Monday 4 March
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm The Crown and Us: The Story of The Royals in Australia
Tuesday 5 March
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm RBG
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has built an impressive legal legacy as a pioneer in gender equality. RBG explores the inspiring journey of this diminutive, quiet warrior’s rise to the USA’s highest court.
10:10pm Forces Of Nature With Brian Cox: The Moth and The Flame
11:10pm ABC Late News
11:40pm The Business
11:55pm Q&A
Wednesday 6 March
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Rosehaven
9:00pm Get Krack!n
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?
10:00pm TBA
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm Four Corners
Thursday 7 March
8:00pm Escape From The City: Central Coast NSW: The Azars
9:00pm Informer: No Sleep Till Brooklyn
10:00pm The Tunnel: Vengeance
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business
11:35pm Wentworth: A Higher Court
Friday 8 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30 pm The Heights
9:25pm TBA
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business
11:10pm Rosehaven
11:35pm Planet America
Saturday 9 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm DeliciousSeason 3 Premiere
9:20pm Unforgotten
10:05pm RBG
11:45pm rage Guest Programmer
Louis arrives in Milwaukee at a time of heightened tension between the police and the African American community.
With spiralling gun crime and homicide rates, this Midwestern city encapsulates America’s complex and troubled relationship with guns – as well as the increasing disharmony between African American communities and the police. He follows the Homicide division as they investigate one of the city’s many killings and meets families and local social activists who have lost loved ones to these nightly acts of violence. Hearing from both sides of the debate, Louis uncovers hope in a desperate city
Over each episode, Restoration Australia host Stuart Harrison, architect and historian, follows homeowners across the country as they restore forgotten heritage gems into living homes. This time the restoration challenge moves beyond old colonial homes to embrace houses from all periods, including iconic modernist masterpieces and even an inner-city gasworks.
From inner city grand terraces, to countryside homesteads, we start at the beginning of the homeowner’s restorations as they take the keys to their rundown properties in desperate need of some love, care and attention.
Their vision of re-creating the houses to turn them into ‘forever’ homes isn’t simple.
To faithfully restore with original fixtures and fittings, they first must replace termite damaged floors, water damaged walls, and rotten ceilings. Some homes don’t even have all four walls or a front door, but the homeowners cannot bear to see them torn down.
Stuart is going to help them fall in love with their homes even more by investigating the origins of the house and it is owners, informing viewers of the first homes of Australia and why they were built the way they were.
It’s not just a case of will their budget and time be stretched to the limit, but how are they going to do the property justice whilst creating homes suitable for 21st century living without losing the features they fell in love with in the first place.
From the federation eras all the way to mid-century modernist, there’s a style of house for every housing enthusiast.
Production credits: ABC Executive Producer, Leo Faber. Supervising Executive Producer, Brooke Bayvel. Executive Producer, Amanda Bainbridge. Supervising Producer, Steve Taylor. A Fremantle Australia production.
Looks like ABC has dropped the US PGA Tour highlights from its schedule (it aired on late Monday nights last year). Golf fans will have to resort to the internet for vision every week.
Des and Tam are members of a clean-up crew in a strange toxic wasteland. When they stumble upon what may be the wasteland’s last human survivor, these determined but lowly level 7s will have to decide between saving humanity or saving themselves. ODDLANDS is a story about two unlikely heroes who manage to find a little hope in the strangest of places. The question is, what will they do when they find it?
Produced by Matchbox Pictures and Back to Back theatre for ABC
Featuring testimony from the cult survivors, their relatives & those who are only now prepared to speak on the record, this 3-part series tells the strange & shocking story of one of the most bizarre cults in modern history.
The apocalyptic group The Family and their guru, Anne Hamilton-Byrne — one of few female cult leaders — captured international headlines throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Hamilton-Byrne, a yoga teacher who some followers believed was Jesus Christ in a female form, was glamorous, charismatic and as many allege, a dangerous psychopath. From her base in in the hills above Melbourne, she recruited wealthy professionals to join her cult, including psychiatrists, doctors, lawyers, nurses, architects and scientists.
The series spans over half a century, digging deep into the cult of The Family and its duplicitous, alluring leader. At the heart of her cult was a dark and terrible secret – a bizarre experiment to raise a ‘master race’ of children who would save the world after Armageddon. Along with her husband Bill, Anne was able to collect numerous children - some through adoption scams, some born to cult members and others unwittingly handed over by single mothers - to raise as their own. Home-schooled in an isolated compound, dressed identically and with dyed blonde hair, these regimented children were controlled by a group of ‘Aunties’ under Anne’s supervision. In 1987, after one of the children escaped, police and community services raided The Family’s lakeside compound.
The children recount terrible stories of near starvation, emotional manipulation, physical abuse and dosing with LSD and tranquillisers, but Anne cannot be found.
Her disappearance sparks an international police hunt. Can she be brought to justice? Despite Operation Forest, a five-year police investigation over three continents, Anne walks away without a jail sentence and just a paltry $5,000 fine.
How did she get off so lightly? How did Anne maintain a hold over her followers? And how did such a notorious group come to flourish?
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco is the new instalment from the critically acclaimed ‘Bletchley Circle’ franchise. 8-part series
Set during the thrilling social change of the mid-1950s, these new episodes capture the lives of four remarkable women with extraordinary intelligence, breath-taking capacity for pattern recognition and an ingenuity for decryption. The series follows two of the original lead characters, Millie (Rachael Stirling, Churchill’s Secret) and Jean (Julie Graham, Shetland), as they travel to America and join forces with US codebreakers Iris (Crystal Balint, The Good Doctor, Prison Break) and Hailey (Chanelle Peloso, Zapped, Incredible Crew) to tackle a string of new murder cases. Using their unique skills and intellectual abilities, the four women solve complex mysteries that baffle local law enforcement.
Monday 11 March
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm The Crown and Us: The Story of The Royals in Australia
Tuesday 12 March
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm The Cult Of The FamilySeason Premiere
9:30pm Forces Of Nature With Brian Cox: The Pale Blue Dot Final
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm Q&A
Wednesday 13 March
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Rosehaven Season Final
9:00pm Get Krack!n
9:30pm QI
10:00pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business
11:30pm Four Corners
Thursday 14 March
8:00pm Escape From The City: Lake Macquarie NSW: The Blanchards
9:00pm Informer: Strawberry Fields
10:00pm The Tunnel: Vengeance
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business
11:35pm Wentworth: The Living And The Dead
Friday 15 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30 pm The Heights x 2
9:25pm The Split
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business
11:15pm Rosehaven
11:40pm Planet America
Saturday 16 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Delicious
9:20pm Unforgotten
10:05pm Prime Suspect 1973
10:55pm National Treasure
11:45pm rage Guest Programmer
The hugely successful drama returns with more laughs, tears and inspiring stories from the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House.
Inspired by the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife follows the nurses and nuns from Nonnatus House convent, who visit the expectant mothers of Poplar, providing the poorest women with the best possible care.
The year is 1963, and the midwives find themselves tested both personally and professionally as never before. All around them they see the old East End vanishing, as the local community expands and familiar homes make way for bold new tower blocks.
It’s not just the area that’s changing. The much-loved characters are joined by West Indian midwife Lucille Anderson – a funny and clever nurse who brings a fresh burst of energy to life at Nonnatus House. Through her eyes we explore the experiences of the Caribbean nurses who came over in the 1960s to support the growing NHS.
Together, the midwives face challenging issues including leprosy, tokophobia, stroke and Huntingdon’s disease, all while fighting their own personal battles. Trixie’s romance with Christopher continues to develop, Nurse Crane finds her authority questioned from an unexpected quarter, Sister Monica Joan is forced to accept her failing faculties, and life for the Turners is turned upside down when Shelagh decides to employ an au pair.
Sunday 17 March
7:40pm Restoration Australia: Paganin New Series
8:40p Vera: Broken Promise
10:10pm Hokusai: Old Man Crazy to Paint
11:10pm Death In Paradise
Monday 18 March
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm Restoration Australia: Paganin
Tuesday 19 March
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm The Cult Of The Family
9:30pm Louis Theroux: Dark States - Murder in Milwaukee
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm Q&A
Wednesday 20 March
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie PickeringSeason Premiere
9:00pm Get Krack!n
9:30pm QI
10:00pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business
11:30pm Four Corners
Thursday 21 March
8:00pm Escape From The City: Orange NSW: The Thomases
9:00pm Informer: Charlie Don’t Surf
10:00pm The Tunnel: Vengeance
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business
11:35pm Wentworth: Blood And Fire
Friday 22 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30 pm The Heights x 2
9:25pm The Split
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business
11:15pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
11:40pm Planet America
Saturday 23 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise Season Final
8:30pm DeliciousSeason Final
9:15pm Unforgotten
10:05pm Prime Suspect 1973
10:50pm National Treasure
11:40pm rage Guest Programmer: Anderson .Paak
NSW
5:30pm ABC News
6:00pm NSW Votes: Election Night Live
8:00pm NSW Votes: Election Results Live
10:00pm NSW Votes: Call Of The Board
11:00pm Death In Paradise
12:00am Delicious
Sunday 24 March
7:40pm Restoration Australia: Hunting Ground
8:40pm Vera: The Blanket Mire Season Final
10:10pm TBA
11:10pm Death In Paradise Season Final
Monday 25 March
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm Restoration Australia
Tuesday 26 March
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm The Cult Of The FamilySeason Final
9:30pm Louis Theroux: Dark States - Trafficking Sex
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Q&A
Wednesday 27 March
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Get Krack!n Season Final
9:30pm QI
10:05pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business
Thursday 28 March
8:00pm Escape From The City: Mission Beach QLD: The Capeses
9:00pm Informer: Ruby Tuesday
10:00pm The Tunnel: Vengeance
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business
11:40pm Wentworth: First Blood
Friday 29 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30 pm The Heights x 2
9:25pm The Split
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business
11:15pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
11:45pm Planet America
Saturday 30 March
7:30pm The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco Season Premiere
8:15pm DeliciousSeason Final
9:05pm Unforgotten
9:50pm Prime Suspect 1973
10:40pm National Treasure Season Final
11:30pm rage Guest Programmer
As part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Tom Gleeson will host Australia’s comedy night of nights The Gala in support of Oxfam.
The Gala is the most anticipated night on the comedy calendar with wall-to-wall laughs from a huge lineup of local and international stars, including, Nazeem Hussain, Tommy Little, Paul Foot, DeAnne Smith, Becky Lucas and Rhys Nicholson.
Host Tom Gleeson is one of the sharpest minds in Australian comedy. His stand-up shows are relentlessly hilarious and masterful. Despite his ruthless grillings, he’s still got a lot of love to give!
Tom says “I can’t wait to show ABC viewers the funniest comedians from Australia and the world. It has been a dream of mine to host the Gala ever since I was asked to last week.”
This one-off spectacular is not just a great night out, it’s a chance to do some good. After all, laughter is the best medicine.
Oxfam’s ongoing partnership with the Festival has made a difference to the lives of thousands of people, tackling poverty head-on by providing clean water, decent toilets and practical, life-changing solutions for people in need.
Led by BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn as the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope, the crime drama returns for an eighth series. Based on the bestselling Inspector Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves, Vera and her team are drawn into four more compelling cases; the body of a police officer discovered in an abattoir incinerator, a mysterious car crash, a suburban back-garden murder and the circumstances that led to the death of a teenage boy. Set around Newcastle and the stunning Northumberland countryside Vera features complex and intriguing cases, atmospherically-shot landscapes and captivating performances.
Brenda is joined by co-stars Kenny Doughty, Jon Morrison, Ibinabo Jack, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Riley Jones. Other actors joining them across four new stand-alone films include Ben Batt, Vincent Regan, Ben Crompton, Ian Puleston-Davies, Steve Evets and Rita Tushingham. Series eight is produced by Letitia Knight and directed by Paul Gay, David Leon, Chris Baugh and Lee Haven-Jones. Phil Hunter returns as Executive Producer for his second series.
Fast Tracked from the US…Killing Eve season two premieres next month on ABC.
The wait is nearly over. ABC is thrilled to announce that the new season of Killing Eve will be fast-tracked from the US, with episode one launching Monday 8th April on ABC iview.
Undoubtably one of the most talked about shows of 2018, Killing Eve was embraced by audiences around the world and now, finally, Jodie Comer and Golden Globe award-winner Sandra Oh reprise their roles as psychotic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and MI5 intelligence agent Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), reigniting their deadly game of cat and mouse.
With new episode dropping every Monday on iview from 8th April, and the series broadcast weekly on ABC from Friday 19th April, the new season of Killing Eve picks up where series one ended…literally 30 seconds later to be precise!
Audiences will discover the fate of Villanelle as she stumbles through Paris nursing the stab wound inflicted by Eve. While Eve heads back to the UK to face her husband and potentially the wrath of MI6’s Carolyn Martens (Fiona Shaw). But just whose side is Carolyn on? and can Eve trust her?
Killing Eve is written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge ( Fleabag ) and is based on the four-part novella series Codename Villanelle, written by Luke Jennings.
Sunday 31 March
7:40pm Restoration Australia: Jack Clarke
8:40pm Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala
11:40pm Unforgotten
Monday 1 April
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm Restoration Australia: Jack Clarke
Tuesday 2 April
8:00pm Budget 2019: An ABC News Special
9:00pm Louis Theroux: Dark States - Heroin Town
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business: Budget Special
11:00pm Q&A
Wednesday 3 April
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm You Can’t Ask That: Domestic and Family Violence Season Premiere
9:35pm QI
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business
11:35pm Four Corners
Thursday 4 April
7:30pm Budget 2019: Opposition Reply
8:30pm Escape From The City: Orange NSW: The Wilsons
9:30pm Informer: November Has Come
10:30pm The Tunnel: Vengeance
11:20pm ABC Late News
11:50pm The Business
Friday 5 April
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30 pm The Heights x 2
9:25pm The Split Season Final
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
11:45pm Planet America
Saturday 6 April
7:30pm The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
8:15pm Call The Midwife
9:20pm Unforgotten
10:05pm Prime Suspect 1973
10:55pm TBA
11:55pm rage Guest Programmer
Monday 8 April
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm Restoration Australia: Rosenthal
Tuesday 9 April
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Employable Me Season Premiere
9:30pm Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Q&A
Wednesday 10 April
8:00pm Hard Quiz Tonight’s expert topics: Bill Clinton, the planet Neptune, Taylor Swift and cult kids’ TV series Press Gang.
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm You Can’t Ask That: African Australians
9:30pm QI
10:00pm Mum: January
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Four Corners
Thursday 11 April
8:00pm Escape From The City: Southern Tablelands NSW: The Grestes
9:00pm Informer: The Masterplan Season Final
10:00pm The Tunnel: Vengeance Season Final
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business
11:40pm Wentworth: Prisoner
Friday 12 April
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30 pm The Heights x 2 Mid-Season Final
9:25pm Silent Witness: Moment of Surrender (Part 1)
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business
11:15pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
11:45pm Planet America
Saturday 13 April
7:30pm The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
8:15pm Call The Midwife
9:15pm Unforgotten Season Final
10:05pm Prime Suspect 1973 Season Final
10:50pm TBA
Monday 8 April
Daylight savings ends Sunday morning