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The Shadow Line |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 23rd March 2012 ' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Harvey Wratten, the head of one of the UK's largest crime organisations is found dead. He had only just been released from jail - under the very rarely obtained Royal Pardon - having served two years of an 18-year sentence for his part in importing 11 million pounds' worth of heroin. |
QI: Imbroglio |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 23rd March 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| The 'I' theme continues on QI tonight with a show all about 'Imbroglio'. Joining QI master Stephen Fry are newcomers Frank Skinner and John Bishop who play alongside semi regular Sean Lock and permanently installed panellist, Alan Davies. |
River Cottage: Everyday: Bread |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 22nd March 2012' |
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| Time: | 6:00pm |
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| It's Hugh's belief that if making and baking your own bread isn't a part of your weekly kitchen repertoire, it should be. Although people think it's a difficult process that should only be left to the professionals, baking your own bread is actually one of the simplest ways to improve your relationship with food. |
Agony Uncles |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 21st March 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Confessional, illuminating, inappropriate, wrong! Welcome to Agony Uncles an unblinking six-part series, where some of Australia's funniest and wisest celebrity gents, including Tim Ross, John Elliott, Brett Tucker, Josh Lawson and Lawrence Mooney put their reputations on the line to tell you what it's really like to be single, cohabitate, marry, divorce and then be single again in the 21st century. |
Birdsong |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 29th July 2012 ' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Filmmaker Abi Morgan (Iron Lady, The Hour) adapts Sebastian Faulk's epic love story set against the First World War into a haunting and powerful mini-series. |
Dancing Down Under |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 23rd March 2012' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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| Narrated by Josh Thomas, Dancing Down Under is a 10-part observational series following the amazing adventures of four young Australian Irish dancers as they compete at the 2010 Australia National Irish Dancing Championships held in Wollongong |
Dance Academy |
| Venue: | ABC3 |
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| Date: | 'From Monday, 19th March 2012' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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| It's a rollercoaster year for Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin) and her friends at the National Academy, during the new series of ABC3's awarding-winning teen drama Dance Academy. As they begin Second Year, friendships and relationships fall apart as new ones are being forged; and rivalry and jealousy kick in as the students are forced to work harder than ever before in preparation for the world's premier ballet competition, the Prix de Fonteyn. |
E!'s True Hollywood Story: Lindsay Lohan |
| Venue: | E! |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, March 25th 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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It's a story that unfolds far too often in the bright lights of Hollywood - a talented young star's promising career is derailed after a series of bad decisions and as the price of fame takes its toll their professional and personal life begins to fall apart. In this one hour E! True Hollywood Story, the turbulent life of gossip-column fixture and party girl, Lindsay Lohan is examined.
Once applauded for her acting ability and coveted movie roles, Linday found herself centre stage for all the right reasons, but that soon changed and has now been over-shadowed by a public battle with substance abuse, a volatile love-life and embarrassing family dramas. E! True Hollywood Story presents her complete tale with the help of friends and associates who offer insight as to what triggered her destructive behaviour and asks the question - can this talented actress avoid becoming another Hollywood statistic and rise to the top again? |
Three Men In A Boat: The Best Bits |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 31st July 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| This program is a compilation of the best bits of the first six series of Three Men in a Boat. |
QI: Intelligence |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 1st August 2012
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| This week's idiot-proof episode of QI takes a quite interesting look at intelligence. |
Calling All Cars |
| Venue: | MTV |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 25th of March' |
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| Time: | 10pm |
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| Featuring performances of Calling All Cars' hit songs, 'Worlds Collide', 'Reptile' and 'Autobiotics' and a profound look at the band's life on the road, the second episode of the Local Produce series is a must-see for Aussie rock fans! Make sure to tune in to MTV, Channel 124, on Sunday March 25 @ 10pm for all the action. |
Gruen Sweat |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 1st August 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Every four years, the cream of the world's advertisers come together for the greatest marketing event in history - two weeks of elite competition played out while the whole planet looks on. |
Dateline Cancer Con |
| Venue: | SBS ONE |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 6th March' |
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| Time: | 9.30pm |
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Mexico's border with America is clustered with clinics providing unusual treatments for cancer - alternatives to conventional medicine that claim to offer a complete cure, even for the terminally ill, in return for tens of thousands of dollars.
Dateline on Tuesday (9.30pm on SBS ONE) features an investigation into this multimillion dollar industry as Sarah MacDonald, a journalist who has been treated for cancer herself, goes undercover to find out if these clinics are offering genuine solutions or are just trading on the hopes of those desperate to survive. |
Kingdom |
| Date: | 'Saturday, 4th August 2012 ' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| This six-part drama, filmed on locations in Norfolk, follows the fortunes Peter Kingdom (Stephen Fry), an affable country solicitor in the picturesque Norfolk town of Market Shipborough. |
Kidnap and Ransom |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 4th August 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Dominic King (Trevor Eve) tries to negotiate the release of the hostages before anyone discovers that the daughter of the British Foreign Secretary is on board, but when a police sniper shoots at the kidnappers, they panic and drive away. |
Insight: Removing Kids |
| Venue: | SBS ONE |
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| Date: | 'Tuesady 6th of March' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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This week Insight puts kids in the spotlight and asks them whether children are better off with their biological families - even when it is abusive or dysfunctional.
Some child protection experts say children are left for too long in unsafe homes because the system is wrongly geared towards the rights of the parents. They say money is being wasted on family intervention services that simply don't work, and vulnerable children should be removed earlier and permanently adopted out. |
The Straits |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 22nd March 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Noel (Aaron Fa'aoso) is on the run - from both the police and the DCs. He makes a clandestine visit to his estranged wife, Antoinette (Kate Jenkinson), telling her he's going to South America. To Noel's delight, Antoinette lets him know that she wants to join him there, with the kids. Noel then heads north to the islands, planning to raise enough money to be able to live overseas with his family. |
Artscape: Anatomy: Tissue |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 20th March 2012' |
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| Time: | 10:00pm |
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| Imagine wearing a leather jacket that was grown in a lab. The artwork Victimless Leather is cultivated in just this way using the tools of biotechnology and a procedure known as Tissue Culture. |
Lake Eyre |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 20th March 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Over the past few years, ABC News reporter Paul Lockyer mounted four separate filming expeditions to Lake Eyre, often with cameraman John Bean and pilot Gary Ticehurst. |
A Farmer's Life For Me |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 20th March 2012' |
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| Time: | 6:00pm |
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| This week, Jimmy Doherty's fledgling farmers are tested on their ability to make money from poultry. |
Fry's Planet Word: Identity |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 18th March 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Language is what defines humans from other species, and with our planet home to around 7,000 different languages, words have played a crucial role in our evolution. Renowned wordsmith and host of this series, Stephen Fry, is the perfect guide for this fascinating exploration of language in all its forms: from cutting edge linguistic research to the glories of world literature. The |
Waking the Dead: Harbinger: Part 2 |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 18th March 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:35pm |
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| DSI Boyd (Trevor Eve) is convinced that Donald Rees is not a murderer. What links Donald to the Geigers? Did they blame Donald for the death of their infant son twenty years earlier? It becomes increasingly clear that DSI Sarah Cavendish (Eva Birthistle - Five Daughters, The State Within) isn't going to see eye-to-eye with Boyd's unorthodox investigative methods. |
Great Expectations |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 18th March 2012 ' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Pip (Douglas Booth) is shocked when Magwitch (Ray Winstone) reveals that he is his secret benefactor. He decides he wants nothing to do with him and rushes to confront Miss Havisham (Gillian Anderson). |
Hustle |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 4th August 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:20pm |
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| Mickey (Adrian Lester) and Ash (Robert Glenister) think they've found their next mark when their old grifter mate Benny (Denis Lawson) reveals he's in debt and running for his life from an Iranian hard man named Danush (Chook Sibtain). Danush is known for his propensity for violence. Benny went as far as to fake his own death to try and escape the debt he owes Danush, a debt he knows he can't pay. |
Silent Witness: And Then I Fell In Love Part 1 |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 3th August 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| When Nikki witnesses a barefoot fifteen year old Shannon running into an on-coming car, it's the start of her journey into the harrowing world of sex grooming of underage girls. |
Photo Finish: Performance |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 2nd August 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| Hosted by passionate photographer Andrew Günsberg (Australian Idol), Photo Finish is a unique series where, each week, three amateur photographers compete head-to-head in themed photographic challenges. |
At The Movies: Ennio Morricone In Conversation |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 1st August 2012' |
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| Time: | 10:15pm |
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| David Stratton speaks to the legendary Italian film composer, Ennio Morricone - who has been responsible for some of cinema's most influential film soundtracks. |
Would I Lie To You? |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 1st August 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:45pm |
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| This hilarious UK comedy panel show Would I Lie To You? is in its fourth season and is hosted by Rob Brydon. |
Big Rich Texas Season 2 |
| Venue: | Style Network |
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| Date: | ' Wednesdays in April' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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| The Dallas divas return in an all new series following a group of mothers and daughters in Dallas, Texas whose lives intersect at a prestigious country club - the hub for society functions, leisure activities, and ladies who lunch. We'll get to know the dynamic, multi-generational relationships between the divas and daughters who shop, dine and dish in this tight-knit, upscale community. |
Insight: Arranged Marriage |
| Venue: | SBS ONE |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 13th of March, 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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It may not be widely known, but arranged and forced marriages are part of life in Australia.
The Federal Government is considering laws to prevent forced marriages, after a number of cases of young Australian women being pressured to wed or forced to marry abroad.
But, of course, marriages arranged by parents and family aren't always forced. Some cultural groups in Australia - among them Indian and Lebanese - are choosing to keep the tradition alive, and their children are happily allowing their spouses to be chosen for them. Some people, however, are agreeing to the marriages because of family pressure.
Other young Australians have 'semi-arranged' marriages, negotiating their way between old traditions and the desire to find their own 'love match'. |
Dina's Party |
| Venue: | Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Thursdays from April 5th' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| In this new series, former Real Housewives of New Jersey reality star, Dina Manzo, creates amazing, unforgettable events for her clients in their own home. Dina and the staff at her company, Designer Affair, work with homeowners to transform their personal space into something beautiful and unique to celebrate an important moment in their lives. Whether it's an incredible anniversary celebration, an over-the-top wedding or a festive graduation party - Dina's parties are always memorable! |
Jerseylicious |
| Venue: | Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Thursdays' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| It's never business as usual when it comes to teased hair and tight-fitting animal print wearing girls of Jerseylicious. What's more, we now have competing salons to contend with when the new season of the hair-raising drama surrounding the staff and clients of a New Jersey beauty salon returns. This season, while some staffers find themselves unemployed, others continue to thrive as Gayle's revitalised Gatsby 2 Go becomes a huge success. |
The Amandas |
| Venue: | Style Network |
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| Date: | 'Mondays in April' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Amanda LeBlanc leads the assault on disorder, armed with a tape measure, no BS attitude and her stilettos, as she turns cluttered spaces into organised sanctuaries. Having lost everything during Hurricane Katrina, LeBlanc knows firsthand what it means to live with less and helps her clients let go of the past in order to create elegant, efficient and stress-free environments. |
Randling |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 1st August 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:15pm |
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| This week on Randling, a player's shocking admission about performance-enhancing drugs kicks off a night of fun, frivolity and high-wire tension. |
Spooks |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 7 April 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| The final episode - of the tenth and final series - of Spooks. |
A Farmer's Life For Me |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 3 April 2012' |
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| Time: | 6:00pm |
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| Three couples are left to compete for the big prize. |
Waking the Dead: Care: Part 2 |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 1st April 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Teresa (Georgina Rich) was willing to take her own life rather than face the Bag Man intruder. Meanwhile, Peter Broading's (Philip Wright) psych report reveals that he was branded by cigarettes as a child and became convinced the burn-holes were eyes, looking at him. Could he be their eye-stabber? |
Country Town Rescue |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 3rd April 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| Country Town Rescue is the compelling story of how ordinary Australians come together to save the small rural town of Trundle, whose falling population threatens its very existence. |
First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday, 3 April 2012' |
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| Time: | 10:05pm |
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| FirstTuesdayBookClubhostJenniferByrneandregularpanellistsMariekeHardyandJasonStegerarejoinedbytwoterrificguestsfromthisyearsPerthWritersFestival. |
Woodley: Dad Day |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 4th April 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| It's Dad Day at Ollie's school, and Woodley's keen to make a good impression. Dressed as a policeman Woodley tries to convince Ollie's class that he's a fearless officer of the law. |
Agony Uncles |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday, 4 April 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| On tonight's episode of Agony Uncles we have now traversed the border from dating to a relationship, it's a big step and our Uncles are on hand to offer their advice and relay their tips. |
Australia On Trial: The Mount Rennie Outrage |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 5th April 2012 ' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| Presented by historian Michael Cathcart, Australia On Trial is a thought-provoking three-part series, recreating three historic trials that throw light on the Australia of colonial times. |
River Cottage: Summer's Here |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 5th April 2012 ' |
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| Time: | 6:00pm |
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| The River Cottage vegetables are growing and Hugh is championing one of his favourites this year - the pea. He has tips on planting and some innovative approaches to turning peas into fine canapes and chilled pea soup shooters. |
QI: Invertebrates |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 6 April 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:00pm |
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| This week's episode of QI is all about insects and other 'Invertebrates'. Joining QI master Stephen Fry are panellists Alan Davies, Jimmy Carr, Johnny Vegas and Sarah Millican. |
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries: Murder In Montparnasse |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 6th April 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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| As a young woman in Paris after the war, Phryne (Essie Davis) posed for the famous artist Pierre Sarcelle (Nick Carrafa). Now, 10 years later, Sarcelle's widow (Linda Cropper) arrives in Melbourne asking for her late husband's paintings. |
Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide: The First Steps |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 1st April 2012' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Of all continents on Earth, none preserve the story of the formation of our planet and the evolution of life quite like Australia. Nowhere else can you simply jump in a car and travel back through the entire history of the world. 'Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide' takes you on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. Buckle up for a rocky ride down the Road of Time with series host Dr Richard Smith. |
The Shadow Line |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Friday, 6 April 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| 'Gatehouse' rescues Wratten's frightened driver Andy Dixon (Tobi Bakare) from the police and Jay Wratten (Rafe Spall). 'Gatehouse' tells Andy Dixon he should meet with Jay and tell him exactly what he heard when Jay's uncle was shot. So Jay hears that a man approached the car and from the lowered back side window, said 'Bob Harris says hello', and shot Harvey dead. Jay goes immediately to tell Bede (Christopher Eccleston). |
New Tricks: End Of The Line |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday, 7th April 2012' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| When Peter Offord (Richard Graham) is arrested in connection with a warehouse robbery, DNA tests prove his innocence, but link him directly to an unnamed vagrant who was strangled on a tube train 15 years earlier. This prompts UCOS (Unsolved Crimes Open Squad) to reopen the case. |
Fry's Planet Word: Spreading The Word |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 1 April 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:25pm |
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| Language is what defines humans from other species, and with our planet home to around 7,000 different languages, words have played a crucial role in our evolution. Renowned wordsmith and host of this series, Stephen Fry, is the perfect guide for this fascinating exploration of language in all its forms: from cutting edge linguistic research to the glories of world literature. The series travels the globe as Fry takes viewers on a journey through the thousands of years since man first mastered speech to the cyber world of today with its HTML, codes and texting. Revealing how language is used, abused and continues to evolve, Fry's Planet Word looks at whether we are any closer to understanding the most complex activity of the human brain. |
The Soup |
| Venue: | E! Channel |
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| Date: | ' Sundays in April' |
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| Time: | 7:00pm |
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| Host Joel McHale takes a look at the week's hottest celebrity news events and goofiest reality clips. |
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