Monthly Archives: March 2007 »

Carey off the bench

David Knox March 2, 2007 0

Uh oh. Wayne Carey is coming back to TV. After Foxtel declined to re-sign him to its commentary just over a week ago, Nine has added him to its new Monday night AFL show,

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David Knox March 1, 2007 4

FRIDAY 2[Nine/1:00pm] The Catch-Up. Guest: Rupert Everett. [SBS/7:30pm] Living On. In this documentary four people talk about close encounters of the mortal kind and their different experiences as survivors. Alan Brotherton, diagnosed HIV positive,

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All star Miss Marple

David Knox March 1, 2007 0

Geraldine McEwan will reprise her role as Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple when the ABC screens the second series of the British mysteries in March. She is joined by an elite group of performers including

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Foxtel sponsors Nine Footy

David Knox March 1, 2007 0

As the dust settles on AFL programming for 2007, the fallout becomes more and more bizarre. Foxtel will now co-sponsor Channel Nine’s AFL programs, running ads for its own footy shows. Yesterday I told

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Hinch to tell all

David Knox March 1, 2007 0

Sixty Minutes has another big interview this weekend, at least that’s the way it’s being promoted. The rest will really depend on what is revealed. Derryn Hinch is finally telling all on his illness

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Historic docu-drama from ABC

David Knox March 1, 2007 0

Wendy Hughes will narrate a new ABC docu-drama series looking at historic engineering projects, Constructing Australia, to air from 7:30pm Sunday March 18 when Planet Earth concludes soon. Theatre actors including Bill Young, Danny

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Are you ready for Wilfred?

David Knox March 1, 2007 0

Sometimes a premise is so darn bizarre you could be laughed out of an Executive’s office if you tried to pitch it. Yet, for all its boldness, it manages to get made and find

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