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Saturday, 30 August
More science on ABC1
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.

Sunday, 31 August
More science on ABC1
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.
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.

Monday, 1 September
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.
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.
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 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.

Tuesday, 2 September
More science on ABC1
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
6:05pm	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.

Wednesday, 3 September
More science on ABC1
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.
8:00pm	The New Inventors Watch preview of '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

Thursday, 4 September
More science on ABC1
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.
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

Friday, 5 September
More science on ABC1
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.
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.

Saturday, 6 September
More science on ABC1
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.

Saturday, 30 August
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
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.

Sunday, 31 August
More science on ABC2
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.
1:00pm rpt	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.

Monday, 1 September
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.
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 Watch preview of 'Scrapheap Challenge' 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

Tuesday, 2 Spetember
More science on ABC2
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.

Wednesday, 3 Spetember
More science on ABC2
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.
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.

Thursday, 4 Spetember
More science on ABC2
4:30pm rpt	The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner.
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.

Friday, 5 Spetember
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
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.

Saturday, 6 Spetember
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
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.

Saturday, 30 August
ABC Radio National
More ABC Radio science
12.05pm	The Science Show with Robyn Williams Model Ts and Rocket Girl It's not a good time for the Ford Company in Australia. But we are now close to the 100th anniversary of the Model T launch, an event that changed America and Australia. Having heard about the car in a previous Science Show this week we meet Henry Ford himself: author Robert Lacey describes this singular, ruthless character. And Annabelle Hill from Manly on what happened when she attended the Rocket Camp in Alabama!. Science Show audio podcast
1.00pm	All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell Beyond coma – the plight of the persistent vegetative state A woman thought to be in a persistent vegetative state, unresponsive and unconscious to herself and the world, is asked to play a game of ‘mental’ tennis. Extraordinarily, brain scans reveal she can. In Australia, new ethical guidelines govern the care of people in this devastating situation. Besides new technologies and terminologies – what prospects for those living frozen lives? All In the Mind audio podcast
1:35pm	The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Light from the north Much of the modern world was created in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The Scottish Enlightenment was more than just the Scottish branch of that great eighteenth-century European movement of ideas known as the Enlightenment: it was essentially Scottish and wholly important. This week, we explore some tartan ideas with Arthur Herman, author of Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World. 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

Sunday, 31 August
ABC Radio National
More ABC Radio science
8.45am	Ockham's Razor with Robyn Williams A sleeper in the climate change debate The CEO of Green Cross Australia, Mara Bun reports on what will happen if sea levels continue to rise. Historically vast populations have settled in coastal and river deltas because the land is fertile and fish and wildlife thrive in the wetlands; but the ocean’s upper layers are warming and sea levels are rising. Science now tells us that we could experience an 88cm rise by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions keep increasing and this will have catastrophic effects on vast populations the world over. 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

Monday, 1 September
ABC Radio National
More ABC Radio science
8.30am rpt 8pm	Health Report with Norman Swan Drug Dependence – Part 2 Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing condition and kicking the habit once and for all can be enormously challenging both physically and emotionally. According to research by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in NSW the residential therapeutic community approach can be very effective, with around 80% of residents remaining drug free three years after treatment. This week Lynne Malcolm visits two drug rehabilitation centres to speak with staff and residents about how therapeutic communities work. Health Report audio podcast
1:00pm rpt	All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell Beyond coma – the plight of the persistent vegetative state A woman thought to be in a persistent vegetative state, unresponsive and unconscious to herself and the world, is asked to play a game of ‘mental’ tennis. Extraordinarily, brain scans reveal she can. In Australia, new ethical guidelines govern the care of people in this devastating situation. Besides new technologies and terminologies – what prospects for those living frozen lives? All In the Mind audio podcast
1:35pm rpt	The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Light from the north Much of the modern world was created in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The Scottish Enlightenment was more than just the Scottish branch of that great eighteenth-century European movement of ideas known as the Enlightenment: it was essentially Scottish and wholly important. This week, we explore some tartan ideas with Arthur Herman, author of Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World. The Philosopher's Zone audio podcast
7.00pm rpt	The Science Show with Robyn Williams Model Ts and Rocket Girl It's not a good time for the Ford Company in Australia. But we are now close to the 100th anniversary of the Model T launch, an event that changed America and Australia. Having heard about the car in a previous Science Show this week we meet Henry Ford himself: author Robert Lacey describes this singular, ruthless character. And Annabelle Hill from Manly on what happened when she attended the Rocket Camp in Alabama!. Science Show audio podcast

Thursday 4 September
Triple J
More ABC Radio science
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 Zoo Man Just over two years ago Dr Chris West left London Zoo to come to Adelaide. Why give up the directorship of such a famous menagerie to come to South Australia? Dr West explains - and describes some of their far-reaching experiments at Adelaide Zoo, including putting themselves in cages! In Conversation audio podcast

ABC1 Thursdays 8:00pm; ABC2 Fridays 5:30pm
Catalyst delves into a brilliant young mind and the world of Asperger’s syndrome; fossicking for peculiar creatures in South Australia; and decoding the blueprint of the strangely beautiful Platypus. more 'Next week on Catalyst'