pm Broadchurch
9:55pm Silent Witness: Flight (Part 1)
11:50pm rage
Sunday 14 January
7:40pm David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef: Visitors
8:40pm Midsomer Murders: Red In Tooth And Claw
10:10pm Diana: Seven Days That Shook The World Final
11:00pm QI: Invertebrates
11:30pm The Code
Monday 15 January
8:00pm Back Roads: Pine Creek
8:30pm Foreign Correspondent
9:00pm David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema: Game Changers
10:00pm Stephen Fry In Central America: Belize To Guatemala
10:50pm Golf: PGA TOUR Highlights: Honolulu, Hawaii
11:45pm Doctor Who: Blink
Tuesday 16 January
8:00pm How To Stay Young
9:00pm Fake Or Fortune?: Tom Roberts
10:00pm Michael Mosley’s Secrets Of Your Food: A Matter Of Taste
11:00pm How To Stay Young
Wednesday 17 January
8:00pm QI
8:30pm War On Waste
9:30pm Maigret: Maigret Sets A Trap
11:00pm The Secret River
Thursday 18 January
8:00pm TBA
8:30pm Call The Midwife
9:30pm The Good Karma Hospital
10:20pm The Halcyon
11:10pm TBA
11:40pm Doctor Who: Last Of The Time Lords
Friday 19 January
7:30pm Arthur And George
8:20pm Vera: The Deer Hunters
9:50pm Griff’s Great Britain: Moors
10:15pm Basketball: NBL: Round 15 - Perth v Sydney
Saturday 20 January
7:30pm Grantchester
8:20pm Father Brown: The Sins Of The Father
9:05pm Broadchurch
9:55pm Silent Witness: Flight (Part 2)
10:55pm Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Dead Man’s Chest
11:50pm rage
The sun-soaked, popular whodunit series DEATH IN PARADISE returns, as DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) hopes to find love on the idyllic island of Saint Marie.
This series finds DI Humphrey Goodman eagerly awaiting the return of Martha (Sally Bretton), an old acquaintance from London. But as soon as she arrives on the island, their burgeoning romance is put to the test by an untimely murder…
DS Florence Cassell (Joséphine Jobert) becomes emotionally involved in a case when an old schoolmate is found dead, and she realises the only way to right a past wrong is to find justice for her friend in the present. Meanwhile, a surprise encounter rakes up long-buried memories for Dwayne (Danny John-Jules), and JP (Tobi Bakare) is struggling with the realities of married life.
From a cricket club president murdered in the middle of the pitch, to a scientist found dead halfway up a volcano, there are more fiendishly difficult puzzles for the team to tackle in this eight-part series. And a seemingly unsolvable case takes Humphry and the team to London, in a special two-part story.
At the end of the Gardening Australia Christmas Special last night, host Costa said that the show is returning to our screens in 2018, but in a new timeslot. He said it will air on Friday nights, at 7.30pm, as one-hour-long episodes, starting on the 26th of January.
Looks like ABC is having somewhat of a relaunch. New slogan “Yours”. A long ident featuring plenty of personalities aired just before the NYE coverage.
ABC’s Hawke: The Larrikin and The Leader explores the many paradoxes of Labor’s longest serving Prime Minister this February
At a time of much public distrust of politicians, there’s a former Prime Minister who is still embraced by many in the electorate as ‘one of the mob’, Bob Hawke. With the help of those closest to the action, Hawke: The Larrikin and The Leader tells his story and explores the realities and contradictions that made Hawke the leader he was. This riveting two-part documentary will air on the ABC and iview on consecutive Sundays, 11 and 18 February at 7.40pm.
From the moment he arrived on the national scene as a fiery trade unionist, Hawke’s leadership abilities were obvious. But he was also a man beset by demons, whose personal life nearly torpedoed his career.
“A Bob Hawke today, behaving in the same manner, would never become prime minister – he’d have been buried long before he got near the parliament” – Graham Richardson
From his barnstorming arrival on the national scene, to his eventual exit as the first Labor Prime Minister to be deposed by his own party, this documentary examines the paradoxes and impact of Hawke’s leadership and legacy.
“Hawke was brilliant…in a Machiavellian way, genius…” – Bill Kelty
Hawke: The Larrikin and The Leader draws on the most extensive television interviews ever conducted with Hawke, as well as firsthand accounts from those on all sides of politics and society, including John Howard, Bill Kelty, John Eales, Peter Garrett, Meredith Burgmann, Blanche d’Alpuget, Dennis Richardson and Susan Ryan.
“I regard Bob Hawke as the best Labor Prime Minister this country has had” – John Howard
Hawke: The Larrikin and The Leader tells the story of a man riven with contradictions - the ruthlessly competitive Rhodes scholar hidden behind the public Aussie bloke; the fearless union campaigner who helped change the course of Australian workplace relations; the unreconstructed populist who was elected to lead the country after being in parliament for little more than two years, becoming Labor’s longest-serving Prime Minister and re-imagining and re-shaping Australia for the 21st century.
“Four elections – that’s amazing when you think about it. Just plain amazing. And he was an extraordinary character – the likes of which we hadn’t seen before, and it looks like we won’t see again.” - Graham Richardson
This documentary juxtaposes the personal and public personas, the strengths and weaknesses, the successes and failures, delivering a fascinating insight into one of the most contradictory and influential political personalities of our era.
Sunday 21 January
7:40pm David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef: Survival
8:40pm Midsomer Murders: Death By Persuasion
10:10pm The Super-Rich And Us
11:05pm Our Girl
Monday 22 January
8:00pm Back Roads: Pilbara
8:30pm Foreign Correspondent
9:00pm David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema: Outsiders
10:00pm Stephen Fry In Central America: El Salvador To Nicaragua
10:50pm Golf: PGA TOUR Highlights: La Quinta, CA
11:45pm Doctor Who: Partners In Crime
Tuesday 23 January
8:00pm How To Stay Young
9:00pm Fake Or Fortune?: Gauguin Final
10:00pm Michael Mosley’s Secrets Of Your Food: Food On The Brain
11:00pm Between A Frock And A Hard Place
Wednesday 24 January
8:00pm QI
8:30pm War On Waste
9:35pm Endeavour: The Young Morse
11:05pm Running Wild: Australia’s Camels
Thursday 25 January
7:30pm Australian Of The Year 2018 Special Event
8:45pm TBA
10:40pm The Halcyon
Friday 26 January
7:30pm Gardening Australia New Series
8:30pm The Best of Back Roads
9:30pm The Wake Of The May Queen
10:35pm Paul Kelly Live At Sydney Opera House
Saturday 27 January
7:30pm Grantchester
8:20pm Father Brown: The Wrath Of Baron Samdi
9:05pm Broadchurch
9:55pm Silent Witness: Life Licence (Part 1)
10:55pm Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Deadweight
11:50pm rage Guest Programmer
