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Free tickets will be available from Sydney Opera House website at 10am AEDT tomorrow (January 18).
The performance line-up was revealed today. Apart from Casey Donovan, the likes of Dami Im, William Barton, Loren Ryan and Chocolate Starfish will also appear.
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Midsomer Murders - Season 24
From Friday 16 February 8.30pm
Ancient families like the Shirewells thrive on tradition, but when the eldest son throws a bomb into five centuries of history, long-buried resentments resurface.
Back in the fictional picturesque English county of Midsomer, DCI Barnaby and his trusty sidekick, DS Winter, endeavour to solve perplexing crimes while also exploring the quirks of this delightful yet deadly county.
The beautiful Stourwick Estate is set in the quintessential English countryside, its centrepiece being the magnificent Stourwick Hall – an Elizabethan stately home owned and occupied by the Shirewell family since 1588.
But Stourwick Hall is divided – much like the family itself. The old Stable has been transformed by the bohemian heir to the estate – Lucian Shirewell (Peter Serafinowicz) - into a ceramics studio. His traditionalist younger brother Francis (Alex Macqueen) is in the Dower House with his insufferable wife Davina (Agni Scott), while their elder sister Ursula (Sarah Woodward) is in the main house caring for their dying father.
Following the death of their father, Lucian gathers his siblings for a meeting, where he announces that his tenure at Stourwick will be the Shirewell’s last.
Lucian’s radical plans include the removal of his siblings from the estate with immediate effect. He intends to transform Stourwick into a residential artist’s community. The historic family chapel is to become a gallery for his lurid controversial pieces, while the surrounding farmland will be transformed into a vast solar park. His plans are viewed as wilful desecration by family and estate workers alike.
So when an incriminating letter is found among their father’s belongings, foul play is suspected. Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and Winter (Nick Hendrix) are called to the estate and Lucian is the prime suspect. But is someone desperate to frame Lucian in order to regain control of the estate?
Production credit: Bentley Productions & All3Media International
Earth - Episode 4
Tuesday 13 February 9.00pm
Narrated by Chris Packham and brought to life by mesmerising visual effects, the five-part BBC nature series takes us back to a time when the sky and the seas were sepia-tinted, and giant fungi dominated the landscape.
ATMOSPHERE
The almost implausible story of how our life-sustaining atmosphere came to exist.
This episode tells the almost implausible story of how our world went from a barren rock with a sky of endless black, to the planet we know today, cloaked in the thin blue line of our life-sustaining atmosphere.
When Earth first formed from clouds of dust and gas 4.6 billion years ago, it was - like so many other lifeless worlds in the universe - devoid of an atmosphere, an inhospitable rock floating in the black void of space. But as the young planet was pummelled by asteroids a period of extraordinary upheaval began.Over a 2-billion-year period, the planet faced violent eruptions and a toxic orange haze, vast oceans of water in the sky and seas turning rusty red. Until eventually, with the emergence of life and photosynthesis recalibrating the gases in our atmosphere, the stage was set for Earth to become the vibrant azure-skied planet we call home today.
Martin Clunes: Islands of America - Episode 4
Thursday 15 February 9.00pm
Next stop on Martin’s island journey is the colourful Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, America’s third largest island, and the only one where Spanish is the main language.
In 2017 Hurricane Maria ripped through the island of Puerto Rico causing the worst disaster in the island’s history, flattening forests and houses and ultimately claiming thousands of lives. Martin sees how the Puerto Ricans have begun to recover from the disaster.
Leaving Puerto Rico, Martin travels north to the Sea Islands along the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas. They’re home to the unique Gullah Geechee people, descendants of African slaves who once worked the plantations on these islands. Thanks to their island remoteness, they were able to hold on to much of their African heritage in ways that mainland slaves could not.
Next, Martin travels north to the 200-mile string of barrier islands of the Outer Banks, which run parallel to the North Carolina coast, and protect the mainland from the full force of storms and hurricanes.
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Week commencing 28 January 2024
Sunday 28 January
7:30pm Muster Dogs
8:30pm Total Control
9:30pm Best Interests
10:30pm Mystery Road: Artefacts Rpt
11:20pm Harrow: Tarde Venientibus Ossa Rpt
12:15am The Trial Of Christine Keeler Rpt
1:15am rage Vault
Monday 29 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Nemesis: The Abbott Years Series Premiere
9:30pm The Cloud Under The Sea Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm War On Waste Rpt
12:10am Changing Ends: Sick as a Parrot Rpt
12:30am Love Your Garden Rpt
1:20am Tenable Rpt
Tuesday 30 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Home Hill, QLD
8:30pm McCartney 3, 2, 1
9:05pm Earth
10:05pm You Can’t Ask That: Postnatal Depression Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Nemesis: The Abbott Years Rpt
12:40am Love Your Garden Rpt
1:30am Tenable Rpt
Wednesday 31 January
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
8:30pm Spicks And Specks: Dylan Alcott, Gabbi Bolt, Mama Alto & Pete Helliar Rpt
9:00pm Spicks And Specks: Brooke McClymont, Sam Taunton, Timoatic & Denise Scott Rpt
9:35pm Planet America Season Premiere
10:05pm Changing Ends: Fowl Play Series Final
10:30pm Best Interests Rpt
11:25pm ABC Late News
11:40pm The Business Rpt
12:00am Love Your Garden Rpt
12:45am Tenable Rpt
Thursday 1 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Grand Designs Transformations
9:00pm Martin Clunes: Islands Of America Series Premiere
9:50pm Fake Or Fortune?: Nicholson Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm Finding Alice Rpt
12:10am Keeping Faith Rpt
1:10am Love Your Garden Rpt
2:00am Tenable Rpt
Friday 2 February
7:30pm Gardening Australia Season Premiere
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: Dressed to Kill Rpt
10:00pm A Life In Ten Pictures: John Lennon Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:10pm Love Your Garden Rpt
12:00am Tenable Rpt
12:45am rage
Saturday 3 February
7:30pm Darby And Joan
8:15pm Vera: Home Rpt
9:45pm Total Control Rpt
10:45pm Midsomer Murders: A Grain of Truth Rpt
12:15am rage Guest Programmer
ABC Australia will broadcast Australian of the Year Awards 2024 live across Asia and Pacific regions. The channel will also show the following events on Friday, January 26:
Private Welcome Ceremony (8.05am AEDT)
National Citizenship Ceremony (9am AEDT)
It will air the Australia Day Live concert on delay on Saturday, January 27 at 7pm AEDT.
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Week commencing 4 February 2024
Sunday 4 February
7:30pm Muster Dogs
8:30pm Total Control
9:30pm Best Interests Series Final
10:30pm Mystery Road: Broken Rpt
11:25pm Harrow: Per Stirpes Rpt
12:20am The Trial Of Christine Keeler Rpt
Monday 5 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Nemesis: The Turnbull Years
9:30pm Media Watch Season Premiere
9:50pm What Broke The Rental Market? Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm Planet America Rpt
11:50pm Changing Ends: Fowl Play Rpt
12:15am Love Your Garden Rpt
Tuesday 6 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Timber Creek, NT
8:35pm McCartney 3, 2, 1: Couldn’t You Play It Straighter?
9:05pm Earth: Green
10:05pm You Can’t Ask That: Gay Men Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Nemesis: The Turnbull Years Rpt
Wednesday 7 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz Season 9 Premiere
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Season 10 Premiere
9:00pm This Is Going To Hurt Series Premiere
9:50pm Planet America
10:20pm Best Interests Rpt
11:20pm ABC Late News
11:35pm The Business Rpt
11:50pm Love Your Garden Rpt
12:40am Tenable Rpt
Thursday 8 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Grand Designs Transformations: Belmont/Oatland
9:00pm Martin Clunes: Islands Of America
9:50pm Fake Or Fortune?: Modigliani Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm This Is Going To Hurt Rpt
12:10am Finding Alice Rpt
Friday 9 February
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: Dressed to Kill Rpt
10:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:20pm Love Your Garden Rpt
12:05am Tenable Rpt
12:55am rage
Saturday 10 February
7:30pm Darby And Joan
8:15pm Vera: Darkwater Rpt
9:45pm Total Control Rpt
10:45pm Midsomer Murders: Dressed to Kill Rpt
12:20am rage Guest Programmer
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Death In Paradise - Season 12
From Sunday 18 February 7.30pm + Binge - Stream all episodes on ABC iview
The sun-soaked, smash-hit whodunnit returns as DI Neville Parker has more crimes to solve on the blissful island of Saint Marie. CAST: Ralf Little.
The sun-soaked, smash-hit whodunnit returns for more murder mysteries with a light touch and a warm heart.
DI Neville Parker (Ralf Little) has more crimes to solve on the blissful island of Saint Marie, kicking off with the mysterious death of a celebrity astronomer. And on a quiet hillside on the island, a bunch of Preppers are digging in for the apocalypse when one of them is killed.There’s also a baffling killing on a boat, a famous singer who finds herself under suspicion, a shocking murder at a wedding, and a simple domestic murder – that turns out to be Neville’s greatest ever challenge.
During episode one, the team investigate the mysterious death of an astronomer after he falls from a cliff during a rare planetary event. Meanwhile, is romance blossoming for Neville?Production credit: Red Planet Pictures
Earth - Episode 5
Tuesday 20 February 9.00pm
Narrated by Chris Packham and brought to life by mesmerising visual effects, the five-part BBC nature series takes us back to a time when the sky and the seas were sepia-tinted, and giant fungi dominated the landscape.
HUMAN
This episode explores the human chapter of Earth’s history, and our story so far.
Today, Earth is a human world, home to 8 billion people and counting. Humans now have a greater effect in shaping Earth’s surface than many natural processes. In this episode, we explore how dramatic twists in Earth’s story enabled humans to go from being part of nature to controlling it, and what we can learn from this epic tale before it’s too late.
The story begins 66 million years ago with the catastrophic impact of the asteroid that wiped out the (Non-avian) dinosaurs. But from the ashes of the impact winter that followed, a new animal family rose to power, one that was adaptable and inventive enough to emerge out of the harsh new world – the mammals.
It began with a distant ancestor that shared many traits of the much maligned, but evolutionarily brilliant, rat.
Due to a series of extreme geological and climatic events, mammals evolved into early primates feasting in the newly formed tropical rainforests, and then to early humans travelling vast distances between forests in places like East Africa’s Rift Valley.Earth’s story is a saga spanning 4.5 billion years, but it’s only in the last 11,000 years - with the rise of farming - that our species has started to dramatically impact our planet and its ecosystems.
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The schedule will start 5-7 minutes late due to ABC News being extended in all states and territories, as part of the return of Stateline.
Week commencing 11 February 2024
Sunday 11 February
7:30pm Muster Dogs
8:30pm Total Control
9:30pm Silent Witness: History Part One Rpt
10:30pm Mystery Road: To Live With The Living Rpt
11:30pm Harrow: Ut Biberent Quoniam Esse Nollent Rpt
12:20am The Trial Of Christine Keeler Rpt
Monday 12 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Nemesis: The Morrison Years
9:30pm Media Watch
9:50pm Nemesis: Behind The Scenes Series Final
10:15pm You Can’t Ask That: Ex-Prisoners Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:40pm Planet America Rpt
12:10am Love Your Garden Rpt
Tuesday 13 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Wheatbelt Animal Carers, WA
8:35pm McCartney 3, 2, 1: The Long and Winding Road Series Final
9:00pm Earth: Atmosphere
10:00pm You Can’t Ask That: Models Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Nemesis: The Morrison Years Rpt
12:40am Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 14 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm This Is Going To Hurt
9:45pm Planet America
10:20pm Best Interests Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Rosehaven Rpt
12:00am Rosehaven Rpt
Thursday 15 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Grand Designs Transformations: St Kilda and Blackwall
9:00pm Martin Clunes: Islands Of America
9:50pm Fake Or Fortune?: Sisley Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm This Is Going To Hurt Rpt
12:10am Keeping Faith Rpt
Friday 16 February
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: The Devil’s Work Season 24 Premiere
10:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:20pm Love Your Garden Rpt
12:10am Tenable Rpt
Saturday 17 February
7:30pm Darby And Joan
8:15pm Endeavour: Striker Rpt
9:45pm Total Control Rpt
10:45pm Midsomer Murders: The Devil’s Work Rpt
12:15am rage Guest Programmer
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24 seasons - When visiting UK, highly recommended to stay away from Midsomer County 
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Is it Retro Month 2024?
Whale
From Tuesday 27 February at 9pm ABC TV Plus and ABC iview
Steve Backshall dives with whales and dolphins, taking us closer than ever before to the most mysterious and awe-inspiring animals in the natural world. Across four episodes he encounters a remarkable diversity of whales and dolphins, exploring our close kinship as caring mammals, witnessing their extraordinary hunting techniques, tracing their epic migrations across the planet and discovering how they are adapting to survive in a world we are changing.
Steve has spent years training to hold his breath underwater for long periods and uses this skill to dive deep into the world of whales on their terms. The results are remarkable, allowing him intimate encounters with the most iconic creatures of all.
In this global series, Steve voyages from the tropics to polar waters as he reveals, close-up, the complex societies of Sperm Whales and Spotted Dolphins, the hunting strategies of giant Sei Whales and innovative Orca, the nurturing care and marathon migrations of Humpback Whales and their calves, and the remarkable survival behaviour of Risso’s and Bottlenose Dolphins. Now, as their ocean home face unprecedented change, Steve asks what is being done to ensure their survival and reveals why their future success is so important to us.
Production credits: Sky UK Limited
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The presenters in the main photo above:
back row (left to right): Abby Butler, Courtney Act, Mel Buttle
front row (left to right): Louis Hanson, Latifa Tee, Tyrone Pynor, Mon Schafter
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Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras 2024
Saturday 2 March 7.30pm
ABC announces G Flip and Remy Hii in the lineup of hosts for this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade
The world-famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will once again be broadcast live on ABC TV and ABC iview, Saturday 2 March at 7.30pm.
Drag icon Courtney Act and ABCQueer’s Mon Schafter will be at the helm of the hosting desk, and joined throughout the broadcast by chart-topper, G Flip, and award-winning actor, Remy Hii.
Soaking up the atmosphere on Oxford Street will be a host of roving reporters – comedian Mel Buttle, ABC NEWS presenter Jeremy Fernandez and TikTok creator Louis Hanson – who will be getting the inside track on the Parade route.
triple j Drive’s Abby and Tyrone will also be getting amongst the action, while Latifa Tee will be bringing you an electric edition of triple j House Party.
This year will be the ABC’s third Parade broadcast, with more than 12,000 participants expected to march, dance and parade up Oxford Street in a colourful and sparkling celebration of diversity.
ABC’s Head of Arts, Music and Events, Kath Earle, said: “The ABC has a long history of supporting LGBTQIA+ Australians and we are proud to be the broadcast partner for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, connecting queer communities across the country. This year’s Parade is sure to be a fabulous day as we come together to celebrate Australia’s diverse queer community.”
Stream the broadcast and discover a whole range of LGBTQIA+ programs currently available on ABC iview and ABC listen.
46th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade Production Credits: An ABC Production. Executive Producers: Nikita Agzarian and Rowdie Walden. Manager Events & Content Partnerships: Cathie Scott. Head of Arts, Music and Events: Kath Earle.
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Grand Designs New Zealand - Season 8
From Thursday 29 February 8.30pm
New Zealander Mark Ahearn and his Australian wife Liz are taking time out from their hectic lives in Perth to build a family holiday home in Abel Tasman, however as soon as they set their plans in motion, the universe systematically attempts to unravel them.
Ever since he was a child, Mark Ahearn has loved holidaying in the Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand. Now based in Perth, Western Australia, he and his Australian wife Liz have decided to take a year out from their hectic lives to build their own family home for themselves and their toddler Winter, overlooking Ligar Bay.
After a few false starts, they’ve put the reins of their specialised concrete business and their two busy cafes into the hands of others and made the move to New Zealand so Mark can embark on building their legacy family home.Their Christchurch based architect Greg Young has designed a home for their steep site that is a modernist take on the Kiwi bach, comprising of four interconnected glass boxes angled to take in the breath-taking views of Abel Tasman.
While Greg is confident in Mark’s ability to pull his build off, he’s also under no illusion that there is the risk that it could all go catastrophically wrong.
Ominously, it’s almost like the universe reads his mind…
Production credit: Hosted by Tom Webster. Based on the format “Grand Designs” devised by Talkback Thames, a FremantleMedia company.
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Week commencing 18 February 2024
Sunday 18 February
7:30pm Death In Paradise Season 12 Premiere
8:30pm Total Control Series Final
9:30pm Silent Witness: History Part Two Rpt
10:30pm Mystery Road: What You Do Now Rpt
11:25pm Harrow: Ne Puero Gladium Rpt
12:15am The Trial Of Christine Keeler Rpt
Monday 19 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story Season Premiere
8:30pm Four Corners Season Premiere
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A Season Premiere
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:40pm Planet America Rpt
12:10am Love Your Garden Rpt
Tuesday 20 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Gemfields, QLD
8:30pm Better Date Than Never Season 2 Premiere
9:05pm Earth: Human Series Final
10:05pm You Can’t Ask That: Prescription Drug Addiction Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Four Corners Rpt
11:55pm Q+A Rpt
12:55am Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 21 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm This Is Going To Hurt
9:50pm Planet America
10:20pm Best Interests Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Rosehaven Rpt
12:00am Rosehaven Rpt
Thursday 22 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Grand Designs Transformations: Blackburn Season Final
9:00pm Martin Clunes: Islands Of America Series Final
9:50pm Fake Or Fortune?: Flemish Old Master Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm This Is Going To Hurt Rpt
12:10am Grand Designs: South Yorkshire Rpt
Friday 23 February
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: Book of the Dead
10:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:20pm Grand Designs: North London Rpt
12:10am Tenable Rpt
Saturday 27 February
7:30pm Darby And Joan Season Final
8:15pm Endeavour: Scherzo Rpt
9:45pm Total Control Rpt
10:45pm Midsomer Murders: Book of the Dead Rpt
12:15am rage Guest Programmer
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Compass Returns for 2024
Sunday 3 March 6.30pm
Rewilders With Gina Chick
Wilderness queen Gina Chick , winner of ALONE, takes us deep into the world of rewilding, a growing movement in Australia.
Wilderness queen Gina Chick , winner of ALONE, takes us deep into the world of rewilding, a growing movement in Australia. We follow a network of rewilders in Melbourne who discover ways to reconnect to nature and find their wild hearts and nourish their souls while living in the city. They call it “sacred activism”.
Production credit: Amanda Collinge – Executive Producer. Kim Akhurst – Series Producer. Ian Walker – Producer.