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What's On TV? Monday 17 January - Sunday 23 January
Jan 14, 2022
What's On TV? Monday 17 January - Sunday 23 January

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: Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids

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Episode 16
King's Tide Castle

Neville pretends to be royalty and builds himself a life-size sandcastle, but forgets Kangaroo Beach is due for a king tide.

Also catch: Mustangs FC - Series 2, 6:50am and 4:35PM on NITV; Little J & Big Cuz - Series 1, 7:15AM on NITV; Waabiny Time - Series 2, 8:45AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV and The Inbestigators, 4:32PM on ABC ME. 

TUESDAY: Space Nova, 8:22AM on ABC ME 

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Episode 1
Star Dust

The Novas, a family of space explorers make an interstellar discovery will change the course of history when they chance across an alien space craft and its ethereal substance - Star Dust.

 Today's episode of Space Nova is a part of an eight episode marathon!  

Also catch: Mustangs FC - Series 2, 6:50am and 4:35PM on NITV; Little J & Big Cuz - Series 1, 7:15AM on NITV; Waabiny Time - Series 2, 8:45AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV; The Inbestigators, 4:32PM on ABC ME and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.

WEDNESDAY: The Inbestigators, 4:30PM on ABC ME 

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Episode 40
The Case of the Triple Inbestigation

While on the hunt for Ezra’s missing goldfish, Maudie uncovers two more puzzling mysteries to be solved.

Also catch: Mustangs FC - Series 2, 6:50am and 4:35PM on NITV; Little J & Big Cuz - Series 1, 7:15AM on NITV; Waabiny Time - Series 2, 8:45AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.

THURSDAY: Mustangs FC - Series 2, 4:35PM on NITV

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Episode 13
Hoof Five!

The penalty shootouts are nail-bitingly close but even after the whistle blows and the final score is announced, there's still one last surprise in store for the Mustangs.

Also catch: Mustangs FC - Series 2, 6:50am on NITV; Little J & Big Cuz - Series 1, 7:15AM on NITV; Waabiny Time - Series 2, 8:45AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV; Space Nova (Marathon), 12:23PM on ABC ME and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.

FRIDAY: The PM's Daughter, 11:29AM on ABC ME

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Episode 1 
New Normal

Ripped away from her home and friends, Cat Parkes Pérez struggles to adapt to life after her mother, Isabel, unexpectedly becomes Australia’s newest Prime Minister.

Following this episode, be sure to check out more The PM's Daughter in a special 10 episode marathon on ABC ME!  

Also catch: Mustangs FC - Series 2, 6:50am on NITV; Little J & Big Cuz - Series 1, 7:15AM on NITV; Red Dirt Riders, 7:30AM on NITV; Waabiny Time - Series 2, 8:45AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV; Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids and Little J & Big Cuz - Series 3, 7:30PM on NITV.

SATURDAY: Little J & Big Cuz - Series 3, 10AM on NITV

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Episode 6
Bye Bye Bear

Big Cuz decides she’s too grown-up for toys - so Little J gives her old teddy to B Boy. B Boy loves playing with his new teddy, especially rough and tumble games, much to Big Cuz’s dismay. Now she desperately wants her beloved teddy back.

Also catch: Mustangs FC - Series 2, 6:50am on NITV; Little J & Big Cuz - Series 1, 7:15AM on NITV; Red Dirt Riders, 7:30AM on NITV; Waabiny Time - Series 2, 8:45AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV; Red Dirt Riders, 10:48AM on ABC ME and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.

SUNDAY: Red Dirt Riders, 7:30AM on NITV

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Episode 3

Cherratta Station or Weymul Community is a big drive in the support vehicles south east of Roebourne. A safe riding place with lots of tracks and lots of things to see, the Red Dirt Riders visit a shearer’s shed where a mysterious spirit of the country lives. Some yarns are shared about shearing for work and seeing the little hairy man spirit - the malangu.

Also catch: Mustangs FC - Series 2, 6:50am on NITV; Little J & Big Cuz - Series 1, 7:15AM on NITV; Waabiny Time - Series 2, 8:45AM on NITV; Bushwhacked! - Series 2, 9:10AM on NITV and Kangaroo Beach, 5:23PM on ABC Kids.

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December 22nd 2021

The PM’s Daughter to premiere on ABC ME next month

A unique political comedy-drama series for tweens, supported by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF), will premiere on ABC ME and iView on 1 January, 2022.
December 22nd 2021

ACTF international sales team ends 2021 on a high

Following a bumper year in international sales, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has been included in Kidscreen’s Hot50 rankings of the leading children’s entertainment companies worldwide.
December 22nd 2021

What's On TV? Monday 20 December - Sunday 26 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.
December 8th 2021

View ACTF Student Webinars On-Demand

Our popular virtual learning events connect schools with media industry professionals and expertise, enriching and extending classroom instruction in English, Media Arts and other learning areas. Our past events are available to view on the ACTF YouTube channel.