Week commencing 21 May 2023
Sunday 21 May
7:30pm Grand Designs: Dunstable
8:20pm The Messenger
9:15pm Movie: Suffragette
11:00pm Interview With The Vampire: Is My Very Nature That Of The Devil Rpt
11:40pm Mayfair Witches: The Second Line Rpt
Monday 22 May
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 Folau Rpt
Tuesday 23 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Ian Chappell
8:30pm Ningaloo Nyinggulu: Connections
9:30pm The Homes That Built Australia The Birth of the ‘Burbs’ (1945 -1960) Series Premiere
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 24 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz: Battle of the Duds
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:05pm In Limb Series Premiere
9:35pm QI: Tubular
10:05pm Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Guy Pearce Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Ragdoll Rpt
11:50pm Father Brown: The Numbers of the Beast Rpt
Thursday 25 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Folau Part 2 Premiere Special
9:05pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Sand Dune Season Final
9:50pm Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Jump Off A Cliff: Lake Coleridge Rpt
10:35pm Art Works Rpt
11:05pm ABC Late News
11:20pm The Business Rpt
11:35pm Ningaloo Nyinggulu: Connections Rpt
12:35am Q+A Rpt
Friday 26 May
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Smother Season 3 Premiere
9:25pm Mayfair Witches: Curious and Curiouser
10:05pm Interview With The Vampire: The Ruthless Pursuit Of Blood With All A Child’s Demanding
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Split Rpt
Saturday 27 May
7:30pm Sister Boniface Mysteries: Love and Other Puzzles
8:15pm The North Water
9:15pm Ragdoll
10:05pm The Messenger Rpt
11:00pm Fires Rpt
11:55pm rage Guest Programmer
The Platypus Guardian
Tuesday 13 June 8.30pm
Cutting-edge camera technology and an obsessive guide, Hobart resident Peter Walsh, reveals the secretive life of a female platypus and the threats she faces trying to survive in the increasingly depleted habitat of Hobart’s waterways.
Peter Walsh faces a challenge when he’s diagnosed with a brain injury. He finds solace by the Hobart rivulet, where he meets a platypus named Zoom.
After finding Zoom tangled in plastic, Pete realises that the platypus are in trouble. With the help of experts, Pete explores the rivulet’s health and gets to know the platypus population, revealing intimate details about their lives.
When bulldozers and a flash flood on the rivulet cause Zoom to disappear, Pete launches a grassroots conservation effort to engage the community and save his platypus friends before it’s too late.
With stunning natural history footage, The Platypus Guardian captures unique, never-before-seen footage of one of the world’s weirdest animals, revealing a secret magical world that exists in the shadow of the city and Pete’s race against time to save it.
Production credit: A WildBear Entertainment Production. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Screen Tasmania. Financed with support from Content Mint. Executive Producer: Chadden Hunter, Director/Producer: Nick Hayward, Producer: Fraser Johnston. ABC Executive Producer: Leo Faber.
ABC set to showcase Australian natural history in June
Over three weeks, from Tuesday 6 June, ABC TV and ABC iview will showcase three new, ground-breaking Australian natural history shows, that shine a light on the challenges and triumphs of our natural world.
Dolphins: Is Our Love Too Deep? is an investigative documentary that looks at the impact humans are having on wild dolphins through popular hand-feeding tourism programs in Australia. The Platypus Guardian is an incredible story of an extraordinary man, whose life is changed forever when he meets a platypus named Zoom and realises she’s in danger. While Flyways tells the story of the world’s most incredible athletes – shorebirds – who migrate from the Southern Hemisphere to the Arctic to breed.
Richard Huddleston, ABC Acting Head of Factual and Culture, said: “These important documentaries are produced by some of the country’s finest filmmakers and take us into some spectacular landscapes. The stories are fantastic family viewing and give us all an opportunity to gain a better understanding on how to help protect our unique environments.”
Dolphins: Is Our Love Too Deep? - Tuesday 6 June at 8.30pm
Is a ground-breaking investigative documentary that looks at the impact humans are having on wild dolphins through popular hand-feeding tourism programs in Australia.
In spite of our best intentions, hand feeding in some of these locations has caused a litany of problems such as high calf mortality, aggressive behaviour, and reduced survival rates in the wild. Investigating the dark secret behind the multi-million-dollar ‘eco tourism’ industry, the documentary challenges our insatiable need to interact with wild dolphins.
Production Credits: A Sea Dog TV International Pty Ltd production. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with ABC. Financed with support from Screenwest Producers Jodie De Barros and Leighton De Barros. Executive Producer Jodie De Barros. ABC Manager, Documentaries Stephen Oliver.
The Platypus Guardian - Tuesday 13 June at 8.30pm
The remarkable story of an extraordinary man and an astonishing animal. Cutting-edge camera technology and an obsessive guide, Hobart resident, Peter Walsh, reveals the secretive life of a female platypus and the threats she faces trying to survive in the increasingly depleted habitat of Hobart’s urban waterways.
Following a life-changing medical diagnosis, Pete decides to make it his mission to protect the platypus’s habitat. But it’s a race against time to save these unique and special animals.
Production Credits: A WildBear Entertainment Production. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Screen Tasmania. Financed with support from Content Mint. Executive Producer: Chadden Hunter, Director/Producer: Nick Hayward, Producer: Fraser Johnston. ABC Executive Producer: Leo Faber.
Flyways - Tuesday 20 June at 8.30pm
Tells the story of the world’s most incredible athletes – shorebirds.
These birds travel vast distances during their epic, annual migration, flying from the Southern Hemisphere to the Arctic to breed. Yet new urban developments are threatening the birds as they make their return journey.
Documenting the pressures placed on these birds from climate change and ever-expanding human development, this film reveals uncomfortable truths but also shows us how to help save these tenacious birds from precipitous declines.
Production credits: A Storyland production for the ABC. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. Financed with support from ZED, Public Television Service Taiwan and Screen Queensland. Local distribution by Antidote. International sales by WNET Group and ZED. Producer/Director/EP Randall Wood, Producer Rebecca McElroy, Executive Producer Aline Jacques, Trish Lake, Odilla O’Boyle, David Elisco, Sean B. Carroll, Christine Le Goff, Manuel Catteau, Wuan-Ling Guo. ABC Commissioning Editor Stephen Oliver.
Week commencing 28 May2023
Sunday 28 May
7:30pm Grand Designs: Sydenham Hill Season Final
8:20pm The Messenger
9:15pm Silent Witness: History Part One Season 25 Premiere
10:15pm In Limbo Rpt
10:45pm Interview With The Vampire: The Ruthless Pursuit Of Blood With All A Child’s Demanding Rpt
11:30pm Mayfair Witches: Curious and Curiouser Rpt
12:10am Parkinson In Australia: The Shane Warne Interview Rpt
Monday 29 May
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 Season Final
11:10pm ABC Late News
11:25pm The Business Rpt
11:40pm Folau Rpt
Tuesday 30 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Miranda Tapsell
8:30pm Ningaloo Nyinggulu: Choices Series Final
9:30pm The Homes That Built Australia: It’s Time! (1960 - 1975)
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 31 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Hard Quiz Season Final
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm In Limbo
9:30pm QI: Tea Time Season Final
10:05pm Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Keith Urban Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Ragdoll Rpt
11:50pm Father Brown: The River Corrupted Rpt
Thursday 1 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland And Beyond… Season 2 Premiere
8:50pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Burnt Timber Pavilion Rpt
9:40pm One Plus One - The Elders: June Oscar Season 7 Premiere
10:05pm Art Works Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Ningaloo Nyinggulu: Choices Rpt
12:05am Q+A Rpt
Friday 2 June
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Smother
9:20pm Mayfair Witches: The Thrall
10:05pm Interview With The Vampire: A Vile Hunger For Your Hammering Heart
10:50pm ABC Late News
11:05pm The Split Rpt
Saturday 3 June
7:30pm Sister Boniface Mysteries: My Brother’s Keeper
8:15pm The North Water
9:15pm Ragdoll
10:00pm The Messenger Rpt
11:00pm rage Guest Programmer Rpt
Will another show replace Hard Quiz in the timeslot, or will the show go into repeat mode?
Utopia starts on Wednesday, 7 June, 8pm
Forgot about that. Utopia used to air at 9pm on Wednesdays.
Will have to tape the new season as it clashes with MasterChef.
Classic 100 in Concert
According to ABC Content Sales website, the program was made by Wildbear Entertainment and consists of four episodes.
Grand Designs Revisits
Sunday 18 June 7.30pm
Series 20, Episode 1 of 4 North Devon
In 2011 Edward and Hazel set out to build an art deco lighthouse on the North Devon coast. By 2019 they were almost bankrupt, the lighthouse just a rusting shell. Three years on, Kevin is back to see if anything has changed with this disastrous project.
Kevin McCloud returns to North Devon for the highly anticipated lighthouse revisit episode.
Back in 2011, Edward and Hazel set out to build a brand-new art deco lighthouse complex, complete with infinity pool, on an exclusive stretch of North Devon coastline. To create their dream, the couple had already spent £1.4 million on their plot and intended to spend another £1.8 million more on their giant, bright white four-storey lighthouse, all to be complete in 18 months.
But almost immediately their optimistic plan ran into trouble. The lender that had approved their huge £1.8 million loan pulled out and Edward was forced to radically re-think. A smaller second house was built on the side of the plot, the sale of which was meant to finance the main project, but to no avail.
Regardless, their old house on site was demolished and painstaking piling work began on the new lighthouse, instantly eating up their entire £200k contingency.Consumed by a spiral of borrowing and debt, by the end of 2019 Edward’s great gamble had him on the verge of bankruptcy. His marriage to Hazel was seemingly over, and the lighthouse itself was just an ugly rusting steel and concrete shell.
It was one of the saddest Grand Designs episodes ever.
But now 3 years on, Kevin is back to see if anything has been salvaged from this disastrous project. Have millions been found to finally complete the lighthouse and if so, who might be living there? Full of trepidation, Kevin is in Devon to find out…
Production credit: FremantleMedia Ltd t/a Naked West. Exec Producers: John Lonsdale and John Comerford.
Flyways – The Extraordinary Story of Migratory Shorebirds
Tuesday 20 June 8.30pm
Flyways tells the story of the world’s most incredible athletes – shorebirds – and documents the pressures placed on these birds by climate change and ever-expanding human development.
These birds travel vast distances during their epic, annual migration, flying from the Southern Hemisphere to the Arctic to breed. Yet new urban developments are threatening the birds as they make their return journey.
How do they navigate such mindboggling distances? How are they able to stay aloft for days without stopping to refuel? Seeking to answer these and other questions, the film revels in the beauty and wonder of migratory shorebirds.Documenting the pressures placed on these birds from climate change and ever-expanding human development, this film reveals uncomfortable truths but also shows us how to help save these tenacious birds from precipitous declines.
Production credit: A Storyland production for the ABC. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. Financed with support from ZED, Public Television Service Taiwan and Screen Queensland. Local distribution by Antidote. International sales by WNET Group and ZED. Producer/Director/EP Randall Wood, Producer Rebecca McElroy, Executive Producer Aline Jacques, Trish Lake, Odilla O’Boyle, David Elisco, Sean B. Carroll, Christine Le Goff, Manuel Catteau, Wuan-Ling Guo. ABC Commissioning Editor Stephen Oliver.
Classic 100 LIVE Symphony Gala
Saturday 24 June 7.30pm
Music lovers of all instruments unite!
ABC will showcase Australia’s most popular instruments with the Classic 100 in Concert, in partnership with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
ABC is partnering with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to bring to life this year’s Classic 100 search for Australia’s favourite instrument with a very special concert.
Premiering Saturday, 24 June, at 7.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview, the Classic 100 in Concert will give music lovers from across the nation a chance to celebrate their favourite instruments, as voted by them.
Hosted by ABC’s National Music Correspondent Zan Rowe, ABC Presenter Jeremy Fernandez and ABC Classic radio host Genevieve Lang, the concert will highlight the most popular instruments and what makes them so beloved.
Performed at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, under the baton of Principal Conductor in Residence and Creative Director Benjamin Northey, Australia’s best classical artists will showcase the sonic beauty of each instrument alongside an array of special guests.
Production credit: An ABC Production. Head Screen, Sport & Events Kath Earle. Manager Events & Content Partnerships Janet Gaeta. Content Manager ABC Classic & ABC Jazz, Kat McGuffie
Compass: Julia Gillard
Sunday 4 June 6:00 PM
A Compass special. Former PM Julia Gillard in conversation with Compass host Indira Naidoo at the Sydney Town Hall. In partnership with the Sydney Writers Festival.
The Compass special with Julia Gillard will take tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
Week commencing 4 June 2023
Sunday 4 June
7:30pm Designing A Legacy Season Premiere
8:30pm The Messenger
9:25pm Silent Witness: History Part Two
10:25pm In Limbo Rpt
10:55pm Interview With The Vampire: A Vile Hunger For Your Hammering Heart Rpt
11:40pm Mayfair Witches: The Thrall Rpt
12:25am Parkinson In Australia: 1979: Bob Hawke, Kate Fitzpatrick, Jack Fingleton Rpt
Monday 5 June
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 Split Rpt
Tuesday 6 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Jack Thompson
8:30pm Dolphins: Is Our Love Too Deep? Premiere
9:30pm The Homes That Built Australia: Hard Country (1975 - 1990)
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Four Corners Rpt
11:45pm Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 7 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Utopia Season 5 Premiere
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm In Limbo
9:30pm QI: Sick Rpt
10:05pm Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Missy Higgins Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Ragdoll Rpt
11:50pm Father Brown: The Curse of the Aesthetic
Thursday 8 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland And Beyond…
8:50pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Suspended Glass Home
9:35pm One Plus One - The Elders: Fred Hooper
10:05pm Art Works Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Dolphins: Is Our Love Too Deep? Rpt
Friday 9 June
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Smother
9:25pm Mayfair Witches: Transference
10:10pm Interview With The Vampire: Like Angels Put In Hell By God
10:50pm ABC Late News Rpt
11:10pm The Split Rpt
Saturday 10 June
7:30pm Sister Boniface Mysteries: Scoop
8:15pm The North Water
9:15pm Ragdoll
10:05pm The Messenger Rpt
11:00pm rage Guest Programmer
ABC has made some rare alterations to its schedule following poor ratings results.
I will update the schedules later.
The North Water
Week 22, Saturday 3rd June @ 9:50pm
The North Water S1 Ep 4
Week 23, Saturday 10th June @ 9:50pm
The North Water S1 Ep 5
Ragdoll
Week 22, Saturday 3rd June @ 10:45pm
Ragdoll S1 Ep 4
Week 23, Saturday 10th June @ 10:45pm
Ragdoll S1 Ep 5
The Messenger
Moving to later time slot from Week 23, Sunday 4th June @ 9:30pm
The Messenger S1 Ep 4
Note in the report on last Saturday
Updated schedules:
Saturday 3 June
7:30pm Sister Boniface Mysteries: My Brother’s Keeper
8:15pm Vera Rpt
9:50 pm The North Water
10:45pm Ragdoll
11:30pm The Messenger Rpt
12:00pm rage Guest Programmer Rpt
Sunday 4 June
7:30pm Designing A Legacy Season Premiere
8:30pm Silent Witness: History Part Two
9:30pm The Messenger
10:25pm In Limbo Rpt
10:55pm Interview With The Vampire: A Vile Hunger For Your Hammering Heart Rpt
11:40pm Mayfair Witches: The Thrall Rpt
12:25am Parkinson In Australia: 1979: Bob Hawke, Kate Fitzpatrick, Jack Fingleton Rpt
Saturday 10 June
7:30pm Sister Boniface Mysteries: Scoop
8:15pm Vera Rpt
9:50 pm The North Water
10:45pm Ragdoll
11:30pm The Messenger Rpt
12:00pm rage Guest Programmer Rpt
Week commencing 11 June 2023
Sunday 11 June
7:30pm Designing A Legacy Season Final
8:30pm Silent Witness: History Part Three
9:30pm The Messenger
10:25pm In Limbo Rpt
10:55pm Interview With The Vampire Rpt
11:40pm Mayfair Witches Rpt
Monday 12 June
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 Return
11:10pm ABC Late News
11:25pm The Business Rpt
11:40pm The Split Rpt
Tuesday 13 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The ABC Of Wendy Harmer
8:30pm The Platypus Guardian Premiere
9:25pm The Homes That Built Australia: Hard Country (1990 - Today) Series Final
10:20pm ABC Late News
10:35pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Four Corners Rpt
11:40pm Media Watch Rpt
11:55pm Parliament Question Time: Senate
Wednesday 14 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Utopia
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Season Finale
9:05pm In Limbo
9:30pm QI: Secrets, Spies and Sleuths Rpt
10:05pm Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Tony Armstrong Rpt
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Ragdoll Rpt
11:50pm Father Brown: The Fall of the House of Gardner Rpt
Thursday 15 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland And Beyond…
8:50pm Grand Designs New Zealand: Wanaka Wedge Rpt
9:40pm One Plus One - The Elders
10:05pm Art Works Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm The Platypus Guardian Rpt
12:05am Q+A Rpt
Friday 16 June
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm Smother
9:25pm Mayfair Witches: Tessa
10:05pm Utopia Rpt
10:35pm Interview With The Vampire: The Thing Lay Still
11:25pm ABC Late News
11:40pm The Split Rpt
Saturday 17 June
7:30pm Sister Boniface Mysteries: Song for the Dead
8:15pm Vera Rpt
9:45pm Ragdoll Season Final
10:35pm The Messenger Rpt
11:35pm rage Guest Programmer
NAIDOC Awards
Saturday 1 July 7.30pm
The ABC will telecast the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony live from Meanjin Brisbane from 7.30pm (AEST) on Saturday, July 1.
Hosted by Mark Coles Smith and Casey Donovan, the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony will telecast live from Meanjin Brisbane on the ABC.
The National NAIDOC Awards marks the start of NAIDOC Week each year, and will be the key programming event for the ABC for NAIDOC 2023.
The broadcast will be hosted by the star of ABC TV’s Mystery Road: Origin, proud Nyikina man, actor, writer, and producer, Mark Coles Smith and multi award-winning performer and National Treasure, Casey Donovan.
The NAIDOC Awards recognise the outstanding contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across ten award categories and highlight the incredible stories and achievements of our people, and the impact their work has on their community and beyond.
The broadcast will also feature two musical performances and a Torres Strait Islander dance performance.
Production credit: An ABC Production. Head of Indigenous Kelrick Martin. Manager Events & Content Partnerships Janet Gaeta. Executive Producer Rowdie Walden.
ABC main channel with breakdown slide across the east coast.