What to watch on ABC iview – quick links
ABC iview: new this week
Stuff the British Stole Season 3 – 9 June
Series. The British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today, those objects are often housed in museums and galleries across the UK and the world. Journalist Marc Fennell is back for a third series of his popular show, travelling across the globe to unravel the mysteries behind those objects – and meet those who want them back.
Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator – 9 June
Documentary. The making of a national treasure and the hidden abuse that ran alongside it, told through the voices of those who lived it.
Twenty Twenty Six – 10 June
Series. Forty-eight countries, three host nations – former BBC head of values Ian Fletcher takes on the world’s biggest football tournament. So that’s all good then. Starring Hugh Bonneville.
ABC iview: recent highlights
It’s Andrew! – 1 June
Children’s series. High above the clouds is Hornsby Downs, a magical world – where Andrew, a creative young rhino adopted by unicorns, lives with family and friends, turning everyday problems into playful solutions and a whole lot of fun.
Front Row with Megan Burslem – 6 June
Series. Presented by ABC Classic’s Megan Burslem, this new season of Front Row showcases the power, diversity and emotional depth of orchestral music, featuring landmark anniversaries, monumental masterworks, international artistry and bold contemporary voices.
The Hardacres Season 1 – 6 June
Series. A rags to riches family saga following the lives, loves and fortunes of the working class Hardacre family as they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate in 1890s Yorkshire.
Race Around the World – 7 June
Series. The ABC’s original 90s documentary reality show returns with a new generation of filmmakers. Six storytellers. Ten films. One winner. The race is on.
Ground Up – 7 June
Series. New six-part comedy series. After years of trying, Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL – but there’s a catch: the locals have to build a new stadium.
Shetland Season 9 – 22 May
Series. Shetland returns for a brand-new six-part mystery. When a woman goes missing with her nine-year-old son, Calder and Tosh set out on a case that blurs the line between the personal and professional.
Restoration Australia Season 8 – 21 May
Series. In this brand-new series of Restoration Australia, architecture expert Anthony Burke meets a wide-eyed bunch of ambitious restorers staring down daunting challenges and resolutely following their vision to save our heritage buildings by giving them dramatic new roles.
Murder in the Skies: Who Downed MH17? – 19 May
A father and blogger assembles a team of amateur online detectives to uncover the truth about how 298 people were killed when flight MH17 crashed.
Shaun Micallef’s Going For Broke – 19 May
Series. Shaun Micallef investigates Australia’s tumultuous love affair with gambling, tracing how a national pastime became a 32-billion-dollar industry and asking how we became the world’s biggest losers.
Leonard & Hungry Paul Season 1 – 12 May
Series. Leonard & Hungry Paul follows two board-gaming friends in their thirties and the expansion of their universe.
Leonard, a ghost writer of children’s encyclopaedias, and Hungry Paul, a part-time postal worker who still lives at home, meander through leafy suburban life finding solace in their quiet routines.
