ABC TV - Programs and Schedules

Week commencing 5 September

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Sunday 5 September
7:40pm David Attenborough’s Global Adventure
8:30pm The Newsreader
9:25pm Traces
10:10pm Les Norton: The Boys from Binjiwunyawunyar Rpt
11:05pm Silent Witness: A Special Relationship (Part 1)

Monday 6 September
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Beyond The Towers: Two Pillars Season Final
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Magic and the Brain: The Science of Illusion - A Catalyst Special Rpt

Tuesday 7 September
8:00pm Back To Nature: The Fires of Larapuna
8:30pm Juanita: A Family Mystery Series Premiere
9:25pm Decoding Danger: Floods
10:20pm ABC Late News
10:35pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Q+A Rpt

Wednesday 8 September
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Question Everything
9:00pm Rosehaven
9:30pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
10:00pm Staged: The Loo Recluse Rpt
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Four Corners Rpt
11:40pm Media Watch Rpt

Thursday 9 September
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm 9/11: Life Under Attack
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Hokusai: Old Man Crazy to Paint Rpt

Friday 10 September
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: Death By Persuasion Rpt
10:00pm The Capture Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Vaccine Rpt
11:30pm Question Everything Rpt

Saturday 11 September
7:30pm The Durrells
8:20pm The Trial Of Christine Keeler
9:20pm The Newsreader Rpt
10:15pm Roadkill Rpt
11:15pm rage Guest Programmer

9/11: Life Under Attack

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Thursday 9 September at 9:30 pm

9/11 was the first major news event in the age of digital cameras and voicemails. This remarkable film tells the never-before-told stories of that day, created through a tapestry of previously unseen video and unheard audio. Without interview or commentary, this is a portrait of an unfolding tragedy told through those who witnessed it first-hand, in fear for their lives but compelled to chronicle the collapse of everyday life surrounding them.

Production credits: A Brook Lapping production for ITV, A&E and France Télévisions. Distributed by BBC Studios.

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Restoration Australia - Season 4

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From Sunday 26 September 7.40pm

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Anthony Burke, professor and history buff, follows homeowners across the country as they passionately restore beautiful heritage homes on the brink of ruin.

Across the country, thousands of heritage buildings lie in ruin – forgotten, neglected and slowly decaying into the landscape. But these are more than just crumbling old homes – they are touchstones to our past.

Over each episode of the latest series, Anthony Burke, professor and history buff, follows homeowners across the country as they passionately restore tired and ageing heritage homes and bring them back to life. From signalman’s quarters, to a Mid-Century relic, from an 1850s workers cottage, to a Queen Anne Federation home, we start at the beginning of each homeowner.

Week commencing 12 September

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Sunday 12 September
7:40pm David Attenborough’s Global Adventure Series Final
8:30pm The Newsreader
9:25pm Traces
10:10pm Les Norton: Lobster Mobster Rpt
11:05pm Silent Witness: A Special Relationship (Part 2) Rpt

Monday 13 September
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm China Tonight Season 2 Premiere
10:05pm Road To Now: Age Of Conflict Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt

Tuesday 14 September
8:00pm Back To Nature: The Rainforest & Rock
8:30pm Juanita: A Family Mystery Series Final
9:25pm Decoding Danger: Fire Series Final
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Q+A Rpt

Wednesday 15 September
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Question Everything
9:00pm Rosehaven
9:30pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
10:00pm Staged: Until They Get Home Rpt Season Final
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Four Corners Rpt
11:40pm Media Watch Rpt

Thursday 16 September
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm A Life In Ten Pictures: Amy Winehouse
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm The Cult Of The Family: Unseen, Unheard, Unknown Rpt

Friday 17 September
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: The Curse of the Ninth Rpt Season Final
10:00pm The Capture Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Vaccine Rpt
11:35pm Question Everything Rpt

Saturday 18 September
7:30pm The Durrells
8:20pm The Trial Of Christine Keeler
9:20pm The Newsreader Rpt
10:15pm Roadkill Rpt
11:15pm rage Guest Programmer

A Life In Ten Pictures: Amy Winehouse

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Thursday 16 September 9.30pm

Amy Winehouse’s image is known around the world; she was the North London girl with a unique voice and look, who became hugely successful seemingly overnight and whose private life the press became obsessed by. She died in 2011 aged just 27. A Life in Ten Pictures throws a unique lens onto Amy’s extraordinary life by focusing on ten defining photographs, from iconic shots to private snaps, the stories behind them revealed by those who were there and those who knew her story best, including her parents and close friends.

Across the ten photographs the film reveals Amy as a person who, in the words of her mother Janis, never got a chance to grow up out of the limelight.

Despite her huge talent and outward confidence Amy struggled with self-doubt. Her mother says: “Amy never had the confidence in herself, she really didn’t, basically she didn’t get it, that she could do it, didn’t realise what a good singer she was.”

Amy’s story begins with a simple image - a photo of her as a young child in a paddling pool in the Winehouses’ back garden in Southgate, London, in 1985. Her dad Mitch describes her as inquisitive and adventurous- “I knew she’d be trouble, but not in a bad way, I just knew that whatever she was going to do, it wasn’t going to be plain sailing.” Amy didn’t really take to mainstream education and her beloved Nan, Cynthia, encouraged her to go to stage school instead.Janis, Amy’s mum, reveals how Amy would sing constantly as a child and teenager- “Amy had to sing, almost like breathing”.

Grantchester - Season 6

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Saturday, 2 October at 7.30pm

It’s 1958 and trouble is brewing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. Reverend Will Davenport (Tom Brittney) relishes his role as a firebrand vicar, willing to rock the boat and challenge conventions to help people. But the very role he loves put him at odds with his own ideals when his kind-hearted curate, Leonard Finch (Al Weaver) is caught up in a scandal. Will’s best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green), finds his principles shaken, housekeeper Mrs Chapman (Tessa Peake-Jones) is distraught, and Geordie’s wife Cathy (Kacey Ainsworth) is defiant. Will and Geordie’s friendship is also tested when an old army buddy comes back into Geordie’s life. Johnny (Shaun Dooley) is a lawyer, representing the very people Geordie puts away. But the bond forged between them in a prison camp in Burma means Geordie is drawn to this morally grey character, particularly when Will’s idealism starts looking like naivety, from a certain point of view.

Despite their differences of opinion, Geordie and Will tackle a variety of cases together, from a murder during a summer break at a holiday camp, to contested adoptions, the deadly cut and thrust of a parish election, American soldiers racing cars, audacious robberies, student CND protests, and even a murdered music producer.

It seems morality and legality are at loggerheads at every turn. But when the question of what true justice really means comes uncomfortably close to home, it’s going to take all of Will’s skill and empathy to navigate these choppy waters and help the ones he loves.

The long run of The Durrells will finish on ABC. ABC’s Saturday numbers might improve.

Week commencing 19 September

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Sunday 19 September
7:40pm Armadillo
In the heart of Brazil lives an animal so elusive, few have ever seen it in the wild. David Attenborough reveals how the extraordinary giant armadillo provides homes for scores of other species.
8:30pm The Newsreader Series Final
9:25pm Traces
10:10pm Les Norton: Tight-arse Rpt
11:05pm Silent Witness: One Day (Part 1) Rpt

Monday 20 September
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm China Tonight
10:05pm Road To Now: Global Shapers Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Juanita: A Family Mystery Rpt

Tuesday 21 September
8:00pm Back To Nature: The Deep River
8:30pm The School That Tried to End Racism Series Premiere
9:35pm How To Live Younger Series Premiere
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Q+A Rpt

Wednesday 22 September
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Question Everything
9:00pm Rosehaven Series Final
9:30pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
10:00pm QI: Pictures Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Four Corners Rpt
11:50pm Media Watch Rpt

Thursday 23 September
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm Secrets Of The Museum Season 2 Premiere
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm The Cult Of The Family: A Question of Identity Rpt
11:55pm Midsomer Murders: The Curse of the Ninth Rpt

Friday 24 September
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Des Series Premiere
9:20pm Capital Series Premiere
10:05pm The Capture Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Vaccine Rpt
11:40pm Question Everything Rpt

Saturday 25 September
7:30pm The Durrells Series Final
8:20pm The Trial Of Christine Keeler Series Final
9:20pm The Newsreader Rpt
10:15pm Roadkill Rpt
11:15pm rage Guest Programmer

The Durrels is bringing ratings down on ABC

Well, this is what happens when they have a third bite at the cherry. The show already screened on Seven and BBC First before the ABC.

ABC maybe should not be airing airing Channel 7 UK drama rejects because it will sabotage them of being successful.

Thres only so much product available to broadcast though. If Seven and BBC First pay big bucks for first run British programs, there’s not much left for the ABC. There is no other option.

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Step Into Paradise

Tuesday 12 October 8.30pm

Step Into Paradise marks the beginning of the ABC Arts Know My Name partnership with the National Gallery of Australia. Know My Name addresses historical gender bias in the arts by presenting a celebration of women across diverse creative practices. Iconic fashion designers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson are two such women, their pioneering style created a bold and unashamedly Australian fashion identity.

For the best part of 50 years, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson have shared a passionate love affair with Australia. An affair that bound them in the most extraordinary and enduring friendship and a creative collaboration that defined a generation. No other creative pairing has had such a lasting impact on Australian fashion, our design identity and our sense of self.

Jenny and Linda embraced the vibrancy of a unique landscape and elevated icons of Australiana tourist kitsch, to the height of fashion and art. They observed this vast country with wit, irreverence and astonishing imagination to create a fashion story like no other. And then they gifted it to the world.

Step Into Paradise is an evocative ride of fame, triumph, tragedy, riches, losses, determination, racism, rebellion, sexuality and heartbreak. It is a story of remarkable highs and deep lows, of women and love. A story of Australia, who we were and who we are today. A gloriously rich visual collage of emotion, art and kaleidoscopic colour. A walk into the dreams of Jenny and Linda. A step into paradise.

As part of the Know My Name partnership, ABC Arts will deliver a vibrant slate of original content across all ABC platforms to celebrate the work of all female artists and to enhance understanding of their contribution to Australia’s cultural life.

Production credits: A Blackfella Films Production. Director and Co-Writer, Amanda Blue. Producer, Darren Dale. Producer, Fran Moore. Co-Writer, Jacob Hickey. Associate Producer, Charlotte Mars.

Annika

From Friday 15 October 8.30pm

Annika follows the life of DI Annika Strandhed (Nicola Walker), who has returned to Glasgow to head up the Marine Homicide Unit, where she is tasked with solving the puzzling crimes and unexplained murders that wash up in Scotland’s waters. Annika allows viewers to be her confidante by speaking directly, sharing her wry observations on the case and her life, as she balances solving cases, managing a new team, and raising a brilliant yet complex teenage daughter.

Intuitive and instinctive, Annika has a weakness for using literary and historical references to help solve her crimes, an enthusiasm that her team definitely don’t share, but which is often the thing that unlocks the case.
The team’s cases take them from the depths of Glasgow’s Clyde River to the Isle of Bute and
picturesque Loch Katrine as they solve a new crime each episode, juxtaposing Scotland’s stunning landscapes and urban beauty against the horrific realities of the murders her team must solve.

In this first episode, Annika and her team are assigned their first case when a man’s body is dredged from the Clyde, a harpoon piercing through his head. Their investigation leads to the victim’s struggling boat business, and his unscrupulous dealings. Channelling Moby Dick’s obsessive search for the white whale, Annika feels there’s a poetic justice at the heart of this murder, much to her team’s bemusement. And when a second death is uncovered, the new team need to pull together to find the killer before any more lives are lost.

Meanwhile, Annika’s daughter Morgan (Silvie Furneaux) is struggling to adjust to the new life that goes along with her mother’s new job. Morgan makes her feelings clear at the school play, which causes a headache for Annika.

Production credits: Black Camel Pictures production for UKTV, UK and WGBH, USA. Starring and written by Nicola Walker, directed by Philip John.

Week commencing 26 September

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Sunday 26 September
7:40pm Restoration Australia: Baddeley Season 4 Premiere
8:40pm Fires Series Premiere
9:40pm We Hunt Together
10:25pm Les Norton: The Real Thing Rpt
11:20pm Silent Witness: One Day (Part 2) Rpt

Monday 27 September
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm China Tonight
10:05pm Road To Now: The Fight For Our Rights Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm The School That Tried To End Racism Rpt

Tuesday 28 September
8:00pm Back To Nature: Red Earth Heart Series Final
8:30pm The School That Tried to End Racism
9:30pm How To Live Younger
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Q+A Rpt

Wednesday 29 September
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Question Everything
9:00pm Frayed Season 2 Premiere
9:45pm Would I Lie To You?: Unseen Bits
10:20pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Season 23 Premiere
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business
11:30pm Four Corners

Thursday 30 September
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent Season Final
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm Secrets Of The Museum
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm The Cult Of The Family: In Search of Justice Rpt
11:55pm Capital Rpt

Friday 1 October
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Des
9:20pm Capital
10:05pm You Can’t Ask That: Carnies and Show People Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Vaccine Rpt
11:10pm Question Everything Rpt
11:40pm Frayed Rpt

Saturday 2 October
7:30pm Grantchester Season 6 Premiere
8:20pm Shetland Rpt
9:20pm Fires Rpt
10:15pm Mrs Wilson Rpt
11:15pm rage Guest Programmer

:clock2: Daylight Saving commences at 2am Sunday morning in some states.

Secrets Of The Museum - Season 2

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From Thursday 23 September 9.35pm

With access to some of the world’s best restorers and the beguiling collection of the V&A, this series takes the audience behind the scenes of the museum .

Season 2 of Secrets of the Museum premiered in UK on July 20 this year. Highlights of the season include the costume worn by the late actor Andrew Sachs when he played Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers, the world of author Lewis Carroll, and the amazing dresses worn by legendary Welsh singer Dame Shirley Bassey.

It is a 3-part documentary hosted by ABC Radio’s Jacinta Parsons. It was produced by WildBear Entertainment for the ABC.

https://twitter.com/wildbeartv/status/1438768106143318016

Week commencing 3 Octoberr

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Sunday 3 October
7:40pm Restoration Australia: Lyons
8:40pm Fires
9:40pm We Hunt Together
10:25pm Les Norton: Bush League Rpt
11:15pm Silent Witness: Family (Part 1) Rpt

Monday 4 October
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm China Tonight
10:05pm Road To Now: Return of the Wall Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm The School That Tried To End Racism Rpt

Tuesday 5 October
8:00pm The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury Series Premiere
8:30pm The School That Tried to End Racism Season Final
9:30pm How To Live Younger Season Final
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Q+A Rpt

Wednesday 6 October
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm Question Everything Season Final
9:00pm Frayed
9:45pm Would I Lie To You?: Best Bits Rpt
10:20pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business
11:30pm Four Corners

Thursday 7 October
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent: Fallout: The Legacy of the Chernobyl Disaster Rpt
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm Secrets Of The Museum
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards Rpt

Friday 8 October
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Des Season Final
9:20pm Capital
10:10pm Talking Heads: A Lady Of Letters
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Vaccine Rpt
11:15pm Question Everything Rpt
11:45pm Frayed Rpt

Saturday 9 October
7:30pm Grantchester
8:20pm Shetland Rpt
9:20pm Fires Rpt
10:15pm Mrs Wilson Rpt
11:15pm rage Guest Programmer

The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury

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From Tuesday 5 October at 8:00 pm

Escape to the spectacular, sun-drenched Greek Islands over six weeks, as popular UK television presenter Julia Bradbury takes us off the tourist trail to discover Greece from a brand new, untapped perspective.

Wonder if it will air in New Zealand?