ABC iview – quick links
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Long Lost Family: Shipped To Australia – 30 December
A Long Lost Family special highlighting the scandal of thousands of unaccompanied British children shipped out to Australia in the middle of the 20th century.
New Year’s Eve 2025 – 31 December
Welcome in the New Year with the ABC’ s annual New Year’s Eve concert and fireworks celebration, live from Sydney Harbour. From midnight, the night’s sky will erupt with all the colour and spark New Year’s Eve is known for, all from the best vantage point in Sydney – in front of the Sydney Opera House.
But Also John Clarke – 1 January
Documentary (2025). The late John Clarke, the New Zealand-born Australian satirist, is revealed through candid talks with his daughter, filmmaker Lorin Clarke, in this ‘abundantly comforting’ doco. This tribute explores his defiance, his move to Australia, and four decades of comedy, blending stories and archival material. Read ScreenHub’s four-star review and watch the trailer.
The Jetty Season 1 – 1 January
Series (2024). Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, The Sandman, Me Before You) showcases her dramatic chops in this British crime drama series created and written by Cat Jones (The Idris Takeover). Recently widowed Detective Ember Manning uncovers dark secrets beneath the tranquillity of her hometown, secrets that threaten everything she thought she knew about consent – and her own life.
Changing Ends Season 3 – 1 January
Series. In the latest season of comedian Alan Carr’s semi-autobiographical sitcom, we return to 1980s Northampton, where a young Carr is struggling to find his place. Between a dad managing a 4th division football club and friends ditching him for being camp, Alan wants to change. Should he go against his instincts and become a footballer?
Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job – 1 January
Series. In a bid to breathe new life into forgotten towns, Italian municipalities are selling empty homes for one euro. In this reality series, we watch on as British media personality Amanda Holden fulfils a long-held ambition, purchasing two dilapidated apartments in picture-perfect Salemi, and convinces best friend Alan Carr to spend a summer renovating them to create an Italian dream home.
The Scarecrows’ Wedding – 1 January
Film (2025). Based on the beloved book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, this new made-for-television animated movie from the BBC and multi-Oscar-nominated Magic Light Pictures will delight young children. The Scarecrows’ Wedding is an enchanting story about two devoted scarecrows who are planning a wedding to remember. Will they be able to overcome disaster and celebrate a wedding that no one will ever forget?
Shaun Tan’s Tales from Outer Suburbia – 1 January
Series. This highly anticipated adaptation of Shaun Tan’s best-selling illustrated book premieres on New Year’s Day. Exploring the strangeness of everyday life through surreal imagery and fantastical characters, this 10-part cinematic series also features the voices of Dawn French and Geraldine Hakewill.
Viewers follow Klara and her brother Pim as they move to the suburbs with their mum, finding that there’s more to their new neighbourhood than meets the eye. As Pim and Klara navigate the quiet mysteries of everyday life and adventures full of surprising and bizarre encounters, they must learn to support each other as a family and discover where they belong in their ever-changing world.
Gardening Australia Junior Season 3 – 1 January
Series. Gardening Australia Junior is back and it’s full of green goodness, critters that wriggle and squawk, and projects that are tiny as ants, or as big as your school! Costa is back, along with a squad of nature-loving, spade-wielding kids to explore, create and laugh.
Art Detectives – 2 January
Series. In this gripping new six-episode British crime drama, art-loving DI Mick Palmer (True Blood’s Stephen Moyer) and straight-talking DC Shazia Malik (Nina Singh) lead the Met’s smallest department, the Heritage Crime Unit, investigating murders and thefts in the shadowy world of art, antiquities and priceless artefacts – from forged paintings to Viking gold.
Call the Midwife Season 14 – 3 January
Series. It’s the beginning of a new decade for the midwives of Poplar. This much-loved British series about life and birth in London’s impoverished East End continues with its 14th season, now set in the 1970s. (Hot tip: you can also watch Season 15 of Call the Midwife on BritBox this January.)
Goolagong – 4 January
Limited Series. Filmed in Victoria in 2025, this three-part mini-series is based on the inspiring true story of world champion tennis player Evonne Goolagong, one of Australia’s most loved female sporting heroes. With a powerhouse team of First Nations creatives behind the camera, Goolagong was developed in close collaboration with Goolagong herself and her husband Roger Cawley, who are both attached as associate producers.
Rising star Lila McGuire (The Twelve) leads the cast as Evonne, joined by Marton Csokas (Equalizer) as coach Vic Edwards, Felix Mallard (Ginny & Georgia) as Roger Cawley, and Luke Carroll (Mystery Road: Origin) as Evonne’s brother, Kenny Goolagong.
Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now Season 2 – 4 January
Series. Now in its second season, this follow-up to the ABC’s beloved doco-series Muster Dogs: Collies & Kelpies catches up with the human and canine stars who captured the hearts of millions of Australians – delving a little deeper into their lives and seeing what they’ve been up to since they competed to be crowned Champion Muster Dog.
ABC iview: recently added
All Creatures Great And Small Season 5 – 26 December
It’s Spring 1941 and we return to Darrowby to find young baby Jimmy keeping our favourite Skeldale House family on their toes.
