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| 2:00pm | Nature Of Australia - The Making Of The Bush The story of how the wooded margins of Australia came to be dominated by one unique type of tree, growing in a great variety of forms - the Eucalypt. |
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| 6:30pm | Gardening Australia Practical and realistic horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining, presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts and hosted by Peter Cundall. |
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| 3:00pm | Wonders Are Many: The Making Of Doctor Atomic This behind-the-scenes documentary follows composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars as they work to forge the tale of J. Robert Oppenheimer into a music drama like no other. |
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| 6:30pm | The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
| 7:30pm | Doctor Who: The Doctor's Daughter The Doctor (David Tennant) meets the most important woman of his life on the distant planet Messaline, in the middle of an endless war. |
| 8:15pm | Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown - Sins Of The Fathers Specially filmed as a companion piece to Doctor Who. Includes behind-the-scenes filming and interviews with the cast, writers and production team as they bring our favourite Time Lord back to our screens. |
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Landline Australia's national rural program, with reports from around the country on rural and urban issues. Presented by Anne Kruger, the new presenter for Landline in 2008. |
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| 4:30pm | Bindi: The Jungle Girl - Prince Rajah Bindi enters the world of the biggest cats on the planet - lions and tigers. And at home, Tigers become part of the zoo family while Steve helps an injured lion to recovery in the USA. |
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Landline Extra Australia's national rural program, with reports from around the country on rural and urban issues. Presented by Anne Kruger, the new presenter for Landline in 2008. |
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| 11:00am rpt |
Grand Designs - Cambridgeshire This eco friendly and unusual two storey house is built around a spiral staircase carved out of an 800 year old oak tree trunk, the centrepiece of an interior that draws inspiration from Tolkein's Hobbit. |
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| 12:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor rpt Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
| 1:00pm rpt |
The New Inventors rpt James O'Loghlin features three more innovative ideas of Australians. New Inventors video (mp4) podcast |
| 1.30pm rpt |
Catalyst rpt Australia's premier science investigation series. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
| 6:00pm | Time Team - Ffrith Hosted by Tony Robinson. A bunch of archaeology boffins set upon a site in England and have only three days to discover its secrets. |
| 8:35pm | Grand Designs - Oxford When Henry Chopping, a commercial surveyor, comes across a plot of land in the heart of Oxford, he seizes the opportunity to build a unique home, specially designed to his own tastes. But there's a problem - the plot is tucked away behind a listed wall and strict planning conditions mean that Henry is only allowed to build a house one storey high. |
| 2:00am | The Thing From Another World Scientists in the Arctic discover a spacecraft and accidentally thaw out its frozen pilot. Classic from Howard Hawks with an eerie score that has been called the prototype for all alien invasion films. CAST: James Arness, Kenneth Tobey. |
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| 11:05am | Time Team - Kemerton Following careful excavation of the delicate remains of ancient peoples in Kemerton, Time Team was able to tell the story of this part of the West Midlands, a story that extended back many centuries. |
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| 8:00pm | The New Inventors Hosted by the ebullient James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors highlights the brightest new inventions in Australia. New Inventors video (mp4) podcast |
| More science on ABC1 | |
| 8:00pm | Catalyst Australia's premier science investigation series. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
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| 8:30pm | Hunt The Kaiser's Cruisers! - The Caravan Of Sailors In the early days of the 20th century, the German Kaiser challenged the naval power of the British with a new and mighty battle fleet. Who would rule the world's seas? It was a question that would be decided in the First World War. |
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| 11:05am | The Lion Man Follow the joys and frustrations of Craig Busch and his partner Karen, as they rear and interact with the cats at Zion Wildlife Gardens in far north New Zealand in a very close and personal manner. |
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| 11:05am | Aussie Animal Rescue - Roo Rescue Meet remarkable and unusual animals, passionate rescuers and travel to stunning locations. In this episode, wildlife rescuer, Manfred Zabinskas, rescues a kangaroo trapped in a fence. |
| 8:00pm | Collectors A series on collectables, collecting, and the collectors who passionately seek, find and enjoy. From antiquities to 20th century icons, from quirky to classy and kitch to classic, Collectors celebrates the joy of collecting. |
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| 2:00pm | Nature Of Australia - The Sunburnt Country Australia's arid interior is often called the dead heart. In fact, it teems with life supported by a hidden network of buried rivers recharged by rare but heavy rainfalls. Tonight's program tells the story of how this surprising desert for. |
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| 6:30pm | Gardening Australia Practical and realistic horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining, presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts and hosted by Peter Cundall. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 6:05pm rpt |
The New Inventors Hosted by the ebullient James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors highlights the brightest new inventions in Australia. New Inventors video (mp4) podcast |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Best Of Scrapheap Challenge This Emmy-nominated hit entertainment program features two opposing teams who have just one day to build incredible machines using only the materials they find on a scrap heap. |
| 7:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 12:30pm rpt |
Red Dwarf - Holoship Rimmer is transmitted to an advanced holoship, crewed by an elite band of holograms. It is everything he has ever dreamed of, including sex on demand with the most beautiful women aboard. |
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| 1:00pm rpt |
Red Dwarf - The Inquisitor The inquisitor roams through time and space weeding out life's wastrels and deleting the worthless. The Red Dwarf crew is in big, big trouble. |
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| 4:30pm rpt |
Gardening Austtralia Practical and realistic horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining, presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts and hosted by Peter Cundall. |
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| 6:05pm rpt |
Collectors A series on collectables, collecting, and the collectors who passionately seek, find and enjoy. From antiquities to 20th century icons, from quirky to classy and kitch to classic, Collectors celebrates the joy of collecting. |
| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Wheelie Cars This Emmy-nominated program features two opposing teams who have just one day to build incredible machines using only the materials they find on a scrap heap. |
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Red Dwarf - Pete: Part 2 The Dwarfers discover birds are descended from dinosaurs when they devolve a sparrow into a T-Rex. Evolving it back becomes a top priority. |
| 9:00pm | Good Game Presenters Bajo (Steven O'Donnell) and Junglist (Jeremy Ray) are back to provide their weekly dose of gaming culture with news, previews, developer interviews and of course, reviews. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Bomb Disposal This Emmy-nominated hit entertainment program features two opposing teams who have just one day to build incredible machines using only the materials they find on a scrap heap. |
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| 8:00am rpt |
Landline Australia's national rural program, with reports from around the country on rural and urban issues. Presented by Anne Kruger. |
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| 4:35pm | Naked Science - Volcano Alert |
| 5:35pm | Time Team Special: The Secrets Of The Stately Garden |
| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Backpack Cars This Emmy-nominated hit entertainment program features two opposing teams who have just one day to build incredible machines using only the materials they find on a scrap heap. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 4:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Amphi Bike This Emmy-nominated hit entertainment program features two opposing teams who have just one day to build incredible machines using only the materials they find on a scrap heap. |
| 9:30pm | Double The Fist - Beat The House More anarchic than The Young Ones, more surreal than The Mighty Boosh, and chock-full of seething anger and blood-soaked special effects, Double The Fist is testosterone-fuelled TV that shows no mercy. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 4:00pm rpt |
The New Inventors Hosted by the ebullient James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors highlights the brightest new inventions in Australia. New Inventors video (mp4) podcast |
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| 5:35pm rpt |
Catalyst Australia's premier science investigation series. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Ice Racers This Emmy-nominated hit entertainment program features two opposing teams who have just one day to build incredible machines using only the materials they find on a scrap heap. |
| 8:00pm | Good Luck Father Ted Father Ted is offered the chance of TV stardom, only to be thwarted by his brother priests. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 6:05pm rpt |
The New Inventors Hosted by the ebullient James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors highlights the brightest new inventions in Australia. New Inventors video (mp4) podcast |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Giant Darts This Emmy-nominated hit entertainment program features two opposing teams who have just one day to build incredible machines using only the materials they find on a scrap heap. |
| 7:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
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| 12.05pm | The Science Show with Robyn Williams Swimming with Whales We are supposed to keep a distance from whales in the water, but rules don't stop them coming close if they so choose. And the minke whales off the far north coast of Queensland relish the company of humans - they approach fearlessly and even seem to be having fun with us. Dr Alastair Birtles of James Cook University has been leading expeditions to see the whales for many years. His delight in their company is undiminished and research proceeds, even identifying possible new species. What has now been found? And how are turtles faring in these tropical waters? Science Show audio podcast |
| 1.00pm | All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell Being your own therapist – Buddhist style Venerable Robina Courtin, acclaimed Australian Tibetan Buddhist nun, has excavated the suffering mind at its greatest depths of despair. Founder of the Liberation Prison Project, she’s helped thousands of inmates release themselves from the prison within – their mind – using Buddhist techniques. We can all be our own therapist is her powerful claim. All In the Mind audio podcast |
| 1:35pm | The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Objective truth For a long time now, it has been fashionable to say that what science offers is not a true mirror of nature but a distorting mirror, reflecting our presuppositions, prejudices and politics. But can we take the criticisms on board while still maintaining a belief in objective truth? We meet a philosopher who says we can. Also, objectivity and the arts: can artistic judgements ever be objective or is it all down to just knowing what you like? The Philosopher's Zone audio podcast |
| ABC NewsRadio | |
| 4.30pm | BBC One Planet Environmental, development and agriculture stories, dealing with the impact of humankind on the natural world. One Planet audio podcast |
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| ABC Radio National | |
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| 8.45am | Ockham's Razor with Robyn Williams The Wallace/Darwin papers on biological evolution 150 years ago Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace made a joint presentation to the Linnean Society of London of their views on biological evolution. But who was Alfred Wallace and why haven’t we heard of the Wallace/Darwin theory of evolution before? Today Emeritus Professor Tony Larkum from the University of Sydney relates the story of this unsung man who went on to lead one of the most productive lives of any scientist of the 19th century Ockham's Razor audio podcast |
| ABC NewsRadio | |
| 1:30pm | Earthbeat A Radio Netherlands Worldwide program that examines what we grow, build, consume and destroy and how it affects our impact on the planet. Earthbeat audio podcast |
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| ABC Radio National | |
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Health Report with Norman Swan Post-traumatic stress disorder This week a timely Health Report after the arrest of Radovan Karadzic the Bosnian Serb leader. It's an extraordinary story of the lessons learned from the war in Bosnia, treating the psychological trauma in adolescence. Health Report audio podcast |
| 1:00pm rpt |
All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell Being your own therapist – Buddhist style Venerable Robina Courtin, acclaimed Australian Tibetan Buddhist nun, has excavated the suffering mind at its greatest depths of despair. Founder of the Liberation Prison Project, she’s helped thousands of inmates release themselves from the prison within – their mind – using Buddhist techniques. We can all be our own therapist is her powerful claim. All In the Mind audio podcast |
| 1:35pm rpt |
The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Objective truth For a long time now, it has been fashionable to say that what science offers is not a true mirror of nature but a distorting mirror, reflecting our presuppositions, prejudices and politics. But can we take the criticisms on board while still maintaining a belief in objective truth? We meet a philosopher who says we can. Also, objectivity and the arts: can artistic judgements ever be objective or is it all down to just knowing what you like? The Philosopher's Zone audio podcast |
| 7.00pm rpt |
The Science Show with Robyn Williams Swimming with Whales We are supposed to keep a distance from whales in the water, but rules don't stop them coming close if they so choose. And the minke whales off the far north coast of Queensland relish the company of humans - they approach fearlessly and even seem to be having fun with us. Dr Alastair Birtles of James Cook University has been leading expeditions to see the whales for many years. His delight in their company is undiminished and research proceeds, even identifying possible new species. What has now been found? And how are turtles faring in these tropical waters? Science Show audio podcast |
| More ABC Radio science | |
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| 9.00am | Science on Mornings with Zan Rowe Science Talkback, featuring Dr Karl LIVE! An hour devoted to the collective exploration of some of the great mysteries of life, such as 'why does the water in the shower slow down just when it gets hot?' Science on Mornings audio podcast |
| ABC Radio National | |
| 7:35pm | In Conversation with Robyn Williams Pole to Pole: A vet on the ice with seals In this polar year many initiatives are offering new insights on changes in Antarctica. Dr Phil Tucak from Perth has spent several months exploring sites where Weddell seals are found. His studies of their behaviour and biology at a time of change are both illuminating and exciting. In Conversation audio podcast |
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