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TV.Cynic · July 25, 2019, 6:11am

Keeping Faith

Premieres Friday 23 August 8.30pm

Keeping Faith is an 8-part series that tells the story of lawyer, wife and mother Faith (Eve Myles) as she fights to find the truth behind the sudden disappearance of her husband. She comes to discover that her beautiful, idyllic home town, set on the estuary, harbours many dark secrets that threaten the lives of Faith and her family. Faith’s ordeal transforms her from a stay-at-home, fun-loving and carefree mother to detective, action hero and lover. She takes risks and gambles and finds a new inner strength.

Dark Money

Premieres Friday 23 August 9.30pm

Money cannot change the past.

Following the success of National Treasure, which told the story of a celebrity in the spotlight and his alleged sexual misdemeanour, The Forge brings us Dark Money, their new individual series penned by the award-winning Levi David Addai.

Dark Money follows a young British boy riding the wave of success for his role in a Hollywood blockbuster, when it soon becomes apparent he’s suffered abuse on set by the renowned producer. On discovering the devastating news, his parents accept a substantial pay-off to keep silent rather than press charges. Not wanting to hurt their family further from publicity hell, they think this will allow them all to move on.

They were wrong. Whilst the pay-off outwardly transforms their lifestyle, the hurt and betrayal cannot be erased and the family begins to crack.

Dark Money confronts the conflict between the price of silence and a parent’s responsibility to their son. The film studios’ responsibility to its crew and a young boy who put his trust in them. And ultimately if justice can play a role.

TV.Cynic · July 27, 2019, 9:34am

Week commencing 4 August

Sunday 4 August
7:40pm The Planets Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds Season Final
8:40pm Les Norton: You Wouldn’t Be Dead For Quids Season Premiere

9:35pm David Bowie: Finding Fame
11:10pm Shetland

Monday 5 August
8:00pm Back Roads: Riverina, NSW Mid Season Final
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law

Tuesday 6 August
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent: High Steaks Season Return
8:30pm Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law Final
9:30pm Louis Theroux: Savile
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business
11:35pm Q&A

Wednesday 7 August
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00 pm Squinters: Bless The Broken Road
9:25pm Insert Name Here: Jane
9:55pm QI: Non-Sequiturs
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Four Corners

Thursday 8 August
8:00pm Escape From The City: Perth Hills WA: The Roberts
9:00pm No Offence
9:45pm Humans
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business
11:25pm Wentworth: Think Inside the Box

Friday 9 August
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm The Heights x 2
9:25pm Loch Ness
10:15pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business
11:00pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
11:35pm Planet America

Saturday 10 August
7:30pm Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None Premiere
9:15pm Les Norton: You Wouldn’t Be Dead For Quids
10:10pm Pine Gap
11:10pm Poldark

JohnsonTV · August 1, 2019, 9:15am

Documentary film The Australian Dream, about former Sydney Swans AFL player Adam Goodes and written by Stan Grant, will be shown on ABC early next year. It was revealed at the film’s world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival this evening.

TV.Cynic · August 1, 2019, 12:40pm

Week commencing 11 August

Sunday 11 August
7:40pm Climate Change: The Facts
8:40pm Les Norton: Wrongside Rossiters
9:40pm Secrets of Silicon Valley: The Persuasion Machine Series Premiere
11:00pm Apple Tree Yard
11:25 pm Rwanda & Juliet

Monday 12 August
8:00pm Australian Story Series Return
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:30pm Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law

Tuesday 13 August
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Catalyst: Staying Younger for Longer: Body
9:30pm Miriam’s Deathly Adventure
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Q&A

Wednesday 14 August
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00 pm Squinters: Take a Back Road Season Final
9:25pm Diary Of An Uber Driver Series Premiere

9:55pm QI: Nature/Nurture
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business
11:10pm Four Corners

Thursday 15 August
8:00pm Escape From The City: Northern Rivers NSW: The Ommundsons
9:00pm Little Women
10:00pm Humans
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business
11:35pm Wentworth: Snakehead

Friday 16 August
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm The Heights x 2 Season Final
9:25pm Loch Ness Season Final
10:15pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business
11:00pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
11:30pm Planet America

Saturday 17 August
7:30pm Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
8:30pm Poldark Season 5 Premiere
9:30pm Les Norton: Wrongside Rossiter
10:25pm Pine Gap
11:25pm Luther

JohnsonTV · August 7, 2019, 11:58am

AFL documentary Collingwood: From the Inside Out will have its TV premiere on ABC on Tuesday, September 3 at 9.30pm. Produced by Josh Cable and Marcus Cobbledick, it details the lives of coach Nathan Buckley and players Brodie Grundy, Jarryd Blair and Adam Treloar throughout the 2018 year. The documentary will debut at the Melbourne International Film Festival next Thursday evening (August 15).

TV.Cynic · August 7, 2019, 12:05pm

Collingwood: From the Inside Out

Tuesday 3 September at 9:30pm

Collingwood: From The Inside Out shows the human face of football, the impact the pursuit of excellence at the elite level can have on players and coaches, and how Collingwood rebuilt to bring about change and success.

L: Collingwood FTIO Adam Treloar after GF loss R:Collingwood FTIO Nathan Buckley consoles Brodie Grundy

L: Collingwood FTIO Jarryd Blair R:Collingwood FTIO Brodie Grundy

TV.Cynic · August 10, 2019, 9:15am

Week commencing 18 August

Sunday 18 August
7:40pm Attenborough’s Wonder of Eggs Rpt
8:40pm Les Norton: Bowen Lager
9:30pm Secrets of Silicon Valley: The Persuasion Machine Series Final
10:25pm Apple Tree Yard
11:20pm - 5:00am Glitch Series 1 Binge

Monday 19 August
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business
11:20pm - 5:00am Glitch Series 2 Binge

Tuesday 20 August
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Catalyst: Staying Younger for Longer: Brain
9:30pm Miriam’s Deathly Adventure [color=#3399ff]Series Final[/color
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm Q&A

Wednesday 21 August
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00 pm Utopia: The Law’s The Law Season 4 Premiere

9:30pm Diary Of An Uber Driver
9:55pm QI: Nonsense
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Four Corners

Thursday 22 August
8:00pm Escape From The City: Central Coast NSW: The Azars
9:00pm TBA
10:00pm Humans
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business
11:35pm Wentworth: Mere Anarchy

Friday 23 August
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Keeping Faith Series Premiere
9:25pm Dark Money Series Premiere
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
11:45pm Planet America

Saturday 24 August
7:30pm Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
8:30pm Poldark
9:30pm Les Norton: Bowen Lager
10:25pm Pine Gap
11:25pm Luther

TV.Cynic · August 16, 2019, 7:41am

Week commencing 25 August

Sunday 25 August
7:40pm Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure
8:35pm Les Norton: The Boys from Binjiwunyawunya
9:35pm Glitch Season 3 Premiere
10:25pm Apple Tree Yard
11:20pm Silent Witness: After The Fall (Part 1)

Monday 26 August
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 Making Muriel

Tuesday 27 August
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds Series Premiere
9:30pm New Dads
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Q&A

Wednesday 28 August
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00 pm Utopia: Working With Children
9:30pm Diary Of An Uber Driver
9:55pm The Set Season 2 Premiere
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business
11:20pm Four Corners

Thursday 29 August
8:00pm Escape From The City: Blue Mountains NSW: The Lenoirs
9:00pm Little Women Season Final
10:00pm Humans Series Final
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business
11:35pm Wentworth: Coup de Grace

Friday 30 August
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Keeping Faith
9:25pm Dark Money
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
11:45pm Planet America

Saturday 31 August
7:30pm Deep Water Series Premiere
8:20pm Poldark
9:20pm Les Norton: The Boys from Binjiwunyawunya
10:15pm Pine Gap
11:20pm The Good Kama Hospital

jthommo · August 19, 2019, 1:49am

It’s been announced this morning that Spicks & Specks will be returning for 4 new specials. Another Ausmusic Month episode will air in November, plus 3 themed episodes celebrating music of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s will air in 2020.

AustralianAerial · August 19, 2019, 1:50am

littlegezzybear · August 19, 2019, 2:07am

Last year’s special was near perfect. Looking forward to these.

TV.Cynic · August 19, 2019, 2:53am

More Spicks and Specks specials coming to ABC

Off the back of last years’ hugely popular Reunion Special (ABC’s most watched show for 2018*) ABC are thrilled to announce that Adam Hills, Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough have been lured back to ABC’s Melbourne Studio 31, for more Spicks and Specks!

Adam says “From the moment Alan, Myf and I were together in a room for last year’s Spicks and Specks Reunion Special, we had each other in fits of laughter. Any time I can spend with those two fools is time well spent, and if it takes four more specials to make that happen – so be it!

The response to last year’s show was overwhelming, both in the studio when we filmed it, and at home when it went to air. Spicks and Specks has a special place in our hearts, and I’m genuinely excited to make a few more specials for the ABC”

Australia’s favourite music quiz show will return in November to once again celebrate ABC’s Ausmusic Month, along with an impressive line-up of stars from the music and comedy worlds. But wait there’s more…

Forget the Bus Stop and the Nutbush, it’s time to Whip, Nae Nae and Gangnam Style, when in 2020 a further three Spicks and Specks specials will air. Adam, Alan and Myf have already brought us well-loved 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s specials. Now they plan to delve into music of the 90’s, noughties and the as-yet-unnamed 2010s. All music will be covered - from Spice Girls to Sia, from Nirvana to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, from Coldplay to… sadly, more Coldplay.

So crack out your old CDs, iPods and brand new vinyl and party like it’s 1999, 2009 and 2019.

TV.Cynic · August 22, 2019, 11:04am

Storm In A Teacup

Tuesday 17 September at 9:30pm

Australian artist Leon Pericles faces his greatest challenge: holding an exhibition of his life’s works while facing the mental decline of his wife and collaborator, Moira as Alzheimer’s disease turns their world upside down.

TV.Cynic · August 23, 2019, 5:42am

Week commencing 1 September

Sunday 1 September
7:40pm Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure
8:40pm Les Norton: Lobster Mobster
9:40pm Glitch
10:40pm Apple Tree Yard Season Final
11:35pm Silent Witness: After The Fall (Part 2)

Monday 2 September
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 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds

Tuesday 3 September
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds
9:30pm Collingwood: From the Inside Out
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business
11:20pm Q&A

Wednesday 4 September
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00 pm Utopia: Pipe Dreams
9:30pm Diary Of An Uber Driver
9:55pm The Set
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm Four Corners

Thursday 5 September
8:00pm Escape From The City: Daylesford Vic: The Iletts
9:00pm Vera: Hidden Depths
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:15pm Wentworth: Hell Bent Season Final

Friday 6 September
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Keeping Faith
9:30pm Dark Money
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
11:45pm Planet America

Saturday 7 September
7:30pm Deep Water
8:20pm Poldark
9:20pm Les Norton: Lobster Mobster
10:15pm Victoria: A Soldier’s Daughter
11:05pm The Good Kama Hospital

TV.Cynic · August 26, 2019, 10:59pm

The Pool

Sunday 22 and 29 September at 7:40pm

The Pool is a two-part documentary series that evokes deep nostalgia and childhood memories to look at Australian identity through the prism of the Pool. The pool is a focal point for leisure and community, but beneath its allure as a hedonistic playground lies the surprising and untold story of a battleground where feminism, racism and sexuality were explored, and sporting heroes born.

We are the world capital of pools – Australia boasts more than 100 ocean pools, more than 1000 public pools and more than one million backyard pools. The pool is where we splash around as kids, chase Olympic-sized dreams as teens, keep fit as adults and gather as a multicultural community of equals.

Stripped to our budgie smugglers or boardies, bikinis or burqinis, we all have nostalgic memories of the pool – relief from the blistering heat, the sting of chlorine, the terror of the school swim carnival, poolside fashion, bombs and dives.

The pool is also our theatre of competition, where Olympic heroes are crowned. The pool has also been a battleground for more than 100 years – not just for its physical existence, but for race, gender, sexuality and religion.

Unlike any other country on Earth, our pools play a pivotal part in our lives.

The Pool is a Mint Pictures production for ABC. Principal production investment from Screen Australia and the ABC in association with Create NSW. Directed by Sally Aitken. Written by Christos Tsiolkas, Sally Aitken and Paul Clarke. Narrated by Richard Roxburgh. Executive Producer Mint Pictures: Adam Kay. Series Producer Mint Pictures, Dan Goldberg. ABC Commissioning Editor: Jo Chichester. ABC Executive Producer: Natasha Negrea. Commissioned by ABC R&L. 2 x 60 mins.

Doing It In Public: The Kaldor Projects

Tuesday 24 September at 9.30pm

Doing It In Public: The Kaldor Projects explores the private and public stories of the Kaldor Public Art Projects across fifty years and 34 public art projects in Australia.

The Kaldor Public Art Projects changed what happened in Sydney’s contemporary art landscape and Doing It In Public: The Kaldor Projects acts as a time capsule – documenting the impact on screen in seconds, that John Kaldor’s art philanthropy has had over the decades.

Doing It In Public: The Kaldor Projects interviews the artists of the featured projects, sharing the incredible artistic process.

Kaldor Public Art Projects have pushed the boundaries of architecture, performance and visual arts. From celebrity artist Marina Abramović’s “In Residence” (2015) where audiences invited them to participate in the ‘Abramović method’, enticing towards an artistic sensibility; ‘living sculpture’, Gilbert & George, enlivened the Art Gallery of NSW with their “Singing Sculpture” (1973); and Jeff Koons achieved an awesome feat of plant and steel construction with his much-loved “Puppy” (1995) standing guard at the forecourt of the Museum of Contemporary Arts, in Circular Quay.

Doing It In Public: The Kaldor Projects weaves together past and present stories of ephemeral works, as the narrative unfolds across many of the Kaldor projects, sharing the delights of his private passion for art. The program has layers and connections that form an intimate stratigraphy of the public art project in Sydney, from 1969 to 2019 and beyond.

TV.Cynic · August 29, 2019, 5:01am

Week commencing 8 September

Sunday 8 September
7:40pm TBA
8:40pm Les Norton: Tight-arse
9:40pm Glitch
10:35pm EXPOSED: The Case Of Keli Lane: Truth and Lies
11:35pm Silent Witness: Flight (Part 1)

Monday 9 September
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 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds

Tuesday 10 September
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds
9:30pm Louis Theroux: Drinking To Oblivion
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm Q&A

Wednesday 11 September
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00 pm Utopia: Mission Creeps
9:30pm Diary Of An Uber Driver
9:55pm The Set
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business
11:20pm Four Corners

Thursday 12 September
8:00pm Escape From The City: Great Ocean Road Vic: The Duckworths
9:00pm Vera: Telling Tales
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm The City And The City: Beszel

Friday 13 September
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Keeping Faith
9:30pm Dark Money Season Final
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business
11:20pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
11:45pm Planet America

Saturday 14 September
7:30pm Deep Water
8:20pm Poldark
9:20pm Les Norton: Tight-arse
10:15pm Victoria: The Green-Eyed Monster
11:05pm The Good Karma Hospital
11:55pm rage Guest Programmer

JohnsonTV · August 30, 2019, 11:42pm

It’s a six-part thriller which debuted on ITV in UK a little over two weeks ago.

TV.Cynic · August 31, 2019, 8:44am

How Australia Got Its Mojo

Tuesday 1 October at 8.30pm

How Australia Got Its Mojo is a one-hour documentary about two of Australia’s greatest admen – Alan ‘Mo’ Morris and Allan ‘Jo’ Johnston – the creatives behind the legendary Mojo advertising agency. The show is hosted by star of ABC TV’s Gruen, Russel Howcroft. the man whose passion for clever communication has been a cornerstone of Gruen’s success will takes us on an upbeat, celebratory and nostalgic journey through 70’s and 80’s Australia.

This is the story of how two unpretentious geniuses re-wrote the rule book on advertising. From ‘How Do Ya Feel?’ to Paul Hogan putting “another shrimp on the barbie”, they had a hit parade of jingles and ads that did much more than sell products, they changed the way we thought about ourselves, and helped take a new Australian identity to the world.

In the 70’s and 80’s Mo and Jo were the Lennon and McCartney of Australian advertising. Their TV commercials transcended the business of product pushing and became the entertainment themselves. After years of cultural cringe they celebrated and elevated what it was to be Aussie. They championed the country and made it ok to talk with a thick working class Aussie accent on TV.

Their ads made Australians feel good about themselves, we all sang along to ‘How Do Ya Feel’, ‘You Outta Be Congratulated’, ‘They said you’d never make it’, ‘A week without the Weekly’s not the same’, or the iconic clarion call to cricket fans that became an official anthem, “C’mon Aussie, C’mon”.

Through their legendary Mojo ad agency Mo and Jo sold Australia to Australians and then Australia to the USA with Paul Hogan’s ‘America you need a Holiday’ campaign; a campaign which transformed Australia’s tourism industry.

Sadly Alan ‘Mo’ Morris passed away in 2007 but surviving creative partner Allan ‘Jo’ Johnston is featured in the documentary alongside major players in the story, including: Paul Hogan, Delvene Delaney, Ita Buttrose and Ian Chappel. We also hear from industry gurus like John Singleton, Hugh Mackay and Christina Aventi about Mojo’s place in Australia’s pop culture.

Says Howcroft: “This is my love letter to Australian Advertising. Mo and Jo are two of the most important creative figures in Australian history since Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson!”

Production details: A CJZ production in association with ABC. Writer/Director: Andrew Farrell (CJZ). Executive
Producers: Polly Connolly (CJZ) and Richard Huddleston (ABC).

TV.Cynic · September 3, 2019, 12:21am

Frayed

From Wednesday 16 October at 9:10pm

The ABC is thrilled to announce the airdate of its delightful new (6x45’) tv series, Frayed , written by and starring celebrated Australian comedian Sarah Kendall and co commissioned by Sky (UK).

Produced by Merman ( Motherland , Catastrophe ) in association with Guesswork Television ( Rosehaven , Please Like Me ), Kendall’s painfully funny comedy also stars Kerry Armstrong ( Seachange , Lantana ), Ben Mingay ( House of Bond ), George Houvardas ( Packed to the Rafters , East West 101 ), Doris Younane ( Five Bedrooms ) and Matt Passmore ( The Glades , Satisfaction , McLeod’s Daughters ) along with British talent Diane Morgan ( Motherland , After Life ) and the award-winning Robert Webb ( Peep Show ).

In 1988, Simone Burbeck’s (Sarah Kendall) life appears perfect. She lives in a mansion in London with her perfect husband and children ( Frazer Hadfield and Maggie Ireland-Jones ), and her life is a merry-go-round of expensive renovations, dinner parties and school fundraisers. There’s just one problem: it’s all lies.

When her husband has a fatal heart attack in a disastrous session with a prostitute, the true state of their finances is revealed. Simone is broke, homeless and a social outcast. With no other options, and two children to care for, she is forced to return to her family home in Newcastle, Australia. It turns out Simone’s past isn’t quite the story she told everyone in London. Nothing about Simone is what it appears to be. Oh, and her real name is Sammy.

Frayed is full of complex characters, dubious decisions and unfortunate events; and at its heart is the journey of one flawed family confronting their secrets and trying to find a way back.

Sarah Kendall will return to Australia in October to promote the series, following her spellbinding Paper Planes show at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sarah, along with other local cast members, are available for interviews.

Frayed premieres in the UK on Sky One and NOW TV on 26 September.

Glennc · September 3, 2019, 8:36am

How long has ABC been 1 HD channel, 4 SD channels and 10 radio stations through the TV?