ABC1 Program Highlights for Week 27, 2013

Grand Designs: River Thames
Sunday, 30 June 2013
7:30pm
Modern architecture fanatics Lysette and Nigel Offley attempt to build a dramatic new cutting-edge home smack bang in the middle of a Thames riverside community dominated by expensive traditional houses. It is a battle not only against their indignant neighbours, but also the river itself.

 

The Time Of Our Lives
Sunday, 30 June 2013
8:30pm
Keeping a secret is hard work, especially when all you really want is the comfort and support of your family. Georgie conceals the true reason for posting a raunchy profile picture on Facebook; Caroline struggles to keep her crumbling marriage a secret from Bernadette; and Matt continues to hide his relationship with Alice from everyone around him.

 

The Years That Made Us
Sunday, 30 June 2013
9:25pm
Award-winning journalist and author Chris Masters investigates the tumultuous 1920s and 1930s and the events that laid the foundation for Australia in the 21st century.

 

Kitchen Cabinet
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
8:00pm
In series one and two of Kitchen Cabinet, ABC political commentator Annabel Crabb invaded the kitchens of Australian politicians, in search of food and light psychoanalysis. This election year, she's back for more, in a new prime-time home on ABC1.

 

QI: Jobs

Wednesday, 3 July 2013
8:00pm
Joining QI Master Stephen Fry to discuss all kinds of jobs are Alan Davies, Rev Richard Coles, Sarah Millican and David Mitchell.

 

Wednesday Night Fever
Wednesday, 3 July 2013 New Series
9:30pm
Who needs the news when there's ABC1's new Wednesday Night Fever - 30 minutes of 100% topical live sketch comedy featuring impersonations, satirical characters and musical comedy based wholly and solely on the past 7 days' events.

 

Wonders Of Life: Expanding Universe
Thursday, 4 July 2013
8:30pm
Presented by Professor Brian Cox, this beautiful and definitive 5 x 60 minute series looks at natural history from a physics perspective, revealing how a few fundamental laws gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the universe - life.

 

Wild Life At The Zoo
Friday, 5 July 2013
8:00pm
Wild Life at the Zoo is an intimate observational documentary series about the behind-the-scenes lives of animals at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.

 

Gardening Australia
Saturday, 6 July 2013

6:30pm
In the third special for the year, Gardening Australia explores the unique culture of islands - from the Tiwis to Tassie.

 

Father Brown: The Hammer Of God
Saturday, 6 July 2013 New Series
7:30pm
Based on the short stories by G K Chesterton, Father Brown is the newest crime series on ABC1. Set in the 1950s in the heart of the beautiful English countryside, Father Brown stars Mark Williams (Harry Potter, The Indian Doctor, Doctor Who) as the Catholic priest who also happens to have a particular talent for solving crimes.