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.
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.
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
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.
The story of Ursula Todd, a woman in the first half of the 20th century, who experiences an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
Based on the best selling novel by Kate Atkinson, Life After Life follows Ursula Todd (Thomasin McKenzie) as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again.
During a snowstorm in 1910, Ursula’s birth sparks a thrilling journey as she dies and is reborn time and time again; in a country on the brink of change, she navigates through childhood in rural England.
What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact, an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to?
Sunday 25 February
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm House Of Gods: Dining With The Wolves Series Premiere
9:25pm Silent Witness: History Part Three Rpt
10:25pm The War Of The Worlds Rpt
11:20pm Harrow: Sola Dosis Facit Venenum Rpt
12:15am Significant Others Rpt
Monday 26 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A
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 Grand Designs: York Rpt
Tuesday 27 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Eugowra Recovery, NSW
8:30pm Better Date Than Never
9:05pm Whale With Steve Backshall: Whales and Us Series Premiere
9:55pm You Can’t Ask That: Porn Stars Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:50pm Q+A Rpt
12:50am Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 28 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
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Rosehaven Rpt
12:00am Rosehaven Rpt
Thursday 29 February
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent Season Premiere
8:30pm Grand Designs New Zealand Season Premiere
9:20pm Antiques Roadshow: Ham House 1 Rpt
10:20pm Dream Gardens Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm This Is Going To Hurt Rpt
12:10am Grand Designs: Monmouthshire Rpt
Friday 1 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:35pm Midsomer Murders: Claws Out
10:05pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:35pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm Grand Designs: South London Rpt
12:10am Tenable Rpt
Saturday 2 Mach
7:30pm Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras 2024 Special Event
10:30pm House Of Gods: Dining With The Wolves Rpt
11:20pm Midsomer Murders: Claws Out Rpt
12:50am rage Guest Programmer
When Catherine discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, it sparks a chain of events that bizarrely leads her straight back to Tommy Lee Royce. Cast Sarah Lancashire.
Sally Wainwright’s multi-award-winning police drama returns for an unmissable final series.
When Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, it sparks a chain of events that bizarrely leads her straight back to Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton).
Her grandson, Ryan (Rhys Connah), is now sixteen and has ideas of his own about the kind of relationship he wants to have with the man Catherine refuses to acknowledge as his father, leaving Catherine’s sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) caught in the middle.
In another part of the valley, a local pharmacist and small-time drug dealer gets in over his head when a woman he is embroiled with gets arrested, and her relationship with her husband begins to spiral out of control.
Sunday 3 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm House Of Gods: Family Blood
9:30pm Silent Witness: History Part Four Rpt
10:30pm The War Of The Worlds Rpt
11:30pm Harrow: Alea Iacta Est Rpt
12:20am Significant Others Rpt
Monday 4 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A
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 Grand Designs: East Devon Rpt
Tuesday 5 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: East Arnhem Land, NT (Part 1)
8:30pm Better Date Than Never
9:05pm Whale With Steve Backshall: Ocean Hunters
9:55pm You Can’t Ask That: Dementia Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm Q+A Rpt
12:50am Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 6 March
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 Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Rosehaven Rpt
12:05am Rosehaven Rpt
Thursday 7 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Grand Designs New Zealand
9:20pm Antiques Roadshow: Dyffryn Gardens 1 Rpt
10:20pm Dream Gardens: Essendon, VIC Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm This Is Going To Hurt Rpt
12:15am Grand Designs: North Cornwall Rpt
Friday 8 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: A Climate of Death Season Final
10:00pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Berlin Rpt
12:05am Grand Designs: Milton Keynes Rpt
With only four weeks until the red carpet is rolled out for the biggest night of Australia’s comedy calendar, the hosts for both The Gala and Opening Night events have been announced.
With a rapidly growing fan-base, Festival favourite Lizzy Hoo will host The Gala, proudly supporting Oxfam. And just one week later and to officially open the Festival, New Zealand’s Guy Montgomery will take charge of the Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow.
Lizzy Hoo said of the announcement: ‘When I performed at my first ever Melbourne Comedy Festival I arrived in the city and saw the flags, posters, spruikers, and thousands of people lining up for shows all over the city – I was blown away by just how big it is. I never imagined then that I would I get to host one of its biggest nights.’
With a huge cast of the Festival’s brightest stars taking to the stage at St Kilda’s iconic Palais Theatre – Lizzy will host the comedy extravaganza which supports Oxfam’s mission to eliminate poverty and tackle global inequality.
On Wednesday 27 March, Guy hosts the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow – the ultimate kick-off to nearly four weeks of uninterrupted comedy.
Guy Montgomery said of the announcement: ‘It is a sad indictment on the state of Australian comedy when they have to ask a New Zealander to host one of their most prestigious shows. In truth, I am unbelievably flattered and excited. I hope I don’t bomb.’
Both The Gala and the Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow are sold out. Limited final release tickets may be available closer to the events. Both will be recorded live at the Palais Theatre and screen later on ABC TV and ABC iview.
The Gala airs on ABC TV & ABC iview on Wednesday 27 March at 9pm. Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow airs on ABC TV & ABC iview on Wednesday 3 April at 9pm. Both specials will remain available to stream on ABC iview.
Sunday 10 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm House Of Gods: Ramadan Sin
9:30pm Silent Witness: History Part Five Rpt
10:25pm The War Of The Worlds Rpt
11:25pm Harrow: Quam Innocentum Damnari Rpt
12:15am Significant Others Rpt
Monday 11 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A
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 Grand Designs: County Derry Rpt
Tuesday 12 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: East Arnhem Land, NT (Part 2)
8:30pm Better Date Than Never
9:00pm Whale With Steve Backshall: Ocean Voyagers
9:55pm You Can’t Ask That: Cheaters Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Four Corners Rpt
11:50pm Q+A Rpt
12:50am Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 13 March
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 Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Rosehaven Rpt
12:00am Rosehaven Rpt
Thursday 14 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Grand Designs New Zealand
9:20pm Antiques Roadshow: Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh 1 Rpt
10:20pm Dream Gardens: Strath Creek, VIC Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm This Is Going To Hurt Rpt
12:10am Grand Designs: Buckinghamshire Rpt
Friday 15 March
7:35pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Happy Valley Season Premiere
9:35pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:05pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:35pm QI: ‘T’ Animals Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm Grand Designs: West Sussex Rpt
12:10am Tenable Rpt
Saturday 16 March
7:30pm Life After Life
8:30pm Endeavour: Prelude Rpt
10:00pm House Of Gods: Ramadan Sin Rpt
11:00pm Happy Valley Rpt
12:00am rage Guest Programmer
Melbourne International Comedy Festival – The Gala
Wednesday 27 March 9.00pm
Lizzie Hoo hosts the biggest night of Australia’s comedy calendar, with a line-up of the best comedians, this two-hour special won’t disappoint.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival favourite Lizzy Hoo hosts the biggest night of Australia’s comedy calendar.
“I did my first solo show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2019. When I arrived in the city to perform for the first time and saw the flags, posters, spruikers, and thousands of people lining up for shows all over the city – I was blown away by just how big it is. I never imagined then that I would get to host one of its biggest nights.”
Not just a comedy extravaganza, The Gala is a powerful force supporting Oxfam’s mission to eliminate poverty and tackle global inequality. From St Kilda’s iconic Palais Theatre, with a line-up of the best comedians, this two-hour special is a not-to-be missed comedy event.
Production credits: Broadcast produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Event produced by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Festival Director Susan Provan. ABC Executive Producer Rowdie Walden.
Note: The following week Wednesday 3 April, 9pm
World Premiere Melbourne International Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow
Gardening Australia Holiday Special
Friday 29 March 7.30pm
Costa makes some furry friends at Australia Zoo; Jane tours a tiny garden with big character; Hannah augments her autumn crop supply; Sophie hammers flower colours into buntings and Clarence revels in a rosy delight.
Happy Holidays gardeners!
Costa meets the residents of Australia Zoo and explores the role plants play in providing food and habitat for them. Jane visits a small garden with big character, full of potted native trees, shrubs, and even a wildflower meadow – all in a courtyard designed to park a car on.
In Hobart, Hannah makes the most of autumn by succession planting winter greens, and sowing broad beans, peas, and garlic, while Sophie immortalises the colours of her garden in striking flower print buntings with the help of her hammer.
Clarence revels in the new, robust, Aussie-bred rose varieties blooming at the Wollongong Botanic Gardens, plus Jerry showcases unconventional citruses; Millie diagnoses ailing tomatoes, and Tammy adds green glamour to fences.
Production credit: Executive Producer, Gill Lomas.
Sunday 17 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm House Of Gods: “He in whose hands is dominion”
9:30pm Happy Valley Rpt
10:25pm A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams Rpt
11:30pm Harrow: Ab Initio Rpt
12:20am Significant Others Rpt
Monday 18 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:45pm Planet America Rpt
12:15am Grand Designs: East Sussex Rpt
Tuesday 19 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back Roads: Gunbower & Torrumbarry, VIC
8:30pm Better Date Than Never
9:05pm Whale With Steve Backshall: Ocean Survivors Series Final
9:55pm You Can’t Ask That: Ex-Football Players Rpt
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm Q+A Rpt
12:45am Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 20 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm This Is Going To Hurt Series Final
9:50pm Planet America Season Final
10:20pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Rosehaven Rpt
12:00am Rosehaven Rpt
Thursday 21 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Grand Designs New Zealand
9:20pm Antiques Roadshow: Aston Hall 1 Rpt
10:20pm Better Date Than Never Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm This Is Going To Hurt Rpt
12:05am Grand Designs: County Antrim Rpt
Friday 22 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Happy Valley
9:35pm Hard Quiz Rpt
10:05pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:35pm QI: Television Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm Grand Designs: South Somerset Rpt
12:10am Tenable Rpt
(Tasmania: ABC News finishes at 7:35pm with rest of the schedule 5 minutes later than above)
Saturday 23 March
7:30pm Life After Life
8:30pm Endeavour: Uniform Rpt
10:00pm House Of Gods: Ramadan Sin Rpt
11:00pm Happy Valley Rpt
12:00am rage Guest Programmer
Tasmania
5:30pm ABC News: Tasmania Votes
6:00pm Tasmania Votes: Election Night Live
7:30pm Tasmania Votes: Election Results Live
9:00pm Tasmania Votes: The Leaders Speak
10:00pm Life After Life
11:00pm Endeavour: Uniform
12:30am House Of Gods: Ramadan Sin
1:25am Happy Valley
