The new ABC TV drama series My Place is the story of several generations of children who live in the very same spot in Australia over the course of 130 years. Opening in 2008 and taking us back to 1888, the series introduces us to 13 kids, all with a talent for some kind of trouble, each hiding up the same old fig tree, each with a story to tell.
The series is based on the acclaimed, multi-award winning children's book written by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins in 1988. It is also accompanied by a rich website in which kids and their families can explore the world of the My Place kids and have fun with the history of each decade.
Episode 1: Friday, December 4 at 8pm on ABC3
2008 - Laura
Laura is 10. She borrows a tinnie to muck about in the canal. It sinks, taking with it the ashes of its owner's beloved dog. She can't find a way to own up and say sorry. It's 2008 and the Prime Minister is trying to do the same thing with her mob.
Episode 2: Monday, December 7 at 8pm on ABC3
1998 - Mohammed
Mohammed is 10. He's a mad keen bowler and is desperate to join the cricket team at his new school. But there are no places and so he ends up playing with the girls - who prove to be the better side. It's 1998.
Episode 3: Tuesday, December 8 at 8pm on ABC3
1988 - Lily
Lily's cousin Phoung arrives with her parents from Vietnam. But the trophy cousin turns out to be a real threat to Lily's status at home and at school. It's 1988.
Episode 4: Wednesday, December 9 at 8pm on ABC3
1978 - Mike
Mike knows a lot about Australian muscle cars from 1968 to 1978 but the other kids think he's odd and he thinks he's only got one friend, Ben. But is Ben a real friend? It's 1978.
Episode 5: Thursday, December 10 at 8pm on ABC3
1968 - Sofia
Sofia is 10. She's a spy for the yayas and she's determined to get rid of her brother's Michaelis' Anglo-girlfriend before he leaves for Vietnam. It's 1968.
Episode 6: Friday, December 11 at 8pm on ABC3
1958 - Michaelis
Michaelis is 10 and his family is from Kalymnos. He wants to be Australian not Greek but even more he wants a television so he can watch Robin Hood and be accepted into the gang at the milk bar. It's 1958.
Episode 7: Monday, December 14 at 8pm on ABC3
1948 - Jen
Jen's Dad died in the war. Now her mum is planning to marry Wal who even, though he has a car, definitely doesn't match up in Jen's eyes to her war hero real dad. It's 1948.
Episode 8: Tuesday, December 15 at 8pm on ABC3
1938 - Colum
Col is 10. He has two big ambitions; to stop his best mate Thommo's family from being kicked out of their house next door to his and to get up the nerve to ride his billy cart down Brick pits Hill. It's 1938.
Episode 9: Wednesday, December 16 at 8pm on ABC3
1928 - Bridie
Bridie just wants to hang out with her big sister Kath and best friend Lorna, and be in on their secrets. After talking her way into tagging along, and wheeling her baby brother in his pram, Bridie sets off for what is meant to be a day of harmless fun relaxation. It's 1928.
Episode 10: Thursday, December 17 at 8pm on ABC3
1918 - Bertie
Bertie steals his friend's pet rabbit for his magic show to buy a present for his brother Eddie who's coming home from the war. Its 1918.
Episode 11: Friday, December 18 at 8pm on ABC3
1908 - Evelyn
Evelyn can't wait for cracker night. This year, for the first time, the family has their own box of fireworks. Unfortunately, Evelyn shows the box to her disbelieving neighbour Freddie with explosive results. It's 1908.
Episode 12: Monday, December 21 at 8pm on ABC3
1898 - Rowley
Rowley longs for his father to come home. Convinced that good deeds will be rewarded, he'll do anything to help his mother and the other residents in the boarding house they live in. But then he discovers that his father may never come home at all. It's 1898.
Episode 13: Tuesday, December 22 at 8pm on ABC3
1888 - Victoria
Victoria and her family have just moved into the terrace house that her father has built. She'll do anything to ensure that they stay there forever -including witchcraft. It's 1888.