What’s On TV? Monday 3 February – Sunday 9 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: The Unlisted on ABC iView
Twins Dru and Kal uncover a sinister society controlling the world’s youth through implants. With the help of a group of underground vigilante kids – The Unlisted – the twins work to stop the society before it’s too late.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.35PM on NITV.
TUESDAY: Little Lunch on ABC iView
Little Lunch tackles the big issues in the playground. Who gets to go on the monkey bars? Who gets to join whose club? Who gets Mrs Gonsha off the top of the slide pole, when she gets stuck? Little Lunch tells stories that may seem small to adults, but loom large for kids.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.35PM on NITV.
WEDNESDAY: Hardball on ABC iView
When Mikey moves from New Zealand to Western Sydney, he finds himself in the thick of the ultra-competitive, schoolyard game of handball.
After saving a kid on the playground from a wayward ball and finding he has the powerful strike in the world, Mikey is befriended by Jerry and Salwa, who join forces to train him to become a weapon of precision and skill - equipped to topple resident king of the court, Tiffany, and take home the Western Suburbs handball crown - if only he could make the ball land in the right suburb!
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.35PM on NITV.
THURSDAY: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.35PM 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.
FRIDAY: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 2, 7.30PM on NITV
Episode 5
Pilot Bird
Little J can’t wait to teach B Boy all about mutton birding - but B Boy is terrified. It’s a big adventure going to Mutton Bird Island, and Little J can’t wait to show B Boy the rookery with Uncle Mick. After B Boy sees a snake he’s way too scared… until Little J takes him under his wing.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 4.32PM on NITV.
SATURDAY: Mortified! on ABC iView
On the brink of adolescence, a girl’s got a lot to deal with; a changing body, a flood of hormones, relentless judgement by her peers, even perhaps the stirrings of a first, unrequited crush. In Mortified, Taylor Fry is confronted by the lot.
SUNDAY: The Inbestigators (Double Episode), 9.26AM on ABC ME
Episode 17
The Case of the Fishy Fundraiser
Amelia resents her fundraising cupcake stall being upstaged by a lemonade stall, so when things go sour, Amelia is accused of sabotage.
Episode 18
The Case of the Incredible Fortune Teller
Ezra and Ava’s friendship is tested when Ramona’s fortune telling predictions come between them during the Coins for a Cure fundraiser.
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