Highlights on ABC iview this December include the premiere of Barry Humphries In His Own Words, new specials The Yearly With Charlie Pickering and Hard Quiz: Battle of the Influencers, plus live & exclusive coverage of New Year’s Eve, and more.
December on ABC iview: Streaming Highlights:
Friday 1
Gardening Australia – Indonesia Special PREMIERE
Costa and Tammy explore the plants and gardens of Indonesia, one of Australia’s nearest neighbours.
Monday 13
Prosecuting Evil PREMIERE
The fascinating story of one of the Holocaust’s most heroic figures. Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg trial prosecutor.
Thursday 14
Project Wild Series 1
Nature nerd Dr Ann Jones travels through the Indo-Pacific region to find the dedicated people bringing our planet’s amazing animals, plants and ecosystems back from the brink.
Friday 15
Gardening Australia Christmas
Costa gives garden bed gifts; Jane explores a florist’s paradise; Millie sets up for summer success; Tammy creates beautiful living wreaths; and Clarence learns about Christmas beetles.
Friday 15
Barry Humphries In His Own Words PREMIERE
A look back at the life and work of Barry Humphries, told in his own words from archival interviews with the man himself.
Sunday 17
Living With Devils PREMIERE
In a wild and windswept corner of Australia, acclaimed film-maker Simon Plowright spends a year living with the iconic but endangered marsupial, the Tasmanian Devil.
Tuesday 19
Take 5 With Zan Rowe Summer Special PREMIERE
On this special episode of Take 5 we ask your favourite iconic Australian Celebrities to explore their songs and stories of Australian Summer.
Tuesday 19
Whitney
An intimate, unflinching portrait of Whitney Houston and her family that probes beyond familiar tabloid headlines and sheds new light on the spellbinding trajectory of Houston’s life.
Tuesday 19
Burlesque
A small-town singer moves to the big city for her chance at stardom when she discovers Burlesque, a glamorous nightclub packed with dancers, sizzling musical numbers, and an owner in need of a star.
Wednesday 20
Hard Quiz: Battle of the Influencers PREMIERE
Tom Gleeson takes on four of Australia’s most popular online influencers in a culture clash of epic proportions, where the only guarantee is utter mayhem!
Wednesday 20
The Yearly With Charlie Pickering PREMIERE
Charlie wraps up 2023 with Margaret Pomeranz, Roy&HG, Rhys Nicholson, referendums & mushroom deaths. The Yearly remembers all the news so that you don’t have to.
Sunday 24
The King’s Speech
The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
Saturday 25
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo PREMIERE
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo makes its return to the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade in 2023 with a brand new show, Stories.
Sunday 31
New Year’s Eve
The ABC’s NYE 2023 concert and fireworks celebration is back again and set to light up the night when it airs Saturday, 31 December from 8.30pm.
Christmas Episodes and Specials
Would I Lie To You S16 Christmas Episode Tuesday 19
Live At The Apollo S17 Christmas Episode Saturday 23
Shakespeare & Hathaway Christmas Episode Saturday 23
The Stand-Up Sketch Show S4 Christmas Episode Saturday 23
Ghosts S5 Christmas Episode Tuesday 26
Call The Midwife Christmas Special Tuesday 26
Death In Paradise Christmas Special Friday 29
All Creatures Great And Small Christmas Episode Sunday 30
Children’s
Monday 3
Play School: Story Time Series 6
Find your favourite toy and get comfy on the Story Time couch as some of Australia’s most well-known celebrities read an adventure packed range of children’s picture books.
Tuesday 26
Play School: Down At The Beach
Whether it’s exploring the rockpools, playing beach cricket or splashing in the waves, there’s lots to explore Down at the Beach.
Returning
Hitsville: The Making of Mowtown
Louis Theroux: Altered States Love Without Limits
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Killing Eve S3
Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen
George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces S4 Christmas
A League Of Their Own