What’s On TV? Monday 5 February – Sunday 11 February
Never miss a moment of your favourite Australian children’s television series. Visit our guide for more information about what’s on free-to-air and pay TV.
MONDAY: Balloon Barnyard (Double Episode), 8.05PM on Disney Junior
Episode 15
Cold Day
BRRR! It’s freezing on Balloon Barnyard today. The Rescue Donkeys have to find a way to get the animals out of the cold.
Episode 16
Hide and Seek Day
Streak and Pip countdown from five, to begin their exciting game of Hide and Seek.
TUESDAY: WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.06AM on ABC ME
Episode 2
Dumbest
And you thought it was just the Dodo? Think again…. Ambo, Scotty and Sir Reg discover the silliest, stupidest and dumbest animals on our planet.
Also catch: Balloon Barnyard, 10.58AM, 11.06AM, 2.36PM and 2.48PM on Disney Junior; Waabiny Time – Series 1, 3.00PM on NITV.
WEDNESDAY: My Place – Series 2, 11.30AM on ABC ME
Episode 1
1878: Henry
Despite one failed invention after another, young Henry knows in his heart that he’s a brilliant inventor. Against the advice of his friend, Franklin, Henry conducts his biggest experiment ever… but succeeds only in blowing up the local schoolhouse. Expelled, Henry continues to believe there’s a living to be made from inventing weird and wonderful labour-saving machines. But his machines cause more trouble than they’re worth, and after one of them goes berserk - wrecking Franklin’s family’s laundry business - Henry becomes an outcast. A near-tragedy in Franklin’s family gives Henry the opportunity to try one last experiment to save the day… but can he get it to work?
Also catch: WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.06AM on ABC ME; Balloon Barnyard, 10.58AM on Disney Junior and Waabiny Time – Series 1, 3.00PM on NITV.
THURSDAY: Waabiny Time – Series 1, 3.00PM on NITV
Episode 8
Body and Movement
Maara, hands and djena, feet are very useful to us and together with the other parts of our body help us every day. Maara baam, hands clap and djena kakarook, feet dance. It's too deadly koolangka.
Also catch: WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.06AM on ABC ME.
FRIDAY: Lockie Leonard - Series 2, 10.01AM on ABC ME
Episode 1
New and Improved
The Leonard family prepare for their second year in Angelus. While Phillip looks forward to starting high school one year early, Lockie has bigger reservations about what the New Year will bring. Namely, if it will include Vicki Streeton, his girlfriend - he thinks.
Also catch: WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.06AM on ABC ME; Waabiny Time, 3.00PM on NITV and Double Trouble (Double Episode), 7.30PM on NITV.
SATURDAY: You’re Skitting Me – Series 3 on ABC iView
Australian sketch comedy You're Skitting Me returns for a third series. Performed by a new feature cast of teens, You're Skitting Me is an edgy mix of animations and great characters that will tickle everyone’s funny bone.
The series introduces regular characters such The Ultra Boy, The Unwrapping Guy, Young Shakespeare, Martine The Sick Bay Monitor, Child Lawyer - Roland McAllister, clueless Amanda Coyne and The Green Team. Animations are also a popular feature of the series, with characters such as Iron Man, and chats between emoticons, flies, and school bags. Nothing is too absurd!
SUNDAY: Ready For This on ABC iView
Set in inner city Sydney, Ready for This is the story of six teenagers, all elite within their own field, each with a different agenda and different dreams.
They have come together, to live at Arcadia House. For some, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime, for others, it’s a last chance. In order to survive the year, the six strangers must find a path through new challenges and adventures. A long way from home, the last thing they expect to find is family.
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