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QI |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 13 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Tonight we go back to the beginning of QI, kicking off at the start of the alphabet with the letter A for Adam and Eve. |
The Volcano That Stopped The World |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 15 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| In April 2010 an eruption from a volcano in Iceland paralysed air travel across Europe. As a cloud of volcanic ash drifted over the continent it created the biggest no flY zone ever known. |
Jennifer Byrne Presents: Christopher Hitchens |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 13 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 10:00pm |
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| Jennifer Byrne Presents is a series of individual treats for lovers of books and writing. A panel of leading authors and expert celebrity guests join Jennifer for investigations into some of the most popular reading genres: they reveal the conventions, controversies, and titles that have helped shaped the literary landscape. |
Can We Help? |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 16 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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| In the early 1970s single mother of three Denise Fechner fell pregnant unexpectedly. Very reluctantly she gave up her fourth child for adoption and has since spent her life thinking about the daughter she never got to know. Denise approached Can We Help? to take up the search for her daughter after her own attempts had failed. Confronting her fears of possible rejection, this is a bold journey for Denise, but luckily she has the love and support of her other children to encourage her along the way. They too would very much like to meet their sister. |
Doc Martin |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 17 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Doc Martin (Martin Clunes) meets Portwenn's new midwife, Molly (Gemma Craven) who will be looking after Louisa (Caroline Catz) for the birth, but he is dismissive of her profession and so the two do not hit it off. |
The Bill |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 17 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Police officers always find the murder of a child upsetting, but for DI Neil Manson (Andrew Lancel) whose son is in hospital with leukemia, it is especially so. |
Art Nation |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 11 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 5:30pm |
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| This week on Art Nation Fenella Kernebone checks out the finalists from this year's World Press Photo Competition. Judges have chosen just 66 of the world's best from over 95,000 photographs, for this highly competitive prize. |
Talking Heads: Neil Balnaves |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 12 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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| This week on Talking Heads Peter Thompson's guest is the man who brought us some of Australia's most watched television programs... then walked away from the industry. |
Trial And Retribution: Siren |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 16 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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Catalyst |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 15 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| Meditation, Entropy, Jiggly Eyes and Fundamentals with Bernie Hobbs - Burn Baby Burn. |
Midsomer Murders: Birds Of Prey |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 17 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 9:20pm |
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| A wildlife crime at Midsomer Magna appears to be suicide, but further investigation by DI Barnaby (John Nettles) unearths a bizarre situation where a demented husband (Charles Edmonton) is found to be locked in the attic by his wife, Mallory (Kate Buffery), a woman who loves her birds of prey. |
Poh's Kitchen |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 14 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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| This week on Poh's Malaysian adventure, she heads north to the Pearl of the Orient, the island of Penang. A popular tourist destination, this tropical paradise has a diverse cultural background, which is clearly reflected in its reputation as the food capital of Malaysia. |
Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays' |
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| Time: | 2:10pm and 5:50pm |
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From wedding invitations and floral arrangements to bridal tears and tantrums, planning a wedding is no easy task. Get a wedding planner's perspective on the romance-and serious busines-of every bride's dream day.
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Keeping Up With the Kardashians Season 5 |
| Venue: | E! Channel 121 on FOXTEL |
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| Date: | 'Tuesdays' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Following Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, Kylie and their mom Kris, who doubles as Kim's stressed out manager, viewers will get to know this one-of-a-kind family as well as their group of celebrity pals. |
Bulging Brides |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Monday - Friday' |
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| Time: | 10:20pm |
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| Each half-hour episode features the story of one bride-to-be in the anxiety period that precedes her Big Day. It shows her struggle to drop unwanted inches to fit into her wedding gown helped by one trainer and one psychologist dietitian. |
My Life As A Popat: Men In Turbans |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays form Monday, 25 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 4.25PM |
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| Returning to ABC3 is the drama series My Life As A Popat, which follows the adventures of Anand Popat (Sonny Gill), a 13-year-old boy who is immersed in a fantasy world derived from his encyclopaedic knowledge and obsession with Bollywood films. He dreams of escaping the chaos of home life and is forever re-inventing himself as an action hero, gangster, martial arts guru, pop star, or an Indian prince. |
Australian Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2011 |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Friday October 7th' |
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| Time: | 7pm |
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| The 'Road to Slime' for 2011 has almost reached its destination: the votes are counted, the slime is primed and the stage is set to sizzle! In a night full of fresh new musical performances, huge surprises, awesome stars, and Nick blimp trophies, winners will be revealed on Friday October 7 at 7pm at the Australian Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2011, exclusive to Nickelodeon. |
Halloween Specials |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'from Wednesday October 24th' |
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| Time: | Everyday at 5:30pm |
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| Get ready for the spookiest television to hit Australian screens this October as Nickelodeon conjures up the biggest line up of Halloween episodes ever! In the week leading up to Halloween, Nickelodeon will air a 'Halloween themed' episode at 5:30pm, including Australian Premiere episodes of iCarly, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, and Lightning Point. |
The Dish |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Fridays' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| The Dish is a weekly half hour that rounds up the best and worst in fashion and lifestyle news, events and television programming. From red carpets and runway collections to makeover, cooking and fashion-based reality shows like Project Runway and Top Model to scripted fare like Ugly Betty and Cashmere Mafia, no impractical trend or jaw-dropping moment will go unnoticed by our savvy host, Danielle Fishel. |
Spicks and Specks Final |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday November 23rd, 2011' |
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| Time: | 8.30pm |
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The final series of Spicks and Specks comes to an end with a one-hour finale to screen on Wednesday November 23 at 8.30pm on ABC1.
After seven years, 277 episodes, more than 150 special guests, and thousands of questions, Australia's favourite music quiz show Spicks and Specks will come to an end in 2011, as host Adam Hills, and team captains Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough decide to call it a day.
However, this won't be the last you'll see of the team. Adam Hills is planning another series of Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight, while discussions continue with Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough about their own separate projects for ABC TV in 2012. |
My Place: 1838 Davey |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday's in July ' |
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| Time: | 5pm |
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| The fifth episode of My Place follows Davey, a young stable boy working for the powerful Owen family. When he learns that his favourite horse, Duchess, is to be sold to the local tannery, he decides to put everything on the line to save her. |
Halloween Marathon |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Monday October 31st' |
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| Time: | 8am - 8pm |
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| Trick or Treat! Nick Jr.'s favourite friends are dressing up and celebrating Halloween with a special marathon featuring their best spooky adventures! Programs include Dora the Explorer, Yo Gabba Gabba, Curious George, Dinosaur Train, Go Diego Go, The Wonder Pets, Super Why, Ni Hao, Kai-lan plus two new Australian premiere episodes of Bubble Guppies & Team Umizoomi. |
For Rent |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Monday - Friday' |
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| Time: | 3pm |
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Divine Design Season |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays' |
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| Time: | 9:25pm |
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| Candice Olson and her clever cast team up to redesign spaces that are sophisticated and stylish. |
Midsomer Murders: Master Class |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 20 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Midsomer Murders returns with John Nettles final four episodes as DCI Tom Barnaby. |
Monkey Thieves: Taxi Raid |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 30 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:00PM |
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| The members of the Galta gang captured by the monkey catcher are released in the countryside far from their temple home and are completely lost in the forest. |
The Designers |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Monday - Friday' |
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| Time: | 11:10pm |
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| After ambushing misguided, mixed-pattern-loving decorator flunkies, host Thom Filicia (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) helps them turn interior eyesores into a sight for sore eyes. It's more than a new home makeover show, it's a tacky intervention. |
Misfits |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 29 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Fuelled with its usual irreverent humour, the second series of Misfits is even bigger, bolder and brasher than the first series, which won a Bafta for the best drama series in 2010. |
Clean House Comes Clean Season 6 |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Fridays' |
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| Time: | 7:35pm |
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| This a behind-the scenes look at the mayhem & foolishness of Clean House where we show how the team of experts work their magic to transform the cluttered spaces into dream homes. |
Friday Night Lights: Pilot |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 29 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| In the town of Dillon, Texas, football is life, and no one knows that better than new head coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler). Pressure mounts as the Dillon Panthers, led by star quarterback Jason Street (Scott Porter), enter pre-season surrounded by a swirl of press, recruiters, and state championship-sized expectations. |
Halloween Marathon |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Monday October 24 at 5:30pm - Monday October 31 at 9pm!' |
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| What better way to get ready for Halloween then with Nickelodeon's Halloween Marathon. Commencing Monday October 24 at 5:30pm treat yourself to the spookiest, spine tingling adventures and the most spectacular Halloween costumes ever seen in a week long Halloween Haunt! Every weekday at 5:30pm catch the best Halloween themed episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, iCarly, The Penguins of Madagascar and The Troop plus the Australian premiere episodes of Fanboy & Chum Chum on Friday October 28 at 4:30pm. |
Clean House Season 9 |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Fridays' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Clean House helps families by giving them professional help to overcome clutter and the mess that goes with it. In each episode, hosted by comedian and mother Niecy Nash, Clean House brings its team of experts, removes the offending clutter, sells it at a yard sale, and uses the profits with the first thousand matched by the show's producers, to redo the overwhelmed space. |
Dora the Explorer A Ribbon for Pinto |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Sunday October 12th' |
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| Time: | 5pm |
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| The Emmy Award-winning Dora the Explorer recently debuted its seventh season and continues to empower and inspire preschoolers around the world with her interactive and entertaining adventures. Eleven year-old, New York City native Fatima Ptacek stars as the new voice of Dora. |
Millennium Fashion: The Year in Fashion |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays' |
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| Time: | 11:35pm |
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This series chronicles the ups and downs of each year in fashion from 1985 to the present.
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QI: Death |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 22 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| QI host Stephen Fry is descending into darkness to discuss another D topic - this week the topic of death. |
Marry Me in Mexico: Trish's Dream Wedding |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday 6th October' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Trish Suhr and her cameraman boyfriend Dave McCoul get married in Cancun. We follow as the yard sale diva plans her wedding in another country while juggling working on 3 shows. |
We Ain't Terrorists |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 28 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| We Ain't Terrorists - the politically and grammatically incorrect comedy sensation - present their first television special. All to spread the love, the laughs and to tell the world that we are not terrorists! |
Wedding Stunts Marathon! |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, Oct 9th-Sunday, Oct 24th' |
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Saturday, Oct 9th from 9:20am - 6:40pm
Sunday, Oct 10th from 10:10am - 3:30pm
Saturday, Oct 16th from 12pm - 6:40pm
Saturday, Oct 23rd from 12pm - 6:40pm
Sunday, Oct 24th from 10:10am - 3:30pm |
The Legend of Korra |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Monday October 1st' |
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| Time: | 4:30pm |
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| The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the next Avatar after Aang, a girl named Korra (Janet Varney) who is from the Southern Water Tribe. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water and Fire), Korra seeks to master Air under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons). |
How Not To Live Your Life |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 28 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| Third comedy sitcom series about Don, (Dan Clarke) a 20-something man trying and failing to navigate the very basics of life. |
Wedding SOS |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Monday - Friday' |
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| Time: | 3pm |
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Arrested Development: Pier Pressure |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 28 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Buster (Tony Hale) asks George-Michael (Michael Cera) to buy him some marijuana to treat Lucille Austero's vertigo; and with the help of some male strippers dressed as cops, Michael (Jason Bates) stages a phony bust to teach George-Michael a lesson about the dangers of drugs. |
T.U.F.F. Puppy |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Monday October 10 - Friday October 14' |
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| Time: | 4:30pm |
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Giuliana & Bill Season 3 |
| Venue: | The Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Mondays' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Docuseries following Giuliana & Bill Rancic as they maintain their bi-coastal marriage (Giuliana based in LA, Bill based in Chicago). We see how they juggle work and their relationship on different sides of the country. |
The True Story: Titanic |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 27 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| The True Story is a documentary series that looks behind the gloss and glamour of cinema legends to discover the truth behind some of the world's most famous films. The first series looked at the real stories and characters that inspired Indiana Jones, James Bond, Escape from Alcatraz, The Untouchables and The Amityville Horror. This time the series explores the truth behind some of the biggest blockbusters of all time: Jaws, Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park and Gladiator. |
The Wild Stallion |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Sunday October 16th' |
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| Time: | 6pm |
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| There are those who say that the rare and beautiful Wild Stallion is only a myth. Others whisper that it is a ghost horse, stealing mares away in the night. Most don't believe that the Stallion exists at all. But for two young girls, the myth of the Wild Stallion is about to change their lives forever. |
Winx Club |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Saturday October 15' |
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| Time: | 11am |
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| After their summer vacation, the Winx return to Alfea to begin their second year. They meet a new fairy, Layla, who asks for their help in rescuing her pixie friends who are being held hostage by Lord Darkar. |
Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face Of Prejudice: Leo And Yasmin |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 27 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| We live in a society obsessed with physical perfection, surrounded by images of unattainable beauty. Nine out of ten women in Britain are unhappy with their appearance, over half would resort to surgery to change it, and nearly three quarters think that being better looking would make them more successful. |
Max & Ruby |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays from Monday October 1st' |
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| Time: | 8:15am |
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| A new-look Nick Jr. channel invites new friends Max & Ruby to join Didi and B. and all their favourite friends in brand new episodes this October. Australian audiences are already familiar with this gorgeous bunny duo, and Nick Jr. is excited to welcome Max & Ruby to the channel for the Australian television premiere of season three. |
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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