Douglas Is Cancelled - Episode 3
Sunday 15 December 8.00pm
When Madeline Crow and Douglas Bellowes met for the first time, the encounter took an unexpected turn. Now, three years later, there are explosive consequences.
The Forest
Monday 16 December 8.30pm
The story of a brilliant ecologist with a plan to save the world by restoring the planet’s forests. His original work was hijacked by corporations and politicians with disastrous effect, so now he’s using science to fight back.
To understand the complex science and ecology of forests is an epic ambition. This film will reveal the wonder of forests from the smallest fungal communications in the roots below, to the dazzling biodiversity of the canopy above, through the eyes of a young ecologist called Tom Crowther. He uses big data to understand the world’s forests and draws on the work of field scientists around the world who are analysing how they function.
Tom estimated that there was enough land available for an extra trillion trees on the planet and that they could help soak up the planet’s excess carbon. His research made headlines around the world. But the big idea backfired. Corporations started planting rows of identical trees with disastrous results.
This is the story of how Tom and his team fought back and created a new model to show how biodiverse forests really can help tackle the climate crisis. Drawing on the work of scientists from around the world, from France to Costa Rica, this film presents a new vision of how healthy forests can have a significant impact on reducing global warming by maximising biodiversity.
Production credit: Windfall Films
Solar System - Episode 5 Final
Tuesday 17 December 8.50pm
STRANGE WORLDS
Join Professor Brian Cox as he explores the solar system’s weirdest worlds – the misfits and oddballs of freakish shapes and sizes.
Visit an egg-shaped dwarf planet that shouldn’t really exist, a tiny moon that looks like a UFO, a tortured patchwork moon, and an eerie ocean world in orbit around Jupiter.
Find out how simple forces have created such bizarre places.
A (Very) Musical Christmas
Friday 20 December 7.30pm
Spend an enchanting Christmas with Australia’s finest musical talent as they grace the stage with the sounds of the festive season.
This Christmas, join Australia’s finest musical performers in A (Very) Musical Christmas, as they grace the stage with sounds of the festive season in a special television event supporting Beyond Blue.
Filmed on the set of Hamilton at Sydney Lyric Theatre and hosted by ABC Classic’s Megan Burslem and ABC NEWS presenter Jeremy Fernandez, A (Very) Musical Christmas will showcase some of Australia’s brightest musical theatre stars as they bring your favourite carols and Christmas classics to life.
Audiences can look forward to stunning performances from a stellar line-up including Eddie Perfect, Cody Simpson, Casey Donovan, Justine Clark, Tim Draxl, Jason Arrow, Marney McQueen, Keiynan Lonsdale, Elise McCann, Beau Woodbridge, Akina Edmonds, Drew Weston, Vidya Makan, Seann Miley Moore, Ruva Ngwenya, Erin Clare, Lorinda May Merrypor and many more, as well as stars of your favourite musicals including Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Beetlejuice, & Juliet, MJ and Titanique.
Production credit: Michael Cassel Group