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Week commencing 26 March 2023

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Sunday 26 March

7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm In Our Blood: No Time For Politicking
9:25pm Close To Me Rpt
10:15pm Finding Alice Rpt
11:00pm Last Tango In Halifax Rpt

Monday 27 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A
10:35pm China Tonight Rpt
11:10pm ABC Late News
11:25pm The Business Rpt
11:40pm Tom Gleeson: Joy Rpt

Tuesday 28 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1970s
9:00pm The Princes And The Press Rpt
9:55pm The Science of Relationships: A Catalyst Special Rpt
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:00pm The Business Rpt
11:20pm Four Corners Rpt
12:05am Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 29 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala Premiere Special
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Frayed Rpt

Thursday 30 March
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Grand Designs: The Streets: Leah & Craig Season Final
9:20pm Griff’s Canadian Adventure: Coldness
10:10pm Art Works
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business
11:10pm Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1970s
12:10am Q+A

Friday 31 March
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Van der Valk: Redemption In Amsterdam
10:00pm Jack Irish Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News Rpt
11:15pm Close To Me Rpt
12:00am Traces Rpt

Saturday 1 April
7:30pm The Larkins
8:20pm Under The Vines
9:05pm Grantchester Rpt
9:55pm In Our Blood: Grid Rpt
10:50pm Traces Rpt
11:35pm rage Guest Programmer

:clock3: Daylight Saving Ends

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Grand Designs UK - Season 20

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Sunday 16 April 7.30pm

Colin and Adele build an eye-popping curved glass family home in the south Manchester suburb where they grew up. But things go wrong when there’s a manpower issue with the contractors.

Colin and Adele are adventurous types, not afraid to explore the more hair-raising corners of the planet. Through his film production company, Colin has even filmed in North Korea with dictator Kim Jong-un. However, his next production will involve his biggest challenge yet - building an eye-popping curved glass family home in the south Manchester suburb where the couple grew up.

Colin and Adele have followed their globetrotting instincts by engaging a Swedish architect, an Italian interior design company, and a Latvian building company. But will this multinational team click together, or will their plans get lost in translation?

Right from the start their £700k construction budget comes under stress when Colin refuses to compromise and goes with an expensive engineering change to make the house look like it’s floating. However, it gets a lot worse a few months in, when there is a manpower issue with the contractors Colin paid up front to build the entire structure.

Delays inevitably stretch out; progress is negligible, and Colin and Adele are tens of thousands of pounds out of pocket. As the pandemic strikes, with barely a few walls installed and winter rain pouring in, the build is on life support. Colin and Adele, facing financial ruin, will now have to summon every ounce of adventurous spirit if they’re to turn disaster into triumph.

Production credit: Written and Presented by Kevin McCloud. Director: Alex Steinitz. Executive Producers: John Lonsdale and John Comerford.

Midsomer Murders - Season 23

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Sunday 16 April 8.20pm

Series 23 sees us back in the fictional picturesque county of Midsomer.

Each episode follows DCI Barnaby and his trusty sidekick DS Winter, as they endeavour to solve perplexing crimes while also exploring the quirks of this delightful but deadly county.

EPISODE 1
Deep in Blacktrees Forest, on the edge of Blacktrees-on-Marsh, is a concealed, state of the art, bombproof shelter. Since attending the scene of a terrible flood over two decades ago, Warren Kaine has grown increasingly terrified of life and the spectre of imminent disaster. Fear of terrorism, mad cow disease, tsunamis, asteroids, global warming and financial meltdown burrowed into his brain so deeply that he plunged his life savings into the building of the shelter.

Warren’s extreme paranoia has drawn other survivalists to the village and now Midsomer’s very own doomsday prepper group meet once a week to prepare for the end of days. But after the controversial ousting of a member, Warren suddenly has a target on his back. Preaching survival at any cost comes back to haunt him in the worst way imaginable as the Blacktrees Prophecy claims its first – but not last – victim.
Production credit: Bentley Productions & All3Media International

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No

It’s back to UK dramas after that

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Week commencing 2 April 2023

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Sunday 2 April
7:30pm Death In Paradise Season Final
8:30pm In Our Blood: Intriguing Habits
9:20pm Close To Me
10:10pm Finding Alice Rpt
11:00pm MotherFatherSon Rpt

Monday 3 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A
10:35pm China Tonight Rpt Season Final
11:10pm ABC Late News
11:25pm The Business Rpt
11:40pm Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala Rpt

Tuesday 4 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1980s - 1990s Season Final
9:00pm The Princes And The Press Rpt
9:55pm Stuff The British Stole: Jewel Of Denial Rpt
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 5 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow Final
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Frayed Rpt

Thursday 6 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Chatham Islands Season Premiere
9:20pm Griff’s Canadian Adventure: Emptiness Rpt
10:10pm Art Works Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1980s - 1990s Rpt
12:10am Q+A Rpt

Friday 7 April Good Friday
7:30pm Gardening Australia: Easter Special
8:30pm Van der Valk: Redemption In Amsterdam Season Final
10:00pm Jack Irish Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News Rpt
11:15pm Close To Me Rpt
12:00am Traces Rpt

Saturday 8 April
7:30pm The Larkins
8:20pm Under The Vines
9:05pm Grantchester Rpt
9:55pm In Our Blood Rpt
10:45pm Traces Rpt
11:30pm rage Guest Programmer

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Week commencing 9 April 2023

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Sunday 9 April
7:30pm Grand Designs Revisited: Lewes Rpt
8:20pm In Our Blood: There’s Always a Dance Floor Series Final
9:15pm Close To Me
10:00pm Finding Alice Rpt
10:50pm MotherFatherSon Rpt
11:50pm Smother Rpt

Monday 10 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Q+A
10:20pm ABC Late News
10:35pm Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow Rpt

Tuesday 11 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Great Australian Stuff: Food Series Premiere
9:00pm The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds - Part One Sydney Premiere
10:00pm Stuff The British Stole: Stoned Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm MotherFatherSon Rpt

Wednesday 12 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:35pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:05pm Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe Series Premiere
9:35pm QI: Tricks and Treats
10:05pm Staged: A Version of This Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Frayed Rpt
11:45pm Finding Alice Rpt

Thursday 13 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Okaihau
9:20pm Griff’s Canadian Adventure: Happiness Rpt
10:05pm Art Works Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Great Australian Stuff: Food Rpt
12:10am Q+A Rpt

Friday 14 April
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Traces Season 2 Premiere
9:20pm Jack Irish Rpt
10:15pm Aunty Donna’s Coffee Café Rpt
10:45pm ABC Late News
11:00pm Close To Me Rpt
11:50pm Traces Rpt

Saturday 15 April
7:30pm The Larkins Season Final
8:20pm Under The Vines Season Final
9:05pm Grantchester Rpt
9:55pm In Our Blood Rpt
10:50pm Fires Rpt
11:40pm rage Guest Programmer

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Unusual to see a repat on Sunday night at 7.30pm (the following week it is back to Grand Designs then Midsomer Murders:).

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Easter Sunday reasons perhaps?

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Following news of Kenny (Doughty) and Ibinabo’s exits, The Rising Tide, a feature-length episode based on the eleventh Vera novel written by Ann Cleeves, will be their final appearance in the series, and will air later this year (on ITV).

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Mayfair Witches

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From Friday 5 May 9.15pm ALL EPS AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON ABC IVIEW

Based on Anne Rice’s iconic series, Mayfair Witches explores female empowerment and the mortal implications of our decisions. The series follows Rowan, an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers she possesses supernatural abilities—and a daunting legacy.

Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Harry Hamlin, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa.

Episode 1 - Neurosurgeon Rowan Fielding (Alexandra Daddario) has a problem – when she gets mad, she kills with her mind; her search for answers sends her toward her secretive biological family; in New Orleans, Deirdre Mayfair (Annabeth Gish) is desperate to escape from her aunt’s oppressive house.

Interview With The Vampire

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From Friday 5 May 10.00pm ALL EPS AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON ABC IVIEW

Based on Anne Rice’s iconic novel, Interview with the Vampire follows Louis de Pointe du Lac’s epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy. Stars Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson.

Episode 1 - Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) lives in 1910 New Orleans as executor-in-charge of his family’s fortune; when he meets the vampire Lestat (Sam Reid), Louis’ life begins to unravel in otherworldly ways; in 2020, Louis tells his story to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian).

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A couple of interesting acquisitions from AMC. Given the late timeslots and dropping all episodes at launch probably trying to drive iView numbers.

Also from AMC : Kevin Can F*** Himself on ABC Plus getting similar binge treatment.

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Week commencing 16 April 2023

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Sunday 16 April
7:30pm Grand Designs: South Manchester Season Premiere
8:20pm Midsomer Murders: The Blacktrees Prophecy Season Premiere
9:50pm Close To Me Rpt
10:40pm MotherFatherSon
11:35pm Smother

Monday 17 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A
10:35pm India Now Rpt
11:10pm ABC Late News Rpt
11:25pm The Business Rpt
11:40pm Tall Poppy: A Skater’s Story Rpt

Tuesday 18 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Great Australian Stuff: The Land
9:00pm The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds - Part Two Brisbane
10:00pm Stuff The British Stole: Chipped Away Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 19 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:05pm Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe: We Got Burgled!
9:35pm QI: Ticks Tax Toes
10:05pm Staged: Who’s Playing Who Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Frayed Rpt
11:50pm Father Brown: The Celestial Choir Rpt

Thursday 20 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Lake House
9:15pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland Rpt
10:05pm Art Works Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Great Australian Stuff: The Land Rpt
12:05am Q+A Rpt

Friday 21 April
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Traces
9:20pm Wil Anderson: Wilogical Rpt
10:20pm Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe: We Got Burgled! Rpt
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm Close To Me Rpt
11:55pm Smother Rpt
12:45am rage

Saturday 22 April
7:30pm Movie: Eat Pray Love (2010)
9:50pm Ridley Road Rpt
10:50pm Fires Rpt
11:45pm rage Guest Programmer

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Unusual for the ABC to show a repeat movie on the Saturday rather than showing new episodes of another drama series.

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Sink your teeth into two supernatural supershows coming to ABC

ABC TV and ABC iview will have you on the edge of your seat when it premieres two of television’s hottest supernatural drama series Mayfair Witches and Interview with the Vampire, produced by AMC Studios and based on the famous Anne Rice novels. Both series will air weekly on ABC TV, with all episodes available to stream on ABC iview from Friday 5 May.

Mayfair Witches is a thrilling 8-part series starring Alexandra Daddario (White Lotus) as Rowan Fielding - an intuitive young neurosurgeon, who discovers she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations. It also stars Harry Hamlin (LA Law), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) and Tongayi Chirisa (Crusoe).

Interview with the Vampire is a 7-part sensuous, contemporary reinvention of Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel starring Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) as Louis de Pointe du Lac, Sam Reid (The Newsreader) as Lestat de Lioncourt and Bailey Bass (Avatar) as Claudia. It’s an epic story of love, blood, and the perils of immortality, as told to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian).

Chafing at the limitations of life as a Black man in 1900s New Orleans, Louis finds it impossible to resist the rakish Lestat de Lioncourt’s offer of the ultimate escape: joining him as his vampire companion. But Louis’s intoxicating new powers come with a price, and the introduction of Lestat’s newest fledgling, the child vampire Claudia, soon sets them on a decades-long path of revenge and atonement.

Mayfair Witches premieres Friday 5 May at 9:15pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

Interview with the Vampire premieres Friday 5 May at 10:10pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

Mayfair Witches Alexandra Daddario as Dr Rowan Fielding
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Interview with the Vampire Louis (Jacob Anderson) Lestat (Sam Reid)
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Sam Reid as Lestat takes a bit of getting used to after The Newsreader :vampire:

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Ningaloo Nyinggulu

From Tuesday 16 May at 8:30pm

Discover one of the last intact wild places left on Earth with its most prominent defender, author and conservation activist, Tim Winton. A stunning three-part series premiering Tuesday 16 May at 8:30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

Celebrated author Tim Winton takes us to one of the Earth’s last truly wild and intact places. Its First Peoples call this global treasure Nyinggulu. The rest of us know it as Ningaloo.

Located on a remote edge of the world’s largest island, where red desert meets turquoise waters, WA’s Ningaloo region is comprised of three entwined ecosystems: Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range and Exmouth Gulf.

A region that has supported humans for over 40,000 years, Ningaloo is a wonderland of biodiversity and a refuge for many species endangered or extinct elsewhere.

Written and narrated by one of Australia’s most beloved novelists, this is the first in-depth documentary series about one of the globe’s least-known marvels.

In this spectacular series, the notoriously reclusive Tim Winton shares his passion for this World Heritage treasure, showcasing its vital role as a beacon of hope for humanity.

In the company of Traditional Owners, scientists, experts and friends, Tim explores Ningaloo’s origins and the mighty forces that shape it; delves into the remarkable links between its ecosystems and species; traces the human relationships and migratory pathways that sustain it; and offers insights into the challenges ahead.

Written, produced, and filmed on the lands and waters of the Yinikurtura, West Thalanyji and Baiyungu peoples, in Western Australia, this series has been filmed in consultation with Traditional Owners and cultural advisors, and is supported by the in-depth research and professional guidance of almost 100 experts from fields including archaeology, geoscience, biology, ecology, speleology, marine science, and eco-tourism, all deeply immersed in caring for the creatures, land and plants they work with.

PRODUCTION CREDIT: An Artemis Media production in association with Matter of Factual for the ABC. Major production investment from Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australia Screen Fund in association with Screen Australia. Financed with support from the ABC and Love Nature. Exec Producer Celia Tait; Writer, Narrator and Executive Producer Tim Winton; Director, Co Producer & Additional Writing Peter Rees; Line Producer Karen Williams; ABC Commissioning Editor Stephen Oliver.

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The Dark Side of the Universe

Tuesday 25 April 8:00 pm

Humans live in a spectacular world, and yet everything ever seen, felt, or touched adds up to just five percent of everything there is. Prof Tamara Davis meets scientists leading the hunt for the dark universe.

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The North Water, Ragdoll, and Sister Boniface Mysteries, which had previously aired on pay TV or streaming, are coming to the ABC in mid May.

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Week commencing 23 April 2023

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Sunday 23 April
7:30pm Grand Designs: Tunbridge Wells
8:20pm Midsomer Murders: The Debt of Lies
9:50pm Close To Me
10:40pm MotherFatherSon Rpt
11:35pm Smother Rpt

Monday 24 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q+A
10:35pm India Now Rpt
11:10pm ABC Late News
11:25pm The Business Rpt
11:40pm Father Brown: The Celestial Choir Rpt

Tuesday 25 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Great Australian Stuff: Home
9:00pm The Dark Side of the Universe
10:00pm Stuff The British Stole: Shadow Boxer Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Four Corners Rpt
11:50pm Media Watch Rpt

Wednesday 26 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:05pm Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe: We’re Open Til 5pm Today
9:30pm QI: Theatrical
10:00pm Staged: Past Rpt
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Frayed Rpt
11:45pm Father Brown: The Queen Bee Rpt

Thursday 27 April
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Foreign Correspondent
8:30pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Round House
9:15pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland Rpt
10:05pm Art Works Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Great Australian Stuff: Home Rpt
12:05am Q+A Rpt

Friday 28 April
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Traces
9:15pm Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears: Part 2 Rpt
10:10pm Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe: We’re Open Til 5pm Today Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm Close To Me Rpt
11:45pm Smother Rpt

Saturday 29 April
7:30pm The Royal Variety Performance 2022 Rpt
9:20pm A Grand Royal Design Rpt
10:15pm Ridley Road Rpt
11:15pm Fires Rpt
12:10am rage Guest Programmer

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Couple of unusual Saturdays for ABC viewers coming up without British drama anchoring the night.