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SUNDAY

MINISERIES: BETTER

ABC TV, 9.15pm

Grim and morally complex, this British crime drama kicks o with a stellar opening episode as we’re introduced to Detective Inspector Lou Slack (Leila Farzad, pictured, I Hate Suzie), who leads a dangerous double life in the pocket of the powerful and ruthless drug lord Col McHugh (Andrew Buchan, Broadchurch). However, after her son (Zak Ford-Williams) has a brush with death, Slack decides to sever ties with her criminal cohort and sets in motion a plan to extricate herself from their union. Slack makes for a compelling but not terribly likeable protagonist, at least in this rst episode, but no doubt her character will be redeemed somewhat as she attempts to atone for her sins of the past.

FRIDAY, September 13

Monday

My Kitchen Rules

SEVEN, 7.30pm

The 14th season of this reality cooking staple plays up the patriotic ties of its current crop of contestants, with Vespa-riding, Italian-born friends Simone and Viviana prominently featured. They’ve proven to be fan favourites, but face some sti competition in the form of chic Western Australian best mates Mike and Pete, who plate up with the own Italian heritage. Tonight’s instant restaurant is a local a as Townsville’s mullet-rocking Danny and sister Sonia (both pictured) hope to impress with their distinctive North Queensland air.

Judges Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel have certainly eaten their share of seafood, but have they ever tried mudcrab sliced with an angle grinder? Unlikely.

Tuesday The Assembly

ABC TV, 8.30pm

ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (6)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30 That Paci c Sports Show. (R) 11.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 11.20 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R)

12.00 News. 12.55 Van Der Valk. (Mv, R) 2.25 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) 3.15 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 4.00 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.35 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson.

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

7.30 Gardening Australia. Clarence Slockee helps save rainforest seeds.

8.30 Van Der Valk. (Madv) Part 3 of 3. Van der Valk investigates a series of murders that draws the team into a cryptic puzzle.

10.00 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.

10.35 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R)

11.25 ABC Late News.

11.40 Grand Designs: Padstow. (Ml, R)

12.30 Love Your Garden. (R)

1.15 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)

5.00 Rage. (PG)

Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Strange Chores. 8.00 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.30 BTN Newsbreak. 8.35 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.00 Robot Wars. 10.00 Doctor Who. 11.00 Merlin. 11.45 Fresh O The Boat. 12.05am Speechless. 12.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 1.05 Rage. 2.05 The Legend Of Korra. 2.50 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)

This heartwarming and unique interview series continues with AFL legend and 2014 Australian of the Year Adam Goodes (pictured) visiting the autistic journalism student collective to answer their probing questions. The topics range from the serious: Goodes’ experiences with racism and his mum’s passing; to the fun and unexpected – gardening and his favourite dance moves. This episode also spotlights students Anastasia, Andrew and Stephanie as we see them preparing for the interview with group mentor Leigh Sales. Goodes proves to be an ideal guest for this series – warm-hearted, thoughtful and open – and forms an instant rapport with the group in what is a moving and emotional piece of television.

(5) NBN (8, 80)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG, R) 10.05 Wonderland: Lewis Carol To JRR Tolkien. (PGa, R) 11.00 Auction. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Woven Threads Stories From Within. (Ma, R) 2.10 History Of Britain. (PGan, R) 3.00 NITV: Nula. 3.30 Such Was Life. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Tony Robinson: The Thames At Night. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Alleged Abduction. (2019, Mav, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) Hosted by Todd Woodbridge.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 My Grandparents’ War. (PG, R)

8.25 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Laos: The Discovery. (PG) Part 1 of 2.

9.20 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome: Nero’s Lost Palace. (PGav, R) Takes a look at the Golden House, a vast palace built in ancient Rome during the rst century AD. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Soldiers. (MA15+av)

12.30 My Brilliant Friend. (Mv, R) 3.50 Make Me A Dealer. (R)

4.40 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 meets the founder of Free Trade Day, a day to help people in need with trade work.

7.20 Football. AFL. Second semi- nal. Port Adelaide v Hawthorn. From Adelaide Oval.

11.15 Armchair Experts. (M)

A panel discusses all things AFL.

12.00 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.

12.30 Taken. (Mav, R) The team searches for a suspected terrorist.

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

6am WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.10pm WorldWatch. 12.40 Woman. 1.10 Devoured. 2.05 One Star Reviews. 2.30 Over The Black Dot. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Forged In Fire: Best Of. 6.05 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 9.25 Threesome. 10.20 Spent. (Premiere) 12.40am Dark Side Of The Ring. 1.35 King Of The Road. 3.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 ICU. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Discover. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

(64) SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.10 Car S.O.S. 11.55 Ghosts. 12.30pm

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Second qualifying nal. Penrith Panthers v Sydney Roosters.

9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up of the second qualifying nal, with expert analysis and player interviews.

10.30 MOVIE: Sleepless. (2017, MA15+dlv, R) Jamie Foxx.

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.15 Pointless. (PG, R)

2.05 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGl, R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)

9GO! (83) 6am The Movie Show. 6.20 Eat Wheaties! (2020, PG) 8.00 The Man Who Knew In nity. (2015, PG) 10.00 Murder By Decree. (1979, M) 12.15pm The Last Castle. (2001, M) 2.40 The Movie Show. 3.15 Breaker Morant. (1980, PG) 5.15 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 7.30 The Professor And The Madman. (2019, M) 9.55 Indecent Proposal. (1993, M) 12.05am Lamb. (2021, MA15+, Icelandic) 2.05 I, Daniel Blake. (2016, MA15+) 4.00 Casablanca Beats. (2021, M, French)

Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. Lone Star Le Mans. H’lights. 1.00 Ordinary Joe. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Nanny. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005, PG) 9.50 MOVIE: Godzilla Vs. Kong. (2021, M)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Sort Your Life Out. (PGa) Hosted by Stacey Solomon.

8.45 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.45 The Real CSI: Miami: Out Of Thin Air. (Mav, R) Detectives investigate the unexpected death of golfer Alan Jay Abrahamson. 10.45 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.10 The Project. (R) 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)