What’s On TV? Monday 24 October – Sunday 30 October
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MONDAY: Bushwhacked! - Series 3 – 9.30AM on ABCME.
Episode 13: Dingoes
Fraser Island in Queensland beckons and so too does the need to sustain the predator that calls the World Heritage site home.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.30PM on NITV.
TUESDAY: WAC (World Animal Championships) – 9.30AM on ABCME.
Episode 1: Scariest
Ambo, Scotty and Sir Reg brave the forests, jungles and dark-dark woods to uncover the scariest and spookiest animals on our planet.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.30PM on NITV.
WEDNESDAY: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.30PM on NITV
Episode 13 : Cattle Mustering – Megalong Valley Blue Mountains, New South Wales
In the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Brandon and Kayne start this episode climbing some of the most spectacular cliffs in the country! A complete head rush way to arrive, just in time to face a hoof-thumping mission: Brandon challenges Kayne to muster 40 head of cattle in the Megalong Valley – but to do so he’ll have to undergo four days of training as a Jackaroo. It’s not easy work, with the boys learning to shear sheep, test cows for pregnancy and more. They take some time to meet the local Gundugurra people, before Justin the Jackaroo puts them through their paces on the farm.
Also catch: WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.30AM on ABCME.
THURSDAY: WAC (World Animal Championships) – 9.30AM on ABCME.
Episode 3: Grossest
Get ready with those sick bags as Ambo, Scotty and Sir Reg don the safety gloves to grapple with the most disgusting creatures on our planet… It’s going to get messy and very, very stinky!
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 7.30AM on NITV.
FRIDAY: Double Trouble – 10.00AM on ABCME.
Episode 7: Lost in the Desert
Yuma manages to get lost in the desert, and reveals the truth to her cousin Iona about her twin sister Kyanna, who's suddenly dumped by Sasha as her dance partner.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 8.30AM on NITV and WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.30AM on ABCME.
SATURDAY: Nowhere Boys – Series 1 – 1.00PM on ABCME.
Episode 8
The boys discover the truth as the demon evolves to take on human form.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 8.30AM on NITV and Little Lunch, 11.17AM on ABCME.
SUNDAY: Little Lunch - 11.17AM on ABCME
Episode 2: The Dress Up Day
On Dress-Up-As-What-You-Want-To-Be-When-You-Grow-Up-Day, Battie dresses up as Stretcho, his very own made up super hero.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 8.30AM on NITV and Nowhere Boys – Series 1, 1.00PM on ABCME.
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New release: Windcatcher learning resource
Our latest resource provides sequenced learning tasks to complement and extend a class or cohort screening of the feature film, Windcatcher.
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Coming soon to cinemas: Runt film adaptation
Written by Craig Silvey and illustrated by Sara Acton, the novel Runt was published in 2022 and was named the 2023 Book of the Year for Younger Readers by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Australian schools will soon have the chance to enjoy this story on screen.
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NSW Year 9 English unit: ‘Exploring the Speculative’
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ACTF welcomes additional funding and new Board member
It has been an eventful month for the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) with the announcement of additional funding, a meeting with the federal Minister for the Arts, and a new Board member appointed by the Federal Government.