The ABC Of…: July 26

Tonight on The ABC Of… David Wenham travels backwards in time with the new host of 7:30, Sarah Ferguson.

Or possibly Emily Taheny if Sarah is unavailable.

Famous for asking the tough questions, Sarah has kept herself out of the spotlight for most of her career, preferring, as oldschool journalists do, to avoid being the story. In this rare and open interview, she shows sides of herself viewers will not have seen before.

Sarah explains the adrenaline rush of big journalistic moments, why she’s attracted to war zones and what it’s like to interview a notorious paedophile. She recalls her time in a domestic violence refuge and discusses the madness of the Rudd-Gillard years. But she also talks about the heartbreaking loss of her mother, why poetry is a touchstone of her life, and the moment when she fell in love with her husband Tony Jones.

8pm tonight on ABC.