Call The Midwife Christmas Special
Sunday 26 December at 8.30pm
It’s December 1965 and everyone at Nonnatus House is looking forward to traditional celebrations with all the trimmings, but nothing goes quite to plan.
Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) is rushed to hospital, and Trixie (Helen George) is incensed to receive a subscription to a Marriage Bureau as a Christmas gift.
Meanwhile, a surprise reunion for Shelagh (Laura Main) involves her in a deeply moving birth, and the Circus arrives in Poplar, bringing new friendships, new experiences, and an exciting adventure for Nurse Crane (Linda Bassett).
The Golden Guitar Awards
Sunday 23 January 12.30pm
The annual celebration of Australia’s incredible Country Music The Golden Guitar Awards is turning 50!
This night of nights of country music will feature the top artists and their songs from 2021 and also special performances of many of Australia’s most beloved country hits by our biggest stars.
The 50ᵗʰ Annual Golden Guitar Awards is produced by Tamworth City Council and is usually the culmination of the Country Music Festival, an event that attracts tens of thousands of people from around the country to Tamworth.
The three-hour star studded gala concert will be simulcast on ABC Country which will provide the legion of hardcore country fans the opportunity to watch the full event. A 90-minute, edited highlights program will be broadcast the next day on ABC TV.
Beccy Cole (host of ABC’s Saturday Country) and Adam Harvey will host the highlights program.
Production Credits: Presented by Tamworth Regional Council and the Country Music Association of Australia.
Australian of the Year 2022
Tuesday 25 January 7.30pm
From Canberra’s National Arboretum, hosted by Hamish Macdonald and Susie Youssef, the Australian of the Year Awards recognise the achievements of extraordinary Australians.
ABC proudly presents the Australian of the Year Awards on Tuesday, January 25, 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 outstanding Australians throughout the last year. There are 33 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 Hero
The evening’s celebrations will be hosted by Hamish Macdonald and Susie Youssef 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 2022.
The event will include performances by Marcia Hines.
ABC Canberra’s Dan Bourchier will broadcast live on ABC Radio from 7.00pm-10.00pm AEDT, bringing you the behind-the-scenes colour of the event.
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.
Australia Day Live 2022
Wednesday 26 January 7.30pm
Australia Day Live at the Sydney Opera House and spanning Circular Quay showcases our nation’s best musical stars with tributes to our country, combined with a fireworks and maritime show.
As the sun sets on our national day, Australia Day Live from the Sydney Opera House forecourt and spanning Circular Quay is just getting started with an inspiring and uplifting finale to our national day featuring powerful storytelling, moving tributes and sensational entertainment on both land and water.
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.
Australia Day Live will be hosted by John Foreman, Casey Donovan and Jeremy Fernandez. Further information about the talent line-up will be available in January 2022.
The two-hour spectacular is produced by the NSW Government and Australia Day Council of NSW with creative direction led by music maestro and Creative Director John Foreman OAM together with composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist William Barton.Australia Day Live will be hosted by John Foreman, Casey Donovan and Jeremy Fernandez. Further information about the talent line-up will be available in January 2022.
Since it began in 2016, Australia Day Live at Sydney Opera House has proven much more than a concert; it reflects a nation with a complex past coming together to recognise our history, embrace our diversity and celebrate community, the Australian spirit and our many great achievements.
Monty Don’s American Gardens
From Friday 28 January 7.30pm
Monty Don visits some of the most famous and interesting gardens in America.
Monty Don O.B.E. is the UK’s leading garden writer and broadcaster. He has been making television programs for over thirty years on a range of topics, spanning travel, craft, outdoor living and, principally, gardening.
What is an American garden? Is there such a thing and if so, what does it look like? In this three- part series, Monty visits community gardens in New York and historical gardens in the South before exploring the Arizona desert and vast West Coast.
Ep 1 – The East:
This episode Monty visits the east; from Missouri to Chicago, then across to New York and Philadelphia.
In this first episode Monty begins his journey in a prairie, the original American flowering wilderness. Much of the prairie has disappeared but he meets a couple who have revived the tradition and enjoy showing it to him in full bloom.
In New York he explores vegetables being grown on the city’s rooftops, he rolls up his sleeves to help an enthusiastic community in the Bronx plant up their allotment and he learns about the history of America’s most famous public green space, Central Park.
He also travels to the garden city of America, Philadelphia where he visits one of the country’s most famous gardens and enjoys a modern version of a prairie garden.
As he travels across the country, he learns about the history and culture of American people and their gardens and marvels at the enthusiasm and energy that makes the country so special.
Saturday 25 December
: Saturday 1 January 2022
