December 2025 on ABC iview – highlights include Girls Can’t Surf, Shaun Micallef’s Christmas Eve of Destruction, Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee Christmas Special, A (Very) Musical Christmas, Songs Inside, Whatever It Takes: Inside the Ebay Scandal, Twitter: Breaking the Bird, Le Concert De Paris, Franklin, The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland, Hard Quiz: Battle of the Networks, The Yearly with Charlie Pickering, Would I Like to You at Christmas, Good Game: Spawn Squad, Royal Carols: Together at Christmas 2025, Royal Variety Performance 2025, Ginger and the Vegesaurs Boxing Day Special, All Creatures Great and Small, Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2024, Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2024, Long Lost Family: Shipped to Australia and New Year’s Eve 2025.
GIRLS CAN’T SURF
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The untold story of how a band of renegade surfer girls in the 1980s fought to create their own professional sport, changing surf culture forever.
It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluoro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos. GIRLS CAN’T SURF follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever.
SHAUN MICALLEF’S CHRISTMAS EVE OF DESTRUCTION
STREAMING FROM SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER
Gather the family around the television for a special Christmas treat as Shaun Micallef is joined by Steph Tisdell and Luke McGregor who share the gifts they received during Christmases past and have treasured ever since.
With special musical guests John Foreman and Ella Hooper.
GUY MONTGOMERY’S GUY MONT SPELLING BEE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
STREAMING FROM SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER
Ding Dong Merrily on High!
Guy Montgomery and his loyal assistant, Aaron Chen, are back for a one-off Christmas Episode this holiday season.
An all new lineup of talented individuals battle it out to win the mandatory right for Guy Montgomery to join their family Christmas Dinner.
A (VERY) MUSICAL CHRISTMAS
MONDAY 1 DECEMBER
This Christmas, join us for the ABC’s second annual A (Very) Musical Christmas, proudly supporting Beyond Blue.
Hosted by ABC favourite Zan Rowe, and proudly supporting Beyond Blue, A (Very) Musical Christmas brings together Australia’s finest musical talent on Melbourne’s glittering Her Majesty’s Theatre stage.
SONGS INSIDE
MONDAY 1 DECEMBER
A group of incarcerated women sign up to learn an instrument and write their own songs as part of a music program in an Australian prison, led by Barkindji singer-songwriter Nancy Bates.
The women, who come to the program are quickly thrown into a world of creativity and blossoming self-determination. But the process also opens up deep scars around trauma and addiction, threatening a once-in-a-lifetime prison performance alongside the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
WHATEVER IT TAKES – INSIDE THE EBAY SCANDAL
MONDAY 1 DECEMBER
The shocking story of the eBay scandal: stalking, corporate espionage and a series of escalating threats that terrorised an ordinary couple.
Exploring themes of corporate ethics, digital harassment, and Silicon Valley’s toxic culture, this timely and gripping documentary reveals a surreal story of obsession, desperation and resilience: exposing how far big tech will go to protect its brand.
TWITTER: BREAKING THE BIRD
MONDAY 1 DECEMBER
In 2006, a group of tech entrepreneurs created the revolutionary social media platform, Twitter. In just a few years it transformed the way the world communicated.
Using first-hand accounts from its founders and early employees, this is the inside story of how Twitter was invented, how it spread across the world through explosive growth and how difficult it became to control the volume of hate speech and misinformation posted on the platform.
LE CONCERT DE PARIS
MONDAY 1 DECEMBER
Every year, the Orchestre National de France welcomes the summer with a large musical gathering at the foot of the Eiffel Tower with stunning fireworks!
Conducted by Cristian Măcelaru, and accompanied by the Chorus of Radio France, this year‘s Brazilian edition of the Concert de Paris, welcomes the singer Bruno de Sá, whose unique soprano voice now crosses borders, as well as artists such as Bomsori, Benjamin Bernheim, Julie Fuchs, Aida Garifullina, Gautier Capucon and Dom La Nena.
FRANKLIN
MONDAY 1 DECEMBER
An epic rafting adventure to retrace the story of Australia’s most significant environmental battle: the saving of the Franklin River.
The story is told through the eyes of 8th generation Tasmanian, Oliver Cassidy, as he follows in his activist father’s footsteps and embarks on a solo rafting pilgrimage down the Franklin.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND
MONDAY 1 DECEMBER
St Nick receives a delayed letter on Christmas Eve from the Princess of Hearts. He and his dedicated team of reindeer set off to Wonderland to deliver her gift. But when they get there, they’re greeted by the mean and miserable Queen of Hearts who hates all things Christmas… especially presents!
Can St Nick, aided by Alice, the Mad Hatter and March Hare, show the Queen the true meaning of Christmas and save the day before it’s too late?
HARD QUIZ: BATTLE OF THE NETWORKS
WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER
Four Australian TV favourites line up to defend their network’s honour – and maybe take home the Big Brass Mug!
Seven star Larry Emdur shows off his Aussie Game Show know-how, ABC alum Leigh Sales knows 80s TV Show Openers back to front, Ten journo Angela Bishop is a not-so-secret Phil Collins fan, and Nine’s Today Show host Karl Stefanovic stays up late to talk about Australian Cricket.
THE YEARLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING
WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER
Charlie Pickering will reminisce 2025 before we do it all over again in 2026. Margaret Pomeranz is back and badder than ever, Rhys Nicholson unleashes some festive cruelty and Tom Gleeson caught up with Albo for the first time in a decade in a back-by-popular demand edition of HARD CHAT!
And if you can’t remember a single thing that happened this year, chill…The Yearly with Charlie Pickering remembers all the news so you don’t have to.
WOULD I LIE TO YOU AT CHRISTMAS
THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER
·Rob Brydon is back in the host’s chair for a festive edition of the award-winning comedy panel show “Would I Lie To You?”. And as ever, David Mitchell and Lee Mack are the lightning-quick team captains.
Over the course of the show, a stellar cast of celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves. But are they telling the truth, or are they making it all up? David Mitchell is joined by Jimmy Carr and Laura Smyth, while Lee Mack is joined by Rustie Lee & Lenny Rush.
GOOD GAME: SPAWN SQUAD
FRIDAY 19 DECEMBER
Even more new episodes especially for the school holidays. And as always, Gem and Harry are back behind the desk, getting schooled by the incredible Spawn Squad crew.
With fun challenges, epic boss battles and a whole load of levelling up, GG: Spawn Squad is shaping up as the biggest and best season yet.
ROYAL CAROLS: TOGETHER AT CHRISTMAS 2025
THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER
The Princess of Wales hosts the “Together at Christmas” carol service at Westminster Abbey in December 2025 to celebrate community kindness and empathy.
ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 2025
THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER
The Royal Variety Performance returns to the Royal Albert Hall for what will undoubtedly be another truly memorable night of entertainment
As ever, the night promises a star-studded line-up of acts from the world of entertainment including Jesse J, Madness, Stephen Fry, Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.
GINGER AND THE VEGESAURS BOXING DAY SPECIAL
FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER
Ginger the Tricarrotops and her baby Pea-Rex friends are back for another adventure.
In this exciting new Boxing Day special episode, Ginger and the Peas babysit a mischievous Baby Bananaraptor that proves to be more than a handful.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL S5
NEW EPISODE EACH WEEK
FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER
It is Spring 1941 and we return to Darrowby to find young baby Jimmy keeping our favourite Skeldale House family on their toes.
Helen is getting the hang of motherhood with James away at RAF Abingdon, Mrs Hall and Siegfried are enjoying having a little one around and Carmody is now part of the furniture.
CALL THE MIDWIFE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2024
SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER
It’s December 1969 and festive preparations are underway in Poplar. The funfair comes to town adding a burst of colour to the festive season, but there are other less welcome visitors to the borough.
Meanwhile Shelagh helps a family battle against appalling poverty and Rosalind comes face to face with an escaped convict, whilst romance is on the cards for Nancy.
DEATH IN PARADISE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2024
SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER
Londoner Mervin Wilson ruffles some feathers as he clashes with the island’s way of life. But he quickly sinks his teeth into one of the team’s most puzzling murder cases yet: three men, all unconnected apart from the fact that they’re dressed as Santa Claus, are shot with the exact same gun at the exact same time.
LONG LOST FAMILY: SHIPPED TO AUSTRALIA
TUESDAY 30 DECEMBER
A Long Lost Family special highlighting the scandal of thousands of unaccompanied British children shipped out to Australia in the middle of the 20th century.
The children were sent on the promise of a better life, but instead found themselves in badly run institutions suffering poor education, neglect and often physical and sexual abuse, whilst all ties were severed from their families and their country back home.
NEW YEAR’S EVE 2025
WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER
Welcome in the New Year with the ABC’s annual New Year’s Eve concert and fireworks celebration, live from Sydney Harbour.
From midnight, the night’s sky will erupt with all the colour and spark New Year’s Eve is known for, all from the best vantage point in Sydney – in front of the Sydney Opera House.
ALSO STREAMING IN DECEMBER
The Secret Life of Us Series 1-4
Love My Way Series 1, 2& 3
RETURNING IN DECEMBER
The Hollowmen Series 1 & 2
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