ABC TV - Programs and Schedules

Week commencing 6 February 2022

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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

Starstruck - Season 2

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From Wednesday 16 February at 9:00pm, all episodes available on ABC iview

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.

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Grand Designs New Zealand - Season 6

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

https://twitter.com/ABCTV/status/1491951062915375115

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Killing Eve Season 4

Sunday February 27 at 9:30pm

Episode 2 screens at 9.30pm on ABC TV
Episode 3 screens at 8.30pm on ABC iview

While Villanelle’s quest for change goes awry, Eve locates Helene who may be useful in her revenge mission against The Twelve. Carolyn needs to find out who ordered the hit on Kenny, but MI6 has pushed her aside.

Episode 2: 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 has found a brand-new community in an attempt to prove she’s not a ‘monster.’

Having heard the name ‘Helene’ (Camile Cottin) before Paul (Steve Pemberton) was killed, Eve is focused on tracking her down as she may prove useful in Eve’s revenge mission against The Twelve. Villanelle’s quest for change goes awry – she will need help if she’s going to succeed. Carolyn is pushed aside by MI6 so is forced to seek cooperation elsewhere – she needs to find out who ordered Kenny’s hit.

Episode 3: Having stalked Helene, a new lead allows Eve to uncover a name in The Twelve’s top tier. Villanelle is rejected by Eve when she seeks help, so she attempts to enact change another way. Operating abroad, Carolyn discovers more promising intel on a spate of torturous murders linked to The Twelve.

Also dropping on ABC iview on Sunday 27th February is the complete third season of Killing Eve .

The Exhibitionists

World Premiere Tuesday 8 March 8.30pm

Four friends dare to get locked in the National Gallery overnight and discover only 25% of art in the Australian collection is by women. Raiding the vaults, they uncover forgotten works of art and scandalous tales of sexism.

Four friends attend a cocktail party at the National Gallery and after a few too many drinks, they dare each other to get locked in the gallery overnight. Hiding in the bathrooms, they wait until the crowds have left and the doors have been locked, before slinking through the spooky quiet of the empty gallery space.

They’ve done it! Now it’s time for the real party.

However, as they explore the hallowed halls, they are confronted by the fact that only 25% of art works in the Australian collection are by women artists. Rifling behind the scenes, they uncover forgotten and under-celebrated works of art, as well as scandalous tales of sexism. Stories of women artists who have been pilloried for daring to paint subjects deemed masculine, ridiculed for expressing sexuality in their work or expecting the same opportunities as their male counterparts.

Outraged, the friends are inspired to bring work by female artists out of the shadows and into the light, smuggling canvases from the storage vaults up into the main gallery. Using hammer and nails, they ram home their point and as a result, share with us a new perspective on Australian Art.The Exhibitionists marks the zenith of ABC Arts’ Know My Name campaign, a collaboration with the National Gallery of Australia, which celebrates and raises awareness of women artists and creators.

Cast: Mandy McElhinney, Bridie Carter, Bessie Holland and Veronica Milsom.

Production credit: A Northern Pictures production. Financed with the assistance of the National Gallery of Australia in association with the ABC. Financed with the assistance of Screen NSW. Writer and Executive Producer, Karina Holden. Drama Director, Helena Brooks. ABC Executive Producer, Kalita Corrigan. Manager of Factual Julie Hanna. Head of Factual and Culture, Jennifer Collins.

The Teacher

From Friday 11 March 8.30pm

A schoolteacher is accused of sexual impropriety with one of her pupils. CAST: Sheridan Smith, Samuel Bottomley.

Jenna Garvey (Sheridan Smith), a popular teacher with a chaotic private life, is accused of sleeping with her young pupil, Kyle (Samuel Bottomley), after a night out celebrating a promotion. Formally charged and with no memory of the night, Jenna pleads guilty and receives a suspended sentence.

Beneath the veneer of professional respectability, Jenna is emotionally troubled, seeking to numb her pain with alcohol and promiscuity.

Jenna reassesses her life and starts to suspect Kyle may have lied, but why would he do this?

Production credit: A Clapperboard Studios Production.

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special

Saturday 12 March 8.30pm

It’s Christmas Eve and the day before Helen and Hugh’s wedding. James is trying to bury his pain over Helen and has invited his new girlfriend to the annual Skeldale Christmas party. But things don’t quite go to plan…

It’s Christmas Eve and the day before Helen (Rachel Shenton) and Hugh’s (Matthew Lewis) much anticipated wedding. James (Nicholas Ralph) is trying to bury his pain over Helen and has invited his new girlfriend Connie (Charlie May-Clark) to the annual Skeldale Christmas party.

Preparations are well under way, Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) has decked the halls with mistletoe and Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) has laid on a feast and is looking forward to her son Edward returning for Christmas. Siegfried (Samuel West) is delighted when Dorothy (Maimie McCoy) turns up and wonders if now is the time to throw caution to the wind.

As the house fills with locals James receives a call from Bert Chapman (Dave Hill) who wants help with his dog who is struggling to give birth. James has to leave the party and is surprised when Helen asks if she can go with him to get away from all the wedding gossip.

Up at the Chapman’s James is faced with a puppy stuck in the birth canal, and Helen sees how much he loves being a vet. When it’s time to leave, James is horrified to discover the fog has descended trapping them high up in the Dales until morning.

James calls Skeldale and promises to get Helen back to Darrowby in time for the wedding, meanwhile wondering if he will be able to suppress his true feelings for her.

Production credit: A Playground Television (UK) Ltd Production. Producer Richard Burrell, Executive Producers: Melissa Gallant, Colin Callender and Ben Vanstone.

7.30 journalist Monique Schafter and comedian Steven Oliver also join the broadcast.
According to ABC website, Monique is also a Non-Executive Director of Twenty10, a non-profit organisation that supports young LGBTQIA+ people in NSW.

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ABC showcases the pride and diversity of this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

The ABC is proud to announce a diverse and talented family of presenters will host the 44th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in an unforgettable evening celebrating community and pride, live from the Sydney Cricket Ground.

TV journalist and presenter Hamish Macdonald (he/him) will be joined by ABCQueer’s Mon Schafter (they/them) and comedian Steven Oliver (he/him) in anchoring the parade. They will be supported by incredible on-the-ground hosts including drag icon and TV personality Courtney Act (she/her), Australian Idol winner and performer Casey Donovan (she/her) and ABC NEWS’ Jeremy Fernandez (he/him).

To ensure every minute of the 2022 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is available to as many Australians as possible, it will be live and exclusive on Saturday 5 March across these ABC channels;

  • ABC iview and third-party streaming platforms from 6:30pm AEDT
  • ABC TV from 7:30pm AEDT
  • triple j, including the triple j and ABC listen apps
  • ABC Local Radio Evenings from 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Hamish Macdonald said, “What better excuse for us all to get together and have a big ol’ party!? I’m thrilled and honoured to be hosting the Mardi Gras for the ABC. It is an event that brings the whole community together to celebrate, to laugh, and (hopefully, Covid notwithstanding) hug friends enthusiastically. I can’t wait to join Mon, Steven, Courtney, Casey & Jez to help share this event with the whole nation."

Mon Schafter said, “I’m really looking forward to being able to celebrate my community who I love so much, with the whole of Australia. I feel like on this night all my worlds come together. It’s ‘Queer Christmas’ and everyone’s invited!”

Steven Oliver said, “I’ve been in Mardi Gras quite a few times, I’ve been a roving reporter, I’ve opened Mardi Gras with the spoken word, but this is the first time actually hosting so I’m really looking forward to making the ABC the GayBC!”

The ABC has a long history of supporting LGBTQIA+ Australians and was the first media organisation to televise Mardi Gras in 1994. This year, as the ABC turns 90, it reaffirms its role in connecting queer communities across Australia and as the home of Australia’s premier live events. Mardi Gras’ return to the ABC is part of a three-year 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. This year’s theme, United We Shine , signifies 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.

In his first live performance in Australia in a decade, singer-songwriter Darren Hayes returns home to head up a superstar line-up for this year’s Parade.

Fresh off the back of the release of his new track: ‘Let’s Try Being In Love’, Hayes’ Mardi Gras performance will mark his 20th year as a solo recording artist, as well the 25th anniversary of Savage Garden’s acclaimed debut, self-titled album.

The Parade will also feature a special performance from Australian music legend, Vanessa Amorosi and ARIA-nominated singer songwriter Mo’Ju, as well as a performance that rainbow families everywhere will enjoy by the globally iconic children’s entertainers, The Wiggles.

In addition to the live broadcasts, ABC will also present LGBTQIA+ programs across the network including:

Production credits: An ABC Production. ABC Manager of Events, Janet Gaeta. Executive Producer, Nikita Agzarian, Series Producer, Bec Annetts. Head Screen, Sport and Events, Kath Earle.

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Unforgotten - Season 4

From Saturday 19 March 8.30pm

DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Kahn are back to investigate a cold case with alarming links to the
police force.

The BAFTA-winning hit returns, as DCI Cassie Stuart (Nicola Walker) and DI Sunny Kahn (Sanjeev Bhaskar) investigate a cold case with alarming links to the police force.

A corpse is discovered in a huge scrap yard, buried among mountains of metal. The man’s body has been frozen for some time, and details about his life and death are near-impossible to make out. How long ago did this man die? And did the truth die with him?

With Cassie and Sunny on the case, four murder suspects quickly emerge. The suspects have just one thing in common: they’ve all got connections with the law.

Production credit: A Mainstreet Pictures production for ITV co-produced with Masterpiece. Distributed by BBC Studios. Writer: Chris Lang, Executive Producers: Sally Haynes, Laura Mackie, Chris Lang and Rebecca Eaton.

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

Tuesday 15 March 8.30pm

The extraordinary story of Freddie Mercury’s battle with Aids and the ground-breaking
tribute concert Queen staged in his memory after he died.

The story of the extraordinary final chapter of Freddie Mercury’s life and how, after his death from Aids, Queen staged one of the biggest concerts in history, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, to celebrate his life and challenge the prejudices around HIV/Aids.

The film hears from those who performed at the epic gig, including Gary Cherone (Extreme), Roger Daltrey (The Who), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Lisa Stansfield and Paul Young, as well as the concert’s promoter, Harvey Goldsmith.

For the first time, Freddie’s story is told alongside the experiences of those who tested positive for HIV and lost loved ones during the same period. Medical practitioners, survivors and human rights campaigners, including Peter Tatchell, recount the intensity of living through the Aids pandemic and the moral panic it brought about.

Production credit: Rogan Productions for BBC.

Week commencing 27 February 2022

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Sunday 27 February
7:40pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Floating Beach Bach
8:40pm Troppo Series Premiere
9:30pm Killing Eve Season 4 Premiere
10:15pm Patrick Melrose: Some Hope Rpt
11:15 pm Harrow Rpt

Monday 28 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story Season Premiere
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15 pm Media Watch
9:35 pm The Missing Children Series Premiere
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:40pm Q+A Rpt

Tuesday 1 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Outback Ringer
8:30pm Solar Storms: A Warning From Space: A Catalyst Special
9:25pm Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Four Corners Rpt
11:55pm Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 2 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30 pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Starstruck: Housewarming
9:25pm QI: Sugar and Spice
10:00pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Killing Eve Rpt
11:40pm Shetland Rpt

Thursday 3 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm Rosie Batty’s One Plus One: Amani Haydar
10:05pm Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Get Some Number 8 Wire: Wellingtone Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business
11:25pm Solar Storms: A Warning From Space: A Catalyst Special

Friday 4 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Van der Valk Season 2 Final
10:05pm Mum: Wednesday Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
11:20pm Starstruck Rpt
11:45pm QI: Sugar and Spice Rpt

Saturday 5 March
7:30pm Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2022
10:30pm Courtney Act’s One Plus One Rpt
11:00pm Troppo Rpt

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The Poles Revealed

From Tuesday 22 March 9.30pm

The Poles Revealed begins as Australia’s new icebreaker for science research, the Nuyina, leaves port in the Northern Hemisphere, for her long journey south to Antarctica. Onboard is veteran ABC science reporter Mark Horstman.

Many people imagine the Arctic and Antarctic to be much the same – white, barren icescapes of extreme cold. The first episode Polar Opposites, reveals just how different these landscapes are.

Their differences start with their geography. The Arctic is an ocean, surrounded by continents, while the Antarctic is a continent surrounded by ocean. This influences almost every aspect of their climate, biology and human history.

We see the dazzling display of colour and migration in the Arctic, as warmth hits the north - and are plunged into the depths of a blizzard in the coldest of Antarctic winters. As auroras light up the sky, a mystery that has puzzled humankind for years is finally solved.

We are given a glimpse of the secret lives of krill and find out why whales are important weapons against climate change! This is an episode that makes us fall in love with the polar regions.

Production credit: Produced by WildBear Entertainment in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Father Brown - Season 9

From Saturday 26 March 7.30pm

The beautiful English countryside is the setting for more charming mysteries featuring the charismatic clergyman sleuth. In the first episode, Sergeant Goodfellow turns to Father Brown when he witnesses Mallory frame an innocent man.

The year is 1953, in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford.

At the Darlington estate Sergeant Goodfellow (John Burton) is alarmed to witness Inspector Mallory (Jack Deam) plant a murder weapon in Lawrence Darlington’s (Ralph Davis) bedroom framing him for his father’s murder. Suspecting Mallory has been compromised Goodfellow informs Father Brown (Mark Williams).

A desperate Mallory is forced to admit that his wife and two children have been taken and he’s got to comply if he wants to see them again. While Mallory keeps up appearances and does everything the kidnapper says, Father Brown, with the help of local barmaid Shelly (Melissa James) start to piece together what they know about the mystery man.

Mallory realises it must be connected to his past somehow. But can they work out who is behind the kidnap and why in time to save Mallory’s family?

Production credit: A BBC Studios production.

That is awesome that ABC doing something better than NZ TV is currently doing at the moment because NZ does not have a prime time science series because of commercialisation of TVNZ 34 years ago