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Sunday, Prime, 7.00pm Michael Caton’s (right) role as grandfather Ted Taylor in 2008’s biggest local hit Packed to the Rafters has further endeared the veteran actor to audiences making him the perfect choice to host this popular real estate program. This week, an Aussie couple plan to build a house to raise money for orphans in Sri Lanka and a photographer attempts to sell his Sydney workshop.
Blood And Guts: A History Of Surgery
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Tuesday, SBS, 8.30pm
Wednesday, WIN, 9.30pm
In a similar vein to his previous series Medical Mavericks, former doctor and presenter Michael Mosley (above) looks at the extraordinary lengths surgical pioneers went to unlock the secrets of the body. With a family history of heart problems, Mosley takes special interest in this episode in which he has a go at heart surgery himself. Occasionally gruesome but utterly compelling viewing.
Now into series 14, this medical drama doesn’t attract the huge ratings of its heyday. But it still contains a great mix of characters, intelligent dialogue and realistic medical dilemmas. Dr Tony Gates (John Stamos, above) is followed on every step of his rounds by a nerdy new intern while Dr Neela Rasgotra (Parminder Nagra) finds performing surgery on a trauma patient unsettling.
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An Audience With Neil Diamond
Beach Cricket SC Ten, 2.00pm
Friday, Prime, 8.30pm
Since its debut in 1978, British variety series An Audience with … has been visited by the likes of Peter Ustinov, Shirley Bassey, Elton John, Tom Jones, The Bee Gees, Joan Rivers, Rod Stewart and Kylie Minogue. Now it’s the turn of Brooklyn boy Neil Diamond (above), who unleashes his golden voice upon an adoring studio audience, and answers questions from various celebrities.
Sure, it’s a sexed-up, board-shorted version of the game, but if you can’t get enough of cricket this summer, this take on the sport will be cracking good fun. While the old guard will no doubt declare that it’s just not cricket, Ten’s target audience will love seeing some of the game’s legends including Allan Border (above), Dean Jones and Mark Waugh scrambling about in the Coolangatta sand.
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6.00 Antarctic Oasis: A Haunting Journey. (G, R, S) 6.30 Chant Of The Scrub Turkey. (PG, R, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 Penguins Of The Antarctic. (G, S) 8.25 News. (S) 8.30 Lusitania: Murder On The Atlantic. Looks at the controversy surrounding the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania on May 17, 1915, by a German U-boat. (PG, S) 10.00 Compass: The Quiet Revolution – Pioneering City. (G, R, S) 11.30 Movie: Suddenly, Last Summer. (1959) (B&W, M, R, S)
6.05 The House Of Windsor: A Royal Dynasty: The First Windsors. (S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Choir Of Hard Knocks. Part 3 of 5. (PG, R, S) 8.30 Movie: The Somme. (2005) Oliver Jones, Patrick Kennedy, Ed Stoppard. Docudrama following the experiences of a group of young soldiers through the Battle of the Somme during World War I. Narrated by Tilda Swinton. (M, S) 11.20 MDA. (M, R, S)
6.10 River Cottage: Gone Fishing! (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 The Museum: Old Pots And Puzzles. (S) 8.35 Party Animals. Danny urges Jo to seek counselling for her drinking problem, but it becomes the least of her worries when her home life unravels. The by-election campaign trail bristles with dirty tactics and sexual tension for Scott and Ashika. (S) 9.30 Bastard Boys. Part 1 of 4 (M, R, S) 11.30 Movie: The Man Who Knew Too Much. (1956) (PG, R, S)
6.05 Art Museums Of The World. (G, R, S) 6.30 Nigella Express. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 My Family. (PG, S) 8.35 The Omid Djalili Show. (PG, S) 9.05 Star Stories. (Final) A sitcom-style send-up of celebrities’ lives. Tom Cruise’s life and experiences with Scientology are revealed. (S) 9.35 Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby. (M, R, S) 10.00 The Robinsons. (M, R, S) 11.55 Movie: The Big Fix. (1978) (M, R, S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Outback Wildlife Rescue. (G, S) 7.00 Hot Property. (G, S) 7.30 The Rich List. (G, S) 8.30 Movie: While You Were Sleeping. (1995) Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden. After saving a man’s life, a lonely young woman experiences a loving, family environment after she is mistaken for the man’s fiancée. But it is the man’s brother who she finally falls in love with. (PG, R, S) 11.50 The Benny Hill Show. (PG, R)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, S) 7.30 The Rich List. (G, S) 8.30 Bones. Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate when an exhumed corpse is found in the back of a gang member’s car. Booth and Brennan follow the clues, which lead them to another empty grave and a wealthy senator’s house. (M, R, S) 9.30 Killing Hitler. (M, S) 11.40 Kath & Kim: The American Series. (PG)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, S) 7.30 Wild Vets. (G, S) 8.00 Coastwatch. (PG, S) 8.30 Eli Stone. Eli finds it hard to find anyone willing to believe him after he has a vision of an earthquake striking San Francisco. (M, S) 9.30 Ghost Whisperer. The ghost of a chef who perished in a fire meets Melinda after the restaurant he died in burns down for a second time. (PG, R, S) 11.30 Dirty Sexy Money. (M)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, S) 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: Fire Fight – Air Canada 797. (PG, S) 8.30 Las Vegas. Cooper secures the Pacific Tropic Spokesmodel Search Contest for the Montecito, but things go awry when someone sabotages the contestants. Sam is convinced she has witnessed a murder, but has difficulty finding anyone who will believe her. (M, S) 9.30 The Unit. (M, S)
WIN 6.00 News. (S) 6.30 20 To 01. (PG, R, S) 7.30 Cricket. Twenty20 International. Game 1. Australia v South Africa. From the MCG. Commentary from Mark Nicholas, Michael Slater, James Brayshaw and Ian Healy. (S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R, S) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. Penny opens up to a reluctant Sheldon after a less-than-stellar first date with Leonard, placing him in the uncomfortable position of having to keep a secret. (PG, S) 8.30 The Mentalist. Patrick uses the investigation into the murder of a casino owner as an opportunity to win at the cards table. (M, R, S) 9.30 Crime Investigation Australia: The Greenough Family. (M, R, S) 11.45 Just Shoot Me! (PG)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Cricket. Twenty20 International. Game 2. Australia v South Africa. From the Gabba. Commentary from Mark Nicholas, Michael Slater, James Brayshaw and Ian Healy. (S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 10 To One. (PG, S) 8.00 The New Adventures Of Old Christine. (PG, S) 8.30 CSI: Miami. Popularity becomes a motive for murder at a high-school reunion and the team must find the killer. (M, R, S) 9.30 ER. Gates is shadowed by a nerdy new intern. Neela is unsettled during surgery on a trauma patient. Sam celebrates her birthday in the ER and meets a photographer who changes her outlook on life. (M, S) 11.30 Just Shoot Me! (PG)
6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 America’s Next Top Model. (PG, S) 7.30 Don’t Forget The Lyrics. (G, S) 8.30 Movie: Die Hard: With A Vengeance. (1995) Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons. New York cop John McClane tries to stop a mad bomber who is holding the city to ransom. (M, R, S) 11.05 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: Global Edition. (MA15+) 11.35 The Office. (PG)
6.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, S) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R, S) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, S) 7.30 America’s Next Top Model. (PG, S) 8.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The murder of a pregnant young Pakistani woman leads Logan and Wheeler to investigate the child’s Italian-American father and the animosity between their families. (M, R, S) 9.30 Army Wives. (M, S) 11.00 News/Sports Tonight. (S) 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)
6.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, S) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R, S) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. Jeff gets in trouble when he tries to fix an issue Audrey is having with one of their neighbours. (PG, R, S) 8.30 NCIS. While working on an assignment, Gibbs is seriously injured in an explosion and taken to hospital, where he recalls his painful past. (M, R, S) 11.00 News/Sports Tonight. (S) 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)
6.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, S) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R, S) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. Audrey gets a lesson about the “guy code” when Jeff shares a secret about a new friend. (PG, R, S) 8.30 House. After recovering from his gunshot wounds, House works feverishly on two cases at the same time. (M, R, S) 11.00 News/Sports Tonight. (S) 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)
6.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Day 8. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Lost Worlds: The Germanic Tribes – Under The Sign Of The Cross. (PG, S) 8.30 Movie: Changing Climate, Changing Times. (2008) Tantoo Cardinal, David La Haye, Lucie Jeanne. Follows three people living in the year 2075, and explores how their lives have been impacted in different and dramatic ways by the effects of climate change. (S)
6.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Day 9. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG, S) 8.30 South Park. Cartman is challenged to a fight by Wendy after he lampoons her classroom talk on breast cancer awareness. (M, S) 9.00 Drawn Together. Eight characters are brought together to live under one roof in a Big Brother -style competition. (MA15+, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Pizza. (M, R, S) 11.25 Movie: Dark Water. (2002) (M, R)
6.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Day 10. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Desperately Seeking Doctors: Out Of The Frying Pan. (PG, S) 8.30 Blood And Guts: A History Of Surgery: Bleeding Hearts. Part 2 of 5. (M, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Hot Docs: Chicago 10. (M, S) 11.55 Movie: Lunacy. (2005) (MA15+)
6.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Day 11. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Food Safari. (G, S) 8.00 Tales From The Palaces: The Detectives. (G, R, S) 8.30 Long Way Down: Shashemene, Ethiopia To Laisamis, Kenya. (M, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Movie: The Green Butchers. (2003) Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Line Kruse. (MA15+, R) 11.45 Movie: Carnage. (2002) (M, R)