ABC iview – quick links
ABC iview: new this week
Grand Designs UK Season 24 – 2 July
Series. Presenter Kevin McCloud returns with a new season featuring bold visions, self-build castles, sustainable homes, woodland retreats, and transformative architecture.
Saint-Pierre – 3 July
Series. Two detectives with different policing skills and approaches are partnered to solve crimes in Saint-Pierre, the French Territory nestled in the Atlantic Ocean. At first at odds and suspicious of each other, Arch and Fitz soon discover that they are better together.
Do Not Watch This Show Season 2 – 3 July
Series. After achieving the most successful launch of a new children’s program in ABC iview’s history, and despite protest from the show’s protagonist Wizz, Do Not Watch This Show is back for a second season.
Cooper & Fry – 4 July
Series. Based on the bestselling series of novels by Stephen Booth, two mismatched detectives must work together to get results. But as their personal lives begin to intertwine and past scars look to be healed, a unique friendship is formed. As they unearth old rituals and beliefs, they must rely on each other to not only bring justice but to survive.
Bluey in Yolngu Matha – 5 July
The ABC brings Australia’s most loved blue heeler family to audiences in Yolngu Matha, the First Nations language of Northeast Arnhem Land. Five Bluey episodes have been translated, selected for their culturally relevant themes of family and country and will launch on ABC iview on Sunday 5 July and will also feature on the big screen at the Garma Festival in August.
ABC iview: recent highlights
High Hoops Season 2 – 26 June
Series. Neurotic, desperately awkward, clever but distractable, over-thinker, false confidence, always coming up with ‘big brain’ ideas, creative and good with words, tall and unusually strong – that’s Aife and she back in a new series of High Hoops.
Submarine Jim Season 1 – 26 June
Children’s series. Naïve young dolphin Jim takes charge of an ‘inverted’ submarine full of fish and seawater. Their goal? Las Vegas – rumoured to hold the clear waters of their dreams. But the adventure ahead will be anything but smooth sailing.
Twenty Twenty Six – 10 June
Series. 48 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.
Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator – 9 June (ScreenHub’s review)
Documentary. The making of a national treasure and the hidden abuse that ran alongside it, told through the voices of those who lived it.
Stuff the British Stole Season 3 – 9 June (ScreenHub’s review)
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.
Ground Up – 7 June (ScreenHub’s review)
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.
The untrue story of Tasmania’s new AFL club and the unifying power of sport. Except for the billion dollar stadium bit.
Race Around the World – 7 June (ScreenHub’s review)
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.
