

ABC has revealed its summer highlights, stretching right into a late January return by Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell and The Checkout.



They include a last-ever Book Club special, Peter Capaldi’s exit as Doctor Who, The Yearly with Charlie Pickering, NYE Countdown Live 2017 and Christmas specials for Call the Midwife, QI, Gardening Australia, Peppa Pig, Sesame Street and more.

Famous Australians will also discuss what Christmas means to them in Tinsel, Tears and Turkeys: An Aussie Christmas Unwrapped.



ABC

The Best of Sammy J’s Democratic Party

Airs Wednesday 13 December at 9pm

The Book Club: 5 of the Best 2017

Airs Tuesday 19 December at 8:30pm

Plumpton High Babies: Ten Years On

Airs Tuesday 19 December at 9:30pm

The Yearly with Charlie Pickering

Airs Wednesday 20 December at 8.30pm

QI Christmas Special

Airs Wednesday 20 December at 8:00pm

Gardening Australia: Christmas Family Special

Airs Friday 22 December at 7:30pm

Tinsel, Tears and Turkey: An Aussie Christmas Unwrapped

Wednesday 20th December @ 21.30

Doctor Who: Twice Upon A Time

Airs Tuesday 26 December at 7.30pm plus iview straight after the UK 05.30

Call the Midwife: Christmas Special

Airs Wednesday 27 December at 7.30pm

Gardening Australia: New Year’s Family Special

Airs Friday 29 December at 7:30pm

NYE Countdown Live 2017

Airs Sunday 31 December at 8:30pm

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Airs Monday 1 January at 8:30pm

Australian of the Year

Airs Thursday 25 January at 7.30pm

Gardening Australia (new hour long format)

Airs from Friday 26 January at 7:30pm

Flag Raising and Citizenship Ceremony 2018

Airs Friday 26 January at 9.00am

Back Roads Australia Day Special

Airs Friday 26 January at 8.30pm

The Checkout Season 6

Airs Tuesday 30 January at 8pm

Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell Season 8

Airs from Wednesday 31 January at 8:30pm



ABC COMEDY

A Very Sexy Christmas with Stephen Oliver

Airs Tuesday 12 December at 8.30pm on ABC

Indigenous Facebook Live Encores: Sunday 24 December at 9.20pm on ABC COMEDY

Whovians Christmas Special

Airs Tuesday 26 December at 8.30pm

Red Dwarf Season 12

Airs Tuesday 26 December at 9.15pm

Asian Provocateur

Airs Wednesday 27 December at 9:30pm

Episodes Season 5 (final season)

Airs Friday 5 January at 9.50pm

Ill Behaviour Season 1

Airs Monday 8 January at 9:30pm

Red Dwarf

Airs Thursday 26 January at 9.40pm

The Best of Fresh Blood

Airs Thursday 18 January at 9.30pm

ABC NEWS

Summer Drum

Airs Monday 1 January at 5.30pm on ABC TV / 6.30pm on ABC NEWS

Offsiders: Summer Edition

Airs Sun 7 January at 10.00am on ABC TV / 11.30am on ABC NEWS

ABC ME

ABC ME BEST FEST from 8 Dec ABC ME app and iview

My Year 12 Life: Life After The ATAR

Airs Thursday 14 December at 7.30pm

Puss In Boots Season 1

Airs Friday 15 December at 5.35pm

Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch Season 3

Airs Monday 18 December at 3.40pm

Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe

Airs Monday 25 December at Thursday 14 December at 5.55pm

Raising Expectations

Airs Tuesday 26 December at 7.00pm

The Next Step Season 4

Airs Sunday 31 December at 6.35pm

All Hail King Julien Season 1

Airs daily at 7:20am from Monday 1 January

ABC KIDS

Guess How Much I Love You: Christmas to the Moon and Back Airs Sunday 17 December at 5.35pm

Sesame Street Christmas

Airs Friday 22 December at 9.30am

Peppa Pig Christmas

Airs Monday 18 December at 5.40pm

ABC iview

Long Form

A Moody Christmas

Almost Midnight

Comedy Up Late S4 & S5

Fresh Blood: Fancy Boy

Fresh Blood: Wham Bam Thankyou Ma’am

Get Krack!n S1

Growing Up Gracefully

The Katering Show S1 & S2

Lost in Pronunciation

Ronny Chieng: International Student

Rosehaven S1 & S2

The Edge of the Bush

The Ex-PM S1 & S2

The Letdown

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Debate

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Superstars

Upper Middle Bogan S1-3

The Warriors

Short Form

Aussie Rangers

#CelesteChallengeAccepted

DAFUQ

All new Fresh Blood

Goober

Kiki and Kitty

Other People’s Problems

The Chinaboy Show

Virgin Bush

When TV Was Awesome S1 & S2

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