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Saturday The Larkins

ABC, 7.30pm

Friday Endeavour

ABC, 8.30pm

Based on H.E. Bates’s 1958 novel The Darling Buds of May, this cosy series set in a quaint Kent village is the perfect way to ease into a relaxing Saturday evening. Season two sees much-loved Ma and Pop Larkin (Joanna Scanlan and Bradley Walsh) at war with their posh new neighbours Pinkie and Cuthbert Jerebohm (Morgana Robinson and Julian Rhind Tutt, both pictured). Meanwhile, there’s a new romance on the horizon for Primrose (Lydia Page). Fans of the show will notice Larkins’ eldest daughter Mariette looks very di erent this season – newcomer Joelle Rae has replaced Sabrina Bartlett in the role after the Bridgerton star left the series.

Monday The 95th Annual Academy Awards

SEVEN, 11am and 8.45pm

After last year’s infamous faceslap incident –Will Smith struck host Chris Rock,

Detective Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans, pictured) still has plenty of loose ends to tie up as this Inspector Morse prequel series comes to a rapid close. In tonight’s penultimate episode of its ninth and nal season, Endeavour suspects a connection between a woman’s disappearance and her past employer. However, a pressing missing persons case demands his attention as it involves a notable artist, whose work adorns the covers of a series of paperback mysteries. Regular viewers should brace themselves for some emotional moments as it’s also revealed how Morse came to be estranged from his crime-solving partner Fred Thursday (Roger Allam). 1003

FRIDAY, March 10

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Santiago. (PG, R) 11.00 Australia Remastered. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Queerstralia. (Malns, R) 2.00 QI. (Ml, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R)

5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

5.55 NSW Election Announcements.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

6.55 NSW Election Announcements. An election broadcast by the Labor Party.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane Edmanson visits a orist at home.

8.30 Endeavour. (Mav) Part 2 of 3. A crime wave of the kind more usually associated with London has taken hold of Oxford, and a homeless man is assaulted while a young PC has been found dead and a notable artist reported missing.

10.00 Van Der Valk. (Mav, R) Part 2 of 3.

11.30 ABC Late News.

11.50 Miniseries: Butter y. (Ma, R)

12.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R)

1.15 Traces. (Mal, R)

2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (PG) 10.05 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (PG, R) 11.00 Being Beethoven.

WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust.

NITV News: Nula. 3.40 Australian Korean Hanbok. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R)

The Architecture The Railways Built.

5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Wrecks That Changed The World. (PG)

8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (PG, R)

9.25 Royal Autopsy.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+sv, R)

12.40 The Ninth Tower. (Ml)

12.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Paris-Nice Race. Stage 6.

2.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+v, R)

3.50 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) ceremony inadvertently serve up for viewers’ entertainment? Unsurprisingly, Rock isn’t hosting – and Smith will be absent, thanks to his 10-year ban. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is taking the stage of Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre to emcee the extravaganza. All eyes will of course be on the actors’ lavish out ts, but Aussie Cate Blanchett (pictured) is up for Best Actress for the thriller Tár, while Everything Everywhere All at Once is set to be the lm on everyone’s lips, with 11 nominations.

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs catches up with AFL commentator Luke Hodge at his Brisbane home.

8.30 MOVIE: The Proposal. (2009, PGls, R) After being threatened with deportation, an editor gets engaged to her assistant to get a green card so she can continue working in the US. He agrees to the charade on the condition they meet his quirky family. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen.

10.50 MOVIE: How To Be Single. (2016, Mls, R) Four women navigate the landscape of love. Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current A air.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 2. Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Brisbane Broncos versus North Queensland Cowboys match, with NRL news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: Point Break. (2015, Mlv, R)

An FBI agent in ltrates a team of extreme athletes. Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Take Two. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Compilation of highlights.

8.30 Taskmaster Australia. (Ml, R) Comedy game show featuring comedians Danielle Walker, Jimmy Rees, Julia Morris, Luke McGregor and Nina Oyama performing a series of tricky tasks. Hosted by Tom Gleeson.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Just For Laughs. (Ml, R) Hosted by Nick Cody.

11.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+ls, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)