###The Coroner - Season 2
From Saturday 1 April at 7:30pm
###Week commencing 19 March
Sunday 19 March
7:40pm Grand Designs: Honiton
8:35pm Vera
10:00pm David Bowie: The Last Five Years Rpt
11:30pm The Tunnel
Monday 20 March
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:15pm The Business
Tuesday 21 March
8:00pm Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line Series Premiere
8:30 pm Bullied Final
09:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm Creatives: Russell Ord Premiere
10:30pm Lateline
Wednesday 22 March
8:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Tim Ferguson
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Walliams and Friend: Miranda Richardson
9:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:15pm Catastrophe Rpt
10:40pm Lateline
Thursday 23 March
8:00pm Dream Gardens
8:30pm Newton’s Law
9:30pm No Offense
10:20pm Lateline
Friday 24 March
8:00pm QI
8:30pm Broadchurch
9:20pm Luther New Series
10:20pm Lateline
Saturday 25 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Call The Midwife Final
9:30pm New Tricks Rpt
10:30pm Newton’s Law Rpt
11:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
##abc Celebrates International Women’s Day 2017 #IWDABC
To mark International Women’s Day 2017 the ABC is putting its line-up of female leaders to the fore.
On 8 March, programs and content across radio, television and digital will reflect the day’s theme of #BeBoldForChange and focus on the need for change and gender equality in all communities.
Commencing at 6am with ABC News Breakfast an all-female line-up will lead the major radio and TV news bulletins and current affairs programs and present across the day on NewsRadio and News 24.
ABC Radio will also showcase the extraordinary breadth of female broadcasting and creative talent with all-women presenters on all networks, while special content through the day explores the need for change and gender equality. Jane Caro will take on hosting duties on Conversations at 11am on Local Radio; her guest will be award-winning journalist Joanne McCarthy.
At noon Sarah Moran, CEO of Girl Geek Academy will talk about the importance of encouraging girls into tech in the first School Hacks for Parents Facebook live series on the ABC Splash Facebook page: Redirecting....
In a special IWD broadcast at 1pm, RN will present Coming Out, Again to reunite some of the Coming Out cast from the 70s to the 90s, such as Julie Rigg, Nicola Joseph, Fiona Martin and Kath Duncan.
Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview) features Dr Susan Carland, an academic, author and social commentator whose expertise in gender, sociology and the modern Muslim experience have made her an important voice in the Australian cultural landscape.
In the evening ABC Radio presents an All Star Entertainment Debate: That Motherhood Is Overrated. Starring a galaxy of Australia’s finest female talent in a heady collision of heart and humour including Wendy Harmer, Elaine Crombie, Showko Showfukutei, Patricia Karvelas, Effie The Virgin Bride (aka Mary Coustas), Julia Zemiro and hosted by Libbi Gorr, the debate will be broadcast on RN at 8:05pm, on Local Radio at 9:05pm.
ABC iview fans will be treated to a collection of programs highlighting the work and contributions of some of Australia’s most well-known women including artist Margaret Olley, journalist Ita Buttrose and comedian Judith Lucy’s brilliant Judith Lucy Is All Woman.
The largest ever study of Australian women on the land, The Invisible Farmer, will be launched on ABC Open (https://open.abc.net.au/). A creative partnership between the ABC, rural communities, academics, government and cultural organisations, The Invisible Farmer aims to reveal the hidden stories of women on the land and stimulate public discussion about contemporary issues facing rural Australia and its future.
In support of the day, a campaign will run across radio, online, digital and social channels, spearheaded by a 30 second television promo where deeply respected broadcasters including Kumi Taguchi, Joe O’Brien, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Myf Warhurst, Chris Bath, Beverly O’Connor, Linda Marigliano and Fran Kelly share the advice they would give to their younger selves.
For international audiences, Radio Australia’s news and current affairs programs in Tok Pisin and English will be presented by women and feature stories about inspirational women across the Pacific. Online, AustraliaPlus.com will showcase stories about women in English, Chinese and Indonesian and Australia Plus Learn English will conduct a Facebook live lesson about using gendered language.
Follow #IWDABC throughout the day for information or #BeBoldForChange to support International Women’s Day 2017.
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Craig Reucassel has a new series coming to ABC in May.
[quote] War on Waste, his new three-part ABC series, set to debut in May. Loosely based on a BBC program, it focuses on food, fashion, plastic, recycling and coffee cup waste. Topics chosen not in Aunty’s boardrooms, but the depths of suburban wheelie bins.
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I know the Tram Driver that drove that tram, but not that well. 
But I wonder what date it’s going to air in May?
Oh I was wondering what he was up to when he ambushed Gladys Berejiklian the other day. It didn’t seem like something related to the Checkout.
Seeing that Gogglebox did a review on “Hugh’s War on Waste” and they showed the coffee cup story, this show looks exactly like that show.
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###The Halcyon
From Saturday 1 April at 8:15pm
The Halcyon is the story of a bustling and glamorous five-star hotel at the centre of London society and a world at war. Set in 1940, the series shows London life through the prism of war and the impact it has on families, politics, relationships and work across every social strata - set to a soundtrack of the music of the era.
Episode one (or eight) sees the arrival at the Halcyon hotel of a mysterious and handsome American, Joe O’Hara
(Matt Ryan), who while checking in, queries a line of smart black cars snaking their way around the back of the hotel. Meanwhile, the owner, Lord Hamilton (Alex Jennings) arrives with Charity Lambert (Charity Wakefield) a young glamorous blonde on his arm, and several upper class and white haired men in tow. He’s hosting a meeting of Lords, MPs and influencers who are plotting how to instate Halifax as PM… bit it’s clear that the room contains more than its fair share of appeasers and Nazi sympathisers.
###Silent Witness - Series 19
From Friday 7 April at 9:20pm
Emilia Fox, Richard Lintern and David Caves return in this award-winning crime drama which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2016. Dr Nikki Alexander (Fox), Dr Thomas Chamberlain (Lintern) and Dr Jack Hodgson (Caves) form a dedicated team of forensic pathologists whose job it is to work out how and why the victim died.
This series sees Nikki (Fox) investigate a murder that’s a carbon copy of a case from her past, but who will believe her as she soon suspects that the killings are personal to her. Jack creates tension when he finds himself aligned with a police complaints investigator over the accidental shooting of a girl by armed police. And a seemingly random killing in the remote countryside leads Nikki and Jack into the dangerous underbelly of a criminal world.
In episode one, the apparent suicide of a DJ leads Nikki to question her judgement on a strikingly similar case from her past. The similarities between the cases reveal that a copycat killer is out there - someone who is forensically aware and possibly medically trained. As further comparisons appear between the murders and Nikki’s past, she soon suspects that the killings are personal.
Meanwhile Tony, a family man recently released from prison for an attempted murder he supposedly didn’t commit, struggles to come to terms with his new life. The links between Tony’s incarceration and Nikki’s past become apparent as she goes in search of an old rival who may hold the answers to the current murders.
###Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala
Sunday 2 April at 8.30pm
It’s time for Australia’s ultimate comedy cavalcade, the golden night of gags, the funniest fiesta…from the 2017 Melbourne Comedy Festival…The Gala.
Filmed from Melbourne’s Regent Theatre, and hosted by Wil Anderson, the annual Gala is the biggest night on the comedy calendar, where the finest and funniest from Australia and overseas take to the stage. Artists donate their time for this super-sized special event, and through the generosity of those on stage and those in the audience and watching at home, The Gala supports the life-changing work of Oxfam worldwide.
Just some of the comedians joining Wil for the Gala include, Paul Foot, Stephen K Amos, Arj Barker, Jason Byrne, Urzila Carlson, Anne Edmonds, Sammy J, Matt Okine, Joel Creasey and Frank Woodley.
ABC is the 2017 broadcast partner of The Melbourne Comedy Festival’s signature events; The Gala, Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow and The Great Debate.
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###Week commencing 26 March
Sunday 26 March
7:40pm Grand Designs: Wirral Peninsula
8:35pm Vera Final
10:00pm DCI Banks: Strange Affair
11:35pm McCullin
Monday 27 March
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:15pm The Business
Tuesday 28 March
8:00pm Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line
8:30 pm The Indian Dream Hotel On Tour Premiere
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm Creatives: Robert McFarlane Premiere
10:30pm Lateline
Wednesday 29 March
8:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Kasey Chambers
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Walliams and Friend: Hugh Bonneville
9:40pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:25pm Catastrophe Rpt
10:55pm Lateline
Thursday 30 March
8:00pm Dream Gardens
8:30pm Newton’s Law Final
9:30pm No Offense Final
10:20pm Lateline
Friday 31 March
8:00pm QI
8:30pm Broadchurch
9:20pm Luther Final
10:20pm Lateline
Saturday 1 April
7:30pm The Coroner New Series
8:15pm The Halcyon Series Premiere
9:10pm New Tricks: Lottery Curse Rpt
10:10pm Newton’s Law Rpt
11:05pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
###Week commencing 2 April
Sunday 2 April
Note: Daylight savings ends Sunday morning
7:40pm Grand Designs: North Wales
8:30pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala Premiere Special
10:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:00pm DCI Banks: Strange Affair
Monday 3 April
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:15pm The Business
Tuesday 4 April
East Coast, WA
8:00pm Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line
8:30 pm Stargazing Live Premiere Event over 3 nights
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm Creatives: Rosemary Valadon Premiere
10:30pm Lateline
SA and NT
8:00pm 8:30 pm Stargazing Live
9:00pm Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line
Wednesday 5 April
East Coast, WA
8:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Ronny Chieng
8:30 pm Stargazing Live
9:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
10:00pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:45pm Lateline
SA and NT
8:00pm 8:30 pm Stargazing Live
9:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Ronny Chieng
Thursday 6 April
East Coast, WA
8:00pm The Checkout Series Return
8:30 pm Stargazing Live
9:30pm You Can’t Ask That Series Return
10:00pm Would I Lie To You?: The Unseen Bits
10:30pm Lateline
SA and NT
8:00pm 8:30 pm Stargazing Live
9:00pm The Checkout
Friday 7 April
8:00pm QI
8:30pm Broadchurch
9:20pm Silent Witness: After The Fall New Series
10:20pm Lateline
Saturday 8 April
7:30pm The Coroner
8:15pm The Halcyon
9:05pm New Tricks: Lottery Curse Rpt
10:05pm Newton’s Law Rpt
11:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
###Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Great Debate
Monday 17 April at 8:00pm
It’s the 28th Annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate and it’s going to be huge!
Bear witness to the battle of the biggest comedy brains as two teams fight it out to reign supreme. Six smarty pants superstars will take to the stage, using logic, laughs, wit and charm to win the day and prove that they are the better side.
The topic will be contentious, the competition will be heated and the comedy will be world-class. The Great Debate – where critical thinking and comic timing collide.
###Michael Mosley’s Secrets of Your Food
From Tuesday 11 April at 8:00pm
From the makers of Human Universe and 9 Months That Made You, comes the definitive guide to the food on your plate. Seen at a microscopic level, your food resembles a vast range of strange and beautiful landscapes, which transform in mouth-watering ways as you cook.
Michael Mosley and James Wong reveal the delicious physics, chemistry and biology hidden inside our food. They travel the world in a culinary adventure to search for the origins of our favourite foods and using specialist photography and CGI, they take us on a journey inside the most sumptuous food, right down to the molecular level.
This landmark series uncovers a secret world of exquisite chemical reactions. Each fizz and tickle of the tongue is captured so clearly you can almost taste it. This is the untold story of your next mouthful, where delicious is in the detail.
In the opening episode, We Are What We Eat, they explore how this chemistry fuels and builds our bodies. Michael begins by trying the first meal most of us enjoyed, human breast milk, which contains everything a baby needs - fats, carbs, vitamins and minerals. As we grow, we continue to seek the same chemistry in our diet but as Michael and James discover, from a wide variety of scrumptious fare.
In San Francisco, they unravel why sourdough bread is so good for us; in the Philippines, they learn how a river weed - rice - has become a comforting staple food, and in Bulgaria, they discover why letting your mushrooms sunbathe may help you get a calcium boost from your dairy food.
ABC’s April promo is using the new ABC look.
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###Week commencing 9 April
Sunday 9 April
7:40pm Grand Designs: North Cornwall Final
8:30pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: Allstars Supershow
10:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
11:00pm DCI Banks
Monday 10 April
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:15pm The Business
Tuesday 11 April
8:00pm Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line
8:30pm TBA
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm Creatives: Roger Swainston
10:30pm Lateline
Wednesday 12 April
8:00pm Anh’s Brush With Fame Series Return
8:30 pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm You Can’t Ask That
9:30pm The Warriors Series Premiere
10:00pm Lost In Pronunciation
10:10pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
Thursday 13 April
8:00pm The Checkout
8:30 pm Seven Types Of Ambiguity Series Premiere
9:30pm Restoration Man
Friday 14 April
8:00pm QI
8:30pm Broadchurch
9:20pm Silent Witness: After The Fall Pt2
10:20pm TBA
Saturday 15 April
7:30pm The Coroner
8:15pm The Halcyon
9:05pm New Tricks: The Crazy Gang
10:05pm Seven Types Of Ambiguity Rpt
11:05pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
###Week commencing 16 April
Sunday 16 April
7:40pm Doctor Who: The Pilot
8:30pm TBA
10:00pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries
10:55pm Tim Winton’s The Turning
Monday 17 April
8:00pm Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Great Debate Premiere
9:30pm Rage 30: The Story Of Rage Premiere
10:30pm Lateline
11:00pm The Business
Tuesday 18 April
8:00pm Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line
8:30pm Michael Mosley’s Secrets Of Your Food
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club Series Return
Wednesday 19 April
8:00pm Anh’s Brush With Fame: Rosie Batty
8:30 pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm You Can’t Ask That: Suicide Attempt Survivors
9:30pm The Warriors
10:00pm Lost In Pronunciation
10:10pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
Thursday 20 April
8:00pm The Checkout
8:30 pm Seven Types Of Ambiguity
9:30pm Restoration Man
Friday 21 April
8:00pm QI
8:30pm Broadchurch Final
9:20pm Silent Witness
Saturday 22 April
7:30pm The Coroner
8:15pm The Halcyon
9:05pm New Tricks Rpt
10:05pm Seven Types Of Ambiguity Rpt
11:05pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
###Rage 30: The Story Of Rage
Monday 17 April at 9:30pm
Rage celebrates turning 30 with this special look at its history and influence on Australian music and culture.
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###River
From Friday 28 April at 8:30pm
Stellan Skarsgård (The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo) stars as John River, a respected police officer haunted by the murder victims whose secrets he must uncover. He is also a man whose vulnerabilities and eccentricities are brought to the fore as he grieves the loss of his dearest friend and colleague, DS Jackie Stevenson (Nicola Walker) (Last Tango in Halifax).
The stages of his grief mark River’s growing bonds with those he has excluded from his heart and mind, and when a murder suspect jumps to his death whilst being pursued by River, he comes under increasing pressure both from the press and within the police force as calls for his dismissal grow.
As the investigation into Jackie’s murder starts to reveal her deepest secrets, River has to question everything he thought he knew about his one true friend. Their relationship might have survived her death, but can it survive the truth of who she really was in life?
Meanwhile the mother of a murdered teenager is growing increasingly desperate - the boyfriend has confessed but no body has been found, and she blames River for failing to make good on his promise to find her daughter.
Also starring Adeel Akhtar (Utopia) as Detective Sergeant Ira King; Lesley Manville (An Adventure in Space and Time) as their superior, Chief Inspector Chrissie Read, and Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan) as a notorious killer.
ABC showcasing the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2017
The ABC is the home of Australian comedy and April will be full of laughs as we partner up with the Melbourne Comedy Festival for its signature events The Gala, Opening Night Allstars Supershow and The Great Debate. The partnership builds on a longstanding relationship, with the Festival’s Comedy Up Late and Stand & Deliver.
The Gala
Sunday 2 April at 8.30pm on ABC & ABC iview
It’s the biggest night in the comedy calendar, hosted by Wil Anderson, where the finest and funniest from Australia and overseas come together for this special event. The Gala supports the life changing work of Oxfam. This year’s Gala features performances from Paul Foot, Stephen K Amos, Arj Barker, Jason Byrne, Urzila Carlson, Luke McGregor, Joel Creasey and Anne Edmonds.
Opening Night Allstars Supershow
Sunday 9 April at 8.30pm on ABC & ABC iview
Comedy legends and luminaries from around the world take to the stage alongside the freshest and funniest homegrown talent, showcasing the brilliant performers from the Festival. Hosted by Kitty Flanagan, performers include Tom Ballard, Dave Hughes, Hannah Gadsby, David O’Doherty and Jimeoin.
The Great Debate
Monday 17 April at 8.00pm on ABC & ABC iview
Bear witness to the battle of the biggest comedy brains as two teams fight it out to reign supreme. The topic will be contentious, the competition heated and the comedy world-class.
Comedy Up Late
Thursday 13 April at 9.15pm on ABC2 & ABC iview
Now in its 5th year, this hilarious 10-part series features some of the best and boldest up and coming new talent. This year’s hosts include Ivan Aristeguieta, Nath Valvo, Mel Buttle, Sam Taunton and DeAnne Smith (CAN/USA), as well as sets from side-splitting local and international comedians like Susie Youssef, Daniel Townes, Guy Montgomery (NZ), Tom Walker, Janelle James (USA), Matt Stewart, Fortune Feimster (USA), Laura Davis, Neeti Palta (India), Dane Simpson, Emma Sidi (UK) and many more.
Stand & Deliver
June on ABC ME
A super-sized, super-fun show especially for 8-12 years old, hosted by Susie Youssef and featuring performances from Aunty Donna, Trygve Wakenshaw (NZ) and Ethan Cavanagh and Will McKenna from LoL Squad.