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Insight: Exit Greece |
| Venue: | SBS ONE |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 22nd of May' |
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| Time: | 8.30pm |
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| On the one hand, Greek citizens have lashed out at austerity measures, punishing the political parties that support the tough conditions - the conservative New Democracy and the socialist PASOK, who have traditionally been the country's biggest parties. Yet at the same time, the majority of Greeks say they want to stay in the Eurozone, sparking criticism that they are trying to have it both ways. |
Louie: Night Out |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 13th August 2012' |
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| Time: | 10:00pm |
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| After yet another date that goes nowhere, Louie is tackling the nightly ordeal of attempting to put his daughters to bed. With their ceaseless joy for life, it's never an easy task. Once he finally gets the girls to go to sleep, there's a knock at his front door. The babysitter Karen has arrived but Louie had forgotten that he'd booked her. After trying to cancel with Karen, Louie is shamed into going out instead of staying in and wallowing in self pity. |
Doc Martin |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 26 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Bert Large's restaurant business is in financial trouble. He can't even afford the food and drink for a charity event to raise money for Florence Dingle's (Anne Reid) cat sanctuary. Mrs Dingle is distraught. She desperately needs the money to continue to look after the cats and kittens in her care. |
Clean House New York Marathon |
| Venue: | Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, February 5th' |
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| Time: | 11:20am - 3:30pm |
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| Tune in to see the Clean House team help families in messy homes by exploring the underlying causes of the clutter, removing the mess, selling it at a yard sale and using the profits to make over the overwhelmed spaces. |
Guess How Much I Love You: Lucky Stick |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 14th August 2012' |
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| Time: | 6:15pm |
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| In the first television adaptation of the best-selling picture book classic, Guess How Much I Love You, this animated preschool series follows the adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare (Ky Baldwin, Australia's Got Talent) his father, Big Nutbrown Hare (Andrew McFarlane, Play School) and a father and son's efforts to measure how much they love each other. |
The Grumpy Guide to Food |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 22 November 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| They tell us that British cuisine has improved and yet we still suffer from gastronomic grumpiness and food fury. Everyone seems obsessed with food, from the air miles it's travelled to the return of the 'Good Life' and organic crops. The telly is smothered with celebrity chefs while the local greengrocer has been overshadowed by those huge supermarket hangars. We've gone from powdered egg to goji berries - whatever they are! |
Confessions of a Sex Addict |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 17th August 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Jeff Leach is a ladies' man, and a successful one at that. |
Big Rich Texas Marathon |
| Venue: | Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, February 26th' |
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| Time: | 11:00am - 8:00pm |
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| Don't forget to catch up with the ladies of Big Rich Texas ahead of the season two premiere on February 29th 2012. The phrase 'everything's bigger in Texas' rang true in season one with big hair, big attitudes and big drama. The show follows five mother-daughter duos, giving viewers a unique look into the competitive and privileged lives of determined women in Dallas' high society. |
Eurovision |
| Venue: | SBS |
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| Booking: | Sbs.com.au/Eurovision |
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The biggest entertainment show on the planet is back, only on SBS. Eurovision 2012 kicks off with an encore screening of The Secret History of Eurovision as well as a new two part documentary series, followed by both semi-finals and the final to be shown in full. SBS's pop up digital radio station will play non-stop hits from Eurovision Song Contest across the years, and Australian fans get the chance to have their say with enhanced online and mobile voting where they can vote for or against any of the performers.
Encore Screening of The Secret History of Eurovision
Friday May 11 and Friday May 18, 8.30pm on SBS ONE
The Road to Eurovision with Julia Zemiro
Friday May 25th, and Saturday May 26th at 7.30pm on SBS ONE
Eurovision Song Contest
Semi Final 1 - Friday 25 May at 8.30pm on SBS ONE
Semi Final 2 - Saturday 26 at 8.30pm on SBS ONE
Grand Final - Sunday 27 May at 7.30pm on SBS ONE
SBS Digital Radio SBS6
From 1 May 2012 |
Mrs. Eastwood & Company |
| Venue: | E! |
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| Date: | 'Australian Premiere Tuesday June 26th 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Chronicling the lives of Dina Eastwood, the wife of Oscar-winning film legend Clint Eastwood, their daughters Francesca and Morgan, and the all-male vocal group managed by Dina, 'Overtone', 'Mrs. Eastwood & Company' is an unprecedented look at the surprisingly normal extended family behind one of Hollywood's most iconic superstars. This series invites viewers to witness their lives and proves that family bonds are shaped by more than DNA. Developed by Executive Producer Jeff Jenkins for Bunim-Murray Productions, the series takes viewers into the lives of the Eastwood clan, and those intimately involved in their world, wherever their lives may take them, from their hometown of Carmel, California to Los Angeles and beyond. 'Mrs. Eastwood & Company' premieres Tuesday, June 26th at 9:30pm AEST exclusive to E! |
Curious George |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays from Monday July 2 - Friday July 13' |
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| Time: | 8:45am |
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Final new episodes of Emmy award-winning animated series Curious George are exclusive to Nick Jr. this July.
Everything is new to George, a curious little monkey, and worth investigating. Of course, in George's hands - all four of them - investigation often leads to unintended consequences!
George's entertaining and ultimately informative experiences have proven to parents and children worldwide that there is nothing wrong with wanting to learn about the world around you! There's no better guide for this kind exploration of science, engineering, and math than the world's most curious monkey! George's example inspires children to explore in the world around them and find new things to discover, touch, spill, and maybe even chew! |
Curious George |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays from Monday May 28th - Friday June 8th' |
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| Time: | 8:45am |
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| Curious George is an Emmy award-winning animated series based on the popular books by Margret and H.A. Rey that were first published in 1941. While remaining true to the look and feel of the beloved books, the daily series expands George's world to include a host of colourful new characters and locales. |
Olive the Ostrich |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Weekdays from Tuesday May 1st' |
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| Time: | 8:30am |
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| Written in a story book style, Olive the Ostrich is a CGI animated series for preschoolers, which chronicles the imaginary adventures of a young ostrich named Olive. Narrated by hugely successful Australian musician Rolph Harris, each episode, brings to life real pictures drawn by children. The children\'s artwork is used to create all the guest characters, places and objects that Olive encounters. |
Tickety Toc |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'Daily from Tuesday May 1st' |
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| Time: | 10am |
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| A race against time! Come and see what goes on behind the clock in Tickety Toc. Inside an old clock shop is a wall full of clocks. Big clocks, little clocks, silly clocks and sensible clocks. All of them ticking away to themselves and keeping perfect time. And right in the middle is one very special clock. This is the Tickety Toc Clock. As every hour passes, the Tickety Toc Clock springs into life to chime in the time. |
Didi and B. |
| Venue: | Nick Jr. |
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| Date: | 'From May 1st, 2012' |
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| Time: | 7am and 6pm |
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| Didi and B. is a brand new local production for pre-schoolers, featuring an original puppetry format created by Nick Jr. Australia. |
MTV October Highlights |
| Venue: | MTV |
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Australian Premier Nitro Circus Live: Thursday October 13 at 9:30pm
Australian Premiere Plain Jane: Monday October 10 at 8:30pm
MTV Marathon Month: Weekdays in October @ 9am - 4pm |
MTV Hits October Highlights |
| Venue: | MTV Hits |
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Top 100 Totally OTT: Sunday 16th October from 10am
Head to Head Weekend: Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd October from 12pm
The Global MTV 20: Wednesdays in October at 7pm
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MTV November Highlights |
| Venue: | MTV |
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2011 MTV EMAs Australian Premiere: Monday November 7 at 4pm
Australian Premiere Teen Mom 3: Sunday November 20 at 5pm
Australian Premiere From Above: Sunday November 20 at 6pm |
MTV Classic November Highlights |
| Venue: | MTV Classic |
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ARIA Retro Singles Chart: Saturdays at 12pm throughout November
Remembering Freddie: Thursday 24th November from 9am
Top 50 EMA Performances: Saturday 5th November from 4pm |
MTV Hits November Highlights |
| Venue: | MTV Hits |
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Double Play Weekender: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th November from 3pm
Superstar Saturday: Saturday 26th November from 10am
US Top 20: Tuesdays at 7pm throughout November |
MTV Classic October Highlights |
| Venue: | MTV Classic |
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Non Stop Karaoke Weekend: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th October from 12pm
The Greatest Weekend: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th October from 12pm
Rock Royalty Revival: Saturday 15th October from 12pm
That Metal Show: Season 7: Tuesdays at 10pm |
Horrible Histories Screening all 3 series back-to-back! |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Through to November 30' |
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| Time: | 7.35pm |
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| Based on the best-selling book series by Terry Deary, Horrible Histories is an energetic, surprising and unconventional take on history's most gruesome, unpleasant yet funniest moments. From the woeful World Wars, the miserable Middle Ages and the savage Stone Age to cut-throat Celts, groovy Greeks, rotten Romans, vile Vikings and awful Egyptians, history has never been so naughty! |
Kaeloo |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Starts 3rd October, weekdays' |
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| Time: | 7am |
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| How 'bout playing... red light - green light, doctors and nurses, pirates, prison-ball, hide 'n' seek...? |
Mal.com Australian series |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Starts Friday October 28, weekdays ' |
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| Time: | 7.10am |
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| Three homeless kids - Jake and Daisy and the mysterious Kid - stumble on television's biggest secret. Malcom Mann, TV3's most popular host, is a robot! Holly, Malcom's ruthless and greedy producer, is desperate to keep it a secret so the kids offer her a deal. |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Starts 13th October, weeknights ' |
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| Time: | 7.10pm |
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| Five headstrong clone cadets - Hevy, Cutup, Droidbait, Fives and Echo - struggle to complete their training on the ocean planet of Kamino. Unable to work together as a team, they must learn to embrace their future as soldiers before they are drummed out of the academy. |
Illawarra Fertility Information Evening |
| Venue: | Novotel Northbeach: 14 Cliff Rd, Wollongong, NSW |
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| Date: | '16th of February, 2012' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm - 8:30pm |
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| Fee: | Free entry |
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ABC3 Halloween Highlights |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'October 31st, 2011' |
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| Time: | From 6.30pm |
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Scared Shrekless Screens 6.30pm Scared Shrekless is a 21 minute television special set shortly after the events of Shrek Forever After.
The Killian Curse is a seven half hour teenage horror show. Each half hour contains three short stories (each story being one kids battle with their own demon). The Killian Curse is a fun, tongue-in-cheek and scary horror show with creatures designed by the Academy Award winning WETA workshop. It is an exciting, fun and wild romp which all teenagers will thoroughly enjoy, even if its watched from behind the couch! |
Dancing King: Man In The Mirror |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 25 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| In a bid to get the musical Man in the Mirror ready for the opening night just weeks away, the dancers are being worked to the bone in rehearsals. But rebellion is in the air. |
Sunday Best: Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 25 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Sunday nights on ABC2 is the home of Sunday Best, an outstanding collection of game-changing and thought-provoking feature length documentaries. We've done the work to bring you the best must-see intelligent docos that are just 2 good to miss. |
Breaking Bad |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Monday, 26 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| Already near breaking point as a result of his impending divorce, Walt White is pushed over the edge when he is stopped by an Albuquerque cop because of a broken car windshield caused by debris from the recent airline disaster. |
twentysomething |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 27 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| In the aftermath of the morally challenging and exposing business venture as an erotic house cleaner, Josh (Josh Schmidt) begins to realise (with the help of his counsellor) that Jess (Jess Harris) will always push her own agenda. As a direct result he takes his brother Nick up on his offer to work in the family advertising business. Nick acts as a mentor, helping Josh get his life back on track financially, physically and emotionally. But his main focus is to remove Jess from Josh's life, forever. |
triple j presents: Seeker Lover Keeper |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 27 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 10:15PM |
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| triple j does live music better than anyone else in the country. They've been broadcasting live gigs across the airwaves on Live At The Wireless for as long as anyone can remember, providing front-row seats to some of the hottest gigs in the country by bringing them direct to the telly. |
Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 28 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| Louis investigates the elite world of well-heeled American hunters who pay top dollar for the ultimate luxury adventure experience: a chance to shoot big game in Africa. Lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, hippos, even rhinos are up for grabs for those with the right kind of money. |
Kill It, Cook It, Eat It: Fast Food |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 28 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| In Kill It, Cook It, Eat It: Fast Food UK presenter Julia Bradbury hosts a series that shows exactly what it takes to turn a living animal into meat for the table. |
Friday Night Lights: It's Different For Girls |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 30 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| High School Blues. The attention is focused off the football team for once and onto their biggest supporters - the cheerleaders. As the cheer team prepares for the Championship Classic, word of Lyla (Minka Kelly) and Riggins's (Taylor Kitsch) affair causes Lyla to become the victim of brutal high school harassment. |
The Bazura Project |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 29 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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Film. Movies. Cinema. And everything in-between.
The Bazura Project is a six-part comedy series about Australia's number one, non-sports-related pastime: the movies. |
The Marngrook Footy Show |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 29 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| Marngrook Footy Show's family-friendly Grand Final program on Thursday night (September 29th at 7.30pm on ABC2) will feature a stellar line-up of football guests and musical acts to match the biggest day in the AFL calendar. |
Poh's Kitchen on the road |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 28 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| Poh's on the road to the sheep country of the Flinders Ranges in northern South Australia and it's a trip of firsts - her first night sleeping under the stars in a swag and her first attempt at shearing a sheep. |
United States Of Tara: Crackerjack |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 27 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 9:30PM |
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| As Tara (Toni Collette) walks into her first Abnormal Psychology class, she transitions into her psychiatrist alter Shoshanna and begins lecturing her fellow students, only to be interrupted by the actual professor, Dr. Hattaras (Eddie Izzard), who uses Tara's incident to embarrass her in front of her classmates as well as to vocalise his scepticism about D.I.D (Dissociative Identity Disorder). At the same time, high school film students Marshall (Keir Gilchrist), Lionel (Michael Willett) and Noah (Aaron Christian Howles) set out to make a movie that their narrow-minded teacher won't soon forget. |
Grand Designs: Midlothian |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 25 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 7:30PM |
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| When Pru and Richard Irvine came across a plot of land in the middle of the breathtakingly beautiful Midlothian countryside, they seized the opportunity to build on it a bespoke family home. However, the plot, an old industrial site complete with lime kilns, came with a condition. They could only build on it if they became custodians of the kilns, and more importantly, that the house blend in to its setting. |
The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 25 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| From the novels by Alexander McCall-Smith, Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott) is the eminently sensible and wise proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana. She started the agency with the proceeds of the sale of 180 cows, left to her by her father, using the talents he helped her hone, like sharp eyes and ears, good memory and patience. |
Stealing Shakespeare |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 27 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:30PM |
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| A confident conman tries to fool the world's Shakespeare experts by alleging a rare text of 18 of the Bard's plays was given him by his Cuban girlfriend. |
Country House Rescue: Albury Park Mansion, Surrey |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 28 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 6:00PM |
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| In the latest episode of Country House Rescue successful businesswoman Ruth Watson is lending her expertise to the owners of Albury Park, a magnificent Grade II* listed Tudor mansion with 19th century additions. |
Home is Where the Heart Is |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 15th August 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| In this final episode we follow the homeless guests as they leave the celebrity homes and head back into the real world... all with new futures to look forward to. |
Tia and Tamera S2 |
| Venue: | Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Mondays from July 16th' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Twin sisters and best friends Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley, are back for season two of their popular series 'Tia and Tamera'. Season two will see Tia struggling to balance a new baby and a career, while newlywed Tamera is adjusting to married life and managing two homes. |
Jennifer Byrne Presents: Christos Tsiolkas |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 27 September 2011' |
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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. |
Gruen Planet |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 28 September 2011 ' |
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| Time: | 9:00PM |
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| Four seasons into The Gruen Transfer and what have we learned? That most of us can be bought or sold. And that sometimes, it actually feels good. We're all coerced and serenaded by advertising, an industry devoted to changing our minds and our behaviour. |
At Home With Julia |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 28 September ' |
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| Time: | 9:35PM |
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| It's like any relationship. Who walks the dog? Who puts the bins out? Who sends the troops to Afghanistan? |
Restoration Man: Medieval Mansion |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 29 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 6:00PM |
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| Architect George Clarke, who is passionate about heritage buildings, takes on the task of advising two families who have bought rare and nationally important structures in Wales. |
Catalyst |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 29 September 2011' |
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| Time: | 8:00PM |
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| Genetically modified food - will it help to feed the increasing number of hungry mouths into the future? Or is it a genetic time bomb threatening the health of crops, livestock and people? |
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