ANZAC Day: ABC, 10, Seven, NITV

ABC: 

The ABC will cover Anzac Day services in all states and territories on Sunday 25 April as marches return to towns and cities across the country.

The Director of ABC Regional & Local, Judith Whelan said Anzac Day still carried deep meaning for Australians. “This was evident in last year’s coverage when Australians from every part of the country stood at their gates at dawn to remember those who have served.”

“Anzac Day continues to be one of the largest and most important events the ABC covers. This year we will have ABC crews in all our major cities and in towns, covering local commemorations and connecting them with all Australians across all our platforms.”

Live coverage of state and territory dawn services as well as the National Dawn Service and Ceremony from Canberra will be carried across all ABC platforms. There will also be coverage of Light up the Dawn when Australians will mark a minute’s silence wherever they are – from their driveways, balconies, front gates or farm gates.

The ABC will also mark the day with special programming on ABC Television and ABC ivew that includes a Landline Anzac Day edition at 12.30pm; Air Force 100 – a commemoration of 100 years of the Royal Australian Air Force at 4.00pm; The Art of Remembrance, which looks at Australia’s involvement in conflict through the lens of visual art, at 6.00pm; and a special collection of news features and documentaries on ABC iview in Anzac Day: Australia Remembers.

ABC NEWS Weekend Breakfast is inviting viewers to share their photos and videos of their Anzac Day commemorations at [email protected] and ABC Classic is featuring musical moments of reflection in the lead up to and on Anzac Day.

Summary of ABC’s Anzac Day coverage (#AnzacDay)

Canberra Dawn Service and National Ceremony will be broadcast on ABC TV, ABC NEWS channel, iview, ABC RN, ABC Radio (except Victoria), ABC Australia and on social media. The ABC listen app will carry a dedicated Anzac Day stream featuring Dawn Services, The Townsville March and local radio streams.

TV broadcasts of Sydney Dawn Service, Canberra Dawn Service and National Ceremony and Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance Service will all be live from 4.30am AEST on ABC TV and ABC NEWS channels, on iview, and streamed live on ABC Australia Facebook and YouTube.

State TV broadcasts of capital city marches and dawn services will also be streamed live on ABC capital city Facebook accounts and on the ABC’s capital city local radio websites.

Every capital city will have live coverage of a local march, however coverage of capital city dawn services will vary in each state. Broadcasts times can be found on the ABC Anzac Day website.

The Anzac Day Address by the Governor-General, David Hurley will be broadcast on ABC Television and iview and at 6.55pm and replayed on ABC Radio during its national Evenings program.

ABC News Digital’s Anzac Day coverage will include previews on the different ways to commemorate the day and a series of historical features and news stories reflecting the ways Australians are marking it. On Sunday, readers can stay up-to-date with events around the country as they unfold, at abc.net.au/news and on the ABC listen app.

Seven:

The Seven Network’s special Anzac Day coverage begins from 4.50am Sunday with the live and commercial free broadcast of the Currumbin Dawn Service on the Gold Coast.

In a special extended edition of Weekend Sunrise, join hosts Matt Doran and Monique Wright as they cross live throughout the morning to local commemorative services happening around the nation to honour the fallen and give thanks to our service men and women who have served – and continue to serve – this country.

From 10.30am, Channel 7 will broadcast live and commercial free the Anzac Day National Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

AFL powerhouses Collingwood and Essendon then run out onto the MCG for the annual Anzac Day match, with Seven’s live and free broadcast to begin from 2.00pm AEST on Channel 7 and 7mate, including the traditional pre-game Anzac observance ceremony.

Then join 7NEWS at 6.00 for a special Anzac Day commemorative bulletin, as well as the day’s other headlines from Australia and around the world.

Special coverage of Anzac Day from 4.50am AEST Sunday on Channel 7 and 7plus

Broadcast times on Seven:

10: 

All times AEST

Saturday
4:20am 10 News First Presents: ANZAC Day 2021
As Australia stops to remember, 10 News First Presents: ANZAC Day. With reporters across the country, N.Z, U.K. & Turkey, we will take you to the national services & dawn vigils on across the country.

Sunday
6am 10 News First Presents: ANZAC Day 2021
As Australia stops to remember, 10 News First Presents: ANZAC Day. With reporters across the country, N.Z, U.K. & Turkey, we will take you to the national services & dawn vigils on across the country.

10am 10 News First Presents: ANZAC Day 2021
As Australia stops to remember, 10 News First Presents: ANZAC Day. With reporters across the country, N.Z, U.K. & Turkey, we will take you to the national services & dawn vigils on across the country.

NITV:

Paradise Soldiers
Sunday, 25 April at 8.40pm on NITV
As far back as World War I, through Vietnam and up to present day, young Cook Islanders have served and sacrificed alongside New Zealand in military conflicts and combat, but their stories are largely untold. Paradise Soldiers celebrates their contribution, acknowledges their sacrifice, and shares their personal stories.

Truth Be Told: Lest We Forget
Sunday, 25 April at 9.40pm
Truth Be Told: Lest We Forget is a landmark documentary. It follows four descendant researchers as they uncover the untold stories of their Indigenous ancestors who fought with the Australian Imperial Forces in the Middle East during World War I. This film documents a trip made in October 2017 by descendants of Aboriginal soldiers who fought as part of the World War I Palestine campaign, who gathered in Israel to mark the 100-year anniversary of the battle of Beersheba.

Lest We Forget Aboriginal Women
Sunday, 25 April at 10.40pm on NITV
Three Aboriginal women, all now in their late 50’s or early 60s, who served in the military in the 1970s and 80s, discuss how their lives were changed by being in the military, what challenges they faced at the time, and how the experience contributes to their world view today.