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Memorable Stars- Marathon

Venue:E!
Date:'Saturday, December 26th'
Time:from 9:15am - 10:30pm

The Go Show

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Fridays from 16 October - 6 November '
Time:7pm
In the lead up to the biggest Aussie Kids Choice Awards yet, Nickelodeon brings you the all new series of the Go Show featuring surprise hosts, twisted kid-generated content, music, mad skits, celeb interviews, awesome VIP prizes, and best of all, an access-all-areas peek at the secret preparations for Nick's biggest night of the year...the KCAs.

Nickelodeon's Australian Kids Choice Awards 2009 Voting NOW OPEN

Venue:Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon.com.au
Date:'until Sunday November 1st! '
Voting is now open for Nickelodeon's Australian Kids Choice Awards 2009, and the slime is primed! It's your chance to decide which stars score a prestigious Nickelodeon blimp - the one award which kids alone have the power to bestow. Will long time Kids Choice Burp Award champion Rove McManus be de-crowned? What international star will see their name in orange alongside past winners such as Zac Efron, Good Charlotte and WWE star John Cena? And who will win the first ever platinum blimp? Log onto the Nick Shack at Nickelodeon.com.au to have your say today, and be watching Nickelodeon on Friday November 13th for the slimiest awards show of the year!

iFight Shelby Marx: Double episode special

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Saturday October 17 '
Time:at 6.30pm
Get set for an iCarly marathon leading up to the main event - the special new double episode, 'iFight Shelby Marx'! One of Nickelodeon's top five programs, iCarly features Miranda Cosgrove as Carly Shay, a 13-year-old that lives with her twenty-six year old brother and guardian Spencer. Carly produces her own web show called iCarly from a studio she constructed in the attic of her home.

Leave it to Lamas

Venue:E!
Date:'Premiers Tuesday, November 3'
Time:9.30PM
Series Centres Around Actress and Former 'Bachelor' Winner Shayne Lamas as She Juggles Career, Dating and Handling Her Outrageous Blended Family

E! presents 'Leave it to Lamas,' a new half-hour reality series which shows that life for this outrageous Hollywood family is anything but apple pies and white picket fences.

Fairly OddParents

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Monday October 19 to Friday October 23 '
Time:at 5pm
Ballistic babysitters... Off-the-wall parents... Boring Video games... What's a 10 year old to do? If you're Timmy Turner, all you gotta do is turn to your magical, mystical and totally messed up Fairy Godparents for help. But when the Fairies involved are as wacky as Cosmo and Wanda you might get more of their 'help' then you bargained for!

True Jackson VP

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Every Tuesday in September '
Time:at 6.20pm
Starring Keke Palmer as True Jackson find out what happens to True from the homeroom to the boardroom on the new episodes of True Jackson VP throughout September.

What would you do if you landed your dream job as a big shot in a major label and you were only 15? How would you decorate your office? Who would you hire? True Jackson gets the chance of a lifetime when she is hired by her idol, president of Mad Max, Max Madigan, played by Comedian Greg Proops (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) as the new the company Vice President of youth apparel in his fashion empire!

The Naked Brothers Band - Movie Special: Naked Idol

Venue:Nickelodeon
Date:'Saturday September 19 '
Time:at 6.30pm
Heartbreak looms for Nat Wolff when Rosalina contemplates dropping out of the band and out of his life once and for all in the new Naked Brothers Band TV movie, 'Naked Idol'. The TV movie welcomes famed bass players, David Desrosiers of Simple Plan and Tobin Esperance of Papa Roach, as well as comedian Dave Attell.

The Soup

Venue:E! Channel 121 for Foxtel Subscribers
Date:'Sundays '
Time:@ 7:00pm
Host Joel McHale takes a look at the week's hottest celeb news events and goofiest reality clips.

Lah-Lah

Venue:Nick Jr
Date:'Monday-Sunday'
Time:8am and 4pm weekdays and Saturdays and Sundays at 12pm
A dancing double bass, singing saxophone and an accordion that sneezes when he squeezes! Welcome to Lah-Lah - a fantastical new kid's show introducing children to the magical world of music.

Chelsea Lately

Venue:E! Channel 121 for Foxtel Subscribers
Date:'Monday-Friday's'
Time:@ 10:30pm
This daily program is an irreverent look at top breaking news stories, celebrity tales that just won't die and other hot topics of the day. Chelsea will feature guests, comedic field packages and viewer call-ins.

Island Home Country and La Paloma

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Sunday, 28 June 2009 '
Time:8:30pm and 9.35pm
Island Home Country is a poetic cine-essay about Australia's colonised history and how it has impacted into the present. The filmmaker, Jeni Thornley, a descendant of convicts transported to Australia in 1788, goes on a journey to understand the disturbing history of colonial Tasmania, repressed during her own 1950s childhood there.

La Paloma No other piece of music has ever been interpreted, arranged or released as often as La Paloma. From Richard Tauber to Pavarotti, from Elvis Presley to Dean Martin, from Mariachi to Sinti, La Paloma is the grande dame of pop music. But her soul, her melody, has always retained its spirit.

Super Why!

Venue:Nick Jr
Date:'Daily from Tuesday September 1'
Time:at 6.00pm
The Super Why! mission is to inspire children to develop a lifelong love of reading and books by rediscovering classic fairy tales through questions and problem solving.

How To Make Love To My Wife

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 1 July '
Time:9.20pm
Comedian Greg Lawrence is shocked when his wife admits that she has never experienced an orgasm with him. After 20 years of marriage, having children and the same romantic routines, Greg embarks on a journey and spares no humiliation to morph himself into a champion lover. His sexual makeover includes visits with a sex therapist, stylist, psychologist, porn actor and chats with women willing to volunteer invaluable advice. He learns about tantric sex, ointments, aphrodisiacs, toys and desensitising creams - pretty much anything he can get his hands on. How To Make Love To My Wife is self-help with humour, as Greg attempts to overcome his ineptitude in bed, turn himself into a world class lover and finally please his wife.

Sunday Marathon Specials: Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

Venue:Nick Jr
Date:'Sunday September 6 '
Time:from 10am
Your favourite episodes of Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom all day long!
From BAFTA award winning Astley Baker Davis, creators of Peppa Pig comes Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom. Holly, a young fairy Princess, is still learning how to fly and her magic doesn't always go quite according to plan. Her Best friend, Ben Elf, doess't have wings and he doesn't do magic. But elves are very good at making things, especially toys. They live in the Little Kingdom, a tiny land where flowers and grass rise above the tallest towers.

Clone

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Friday, 3 July 2009 '
Time:8pm
Clone is a 6-part UK sitcom following what could be described as a modern-day Frankenstein and his monster. It opens with a brilliant scientist (Jonathan Pryce) unveiling the results of his life's work: the first human clone (Stuart McLoughlin). The Doctor quickly realises his super weapon, intended to be a prototype super-soldier who will eventually replace Britain's volunteer army, is more likely to hug someone than shoot them. Clone is a classic fish-out-of-water comedy revolving around the education of an innocent being who is seeing and experiencing our world for the first time. In episode one Dr. Victor Blenkinsop, a brilliant government scientist, unveils the first human clone. Intended to be a prototype super soldier, the experiment goes horribly wrong. In an attempt to redeem himself, the doctor escapes with his creation vowing to fix him before the government finds them and kills them.

Blues Clues

Venue:Nick Jr
Date:'Sunday September 13 '
Time:from 10am
Why do kids love Blue's Clues? Because the show 'empowers, challenges, and builds the self-esteem of preschoolers while making them laugh,' according to Dr. Alice Wilder, director of research for Blue's Clues.

Join Blue and Joe for an all day play-along, think-along adventure with all your favourite episodes of Blue's Clues. The show stars a live-action host named Joe and an energetic, bright blue puppy named Blue. In each episode, Joe invites viewers into his computer-animated storybook world to help him and Blue solve the day's puzzles.

Triple J tv presents Lily Allen

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Monday, 6 July 2009 '
Time:10.30pm
Lily Allen played an exclusive and very intimate gig for 30 lucky triple j listeners earlier this year. triple j tv presents Lily Allen is like you've never seen her before, live and stripped back in the triple j recording studios accompanied by just keys and guitar.

The set features the hit single The Fear and other tracks from Lily's new album It's Not Me, It's You, plus a cover of the Britney Spears song Womanizer. There's also a candid interview with triple j's Scott Dooley, so if you weren't one of the lucky 30 to be there in the audience, triple j tv presents is bringing the entire gig straight to you...

Yo Gabba Gabba!

Venue:Nick Jr
Date:'Sunday September 20'
Time:from 10am
After leaving their fans screaming for more on their Australian tour, Nick Jr.'s award-winning live-action music series Yo Gabba Gabba! rocks the small screen in a marathon special this September. Preschoolers will be groovin' to the funky Yo Gabba Gabba! songs in this Gabba-thon celebration.

The Baby Borrowers

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 8 July '
Time:Wednesday 9:25pm
Five teenage couples face the toughest job of all - parenting. In this unique social experiment, five teenage couples move in together and look after other people's babies... babies who will be swiftly replaced by toddlers, pre-teens, teens and finally the elderly and infirm.

With nappies, toddler teething, teenage tantrums and old-age incontinence to deal with, will their relationships survive the stresses and strains of adult life? And what will they learn about themselves and their assumptions of parenthood? Fast-forwarding these teenagers straight into adult life with four weeks of non-stop babysitting might just prove to be the ultimate contraceptive...

In their first week the teenagers must start real jobs, Experience 'pregnancy', attend ante-natal classes and prepare for the arrival of a child. The real thing will arrive at their doors very shortly...

Beautiful People: How I Got My Posh

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Thursday, 9 July 2009 '
Time:9.25pm
When Kylie (Layton Williams) steals the head teacher's clutch bag, Simon (Luke Ward-Wilkinson) immediately returns it but accidently rests the bag on the 'speak button' of her intercom system, revealing to the whole school that he wants a Posh Spice doll for his birthday.

His dad (Aidan McArdle) teaches reluctant Simon about football to 'butch him up'. When Simon discovers Posh dates footballers, he suddenly gets motivated and uses his choreography skills for good on the football pitch. This episode features a specially recorded duet by Dannii and Kylie Minogue performing Abba's The Winner Takes It All.

Being Human

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Friday, 10 July '
Time:9.20pm
Mitchell's attempt to embrace humanity becomes more intense than ever when he befriends a 12-year-old boy, Bernie and his divorced mother, Fleur, who live in the same street. Mitchell and Bernie develop a friendship that reminds Mitchell of his pre-vampire childhood. But things turn sour when Bernie catches a glimpse of the vampire side of Mitchell. George realises that if he is to have any real future with the feisty Nina, he must tell her the truth about his werewolf nature. Annie is traumatised after a shocking revelation about her ex-fiance Owen. Through her rage, she develops a lust for revenge.

Nature's Great Events, Agatha Christie's Miss Marple

Venue:ABC
Date:'Sunday, 12 July 2009 '
Time:7:30pm
Nature's Great Events: The Great Flood
7:30pm
In the intense heat of the northern Kalahari, at the peak of the dry season when water is scarce, herds of elephants trek towards a life-saving event, while prides of lions and marooned hippos fight to survive around the last remaining waterholes.

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: They Do It With Mirrors
8:30pm
Carrie-Louise and her third husband Lewis Serrocold run a correctional facility for young men on their estate, Stonygates, where they also house a rag-tag of family and step-Family.

The Girls Next Door

Venue:E!
Date:'Tuesdays, 1st December '
Time:9:30pm
The Girls Next Door takes viewers beyond the gates and behind the closed doors of the world's most famous English Tudor to reveal life inside Hugh Hefner's mansion as it has never been seen before: through the eyes of the women who live, play and party with him. It's the secret side of an American legend and the fabled home that has captivated the imagination of millions.

In this new season, fans are introduced to the new beauties, including Crystal Harris, his new 'number one' girlfriend, who was born in Arizona and raised in San Diego. This 23-year-old met Hef at last year's Playboy Halloween Party and moved in one month later. Hef and Crystal bonded immediately over the heartbreak they shared from the recent loss of loved ones.

Nineteen-year-old identical twin sisters Karissa and Kristina from Clearwater, Florida, came to the Mansion for the first time where they were handpicked by Holly as finalists during the 55th Anniversary Playmate search. The twins are the first Playmates to share a double issue as 2009's Miss July and Miss August.


Charlie And Lola Special, Talking Heads and Spooks

Venue:ABC
Date:'Monday, 13 July 2009 '
Time:10:15am, 6.30pm, 9:35pm
Charlie And Lola Special: Everything Is Different And Not The Same
10:15am
Follow the adventures of seven-year-old Charlie and his feisty sister Lola in this delightful autumn special based on the award-winning picture books by Lauren Child.

Talking Heads
6.30pm
This week on Talking Heads, Peter Thompson's guest is the much-loved Olivia Newton-John. The daughter of a Welsh-born Professor of German and granddaughter of a Nobel prizewinning physicist, Newton-John opted very early on to follow her own dream of a career in music. At 15 years of age, she was singing in an all-girl group in Melbourne. Within a few years she was in London making a name for herself alongside Cliff Richard.

Spooks
9:35pm
After the shocking revelation in episode four that Connie could be the Sugarhorse mole, Harry has her put under house arrest and has her home searched for anything that might prove her treachery. But, as always, the threat posed by a Russian double-agent in bringing down the whole Sugarhorse spy operation is just one of the crises MI5 must avert this week.

The Perfect Catch

Venue:E!
Date:'Wednesdays, December 2nd '
Time:9:30pm
8 Contestants, multiple Greek Islands and just one goal... to find the sexiest and most beautiful people they can! Perfect Catch is a new reality competition show that aims to find the hottest men and women from seven of Greece's most beautiful islands. Eight Contestants from around the world will battle it out to find their Perfect Catch.

Grand Designs, Jennifer Byrne Presents Brave New Worlds and Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union

Venue:ABC
Date:'Tuesday, 14 July 2009 '
Time:8:30pm-9:50pm
Grand Designs: Brittany
8:30pm
Daren Howarth and partner Adi Nortje live in Brighton in the UK, and are champions of sustainable living. They want to build an earth-sheltered home from recycled materials, based on ideas pioneered in the 1970s in New Mexico, but land prices and planning laws force them out of England to Brittany in northern France.

Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union
9:25pm
Emmy Award-winner Tracey Ullman continues her hilarious tour across America. The second season of Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union will once again showcase Ullman's vast array of original characters and impersonations in a wide collection of irreverent and hilarious skits, that range from sardonic parody to social satire.

Jennifer Byrne Presents Brave New Worlds
9:50pm
Jennifer Byrne Presents is a series of individual treats for lovers of books and writing. It features discussions with leading authors and investigations into the popularity of writing genres such as crime, sex and romance, and fantasy.

Chelsea Lately

Venue:E!
Date:'Monday - Friday'
Time:10.30pm
This daily program is an irreverent look at top breaking news stories, celebrity tales that just won't die and other hot topics of the day. Chelsea will feature guests, comedic field packages and viewer call-ins.

The New Inventors

Venue:ABC
Date:'Wednesday, 15 July 2009 '
Time: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. Deciding the winner of these three inventions are: engineer James Bradfield Moody, science broadcaster Bernie Hobbs, and futurist and author Mark Pesce.

Inventions featured on the program: PASSWINDOW, SEA PEN and PENO GUARD.

The Soup

Venue:E!
Date:'Sundays'
Time:@ 7:00pm
Host Joel McHale takes a look at the week's hottest celeb news events and goofiest reality clips.

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?

True Hollywood Stories: Courteney Cox

Venue:E!
Date:'Thursday, 3rd December '
Time:8:30pm
Courteney Cox first attracted attention as the girl Bruce Springsteen dragged onstage in his 'Dancing in the Dark' video, but it was her portrayal of the likeable Friends star, that captured the hearts of television audiences worldwide. True Hollywood Stories talks to those who know Courteney best - her closest friends and co-stars, revealing the intimate personal life of this beloved star.

Trial And Retribution and Last Word Monologues

Venue:ABC
Date:'Friday, 17 July 2009 '
Time:8:30pm - 10:05pm
Trial And Retribution: Rules Of The Game
8:30pm
The world of high-class prostitution involving girls from Eastern Europe and the wealthy men who use them turns deadly in this taut, thriller instalment of Trial And Retribution from Lynda La Plante. In Rules Of The Game a suitcase is discovered abandoned in the middle of a Heathrow car park. Inside it is the naked body of a girl.

Last Word Monologues: Sheila Hancock: Before I Call You In
10:05pm
Rhys Ifans, Sheila Hancock and Bob Hoskins, the cream of British acting talent star in this trio of cracking, contemplative comedy dramas written, produced and directed by Hugo Blick. Three people who have one thing in common, that they are all about to kill or be killed, speak a monologue to the camera - their last words. Between the lines they reveal truths about their lives.

True Hollywood Stories: Rock Daughters

Venue:E!
Date:'Thursday, 10th December'
Time:8:30pm
When you're the daughter of rock royalty, life can be full of privilege and glamour - but there's also the burden of having a parent under constant scrutiny and the endless tour schedule.

True Hollywood Stories: Rock Star Daughters finds out what it's like to have a rock star Dad by catching up with the hottest offspring of legendary rockers - the young actresses, models, and aspiring musicians - as they step out on their and begin to make a name for themselves.

Daughter in the show include: Kristinia DeBarge (James's daughter), Lara Johnston (Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers), CarrieAnn DeYoung (Styx's Dennis DeYoung), Madison Cain (daughter of Jonathan Cain of Journey) and Sally Taylor (James Taylor and Carly Simon's daughter).

Gardening Australia, New Tricks and The Bill

Venue:ABC
Date:'Saturday, 18 July 2009 '
Time:6:30pm-8:30pm
Gardening Australia
6:30pm
Winter gardening enthusiasts have much to savour from Angus Stewart and Stephen Ryan discussing their shared passion for collecting plants. Josh Byrne visits an award-winning garden in Perth which has a colourful palette of Mediterranean-style plants.

New Tricks: Mad Dogs
7:30pm
Ministry of Defence spooks try to silence the UCOS team when they reinvestigate the death of British soldier Eric Trimble. Just weeks before a tour of duty in Iraq, Trimble - along with three other squaddies Andy Merrill, Keith Sharratt and Ronnie Glazebrook was sent to the MoD's Influenza Research Unit to take part in a medical trial. All four played truant one night, but Trimble never returned.

The Bill
8:30pm
Ep. 673 - Growing Pains
PC Nate Roberts (Ben Richards) breaks up a fight between two parents at Deansgate School, and later one of the men involved is found with serious injuries.

Kendra Season 2

Venue:E! is available on FOXTEL and AUSTAR on Channel 121
Time:New episodes on Sundays at 10pm
E! Entertainment Television announces a second season pick-up for its popular half-hour reality series 'Kendra,' which follows the spontaneous, unfiltered and hilarious antics of beloved blonde bombshell Kendra Wilkinson as she settles into life outside of the Playboy Mansion and takes on domestic duties for the first time.

Production for the new season will begin early 2010, which is poised to be a year of big changes for Kendra and her new husband Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Baskett.

True Hollywood Stories: James Cameron

Venue:E!
Date:'Thursday, 17th December'
Time:8:30pm
James Camerons long-time friends and colleagues give us an insiders perspective about the driven director, who has created some of the best movies ever made.

Giddy-Up! The Seinfeld Marathon

Venue:TV1
Date:'Friday 11th- Monday 14th of June'
Running over the long weekend, Giddy-Up! The Seinfeld Marathon will see episodes from the legendary sitcom air back to back on TV1.

Sunday Arts

Venue:ABC
Date:'Sunday, 12 July 2009 '
Time:5:00pm
Fenella Kernebone meets David Harrington, the founder of the world renowned, innovative Kronos Quartet. Kronos Quartet The Kronos Quartet has been producing innovative and compelling music for over 30 years. Founded in San Francisco by violinist David Harrington in 1973, Kronos has continually pushed boundaries both musically and visually, adapting the ancient musical tradition of a string quartet into a contemporary one. Kronos draw much of its inspiration from the many musical traditions from around the world, which include pop, rock, electronic and experimental compositions. It has collaborated widely, including teaming up with acclaimed composers Phillip Glass and Australia's Peter Sculthorpe, as well as producing soundtracks for films such as Requiem for a Dream. The Kronos Quartet was recently in Australia and Fenella Kernebone had the chance to speak with founder David Harrington.

triple j tv presents Miami Horror's One Night Stand

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Monday, 17 August 2009 '
Time:10:30pm
Channelling Daft Punk, and with a 70s wood veneer DJ booth to back it up, Melbourne's Miami Horror bring their electro funk to triple j tv presents. Playing in the pouring rain for triple j's One Night Stand in Gippsland, Miami Horror flawlessly blend a set of their own dance floor hits as well as remixing some classics. Get down and dirty as Miami Horror bring the funk to triple j tv presents.

True Hollywood Stories: Valerie Bertinelli

Venue:E!
Date:'Thursday, 24th December'
Time:8:30pm
A true American sweetheart, Valerie Bertinelli is a television icon loved by fans the world over. True Hollywood Stories will follow Valerie's career and personal life, from her breakout role as Barbara on One Day at a Time to her volatile marriage and recent divorce to rocker Eddie Van Halen. Now a bestselling author and Jenny Craig spokeswoman, Valerie's successful weight loss battle has been a remarkable inspiration.

Wire In The Blood USA: Prayer Of The Bone: Part 2

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Tuesday, 18 August 2009 '
Time:8:30pm
Alone in a strange, sweltering country, surrounded by hostile lawyers and police, Dr Tony Hill (Robson Green), finds himself at the centre of a maelstrom of competing legal and political interests in the final episode of this special Wire In The Blood USA.

He's insulted, threatened, framed and physically attacked. Meanwhile, his doubts grow about the case. Dr Hill's rattled. Nobody is quite what they seem and everyone has a vested interest in the accused family slayer, Darius Grady (Brad Hawkins). Everyone, that is, except Darius himself - who seems peculiarly determined to die.

The Sculpture Diaries

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Sunday, 12 July 2009 '
Time:8:30pm
A quirky and at times dark journey through sculptures with leading British art critic Waldemar Januszczak, is a fascinating look at inspiring and remarkable pieces all around the world. The three-part series travels from a remote Nigerian village to the legendary Easter Island where sombre mysterious structures dominate from a previous civilisation. He also visits a Lithuanian theme park featuring old Communist statues of Lenin, Stalin and Marx. Finally he does a road trip through icons of the American land art movement.

Sin City Law: Skin Tone: Part 1

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 19 August 2009 '
Time:8:30pm
In 2002, five members of the Crips street gang were driving around North Las Vegas when they spotted a rival gang member and went after him.

The ensuing chase spilled into an apartment's courtyard, where shots were fired and 9-year-old Genesis Gonzalez was killed.

15 Remarkable Celebrity Body Bouncebacks

Venue:E!
Date:'Sunday, 20th December'
Time:8:30pm
In Hollywood, one issue is constant-stars rise and fall-and we don't just mean in popularity. Shocking celebrity weight gains are often followed by super speedy slim-downs. Some stars pack on pounds for roles, some inexplicably go on a 'see food' diet. Other times, carrying a 'little bundle of joy' leaves superstar-moms carrying a bundle of baby weight. But like genetic freaks-of-nature, these starlets magically trim their tummies overnight-just in time to rock the red carpet in all their sexy glory.

During this two-hour countdown, we'll rate the most eye-popping body blow-ups and bounce-backs of recent memory and our world renowned group of experts, trainers, media watchers and stars will give their insights and opinions.

Plus, with each Star story our trainers will also come armed with take-away advice for regular Janes and Joes looking to kick start their own 'bounceback.' We'll be dishing on the Star's diet plans, workout regimes and favorite exercise spots ' The very same tips and tricks the celebrities use to slim down. We'll even suggest cheap alternatives to those uber'expensive foods, fitness equipment and fancy clubs.

S And M: Short And Male and The Baby Borrowers

Date:'Wednesday, 15 July 2009 '
Time:8.30pm and 9:25pm
S And M: Short And Male
8:30pm
Every short male has his own frustrating story to tell. Cultures around the world seem to share the same obsession with size: it matters, big time. Women are hard-wired to equate height with sex appeal and society in general is stuck on the belief that in business and politics, tall people make the best leaders. S & M: Short and Male explores the relationship between height, self-esteem and success. From platform shoes to growth hormone injections to limb elongation surgery, S & M unveils the reality of the vertically challenged male trying to survive in a height--obsessed world.

The Baby Borrowers
9:25pm
Five teenage couples face the toughest job of all - parenting. In this unique social experiment, five teenage couples move in together and look after other people's babies... babies who will be swiftly replaced by toddlers, pre-teens, teens and finally the elderly and infirm.

How Not To Live Your Life

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Thursday, 20 August 2009 '
Time:9:00pm
How Not to Live Your Life is an exciting comedy that follows the antics of a typically neurotic, single young man, with an over-active imagination, who tries and fails to navigate the basics of life.

Keeping Up With The Kardashians Marathon

Venue:E!
Date:'Monday, December 21st'
Time:from 8:45am - 10:30pm

Stairway To Heaven

Date:'Sunday, 12 July 2009 '
Time:9:30pm
Stairway to Heaven is the story of an ancient and sublime work of sacred art, whose loss not only shook the art world, but triggered the shocking realisation that traditional Islamic knowledge and skills have all but vanished. In 1969, the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem was attacked by a Christian fanatic. In the blaze that followed, one of the world's most precious works of art, the minbar of Saladin, originally installed in 1187, was destroyed. The minbar lay in ashes, but fortunately some black and white photos survived.

Yellowstone, Midsomer Murders and Compass

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 27 September 2009 '
Time:7:30pm - 10:05pm
Yellowstone: Summer
7:30pm
As the spring melts the winter snow, the full extent of Yellowstone is gradually revealed. Now, from the surrounding lowlands, herds of elk, pronghorn and bison return from their winter feeding grounds to take advantage of America's richest natural grasslands, right in the heart of Yellowstone.

Midsomer Murders
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 a burglar is on the loose, and people are beginning to die...

Compass: What Should I Do? Part One
10:05pm
Once upon a time the big decisions in life were about births, deaths and marriages. But today many of our little, everyday decisions have grown into big dilemmas.