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Girls' Own War Stories

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 21 April 2011'
Time:8:30PM
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ABC2 Live Presents Eddie Perfect

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Sunday, 17th April 2011'
Time:8:00PM
Hosted by Myf Warhurst, ABC2 LIVE presents Eddie Perfect and Songs From The Middle performed at the South Melbourne Town Hall as part of the inaugural Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

Deadwood: E.B. Was Left Out

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Monday, 18 April 2011'
Time:9:30PM
Tolliver (Powers Boothe) wrecks Merrick's newspaper office in retribution for not publishing the county commissioner's notice, Meanwhile, Con Stapleton (Peter Jason) and Leon (Larry Cedar) are having difficulty generating business for Tolliver's new Chinese whores.

Blood, Sweat And Luxuries: Coffee

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 20 April 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Six young British consumers swap their luxury lives for the simple mud huts and shanty towns of Africa and Asia to work alongside the people who mine, manufacture, process and recycle luxury goods.

Sumo Mouse

Venue:ABC3
Date:'Thursday, 21 April 2011'
Time:5:00PM
Yama is a typical teen-mouse; he's obsessed with Sumo wrestling, and hates working at his Uncle Herbie's barber shop. He wishes he was someone else, someone special, someone who could make a difference... When Yama's Uncle is kidnapped by the goons of Hieronymus Claw, the most powerful cat in Catropolis, Yama vows to find him. What he finds instead is his destiny, in the unlikely shape of an ancient o-icho, a sumo top knot, hidden in his uncle's things, which has been in his family since ancient times.

My Place: 1788 Waruwi

Venue:ABC3
Date:'Sunday,28 August 2011'
Time:5pm
Waruwi is an Aboriginal girl looking after her Nana while the rest of her extended family is away from camp. It's just for a day but what a day it turns out to be.

Midsomer Murders: Echoes Of The Dead

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 7 August 2011'
Time:8:30PM
A 23-year-old woman is drowned in a bath, wrapped in net curtains and made to look like a bride. A chilling lipstick message is written on the mirror. She wears a ring and a bouquet of cheap flowers is placed on the toilet seat - but murder victim Dianne Price had no plans to marry.

Marchlands

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 30 July 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Marchlands is the gripping story that follows three separate families who live in the same house called Marchlands at three different time periods - 1968, 1987 and 2010.

The Dukes Of Bröxstônia: Robot Bouncer

Venue:ABC3
Date:'Monday, 29 August 2011'
Time:7.30AM
Meet The Dukes, singer Arj, drummer Barj and guitarist Larj - the hottest band to come out of Bröxstônia in years. In fact, The Dukes are the only band to come out of Bröxstônia - ever!

MTV Hits 30

Venue:MTV Hits Australia
Date:'Saturdays in March '
Time:9am
MTV Hits counts down the hottest songs in the country this week! Find out who's climbing, who's falling and who is number 1! It's the official MTV Hits 30.

Kingdom

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 30 July 2011'
Time:7:30PM
The second series of Kingdom begins with Peter (Stephen Fry) taking to surrogate fatherhood happily, assisting Honor (Kelly Campbell) with his nephew and learning to change nappies.

Top 50 Gaga vs Katy Perry vs Pink vs Rihanna

Venue:MTV Hits Australia
Date:'Saturday March 17th'
Time:11am
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Warehouse Comedy Festival

Venue:ABC2
Date:'April 5 - April 19'
Time:9pm
Every year Australia's smartest and funniest comics pour blood, sweat and tears into developing their shows for the comedy festival circuit, playing to audiences around the world.

It's a punishing cycle but one that's made Australia the home to some of the world's sharpest and most creative comics, respected around the world not just for their capacity to make a room laugh, but for their smart insights into modern life.

The Warehouse Comedy Festival turns an old sawtooth warehouse into a pop-up comedy venue, capturing the live energy and the best from this year's festival circuit.

Hustle

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 29 July 2011'
Time:9:30PM
Albert's release from jail is put in jeopardy when he's suspected of running a betting ring. Unaware Albert's in serious trouble, the team's attention is elsewhere as they try to con a corrupt judge in what they hope will be the perfect coming home present for Albert.

Silent Witness: Lost: Part 1

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 29 July 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Forensic pathologists Professor Leo Dalton (William Gaminara), Dr Harry Cunningham (Tom Ward) and Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) return for another series of Silent Witness.

Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 28 July 2011'
Time:9:30PM
In this episode the doctors are a month in to their placements. Jon is in EAU (Emergency Assessment Unit) and deals with the death of a patient after a crash call. He also has to learn to balance his social life, rugby playing and work life.

Deltora Quest: The Adventure Begins

Venue:ABC3
Date:'Saturday, 30 April 2011'
Time:7:10AM
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Dead Gorgeous: 150 Years Later

Venue:ABC3
Time:7:35AM
Relive the comical adventures of Rebecca (Melissa Howard), Sophie (Poppy Lee Friar) and Hazel Ainsworth (Alexandra Coppinger), three beautiful, strong-willed teenage sisters who just happen to be ghosts, during this repeat screening of Dead Gorgeous.

Crownies

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 28 July 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Erin finds herself digging deeper into the Stone/Mervich case. Discovering harrowing evidence of the physical abuse the sisters suffered at the hands of Ray Stone, Erin is forced to question her own principles

Deadwood: Childish Things

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Monday, 25 April 2011'
Time:9:30PM
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Swingtown

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Monday, 25 April 2011'
Time:8:30PM
The sexually provocative world of swinger couples in suburban 70s America is explored in ABC2's new series, Swingtown.

The Warehouse Comedy Festival: Tom Ballard: Is What He Is

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Tuesday, 26 April 2011'
Time:9:00PM
Hilarious personal storytelling from comedian Tom Ballard at the Melbourne sawtooth warehouse venue that housed the Warehouse Comedy Festival.

My Weird and Wonderful Family

Date:'Wednesday, 27 April 2011'
Time:9:30PM
An intimate portrait of a unique family and their single-minded determination to be treated as normal.

OMG! Sextuplets!

Date:'Wednesday, 27 April 2011'
Time:10:20PM
Young couple Jenny and Bryan Masche try for three years to have a baby without success, then after fertility treatment, discover they are expecting sextuplets.


Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey: Genesis

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, 27 July 2011'
Time:9:30PM
Australian comedian Judith Lucy grew up so heavily Catholic that she wanted to become a nun. By the time she left school, she was a committed atheist. Now she's convinced there must be something in between those two extremes... she just doesn't have a clue what it is. Join her on her quest to discover something to believe in, when Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey starts Wednesday 27th July at 9.30pm on ABC1.

Jennifer Byrne Presents: Geraldine Brooks

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 26 July 2011'
Time:10:05PM
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 shape the literary landscape.

QI: Hodge Podge

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 26 July 2011'
Time:9:35PM
The first episode of this new 'H' series is dedicated to the higgledy piggledy theme of 'Hodge Podge'. Joining QI Master Stephen Fry are panellists Alan Davies, Phill Jupitus, Jack Dee and Ross Noble.

Wonders Of The Universe

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 26 July 2011'
Time:8:30PM
A four-part science series exploring some of the most profound questions we can ask about ourselves, the universe and the world in which we live.

The Amandas

Venue:Style Channel
Date:'Monday's from March 5th 2012'
Time:8:30pm
Start the New Year out the right way with organisational tips from Amanda LeBlanc and her team in Style's new docu-series 'The Amandas,' premiering Monday, March 5th at 8:30pm AEDT. This extreme perfectionist and organisational specialist lead a young and fashionable team to create meticulously functional living spaces with a focus on style and aesthetics. Having lost it all in Hurricane Katrina, LeBlanc knows firsthand what it means to live and thrive with less and helps her clients to let go of the past in order to create elegant, efficient and stress-free environments.

Time Team: Castor

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Monday, 25 July 2011'
Time:6:00PM
Fast tracked from the UK, this week the very latest series of Time Team continues with five more fascinating episodes.

Ross Kemp: Extreme World: UK - Romania

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 18th July 2012'
Time:10:05pm
Award-winning British journalist and actor Ross Kemp turns to one of the biggest world problems right under his nose in the UK - human trafficking.

Compass: Bali High Wedding

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 24 July 2011'
Time:10:00PM
For most mothers, organising a lavish wedding is stressful enough, but what if you are also an Australian-born Balinese royal princess expected to supervise complex Hindu traditions stretching back centuries?

Kids Behind Bars

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 18th July 2012'
Time:8:35pm
This week focuses on three young girls living at Vinney Green Secure Unit that locks up 2,000 school-age children.

Midsomer Murders: Dark Secrets

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 24 July 2011'
Time:8:30PM
The reclusive life of elderly eccentrics William (Edward Fox) and Mary Bingham (Phyllida Law) comes under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is killed.

Dumb, Drunk And Racist

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 18th July 2012'
Time:9:30pm
Joe gives the Indians a crash course in what constitutes an average Aussie - are we bushies, bogans or battlers? Why do we celebrate our larrikins but hide our laureates?

Human Planet: Rivers: Friend And Foe

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 1 May 2011'
Time:7:30PM
The majority of the world's population live alongside rivers. For these peoples, the waters bring times of plenty and times of great danger and so these communities have to adapt to the ebb and flow of their environment.

My Family's Crazy Gap Year: The Willmotts

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 3 May 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Six ordinary British families achieve what many dream of - uprooting to travel the globe in search of life-changing experiences.

Chris Humfrey's Wild Life

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 1st May 2011'
Time:6:30PM
Meet Chris Humfrey, a zoologist who lives with his young family and their really big dog in an idyllic bush haven in country Victoria. But the Humfreys also share their home with a few other pets - more than 2000 and each one of them needs care and attention 24/7. This isn't your average family home. It's a private zoo where human and animal sagas unfold on a daily basis. Follow Chris in this chaotic, animal-crazy series that captures the drama, the danger, the animal antics and the sheer exhilaration of Chris Humfrey's Wild Life. Every day, a new saga unfolds at the zoo.

QI: Domesticity

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 3 May 2011'
Time:9:30PM
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Spicks And Specks

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, 4th May 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Hold on to your hats! Australia's favourite music quiz show returns with a bang on Wednesday 4th May with a jam-packed, extended, one-hour Spicks and Specks Comedy Special.

ABC News Breakfast

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Monday, 2 May 2011'
Time:6:00AM
ABC News Breakfast hosted by Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland, is moving from ABC2 to ABC1 on Monday, May 2, 2011. The program will continue to be simulcast live on ABC News 24, and broadcast on ABC1 each weekday morning from 6am-9am AEST.

Atlantis: The Evidence

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 5 May 2011'
Time:9:30PM
Atlantis: The Evidence uncovers the truth behind the legend and presents compelling new evidence that Plato's story was based on the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world.

The Real King's Speech

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 5 May 2011'
Time:8:30PM
The BAFTA and Oscar-winning film The King's Speech has brought to the fore the inspiring story of King George VI's struggle to overcome his crippling stammer.

A Quiet Word With Rob Brydon

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 7 May 2011'
Time:9:30PM
In A Quiet Word With Rob Brydon, comedian Tony Martin leads the BAFTA-nominated comic actor and writer on a rambling journey through his remarkable career; from presenting products on the Home Shopping Network, and having his only line cut from his film debut with Sean Connery, to being 'discovered' by Steve Coogan, who produced the early successes Human Remains and Marion and Geoff.

Collectors: Monopoly

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 6th May 2011'
Time:8:00PM
Collectors is back! It's their seventh year, and still, passionate collectors step up with collections never seen before. There's no end to them.

Doctor Who

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 7 May 2011'
Time:7:30PM
The Doctor (Matt Smith) is locked in the perfect prison. Amy (Karen Gillan), Rory (Arthur Darvill) and River Song (Alex Kingston) are being hunted down across America by the FBI.

Spooks

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 7 May 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Relations between the CIA and MI5 are stretched after an American drone is hacked in Afghanistan whilst in British care, leading to the loss of American lives. Beecher (Colin Salmon) - head of the CIA in London - arrives on the Grid to oversee installation of the US's advanced cybersecurity system, 'Cybershell', to prevent any future disasters.

Kingdom

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 13 August 2011'
Time:7:30PM
Simon (Dominic Mafham) is arrested and Peter (Stephen Fry) feels unable to represent him as this would suggest partiality. He also refuses to respond to Simon's request that he remortgage his house for bail money, and puts Lyle (Karl Davies) on the case to defend Simon. In fact Simon gets bail after Lyle finds a bag stashed full of money which Simon has left in the house.

Good Game

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Tuesday, 3rd May 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the Good Game Superhero Special!
Join hosts Steven 'Bajo' O'Donnell and Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixsen as they don their tightest superhero tights to leap tall buildings in a single bound and take a look back at the colourful history of video game superheroes. From Superman on the Atari 2600 to Batman: Arkham City on the Xbox 360, no super game will be left unturned in this very heroic Good Game special.

Blood, Sweat And Luxuries: Technology

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 4 May 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Now on the final leg of their journey the Brits are leaving Africa for the Philippines to discover where components for our mp3 players, dvds and computers come from.




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