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The Secret Garden

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Time

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Friday 29 July 8.50pm

Mark Cobden (Sean Bean) is sent to prison and has to learn quickly how to survive. When an inmate identifies prison officer Eric McNally’s (Stephen Graham) weakness, he faces an impossible choice.

Mark Cobden (Sean Bean) is a husband and father like any other. Except that he’s responsible for the death of an innocent man. Tortured by visions of his victim, Mark welcomes his four-year sentence as penance for his crime. But in this brutal environment, a former teacher is an easy target for the more ruthless residents.

Eric McNally (Stephen Graham) is a dedicated prison officer, doing his best to protect those in his charge. And in an understaffed prison that’s brimming with tension, the inmates’ safety rests on a knife-edge. When a dangerous convict threatens to hurt someone Eric loves, this honest man faces an impossible choice.

An inmate and an officer. Two ordinary men, both trapped by mistakes that any one of us could have made. Can Mark find the forgiveness he doesn’t think he deserves? And does Eric have any choice but to betray his ideals?

Unflinching but ultimately hopeful, Time asks urgent questions about the way penal systems work. It’s a raw study of punishment and penitence, and a compelling showcase for two of Britain’s best- loved actors.

Production credit: Starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Stephen Graham (The Irishman), Siobhan Finneran (The Stranger), Sue Johnston (The Sandman). A BBC Studios Production. Writer Jimmy
McGovern (Accused), Director Lewis Arnold (Des), Producer Simon Maloney (I May Destroy You), Executive Producers Tom Sherry (Ordinary Lies), Michael Parke (Fleming).

Grantchester S7

Grantchester returns for a seventh series, with Robson Green as DI Geordie Keating and Tom Brittney as Grantchester’s Reverend Will Davenport. This series is set in the long hot summer of 1959 and wedding season is in full swing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester.

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ABC gets ready for Arts Week

Delve into the ABC Arts collection on ABC iview, your destination for premium Australian arts content.

Preparations are underway to celebrate the rich diversity of the arts from around the country with ABC Arts Week. From Sunday August 7 audiences will be spoilt for choice with the opportunity to immerse themselves in art that will uplift, inspire, educate, and entertain. Below is a sneak peek at a selection of the diverse arts content that will be showcased on the ABC during Arts Week.

Tuesday 9 August at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview: Great Southern Landscapes (6x30mins)

From the Producers of Finding the Archibald, art lover Rachel Griffiths returns to ABC screens and sets out to explore the fusion of art, social history, and travel to examine iconic Australian landscapes.

Packing up her boots and backpack, she heads off across Australia to discover the exact spot where some of our most famous artists captured their interpretation of our iconic landscapes. Along the way she meets people who will help unlock the hidden secrets of the works and the untold stories behind them.

Credits*: Great Southern Landscapes* is a Mint Pictures production in association with Magdalene Media. Production investment from ABC and Screen Australia. In association with Screen NSW.

Tuesday 9 August at 9.20pm on ABC TV and ABC iview: Art Works

Art Works is Australia’s only dedicated arts television program. We deliver candid, surprising, and unexpected stories from across Australia’s creative scene. From major exhibitions and festivals, intriguing artist profiles and touching personal stories, Art Works examines the role arts can play in our lives. We feature emerging creatives as well as established artists, and look to generate conversations, debate, and critical thinking. Whatever the story we’re presenting, our role is to make the arts accessible to all Australians. Join Namila Benson for a special Arts Week episode, which celebrates Australian creativity in all its forms.

Credits: Art Works is an ABC Production, Series Producer: Bryson Hall, Managing Editor Arts: Edwina Throsby.

Wednesday 10 August at 7.30pm on ABC TV Plus and ABC iview: Walking Man (1x30min)

The Walking Man was a prolific Perth artist, hidden in plain sight, who’s work shines a light on the concept of making art just for art’s sake. This is the story of Ross Seaton, the Walking Man, through the lens of Professor Ted Snell, as he sorts through thousands of artworks and collected items hoarded and stockpiled in every room of Ross’s home to bring together an eclectic exhibition set to stun the local Arts community and beyond.

Credits: Walking Man is a VAM Media Production, developed and produced with the assistance of Screenwest and Lotterywest. Director Luna Laure, Executive Producer Brendan Hutchens.

Wednesday 10 August at 8.30pm on ABC TV Plus and ABC iview: Jeffrey Smart (1x60mins)

The comprehensive story of one of Australia’s greatest 20th century painters. The documentary incorporates rich archive material including rare interviews with Smart and his long-term partner Ermes De Zan at their wonderful Tuscan farmhouse and vision of places around Arezzo that so inspired the artist. Further insights come from portrait subjects and friends Clive James and David Malouf, and leading Australian scholars Deborah Hart and Barry Pearce who curated major exhibitions in public museums.

Credits: Jeffrey Smart is a Catherine Hunter Production, financed with the assistance of the National Gallery of Australia. Writer, Director Catherine Hunter, Producers Catherine Hunter, and Shelley Maine.

Wednesday 10 August at 9.30pm on ABC TV Plus and ABC iview Anatomy of a String Quartet (1x50mins)

Guided by four musicians from the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Anatomy of String Quartet takes audiences on an intimate journey through the rehearsal and performance of an iconic piece of string music. As the players explore the story behind the music, they also share in their artistic process and the challenges of collaboration.

Credits: Anatomy of a String Quartet is a Stranger Than Fiction production produced in association with the ABC and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Writer, Director Joseph Nizeti. Producers Sarah Noonan and Jennifer Peedom. Executive Producer Jo-Anne McGowan.

Week commencing 17 July 2022

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Sunday 17 July
7:40pm Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Paris Series Premiere
8:30pm Mystery Road: Origin
9:25pm Small Axe: Red, White & Blue
10:50pm Fires Rpt
11:40pm Keeping Faith x 3 Rpt

Monday 18 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Katherine, NT
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm China Tonight Season 4 Premiere
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:40pm Q+A Rpt
11:40pm Total Control x 4 Rpt

Tuesday 19 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Garry McDonald
8:30pm Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked Season 2 Premiere
9:30pm River Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Four Corners Rpt
12:00am Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 20 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen
8:40pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Season Premiere
9:10pm Aftertaste Season Premiere
9:40pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:20pm ABC Late News
10:35pm The Business Rpt
10:50pm Small Axe: Red, White & Blue Rpt

Thursday 21 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Sydney Symphony Orchestra Live Gala
9:45pm Stan Grant’s One Plus One: Tim Minchin Rpt
10:15pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked Rpt
11:45pm Baptiste: Measure of a Man Rpt

Friday 22 July
7:30pm Movin’ To The Country: Queensland
8:00pm Agatha Raisin: There Goes The Bride
9:35pm Baptiste: For Blood Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
11:25pm Aftertaste Rpt
11:55pm rage Rpt

Saturday 23 July
7:30pm Grantchester Season 7 Premiere
8:20pm The Split
9:20pm Mystery Road: Origin Rpt
10:15pm Capital Rpt
11:00pm High Fidelity: Ballad of the Lonesome Loser Rpt
11:30pm rage Guest Programmer

Indira’s Tree – A Compass Special

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Sunday 7 August 6.00pm

When broadcaster Indira Naidoo’s sister tragically took her own life, Indira sought solace in her daily walks. Discovering a grand old Moreton Bay fig tree, she finds moments of beauty, calm and joy while under its canopy.

While grief can be a traumatic time for most people, there is lightness, and reward, to be found if we are able to grieve well. When broadcaster and author Indira Naidoo suffered an immense loss when her youngest sister took her own life at the beginning of Melbourne’s first lockdown in 2020, she

Indira, the eldest of three sisters, explored her grief by turning to the natural world she had access to around her urban home in the middle of a lockdown – the clouds, the stars, the weeds, the ants, and the trees. On her daily walks, she found a wise old sage in the form of 150-year-old Morton Bay figtree in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens and visited it regularly as part of her journey to reconnect with nature’s cycles of growth and renewal.

With the help of a series of “nature guides” she learnt how to find the beauty and healing properties of nature in her immediate environment. This notion that the natural world – even if it is just a city park or plants growing between the cracks in our pavement – can aid our mental as well as physical wellbeing is known as Biophilia. This reconnection with nature and the journey she took in writing her book The Space Between The Stars, enabled her to find moments of joy and warmth within the grief for her lost sister Stargirl.

Production credit: Indira’s Tree – A Compass Special is an ABC Production. Executive Producer: Amanda Collinge

Here Out West

Sunday 14 August at 8.30pm

ABC is set to screen critically acclaimed feature film Here Out West

The film follows eight interconnected stories set in the buzzing and ever-changing melting pot of Western Sydney.

When a baby is kidnapped from a hospital by a desperate grandmother, her flight sets off a chain of events that bring together complete strangers over the course of one dramatic day.

The film features an exceptional ensemble cast including Genevieve Lemon (Top of the Lake, The Power Of The Dog) , Leah Vandenberg (The Hunting, The Letdown), Arka Das (Lion, Mulan), Gabrielle Chan (Hungry Ghosts, Jasper Jones), Jing-Xuan Chan (Harrow, The Family Law), Thuso Lekwape (The Principal, Pulse), Rahel Romahn (The Principal, Mr Inbetween), De Lovan Zandy Mia-Lore Bayeh, Christian Ravello, Khoi Trinh, Christine Milo and Brandon Nguyen.

Here Out West is written by eight of the country’s brightest new writers, Nisrine Amine, Bina Bhattacharya, Matias Bolla, Claire Cao, Arka Das, Dee Dogan, Vonne Patiag & Tien Tran. Directed by Fadia Abboud (Barons, Australian Gangster), Lucy Gaffy (Irreverant, Amazing Grace), Julie Kalceff (First Day, Starting From Now), Ana Kokkinos (Fires, The Hunting, Blessed) & Leah Purcell (The Drover’s Wife, Cleverman). Produced by Annabel Davis, Sheila Jayadev (Stateless, Ali’s Wedding) & Bree-Anne Sykes (Wellmania, The Heights).

8 Nights Out West

Inspired by the eight distinct chapters and writers from the feature film, a short form documentary series titled, 8 Nights Out West also premieres on ABC TV and ABC iview.

Over eight nights, from Sunday, 7 August, actor and filmmaker Arka Das invites friends and collaborators from Here Out West to go out for a meal and uncover the delicious food shaping the myriad of cultures that make up Western Sydney.

From Bangladeshi street food and Chilean backyard barbecues to hand-crafted Lebanese sweets, the series unearths the spots serving up honest, authentic and mouth-watering meals from many corners of the globe.

The episodes are a lively mix of light-hearted banter and deeper reflections with guests, as the food reignites fond memories of how their cultural backgrounds have helped shape them as creatives.

Here Out West Production Credits:

A Co-Curious and Emerald co-production. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Create NSW, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Spectrum Films. Produced by Annabel Davis, Sheila Jayadev and Bree-Anne Sykes. Executive Produced by Blake Ayshford, S. Shakthidharan and Lyn Norfor. ABC Executive Producers Sally Riley and Clare Atkins. ABC Head Of Drama, Entertainment & Indigenous Alex Baldwin.

8 Nights Out West Production Credits:

A Co-Curious and Emerald co-production. Developed and produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Presented by Arka Das. Created & Directed by Matias Bolla & Arka Das. Produced by Kali Reid and Executive Produced by Annabel Davis and Sheila Jayadev. ABC Executive Producers Frances O’Riordan & Clare Atkins. ABC Head Of Drama, Entertainment & Indigenous Alex Baldwin.

Week commencing 24 July 2022

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Sunday 24 July
7:40pm Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Rome
8:30pm Mystery Road: Origin
9:25pm Small Axe: Alex Wheatle
10:35pm Fires Rpt
11:30pm Diary Of An Uber Driver x 6 Rpt

Monday 25 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Hebel, QLD
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm China Tonight
10:05pm ABC Late News
10:20pm The Business Rpt
10:40pm Catching A Predator Rpt
11:40pm Jack Irish x 2 Rpt

Tuesday 26 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Sarah Ferguson
8:30pm Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked
9:30pm The Human Revolution: Rise Series Premiere Trace the human story back through deep time to discover who our ancient cousins really were, and what they can tell us about our own story.
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 27 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen Season Final
8:40pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:10pm Aftertaste
9:35pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:20pm ABC Late News
10:35pm The Business Rpt
10:50pm Small Axe: Alex Wheatle Rpt

Thursday 28 July
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent 30th Anniversary Special
9:00pm Louis Theroux’s Altered States: Love Without Limits Rpt
10:00pm ABC Late News
10:15pm The Business Rpt
10:35pm Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked Rpt
11:35pm Parliament Question Time: House of Representatives

Friday 29 July
7:30pm Movin’ To The Country: Western Australia
8:00pm Joanna Lumley’s Britain Rpt
8:50pm Time Series Premiere
9:50pm Baptiste: Vertrouwen Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
11:35pm Aftertaste Rpt

Saturday 30 July
7:30pm Grantchester
8:20pm The Split Series Final
9:20pm Mystery Road: Origin Rpt
10:15pm Capital Rpt
11:00pm rage: Splendour in the Grass Special