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Kingdom |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 9 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Gloria (Celia Imrie) hasn't turned up for work, Beatrice (Hermione Norris) is plotting a renewed seduction attempt for Alan, and there's a squirrel in the attic. It's a disorderly morning at Kingdom and Kingdom and Mr and Mrs Fanshaw -Angela and Tony - whose appointment with Peter should have begun twenty minutes ago, loiter in the empty reception. |
Gasp!: Help A Spider |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 9 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 4:50PM |
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| If you've ever wondered what pets get up to when there are no humans around to spoil the fun then this is the place to find out. Based on the successful comic book series by Australian Terry Denton, Gasp! is a fin-twitchingly funny animated series that follows the zany antics of Gasp, a larger-than-life little goldfish, left home alone when Mum, Dad and their two kids, Ginger and Fred, have gone out. |
Outcasts |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 9th July 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:20PM |
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| Unrest on Carpathia worsens when Cass's past invades his present after he finds a note threatening to expose his real identity. |
My Place: 1818 Charles |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 7 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 5PM |
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| Charles and his older brother John are both expected to work on their parents' farm. Charles loves it but John is lazy, evading his work at every turn. Both boys will soon be sent to England to learn how to be refined young gentlemen. This doesn't appeal to Charles who sets out to make himself indispensible on the Owen family property so he won't have to go. |
Whitney Houston: Last Days of a Legend |
| Venue: | E! |
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| Date: | 'Friday, February 17th' |
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On Friday, February 17th, E! will present the E! News Special: Whitney Houston: Last Days of a Legend. Hosted by Giuliana Rancic, the special will chronicle the events leading up to and immediately following Houston's untimely death, as well as reflect upon her magnificent career and tumultuous personal life.
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2012 MTV Movie Awards |
| Venue: | MTV Channel 124 |
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| Date: | 'Monday 4th of June' |
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| Time: | 11am |
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| Booking: | Mtv.com.au/movieawards |
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The 2012 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by the hilarious and unpredictable Russell Brand, will be broadcast LIVE on MTV Australia TODAY, Monday 4th June from 11am.
2012 MTV Movie Awards repeat times: Monday 4th June @ 3pm & 6.30pm; Tuesday 5th June @ 10am, 5pm & 9pm |
Play School |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 4 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30AM |
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| Loved by the young and old, Play School celebrates its 45th birthday with month-long festivities. |
Keeping Up With The Kardashians Series 7 |
| Venue: | E! |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, June 26th' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| In an all-new season of 'Keeping Up With The Kadashians,' this outrageous clan continues to share their soaring highs and their crashing lows, with the same candour, strength and humour that have made this close-knit group one of the world's most widely recognised families. After a particularly tumultuous and much-publicised year, Kim has grown even closer to her loving family. Kourtney and Scott are preparing Mason for the arrival of his little sister while family-focused Khloe has resolved to spend more time with loved ones. The youngest sisters, Kylie and Kendall, are blossoming and have an exciting new job at a Seventeen magazine. Only son Rob is finding his own way in business, while Bruce and Kris go through a rough patch after Bruce reveals that he feels neglected by his wife. In an expanded season encompassing 18, one-hour episodes, the family sets out to show the world that despite numerous obstacles, you simply can't keep the Kardashians down. |
Deadwood: A Rich Find |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 4 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Having spent an uncomfortable night in jail, George Hearst (Gerald McRaney) is further incensed by this affront to his veneer of respectability, and vows to destroy anyone or anything that stands in the way of his control of Deadwood. |
Archer: Skytanic |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 17th July 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:00pm |
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| When a bomb threat jeopardises the maiden voyage of the luxury airship Excelsior, Archer and the ISIS crew must battle the clock (and each other) to avert disaster. |
MTV Movie Awards |
| Venue: | MTV |
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| Date: | 'Monday 4th of June' |
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| Time: | 11am |
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Compass: Widows Of War |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 24th April 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:10PM |
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Anzac Day is a time to commemorate the men and women who fought and died; the battles won and lost. But there's another story rarely told, about the women who waited at home, and were left bereft and alone. Around
100, 000 Australian women are classified as 'war widows'. Many lost their husbands in wartime; others in war-related circumstances afterwards. |
Human Planet: Jungles: People Of The Trees |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 24th April 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| The world's rainforests are brimming with life. They are environments of plenty where a successful community needs more than the hunt for resources to keep it together. |
William And Kate: A Royal Love Story |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 26th April 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| With the imminent wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, this documentary is an account of the love story between William and the girl who is to become his Queen. Unveiling William and Kate's intriguing royal courtship and discovering the real Kate Middleton with captivating insight, this exclusive program reveals where it all began. |
Q&A: Is The Royal Romance Over? |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 28th April' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| A Royal Romance is a 55 minute documentary, introduced by Tony Jones and followed by a national debate. It's all part of a 90 minute package on April 28 titled: Q&A: Is The Royal Romance Over? |
Australian Story |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 25th April 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| When Australian rock band Jet won its first Aria seven years ago, there was no one prouder than David Powell, their original manager. |
ANZAC Day Programming |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 25th April 2011' |
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| The combination of the ABC coverage of ANZAC Day marches in each state and the Gallipoli services have become fundamental to the commemoration of Anzac Day for Australians. 2011 marks the 96th anniversary of the action by Australian, New Zealand and other Commonwealth troops in 1915. |
World's Toughest Driving Tests: Uruguay |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 6 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| After six weeks globetrotting, driving the world's most jaw-dropping machines, actor Will Mellor and presenter Kirsten O'Brien take on their final World's Toughest Driving Test. |
The True Story: Gladiator |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 6 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 Marngrook Footy Show |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 7 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Marngrook Footy Show celebrates NAIDOC week in sensational style on Thursday, July 7th with a fun-filled show packed with insight, intelligence and cheerful commentary on all the latest AFL news. |
Insight |
| Venue: | SBS ONE |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 26 July' |
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| Time: | 7.30pm |
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Australia's leading forum program, Insight, returns for its second season of 2011 on Tuesday 26 July, at 7.30pm on SBS ONE.
For its first episode, Insight looks at the boom in skilled migrants.
Australia is in the midst of a resource rush and there simply aren't enough suitable people to fill all the jobs. In the next four years alone, it's estimated we'll need another 2.4 million skilled workers. But what's the best way to get them?
The federal government's new system - which came into effect this month - is making it easier than ever for Australian businesses to bring in overseas labour. But while skilled migration is a quick solution, there are concerns that it means local workers are less likely to receive valuable training.
And it doesn't always work out well for the migrants either. There are scores of engineers, nurses and accountants who come all the way to Australia and end up as cleaners.
Insight looks at what is the best outcome for migrants themselves, for Australia's skilled workforce, and for the wider population. |
Intangible Asset No 82 |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday,15 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| What lengths will people go to for their music? How do they discover the tools of self-expression and develop an individual voice? Where does the calling come from? Tackling these questions and more, Simon Barker - an Australian drummer acclaimed as one of the most persuasive and individual voices in drumming today - searches for enigmatic Korean shaman, Kim Seok-Chul; a man he believes to be one of the world's great improvisers. |
Swingtown: Cabin Fever |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 16 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Everything may seem normal from the outside but all options are on the table as the Millers plan a weekend getaway to a lakeside cabin in ABC 2's edgy 70s sex-swap series, Swingtown. |
Deadwood: The Whores Can Come |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 16 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Bullock's (Timothy Olyphant) corroboration of the Montana offers complicates Commissioner Jarry's (Stephen Tobolowsky) counter-efforts - and sends Blazanov's (Pavel Lychinikoff) telegram lines to Yankton into overdrive. |
The Warehouse Comedy Festival: Dave Thornton: A Different Type Of Normal |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 17 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| Dave Thornton has been described as one of the hottest rising stars of Australian comedy, hence his inclusion in the Warehouse series, showcasing the best and brightest of the Melbourne International Comedy event. |
Arrested Development: In God We Trust |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 7 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| The family's attorney, Barry Zuckerkorn, wants to arrange George Senior's (Jeffrey Tambor) release from prison for the Christmas holiday; but although it is possible it will cost $20,000 in bail money. |
TalHotBlond |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 18 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| talhotblond is the true story (and screen name) of a beautiful teenage vixen who uses Internet game rooms to lure men into her cyberspace web. |
Bleach, Nip, Tuck: The White Beauty Myth |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 18 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| In the brave new world of de-racialisation, surgeons transform the appearance of people from ethnic minorities, making them look 'whiter', more European. |
Wild Rides: Lost In Kazakhstan |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 20 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| The quirky, adventurous but inexperienced British comic Jonathon Hunt (Buddy) continues on his trip on the Mongol Rally, hitching rides through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, taking every opportunity to meet the locals. |
Sanctuary: Kali: Part 3 |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 20 May 2011' |
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| Kali: Part 3 wraps up the events of the second series' two-part cliff-hanger as Magnus (Amanda Tapping) continues to defy her Sanctuary brethren, risking her life to save Big Bertha from Wexford (Paul McGillion). |
Deadly 60 Series 2: Baja |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 17 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 6.25PM |
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| Steve Backshall is back for a second series of tracking down the most deadly animals on the planet, this time from the bitter cold of the frozen tundra of the Arctic to the steaming jungles of South America. One thing still remains - whatever their size, these animals are truly deadly! |
Summer In Transylvania |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 19 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 4.25PM |
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| Summer in Transylvania follows the funny adventures of 15-year-old Summer Farley (Sophie Stuckey) as she tries to negotiate her way through the social battlefield of everyday life with her family and friends. |
Stay Tuned: Rockstars Vs DJs |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 20 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| Access all areas of the music industry during the hottest new online and on-air interactive music show, Stay Tuned. Hosts Joel Phillips and Nicole Singh do whatever it takes to hook you up with the answers to viewers' music-related questions while treating your ears to some new tunes. |
Sanctuary: For King And Country |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 8 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| With Adam (Ian Tracey) under tight security back at the Sanctuary, Magnus starts to process the events of the past 24 hours. She discloses to Will how she was associated with Adam back at Oxford in the late 1800s, and the turbulent role he played with The Five. |
INSIGHT: Gay in school |
| Venue: | 7.30pm |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 3 May' |
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| Time: | 7.30pm |
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Australian of The Year Awards 2012 |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'January 25th and 26th, 2012' |
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The Australian of the Year Awards 2012 celebrates the achievements and contributions of eminent citizens throughout the last year. And this year prior to the Australia Celebrates Concert ABC1 will be covering the official announcement live, for the first time, hosted by Stephanie Brantz. The awards event will include performances by Jack Vigden and Judith Durham OAM who, together with The Seekers, received the Australian the Year Award in 1967.
Australian of The Year Awards 2012, January 25 on ABC1 at 6.00pm
Australia Celebrates, live concert January 25 on ABC1 at 8.30pm
Australia Day Flag-Raising and Citizenship Ceremony, January 26 on ABC1 at 10.00am |
Camp Orange: Wrong Town |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Every Tuesday from July 19 - August 16' |
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| Time: | 5pm |
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Ice Loves Coco |
| Venue: | E! Channel 121 on FOXTEL |
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| Date: | 'From June 21st ' |
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| Superstar Performer Ice-T and Voluptuous Wife Coco Prove You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover in Ice Loves Coco! |
Power Rangers Samurai |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Every Monday from July 4' |
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| Time: | 5:00pm |
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| With all new heroes, villains and special effects, Power Rangers Samurai brings the classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to the new millennia whist still keeping core messages of friendship, teamwork and empowerment that made the series at cult 90's hit. |
Fairly OddParents Winter Wish-a-thon |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Monday July 4' |
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| Time: | at 2pm |
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| Nickelodeon's dynamic comedy duo Luke & Wyatt team up with Nicktoon favourite Timmy Turner and his fairy godparents Wanda and Cosmo in a week long special, Fairly OddParents Winter Wish-a-thon with heaps of daily prizes to be won! |
Sokator 442 |
| Venue: | Nickelodeon Australia |
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| Date: | 'Sunday July 17 ' |
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| Time: | 4.30pm |
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| In a world where soccer has replaced war, an evil threat has emerged that will shatter the planet. Two boys from earth must unite and lead an alien soccer team to victory in the Sokator World Cup. Win, and they survive. Lose, and they, their team and the planet will be destroyed! |
Riese: Indoctrination |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 8 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:15PM |
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| Pursued by a mob of inhuman child soldiers, Riese rushes for the door of a nearby building, but the door is locked. The children swarm around her, and Riese fears she may be done for, but the door opens and she is tugged inside by a gruff man called Ormond, who looks as though he hasn't seen society in months. |
Go Diego Go! The Great Polar Bear Rescue |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Saturday July 2nd' |
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| Time: | 5pm |
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Dora the Explorer Vacaciones and The Big Red Chicken's Magic Wand |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Saturday July 23 and 30th' |
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| Time: | 5pm |
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| It's Vacation Time! Dora and Boots are going on vacation with Diego and Baby Jaguar at the Rainforest Campground. They're packing everything they need, especially Baby Jaguar's favourite, the Dora Snacks! It's a vacation-filled trip as they run into their friends who are all going on vacation too: Dora & Diego take a nutty-car ride with Tico and Benny, who are on the way to the beach; water the singing vegetables with Isa before she sets out to the Snowy Mountain; and paddle on a canoe ride all the way to the campground! |
Dino Dan Where the Dinosaurs Are Australian Premiere |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Sunday July 10th' |
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| Time: | 10am |
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| Dino Dan is a popular live-action/CGI adventure series aimed at five to nine-year-olds that brings pre-historic, true -to-life dinosaurs to 21st century suburbia. In each episode, 10-year-old-Dan Henderson (Jason Spevack) uses his vivid imagination to spin an everyday situation into an adventure of Jurassic proportions. |
Monkey Thieves: The Apartment Job |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 9 July 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:00PM |
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| The Galta gang, a group of 60 rhesus macaques, wreak havoc on the city of Jaipur in India when a drought dries up their usual food source at the beautiful Hindu temple grounds. |
Insight: Leaving Afghanistan |
| Venue: | SBS ONE |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 15th May' |
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| Time: | 8.30pm |
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This week, Afghan Australians are front and centre as Insight discusses the planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and whether Australia's mission there has been worth it.
While there have been some improvements in health and education, there are still deadly attacks across the country and question marks over the readiness of the Afghan local forces to take control.
Insight brings together a roomful of Afghans with diverse views and tribal backgrounds to talk frankly about what they think has been achieved, whether Afghanistan is now better off, and what they think might happen after the majority of the Australian troops leave by the end of 2013. |
The Kennedys |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 22 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:35PM |
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| The Kennedys is one of the most controversial and compelling miniseries of the year. The series stars Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy (Jack), Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy and Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy Snr. It also stars Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy, Diana Hardcastle as Rose Kennedy. |
Message Stick |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 23 May 2011 ' |
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| Time: | 6:30PM |
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| This year Message Stick airs in a new timeslot and will screen in a series of seasons - the first consisting of 15 episodes over three weeks. These will go to air at 6.30pm from Monday May 23 to Friday June 10. |
My Family's Crazy Gap Year: The McClements |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 24 May 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Nikki McClements joins the families looking to throw over their regular life and explore the world. |
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