ABC Program Schedule for Week Commencing December 18, 2016
ABC highlights for week commencing December 18, 2016, includes the season finals for Joanna Lumley's Japan and Hard Quiz, plus all new episodes of Back Roads, Restoration Man, Simply Nigella, Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul, Adam Hills: The Last Leg and A Taste of Landline.
Sunday December 18
7:40 Joanna Lumley’s Japan (ep 3 of 3) (final)
8:30 Midsomer Murders (repeat)
10:00 Call the Midwife: Christmas Special (repeat)
Monday December 19
8:00 Back Roads (ep 4 of 9 in season 2)
8:30 Restoration Man (ep 4 of 13 in season 4)
9:20 Special – Fukushima (premiere)
Tuesday December 20
8:00 Simply Nigella: Christmas Special (ep 5 of 7)
9:00 Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul (ep 5 of 7)
10:00 Reinventing the Royals (repeat)
Wednesday December 21
8:00 Hard Quiz (ep 10 of 10 in season 1) (final)
8:30 Qi: Christmas Special (premiere)
9:10 Special – Sammy J’s Playground Politics Christmas Special (repeat)
9:50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg
Thursday December 22
8:00 Would I Lie to You at Christmas (premiere) (ep 10 of 10 in season 10)
Note: Played out of order due to the Christmas theme
8:30 Grantchester: Christmas Special (premiere)
9:40 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (repeat)
Friday December 23
8:00 A Taste of Landline (ep 5 of 10)
8:30 Vera (repeat)
10:00 Hard Quiz (encore) (final)
Saturday December 24
7:30 Father Brown: Christmas Special (premiere)
8:30 Midsomer Murders (repeat)
10:00 Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Comedy Roadshow (repeat)