Countdown To War
World Premiere Monday 7 February 9.30pm
Presented by JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave, learn about the three days that led up to the Second World War and changed the world forever.
Experience the extraordinary 72 hours that culminated in World War Two.
On Friday 1st September 1939, Germany invaded Poland and the clock started ticking. On Sunday morning, Britain had declared war. Learn about the three days that led up to the Second World War and changed the world forever.
Over three episodes, Presenters JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave reveal exactly what happened on each of those three critical days. They visit key locations, meet historians and unearth startling archive material. – and speak with the descendants of those involved who share their relatives’ spellbinding stories.
Production credit: A Voltage TV and Motion Content Group Production for Channel 5 in the UK.
According to Australia Day NSW website, free tickets to the event will be available at the website next Tuesday (January 18) at 10am Sydney time.
Performers will include William Barton, Casey Donovan, Shane Howard, Isaiah Firebrace, Emma Donovan, INXS founding member Andrew Farriss, Jon Stevens, country singers Amber Lawrence, Hayley Jensen, Kirsty Lee Akers and Aleyce Simmonds performing a stunning reimagined version of True Blue, Mark Vincent, Josh Piterman, the KARI singers, and Koomurri dancers, all backed up by John Foreman’s Aussie Pops Orchestra.
Week commencing 23 January 2022
Sunday 23 January
7:40pm Muster Dogs Series Premiere
8:40pm Vera Rpt
10:10pm Doc Martin: Accidental Hero Rpt
11:00pm Harrow: Peccata Patrisi Rpt
11:50pm Silent Witness: A Special Relationship (Part 1) Rpt
Monday 24 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Boulia, QLD
8:30pm The China Century: City Of Protest
9:30pm The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty: The Rebel Alliance Rpt
10:25pm Strong Women Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:25pm Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds Rpt
Tuesday 25 January
7:30pm Australian Of The Year 2022
8:45pm Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds Rpt
9:50pm Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Darwin to Alice Springs Make Sure You Drink Water! Rpt
10:40pm QI: Post Rpt
11:10pm ABC Late News
11:40pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland Rpt
Wednesday 26 January
7:30pm Australia Day Live 2022
9:35pm Fisk: Ladies in Black Rpt
10:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The China Century: City Of Protest Rpt
Thursday 27 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One: Harry Garside
8:30pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland
9:20pm Our Dementia Choir Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm Aussie Inventions That Changed the World: Medicine Rpt
Friday 28 January
7:30pm Monty Don’s American Gardens Series Premiere
8:35pm Midsomer Murders: Send In The Clowns Rpt
10:05pm Mum: July Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:00pm Movie: A Royal Night Out
Saturday 29 January
7:30pm Death in Paradise
8:30pm All Creatures Great And Small
9:15pm Call The Midwife Rpt
10:20pm Father Brown: The Folly of Jephthah Rpt
11:05pm Finding Alice Rpt
11:50pm rage Guest Programmer
Update: premiere delayed TBA.
Week commencing 30 January 2022
Sunday 30 January
6:05pm Australia Remastered: Cyclone Series Premiere
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Muster Dogs
8:40pm Vera Season 11 Premiere
10:10pm Doc Martin: Blade Of The Feather Rpt
11:00pm Harrow: Lex Talionis Rpt
11:50pm The Bikes Of Wrath Rpt
Monday 31 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Eyre Peninsula, SA
8:30pm The China Century: Cold War Two Season 1 Final
10:20pm Strong Women Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds Rpt
Tuesday 1 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Outback Ringer Season 2 Premiere
8:30 pm Urban Birds: A Catalyst Special
9:30pm Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Uluru to Adelaide Find What Makes Australia Extraordinary Rpt
10:15pm You Can’t Ask That: Carnies and Show People Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland Rpt
Wednesday 2 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz Season 7 Premiere
8:30 pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Season 14 Premiere
9:30pm QI: Sick Season Premiere
9:30pm Fisk: Honour Thy Father Rpt
10:00pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:15pm The China Century: Cold War Two Rpt
Thursday 3 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One: Madison de Rozario Season Final
8:30pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland Season Final
9:20pm Climate Change: The Facts Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Aussie Inventions That Changed the World: Food Preservation Rpt
11:55pm Killing Eve: Do You Know How to Dispose of a Body? Rpt
Friday 4 February
7:30pm Monty Don’s American Gardens
8:30pm Midsomer Murders
10:05pm Mum: September Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
11:20pm QI: Sick Rpt
11:50pm Killing Eve: Nice and Neat Rpt
Saturday 5 February
7:30pm Death in Paradise
8:30pm All Creatures Great And Small
9:20pm Call The Midwife Rpt
10:20pm Father Brown: The Numbers of the Beast Rpt
11:05pm Finding Alice Rpt
11:55pm rage Guest Programmer
Delta Goodrem (who last appeared at the Sydney NYE concert telecast by the ABC) will join John Foreman, Casey Donovan and Jeremy Fernandez as co-hosts of Australia Day Live at Sydney Opera House next Wednesday night, and will also perform.
Gardening Australia - Season 33
From Friday 18 February 7.30pm
After a summer break, Gardening Australia is back with a special episode to celebrate the New Year. Costa is excited to discover a plant-swap, Tino has some great tips for fruit growers, Sophie shows how to garden smart in a small space, Millie finds a gorgeous garden that is also highly productive, Jerry grows a cup of coffee, and we meet a horticulturist who has one of the most beautiful workplaces. All that, plus loads of practical ideas for gardeners right across Australia!
Week commencing 6 February 2022
Sunday 6 February
6:05pm Australia Remastered: Drought
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Muster Dogs
8:40pm Vera: Recovery
10:10pm Doc Martin: All My Trials Rpt
11:00pm Harrow: Mens Rea Rpt
11:50pm Midsomer Murders: Habeas Corpus Rpt
Monday 7 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Port Campbell, VIC
8:30pm Four Corners Season Premiere
9:15 pm Media Watch Season Premiere
9:35 pm Countdown To War Series Premiere
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm Urban Birds: A Catalyst Special Rpt
Tuesday 8 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Outback Ringer
8:30 pm Brew Challenge: A Catalyst Special
9:30pm Joanna Lumley And The Human Swan
10:15pm You Can’t Ask That: Ex-Politicians Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland Rpt
Wednesday 9 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30 pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Would I Lie To you Rpt
9:30pm QI: Secrets, Spies and Sleuths
10:00pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business Rpt
11:15pm Four Corners Rpt
Thursday 10 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent Season Premiere
8:30pm Q+A Season Premiere
9:35pm The Princes and the Press
10:25pm How Extra: City Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm Aussie Inventions That Changed the World: Airborne Rpt
Friday 11 February
7:30pm Monty Don’s American Gardens Season Final
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: The Witches of Angel’s Rise Season Final
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
11:20pm QI: Secrets, Spies and Sleuths
11:55pm Killing Eve: Wide Awake
Saturday 12 February
7:30pm Death in Paradise
8:30pm All Creatures Great And Small
9:15pm Call The Midwife: Christmas Special (2019) Rpt
10:45pm Father Brown: The River Corrupted Rpt
11:35pm Les Miserables Rpt
12:35am rage Guest Programmer
I’m surprised that this show gets a slot on the main channel when other comedies are pushed to ABC2/Comedy/Plus or whatever they’re going to call it this year.
I struggled to stay interested in the first season and I’m surprised it was even renewed for a second season.
Grand Designs New Zealand - Season 6
From Sunday 20 February 7.40pm
Suze and Joe Hardie battle storms and complex weather as they build a coastal paradise on a steep site with picturesque view of Piha on New Zealand’s North Island.
Presented by Chris Moller, Grand Designs New Zealand takes us into the heart of life’s great unfolding human stories, where ordinary Kiwi families risk all to experiment with architecture, technology, and their own lifestyle, in the most geographically challenging locations.
Joe and Suze Hardie are passionate about the beautiful, wild, west coast beach settlement of Piha on the North Island, where they’ve lived for the past 6 years with their two children in an old beach house, perched high on a steep hillside with jaw dropping ocean views.
They’re extremely social people who adore entertaining, but their current house has very little indoor or outdoor living space, so the plan is to knock it down and replace it with a beautiful new, modernist home, tailor-made to suit their lifestyle.
Suze and Joe want their new home to capture the raw aesthetic of the rugged west coast so it will feature polished concrete floors, rough-sawn timber and black steel cladding - the colour of Piha’s striking iron-sand beaches.
But building this impressive home will not be easy. To achieve the outdoor space Joe and Suze want, will require major retaining work, and access to their dramatic hillside site is extremely limited.It’s not surprising they’re feeling nervous about what they’re embarking on. In fact, just weeks before the project was due to start, they got very close to abandoning it altogether.
Production credit: Based on the format “Grand Designs” devised by Talkback Thames, a FremantleMedia company. Series Producer, Candida Beveridge, Executive Producers, Bettina Hollings and Darryl McEwen.
Week commencing 13 February 2022
Sunday 13 February
6:05pm Australia Remastered: Fire
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Muster Dogs Season Final
8:40pm Vera: Tyger Tyger
10:10pm Patrick Melrose: Bad News Rpt
11:10pm Harrow: Abo Imo Pectore Rpt
Monday 14 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Charleville, QLD
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15 pm Media Watch Season Premiere
9:35 pm Countdown To War TBC
10:20pm Ms Represented with Annabel Crabb: In The Room Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm Q+A Rpt
Tuesday 15 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Outback Ringer
8:30pm Miracle Babies: Operation Hope: A Catalyst Special
9:30pm Dementia And Us
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Four Corners Rpt
11:50pm Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 16 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30 pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Starstruck Season Premiere
9:25pm QI: Shady and Shaky
9:55pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Killing Eve: Management Sucks Rpt
11:55pm Father Brown: The River Corrupted Rpt
Thursday 17 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm The Princes and the Press
10:30pm How Extra: Wild Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News Rpt
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:30pm Miracle Babies: Operation Hope: A Catalyst Special Rpt
Friday 18 February
7:30pm Gardening Australia Season Premiere
8:30pm Van Der Valk Season Premiere
10:05pm Mum: Monday Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
11:20pm Starstruck Rpt
11:45pm QI: Shady and Shaky Rpt
Saturday 19 February
7:30pm Death in Paradise
8:30pm All Creatures Great And Small
9:15pm Call The Midwife) Rpt
11:05pm Les Miserables Rpt
12:05am rage Guest Programmer
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2022
Saturday 5 March 7.30pm
Broadcasting live from the Sydney Cricket Ground, the 2022 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade unites LGBTQIA+ people in a dazzling display of pride and self-expression.
Broadcasting live from the Sydney Cricket Ground, the 2022 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade unites LGBTQIA+ people in a dazzling display of pride and self-expression. The ABC will also feature LGBTQI+ content on triple j, ABC iview, ABC Radio Sydney and local radio around the country and on ABCQueer.
Since its beginnings in 1978, the parade has evolved into a wonderful celebration of queer Australia. The ABC has long been a part of that history – it was the first media organisation to televise Mardi Gras in 1994 and, with the ABC turning 90 this year, continues its commitment to connecting and celebrating LGBTQIA+ communities across Australia.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade has returned to ABC as part of a three-year exclusive broadcasting deal which also includes Sydney WorldPride in 2023 and offers exclusive broadcast rights across TV, triple j and ABC Radio.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is one of the world’s largest and most-loved LGBTQIA+ celebrations. The theme this year is United We Shine, signifying that LGBTQIA+ communities shine brighter together and by standing up against hate and inequality as a collective, the message of love and inclusion is heard louder.
ABC Host announcement to follow.
Antiques Roadshow - Season 42
From Sunday 27 February 6.00pm
Antiques Roadshow comes from the colourful surrounds of Morden Hall Park, London, where finds include a rare Cartier driver’s watch, a tiny painting by a German impressionist and a plate designed by Picasso.
Antiques Roadshow comes from the colourful surrounds of Morden Hall Park in south London, where big value finds include a rare Cartier driver’s watch, a tiny painting by a German impressionist and a plate designed by Pablo Picasso.
Jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy is dazzled by a diamond-studded replica of a brooch originally designed for Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, while glass specialist Andy McConnell covets three early 18th-century pieces bought for just a few pence.
Hilary Kay delivers a show-stopping valuation when she appraises a remarkable self-portrait by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, done shortly after their wedding and famous ‘bed-in’ of 1969. Books specialist Matthew Haley challenges Fiona to choose the ‘Basic, Better and Best’ from three editions of classic children’s books – The Lord of the Rings, Roald Dahl’s Matilda, and Harry Potter.
Production credit: Presenter: Fiona Bruce, Series Producer: Robert Murphy, Executive Producer: Gill Tierney. A BBC Production.
The Missing Children
Monday 28 February 9.30 pm
At the Tuam mother and baby home in Ireland, 796 children, born to unwed mothers disappeared. The Missing Children uncovers the truth of a shocking story of what happened to them.
In a small town in the West of Ireland, a local historian uncovers the death certificates of 796 children who died in a mother and baby home that incarcerated unwed mothers. When she can’t find where they are buried, she begins to suspect they could be in a sewage tank in the grounds of the former home run by the Bon Secours nuns.
The story becomes an international scandal, forcing the Irish Government to order a partial excavation of the site. Forensic archaeologists find “significant quantities” of juvenile remains but without a full excavation many questions are left unanswered. Why did so many children die in the care of nuns who were trained nurses? Are all the babies in the sewage tank? Or could some death records have been falsified and children illegally adopted to America?
Production credit: A Truenevision production in association with Topic Static. Producer: Rachel Cumella, Executive Producers: Brian Woods and Anne Morrison, Director: Tanya Stephan.
It will be the premiere of the controversial 2-part BBC documentary The Princes and the Press, which explores the relationship of the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex with the media. It concludes on February 17.
The Princes and the Press
Thursday, 10 and 17 February, 9.30pm
Two brothers, two very different experiences. Learn how the new generation of royals are navigating
their relationships with modern Britain’s most powerful force – it’s press.
Find out how a royal rebrand allowed William and Kate to define their own narrative, and how
accusations of racism and harassment put Harry and Meghan at war with the tabloids. Hear from
journalists and royal insiders and discover how the role of the press is changing for the monarchy.
This incisive and timely documentary unpicks a modern royal drama, and searches for definitive
conclusions to its most controversial questions.
EP1: Thursday 10 February, 9.30pm
Presenter, Amol Rajan explores the years following the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the positive
media reaction to the emergence of a new generation of royals. The film charts the years leading up
to and including the engagement and marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Providing context
for the princes’ relationship with the media, the film examines some of the illegal activities
engaged in by some newspapers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including hacking and ‘blagging’,
and how these techniques were used to target members of the royal family and their associates.
EP2: Thursday 17 February 9.30pm
Amol Rajan examines the period from 2018 to 2021, a tumultuous time for the royals that includes
the birth of Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and the royal tours of the Sussexes and the Cambridges. He
also looks at the circumstances surrounding the Sussexes’ decision to step down from their senior
royal roles, explores the legal cases brought by the couple against some newspaper groups from 2019
onwards, and considers the impact Princess Diana’s experiences with the press and broadcasters had
on her sons.
Van Der Valk - Season 2
From Friday 18 February at 8:30pm
VAN DER VALK centres on the investigations of detective Piet Van der Valk in and around the city of Amsterdam as he investigates a series of high-profile cases. Van der Valk and his team are immersed in the worlds of art, politics, addiction, mysticism and the fashion industry.
VAN DER VALK stars Marc Warren (Safe, Mad Dogs Snatch, Hustle) stars as Piet Van der Valk, with Maimie McCoy (The Three Musketeers) as Lucienne Hassell, his gutsy and fiercely competent right hand woman. Luke Allen-Gale (Dominion), Elliot Barnes-Worrell(Jericho), Darrell D’Silva (Strike Back) and Emma Fielding (Les Miserables) complete the team. Guest starring Kees Boot (Judas), Reinout Bussemaker (Flight HS73), Frances Grey (Home Fires), Daniel Lapaine (The Durrells), tephanie Leonidas (Snatch), Mike Libanon (Kill Switch), Vineeta Rishi (Line of Duty) and Tom York (Poldark).
Week commencing 20 February 2022
Sunday 20 February
6:05pm Australia Remastered: Flood Season Final
7:00pm ABC News Sunday
7:40pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Piha Clifftop Retreat Season Premiere
8:40pm Vera: As The Crow Flies Season Final
10:00pm Patrick Melrose: Nevermind Rpt
11:05pm Harrow: Audere Est Facere Rpt
11:55pm Mum: Monday Rpt
Monday 21 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Longford, TAS Mid-Season Premiere
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15 pm Media Watch
9:35 pm Countdown To War Season Final
10:20pm Ms Represented with Annabel Crabb: The Numbers Game Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm Q+A Rpt
Tuesday 22 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Outback Ringer
8:30pm Forever Young: The Rise Of Injectables: A Catalyst Special
9:30pm Dementia And Us Season Final
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Four Corners Rpt
11:50pm Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 23 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30 pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Starstruck
9:25pm QI: Sideshows, Stunts and Scavenger Hunts
9:55pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Killing Eve: Beautiful Monster Rpt
11:55pm Shetland Rpt
Thursday 24 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm Rosie Batty’s One Plus One: Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris Season Premiere
10:05pm Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Make Yourself at Home Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm Forever Young: The Rise Of Injectables: A Catalyst Special Rpt
Friday 25 February
7:30pm Gardening Australia Season Premiere
8:30pm Van Der Valk
10:05pm Mum: Tuesday Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
11:20pm Starstruck Rpt
11:45pm QI: Shady and Shaky Rpt
Saturday 26 February
7:30pm Death in Paradise
8:30pm All Creatures Great And Small Season Final
9:20pm Call The Midwife Rpt
10:20pm Father Brown: The Fall of the House of Gardner Rpt
11:05pm Les Miserables Rpt
12:05am rage Guest Programmer
ABC iview killing it with new Killing Eve
Double episode fast tracked to ABC iview – Sunday 27th February at 8.30pm
With episode one broadcast on ABC TV Sunday 27th February at 9.30pm
It’s the news fans around the country have been waiting for…the fourth and final series of the multi award-winning, global phenomenon, killer series, Killing Eve will launch on ABC iview with an unmissable double episode from Sunday 27th February at 8.30pm.
A new episode will premiere each week on both ABC iview and ABC TV.
Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer reprise their roles as federal agent Eve Polastri and deadly assassin-for-hire Villanelle, who are once again joined by the talented Fiona Shaw as the tenacious M16 operative Carolyn Martin. This season follows our extraordinary women, each driven by passion, revenge, and obsession, building towards a messy, nuanced and totally glorious season finale.
After the emotional climax of season three, Eve (Sandra Oh), Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) are in very different places. Following Eve and Villanelle’s exchange on the bridge, Eve is on a revenge mission whilst Villanelle finds a brand-new community in an attempt to prove she’s not a ‘monster.’ Having killed her co-worker Paul, Carolyn goes to extraordinary lengths to continue to chase down The Twelve and the person that ordered Kenny’s hit.
The new series of Killing Eve promises more twists and turns, action and mayhem and an ending you won’t see coming.
Production Credits: Sid Gentle Films and BBC America Original production. Executive Producers: Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gina Mingacci, Sandra Oh, Laura Neal and Damon Thomas.