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FRIDAY

BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA

ABC TV PLUS, 8.30pm

The Aussie spin-o of this long-running British franchise – once a stalwart of pay TV – was last seen almost a decade ago, receives a vibrant makeover for its new home on Network 10. In this highly anticipated return, The Block favourites, fun-loving couple Mitch Edwards (below left) and Mark McKie (below right), have pocketed the keys to the presenting duties; their bubbly banter (backed by some serious real estate nous) infuses the house-hunting with welcome wit and pizazz. This fresh batch of episodes sticks to the tried-andtrue formula of helping people nd their dream home. Tonight’s premiere kicks o in booming Brisbane with new parents Brooke and Peter.

ABC, 8pm Presenter

Heather Ewart has possibly seen more of Australia and its myriad tiny towns than anyone. She’s back for season nine of this warm and fuzzy series that celebrates the people living in rural Australia and the beating heart of their tight-knit communities. Ewart (above) kicks o her adventures on the dusty and long Strzelecki Track, which is now in the process of being sealed. Beginning near Lyndhurst, South Australia, and heading into the Strzelecki Desert, at Lyndhurst Station she meets Adam and Kate Litch eld and their two children. While Adam grew up on the track, it’s a big change for Sydneysider Kate, who helps run their 35,000 square km property.

Francis Ford Coppola’s blood-soaked epic is a visuallyarresting piece of darkness that re-tells Stoker’s 1897 novel about a 15th-century Romanian warrior in Victorian London, who lives on through the ages avenging the death of his beloved wife. As Dracula, Gary Oldman is magni cent. The ensemble cast –Anthony Hopkins, Winona Ryder, Richard E. Grant and Sadie Frost (above), all lavishly costumed and looking the part against the sumptuous set design – give rich performances in a lm which sometimes favours style and pyrotechnics over content. The only real let-down is doe-eyed lead Keanu Reeves as preyed-upon lawyer Jonathan Harker. 3006

FRIDAY, June 30

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

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Advice for the home gardener.

8.30 Utopia. (PG, R) Jim heightens security while trying to sway the outcome of tenders for an international partnership.

9.00 Smother. (Final, Malv) The courts and the Gardai question whether they have accused the right person of Paul’s murder.

9.55 MOVIE: The Australian Dream. (2019, MA15+l, R) Explores the life of Adam Goodes. Adam Goodes, Stan Grant.

10.55 ABC Late News. Coverage of the day’s events.

11.10 The Split. (Ml, R)

12.10 Harrow. (Mav, R)

1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

TV PLUS (22)

(1992, MA15+) 10.35 Documentary Now! (Final) 11.00 Doctor Who. 11.45 QI. 12.20am We Hunt Together. 1.05

Eve. 1.45 Brassic. 2.30 Friday Night Dinner. 2.55 Miniseries: Tipping The Velvet. 3.55 ABC News

4.00 Close. 5.00 Buddi. 5.10 Book Hungry Bears. 5.20 Ana Pumpkin. 5.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys: River Bure (Norfolk) (R)

8.30 Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2.

9.25 Legends Of The Pharaohs: Downfall Of A Dynasty. (PGasv, R) Explores the end of the age of pyramids.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 MOVIE: The Final Quarter. (2019, PGa, R)

12.15 Miniseries: True Colours. (Mlv, R)

4.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.30 Bamay. (R)

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 and Pete Colquhoun visit Sydney’s Middle Harbour House. Karen Martini cooks some Thai spiced coconut chicken rice. Graham Ross visits Professor Brett Summerell at the Australian Botanic Garden.

8.30 MOVIE: Murder On The Orient Express. (2017, Ma, R) After a ruthless businessman is murdered while travelling aboard the Orient Express, one of the passengers, renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, tries to solve the case before the killer strikes again. Kenneth Branagh, Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench.

10.50 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 18. Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Melbourne Storm versus Penrith Panthers match, with news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: Assault On Precinct 13. (2005, MA15+lv, R) A cop battles rogue colleagues. Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne.

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

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Location, Location, Location Australia. (Premiere) Property experts search for homes.

8.30 Have You Been Paying

Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists include Kitty Flanagan, Ray O’Leary and Bron Lewis.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Irish comedian Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Patrick Stewart, Ariana DeBose and Pedro Pascal, with music from Freya Ridings, who performs her single Weekends

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)