TV guide - Thursday, 20/03/25

00:44
Parkinson In Australia
Michael Parkinson interviews guests Eddie Charlton, Billy Connolly, and June Salter.
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02:00
Gardening Australia
Costa Georgiadis builds a new garden bed; Sophie Thompson meets a Philodendron fanatic; Tino Carnevale demonstrates different ways to support plants; guest presenter Luke Mitchell shows how to care for secateurs.
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02:59
7.30
Philip Williams heads to the electorate of Indi where independent MP Helen Haines is aiming for a third term. Plus, the storm of controversy facing Tasmania's salmon industry following a massive and unprecedented fish kill.
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03:30
News Breakfast
Start your day with the latest overnight developments, breaking news and the top stories this morning. James Glenday and Bridget Brennan bring you news and interviews joined by Emma Rebellato, Catherine Murphy and Nate Byrne.
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06:30
ABC News Mornings
When you need to know what's going on in the morning, turn to Dan Bourchier for up to the minute news and events as they unfold. Plus the latest in politics, business, sport with Catherine Murphy and weather with Nate Byrne.
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07:30
Foreign Correspondent
The feud between Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his deputy Sara Duterte has unleashed a war, involving allegations of corruption and even the hiring of a hitman.
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08:02
Back Roads
Back Roads follows the Wheelbarrow Way from Mareeba to Chillagoe in Far North Queensland, where home town boy and ABC News presenter, Joe O'Brien, meets teams competing in the Great Wheelbarrow Race.
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08:39
The Role of A Lifetime
The final episode explores topics that impact today's teens more than any previous generation. From the terrifying rise of anxiety and depression to the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence and deep fake technology.
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09:30
ABC News at Noon
Ros Childs presents the leading news at lunchtime, including the day's top stories and the latest news as it unfolds, with reporters in the community across Australia and around the world reporting on the issues that matter.
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10:30
Best Interests
Nicci and Andrew are the proud and loving parents of Marnie and Katie. But it hasn't been easy. Marnie has a rare form of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and has been in and out of hospital her whole life.
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11:30
Grand Designs Transformations
With two transformations on one site, builder Dylan tries to retrofit a draughty cottage into a fully sustainable home while landscape architect Tylah's plans for a garden oasis are battered with financial constraints.
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12:27
Nigella's Cook, Eat, Repeat
Nigella shows us to how make her go-to celebratory cake: a chocolate peanut butter layered creation that is her children's cake of dreams - dark, damp and divinely chocolatey.
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12:59
Grand Designs
John and Helen lived together in an old farmhouse until Helen suffered a stroke, affecting her mobility. John makes a big change in their lives by building a high-tech wheelchair-accessible glass pavilion.
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13:46
Long Lost Family
Christine Gillard, who for almost 50 years, has lived with the pain of having given up her first born daughter, not once but twice. And Robert Lindsay, searching for the Croatian dad he has never met.
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14:34
A Bite To Eat with Alice
Poh makes Alice the dish that's her first ever food memory and tries to convince Alice that baking is fun.
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15:01
Antiques Roadshow
Fiona Bruce and the team return to Ham House in Richmond upon Thames.
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15:59
Hard Quiz
Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug is up for grabs again. Alan, Liz, Michael and Kim go head-to-head-to-head-to-head on their expert topics: Meryl Streep, the AFLW, the Khmer Empire and My Little Pony.
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16:30
ABC News
News from where we live. ABC News Victoria brings you the day's top stories, exclusive investigations and original reporting on the issues that matter to you. Presented by Tamara Oudyn (Sun-Thu) and Iskhandar Razak (Fri-Sat).
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17:00
7.30
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis from Laura Tingle.
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17:32
Back Roads
We explore Western Australia's beloved Bibbulmun Track - a 1000 kilometre walk through mighty forests and a rugged coastline. Guest Presenter Rae Johnston meets people transformed by the experience.
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18:02
Sue Perkins: Paris to Istanbul
Sue Perkins reaches the last stop of the Orient Express: Istanbul. Crossing the iconic Bosporus Strait, she discovers a love for Turkish Delight and has her future unveiled by a fortune teller.
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18:47
Grand Designs Revisited
In 2011, Edward and Hazel set out to build an art deco lighthouse on the North Devon coast. By 2019 they were almost bankrupt. Three years on, Kevin is back to see if anything has changed with this disastrous project.
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19:35
The Role of A Lifetime
The final episode explores topics that impact today's teens more than any previous generation. From the terrifying rise of anxiety and depression to the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence and deep fake technology.
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20:26
ABC Late News
Follows the stories with the latest on the day's events, explaining what's happening and why it matters, with reporters across Australia and around the globe uncovering the facts. Presented by Michael Tetlow.
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20:57
Darby and Joan
The search for answers about Jack's past leads him and Joan into the path of two warring brothers whose fight over the family farm escalates when one of the brothers is injured in a suspicious fall.
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21:44
Grand Designs
John and Helen lived together in an old farmhouse until Helen suffered a stroke, affecting her mobility. John makes a big change in their lives by building a high-tech wheelchair-accessible glass pavilion.
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22:33
Long Lost Family
Christine Gillard, who for almost 50 years, has lived with the pain of having given up her first born daughter, not once but twice. And Robert Lindsay, searching for the Croatian dad he has never met.
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23:20
rage
Australia's longest-running music show is home to the biggest vault of music videos from a diverse range of artists, genres, and eras. They curate the best clips of all-time to entertain for hours.
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TV guide - Friday, 21/03/25

01:12
Parkinson In Australia
Michael Parkinson interviews guests Malcolm Fraser, Rod McLennan, John O'May, and Jill Perryman.
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01:59
Gardening Australia
Costa Georgiadis learns to love spiders; Sophie Thompson shows there's no such thing as garden waste; Jerry Coleby-Williams visits a Toowoomba garden designed for wildlife; we meet the first family of Bromeliad growers.
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02:59
7.30
Meet the squatters who have taken over vacant properties in Lismore. Why tensions are flaring within Melbourne's Afghan community. Plus warnings of a looming gas shortage have been tempered.
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03:30
News Breakfast
Start your day with the latest overnight developments, breaking news and the top stories this morning. James Glenday and Emma Rebellato bring you news and interviews joined by Charles Brice, Catherine Murphy and Nate Byrne.
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06:30
ABC News Mornings
When you need to know what's going on in the morning, turn to Dan Bourchier for up to the minute news and events as they unfold. Plus the latest in politics, business, sport with Catherine Murphy and weather with Nate Byrne.
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07:30
Planet America
Trump is taking on the courts, as Congressional Democrats take on each other. And Russia's state broadcaster celebrates as the Voice of America falls silent.
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08:00
The Pacific
In the wake of the worst earthquake in Vanuatu's history last December, The Pacific brings you a half-hour special on the remarkable resilience of its people as they seek to emerge stronger from the rubble.
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08:30
The Newsreader
Dale is falling apart and Helen's working relationship with Bill deteriorates. As news breaks of the Berlin Wall falling, Dale and Helen turn to each other for support through personal and professional challenges.
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09:30
ABC News at Noon
The leading news at lunchtime. Celina Edmonds brings you today's top stories and the latest news as it unfolds, with reporters in the community across Australia and around the world reporting on the issues that matter to you.
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10:30
Unforgotten
When a spine is dredged out of Whitney Marsh, a new case begins for Jess and Sunny's team at Bishop Street CID. Four potential suspects, Juliet, Melinda, Asif, and Marty, each have secrets to hide.
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11:30
Grand Designs Australia
New host of Grand Designs Australia Anthony Burke is joined by Grand Designs UK icon Kevin McCloud on a road trip to see the best contemporary Australian architecture.
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12:30
Nigella's Cook, Eat, Repeat
Nigella delves into a historical cookbook with a recipe made from one of her favourite ingredients, shakes up a lemon blossom cocktail and creates a pasta dish of spaghetti with colourful chard and chilli.
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13:00
Grand Designs
Chef Corinne builds a beautifully crafted, wedge-shaped home. Her plot is a slither of garden down the side of the house she's lived in for the last 24 years, with sweeping views but strict conservation area rules.
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13:47
Long Lost Family
Searching on behalf of Peter Gunn, a man who has struggled to come to terms with his birth mother giving him up for adoption. A man desperately searching for the sister who disappeared from his life over 60 years ago.
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14:34
A Bite To Eat with Alice
Aussie food icon, Stephanie Alexander is in the kitchen to show off her mum's famous rabbit pie.
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15:02
Antiques Roadshow
Fiona and the team journey back in time at the Ulster Folk Museum in Northern Ireland.
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16:00
Hard Quiz
Elvis superfan David goes up against Susan on the Treehouse book series, Spencer on Vespas, and Shah on the Rugby World Cup. No matter who wins, Tom Gleeson is still the king.
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16:30
ABC News
News from where we live. ABC News Victoria brings you the day's top stories, exclusive investigations and original reporting on the issues that matter to you. Presented by Tamara Oudyn (Sun-Thu) and Iskhandar Razak (Fri-Sat).
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17:02
Gardening Australia
Hannah grows flowers for picking; Clarence checks out a trial garden; Jerry grows gluten free staples; Sophie plants a carnivorous bog; and we meet young urban farmers.
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18:03
Under the Vines
Daisy and Louis are forced to spend the night together when their truck breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Meanwhile, Nic and Vic cope with the birth of their twins.
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18:49
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering hunts down a wombat thief and turns Chinese gunships into friendships, Zoe Coombs Marr does your taxes with ADHD and Rhys Nicholson warns how one rogue water bottle could destroy life as we know it.
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19:19
Hard Quiz
Four experts, four topics, one Big Brass Mug. Tom Gleeson puts hard-hitting questions to experts in TV series Community, nail polish, octopuses, and The Sound of Music. It's the game show where stealing is how you win!
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