What's On TV? Monday 31 January - Sunday 6 February
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MONDAY: Mortified, 2:35PM on ABC ME
Taylor decides that the only way to solve her problems and escape her family is to become the first child astronaut.
Also catch: Waabiny Time - Series 1, 8:45AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 3, 9:10AM on NITV; The Unlisted, 9:12AM on ABC ME; First Day, 5:03PM on ABC ME and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.
TUESDAY: Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 3PM on NITV
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 1, 8:20AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 3, 9:10AM on NITV; The Unlisted, 9:13AM on ABC ME; Mortified, 2:35PM on ABC ME and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.
WEDNESDAY: Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 10:18AM on ABC ME
Mine work, night school, chores… and goat racing! Makayla and Jack tackle the 1898 life of Cornish kid Robert Richards.
Also catch: Waabiny Time - Series 1, 8:20AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 3, 9:10AM on NITV; The Unlisted, 9:13AM on ABC ME; Mortified, 2:35PM on ABC ME, Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 3:10PM on NITV and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.
THURSDAY: The Unlisted, 9:11AM on ABC ME
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: Waabiny Time - Series 1, 8:20AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 3, 9:10AM on NITV; The Unlisted, 9:13AM on ABC ME; Mortified, 2:35PM on ABC ME, Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 3:10PM on NITV and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.
FRIDAY: Little J & Big Cuz - Series 3, 7:30PM on NITV
Big Cuz and Little J head to the fund-raising sausage sizzle - forgetting to feed Old Dog. Old Dog has the solution - those sausages must be for him! Soon Old Dog is in a battle for the sausages with cheeky Goanna. What’s everyone going to have for lunch now?
Also catch: Waabiny Time - Series 1, 8:20AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV; The Unlisted, 9:13AM on ABC ME; Mortified, 2:35PM on ABC ME, Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 3:10PM on NITV and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.
SATURDAY: Red Dirt Riders, 10:48AM on ABC ME
Trying for the dam again, the Red Dirt Riders set off on country tracks to reach their destination. The ride to the dam takes them past some fascinating artworks that are the site of an old chook farm. After a visit to the main riverbed, the riders enjoy some arguing about what has been painted on the old water tanks at the farm and then resume the journey to the dam. On the way back, they are treated to fresh damper cooked in hot sand.
Also catch: Waabiny Time - Series 1, 8:20AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV; Little J & Big Cuz - Series 3, 10AM on NITV and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.
SUNDAY: DisRupted - The Legend of Burnout Barry, 2:25PM on ABC ME
Wheely, Brent and Shay are an inseparable trio of teenagers, hell bent on having a good time and pushing the limits of whatʼs possible. When speed demon and record holder Josh “Wheely” Wilson learns that there might be someone in town faster than him, he sets about finding an elusive legend by the name of Burnout Barry – to challenge him to a race. But when his obsession with being the record holder becomes more important than his friends, Wheely risks losing more than just the title.
Also catch: Waabiny Time - Series 1, 8:20AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.
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