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Melbourne Obser Observv er - W ednesda ednesdayy, September 18, 2002 - Page 11 ■
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Radio’s Red is in the pink
Tele-Tales
Curious headlines
■ James Packer is part of the family that
Red Symons may well win a permanent radio time-slot. His ratings have been an outstanding success for ABC 774 (the station formerly known as 3LO), whilst he has been a temporary stand-in for Lynne Haultain. A TV film-clip on The Insiders (ABC-TV, Sundays, 9am) showed how seriously Symons is taking the breakfast shift. He was dressed in an impressive suit-and-tie combination for an interview with Federal ALP leader Simon Crean. That’s a long way from Red’s days of heavy face make-up for performances by pop band Skyhooks.
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■ Denis O’Kane, Program Director at 3AK3MP, seems to have dropped the idea of going on air once a month to hear listeners’ comments about 3AK. O’Kane had a popular segment with former evening presenter Gavin Wood, who has since been replaced with Yvonne Adele, in the seemingly endless musical chairs that have plagued the station.
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Bare facts ■ John Wood, aka Sgt Tom Croydon of Blue Heelers, is appearing nude nightly in the stage presentation of The Elocution of Bejamin Franklin. This was a role made famous by Gordon Chater in the 1990s. Wood has still been able to maintain his record of appearing in every episode of Heelers (Channel 7, Wednesdays, 8.30pm) In tonight’s episode, an Afghani family struggles to comes to terms with life in country Australia. When Grace’s son, Daniel (Kane McNay), is in a fight at school, Tom rushes to intervene. But Ben (Paul Bishop)is already there tryingto break up the brawl. The other boy, Karim (Amene Kai) continues to strike out after the separation - hitting Ben in the face.
25 yyears ears of TV ca ptions captions 1956 may have her alded the beginning of tele viheralded television ffor or most people in this countr as not countryy , but it w was until 25 yyee a rrss later later,, in September 1982, that this n eew w e rraa became accessible to deaf and hear hearii n g alians thr ough the intr oduction of i m p a i rree d A u s t rralians through introduction alian Caption Centr captions bbyy the Austr Australian Centree . Captions show the entire soundtra ck of aTV pro g ra m ,video, DVD or cinema screening in text format at the bottom of the screen.Captions are coloured and positioned to indicate who is speakingAND also show sound effects and music. Despite this 20 year history of captions, hundreds of thousands ofAustralians with hearing loss are still missing out on being able to enjoy watchingTV due to lack of awa reness and knowledge of what captions are and h ow to access them. Robert Scott,Australian Caption Centre CEO says, hearing loss, especially as a result of old age, can be a very stressful and isolating experience, but captions are a free service and even people with mild hearing loss can benefit hugely from them. D u ring the 20 year history of theAustralian Caption Centre the amount of captioning has increased dra matically and now we need to make sure that more and more people take advantage of it. Observer TV takes care in compiling programs, which are supplied by the TV stations. All programming is subject to late changes.
Silence please ■ It may be a re-run, but expect a big audience for Seven’s Saturday movie at 9.30pm: The Silence of The Lambs. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins star in this winner of five Academy Awards, based on the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris. It is the story of a FBI agent’s search for psychotic sex-killer.
controls the Nine Network ... and any news about his marriage bust-up with wife Jodhi is sure to generate headlines. ■ However, we’re confused with the Sydney Sun-Herald newspaper’s coverage on Sunday, with a giant front-page photo-story: ‘Jodhi’s Divorce Settlement’. Even the headline on Annette Sharp’s story said ‘What Jodhi Got: cash, house, car and the dog’. ■ Then scroll down to Paragraph 2: “The price placed on 20 months of matrimonial bliss is unknown.”
Down on his luck ■ Steve Vizard and family are expected to
Fox returns ■ Four-time Emmy winner Michael J Fox is comingbackto TV,this time to write and produce a family comedy for America’s ABC network. The show is to be produced by Touchstone Television and Dreamworks TV, which did Spin City, in which he starred from 1996 to 2000. It is not known whether Fox, 41, will also appear in front of the cameras. He recently published a best-selling memoir called Lucky Man and has been spending much time with his wife andfour children because of his battle with Parkinson’s disease.
sell their Roxby Park farm, at Gnarwarre (near Geelong), for $4.5 million at auction on October 25. The 1247-hectare farm was purchased by Steve and his brother Andrew for about $1 million, about 12 years ago.
Suburban Star-Watching ■ Kerry Armstong and Jason Donovan
have been spotted recording episodes of MDA (ABC, Tues., 9.30pm) at Hawthorn Town Hall, Glenferrie Hotel and St James Park. Many of the show’s episodes are filmed at the Caulfield Town Hall.
Head ■ Lana Cantrell, the Melbourne singer
turned New York-lawyer, led the singing of tributes at the September 11 observances in the US last week. Remember when she was ‘engaged’ to Graham Kennedy?
7-DAY TV PROGRAM GUIDE
Monday, September 23 ABC
ograms for ABC-TV Pr Programs Monda Mondayy, September 23 not to hand, when we went to press.
Check programs at: w w w.abc.net/au/tv/guides/ guides.htm
SEVEN 6.00 Sunrise.9.00 The Book Place. 9.30 Wipeout.10.00 Chuck Finn. 10.30 S even Morning News.11.00 Ricki Lake. 12.00 M ovie.A ddams FamilyValues.2.00 Chicago Hope. 3.00 Passions.4.00 The BigA rvo. 4.30 Home Improvement. 5.00 MASH. 5.30 Wheel of Fortune. 6.00 S even Nightly News. 6.30 TodayTonight. 7.00 Home And Aw ay. Dani discovers the truth about Kirsty and Kane. 7.30 The Great Outdoors. 8.30 24: 2.00pm-3.00pm 9.30 Ally McBeal 10.30 The Monday Dump.With Roy and H.G. 11.30 S even Late News. 12.00 Ricki Lake 1.00 NBCToday. 3.00 Victor Paul. 5.10 Punky Brewster. 5.35Video Power.
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6.00 National Nine Early News.7.00 Today.9.00 Here’s Humphrey.9.30 Cushion Kids.9.35 Cliffo rd. 10.00 pacific Drive.10.30 Fresh.11.00 National Nine Morning News.11.30 EntertainmentTonight.12.00 D ays Of Our Lives.1.00 YoungAndThe Restless.2.00 M ovie.The True Story of Laura IngallsWilder. 3.00 Spin City. 3.30 Nikki.4.00 D ownload.4 . 3 0 CourageThe Cowardly Dog.5.00 I D ream of Jeannie.5.30 Burgo’s Catch P h r a s e. 6 . 0 0 N a t i o n a l N i n e 6.30 A Current Affair. 7 . 0 0 N ew s6.30 Fraiser.7.29 Keno.7.30 Friends.8.00 Malcolm InThe Middle.8.28 N ews, Crime Stoppers. 8.30 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire ? 9.30 Band of B rothers. 10.40 Nightline. 1 1 . 1 0 CurbYour Enthusiasm.12.20 Higher G round.1.20 Walker.2.15 EntertainmentTonight.2.45 TheAnanda Lewis Show.3.40 snow y.4.35 Fresh Prince of Bel Air.5.00 48 Hours.
6.00 Aerobics Oz Style.6.30 Cheez T V. 8 . 3 0 In The Box . 9 . 0 0 G o o d MorningAustralia.With Bert New ton.11.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures.11.30 Ten News.12.00 Ripley’s Believe It Or Not 1.00 Judge Ju ry. 1.30 Beauty andThe Beast.2.30 The OprahWinfrey Show. 3.30 Neighbours.4.00 Totally Wild.4.30 The Bold &The Beautiful.5.00 Ten News. 6.00 The 54thAnnual EmmyAwards. Hosted by Conan O’Brien from the Shrine Auditorium. Presenters include Charlie Sheen, Jill Hennessy, Bernie Mac, Debra Messing. 8.30 The 2002 Brownlow Medal. 10.30 Ten Late Night News/Sports Tonight. 12.00 Cops.12.30 C over Me.1.30 Off Limits. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life InTheWo rd.4.30 Kenneth Copeland. 5.00 LifeToday with James Robison.5.30 This IsYour Day with Benny Hinn.
5.00Weatherwatch.5.30 Japanese N ews.6.04 Cantonese News.6.25 Mandarin News.6.55 Telegiornale (Italian).7.30 DAS Journal.8.00 Ta NeaTon Ennea (Greek).9.00 Le Journal.9.30 S evodnia (Russian). 9 . 4 5 Weatherwatch.10.10 Telediario. 11.00 Siaran Berita (Indonesian). 11.30 The Journal. 1 2 . 0 0 Kalesjdiosko p. 12.30 M ovie:Welcome Back, Mr McDonald (In Japanese, English sub-titles).2.15 Weatherwatch.3.00 TV Ed.3.30 The Business Show. 4 . 0 0 S p o rt: Futbol Mundial.4.30 ToyotaWorld Sports. 5.00 N ewshour with Jim Lehrer.5.50 Hotline. 6.00 GlobalVillage. 6 . 3 0 World News.7.00 Toyota World Sports.7.30 Soccer:English Premier League.8.30 Comedy:CrankYankers. 9.00 Life Support.9.30 World New s Tonight.10.00 Soap Opera: Queer As Folk.10.45 M ovie:Criminal Lovers.12.25 M ovie.2.10 Close.
8.00 M ove It Or Lose It (Exe rcise). 8.30 TheWorld In Focus.9.00 Coronation Street.9.30 Stories OfThe Century.10.00 The Honeymooners. 10.30 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.11.30 Victory At Sea.12.00 Roots:The Next Generation.2.00 M ovie: Murder.3.45 Buster Keaton Shorts.4.00 Fishcam. 6.00 N ew s 6.05 Eastern Newsbeat 6.30 Vietnamese Program (Vietnamese) 7.00 HungarianTelevision (Hungarian) 7.30 Nat Chat 8.00 N ew s 8.05 Access New s 8.30 Pathways 9.00 BentT V 10.00 DharmaT V 10.30 SerbianTV Presents 11.30 RMIT Construction Management. 12.30 Fishcam
6.00 National Nine Early News.7.00 Today.9.00 Here’s Humphrey.9.30 Cushion Kids.9.35 Cliffo rd. 10.00 pacific Drive.10.30 Fresh.11.00 National Nine Morning News.11.30 EntertainmentTonight.12.00 D ays Of Our Lives.1.00 YoungAndThe Restless. 2 . 0 0 M ovie: Big Bully 4 . 0 0 D ownload.4.30 Mike,Lu & Og.5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 5.30 Burgo ’s Catch Phrase. 6.00 National Nine New s 6.30 A CurrentAffair 7.00 Fraiser.7.29 Keno. 7.30 Smallville 8.30 CSI:Crime Scene Investigation. 9.30 Stingers. 10.30 E.J.Whitten Legends Game.12.30 Nightline.1.00 Late Show with David Letterman. 2 . 0 0 Codename: Eternity. 2 . 5 5 M ovie.Te rrain.4.40 H o o ked On W ater. 5 . 0 0 Family and Friends. Diane Craig, Justine Clarke. 5 . 3 0 EntertainmentTonight.
6.00 Aerobics Oz Style.6.30 Cheez T V. 8 . 3 0 In The Box . 9 . 0 0 G o o d MorningAustralia.With Bert New ton.11.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures.11.30 Ten News.12.00 Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.1.00 Judge Ju ry. 1.30 Beauty andThe Beast.2.30 The OprahWinfrey Show. 3.30 Neighbours.4.00 Totally Wild.4.30 The Bold &The Beautiful.5.00 Ten News. 6.00 The Simpsons. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Seinfeld.7.30 Becke r.8.00 Eve rybody Loves Ray m o n d 8 . 3 0 C rossing Over With John Edward. 9.30 R ove Live.10.30 Ten Late Night N ews. 11.00 SportsTonight. 11.30 Pepsi Live.With Dylan Lewis.12.00 M ovie.Accidental Meeting. 1 . 5 0 Video Hits Filler. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life InThe Wo rd. 4.30 Kenneth Copeland.5.00 Life Today with James Robison.5.30 This IsYour D ay with Benny Hinn.
5.00Weatherwatch.5.30 Japanese N ews.6.04 Cantonese News.6.25 Mandarin News.6.55 Telegiornale (Italian).7.30 DAS Journal.8.00 Ta NeaTon Ennea (Greek).9.00 Le Journal.9.30 S evodnia (Russian).10.00 Weatherwatch.10.10 Telediario. 11.00 Siaran Berita (Indonesian). 11.30 The Journal.12.00 Business Report.12.30 M ovie:Stella (In Greek English sub-titles).2.05 Weatherwatch.3.00 TV Ed.3.30 Documentary:Tales From A Suitcase.4.00 Australian Biograrphy: Charles Perkins. 4 . 3 0 Toyota World Sports. 5 . 0 0 N ewshour with Jim Lehrer.6.00 GlobalVillage. 6.30 World News.7.00 Toyota World Sports.7.30 D avid suzuki’s The Nature ofThings.8.30 The Cutting Edge:The Secret war. 9.30 World News Tonight.10.00 M ovie:Slow At Heart.11.05 M ovie: Karan andArjun (From India,in Hindi, English sub-titles).1.55 Close.
8.00 M ove It Or Lose It (Exe rcise). 8.30 Inside Health. 9.00 Upstairs D ownstairs.10.00 I Love Lucy.10.30 Thai OzTalks.11.00 UKToday.11.30 Time OfYour Life. 12.00 The Designers:GianniVersace.12.30 M ovie: Svengali.2.00 London FashionWeek. 2.30 Spies. 3.00 Poldark. 4.00 Fishcam. 6.00 N ew s 6.05 LivingWo rd 6.30 Geelong Newsbeat 7.00 Gunnamatter Outfall 7.30 Fashion Nations 8.00 C New s 8.05 N ewsline 8.30 Hos.Pots 9.00 Living It Loud 9.30 In Pit Lane 10.00 Race Scar 10.30 Asylum 11.00 TomorrowsWorld 11.30 Fishcam
Tuesday, September 24
ABC-TV Pr ograms for Programs Tuesda uesdayy, September 24 not to hand, when we went to press.
Check programs at: w w w.abc.net/au/tv/guides/ guides.htm
6.00 Sunrise.9.00 The Book Place. 9.30 Wipeout.10.00 Chuck Finn. 10.30 S even Morning News.11.00 Ricki Lake. 12.00 M ovie. Dead On The Money.2.00 Chicago Hope. 3.00 Passions.4.00 The BigA rvo. 4.30 Home Improvement. 5.00 MASH. 5.30 Wheel of Fortune. 6.00 S even Nightly News. 6.30 TodayTonight. 7.00 HomeAnd Aw ay. 7.30 Better Homes and Gardens. 8.00 Home Improvement. 8.28 Oz Lotto. 8.30 All Saints.When All Is Lost. 9.30 Marshall’s Law. 10.30 Talking Footy. 90-min Special. 11.55 S even Late News. 12.00 The Outer Limits 1.00 NBCToday. 3.00 Victor Paul. 4.00 Danoz Direct. 5.10 Punky Brewster. 5.35Video Power.