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1 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Index

Index Program Guide ...... 3 Sunday, 20 December 2020 ...... 3 Monday, 21 December 2020 ...... 9 Tuesday, 22 December 2020 ...... 13 Wednesday, 23 December 2020 ...... 17 Thursday, 24 December 2020 ...... 21 Friday, 25 December 2020 ...... 25 Saturday, 26 December 2020 ...... 30

2 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Sunday 20 December 2020

Program Guide

Sunday, 20 December 2020

6:00am ABC News Update The top stories from ABC News, updating you on the latest headlines and the overnight news from across Australia and around the world.

6:02am Landline Summer (CC,Repeat) This summer Pip Courtney and the Landline team look back at some of the best stories from across rural and regional Australia, meeting interesting people and discussing food, produce, livestock, innovation and more.

6:30am ABC News Regional (CC,Repeat)Final A snapshot of what's going on in regional Australia with a look at the people, events and issues making news from coast to coast in the past seven days. Presented by Miriam Corowa. (Final for 2020)

7:00am Weekend Breakfast (CC) Ease into your Sunday with an intelligent and engaging mix of news, updated information, in-depth analysis, interviews, politics and weather. Presented by Fauziah Ibrahim and Kathryn Robinson plus sport with Jared Coote.

11:00am ABC News (CC) Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

11:30am The Ticket: 2020 - The Year in Sport Tracey Holmes speaks with expert commentators, athletes, powerbrokers and insiders in the sporting industry about the unprecedented challenges of 2020 as sport persevered through the COVID pandemic.

12:00pm ABC News (CC) Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

3 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Sunday 20 December 2020

12:30pm The Business: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) 2020 has been a year unlike any other, challenging businesses, workers and consumers. Elysse Morgan takes a look back at some of the best stories from the year in The Business: Summer Series.

1:00pm ABC News (CC) Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

1:30pm Compass: Sacred Space - James Ricketson (CC,Repeat,PG,This program contains nudity.,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died) Geraldine Doogue seeks powerful connection with prominent Australians through an investigation of their sacred space. Filmmaker James Ricketson talks about his connection to his home in the northern beaches of Sydney.

2:00pm ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

2:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Alex McKinnon (CC,Repeat) Alex McKinnon grew up thinking he understood what it was to be a man. He achieved his dream of playing first grade NRL, before one moment changed everything and he had to reinvent himself. He opens up to Stan Grant.

3:00pm ABC News (CC) Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

3:30pm The Ticket: 2020 - The Year in Sport (Repeat) Tracey Holmes speaks with expert commentators, athletes, powerbrokers and insiders in the sporting industry about the unprecedented challenges of 2020 as sport persevered through the COVID pandemic.

4 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Sunday 20 December 2020

4:00pm ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

4:30pm ABC News Regional (CC,Repeat)Final A snapshot of what's going on in regional Australia with a look at the people, events and issues making news from coast to coast in the past seven days. Presented by Miriam Corowa. (Final for 2020)

5:00pm ABC News (CC) Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

5:30pm The World This Week (CC,Repeat)Final Beverley O'Connor presents the week's best international stories as seen by ABC News reporters posted in Europe, North America, China, the Middle East, North Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. (Final for 2020)

6:00pm ABC News Weekend Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

6:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Crackdown - Xinjiang (CC,Repeat) In 2014, Stephen McDonell reported on China's crackdown on a resident Muslim community in the remote northwest of the country in what it claims is its own war on terror.

7:00pm ABC News Weekend (CC) Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

7:30pm 7.30: The Interviews: Best of 2020 Leigh Sales looks back at some of the best interviews on 7.30 in 2020.

5 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Sunday 20 December 2020

8:00pm ABC News Weekend Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

8:30pm The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 1) (Repeat) A fresh behind-the-scenes look at Australian politics, as the ABC's Parliament House Bureau takes you inside the people's house.

9:00pm ABC News Weekend Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

9:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Alex McKinnon (CC,Repeat) Alex McKinnon grew up thinking he understood what it was to be a man. He achieved his dream of playing first grade NRL, before one moment changed everything and he had to reinvent himself. He opens up to Stan Grant.

10:00pm ABC News Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

10:25pm Australian Story: The Only Witness (Part 2) (CC,Repeat) Concluding the two-part story about one man who has killed two people. The man was convicted of killing a cyclist on a lonely road but is still to face charges relating to the shotgun death of his wife six years earlier.

11:00pm ABC Nightly News (CC) Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

11:30pm Back Roads: Nullarbor (Part 1) The Endless Horizon (CC,AD,Repeat,G) Back Roads returns this winter to take you to some of the widest open spaces on Earth. Join Heather Ewart on a journey across the Nullarbor Plain, discovering why people are drawn to this remote landscape and why they stay.

6 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Sunday 20 December 2020

12:00am ABC News Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

12:15am Four Corners: The Inside Trade (CC,Repeat) A criminal scandal stretching from the White House to Australia. Stephanie March investigates the insider trading scandal that engulfed a US Congressman and his Sydney- based investment, posing major questions for regulators.

1:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

1:15am ABC News (Repeat) Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

1:30am New Normal (CC,Repeat) In May 2020 we heard from people across Australia on how they were dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Six months on, with restrictions easing we revisit them to see how they coped and how their lives have changed.

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:15am Drum Beat (Repeat) The show that brings together some of the sharpest and most informed minds in Australia to tackle the big issues and share their opinions and expertise. Catch up on the best conversations from The Drum.

2:30am The Ticket: 2020 - The Year in Sport (Repeat) Tracey Holmes speaks with expert commentators, athletes, powerbrokers and insiders in the sporting industry about the unprecedented challenges of 2020 as sport persevered through the COVID pandemic.

7 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Sunday 20 December 2020

3:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

3:15am ABC News (Repeat) Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

3:30am The World This Week (CC,Repeat)Final Beverley O'Connor presents the week's best international stories as seen by ABC News reporters posted in Europe, North America, China, the Middle East, North Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. (Final for 2020)

4:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

4:15am ABC News (Repeat) Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

4:30am The Business: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) 2020 has been a year unlike any other, challenging businesses, workers and consumers. Elysse Morgan takes a look back at some of the best stories from the year in The Business: Summer Series.

5:00am ABC News Regional (CC,Repeat)Final A snapshot of what's going on in regional Australia with a look at the people, events and issues making news from coast to coast in the past seven days. Presented by Miriam Corowa. (Final for 2020)

5:30am Back Roads: Nullarbor (Part 1) The Endless Horizon (CC,AD,Repeat,G) Back Roads returns this winter to take you to some of the widest open spaces on Earth. Join Heather Ewart on a journey across the Nullarbor Plain, discovering why people are drawn to this remote landscape and why they stay.

8 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Monday 21 December 2020

Monday, 21 December 2020

6:00am National Press Club Address (CC) 7:00am News Breakfast (CC) 10:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC) 5:00pm ABC News Hour (CC)

6:00pm ABC Evening News (CC) Nick Hose guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

7:00pm ABC National News Nick Hose guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

8:00pm ABC News Tonight Nick Hose brings you a clearer picture of the day's top stories with local, national and global news reports. Australia's most trusted news source has the issues and events covered from all angles to keep you in touch.

9:00pm ABC News Tonight Nick Hose guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

9:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: The Ka-Ching! Dynasty (CC,Repeat) Over the past decade Foreign Correspondent has reported on the Rise of China during the Xi Jinping era. In 2012 Stephen McDonell met the super-rich, as the number of millionaires and billionaires grew at a staggering rate.

9 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Monday 21 December 2020

10:00pm ABC Late News End your day informed and up-to-date as ABC Late News brings you detailed coverage of the day's top stories, trusted analysis and new details on the issues and events that shaped our day.

10:30pm Australian Story: Making His Mark (CC,Repeat,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images of people who have died) When Marlion Pickett took to the field in the 2019 AFL Grand Final, it set the scene for one of the most heart-warming moments in sporting history. Follow the father of four's journey from three years in jail to AFL debut.

11:00pm ABC Nightly News End your day informed and up-to-date as ABC Late News brings you detailed coverage of the day's top stories, trusted analysis and new details on the issues and events that shaped our day.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,AD,Repeat,G) Heather Ewart resumes her Nullarbor Plain odyssey, this time from the South Australian border travelling west across Western Australia. It is a very special tale of time travel, outer space and underground secrets.

12:00am ABC Late News End your day informed and up-to-date as ABC Late News brings you detailed coverage of the day's top stories, trusted analysis and new details on the issues and events that shaped our day.

12:30am Stan Grant's One Plus One: Poh Ling Yeow (CC,Repeat) Poh Ling Yeow is many things - a chef, an artist, and a TV presenter. But she's also someone who pushes back against labels, describing herself as a "creative, fluid being". She speaks with Stan Grant.

1:00am ABC News Overnight The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

1:10am Four Corners: Coronavirus (CC,Repeat) In Late February 2020, Four Corners explored how an outbreak of Coronavirus in Wuhan occurred and investigated whether a cover up by Chinese authorities allowed the virus to spread and become a global emergency.

10 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Monday 21 December 2020

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

2:30am Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: The Ka-Ching! Dynasty (CC,Repeat) Over the past decade Foreign Correspondent has reported on the Rise of China during the Xi Jinping era. In 2012 Stephen McDonell met the super-rich, as the number of millionaires and billionaires grew at a staggering rate.

3:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

3:15am Australian Story: Making His Mark (CC,Repeat,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images of people who have died) When Marlion Pickett took to the field in the 2019 AFL Grand Final, it set the scene for one of the most heart-warming moments in sporting history. Follow the father of four's journey from three years in jail to AFL debut.

3:45am Meet The Ferals: Cats (CC,Repeat,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) Feral cats are deadly killers responsible for the extinction of more than 20 Australian native species and they carry diseases that impact the sheep industry.

4:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

4:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

11 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Monday 21 December 2020

4:30am Stan Grant's One Plus One: Poh Ling Yeow (CC,Repeat) Poh Ling Yeow is many things - a chef, an artist, and a TV presenter. But she's also someone who pushes back against labels, describing herself as a "creative, fluid being". She speaks with Stan Grant.

4:55am ABC News Update (Repeat) The headlines from ABC News, updating you on the day's top stories from across Australia and around the world.

5:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

5:15am First Nation Farmers: Station Dreaming (CC,Repeat,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died) Meet members of a respected Indigenous farming family helping Indigenous youth get their life in order, and discover their own remarkable backstory.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,AD,Repeat,G) Heather Ewart resumes her Nullarbor Plain odyssey, this time from the South Australian border travelling west across Western Australia. It is a very special tale of time travel, outer space and underground secrets.

12 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Tuesday 22 December 2020

Tuesday, 22 December 2020

6:00am Australia Calling: 80 Years of International Broadcasting (CC,Repeat) 7:00am News Breakfast (CC) 10:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC) 5:00pm ABC News Hour (CC)

9:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: The Other China Boom (CC,Repeat) In 2013 Stephen McDonell visited a hidden corner of Asia where two dramatically different and rapidly changing nations collided, to report on a disturbing trade that endangered lives around the world, including in Australia.

13 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Tuesday 22 December 2020

10:30pm Australian Story: When Worlds Collide (CC,Repeat) The journalist and comedian paying a high price for dissent. Vicky Xu is an outspoken critic of China whose pursuit of stories about human rights and the mass detention of Uyghurs means she doesn't feel safe to return home.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,PG,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died) Discover the cultural and culinary delights of WA's Dampier Peninsula, one of the last 'undiscovered' parts of Australia's coastline. Guest presenter Paul West meets people who have a deep connection to this land and the sea.

12:30am Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One: Dylan Alcott (CC,Repeat,PG - Adult themes, Coarse Language) Dylan Alcott has done it all: a champion tennis player, basketballer, Logie winner, radio host and even started his own music festival. He speaks to Kurt Fearnley about his desire to inspire people with disability.

1:00am ABC News Overnight The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

1:10am Four Corners: Pandemic (CC,Repeat) The fight to contain coronavirus. Have critical mistakes left Australia and our frontline medical workers dangerously exposed? Doctors, patients and health practitioners talk about confronting the virus for the first time.

14 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Tuesday 22 December 2020

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

2:30am Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: The Other China Boom (CC,Repeat) In 2013 Stephen McDonell visited a hidden corner of Asia where two dramatically different and rapidly changing nations collided, to report on a disturbing trade that endangered lives around the world, including in Australia.

3:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

3:15am Australian Story: When Worlds Collide (CC,Repeat) The journalist and comedian paying a high price for dissent. Vicky Xu is an outspoken critic of China whose pursuit of stories about human rights and the mass detention of Uyghurs means she doesn't feel safe to return home.

3:45am Meet The Ferals: Goats (CC,Repeat,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) Feral goats are an introduced pest to Australia, but worth as much as lamb meat. They are also money-making saviours to many outback stations in tough times.

4:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

4:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

15 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Tuesday 22 December 2020

4:30am Compass: Sacred Space - James Ricketson (CC,Repeat,PG,This program contains nudity.,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died) Geraldine Doogue seeks powerful connection with prominent Australians through an investigation of their sacred space. Filmmaker James Ricketson talks about his connection to his home in the northern beaches of Sydney.

4:55am ABC News Update (Repeat) The headlines from ABC News, updating you on the day's top stories from across Australia and around the world.

5:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

5:15am Living With Fire: Firestorm (CC,Repeat) In 2017 the Australian state of New South Wales was battling fires. Some of the worst conditions were around a place called Dunedoo. Tens of thousands of hectares of land were burnt. But could it have been handled better?

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,PG,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died) Discover the cultural and culinary delights of WA's Dampier Peninsula, one of the last 'undiscovered' parts of Australia's coastline. Guest presenter Paul West meets people who have a deep connection to this land and the sea.

16 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Wednesday 23 December 2020

Wednesday, 23 December 2020

6:00am Meet The Ferals (CC,Repeat,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) 6:10am Tinsel, Tears And Turkeys: An Aussie Christmas Unwrapped (CC,Repeat,PG) 7:00am News Breakfast (CC) 10:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC) 5:00pm ABC News Hour (CC)

6:00pm ABC Evening News (CC) All the news you need to stay informed and up to date. Nick Hose brings you the day's top stories, breaking news, exclusive investigations, the latest information and analysis from Australia's most trusted news source.

17 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Wednesday 23 December 2020

9:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Reef Madness - Spratly Islands (CC,Repeat) In 2014 Eric Campbell visited a place few experience, the Spratly Islands, in the middle of the oil-rich South China Sea. Many of the so called 'islets' have been built up by competing nations to bolster claims of ownership.

10:25pm Australian Story: Caught In The Act (CC,Repeat) Shane Jenek is the man behind drag queen superstar Courtney Act. It hasn't always been easy for Shane reconciling himself with Courtney's popularity but together they're conquering the world via reality television.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,G) 280kms from Perth, Kulin is home to less than 400 people. From the 'Tin Horse Highway' - horse-shaped sculptures made out of 44 gallon drums to a giant waterslide, the quirky town is known for its generosity of spirit.

12:30am Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One: Josh Niland (CC,Repeat) Celebrated chef Josh Niland shows Kurt Fearnley around the kitchen, and chats to him about sustainability, surviving childhood cancer, and winning the prestigious James Beard Book of the Year.

1:00am ABC News Overnight The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

18 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Wednesday 23 December 2020

1:15am Four Corners: The Cost Of Coronavirus (CC,Repeat) The coronavirus outbreak created a public health emergency that unleashed a financial wrecking ball through our economy. Capturing history in the making David Speers follows the political scramble, with access to key players.

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

2:30am Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Reef Madness - Spratly Islands (CC,Repeat) In 2014 Eric Campbell visited a place few experience, the Spratly Islands, in the middle of the oil-rich South China Sea. Many of the so called 'islets' have been built up by competing nations to bolster claims of ownership.

3:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

3:15am Australian Story: Caught In The Act (CC,Repeat) Shane Jenek is the man behind drag queen superstar Courtney Act. It hasn't always been easy for Shane reconciling himself with Courtney's popularity but together they're conquering the world via reality television.

3:45am Meet The Ferals: Deer (CC,Repeat,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) Introduced to Australia as a game animal, feral deer are rampant across the country, devouring pasture and causing environmental damage. Control solutions are not simple.

4:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

4:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

19 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Wednesday 23 December 2020

4:30am 7.30: The Interviews: Best of 2020 (Repeat) Leigh Sales looks back at some of the best interviews on 7.30 in 2020.

4:55am ABC News Update (Repeat) The headlines from ABC News, updating you on the day's top stories from across Australia and around the world.

5:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

5:15am Drum Beat: Deep Fakes (Repeat) Revisit an interesting conversation from The Drum. Ellen Fanning joins Ming Long, Alastair MacGibbon, Dr Ranjana Srivastava, Rick Morton and special guest Nina Schick to discuss deep fakes and policing the online space.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,G) 280kms from Perth, Kulin is home to less than 400 people. From the 'Tin Horse Highway' - horse-shaped sculptures made out of 44 gallon drums to a giant waterslide, the quirky town is known for its generosity of spirit.

20 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Thursday 24 December 2020

Thursday, 24 December 2020

6:00am Wild Rides (CC,Repeat) 6:05am Ho Ho Ho! Telling Christmas Tales (CC,Repeat,PG,The following program is rated PG. (or G) And a special warning to parents of small children, the concept of Santa Claus is not taken at all seriously in this program.) 7:00am News Breakfast (CC) 10:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC) 5:00pm ABC News Hour (CC)

21 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Thursday 24 December 2020

9:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Crackdown - Xinjiang (CC,Repeat) In 2014, Stephen McDonell reported on China's crackdown on a resident Muslim community in the remote northwest of the country in what it claims is its own war on terror.

10:25pm Australian Story: The Justice Principle (CC,Repeat) Three sisters from Melbourne's insular Jewish Adass community return to Israel to investigate why it's taking so long to extradite their former headmistress Malka Leifer back to Australia to face sex abuse charges.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,PG) Back Roads travels to Marble Bar, known as the hottest place in Australia. Singer- songwriter and ABC Radio's Saturday Night Country presenter Felicity Urquhart takes the wheel as we visit red-dirt country in the Pilbara, WA.

12:30am Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One: Eliza Ault Connell (CC,Repeat) Eliza Ault-Connell was 16 when she lost her legs and fingers to meningococcal disease. She speaks to Kurt about representing Australia in wheelchair racing and how COVID-19 impacted her return to the Paralympics.

1:00am ABC News Overnight The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

22 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Thursday 24 December 2020

1:15am Four Corners: Flattening The Curve (CC,Repeat) The healthcare workers on the frontlines of the fight against coronavirus. Four Corners has captured video diaries, interviews and footage with deeply personal accounts from staff in hospitals and GP clinics across Australia.

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

2:30am Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Crackdown - Xinjiang (CC,Repeat) In 2014, Stephen McDonell reported on China's crackdown on a resident Muslim community in the remote northwest of the country in what it claims is its own war on terror.

3:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

3:15am Australian Story: The Justice Principle (CC,Repeat) Three sisters from Melbourne's insular Jewish Adass community return to Israel to investigate why it's taking so long to extradite their former headmistress Malka Leifer back to Australia to face sex abuse charges.

3:50am Meet The Ferals: Pigs (CC,Repeat,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) Wild pigs cause extensive damage to Australia's wildlife and crops and have the potential to spread African Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth disease which would devastate the livestock industry.

4:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

23 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 52 Thursday 24 December 2020

4:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

4:30am Barrie Cassidy's One Plus One: Craig Foster (CC,Repeat) Craig Foster's campaign to save Bahraini refugee Hakeem al-Araibi made headlines. The former Socceroos Captain talks to Barrie about his drive to fight for what's fair and campaign to help vulnerable communities.

4:55am ABC News Update (Repeat) The headlines from ABC News, updating you on the day's top stories from across Australia and around the world.

5:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

5:15am First Nation Farmers: Bunya Nuts (CC,Repeat) The fruit of the majestic Bunya Pine has been an important part of indigenous culture for thousands of years. Today many landowners consider it dangerous and garden waste but an Indigenous artist believes it deserves better.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,PG) Back Roads travels to Marble Bar, known as the hottest place in Australia. Singer- songwriter and ABC Radio's Saturday Night Country presenter Felicity Urquhart takes the wheel as we visit red-dirt country in the Pilbara, WA.

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Friday, 25 December 2020

6:00am Christmas Sounds Better This Year (CC,Repeat,G) 7:00am ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 7:30am 7.30: The Interviews (Repeat) 8:00am ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 8:30am Compass (CC,Repeat,PG) 9:00am ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 9:30am Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One (CC,Repeat) 10:00am ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 10:30am The World: 2020 Year In Review (CC) 11:00am ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 11:30am Landline Summer (CC,Repeat) 12:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 12:30pm Stan Grant’s One Plus (CC,Repeat) 1:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 1:30pm New Normal (CC,Repeat) 2:00pm ABC News Update (CC) 2:02pm That Christmas (Repeat) 3:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 3:30pm 7.30: The Interviews (Repeat) 4:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 4:30pm Compass (CC,Repeat,PG)

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5:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day (CC) 5:30pm The Brief (Repeat)

6:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day Nick Hose presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

6:30pm The World: 2020 Year In Review (Repeat) 2020 has been a turbulent and unpredictable year we will never forget. Beverley O'Connor looks back at some of the year's best reporting on issues from the coronavirus pandemic, US election, China, Europe and more.

7:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day Gemma Veness presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

7:30pm 7.30: The Interviews: Best of 2020 (Repeat) Leigh Sales looks back at some of the best interviews on 7.30 in 2020.

8:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day Nick Hose presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

8:30pm Barrie Cassidy's One Plus One: Justin Langer (CC,Repeat) Justin Langer took over as coach of the Australian cricket team after sandpapergate. The former player tells Barrie Cassidy about the steps taken to rebuild the trust, respect, and integrity of the team.

9:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day Nick Hose presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

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9:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Tales Of A City (CC) What do China's own people think about where their country is going? What do they make of Xi Jinping, his economic reforms and his quashing of dissent? In 2015 Stephen McDonell asked seven people in the old capital Nanjing.

10:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day Nick Hose presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

10:30pm Australian Story: The Two Of Us (CC,Repeat) The touching friendship between jazz musician James Morrison and his long-term mentor Don Burrows, who passed away last month after a long battle with dementia.

11:00pm ABC News On Christmas Day Nick Hose presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather Ewart heads to the Pilbara region of Western Australia to meet some of the remarkable locals who are driving change as the mining boom ends. There's also plenty of 'girl power' to be found out in this harsh landscape.

12:00am ABC Late News Nick Hose presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

12:15am Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One: Ash Barty (CC,Repeat) Ash Barty's 2020 was meant to be full but the pandemic kept her in Brisbane, rather than defending her World #1 title. The French Open champ speaks to Kurt about her return to tennis and the importance of family.

12:45am First Nation Farmers: Stone Walls (CC,Repeat) Many farming properties across southern Australia have dry-stone walls. Constructed mostly during the the 19th century, they were built to clear land and define boundaries, but their history precedes European settlement.

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1:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

1:15am Four Corners: Injection of Hope (CC,Repeat) An in-depth look at the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. From extraordinary scientific hurdles to extreme moral and ethical dilemmas, Australian scientists have had to overcome missed opportunities and a lack of preparedness.

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:15am ABC Late News (Repeat) Nick Hose presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

2:30am Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Tales Of A City (CC,Repeat) What do China's own people think about where their country is going? What do they make of Xi Jinping, his economic reforms and his quashing of dissent? In 2015 Stephen McDonell asked seven people in the old capital Nanjing.

3:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

3:25am Australian Story: The Two Of Us (CC,Repeat) The touching friendship between jazz musician James Morrison and his long-term mentor Don Burrows, who passed away last month after a long battle with dementia.

4:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

4:15am ABC Late News (Repeat) Nick Hose presents the latest from ABC News, following the top stories on Christmas Day plus updated reports and coverage of events as they unfold across Australia and around the globe.

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4:30am DW Conflict Zone From our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle, we go face-to-face with global decision- makers, seeking straight answers to straight questions, putting the spotlight on controversial issues and calling the powerful to account.

4:55am ABC News Update (Repeat) The headlines from ABC News, updating you on the day's top stories from across Australia and around the world.

5:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

5:15am Mixed Cuts: The Filter: The Harsh Realities of Reality TV (CC,Repeat,This program contains coarse language) The Filter brings together a panel to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted reality TV, and how dating shows still have a diversity problem.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather Ewart heads to the Pilbara region of Western Australia to meet some of the remarkable locals who are driving change as the mining boom ends. There's also plenty of 'girl power' to be found out in this harsh landscape.

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Saturday, 26 December 2020

6:00am ABC News Update The top stories from ABC News, updating you on the latest headlines and the overnight news from across Australia and around the world.

6:02am The Business: Summer Series (CC) 2020 has been a year unlike any other, challenging businesses, workers and consumers. Elysse Morgan takes a look back at some of the best stories from the year in The Business: Summer Series.

6:30am Stan Grant's One Plus One: Poh Ling Yeow (CC,Repeat) Poh Ling Yeow is many things - a chef, an artist, and a TV presenter. But she's also someone who pushes back against labels, describing herself as a "creative, fluid being". She speaks with Stan Grant.

7:00am Weekend Breakfast (CC) Start your weekend informed and fully up-to-date as Fauziah Ibrahim and Kathryn Robinson bring you the latest news, in-depth analysis, politics, interviews, weather, culture and global affairs. Plus sport with Jared Coote.

11:30am The World: 2020 Year In Review (Repeat) 2020 has been a turbulent and unpredictable year we will never forget. Beverley O'Connor looks back at some of the year's best reporting on issues from the coronavirus pandemic, US election, China, Europe and more.

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12:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Alex McKinnon (CC,Repeat) Alex McKinnon grew up thinking he understood what it was to be a man. He achieved his dream of playing first grade NRL, before one moment changed everything and he had to reinvent himself. He opens up to Stan Grant

1:30pm Compass: Perfect Match (CC,AD,Repeat,G) Increasing numbers of older people are living alone, while students and low income earners are finding it hard to find places to live as rents soar. Compass follows people taking first steps to match and hopefully hit it off.

2:30pm Landline Summer (CC,Repeat) This summer Pip Courtney and the Landline team look back at some of the best stories from across rural and regional Australia, meeting interesting people and discussing food, produce, livestock, innovation and more.

3:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Poh Ling Yeow (CC,Repeat) Poh Ling Yeow is many things - a chef, an artist, and a TV presenter. But she's also someone who pushes back against labels, describing herself as a "creative, fluid being". She speaks with Stan Grant.

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4:30pm The Business: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) 2020 has been a year unlike any other, challenging businesses, workers and consumers. Elysse Morgan takes a look back at some of the best stories from the year in The Business: Summer Series.

5:00pm ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

5:30pm The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 2) A fresh behind-the-scenes look at Australian politics, as the ABC's Parliament House Bureau takes you inside the people's house.

6:00pm ABC News Weekend Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

6:30pm New Normal (CC,Repeat) In May 2020 we heard from people across Australia on how they were dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Six months on, with restrictions easing we revisit them to see how they coped and how their lives have changed.

7:00pm ABC News Weekend (CC) Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

7:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Poh Ling Yeow (CC,Repeat) Poh Ling Yeow is many things - a chef, an artist, and a TV presenter. But she's also someone who pushes back against labels, describing herself as a "creative, fluid being". She speaks with Stan Grant.

8:00pm ABC News Weekend Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

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8:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Tales Of A City (CC,Repeat) What do China's own people think about where their country is going? What do they make of Xi Jinping, his economic reforms and his quashing of dissent? In 2015 Stephen McDonell asked seven people in the old capital Nanjing.

9:00pm ABC News Weekend Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

9:30pm The World: 2020 Year In Review (Repeat) 2020 has been a turbulent and unpredictable year we will never forget. Beverley O'Connor looks back at some of the year's best reporting on issues from the coronavirus pandemic, US election, China, Europe and more.

10:00pm ABC News Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

10:25pm Australian Story: One Day At A Time (CC,Repeat) As Australia faces an unprecedented pandemic, we track five Australians on five different days: a choirmaster, an intensivist, a scientist, a psychiatrist, and a school principal - each has a unique response to the crisis.

11:00pm ABC Nightly News (CC) Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,G) The "ordinary" sheep and wheat town of Katanning in Western Australia has laid out the welcome mat and transformed itself, extraordinarily, holding some delightful surprises.

12:00am ABC News Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

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12:15am Four Corners: Saving The Amazon (CC,Repeat) On the frontline to preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest. Brazil is allowing the Amazon to be felled at an alarming rate, but Indigenous tribes, scientists and activists are fighting back. Sophie McNeill reports.

1:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

1:15am ABC News (Repeat) Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

1:30am DW Focus On Europe From our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle, Focus On Europe puts the spotlight on people and asks what drives the people of Europe - politically, socially and culturally. What are their views, hopes and fears?

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:30am Barrie Cassidy's One Plus One: Charlie Magnuson (CC,Repeat) Join Barrie Cassidy for a series discussing Leadership. He meets captain of the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade Charlie Magnuson, who steered his team through the 2020 fire season going above and beyond in the crisis.

3:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

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3:15am ABC News (Repeat) Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

3:30am Songlines: Solutions to Climate (CC,Repeat) What can we learn from Indigenous Australians and their 60,000 years caring for country? Visit remote parts of Northern Territory to see the catastrophic impact of climate change and how we can work together to protect it.

4:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

4:15am ABC News (Repeat) Mariam Saab guides you through the evening with a mix of the latest news, live crosses to ABC reporters on the scene as well as fast, accurate analysis with experts and guests. Plus the latest sport, business and weather.

5:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

5:15am Drum Beat (Repeat) The show that brings together some of the sharpest and most informed minds in Australia to tackle the big issues and share their opinions and expertise. Catch up on the best conversations from The Drum.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In WA (CC,Repeat,G) The "ordinary" sheep and wheat town of Katanning in Western Australia has laid out the welcome mat and transformed itself, extraordinarily, holding some delightful surprises.

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