C21 reports South Korea’s KBS has picked up Artemis Productions’ Australian docuseries Ningaloo Nyinggulu, which premiered on the ABC in May this year and is distributed internationally by Abacus Media Rights. The deal was done ahead of Asia TV Forum (ATF) in Singapore this week.
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Whitney
Tuesday 19 December 8:30 PM
An intimate, unflinching portrait of Whitney Houston and her family that probes beyond familiar tabloid headlines and sheds new light on the spellbinding trajectory of Houston’s life.
Prime documentary from 2018
Week commencing 17 December 2023
Sunday 17 December
7:30pm Living With Devils Premiere
8:30pm Vera Season Final
10:00pm We Hunt Together Rpt
10:50pm We Hunt Together Rpt
11:35pm Attenborough And The Empire Of The Ants Rpt
12:30am Parkinson In Australia: 1979: Mike Willisee, Ita Buttrose, Sir Robert Helpmann Rpt
Monday 18 December
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The Man Who Stole The Scream Premiere
9:35pm Bradman And Tendulkar Rpt
10:35pm Brock: Over The Top Rpt
11:35pm Yakka: Australia At Work: At Your Service Rpt
12:30am Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen: Cat Among the Pigeons Rpt
Tuesday 19 December
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Take 5 With Zan Rowe Special
8:30pm Whitney Premiere
10:30 pm Movie: Burlesque Premiere
12:25am Just Between Us: There’s Something I Want To Tell You Rpt
Wednesday 20 December
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz Battle of the Influencers Premiere
8:30pm The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023 Premiere
9:00pm Australian Epic: The Tampa Season Final
9:30pm Would I Lie To You?: At Christmas Rpt
10:00pm QI Christmas Special Rpt
10:35pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
11:15pm We Hunt Together Rpt
12:00am Life Rpt
Thursday 21 December
7:30pm 7.30 Season Final
8:00pm Project Wild: Tonga Season Final
8:30pm Grand Designs: South Lakeland Rpt
9:20pm Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen: Destination Unknown Rpt
10:20pm You Can’t Ask That: Priests Rpt
10:50pm Whitney Rpt
12:50am Nigella’s Christmas Table Rpt
Friday 22 December
7:30pm Camilla’s Country Life Rpt
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: The Curse of the Ninth Rpt
10:00pm Life Rpt
11:00pm Wakefield Rpt
11:55pm rage
Saturday 23 December
7:30pm All Creatures Great And Small
8:20pm Shakespeare And Hathaway: Christmas Special Premiere
9:05pm Vera: Natural Selection Rpt
10:35pm The Capture Rpt
11:35pm rage Guest Programmer
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State Memorial for Barry Humphries
Friday 15 December 11:00 am (local time) - live all markets on ABC News Channel
A State Memorial Service for world-renowned entertainer, author, actor and satirist Barry Humphries AC CBE. Live coverage from the Sydney Opera House.
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With news The Drum has been axed I’d move the Hard Quiz repeats to 6:30pm as lead in to the 7pm news.
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The Search for the Palace Letters
Monday 8 January 8.00pm
This remarkable documentary tells the story of Professor Jenny Hocking, the historian who took on the Australian Government and HM Queen Elizabeth II in a landmark legal battle – and won.
The documentary tells the remarkable story of Professor Jenny Hocking, a historian who fought a landmark legal battle against the Australian Government, the National Archives and the British Royal Family in a bid to access Palace letters that revealed the story behind the dismissal of the Whitlam Government.
Running for many years, the Palace letters case resulted in a stunning High Court victory and opened the secret archives on the Palace’s role in the unprecedented dismissal of the Whitlam Government and overturned the powerful precedent of Royal Secrecy, enabling Australians to know their own history.
Production credit: A Film Art Media production in association with VicScreen, ScreenWest, Lotterywest and Documentary Australia. Written and directed by Daryl Dellora. Produced by Sue Maslin.
Martin Clunes Islands of the Pacific - Season 2
The second part of Martin Clunes’ Pacific adventure, meeting people and getting to know about their lives, cultures and stories.
Episode 1
Thursday 4 January 9.00pm
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.
Episode 2
Thursday 11 January 9.00pm
Following on from the success of his previous series in which well-known British actor Martin Clunes toured the islands of America and Australia, Martin is now on an epic journey across the Pacific, meeting people and getting to know about their lives, cultures and stories.
In this week’s episode, Martin explores the Philippines, from Manila’s jeepneys and bamboo bikes, Catholic fiestas and family feasts, to remote tribal burials, rice god rituals, meeting chocolate heroes, shamans and witches, to spotting cuddly tarsiers and pulsing fireflies.
Week commencing 24 December 2023
Sunday 24 December
7:30pm Movie: The King’s Speech
9:15pm The Larkins At Christmas Rpt
10:25pm The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023 Rpt
11:25pm Christmas Cabaret Rpt
12:20am Christmas Sounds Better This Year Rpt
1:25am Parkinson In Australia: 1979: Paul Hogan, Frank Hardy Rpt
Monday 25 December 
6:00am rage Christmas Special
9:00am ABC News Mornings
9:30am The Pope’s Christmas Mass 2023
11:30am News Breakfast: Christmas Cracker Rpt
12:00pm ABC News At Noon
12:30pm Movie: Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas Rpt
1:00pm Bluey Rpt
1:05pm Bluey Rpt
1:15pm Movie: The King’s Speech Rpt
3:00pm HM The King’s Christmas Message 2023
3:10pm The Larkins At Christmas Rpt
4:20pm The Secret Garden Rpt
6:00pm Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2023 Premiere Special
7:00pm ABC News
7:30pm HM The King’s Christmas Message 2023 Rpt
7:40pm Royal Variety Performance 2023 Premiere Special
9:40pm Lion Rpt
11:35pm Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen: Destination Unknown Rpt
Tuesday 26 December
7:30pm Call The Midwife: Christmas Special (2022)
9:05pm Movie: Queen of the Desert
11:15pm Mystify Michael Hutchence Rpt
12:50am Just Between Us: Family Is What You Make It Rpt
Wednesday 27 December
7:30pm The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2023 Premiere Special
9:00pm Movie: Brooklyn
10:50pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
11:30pm We Hunt Together Rpt
12:20am Life Rpt
Thursday 28 December
7:30pm Movie: Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool
9:15pm Grand Designs: East Essex Rpt
10:00pm Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen: Unfinished Portrait Rpt
11:00pm In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda Rpt
12:00am Parkinson In Australia: 1980: Julie Anthony, John Olsen, Alan Bond Rpt
Friday 29 December
7:30pm Death In Paradise: Christmas Special (2022)
9:05pm Doc Martin Christmas Special Rpt
10:10pm Farewell Doc Martin Rpt
11:00pm Life Rpt
12:00am Wakefield Rpt
12:50am rage
Saturday 30 December
7:30pm All Creatures Great And Small
8:20pm All Creatures Great And Small: Christmas Special (2022)
9:10pm Vera: Dark Angel Rpt
10:40pm The Capture Rpt
11:40pm rage Guest Programmer
As per usual, full Christmas Day schedule is posted for those who might be watching during the day.
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It was held last Friday, December 8.
ABC will air the Carols about 12 hours after the ITV broadcast. Here is a short promo from ITV.
We are lucky that we will see the episode well before Britain, as it does not air there until Boxing Day.
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Pick Of The Litter
Monday 1 January 2024
Follow a litter of puppies from the moment they’re born as they begin their quest to become Guide Dogs for the Blind, the ultimate canine career.
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Would be at 0400 GMT in the UK when it airs in Australia
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and first time i can remember being it on 3pm since it always been on at 7:20 pm after the news.
Are they trying to do a uk thing
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Possibly, since the King’s Christmas Message traditionally airs at 3pm in the UK also.
Coincidentally, the ABC and 10 will show the Message at the same time of 3pm on Christmas Day.
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Interesting - New Zealand has traditionally been the first country to broadcast the message at 6:05pm approx on Radio NZ then on TV at 6:50pm.
It’s embargoed for online usage and UK broadcast until 1500 GMT 25/12 though.
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the 3.00 screening is very traditional in the UK, where it is also near zero temperatures and TV has a captive audience. I can’t see a 3.00 screening in Australia where it may range from hot to being f’n hot being of much interest to getting people to switch on the TV in the middle of the afternoon.
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Best Interests
From Sunday 14 January 9.30pm; Linear premiere; Available on iView from 1 January
Martin Clunes Islands of the Pacific
Episode 3; final
Thursday 18 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 returns on an epic journey across the Pacific, meeting people and getting to know about their lives, cultures and stories.
Tonight, in the final episode, Martin travels to Guam to see the effect of invasive species on remote islands; discovering animals and humans driven to the edge of extinction. In Palau he meets the endangered Hawksbill Turtle and rare Dugong, learning more about this tiny island’s work in world-leading marine conservation.Production credit: Buffalo Pictures for ITV, UK
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Week commencing 31 December 2023
Sunday 31 December
7:30pm The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023 Rpt
8:30pm New Year’s Eve 2023: Welcome to NYE
9:00pm New Year’s Eve 2023: 9pm Fireworks 
9:05pm New Year’s Eve 2023: Live from Sydney Harbour
11:30pm New Year’s Eve 2023: Countdown to Midnight
12:00am New Year’s Eve 2023: Midnight Fireworks
12:30am rage New Year’s Special
Monday 1 January 2024
7:30pm Pick Of The Litter Premiere Special
8:50pm Movie: The Imitation Game
10:40pm Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen: Unfinished Portrait Rpt
11:40pm Nude Next Door Rpt
12:40am rage
Tuesday 2 January
7:30pm Symphonic Odyssey With Professor Brian Cox Premiere Special
9:00pm Brian Cox: Seven Days On Mars Rpt
10:35pm A Life In Ten Pictures: Amy Winehouse Rpt
11:25pm Baby Surgeons Rpt
12:15am Love Your Garden Rpt
1:00am Tenable Rpt
Wednesday 3 January
7:30pm Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz Rpt
8:05pm Spicks And Specks: Casey Donovan, Rhys Nicholson, Novak & Bec Charlwood Rpt
8:35pm Spicks And Specks: Emma Watkins, Michael Hing, Georgia Maq & Joel Creasey Rpt
9:05pm Changing Ends: Kick Off FTA Series Premiere
9:30pm Changing Ends: Big League Player Rpt
9:55pm A Life In Ten Pictures: Freddie Mercury Rpt
10:45pm Catching A Predator Rpt
11:45pm Love Your Garden Rpt
12:30am Tenable Rpt
Thursday 4 January
7:30pm Back Roads: Great Australian Road Trip Rpt
8:00pm Grand Designs Transformations Series Premiere
9:00pm Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific Season 2 Premiere
9:50pm Fake Or Fortune?: A Sculpture in the Brambles Rpt
10:50pm Finding Alice Rpt
11:35pm The Missing Children Rpt
1:05am Love Your Garden Rpt
Friday 5 January
7:30pm Monty Don’s American Gardens Rpt
8:30pm Movie: Mao’s Last Dancer Rpt
10:25pm Life Rpt
11:25pm Love Your Garden Rpt
12:15am Tenable Rpt
Saturday 6 January
7:30pm Darby And Joan Series Premiere
8:20pm Vera: Broken Promise Rpt
9:50pm The Capture Rpt
10:50pm Parkinson In Australia: 1980: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Reg Livermore, Rich Neville Rpt
11:55pm rage Guest Programmer
Welcome to Week 1 of 2024.
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Earth
From Tuesday 23 January 9.00pm Stream all 5 episodes on ABC iview
Narrated by Chris Packham and brought to life by mesmerising visual effects, Earth takes us back to a time when the sky and the seas were sepia-tinted, and giant fungi dominated the landscape.
In tonight’s first episode, we explore one of the darkest periods in Earth’s history: the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died, 252 million years ago. This extraordinary moment in Earth’s history took life to the brink wreaking havoc and destruction on an unprecedented scale. But somehow, life found a way to bounce back, and a new geological era ushered in the age of the dinosaurs.
The story begins with a massive volcanic eruption: the Siberian Traps eruption lasted for 2 million years and created a huge lava field, an area the size of Australia. Life in the immediate vicinity was no doubt vaporized, but the fossil record reveals a bigger mystery – a strange ‘line of death’ in rock formations all over the world that indicates almost all life dying out, no matter how close it was to the lava field.
We uncover what the latest science reveals about the aftermath of the eruption, and the terrifying series of events that led to the global mass dying. It’s a stark cautionary tale of how rapid climate change can cause whole ecosystems to collapse, but the fossil record also hints at Earth’s miraculous powers of reinvention.
We discover clues in rocky mountain ranges to one of the greatest deluges in the planet’s history – a downpour lasting on and off for almost 2 million years that transformed conditions and led life to bounce back in extraordinary style, with the rise and eventual domination of the dinosaurs.Production credit: A BBC production.
Australian of the Year Awards
Thursday 25 January 7.30pm
From Canberra’s National Arboretum, hosted by Leigh Sales, the Australian of the Year Awards recognise the achievements of extraordinary Australians.
ABC proudly presents the Australian of the Year Awards on Thursday, January 25, live from Canberra’s National Arboretum from 7.30pm AEDT on ABC TV, ABC iview, ABC NEWS channel, and ABC Radio.
The Australian of the Year Awards celebrates the achievements and contributions of outstanding Australians throughout 2023. There are 34 people in contention for four prestigious award categories:
• Australian of the Year
• Senior Australian of the Year
• Young Australian of the Year
• Australia’s Local HeroThe evening’s celebrations will be hosted by Leigh Sales with the Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese presenting the four category awards as they are announced, culminating in the announcement of the Australian of the Year 2023.
On January 26, at 8.30am local time in each state and territory, the first feature length interview (30 minutes) with the recipient of the Australian of the Year will air on ABC Radio local stations.
Production credit: An ABC Production.
Australia Day Live
Friday 26 January 7.30pm
As the sun sets on our national day, the Australia Day Live concert from the Sydney Opera House forecourt showcases musical performances from our nation’s best talent.
As the sun sets on our national day, the Australia Day Live concert from the Sydney Opera House forecourt and spanning Circular Quay is just getting started. This inspirational concert brings us together through storytelling, tributes and sensational entertainment.
Australia Day Live showcases musical performances from our nation’s best talent complemented by a dazzling watercraft extravaganza of yachts, jet skis, fly boarders, and parachutists dropping in to join the fun. All this along with Sydney’s iconic landmarks and harbour create an incredible backdrop for a brilliant fireworks and light show.
The two-hour spectacular is produced by the NSW Government and Australia Day Council of NSW with creative direction led by musical maestro John Foreman OAM together with the multi-instrumentalist, composer and vocalist William Barton.
Australia Day Live will be hosted by John Foreman, Casey Donovan and Jeremy Fernandez and further information on the line-up will be announced in January 2024.
Since 2016, Australia Day Live at Sydney Opera House has proven to be much more than a concert; it brings us together on our national day to reflect, respect and celebrate the Australian spirit and the best of who we are.
Production credit: An ABC Production.
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Week commencing 7 January 2024
Sunday 7 January
7:30pm Movie: Strictly Ballroom
9:05pm Movie: Spotlight
11:10pm Movie: Girl With A Pearl Earring
12:50am rage Vault
Monday 8 January
7:30pm 7.30 Season Premiere
8:00pm The Search For The Palace Letters Premiere Special
9:00pm Harley & Katya Rpt
10:30pm You Can’t Ask That: Gambling Rpt
11:00pm Changing Ends: Kick Off Rpt
11:25pm Changing Ends: Big League Player Rpt
11:45pm Grand Designs: Strathaven Rpt
12:35am Tenable Rpt
Tuesday 9 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Brunswick Heads, NSW Season 10 Premiere
8:35pm Australia’s Open
9:25pm The Australian Dream Rpt
10:30pm Movie: Spotlight Rpt
12:35am Grand Designs: Monmouthshire Rpt
1:25am Tenable Rpt
Wednesday 10 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
8:30pm Australia’s Open Series Final
9:25pm Changing Ends: Man On
9:45pm Spicks And Specks: Jemma Rix, Nazeem Hussain, Tom Cardy & Danielle Walker Rpt
10:15pm Spicks And Specks: Montaigne, Steph Tisdell, Zan Rowe & Luke McGregor Rpt
10:50pm A Life In Ten Pictures: Tupac Shakur Rpt
11:40pm Grand Designs: South London Rpt
12:30am Tenable Rpt
Thursday 11 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Grand Designs Transformations
9:00pm Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific
9:50pm Fake Or Fortune?: Gerome Rpt
10:50pm Finding Alice Rpt
11:35pm Keeping Faith Rpt
12:35am Grand Designs: East Devon Rpt
1:25am Tenable Rpt
Friday 12 January
7:30pm Monty Don’s American Gardens Rpt
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: The Blacktrees Prophecy Rpt
10:00pm Australia’s Open Rpt
10:55pm Life Rpt
11:55pm Grand Designs: Newbury Rpt
12:40am Tenable Rpt
Saturday 13 January
7:30pm Darby And Joan
8:20pm Vera: The Blanket Mire Rpt
9:50pm The Capture Rpt
10:50pm Parkinson In Australia: 1980: Bert Newton, George Finey, Noeline Brown Rpt
11:50pm rage Guest Programmer
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Interesting that the ABC is buying more of these streaming services TV shows.
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