ABC TV - Programs and Schedules

###The Indian Dream Hotel

From Tuesday 10 May at 8:30pm

This series follows actor Miriam Margolyes, dancer Wayne Sleep, actor Sylvester McCoy, and five other well known Brits as they head to India to see if they can set up a better, more rewarding retirement there than in the UK.

###Week commencing 1 May 2016


Sunday 1 May
6:30pm Compass: Salvado’s Letters
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: West Sussex Series Return
8:30pm Midsomer Murders
10:00pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt

Monday 2 May
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A

Tuesday 3 May
5:30pm The Drum: Budget Preview

7:30pm Budget 2016: The Treasurer’s Speech
8:00pm ABC News Budget 2016 Special
8:40pm Foreign Correspondent
9:35pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Alan Davies Rpt
10:00pm Meet The Mavericks: Phillip Adams & Tim Minchin
10:35pm Lateline: Budget Special Rpt
11:05pm The Drum: Budget Special Rpt

Wednesday 4 May
8:00pm QI: Military Matters
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Final
9:00pm Comedy Showroom: The Letdown
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?: Joan Bakewell, Warwick Davis, Paul Hollywood & Jason Manford
10:00pm Comedy Up Late

Thursday 5 May
7:30pm Budget 2016: Opposition Reply
8:00pm 7.30
8:30pm Janet King
9:30pm Utopia S2 Ep 5
9:55pm Upper Middle Bogan S2 Ep 5

Friday 6 May
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Bendigo
8:30pm Grantchester
9:15pm Scott & Bailey

Saturday 7 May
7:30pm Father Brown
8:20pm DCI Banks
9:05pm QI Rpt
9:30pm Janet King Rpt
10:35pm Comedy Showroom: The Letdown

The Indian Dream Hotel was shown on BBC in its original title, The Real Marigold Hotel (a take on acclaimed film Best Exotic Marigold Hotel). I don’t know why the ABC doesn’t (or can’t) use the original title?

###Indian Summers

From Saturday 21 May at 8:15pm

Indian Summers is a major new drama, set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India during the dramatic last years of the British Empire in India. At the centre of a large ensemble cast are two star-crossed families – one Indian, one British. They will lead us through stories of love, promises, secrets and political intrigue, the game of master and servant… as the dance between Indians and British grow more frenzied and complex, in the countdown to Freedom.

###Surfing the Menu

From Sunday 22 May at 6pm

Surfing the Menu Next Generation rides the waves back onto ABC TV

Surfing the Menu, is one of ABC Commercial’s most successful cooking formats ever sold. It launched the international careers of chefs Ben O’Donohue and Curtis Stone and enjoyed global success, being sold in over 70 countries. Now the series has been rebooted and reenergised, and stars good mates Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn.

Dan and Hayden share a love of cooking, surfing, fresh food, travel and adventure and that’s exactly what the new series Surfing the Menu Next Generation is all about. The 13-part series starts Sunday 22nd May at 6pm.

In this series, Dan and Hayden head off on an adventure around Australia in their trusty, rusty 50-year-old VW Bug, nicknamed GiGi. On the journey they four-wheel drive in the desert, head to an outback cattle station, share a Tongan feast, learn to sail, snorkel on the Ningaloo and Great Barrier Reefs, catch mud crabs, swim with mantra rays and prove that they’re perhaps the unluckiest fisherman in the country.

They share experiences with Indigenous communities such as searching underground for native bee nests and for bush foods and medicines. They also surf and go horseriding in some remarkable locations.

Along the way they meet passionate food producers – of everything from heritage tomatoes, cheeses, beef, goats, mangoes and herbs, to exotic mushroom, shrimp, rum and salt.

The boys turn these fresh ingredients into simple, healthy and delightfully delicious recipes that will inspire you.

Production Credits: Noma Films Pty Ltd. Producers Marian Bartsch and Lance Reynolds.

###Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell - Season 6

From Wednesday 11 May at 8.30pm

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###Week commencing 8 May 2016


Sunday 8 May
6:30pm Compass: The Moral Compass
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: East Sussex
8:30pm Midsomer Murders
10:00pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt

Monday 9 May
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A

Tuesday 10 May
8:00pm Catalyst
8:30pm The Indian Dream Hotel Series Premiere
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm Meet The Mavericks: John Safran & Jon Ronson Final

Wednesday 11 May
8:00pm QI: M-Places
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Series Premiere
9:00pm Comedy Showroom: The Legend Of Gavin Tanner
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?: Matt Dawson, Mel Giedroyc, Dermot O’Leary & Josh Widdicombe
10:00pm Comedy Up Late

Thursday 12 May
8:00pm The Checkout
8:30pm Janet King
9:30pm Utopia S2 Ep 6
9:55pm Upper Middle Bogan S2 Ep 6

Friday 13 May
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Newcastle
8:30pm Silent Witness Series Return
9:30pm Scott & Bailey

Saturday 14 May
7:30pm Father Brown
8:20pm DCI Banks
9:05pm QI Rpt
9:40pm Janet King Rpt
10:40pm Comedy Showroom: The Letdown

###The Book Club

From Tuesday 24 May at 10:00pm

Returns for 2016

Special guest Jeanette Winterson joins Jennifer Byrne, Virginia Gay, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, to discuss Australian author Dominic Smith’s historical fiction The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, and Wuthering Heights.

###Week commencing 15 May 2016


Sunday 15 May
6:30pm Compass: Prison Chaplains (Part 1)
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs: Solent
8:30pm Midsomer Murders
10:00pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt

Monday 16 May
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A

Tuesday 17 May
8:00pm Catalyst
8:30pm The Indian Dream Hotel
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm Jennifer Byrne Presents Andy Griffiths Premiere

Wednesday 18 May
8:00pm QI: Miscellany
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Comedy Showroom: The Future Is Expensive
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?: Susan Calman, Carol Kirkwood, David O’Doherty & Richard Osman
10:00pm Comedy Up Late

Thursday 19 May
8:00pm The Checkout Rpt Final
Relive some of The Checkout’s best segments in this compilation of viewer favourites from previous seasons. Satisfaction not guaranteed.
8:30pm Rake Series Return
9:30pm Utopia S2 Ep 7
9:55pm Upper Middle Bogan S2 Ep 7

Friday 20 May
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Carlton
8:30pm Silent Witness
9:30pm Scott & Bailey

Saturday 21 May
7:30pm Father Brown
8:15pm Indian Summers Series Premiere
9:30pm QI Rpt
10:00pm Rake Rpt
11:00pm Comedy Showroom: The Letdown

And with that, there goes Dirty Laundry.
(The Adam Hills Tonight has already been deleted, obviously a copy-paste effort)

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###Celebrate 50 years of Play School with ABC

In 2016, iconic Australian television program Play School celebrates 50 years on air as the nation’s most respected, trusted and longest-running children’s series. To mark this momentous milestone, the ABC will present a variety of special content throughout the birthday month of July, celebrating the occasion with three generations of Australians who have grown up with Play School as an essential part of their childhood.

Since its initial broadcast on July 18, 1966, Play School has been entertaining Australian preschoolers, providing them with new experiences and learning opportunities through music, crafts, stories, games, ideas and information. The series aims to encourage a child to wonder, to think, to feel and to imagine, and strives to reflect a modern, diverse Australian society.

Fellow national TV treasure Kate Ritchie will present Big Ted’s Excellent Adventure: 50 Years of Play School, a documentary that takes a nostalgic journey through Aussie childhood, reliving the laughter and delights of half a century of Play School while charting 50 years of the nation’s social history. Well known Australians, including, Mikey Robins, Hannah Gadsby, Nazeem Hussain, Craig McLachlan and members of the original Wiggles, share their personal memories of the show, alongside anecdotes from past and present Play School presenters, including Benita Collings, John Waters and Justine Clarke.

Young and old alike will enjoy an exciting series of Play School Celebrity Covers. The mini episodes feature a star-studded line up of popular Australian personalities turning their hand at being a Play School presenter, entertaining viewers with a familiar Play School song or story. The episdoes will be broadcast daily on ABC KIDS from 4 July, with episodes available to view on ABC iview throughout the month.

Featuring in the Play School Celebrity Covers are: Adam Goodes, Annabel Crab with Leigh Sales, Architecture in Helsinki, Benita Collings with Don Spencer, Bernard Fanning, Carrie Bickmore, Costa Georgiadis, Dami Im, Dan Sultan, Delta Goodrem, Emma Wiggle, Guy Sebastian, Hamish and Andy, Jeremy Fernandez, John Hamblin, Josh Thomas, Kate Ceberano with her daughter Gypsy, Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan, Kurt Fearnley with Rachael Coopes, Lee Lin Chin with Takaya Honda, Magda Szubanksi, players from the Matildas, Missy Higgins, Molly Meldrum with Charlie Pickering, The Umbilical Brothers, Tim Minchin, Tim Omaji and You Am I.

The Play School episodes airing daily at 9:30am throughout the birthday week on ABC KIDS will centre on the theme of celebration, kicking off the week with an extra special birthday episode sure to delight young fans. Join beloved presenters Alex Papps, Karen Pang, Teo Gerbert and Miranda Tapsell as they dance, sing, make and decorate in preparation for a party. We’ll find out why the toys are jumping for joy when there’s a knock on the Play School door and will take a look through the windows to see what’s making some viewers very happy. It’s an occasion not to be missed!

Richard Finlayson, Director of Television, says, “The ABC is extremely proud to celebrate the impressive milestone of 50 years of Play School and wish to congratulate everyone who has been involved in bringing the show into the homes of families around the country who have so warmly embraced it.

"Play School holds a unique place in the hearts of generations of Australians and this is largely down to the fact that it strives to represent contemporary society so that children from across the community can see themselves as part of this special show.”

Airdate information for Big Ted’s Excellent Adventure: 50 Years of Play School and each of the Play School Celebrity Covers episodes is to be confirmed

###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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Now confirmed from Lawrence Mooney on hit105 this morning. From news.com.au:

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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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