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What’s On TV? Monday 18 May – Sunday 24 May
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: Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV
Episode 7
Turtles – Heron Island, Queensland
Heading to the tropical beauty of Heron Island for Turtle Season in the Great Barrier Reef, Kayne and Brandon find themselves face-to-face with a beach full of Green Turtle hatchlings. But it’s a life or death race, as the baby turtles have to navigate their way to the water with their natural predators waiting on all sides. The journey continues, as the boys strap on oxygen tanks and dive to the depths of the reef, getting up close and personal with the adult turtles as well. Feeling the urge to get a ‘birds eye view’ of the area, Brandon and Kayne take to the sky ‘jungle surfing’, where the rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef.
Also catch: Hoopla Doopla! 2.37PM on ABC Kids and Mortified!, 3.33PM on ABC ME.
TUESDAY: Mortified, 3.33PM on ABC ME
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Episode 12
Being Me
Taylor fears that her refusal to conform to fashion rules will ruin her social life, and turns to St. Joan of Arc for the answers.
Also catch: Hoopla Doopla! 2.37PM on ABC Kids and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV.
WEDNESDAY: My Place – Series 2, 10.47AM on ABC ME
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Episode 3
1858: Benjamin
Benjamin’s one wish is for his wandering American family to be able to celebrate a proper Thanksgiving dinner in their new place, with a real roast turkey. But his efforts to earn the money to buy a turkey plunge him into escalating rivalry with a local Chinese boy, Leck. Their competition leads to one mishap after another, until they realise they might be better off cooperating than fighting. But, is it too late? And if Ben does succeed, will his family move on again?
Also catch: Hoopla Doopla! 2.37PM on ABC Kids; Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV and Mortified!, 3.33PM on ABC ME.
THURSDAY: Dance Academy – Series 1-3 on Netflix and Stan
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Fifteen-year-old, Tara Webster, has grown up on a farm in outback Australia, and has dreamt of being a dancer ever since she was a little girl.
When she makes it into the National Academy of Dance - the best school in the country - she is sure her life is about to be spectacular.
What Tara doesn't realise is how far behind she is in her training, and that there's a whole lot more to surviving the Academy than just dancing...
Also catch: My Place – Series 2, 10.47AM on ABC ME; Hoopla Doopla! 2.37PM on ABC Kids; Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV; Mortified!, 3.33PM on ABC ME and Mustangs FC – Series 1, 5.05PM on ABC ME.
FRIDAY: Thalu, 7.30PM on NITV
Episode 5
Shadow Boxer
When the Kids find themselves at a pass blocked by the Shadow Boxer they have no choice but to find another way around. However, an encounter with a shadow boxing troupe, and a pair of special gloves, leads Vinka to take on the Shadow Boxer at his own game, winning them not just the right to pass, but one of the eight special stones.
Also catch: Hoopla Doopla! 2.37PM on ABC Kids; Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV; Mortified!, 3.33PM on ABC ME and Mustangs FC – Series 1, 5.05PM on ABC ME.
SATURDAY: First Day (Series) on ABC iview
It’s Hannah Bradford’s first year of high school. As a transgender girl, Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school, but find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
Also catch: Thalu, 9.45AM on NITV and Mustangs FC – Series 1, 5.05PM on ABC ME.
SUNDAY: The Unlisted, 9.55AM on ABC ME
Episode 4
Dru shares his knowledge of the Global Child Initiative with The Unlisted. Regan becomes the new school leader. The twins risk everyone’s safety when an outsider visits the hideout.
Also catch: Mustangs FC – Series 1, 5.05PM on ABC ME.
See also:
July 12th 2024
Meet Australian Olympian swimmer, Wilhelmina Wylie
Do your students know the story of ‘Mina’ Wylie, one of our first female Olympians?
July 12th 2024
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.
July 12th 2024
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.
June 28th 2024
NSW Year 9 English unit: ‘Exploring the Speculative’
The New South Wales Department of Education has featured episodes of the comedy-horror series Crazy Fun Park in resources designed for the Year 9, Term 4 program 'Exploring the Speculative'.
June 13th 2024
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.