ABC iview: quick linls
The Great Art Fraud – 12 January
Documentary series (2025). Lies, forgeries, manipulation – and fraud worth $86 million. This two-part BBC doco uncovers how Inigo Philbrick deceived the super-rich of the art world and ended up going from paradise to prison.
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz – 12 January
Documentary (2025). In this new documentary for BBC Two, historian Simon Schama poresents the most personal and unflinching film of his career, confronting the Holocaust as not just a Nazi obsession, but as a European-wide crime of complicity. Watch the trailer.
The Weekly Season 12 – from 14 January
Series. Charlie Pickering is ready for 2026 as The Weekly returns to take a satirical stab at the news of the week. Look out for a new episode each week.
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Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me – 5 January
Documentary (2025). Dame Judi Dench turns historical detective to solve the greatest mystery of her past: did one of her ancestors actually meet her hero, William Shakespeare?
Having played nearly every key female role in the Bard’s canon, the Oscar-winning actress also looks back on the special place the words and worlds of Shakespeare have had in her luminous career on stage and screen. Watch the trailer.
The Tree of Wisdom – 5 January
Series. A music-filled, laugh-out-loud adventure from the world of The Wiggles, this new spin-off series homes in on the Wiggles’ much-loved new offsider – The Tree of Wisdom – a viral sensation and loved across generations. The lovable leaf-covered larrikin and his sapling-sized sidekick have ‘tree-mendous’ fun across 18 five-minute episodes, throwing energetic dance parties and proving that learning can be as fun as a ‘Bush Doof’!
Disease X: Hunting the Next Pandemic – 5 January
Documentary (2025). In this new BBC production, virologist Dr Chris Van Tulleken embarks on a global investigation into the most urgent science story of our time: the hunt for the pathogen that could trigger the next pandemic. Known only as ‘Disease X’, it is shrouded in uncertainty. Its origin is unknown, but its impact could be much more severe than Covid-19.
Dr Karl’s How Things Work Season 2 – 6 January
Documentary series. Dr Karl heads to eight new factories to find out how some of Australia’s best-known products are made. With an access all areas pass to see how everyday items like books, guitars, and chips are made, he’ll discover the secrets of modern manufacturing.
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.
