ABC 7PM NEWS Special with Sarah Ferguson and David Speers.
Regular programming on ABC TV and ABC Radio has been suspended as we provide special programming to reflect on the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, following her death at the age of 96.
Over the coming days and weeks, the ABC will have dedicated teams covering events from the UK including Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and the activities around the accession of King Charles III.
Following the ABC’s continuous coverage throughout the day, there will be a two hour national 7pm News Special hosted by Sarah Ferguson and David Speers covering the events of the day and reflecting on the life and reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The special will include packages and archival footage from Australia, the UK and around the world celebrating the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The program will also feature commentary from ABC Chair Ita Buttrose as well as royal expert Juliet Rieden and others.
ABC Programming Friday, 9 September 2022
ABC TV and ABC News
Live continuous coverage of events in the UK, at home and around the world and special programming celebrating the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Following the ABC’s continuous coverage throughout the day there will be a two hour national 7pm News Special, simulcast on ABC TV, ABC NEWS channel and ABC iview, hosted by Sarah Ferguson and David Speers.
The special will cover the events of the day and reflect on the life and reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, featuring commentary from ABC Chair Ita Buttrose, royal expert Juliet Rieden and others.
ABC iview is hosting a collection of regularly updated news coverage and special programming.
ABC Radio
ABC Radio in all metropolitan and regional centres will broadcast nationally this morning and this afternoon, with Virginia Trioli and Josh Szeps, covering reaction from around Australia and around the world to the news of the Queen’s death.
ABC Radio will also feature a wide range of content from the ABC Archives highlighting the connections the Queen had with all states and territories and with communities all over Australia.
Online
Audiences can find up to date coverage including a live blog covering events at https://www.abc.net.au/news/queen-elizabeth-ii/
Our digital news coverage will also delve into highlights from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s life and pivotal moments from her 70 years on the throne.
ABC iview
ABC iview will host a collection of regularly updated news coverage and special programming at https://iview.abc.net.au/collection/3165
ABC ME
ABC ME news program BTN will provide age-appropriate coverage for younger audiences.
ABC Kids and ABC TV Plus and programming will remain unchanged.
Just too much commentary. I loved the Queen and will miss this wonderful, wise grandmother of the world. It would be much more palatable to have one documentary a night over a few months. I am home sick with serious asthma today, and would prefer a couple of regular easy watching programs
Stop the horrific coverage of the queens death. When will it stop? So unfair to inflict this on everyone. Enough already!
I ask that the ABC commentators use the term “Union Flag”, when describing on buildings, not “Union Jack”. That is reserved when the flag is on a ship. Thank you.
Can we please have the news back?
This forced and overboard coverage is a desecration of the Queens legacy.
Finally, on Sunday morning, the ABC was showing something other than the overly-repetitive programs about the death of Queen Elizabeth II. But now its gone to live coverage of the pompous ‘Australian Commonwealth Swearing Allegiance to the New King ceremony’. Both the ABC & those commercial channels who have ceased normal programing for round-the-clock Queen’s Death coverage, are not doing this out of respect but for money! Showing the same docos, interviews etc, over and over again is just cheap programing so just another way “to save a buck”!
Hi Jack – the ABC have, as the national broadcaster, a responsibility to cover major events like the swearing allegiance to the new King. Absolutely they are doing it out of respect and within their charter as the national taxpayer-funded broadcaster. They are not doing it “for money” as you state. The commercial networks…well that’s an entirely different story…
I am glad to see I am not the only one who is feed up with this crazy coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth. I love the ABC and it is where I go to get my news multiple time a day, but now its just not there, not even the weather! When will it stop?
I understand the ABC’s Charter but my point was why are we seeing over two days of nothing BUT ‘The Death of Elisabeth II’ stories and in that repetitive program format for all of the day. P.S. What is the ‘News’ usefulness in stopping some member of the public, who is walking down a street and then asking “How do you feel or how are you affected by he death?”
Hi Jack – the ABC has an expectation to cover everything, and dropping in and out of coverage is more painful that sticking with rolling coverage. They will be relaxing it now that King Charles III has been declared monarch of Australia, however there will be significant events in the days to come that will mean longer form coverage will return. It is the nature of the passing of the longest-serving female monarch ever.
So annoying all this coverage we get is she died and its over. the media act like she’s the only significant figure to have died.