Little Disasters
Sunday 15 June 9:00 PM
When Jess takes her baby to hospital with an unexplained head injury, her close friend, A&E doctor Liz, makes the excruciating decision to call social services, igniting an explosive chain of events.
When perfect mother Jess rushes her baby to A&E, she’s surprised to find that the doctor on duty is
Liz, a close friend from antenatal classes. Liz is alarmed by Betsey’s injury, and Jess’ vague explanation.When the CT scan confirms her fears, a tormented Liz alerts Social Services.Jess keeps her husband, Ed, in the dark, forcing him to host their son’s birthday party. Events come to a dramatic head when Police and Social Services descend.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Episode 3
TUESDAY 17 JUNE 8.00 PM
A team of palaeontologists has uncovered the bones of one of the most heavily armoured dinosaurs that ever walked the earth: a Gastonia, that lived and died here 130 million years ago. The Gastonia are pursued by a group of Utahraptors: one of the most formidable predators that’s ever lived.
It’s a deadly game of cat and mouse that pits heavy armour against vicious claws and lethal cunning. A life- and-death struggle that builds to a final showdown amongst the flames of a burning forest.
JOANNA LUMLEY’S DANUBE
THURSDAY 19 JUNE 8.00 PM
Joanna Lumley embarks on a rip-roaring adventure across the heart of Europe following the most international river in the world, the Danube.
From source to sea, Joanna will track the Danube from its origins beneath the pines of Germany’s Black Forest all the way to the Black Sea.
On the way she’ll encounter Bavaria’s beer-brewing nuns, Slovakia’s stunning snow-capped peaks, Hungary’s Great Plain and its distinctive cowboys, the majesty of Vienna and Budapest, the raw beauty of Transylvania, and the unique wilderness that is the Danube delta.
The One That Got Away Episode 5
FRIDAY 20 JUNE 8.30 PM
After succumbing to their feelings Ffion and Rick wake as if it’s twelve years ago until it’s broken by a phone call revealing Mel has committed suicide.
Ffion discovers a devastating secret that changes everything when Paul delivers a shocking revelation that implicates Mel in all three murders.
But then back at the station new evidence emerges that casts doubt on Mel’s guilt. With day seven approaching could the killer still be out there?
FRONT ROW WITH MEGAN BURSLEM - SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SATURDAY 21 JUNE 2.30PM
In their Australian debut, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra is joined by teen violin sensation Chloe Chua for a spectacular performance in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
Featuring Australian-born principal cellist Ng Pei-Sian, orchestra performs Brahms’s final orchestral work, the 1887 Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Tchaikovsky’s towering fifth symphony, and Luciola singapura, a shimmering new work by young Singaporean composer Koh Cheng Jin.
Conducted by Hans Graf.
CLASSIC 100 LIVE: SYMPHONY GALA
SATURDAY 21 JUNE 7.30PM
The Classic 100 in Concert returns, bringing ABC’s annual Classic 100 countdown to life in an unforgettable evening of music.
Hosted by Dr Megan Burslem and Jeremy Fernandez, this special event celebrates Australia’s favourite piano pieces, performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Led by the MSO’s Principal Conductor in Residence and Creative Director Benjamin Northey, the Classic 100 in Concert will bring some of Australia’s most beloved piano classics to life.
Acclaimed pianist and host of ABC’s The Piano, Andrea Lam, will join a stellar lineup of guests delivering an unforgettable music experience.