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Wednesday, 5 August 2009
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MORNING
AFTERNOON
EVENING
LATE
Hong Kong
MORNING
News
04:00
ABC News Breakfast
Ep #0154
The ABC News Breakfast covers Australian national and international news, analysis, debate, finance, sport and weather. Co-hosted by Virginia Trioli, Barrie Cassidy and Joe O'Brien.
Current Affairs
07:00
Business Today
Wednesday
Business news from Australia and Asia
News
07:30
News
09:30AEST - Wednesday
News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region.
Current Affairs
08:00
Business Today
Wednesday
Business news from Australia and Asia
News
08:30
News
09:30AEST - Wednesday
News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region.
Children
09:00
Bananas in Pyjamas
Ep #0023
Come play with B1 and B2, the mischievous Rat-in-A-Hat, and the three teddy bears: Amy, Lulu and Morgan
Children
09:30
Play School
Opposites - Wednesday
Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine.
Documentary
10:00
Great Australian Homes
Queens Ave
Architect Graham Jahn takes Pete through the Queens Avenue house and illuminates how the design came about as a response to a steep cliff-side site.
Education/Knowledge
10:30
Totally Wild
Ep #0023
Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team.
Education/Knowledge
11:00
This Australian Life
This Acting Life
Astari spends the week with an amateur theatre group getting ready for opening night, and even gets a walk on role.
English Learning
11:24
Filler: 10 Words About
10 Words About Acting Life
Explore ten key words learnt in This Australian Life's episode about acting.
English Learning
11:26
Filler: Talk About
Talk About Acting Life
Learn more interesting words and phrases as our 'resident expert' presenter William McInnes, talks about our unique Australian terminology.
Education/Knowledge
11:30
HotSpell
Ep #0003
HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C
AFTERNOON
Drama
12:00
Home and Away
Ep #4407
Repeat of earlier series: Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay.
Documentary
12:30
Search and Rescue Australia
Ep #0007
Search and Rescue follows the operations of the Victoria Police Search and Rescue Squad, WaterPolice, and Air Wing, three highly trained special units that spring into action when someone is lost, injured or stranded.
Documentary
13:00
Surviving Disaster
Fastnet Yacht Race
In August 1979, a Force 10, 60-knot storm slammed into 303 yachts taking part in the Fastnet Race. Helicopters and lifeboats struggled to rescue the sailors for 20 hours. Matthew Sheehan survived, but his father was swept away before his eyes.
Documentary
14:00
The Outback Cafe
Argyle Diamonds
Mark Olive (a.k.a the "Black Olive") heads to the rugged and very remote east Kimberley region in Western Australia for a truly sparkling edition of The Outback Cafe.
Children
14:30
Bananas in Pyjamas
Ep #0023
Come play with B1 and B2, the mischievous Rat-in-A-Hat, and the three teddy bears: Amy, Lulu and Morgan
Children
15:00
Play School
Opposites - Wednesday
Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine.
Education/Knowledge
15:30
This Australian Life
This Acting Life
Astari spends the week with an amateur theatre group getting ready for opening night, and even gets a walk on role.
English Learning
15:54
Filler: 10 Words About
10 Words About Acting Life
Explore ten key words learnt in This Australian Life's episode about acting.
English Learning
15:56
Filler: Talk About
Talk About Acting Life
Learn more interesting words and phrases as our 'resident expert' presenter William McInnes, talks about our unique Australian terminology.
Education/Knowledge
16:00
HotSpell
Ep #0003
HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C
Education/Knowledge
16:30
Totally Wild
Ep #0023
Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team.
News
17:00
News
ABC Bulletin - Wednesday
News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region.
Documentary
17:30
Travel Oz
Ep #0001
Sporting celebrations in the Tiwi Islands, treasures of Townsville and mustering up cattle amidst the snow, on this week's Travel Oz.
EVENING
Documentary
18:00
Animal Rescue
Ep #0008
Whether it*s a pelican wounded by an arrow, a lone cow stranded in a river, or a horse stuck in a ditch, the inspectors and veterinarians of Australia*s RSPCA do everything they can to save the day.
Current Affairs
18:30
Foreign Correspondent
Ep #0005
Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them.
News
19:00
News
21:00AEST - Wednesday
News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region.
Drama
19:30
Home and Away
Ep #4621
The award winng Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay, a beautiful seaside resort town where the residents are blessed with a fantastic climate and miles of stunning beaches.
Documentary
20:00
Trails From The East
Iran - In the Land of the Ayatollahs
A train journey from the Pakistani-Iranian border via Zahedan, Kerman to Teheran. From there a train to Istanbul. In the train portraits of young Iranians and their relationship with the Ayatollah regime.
Drama
21:00
Bed of Roses
The Truth Will Set You Free
An exhausted Louisa is juggling her cleaning and photography jobs with heavy labour, as she struggles to finish the shack by herself.
News
22:00
NewsHour With Jim Middleton
24:00AEST - Wednesday
A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there
Documentary
23:00
Trails From The East
Iran - In the Land of the Ayatollahs
A train journey from the Pakistani-Iranian border via Zahedan, Kerman to Teheran. From there a train to Istanbul. In the train portraits of young Iranians and their relationship with the Ayatollah regime.
LATE
Documentary
00:00
Travel Oz
Ep #0001
Sporting celebrations in the Tiwi Islands, treasures of Townsville and mustering up cattle amidst the snow, on this week's Travel Oz.
News
00:30
NewsHour With Jim Middleton
02:30AEST - Wednesday
A new one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there.
Drama
01:30
Bed of Roses
The Truth Will Set You Free
An exhausted Louisa is juggling her cleaning and photography jobs with heavy labour, as she struggles to finish the shack by herself.
Drama
02:30
Home and Away
Ep #4621
The award winng Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay, a beautiful seaside resort town where the residents are blessed with a fantastic climate and miles of stunning beaches.
Education/Knowledge
03:00
This Australian Life
This Sharing Life
Sujatha discovers what it is like to spend a week living in a Share House.
English Learning
03:24
Filler: 10 Words About
10 Words About Sharing Life
Explore ten key words learnt in This Australian Life's episode about sharing.
English Learning
03:27
Filler: Talk About
Talk About Sharing Life
Learn more interesting words and phrases as our 'resident expert' presenter William McInnes, talks about our unique Australian terminology.
Education/Knowledge
03:29
HotSpell
Ep #0004
HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C
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