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The ABC Of

All Episodes 2022 - 2023

  • 2018-01-09T09:00:00Zs at 2018-01-09T09:00:00Z on ABC
  • 2022-06-28T09:30:00Z
  • 30m
  • 6h 25m (13 episodes)
  • Jon Casimir
  • Australia
  • English
  • Guesswork Television
  • Documentary, Talk Show
The ABC Of, a interview series, revisits the pasts of prominent Australians through moments drawn from the vast ABC archives.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

2022-06-28T09:30:00Z

1x01 Ita Buttrose

Series Premiere

1x01 Ita Buttrose

  • 2022-06-28T09:30:00Z30m

An interview series, hosted by David Wenham, in which prominent Australians revisit their pasts through moments drawn from the vast ABC Archives. In this episode David Wenham trawls through the ABC Archive of Ita Buttrose.

2022-07-05T09:30:00Z

1x02 Evonne Goolagong Cawley

1x02 Evonne Goolagong Cawley

  • 2022-07-05T09:30:00Z29m

David Wenham goes fishing in the ABC Archival life of Evonne Goolagong Cawley, the Indigenous kid who conquered the tennis world, winning 14 Grand Slams.

2022-07-12T09:30:00Z

1x03 Wil Anderson

1x03 Wil Anderson

  • 2022-07-12T09:30:00Z30m

David Wenham takes the photo album down from the ABC shelf to look at the baby photos of Wil Anderson, host of Gruen and Question Everything.

2022-07-19T09:30:00Z

1x04 Garry McDonald

1x04 Garry McDonald

  • 2022-07-19T09:30:00Z29m

David Wenham takes Garry McDonald through his ABC Archival life, revisiting The Aunty Jack Show, The Norman Gunston Show and Mother And Son.

2022-07-26T09:30:00Z

1x05 Sarah Ferguson

1x05 Sarah Ferguson

  • 2022-07-26T09:30:00Z30m

David Wenham travels backwards in time with the new host of 7.30, Sarah Ferguson. In this rare and open interview, she shows sides of herself viewers will not have seen before.

Season Finale

2022-08-02T09:30:00Z

1x06 John Howard

Season Finale

1x06 John Howard

  • 2022-08-02T09:30:00Z30m

David Wenham meets former Prime Minister John Howard, the most successful Australian politician of the last 50 years.

Season Premiere

2023-05-16T09:30:00Z

2x01 Julia Gillard

Season Premiere

2x01 Julia Gillard

  • 2023-05-16T09:30:00Z30m

An interview series, hosted by David Wenham, in which prominent Australians revisit their pasts through moments drawn from the vast ABC Archives. David chats to Australia's first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.

2023-05-23T09:30:00Z

2x02 Ian Chappell

2x02 Ian Chappell

  • 2023-05-23T09:30:00Z30m

David Wenham travels backwards in time with the man who came to define Australian cricket, Ian Chappell. For the first time, Ian discusses his recent stroke and how it has changed this next stage of his life.

2023-05-30T09:30:00Z

2x03 Miranda Tapsell

2x03 Miranda Tapsell

  • 2023-05-30T09:30:00Z30m

David Wenham looks at the life of Miranda Tapsell - actor, filmmaker and a leader of the new generation of First Nations' creatives. She opens up about motherhood and the power of Play School - it will give you goosebumps.

2023-06-06T09:30:00Z

2x04 Jack Thompson

2x04 Jack Thompson

  • 2023-06-06T09:30:00Z29m

David Wenham tracks back through the ABC Archival life of Jack Thompson, arguably our first movie star. This moving interview will surprise anyone who thinks they know this giant of Australian screen.

2023-06-13T09:30:00Z

2x05 Wendy Harmer

2x05 Wendy Harmer

  • 2023-06-13T09:30:00Z29m

David Wenham sits down with the grande dame of Australian comedy, Wendy Harmer. She's been smashing stereotypes since The Gillies Report and The Big Gig, but how she's healed after childhood trauma is her true success.

2023-06-20T09:30:00Z

2x06 Greig Pickhaver

2x06 Greig Pickhaver

  • 2023-06-20T09:30:00Z29m

David Wenham talks to Greig Pickhaver, who for decades has defined and defiled the Australian character with his alter ego HG Nelson. Greig speaks openly about being unable to read and the enduring partnership of Roy and HG.

2023-06-27T09:30:00Z

2x07 Germaine Greer

2x07 Germaine Greer

  • 2023-06-27T09:30:00Z30m

David Wenham takes controversial world-renowned feminist Germaine Greer on a journey through her ABC Archival life. In this rare and open interview, she shows sides of herself viewers will not have seen before.

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