The ABC’s online guide says the funeral broadcast is scheduled to finish at midday.
Rage Guest Programmer: Ball Park Music will not be shown, but hopefully it will be available on iView.
Bergerac Episode 5
Sunday 1 June 8:30 PM
There’s a major breakthrough in the search for Cate’s missing phone, until Bergerac’s world is turned upside down… Starring Damien Molony, Zoe Wanamaker and Philip Glenister.
Arthur Wakefield is ready to throw Julien to the wolves, when there’s a shocking revelation about the night of Cate’s murder that changes everything.
Bergerac is blown off course until he brilliantly deduces where Cate’s missing phone is hidden and it feels like he is about to closing back in on his chief suspect.
But with Bergerac’s behaviour becoming increasingly erratic, will he even be able to continue the investigation?
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Episode 1
TUESDAY 3 JUNE 8.00 PM
Narrated by award-winning actor Bertie Carvel, Walking With Dinosaurs is a captivating reimagining of the beloved factual series 25 years after it first stomped across our screens.
Each episode of Walking With Dinosaurs tells the dramatic story of an individual dinosaur whose remains are currently being unearthed by world- leading dinosaur hunters.
Thanks to cutting-edge science, experts can reveal how these prehistoric creatures lived, hunted, fought and died more accurately than ever before.
Grand Designs UK Season 22 Episode 4
THURSDAY 5 JUNE 8.00 PM
Tony and Ara hope to create a house all about health and wellbeing - all the more pressing as Ara has an autoimmune condition.
Tony and Ara could hardly be described as a conventional couple. Ara walked away from a successful corporate career to become a physical therapist, and in his 60 years Tony has been a health and wellbeing researcher.
Now the plan is to draw those passions and beliefs together to create a house that is all about health and wellbeing .
Even though they’ll be living on site to save money, the idea is for Tony to shoulder the responsibility of managing the build, in order to shield Ara from any stress.
The One That Got Away Episode 3
FRIDAY 6 JUNE 8.30 PM
Fears grow when Rick and Ffion have to face down a dangerous new suspect.
The team start building the case against their main suspect but in a shocking development an armed gunman enters the frame. Ffion tries to stop him and Rick is powerless as the man trains his gun.
Then a new link to the past and a devastating secret is discovered that threatens to throw everything into disarray.
FRONT ROW WITH MEGAN BURSLEM - TASMANIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SATURDAY 7 JUNE 2.30 PM
Experience the best of British with two rare gems by Elgar and Vaughan Williams, masterfully led by Chief Conductor Simone Young, alongside the world premiere of Australian composer Carl Vine’s Dreams Undreamt.
Experience the best of British with two rare gems by Elgar and Vaughan Williams, masterfully led by Chief Conductor Simone Young, alongside the world premiere of Australian composer Carl Vine’s Dreams Undreamt.
Father Brown - Season 11 Episode 10 FINAL
SATURDAY 7 JUNE 6.15PM
Sullivan asks for Father Brown’s help when Mrs Devine’s son Eddie is framed for murder.
Eddie Devine returns to mark the 10-year anniversary of the end of World War II. It’s an emotional time for him and Mrs Devine as they honour the late Home Guard officer Ronald Devine alongside Father Brown and Brenda .
When special guest Captain Fred Howton arrives, there’s an unease amongst the villagers. Local lad John Carson reveals a shocking secret about the night Ronald died to a drunk Eddie, who soon after throws a punch at Fred.
The next day Fred is discovered shot dead in the street and when the incriminating gun is found in Eddie’s possession Chief Inspector Sullivan asks for Father Brown’s help. Can they prove Eddie’s innocence before it tears Mrs Devine and Sullivan’s relationship apart?
Call The Midwife - Season 13 Episode 7
SATURDAY 7 JUNE 7.30 PM
Matthew and Trixie struggle with their change in fortune. As Matthew vows to overcome their financial troubles, he is offered a lifeline from an old colleague.
It’s October 1969, and Rosalind and Joyce are thrilled to receive their red cardigans.
Elsewhere, Joyce oversees the care of Gerri Godfrey, a single mother who is pregnant with her second child. When Joyce receives an unexpected visitor from her past, she must put all distractions aside to focus on her patient.
Matthew and Trixie struggle with their change in fortune, and Trixie’s lack of sleep prompts her to seek help from Dr Turner. As Matthew vows to overcome their financial troubles, he is offered a lifeline from an old colleague.
Week commencing 25 May 2025
Sunday 25 May
7:30pm The Piano S01 E04
8:30pm Bergerac S01 E04
9:20pm Reunion S01 E02
10:15pm Movie: Strangerland
12:05am Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Tony Armstrong Rpt
12:30am rage
Monday 26 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast Series Premiere
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Planet America Rpt
11:40pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
12:10am Grand Designs: House Of The Year: Incredible Transformations Rpt
Tuesday 27 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm The Kimberley S01 E03 Series Final
8:50pm David Attenborough’s Galapagos: Adaptation Rpt
9:45pm Australia’s Wild Odyssey: Carving the Landscape Rpt
10:40pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:15pm Four Corners Rpt
12:00am Media Watch Rpt
Wednesday 28 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen
8:35pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Season Final
9:05pm Planet America
9:40pm Big Boys: The Sea Series Final
10:10pm Mayfair Witches: The Innocents Rpt
10:55pm ABC Late News
11:10pm The Business Rpt
11:25pm Anh’s Brush With Fame: Father Bob Rpt
11:55pm Anh’s Brush With Fame: Todd Sampson Rpt
12:25am Grand Designs: House Of The Year: Exceptional Materials and Craftmanship Rpt
Thursday 29 May
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Grand Designs
8:50pm Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Atlantic Series Final
9:35pm The Kimberley Rpt
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
11:00pm Love Your Garden: Hampshire - Louise Rawle Rpt
11:45pm Long Lost Family Rpt
12:35am rage
Friday 30 May
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm The One That Got Away
9:25pm Gruen Rpt
10:00pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:30pm Big Boys: The Sea Rpt
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:20pm Father Brown Rpt
12:05am Mayfair Witches: The Innocents Rpt
Saturday 31 May
7:30pm Call The Midwife S13 E06
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: A Dying Art Rpt
10:05pm Bergerac Rpt
10:50pm Reunion Rpt
11:50pm rage Guest Programmer
Here is the official trailer for BBC documentary Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast, premiering on Monday May 26.
Meet the dinosaurs
Episode 1 - The Orphan
Triceratops (Image: BBC/PBS/ZDF/France Télévisions)
In Laramidia, a lush, subtropical landscape 66 million years ago, we meet Clover, an orphaned baby Triceratops. Alone and vulnerable without a herd for protection, she’s stalked by the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex.
Today, palaeontologists in Montana are uncovering her fossils, allowing us to imagine Clover’s life and the dangers she faced. Through stunning VFX we recreate her dangerous encounters and bring her fight for survival vividly to life.
Bergerac Episode 6 Season Final
Sunday 8 June 8:30 PM
The series reaches its thrilling climax as Bergerac must save his daughter, confront his past and finally crack the case.
The race is on to find Kim before she comes to harm. But just as Barney and Kara are making progress, Bergerac gets a chilling phone call… Will Bergerac be able to save Kim and stop John Blakeley exacting the ultimate revenge?
Meanwhile, Arthur is getting his house in order, sensing the end in sight if Margaret is convicted for Cate’s murder. But as Barney prepares to question Margaret one more time, Bergerac has a shocking realisation about the case…
The iconic Jersey-set detective reaches its thrilling climax as Bergerac must save his daughter, confront his past and finally crack the case.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Episode 2
TUESDAY 10 JUNE 8.00 PM
A Spinosaurus battles to keep his family alive in the deadliest place in Earth’s history.
North Africa, one hundred million years ago, a Spinosaurus father must embark on a dangerous voyage to feed his babies.
To reach his destination he must lead his young family across one of the deadliest environments in Earth’s history: a land crawling with ferocious predators.
At the end of their journey, an extraordinary feast awaits – if he can run the gauntlet without his babies becoming someone else’s meal.
Grand Designs UK Season 22 Episode 5 Season Final
THURSDAY 12 JUNE 8.00 PM
Adam and Tassy take on a giant water tower in Northamptonshire, determined to turn it into a fun, practical family home with curved walls, slides, secret rooms, fireman’s pole, swimming pool and a sky garden.
Water towers can make extraordinary and dramatic homes, but they can also be a nightmare to convert due to their industrial shape, construction and sheer height.
Adam and Tassy have decided to take on one of the most intimidating water towers imaginable - a concrete column stretching over twenty metres into the Northamptonshire sky.
It’s wildly ambitious and as concrete pours it looks like their water tower doesn’t want to be lived in without a concrete-soaked battle of biblical proportions. It’s David versus Goliath.
The One That Got Away Episode 4
FRIDAY 13 JUNE 8.30 PM
Investigations intensify as the school gunman is connected to the historic case.
In the wake of the school shooting, the gunman is charged with Abbi’s murder.
Ffion is convinced Mel could have been involved in the historic murders and clashes with Rick as he tries to keep the past under wraps.
Then a shocking personal confession takes them back to the time when they were lovers.
FRONT ROW WITH MEGAN BURSLEM - AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: ABEL SELAOCOE
SATURDAY 14 JUNE 2.30PM
Abel Selaocoe makes his Australian debut with the ACO at Sydney Opera House, joined by Sidiki Dembélé. The program blends original works with music by Nigel Westlake and Giovanni Sollima in a genre- defying performance
Abel Selaocoe is celebrated around the world for his dazzling originality, infectious exuberance and a mastery of the cello that crosses musical boundaries.
A perfect match for the curiosity and calibre of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, for his Australian debut at Sydney Opera House, Selaocoe is joined by percussionist Sidiki Dembélé for a program featuring original works alongside music by Nigel Westlake and Giovanni Sollima.
Call The Midwife - Season 13 Episode 8 Season Final
SATURDAY 14 JUNE 7.30 PM
The Turners receive a surprising request, Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Sister Monica ruffles feathers as Poplar votes for its Mother of the Year.
In the heartwarming series final, a mother and son finally meet again after decades – but tragically their time is cut short.
The Turners’ custody of the adopted May is threatened as May’s biological mother reveals her circumstances have recently changed.
Trixie faces her demons with the help of her brother , and Poplar votes for its Mother of the Year.
Following the conclusion of the second season of A Bite To Eat With Alice, ABC’s afternoon line-up from Monday 9 June
3:00pm Claire Hooper’s House Of Games
3:25pm Anh’s Brush With Fame
3:55pm Love Your Garden
4:45pm Long Lost Family
5:30pm Antiques Roadshow
6:30pm Claire Hooper’s House Of Games
Week commencing 1 June 2025
Sunday 1 June
7:30pm The Piano S01 E05
8:30pm Bergerac S01 E05
9:15pm Reunion S01 E03
10:15pm Movie: Van Diemen’s Land
12:00am Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Tori Amos
12:25am rage
Monday 2 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story
8:35pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:40pm Picasso
10:10pm ABC Late News
10:55pm The Business Rpt
11:10pm Planet America Rpt
11:40pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
12:10am Love Your Garden: Barking - Iris Insole Rpt
Tuesday 3 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Walking With Dinosaurs Series Premiere
8:50pm Dino Apocalypse With David Attenborough Rpt
9:45pm I Was Actually There: Port Arthur Massacre Rpt
10:15pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:45pm Four Corners Rpt
11:35pm Media Watch Rpt
11:50pm Books That Made Us: Place Rpt
12:50am Love Your Garden: Oakley - The Pott Family Rpt
Wednesday 4 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen
8:40pm Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee Season 2 Premiere
9:25pm Planet America
10:00pm QI Season V Premiere
10:30pm QI
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:30pm Anh’s Brush With Fame: Deborra-lee Furness Rpt
12:05am Anh’s Brush With Fame: Michelle Payne Rpt
Thursday 5 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Grand Designs
8:50pm Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace
9:35pm Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace Season Final
10:25pm ABC Late News
10:40pm The Business Rpt
10:55pm Love Your Garden: South Yorkshire - Bluebell Wood Rpt
11:40pm Long Lost Family Rpt
12:30am rage
Friday 6 June
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm The One That Got Away
9:25pm Gruen Rpt
10:05pm Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee Rpt
10:50pm Spicks And Specks Rpt
11:20pm ABC Late News
11:40pm Father Brown Rpt
12:25am rage New Music
Saturday 7 June
7:30pm Call The Midwife S13 E07
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: Saints And Sinners Rpt
10:05pm Bergerac Rpt
10:50pm Reunion Rpt
11:50pm rage Guest Programmer
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.
Joanna Lumley’s Danube premiered in Britain last Friday (May 23).
ITV has provided the link to the press pack for the show.
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-packs/joanna-lumleys-danube
Week commencing 8 June 2025
Sunday 8 June
7:30pm The Piano: Concert Season 1 Final
8:30pm Bergerac Season 1 Final
9:25pm Reunion Season 1 Final
10:20pm Movie: Partisan
11:55pm Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Noel Gallagher Rpt
12:25am rage
Monday 9 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Australian Story Rpt
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Picasso Season 1 Final
10:30pm ABC Late News
10:45pm Planet America Rpt
11:20pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Catherine McGregor Rpt
11:50pm Love Your Garden: Cambridge - The Sola Family Rpt
12:35am Long Lost Family Rpt
Tuesday 10 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Walking With Dinosaurs S01 E02
8:50pm Dino Apocalypse With David Attenborough Rpt
9:45pm I Was Actually There: Boxing Day Tsunami Rpt
10:15pm ABC Late News
10:30pm The Business Rpt
10:50pm Four Corners Rpt
11:35pm Media Watch Rpt
11:55pm Books That Made Us: Power Rpt
12:50am Love Your Garden: Morden - The Nwosu Family Rpt
Wednesday 11 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Gruen
8:35pm Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee S02 E02
9:25pm Planet America
9:55pm QI SV E03
10:25pm QI SV E04
11:00pm ABC Late News
11:15pm The Business Rpt
11:30pm You Can’t Ask That: Blind People Rpt
12:00am You Can’t Ask That: Down Syndrome Rpt
Thursday 12 June
7:30pm 7.30
8:00pm Grand Designs Trace Season Final
8:50pm Grand Designs Revisited Season Premiere
9:35pm Grand Designs Australia: Sutton Farm Rpt
10:35pm ABC Late News
10:50pm The Business Rpt
11:05pm Love Your Garden: Woking, Surrey - The Phillips Family Rpt
11:55pm Long Lost Family Rpt
12:40am rage
Friday 13 June
7:30pm Gardening Australia
8:30pm The One That Got Away
9:25pm Gruen Rpt
10:00pm Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee Rpt
10:50pm Spicks And Specks Rpt
11:20pm ABC Late News
11:35pm Father Brown Rpt
12:25am rage New Music
Saturday 14 June
7:30pm Call The Midwife Season 13 Final
8:30pm Midsomer Murders: Harvest Of Souls Rpt
10:05pm Bergerac Rpt
10:55pm Reunion Rpt
11:55pm rage Guest Programmer
ABC in talks of new show with original MasterChef judges
MasterChef Australia’s three original judges – Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris – are in talks to reunite for a mystery television project.
Six years after Preston, Mehigan and Calombaris last collaborated, executives at the ABC are hoping the three can be brought together to recreate the MasterChef magic in a new culinary program on the public broadcaster.
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Why is the ABC so obsessed with reality shows these days?
Who said anything about reality? And what other reality shows re they obsessed with?
Could be a more ob-doc style series, travel, etc.
There’s obvious shift away from scripted drama and comedy to a lot more factual, lifestyle, entertainment shows. Not great.
There was a time we had at least one Australian scripted drama/comedy on air at any time throughout the whole year.
Yes, but producing less scripted drama (not great) doesn’t explain how you think the ABC is obsessed with reality series, which is what my question was?
Because they’re focusing on anything but scripted. When I said reality, I was including all forms of it. Not necessarily saying the new show was going to be a reality competition clone of Masterchef but let’s see what it is.
Okay, but kinda feels like you’re dancing around the fact you said ABC are obsessed with reality but couldn’t back it up or mention a single reality series they are airing?
You seem to be looking for a fight in every topic these days.
Me!? I just asked a question which you conveniently didn’t answer. Challenging ≠ looking for a fight.
Your response now seems as baseless as your original one.