The Gospel According to Marcia
Sunday December 24 4:30pm
Marcia Hines, Australian music legend, sings iconic gospel hits and discusses how her own faith has helped forge 50 years in the music industry. Included are never before heard stories from behind the industry curtain told by one of Australia’s most enduring, celebrated artists.
A Symphonic Odyssey With Professor Brian Cox
Tuesday 2 January 7.30pm
Explore the secrets of the universe with Professor Brian Cox in this special event that combines ground-breaking science with the power of the Sydney Symphony.
Explore the secrets of the universe with Professor Brian Cox in this special event that combines ground-breaking science with the power of the Sydney Symphony.
Through the latest extraordinary imagery and some of the greatest orchestral music ever written, Professor Cox examines astonishing cosmic ideas and creates the links between cosmology and music, showing how both can teach us what it means to be human, and what it means to live a small, finite life in a vast, spectacular universe.
Production credit: A Barking Dog production
Event - 30 November – 2 December 2023
Changing Ends
Wednesday 3 January 9.00pm; Double episode
ABC iview BINGE; Screens on ABCTV from 1 January
A comedy sitcom based on British comedian Alan Carr’s life in Northampton in the 1980s growing up as the son of a fourth division football manager.
A comedy sitcom based on British comedian Alan Carr’s life in Northampton in the 1980s growing up as the son of a fourth division football manager.
This is more than just a trip down memory lane. It’s a love letter to a time and a town where things weren’t always so inclusive. Told with warmth and wit, it follows Alan’s journey through puberty, adolescence and finally self-discovery.
Against the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, Alan experiences sexual awakenings, battles with bullies and navigates the highs and lows of fourth division football. This is a show about school and family, and figuring out who you are when your family are Match of the Day football fanatics – and you’re a little bit Miss Marple.
Production Credit: BBC Studios
Episode 1
Having a father who’s the football manager of a fourth division club is never going to be easy, but when you’re being dropped by your friends for being camp Alan decides to take things into his own hands. Should he go against his own instincts and become a footballer himself? Will throwing himself into the beautiful game be enough to win back his bezzie mate Charlie?
Episode 2
Whilst Ron, the Cobblers Chairman, needs to please an important investor, Graham needs to please his wife Christine, who is desperate for a night out. At school, Alan is struggling to hide from the bullies that his Dad is Graham Carr. With his first PE lesson looming and communal showers filling him with dread, it isnt just his Dad’s identity that Alan wants to keep under-wraps.
Martin Clunes Islands of the Pacific - Season 2
Thursday 4 January 9.00pm
The second part of Martin Clunes’ Pacific adventure, meeting people and getting to know about their lives, cultures and stories.
Following on from the success of his previous series touring the islands of America and Australia, Martin continues his epic journey across the Pacific, meeting people and getting to know about their lives, cultures and stories.
In the second part of his Pacific adventure, Martin explores Trobriand Islands, part of Papua New Guinea where he plays their favourite game of cricket, East New Britain where he is reminded of the fragility of the volcanic island. After that Martin explores the Philippines from Manila’s jeepneys and bamboo bikes to the remote tribal burials and rice god rituals.
Production credit: Buffalo Pictures for ITV, UK
Darby & Joan
From Saturday 6 January 7.30pm
Former cop Jack Darby & English nurse Joan Kirkhope collide in the outback & become entangled in a string of mysteries. Forming an unlikely investigative duo, they quickly realise the greatest mystery they face is each other.
Knockabout former cop Jack Darby (Bryan Brown) drives along in his battered Landcruiser, his dog his only company. From the opposite direction comes flinty English nurse Joan (Greta Scacchi) in her shiny-new, behemoth motorhome.
Joan is on a pilgrimage to find answers about her husband’s mysterious death, while Jack has taken to the open road to escape his past. But when they collide in the Australian outback, and become drawn into a series of unexpected mysteries, this unlikely investigative duo soon realise the most intriguing puzzle they face is each other.
Production credit: An Acorn TV Original, with major production investment from Screen Australia, in association with Screen Queensland. A CJZ Production.