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Monkey Thieves: Skid Row |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 6 August 2011' |
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| Alpha male Tarak is weakened by hunger so his position as king of the Galta monkey troop is precarious, and the devious Zamir plots to overthrow him. |
My Family: Ben Behaving Badly |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 11 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| This week on My Family Ben (Robert Lindsay) volunteers to look after one of Janey's (Daniela Denby Ashe) elderly care clients for an evening; what could possibly go wrong? |
Misfits |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 5 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Being a superhero has never been so painful - welcome to Misfits where the irreverent humour is bigger, bolder and brasher than ever |
Mega Builders: Spanning The Harlem |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 24 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| The biggest. The most complex. The most stressful. The most dangerous... This new series follows mega-builds that are making history and the people who are making them happen. |
US Kids' Choice Awards |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Sunday April 3rd, 2011' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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The 24th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards are back and fast-tracked from the US to Aussie kids.
It's a slime-filled night where kids rule and Hollywood royalty celebrate Nick-style! Kids honour their favourites from the worlds of film, music, sport and television in a non-stop mess fest show packed with entertainment and loads of surprises. Watch to find out which A-list celebrities will win a coveted Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Blimp and which will get covered in the good gooey, green stuff that is... SLIME!
The host for the awards will be announced next week (February 10), to lead a huge line up of guest stars and performances in the biggest awards show for kids on the planet, the US Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2011.
Last years awards celebrity guests included Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Adam Sandler Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Chris Rock, Jackie Chan, Robert Downey Jr., Jonah Hill, Katy Perry, Queen Latifah, David Spade, Lea Michele, Dev Patel, Shaun White, Fred Figglehorn, John Cena and many, many more. |
iCarly Movie - iStart a Fan War - guest starring Jack Black |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Sunday April 3rd' |
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| Time: | 8pm |
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Nickelodeon favourite and two-time Kids' Choice Awards host Jack Black reunites with his School of Rock co-star Miranda Cosgrove in a new hour-long iCarly television movie, iStart a Fan War, premiering Sunday April 3 at 8pm.
Jack Black stars as Aspartamay, Spencer's online video game rival who challenges him to lyrical duel in the Comic-Con-inspired special. In iStart a Fan War, Carly and the gang are invited to host a panel at WebiCon, but the session is derailed when they are put on the spot by die-hard fans who demand to know whether Freddie is dating Carly or Sam and the 'Creddie' and 'Seddie' sides break out into an all-out fanboy riot. |
Victorious marathon including Australian |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Saturday April 23' |
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| Time: | From 10am |
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| Victorious marathon including Australian premiere movie episode Freak the Freak Out at 6.30pm. Tori (Victoria Justice) and her friends are excited to try out Karaoke Dokie, a karaoke club that features weekly singing competitions. On competition night, Jade (Elizabeth Gillies) and Cat (Ariana Grande) partner on a prize-worthy performance, but the club's owner rigs the competition so his daughter and her obnoxious friend win. Tori and the gang have to figure out a way to expose the cheating girls and show everyone who can really sing. |
iCarly marathon |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Sunday April 24' |
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| Time: | From 10am |
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| iCarly marathon: Nickelodeon's two-hits-in-one, iCarly (sitcom/website), starring tween sensation Miranda Cosgrove, converges the web and TV screen for kids as never before. A show within a show, iCarly follows Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) and her two best friends, Sam (Jennette McCurdy) and Freddie (Nathan Kress), as they create a webcast for and about kids their age while grappling with everyday tween problems and adventures. |
Big Time Rush marathon |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Monday April 25' |
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| Time: | From 10am |
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| Logan, Kendall, Carlos and James are four best friends from Minnesota who are living a glamorous life in LA pursuing a music career. After a hugely successful six week Big Time Rush tour the band are back and are finding life in LA isn't quite the same. These fun loving talented boys won't be thrown by the changes and discover the importance of brotherhood, hard work and what it takes to make it 'BIG TIME'. |
Fanboy & Chum Chum |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Monday April 11 - Friday April 22' |
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| Time: | 7:35 am |
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| Fanboy & Chum Chum centres on a fearless, comic book-loving 11-year old named Fanboy and his best friend and trusty sidekick, Chum Chum, whose wide-eyed acceptance of the bizarre is the perfect complement to his friend's hyper imagination. For Fanboy, there is nothing more normal than living life in tights and a cape, and the concept of an ordinary day is one where anything and everything can happen. |
Dora the Explorer - Grumpy Old Troll Gets Married episode |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Saturday April 16th' |
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| Time: | 5pm |
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| Dora goes from explorer to flower girl in this exciting new episode which sees the recurring character, Grumpy Old Troll, getting married. It's every little girls dream to be a flower girl and whilst Dora loves her new role, the adventures don't stop in this special episode. Will the Grumpy Old Troll be grumpy no more? Join Dora, Boots and all her friends celebrate this festive occasion. |
Dino Dan |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays from Monday April 4th' |
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| Time: | 8:50am |
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Friday Night Lights: Eyes Wide Open |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 5 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Through faith and courage, tragedy turns to healing. |
Doc Martin |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 12 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| PC Joe Penhale (John Marquez) has an unexpected visitor- his ex-wife Maggie (Julie Graham). She appears to have completely forgotten that they split up a couple of years ago. |
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 24 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:20PM |
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| Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead, the engrossing and often disturbing documentary that looks inside the puzzling and unlikely friendship between Robert Blecker, one of America's most impassioned crusaders for capital punishment, and Daryl Holton, a mass murderer awaiting execution on Tennessee's death row. |
The Thick Of It |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 4 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:00PM |
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| Glenn's secret weapon for the Party conference creates more tension between newly installed Cabinet Minister, Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front) and the PM's lethal Scottish enforcer Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). |
Penn And Teller: Fool Us |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 12 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:35pm |
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| In this 8-part series, presented by Jonathan Ross, well-known illusionists Penn and Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians in the UK to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. If they can, they win a five star trip to Las Vegas where they'll perform alongside Penn & Teller. |
How Not To Live Your Life: Don's Angry Girlfriend |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 4 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| The socially awkward Don has begun to date a sweet girl called Jenny, (Fiona Button) but her behaviour starts to alarm him. |
Arrested Development: Shock And Aww |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 25 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| George Senior (Jeffrey Tambor) starts his own line of priced-to-own videotapes after he experiences a religious revelation during a stay in solitary confinement. |
Arrested Development: Public Relations |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 4 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| The family's new public relations director gives them each a task while Michael (Jason Bateman) tries to get his son in to the prestigious Milford Academy. |
Everest - Shooting the Impossible |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 21 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:00PM |
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| Just climbing Mount Everest is hard enough - how do you make a film at the same time? |
Restoration Home: Thomas A Beckett Church |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 6 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| In this six-part series presented by Caroline Quentin, crumbling, ancient houses are brought back to life by passionate owners as they restore and convert them into striking 21st century homes, unravelling the properties' extraordinary past lives through their architectural and social history. |
The Dolphins of Shark Bay |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 26 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| With the ever-present threat of shark attack, the challenges of bringing up a newborn dolphin calf are extreme in Western Australia's Shark Bay. |
Erasing David |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 3 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Just how much of our personal information is floating around in government and corporate databases? |
Cook Yourself Thin: Lisa |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 22 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Armed with their skinny secrets, Gizzi, Harry, Sal and Sophie help disillusioned dieter Lisa Hudson, to drop a dress size in six weeks without giving up her favourite foods. Lisa battles with her upper arms, thighs and tummy. |
Crownies |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 10 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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Assisting Tony (Peter Kowitz) on a simple case of assault with a knife, Tatum (Indiana Evans) visits a gaol, as the victim and the witness are both prisoners. However, when left alone with the witness, Tatum is cornered, and invokes her father's reputation to threaten him.
In the aftermath of the police shooting, Lina (Andrea Demetriades) takes some time off to support Andy (Christopher Morris) - a task not made easy by the fact he's unable to let her in. But a visit to the scene with him helps begin the slow healing process. |
Inspector George Gently: Peace And Love |
| Date: | 'Sunday, 26 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| The year is 1966 and the football World Cup has come to England. With the USSR due to play at Roker Park and the fear of the 'Reds Under the Bed' exemplified by the upcoming Polaris submarine landing at the nearby Jarrow docks, tensions are running high. |
Three Boys Dreaming |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, February 1st' |
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| Time: | 8.30pm |
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| A feature length documentary that follows three indigenous boys (from Syd/Perth/Tas) as they chase their dream of becoming professional AFL footballers. Filmed over four years it's an emotional roller coaster ride - and much more than a film about sport - it's about life, and life in Australia today. |
2011 Women's Australian Open Golf |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | '3rd-6th of Feburary' |
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The world's elite female golf players will converge on Melbourne from February 3 - 6 for the nation's most prestigious golf tournament for women.
ABC TV Sports presenter, Stephanie Brantz, hosts ABC1's exclusive four-day coverage from the Commonwealth Golf Club, Melbourne. |
Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face Of Prejudice: Susan And Sarah |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 3 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| This series investigates the extremes of dissatisfaction and discrimination by bringing together two people defined by the way they look, but who approach the beauty debate from very different sides. Can someone who lives with a facial disfigurement convince a self-confessed beauty addict that true beauty comes from within? |
Bored To Death: Take A Dive |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 11 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:05pm |
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| Having picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Richard Antrem (Oliver Platt) - and having thwarted a blackmail bid aimed at getting Jonathan (Jason Schwartzman) to take a dive, the Edition team - George (Ted Danson), Jonathan and Ray (Zach Galifianakis) - gear up for a tripleheader boxing challenge against their GQ rivals. |
Jack Dee: Live In London |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 22 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| All the sarcastic magic of one of Britain's best comedians is captured in this outrageously funny live performance. |
Compass: Accentuate The Positive |
| Date: | 'Sunday, 26 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:00PM |
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| Compass: Accentuate the Positive follows the experiences of five Year Nine students from Geelong Grammar School's Timbertop campus in the Victorian Alps, as they undertake a world first experiment when their school introduces a controversial new approach to education. |
Deadwood: A Constant Throb |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 1 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Here's another pivotal episode of this deliciously profane and blood-soaked slice of the wild west. |
Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 21 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| UK Choirmaster Gareth Malone has been given the task of finding 50 teenagers from across East Sussex, to sing on the main stage of one of the world's most prestigious opera houses, Glyndebourne. |
Justin Bieber and Victorious Spill Crush Confesstions |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon |
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| Date: | 'Valentine's Day: February 14th' |
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| Time: | 5-8pm |
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| Mini Marathon of romance-themed episodes of Victorious, iCarly, Big Time Rush and True Jackson VP Tuesday February 14th from 5-8pm |
The 2012 Golden Globe Awards |
| Venue: | E! is available on FOXTEL and AUSTAR on Channel 121 |
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| Date: | 'January 16th and 18th, 2012' |
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Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2012 Golden Globe Awards (Hosted by Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne and George Kotsiopoulos along E!'s Kristina Guerrero And Ross Mathews)
Monday, January 16th @ 9:00am AEDT
Live from the Red Carpet: The 2012 Golden Globe Awards
(Hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic along with Kelly Osbourne and Ross Mathews in the Sky Box)
Monday, January 16th @ 10:00am AEDT
E! After Party: The 2012 Golden Globe Awards
(Hosted by Giuliana Rancic, Ross Mathews and Jason Kennedy)
Monday, January 16th @ 3:00pm AEDT
Fashion Police: The 2012 Golden Globe Awards
(Hosted by Joan Rivers, Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne and George Kotsiopoulos)
Wednesday, January 18th @ 11:00am AEDT |
The Young Ones |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 28 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 all have the power to think ourselves young again? That's the extraordinary claim of an experiment first conducted 30 years ago which the BBC is now re-staging. |
Cook Yourself Thin: Fiona |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 1 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Armed with their skinny secrets, Gizzi Erskine, Sal Henley, Sophie Michell and Harry Eastwood are helping 33-year-old disillusioned dieter, Fiona Clarke, to drop a dress size in six weeks without giving up her favourite foods. |
How Not To Live Your Life: Don Dates A Homeless |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 25 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| The socially awkward Don (Dan Clark) meets a homeless girl begging for money and strikes up a rapport. When out with Sam the next day, he confesses he finds the girl attractive. |
The Tudors |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 11 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Following Cardinal Wolsey's (Sam Neill) exile, King Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) looks to consolidate his power by appointing Brandon (Henry Cavill) and Norfolk (Henry Czerny) as Co-Presidents of Council. Yet, even as his new chancellor, Thomas More, (Jeremy Northam) is cracking down on religious extremists, Henry is persuaded by Anne (Natalie Dormer) to consider Martin Luther's writings. Wolsey appeals to Anne as a way to get back into Henry's good graces. And as Henry sends Cromwell (James Frain) to test the waters, Norfolk frets over the possibility that a vengeful Wolsey will attempt a return to power. |
Rake |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 7 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Cleaver's (Richard Roxburgh) gambling debts are growing, but he manages to get his tax case reconvened once again. Meanwhile, as Scarlet (Danielle Cormack) hints at having an affair, her husband and Cleaver's best friend Barney (Russell Dykstra) turns to him for advice about his ailing marriage. |
Escape From Scorpion Island |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 11 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 6:25PM |
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| Two teams of adventurers from Australia and the UK aged between eleven and thirteen have been stranded on an exotic tropical island thousands of miles away from the humdrum world of school, friends, and family. Over the coming weeks they will be learning to cope with this extraordinary new life with their teammates and rivals, as well as competing in a series of awe-inspiring challenges. |
Marnie |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 12 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Marnie a compulsive thief, sometimes blonde, sometimes brunette applies to Rutland & Co. for a job. Mark Rutland instantly recognises her as the girl who previously had stolen $10 000 from the safe of a business associate. |
Mr Moon: Mr Moon Flies A Kite |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 7 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 6:00PM |
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| During this intergalactic 52 x 12minute animated series, Mr Moon and his friends explore the universe on his superfast moon rocket. Accompanied by Silva and Gold Star, Mr Moon zips around planets, stars, constellations, black holes and nebulae until he loses track of time. Mr Moon is the keeper of night-time. |
Britain's Missing Top Model |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 9 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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In tonight's episode, the seven women that remain in the competition face their most revealing assignment yet, modelling lingerie.
Their first challenge is to model lingerie in the window of a busy high street shop. This challenge will test how comfortable and confident they are with their bodies and their disabilities and to prepare them for their 1950s pin-up girl photo shoot. |
Party Down: Stennheiser - Pong Wedding Reception |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 10 March 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| A group of struggling dreamers are stuck working for tips while waiting for their big break. As employees of the L.A. catering company 'Party Down', these misfits mingle with guests at everything from sweet sixteen parties to the most lavish Hollywood soirees. Follow these engaging wannabes as they wait on guests while waiting on something better to come along. |
QI: Eyes And Ears |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 28 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:25PM |
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| On tonight's episode QI master Stephen Fry is all 'eyes and ears' for another E themed episode this week. |
The Choir: Unsung Town |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 31 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Choirmaster Gareth Malone has started two successful choirs, for adults and children, in the housing estate of South Oxhey in the UK, but he believes they won't become 'real' choirs until they can perform technically challenging classical music, and sing in Latin. |
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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