ABC TV on iView

The ABC is Australia's public broadcaster. It airs a number of TV programs that are valuable to you as learners of English. I have made a list of the "best" programs. There are many more, but this are my recommendations.

News/Current Affairs:

Compass

Foreign Correspondant

Four Corners

Landline

Lateline

Media Watch

Q&A

The 7:30 Report

Australian/Aboriginal Topics:

Australian Story
Message Stick

Science:

Catalyst

The New Inventors

Entertainment:

At the Movies
The Bill

All of these programs can be viewed on ABC1 or ABC2. You can also stream them on the internet at iView.

The Language Man

This is an episode of a TV show called Message Stick. The show covers many stories about Aboriginies and Aboriginal Culture. This is a very interesting episiode.

John Bradley was in his early 20s when as a new teacher he was sent to the remote aboriginal community of Borroloola in the Northern Territory. For most of his adult life he has been working with the Yanyuwa (pronounced Yan.you.a), documenting their language and culture, and is now a fluent speaker himself … one of the last.

You can see Message Stick at 1:30 pm on Sundays on ABC1 (Channel 2) It is repeated at 6pm on Fridays on ABC1.