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| 2:00pm | Nature Of Australia - A Separate Creation Traces the rise of the marsupials from their beginnings in the primeval forests of ancient Gondwana to their triumphant radiating as the dominant animals in Australia, culminating in the kangaroos. |
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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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| 6:30pm | The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
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| 7:30pm | Doctor Who: The Sontaran Stratagem The Doctor (David Tennant) is called back to modern-day Earth by an old friend as an old enemy starts some new troubles. |
| 8:20pm | Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown - Send In The Clones 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. |
| More science on ABC1 | |
| 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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| 4:35pm | Bindi: The Jungle Girl - Animal ICU The Australian Wildlife Hospital rescues thousands of animals each year - many of the animals are injured and need specialized intensive care at the hospital before they can be released safely back into the wild. |
| 6.00pm rpt |
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 | The Secret Lives Of Sleepwalkers Delves into the very private lives of sleepwalkers to reveal how sleepwalking can wreck relationships and ruin lives. |
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| 11:00am | Grand Designs - Bournemouth James and Katrin used to live in an apartment on the second floor of a former Victorian hotel. But three years ago James bought the top floor flat, which they plan to convert into a modern, luxury penthouse. |
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| 12:30pm rpt |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
| 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 |
| 6:00pm | Time Team - Blackpatch Hosted by Tony Robinson. A bunch of archaeology boffins set upon a site in England and have only three days to discover its' secrets. |
| 8:30pm | The Cars That Ate China China is in the midst of an automotive revolution that has not been witnessed since the halcyon days of Henry Ford. Cars are now the ultimate symbol of status and prosperity in a country that is well on its way to becoming the biggest economy in the world. Set in Beijing, once called the 'Bicycle Kingdom' and now the epicentre of China's exploding car culture. |
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| 11:05am | Time Team - Bombers In February 1944, two American 'Flying Fortresses' crashed into each other. A group of aviation enthusiasts contacted Time Team to see what they could dig up. |
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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: The Winning Edge Australia's premier science investigation series. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
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| 11:05am | Life In The Undergrowth - Supersocieties Witness tensions below the surface in some of the great social structures built by insects, and see the carnage when an ant colony and a termite colony wage war. |
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| 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. |
| More science on ABC1 | |
| 2:00pm | Nature Of Australia - Seas Under Capricorn Explores the seas that encircle Australia from Antarctica to the Great Barrier Reef. Looks at penguins, seals, soldier crabs, whale sharks, parrot fish, green turtles and many other marine creatures. |
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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 - Mud Monster 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 | Red Dwarf - Justice Innate natural justice does not exist, except in Justice World where the consequences of a crime are inflicted on the perpetrator. The innocent have nothing to fear, but Rimmer is in trouble. CAST: Craig Charles. |
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| 1:00pm | Red Dwarf - White Hole Holly leaves the crew drifting helplessly towards a white hole. Will Rimmer sacrifice his hologramatic life to save the rest of the crew? Not likely. CAST: Craig Charles. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 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 - Hovercraft 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. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Golf Ball Gatling Gun 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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| More science on ABC2 | |
| 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 - Spacemen |
| 5:35pm | Time Team - Canterbury Offering viewers the chance to look into a past buried beneath our feet and use our imagination to discover how our ancestors lived - and what they left behind. |
| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Blind Navigation 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. |
| 10:10pm | Battlecentre A large house in a rundown London suburb opens its doors. Muggers, drug dealers and murderers come to live with families, graduates and pensioners - all wanting to start a new life and accept Jesus as their saviour. |
| More science on ABC2 | |
| 4:00pm (rpt) |
The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner. |
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| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Railroad Racer 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 | |
| 4:00pm 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 (rpt) Australia's premier science investigation series. Catalyst video (mp4) podcast |
| 6:35pm | Scrapheap Challenge - Clockwork 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. |
| 8:00pm | The IT Crowd - The Haunting Of Bill Crouse Jen is mortified when she discovers that her latest date Bill Crouse, is in the habit of bragging to his mates about his sexual exploits. CAST: Chris O'Dowd. |
| 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 - Smooth Rider 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 ABC Radio science | |
| ABC Radio National | |
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| 12.05pm | The Science Show with Robyn Williams Saving Chinese archaeological treasures Now that China is building at an unprecedented rate many sites will soon be covered by concrete or even flooded. Professor Rowan Flad of Harvard University has spent years in the region where the Three Dams will cause vast areas to be covered by water. He has unearthed millions of artefacts (pottery) and animal bones. But can archaeologists do enough before it is too late? And what is the Chinese Government's attitude to the conflicts between science and development? Science Show audio podcast |
| 1.00pm | All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell Up the line to Goodna (Part 3) – patient rights and staff fights As old as the state of Queensland itself, Goodna Mental Hospital became Australia's largest asylum, housing 50,000 people over its lifetime. During a time of major institutional and cultural upheaval, the Office of the Patient’s Friend opened its doors in 1977, the first patient advocacy service to operate within the confines of an Australian psychiatric hospital. Part advocate, part whistle-blower – running the service has taken a might of steel and a heart of gold. Over 30 years later, Nadia Beer remains in the role. All In the Mind audio podcast |
| 1:35pm | The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Philosophy at sea Herman Melville, the man who created Moby Dick, also told the story of Billy Budd, an angelic, essentially good, seaman aboard a British man-of-war who is hanged for killing an evil colleague in a outburst of rage. But did his captain do the right, the just, thing? Did he behave morally or with rigid legality? A philosopher investigates and reaches a republican conclusion. 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 |
| More ABC Radio science | |
| ABC Radio National | |
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| 8.45am | Ockham's Razor with Robyn Williams Peak oil: the trigger for global sustainability With the ever increasing price of oil Ian Dunlop, Deputy Convener of the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil takes this opportunity to explain exactly what the term means. When we pass this peak what are the solutions? Unfortunately most of them will take time to implement and the need is urgent. He also addresses our other problem – global warming and the fact that we have to radically reduce our carbon emissions from fossil fuel use. 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 |
| More ABC Radio science | |
| ABC Radio National | |
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| 8.30am rpt 8pm |
Health Report with Norman Swan Research into weight loss with three different types of diets A group of international researchers assigned 322 moderately obese people to one of three diets to investigate the effectiveness of the diets on weight loss. They looked at low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean or low-fat diets. Health Report audio podcast |
| 1:00pm rpt |
All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell Up the line to Goodna (Part 3) – patient rights and staff fights As old as the state of Queensland itself, Goodna Mental Hospital became Australia's largest asylum, housing 50,000 people over its lifetime. During a time of major institutional and cultural upheaval, the Office of the Patient’s Friend opened its doors in 1977, the first patient advocacy service to operate within the confines of an Australian psychiatric hospital. Part advocate, part whistle-blower – running the service has taken a might of steel and a heart of gold. Over 30 years later, Nadia Beer remains in the role. All In the Mind audio podcast |
| 1:35pm rpt |
The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Philosophy at sea Herman Melville, the man who created Moby Dick, also told the story of Billy Budd, an angelic, essentially good, seaman aboard a British man-of-war who is hanged for killing an evil colleague in a outburst of rage. But did his captain do the right, the just, thing? Did he behave morally or with rigid legality? A philosopher investigates and reaches a republican conclusion. The Philosopher's Zone audio podcast |
| 7.00pm rpt |
The Science Show with Robyn Williams Saving Chinese archaeological treasures Now that China is building at an unprecedented rate many sites will soon be covered by concrete or even flooded. Professor Rowan Flad of Harvard University has spent years in the region where the Three Dams will cause vast areas to be covered by water. He has unearthed millions of artefacts (pottery) and animal bones. But can archaeologists do enough before it is too late? And what is the Chinese Government's attitude to the conflicts between science and development? 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 Snoring kills The quiet hero of snoring therapy has just received a Clunies Ross Award, yet another recognition for physiologist Professor Colin Sullivan of Sydney University. His work begun over thirty years ago has led to a global, multi- billion dollar industry based on masks directing airflows over the user's face. But is it true that apnoea, when people stop breathing as they snore, is behind most of today's vascular disease? And what next in this immensely important research? In Conversation audio podcast |
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