The ABC must think that re-editing episode 2 is too hard. Hope it will be screened in future repeats.
Australian of the Year 2020
Saturday 25 January at 7:30pm
Who will be Australian of the Year in 2020?
ABC proudly presents the 60th anniversary of the Australian Of The Year Awards live from Canberra’s National Arboretum from 7.30pm AEDT on ABC TV, ABC iview, ABC NEWS channel, ABC social and ABC Radio.
The Australian of the Year Awards celebrates the achievements and contributions of eminent Australians throughout the last year. There are 32 people in contention for four award categories:
- Australian of the Year
- Senior Australian of the Year
- Young Australian of the Year
- Australia’s Local Hero
The evening’s celebrations willbehosted by Kumi Taguchi and Jeremy Fernandez, with the Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison presenting the four category awards as they are announced, culminating in the announcement of the Australian of the Year 2020.
The event will include performances by The Deep Blue Orchestra and interviews with a stellar cast of previous Australian of the Year alumni from the past 60 years.
ABC Canberra’s Dan Bourchier willbroadcast live from 7.00pm-10.00pm AEDT, bringing you the behind-the-scenes colour of the event.
On January 26, at 9.30am local time in each state, the first feature length interview (30 minutes) with the recipient of the Australian of the Year will air on ABC Radio local stations.
Week commencing 29 December
Sunday 29 December
4:00pm AEDT Football: W-League: Round 7 - Sydney FC v Adelaide United Live all markets
7:40pm Grand Designs: House Of The Year Season Final
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: Send In The Clowns Season Final
10:00pm Howards End Season Final
11:00pm World’s Busiest Cities: Delhi Season Final
Monday 30 December
7:30pm Y2k: The Bug That Didn’t Bite
8:00pm Back Roads: Bulloo Shire, QLD
8:30pm Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip E03 Series Final
9:20pm Employable Me Australia
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law: Part One: Homecoming
11:55pm Strike A Pose
Tuesday 31 December
7:30pm The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2019 Rpt
8:30pm New Year’s Eve 2019: House Party
9:00pm New Year’s Eve 2019: Family Fireworks
9:10pm New Year’s Eve 2019: NYE With Charlie Pickering
9:30pm New Year’s Eve 2019: Party Of The Decades
11:45pm New Year’s Eve 2019: Countdown To Midnight
12:00am New Year’s Eve 2019: Midnight Fireworks
12:20am rage New Year’s Special
Wednesday 1 January 2020
7:30pm The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
9:05pm Movie: A Royal Night Out
10:40pm ABC Late News
11:10pm Bucket
11:35pm Midsomer Murders: Send In The Clowns
Thursday 2 January
7:30pm Doctor Who Season Premiere
The Thirteenth Doctor is back for a thrilling 10-part series. The Doctor will be joined by her friends Ryan, Yaz and Graham, and welcomes famous faces Stephen Fry, Sir Lenny Henry CBE, Robert Glenister & Goran Visnjic.
8:35pm Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm Call The Midwife Season Final
Friday 3 January
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Endeavour: Cartouche
10:00pm QI: Overseas
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:00pm Back x 2
11:55pm rage
Saturday 4 January
5:00pm AEDT 
Football: A-League: Round 13 - Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners - live to all states
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7:30pm Vera: The Deer Hunters
9:00pm Doc Martin: Accidental Hero
9:50pm Agatha Raisin: The Wizard of Evesham (Part 2)
10:40pm Father Brown: The Flower Of The Fairway
11:30pm rage Guest Programmer
Australia Day Live 2020
Sunday 26 January 7.30pm
As the sun sets on our national day, the Australia Day Live concert will be broadcast from the Sydney Opera House forecourt and Circular Quay from 7.30pm AEDT on ABC and ABC iview.
Under the direction of Australia Day in Sydney Creative Director John Foreman OAM, this spectacular event will feature some of Australia’s best musical talent, plus dazzling fireworks displays that will transform the sky and water of Sydney Harbour.
Aussie music legends and entertainers will rock the stage in this extravaganza, performing classic songs synchronized with a troupe of jet-skis, fly-boarders, a flotilla of yachts, as well as the stunning Tug and Yacht Ballet and a tribute to opera.
Produced by the NSW Government, Australia Day Live will be hosted by John Foreman, Jeremy Fernandez and Christine Anu.
More information on hosts and the performer line-up coming in January 2020.
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Limited tickets to Australia Day Live concert will be available from January 15, 2020 at Australia Day NSW website
Doc Martin - Series 9
From Saturday 8 February 7.30pm
Martin Clunes returns to play the nation’s favourite grumpy medic in a brand new series of Doc Martin.
He stars as Dr Martin Ellingham, the GP with a brusque bedside manner and a phobia of blood, in eight new episodes of the successful drama produced by Buffalo Pictures, and set in the idyllic hamlet of Portwenn in Cornwall.
Picturesque Port Isaac provides the beautiful backdrop for the popular series, with all regular members of the cast reprising their roles.
Caroline Catz plays Doc Martin’s wife, Louisa Ellingham, who has resigned from her job as headmistress at the local school to pursue a new career in child counselling.
Returning to this ninth series, Dame Eileen Atkins plays Doc Martin’s formidable Aunt Ruth. Ian McNeice is back to play Bert Large, with Joe Absolom as his son Al . John Marquez is PC Joe Penhale, Jessica Ransom is the doctor’s receptionist Morwenna Newcross and Selina Cadell is pharmacist Mrs Tishell.
They are joined by special guest stars Danny Huston, Conleth Hill, Caroline Quentin and Tom Conti. Danny plays Robert Brooke, a man who is shot by a farmer who thinks he is stealing eggs. Caroline returns to the series to star as vet Angela Sim, Conleth plays a GP who comes to assess Martin and Tom Conti plays Bernard Newton, an eminent surgeon who is also assessing the Doc.
Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip
From Tuesday 4 February 8.30pm
In 2015, Griff took a very successful train journey through Africa. Now he’s going to immerse himself in modern Australia, unravel its pioneering history, delight in its Indigenous culture, meet some of its more unique characters, and journey through its most isolated towns and spirited cities. Along the way, Griff will discover the history of the railroads, the people that operate them and the communities that rely on them – because it’s the railways that made modern Australia. This series follows his journey on some of Australia’s most impressive long-distance trains– The Indian Pacific, The Spirit of the Outback, The Spirit of Queensland and the Iconic Ghan - travelling across the expansive outback and along spectacular coastlines.
To kick off the series, Griff explores the unique Australian continent aboard the legendary Indian Pacific. The first of two parts that will take him on a journey 4,352 kilometres across the country- from Perth in the state of Western Australia to Sydney in New South Wales. In this episode, Griff reaches as far as the golden town of Kalgoorlie. Along the way he meets quokkas, miners, an Aboriginal guide, and highland dancers, all the while exploring the state’s vastness and riches. Griff seeks to uncover what defines the West from the rest-and perhaps most importantly- what is a sandgroper?
Gardening Australia - Series 31
From Friday 7 February 7.30pm
Australia’s Most Popular Lifestyle series returns for another season of gardening knowhow and inspiration. So, let’s get stuck in!
Costa visits the legendary permaculture demonstration garden ‘Melliodora’ to meet the couple that kicked it all off and the young people they share the property with. Sophie visits a community project that is providing waterfront accommodation for native bees. Tino is at The Patch to show how and when to prune stone fruit.
Josh visits a primary school where students are playing an important role in growing and saving the seed of locally rare and endangered plants.
Gardening Australia presenter Clarence Slockee leads us through Bundjalung country to explain his deep running connection to plants.
Jerry Coleby-Williams shares his tips for growing a diverse collection of bromeliads, Millie Ross shows us how she keeps her chooks cool over summer, and Jane Edmanson keeps her lavender looking fresh with a prune.
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It’s rare for the ABC to reveal the line-up for February (including the return of Hard Quiz and Mad as Hell) this early.
They did the same thing on the same day last year.
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Week commencing 5 January 2020
Sunday 5 January
4:00pm AEDT Football: W-League: Round 8 - Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets Live all markets
7:40pm David Attenborough’s Conquest Of The Skies: The First To Fly
8:35pm Maigret Sets A Trap
10:00pm Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
11:00pm Inside London Fire Brigade
11:50pm Silent Witness: Remembrance (Part 1)
Monday 6 January
6:00pm ABC Evening News
6:30pm Summer Drum Series Premiere
7:00pm ABC News
7:30pm 7.30 Series Return
8:00pm Back Roads: Wynyard, TAS
8:30pm Hippos: Narrated by David Attenborough Season Final
9:20pm Employable Me Australia Season Final
10:20pm ABC Late News
10:50pm Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law: Part Two: Fortune Season Final
11:50pm Call The Midwife
Tuesday 7 January
8:00pm Nigella At My Table Series Premiere
8:35pm The Crown and Us: The Story of The Royals in Australia
9:35pm Brian Cox: The 21st Century Race For Space
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema: Game Changers
Wednesday 8 January
8:00pm Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Comedy Supershow Rpt
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm Bucket
11:25pm Call The Midwife
Thursday 9 January
8:00pm Doctor Who
9:00pm Stop Laughing…this is serious: She Goes… She Goes… She Just Goes
10:00pm Killing Eve: Do You Know How to Dispose of a Body?
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Split
Friday 10 January
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Endeavour: Passenger
10:00pm QI: Nosey Noisy
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm Back
11:55pm rage
Saturday 11 January
5:00pm AEDT Football: A-League: Round 14 - Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers - live to all states
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7:30pm Vera: Death Of A Family Man Season Final
9:00pm Doc Martin: Blade Of The Feather
9:50pm Agatha Raisin: The Fairies of Fryfam (Part 1)
10:35pm Father Brown: The Two Deaths Of Hercule Flambeau Season Final
11:20pm Rage: Retro Month
This BBC show debuted in Australia on Foxtel’s LifeStyle Food in December 2017. This will be FTA premiere.
Also, Australia was the first country to air series 20 of Midsomer Murders, which finished last night (December 29). The final two episodes of series 20 won’t air in UK until January 6 and 14, 2020, respectively.
Some of the new ABC promos
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Schedule update
Wednesday 1st January
Due to the special edition of 7.30 covering the bushfire crisis in NSW and Victoria, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and movie: A Royal Night Out have both been pushed back by 30 minutes.
Week commencing 12 January 2020
Sunday 12 January
4:00pm AEDT Football: W-League: Round 9 - Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar - Live all markets
7:40pm David Attenborough’s Conquest Of The Skies: Rivals
8:35pm Maigret’s Dead Man
10:05pm Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
11:00pm Inside London Fire Brigade
11:50pm Silent Witness: Remembrance (Part 2)
Monday 13 January
8:00pm Back Roads: Clunes, VIC
8:30pm Magical Land Of Oz: Ocean
9:30pm Aftermath: Beyond Black Saturday
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie
Tuesday 14 January
8:00pm Nigella At My Table
8:35pm The Crown and Us: The Story of The Royals in Australia Season Final
9:30pm The Cult Of The Family: Unseen, Unheard, Unknown
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema: Outsiders
Wednesday 15 January
8:00pm Sherlock: The Six Thatchers
9:30pm You Can’t Ask That: Ex-Reality TV Stars
10:00pm Would I Lie To You?
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm Bucket
11:30pm Call The Midwife
Thursday 16 January
8:00pm Doctor Who
9:00pm Stop Laughing…this is serious: I Said Pet, I Said Pet, I Said Love
10:00pm Killing Eve: Nice and Neat
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Split
Friday 17 January
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Endeavour: Colours
10:00pm QI: Noble Rot
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm Back
11:30pm rage
Saturday 18 January
5:00pm AEDT Football: A-League: Round 15 - Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix - live to all states
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7:30pm Vera: Changing Tides
9:00pm Doc Martin: All My Trials Season Final
9:50pm Agatha Raisin: The Fairies of Fryfam (Part 2)
10:40pm rage: Retro Month
Grand Designs - Season 16
From Sunday 9 February at 7:70pm
Presenter Kevin Mccloud follows some of Britain’s most ambitious self-building projects in Grand
Designs, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams.The brand-new series of Grand Designs is as wide-ranging and inspiring as ever. There’s a crumbling 18th-century listed castle in the historic county Buckinghamshire, painstakingly restored and reinvented as a family home for four. In beach side Cornwall, a surfer brings to life a giant steel and glass house inspired by an 80s cult film. There’s a cutting edge ‘healthy house’ near the London Borough of Richmond, meticulously designed to improve the health of two young boys living with life threatening conditions. Kevin Mccloud is once again on hand to share the pain, and celebrate the triumphs, of those risking everything to create extraordinary new places to live.
In episode one, young Spanish architect Jaime and his wife Mimi Fernandez embark on an epic mission to convert a Grade II listed folly in Buckinghamshire into a family home.
Originally designed to exhibit a fossil collection, the folly was gutted by fire and left in ruins for the last 200 years. Giving themselves a wildly optimistic six month deadline to finish before the birth of their second child, it’s not long before Jaime and Mimi hit trouble.
The Saxon burial ground the folly is built on throws up some macabre surprises. Their stonemasons from Madrid let them down and local builders with no restoration experience have to take on the crumbling stonework. Jaime puts all his energies and creativity into the project, using innovative 3D mapping to squeeze living spaces into the tower, but it’s an exhausting struggle. With money running out, the contract on their rented accommodation running out and the birth imminent the pressure to move in proves almost unbearable.
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ABC’s Sunday primetime line-up usually starts at 7.40pm. Unless the broadcaster is planning to cut the news back to 30 minutes and air a new show at 7.30pm, or extend the bulletin to one hour.
It’s just a mistake in their media release and should be 7:40pm.
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Week commencing 19 January 2020
Sunday 19 January
4:00pm AEDT Football: W-League: Round 10 - Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory- Live all markets
7:40pm David Attenborough’s Conquest Of The Skies: Triumph Season Final
8:35pm Maigret: Night at the Crossroads
10:05pm Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None Season Final
11:05pm Inside London Fire Brigade Season Final
11:50pm Silent Witness: Covenant (Part 1)
Monday 20 January
8:00pm Back Roads: Koroit, VIC
8:30pm Magical Land Of Oz: Land
9:30pm EXPOSED: The Case Of Keli Lane: Truth and Lies
10:30pm ABC Late News
11:00pm Louis Theroux: Twilight Of The Porn Stars
Tuesday 21 January
8:00pm Nigella At My Table
8:30pm The Pool: Our Playground
9:30pm The Cult Of The Family: A Question of Identity
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:55pm David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema: Family
11:55pm Maigret: Night at the Crossroads
Wednesday 22 January
8:00pm Sherlock: The Lying Detective
9:30pm TBA
10:15pm Planet America 2020 Series Series Premiere
Now twice a week! Chas and John have more time to guide you through the latest from Trump’s America as the President faces impeachment, the Democratic primaries get underway and we get into the full swing of Campaign 2020.
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm Bucket Season Final
11:40pm Tim’s Vermeer
Thursday 23 January
8:00pm Doctor Who
9:00pm Stop Laughing…this is serious: Too Much Variety Is Barely Enough Season Final
10:05pm Killing Eve: The Hungry Caterpillar
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Split
Friday 24 January
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Endeavour: Quartet
10:00pm QI: Not Nearly
10:35pm ABC Late News
11:05pm Back
11:25pm rage
Saturday 25 January
5:00pm AEDT Football: A-League: Round 16 - Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar - live to all states
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7:30pm Australian of the Year Awards 2020
9:00pm The Cry
10:00pm Agatha Raisin: Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate (Part 1)
10:50pm rage Guest Programmer
Singapore’s Secret Forests with David Attenborough
From Sunday 2 February at 7:40pm
Singapore’s rainforests harbour a fascinating cast of jungle creatures - from the lofty canopy heights to the darkness of the forest floor.
7:70pm 
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