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What’s On TV? Monday 15 June – Sunday 21 June
Jun 15, 2020
What’s On TV? Monday 15 June – Sunday 21 June

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: Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? (PREMIERE), 6.30PM on ABC ME

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Are You Tougher than Your Ancestors? is a fun and immersive living history series that pits the skills of today’s kids against the exploits of children from Australia’s past, to find out how they measure up!

Episode 1
Kernewek Lowender
Mine work, night school, chores… and goat racing! Makayla and Jack tackle the 1898 life of Cornish kid Robert Richards.

Also catch: WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.07AM on ABC ME; Hoopla Doopla! 2.37PM on ABC Kids; Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV; Little Lunch (Double Episode), 4.36PM and 4.50PM on ABC ME and Mustangs FC – Series 2, 5.03PM on ABC ME.   

 

TUESDAY: WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.07AM on ABC ME
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Episode 11
Hungriest
Ditch the table manners as Ambo, Scotty and Sir Reg get the feeding trays, troughs and bird tables out to attract some of the greediest animals on our planet.

Also catch: Hoopla Doopla! 2.37PM on ABC Kids; Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV; Little Lunch (Double Episode), 4.36PM and 4.50PM on ABC ME; Mustangs FC – Series 2, 5.03PM on ABC ME and Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors?, 6.30PM on ABC ME.   

 

WEDNESDAY: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 1 on ABC Kids

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Episode 1
Lucky Undies
Little J’s new undies have special powers - so how can he play basketball without them?

Also catch: WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.07AM on ABC ME; My Place – Series 2, 10.55AM on ABC ME; Hoopla Doopla! 2.37PM on ABC Kids; Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV; Little Lunch (Double Episode), 4.36PM and 4.50PM on ABC ME and Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors?, 6.30PM on ABC ME.   

 

THURSDAY: My Place – Series 2, 10.55AM on ABC ME

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Episode 12
Before Time: Bunda
Bunda has a problem. His older brother, Garadi, acts like Bunda doesn’t exist. Bunda does everything to try and get his older brother’s attention: he steals Garadi’s honey; he tries to copy Garadi’s athletic feats; he throws his brother’s spear in the river. And for his trouble, all Bunda gets is his brother’s anger and contempt. Their father decides to take them deeper into the bush to try and teach them a lesson, but the boys are so intent on fuelling their feud that they miss the point of the challenges their father sets them. Will they ever learn how to stop teasing each other and become friends as well as brothers? 

Also catch: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 1, 8.08AM on ABC Kids; WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.07AM on ABC ME; Hoopla Doopla!, 2.37PM on ABC Kids; Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV; Little Lunch (Double Episode), 4.36PM and 4.50PM on ABC ME and Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors?, 6.30PM on ABC ME.   

 

FRIDAY: Little Lunch (Special), 4.37PM on ABC ME

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Episode 1
The Halloween Horror Story
The Halloween Horror Story cracks open the heart of the spooky celebration to explore, beyond a scary costume, what it is that children really fear and how they can overcome it.

Also catch: Little J and Big Cuz – Series 1, 8.08AM on ABC Kids; WAC (World Animal Championships), 9.07AM on ABC ME; Hoopla Doopla!, 2.37PM on ABC Kids; Bushwhacked! – Series 1, 3.26PM on NITV; Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors?, 6.30PM on ABC ME and Thalu, 7.30PM on NITV.  

 

SATURDAY: Thalu, 9.45PM on NITV
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Episode 7
The Aunty Who Talked Too Much
The Kids meet an old Aunty who just can’t stop making damper and talking! When Keile gets stuck with her because he is too polite to leave while she is still talking, the Kids have to come up with a plan. Lali gets the others to collect bush lollies which she puts in a jar and shakes, turning them into powder. They then sneak the powder into the Aunty’s damper mix, making the damper sticky, gluing her mouth shut and allowing Keile and the Kids to make a polite escape.

Also catch: Little Lunch (Special), 4.37PM on ABC ME.   


SUNDAY: The Unlisted, 9.55AM on ABC ME

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Episode 8
Gemma runs away from The Unlisted’s tunnel hideout. A sinister new teacher arrives to divide the students into three groups: Elite, Core and Basic.

Also catch: Dance Academy – The Movie, 4.40AM on Family Movies HD

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My Place Competition: Updates on Judging, Prizes and Support Materials

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