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| Schedule for Sunday, 12 October 2008 | |
| Morning Programs | |
| 00:00 | Foreign Correspondent - Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them. |
| 00:30 | Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Acclaimed director, Gillian Armstrong's revealing documentary on the many of lives larger-than-life, flamboyant design pioneer, Florence Broadhurst whose brutal murder in 1977 has never been solved. |
| 02:00 | In The Line of Fire - Bushfires shape the Australian psyche. Fear of being trapped in a fire or seeing their homes go up in smoke unites them as a nation. Bushfires in south eastern Australia are amongst the worst on the planet. |
| 02:30 | Japanland - Japanland is a journey into the soul of Japan. For twelve months Karin Muller traveled from one end of the country to the other, living among the people and exploring Japan's ancient cultural heritage and its modern ways. |
| 03:30 | Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Acclaimed director, Gillian Armstrong's revealing documentary on the many of lives larger-than-life, flamboyant design pioneer, Florence Broadhurst whose brutal murder in 1977 has never been solved. |
| 05:00 | Rage - RAGE features two hours of music clips including Australia's latest releases. |
| 07:02 | Japanland - Japanland is a journey into the soul of Japan. For twelve months Karin Muller traveled from one end of the country to the other, living among the people and exploring Japan's ancient cultural heritage and its modern ways. |
| 08:02 | In The Line of Fire - Bushfires shape the Australian psyche. Fear of being trapped in a fire or seeing their homes go up in smoke unites them as a nation. Bushfires in south eastern Australia are amongst the worst on the planet. |
| 08:32 | Asia Pacific Focus - Asia Pacific Focus covers world events with an emphasis on the Asia Pacific region. Interviews and analysis on the broader issues underscoring the headlines. |
| 09:00 | McLeod's Daughters - It's shearing time and one of the men arrives with a reputation as a killer. Tess witnesses strange goings on and uncovers a secret, as Claire struggles to maintain her authority over the shearers, as she is desperate to meet the deadline for selling her |
| 10:02 | Japanland - Japanland is a journey into the soul of Japan. For twelve months Karin Muller traveled from one end of the country to the other, living among the people and exploring Japan's ancient cultural heritage and its modern ways. |
| 11:00 | The Insiders - Hosted by Barry Cassidy, Insiders is a fast-moving treatment of Australian national affairs with interviews, discussion, and analysis. |
| Afternoon Programs | |
| 12:00 | Inside Business - Alan Kohler with analysis and comment on the events and issues driving investors, entrepreneurs and big business. |
| 12:30 | Foreign Correspondent - Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them. |
| 13:00 | Australasian Supercross Championships - The new Super X Supercross Series is one of the most exciting events for motorbike fans as it pits riders in a bar-to-bar battle to the chequered flag. |
| 14:00 | In The Line of Fire - Bushfires shape the Australian psyche. Fear of being trapped in a fire or seeing their homes go up in smoke unites them as a nation. Bushfires in south eastern Australia are amongst the worst on the planet. |
| 14:30 | The Insiders - Hosted by Barry Cassidy, Insiders is a fast-moving treatment of Australian national affairs with interviews, discussion, and analysis. |
| 15:30 | Inside Business - Alan Kohler with analysis and comment on the events and issues driving investors, entrepreneurs and big business. |
| 16:00 | Great Outdoors - This week we travel to Melbourne and Blackpool in the UK. |
| 16:30 | Foreign Correspondent - Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them. |
| 17:00 | Nexus - Weekend Edition - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 17:30 | Here Comes The Neighbourhood - Have a look over the fence, have a chat with a mate and take pleasure in the colourful events that celebrate living in multicultural Australia. |
| Evening Programs | |
| 18:00 | Art of the Heist - When the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum was robbed in 1990 it was the biggest art theft in history. Up to $500 million worth of art was ripped from the walls of the gallery in a single night, including rare masterpieces by Vermeer and Rembrandt. |
| 19:00 | Becoming Muhammad Ali - In 1960, a young boxer named Cassius Clay arrived in Miami, determined to become world heavyweight champion. In the end, he became something more a legend. |
| 20:00 | Great Outdoors - This week we travel to Melbourne and Blackpool in the UK. |
| 20:30 | Here Comes The Neighbourhood - Have a look over the fence, have a chat with a mate and take pleasure in the colourful events that celebrate living in multicultural Australia. |
| 21:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 21:32 | Emoh Ruo - Young married couple the Tunkleys, Terri (Joy Smithers) and Des (Martin Sacks), live in a seaside caravan park with their young son (Jack Ellis) but are desperate to have their own home. |
| 23:30 | Becoming Muhammad Ali - In 1960, a young boxer named Cassius Clay arrived in Miami, determined to become world heavyweight champion. In the end, he became something more a legend. |
| Schedule for Monday, 13 October 2008 | |
| Morning Programs | |
| 00:30 | Great Outdoors - This week we travel to Melbourne and Blackpool in the UK. |
| 01:00 | Here Comes The Neighbourhood - Have a look over the fence, have a chat with a mate and take pleasure in the colourful events that celebrate living in multicultural Australia. |
| 01:30 | Emoh Ruo - Young married couple the Tunkleys, Terri (Joy Smithers) and Des (Martin Sacks), live in a seaside caravan park with their young son (Jack Ellis) but are desperate to have their own home. |
| 03:30 | The Insiders - Hosted by Barry Cassidy, Insiders is a fast-moving treatment of Australian national affairs with interviews, discussion, and analysis. |
| 04:30 | Becoming Muhammad Ali - In 1960, a young boxer named Cassius Clay arrived in Miami, determined to become world heavyweight champion. In the end, he became something more a legend. |
| 05:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 06:00 | Asia Pacific Focus - Asia Pacific Focus covers world events with an emphasis on the Asia Pacific region. Interviews and analysis on the broader issues underscoring the headlines. |
| 06:30 | Great Outdoors - This week we travel to Melbourne and Blackpool in the UK. |
| 07:00 | The Insiders - Hosted by Barry Cassidy, Insiders is a fast-moving treatment of Australian national affairs with interviews, discussion, and analysis. |
| 08:00 | Becoming Muhammad Ali - In 1960, a young boxer named Cassius Clay arrived in Miami, determined to become world heavyweight champion. In the end, he became something more a legend. |
| 09:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 09:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 10:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 10:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 11:00 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 11:30 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| Afternoon Programs | |
| 12:00 | Home and Away - Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 12:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 13:00 | Becoming Muhammad Ali - In 1960, a young boxer named Cassius Clay arrived in Miami, determined to become world heavyweight champion. In the end, he became something more a legend. |
| 14:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 14:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 15:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 15:30 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 16:00 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| 16:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 17:00 | Here Comes The Neighbourhood - Have a look over the fence, have a chat with a mate and take pleasure in the colourful events that celebrate living in multicultural Australia. |
| 17:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| Evening Programs | |
| 18:00 | The New Inventors - Join The New Inventors in a fascinating search for Australia's most amazing inventions and trend-setting designs. |
| 18:30 | Crime and Justice - In an Australian first, Crime and Justice features unprecedented access to the officers of the Victoria Police and the rulings from inside the Magistrates' Court. |
| 19:00 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 19:30 | Empires: Islam: Empire of Faith - Thie Messenger is the story of the rise of Islam with the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammad and his simple but revolutionary message. |
| 20:30 | The New Inventors - Join The New Inventors in a fascinating search for Australia's most amazing inventions and trend-setting designs. |
| 21:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 21:30 | 7.30 Report - The 7.30 Report is the ABC's national flagship current affairs program presented by Kerry O'Brien. |
| 22:00 | Outrageous Fortune: Special - When the patriarch of a family of burglars is imprisoned, his wife makes the decision that the family will leave their lives of crime and 'go straight'. |
| 23:00 | Empires: Islam: Empire of Faith - Thie Messenger is the story of the rise of Islam with the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammad and his simple but revolutionary message. |
| Schedule for Tuesday, 14 October 2008 | |
| Morning Programs | |
| 00:00 | Crime and Justice - In an Australian first, Crime and Justice features unprecedented access to the officers of the Victoria Police and the rulings from inside the Magistrates' Court. |
| 00:30 | Outrageous Fortune: Special - When the patriarch of a family of burglars is imprisoned, his wife makes the decision that the family will leave their lives of crime and 'go straight'. |
| 01:30 | The New Inventors - Join The New Inventors in a fascinating search for Australia's most amazing inventions and trend-setting designs. |
| 02:00 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 03:00 | Crime and Justice - In an Australian first, Crime and Justice features unprecedented access to the officers of the Victoria Police and the rulings from inside the Magistrates' Court. |
| 03:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 04:00 | The New Inventors - Join The New Inventors in a fascinating search for Australia's most amazing inventions and trend-setting designs. |
| 04:30 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 05:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 06:00 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 07:00 | Lateline and Lateline Business - A nightly news and business analysis program bringing you the latest events from Australian and international news and coverage of investment and business news, including keynote interviews. |
| 08:00 | Empires: Islam: Empire of Faith - Thie Messenger is the story of the rise of Islam with the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammad and his simple but revolutionary message. |
| 09:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 09:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 10:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 10:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 11:00 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 11:30 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| Afternoon Programs | |
| 12:00 | Home and Away - Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 12:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 13:00 | Empires: Islam: Empire of Faith - Thie Messenger is the story of the rise of Islam with the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammad and his simple but revolutionary message. |
| 14:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 14:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 15:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 15:30 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 16:00 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| 16:31 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 17:00 | Crime and Justice - In an Australian first, Crime and Justice features unprecedented access to the officers of the Victoria Police and the rulings from inside the Magistrates' Court. |
| 17:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| Evening Programs | |
| 18:00 | Roar of the Wild - An epic voyage of animal discoveries hosted by Australia*s Lin Sutherland. For 13 weeks, Lin will take you on an incredible journey, travelling to exotic locations. |
| 18:30 | Medical Emergency - A real-life medical series, which follows the demanding lives of the staff at a busy hospital emergency ward. |
| 19:00 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 19:30 | Four Corners - Liz Jackson tells how the fortunes of elite sports and big investors rode on a tiny pill. |
| 20:30 | Roar of the Wild - An epic voyage of animal discoveries hosted by Australia*s Lin Sutherland. For 13 weeks, Lin will take you on an incredible journey, travelling to exotic locations. |
| 21:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 21:30 | 7.30 Report - The 7.30 Report is the ABC's national flagship current affairs program presented by Kerry O'Brien. |
| 22:00 | All Saints - All Saints is centred on the drama of life in an emergency department seen through the eyes of the people who carry the most responsibility for it - the men and women of the nursing staff. |
| 23:00 | Four Corners - Liz Jackson tells how the fortunes of elite sports and big investors rode on a tiny pill. |
| Schedule for Wednesday, 15 October 2008 | |
| Morning Programs | |
| 00:00 | Medical Emergency - A real-life medical series, which follows the demanding lives of the staff at a busy hospital emergency ward. |
| 00:30 | All Saints - All Saints is centred on the drama of life in an emergency department seen through the eyes of the people who carry the most responsibility for it - the men and women of the nursing staff. |
| 01:30 | Roar of the Wild - An epic voyage of animal discoveries hosted by Australia*s Lin Sutherland. For 13 weeks, Lin will take you on an incredible journey, travelling to exotic locations. |
| 02:00 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 03:00 | Medical Emergency - A real-life medical series, which follows the demanding lives of the staff at a busy hospital emergency ward. |
| 03:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 04:00 | Roar of the Wild - An epic voyage of animal discoveries hosted by Australia*s Lin Sutherland. For 13 weeks, Lin will take you on an incredible journey, travelling to exotic locations. |
| 04:30 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 05:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 06:00 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 07:00 | Lateline and Lateline Business - A nightly news and business analysis program bringing you the latest events from Australian and international news and coverage of investment and business news, including keynote interviews. |
| 08:00 | Four Corners - Liz Jackson tells how the fortunes of elite sports and big investors rode on a tiny pill. |
| 09:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 09:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 10:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 10:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 11:00 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 11:28 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| Afternoon Programs | |
| 12:00 | Home and Away - Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 12:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 13:00 | Four Corners - Liz Jackson tells how the fortunes of elite sports and big investors rode on a tiny pill. |
| 14:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 14:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 15:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 15:30 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 15:58 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| 16:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 17:00 | Medical Emergency - A real-life medical series, which follows the demanding lives of the staff at a busy hospital emergency ward. |
| 17:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| Evening Programs | |
| 18:00 | Great Outdoors - The Great Outdoors is all about perfect escapes . . . a picnic in the park, sky diving, a weekend retreat, or the outback adventure of a lifetime - all these activities and many more are waiting to be enjoyed in The Great Outdoors. |
| 18:30 | Foreign Correspondent - Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them. |
| 19:00 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 19:30 | The Best of Australia - Journey along the Warlu Way between Exmouth and Broome in WA and encounter fascinating people, iconic national parks and rich culture. |
| 20:30 | Great Outdoors - The Great Outdoors is all about perfect escapes . . . a picnic in the park, sky diving, a weekend retreat, or the outback adventure of a lifetime - all these activities and many more are waiting to be enjoyed in The Great Outdoors. |
| 21:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 21:30 | 7.30 Report - The 7.30 Report is the ABC's national flagship current affairs program presented by Kerry O'Brien. |
| 22:00 | East of Everything - Vance convinces Art that they can comply with the terms of their mother's Will if he covers for his brother's temporary absences, but Nancy's solicitor gets wind of their plan. |
| 23:00 | The Best of Australia - Journey along the Warlu Way between Exmouth and Broome in WA and encounter fascinating people, iconic national parks and rich culture. |
| Schedule for Thursday, 16 October 2008 | |
| Morning Programs | |
| 00:00 | Foreign Correspondent - Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them. |
| 00:30 | East of Everything - Vance convinces Art that they can comply with the terms of their mother's Will if he covers for his brother's temporary absences, but Nancy's solicitor gets wind of their plan. |
| 01:30 | Great Outdoors - The Great Outdoors is all about perfect escapes . . . a picnic in the park, sky diving, a weekend retreat, or the outback adventure of a lifetime - all these activities and many more are waiting to be enjoyed in The Great Outdoors. |
| 02:00 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 03:00 | Foreign Correspondent - Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them. |
| 03:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 04:00 | Great Outdoors - The Great Outdoors is all about perfect escapes . . . a picnic in the park, sky diving, a weekend retreat, or the outback adventure of a lifetime - all these activities and many more are waiting to be enjoyed in The Great Outdoors. |
| 04:30 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 05:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 06:00 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 07:00 | Lateline and Lateline Business - A nightly news and business analysis program bringing you the latest events from Australian and international news and coverage of investment and business news, including keynote interviews. |
| 08:00 | The Best of Australia - Journey along the Warlu Way between Exmouth and Broome in WA and encounter fascinating people, iconic national parks and rich culture. |
| 09:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 09:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 10:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 10:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 11:00 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 11:30 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| Afternoon Programs | |
| 12:00 | Home and Away - Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 12:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 13:00 | The Best of Australia - Journey along the Warlu Way between Exmouth and Broome in WA and encounter fascinating people, iconic national parks and rich culture. |
| 14:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 14:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 15:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 15:30 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 16:00 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| 16:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 17:00 | Foreign Correspondent - Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them. |
| 17:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| Evening Programs | |
| 18:00 | The Einstein Factor - The David and Goliath of game shows where ordinary people with a deep knowledge of one subject are pitted against intellectuals with formidable credentials. |
| 18:30 | South Sydney Story - South Sydney Story closely follows the intimate goings-on of South Sydney Football Club - a club that has come to personify the Australian battling spirit. |
| 19:00 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 19:30 | Missing Persons Unit - Every 18 minutes, someone in Australia is reported missing ... what happens next is real life drama that unfolds daily at the Missing Persons Unit. |
| 20:30 | The Einstein Factor - The David and Goliath of game shows where ordinary people with a deep knowledge of one subject are pitted against intellectuals with formidable credentials. |
| 21:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 21:30 | 7.30 Report - The 7.30 Report is the ABC's national flagship current affairs program presented by Kerry O'Brien. |
| 22:00 | McLeod's Daughters - During a rabbit plague a baby turns up on Alex's doorstep. Peter and Claire struggle to deny their feelings for each other. |
| 23:00 | Missing Persons Unit - Every 18 minutes, someone in Australia is reported missing ... what happens next is real life drama that unfolds daily at the Missing Persons Unit. |
| Schedule for Friday, 17 October 2008 | |
| Morning Programs | |
| 00:00 | South Sydney Story - South Sydney Story closely follows the intimate goings-on of South Sydney Football Club - a club that has come to personify the Australian battling spirit. |
| 00:30 | McLeod's Daughters - During a rabbit plague a baby turns up on Alex's doorstep. Peter and Claire struggle to deny their feelings for each other. |
| 01:30 | The Einstein Factor - The David and Goliath of game shows where ordinary people with a deep knowledge of one subject are pitted against intellectuals with formidable credentials. |
| 02:00 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 03:00 | South Sydney Story - South Sydney Story closely follows the intimate goings-on of South Sydney Football Club - a club that has come to personify the Australian battling spirit. |
| 03:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 04:00 | The Einstein Factor - The David and Goliath of game shows where ordinary people with a deep knowledge of one subject are pitted against intellectuals with formidable credentials. |
| 04:30 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 05:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 06:00 | Newshour With Jim Middleton - A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there |
| 07:00 | Lateline and Lateline Business - A nightly news and business analysis program bringing you the latest events from Australian and international news and coverage of investment and business news, including keynote interviews. |
| 08:00 | Missing Persons Unit - Every 18 minutes, someone in Australia is reported missing ... what happens next is real life drama that unfolds daily at the Missing Persons Unit. |
| 09:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 09:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 10:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 10:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 11:00 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 11:30 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| Afternoon Programs | |
| 12:00 | Home and Away - Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 12:30 | Business Today - Business news from Australia and Asia |
| 13:00 | Missing Persons Unit - Every 18 minutes, someone in Australia is reported missing ... what happens next is real life drama that unfolds daily at the Missing Persons Unit. |
| 14:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 14:30 | Humphrey - The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games. |
| 15:00 | Play School - Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine. |
| 15:30 | Nexus - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 16:00 | HotSpell - HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C |
| 16:30 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 17:00 | The Einstein Factor - The David and Goliath of game shows where ordinary people with a deep knowledge of one subject are pitted against intellectuals with formidable credentials. |
| 17:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| Evening Programs | |
| 18:00 | South Sydney Story - South Sydney Story closely follows the intimate goings-on of South Sydney Football Club - a club that has come to personify the Australian battling spirit. |
| 18:30 | Border Security - More than 20,000 people enter Australia every day be sea and by air. How many of these people are really who they say they are? Are they there on holiday or do they have more sinister intentions? |
| 19:00 | Totally Wild - Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team. |
| 19:30 | The War of the World - Professor Niall Ferguson, author of Empire and Colossus - The Rise and Fall of the American Empire re-examines the history of the 20th century. It was certainly the most violent century in history. |
| 20:30 | Bondi Rescue - Bondi Rescue follows the work of the elite lifeguards in charge of safety at the world*s busiest beach. The full-time council lifeguards - the boys in blue - patrol Bondi seven days a week, 365 days a year. |
| 21:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 21:30 | Border Security - More than 20,000 people enter Australia every day be sea and by air. How many of these people are really who they say they are? Are they there on holiday or do they have more sinister intentions? |
| 22:00 | The Silence |
| 23:00 | A-League, 2008-9 - Round 8: Queensland Roar v Adelaide United |
| Schedule for Saturday, 18 October 2008 | |
| Morning Programs | |
| 01:00 | The Silence |
| 02:00 | Bondi Rescue - Bondi Rescue follows the work of the elite lifeguards in charge of safety at the world*s busiest beach. The full-time council lifeguards - the boys in blue - patrol Bondi seven days a week, 365 days a year. |
| 02:30 | The War of the World - Professor Niall Ferguson, author of Empire and Colossus - The Rise and Fall of the American Empire re-examines the history of the 20th century. It was certainly the most violent century in history. |
| 03:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 04:00 | Niagara Falls - Visited by more than 20 million tourists each year, Niagara Falls is study in contrast - a violent, powerful, uncontrollable force whose sheer beauty has a calming, almost meditative effect on visitors. |
| 05:00 | Border Security - More than 20,000 people enter Australia every day be sea and by air. How many of these people are really who they say they are? Are they there on holiday or do they have more sinister intentions? |
| 05:30 | Four Corners - Liz Jackson tells how the fortunes of elite sports and big investors rode on a tiny pill. |
| 06:30 | Rage - RAGE features two hours of music clips including Australia's latest releases. |
| 08:30 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 08:55 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 09:20 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 09:28 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 09:45 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 10:10 | Home and Away - A new season of Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay. |
| 10:35 | Border Security - More than 20,000 people enter Australia every day be sea and by air. How many of these people are really who they say they are? Are they there on holiday or do they have more sinister intentions? |
| 11:00 | Four Corners - Liz Jackson tells how the fortunes of elite sports and big investors rode on a tiny pill. |
| Afternoon Programs | |
| 12:00 | Bondi Rescue - Bondi Rescue follows the work of the elite lifeguards in charge of safety at the world*s busiest beach. The full-time council lifeguards - the boys in blue - patrol Bondi seven days a week, 365 days a year. |
| 12:30 | Great Outdoors - The Great Outdoors is all about perfect escapes . . . a picnic in the park, sky diving, a weekend retreat, or the outback adventure of a lifetime - all these activities and many more are waiting to be enjoyed in The Great Outdoors. |
| 13:00 | The War of the World - Professor Niall Ferguson, author of Empire and Colossus - The Rise and Fall of the American Empire re-examines the history of the 20th century. It was certainly the most violent century in history. |
| 14:00 | McLeod's Daughters - Jealousy arises as Claire competes in the rodeo while Nick and Alex compete for Tess's attention. Becky's reputation lands her in serious trouble, and the two sisters forget their differences and come to the rescue. |
| 15:00 | Niagara Falls - Visited by more than 20 million tourists each year, Niagara Falls is study in contrast - a violent, powerful, uncontrollable force whose sheer beauty has a calming, almost meditative effect on visitors. |
| 16:00 | Four Corners - Liz Jackson tells how the fortunes of elite sports and big investors rode on a tiny pill. |
| 17:00 | Nexus - Weekend Edition - Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program. |
| 17:30 | Asia Pacific Focus - Asia Pacific Focus covers world events with an emphasis on the Asia Pacific region. Interviews and analysis on the broader issues underscoring the headlines. |
| Evening Programs | |
| 18:00 | Great Outdoors - The Great Outdoors is all about perfect escapes . . . a picnic in the park, sky diving, a weekend retreat, or the outback adventure of a lifetime - all these activities and many more are waiting to be enjoyed in The Great Outdoors. |
| 18:30 | In The Line of Fire - Bushfires shape the Australian psyche. Fear of being trapped in a fire or seeing their homes go up in smoke unites them as a nation. Bushfires in south eastern Australia are amongst the worst on the planet. |
| 19:00 | Japanland - Japanland is a journey into the soul of Japan. For twelve months Karin Muller traveled from one end of the country to the other, living among the people and exploring Japan's ancient cultural heritage and its modern ways. |
| 20:00 | Bondi Rescue - Bondi Rescue follows the work of the elite lifeguards in charge of safety at the world*s busiest beach. The full-time council lifeguards - the boys in blue - patrol Bondi seven days a week, 365 days a year. |
| 20:30 | Foreign Correspondent - Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them. |
| 21:00 | News - News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region. |
| 21:30 | The Society Murders - Drama based on the 2002 murders of wealthy Armadale socialite Margaret Wales-King and her husband, Paul King. |