ABC TV Broadcast Schedule for Coronation of King Charles III

ABC TV Broadcast Schedule for Coronation of King Charles III  

This Saturday, the ABC will air extensive coverage of King Charles III’s coronation for Australians across its television and digital radio platforms, as well as for audiences in the Asia Pacific region via ABC Australia and Radio Australia.

Starting at 5:00pm (AEST), Julia Baird of The Drum and Jeremy Fernandez of ABC News will host the special coverage before switching to live coverage from London on the BBC at 7:30pm (AEST).

A two-hour special, beginning at 5:00 p.m. on the day of the Coronation, will examine the potential reign of King Charles, how the monarchy might fit into the lives of Australians and the wider Commonwealth in 2023.

Guests will include Stan Grant; co-chair of the republican movement Craig Foster; monarchist and Liberal MP Julian Leeser; writer Kathy Lette; lawyer, writer and Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman Teela Reid; 2023 Australian Local Hero of the Year Amar Singh; Youth Advocate Angelica Ojinnaka; Constitutional Law Professor Anne Twomey; and Juliet Rieden from The Australian Women’s Weekly.

FULL BROADCAST DETAILS for Saturday 6 May (all in AEST):

ABC TV, ABC News Channel, ABC iview and ABC Australia:  The Coronation of King Charles III.

5.00pm – 6.00pm. Panel discussion and preview

6.00pm – 7.00pm. Panel discussion continues plus arrivals at Westminster Abbey

7.00pm – 7.30pm. ABC TV: local News bulletins (6.30pm in SA + NT, 5.00pm in WA)

7.00pm – 7.30pm. ABC News Channel and ABC Australia: live coronation coverage continues.

7.30pm – 8.00pm. Julia Baird and Jeremey Fernandez introduce the BBC’s live coverage with The King’s Procession

8.00pm – 10.00pm. The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort

10.00pm – 10.45pm. Procession from Westminster to Buckingham Palace

10.45pm – 11.30pm. Celebrations and the Royal Family on the Balcony at Buckingham Palace

ABC Radio (local digital on DAB+; TV channel 25, ABC listen app), ABC News Radio and Radio Australia.

7.35pm – 10.00pm. Live coverage from the BBC, London. Nightlife will cross to BBC News’ Rich Preston outside Buckingham Palace after 10.00pm

In addition to live coverage of the Coronation, ABC iview will feature Charles R: The Making Of A Monarch; Camilla’s Country Life; A Grand Royal Design; and Prince Charles: Inside The Duchy Of Cornwall.