What’s On TV? Monday 14 December – Sunday 20 December
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: Waabiny Time – Series 2, 8.22AM on NITV
Episode 1
Keeping Walang - Staying Healthy
Keeping walang, staying healthy can be a lot of fun ana. Waabiny, playing and eating moordtij mereny, good food are two ways to keep walang every day.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 2, 9.35AM on NITV; Hoopla Doopla! 2.32PM on ABC2 and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV.
TUESDAY: Hoopla Doopla! 2.32PM on ABC2
Episode 26
Dinosaur
Bop wants to see a real dinosaur, so he decides to look for one in the town square. He is disappointed when he can't find a single one, so his friends come up with a clever plan to help Bop see a dinosaur.
Also catch: Waabiny Time – Series 2, 8.22AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! – Series 2, 9.35AM on NITV and Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV.
WEDNESDAY: Bushwhacked! – Series 2, 9.34AM & 3.26PM on NITV
Episode 7
Dugong
Doctor Kayne, medical check the endangered Dugong!
Episode 1
Whale Shark
Welcome back to Bushwhacked! We’re jumping into the deep end as Kayne races a Whale Shark in a 100-metre splash dash!
Also catch: Waabiny Time – Series 2, 8.22AM on NITV and Hoopla Doopla! 2.32PM on ABC2.
THURSDAY: Little Lunch (Special) - The Nightmare Before Graduation on ABC iview
Episode 2
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: Waabiny Time – Series 2, 8.22AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! – Series 2, 9.34AM on NITV; and Hoopla Doopla! 2.32PM on ABC2.
FRIDAY: Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows on ABC iview
Feature-length movie, Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows, follows on from the first two television series and picks up a year after the boys crossed dimensions, discovered magic and battled the restoring demon.
They are back home in Bremin and are struggling with everyday, teenage life. Felix has high hopes for the four heroes. He wants them to push the limits of their magical ability, working as a team to become masters of the arcane. But although he’s unwilling to admit it, the boys have grown apart. The boys, once in perfect magical and elemental alignment, are a tangle of rivalry and distrust.
On the verge of separating, the Nowhere Boys are drawn together for one last spell, when Felix discovers a magically sealed ‘Book of Shadows’. Unwittingly, this releases a powerful force of chaos, and the gang is reluctantly drawn into a showdown that threatens their world and all they love…
Also catch: Waabiny Time – Series 2, 8.22AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! – Series 2, 9.34AM on NITV; and Hoopla Doopla! 2.32PM on ABC2.
SATURDAY: Hardball, 9.48AM on ABC ME
Episode 12
Volbrom
Mikey feels betrayed by Jerry and Salwa, so tries to stay out of their way. Salwa confronts him and says Howie was a good lie, because it made him believe in himself. He's ready to quit SASI-WESTS-HAT.
Also catch: Bushwhacked! – Series 2, 9.34AM on NITV.
SUNDAY: Mortified, 9.53AM on ABC ME
Episode 9
Return of the Mothership
When Don launches an embarrassing Underpant King advertising campaign, Taylor decides her salvation lies with aliens.
Also catch: The Flamin’ Thongs, 9.27AM on ABC ME; Bushwhacked! – Series 2, 9.34AM on NITV and Little Lunch, 9.40AM 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.