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What’s On TV? Monday 20 January – Sunday 26 January

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: Dance Academy: The Movie, 2.35PM on Family Movies HD

Former ballet student, Tara Webster, was destined to become one of the top dancers of her generation before a devastating injury crippled her career. Over the last eighteen months she has tried to move on but cannot get over her dream of dancing professionally with the National Ballet Company. In her quest to defy the odds in a near impossible comeback, Tara leaves her life and love behind in Sydney and travels to New York, determined to prove she still has what it takes. But as the rejections pile up, and Tara tears herself apart trying to fit the unrelenting ballet mould, she must learn to find, and trust, her own voice before she loses everything that truly matters in the dogged pursuit of who she thought she was, rather than who she has become.

Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.32PM on NITV.

TUESDAY: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.32PM on NITV

Episode 10
Penguins – Bruny Island, Tasmania
Starting from the highest peak on Australia’s most southern point, Brandon and Kayne jump on their mountain bikes and blast their way down Mt Wellington, outside of Hobart, as they start their search for the elusive Fairy Penguin. Abseiling, sea kayaking and a spot of surfing later, the boys come face-to-face with the mysterious, but very cute Fairy Penguin, while also meeting a rather unusual Albino Wallaby along the way.

WEDNESDAY: Mustangs FC – Series 1 on ABC iView

Mustangs FC is a goal kicking comedy drama about girls who are abandoning the sidelines and starting their local football club’s first all female team. Against the odds, they’ll stand united and overcome any challenge the club, the boys or the opposition can throw at them, all while wrestling with what it means to be a girl today.

This is the story of the team’s bid to get to the final of the divisional league and captain Marnie facing an uphill battle. Has she got what it takes to lead this rookie side through it’s first massive season? Time to girl up and see..

Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.32PM on NITV.

THURSDAY: Little Lunch (Special): The Nightmare Before Graduation on ABC iView

The Nightmare Before Graduation

The countdown to Christmas and summer holidays is exciting every year but no more so than now, when Mrs Gonsha’s class is graduating from Grade 6.

Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.32PM on NITV.

FRIDAY: The Inbestigators – Series 2 (Marathon), 8.20AM – 1PM on ABC ME

When ten-year-old Maudie, a freakishly gifted observer of human behaviour, forms an investigator agency with her classmates Ezra, Ava and Kyle, no school or neighbourhood crime is left unsolved.

Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.32PM on NITV and Little J and Big Cuz – Series 2, 7.30PM on NITV.

SATURDAY: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 2 (NEW!) on SBS on Demand

Little J, he’s five, and Big Cuz, she’s nine. They’re a couple of Indigenous Australian kids, living with their Nanna and Old Dog.

Little J and Big Cuz are busy with the ups and downs of playground and classroom. There’s always something surprising going on - whether it’s at school, in the backyard... or beyond. The gaps in Nanna’s ramshackle fence lead to Saltwater, Desert and Freshwater Country. With the help of Nanna and their teacher Ms Chen, Little J and Big Cuz are finding out all about culture, community and country.

SUNDAY: DisRupted: Rocky and Me on ABC iView

When 11 year old Stella gets her first wheelchair, "Rocky", this first set of wheels means freedom. Stella can finally try to win the Butterfly race at the next swimming carnival.