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ABC 90 Celebrate!

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Thursday 30 June 8.00pm

The ABC turns 90 this year and is inviting all Australians to celebrate the milestone with ABC 90 Celebrate! a special live 2-hour entertainment television event airing Thursday, 30 June at 8.00pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

Zan Rowe, Tony Armstrong and Craig Reucassel will host from the ABC’s Sydney studios and lead a night filled with festivities, entertainment, and fun. With cast reunions, special guests and performances from some of Australia’s biggest acts, it’s set to be an incredible night.

Throughout the evening, the hosts and other ABC favourites, will connect with performers and presenters in other capital cities and in regional locations across the country.

Digging deep into the ABC archive, get ready to take a nostalgic look back at the programmes and the people that have made an impact on the nation for 90 years and be inspired by the ABC’s vision for the future.

From comedy, sport, drama, news, factual, science, natural history, entertainment, music, education, and children’s programming there’s something for everyone.

The Australian Soul with Geraldine Doogue – A Compass Special

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Tuesday 28 June 9.30pm

Geraldine Doogue explores the changing face of religious belief in Australia in the last 30 years during a unique conversation with Senator Patrick Dodson, Louise Adler, Frank Brennan and Tasneem Chopra.

A unique conversation about what sort of Australia we live in now. With Senator Patrick Dodson, Louise Adler, Frank Brennan and Tasneem Chopra.

As part of the ABC’s 90th celebration, Geraldine Doogue explores the changing face of religious belief in Australia in the last 30 years. Drawing on rich ABC archive, and a lively studio panel, Geraldine’s wealth of knowledge anchors this powerful and entertaining discussion. Encompassing all major faiths, the rise of secularism, the role of women and individual spirituality. A journey of the Australian soul.

Joining Geraldine in the studio:
Patrick Dodson- WA Senator and former Catholic priest
Louise Adler- Publisher and Director, Adelaide Writers’ Week
Frank Brennan- Jesuit priest and human rights lawyer
Tasneem Chopra- Cross cultural consultant and author

The Australian Soul with Geraldine Doogue – A Compass Special will be recorded in front of a live studio audience on Friday 10th June and broadcast on ABC TV and ABC iview on Tuesday 28th at 9.30pm.

Agatha Raisin - Season 4

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Friday 1 July 8.00pm

Agatha is hired to protect a woman from her ghosts of Christmas past, but when she’s found dead, Agatha has a murder investigation on her hands, with everyone in the village a would-be suspect - including the woman’s children.

It’s the week before Christmas and Agatha is hoping this will be a good one, but when Roy questions her commitment to the cause, she decides to give him the role of making it the best Christmas ever.

Whilst Roy is off making plans in full PR mode, Agatha receives a letter from the residence of Lower Tapor Manor, asking for protection against some ghosts of Christmas past that may be coming home to roost. Roy is reluctant to help, but Agatha thinks there’s no harm in taking a look at the job as it will probably be a quick one.

After a horrendous evening at Lower Tapor Manor, Agatha and Roy spend the night in the guest bedroom, hoping for it all to be over in the morning - until the protection detail turns into a murder investigation.

Agatha brings the gang together to solve the whodunnit and, with the whole of Lower Tapor village a suspect, the Agatha Raisin Detective Agency have their work cut out to find the culprit.

Production credit: Acorn TV.

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Week commencing 19 June 2022

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Sunday 19 June
7:40pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Ray Martin Season Premiere
8:30pm Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears: Part 1 Season Premiere
9:15pm Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
10:20pm Harrow: Quam Innocentum Damnari Rpt
11:10pm Agatha Raisin: As The Pig Turns (Part 1) Rpt

Monday 20 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm India Now
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:40pm Q+A Rpt
11:45pm Keeping Faith Rpt

Tuesday 21 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Space 22 Series Final
8:30pm Southern Ocean Live
10:00pm Our Brain Series Final
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:30pm Four Corners Rpt

Wednesday 22 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen
8:40pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:10pm You Can’t Ask That: Prescription Drug Addiction
9:40pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
10:10pm ABC Late News
10:25pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Rpt
11:45pm Parkinsion Rpt

Thursday 23 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent Rpt
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm Courtney Act’s One Plus One: Pallavi Sharda
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:35pm Southern Ocean Live Rpt
12:05am Parkinson In Australia x 2 Rpt

Friday 24 June
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
9:30pm Keeping Faith Series Final
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:05pm Agatha Raisin: As The Pig Turns (Part 2) Rpt
11:50pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt

Saturday 25 June
7:30pm The Good Karma Hospital
8:20pm The Split Season Premiere
9:20pm Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears: Part 1 Rpt
10:10pm The Trial Of Christine Keeler Rpt
11:10pm High Fidelity: Good Luck and Goodbye Rpt
11:40pm rage Guest Programmer

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Looking Black Special

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Tuesday 5 July 8.30pm

Looking Black explores the impact of Indigenous storytelling at the ABC, and how it has created deep and honest conversations about the experience of First Nations journalists, storytellers, and presenters.

As the ABC marks 90 years, Looking Black hears from some of the Indigenous voices who have shaped Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling at the national broadcaster - from some of the inaugural First Nations journalists of the late 80s and 90’s, through to MessageStick and other magazine-style programs, while hearing from the stars of Redfern Now, Black Comedy and Total Control, all while looking to the future.

Production credit: Looking Black is an ABC Indigenous production. Executive Producers: Kelrick Martin and Dan Bourchier. Series Producer/Writer/Editor: Craig Anderson , Producer/Director/Production Coordinator: Dana Bradshaw. Producer/Social Producer: Juanita Scott-Funaki. Editor: Bryan Moses. Edit Assistant: Dekeba Battee Aston. DOP: Brendan Blacklock. Studio Art Director: Alex Smith. Additional Camera: Michael Fairbain, Ben Powell, John Varga. Sound: Gavin Marsh and Luke Agius.

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Schedule update

Friday 10 June
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Platinum Party at the Palace highlights
9:30pm Keeping Faith
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:50pm Agatha Raisin: Love From Hell (Part 2)
11:40pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
12:10am You Can’t Ask That: Gay Men Rpt
12:40am rage

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Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen

Friday 24 June 8:30 PM

A remarkable, heart-warming and historically unique documentary providing an unprecedented insight into the Royal family through the very private and unseen collection of Her Majesty the Queen’s home movies.

The Split - Season 3

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From Saturday 25 June 8:20pm

From Emmy and Bafta award-winner Abi Morgan comes the final series of The Split, an entertaining drama set in the fast-paced world of London’s high-end divorce circuit.

The final series focuses on the split between Hannah (Nicola Walker) and Nathan (Stephen Mangan). The two divorce lawyers are facing their own divorce amicably and working towards an agreement – until shock revelations prompt a painful and messy showdown.

Meanwhile Ruth (Deborah Findlay) has moved in with Hannah, but is spending more time with lover Prof Ronnie (Ian McElhinney) than being a helpful grandmother.

Nina (Annabel Scholey) is juggling being a single mum, holding down her job and negotiating a secret affair. And Rose (Fiona Button) and James (Rudi Dharmalingar) are beginning the adoption process – but an unexpected event turns their lives upside down.

Throughout it all this messy, blended, authentic family of lawyers and lovers prove that divorce doesn’t have to mean failure – and that there is great hope after The Split.

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Compass - We Come to Take You Home

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Sunday 10 July 6.30pm

Kamilaroi elder Bob Weatherall has spent a lifetime working tirelessly to bring home sacred Indigenous ancestral remains that are stored in museums and universities all over the world.

Kamilaroi elder Bob Weatherall has spent a lifetime working tirelessly to bring home sacred Indigenous ancestral remains that are stored in museums and universities all over the world.We Come to Take You Home weaves musical performance and spoken word to tell the story of the long hard battle he and other Aboriginal warriors have fought to bring home their ancestors.

We join Bob and his family on a road trip back to visit the burial ground where the sacred remains of his people were repatriated a decade ago. But for Bob, returning to the resting place is bittersweet, knowing there is still so much more to do.

Production credit: Producer: Tracey Spring. Series Producer: Kim Akhurst. Executive Producer: Amanda Collinge.

Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography

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Tuesday 12 July 8.30pm

Narrated in first person by Sarah Snook, & accompanied by celebrated scientists, and unique animations, this documentary tells the surprisingly intimate story of the element that made the Earth & everything in it.

In Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography, world-leading scientists tell the surprisingly intimate story of the element that made the Earth and everything in it. In a world-first, the atom itself gets to tell its own story, voiced by distinguished Australian actor Sarah Snook (Succession; Steve Jobs; Pieces of a Woman).

Carbon is part of the air and the ground, the plants and the animals. It makes coal and diamonds. It built the planet and, as its concentration swells in the atmosphere, it is now also cooking it.

This documentary – from Emmy Award-winning Australian company Genepool Productions and Sundance Award-winning Canadian filmmakers Handful of Films – tells the story of carbon, from its unlikely creation in superheated, violent cosmic forges, to its endless cycling through photosynthesis, minerals, plastics – and the very air we breathe.

Carbon’s remarkable history is told by several distinguished researchers, including: American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson, Australian astrophysicist and dark matter expert Tamara Davis, American geologist and author of Symphony in C - Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything", Bob Hazen, British materials scientist, engineer, broadcaster Mark Miodownik, Canadian biologist and animal sexuality expert Carin Bondar, Australian award-winning climate scientist Joelle Gergis, Canadian climate scientist and Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy Katherine Hayhoe and Canadian forest ecologist and originator of the “mother tree hypothesis” Suzanne Simard.

The scientists are joined by others whose lives are intimately tied up with carbon, including Australian solar energy entrepreneur Andy McCarthy and Canadian Indigenous language activist and Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks Guardian Gisele Martin.

Production credit: Carbon: the unauthorised biography is produced by Genepool Productions and Handful of Films.

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Week commencing 26 June 2022

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Sunday 26 June
7:40pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Marcia Hines
8:30pm Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears: Part 2 Season Final
9:20pm Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen Rpt
10:40pm Harrow: Ab Initio Rpt
11:30pm Agatha Raisin: As The Pig Turns (Part 2) Rpt

Monday 27 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm India Now
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:40pm Q+A Rpt
11:45pm Keeping Faith Rpt

Tuesday 28 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Ita Buttrose Series Premiere
8:30pm Meet The Penguins
9:35 pm The Australian Soul With Geraldine Doogue
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Four Corners Rpt
11:50pm Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 29 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen
8:40pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:10pm You Can’t Ask That: Porn Stars
9:40pm Would I Lie To You? Rpt
10:15pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Girl Like You Rpt
11:45pm Parkinson In Australia: 1983: Jack Newton, Jackie Newton, Ben Lexcen, Richard Stilgoe Rpt
12:45am Parkinson In Australia: Best of 82 and 83 Rpt

Thursday 30 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm ABC 90 Celebrate!

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10:00pm ABC Late News
10:15pm The Business Rpt
10:35pm Meet The Penguins Rpt
11:35pm The Hunt For Gaddafi’s Billions Rpt

Friday 1 July
7:30pm Farewell to Leigh Sales – A 7.30 Special
8:00pm Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye Season Premiere
9:35pm The Child In Time Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:50pm You Can’t Ask That: Porn Stars Rpt

Saturday 2 July
7:30pm The Good Karma Hospital
8:20pm The Split
9:20pm Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears: Part 2 Rpt
10:15pm The Trial Of Christine Keeler Rpt
11:15pm High Fidelity: Uptown Rpt
11:45pm rage Guest Programmer

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This is a BBC special which premiered in Britain in May this year. It is narrated by actor Sir Jonathan Pryce.

EDIT 18/6: Jemma Melvin was declared the winner of the Platinum Jubilee dessert competition with her lemon swiss roll and amaretti trifle.

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The Secret Garden

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Saturday June 18 5:40pm

THE SECRET GARDEN tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx -Genius, The Little Stranger), a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents.

When they die suddenly, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Academy Award® and BAFTA-winner Colin Firth – A Single Man, The King’s Speech, Bridget Jones’s Baby) at Misselthwaite Manor, a remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors, under the watchful eye of Mrs. Medlock (BAFTA-winner Julie Walters – Mary Poppins Returns, Harry Potter, Mamma Mia) and with only the household maid, Martha (Isis Davis - Guilt, Electric Dreams) for company.

Mary begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after chancing upon her sickly cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst – Genius, There She Goes), who has been shut away in a wing of the house, and through her discovery of a wondrous garden, locked away and lost within the grounds of Misselthwaite.

While searching for Hector, a stray dog that led Mary to the garden walls, she befriends local boy Dickon (Amir Wilson – His Dark Materials, The Kid Who Would Be King) who, through the garden’s restorative powers, helps her to fix Hector’s injured leg.

Once brought together, these three damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other as they delve deeper into the mysteries of the garden – a magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever.

Production details: A Heyday Films Production

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The ABC and six other broadcasters from around the world have launched a major global co-funding initiative for ambitious high-end science documentaries.

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Week commencing 3 July 2022

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Sunday 3 July
7:40pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Stephen Page
8:30pm Mystery Road: Origin Season Premiere
9:50pm Small Axe Series Premiere
11:35pm The Australian Dream

Monday 4 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story Mid- Season Final
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm India Now Season Final
8:30pm Four Corners
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:40pm ABC 90 Celebrate! Rpt

Tuesday 5 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Evonne Goolagong Cawley
8:30pm Looking Black
9:30 pm Firestarter: The Story Of Bangarra Rpt
11:10pm ABC Late News
11:25pm The Business Rpt
11:40pm Four Corners Rpt
12:25am Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 6 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen
8:40pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:10pm You Can’t Ask That: Juvenile Detention
9:40pm Would I Lie To You?: The Best Bits Rpt
10:15pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Small Axe Rpt

Thursday 7 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent Rpt
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One: Craig Foster Rpt
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:35pm Looking Black Rpt
11:35pm Will Australia Ever Have A Black PM? Rpt

Friday 8 July
7:30pm Movin’ To The Country: Victoria Season Premiere
8:00pm Agatha Raisin: Love, Lies and Liquor Rpt
9:45pm Baptiste: Shell Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:25pm You Can’t Ask That: Juvenile Detention Rpt
12:00am rage

Saturday 9 July
7:30pm The Good Karma Hospital
8:20pm The Split
9:20pm Mystery Road: Origin Rpt
10:10pm The Trial Of Christine Keeler Rpt
11:10pm High Fidelity: Weird…But Warm Rpt
11:45pm rage Guest Programmer

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Small Axe

Sunday 3 July 9:25 PM

The real-life experiences of the West Indian community in London between 1969 and 1982 are celebrated in this powerful series of standalone films from Academy Award and BAFTA-winning writer/director Steve McQueen.

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Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

From Tuesday 19th July 8.30pm

Miriam Margolyes is back on the road, heading west along the bottom of Australia, to understand what the Fair Go means in Australia today and how it is playing out in the diverse lives of her fellow citizens.

Following the standout success of her last series, Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian, the celebrated actor and intrepid commentator is back on the road. This time, Miriam is heading west, beginning in Tasmania and travelling as far along the bottom of the continent, as her 80-year-old bones will take her.

Since her last Australian adventure, the world has changed irrevocably and so has Miriam. At eighty, she’s more aware of her vulnerabilities and she’s worried that the global pandemic has left many of us isolated and divided – and undermined our commitment to fairness, or what Australians, like her, call “the Fair Go”.

Despite her anxieties, Miriam is determined to rediscover Australia “behind the mask” and find out what the Fair Go means to her fellow citizens today. As she puts it: “I’m certainly not past my use by date, and I hope the Fair Go isn’t either.”

Over three episodes, Miriam’s quest will see her immerse herself in diverse lives and experiences very different from her own.

Her journey begins in Lutruwita, Tasmania, as she explores how this unique Australian ethos could have taken root in such a notoriously harsh convict settlement. Episode Two sees her arriving back on the mainland, to Melbourne Victoria, to investigate class – and the impact this has on the Fair Go. She then heads west, across the border to South Australia, to grapple with the future of the Fair Go, and what it means for the most vulnerable in society.

With her trademark humour, no-bullshit candour, honesty and insight, Miriam Margolyes takes us on an extraordinary and very personal adventure that unmasks life in Australia as we’ve never seen it before.

Production credit: A Southern Pictures Production with principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with ABC and the BBC. Financed with support from Screen NSW, Series Director Helen Barrow, Series Producer Bethan Arwel-Lewis. Executive Producer Laurie Critchley. ABC Executive Producer Leo Faber. ABC Head of Factual and Culture Jennifer Collins.

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Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography

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Tuesday July 12 8:30pm

With Carbon in the news every day, you might think you know everything about her. But you’d be wrong. This spectacular and surprisingly unorthodox documentary reveals the paradoxical story of the element that builds all life, and yet may end it all. Narrated in first person by Sarah Snook (Succession), Carbon tells of her birth in the violent core of an exploding star and of turbulent sagas through the fabric of our evolving Earth. Accompanied by celebrated scientists, unique animations and a stunning orchestral score, Carbon reminds us of our humble participation in the most extraordinary story in the universe.

Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World

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From Sunday 17 July 7.40pm

Everyone’s favourite travel companion, Dame Joanna Lumley, is on an adventure to three of the world’s greatest cities, Berlin, Paris and Rome, for this exciting new documentary series.

Joanna will be heading off the beaten track to explore and capture the secret delights of these magnificent destinations, to learn more about their history and cultural traditions and revel in the eclectic hustle and bustle of the people that give each city such a unique identity. From the quirky to the downright eccentric.

Joanna’s ambition is to get under the skin of these great capitals and to explore their lesser-known gems. From going behind the scenes at the Moulin Rouge to touring Berlin on the back of a motorbike with an all-girl Biker group, Joanna will immerse herself with the rich and powerful, the alternative and bizarre as well as the less fortunate.

Bringing her trademark curiosity, humour and genuine sense of wonder, Joanna will capture a side of these cities that she’s never encountered before, whilst also showing them in all their epic glory.

Episode 1 - Paris

Joanna sets out to discover the secret to the Parisian’s effortlessly cool exterior and passionate belief in freedom and individuality.

Her first glimpse of the city is from a hot air balloon before a visit to the most symbolic monument of the capital, Notre-Dame. Since a fire in 2019, the cathedral has been closed but Joanna is invited in by architect Phillipe Villeneuve to see its remarkable transformation.

Sydney Symphony Orchestra Live Gala

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Thursday 21 July 8.00pm

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra takes to the stage for the grand reopening of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Featuring Mahler’s Second Symphony with Chief Conductor Simone Young and a cast of Australia’s leading musicians.

After two years of renewal works, the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House is finally ready to reopen. This live broadcast sees the Sydney Symphony Orchestra return to its home for a gala performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony, under the direction of their new Chief Conductor, Australian-born, internationally acclaimed Simone Young.

In a spectacle not to be missed, Mahler’s symphony, known as The Resurrection, brings together the 100 musicians of the Sydney Symphony with 190 members of the Sydney Philharmonic Choirs and an all-star cast including Australian Nicole Car (soprano) and Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano, US). The performance also features a new work by renowned First Nations composer William Barton with the Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir and the Sydney Children’s Choir.

This historical moment marks the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 90th anniversary and their return to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall – the iconic venue that it has called home since its opening in 1973.

The concert will also be broadcast live on ABC Classic and on the ABC listen app.

Production credit: ABC TV Executive Producer, Janet Gaeta. ABC Classic Executive Producer, Matthew Dewey.

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The ABC will broadcast second of the five concerts (opening night is July 20). Tickets are now on sale.

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Neighbours: End of the Road

Monday 11 Jul 9:35pm

As the doors are about to close on Ramsay Street after 37 years, a look at how Neighbours became a global TV icon, launching the careers of some of Australia’s biggest names and one of its biggest exports.

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ABC celebrates NAIDOC Week

The ABC is honouring this year’s NAIDOC Week theme Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! with unmissable premiere content and incredible collections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories and voices across our platforms from 3-10 July. We’re celebrating the culture and achievements of the world’s oldest continuous storytellers and recognising the many who have driven and continue to lead change in our communities.

“I am delighted to see the depth and range of content available to our audiences this NAIDOC Week.” ABC Head of Drama, Entertainment and Indigenous and ABC Bonner Committee Chair Sally Riley said.

“The ABC’s history of Indigenous programming is explored in our TV special Looking Black, revisiting key moments from our 90-year history. It demonstrates how far the ABC has come in representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices and the issues important to their communities.”

The ABC will also be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory group the Bonner Committee. First established in 2002, its name commemorates the late Neville Bonner AO, Australia’s first Aboriginal Senator and an ABC Board member from 1983 to 1991.

Of The Bonner Committee, ABC Managing Director David Anderson said: “For 20 years the ABC Bonner Committee has honoured the legacy of the late Neville Bonner AO and continued the work he initiated. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! celebrates the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have led change in the community, and it is fitting we recognise the Bonner Committee’s commitment to drive change across the ABC as part of these celebrations.

With their guidance, the ABC has been a significant platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and stories to be part of the national conversation.”

Content highlights across the ABC this NAIDOC Week

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The much anticipated six-part season three of Mystery Road: Origin explores how a tragic death, an epic love and the brutal reality of life as a police officer straddling two worlds form the indelible mould from which emerged Detective Jay Swan. Starring Mark Coles Smith as the young Jay Swan, Mystery Road: Origin premieres on ABC TV and ABC iview on Sunday 3 July at 8.30pm AEST.

In a special episode of The ABC Of, tennis legend and Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong revisits moments from her past through archival footage, guided by host David Wenham. Airing on ABC TV and ABC iview on Tuesday 5 July at 8pm AEST.

In honour of our 90th celebrations, high profile First Nations Australians including Deborah Mailman, Leah Purcell, Bjorn Stewart, Miriam Corowa and Nakkiah Lui reflect on the ABC’s history of Indigenous programming in a special one-off show Looking Black. On ABC TV and ABC iview on Tuesday 5 July at 8.30pm AEST.

On Wednesday 6 July at 8pm AEST Bridget Brennan and Dan Bourchier will co-host a special live program on ABC News Channel, about the Uluru Statement, explaining where we’re at in establishing a First Nations Voice in the Constitution, and the next steps. The program will include Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney, plus insights from experts in Canada and New Zealand.

In the powerful documentary Ablaze Tiriki Onus explores whether his grandfather, civil rights leader Bill Onus, might have been the first Aboriginal filmmaker. Ablaze, which first premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2021, airs on ABC TV PLUS and ABC iview on 6 July at 8.30pm AEST.

Compass special ‘We’ve come to take you Home’ is the story of Kamilaroi elder Bob Weatherall, who has devoted his life to the repatriation of sacred Indigenous
ancestral remains. This Compass special weaves musical performance and spoken word with powerful archive footage of remains being returned home from museums across Australia and overseas. Airs ABC TV Plus and ABC iview on Sunday 3 July at 7.30pm AEST.

On Sunday 3 July ABC News Breakfast interviews Tom Forrest live from Broome about his takeover of the ABC TikTok account and his “Outback Tom” persona. On Monday July 4 ABC News Breakfast speaks with Inala Cooper, author of “Marrul: Aboriginal Identity & the Fight for Rights and Advancing Human Rights (In The National Interest)”.

On Sunday 10 July an ABC News special investigates two multi billion-dollar gas projects in Scarborough (WA) and Narrabri (NSW), where traditional owners say they’re in a David and Goliath battle to protect their sacred sites from destruction by major corporations, even after the damning Juukan Gorge inquiry.

ABC iview’s NAIDOC Week collection of programs will feature recent works Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra, The Australian Dream, My Name is Gulpilil and Charlie’s Country as well as the best Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programming from across the ABC.

For kids

Season three of the Logie Award-winning Little J and Big Cuz brings more adventures as the kids learn about culture, community and country with the help of Nan and Old Dog. New episodes start on ABC Kids and ABC iview on Monday 4 July.

In new ABC ME program Built to Survive adventurer Phil Breslin draws on the ancient knowledge of Australia’s First Nations peoples, modern science and his own extensive experience in the wild to find out how animals have adapted to some of the world’s most extreme and diverse natural habitats in Australia’s wildest places. Premieres on ABC ME and ABC iview on Monday July 4.

ABC Kids’ NAIDOC Week collection on ABC iview features Indigenous-led content such as Grandpa Honeyant Storytime and Languages of Our Land as well as every episode of Little J and Big Cuz. There are also special episodes of Play School, Joey’s Big Adventure and Jemima’s Big Adventure.

The ABC ME NAIDOC Week collection on ABC iview brings together Indigenous-focussed content for young audiences, including every episode of Red Dirt Riders and Ready For This, series two and three of Bushwhacked! and special episodes of Advice To My 12 Year Old Self, My Place, Teenage Boss and What It’s Like.

ABC Kids Listen features a bonus episode of Little Yarns and a NAIDOC Week News Time Special.

ABC Education features Dreamtime stories and includes resources around the history of Indigenous rights in Australia, reconciliation, first nation languages and more.

Additional news, analysis and insights about NAIDOC Week and broader issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be available across the week on ABC News, ABC TV and ABC Radio, as part of the ABC’s ongoing commitment to telling and sharing Indigenous stories.

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Week commencing 10 July 2022

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Sunday 10 July
7:40pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Julia Zemiro Series Final
8:30pm Mystery Road: Origin
9:25pm Small Axe: Lovers Rock
10:45pm Total Control x 3 Rpt

Monday 11 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Leeton, NSW Mid- Season Premiere
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Neighbours: End of the Road
8:30pm Four Corners
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:35pm Q+A Rpt
11:40pm Total Control x 4 Rpt

Tuesday 12 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Wil Anderson
8:30pm Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography
10:00pm What Are We Feeding Our Kids? Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News Rpt
11:10pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm Four Corners Rpt

Wednesday 13 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen
8:40pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Season Final
9:10pm You Can’t Ask That: Dementia Season Final
9:40pm Would I Lie To You?: At Christmas Rpt
10:10pm ABC Late News
10:25pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Small Axe Rpt

Thursday 14 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent Rpt
8:30pm Q+A
9:35pm Rosie Batty’s One Plus One: Di Morrissey Rpt
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:35pm Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography Rpt

Friday 15 July
7:30pm Movin’ To The Country: New South Wales
8:00pm Agatha Raisin: A Spoonful Of Poison
9:35pm Baptiste: Measure of a Man Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:20pm You Can’t Ask That: Dementia Rpt
11:55pm rage

Saturday 16 July
7:30pm The Good Karma Hospital Season Final
8:20pm The Split
9:20pm Mystery Road: Origin Rpt
10:15pm Capital Rpt
11:00pm High Fidelity: Me Time Rpt
11:35pm rage Guest Programmer