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Stephen Fry In America and Midsomer Murders

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 13 September 2009 '
Time:7:30pm - 8:35pm
Stephen Fry In America: Pacific
7:30pm
Starting in San Francisco where he meets up with Apple's design guru, Jony Ives, Stephen explores the Pacific Northwest.

Midsomer Murders: The Glitch
8:35pm
In The Glitch an outspoken scientific genius stirs up resentment at the local university with murderous consequences.

The Cook And The Chef, The New Inventors and United States Of Tara: Abundance

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, 16 September 2009 '
Time:6:30pm - 9:30pm
The Cook And The Chef
6:30pm
After four fabulous years of The Cook And The Chef, Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant are saying goodbye and they're going out with a bang! It's a party and Maggie and Simon are doing the cooking!

8:00pm
The New Inventors
Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors presents our Bright Sparks Special! Kids are taking over the studio, as the country's brightest young people show their inventiveness.
SURFVIBE - Hunter Conochie, aged 10, from Queensland's Gold Coast
WHALE CALF FEEDER - Heidi Goodall, aged 16, from NSW
VISIBILITY VEST - Austin Teakel, aged 18, from Wagga Wagga NSW

United States Of Tara: Abundance
9:30pm
Max (John Corbett) tells Tara (Toni Collette) about the new alter he saw. Shocked and disgusted Tara transitions and 'Alice' comes out to deal with the situation. 'Alice' also has news of her own... she's pregnant.

Australia's Heritage, Catalyst and Skippy

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 17 September 2009 '
Time:6:50pm - 8:30pm
Australia's Heritage: National Treasures: Royal Exhibition Building
6:50pm
Take a voyage of discovery with The Chaser's Chris Taylor as he reveals the secrets behind a fascinating mix of treasures from Australia's National Heritage List.

Catalyst: Pedigree Dogs
8:00pm
When does breeding dogs to win show prizes become an animal welfare issue? A recent BBC documentary shown on ABCTV, Pedigree Dogs Exposed, has fuelled a heated debate in the UK.

SKIPPY: Australia's First Superstar
8:30pm
Narrated by Magda Szubanski, this one-hour documentary is a warm, witty, affectionate and definitive look at one of Australia's most cherished TV stars, Skippy the bush kangaroo.

Collectors and George Gently

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 18 September 2009 '
Time:8:00pm - 8:30pm
Collectors
8:00pm
Tonight on Collectors we have a program of infinite variety and sparkle.
Jon Williamson is a scavenger and collector of discarded metal contraptions; bird skulls, bits of timber and patterned creations of nature such as sea urchins. Deconstructed typewriters and piano keyboards are the favoured feed-stock for his resultant gothic-style jewellery.

George Gently: Gently In The Blood
8:30pm
Inspector George Gently and Detective Sergeant John Bacchus investigate the murder of a young woman whose death reflects the rise of racism in an England on the cusp of social change.

The Beast and The Wire

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Tuesday, 15 September 2009 '
Time:8:45pm - 9:30pm
The Beast: Infected
8:45pm
Family issues test the resolve of good hearted rookie undercover agent Ellis Dove (Travis Fimmel) tonight with the unexpected arrival of his ex-con younger brother Will (Rob Rowland).

The Wire
9:30pm
Let the game begin - homicide detective Jimmy McNulty is committed to nailing West Baltimore's drug dealing king pin - by any means necessary.
Utilising sophisticated wiretaps and heightened surveillance, Det. McNulty (Dominic West) hopes the specially formed homicide/narcotics squad can bust the elusive Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris) and his gang, but Barksdale is already worried his phones are tapped.

Heart And Soul, The Bill and Cold Blood

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 19 September 2009 '
Time:7:30pm-9:20pm
Heart And Soul
7:30pm
Shrek (Clive Rowe) is the church caretaker and a keen member of the choir. When, prompted by Layla (Sarah Alexander), Michael (Neil Pearson) forces the whole choir to audition.

The Bill: Conviction: Walk The Line
8:30pm
After police manage to subdue Afghan rioters on the local estate, Sgt. Smith (Alex Walkinshaw) comes across suspected people-smuggler Jason Devlin (Guy Flanagan) standing menacingly over an unconscious DC Stevie Moss (Lucy Speed).

Cold Blood
9:20pm
In the second episode, the grip starts to tighten in this taut thriller starring John Hannah and Jemma Redgrave...

Note By Note: The Making Of Steinway

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Sunday 21st June, 2009'
Following the story of a single Steinway piano from its humble beginnings, from forest floor to concert hall, the film explores the relationship between musician and instrument, chronicling the manufacturing process, and illustrating what makes each Steinway unique in this age of mass production.

From the factory in Queens to Steinway Hall in Manhattan, each piano's journey is complex - spanning 12 months, 12,000 parts, 450 craftsmen, and countless hours of fine-tuned labour.

The most thoroughly handcrafted instruments in the world, Steinway pianos are as unique and full of personality as the world-class musicians who play them. However, their makers are a dying breed: skilled cabinetmakers, gifted tuners, and experienced hand-crafters.

The story covers every step in the process of creating grand concert piano L1037, and talks along the way with famous pianists about the qualities of a great instrument. But it's the portrait of the factory as a melting pot of highly skilled craftsmen which sets the film apart; the love of work, exemplified by the factory workers and the artists they serve, is at the heart of the film's vision.

Kourtney and Khloe take Miami Marathon

Venue:E!
Date:'Monday, December 28th'
Time:from 8:45am - 10:30pm

The Urban Monkey With Murray Foote and Josh Pyke

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Monday, 14 September 2009 '
Time:8:55pm - 10:30pm
The Urban Monkey With Murray Foote: Conception
8:55pm
In the tradition of Alby Mangels, Steve Irwin, Harry Butler and The Bush Tucker Man - comes Murray Foote - animal warrior, conservationist, scientist, recording artist, good bloke and ladies man.

triple j tv presents Josh Pyke
10:30pm
Singer/songwriter and all around nice guy, Josh Pyke, played an exclusive gig for triple j at Sydney's Oxford Art Factory. A queue of hundreds stretched down Oxford Street trying to get in to an amazing free show put on by triple j.

Cranford and Hornblower

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Sunday, 13 September 2009 '
Time:7:30pm-8:30pm
Cranford: April 1843
7:30pm
Matty (Judi Dench) suffers great disappointment and, in a nostalgic mood one evening, decides to confide in Mary (Lisa Dillon) about Mr Holbrook (Michael Gambon) and how things were put asunder by a trick played by her younger brother, Peter (Martin Shaw), who then ran away in disgrace to India and has not been seen since.

Hornblower: The Frogs And The Lobsters
8:30pm
In this repeat screening of Hornblower, Hornblower's ship, the Indefatigable, together with three other ships carrying French emigre troops (the Frogs) and British infantrymen (Lobsters) is sent to aid an attempted coup against the Republican Government by French Royalist counter-revolutionaries.

Torchwood and Being Erica

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Friday, 18 September 2009'
Time:8:30pm - 9:30pm
Torchwood: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
8:30pm
Captain Jack (John Barrowman) returns, as the Torchwood team reunites to fight a rogue Time Agent.

Being Erica: The Secret Of Now
9:30pm
In order to conquer her fear of confrontation, Erica is sent back to her first semester of university to finally stand up for herself against the daunting Professor Lozar. Back then, she had been humiliated by him during a lecture, and ran out of the room, never dealing with the issues it brought up. So Dr Tom sends her back to deal with it differently.

Movie: The Glenn Miller Story

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Saturday, 19 September 2009'
Time:8:30pm
A dramatisation of the life of the trombone player who became one of the most popular big-band leaders of all time.

The Glenn Miller Story stars James Stewart, Charles Drake, Frances Langford, Harry Morgan, June Allyson, and Louis Armstrong.

The True Story: Jurassic Park

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 13 July 2011'
Time:9:30PM
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.

INSIGHT - The State of Emergency

Venue:SBS
Date:'Tuesday, 1 September'
Time:7:30pm
Can we fix our ailing hospital emergency departments?

Doctors and nurses say they're struggling to cope and this can sometimes lead to tragic consequences.

According to one study, overcrowded emergency departments are responsible for up to 1,500 deaths a year, as high as the nation's road toll.

Join INSIGHT as we hear from doctors and nurses who work in emergency and the patients who turn up there.

What every patient should know when an emergency arises.

Yellowstone and Midsomer Murders

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 20 September 2009 '
Time:7:30pm & 8:30pm
Yellowstone: Winter
7:30pm
In this portrait of a year in Yellowstone, we follow the fortunes of America's wildlife icons as they face the challenges of one of the most extraordinary wildernesses on Earth. Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness.

Midsomer Murders: Small Mercies
8:30pm
John Nettles and Jason Hughes are back investigating deadly deeds and gruesome goings-on in a brand new series of Midsomer Murders. In episode five, Small Mercies, Gulliver's Travels is re-enacted at a model village as the first of a series of mysterious murders.

Talking Heads and Ashes To Ashes

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Monday, 21 September 2009 '
Time:6:30pm and 9:35pm
Talking Heads: Guy Cooper
6:30pm
This week on Talking Heads, Peter Thompson's guest is Guy Cooper, the recently-retired director of Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo.

Ashes To Ashes
9:35pm
Fund-raiser Gill Hollis has spent the last year travelling Great Britain in a bathtub of beans raising money for Children in Need. So, when he is shot in the arm and robbed of all the money he raised, DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) and the team need to do all they can to bring the robbers to justice.

The Wild West, Fear, Stress And Anger and Artscape

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 22 September 2009 '
Time:8:30pm - 10:00pm
The Wild West: The Gunfight At The OK Corral
8:30pm
The gunfight at the OK Corral was the classic Western shoot-out. It eventually turned one man into a great American hero and a symbol of the nation. His name was Wyatt Earp.

Fear, Stress And Anger: Stress And Drugs
9:25pm
Martin's stress levels are soaring as his worry about being jobless and in debt mount. Teaching daughter Chloe to drive doesn't help, especially when she smacks up the rear end of another car.

Artscape: Connected By Light
10:00pm
Connected By Light is a visually rich documentary that follows internationally acclaimed Australian media-artist Lynette Wallworth, as she creates a new work Duality of Light.

River Cottage Spring, The New Inventors and United States Of Tara

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, 23 September 2009 '
Time:6:10pm-9:30pm
River Cottage Spring
6:10pm
Fresh produce is bursting into season across the country's fields, allotments and gardens and as spring reaches its peak, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall cooks and tastes his way through the abundant crops on offer in River Cottage Spring, the definitive guide to locally produced, seasonal food.

The New Inventors
8:00pm
Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors showcases the best new Australian inventions, from the innovative to the inspirational, the weird and the wonderful.

Inventions featured on the program:
FINGER HINGE - by inventor David Ashard from NSW.
FASTRACK - by inventor Cameron Oldfield from NSW.
HYDROGEL SCAFFOLDS - by inventors Cameron Ferris and Marc in het Panhuis from NSW.

United States Of Tara: Possibility
9:30pm
Needing a break from real life, Kate (Brie Larson) and Tara (Toni Collette) head out on an impromptu road trip. Max (John Corbett) uses the time away from Tara to search for answers about her past as he tries to track down Trip Johanssen.

George Gently: Gently Through The Mill

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 25 September 2009 '
Time:8:30pm
A small town mill owner is found hanging from the rafters shortly before the general election and it looks like suicide. However, Detective Inspector George Gently and his sidekick Detective Sergeant John Bacchus suspect foul play when the mill secretary confirms there is money missing from the office safe.

Strictly Speaking

ABC TV today announced that The Chasers very own multi-talented singing comic Andrew Hansen will be at the helm of the new ABC TV series Strictly Speaking.

Andrew will host this new 13 x half-hour prime-time television talent show with a twist. With the title of 'Australia's Best Public Speaker' up for grabs, Strictly Speaking is a competition that puts speaking at the centre of thestage.

The series will begin shooting in Sydney in September and will air on ABC TV in early 2010.

A recent call for entries amassed 1500 applications from all states and territories, with 320 auditions being held for the final 27 contestant spots.

VFL Grand Final LIVE

Venue:ABC HD
Date:'Friday, September 25th'
Time:from 7pm.
ABC TV today announced plans to telecast the 2009 Victorian Football League Grand Final live across the nation on its High Definition channel (ABC HD) on Friday, September 25th from 7pm.

ABC TV will also telecast a full replay of the VFL Grand Final on its main channel (ABC1) for Victorian viewers from 10pm on Friday, September 25th.

Highlights of the game will also screen in Victoria on ABC1 between 12-noon and 2pm on Saturday, September 26th.

Head of ABC TV Sports & Events, Justin Holdforth, said the live telecast and replays would give passionate footy followers in Victoria and across Australia an enviable choice of viewing options.

Riese: Retribution

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Friday, 15 July 2011'
Time:9:15PM
In Asgard, Amara is visibly concerned over the obvious betrayal of The Sect.
Her tactician's mind scrambles for an advantage and she realises that her aide, Trennan, may hold the key to her keeping her throne.

The Wonder Pets! Save the Circus Double episode special

Date:'Saturday November 21'
Time:at 5pm
What do the Wonder Pets do during their summer holidays? Join the circus, of course!

Ming Ming, Linny and Tuck aka The Wonder Pets are on summer holidays and they rescue a young circus lion named Cubby from falling off a circus train. The Penguin Ringmaster is so impressed with the Wonder Pets that he offers them all jobs at the circus! But there is one catch - the team will have to split up and do separate acts! Linny is unsure but accepts the offer when she sees how much it means to Tuck and Ming-Ming. When Cubby and his friends Baby Panda and Baby Monkey get caught on the high wire, the Wonder Pets reunite to rescue them. In the end, the Wonder Pets decide to return to their classroom, where they can be a team again and rescue animals in trouble.

iCarly

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Friday November 13 '
Time:6:10pm
Two Australian premiere special episodes of iCarly have been saved and locked in the Nickelodeon vault only to be opened and viewed on a special occasion - and the time has come!

In the lead up to the biggest kids' event on the Australian calendar, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009!

iMust Have Locker 239 and iTake On Dingo


iCarly: iDated A Bad Boy

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Saturday November 28 '
Time:at 6.30pm
Plus an all day iCarly marathon in the lead up to 'iDated A Bad Boy from 10am - 6.30pm
Carly and Spencer become upset when their new neighbour Griffin steals the motorcycle that Carly has bought for Spencer. Eventually Spencer lets Griffin off the hook, but Carly becomes upset. However, when Spencer later goes out to get smoothies, he returns to find Carly and Griffin kissing on the couch. Spencer becomes furious, forces Griffin to leave, and forbids Carly to see him, though he eventually allows them to resume dating.
Although, when Carly later finds out that Griffen collects 'Pee Wee Babies' (parody of Beanie Babies) she makes fun of him with Sam, unaware that Griffin is actually listening in.

SpongeBob SquarePants

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'from Monday November 16 - Friday November 20 '
SpongeBob SquarePants follows the enthusiastic sponge who almost always runs into problems. His good intentions inevitably put him and his friends, Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, and his grumpy neighbour Squidward into unwanted and unrecognized trouble. However his innocence and optimism allows him to see only the positives of every situation. From working as a Fry Cook at the Krusty Krab to jelly-fishing with Patrick, there's never a dull moment in SpongeBob's underwater world in Bikini Bottom.

The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash! Weekend marathon

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'From 8pm Friday November 20 until 8pm Sunday November 22 '
To continue the celebration of SpongeBob SquarePants' 10th anniversary year, Nickelodeon will be holding The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash Weekend!

SquareRootsDocumentaryspecial

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Friday November 20 '
Time:9.00pm
The story of SpongeBob SquarePants at 9pm, 'Square Roots' an Australian premiere documentary special that chronicles the beloved character's journey to international pop culture icon status and showcases the series' impact on everyone from President from kids across the globe, to President Barack Obama and to San Quentin inmates who readily sing its catchy theme song.

To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Friday November 20 '
Time:at 8pm
All of SpongeBob's square pants have shrunk in the dryer. When he goes to the store to buy some more, he finds that the store is all out of square pants! With no other choice, SpongeBob decides to try a new look - round pants! But now, no one seems to recognize him. Is this the end of SpongeBob SquarePants, and the beginning of SpongeBob...RoundPants?

SpongeBob SquarePants: Celebrity top 10

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Saturday November 21 '
Time:from 1pm
A run down of the top 10 SpongeBob SquarePants episodes as selected by celebrities such as, Tony Hawke, Miranda Cosgrove and George Lopez

The Penguins of Madagascar

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Monday November 9 - Friday November 13 '
Time:5pm
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private are an elite strike force with top-tier commando skills and a world-class secret headquarters. At least, that's how Skipper would describe them. Others might say they're four cute penguins living among their animal brethren at the Central Park Zoo. But no matter, the penguins are too busy maintaining order to care what others think.
Only one thing is capable of distracting them from their mission: their obnoxious new neighbour, King Julien. This party animal, and self-proclaimed 'King of the Lemurs,' has just arrived at the zoo and he's looking to shake things up a bit. Uh oh, there goes the neighbourhood!

SpongeBob: The Movie

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Saturday 21st November'
Time:7pm
There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown and it looks like Mr Krabs is the culprit! Though he's just been passed over for promotion, SpongeBob stands by his boss and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr Krabs life.

Ashes To Ashes

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Monday, 12 October 2009 '
Time:9:35pm
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Sleuth 101

Venue:ABC TV
Date:'Sleuth 101 will screen on ABC TV next year'
Popular comedian and broadcaster, Cal Wilson is set to host a new whodunit game show with a comedic twist...Sleuth 101.

Made by the team behind Spicks and Specks, Bruce Kane and Anthony Watt, the engaging eight-part series will be filmed both on location and in front of a studio audience. Filming starts this week in Melbourne.

In each episode, Cal will be joined by a special guest comedian who will be asked to solve the crime in front of a live studio audience. They will have no script - just witness statements, footage flashback and forensic evidence. And finally, in homage to the classic murder mysteries, the suspects return to the scene of the crime where our novice detective will make their accusation. But will they be right?

Ganges and Jonathan Creek

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 11 October 2009 '
Time:7:30pm - 8:30pm
Ganges: Daughter Of The Mountains
7:30pm
A landmark series exploring how the mighty River Ganges has shaped the wildlife, culture and beliefs of India.

Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man
8:30pm
At midnight on Midsummer's Day 1938, a famous Harvard geneticist, Eli Mencken, accepts a challenge to spend the night inside a gloomy old attic room where the ghost of a madman is said to prey upon human flesh.

The Mysterious Death Of Cleopatra and Fear, Stress And Anger: Menopause

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 13 October 2009 '
Time:8:30pm - 9:25pm
The Mysterious Death Of Cleopatra
8:30pm
Egypt's last pharaoh, femme fatale, romantic icon, the ancient world's most famous woman, the lover of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the ruler of the Egyptian empire. This is the historical image of Cleopatra - a woman who died for love, the victim of a self-inflicted snakebite.

Fear, Stress And Anger: Menopause
9:25pm
Julie begins to lose the plot as she thinks she is starting menopause and that her life is now over and she might as well die.

United States Of Tara: Miracle

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, 14 October '
Time:9:30pm
With Max (John Corbett) and Dr Holden's (Joel Gretsch) help, Tara (Toni Collette) meets face-to-face with an important person from her past. This meeting, while difficult leaves Tara feeling conciliatory and expansive.

Hunter

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 16 October 2009'
In a quiet caravan park on a summer's afternoon a seveN-year-old boy goes missing. Miles away -in a seemingly unconnected case - another seven-year-old boy is also reported missing - taken from a children's play area. These incidents at first appear random, until it emerges that the boys live in the same area.

Barclay (Hugh Bonneville) and his team, including fast-tracked DI Zoe Larson (Eleanor Matsuura) and experienced officer DS Nick Dyer (Geoffrey Streatfeild), struggle to find links between the boys, or clues to their whereabouts. They are increasingly hampered by the force's senior management and a home office determined not to negotiate with the kidnappers.

Frustrated at the speed of events and the team's lack of progress Barclay calls upon his old colleague and trusted friend Amy Foster (Janet McTeer) to help.

Doctor Who

Venue:abc.net.au/iview
Date:'from midnight on Friday 16 April'
The episode will then be shown on ABC1 on Sunday 18 April at 7.30pm.

The Wild Gourmets, Heart And Soul, The Bill and Taggart

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 17 October 2009 '
Time:6:00pm - 9:20pm
The Wild Gourmets: Suffolk
6:00pm
They say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but cook Tommi Miers and writer and adventurer Guy Grieve don't agree.

Heart And Soul
7:30pm
A confrontation with Michael (Neil Pearson) about Kyle (Richard Fleeshman) finally gives Esther (Sarah Lancashire) an opportunity to vent the hurt and anger she has felt since he left.

The Bill: Die By The Sword
8:30pm
Bashing victim Danny Sissoulu (Tunji Lucas) dies in hospital and his assault case becomes a murder inquiry.

Taggart: Lunch Club
9:20pm
Murder strikes close to home for the Taggart team when DCI Matt Burke's (Alex Norton) elderly father is found dead in suspicious circumstances in his flat on the banks of the Clyde.

Whale Patrol

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 15 October 2009 '
Time:8:30pm
This exhilarating and moving story tells of the fight to protect the migrating whale population off the coast of Western Australia.

Nearly 17,000 humpback whales leave their summer feeding grounds in the Antarctic every year to make the perilous journey to the breeding sites in the tropical waters off Western Australia. It's a trip they have made for thousands of years and it is fraught with danger.

Breathtaking footage and unprecedented access show the threats to the whales that come from both winter storms and from potentially fatal man-made obstacles.

But thankfully, a team of elite wildlife officers known as the Whale Patrol, led by veteran Dough Coughran, are on the alert to disentangle the creatures from the obstacle course of nets, buoys and ropes.

The Jewel In The Crown

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Sunday, 11 October 2009 '
Time:10:10pm
It's February 1942, and the Japanese Army has conquered Burma and is threatening to invade neighbouring India. Meanwhile, Gandhi is calling for the British to 'Quit India'.

In the town of Mayapore, Police Superintendent Ronald Merrick (Tim Pigott-Smith) arrives to search the sanctuary run by Sister Ludmila (Matyelok Gibbs), an expatriate Russian who cares for the poor, and immediately takes an interest in the sanctuary's latest guest- a young Indian who, the previous night, had been found dead drunk on the banks of the river that divides the Indian and British communities.

In response to Merrick's peremptory questions, the new arrival, Hari Kumar (Art Malk) claims in perfect English that he cannot understand his native tongue. Despite Sister Ludmila's attempts to mediate, Hari is taken into custody.

The Beast: Mercy

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Tuesday, 13 October 2009 '
Time:8:45pm
Our dynamic duo have to confront their own painful wartime memories tonight when homeless military veterans are being targeted on Chicago's gritty skid row.

In the wake of the brutal murder of two homeless vets, FBI veteran Charles Barker (Patrick Swayze) and his rookie partner Ellis Dove (Travis Fimmel), visit the local hospital where Dr Eli Blake (John Heard) specialises in post traumatic stress disorders.

ABC2 Live Presents Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 14 October 2009 '
Time:8:00pm
Renowned director Jim Sharman directs this bold new production of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, while popular conductor Simon Hewett will be at the podium to conduct the rousing performance.

Mozart's comic romance features a hand-picked cast of young singers including Rachelle Durkin, Sian Pendry, Henry Choo and Shane Lowrencev.
Cosi Fan Tutte is the final collaboration between Mozart and Da Ponte. After the success of The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, the creative duo turned their hands to a more domestic tale of young love.

beached az: The Duck

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Thursday, 15 October 2009 '
Time:9:25pm
beached az began as an online animation called 'Beached Whale' and is the story of a whale who finds himself beached on the shores of New Zealand.

The clip was then uploaded to YouTube in April 2008, and became a household name among young people the world over.

Following the huge success of the viral video, the ABC commissioned a short TV series of 11 x 1 minute (approx) digital animations, where the whale continues his attempts to get off the beach, meeting some interesting characters along the way.

In tonight's episode he meets the duck and his ducklings, who initially at least, think the whale is dead...

Torchwood: Adam

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Friday, 16 October 2009 '
Time:8:30pm
In this episode, an alien with the power to change memories (Bryan Dick - Bleak House, Blackpool) infiltrates Torchwood. Can the team save themselves from Adam before it's too late?

With Captain Jack caught up in memories of his lost family, and Gwen struggling to remember Rhys, it takes Jack's love of Ianto to reveal the truth. But there.s always a price to pay.

Captain Jack (John Barrowman) returns, as the Torchwood team reunites to fight a rogue Time Agent.

Otto Preminger Season: The Cardinal

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Saturday, 17 October 2009 '
Time:8:30pm
Critics have called this poignant Church drama perhaps Otto Preminger's finest film.

Starring Carol Lynley, John Huston, Romy Schneider, and Tom Tryon, The Cardinal is the story of a Boston Irish-American priest whose inner spiritual journey is tested by the politics of the Church.

The Go Show

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Fridays: 16th October - Friday 13th November'
Time:7pm
The Go Show is back, with five fresh new hosts and an edgy, mashed-up format to inject some attitude into Friday nights!

Nickelodeon's magazine-style show has been juiced up with new, kid-generated content, fresh music, mad skits, celebrity interviews, awesome competitions, and an access-all-areas sneak peek at the secret preparations for Nick's biggest night of the year... the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

Fresh Hosts:
Dash & Will
Luke & Wyatt
Tom Schuster

Dirtgirlworld

Venue:ABC1 and ABC2
Date:'Dec 4'
The animation series will follow Dirtgirl, a gumboot wearing girl who grows awesome tomatoes, knows the names of clouds and drives a big orange tractor. She is joined by her best friend called scrapboy, a cowpunk who's a whiz with junk; grubby with her worm's eye view, Ken the Weevil, Roger the Rooster and the Chicks, Hayman the monosyllabic scarecrow and the green thumbs - real kids in real gardens having unreal fun.

Catalyst and Feral Peril

Venue:ABC
Date:'Thursday, 16 July 2009 '
Time:8:00pm-8:30pm
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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