January 2026 on ABC iview – highlights include But Also John Clarke, The Jetty, Changing Ends, Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job, The Scarecrows’ Wedding, Gardening Australia Junior, Shaun Tan’s Tales from Outer Suburbia, Art Detectives, Call the Midwife, Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now, Goolagong, Judi Dench: Shakespeare My Family & Me, The Tree of Wisdom, Disease X: Hunting the Next Pandemic, Dr Karl’s How Things Work, Human, Hard Quiz, Grand Designs Transformations, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Portrait Artist of the Year UK, The Great Art Fraud, Gurtha Nharana – Indigenous Lullaby, Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Ginger and the Vegesaurus, Always Was Tonight, The Piano UK, Australian of the Year, Australia Day Live and Midsomer Murders.
BUT ALSO JOHN CLARKE
THURSDAY 1 JANUARY
John Clarke, Australia & New Zealand’s defining satirist, is revealed through candid talks with his daughter Lorin. This tribute explores his defiance, move to Australia, and four decades of comedy, blending stories and archives.
THE JETTY
THURSDAY 1 JANUARY
Beneath the tranquillity of her home town, recently widowed DC Ember Manning uncovers dark secrets that threaten everything she thought she knew about consent – and her own life.
CHANGING ENDS S3
THURSDAY 1 JANUARY
Between a Dad managing a 4th Division football club and friends ditching him for being camp, Alan wants to change. Should he go against his instincts and become a footballer?
AMANDA AND ALAN’S ITALIAN JOB S1
THURSDAY 1 JANUARY
In a bid to breathe new life into forgotten towns Italy are selling empty homes for one euro.
Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Amanda Holden purchases two dilapidated apartments in picture perfect Salemi and convinces best friend Alan Carr to spend a summer renovating them, with the aim to create an Italian dream home.
THE SCARECROWS’ WEDDING
THURSDAY 1 JANUARY
Based on the hit book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, The Scarecrows’ Wedding is an enchanting story about two devoted scarecrows, who are planning a wedding to remember.
Will they be able to overcome disaster and celebrate the wedding that no-one will ever forget?
GARDENING AUSTRALIA JUNIOR S3
THURSDAY 1 JANUARY
Gardening Australia Junior is back and it’s full of green goodness, critters that wriggle and squawk, and projects that are tiny…or as big as your school!
Our nature-loving, spade-wielding kids, along with Costa, Hannah, Millie, Tammy and Clarence, return to explore, create and laugh.
SHAUN TAN’S TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA
THURSDAY 1 JANUARY
Lara and Pim move to the suburbs with their mum Lucy. But their new neighbourhood isn’t what it seems.
The kids face weird encounters and wondrous experiences as they struggle to stick together and adjust to their new lives.
ART DETECTIVES
FRIDAY 2 JANUARY
Art-loving DI Mick Palmer and straight-talking DC Shazia Malik lead the Heritage Crime Unit, solving murders linked to art and antiques—from forged paintings to Viking gold —in this gripping new crime series.
CALL THE MIDWIFE S14
SATURDAY 3 JANUARY
It’s the beginning of a new decade in Poplar. Now the 1970’s, the heartwarming tale of life in London’s impoverished East End continues with its 14th season.
MUSTER DOGS: WHERE ARE THEY NOW S2
SUNDAY 4 JANUARY
Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now season two is an exciting new series that follows the continued journeys of the beloved human and canine stars from Muster Dogs: Collies & Kelpies.
GOOLAGONG
SUNDAY 4 JANUARY
Goolagong is a three-part event mini-series based on the inspiring true-life story of world champion tennis player Evonne Goolagong, one of Australia’s most loved female sporting heroes.
JUDI DENCH: SHAKESPEARE, MY FAMILY AND ME
MONDAY 5 JANUARY
Dame Judi Dench turns historical detective to solve the greatest mystery of her past. Did one of her ancestors actually meet her hero, William Shakespeare?
THE TREE OF WISDOM
MONDAY 5 JANUARY
A music-filled, laugh-out-loud adventure from the world of The Wiggles, where a lovable leaf-covered larrikin and his sapling-sized sidekick have “tree-mendous” fun, throw energetic dance parties, and prove that learning can be as fun as a “Bush Doof”!
DISEASE X: HUNTING THE NEXT PANDEMIC
MONDAY 5 JANUARY
Virologist Dr Chris Van Tulleken embarks on a global investigation into the most urgent science story of our time: the hunt for the pathogen that could trigger the next pandemic. Known only as ‘Disease X’, it is shrouded in uncertainty. Its origin is unknown, but its impact could be much more severe than Covid-19.
DR KARL’S HOW THINGS WORK S2
TUESDAY 6 JANUARY
In Season 2 Dr Karl heads to eight new factories to find out how some of Australia’s best-known products are made.
With an ‘access all areas’ pass to see how everyday items like books, guitars and chips are made, he’ll discover the secrets of modern manufacturing.
HUMAN
TUESDAY 6 JANUARY
Around 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens appeared in Africa. Today, they’re the only remaining human species left on the planet. How did this happen?
Delve into the deep historical past of Homo sapiens – and discover how humans became the most dominant animal on Earth.
HARD QUIZ S11
NEW EPISODE EACH WEEK
WEDNESDAY 7 JANUARY
Tom Gleeson awards the Big Brass Mug to whichever expert best answers his Hard Quiz questions on their expert topic.
Back for its 11th season, look out for a new episode each week.
GRAND DESIGNS TRANSFORMATIONS S2
THURSDAY 8 JANUARY
Australia’s boldest and most daring home renovators return in the new series of Grand Designs Transformations. Risking their sanity and savings to reinvent worn, tired spaces and prove that resourcefulness and creativity matter most when tackling a renovation during Australia’s housing and cost-of-living crisis.
RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES NIGHT S1 AND S2
SATURDAY 10 JANUARY
Four famous faces go head-to-head to test their general knowledge skills in a variety of fun trivia-based games.
Fun, witty, and full of surprises, Richard’s cross-examination of the celebs provides an entertaining watch for all the family as the level of competitiveness and camaraderie grows. And of course, this warm, feel-good quiz is perfect for playing along with at home.
PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR UK S1-S8
SUNDAY 11 JANUARY
The capital cities of the British Isles play host to a competition to find the UK and Ireland’s most talented portrait artists and to celebrate the art of portraiture.
Binge eight seasons.
THE GREAT ART FRAUD
MONDAY 12 JANUARY
Art’s most sensational fraud. Inigo Philbrick is an overnight sensation, selling artworks to the world’s richest collectors. With the market booming and a reality TV star girlfriend, he spends millions on private jets and parties.
But there is a dark secret behind his success – he has created one of the biggest art frauds in history.
GURTHA ŊHÄRANA – INDIGENOUS LULLABY
MONDAY 12 JANUARY
King Stingray’s Gurtha ŋhärana Lullaby brings viewers to saltwater Yolŋu Country in North-East Arnhem Land, sleeping and dreaming by the campfire.
Listen to the sound of the wind blowing through the casuarina trees and the waves crashing on the beach. The fire is burning, slowly dying, and the moon is friendly, coming out in the distance. Children are slowly closing their eyes and dreaming of the stars.
SIMON SCHAMA: THE ROAD TO AUSCHWITZ
MONDAY 12 JANUARY
In the most personal and unflinching film of his career, historian Simon Schama confronts the Holocaust as not just a Nazi obsession, but as a European-wide crime of complicity.
THE WEEKLY S12
NEW EPISODE EACH WEEK
WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY
Charlie Pickering is ready for 2026 as The Weekly returns with tv’s best wrap of the week’s news. We watch it all, so you don’t have to.
Look out for a new episode each week.
GINGER AND THE VEGESAURS S4
MONDAY 19 JANUARY
Ginger the Tricarrotops and her baby Pea-Rex friends are back for their biggest adventures yet! Join the gang as they dive into dazzling underwater mazes and uncover sparkling crystal caverns!
ALWAYS WAS TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY
Hosted by proud Gamilaroi man Tony Armstrong, Always Was Tonight will be filmed live at the ABC’s Ultimo Studios and is set to decolonise the news – one headline at a time.
Landing squarely in the ongoing national conversation around 26 January, the special brings a fearless First Nations lens to the stories shaping the country.
THE PIANO UK S3
SUNDAY 25 JANUARY
Claudia Winkleman and Mika are back, joined by new mentor and seven-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste, as they begin their search for the UK’s best amateur pianists.
AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
SUNDAY 25 JANUARY
Leigh Sales hosts the Australian of the Year Awards, live from Canberra.
The Prime Minister will present four prestigious awards: The Australian of the Year, The Young Australian of the Year, The Senior Australian of the Year and Australia’s Local Hero 2026.
Includes a live performance by singer and songwriter, Casey Donovan.
AUSTRALIA DAY LIVE
MONDAY 26 JANUARY
From the steps of the Sydney Opera House, a live concert event recognising and celebrating our diverse citizens with performances from an eclectic mix of musicians from around Australia.
MIDSOMER MURDERS S25
SATURDAY 31 JANUARY
Series 25 sees us back in the fictional English county of Midsomer, as DCI John Barnaby and his trusty sidekick DS Jamie Winter set out to solve perplexing crimes whilst also exploring the quirks of this delightfully picturesque yet deadly shire.
As ever, DCI Barnaby is also joined by the inimitable pathologist Dr. Fleur Perkins, his wife Sarah, daughter Betty, and lovable dog Paddy
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