ABC1
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| 8:00pm | Catalyst A farmer and a former mine worker elevate their passion for science from the backyard to the front page; the Shine Dome; and celebrate the 2008 Eureka Prizes. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
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| 8:30pm | Hunt The Kaiser's Cruisers! - The Last Ship Afloat 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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| 11:25am | Aussie Animal Rescue - Koala Orphans Meet remarkable and unusual animals, passionate rescuers and travel to stunning locations. In this episode, wildlife carers tend to the needs of orphaned baby koalas. |
| 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 - Land Of Flood And Fire Follows one year in Australia's 'Top End' - reveals how animals and plants cope with the stresses of life in a place which swings savagely between drenching floods and parched heat. |
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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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| 4:50pm | Stone Upon Stone Upon Stone A series looking at important medieval buildings in Europe. |
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| 6:30pm | The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
| 7:30pm | Doctor Who: Silence In The Library One hundred years ago, the Universe's greatest library was sealed off with only a cryptic warning as explanation: "Count the shadows." However, it now appears that the shadows are on the move again. The Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna (Catherine Tate) must uncover the terrible truth behind the Nodes and the horrifying Data Ghost to uncover the Library's secret. |
| 8:15pm | Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown - Shadow Play 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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| 12:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
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The New Inventors James O'Loghlin features three more innovative ideas of Australians. New Inventors video (mp4) podcast |
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Catalyst Australia's premier science investigation series. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
| 6:00pm | Time Team - Alfoldean 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 - Monmouth Inspired by their love of the past, gothic architecture and horror movies, Jo and Shaun Bennett decide to build an Addams Family-style house, complete with stained glass window, huge stone fireplace and a massive oak staircase adorned with gargoyles. They plan to do all of this on just £400,000 including buying their block of land. |
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Time Team - Nevis: Part One Time Team focus on Mountravers, a sugar plantation owned in the 18th century by John Pretor Pinney whose extensive records are now in Bristol. |
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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 |
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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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| 8:00pm | Catalyst Australia's premier science investigation series. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
| More science on ABC1 | |
| 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 Release Meet remarkable and unusual animals, passionate rescuers and travel to stunning locations. In this episode, wildlife rescuer, Manfred Zabinskas prepares Odette the kangaroo for release. |
| 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. |
| 11:20pm rpt |
Double The Fist - Fist Furniture Disgusted by safe, affordable Swedish furniture, The Fist's charismatic crusader, Steve Foxx, has designed a more Fistworthy range - a spectacular variety of potentially fatal furniture. |
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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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| 2:00pm | Hannibal: Enemy Of Rome Using the latest research and cutting-edge visual effects, this film follows one of the greatest military commanders of all time, Hannibal, as he brought Rome to its knees and transformed the western world. |
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| 6:30pm | The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
| 7:30pm | Doctor Who: Forest Of The Dead This week, in the second part of Doctor Who: Forest of the Dead, as the shadows rise and march, the Doctor (David Tennant) forges an alliance with the mysterious Professor River Song (Alex Kingston - ER). But can anyone stop the Vashta Nerada? While the Doctor discovers long-buried secrets and revelations about his own future, the sinister Nodes declare that Donna (Catherine Tate) is doomed. |
| 8:15pm | Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown - River Runs Deep 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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| 11.00am rpt |
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 - End Of The World Bindi braves the cold and ice as Steve takes us on a journey to the end of the world - the southern most tip of South America and Antarctica to experience the unusual wildlife that thrives in the coldest part of the planet. |
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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. |
| 11:35pm rpt |
9/11: The Falling Man Brilliant documentary that follows the trail of one of the most unforgettable and controversial images from America's darkest day which provoked rage across the world. |
| More science on ABC1 | |
| 12:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
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| 1:00pm rpt |
The New Inventors James O'Loghlin features three more innovative ideas of Australians. New Inventors video (mp4) podcast |
| 1.30pm rpt |
Catalyst Australia's premier science investigation series. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
| 6:05pm | Time Team - Isle Of Man Digs are suggested by a member of the viewing public who knows of an unsolved archaeological mystery. The team then uncovers as much as they can about the archaeology and history of the site in three days. |
| 8:35pm | Grand Designs - Midlothian When Pru and Richard Irvine come across a plot of land in the middle of the breathtakingly beautiful Midlothian countryside, they seize the opportunity to build a bespoke family home. However, the plot of land, an old industrial site complete with lime kilns, comes with a condition. They can build on it only if they become custodians of the kilns and, more importantly, that the house they build blends in with the landscape. It's a huge challenge and Pru and Richard want to build an uncompromisingly modern and moreover, large box of a house. It's just as likely to be a blot on the landscape as it is an enhancement. |
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| 11:00am | Time Team - Nevis: Part Two Time Team seek the truth behind the legend of the disappearance of Jamestown following an earthquake in 1680. |
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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 |
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| 1:30pm 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. |
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| 8:00pm | Catalyst Body clocks; dissecting a giant squid; a semi-retired reverend discovers more super novae than anyone else in the world; and the surfing scientists explores a massive marine management project in WA. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
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| 11:00am | 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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| 11:25am | Aussie Animal Rescue - Suburban Casualties Meet remarkable and unusual animals, passionate rescuers and travel to stunning locations. Looks at the difficult situation of native animals which live on the fringes of our expanding suburbia. |
| 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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| 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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ABC2
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| 4:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Car Curling 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 - Council Smash 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. Don't miss this thrilling second installment of sophisticated comedy action drama where local councils taste the power of Fist. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 4:30pm 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 - Tanks 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. |
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| 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 - Grand Prix 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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| 12:30pm 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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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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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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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 - Golden Sprocket Awards 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. |
| 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. Good Game video (mp4) podcast |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Sandracer 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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Landline Extra 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 - Moon Mysteries |
| 5:35pm | Time Team: Lopen And Dinnington Tony Robinson and his team of archaeologists meet a Somerset farmer's daughter who unexpectedly unveiled a mosaic floor under her father's fields. |
| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Dam Busters 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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| 4:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Bowling Bangers 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 - Fist Furniture 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. THIS WEEK: Disgusted by safe, affordable furniture, the Fist's charismatic crusader, Steve Foxx, has designed a more Fistworthy range - a spectacular variety of potentially fatal furniture including the Bounce-O-Death for babies, the Office Chair Ejector, the Turbo Lounge, Bed of Nails, Fist Fire Alarm and the Fist Remote, with the power to shatter a television from across the room. |
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| 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 - Off Road Rescue 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 | Father Ted - The Passion Of St. Tibulus Father Ted is under orders from Bishop Brennan to act as the local film censor. |
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| 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 - Jet Boats 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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| 12:30pm rpt |
Red Dwarf - Psirens The crew awake after 200 years of sleep to find the star ship stolen. In pursuit, they get caught up in an asteroid belt inhabited by Psirens, deadly creatures who lure innocent space farers to their doom. |
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Red Dwarf - Legion A malfunctioning guidance beam drags the Dwarfers to a deserted space station. Deserted, that is, except for a monster who is an amalgam of all that is evil in themselves. |
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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 - Flying 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. |
| 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. Good game video (mp4) podcast |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Power Rowers 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 Extra 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 - Birth Of The Earth |
| 5:35pm | Time Team: Carsington Caves Time Team travels to the Peak District to uncover the story behind a grisly discovery. A mysterious collection of human bones - many of them children's - take Tony Robinson and the team to a deep cave in Derbyshire. |
| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Spy 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 - Landing Craft 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 - Double Dragon 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. The war on weakness enters a new phase when Double The Fist's charismatic leader, Steve Foxx, hands out twin missions in tonight's explosive episode. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 4:30pm 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 - Flame Flingers 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 | Father Ted - Competition Time Father Ted has stars in his eyes and takes on the guise of Elvis Presley for a TV lookalike competition. CAST: Frank Kelly, Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon. |
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| 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 - Chariots 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. |
| 8:30pm rpt |
It Came From Outer Space Based on a Ray Bradbury short story about an astronomer's encounter with extraterrestrials in the Arizona desert. CAST: Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer, Richard Carlson DIR: Jack Arnold. |
ABC Radio
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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 |
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| 7:35pm | In Conversation with Robyn Williams Tropical Brains The (relatively) new Vice Chancellor at James Cook University in Townsville is a scientist turned to business. Prof Sandra Harding reminds us that over one third of Australia is tropical and yet only one major university (apart from Charles Darwin in the NT) in this country is properly equipped to handle the range of topics so important to the north of our region. And, unlike some, they also have a successful campus in Singapore. In Conversation audio podcast |
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| 12.05pm | The Science Show with Robyn Williams Hagfish, Asperger's and Eureka Prizes Would someone having both the gifts and limitations of Asperger's Syndrome choose to be without it? Brilliant at maths, though awkward at relationships, which would you rather do without? Mothers and boys make their views plain. We also review this week's Eureka Prizes and meet the Young Scientist of the Year from New Zealand: Rebecca McLeod, who wanted to know how forests in Fiordland make the sea bottom so rich. She asked the hagfish! Science Show audio podcast |
| 1.00pm | All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell The mind of the market – National Science Week forum Are markets moral? Is our hunter/gatherer brain geared for modern capitalism, and do economies work like evolutionary organisms? The rise of neuroeconomics, the extinction of Homo Economicus and more - with outspoken founder of the US Skeptics Society, Dr Michael Shermer, and shareholder activist and Crikey founder, Stephen Mayne. All In the Mind audio podcast |
| 1:35pm | The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Worrying about China To the outside world, China might look a self-confident, if pushy, country. But how confident are Chinese intellectuals after a century of tumultuous history? This week, we examine the state of critical inquiry in China, what Chinese intellectuals do with Western philosophy and the rediscovery of the Confucian heritage. 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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| 8.45am | Ockham's Razor with Robyn Williams Having a hearing impairment Sarahjane Thompson has been hearing impaired for as long as she can remember even though she was not diagnosed until she was four years old. Doctors and specialists don’t know why as there is nothing wrong with her cochlear therefore an implant would not help. Having done well in the HSC she is now doing a double degree at university and tells us that with the aid of friends, teachers and lecturers she hasn’t felt any different to other students in spite of her impairment. 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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Health Report with Norman Swan Drug Dependence – Part 1 There’s no doubt that dependence on any drug can devastate peoples lives – and Australia has one of the highest rates of illicit drug use in the world, in fact, we are leaders in both cannabis and amphetamine use. This week Lynne Malcolm explores the effects and latest treatments of addiction to these drugs and some encouraging results from a study on the treatment of drug dependence and post traumatic stress disorder simultaneously. Health Report audio podcast |
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All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell The mind of the market – National Science Week forum Are markets moral? Is our hunter/gatherer brain geared for modern capitalism, and do economies work like evolutionary organisms? The rise of neuroeconomics, the extinction of Homo Economicus and more - with outspoken founder of the US Skeptics Society, Dr Michael Shermer, and shareholder activist and Crikey founder, Stephen Mayne. All In the Mind audio podcast |
| 1:35pm rpt |
The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Worrying about China To the outside world, China might look a self-confident, if pushy, country. But how confident are Chinese intellectuals after a century of tumultuous history? This week, we examine the state of critical inquiry in China, what Chinese intellectuals do with Western philosophy and the rediscovery of the Confucian heritage. The Philosopher's Zone audio podcast |
| 7.00pm rpt |
The Science Show with Robyn Williams Hagfish, Asperger's and Eureka Prizes Would someone having both the gifts and limitations of Asperger's Syndrome choose to be without it? Brilliant at maths, though awkward at relationships, which would you rather do without? Mothers and boys make their views plain. We also review this week's Eureka Prizes and meet the Young Scientist of the Year from New Zealand: Rebecca McLeod, who wanted to know how forests in Fiordland make the sea bottom so rich. She asked the hagfish! Science Show audio podcast |
| More ABC Radio science | |
| Triple J | |
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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 A commitment to science Over fifteen years ago Dr Julia Horsefield was working on a way to disrupt the defensive coat of HIV, the AIDS virus. Her approach is only now bearing fruit. She describes how much patience, commitment and even passion are needed to make science work. She has long been outspoken about the need for proper funding for research in New Zealand where she lives. In Conversation audio podcast |
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