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Crownies |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 18 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) asks Richard (Hamish Michael) to prepare the witness for the trial of a meth junkie who shot dead a store owner. But the witness, Tina Chang (Tasneem Roc), clearly traumatised by the murder, refuses to give evidence, and Richard is convinced that something darker lies at the heart of her trauma. |
United States Of Tara: The Electrifying & Magnanimous Return Of Beaverlamp |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 1 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Tara (Toni Collette) is feeling better than ever and begins planning a birthday party and baby shower for Max (John Corbett) and Charmaine (Rosemarie DeWitt). Max is delighted by Tara's idea to reunite his old band Beaverlamp, with the help of Ted Mayo (Michael Hitchcock). Tara attempts to continue her sessions with a strangely depressed Dr. Hattaras who turns her away, something Max does not take lightly. Kate (Brie Larson) is still confused and upset that frequent flyer Evan (Keir O'Donnell) is not interested in her, but inclement weather grounds their plane and brings the two together. |
The Warehouse Comedy Festival: Josh Thomas Surprise |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 7 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| TherewassomethingthateveryoneelseseemedtoknowaboutJoshthatJoshdidntknowaboutJoshthatwasuntilhegotaboyfriend.AndJoshseemstobetheonlyonewhossurprised. |
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 1 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| The internal scaffolding of the Roman villa comes down and the workmen realise the sheer size of the project - none more so than plasterer Tim, who has to cover all the walls, using 90 tonnes of lime plaster. |
Silent Witness: First Casualty: Part 2 |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 19 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| When an x-ray of Lockford's skull reveals a second bullet, Harry calls DI Harte - it looks like the soldier was murdered. |
dirtgirlworld: Apples |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 7 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:15AM |
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| dirtgirlworld is a celebration of life outside. The music-centric series is a distinctive blend of animation, photomontage and illustration that takes children to a world where the real and unreal collide. dirtgirl grows awesome tomatoes, knows the names of clouds, drives a big orange tractor and has a backyard full of friends. |
Crownies |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 3 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Janet King (Marta Dusseldorp) and Lina Badir (Andea Demetriades) put aside their differences as they face the first day of the Max Gardiner (Nicholas Bakopoulis-Cooke) trial. |
World's Toughest Driving Tests |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 8 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| After a fight to reign supreme driving the Romanian battle tank, Will and Kirsten are staying much closer to home - Essex in fact, where they'll be faced with driving the multi-storey mother-of-all vehicles. Standing at 15m, it's the powerhouse of the docking industry - the Straddle Carrier. |
The Slap: Rosie |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 3 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Rosie receives notification of the court date. Finally Harry will be punished for what he did. But her relief is short lived when she realises she is alone in her crusade. Aisha won't attend the trial as it puts her in a difficult position with her family and Anouk won't testify as she's staying out of it. Even Hector wants nothing to do with it, and is only going because he's been summonsed. |
The Thick Of It |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 11 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:00PM |
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| MP Nicola Murray's opposite number, Peter Mannion (Roger Allam) and his team are circling, smelling victory and see a pre-election briefing as a good opportunity to measure up for new curtains. |
Am I Normal? |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 8 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| How far are you willing to go to change the way you look? How are our young people responding to the pressure to conform to what society now insists is the new normality when it comes to appearance? |
What Do You Know |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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ABC3's talented young presenter Ben Crawley will host the new game show What Do You Know?
Originally from Adelaide, Ben was selected from over 5,000 applicants last year as one of the winners of ABC3's 'Me on 3' competition - a nationwide search for hosts.
In each episode of What Do You Know?, Ben will be joined by DJ Rhythm who will add musical tunes to the series both on the DJ decks and as a beat boxer.
In What Do You Know? the contestants are placed in two teams of three, each with a captain who has a real passion for a topic of their choice - be it Bollywood dancing, whales, soccer, Italian cooking or a love of birds. The rest of the team is the 'brain trust' with strengths in a wide range of topics such as history, sport or pop culture. |
How Not To Live Your Life: Don's Posh Weekend |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 11 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| Don (Dan Clark) is a neurotic 29 year old who lacks good social instincts. He and his boss, Jason (Daniel Lawrence Taylor), socialise together for the first time in the form of a double date with two posh girls. |
Wild Rides: Pump My Rickshaw |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 10 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| For Buddy's next challenge he finds himself in India at the start line of the Rickshaw Run, the most dangerous adventure rally in the world on three wheels. |
Arrested Development: Marta Complex |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 11 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| It's Valentine's Day and everyone but Michael (Jason Bateman) has a reason to celebrate. Buster (Tony Hale), tired of dealing with his mother, goes to live with the rest of the family in the model home. But soon Marta (Patricia Velasquez) realises that Michael is the one she has feelings for, not GOB (Will Arnett). |
Sanctuary: Trail Of Blood |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 10 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Nikola Tesla (Jonathon Young) resurfaces, sending Helen an SOS from deep within the Colombian Highlands. However, Will doesn't believe he can be trusted - and he may be right. |
Fluffy Gardens |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Daily' |
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| Time: | 9.10am |
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| Fluffy Gardens is a fun and wonderful series aimed at pre-schoolers. It invites children to see the happy, sometimes playful animals that live in a world just like you and I. This colourful, gentle-paced narrative has a unique story for every individual character. |
The Invention of Dr. Nakamats |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 10 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:20PM |
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| Meet Yoshiro Nakamatsu - also known as Dr Nakamats, octogenarian, demi-god in his native Japan, and the world's most prolific inventor, holding over 3300 patents. Edison by comparison had only 1093. |
Riese: Spares |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 10 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:15PM |
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| Riese uses her extensive hunting experience to infiltrate the warehouse in Helmkin where the babies are being kept. The building is stuffed to the gills with infants and though she's made a promise to Hannah, Riese knows she'll never find the young woman's child like this. |
Taste Le Tour |
| Venue: | SBS ONE |
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| Date: | 'Nightly from Saturday 2 July to Sunday 24 July' |
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| Time: | 10pm |
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| French chef, Gabriel Gate', is back for the seventh consecutive year presenting delicious serves of Taste Le Tour, a gastronomic journey that follows the route of the Tour de France. |
The Tudors |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 10 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| The threat of the Royal Army intervening hasn't quelled an uprising in Yorkshire, and 300 of the King's soldiers, as well as local gentry and the Archbishop of York, are under siege from rebels calling themselves 'Pilgrims'. |
Valemont |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 9 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:20PM |
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| Imagine being young, beautiful and the future of the world. |
The Great Food Truck Race |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 11 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Across America, chefs are taking to the streets in mobile truck kitchens. They're parking on corners and in front of office buildings to serve some of the most unique, delicious dishes around. |
Deadwood: The Catbird Seat |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 8 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| As the brutal but brilliant third season of Deadwood draws to a close this deliciously profane and blood soaked slice of the wild west continues to thrill. |
Timmy Time |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 30 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00AM |
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| ABC 4 Kids popular preschool show Timmy Time is back with a third series! |
Cook Yourself Thin: Jill |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 8 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Armed with their skinny secrets, Gizzi Erskine, Harry Eastwood, Sal Henley and Sophie Michell are helping disillusioned dieter and single mum, Jill Kenton, to drop a dress size in six weeks without giving up her favourite foods. Jill hates her stomach. |
Getting On |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 24 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:00PM |
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| A new admission brings new problems as the patient shows signs of bruising, but no one knows who is to blame. |
Deadwood: Tell Your God To Ready For Blood |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 30 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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It's 1877. A new day is dawning in the Black Hills outlaw camp of Deadwood. Six weeks after the events of Season 2, government and law, as well as the interests of powerful commercial entities, begin to enter the town as Deadwood prepares itself for entry into Dakota Territory.
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The Choir: Unsung Town |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 7 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Nearing the end of his project in the Hertfordshire housing estate of South Oxhey, choirmaster Gareth Malone sets out on a grand venture to get the whole community behind his choral project. |
The Warehouse Comedy Festival: Charlie Pickering Live At The Time Of Recording |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 31 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| Former lawyer, political junkie and acknowledged spokesman for Generation X, Charlie Pickering has the stage at the Melbourne warehouse where the cream of Australia's funniest strut their stuff. |
Kate and Will: Happily Ever After |
| Venue: | E! |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, May 1st 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| As the world's most famous royal couple celebrate their one year anniversary, E! takes a look back on Prince William and Kate Middleton's journey since their wedding day in April of 2011. Hosted by E!'s Giuliana Rancic, "Kate & Will: Happily Ever After" includes insights from royal experts, authors and journalists who have closely followed the pair since the beginning of their courtship. From their exotic honeymoon, to their much-publicised visit to the United States, to their honourable charity work and all those pregnancy and weight rumours, the 30-minute special takes viewers on a romantic trip back through their first year of marriage and examines the most memorable moments the fascinating pair have enjoyed on the world's stage. |
Am I Normal? |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 1 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| British clinical psychologist Dr Tanya Byron looks at modern society's notions of normalcy, covering four elements of life from addiction to body image, spirituality and sex. |
The New Inventors: Grand Final |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 17 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors presents the Season 8 Grand Final. For the past eight years, The New Inventors has launched the best and brightest new inventions from across the country, and this year has been no exception. From hundreds of applications we now have a select group in contention to be The New Inventors 'Invention of the Year'. Our panel of expert judges have the unenviable task of whittling these winners down to a final three that will compete in our Grand Final for this prestigious prize. Measuring the winners against six criteria - originality, need, design, safety, manufacture and pricing, and market - only the best of the best will make it through. |
Wild Rides: The Last Leg |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 3 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| The inimitable British presenter and comic Buddy soldiers on astride his crusty old Russian motorbike with sidecar against the stunning backdrop of western Mongolia. |
Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey: Stillness |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 17 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Like many people, Judith always thought that money and fame might fill a hole in her life. She asks whether fame or career success can fill a spiritual need as she chats to former Big Brother sensation Sara-Marie Fedele and to longtime friend and fellow comedian Frank Woodley. |
Sanctuary: Bank Job |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 3 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| The team goes on a routine mission to retrieve an Abnormal and take it to safety. But the mission becomes anything but routine when the team is forced to stage a bank heist in order to protect the public from harm. |
Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face Of Prejudice: Andy and Elicia |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 10 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Andy Tedder is 32 and has Treacher Collins, a genetic condition that he was born with. At some point in the womb his facial development stopped. He was born with a receded jaw, no cheekbones, no nose, a cleft palete and no ears. |
Riese: Bind |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 3 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:15PM |
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| Disturbed by the Sect's nightmarish practice of harvesting babies, Riese decides to stay in Helmkin to uncover the mystery and put an end to the practice, even though the town is a veritable death trap for her now that the doctor knows she's of royal blood. |
Meet the Natives USA: The Army People |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday,4 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| In the final episode of the series, the five ambassadors are staying with their last family on their journey, Staff Sergeant Steve and Sergeant Tara, on the huge army base of Fort Stewart in Georgia. |
Hustle |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 17 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:20PM |
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| The first rule of the con is never con an honest man - and that is exactly what is happening to Eddie, the gang's favourite barman. |
Mountain Gorilla: Last Stand Of The Silverback King |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday,12 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Discover the captivating behaviour of mountain gorillas and meet the people determined to look after them in this intimate and personal portrait of our closest living relatives. |
Insiders 10th Birthday Special |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 17 July 2011 ' |
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| Time: | 9:00AM |
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| ABC Television's dedicated weekly political review program marks its tenth anniversary with a look at the standout moments of the decade, while providing the best political commentary of the week's events. |
Time Team: The Massacre In The Cellar - Hopton Castle |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Monday,13 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 6:00PM |
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| Tony Robinson and the team return over five consecutive nights to visit more ancient sites around the UK. |
Grand Designs: Woodbridge |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 17 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Tired of living in draughty Victorian houses in the city, Lucie Fairweather and Nat McBride return to their home town of Woodbridge in Suffolk to build a brand new home for their young family. |
25th Nickelodeon Annual Kids' Choice Awards |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Sunday April 1st, 2012' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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Will Smith will host the 25th Nickelodeon Annual Kids' Choice Awards in LA on Saturday March 31st. They will be fast-tracked to broadcast on Nickelodeon on Sunday April 1st at 6:30pm.
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The Young Ones |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 14 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| What if it were possible to turn back time? Could it be that we have the power to think ourselves young again? That's the extraordinary claim of an experiment first conducted 30 years ago and recently restaged with six of the UK's best loved celebrities. |
Midsomer Murders: Death In The Slow Lane |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 17 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| The villains of Midsomer face a new adversary as Neil Dudgeon steps into John Nettles' shoes in a new series of Midsomer Murders. |
QI: Everything |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 14 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:25PM |
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| Tonight's QI episode is an eclectic one as the panel discuss this week's topic 'everything', or at least everything beginning with E. |
Penguins of Madagascar |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Monday August 16 - Friday August 20 ' |
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| Time: | 5pm |
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On a mission without permission! The birds are back in town in an explosive week of new episodes in August exclusive to Nickelodeon. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private are on high alert after they discover a kid visiting the zoo has seen one of their covert missions and has damming evidence on them.
The penguins have to quickly help some of their zoo comrades, Roger the Alligator and Leonard the Koala who've mistakenly got outside the zoo walls before they are exposed to the citizens of New York! Just when things are quiet in the zoo, the penguins realise all the little mammals in the zoo are mysteriously disappearing. The Penguins activate an operation to locate the culprit, a new boa constrictor, Salvio, who just moved in to the Central Park Zoo. |
Catalyst and Feral Peril |
| Venue: | ABC |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 16 July 2009 ' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm-8:30pm |
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Catalyst
8:00pm
On 16th July 1969, exactly forty years ago, Apollo 11 blasted off to the moon, where Neil Armstrong took the 'great step for mankind' of first walking on its surface. This episode of Catalyst looks back at one of man's greatest achievements and takes another look at the moon.
Feral Peril
8:30pm
Tasmania is one of the world's last great wildlife havens but its struggling native species are under threat from a feral fox invasion. Or are they? |
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