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■ THE ENTIRE on-air staff of Melbourne radio station Magic 1278 was axed on Monday. Jane Holmes, Kevin John, Peter O’Callaghan, Peter Van and Ric Ditchburn were all told that their services were no longer required, effective immediately. Also given his marching orders was music programmer Darelle Kearns. The news was delivered by Adam Lang, who had been CEO of Fairfax Radio, and who is now Chief Operating Officer of the newly merged Fairfax-Macquarie Radio Network. Jane Holmes will continue in her role at sister station 3AW. The employment of the other personalities were terminated immediately. 3AW utility man Mike Brady hosted Magic’s afternoon pro-

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program on Monday, and will continue to front more shifts this week, until the network announces its new line-up. Some 50 jobs are being axed from former Fairfax stations 2UE Sydney, 4BC Brisbane and 6PR Perth. The entire 2UE Sydney newsroom was closed last week, after a history of 90 years. News is now being produced from the 2GB studios at Pyrmont. Some Melbourne overnight news bulletins came from Sydney on the first day of the changeover, and were tagged as ‘Macquarie National News’. 3AW insiders say that a technical glitch meant that bulletins prepared in Melbourne market did not go to air as scheduled. Reports referred to “the state”, referring to New South Wales, and the bulletins were crammed with rugby league stories. It is not yet known if there will be further sackings in Melbourne at 3AW. ● Turn to Page 44

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● There is speculation that radio personality Steve Price may again be heard on the Melbourne airwaves. He currently hosts a night-time show in Sydney.

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Hummingbird Fundraiser Luncheon Park Hyatt Photos: Fiona Hamilton

Hummingbird annual lunch

● Dee Dee Dunleavy and Tanya Simpson

■ The annual Hummingbird fundraising luncheon took place at the Park Hyatt this month. The Hummingbirds are a fundraising group of 13 ladies who support the O’Brien Institute. The O’Brien Institute has made striking advances in the delicate craft of replantation surgery and the transfer by microsurgical techniques of body parts and tissue to reconstruct people maimed by trauma, cancer, burns and congenital deformity. 3AW’s Dee Dee Dunleavy was the MC for this Hummingbird gathering. - Fiona Byrne

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● Vicki Poupounaki, Greta Donaldson and Julie Campbell

● Lyn Montalti, Sally Cessford and Jane Morrison

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● Emma Caldwell and Samantha Cunningham in Tigers Be Still. Photo Bodie Strain ■ The Australian premiere of Tigers Be Still Finally though, Sherry gets her first job will be presented by Boutique Theatre from Featuring Emma Caldwell, Samantha April 21-May 2 at the Brunswick Mechanics Cunningham, Rohan Mirchandaney and Institute. Christopher Welldon. Written by American playwright Kim Launched in 2012, Boutique Theatre is Rosenstock and directed by Byron Bache, this becoming known for presenting little known comedy tells of Sherry Wickman’s mother plays with big heart. being in bed for months, her sister won’t leave Performance Season: April 21-May 2 the couch, her new boss has a rifle … and Times: Tues.-Sat. 8pm, Sun. 6pm now there’s a tiger on the loose. Preview: TuesdayApril 21 Sherry has a degree in Art Therapy, a thing Tickets: $28 Full, $25 Concession, $24 for paddle-pop sticks and a crippling anxiety Grps 5+, $20 Preview problem. Bookings: 0403 937 529 or online at Her freshly dumped older sister has turned to Jack Daniels, repeated viewings of Top www.boutiquetheatre.com.au .Venue: Brunswick Mechanics Institute: Gun, and felony theft to ease her pain, and their mother is so paralysed with sadness that 270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. she hasn’t gotten out of bed since last year. - Cheryl Threadgold

Pensioner overpaid $111,429

■ Ms Xiao Mei Wu was paid widow allowances of $89,817.63 that she was not entitled to receive, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal was told. Tribunal Senior Member Egon Fice was told that Ms Wu was also overpaid Newstart allowances of $5609.88, and widow allowances of $16,002.07. Ms Wu was unsuccessful when she appealed to the AAT, when Ms Wu, now an age pensioner receipient, for a review of the decision. The Tribunal was told that Ms Wu, of Burwood, owned a property at Southbank. Ms Wu is paying her debt to the Commonwealth by deductions of $134.20 per fort-

night made to her age pension. She was in receipt of the age pension at the rate of $854.30 per fortnight. The Tribunal was told that Ms Wu was put on a Newstart allowance in 2003 when she separated from her partner. Later that year she was granted a widow allowance. Evidence was given that Ms Wu became registered proprietor of a unit in Wells St, Southbank in 2001. The Tribunal said she had made contradictory statements

Ms Wu said that the property belonged to her husband, and that he had put it into her name when he left Australia. “As the department oficer noted, the statement could not be correct.” Mrs Wu became the property owner in 2001. She said she had separated in 2003. Her widow application in 2003 said she owned no property. She has also given addresses of Chapel St, St Kilda, and Jasper Rd, McKinnon, as well as Old Burwood Rd, Bur-

■ Lawyer Raymond Johnson has given an undertaking that he “will never again apply for a practising certificate anywhere in Australia”. Johnson offered the pledge to Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Senior Member Noreen Megay, after proceedings were brought against Johnson by Legal Services Commissioner Michael McGarvie. The Tribunal heard that complaints had been laid against Johnson in relation to matters he had handled for Maureen Fletcher, and Suzanne Lyttleton. Johnson admitted that he failed to complete a transfer of land for his client, Maureen Fletcher, for a period of more than six years. Johnson agreed he failed to provide a full written explanation of his conduct. Johnson also admitted deducting $27,000 from the estate of the deceased Ms Pascoe, in breach of a Supreme Court order made by Judge McMillan. He pleaded guilty to professional misconduct in not keeping trust account records, and not maintaining a reasonable standard of competence and diligence. Johnson had practised as a lawyer since April 1979, and was a sole practition-er at Nepean Hwy, Chelsea. Ms Megay said the Legal Services Commissioner had satisfied itself that there was a reasonable likelihood that the Tribunal would fund Johnson guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. Johnson did not appear before the Tribunal, except for a brief telephone call. He had not denied the allegations, even after confirming that he knew their content. Ms Megay ruled that Johnson was required to pay $6058 costs to the Legal Services Commissioner. She said that Johnson’s undertaking may be used as a complete bar to any future applications for him to practise as a lawyer.

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Head ■ More than 300 Australian troops are to be deployed to Iraq from today (wed.) to help train Iraqi forces in their fight against Islamic State, report News Corp papers.

Released on bail ■ Robert Penny, 83, was charged on Monday over the double killing of his wife Margaret Penny, 58, and her hairdresser Claire Acocks, 49, in Portland in 1991. He has been released on bail, reports the Geelong Advertiser.

Driven to prison ■ Drug addict drink-driver Benjamin Paul Arundell, 25, of Ayrford Rd, Terang, who sped through the East Warrnambool Primary School grounds at speeds up to 80kmh on a school day has been jailed for three months., repirts the Warrnambool Standard.

No smoking ■ A ban on smoking near Victorian schools and hospitals came into effect on Monday to coincide with the start of the second school term.

Weather Forecast ■ A Wodonga man, 22, was knocked unconscious in a fight with Lavington’s Jordan Scammell on September 14 last year and landed on his head on a footpath, a court heard on Monday. The victim is making an excellent recovery, but Scammell returns to Court on May 28. .

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Nick makes history

● Nicholas Carter ■ Melbourne conductor Nicholas Carter, 29, has just made history by being the first Australian conductor in nearly 30 years to lead a major Australian symphony orchestra. Nick has just been appointed Principal Conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and he heads a powerful artistic leadership team including two big overseas names - British conductor Jeffrey Tate as Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Adviser, and living music legend, conductor and violinist Pinchas Zukermanas Artist-in-Association. Currently based in Berlin but born and bred in Melbourne, Nicholas Carter has been rising to the top of the musical tree since he was appointed Associate Conductor of the Sydney Symphony under Vladimir Ashkenazy. Having watched the young man I know as Nick since he performed in an Oz Opera youth opera production when he was 17 and still at school, he was always a remarkable talent, and was given many opportunities by former Victorian Opera music director Richard Gill, to develop his skills as conductor and musical director. While many conductors rant and rave, Nick has always maintained that if his charges don't get something right, then he must address that and help them to get it right, and yelling at them is pointless. Nick is thrilled with the new appointment. "I am hugely honoured and humbled t take this position with the ASO. “I've never felt more comfortable or at ease as I do working with this orchestra, and I'm thrilled to see where the relationship will go next year, and the years following, and enjoy some intense music making." Nick said. Nick will take up his position with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in 2016, its 80th anniversary. - Julie Houghton

RSL boss

■ The National Board of the Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has announced the appointment of Samantha Jackman as Cheif Executive Officer and National Secretary of RSL National. Mrs Jackman took up her appointment on Monday )April 13), said National President RearAdmiral Ken Doolan She was chosen from more than 40 applicants when the position was advertised nationally. Sam was previously Chief Executive Officer of the South Australian Branch of the RSL.

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● Amanda and James Kershaw look on as Jim Hilcke takes to the microphone ■ Popular Melbourne radio veteran Jim Hilcke was back at the microphone for speech duties when Amanda married James Kershaw. Jim is best known for his long stint as a 3KZ presenter and executive, later working at 3AK in its brief period of ownership by Mal Gavin’s Fusion Media organisation. Jim was inspired to pursue a radio career after a teenage visit to studios when he was a member of a local scout troop.

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Extra show

● Nazeem Hussain ■ Demand for tickets to comedian Nazeem Hussain’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival season of Legally Brown has seen him announce an extra show in the Melbourne Town Hall’s main hall on Saturday (April 18) at 9.15pm.

Rivers of China to open

● Anna Samson as Katherine Mansfield in Rivers of China. Photo: Sarah Walker ■ The Rivers of China is being presented by theatre company Don’t Look Away, from May 20-30 at Theatre Works, St Kilda. Written by Alma De Groen and directed by Phil Rouse, this tale of possession, transcendence and feminist investigation in an alternative contemporary Melbourne. In 1923, author Katherine Mansfield visits a mystic healer. In the 1980s a young man wakes in Melbourne to find a world dominated by women. As each struggles to discover their true identity, their separate stories interweave. New Zealand born writer Mansfield travelled to Fontainebleau, seeking a cure from her tuberculosis from the notorious mystic healer Georgei Gurdjieff. Into this alternate world, a young man has his body and identity reconstructed after a suicide attempt. He wakes as Katherine Mansfield. Anna Samson stars as Katherine Mansfield, with James Cook as The Man in Alma De Groen’s feminist investigation into sexual oppression and identity. Performance Season: May 20-30 Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St., St Kilda. Bookings: theatreworks.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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Flu shot

● Amanda and Jim Hilcke

■ The National Influenza Awareness Campaign was launched on Monday, featuring Lord Mayor Cr Robert Doyle and YarraTramsCEO Clement Michel, both receiving their shot on a tram

Dawn’s exclusive interview ■ There are only two of the original cast members from the Gilligan's Island television series still alive today, Dawn Wells and Tina Louise. Gilligan's Island was in production from 1964 -1967 and Dawn Wells played the character of ‘MaryAnn Summers’. Dawn Wells will share her memories of the comedy television series with Kevin Trask in a rare interview during That's Entertainment on 96.5FM this Sunday (Apr. 19) at 12 Noon.

Chatterbooks launch

New CD

■ Jane Elliott, Publicity Director for Smooth 91.5, has announced the release of the radio station’s latest compilation album, Smooth FM Presents – Music For Mum 2015. The station has partnered with Sony.

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● Dawn Wells and Alan Hale Jnr

■ Chatterbooks is a chance to talk about your favourite books and authors. Eltham Bookshop is organising a meeting from 2.30pm-3.30pm on Sunday, April 26 with writer-illustrator Judith Russell due to attend. Russell won Best Children’s Book for 2014-15 with Withering-By-Sea. Cost: $5. More details are available from Eltham Bookshop, phone 9439 8700.

● Belinda Neal will be a special guest at the Sisters In Crime night being held at the Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne, on Friday (April 17). Cheryl Threadgold has more details on Page 47.

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What’s New in Melbourne

VCA students find True North Briefs Fined ■ Lorne restaurant Saporitalia has been fined $17,850 over the “disgraceful” treatment of underpaying an Israeli chef by $4200 over three months. The company must pay $7843 legal costs. Part-owner Yoav Oren was also fined $4590, reports the Geelong Advertiser.

Wanted

● Jake Castner ■ Ballarat magistrate Cynthia Toose has issued a warrant for the arrest of Jake Castner, 19, who failed to appear in court over burglary and theft-related offences in the Bacchus Marsh and Ballarat areas, reports The Courier.

Charged ■ James Gibson, 18, of Traralgon, has been charged with the attempted murder of Glen Sullivan,42, who was placed on life support at the Alfred Hospital. Police say Sullivan was repeatedly hit to the head with a baseball bat. The pair were in a drinking and drug group, Police say.

■ Discover the creative sides of Reservoir, Thornbury and Preston, as students from the Victorian College of the Arts feature in the 2015 True North Arts Festival theatrical program, a three day arts festival being presented from April 17-19. This year's theatrical program features a series titled FR!SK from Victorian College of the Arts graduates. The four shows in the series will be performed at the Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre the setting for this year's festival Compass Club. Following a premiere last September at Melbourne Fringe Festival, the VCA students toured the FR!SK shows to Benalla and Natimuk, engaging with artists, students and audiences living in regional Victoria. This year they're back as fresh graduates with a program of vibrant, challenging and incredibly entertaining shows. I Still Call Australia Homo: April 18, 19 at 3pm and 8pm. Funny and equally moving, posing the question: what would it be like if Australia was the worst place in the world to be gay?

● Ruby Hughes (Ophelia Sol), pictured with audience members from a previous show, will perform in the VCA’s FRISK as part of the True North Arts Festival. Notes From Zombie- vites the audience to FR!SK is supported by land: April 18, 19 at 4pm watch as he dominates his Darebin Arts for True and 8pm. A crazy mash- opponent Magnum North Arts Festival in partup of The Mighty Boosh, Johnson in the online nership with the Victorian Samuel Beckett, the battle of a lifetime. College of theArts and the Teletubbies and DosThe Adventures of University of Melbourne. toevsky, told from the per- Ophelia Sol: April 17 at Other theatre at True spective of an alien sent 7pm, April 18 at 2pm, North: Living Statues to Earth to try to under- 6:30pm, 7:30pm; April 19 Garden Party, Sun April stand the human condi- at 3pm, 4pm, 6:30pm, 19 from 12 Noon – tion. 7.30pm 4.00pm Godlike Status: April An interactive piece Also worth noting is this 17 at 7pm; April 18 at where the world's most free event (separate from 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 6pm, fabulous and flamboyant FR!SK) running at the 7pm; April 19 at 3.30pm, marriage celebrant takes Ray Bramham Gardens 4:30pm, 6pm, 7pm. An audiences on a rainbow- adjacent to the Club. immersive theatre event filled journey about love, There will be classical where hard-core online identity and self-expres- music, gourmet ice-cream gamer CrazyMoose69 in sion. vendors and bubbles.

■ A legal case against lawyer Lewis James Spaulding is due to return to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Trubunal on Friday next week (April 24). The Legal Services Commissioner, Michael McGarvie, has applied to have eight allegations of professional miscondct against Spaulding heard by the Tribunal. VCAT President Justice Greg Garde held a directions hearing, at which Spaulding did not appear. The Tribunal was told Spaulding left Australia for overseas in May last year, and had not returned as at October. The Tribunal was told of “immigration searches” for this information.

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James Troup gave evdience that the e-mail address to which material was sent to Spaulding was active, and that there was a valid email server accepting mail for that address. Further domain name searches

indicated that Lewis Spaulding was the registrant, administration contact and technical contact for the domain name. “In the circumstances the Tribunal is satisfied that (Spaulding) has received notice of the application in this matter<“ Justice Garde said. “The respondent has not appeared in this proceeding to date. Nor has the respondent taken any step to comply with either alternative of the Tribunal’s order,” Justice Garde said. “It was an option for the respondent to stand mute,” said Counsel for the Commissioner. The April 24 hearing is due to be held at 55 King St, Melbourne.

Bank cleared

■ Eliott Sgargetta has lost a VCAT case against bank staff Melissa Thomas, Damien Colella and National Australia Bank. Tribunal Deputy President Ian Lulham said Sgarghetta had also taken action in the County Court and Supreme Court. The matter surrounds possession of a Kalorama property, which Sgarghetta supplied as security for a mortgage loan of approximately $300,000. Sgarhetta said the NAB asked for an additional $25,000 for the payout just one business day before planned settlement on another property. Sgarhetta claimed there has been “misleading and deceptive conduct” by the Bank and its staff.

● From Saturday’s Herald Sun ■ The Barrel usually does not go looking for stoush with Victoria’s highest-selling newspaper, the Herald Sun. But the tabloid’s presentation of a news story on Saturday with the opinionated headline - ‘Selfish Rabble Shut City’ - was inexcusable journalism. Journalists David Turley and Ellen Whinnett assembled a fairly straight report about Friday night’s protest by several thousand people, organised by the Warriors Of The Aboriginal Resistance. The Barrel does not agree with the group’s tactic to effectively close down the city streets - and its tram network - at Friday knock-of time. But that is not the point. The Herald Sun has an obligation to present fair reporting, not coloured by the opinion of the Friday night headline writer. We reckon the News Corp team led by Julian Clarke and Peter Blunden is actually much better than that.

Migrant bangs Oz drum

● Daniel Nalliah ■ Newspapers should not try to tell us what to think. Likewise, religious leaders need to take care too. Daniel Nalliah is the leader of Rise Up Australia, a political party, and the President of Catch the Fire Ministries. The Rise up Australia mob sent out a media release this past week blaming a “Victoria Police bungle” for causing violence at the Reclaim Australia Rally. “Due to a new law passed by the Daniel Andrew's (sic) Labor State Government of Vic on March 26, the Vic Police department was handcuffed from taking action against the protestors (sic) who demonstrated against the peaceful Reclaim Australia Rally in Melbourne at Federation Square,” said the statement aurhorised by Nalliah. “This also made it look like that there were more people against us, when in reality there were many more who came to stand united to protectAustralia and Keep Australia Australian, but they were made to stand with the opposition by the police.” Nalliah says his group is calling for a nationwide stand against “Islamism”. Nalliah was born in Sri Lanka in 1964. He migrated to Australia in 1997.

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■ Sofitel Melbourne On Collins hosted a private cocktail party to celebrate the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra On Tour photographic exhibition which is currently on show at the hotel. The exhibition features photographs by Matt Irwin and is on show in Sofi's Lounge and in the Atrium Gallery at Sofitel Melbourne until April 30. The exhibition captures behind-thescenes moments from the MSO’s 2014 European tour. - Fiona Byrne

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra On Tour At Sofitel Melbourne On Collins Photos: Fiona Hamilton

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● Clive Scott, Harold Mitchell, Matt Irwin and Sir Andrew Davis

● Sue Lloyd Williams and David Hauser

● Jillian Graham and Peter Garnick

● Rachael Tobin, Chris Cartlidge, Jenny Khasagi, Abbey Edlin, Dale Berltrop

● John Selleck and Natasha Dochniak

● Clive Scott and Matt Irwin

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Emperor’s works at NGV

● Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian 1688–1766, worked in China 1714–66. Portrait of Qianlong Emperor in ceremonial court robe. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736. Coloured inks on silk 238.5 x 179.2 cm. The Palace Museum, Beijing

Eat Street returns to Melbourne ■ The annual Eat Street charity fundraiser has been set down for Tuesday, May 19 at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. Now in its 16th year, Eat Street brings together up to 30 of Melbourne’s leading restaurants and 25 of top wineries and beverage suppliers for a night of food and fun in the name of a good cause. Variety – The Children’s Charity is the charity partner this year. Melbourne’s leading chefs, wine and beverage companies will each create entréesized servings of their signature dishes along with tastings of Victoria’s best wines; all set in a cosmopolitan hawker style market. The list of participating restaurants includes Pei Modern, Cumulus Inc, Flower Drum, Union Food and Wine, Huxtable, Captain Baxter, Chateau Yering and No35 with more to come. Tickets are $160 each. For further information or to purchase tickets go to www.eatstreetmelbourne.com Keep up to date with Eat Street 2015 news at Facebook/EatStreetMelbourne

■ I have visited the Golden Age of China: Qianlong Emperor, 1736–1795 exhibition twice since it opened a the National Gallery of Victoria last month and would happily recommend it to all. The exhibition is a fascinating exploration of China’s foremost art collector Qianlong Emperor, the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) and longest living emperor in Chinese history. This exhibition features more than 120 works and has been brought to Melbourne from The Palace Museum. The Qianlong Emperor’s long 60-year reign (1736–1795) was a particularly fascinating time in China’s history. Under his rule, China was the wealthiest and most populous nation in the world. The exhibition puts the spotlight on Qianlong’s reign and art in five separate sections; Manchu Emperor, Son of Heaven, Imperial art under the Emperor’s patronage, Imperial art of religion and Chinese scholar, art connoisseur and collector. On display are paintings on silk and paper, silk court robes, precious-stone inlayed objet d’art and portraits of the Qianlong Emperor, Empress and imperial concubines; paintings of hunting scenes, court ceremonies and the private life of the Qianlong Emperor; and paintings of the Emperor as scholar and art collector. The exhibition also presents paintings and calligraphy by the Emperor himself as well as classical paintings in his collection. A Golden Age of China: Qianlong Emperor, 1736–1795 is on display at NGV International at 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne until June 21.

Race Day winner ■ The Victoria Racing Club is on to a winner with its annual community raceday at Flemington. The club partnered with leading Melbourne radio station 3AW on Saturday to present a day of racing that had a strong family and local focus. If you lived in the nearby postcodes of 3011, 3032 or 3031 entry was free of charge, while for those living outside the local area a special family pass was available for $15. As well as acknowledging the local community, the day also supported the VRC’s 2015 charity partner, the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Kid friendly activities included a meet and greet with Shaun the Sheep, pony rides, a petting zoo, a free sausage sizzle, sports games, plus arts and crafts. There was an appearance by 1997 Melbourne Cup winner Might and Power and the chance for little racegoers to have their photo taken with the 2015 Melbourne Cup. Flemington in Autumn is terrifically familyfriendly with its vast beautiful lawns, highly visible security and plenty of safe, age-appropriate activities. The racing is a great theatre for young racegoers to appreciate the beauty of the horse. 3AW recognised some of its leading shows and presenters on the day by naming races after them. The race card featured the Denis Walter Afternoons Trophy, the Tom Elliott Drive Trophy, the Nightline Handicap, the Ross Stevenson Trophy and the Darren James Trophy.

Spirit of ANZACs

■ Some of Australia’s leading performers have joined together to present Spirit of the ANZACS – The Arena Tour, a stage event that commemorates 100 years of ANZAC pride from Gallipoli in 1915 through to modern day conflicts in Afghanistan. The tour will arrive in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on September 11. Among those performing are Lee Kernaghan, Jack Thompson, Lisa McCune, John Schumann, Jack Jones and Harrison Craig. Spirit of the ANZACS – The Arena Tour was inspired by the songs from Kernaghan’s new album of the same name. The show charts a moving musical and theatrical journey based on the true stories of those serving abroad and their loved ones at home. Schumann, the writer and singer of the classic song I Was Only 19, said it was exciting to be part of Spirit. “This (show) is drawn from letters telling of ordinary men and women involved in horrendous, de-humanising and brutalising conflicts,’’ he said. “They are honest, ordinary stories from honest, ordinary people. “They are powerful stories just for that fact.’’ Schmann duets with Kernaghan on the country music giant’s latest album and that song, Kokoda – Only The Brave Ones, will be one of three he performs as part of Spirit of The ANZACS. He will of course perform I Was Only 19, the powerful Vietnam veterans’ anthem he released in 1983. The emotional impact of the song has never waned. “I am very proud of that song. Through it I have met some incredible people and been taken to some incredible places,’’ he said. “But it is not the only song I have written. “I use the analogy that you have five children and you are proud of them all and they are all different. “One happens to play AFL footy and that is the only one that people want to talk about, but you are equally proud of the other kids.’’ Schumann is still actively writing and touring with his band John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew. Tickets for Spirit of the ANZACS – The Arena Tour are available at www.spirit oftheanzacs.com

Into the Dark Side of the Cirque ■ I willing stepped into the dark side of the circus arts last week when I attended the opening night of Le Noir – the Dark Side of Cirque at the Arts Centre Melbourne. Le Noir - the Dark Side of Cirque features 24 of the world’s greatest circus acts many of who are former stars of Cirque du Soleil. The show presents fabulous displays of balance, contortion, stamina and aerial artistry. And there are more than a few ‘wow’ moments including the death defying Colombian Wheel of Death and the Aerial Cradle. An added treat is that the show is configured to allow table seating on the stage of the State Theatre, leaving you only metres from the Le Noir performers – so close in fact that you can

see the concentration on their faces and the beads of perspiration on their brow. Stage seating is a twist that was warmly welcomed by guests on opening who enjoyed seeing a performance from a different angle within the State Theatre. Le Noir is a terrific night out. Don’t miss this spectacular show. Le Noir - the Dark Side of Cirque is on at the State Theatre at the Art Centre Melbourne until Saturday (April 18). For further information and tickets go to www.artscentremelbourne.com.au ● Fiona Byrne is a former journalist and is the Public Relations Manager at Sofite Melbourne On Collins Fiona@fionabyrne.com.au

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‘Who Grew Up In Reservoir’ Reunion Edwardes Park Photos: Ash Long

● Annie Kirkpatrick and Debra Kirkpatrick

● Robynne Tully and Dianne Favaloro

● Tiki Ciune and Allan Ciune

● Jan Lambeth and Don Baker

● Fran and Rod Newbegin

● Rivkah Brown and Cynthia Brown

● Wayne McDermott and Jan McDermott

● Lynette Collins and Wayne Judd

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‘Who Grew Up In Reservoir’ Reunion Edwardes Park Photos: Ash Long

● Robyn Judd, Lorel Robinson (nee Quick), Sue Hingston-Tulloch

● Kaye Smith and Barrie Smith

● Makayla Walles and Kaylene Walles (nee Davidson)

● Rod Bamford and Margaret Wade

● Robert Barker and Leanne Barker

● Fay Wilkinson, Julie Wilkinson and Joan Wilkinson

● Betty Cockerell and Robert Cockerell

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■ One man who can look at the radio changes at 3AW and Magic 1278 from a distance, is former General Manager Shane Healy. Healy left Fairfax Radio late last year, prior to its merger with the Sydney-based Macquarie Radio. Fairfax Radio boss Adam Lang told staff that some 50 jobs would go nationally, as the merger took effect. Healy walked in to the newly created position of Director, Media and Communications, in late January. His appointment was announed just before Christmas. He is responsible for managing the Archdiocese relations with the media and also for diocesan publications. Key publications of the Archdiocese are Kairos, Summit and the weekly electronic newsletter, Healy is an active parishioner in the Ivanhoe Parish, a member of the Xavier College Council and a board member of Jesuit Social Services. His community activities include being a football coach at Xavier College and for the Old Xavierians Football Club.

Sisters, Misters ■ Congratulations to the Sisters and Misters a capella group that entertained the ‘Who Grew Up In Reservoir’ reunion held at Edwardes Park on Sunday. The enthusiastic and talented group, who appeared on Australia’s Got Talent, comprise members from the Reservoir and Eltham areas.

Matilda ■ The young actresses who will share the title role in the Australian Premiere Season of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Matilda The Musical were announced yesterday (Tues.). They are (in alphabetical order) Molly Barwick, Sasha Rose, Georgia Taplin and Bella Thomas, advises publicist JP Bolton.

Eric wins award ■ Live Performance Australia has announced that Eric Robinson, CEO of Australian equipment supplier, JPJ Audio and Jands Production Services, as the recipient of this year’s Sue Nattrass Award, to be presented at the Helpmann Awards to be staged in Sydney on July 27.

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Vanity Bites Back

● Helen Duff in Vanity Bites Back. ■ Vanity Bites Back at the Tuxedo Club is an unusual comedy - part stand-up, part theatre, a mix of the ridiculous with moments of moving poignancy. Much of its success can be attributed to the gorgeous ditzy quirkiness of comedian, writer, performer Helen Duff. A master of physical comedy she superbly draws the audience in with her stylish nuances, awkward silences, anticipation and hysterical facial expressions. Duff is vibrant as the slightly posh, slightly airheaded Brit crafting a TV pilot cooking show. Much is revealed in ‘out-takes’ and asides during the devilish production of “Jill’s” unappetising cheesecake. It’s kooky and appealing though the narrative lacks a certain cohesiveness - or I missed bits due to the noise filtering in from other nearby shows. Comedy, particularly stand-up, is often ridiculing, self-deprecating and making light of dark and serious issues or events – as a recent Melbourne Comedy Festival controversy demonstrates. Vanity Bites Back may tackle the taboo of anorexia but it’s a humorous and intense exploration of Duff’s very personal tale and struggle with anorexia and low self-esteem. Her journey and the discovery of her own self-worth is told with candor and passion. Vanity Bites Backs and Helen Duff are worthy of both attention and affection. Performance season: 6pm nightly except Wednesday, 5pm Sunday until April 19 Venue: Tuxedo Cat, 17-23 Wills St, Melbourne Tickets: $16-$22 Bookings: At the door or online at www.trybooking.com - Review by Beth Klein

Glitches In Reality ■ Award-winner Simon Coronel, whose Comedy Festival show is on at Pleasance House Comedy, is the master of cool and a charmer, and his slight of hand performance had his – sadly quite small – audience eating out of his – hands? Simon engages his audience in a friendly, matey, way, yet maintains a persona of mystery and edginess which is very compelling. Part of his performance is to allow the audience into some of his secrets. In this show it was one of the old card tricks, with an audience member invited on stage to be the recipient of the illusion, whilst the rest of us were being shown the method. As Simon explained, this allowed those of us gagging to know how it’s done, the opportunity to have an “Aha” moment. Very entertaining. His humour is wry and gentle, and extremely clever, and his treatment of the willing audience participants on stage is always courteous and inclusive. Simon has been the recipient of many international awards, including “Best Cabaret” at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The show is sophisticated, yet appealing to all ages, and a “must” for lovers of the mysteries of the expert illusionist. It runs untilApril 19, at 9.30 pm. Performance Season: Venue: Pleasance House Comedy, Level 4, 178 Collins St., Melbourne. Tickets: $20-$29. Duration: 55 Minutes Bookings: www.comedyfestival.com.au - Review by Geraldine Colson

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Victoria Pictorial

Historic Photo Collection

● Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville. 1956.

● Collins St, with Town Hall and Manchester Unity building. 1956.

● Flinders Street, showing Princes Bridge

● Collins Street, from West End. 1956.

● Bourke Street, looking west

● Front view of Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne. 1956.

● Looking to Princes’ Bridge, from near boat sheds. 1956

● Town Hall, St Kilda, where Olympc fencing events were de

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Freemasons Victoria Good Friday Appeal Collections

$102,000 raised for Good Friday Appeal

● Grand Master Hillel Benedykt joins Mrs T.J. Lim and T.J. Lim of Lodge of Concentration, and and Task Force Coordinator Gary Edwards (far right)

■ A whopping $102,000 was raised by Freemasons Victoria members, their friends and family, and Task Force volunteers, and a further $498,000 was raised by the Uncle Bobs Club for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal. This incredible effort was the result of nearly 1000 diligent souls taking part this year at 7Eleven stores across Victoria. Grand Master Hillel Benedykt visited at least 15 7-Eleven stores on Good Friday not just to buy a slurpie!) to encourage and thank all who were taking the time out of their day to raise funds. "I was so pleased to see so many members and their families getting into the spirit of charity on this day. Funds raised will assist the RCH to purchase equipment, conduct research and provide education," he said. That evening, Grand Secretary Peter Henshall, representing Freemasons Victoria, and the President of the Uncle Bobs Club presented a cheque for more than $600,000 in front of thousands who were watching the Appeal on Channel 7. This Easter marks the Good Friday Appeal's 85th year of contribution to the Royal Children's Hospital. A total of $17,109,063.22 was raised.

● Rahim Samat and Michael Holloway from Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge No. 584, at 7-Eleven Thornbury.

● Silvio Mignone and Anthony D’Angelo at 115 Nicholson St, Brunswick

● Paul Sutton and Ken Barr at Cnr Main and Edgars Rd Epping

● Brendon and Ethan Holmes at High St Epping

● Chris Redmond and Greg White at 20 Sydney R,d Brunswick

● Grand Master Hillel Benedykt joins Stan Agombar and Andrew Wiesner from Lodge of Quest No. 587.

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West Hollywood

Hollywood, home of stars

● The invitation to last week’s Walk of Fame star unveiling for actor Will Ferrell ■ From my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes By 1900, Hollywood had a population of 500, a post office, a this week's news newspaper, a hotel, and two markets. In neighboring Los Angeles, through seven miles of orange groves, the population had reached 100,000. There was a singletrack streetcar line that twisted its way along Prospect Avenue, ■ The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Will Ferrell on an irregular schedule, into the city on a two-hour trip. By 1902, the first portion of the famous Hollywood Hotel was with the 2547th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week. The star in the category of Motion Pictures wasdedicated at built. A new trolley car system was installed in 1904, cutting the 6767 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Hollywood Wax Mu- travel time dramatically. The system was called the ‘Hollywood Boulevard’. Due to seum. "Will Ferrell has made the world laugh with his hilarious its ongoing struggles to maintain an adequate water supply, resicharacterisations and brilliant timing in films that have enter- dents voted to have Hollywood annexed by the City of Los Angeles and its new aqueduct system. tained so many people. “We are proud to add this comedic genius to the Hollywood Walk of Fame," said Ana Martinez, Producer of the Walk of Fame ceremonies. Helping emcee, Hollywood Chamber President/CEO Leron ■ In the early 1900s, filmmakers began moving to the Los AnGubler, to unveil the star were actors John C. Reilly and Molly geles area to get away from the strict rules imposed by Thomas Shannon. Edison's Motion Picture Patents Company in New Jersey. Ferrell's latest film is the upcoming Warner Bros. comedy Since Edison owned most of the moviemaking patents, indeGet Hard, in which he stars opposite Kevin Hart. pendent filmmakers were often sued by Edison to stop their productions. To escape his control, and because of the ideal weather conditions and varied terrain, moviemakers began to arrive in Los ■ The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally recognised Angeles to make their films. Hollywood icon. If agents from Edison's company came out west to find and With approximately 24 star ceremonies annually broadcast stop these filmmakers, adequate notice allowed for a quick esaround the world, the constant reinforcement provided to the public cape to Mexico. has made the Walk of Fame a top visitor attraction. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to add stars on the Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles. The Walk of Fame is a tribute to all of those who worked ■ The first Academy Awards presentation took place in Hollydiligently to develop the concept and to maintain this world-class wood at the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, located on Hollywood Boulevard. ourist attraction. Granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciThe Walk of Fame is open to the public. No paid admission or ences, first Academy Merit awards were given on May 16, assigned seating at star ceremonies. It is understood that the cost 1929 tothe Wings, for what was originally called "Best Production," of installing a star on the Walk of Fame upon approval is $30,000 and Sunrise, for "Best Picture." and the sponsor of the nominee accepts the responsibility for The other two awards of merit given that first year were to arranging for payment to the Hollywood Historic Trust, a chari- Emil Jannings for his roles in The Last Command and The Way able foundation. of All Flesh, for "Best Leading Actor," and to Janet Gaynor for The funds are used to pay for the creation/installation of the her roles in Seventh Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise, for "Best tar and ceremony, as well as maintenance of the Walk of Fame. Leading Actress." Nicknamed ‘Oscar’, the gold-plated, britannium statuettes on a marble base, standing 13.5 inches high and weighing 8.5 pounds, are currently presented at the Academy Awards ceremony in the ■ Hollywood was established in 1853, with a single adobe hut Dolby Theatre, which opened in 2001, on the site where the on land outside Los Angeles, California. Growing crops was so historic Hollywood Hotel once stood. uccessful there that by 1870, Hollywood became a thriving agicultural community. One of its most notable historic figures was real estate tycoon, Harvey Henderson Wilcox and his wife, Daeida, who moved to ■ From the end of the silent film era, about 1927, to around Los Angeles from Topeka, Kansas, in the 1880s. 1948, the Hollywood movie studio system controlled what films Wilcox, having lost the use of his legs from a bout with typhoid were shown across the country. fever prior to moving out west, bought 160 acres of land west of Five major Hollywood-area studios owned large, grand thehe city, at the foothills near the Cahuenga Pass. atres where they would show only movies produced by their The town's name came from Daeida, who, while on a train studios and made with their contracted actors. rip east met a woman that described her country home in Ohio These studios were Paramount, RKO, 20th Century Fox, hat had been named for the Dutch settlement of Hollywood. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)and Warner Bros. Liking the name, Daeida christened their ranch ‘Hollywood’, Also known as the Golden Age of Hollywood, stars had little upon her return. choice but to contract with those studios. On February 1, 1887, Wilcox submitted a grid map of his new Among these leading men and ladies were: Mae West, Ronald own to the Los Angeles County recorder's office. Reagan, Clark Gable, Will Rogers, Judy Garland, Cary Grant, This was the first official document with the name ‘Holly- Audie Murphy, Betty Grable and John Wayne. wood’ printed on it. However, in 1948 in a landmark decision, the United States The first street in town was named Prospect Avenue, but was Supreme Court ruled that studios could not own their own theater changed to Hollywood Boulevard, where city lots were atres where they showed films made only by their studios and carved out around dirt avenues and pepper trees. At one time, only with actors who had exclusive contracts with those studios. English holly was planted in the area, but it didn't survive in the That decision marked the unofficial end of the ‘Golden Age of arid climate. Hollywood’.

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Studios make their move

Tribute to contributors

The first Oscar

History of Hollywood

Golden age of Hollywood

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From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd Soon after, television proved itself to be a lucrative and permanent medium of entertainment, so that by the mid-1950s, these same studios began to provide content for TV.

Hollywood today ■ The landscape of Hollywood began to change with the mushrooming of the television industry in the 1950s. Television and music recording studios and offices sprung up all over the city. KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, began broadcasting in January 1947. By the end of that year, the first movie production made for television, The Public Prosecutor, was broadcast from Hollywood. While most of the studios remained in Hollywood, other television studios such as CBS Television City began to build there. Announcing their shows as having originated from "Television City in Hollywood," the location of that station effectively stretched the district's southern border. Over the past 40 years, Hollywood has been through a lot of changes. While the studios have relocated to other Los Angeles areas, most motion picture production still occurs within the district. Such significant ancillary industries as film editing, effects, props, post-production, and lighting companies remain in Hollywood. The only movie studio remaining in Hollywood today, however, is Paramount Studios. Among other changes was the designation of the Hollywood Boulevard commercial and entertainment District of Fame, on the National Register of Historic Places in 1968, and the longawaited Hollywood extension of the Metro Red Line subway, which began running from Downtown Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley, with stops in Hollywood, in June 1999. Attempts to re-incorporate Hollywood were tried in 2002 when the campaign to secede from Los Angeles was unsuccessfully waged. A group of Hollywood citizens felt that Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was not specifically addressing their needs. Voted on by all Los Angeles residents, the referendums for the secession of Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, both failed by wide margins, in November 2002. Although Hollywood today does not have a municipal government, it does have an "honorary mayor" for ceremonial purposes.

Come and say hello ■ If you are considering a move to Los Angeles or just coming over for a holiday then I have got a special deal for you. We would love to see you at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer. Please mention 'Melbourne Observer' when you book and you will receive the 'Special Rate of the Day'. Please contact: Joanna at info@ramadaweho.com Happy Holidays, Gavin Wood

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■ Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was born in 1900 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He went to school at The Marquette Academy but he was described as a troublesome student. In his senior years at Ripon College, Spencer, became interested in acting. He went to New York in 1923 and shared a room with fellow actor Pat O'Brien. They both attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts. Tracy once said he was very poor in those days and his pants were so thin that if he sat on a dime he could tell you if it was heads or tails. He took on a variety of small jobs whilst performing in plays at night. Spencer married Louise Treadwell and they had two children, sadly his son John was born deaf. After several flops on Broadway he was cast in a play produced by the famous George M Cohan who described Tracy as the best actor he had ever seen. He worked in further Broadway productions with Cohan and achieved success on Broadway. In 1932 Spencer was spotted by Hollywood producer and director John Ford who was very impressed with his performance in a play titled The Last Mile. John Ford signed Spencer Tracy to Fox Studios and cast him in the leading role in the film Up The River. This was also the first major film

Whatever Happened To ... Spencer Tracy

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for Humphrey Bogart. Over the next five years he made 25 films at the Fox Studios but he was drinking heavily and his films were not making money at the box office. Spencer was signed to MGM Studios and with films such as San Francisco, Boys Town, Captain's Courageous, Boom Town and Northwest Passage he became a major box office star. Spencer had left his wife and was having affairs with many of his leading ladies. He fell in love with Katharine Hepburn during the filming of Woman of the Year in 1941 and the relationship continued for the rest of his life. The love affair between Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn was an ‘open secret’ in Hollywood.

Katharine Hepburn moved in with him and cared for him for the last two years of his life. Spencer Tracy died on June 10, 1967. Katharine found him in the kitchen after he had woken in the early hours of the morning to make himself a cup of tea. He had suffered a heart attack - it was 17 days after he finished his final scene in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Spencer was given a posthumous Academy Award nomination for his final performance. Katharine did not attend the funeral service itself but did arrive early at the parlour and followed the hearse part of the way to the church. "Goodbye, friend," she said under her breath. ● Spencer Tracy "Here's where I leave you." Spencer refused to divorce his wife because She put her foot on the brake and watched as of his religious beliefs and his concern for his the hearse continued on its journey. The Rechildren. quiem Mass was held at the Immaculate Heart Some of his popular films included Father of Mary Catholic Church in Hollywood. of the Bride, Bad Day at Black Rock, Pat and Spencer's wife Louise, family and friends Mike, Desk Set, Old Man and the Sea, Broken were in attendance. Lance and Inherit the Wind. Katharine Hepburn passed away in 2003 at He was nominated for nine Academy Awards the age of 96. and won two in the category of Best Actor. Kevin Trask I thought he was wonderful as the Judge in The Time Tunnel - with Bruce & PhilJudgement at Nuremberg. Sundays at 8.20pm on 3AW By the time Spencer was making It's A Mad That's Entertainment - 96.5FM Mad Mad Mad World in 1963 he was a very Sundays at 12Noon sick and elderly man. 96.5FM is streaming on the internet. His years of smoking and alcohol abuse re- To listen, go to www.innerfm.org.au and sulted in a long illness. follow the prompts.

Funny happenings in the Outback

■ I note that a noted Australian, Jim Jeffries, is on his way to Alice Springs "fresh from the Melbourne Comedy Festival". Whilst I have never heard of him, he may well be a fountain of hilarity. In fact, there is one now nationally famous comedienne, Fiona O'Loughlin, who sprang from Alice a few years ago.

Whilst we weren't best buds, we were on g'day terms, as I would often see her around town. And I often chortled at her appearances at local functions. Now she graces national stages and screens, and has progressed from strength to strength. I have always loved comedy with a passion, from the Goons to Tony

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Hancock, Barry Humphries to Paul Hogan. So I thought I'd try this local Melbourne Comedy Festival a few years ago to titilate my senses. How I regretted this choice. Two words dominated most of the acts which I attended. The "comedians" thought that the more often, and the louder they were delivered, the funnier they would be. Wrong. ■ Gannon's Hotel in Julia Creek in Queensland has just sadly burned down - it was featured in the iconic Australian movie, A Town Like Alice. The last time I was in Julia Creek was a few decades ago. I spent much of my time then at Lightning Ridge, and would share an old miner's hut with my mates Sid and George Graham, a couple of old-timers originally from New Zealand. They were both opal miners, and had since the early twenties been based at Lightning Ridge, but had explored and prospected all over Australia. I loved to sit with them around their fire listening to their anecdotes. And some of these tales, as with many an Aussie miner, including Lasseter, involved fabulous hidden riches. One of their forays was into Outback Queensland, where they were on a sheep station out of Julia Creek. A shearing shed had just been constructed while they were there, with posts having being sunk into the ground to support the floor and the walls. They noticed that there were bright chips of opal around in the dirt which had been dug out of the post holes. As they were just cooking for the shearers they didn't have any opportunity to do any prospecting, but they swore they'd go back one day.

The Outback Legend

with Nick Le Souef Lightning Ridge Opals 175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Phone 9654 4444 www.opals.net.au

where the shed had been, long since burnt down. Half a dozen holes we sunk, but sadly, no instant fortune! A rueful return home. A similar situation happened to another mate in Lightning Ridge. He was drinking in a Queensland pub with a fencer who showed him some coloured stones he had found in a post hole. Again a fortune waiting for the picking. My mate celebrated his good fortune long into the night, but unfortunately by the time he'd staggered out of his swag the next morning, the ■ Of course they didn't, but often fencer was long gone to dig more spoke to me of this shearing shed. holes. So I decided to pop up and check it Of course my mate couldn't find out myself. him - as he told me years later, bitter Off to my mate at Carnegie Hire, tears welled in his eyes. and I grabbed a motorised post-hole digger, threw it in the car, and headed ■ As with many situations everyto the Ridge. where in Australia it takes a signifiI then transferred it into my mate cant event to initiate some action. Joe Bellicka's Cessna, and out to Julia Just like the murder of Jill Meagher Creek we headed. in Melbourne spurred everyone into I had previously contacted the action, the rape of a seven-year-old owner of the sheep station, and he girl in an Alice Springs town camp has picked us up, and out we drove to done the same thing.

A 29 year old man was arrested and charged, and this has motivated Chief Minister Adam Giles into action - he will be hosting a forum on safety in town camps in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. Ambos are always particularly worried about the situation when they attend incidents in these squalid settlements. One paramedic noted: "There is a lot of consumption of alcohol and aggressive behaviour. We're often in an environment where we are rooting through all sorts of potentially dangerous rubbish and debris, and we can be outnumbered pretty quickly." Although the camps are nominally dry, alcohol is readily available, and they're looking into setting up "visitors' parks" surrounded by high cyclone fences, keeping alcohol and problem and abusive drunks out. Maybe a solution, but things often can't get much worse.

■ There are always reports coming out on every conceivable topic. The latest one is by the Pastoral Board on camel culling. There were 6567 camels culled in the NT in 2014. Along with these creatures there were 217 donkeys and 1887 horses disposed of as well - all done by aerial shooting. And, according to the Board, reports from farmers are claiming that camels aren't causing any real problems in the NT at the moment, at least from their agricultural perspective. Which is good news for the farmer, but it's not so good for the environment - they have a voracious appetite for native flora. Our forefathers have a lot to answer for. For instance, in the first settlement of Sullivans Bay at Sorrento, a consignment of livestock was brought ashore - "cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, ducks and fowls". Why these gentlemen couldn't have used a bit of foresight and realised that we already had plenty of edible livestock here which neatly fitted into the environment. But no, these other animals, which were totally inappropriate, were chosen instead, and we've ignored more appropriate creatures, to this day. Even now, the aforementioned camels are rejected as a valuable food source - they thrive in the harsh conditions of the Centre, and they have padded feet rather than hooves, which are much more environmentally friendly. If we all decided to eat them, as I always choose to do, no more culling problems.

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Melbourne Observer TV Guide ABC1 (CH2)

Wednesday, April 15

SEVEN (CH7)

NINE (CH9)

6.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.00 2.30 3.30 5.00 5.30

ABC News Breakfast. ABC News Mornings. Q&A. (R) Boomtown. (PG) (R) (Final) Eggheads. (R) News. National Press Club Address. Devil Island. (R) Kitchen Cabinet. (R) The Paradise. (PG) (R) Midsomer Murders. (PG) (R) News: Early Edition. The Drum.

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00

Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Morning News. Movie: Doomsday Man. (M) (R) (2000) James Marshall. The Daily Edition. The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. News At 4. Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. Million Dollar Minute. Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 9.00 11.00 12.00

6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30

Antiques Roadshow. (R) News. 7.30. QI. (M) Hosted by Stephen Fry. Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) (Final) Hosted by Shaun Micallef. The Agony Of… (M) (New Series) Narrated by Adam Zwar. Would I Lie To You? (PG) (R) Hosted by Rob Brydon. Comedy Up Late. (MA15+) Lateline. (R) The Business. (R) Richard Hammond Builds A Universe. (R) Four Corners. (R) Media Watch. (PG) (R) Movie: Race Street. (PG) (R) (1948) George Raft. Movie: Full Confession. (PG) (R) (1939) Victor McLaglen. Richard Hammond Builds A Universe. (R) Collectors. (R) Eggheads. (R)

6.00 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Leah goes to work at The Diner. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) The final six teams will be tasked with creating everything from street food to a five-star dining experience. 9.00 Criminal Minds. (M) After a passenger jet crashes in Colorado, the team is called on to build a profile of the suspected perpetrator. 11.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M) 12.00 Dual Suspects: Ties That Bind. (M) (R) Documents the investigation into the murder of Karyn Slover, a vivacious young mother. 1.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 Sons And Daughters. (PG) (R) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.

6.00 7.00 7.30 8.45

9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 11.20 12.20 1.10 1.25 2.45 4.00 5.00 5.30

2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.30

1.00 1.30 3.00 4.15 5.30

9.45 10.45 11.40 12.30 1.00 1.30 3.00 3.30 5.00 5.30

TEN (CH10)

SBS 1 (CH3)

Today. Mornings. (PG) News. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) Variety show. Extra. Entertainment news program. The Block Triple Threat. (PG) (R) Hosted by Scott Cam. News Now. News. Millionaire Hot Seat. Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 6.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 7.00 Huey’s Kitchen. (R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R) 8.00 Family Feud. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schoﬁeld. (R) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. 2.00 Wonderland. (PG) (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 Eyewitness News.

6.00 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 9. Continued. 7.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Dateline. (R) 1.30 France 24 International News. 1.45 The Journal. 2.00 PBS NewsHour. 3.00 Al Jazeera News. 3.30 Insight. (R) 4.30 Wildest Africa. (PG) (R) (Final) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

News. A Current Aﬀair. The Block Triple Threat. (PG) The Amazing ’90s. (M) (New Series) Take a look back at all the big events and personalities of the ’90s from Australia and around the world. Beginning with sex scandals in the White House, Bananas in Pyjamas, naughty home videos, Silverchair, the First Gulf War and the recession we had to have. Forever. (M) An exiled king is murdered. The Mentalist. (M) (R) Believe. (M) (New Series) Extra. (R) Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) Danoz Direct. Global Shop. Good Morning America. News. Today.

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 David Attenborough’s The Tree Of Life: Charles Darwin And The Tree Of Life. Sir David Attenborough celebrates the bicentenary of Charles Darwin’s birth by looking at his theory of evolution. He begins his journey at Darwin’s home in Kent, where he looked at the origins of life, before heading to Cambridge University, where Darwin studied. 8.30 Wonderland. (M) Jade makes a shock confession. 9.30 The Good Wife. (M) Potential fraud is discovered in the election. 10.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 Movie Juice. (PG) (R) 1.00 David Letterman. (PG) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 James Robison. (PG) 4.30 CBS Morning.

6.00 Food Safari. (R) Maeve meets Fatima Barroso. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Tony Robinson’s WWI. (PG) Part 3 of 4. 8.30 London’s Super Tunnel: Urban Heart Surgery. (PG) (R) Part 1 of 3. A look at the construction of a new underground railway in London called Crossrail. 9.30 The Legacy. (M) (New Series) A Danish family’s matriarch passes away. 10.35 World News. 11.05 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) (R) 11.55 Movie: Breathless. (AV15+) (R) (2009) Yang Ik-Joon. 2.20 The Good Life. (M) 2.30 Movie: Running On Empty. (MA15+) (R) (2010) Katsuya Kobayashi. 4.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) 4.30 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 9.

Classiﬁcations: (P) Preschoolers (C) Children (G) General (PG) Parental Guidance (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat. Please note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by networks.

ABC2 (CH22)

7TWO (CH72)

GO! (CH99)

ONE (CH1)

SBS 2 (CH32)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.25 Joe & Jack. 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. 4.40 The Furchester Hotel. 5.00 Sarah And Duck. 5.10 The Hive. 5.25 Peppa Pig. 5.30 Olivia. 5.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.00 Peter Rabbit. 6.15 Tree Fu Tom. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. 8.40 World’s Toughest Jobs. 9.40 Tattoo Tales. 10.10 The Real Hustle: New Recruits. 10.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.20 Seconds From Disaster. 12.10 Metal Evolution. 12.55 That ’70s Show. 1.20 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 2.00 News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 What’s The Big Idea? 5.05 Tilly And Friends. 5.15 Waybuloo. 5.35 The Magic Roundabout. 5.50 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Flushed. 7.30 Spit It Out. 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. 8.30 Man About The House. 9.00 Home And Away. 9.30 Shortland Street. 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer. 11.00 Kingswood Country. 12.00 Taggart. 2.30 Neighbours At War. 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.45 Suspects. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45 Man About The House. 1.25 The Real Seachange. 2.00 Shopping. 3.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Kingswood Country. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Shortland Street.

6.00 Robocar Poli. 6.30 PAW Patrol. 7.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. 8.00 Move It. 8.30 Rabbids. 9.00 Surprises. 9.30 SpongeBob. 10.00 Green Lantern. 10.30 Teen Titans Go! 11.00 Power Rangers. 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. 12.00 Extra. 12.30 The Middle. 1.00 Super Fun Night. 1.30 Top Gear. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids. 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 Scooby-Doo! 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! 6.00 Regular Show. 6.30 Adv Time. 7.00 Big Bang. 8.30 The Last Ship. 9.30 Movie: Outbreak. (1995) 12.00 Supernatural: The Animated Series. 12.30 Adv Time. 1.00 Regular Show. 1.30 Rabbids. 2.00 TMZ Live. 3.00 TMZ. 3.30 PAW Patrol. 4.00 Rabbids. 4.30 Robocar Poli. 4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 9.00 Grizzly: Nature’s Entrepreneur. 10.00 The Compassionate Traveller. 11.00 Movie Juice. 11.30 Garage Gold. 12.00 A League Of Their Own. 1.00 White Collar. 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 Totally Wild. 4.00 Super Rugby Extra Time. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Cops. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 9.30 Sons Of Anarchy. 10.45 The Glades. 11.45 Cops. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 RPM. 3.20 Cops. 3.55 Football’s Greatest Managers. 4.30 Football’s Greatest Teams. 5.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Round 2. Putrajaya ePrix. Highlights.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Ukrainian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News. 3.05 Greek News From Cyprus. 4.00 Iron Chef. 4.45 American Ninja Warrior. 5.30 Benidorm Bastards. 6.00 If You Are The One. 7.00 The Feed. 7.30 Soccer. A-League. Round 18. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory. 10.00 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 9. Replay. 11.30 South Park. 12.00 @midnight. 12.30 The Feed. 1.00 The Story Of Film. 2.10 Movie: Fermat’s Room. (2007) 3.55 DW News In English From Berlin. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

ABC3 (CH23)

7MATE (CH73)

GEM (CH90)

ELEVEN (CH11)

ABC24 (CH24)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.00 Camp Lakebottom. 10.10 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. 10.40 WAC: World Animal Championships. 11.05 Deadly 60. 11.35 Horrible Histories. 12.00 Grojband. 12.25 Camp Lakebottom. 1.00 SheZow. 1.35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. 2.10 Dennis & Gnasher. 3.25 Shaun The Sheep. 3.50 Vic The Viking. 4.00 Tashi. 4.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 4.40 News On 3. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. 5.10 Endangered Species. 5.50 Nowhere Boys. 6.20 Good Game: SP. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.30 Lockie Leonard. 7.55 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. 8.30 Total Drama Island. 9.15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 9.35 Rage. 10.40 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Sheriﬀ Callie’s Wild West. 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 8.30 Art Attack. 9.00 NBC Today. 11.00 Motor Mate. 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. 3.00 Starsky & Hutch. 4.00 Trash To Treasure. 5.00 How I Met Your Mother. 5.30 Wipeout USA. 6.30 MythBusters. 7.30 Beverly Hills Pawn. 8.30 Hardcore Pawn. 9.00 Hardcore Pawn. 9.30 Baggage Battles. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Rude Tube. 12.00 Banged Up. 1.00 Repo Games. 2.00 Shopping. 3.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Motor Mate.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 Danoz. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. 9.00 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 Movie: The Small Voice. (1948) 1.40 GEM Presents. 1.50 Alive And Cooking. 2.20 Secret Dealers. 3.20 Poirot. 4.30 Ellen. 5.30 Gilmore Girls. 6.30 Friends. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.30 Spooks. 9.40 Luther. 10.50 CSI. 11.50 Secret Dealers. 12.50 Tasty Conversations. 1.00 Gideon’s Way. 2.00 Danoz. 2.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 Dangerman.

6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. 10.00 Touched By An Angel. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Taxi. 12.00 Charmed. 1.00 JAG. 2.00 Sabrina. 2.30 Caroline In The City. 3.00 Frasier. 3.30 Cheers. 4.00 King Of Queens. 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. 5.00 Mork & Mindy. 5.30 Becker. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 Futurama. 8.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Futurama. 9.30 The Simpsons. 10.00 Cleveland. 10.30 Bob’s Burgers. 11.00 Tattoos After Dark. 12.00 Raymond. 12.30 Frasier. 1.00 Caroline In The City. 1.30 Sabrina. 2.00 Touched By An Angel. 3.00 Charmed. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News. 11.55 ABC Open. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 Capital Hill. 2.00 News. 5.55 ABC Open. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 News. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC Global. 2.30 7.30. 3.00 Outside Source. 3.30 BBC Africa. 4.00 Al Jazeera. 5.00 BBC World. 5.30 Lateline.

NITV (CH34)

6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Waabiny Time. 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 The Other Side. 10.30 Desperate Measures. 11.00 Rock Art And Yingana. 11.30 Living Black. 12.00 Rugby League. Fox Memorial Shield. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Go Lingo. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 5.30 NITV News. 6.00 Our Footprint. 6.30 The Other Side. 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 The Will And The Skill. 8.00 Keeper. 8.30 On The Edge. 9.30 Awaken. 10.30 Toonooba Voices. 11.00 NITV News. 11.30 Our Footprint. 12.00 Volumz.

CH31 (CH44)

6.00 Bumper 2 Bumper. 6.30 Oz Fish TV. 7.00 Futsal Town Show. 7.30 Nu Country TV. 8.00 Euromaxx. 8.30 Move It Or Lose It. 9.00 Jumping Jellybeans. 9.15 Penguin TV. 9.30 Little Explorers. 10.00 Movie: Love Is Forever. (1983) 12.00 Journal. 12.30 China Forbidden News. 1.00 Sri Lanka Today. 1.30 The Shtick. 2.00 ATVAA. 2.30 Dollars With Sense. 3.00 LawHelp Australia. 3.30 Our Time. 4.00 Rotunda In The West. 4.30 Arkabahce. 5.00 1700. 6.00 Chinese Weekly TV. 6.30 The Flying Show. 7.00 Mr Sink Show. 7.30 Vasili’s Garden To Kitchen. 8.30 Pet’s Practice With Dr Kevin. 9.00 Yappy Hour TV. 9.30 In Pit Lane. 10.00 Guitar Gods And Masterpieces. 10.30 Community Kitchen. 11.00 Late Programs.

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Melbourne Observer TV Guide ABC1 (CH2) 6.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.30 12.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.30 5.00 5.30

Thursday, April 16

SEVEN (CH7)

ABC News Breakfast. ABC News Mornings. Australian Story. (R) Foreign Correspondent. (R) Eggheads. (R) News. Antiques Roadshow. (R) Kitchen Cabinet. (R) The Paradise. (PG) (R) Midsomer Murders. (PG) (R) News: Early Edition. The Drum. A discussion of the events of the day.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.55 Clarke And Dawe. A take on the week’s news headlines. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. Current aﬀairs program. 8.00 The Checkout. An irreverent look at consumer aﬀairs. 8.30 Our Girl. (M) (New Series) A feisty, working-class woman from East London decides to join the British Army as a medic. 10.00 The Trip To Italy: La Suvera, Pievescola. (M) Rob and Steve pay a visit to Tuscany. 10.30 Lateline. (R) 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 Lowdown. (M) (R) 11.50 The Librarians. (M) (R) 12.20 Nothing On Earth. (M) (R) 1.20 Paul Merton’s Adventures. (R) 2.05 The Jonathan Ross Show. (PG) (R) 2.50 Our Girl. (M) (R) 4.20 The Trip To Italy. (M) (R) 5.00 Collectors. (R) 5.30 Eggheads. (R)

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.30

Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Morning News. Movie: Someone Is Watching. (M) (R) (2000) Stefanie Powers. The Daily Edition. The Chase. (R) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. News At 4. Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. Million Dollar Minute. Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Maddy tells her mother she has cancer. 8.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. (PG) A look at the period from 1956 to 1974, a time which was free of economic depression, but not conﬂict. Riots swept the suburbs and beaches, while Evonne Goolagong changed Australian tennis and Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. 9.00 Downton Abbey. (M) Relations between Robert and Cora are strained. Blake’s scheming starts to yield results. 10.00 State Of Aﬀairs. (M) Nick has Sheikh Hakam in his sights. 11.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (M) (R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.

NINE (CH9) 6.00 9.00 11.00 12.00 1.00 1.30 3.00 4.15 5.30

6.00 News. 7.00 A Current Aﬀair. 7.30 Top Gear. (PG) Jeremy, Richard and James embark on a journey to the southernmost point of South America. 8.50 The AFL Footy Show. (M) Hosted by Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, Sam Newman, Billy Brownless, Shane Crawford and Dave Hughes. 11.00 Cops Uncut. (M) A selection of dashboard-camera clips. 12.00 The NRL Footy Show. (M) Paul “Fatty” Vautin, Erin Molan, Beau Ryan and Darryl Brohman discuss the latest rugby league news. 2.00 Danoz Direct. Home shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. Home shopping. 3.00 Extra. (R) Entertainment news program. 3.30 Good Morning America. News and talk show. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

TEN (CH10) 6.00 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 6.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 7.00 Huey’s Kitchen. (R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R) 8.00 Family Feud. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Reef Doctors. (PG) (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schoﬁeld. (R) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. 2.00 The Doctors. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Modern Family. (PG) (R) Phil and Claire unknowingly work at odds with each other as they both plan separate surprises for their anniversary. 8.30 Gogglebox. (M) (Final) A diverse range of people open their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+) (R) A young woman and her boyfriend are assaulted in their apartment. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (M) A woman’s boyfriend targets Jamie. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) Hosted by David Letterman. 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 James Robison. (PG) 4.30 CBS Morning.

SBS 1 (CH3) 6.00 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 9. Continued. 7.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Living Black. (R) 1.30 France 24 International News. 1.45 The Journal. 2.00 PBS NewsHour. 3.00 Al Jazeera News. 3.30 The Real White Queen And Her Rivals. (PG) (R) 4.30 First Across Australia. (PG) (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Food Safari. (R) Maeve looks at Vietnamese cooking. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook. Rachel heads to Spain’s Costa Brava. 8.00 Poh & Co. Poh learns how to make zong dumplings. 8.30 Chocolate Perfection With Michel Roux Jr. Michel Roux Jr goes on a culinary journey to discover the secrets of chocolate. 9.30 Vikings. Rollo ponders the Seer’s prophecy. 10.25 World News. 11.00 UEFA Champions League Highlights. 12.00 Movie: Kiss Me Again. (MA15+) (R) (2010) Stefano Accorsi. 2.30 Movie: Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story. (AV15+) (R) (2009) Mona Zaki. 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

ABC2 (CH22)

7TWO (CH72)

GO! (CH99)

ONE (CH1)

SBS 2 (CH32)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.25 Joe & Jack. 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. 4.40 The Furchester Hotel. 5.00 Sarah And Duck. 5.10 The Hive. 5.25 Peppa Pig. 5.30 Olivia. 5.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.00 Peter Rabbit. 6.15 Tree Fu Tom. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.10 The Inbetweeners. 9.35 Comedy Up Late. 10.05 Portlandia. 10.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.10 Good Game. 11.40 A Special Kind Of Mum. 12.40 Total Wipeout. 1.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 What’s The Big Idea? 5.05 Tilly And Friends. 5.15 Waybuloo. 5.35 The Magic Roundabout. 5.50 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Flushed. 7.30 Spit It Out. 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. 8.30 Man About The House. 9.00 Home And Away. 9.30 Shortland Street. 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer. 11.00 Kingswood Country. 12.00 Taggart. 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Blue Murder. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45 Man About The House. 1.15 How The Other Half Live. 2.30 The Martha Stewart Show. 3.30 Kingswood Country. 4.30 Best Houses Australia. 5.00 Shortland Street. 5.30 Shopping.

6.00 Robocar Poli. 6.30 PAW Patrol. 7.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. 8.00 Move It. 8.30 Rabbids. 9.00 Surprises. 9.30 SpongeBob. 10.00 Green Lantern. 10.30 Teen Titans Go! 11.00 Power Rangers. 11.30 Yu-GiOh! Classic. 12.00 Extra. 12.30 The Middle. 1.00 Super Fun Night. 1.30 Suburgatory. 2.00 Community. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids Invasion. 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 Scooby-Doo! 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! 6.00 Regular Show. 6.30 Adv Time. 7.00 Big Bang. 7.30 Auction Hunters. 8.30 Big Bang. 9.30 Survivor. 10.30 2 Broke Girls. 11.30 Two And A Half Men. 12.00 Supernatural: The Animated Series. 12.30 Adv Time. 1.00 Regular Show. 1.30 Rabbids Invasion. 2.00 TMZ Live. 3.00 TMZ. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 9.00 International Fishing Series. 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 2. Grand Prix Of The Americas. Replay. 11.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Chinese Grand Prix. Race 3. Highlights. 12.00 A League Of Their Own. 1.00 White Collar. 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 Totally Wild. 4.00 Fishing. 4.30 Wild Racers. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Last Man Standing. 8.30 Sirens. 9.00 Movie: Dinner For Schmucks. (2010) 11.20 Blokesworld. 11.50 The League. 12.20 Shopping. 2.20 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. Replay. 3.25 Sport Science. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Round 3. Punta del Este ePrix. Highlights.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News. 3.05 Greek News From Cyprus. 4.00 Iron Chef. 4.45 Vs Arashi. 5.40 American Ninja Warrior. 6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Parks And Recreation. 8.30 South Park. 9.00 Town Of The Living Dead. 9.30 Big Trouble In Thailand. 10.20 The Walking Dead. 12.00 @midnight. 12.30 The Feed. 1.00 The Story Of Film. 2.10 Movie: Volavérunt. (1999) 3.50 NHK World News In English From Tokyo. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

ABC3 (CH23)

7MATE (CH73)

GEM (CH90)

ELEVEN (CH11)

ABC24 (CH24)

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 Danoz. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. 9.00 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 Movie: Two Way Stretch. (1960) 1.50 Tasty Conversations. 2.00 Alive And Cooking. 2.30 Supernanny USA. 3.30 New Tricks. 4.30 Ellen. 5.30 Gilmore Girls. 6.30 Friends. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Life. 8.30 New Tricks. 9.40 Blackadder Goes Forth. 11.00 The Young Ones. 11.45 Friends. 12.10 Supernanny USA. 1.00 Gideon’s Way. 2.00 Danoz. 2.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 Gideon’s Way.

6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Scope. 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. 10.00 Touched By An Angel. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Taxi. 12.00 Charmed. 1.00 JAG. 2.00 Sabrina. 2.30 Caroline In The City. 3.00 Frasier. 3.30 Cheers. 4.00 King Of Queens. 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. 5.00 Mork & Mindy. 5.30 Becker. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Futurama. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 Movie: Stardust. (2007) Charlie Cox, Claire Danes. 11.05 Sex And The City. 11.45 Beauty And The Beast. 12.45 Caroline In The City. 1.20 Sabrina. 1.55 Touched By An Angel. 3.00 Charmed. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News. 11.55 ABC Open. 12.00 News. 1.00 Capital Hill. 1.30 News. 5.55 ABC Open. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 News. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC Global. 2.30 7.30. 3.00 Outside Source. 3.30 BBC Africa. 4.00 Al Jazeera. 5.00 BBC World. 5.30 Lateline.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.40 Wacky World Beaters. 11.05 Deadly 60. 11.35 Horrible Histories. 12.00 Grojband. 12.25 Camp Lakebottom. 12.35 Camp Lakebottom. 1.00 SheZow. 1.35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. 2.10 Dennis & Gnasher. 3.00 Dennis The Menace And Gnasher. 3.25 Shaun The Sheep. 3.50 Vic The Viking. 4.00 Tashi. 4.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 4.40 News On 3. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. 5.10 Endangered Species. 5.25 Life With Boys. 5.50 Nowhere Boys. 6.15 Young Dracula. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.30 Lockie Leonard. 7.55 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. 8.30 Total Drama Island. 9.15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 9.35 Rage. 10.40 Close.

NITV (CH34)

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Sheriﬀ Callie’s Wild West. 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 8.30 Art Attack. 9.00 NBC Today. 11.00 Motor Mate. 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. 3.00 Starsky & Hutch. 4.00 Trash To Treasure. 5.00 How I Met Your Mother. 5.30 Wipeout USA. 6.30 MythBusters. 7.30 Bad Ink. 8.30 Tattoo Nightmares. 9.00 Ink Master. 11.45 South Beach Tow. 12.15 SportsFan Clubhouse. 1.30 Charlie’s Angels. 3.30 Trash To Treasure. 4.30 Motor Mate. 5.30 Shopping.

6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Waabiny Time. 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 The Other Side. 10.30 Our Footprint. 11.00 Awaken. 12.00 The Will And The Skill. 12.30 Keeper. 1.00 On The Edge. 2.00 Toonooba Voices. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Go Lingo. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 5.30 NITV News. 6.00 Around The Campﬁre. 6.30 The Other Side. 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 The Marngrook Footy Show. 9.00 Burned Bridge. 10.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 Mataku. 11.00 NITV News. 11.30 Around The Campﬁre. 12.00 Volumz.

CH31 (CH44)

6.00 Classic Restos. 6.30 Australian Fishing Network. 7.00 Talking Fishing. 8.00 Euromaxx. 8.30 Move It Or Lose It. 9.00 Masterclass In Oils. 9.30 Art Studio. 10.00 Movie: Li’l Abner. (1940) 11.30 The Flying Show. 12.00 Journal. 12.30 Global 3000. 1.00 One World Sputnik. 1.30 Sutara TV. 2.00 Nat Chat. 2.30 Sweet And Sour. 3.00 Sacred Spaces. 3.15 Giant Steps. 3.30 Yappy Hour TV. 4.00 Be Positive. 4.15 Bernie Bear. 4.30 Active Babies Smart Kids. 5.00 1700. 6.00 Pulse Geelong. 6.30 News Geelong. 7.00 4WD TV. 7.30 That’s Good For Footy. 8.30 Classic Restos. 9.00 Drive It! 9.30 Bumper 2 Bumper. 10.00 Outback Championship Wrestling. 11.00 Asylum. 11.30 Underground Sounds. 12.30 Late Programs.

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Melbourne Observer TV Guide ABC1 (CH2) 6.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.30 12.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.30 5.00 5.30

Friday, April 17

SEVEN (CH7)

ABC News Breakfast. ABC News Mornings. One Plus One. Life At 5. (PG) (R) Eggheads. (R) News. Antiques Roadshow. (R) Kitchen Cabinet. (R) The Paradise. (PG) (R) Midsomer Murders. (PG) (R) News: Early Edition. The Drum. A discussion of the events of the day.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Fiona Bruce and the team pay a visit to Wimbledon’s All England Lawn Tennis Club. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. Current aﬀairs program. 8.00 QI. (PG) (R) Guests Bill Bailey, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins join host Stephen Fry for a letter “H”-inspired discussion. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. Barnaby and Nelson uncover a conﬂict between a village church and the practice of ancient pagan traditions. 10.00 The Trip To Italy: Hotel Locarno, Rome. (M) Rob and Steve visit Rome. 10.30 Lateline. (R) News analysis program. 11.05 The Business. (R) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton. 11.20 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming. 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.30

Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Morning News. Movie: Avalon High. (R) (2010) Britt Robertson. The Daily Edition. The Chase. (R) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. News At 4. Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. Million Dollar Minute. Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Joh travels to outback Queensland to meet My Kitchen Rules contestants, Jac and Shaz. A family of six have their home transformed by Adam and Jason. Ed heads to the Sydney markets for fresh produce. Dr Harry meets an energetic golden retriever. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 3. Collingwood v St Kilda. From the MCG. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Movie: Taking Woodstock. (MA15+) (R) (2009) A young man promotes his sleepy hometown, in the Catskills, as the venue for a hippy music festival. Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert. 2.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 3.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. News and current aﬀairs.

NINE (CH9) 6.00 9.00 11.00 12.00 1.00

3.00 4.15 5.30

Today. Mornings. (PG) News. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) Variety show. Movie: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. (PG) (R) (1974) Strangers at a hotel are stalked by a killer. Oliver Reed. News Now. News. Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 News. 7.00 A Current Aﬀair. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) (R) The guys are ecstatic when they discover they are sharing a train with Summer Glau. 8.30 Movie: Life As We Know It. (M) (R) (2010) A couple is forced to set aside their personal diﬀerences in order to care for their orphaned goddaughter. Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas. 10.50 Movie: The Astronaut’s Wife. (M) (R) (1999) An astronaut returns a changed man. Johnny Depp. 1.00 Movie: Triangle. (AV15+) (R) (2009) A yachting trip takes a mysterious turn. Melissa George. 3.00 Impractical Jokers. (M) 3.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. 4.30 Good Morning America.

TEN (CH10)

SBS 1 (CH3)

6.00 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 6.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 7.00 Huey’s Kitchen. (R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R) 8.00 Family Feud. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 The Living Room. (PG) (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schoﬁeld. (R) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. 2.00 The Doctors. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 Eyewitness News.

6.00 12.00 12.30 1.00 1.30 1.45 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.30

6.00 Family Feud. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG) Dr Chris Brown travels to Australia’s Top End in search of a monster crocodile. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) Irish comedian Graham Norton chats with David Tennant and Olivia Colman, producer Harvey Weinstein and singer Jessie J. 9.30 NCIS. (M) (R) The team investigates the death of a US Navy petty oﬃcer whose body was found in a billionaire’s sports car. 10.30 Shark Tank. (PG) (R) Hosted by Sarah Harris. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. Hosted by Heston Blumenthal. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Soccer. A-League. Round 26. Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC. From Hunter Stadium, NSW. 10.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (PG) (R) Amy partners with Captain Holt. 10.30 World News. 11.00 Movie: Trivial Matters. (M) (R) (2007) A collection of vignettes. Fai-Hung Chan, Kristal Tin. 12.45 Movie: Fuera Del Cielo. (MA15+) (R) (2006) An ex-con pursues a corrupt cop. Demián Bichir. 2.40 Movie: Un Secret. (M) (R) (2007) A teenage boy uncovers a dark secret. Cécile De France. 4.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

WorldWatch. Arabic News. Turkish News. NITV News Week In Review. France 24 International News. The Journal. PBS NewsHour. Al Jazeera News. Rex In Rome. (PG) (R) Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve: Sri Lanka To Bangladesh. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

ABC2 (CH22)

7TWO (CH72)

GO! (CH99)

ONE (CH1)

SBS 2 (CH32)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.10 Lah-Lah’s Adventures. 4.25 Joe & Jack. 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. 4.40 The Furchester Hotel. 5.00 Sarah And Duck. 5.10 The Hive. 5.25 Peppa Pig. 5.30 Olivia. 5.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.00 Peter Rabbit. 6.15 Tree Fu Tom. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. 8.40 The Midwives. 9.40 Catﬁsh: The TV Show. 10.20 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.05 World’s Toughest Jobs. 12.00 Pineapple Dance Studios. 1.10 That ’70s Show. 1.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 2.20 News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 What’s The Big Idea? 5.05 Tilly And Friends. 5.15 Waybuloo. 5.35 The Magic Roundabout. 5.50 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Flushed. 7.30 Spit It Out. 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. 8.30 Man About The House. 9.00 Home And Away. 9.30 Shortland Street. 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer. 11.00 Kingswood Country. 12.00 Pie In The Sky. 1.00 How The Other Half Live. 2.00 Air Crash Investigations. 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 The House That £100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade. 10.45 Make My Home Bigger. 11.15 Best Houses Australia. 11.45 Homes Under The Hammer. 12.45 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Man About The House. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Robocar Poli. 6.30 PAW Patrol. 7.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. 8.00 Move It. 8.30 Rabbids Invasion. 9.00 Surprises. 9.30 SpongeBob. 10.00 Green Lantern. 10.30 Teen Titans Go! 11.00 Power Rangers. 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. 12.00 Extra. 12.30 The Middle. 1.00 Super Fun Night. 1.30 Suburgatory. 2.00 Auction Hunters. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids. 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 Scooby-Doo! 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! 6.00 Movie: Scooby-Doo! And The Samurai Sword. (2009) 7.30 Movie: Another Cinderella Story. (2008) 9.30 Movie: Fool’s Gold. (2008) 11.45 Two And A Half Men. 12.10 Beware The Batman. 12.35 MAD. 1.00 Robotomy. 1.30 Rabbids. 2.00 TMZ Live. 3.00 TMZ. 3.30 PAW Patrol. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 9.00 Extreme Collectors. 9.30 Extreme Collectors. 10.00 Rare Bear: The Tablelands Tree Kangaroo. 11.00 Undercover Boss. 12.00 A League Of Their Own. 1.00 White Collar. 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 Totally Wild. 4.00 Fishing. 4.30 Wild Racers. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Megafactories. 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. 9.30 Movie: Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning. (2012) Scott Adkins. 11.50 Bellator MMA. 1.50 Shopping. 2.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Chinese Grand Prix. Race 3. Highlights. 3.25 Cops: Adults Only. 4.30 International Fishing Series. 5.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Round 4. Buenos Aires ePrix. Highlights.

6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 DW Global 3000. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News. 3.05 Greek News From Cyprus. 4.00 Iron Chef. 4.45 Vs Arashi. 5.40 American Ninja Warrior. 6.30 UEFA Europa League Highlights. 7.30 Friday Feed. 8.00 Parks And Recreation. 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. 9.20 Lady Wankers. 10.30 Banana. 11.00 Cucumber. 11.55 Friday Feed. 12.25 The Story Of Film. 1.35 PopAsia. 3.35 NHK World News In English From Tokyo. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

ABC3 (CH23)

7MATE (CH73)

GEM (CH90)

ELEVEN (CH11)

ABC24 (CH24)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 9.35 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 10.00 Camp Lakebottom. 10.10 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. 10.40 Wacky World Beaters. 11.05 Deadly 60. 11.35 Horrible Histories. 12.00 Grojband. 12.25 Camp Lakebottom. 1.00 SheZow. 1.35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. 2.10 Dennis The Menace And Gnasher. 3.25 Shaun The Sheep. 3.50 Vic The Viking. 4.00 Tashi. 4.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 4.40 News On 3. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. 5.10 Endangered Species. 5.25 You’re Skitting Me. 5.50 Nowhere Boys. 6.20 Slugterra. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.30 Worst Year Of My Life, Again. 7.55 Good Game: SP. 8.20 Naruto. 8.45 Sword Art Online. 9.10 Deltora Quest. 9.35 Voltron: Defender Of The Universe. 9.55 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Sheriﬀ Callie’s Wild West. 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 8.30 Art Attack. 9.00 NBC Today. 11.00 Motor Mate. 1.00 Inside West Coast Customs. 2.00 Trash To Treasure. 3.00 Kickin’ It. 4.00 Star Wars Rebels. 5.00 How I Met Your Mother. 6.00 MythBusters. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 1. Fremantle v Port Adelaide. 7.30 Movie: The Avengers. (2012) Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans. 10.30 Movie: Liar Liar. (1997) Jim Carrey. 12.15 Movie: Van Wilder: Freshman Year. (2009) Jonathan Bennett. 2.15 Scare Tactics. 3.00 Trash To Treasure. 4.00 Motor Mate.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 Danoz. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. 9.00 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 Movie: Pink String And Sealing Wax. (1945) 2.00 Alive And Cooking. 2.30 Secret Dealers. 3.30 David Attenborough’s Life. 4.30 Ellen. 5.30 Gilmore Girls. 6.30 Friends. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. St George Illawarra Dragons v Brisbane Broncos. 9.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Canterbury Bulldogs v Manly Sea Eagles. 11.30 AC/DC Live At Riverplate. 12.30 Movie: The Marseilles Contract. (1974) Michael Caine. 2.30 Movie: The Raging Moon. (1971) Malcolm McDowell. 4.30 Friends. 5.00 Gideon’s Way.

6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Vic The Viking. 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. 10.00 Touched By An Angel. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Taxi. 12.00 Charmed. 1.00 JAG. 2.00 Sabrina. 2.30 Caroline In The City. 3.00 Frasier. 3.30 Cheers. 4.00 King Of Queens. 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. 5.00 Mork & Mindy. 5.30 Becker. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 American Idol. 9.30 Glee. 10.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid? 11.10 Movie Juice. 11.40 Wonderland. 12.40 Frasier. 1.05 Caroline In The City. 1.30 Sabrina. 2.00 Touched By An Angel. 3.00 Charmed. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Shopping.

NITV (CH34)

6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Waabiny Time. 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 The Other Side. 10.30 Around The Campﬁre. 11.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. 12.30 My Survival As An Aboriginal. 1.25 Alick Tipoti. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Go Lingo. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 5.30 NITV News. 6.00 The Medicine Line. 6.30 The Other Side. 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 Marn Grook. 8.30 Our Songs. 9.00 Go Girls. 10.00 Seeking Salvation. 11.00 NITV News. 11.30 The Medicine Line. 12.00 Late Programs.

CH31 (CH44)

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 News. 1.00 Capital Hill. 1.30 News. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 News. 9.30 Lateline. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. 1.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.30 7.30. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 BBC Focus On Africa. 4.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Lateline.

6.00 Bumper 2 Bumper. 6.30 Catch And Cook. 7.00 Fishin’ Trip. 7.30 Rotunda In The West. 8.00 Euromaxx. 8.30 Move It Or Lose It. 9.00 The Exchange. 9.30 In Good Shape. 10.00 Movie: Tormented. (1960) 11.30 Regional Italian Cuisine. 12.00 Journal. 12.30 Arts 21. 1.00 Tom Padula TV. 1.30 At Home With The Baccalas. 2.00 Russian Kaleidoscope. 2.30 The Message. 3.00 Vasili’s Garden To Kitchen. 4.00 The Northern Footy Show. 4.30 3SSR. 5.00 1700. 6.00 Yappy Hour TV. 6.30 News Geelong. 7.00 The Local Footy Show. 8.30 The PI Law Show. 9.00 Tough Times. 9.30 Dollars With Sense. 10.00 Bent TV. 10.30 Sweet And Sour. 11.00 The Comic Box. 12.00 Late Programs.

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Melbourne Observer TV Guide

Saturday, April 18

ABC1 (CH2)

SEVEN (CH7)

NINE (CH9)

TEN (CH10)

Rage. (PG) Spicks And Specks. (PG) (R) Project Manta. (R) Antiques Roadshow. (R) The Restaurant Inspector. (R) River Cottage Veg Every Day. (R) 3.30 Cyber Dreaming. (R) 4.00 Saturday Landline. (R) Presented by Pip Courtney. 4.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) (R) A woman is killed during a magic show.

6.00 Saturday Disney. Includes children’s programs. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. Latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) Join Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies as they present highlights from the past week. 12.00 Football. VFL. Round 1. Footscray v Box Hill. From Whitten Oval, Melbourne. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 3. Carlton v Essendon. From the MCG.

6.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 6.30 Dora The Explorer. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today: Saturday. 10.00 Mornings: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Recipes That Rock. (R) 12.30 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) (R) 1.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) (R) 2.00 Movie: The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants. (PG) (R) (2005) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Oﬀroad Adventure. (R) 6.30 Fishing Edge. (R) 7.00 ET’s Fishing Classics. (R) 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 8.00 Family Feud. (R) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday Extra. (PG) 11.00 The Living Room. (PG) (R) 12.00 Tour The World. 12.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schoﬁeld. (R) 1.00 Healthy Homes TV. 1.30 The Hotel Inspector. (PG) (R) 2.30 Huey’s Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Car Torque. (PG) 3.30 iFish. (R) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. 4.30 Escape With ET. 5.00 Eyewitness News.

6.00 12.30 1.00 2.00

6.00 The Checkout. (R) Julian Morrow, Craig Reucassel, Kirsten Drysdale and Kate Browne take an irreverent look at consumer aﬀairs. 6.30 Gardening Australia. Advice for the home gardener. 7.00 News. 7.30 New Tricks. (PG) (Final) The team reopens the investigation into the three-decades-old murder of a high-school girl. 8.30 Miniseries: Birdsong. (M) (R) Part 2 of 2. Recovering from his injuries, Stephen turns down an oﬀer of a desk job in order to rejoin his unit. 9.55 Scott And Bailey. (M) (R) A frustrated Gill is forced to reinvestigate a death she had claimed was accidental. 10.45 Miniseries: Case Sensitive: The Other Half Lives. (M) (R) Part 1 of 2. 12.15 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos. 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 News. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 3. North Melbourne v Port Adelaide. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. 10.30 Strip The City: Harbour City – Sydney. (PG) (R) Looks beneath the surface of Sydney to discover the secret engineering wonders which make it possible. 11.30 Marvel Studios: Assembling A Universe. (M) (R) Documents the story of Marvel Studios and its cinematic universe. Featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. and upcoming Marvel ﬁlms. 12.30 Movie: Changeling. (AV15+) (R) (2008) Angelina Jolie. 3.30 It Is Written. (PG) 4.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Dr Oz. (PG) (R)

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6.00 Gold Coast Cops. (PG) (R) Officers are called to a street fight. 6.30 Jamie’s Food Fight Club. Ellie Goulding cooks a vegan burger. 7.30 Bondi Vet. (PG) Bondi-based vet Dr Chris Brown is deeply disturbed to find a tiny kitten with shocking injuries. 8.30 Movie: A Good Day To Die Hard. (M) (2013) After learning his estranged son is in trouble, a New York cop heads to Russia to lend him a hand. Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch. 10.30 Movie: Die Hard: With A Vengeance. (M) (R) (1995) A New York detective tries to stop a mad bomber who is holding the city to ransom. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons. 1.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 It Is Written. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

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‘Such Is Life’ by Joseph Furphy

Chapter 1 - continues Also he perceives that it is a major-alternative which confronts him; and he contrasts this with the supposititious minor-alternative of extinguishing the lamp. But how often do we accept a major-alternative, whilst innocently oblivious to its gravity! In Macbeth, the alternatives are very obvious. The interest of the play centres on the poise of incentive between action and non-action, and the absolute free-will of election. But that election once made, we see — and the hero himself acknowledges — a practical inevitableness in all succeeding atrocities which mark his career as king. Such momentous alternatives are simply the voluntary rough-hewing of our own ends. Whether there’s a Divinity that afterwards shapes them, is a question which each inquirer may decide for himself. Say, however, that this postulated Divinity consists of the Universal Mind, and that the Universal Mind comprises the aggregate Human Intelligence, co-operating with some Moral Centre beyond. And that the spontaneous sway of this Influence is toward harmony — toward the smoothing of obstacles, the healing of wounds. In the axiom that “Nature reverts to the norm,” there is a recognition of this restorative tendency; and the religious aspect of the same truth is expressed in the proverb that “God is Love.” For the grass will grow where Attila’s horse has trod, while that objectionable Hun himself is represented by a barrow-load of useful fertiliser. But say that this always comes about by law of Cause (which is Human Free-will) and Effect (which is Destiny)— never by sporadic intervention. Yet a certain scar, tracing its origin to an antecedent alternative, will remain as the signet of that limitation under which the Divinity works — the limitation, namely, of Destiny, or the fixed issue of present effect from foregone cause; such cause having been perpetually directed and redirected by recurring operation of individual Free-will, exercised, independently, by those emanations from the Moral Centre which, by courtesy, we call reasonable beings. Vague? Yes. Well, put it in parable form. A young man has reached an absolute poise of incentive. He tosses a shekel. “Head — I go and see life; tail — I stay at home. Head it is.” The alternative is accepted; whereupon Destiny puts in her spoke, bringing such vicissitudes as are inevitable on the initial option. In due time, another alternative presents itself, and the poise of incentive recurs. The Prodigal spits on a chip, and tosses it. “Wet — I crawl back home; dry — I see it out. Wet it is.” So he goes, to meet the ring, and the robe, and the fatted calf. His latter alternative has taken him home; and a felicitous option on the old man’s part has given him a welcome. But the earlier alternative is following him up, for the farm is gone! The old man himself cannot undo the effect of the foregone choice. Or put it in allegorical form. The misty expanse of Futurity is radiated with divergent lines of rigid steel; and along one of these lines, with diminishing carbon and sighing exhaust, you travel at schedule speed. At each junction, you switch right or left, and on you go still, up or down the way of your own choosing. But there is no stopping or turning back; and until you have passed the current section there is no divergence, except by voluntary catastrophe. Another junction flashes into sight, and again your choice is made; negligently enough, perhaps, but still with a view to what you consider the greatest good, present or prospective. One line may lead through the Slough of Despond, and the other across the Delectable Mountains, but you don’t know whether the section will prove rough or smooth, or whether it ends in a junction or a terminus, till the cloven mists of the Future melt into a manifest Present. We know what we are, but we know not what we shall be. Often the shunting seems a mere trifle; but, in reality, the switch is that wizard-wand which brings into evidence such corollaries of life as felicity or misery, peace or tribulation, honour or ignominy, found on the permanent way. For others, remember, as well as for ourselves. No one except the anchorite lives to himself; and

Joseph Furphy (Tom Collins) he is merely a person who evades his responsibilities. Here and there you find a curious complication of lines. From a junction in front, there stretches out into the mist a single line and a double line; and meantime, along a track converging toward your own, there spins a bright little loco., in holiday trim, dazzling you with her radiant headlights, and commanding your admiration by her ‘tractive power. Quick! Choose! Single line to the next junction, or double line to the terminus? A major-alternative, my boy! “Double line!” you say. I thought so. Now you’ll soon have a long train of empty I’s to pull up the gradients; and while you snort and bark under a heavy draught, your disgusted consort will occasionally stimulate you with a “flying-kick”; and when this comes to pass, say Pompey told you so. To change the metaphor: Instead of remaining a self-sufficient lord of creation, whose house is thatched when his hat is on, you have become one of a Committee of Ways and Means — a committee of two, with power to add to your number. Dan O’Connell, for instance, had negotiated this alternative, and, in the opinion of the barracks, had made his election in a remiss and casual way. And as with the individual, so with the community. Men, thinking and acting in mass, do not (according to the accepted meaning of the phrase) follow the line of least resistance. The myriad-headed monster adopts the alternative which appears to promise such a line, but Its previsions are more often wrong than right; and, in such cases, the irresistible momentum of the Destiny called into being by Its short-sighted choice drives It helplessly along a line of the greatest conceivable resistance. Is n’t history a

mere record of blundering option, followed by iron servitude to the irremediable suffering thereby entailed? Applied to the flying alternative, the “least resistance” theory is gratuitously sound; beyond that, it is misleading. However, all this must be taken as referring back to my own apparently insignificant decision not to disturb the masterly inactivity of that sundowner under the wilga. Mere afterthoughts, introduced here by reason of their bearing on this simple chronicle.] As a matter of fact, I approached Rory’s neat, two-roomed hut speculating as to why he had purposely left me to feel my own way. I soon formed a good rough guess. A neatly-dressed child, in a vast, white sun-bonnet, ran toward me as I came in sight, but presently paused, and returned at the same pace. On reaching the door I was met by a stern-looking woman of thirtyodd, to whom I introduced myself as an old friend of Mr. O’Halloran’s. “Deed he hes plenty o’ frien’s,” replied the woman drily. “Are ye gunta stap the night?” “Well, Mr. O’Halloran was kind enough to proffer his hospitality,” I replied, pulling the packsaddle off Bunyip. “By the way, I’m to tell you that he’ll be home presently.” “Nat a fear but he’ll be home at mail-time. An’ a purty house he’s got fur till ax a sthranger intil.” “Now, Mrs. O’Halloran, it’s the loveliest situation I’ve seen within a hundred miles,” I replied, as I set Cleopatra at liberty. “And the way that the place is kept reflects the very highest credit upon yourself.” Moreover, both compliments were as true as they were frank. “Dacent enough for them that’s niver been used till betther. There’s a dale in how a body’s rairt.” “True, Mrs. O’Halloran,” I sighed. “I’m sure

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you must feel it. But, my word! you can grow the right sort of children here! How old is the little girl?” My custom is to ask a mother the age of her child, and then express incredulity. “Oul’er nor she’s good. She was five on the thurteenth iv last month.” “No, but seriously, Mrs. O’Halloran?” “A’m always sayrious about telling the thruth.” And with this retort courteous the impervious woman retired into her house, while I seated myself on the bucket stool against the wall, and proceeded to fill my pipe. “We got six goats — pure Angoras,” remarked the little girl, approaching me with instinctive courtesy. “We keep them for milkin’; an’ Daddy shears them ivery year.” “I noticed them coming along,” I replied. “They’re beautiful goats. And I see you’ve got some horses too.” “Yis; three. We bought wan o’ them chape, because he hed a sore back, fram a shearer, an’ it’s nat hailed up yit. Daddy rides the other wans. E-e-e! can’t my Daddy ride! An’ he ken grow melons, an’ he ken put up shelves, an’ he knows iverything!” “Yes; your Daddy’s a good man. I knew him long, long ago, when there was no you. What’s your name, dear?” “Mary.” “She’s got no name,” remarked the grim voice from the interior of the house. And the mild, apologetic glance of the child in my face completed a mental appraisement of Rory’s family relations. Half an hour passed pleasantly enough in this kind of conversation; then Rory came in sight at the wicket gate where I had entered. Mary forgot my existence in a moment, and raced toward him, opening a conversation at the top of her voice while he was still a quarter of a mile distant. When they met, he dismounted, and, placing her astride on the saddle, continued his way with the expression of a man whose cup of happiness is wastefully running over. I had leisure to observe the child critically as she sat bareheaded beside Rory at the tea-table, glancing from time to time at me for the tribute of admiration due to each remark made by that nonpareil of men. She was not only a strikingly beautiful child, but the stamp of child that expands into a beautiful woman. In spite of her half-Anglican lineage and Antipodean birth, there was something almost amusing in the strong racial index of her pure Irish face. The black hair and eye-brows were there, with eyes of indescribable blue; the full, shapely lips, and that delicate contour of chin which specially marks the highest type of a race which is not only non-Celtic but non-Aryan. It is not the Celtic element that makes the Irish people a bundle of inconsistencies — clannish, yet disjunctive; ardent, yet unstable; faithful, yet perfidious; exceeding loveable for its own impulsive love, yet a broken reed to lean upon. It is not the Celt who has made Irish history an unexampled record of patience and insubordination, of devotion and treachery. The Celt, though fiery, is shrewd, sensible, and practical. It has been truly said that Western Britain is more Celtic than Eastern Ireland. But the whole Anglo–Celtic mixture is a thing of yesterday. Before the eagle of the Tenth Legion was planted on the shore of Cantium — before the first Phoenician ship stowed tin at the Cassiterides — the Celt had inhabited the British Islands long enough to branch into distinct sub-races, and to rise from paloeolithic savagery to the use of metals, the domestication of animals, and the observance of elaborate religious rites. Yet, relatively, this antique race is of last week only. For, away beyond the Celt, paloeontology finds an earlier Brito–Irish people, of different origin and physical characteristics. And there is little doubt that, forced westward by Celtic invaders, of more virile type, and more capable of organisation, that immemorial race is represented by the true Irish of to-day. The black hair, associated with deep-blue eyes and a skin of extreme whiteness, found abundantly in Ireland, and amongst the offspring of Irish emigrants, are, in all probability, tokens of descent from this appallingly ancient people.

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From Page 23 The type appears occasionally in the Basque provinces, and on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, but nowhere else. Few civilised races inhabit the land where the fossil relics of their own lineal ancestors mark the furthest point of human occupancy; yet it would seem to be so with the true Irish. In what other way can this anomalous variety of the human race be accounted for? Ay, and beyond the earliest era noted by ethnography, this original Brito–Irish race must have differentiated itself from the unknown archetype, and, by mere genealogical succession, must have fixed its characteristics so tenaciously as to persist through the random admixture of conquests and colonisations during countless generations. “God is eternal,” says a fine French apothegm, “but man is very old.” And very new. Mary O’Halloran was perfect Young–Australian. To describe her from afterknowledge — she was a very creature of the phenomena which had environed her own dawning intelligence. She was a child of the wilderness, a dryad among her kindred trees. The longdescended poetry of her nature made the bush vocal with pure gladness of life; endowed each tree with sympathy, respondent to her own fellowship. She had noticed the dusky aspect of the ironwood; the volumed cumuli of rich olivegreen, crowning the lordly currajong; the darker shade of the wilga’s massy foliage-cataract; the clearer tint of the tapering pine; the clean-spotted column of the leopard tree, creamy white on slate, from base to topmost twig. She pitied the unlovely belar, when the wind sighed through its coarse, scanty, grey-green tresses; and she loved to contemplate the silvery plumage of the two drooping myalls which, because of their rarity here, had been allowed to remain in the horse-paddock. For the last two or three springs of her vivacious existence, she had watched the deepening crimson of the quondong, amidst its thick contexture of Nile-green leaves; she had marked the unfolding bloom of the scrub, in its many-hued beauty; she had revelled in the audacious black-and-scarlet glory of the desert pea. She knew the dwelling-place of every loved companion; and, by necessity, she had her own names for them all — since her explorations were carried out on Rory’s shoulders, or on his saddle, and technicalities never troubled him. To her it was a new world, and she saw that it was good. All those impressions which endear the memory of early scenes to the careworn heart were hers in their vivid present, intensified by the strong ideality of her nature, and undisturbed by other companionship, save that of her father. This brings us to the other mark of a personality so freshly minted as to have taken no more than two impressions. Rory was her guide, philosopher, and crony. He was her overwhelming ideal of power, wisdom, and goodness; he was her help in ages past, her hope for years to come (no irreverence intended here; quite the reverse, for if true family life existed, we should better apprehend the meaning of “Our Father, who art in heaven”); he was her Ancient of Days; her shield, and her exceeding great reward. A new position for Rory; and he grasped it with all the avidity of a love-hungered soul. The whole current of his affections, thwarted and repulsed by the world’s indifference, found lavish outlet here. After tea, Rory took a billy and went out into the horse-paddock to milk the goats — Mary, of course, clinging to his side. I remained in the house, confiding to Mrs. O’Halloran the high respect which Rory’s principles and abilities had always commanded. But she was past all that; and I had to give it up. When a woman can listen with genuine contempt to the spontaneous echo of her husband’s popularity, it is a sure sign that she has explored the profound depths of masculine worthlessness; and there is no known antidote to this fatal enlightenment. Rory’s next duty was to chop up a bit of firewood, and stack it beside the door. Dusk was gathering by this time; and Mrs. O’Halloran called Mary to prepare her for the night, while Rory and I seated ourselves on the bucket-stool outside. Presently a lighted lamp was placed on the table, when we removed indoors. Then Mary, in a long, white garment, with her innocent face shining from the combined effects of perfect happiness and unmerciful washing, climbed on Rory’s knees — not to bid him goodnight, but to compose herself to sleep. “Time the chile was bruk aff that habit,” observed the mother, as she seated herself beside the table with some sewing.

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Observer Classic Books “Let her be a child as long as she can, Mrs. O’Halloran,” I remarked. “Surely you would n’t wish any alteration in her.” “Nat without it was an altheration fur the betther,” replied the worthy woman. “An’ it’s little hopes there is iv hur, consitherin’ the way she’s rairt. Did iver anybody hear o’ rairin’ childher’ without batin’ them when they want it?” “You bate hur, an’ A’ll bate you!” interposed Rory, turning to bay on the most salient of the three or four pleas which had power to rouse the Old Adam in his unassertive nature. “Well, A ‘m sure A was bate — ay, an’ soun’ly bate — when A was lek hur; an’ iv A did n’t desarve it then, A desarved it other times, when A did n’t git it.” An obvious rejoinder rose to my mind, but evidently not to Rory’s, for the look on his face told only of a dogged resolution to continue sinning against the light. He knew that his own contumacy in this respect would land his soul in perdition, and he deliberately let it go at that. Brave old Rory! Never does erratic man appear to such advantage as when his own intuitive moral sense rigorously overbears a conscientiousness warped by some fallacy which he still accepts as truth. Yet the mother loved the child in her own hard, puritanical way. And, in any case, you are not competent to judge her, unless you have to work for your living, instead of finding somebody eager to support you in luxury for the pleasure of your society; unless, instead of marrying some squatter, or bank clerk, or Member of Parliament, you have inadvertently coupled yourself to a Catholic boundary man, named nothing short of Rory O’Halloran. The embittered woman retired early, and without phrases. As she did so, I casually noticed that the bed-room was bisected by a partition, with a curtained doorway. “Ever try your hand at literature, Rory?” I presently asked, remembering Williamson’s remark. “Well, A ken har’ly say No, an’A ken har’ly say Yis,” replied Rory, with ill-feigned humility. “A’ve got a bit iv a thraytise scribbled down, furbye a wheen o’ other wans on han’. A thought mebbe”— and his glance rested on the angelface of the sleeping child —“well, A thought mebbe it would do hur no harrum fur people till know that hur father — well-as ye might say — Nat but what she’ll hev money in the bank, plaze God. But A’ll lay hur down in hur wee cot now, an’ A’ll bring the thrifle we wur mentionin’.” He tenderly carried the child into the first compartment of the bedroom, and, soon returning, placed before me about twenty quarto sheets of manuscript, written on both sides, in a careful, schoolboy hand. The first page was headed, A Plea for Woman. “My word, Rory, this is great!” said I, after reading the first long paragraph. “I should like to skim it over at once, to get the gist of the argument, and then read it leisurely, to enjoy the style And that reminds me that I brought you an Australasian. I’ll get it out of my swag, and you can read it to kill time.” But it became evident that he could n’t fix his mind on the newspaper whilst his own literary product was under scrutiny. The latter unfolded itself as a unique example of pure deduction, aided by utter lack of discrimination in the value of evidence. It was all synthesis, and no analysis. A certain hypothesis had to be established, and it was established. The style was directly antithetical to that curt, blunt, and simple pronouncement aimed at by innocents who deceive no one by denouncing Socialism, Trades–Unionism, &c., over the signature of “A Working Man.” But the Essay. I am debarred from transcribing it, not only because of its length, but because —— “Rory, you must let me take a copy of this.” “Well, Tammas, A’m glad it plazes ye; right glad, so A am; but A thought till — till”—— “Spring it on the public — so to speak?” “Yis.” “Well, I’ll faithfully promise to keep the whole work sacred to your credit. And if ever I go into print — which is most unlikely — I’ll refer to this essay in such a way as to whet public curiosity to a feather edge. Again, if anything should happen to this copy, you’ll have mine to fall back upon.” “A’ll thrust ye, Tammas. God bless ye, take a copy any time afore ye go.” The object of the essay was to prove that, at a certain epoch in the world’s history, the character of woman had undergone an instantaneous transformation. And it was proved in this way: .

The two greatest thinkers and most infallible authorities our race has produced are Solomon and Shakespear. Solomon’s estimate of woman is shockingly low; and there is no getting away from the truth of it. His baneful evidence has the guarantee of Holy Writ; moreover, it is fully borne out by the testimony of ancient history, sacred and profane, and by the tendency of the Greek and Roman mythologies. Examples here quoted in profusion. The fact of woman’s pre-eminent wickedness in ancient times is traceable to the eating of the apple, when Eve, being the more culpable, was justly burdened with the heavier penalty, namely, a preternatural bias toward sin in a general way. On the other hand, Shakespear’s estimate of woman is high. And justly so, since his valuation is conclusively endorsed by modern history. Examples again quoted, in convincing volume, from the women of Acts down to Mrs. Chisholm and Florence Nightingale. Now how do you bring these two apparently conflicting facts into the harmony of context? Simply by tracing the Solomon-woman forward, and the Shakespear-woman backward, to their point of intersection, and so finding the moment of transition. It is where the Virgin says: “My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden; for, behold! from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.” This prophecy has not only a personal and specific fulfilment, as pointing to the speaker herself, but a transitive and general application, as referring to her sex at large. There you have it. But no mere abstract can do justice to the sumptuous phraseology of the work, to its opulence of carefully selected adjective, or to the involved rhetoric which seemed to defeat and set at naught all your petty rules of syntax and prosody. Still less can I impart a notion of the exhaustive raking up of ancient examples and modern instances, mostly worn bright by familiarity with the popular mind, but all converging toward the conclusion striven for, and the shakiest of them accepted in childlike faith. Integrally, that essay conveyed the idea of two mighty glaciers of theory, each impelling its own moraine of facts toward a stated point of confluence — represented by a magnificent postulate — where one section, at least, of the Universal Plan would attain fulfilment, and the Eternal Unities would be so far satisfied. There was something in it that was more like an elusive glimmer of genius than an evidence of understanding, or, still less, of cleverness. Remarkable also, that, though the punctuation was deplorable, every superb polysyllable was correctly spelled. But as a monument of wasted ingenuity and industry, I have met with nothing so pathetic. A long term of selfcommunion in the back country will never leave a man as it found him. Outside his daily avocation, he becomes a fool or a philosopher; and, in Rory’s case, the latter seemed to have been superimposed on the former. At ten o’clock, I hunted him to bed. I had plenty of blank forms in my writing-case, and on these I took a preliminary copy of A Plea for Woman. This occupied about three hours. Then not feeling sleepy, I took down one of four calico-covered books, which I had previously noticed on a corner shelf. It was my own old Shakespear, with the added interest of marginal marks, in ink of three colours, neatly ordered, and as the sand by the sea-shore innumerable. I put it back with the impression that no book had ever been better placed. The next volume was a Bible, presented by the Reverend Miles Barton, M.A., Rector of Tanderagee, County Armagh, Ireland, to his beloved parishioner, Deborah Johnson, on the occasion of her departure for Melbourne, South Australia, June 16, 1875. The third book was a fairly good dictionary, appendixed by a copious glossary of the Greek and Roman mythologies. The fourth was Vol. XII of Macmillan’s Magazine, May to October, 1865. Opening the latter book at random, I fell upon a sketch of Eyre’s expedition along the shores of the Great Australian Bight. In another place was a contribution entitled ‘A Gallery of American Presidents.’ The next item of interest was an account of the Massacre of Cawnpore. And toward the end of the volume was a narrative of the Atlantic Telegraph Expedition. Of course, there were thirty or forty other articles in the book, but they were mostly strange to me, however familiar they might be to Rory. Hopeless case! I thought, as I blew out the lamp

and turned into my comfortable sofa-bed. If this morepoke’s Irish love of knowledge was backed by one spark of mental enterprise, he might have half a ton of chosen literature to come and go on. And here he is, with his pristine ignorance merely dislocated. When I woke at sunrise, Rory was kindling the fire, with the inseparable Mary squatted beside him in her nightgown. After putting on the kettle, he dressed the little girl, and helped her to wash her face. By this time, I was about; and Mary brought me a blank form, which I had dropped and overlooked the night before. “Keep it till you learn to write, dear,” said I. “She ken write now,” remarked Rory, with subdued exultation. “Here, jewel,” he continued, handing her a pencil from the mantelpiece — “write yer name nately on that paper, fur Misther Collins till see.” The child, tremulous with an ecstatic sense of responsibility, bent over her paper on the table for a full minute, then diffidently pushed it across to me; and I read, in strong Roman capitals, the inscription, MRAY, with the M containing an extra angle — being, so to speak, a letter and a half. “Ye’re wake in spellin’, honey,” remarked her father merrily; “an’ the M’s got an exthry knuckle on it.” “It’s right enough,” I interposed. “Could n’t be better. Now, Mary, I’ll keep this paper, and show it to you again when you’re a great scholar and a great poetess. See if I don’t.” The entrance of Mrs. O’Halloran cut short this nonsense; and Rory went out to milk the goats, accompanied, of course, by Mary. After breakfast, we took our bridles and went out toward where the five horses were feeding together, the inevitable child pattering along by Rory’s side. “You have a lot to be thankful for,” I remarked. “Blessed be His Name!” thought Rory aloud; and I continued, “You must make up your mind to send her away to school in another four or five years.” “Iv coorse,” replied Rory sadly. “A convent school, mind. None of your common boarding schools for a child like Mary” Rory’s only reply was a glance of gratitude. My stern admonition would be a moral support to him in the coming controversy. “You mentioned some other literary work that you have on hand?” I remarked inquiringly. “Yis; A’ve jotted down a few idays. Now, Tammas — where was the Garden of Aden supposed to be?” “My word, Rory, if a man could only disclose that to the world, he would command attention. However, one theory is that it was on the lost continent of Atlantis; another, that it was in the Valley of Cashmere. There are many other localities suggested, but I think the one which meets most favour is the Isle of Kishm, in the Straits of Ormuz, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.” “Will ye repate that, Tammas, iv ye plaze.” I briefly rehearsed such relevant information as I possessed, whilst Rory kidnapped the geographical names, and imprisoned them in his note-book, trusting to his memory for the rest. “Oul’ Father Finnegan, at Derryadd, useteh argie that the Garden iv Aden hed been furnent the Lake o’ Killarney; an’ no one dar’ conthradict him,” he remarked, with a smile. “But people larns till think fur theirselves when they’re out theyre lone. An’ afther consitherin’ the matter over, A take this iday fur a foundation: The furst Adam was created in a sartin place; then he sinned in a sartin place. An’ when the Saviour (blessed be His Name!) come fur till clane the wurrld o’ the furst Adam’s sin, He hed till be born where the furst Adam was created; an’ He hed till die where the furbidden fruit was ait. An’ A’ve gethered up proofs, an’ proofs, an’ proofs — How far is it fram Jerusalem till Bethlehem, Tammas?” “Nearly six miles.” “A knowed the places must be convanient. Now ye mind where the Saviour (blessed be His Name!) says, ‘all the blood shed on earth, fram the blood iv righteous Abel’— and so on? Well, ‘earth’ manes ‘land’; an’ it’s all as wan as if He said, ‘shed on the land.’ An’ what land? Why, the Holy Land. An’ the praphets lived there when the Fall was quite racent; an’ hear what they say:—” (Here he gave me some texts of Scripture, which I afterward verified — and I would certainly advise you to do the same, if you can find a

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Lancaster uniquely remembered ■ As wreaths are laid at war graves around Australia and overseas on this Anzac Day, amongst them will be tributes to seven airmen whose headstones stand side-by-side at a Commonwealth War Graves cemetery at the little Bavarian village of Dürnbach, in one of the most stunningly beautiful settings in Germany. But what brings that extra tear to the eyes of those who view these graves is that not only are four of these of young Australians aged in their just20s – but that they died instantly when their RAAF Lancaster bomber was shot down in the inky darkness of 9minutes-past-2 on the morning of Anzac Day 1944. And on whose graves, every year on Remembrance Sunday (that nearest Remembrance Day November 11) rather than Anzac Day, another very special wreath is laid. And it’s not by family, friends, ex-service associations nor government, but by an unlikely group of other pilots – members of Germany’s World War II Luftwaffe Night Pilots Association in respect of these young, one-time enemies… We heard of these graves from fellow travel writer Malcolm Andrews who first visited Dürnbach in the 1970s while working with Radio Free Europe in Munich. “Dürnbach lies about 45km southeast of Munich,” Malcolm recalled. “It’s mountains in winter are covered

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by snow, and in summer by the richest green – sights to have cameras clicking year-round. “And on its outskirts is Dürnbach War Cemetery, a more restful last place one could not imagine for its almost 3,000 young men shot down over Bavaria, Württemberg, Austria, Hessen and Thuringia – or killed while escaping from prisoner-of-war camps – and ultimately brought here from their scattered graves by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.” Malcolm and then-wife Madeleine had visited Dürnbach for a commemorative service there on Remembrance Sunday 1974, the service itself conducted by a Royal Air Force chaplain and with representatives of the United States and (then-West) Germany alongside those of most other countries involved in World War II. “They all laid wreaths,” Malcolm said. “But we were appalled to note that Australia did not have a presence – neither the Australian Embassy nor the RAAF bothered to send either representative or wreath. “We expressed our disbelief in a letter to a Sydney newspaper, and as a result the Air Force Association contacted us and asked me to buy and lay a wreath on their behalf the next time a service was planned. “As well, ex-members of a couple of RAAF bomber squadrons planning to visit Britain in 1976 changed their itineraries to include Dürnbach… and the Luftwaffe Night Pilots Association hearing of this, organised a reception for their old foes at the Neues Rathaus (the New Town Hall) in Munich. “It was an incredible sight, seeing these two groups of old men reliving their battles from 30 years before,” Malcolm said. “And from that year on, the Luftwaffe veterans have laid a wreath every Remembrance Sunday on behalf of the Aussies they had fought in the skies over Germany. “And when I asked ‘But these men were trying to bomb you. How can you pay your respects to them?’ They replied: ‘Ah it is easy. They were only boys, just like our boys, doing their job.’” Today Australian visitors to Dürnbach cannot miss the headstones of the seven crew of Lancaster bomber LL848 of the RAAF’s 463rd Squadron – they’re close to the main entrance to the cemetery. The four Australians were the young pilot, Pilot Officer Eric Page (just 21) of Melbourne, Flying Officer John Sidney Braithwaite (the oldest at 28) from Griffith NSW, Pilot Officer Edwin Ryland Brown (23) of Hamilton Qld, and Flight Sergeant Gordon Hughie Noakes (a mere 20 years of age) from Bedgerebong NSW. The other three crew were from Britain and Canada and are buried alongside the Australians. LL848 had taken off from Waddington in Lincolnshire at 11.05pm on April 24 1944 with 248 other Lancasters and 16 Mosquito fighters for a bombing raid on Munich. They ran into enormous flak – over 49,000 shells according to German records – and this immediately brought down four of the bombers. LL848 was brought down not by flak, but by a German fighter and crashed at 2.09am on Anzac Day 1944, all seven crew to remain there in foreign soil for ever more.

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Observer Classic Books From Page 24 Bible. They are, Isaiah li, 3; Ezekiel xxviii, 13xxxi, 9–18-xxxvi, 35; Joel ii, 3.) “Rory, you’re a marvel,” I remarked with sincerity. “And, by the way, if there’s anything in the inspiration of Art — if the Artist soars to truth by the path which no fowl knoweth — your theory may find some support in the fact that it was a usage of the Renaissance to represent the skull of Adam at the foot of the cross.” “Ay — that!” And Rory’s note-book was out again. “Which artists, Tammas?” “Martin Schoen — end of 15th century, for one. Jean Limousin — 17th century — for another. Albert Dürer — beginning of 16th century — in more than one of his engravings. However, you can just hold this species of proof in reserve till I look up the subject. I won’t forget.” “God bless ye, Tammas! Would it be faysible at all at all fur ye till stap to the morrow mornin’, an’ ride out wi’ me the day?” “Well — yes.” “Blessin’s on ye, Tammas! Becos A’ve got four more idays that ye could help me with. Wan iday is about divils. A take this fur a foundation: There’s sins fur till be done in the wurrld that men ‘on’t do; an’ divils is marcifully put in the flesh an’ blood fur till do them sins. ‘Wan iv you is a divil,’ says the Saviour (blessed be His Name!). ‘He went to his own place,’ says Acts — both manin’ Judas. An’ there’s a wheen o’ places where Iago spakes iv himself as a divil. An’ A’ve got other proofs furbye, that we’ll go over wan be wan. It’s a mysthery, Tammas.” “It is indeed.” Whilst replying, I was constrained to glance round at the weather; and my eye happened to fall on the creeper-laden pine, a quarter of a mile away. Suddenly a strange misgiving seized me, and I asked involuntarily, “Do you have many swagmen calling round here?” “Nat six in the coorse o’ the year,” replied Rory, too amiable to heed the impolite change of subject. “Las’ time A seen Ward,” he continued, after a moment’s pause, “he toul’ me there was a man come to the station wan mornin’ airly, near blin’ wi’ sandy blight; an’ he stapped all day in a dark skillion, an’ started again at night. He was makin’ fur Ivanhoe, fur till ketch the coach; but it’s a sore ondhertakin’ fur a blin’ man till thravel the counthry his lone, at this saison o’ the year. An’ it’s quare where sthrangers gits till. A foun’ a swag on the fence a week or ten days ago, an’ a man’s thracks at the tank a couple o’ days afther; an’ the swag’s there yit; an’ A would think the swag an’ the thracks belonged till the man wi’ the sandy blight, barr’n this is nat the road till Ivanhoe.” “My word, Rory, I wish either you or I had spoken of this when you came home last night. Never mind the horses now. Give me your bridle, and take Mary on your back.” As we went on, I related how I had seen the man reclining under the tree; and Rory nodded forgivingly when I explained the scruple which had withheld me from making my presence known. “He must ‘a’ come there afther ten o’clock yisterday,” observed Rory; “or it would be mighty quare fur me till nat see him, consitherin’ me eyes is iverywhere when A’m ridin’ the boundhry.” “But he was n’t near the boundary. I had turned off from the fence to see that dead pine with the big creeper on it.” “Which pine, Tammas?” “There it is, straight ahead — the biggest of the three that you see above the scrub. You notice it’s a different colour?” “‘Deed ay, so it is. A wouldn’t be onaisy, Tammas; it’s har’ly likely there’s much wrong — but it’s good to make sartin about it.” No effort could shake off the apprehension which grew upon me as we neared the fence. But on reaching it I said briskly: “Stay where you are, Rory; I’ll be back in half a minute.” Then I crushed myself through the wires. Fifteen or twenty paces brought me to the spot. The man had changed his position, and was now lying at full length on his back, with arms extended along his sides. His face was fully exposed — the face of a worker, in the prime of manhood, with a heavy moustache and three or four weeks’ growth of beard. So much only had I noted at first glance, whilst stooping under the heavy curtain of foliage. A few steps more, and, looking down on the waxen skin of that inert figure, I instinctively uncovered my head. The dull eyes, half-open to a light no longer intolerable, showed by their death-darkened trac-

ery of inflamed veins how much the lone wanderer had suffered. The hands, with their strong bronze now paled to tarnished ochre, were heavily callused by manual labour, and sharply attenuated by recent hardship. The skin was cold, but the rigidity of death was yet scarcely apparent. Evidently he had not died of thirst alone, but of mere physical exhaustion, sealed by the final collapse of hope. And it seemed so strange to hear the low voices of Rory and Mary close by; to see through occasional spaces in the scrub the clear expanse of the horsepaddock, with even a glimpse of the house, all homely and peaceful in the silent sunshine. But such is life, and such is death. Rory looked earnestly in my face as I rejoined him, and breathed one of his customary devotional ejaculations. “Under the big wilga, just beyond that hop-bush,” said I, in an indifferent tone. “Stay with me, Mary, dear,” I continued, taking out my notebook. “I’ll make you a picture of a horse.” “But A’m aiger fur till see the pine wi’ the big santipede on it,” objected the terrible infant. “Nat now, darlin’,” replied Rory. “Sure we’ll come an’ see the pine when we’ve lavin’s o’ time; but we’re in a hurry now. Stap here an’ kape Misther Collins company. Daddy’ll be back at wanst.” He kissed the child, and disappeared round the hop-bush. Then she turned her unfathomable eyes reproachfully on my face, as I sat on the ground. “A love you, Tammas, becos ye spake aisy till my Daddy. But O!”— and the little, brown fingers wreathed themselves together in the distress of her soul —“A don’t want till go to school, an’ lave my Daddy his lone! An’A don’t want till see that picther iv a horse; an’ A ‘on’t lave me Daddy.” I weakly explained that it was a matter of no great importance whether she went to school or not; and that, at worst, her Daddy could accompany her as a schoolmate. Presently Rory returned. “Mary, jewel, jist pelt aff, lek a good chile, an’ see if the wee gate’s shut.” Mary shot off at full speed; and he continued gravely, “Dhrapped aff at the dead hour o’ the night, seemin’ly. God rest his sowl! O, Tammas! iv we’d only knowed!” “Ay, or if I had only spoken to him! He must have got there yesterday morning. Likely he had heard the cocks crowing at your place before daylight, and was making for the sound, only that the light beat him, and he gave it best five minutes too soon.” “Ah! we’re poor, helpless craythurs, Tammas! But A s’pose A betther see Misther Spanker at wanst?” “No,” I replied; “you stay and do what you can. I’ll ride back, and see Mr. Spanker. How far is it to where that swag is on the fence?” “About — well, about seven mile, as the crow flies.” “Better have it here. Now we’ll catch the horses. Come on, Mary! Take her on your back, Rory; we must hurry up now.” I have already exceeded the legitimate exactions of my diary-record; but the rest of the story is soon told. Mr. Spanker, as a Justice of Peace, took the sworn depositions of Ward, Andrews, Rory, and myself. In the man’s pockets were found half-a-dozen letters, addressed to George Murdoch, Mooltunya Station, from Malmsbury, Victoria; and all were signed by his loving wife, Eliza H. Murdoch. Two of the letters acknowledged receipt of cheques; and there was another cheque (for £12 15s., if I remember rightly) in his pocket-book, with about £3 in cash. He was buried in the station cemetery, between Val English, late station storekeeper, who had poisoned himself, and Jack Drummond, shearer, who had died — presumably of heart failure — after breaking the record of the district. Such is life. Chapter 3 FRI. NOV. 9. Charley’s Paddock. Binney. Catastrophe. What fatality impelled me to fix on the 9th, above all other days in the month? Why did n’t I glance over the record of each 9th, before committing myself by a promise to review and annotate the entries of that date? For, few and evil as the days of the years of my pilgrimage have undeniably been, the 9th of November, ‘83, is one of those which I feel least satisfaction in recalling. Moreover, I incur a certain risk in thus unbosoming myself, as will become apparent to the perfidious reader who hungrily shadows me

through this compromising story. But it may be graven with a pen of iron, that, at my age, no man shirks a promise, or tells a fib, for the first time; and so, “Sad, but Strong”—— the family motto of the Colonnas, that offshoot of our tribe which settled in Italy in the year One — I answer to my bail. One reservation I must make, however. For reasons which will too soon become manifest, it is expedient to conceal the exact locality of the unhappy experience now about to be disclosed; but I think I shall be on the safe side in setting forth that it was somewhere between Echuca and Albury. Any person who happens to have preserved the files of the —— Express may find, on the second page of the issue of Nov. 12th, the following local intelligence:— LUNATIC AT LARGE! On the night of Friday last the inhabitants of — — were thrown into a state of excitement which may better be imagened than described by the appearance of a lunatic in puris naturalibus whose mania was evidently homicidal. During the earlier portion of the night the unfortunate man was seen from time to time by quite a number of people in places many miles apart. Some of the pleasure-seekers returning from the picnic held by the Sunday School Teachers’ Reunion (noticed elsewhere in our columns) saw him scuttling along the three-chain road at a breakneck pace, others saw him dodging behind trees or endeavouring to conceal himself in scrub. At about 9 o’clock in the evening one of the picnic party, an athlete of some repute, made a plucky and determined attempt to capture the madman, and succeeded in overpowering him. This accomplished secundem artem, an impulse of humanity prompted Mr. K—— (for as some of our readers have already guessed, the gentleman referred to was Mr. K— — of the firm of D—— and S— — Drapers — —) to divest himself of part of his own clothing for the benefit of his prisoner. The latter, when Mr. K—— attempted to force the clothing upon him, rent the air with horrible shrieks heard by many others of the party, and by exertion of the unnatural strength which insanity confers, broke from his captor and escaped. Mr. K—— humorously comments on the difficulty of holding a nude antagonist. If we were inclined to be facetious on the subject we might suggest that mens sana in corpore sano is not an infallible rule. Late in the evening the maniac horresco referrens made a furious attack on the residence of Mr. G—— who was unfortunately absent at the time. Mrs. G—— with the splendid courage which distinguishes the farmer’s wife, kept him at bay till some wild impulse drove him to seek “fresh fields and pastures new.” The black trackers (who were brought on the scene on Saturday afternoon) have found his tracks in Mr. A——‘s flower garden close to the parlour window, and also around Mr. H——‘s homestead. The trackers aver that he is accorpanied by a large kaugaroo dog. It is a matter of congratulation that he has so far failed in effecting an entrance to any habitation. The police are scouring the neighbourhood and though the thunderstorm of Saturday night has unfortunately placed the trackers at fault, we trust soon to chronicle a clever capture, “a consummation devoutly to be wished.” Various surmises are afloat regarding the identity of the lunatic but to our mind the suggestion of Inspector Collins, of the N.S.W. Civil Service appears most tenable: On Saturday afternoon when the excitement was at its height this gentleman called at our office, and in course of conversation on the all-absorbing topic pronounced his opinion that the lunatic is no other than the late escapee from Beechworth Asylum! Anent his mysterious disapearance at some time late on Friday night Mr. Collins supposes that he must have drowned himself in the river, and advances many ingenious and apparently conclusive arguments in support of both his hypotheses. Notwithstanding the ingenuity and conclusiveness of those arguments, the chain of fatalities which has headed this story with the entry of Nov. 9th brings the reluctant secret to light: I was that homicidal maniac. The second page of the newspaper just quoted will be also found to contain, in another column, the following local item:— We regret to learn that on the morning of Saturday last Mr. Q—— lost a valuable stack of hay by fire. The conflagation was detected almost immediately on its breaking out but no steps could be taken to check the progress of the “devour-

ing element.” It might be reasonably expected that Mr. Q——‘s well-deserved popularity would be a sufficient safeguard against such barbarous incendiarism, but of a truth there are people now at large who ought to be in “durance vile.” At the moment of our going to press we are happy to add that the police have a clue, and will soon no doubt unearth the cowardly perpetrator of this un-British outrage, and drag him forth to condign punishment. However, the perpetrator in question, being even more cunning than cowardly, took special order that the police should not unearth him; and here he sits in his temporary sanctum, inviting them to come on with what is left of their clue — though at the same time keeping, like Sir Andrew, o’ the windy side o’ the law, by putting initials and dashes in place of full names, and by leaving the exact locality unspecified. Drag me forth to condign punishment! My word! Drag a barrister. Now for my narrative. Charley V— — a boundary rider on B—— Station, N.S.W., is one of my very oldest acquaintances. Away back in the procuratorship of Latrobe, two angels, in wreaths of asphodel, had almost simultaneously deposited Charley and myself on the same station; respectively, in the hut of a stock-keeper, and in the hut of a petty overseer. Together, as the seasons passed, we had looked forward to the shearing, the foot-rotting, and the lambing; and together we had watched the lagoon for the bunyip. We had aimed our little reed-spears at the same mark, we had whirled our little boomerangs over the same big tree, and we had been welted an equal number of times for crossing the river on the same slippery log. Whatever may be the development of my own inner nature, Charley, at least, walks faithfully in the moral twilight which his early training vouchsafed to him. His fidelity to B—— Station is like that which ought to distinguish somebody’s wife — I forget whose, but no matter. The mere ownership of the property is a matter of perfect indifference to Charley. When the place changes hands, he is valued and sold as part of the working plant, without his concern, and almost without his knowledge; owners may come, and owners may go, but he virtually goes on for ever. His little hut, three or four miles north from the Murray, is the very headquarters of hospitality. He has some hundreds of pounds lent out (without interest or security) though his pay is only fifteen shillings a week — with ten, ten, two, and a quarter — and he is anything but a miser. Many people would like a leaf out of his book. It is my privilege to be able to furnish this, though in a sort of ambiguous way, having received the information in confidence. Here it is: In a bend, on the north bank of the Murray, a few miles from Charley’s hut, is a tract, about a hundred acres in extent, of fine grass land, completely isolated by billabongs, reed-beds, dense scrub, and steep ridges of loose sand. At the time I write of, it was impossible to ride to this island of verdure, and no white man could track a horse through the labyrinth that led to it. Once placed in that spot, no horse would ever try to get away. This is all the information I feel justified in giving. During the afternoon of the 9th, I was sitting on a log, in the shade of a tree, on the north bank of the river, about a mile from that secluded Eden, and four or five from Charley’s hut. I had camped at dusk on the previous evening; and the equipment of my two horses, with other impedimenta, was lying about. A small damper was maturing under the handful of fire, and a quart pot of tea was slowly collecting a scum of dirt which made it nothing the worse to a man of my nurture. Pup was reposing on my possum rug, and Cleopatra and Bunyip were in Eden, per favour of the kindly scoundrel who held that property by right of discovery, and who, in spite of some reluctance on my part, had made me free of it. Along with my two horses were ten or twelve others, all strangers, and in various stages of ripening for rewards. Owing to the broken character of the country, the N.S.W. river-road lay three or four miles north of Charley’s very private property; but a short cut, impassable during the winter, and impracticable at any time to wheeled vehicles, saved about three miles in ten, and passed within a mile of the property. It was beside this pad that I was camped. The refined leisure of the day had been devoted chiefly to the study of my current swappingbook — Edwards on Redemption — and now,

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Observer Classic Books From Page 37 half-stifled by the laborious blasphemy of the work, I was seeking deliverance from the sin of reading it by watching the multitudes of white cockatoos through my binocular, and piously speculating as to their intended use. Presently, sweeping the ground-line with the glass, I noticed, crossing an open place, about a mile away, the figure of a swagman approaching from the west — that is, coming up the river. I kept the glass in his direction, and whenever he disappeared I was on the watch, and caught him again as he came in sight, tramping wearily along in the roasting sun. That swagman had a history, highly important, at all events, to himself. He had been born; he lived; he would probably die — and if any human being wants a higher record than that, he must work for it. This man’s personal value, judged by the standard which I, for one, dare not disown, was certainly as high as that of the average monarch or multimillionaire. But was I as much interested as I would have been had one of these personages been approaching my camp in state? And if not, why not? I immediately filled and lit a mighty German meerschaum, an ally of established efficiency in ethical emergencies such as this. Then laying the pipe, so to speak, on the scent of the swagman, I attempted a clairvoyant rear-glance along his past history, and essayed a forecast of his future destiny, in order to get at the valuation presumably placed upon him by his Maker. But the pipe, being now master of the position, gently seduced my mind to a wider consideration, merely using the swagman as a convenient spring-board for its flight into regions of the Larger Morality. This is its hobby — caught, probably, from some society of German Illuminati, where it became a kind of storage-battery, or accumulator, of such truths as ministers of the Gospel cannot afford to preach. Ah! (moralised the pipe) the man who spends his life in actual hardship seldom causes a trumpet to be blown before him. He is generally, by heredity or by the dispensation of Providence, an ornament to the lower walks of life; therefore his plea, genuine if ungrammatical, is heard only at second-hand, in a fragmentary and garbled form. Little wonder, then, that such a plea is received with felicitous self-gratulation,

or passed with pharisaical disregard, by the silly old world that has still so many lessons to learn — so many lessons which none but that unresisting butt of slender-witted jokers can fitly teach, and which he, the experienced one, is usually precluded from teaching by his inability to spell any word of two syllables. Yet he has thoughts that glow, and words that burn, albeit with such sulphurous fumes that, when uttered in a public place, they frequently render him liable to fourteen days without the option. And even though he be not a poor rogue hereditary; even though he may once have tasted the comfort ambiguously scorned of devils; even though his descent into Avernus be, like that of Ulysses or Dante, temporary and incidental, you need n’t expect him, on reaching the upper air, to be the prophet, spokesman, and champion of the Order whose bitter johnny-cake he has eaten. You must n’t be surprised to find him reticent, not to say mendacious, respecting details which he may regard as humiliating. A sort of Irish pride will probably lead him to represent that he had abundant, though unavailable, resources during the period of his perdition. For one or the other of these reasons — orthographical inability, or Irish pride — the half is never told; therefore, as a rule, the reading public is acquainted only with sketchy and fallacious pictures of that continuous, indurating hardship which finally sends reluctant Hope after her co-tenants of the box. And further, of this, my son, be admonished (continued the pipe): The more bitter the hardship, the more unmixed and cordial is the ignominy lavished by the elect upon the sufferer — always provided the latter is one of the non-elect, and more particularly if he is a swagman. Yet this futureless person is the man who pioneers all industries; who discovers and unearths the precious ores; whose heavy footprints mark the waterless mulga, the wind-swept plains, and the scorching sand; who leaves intaglio impressions of his mortal coil on the wet ground, at every camp from the Murray to the Gulf; and whose only satisfaction in the cold which curls him up like cinnamon bark — making him nearly break his back in the effort to hold his shoulders together — is the certainty that in six months he will scrape away the hot surface sand, in order to sleep comfortably on the more temperate stra

tum beneath; he is the man who, with some incoherent protest and becoming invective, metaphorically makes a Raleigh-cloak of himself, to afford free and pleasant passage for the noblest work of God, namely, the Business Man. The successful pioneer is the man who never spared others; the forgotten pioneer is the man who never spared himself, but, being a fool, built houses for wise men to live in, and omitted to gather moss. The former is the early bird; the latter is the early worm. Like Rosalind’s typical traveller, this worm has rich eyes and poor hands — the former often ophthalmic, the latter always brown and wrinkled, and generally dirty. Life is too short to admit of repeated blunders in the numeration of beans, and this being his one weak point, the dram of ale does its work. And so, neither as pharisee nor publican, but rather as the pharisee’s shocking example, and the publican’s working bee, he toils and swears his hour upon the stage, and then modestly departs to where the thrifty cease from troubling, and the thriftless be at rest. Little recks he then for lack of storied urn or animated bust, little that for him no minstrel raptures swell; for his animated busts are things of the past, and there never was anything of the swell about him. Heaven help him! that nameless flotsam of humanity! (mused the pipe). Few and feeble are his friends on earth; and the One who, like him, was wearied with his journey, and, like him, had not where to lay his head, is gone, according to His own parable, into a far country. The swagman we have always with us — And comfortable ecclesiasticism marks a full stop there, blasphemously evading the completion of a sentence charged with the grave truth, that the Light of the world, the God-in-Man, the only God we can ever know, is by His own authority represented for all time by the poorest of the poor. Yet whosoever fails to recognise in the marred visage of any social derelict the image of Him who was despised and rejected of men — whosoever resents not the spectacle of that image weighted down by fraternal neglect and oppression till a human heart pulses with no higher aspiration than that which prompts a persecuted animal to preserve its life for further persecution — such a person, I say, can have no place among the Architect’s workmen, being already employed on the ageless Babel-contract.

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This special study of hardship (resumed the pipe after a pause) leads naturally to the generic study of poverty; for, as the greater includes the less poverty includes hardship, along with disfranchisement, social outlawry, proud man’s contumely, and so forth; entirely without reference to the moral worth of the person most concerned In a word, poverty is, in the eyes of the orthodox Christian, a hell in the hand, better worth avoiding than two hells in the book, which latter may be only figurative after all. But the great institution of poverty (ruminated the pipe) is too often referred to in this large, loose way. There are two kinds — or rather, the condition exhibits two opposite extremes of moral quality. There is a voluntary poverty, which is certainly the least base situation you can occupy whilst you crawl between heaven and earth, and which is not so rare as your sordid disposition might lead you to imagine. There is also a compulsory poverty, shading down from discontented to contented. And, paradoxical as it may appear, the contented sub-variety is the opposing pole to voluntary poverty. The discontented sub-variety is the perpetual troubler of the world, by reason of its aiming only at changing the incidence of hardship, and succeeding fairly well in its object. Touching the contented sub-variety — well, possibly the Hindoo language might do justice to its vileness; the English falls entirely short. Compulsory-contented poverty is utterly, irredeemably despicable, and by necessity, ignorantly blasphemous — not because its style of glorifying God is to place His conceded image exactly at the plough-horse level, but because it teaches its babies, from the cradle upward, that a capricious Mumbo–Jumbo has made pollard-bread for them, and something with a French name for its white-headed boy; moleskins, tied below the knee, for them, and a belltopper for the favourite of the family; the three R’s for them, and the classics, ancient and modern, for the vessel chosen to honour; illicit snakejuice for them, and golden top for the other fellow. The adherents of this cult vote Conservative, work scab, and are rightly termed the “deserving poor,” inasmuch as they richly deserve every degree of poverty, every ounce of indignity, and every inch of condescension they stagger under. To Be Continued Next Week

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SBS 1 (CH3)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Oﬀsiders. 10.30 Australia Wide. (R) 11.00 The World This Week. (R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 Landline. 1.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 1.30 The Mix. (R) 2.00 Art + Soul. (PG) (R) 3.00 The Art Of Australia. (PG) (R) 4.00 Restoration Home. (PG) (R) 5.00 New Tricks. (PG) (R) (Final)

6.00 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. 6.30 Soﬁa The First. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 AFL Game Day. (PG) 11.30 Man Up! (PG) (R) 12.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) (R) 1.00 Footy Flashbacks. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game. Coverage of the pre-game show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 3. Geelong v Gold Coast Suns. From Simonds Stadium.

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00 11.00 12.30

6.00 Mass For You At Home. (R) 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schoﬁeld. (R) 8.00 Where It All Began. 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. 10.00 The Bolt Report. 11.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG) (R) 12.00 The Talk. (PG) 1.00 The Hotel Inspector. (PG) 2.00 Quit Forest Rally Event Review Pt 1. (R) 3.00 The Bolt Report. (R) 4.00 RPM. 5.00 Eyewitness News.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 The World Game. (Series return) 2.00 Speedweek. 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. Superbike World Championship. Round 3. Highlights. From Aragon, Spain. 4.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine. 5.00 World Of Cycling. 5.30 The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars. (PG)

6.00 Jennifer Byrne Presents Great War Stories. 6.30 Compass: The Legacy Man (Anzac Special) 7.00 News. 7.40 Australia’s Great War Horse. (PG) The story of horses serving in war. 8.40 Poldark. (PG) Ross tries to reopen the family mine. 9.40 Fortitude. (MA15+) Henry gets stranded in the wilderness. 10.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) (R) (Final) 11.00 The Boﬃn, The Builder, The Bombardier: Weapons Of Gallipoli. (PG) (R) 11.30 Junior Doctors: One Year Check-Up. (PG) 12.30 The Writers’ Room. (PG) (R) 12.55 Movie: Platoon. (M) (R) (1986) Charlie Sheen. 2.55 Poldark. (PG) (R) 4.00 Fortitude. (MA15+) (R) 5.00 Collectors. (R) 5.30 Eggheads. (R)

6.00 News. 7.00 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. 8.30 Sunday Night: The Power Of Ten. Part 2 of 2. Ben RobertsSmith continues to proﬁle 10 Anzacs awarded the Victoria Cross. 9.30 Castle. (M) Ryan is caught up in a murder mystery after agreeing to moonlight as a charismatic congressman’s bodyguard. 11.30 Cougar Town. (PG) Bobby’s boat goes missing. 12.00 Citizen Khan. (PG) (R) Mr Khan takes his mother-in-law shopping. 12.45 Eastbound & Down. (MA15+) (R) Kenny learns a secret. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 NBC Today. 4.00 NBC Meet The Press. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.

6.00 News. 7.00 The Block Triple Threat. (PG) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.30 60 Minutes. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher and Charles Wooley. 9.30 Stalker. (M) Beth, Jack and the team are called in to investigate after a stalker breaks into the home of a teenage girl. 10.30 The Following. (AV15+) Ryan continues to investigate the killings. 11.30 Almost Human. (M) 12.30 Anger Management. (M) (R) 1.00 20/20. (R) 1.50 Nine Presents. 2.00 Spyforce. (PG) (R) 3.00 Global Shop. 3.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) Manny is bullied at cooking class. 7.30 Shark Tank. (PG) Showcases three young Australians who are carving out their niche in their respective fields. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) Wade, Sebastian and Danny are taken hostage when an armed man demands the remains of a petty officer. 9.30 Empire. (M) Lucious, Hakeem and Jamal come together to record a legacy album. 11.30 48 Hours: The Ultimatum. (M) (R) Two daughters attempt to find their mothers killer. 12.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Bahrain Grand Prix. Race 4. From Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. 3.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

6.30 World News. 7.35 Rome: The World’s First Superpower: Death Of A Hero. (PG) Part 3 of 4. 8.30 Jesus: Rise To Power: Christians. (M) Part 3 of 3. Dr Michael Scott and a team of biblical scholars continue to explore the rise of Christianity. 9.30 Dateline Presents: Putin’s Way. (PG) An investigation into the accusations of criminality and corruption which surround Vladimir Putin’s reign in Russia. 10.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Amstel Gold Race. From Limburg, Netherlands. 2.00 Death Unexplained. (M) (R) 2.50 Sunday. (PG) (R) Animated short ﬁlm. 3.00 First Australians: There Is No Other Law. (PG) (R) 3.55 SAS: The Search For Warriors. (M) (R) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

PAW Patrol. (R) Dora The Explorer. (R) Weekend Today. Wide World Of Sports. The AFL Sunday Footy Show. The Block Triple Threat. (PG) (R) Hosted by Scott Cam. 2.45 Movie: Love Birds. (PG) (R) (2011) A man nurses an injured duck back to health. Rhys Darby. 5.00 News. 5.30 Postcards.

ABC2 (CH22)

7TWO (CH72)

GO! (CH99)

ONE (CH1)

SBS 2 (CH32)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 Play School. 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. 4.10 Lah-Lah’s Adventures. 4.25 Joe & Jack. 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. 4.40 The Furchester Hotel. 5.00 The Gruffalo. 5.25 The Gruffalo’s Child. 5.55 Peppa Pig. 6.00 Peter Rabbit. 6.15 Tree Fu Tom. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 7.50 Seconds From Disaster. 8.40 Lest We Forget What? 9.40 Our World War. 10.40 Tattoo Tales. 11.10 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. 12.00 Catfish: The TV Show. 12.45 Kumaré. 2.05 The Real Hustle: New Recruits. 2.35 News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 This Is Scarlett And Isaiah. 5.05 Tilly And Friends. 5.15 Waybuloo. 5.35 The Magic Roundabout. 5.50 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Amazing Facts. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. 12.00 Downsize My Pet. 12.30 Travel Oz. 2.00 The Travel Bug. 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.30 Untold Stories Of The R.A.A.F Caribou. 4.30 Four Rooms. 5.30 Mighty Ships. 6.30 Vicious. 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 7.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Tennis. Fed Cup. Day 2. Netherlands v Australia. 12.30 Neighbours At War. 1.00 Downsize My Pet. 1.30 The Travel Bug. 2.30 Travel Oz. 4.00 Movie: George White’s Scandals. (1945) Joan Davis.

6.00 Thunderbirds. 7.00 Kids’ WB. 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 The Skinner Boys. 8.00 Green Lantern. 8.30 ScoobyDoo! 9.00 Looney Tunes. 9.30 Adv Time. 10.00 Young Justice. 10.30 The Batman. 11.00 Rabbids. 12.00 Tom And Jerry. 12.30 SpongeBob. 1.30 Danoz. 2.00 Power Rangers. 3.00 Green Lantern. 4.00 Teen Titans Go! 4.30 The Batman. 5.30 Scooby-Doo! 6.00 Thunderbirds Are Go! 6.30 Movie: A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song. (2011) Lucy Hale. 8.30 Big Bang. 9.30 Movie: The Social Network. (2010) Rooney Mara, Jesse Eisenberg. 12.00 Arrow. 2.00 Darren Sanders. 2.30 The Batman. 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! 4.00 PAW Patrol. 4.30 Robocar Poli. 4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic.

6.00 Sport Science. 7.00 Healthy Homes TV. 7.30 Fit ‘N’ Flexed. 8.00 Sport Science. 9.00 Escape With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 Grizzly: Nature’s Entrepreneur. 11.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. 12.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 8. Sydney Swifts v Northern Mystics. 2.00 Car Torque. 2.30 Extreme Collectors. 3.00 Extreme Collectors. 3.30 4x4 Adventures. 4.30 International Fishing Series. 5.00 What’s Up Downunder? 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Extreme Fishing. 8.30 Gold Coast Cops. 9.00 Bondi Rescue. 9.30 Movie: Trainspotting. (1996) 11.30 Sons Of Anarchy. 12.30 RPM. 1.30 48 Hours. 2.30 Ross Kemp: Battle For The Amazon. 3.30 Wild Racers. 4.00 Wild Racers. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia. 11.00 Portuguese News. 11.30 Croatian News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Be Your Own Boss. 2.05 Foodie Planet. 3.05 Cuba With Simon Reeve. 4.05 Bunk. 4.35 19 Reasons To Love If You Are The One: Bitesize. 4.40 The Pitch. 5.35 Brazil’s Next Top Model. 6.30 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo. 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. 9.00 Cockroaches. 9.30 Housos. 10.00 Pizza. 10.30 Toast Of London. 11.00 In Her Skin. 12.45 24 Hours In Emergency. 1.40 Movie: The Swamp. (2004) 2.55 Death Row. 3.55 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

ABC3 (CH23)

7MATE (CH73)

GEM (CH90)

ELEVEN (CH11)

ABC24 (CH24)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 9.55 Slugterra. 10.35 Endangered Species. 10.50 You’re Skitting Me. 11.15 Almost Naked Animals. 11.35 Lockie Leonard. 12.00 Mortiﬁed. 12.20 Shaun The Sheep. 12.30 Nowhere Boys. 1.50 Nowhere Boys. 2.20 Nowhere Boys. 2.45 Deadly 60. 3.15 Wacky World Beaters. 3.45 Studio 3. 3.50 Endangered Species. 4.30 Roy. 5.00 Studio 3. 5.05 Life With Boys. 5.30 Horrible Histories. 6.00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.25 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 6.35 Mortiﬁed. 7.00 Heartland. 7.45 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange. 7.55 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. 8.30 Total Drama Island. 9.15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 9.40 Rage. 2.10 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. 7.30 Shopping. 9.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. 10.30 T.J. Hooker. 11.30 Fifth Gear. 12.30 Ultimate Factories. 1.30 The Border. 2.30 Natural Born Dealers. 3.30 Bid America! 4.30 American Chainsaw. 5.00 Seinfeld. 6.30 Movie: Battleship. (2012) Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard. 9.15 Movie: Safe House. (2012) Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Patrick. 11.45 Movie: Anaconda: Trail Of Blood. (2009) Crystal Allen, Calin Stanciu Jr. 2.00 The Border. 3.00 Ultimate Factories. 4.00 Fifth Gear. 5.00 Hook, Line And Sinker.

6.00 TV Shop. 6.30 GEM Presents. 6.40 Movie: Two Way Stretch. (1960) 8.30 Danoz. 10.00 Avengers. 11.00 Eventing In The Park. 12.00 Cycling. Tour Down Under. Highlights. 12.30 Garden Gurus. 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels. 6.00 Customs. 6.30 River Cottage Heroes. 7.30 Journey To The Centre Of The Planet. 8.30 Movie: A Perfect Murder. (1998) Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow. 10.45 Cold Case. 11.45 Getaway. 12.15 Garden Gurus. 12.45 GEM Presents. 1.00 Seaway. 2.00 Danoz. 2.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 Seaway.

NITV (CH34)

6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Bushwhacked! 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 26. Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 1.30 Living Black. 2.00 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 3.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 4.00 Marn Grook. 5.00 Te Kaea 2014. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Awaken. 7.00 Native Planet. 8.00 Colour Me. 9.00 Deadly Thinking. 9.30 Movie: Good Hair. 11.15 Yorta Yorta Youth. 12.00 Volumz.

6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 TMNT. 10.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets. 10.30 Brady Bunch. 11.30 Becker. 12.00 ST: Next Gen. 2.00 Raymond. 2.30 Neighbours. 5.00 Mork & Mindy. 5.30 Becker. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. 6.30 The Simpsons. 7.30 Futurama. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 Movie: The Heartbreak Kid. (2007) Ben Stiller, Malin Akerman, Michelle Monaghan. 10.45 Californication. 11.25 ST: Next Gen. 1.25 Mork & Mindy. 2.00 Brady Bunch. 3.00 ST: Next Gen. 5.00 Shopping.

CH31 (CH44)

6.00 Saturday Landline. 6.30 Australia Wide. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. 11.00 News. 11.30 World This Week. 12.00 News. 12.30 Big Ideas. 1.00 News. 1.30 #TalkAboutIt. 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. 3.00 News. 3.30 Oﬀsiders. 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. 5.00 News. 5.30 News Update. 5.35 Australia Wide. 6.00 News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 News. 7.30 News Update. 7.35 World This Week. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 News. 9.30 One Plus One. 10.00 News. 10.30 The Mix. 11.00 News. 11.30 Big Ideas. 12.00 Landline. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC World. 2.30 #TalkAboutIt. 3.00 BBC World. 3.30 World This Week. 4.00 BBC World. 4.15 BBC Sport Today. 4.30 The Mix. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 5.30 One Plus One.

6.00 The Pursuit Of Happiness. 6.30 La Voz Del Consolador. 7.30 The Lord’s Challenge. 8.00 Nusantara TV. 9.00 Arkabahce. 9.30 Zontas 100%. 10.00 Sri Lanka Morning Show. 11.00 Entre Todos. 11.30 Macedonians In The Aussie Land. 12.00 Tom Padula TV. 12.30 Sputnik. 1.00 Macedonian Horizons. 1.30 Dhoom Channel. 2.00 Desi Duniya Network. 2.30 Zhong Hua TV. 3.00 TV Sri Lanka. 3.30 Vietnamese TV. 4.00 Punjabi TV. 4.30 Hungarian TV. 5.00 Croatian TV. 5.30 The Pearl Of Lanka. 6.00 LawHelp Australia. 6.30 GR-TV. 7.00 ATVAA. 7.30 Sri Lanka Clip Show. 8.00 The Shtick. 8.30 Movie: Inn of The Damned. (1975) 10.30 At Home With The Baccalas. 11.00 3SSR. 11.30 The CEC Report. 12.00 Late Programs.

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Melbourne Observer TV Guide ABC1 (CH2) 6.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.30 5.00 5.30

Monday, April 20

SEVEN (CH7)

ABC News Breakfast. ABC News Mornings. Landline. (R) Compass. (R) Eggheads. (R) News. Antiques Roadshow. (R) Kitchen Cabinet. (R) The Paradise. (PG) (R) Midsomer Murders. (PG) (R) News: Early Edition. The Drum. A discussion of the events of the day.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Hosted by Fiona Bruce. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. Current aﬀairs program. 8.00 Australian Story. Australians tell personal stories. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry. 9.35 Q&A. Hosted by Tony Jones. 10.35 Lateline. (R) News analysis program. 11.05 The Years That Made Us: Gathering Storms. (R) (Final) 12.05 The Business. (R) 12.20 All The Way: Australia V USA In Vietnam. (M) (R) 1.20 Movie: Paths Of Glory. (M) (R) (1957) Kirk Douglas. 2.45 Movie: A Farewell To Arms. (R) (1932) Helen Hayes. 4.15 A Quiet Word With Simon Pegg And Nick Frost. (M) (R) 5.00 Collectors. (R) 5.30 Eggheads. (R)

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.30

Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Morning News. Movie: Princess In Love. (PG) (R) (1996) Julie Cox. The Daily Edition. The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. News At 4. Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. Million Dollar Minute. Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Alf collapses. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) As the competition heads into the ﬁnal phase, teams prepare for their ultimate instant restaurant. 9.00 Movie: The Water Diviner. (M) (2014) An Australian farmer travels to Istanbul to discover the fate of his three sons, who were reported as missing in action. Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney. 11.30 Cougar Town. (M) Travis hosts an open mic night at Coﬀee Bucks, but things go awry when Andy tries his hand at stand-up. 12.00 Talking Footy. (PG) (R) Hosted by Luke Darcy. 1.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 Sons And Daughters. (PG) (R) 3.30 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.

NINE (CH9) 6.00 9.00 11.00 12.00 1.00 1.30 3.00 4.15 5.30

Today. Mornings. (PG) News. The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) (R) Variety show. Extra. Entertainment news program. The Block Triple Threat. (PG) (R) Hosted by Scott Cam. News Now. News. Millionaire Hot Seat. Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 News. 7.00 A Current Aﬀair. 7.30 The Block Triple Threat. (PG) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.50 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) Moping over not being invited to a physics symposium, Sheldon ruins date night with Amy. 9.50 Footy Classiﬁed. (M) Hosted by Garry Lyon. 10.50 Person Of Interest. (M) (R) 11.50 Underbelly: A Tale Of Two Cities. (M) (R) 12.50 Impractical Jokers. (M) The guys get creative with French fries. 1.20 Extra. (R) 1.50 Nine Presents. (R) 2.00 Danoz Direct. Home shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.30 Good Morning America. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

TEN (CH10) 6.00 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 6.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 7.00 Huey’s Kitchen. (R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R) 8.00 Family Feud. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Shark Tank. (PG) (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schoﬁeld. (R) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. 2.00 The Doctors. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Odd Couple. (PG) Oscar agrees to appear on a TV show. 8.00 Modern Family. (PG) (R) After the house next door goes up for sale, Claire is overjoyed at the possibility of having new neighbours. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) An upand-coming actor is suspected of assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met on social media. 9.30 Elementary. (M) Watson investigates a cold case involving the disappearance of a woman ﬁve years earlier. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

SBS 1 (CH3) 6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 André Rieu: Love In Venice. (R) 2.00 Around Midnight. (PG) (R) 2.05 Hiroshi Sugimoto. (PG) (R) 2.55 Sidewalk Scribble. 3.00 WorldWatch. 3.30 Monty Halls’ Island Escape. (R) (Final) 4.30 The Dales With Ade Edmondson. (R) 5.00 Living Black. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Food Safari. (R) 6.30 World News. 7.30 Planes That Changed The World: A380 Superjumbo. (PG) Part 3 of 3. 8.30 Pilgrimage With Simon Reeve: Pilgrimage To Jerusalem. (PG) (R) Part 3 of 3. Simon Reeve concludes his quest by experiencing a pilgrim’s journey to Jerusalem. 9.30 Strip The Cosmos: Killer Asteroids. Explores the mysteries of asteroids. 10.30 World News. 11.00 Cucumber. (MA15+) 11.55 Movie: Maiko Haaaan!!! (PG) (R) (2007) Sadao Abe. 2.10 DIY Encouragement. (PG) (R) 2.25 Hellfjord. (AV15+) (R) 3.00 World’s Most Dangerous Roads. (M) (R) 4.00 One Born Every Minute: What Happened Next? (M) (R) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

ABC2 (CH22)

7TWO (CH72)

GO! (CH99)

ONE (CH1)

SBS 2 (CH32)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. 4.10 Lah-Lah’s Adventures. 4.25 Joe & Jack. 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. 4.40 The Furchester Hotel. 5.00 Sarah And Duck. 5.10 The Hive. 5.25 Peppa Pig. 5.30 Olivia. 5.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.00 Peter Rabbit. 6.15 Tree Fu Tom. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. 8.40 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. 9.30 Our World War. 10.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.10 Where Soldiers Come From. 12.40 That ’70s Show. 1.00 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 1.45 News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 This Is Scarlett And Isaiah. 5.05 Tilly And Friends. 5.15 Waybuloo. 5.35 The Magic Roundabout. 5.50 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Flushed. 7.30 Spit It Out. 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. 8.30 Man About The House. 9.00 Home And Away. 9.30 Shortland Street. 10.00 Escape To The Country. 11.00 Mighty Ships. 12.00 Taggart. 2.30 Vicious. 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Great War: The People’s Story. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.45 Waking The Dead. 12.00 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Man About The House. 1.30 How The Other Half Live. 2.30 Waking The Dead. 4.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Shortland Street.

6.00 Robocar Poli. 6.30 PAW Patrol. 7.00 Thunderbirds Are Go! 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. 8.00 Move It. 8.30 Rabbids. 9.00 Surprises. 9.30 SpongeBob. 10.00 Green Lantern. 10.30 Teen Titans Go! 11.00 Power Rangers. 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. 12.00 Extra. 12.30 The Middle. 1.00 Super Fun Night. 1.30 Suburgatory. 2.00 Car SOS. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Thunderbirds Are Go! 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 Scooby-Doo! 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! 6.00 Regular Show. 6.30 Adv Time. 7.00 Big Bang. 7.30 Car SOS. 8.30 James May’s Cars Of The People. 9.30 Movie: The Final Destination. (2009) 11.00 Two And A Half Men. 12.00 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome. 12.30 Adv Time. 1.00 Regular Show. 1.30 Rabbids. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 9.00 Megafactories. 10.00 Quit Forest Rally Event Review Pt 1. 11.00 RPM. 12.00 A League Of Their Own. 1.00 White Collar. 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 Totally Wild. 4.00 Fishing. 4.30 Wild Racers. 5.00 Fishing Edge. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Freddie Flintoﬀ: Lord Of The Fries. 8.30 Undercover Boss. 9.30 Movie: A Few Good Men. (1992) Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson. 12.15 Shopping. 1.15 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Bahrain Grand Prix. Race 4. Replay. 4.00 Awake. 5.00 Where It All Began. 5.30 Motor Racing. Aussie Racing Cars. Replay.

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 Latin American News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News. 3.05 Greek News From Cyprus. 4.00 Iron Chef. 4.50 The Urban Freestyler Extreme. 4.55 Vs Arashi. 5.55 Never Ever Do This At Home. 6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 30 Rock. 8.30 Movie: The Devil’s Double. (2011) Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi. 10.30 Movie: Just Another Love Story. (2007) 12.25 @midnight. 12.50 The Feed. 1.20 The Story Of Film. 2.30 Movie: Kisses. (2008) 3.55 RT News In English From Moscow. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

ABC3 (CH23)

7MATE (CH73)

GEM (CH90)

ELEVEN (CH11)

ABC24 (CH24)

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 TV Shop. 7.30 Danoz. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. 9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 Movie: Holiday On The Buses. (1973) 1.45 GEM Presents. 2.00 Alive And Cooking. 2.30 Journey To The Centre Of The Planet. 3.30 River Cottage Heroes. 4.30 Ellen. 5.30 Gilmore Girls. 6.30 Friends. 7.30 Monarch Of The Glen. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Cold Case. 11.50 The Big C. 12.30 Footy Classiﬁed. 1.30 Friends. 2.00 Danoz. 2.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 Seaway.

6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. 10.00 Touched By An Angel. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Taxi. 12.00 Charmed. 1.00 JAG. 2.00 Sabrina. 2.30 Caroline In The City. 3.00 Frasier. 3.30 Cheers. 4.00 King Of Queens. 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. 5.00 Mork & Mindy. 5.30 Becker. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Futurama. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 Supernatural. 9.30 Sleepy Hollow. 10.30 Medium. 11.30 American Horror Story. 12.30 Frasier. 1.00 Caroline In The City. 1.30 Sabrina. 2.00 Touched By An Angel. 3.00 Charmed. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.10 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. 10.40 Wacky World Beaters. 11.05 Deadly 60. 11.35 Horrible Histories. 12.00 Grojband. 12.25 Camp Lakebottom. 1.00 SheZow. 1.35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. 2.10 Dennis The Menace And Gnasher. 3.25 Shaun The Sheep. 3.50 Vic The Viking. 4.00 Tashi. 4.15 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.40 News On 3. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. 5.20 Horrible Histories. 5.50 Nowhere Boys. 6.20 Total Drama Action. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.30 Worst Year Of My Life, Again. 7.55 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. 8.30 Total Drama Island. 8.55 Total Drama Action. 9.15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 9.40 Rage. 10.40 Close.

NITV (CH34)

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Sheriﬀ Callie’s Wild West. 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 8.30 Art Attack. 9.00 NBC Today. 10.00 NBC Press. 11.00 Motor Mate. 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. 3.00 Starsky & Hutch. 4.00 Pimp My Ride. 5.00 How I Met Your Mother. 5.30 Wipeout USA. 6.30 MythBusters. 7.30 Talking Footy. 8.30 Pawn Stars. 9.00 American Restoration. 10.00 American Pickers. 12.00 SportsFan Clubhouse. 1.00 Deﬁance. 3.00 Pimp My Ride. 4.00 Motor Mate.

6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Waabiny Time. 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Te Kaea 2014. 10.30 Ngurra. 11.00 Awaken. 12.00 30th Anniversary Commonwealth Games. 12.30 Living Black. 1.00 Colour Me. 2.00 Deadly Thinking. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Go Lingo. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 5.30 NITV News. 6.00 Surviving. 6.30 Anzacs: Remembering Our Heroes. 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 Sheltered. 8.00 All Our Relations. 8.30 Blackstone. 9.30 Mana Mamau. 10.00 Black Music: An American (R)evolution. 11.00 NITV News. 11.30 Surviving. 12.00 Volumz.

CH31 (CH44)

6.00 New Game Plus. 6.30 Savage Seas Adventures. 7.00 Regional Italian Cuisine. 7.30 Be Positive. 7.45 Bernie Bear. 8.00 Active Babies Smart Kids. 8.30 Move It Or Lose It. 9.00 Eastern Newsbeat. 9.30 Country Cousins. 10.00 Movie: Abilene Town. (1946) 12.00 Journal. 12.30 Arts 21. 1.00 Mr Sink Show. 1.30 Bosnian TV. 2.00 CBN TV. 2.30 Nu Country TV. 3.00 Rotunda In The West. 3.30 The Exchange. 4.00 Masterclass In Oils. 4.30 Art Studio. 5.00 1700. 6.00 VNTV News. 6.30 The Mortgage Busters Show. 7.00 The Reel Thing. 7.30 Facty Fact. 8.00 Community Kitchen. 8.30 Live On Bowen. 9.30 About Tonight. 10.30 New Game Plus. 11.00 Worldwide Gaming. 11.30 The Hard Rock Show. 12.30 Late Programs.

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Melbourne Observer TV Guide ABC1 (CH2) 6.00 9.00 10.00 10.45 11.00 11.30 12.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.30 5.00 5.30

Tuesday, April 21

SEVEN (CH7)

ABC News Breakfast. ABC News Mornings. Four Corners. (R) Media Watch. (PG) (R) Vet School. (PG) (R) Eggheads. (R) News. Antiques Roadshow. (R) Kitchen Cabinet. (PG) (R) The Paradise. (PG) (R) Midsomer Murders. (PG) (R) News: Early Edition. The Drum.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Hosted by Fiona Bruce. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. Current aﬀairs program. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. Stories from international correspondents. 8.30 Why Anzac With Sam Neill. (M) Sam Neill examines the enduring myths of the Anzac legend and shares his family’s war stories. 10.00 Trent Parke: The Black Rose. Trent Parke explores his personal history. 10.30 Lateline. (R) 11.00 The War That Changed Us. (PG) (R) 12.00 The Business. (R) 12.20 Wallander. (M) (R) 1.50 Movie: Three Came Home. (M) (R) (1950) Claudette Colbert. 3.40 Movie: The Lost Squadron. (PG) (R) (1932) Richard Dix. 5.00 Collectors. (R) 5.30 Eggheads. (R)

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.30

Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Morning News. Movie: Unwed Father. (M) (R) (1997) Brian Austin Green. The Daily Edition. The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. News At 4. Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. Million Dollar Minute. Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Jett meets a war veteran while visiting Alf in hospital. Maddy makes up her mind about leaving Summer Bay. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) As the competition heads into the final phase, teams prepare for their ultimate instant restaurant. 9.00 Movie: Iron Man 3. (M) (2013) Tony Stark must rely on his own ingenuity, instead of the Iron Man suit, to fight back. Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce. 11.45 World’s Wildest Police Videos. (M) (R) A car thief totals a speedster. 1.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. Highlights of Sunrise. 5.30 Early News.

NINE (CH9) 6.00 9.00 11.00 12.00 1.00 1.30 3.00 4.15 5.30

6.00 News. 7.00 A Current Aﬀair. 7.30 The Block Triple Threat. (PG) Dan oﬀers a helping hand to Tim and Anastasia. Jess chooses a sculpture for the common area. 8.40 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) (R) An upset Sheldon protests after the gang drags him to Mrs Wolowitz’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. 10.10 2 Broke Girls. (M) The girls meet a businessman. 11.10 Mike & Molly. (PG) (R) Molly joins her sister on a road trip. 11.40 20/20. 12.30 Anger Management. (M) (R) 1.00 Extra. (R) 1.30 Danoz Direct. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.30 Good Morning America. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

TEN (CH10)

SBS 1 (CH3)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 7.00 Huey’s Kitchen. (R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R) 8.00 Family Feud. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Gold Coast Cops. (PG) (R) 11.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schoﬁeld. (R) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. 2.00 The Doctors. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 Eyewitness News.

6.00 11.00 12.00 12.30 1.00 1.30 1.45 2.00 3.00 3.30

6.00 Family Feud. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Gold Coast Cops. (PG) Oﬃcers stop a suspicious hatchback. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) After a man is dragged unconscious from the water and without a pulse, Reidy and Beardy begin resuscitation. 8.30 NCIS. (M) McGee investigates the death of a thief whose body was found in the home of a US Marine. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) The team searches for two missing Afghani soldiers who are training in the US. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

6.00 Food Safari. (R) Maeve heads to a Greek emporium. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Russia’s Lost Princesses: The Gilded Cage. (PG) Part 1 of 2. 8.30 Insight. Current aﬀairs forum program, presented by Jenny Brockie. 9.30 Dateline. International current aﬀairs. 10.00 World News. 10.30 Kurt Wallander. (M) (Series return) Wallander’s daughter’s father-in-law disappears. 12.20 Movie: Molière. (PG) (R) (2007) A playwright helps a woo a countess. Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini. 2.30 Movie: Niloofar. (M) (R) (2008) A 12-year-old girl goes on the run. Mobina Aynehdar, Amir Aghai. 4.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) 4.30 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 10.

WorldWatch. Spanish News. Arabic News. Turkish News. Portrait Of A City. (R) (Final) France 24 International News. The Journal. PBS NewsHour. Al Jazeera News. Wonders Of The Clockwork World. (R) 4.30 Expedition Wolf. (PG) (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

ABC2 (CH22)

7TWO (CH72)

GO! (CH99)

ONE (CH1)

SBS 2 (CH32)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.25 Joe & Jack. 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. 4.40 The Furchester Hotel. 5.00 Sarah And Duck. 5.10 The Hive. 5.25 Peppa Pig. 5.30 Olivia. 5.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.00 Peter Rabbit. 6.15 Tree Fu Tom. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. 8.40 Good Game. 9.10 The Checkout. 9.40 Our World War. 10.35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.20 The Awesomes. 11.45 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. 12.30 Build A New Life In The Country. 1.15 That ’70s Show. 1.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 2.20 News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 This Is Scarlett And Isaiah. 5.05 Tilly And Friends. 5.15 Waybuloo. 5.35 The Magic Roundabout. 5.50 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Flushed. 7.30 Spit It Out. 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. 8.30 Man About The House. 9.00 Home And Away. 9.30 Shortland Street. 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer. 11.00 Kingswood Country. 12.00 Taggart. 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.00 SCU. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Waking The Dead. 12.45 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. 1.45 Bargain Hunt. 2.45 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 Kingswood Country. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Shortland Street.

6.00 Robocar Poli. 6.30 PAW Patrol. 7.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. 8.00 Move It. 8.30 Rabbids. 9.00 Surprises. 9.30 SpongeBob. 10.00 Green Lantern. 10.30 Teen Titans Go! 11.00 Power Rangers. 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. 12.00 Extra. 12.30 The Middle. 1.30 Two And A Half Men. 2.00 James May’s Cars Of The People. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids. 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 ScoobyDoo! 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! 6.00 Regular Show. 6.30 Adv Time. 7.00 Big Bang. 8.00 Top Gear. 9.30 Movie: The Departed. (2006) Leonardo DiCaprio. 12.30 Adv Time. 1.00 Regular Show. 1.30 Rabbids. 2.00 TMZ Live. 3.00 TMZ. 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! 4.00 PAW Patrol. 4.30 Robocar Poli. 4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 9.00 Monster Jam. 10.00 Treading Water. 11.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. Replay. 12.00 A League Of Their Own. 1.00 1600 Penn. 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 Totally Wild. 4.00 Fishing. 4.30 Wild Racers. 5.00 Fishing Edge. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Enchanted Kingdom. 9.30 Shark Tank. 10.30 Movie Juice. 11.00 Super Rugby Extra Time. 12.00 Homeland. 1.30 Shopping. 2.00 Bellator MMA. 4.00 Blokesworld. 4.30 Maxim TV. 5.00 GT Academy. 5.30 GT Academy.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Ukrainian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News. 3.05 Greek News From Cyprus. 4.00 Iron Chef. 4.45 Vs Arashi. 5.40 American Ninja Warrior. 6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 Hipsters. 9.00 Baz’s Extreme Worlds. 9.35 Orphan Black. 10.25 Autopsy: Life And Death. 11.20 South Park. 11.50 @midnight. 12.20 The Feed. 12.50 The Story Of Film. 2.00 Movie: The Last Mitterrand. (2005) 4.00 France 24 News In English From Paris. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

ABC3 (CH23)

7MATE (CH73)

GEM (CH90)

ELEVEN (CH11)

ABC24 (CH24)

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 TV Shop. 7.30 Danoz. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. 9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 Movie: Tommy The Toreador. (1959) 1.50 Alive And Cooking. 2.20 Supernanny USA. 3.20 Monarch Of The Glen. 4.30 Ellen. 5.30 Gilmore Girls. 6.30 Friends. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. 10.45 Prime Suspect. 11.45 Friends. 12.15 Food Inspectors. 12.50 GEM Presents. 1.00 Dangerman. 2.00 Danoz. 2.30 Global Shop. 4.00 Danoz. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 Dangerman.

6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. 10.00 Touched By An Angel. 11.00 Raymond. 11.30 Taxi. 12.00 Charmed. 1.00 JAG. 2.00 Sabrina. 2.30 Caroline In The City. 3.00 Frasier. 3.30 Cheers. 4.00 King Of Queens. 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. 5.00 Mork & Mindy. 5.30 Becker. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. 8.30 Tattoos After Dark. 9.30 Movie: The Truman Show. (1998) Jim Carrey, Laura Linney. 11.35 Emily Owens M.D. 12.30 Frasier. 1.00 Caroline In The City. 1.30 Sabrina. 2.00 Touched By An Angel. 3.00 Charmed. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.00 Camp Lakebottom. 10.10 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. 10.40 Wacky World Beaters. 11.05 Deadly 60. 11.35 Horrible Histories. 12.00 Grojband. 12.25 Camp Lakebottom. 1.00 SheZow. 1.35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. 2.10 Dennis The Menace And Gnasher. 3.25 Shaun The Sheep. 3.50 Vic The Viking. 4.00 Tashi. 4.15 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.40 News On 3. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. 5.20 Roy. 5.50 The Next Step. 6.15 Total Drama Action. 6.40 Kobushi. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.30 Worst Year Of My Life, Again. 7.55 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. 8.30 Total Drama Action. 9.15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 9.40 Rage. 10.40 Close.

NITV (CH34)

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Sheriﬀ Callie’s Wild West. 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 8.30 Art Attack. 9.00 NBC Today. 11.00 Motor Mate. 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. 3.00 Starsky & Hutch. 4.00 Pimp My Ride. 5.00 How I Met Your Mother. 5.30 Wipeout USA. 6.30 MythBusters. 8.30 Movie: Pitch Black. (2000) Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser. 10.45 Movie: Next. (2007) Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel. 12.45 WWE Afterburn. 2.00 Lizard Lick Towing. 3.00 All Worked Up. 4.00 Motor Mate.

6.00 Morning Programs. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Waabiny Time. 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Anzacs: Remembering Our Heroes. 10.30 Surviving. 11.00 Goin’ Troppo In The Toppo. 11.30 All Our Relations. 12.00 Eternity. 1.00 Postcards From Indigenous Taiwan. 2.00 Sheltered. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Go Lingo. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 5.30 NITV News. 6.00 Desperate Measures. 6.30 Anzacs: Remembering Our Heroes. 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 Northern Lights. 8.30 On The Edge. 9.00 Living Black. 9.30 A First Step. 10.00 Rugby League. Fox Memorial Shield. 12.00 Late Programs.

CH31 (CH44)

6.00 Your 4x4. 6.30 That’s Fishing. 7.00 Pulse Geelong. 7.30 The Mortgage Busters Show. 8.00 Euromaxx. 8.30 Move It Or Lose It. 9.00 Magical Fresh Ideas. 9.30 Light And Life. 10.00 Movie: Hard Knox. (1984) 12.00 Journal. 12.30 Tomorrow Today. 1.00 Russian News Time. 1.30 Buone Notizie. 2.00 Entre Todos. 2.30 Chinese Weekly TV. 3.00 Regional Italian Cuisine. 3.30 Coﬀee Break. 4.00 Nu Country TV. 4.30 EPTV. 5.00 1700. 6.00 Pet’s Practice With Dr Kevin. 6.30 Futsal Town Show. 7.00 Sacred Spaces. 7.15 Giant Steps. 7.30 Your 4x4. 8.00 Australian Fishing Network. 8.30 Talking Fishing. 9.30 Catch And Cook. 10.00 Savage Seas Adventures. 10.30 KO Boxing. 11.00 Drive It! 11.30 Classic Restos. 12.00 Late Programs.

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Melbourne Observer TV Guide ABC1 (CH2)

Wednesday, April 22

SEVEN (CH7)

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q&A. (R) 11.00 Boomtown. (PG) (R) (Final) 11.30 Eggheads. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.30 Jennifer Byrne Presents Great War Stories. (R) 2.00 Kitchen Cabinet. (R) 2.30 The Paradise. (PG) (R) 3.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) (R) 5.00 News: Early Edition. 5.30 The Drum.

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Hosted by Fiona Bruce. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. Current aﬀairs program. 8.00 QI. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Fry. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (New Series) A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical. 9.00 The Agony Of… (M) Narrated by Adam Zwar. 9.30 Lest We Forget What? (M) (R) Explores the Anzac legend. 10.30 Lateline. (R) 11.00 The War That Changed Us. (PG) (R) 12.00 The Business. (R) 12.15 Four Corners. (R) 1.05 Media Watch. (PG) (R) 1.20 Movie: The Terror. (M) (R) (1963) Boris Karloﬀ. 2.45 Movie: Stage Door Canteen. (R) (1943) William Terry. 5.00 Collectors. (R) 5.30 Eggheads. (R)

6.00 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Phoebe and Kyle fail to get along post break-up. Alf is deeply aﬀected by seeing a fellow veteran pass away. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. 9.00 Criminal Minds. (M) A young boy who went missing in San Diego on Halloween suddenly reappears one year later. 11.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M) 12.00 Dual Suspects: Rotten To The Core. (M) Documents a murder case that emerged in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1992 when a 16-year-old girl was found dead in an apple orchard. 1.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 Sons And Daughters. (PG) (R) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Extra. 5.30 Early News.

2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.30

Sunrise. The Morning Show. (PG) Morning News. Movie: Borderline Murder. (M) (R) (2011) Brooke Burns. The Daily Edition. The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. News At 4. Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. Million Dollar Minute. Hosted by Simon Reeve.

NINE (CH9) 6.00 9.00 11.00 12.00 1.00 1.30 3.00 4.15 5.30

6.00 News. 7.00 A Current Aﬀair. 7.30 The Block Triple Threat. (PG) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.40 The Amazing ’90s. (M) Take a look back at all the big events and personalities of the ’90s from Australia and around the world. Continues with Susan Sarandon talking about the girl power hit Thelma & Louise, and the plot that brought down Bob Hawke and made Paul Keating Prime Minister. 9.40 Forever. (M) A university student is murdered. 10.40 The Mentalist. (M) (R) 11.40 Believe. (M) The FBI pursues William Tate. 12.30 The Baron. (PG) (R) 1.30 Danoz Direct. 2.30 Extra. (R) 3.00 Global Shop. 3.30 Good Morning America. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

TEN (CH10)

SBS 1 (CH3)

6.00 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 6.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 7.00 Huey’s Kitchen. (R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R) 8.00 Family Feud. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) (R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schoﬁeld. (R) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. 2.00 Wonderland. (M) (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 Eyewitness News.

6.00 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 10. Continued. 7.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Dateline. (R) 1.30 France 24 International News. 1.45 The Journal. 2.00 PBS NewsHour. 3.00 Al Jazeera News. 3.30 Insight. (R) 4.30 The Man-Eating Tigers Of Sumatra. (PG) (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Family Feud. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Parky’s Favourite Australians. Part 1 of 2. Sir Michael Parkinson presents highlights from the interviews he has conducted with Australians. 8.30 Wonderland. (M) A jealous Warwick starts a ﬁght with Callan that ends in the emergency room. Colette catches Rob lying to her. 10.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) The team investigates the murder of a woman. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 Movie Juice. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

6.00 Food Safari. (R) Maeve explores the world of Chinese cuisine. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Tony Robinson’s WWI. (PG) Part 4 of 4. 8.30 London’s Super Tunnel: Tunnels Under The Thames. (R) Part 2 of 3. A continued look at the construction of a new underground railway in London called Crossrail. 9.30 The Legacy. (M) The day of Veronika’s funeral arrives. 10.35 World News. 11.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Flèche Wallonne. From Belgium. 1.30 Forensics On Trial. (M) (R) Investigates the impact of forensics. 2.30 Movie: The Light Thief. (M) (R) (2010) Aktan Arym Kubat. 4.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) 4.30 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 10.

ABC2 (CH22)

7TWO (CH72)

GO! (CH99)

ONE (CH1)

SBS 2 (CH32)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.25 Joe & Jack. 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. 4.40 The Furchester Hotel. 5.00 Sarah And Duck. 5.10 The Hive. 5.25 Peppa Pig. 5.30 Olivia. 5.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.00 Peter Rabbit. 6.15 Tree Fu Tom. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. 8.40 World’s Toughest Jobs. 9.40 Tattoo Tales. 10.10 The Real Hustle: New Recruits. 10.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 11.20 Seconds From Disaster. 12.10 Metal Evolution. 12.55 That ’70s Show. 1.20 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 2.00 News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 This Is Scarlett And Isaiah. 5.05 Tilly And Friends. 5.15 Waybuloo. 5.35 The Magic Roundabout. 5.50 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Flushed. 7.30 Spit It Out. 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. 8.30 Man About The House. 9.00 Home And Away. 9.30 Shortland Street. 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer. 11.00 Kingswood Country. 12.00 Taggart. 2.30 Neighbours At War. 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.45 Suspects. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45 The Martha Stewart Show. 2.00 Shopping. 3.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Kingswood Country. 5.00 Best Houses Australia. 5.30 Shortland Street.

6.00 Robocar Poli. 6.30 PAW Patrol. 7.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. 8.00 Move It. 8.30 Rabbids. 9.00 Surprises. 9.30 SpongeBob. 10.00 Green Lantern. 10.30 Teen Titans Go! 11.00 Power Rangers. 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. 12.00 Extra. 12.30 The Middle. 1.30 Top Gear. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids. 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 Scooby-Doo! 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! 6.00 Regular Show. 6.30 Adv Time. 7.00 Big Bang. 8.30 The Last Ship. 9.30 Movie: Sphere. (1998) Dustin Hoﬀman. 12.00 Supernatural: The Animated Series. 12.30 Adv Time. 1.00 Regular Show. 1.30 Rabbids. 2.00 TMZ Live. 3.00 TMZ. 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! 4.00 PAW Patrol. 4.30 Robocar Poli. 4.50 Thunderbirds. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 9.00 Motor Racing. Aussie Racing Cars. Replay. 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Argentine Grand Prix. Race 3. Replay. 11.00 Movie Juice. 11.30 Garage Gold. 12.00 A League Of Their Own. 1.00 1600 Penn. 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 Totally Wild. 4.00 Super Rugby Extra Time. 5.00 Fishing Edge. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Cops. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 9.30 Sons Of Anarchy. 10.45 The Glades. 11.50 Cops. 12.20 Shopping. 2.20 Quit Forest Rally Event Review Pt 1. 3.25 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Replay. 4.30 Cops. 5.00 Sport Science.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Ukrainian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News. 3.05 Greek News From Cyprus. 4.00 Iron Chef. 4.45 Vs Arashi. 5.40 American Ninja Warrior. 6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 Movie: Drive. (2011) Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston. 10.20 Soccer. UEFA Champions League. Matchday 10. Replay. 11.50 @midnight. 12.20 The Feed. 12.50 The Story Of Film. 2.00 Movie: The Libertine. (2000) 3.50 DW News In English From Berlin. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

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ELEVEN (CH11)

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.00 Camp Lakebottom. 10.10 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. 10.40 Wacky World Beaters. 11.05 Deadly 60. 11.35 Horrible Histories. 12.00 Grojband. 12.25 Camp Lakebottom. 1.00 SheZow. 1.35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. 2.10 Dennis The Menace And Gnasher. 3.25 Shaun The Sheep. 3.50 Vic The Viking. 4.00 Tashi. 4.15 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.40 News On 3. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. 5.10 Endangered Species. 5.50 The Next Step. 6.15 Good Game: SP. 6.40 Canimals. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.30 Worst Year Of My Life, Again. 7.55 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. 8.30 Total Drama Action. 9.15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 9.40 Rage. 10.40 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Sheriﬀ Callie’s Wild West. 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 8.30 Art Attack. 9.00 NBC Today. 11.00 Motor Mate. 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. 3.00 Starsky & Hutch. 4.00 Pimp My Ride. 5.00 How I Met Your Mother. 5.30 Wipeout USA. 6.30 MythBusters. 7.30 Beverly Hills Pawn. 8.30 Hardcore Pawn: Behind The Deal. 9.00 Hardcore Pawn. 9.30 Baggage Battles. 10.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Rude Tube. 12.00 Banged Up. 1.00 Repo Games. 1.30 Repo Games. 2.00 Shopping. 3.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Motor Mate.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 TV Shop. 7.30 Danoz. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. 9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 Movie: Golden Ivory. (1954) 1.50 Alive And Cooking. 2.20 Secret Dealers. 3.20 Poirot. 4.30 Ellen. 5.30 Gilmore Girls. 6.30 Friends. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.30 Spooks. 9.40 Luther. 10.50 CSI. 11.50 Secret Dealers. 12.50 GEM Presents. 1.00 Gideon’s Way. 2.00 Danoz. 2.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 Dangerman.

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6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Waabiny Time. 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Anzacs: Remembering Our Heroes. 10.30 Desperate Measures. 11.00 On The Edge. 11.30 Living Black. 12.00 Rugby League. Fox Memorial Shield. 2.00 A First Step. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Go Lingo. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 5.30 NITV News. 6.00 Our Footprint. 6.30 Anzacs: Remembering Our Heroes. 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 Sistas In The Sector. 8.00 Back To Munda. 9.00 A Transfer Of Power. 9.30 Awaken. 10.30 Kill The Matador. 11.00 Late Programs.

CH31 (CH44)

6.00 Bumper 2 Bumper. 6.30 Oz Fish TV. 7.00 Futsal Town Show. 7.30 Nu Country TV. 8.00 Euromaxx. 8.30 Move It Or Lose It. 9.00 Jumping Jellybeans. 9.15 Penguin TV. 9.30 Little Explorers. 10.00 Movie: Guilty Conscience. (1985) 12.00 Journal. 12.30 China Forbidden News. 1.00 Sri Lanka Today. 1.30 The Shtick. 2.00 ATVAA. 2.30 Dollars With Sense. 3.00 LawHelp Australia. 3.30 Our Time. 4.00 Rotunda In The West. 4.30 Arkabahce. 5.00 1700. 6.00 Chinese Weekly TV. 6.30 The Flying Show. 7.00 Mr Sink Show. 7.30 Vasili’s Garden To Kitchen. 8.30 Pet’s Practice With Dr Kevin. 9.00 Yappy Hour TV. 9.30 In Pit Lane. 10.00 Guitar Gods And Masterpieces. 10.30 Speaker TV. 11.00 Late Programs.

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CLASSIC STORYTELLING Mary Poppins

● Robbie Smith (Bert) and Rosa McCarty (Mary Poppins) in CLOC Musical Theatre’s Mary Poppins, opening May 15. Photo: Richard Crompton ■ CLOC Musical Theatre presents its 102nd production, the timeless tale of the magical nanny with her umbrella and bag of tricks, Mary Poppins, for 12 performances from May 15-30 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Ashburton resident Rosa McCarty is portraying Mary Poppins, while Robbie Smith from Yarraville is Bert. Robbie has appeared as a song and dance man in many musicals, but Rosa has mainly played roles as emotionally complex women in highly dramatic productions. So she is delighted this time to be playing light-hearted, optimistic, warm-hearted Mary Poppins in a happy show that will appeal to all the family. Challenges for Rosa and Robbie in this show have been for Robbie to master a Cockney accent, both have had to learn to spell that pesky ‘supercali …etc’ word, complete with hand signals, and Rosa has even had to learn to say it backwards. Most excitingly for both, they get to fly, which they agree will be a highlight of being in the show. Co-director/Designer is Chris White, Lynette White is Co-director/Choreographer ,and Musical Director is Danny Forward. Performance Season: May 15-30, incl. matinees on May 17, 23 and 24.. Venue: National Theatre, St Kilda. Bookings: 1300 362 547 or www.cloc.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold

Review by CHERYL THREADGOLD

● Chanelle Sheehan and Tara Rankine in The Walls of Poetica. ■ The children’s show The Walls of Poetica, presented by Sausage Dog Productions, contains ‘just right’ ingredients to entertain and inform young audiences and the young at heart. Audiences settle into their seats to the sounds of tinkling, calming percussion played by Maddie Thiele and Hannah Tivendale. Articulate narrator Maddie Thiele announces “This story is for you”, and skilled storytelling, characterisations, music, beautiful singing (particularly in a cappella style), puppetry, mime and audience interaction ensure an engaging, fun and educational show for the next 55 minutes. The Walls of Poetica tells of adventurous orphan Quinn encountering a huge, impenetrable wall. Quinn digs his way into the quirky town of Poetica, where everyone speaks in rhyming language. The Teacher is feared, Quinn is regarded as an outsider, and none of the colourful characters knows the wall’s history or why the town is shut off from the rest of the world. Worthwhile life messages are conveyed during the show’s seven scenes, and adversity eventually transforms into a joyful, positive ending. The show’s expressive, multi-skilled performers, Tara Rankine, Maddie Thiele, Chanelle Sheehan and Hannah Tivendale, are also to be congratulated on creating such a terrific script. The well-constructed rhyming language in particular appeals to younger audiences and encourages literacy development. This is a delightful, cleverly written musical tale presented by four very talented performers. Sausage Dog Productions was formed in 2012 by Monash University Academy of PerformingArts and Music graduates Riannon Berkeley, Tara Rankine, Chanelle Sheehan, Hannah Tivendale and Maddie Thiele. These professional theatre practitioners aim to create quality children’s theatre through the use of classic storytelling, live music, vibrant characters, audience interaction and puppetry. The Walls of Poetica has finished its Melbourne International Comedy Festival season, but when re-staged is a great show for 5-12 year olds. The performers and their shows can be booked by visiting www.sausagedogproductions.com

Fire guts Costume Factory ■ Thousands of precious theatre, party hire and fancy dress costumes and wigs were destroyed in a suspicious fire on Easter Monday morning at the Costume Factory, Macauley Rd, Kensington. Original costumes from J.C. Williamson shows such as Camelot and

My Fair Lady, once available for hire in the biggest costume hire facility in Australia, are now gone forever.. Flagship of the Costume Factory, the Kensington branch, had the largest range of costumes for hire in one location, and was home to a work room

and costume designers’ workshop. More than 50 firefighters with 20 fire trucks fought the intense blaze, believed to have caused about $1 million in damage. Arson police continue their investigations. Turn To Page 49

Sisters In Crime

● Pauline Toohey ■ Sisters In Crime presents Undercover, Under fire and Under-appreciated: The realities of modern policing in fact and fiction on Friday (Apr. 17) at 8pm at The Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne. True crime author Liz Porter will interrogate two former police criminal investigators, Belinda Neil and Pauline Toohey, about their different takes on their experiences – one through memoirs and the other through the novel. Over her 18-year career in the NSW Police Force, Belinda Neil relished her roles as a homicide investigator and hostage negotiator, but the horrors she saw and the years of broken sleep led her to contemplate suicide by jumping off a cliff. In Under Siege (Harlequin), Neil shows us the remarkable job homicide investigators and hostage negotiators perform, and the resilience and courage they show in impossible circumstances. It reveals how the daily trauma and stress affected Neil in her role as wife and mother, and how she fought against the terrifying post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that resulted, and how she came back from a very dark place. In 2002, Neil was promoted to the rank of Inspector, one of the youngest operational inspectors in the state at that time. She was medically retired in 2005 due to PTSD and now one of her main aims is to raise awareness about the condition. Pauline Toohey spent nearly 25 years as a member of Victoria Police, working mainly as a crime analyst in Melbourne’s West with stints at the Major Drug Investigation Department and Homicide. She took up writing as a distraction to help her through one of those many ‘curve balls’ that life throws – and hasn’t stopped, first publishing Pull of the Yew Tree, a novel set in 15th-century Ireland, and My Rickety Metronome, her debut crime novel, was released in January. Toohey finds contemporary crime to be an easier style of writing – quick, sharp, factual, funny – the opposite of her historical writing. Her ‘think-tank’ time for plot and character ideas is when she’s sweating at the gym. In 2009, Toohey was made Citizen of the Year by Wyndham City for her community work. Liz Porter is author of Written on the Skin: an Australian Forensic Casebook (Pan MacMillan), joint winner of Australia’s Ned Kelly award for the best true crime book of 2007, and Cold Case Files (Pan MacMillan) won Sisters in Crime’s 2012 Davitt Award for true crime. Her first novel, Unnatural Order, will be re-issued as an e-book this year. Sisters in Crime is proud to present Lifetime Achievement Awards to Cathy Martin and Phyllis King. Both women were long-time National Co-convenors and each contributed significantly. Event date: Friday, April 17 at 8pm Venue: The Rising Sun Hotel, Cnr Raglan St. and Eastern Rd., South Melbourne Entry: $10 (Sisters in Crime and Writers’ Victoria members/concession, $15 non-members. Dinner upstairs from 6.30pm (no lift). Men or brothers-in-law - Cheryl Threadgold

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Observer Showbiz Blackers called in to duty ■ John Blackman has been brought into service to be a fill-in host for the Magic 1278 breakfast show, after all of the station’s on-air personalities were sacked on Monday. Blackman, who also appears as a guest with Bruce Mansfield and Philip Brady on 3AW’s Nightline, fronted for duty yesterday (Tues.) at the Docklands studios.

● John Blackman

Country Crossroads info@country crossroads.com.au Big Breakfast Show. Southern FM 88.3. Tues. 6am-9am.

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Lee goes to Number 1 ■ Aussie country music star Lee Kernaghan's Spirit Of The Anzacs album has gone to the top of the ARIA charts. The title track features an A-list of Australian music performers who joined Lee for the recording. Spirit Of The ANZACS was a two-year project for the former Australian of the Year. Lee says he was inspired to give his voice to the Digger legend after reading Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop's war diaries.

Ultimate Collection ■ Kevin Johnson has released his new work titled The Ultimate Collection. The 2-CD recording includes 39 songs and features some of his greatest and well loved tunes including Rock & Roll I gave you the best years , Bonnie please don't go, Scotty and Nan of the 20th century amongst other timeless tracks. Kevin is also working on a new collection of songs and has been doing some concerts around the country. Let's hope Victoria makes it on to the schedule. More info: www.rocknrolligaveyou.com

McClymonts at Hallam ■ The McClymont Sisters - Brooke, Sam and Mollie - return to the Hallam Hotel on Thursday (April 16) as part of their Forever Begins Tonight tour. Tickets available from the venue and Moshtix. - Rob Foenander

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■ Joyce Jacobs, Australian actress in A Country Practice, was born in England in 1922. Comedian Kym Gyngell was born in Melbourne in 1952 (62). Country singer Lee Kernaghan was born in Corryong in 1964 (50).

■ Silent film star Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He died aged 88 in 1977. British actor screenwriter and playwright Sir Peter Ustinov was born in London in 1921. He died aged 82 in 2004. Orchestra leader Henry Mancini was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1924. He died in 1994.

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Radio Confidential News from stations from around Victoria

Turmoil after radio ‘merger’ ● From Page One ■ This week’s sackings in Melbourne follow similar terminations in Sydney and Brisbane. In Brisbane, breakfast presenters Ian Skippen and Loretta Ryan were fired. Also to leave are morning host Patrick Conden, and night-time compere Walter Williams who was the station’s most popular personality. A total of 18 staff in Brisbane were axed. Two of the casualties were Content Director Steve Kyte and General Manager Anthony Frangi. It is believed that the shows of Sydney presenters Alan Jones and Ray Hadley could be relayed to Brisbane as early as next week. The station’s afternoon program with Chris Smith, and the night-time show with Steve Price are also expected to be relayed into Queensland from as early as next Monday. Price’s program includes the Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt. This week is a non-ratings period for Australian radio stations. The company’s two Brisbane stations, 4BC and 4BH, were previously managed by David McDonald, who was a popular 3AW executive in years past. In Sydney, 11 jobs were axed when Chief Operating Officer Adam Lang announced the closure of the 2GB newsroom. Long-time news reader Steve Blanda was told his services were no longer required by the station. Presenter Angela Catterns was advised of a similar fate. Former Melbourne producer Justin Smith is now presenting 2UE’s ‘drive’ program from 2pm-6pm. Lang says that the new lineup of stations in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be announced soon. Lang is travelling to each of the stations to

Producer sought

■ KIIS 101.1 has been on the hunt for a Drive program ‘Image Producer’. The show is presented by Kate Langbroek and Dave Hughes. The position includes editing and delivering content of the national program, production of on-air promotions, client promotional spots, preparation of story ideas, and directing voice sessions. Station owner, Australian Radio Network, had a deadline of last Friday (April 10) for applications to be made.

● Jane Holmes and Kevin John of Magic 1278 deliver the redundancies. For Victorian market. Macquarie the first 12 months of the were partners in the Melmerged company, likely to bourne Talk Radio experiment trade under the ‘Macquarie’ several years ago, which feabanner, Lang reports to com- tured Steve Price. Ratings languished at 1-2 pany chairman Russell Tate, an associate of Sydney advertis- per cent, and losses totalled in the order of $15 million over ing man John Singleton. Fairfax have the majority 18 months. The Melbourne Talk Radio share in the joint venture, but Macquarie is providing the experiment used the 3MP frelead management in the com- quency of 1377, owned by Pacific Star Network, which also bined enity. Inudstry observers say operates sports station 1116 there are two likely outcomes SEN. The Macquarie-Fairfax is for Magic 1278. The first alternative is that understood to still own an 11.9 a national music station net- per cent interest in the Pacific work will be formed from Star company, which also has Melbourne’s Magic 1278, 2UE two digital stations, and publishing interests. Sydney and 4BH Brisbane. If Macquarie opts to introIf this occurs, the line-up may include Bob Rogers and duce news-talk-sport programs Johnny Young, who currently to Magic 1278, there is speculation that Steve Price might appear on 2CH. Another alternative is that return to the Melbourne airthe 1278 signal in Melbourne waves. Price previously conducted will be used to introduce Alan Jones and Ray Hadley to the the 3AW drive program with

ratings success. He was also 3AW’s Program Director, but was seconded to Sydney to Southern Cross Broadcasting’s 2UE, to replace John Laws and Alan Jones. He has had moderate ratings success in New South Wales, enhanced in recent times when he took over the 2GB evening program built by Brain Wilshire, who was transferred to the overnight show. At now-sister station 2UE, Luke Bona is presenting an overnight program that is also relayed to 3AW Melbourne, 2CC Canberra, 4BC Brisbane and a number of regional relay stations. Melbourne presenters Andrew McLaren and Mark Petkovic were relieved of their midnight-dawn program in favour of the Australia Overnight concept. Melbourne presenter Alan Pearsall presents the midnightdawn show, across the East Coast on weekends. The architects of the current programming changes are said to be Adam Lang, Macquarie bosses John Singleton and Russell Tate, and the Fairfax National Content Director Clark Forbes, who was in Melbourne on Monday. Melbourne

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■ American actor William Holden was born in Illinois in 1918. He died aged 63 in 1981. Australian TV and radio host Greg Evans was born in Melbourne in 1953 (62). TV presenter ‘Ajay Rochester’ was born in Sydney in 1969 (46). Her real name is Leigh Towler.

■ British actress Hayley Mills was born in London in 1946 (69). Canadian comic actor Rick Moranis was born in 1953 (62). US TV host and comedian Conan O’Brien was born in 1963 (52). US actress Barbara Hale, who played Della Street in Perry Mason, was born in 1922.

Sunday April 19 ■ Actress Jayne Mansfield was born in 1933. She died aged 34 in 1967. Comic actor and musician Dudley Moore was born in London in 1935. He died aged 66 in 2002. Australian radio and TV presenter Graham Webb is 79. He hosted Blind Date.

Monday April 20

■ English actor Leslie Phillips was born in 1924 (91). Athlete Betty Cuthbert was born in Sydney in 1938 (77). US actor Ryan O’Neal was born in Los Angeles in 1941 (74). Actress Jessica Lange was born in Minnesota in 1949. She celebrates her 66th birthday today.

Tuesday April 21 ■ Actor Anthony Quinn was born in Mexico in 1915. He died aged 86 in 2001. US singer Iggy Pop was born as James Osterberg in 1947 US actor Tony Danza was born in New York in 1951 (64). Actress Andie McDowall was born in S Carolina in 1958.

Thanks to GREG NEWMAN of Jocks Journal for assistance with birthday and anniversary dates. Jocks Journal is Australia’s longest running radio industry publication. Find out more at www.jocksjournal.com

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Costume Factory fire

● From Page 47 Among the many theatre companies affected by the fire and loss of costumes is the Adelphi Players Theatre Company. Director Michael Mace says Adelphi was one of the Costume Factory’s many customers. “I sent a message to Maureen, Peter and staff,” says Michael. “Our thoughts are with them at this awful time.” Michael’s sentiments to Maureen, Peter and staff are re-iterated by the Melbourne Observer. Costume Factory branches can be found in Croydon, Dandenong, Melbourne CBD and Nunawading. - Cheryl Threadgold

● The Costume Factory fire Photo courtesy: www.abc.net.au/ Michael Edwards

Too busy laughing ■ As a writer myself, who has attended the occasional literary festival and the odd forum, I would normally object to the parody of such occasions as perpetrated the other night at The Forum theatre by Chris Taylorand Andrew Hansen but I was too busy laughing to take umbrage. The inept moderator (Taylor) attempts to interview the literary luminary, Lionel Corn (Hansen), but gets caught up in his own pomposity and verbosity. For his part, one can only imagine how Corn, with his faux Scottish accent, ever managed to take the literary world by storm with his proposed 70 or so volume series, The Dragon’s Claw, that was later turned into a serial on HBO. Hansen and Taylor manage to ridicule Q&A type media events, the host of such occasions and even the audience, the latter being all too prone to asking inane questions. The object of their mockery is all too apparent and identifiable; protracted book series with their prequels and sequels, the authors that attend these events, pretentious literary forums – we prefer the word symposium – and even the aberrant use of punctuation. There is obviously an aesthetic in being different and original. The rapport between Hansen and Taylor makes the interview seem perfectly natural. Technical hiccups generate the need to share a microphone providing the opportunity for physical comedy and the show culminates in a musical number drawing the threads of the show together. We all just want to hear the sound of our own voice. The wit of the dialogue, the passing references to topical events, the lampooning of such sacred cows as the media and writers who have achieved iconic status along with the playfulness with which the two engage both their topic and their audience, make this a show well worth the effort. It also provided this author with the opportunity to write something others may actually want to read. Performance Season: Until April 19, Wed – Sat 7pm, Sun 6pm Venue: Forum Theatre – Downstairs, Flinders St., Melbourne Tickets: $30 - $34 Bookings: www.comedyfestival.com.au or 1300 660 013. - Review by David McLean

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FAST TALKING

■ UK comedian, Russell Kane, of dancing-feet and impossible-quiff fame, returns to Melbourne after a four-year absence for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Last time he was here, Kane was awarded the 2011 Comedy Festival’s BarryAward. Kane’s show this year, Smallness, loosely weaves his observations of people and their cultural habits with a vague theme about the seemingly little things in life that actually mark big moments. Though his hair has been downsized, his bountiful energy and quick wit has not. Dancing and gesticulating around the stage, Kane offers insights about life and people that are simultaneously hilarious and distressing because of their painful truth. This is an uproarious comedy show with a surprising poignancy.

● Russell Kane performs at Arts Centre Melbourne Playhouse. Kane has adapted his “cut out whole chunks” material well to a to keep within the allotted Melbourne audience, timeframe. even frequently slipping Even with all that fast into a very convincing talking, he hasn’t the time Australian accent. to say all that he wants to. His ease with the audiPerformances: Wed ence and frequent ten- April 15 and Fri April 17 dency to go off on hysteri- at 9 pm. Venue: Arts Cencal tangents make his set tre, Playhouse feel completely improBookings: 1300 182 vised. 183 or www.artscentre In fact, he confesses melbourne.com.au each night will be differ- Review by ent; tonight he has had to Deborah Marinaro

Hammo, superstar ■ Justin Hamilton is 42. His show is part of the Comedy Festival, playing in the Lunch Room at the Melbourne Town Hall. This is a space where we, his audience, become his friends, and he loves us all, just like the old days sitting round in his mum’s lounge room in Adelaide. And he’s finally happy to acknowledge the superhero persona he revelled in as a kid, as well as his Clark Kent looks, and be called a nerd. Justin’s feverish stories of his life, familiar yet entirely new because of his intelligent, quirky take on the mores and crazy, unspoken , but mutually understood rules of social interaction, tumble out and grab his audience with their perspicacity. His disarming way of taking the mick out of himself or his mum or any of his milieu, and often his audience, is always funny, and often totally unexpected and surprising, although he had many fans in the audience maybe waiting to hear again their favourite bits. ‘Hammo’ homes in on all the anxieties of modern life, and wallows in ‘first world problems’. As he says, “this is where we are – so this is what we complain about”. His performance is very grown-up though, his take on life shrewd and extremely perceptive, and the simplicity of his stories are deceptive as in the midst of his often hilarious lines we are brought back to their irony in the repetition of life’s uncertainties on each generation. His willingness to take risks and his honest rapport with his audience were extremely refreshing. We left feeling glad to have met another fellow traveller and made another friend. Performance Season: Until April 18 at 8.30pm Venue: Melbourne Town Hall - Review by Geraldine Colson

Hey Jude!

● Jude Perl ■ Pop singer/songwriter and comedian Jude Perl brings a special, tuneful kind of comedy to the Butterfly Club for her first hour-long comedy show as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Perl’s show, Is It Just Me? doesn’t really have a theme. The night is more or less a jumble of life experiences; a perusal of some of Perl’s insanely clever and comical song writing. Which in itself is still a great night out. Her lyrics are insightful and hilarious because of their honesty, and her talent for writing hugely enjoyable music only makes the comedy stronger. The best part of the evening, however, remains Perl’s amazing pop vocals. She has a voice you could just listen to all night. An Australian artist originally from Melbourne, Perl spent the better part of 2014 in Los Angeles performing and recording her debut album (out later this year). That was long enough, it seems, for a North American accent to take hold and only occasionally let slip the odd Australian vowel sound here and there. Her being extremely experienced in performing and very new to comedy definitely shows. Moments in front of the microphone sans piano and singing are very awkward, yet when performing her songs Perl is a splendid comedic talent. Her charisma and brilliant musical talent save the day, though, and her thoroughly entertaining show should not be missed. Performances: Wed April 15 and Sun April 19, 9:30pm Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Bookings: 9663 8107 or www.thebutterflyclub. com - Review by Deborah Marinaro

Showbiz Briefs

● Justin Hamilton

■ Circus Oz Artistic Director, Mike Finch has announced that he will finish with the company on Junje 30, after 17 years in the job. ■ 3AW Nightline co-host Bruce Mansfield continues to astound listeners with his knowledge. Mansfield told listeners that mince beef, as it is known in Australia, is termed as ‘hash browns’ in the United States. We would have thought ‘chuck round’ was the more familiar American expression. ■ Which Melbourne radio personality, once renowned for their impeccable dress, now often fronts the studio, unshaven and track-suit pants? ■ Kerry O’Brien Publicity is handling early promotion of the Australian tour of AC-DC later this year. ■ The Neil Mitchell program at 3AW is advertising for a Producer. “You will be working within a small team of producers to generate ideas and shape the news agenda for the news and current affairs program.” Application deadline was last night (Tues.).

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With Jim Sherlock and Aaron Rourke

What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs

● Veteran actor J.K. Simmons gives a well deserved Oscar winning performance in the compelling drama, Whiplash. FILM: WHIPLASH: Genre: Drama/Music. Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser. Year: 2014. Rating: MA15+ Length: 107 Minutes. Stars: ***½ Verdict: A promising young drummer enrolls at a music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. Compelling psychological low budget drama grips your attention and holds it tight all the way. A standout career defining performance by Miles Teller (who does all his own drumming) as the young drummer with dreams of greatness is a revelation. But the film and story are firmly owned and compelled by veteran actor J.K. Simmons as the demanding, tormented and unpredictably volatile instructor with a well deserved Oscar winning performance. Inventive, dark, suspenseful, gripping, thought provoking and offering no apology whatsoever, Whiplash is an exhilarating, profoundly rich and rewarding experience. FILM: BOYHOOD: Genre: Drama. Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke. Year: 2014. Rating: M. Length: 165 Minutes. Stars: ***½ Review: Ambitious and seductively filmed coming-of-age family-drama spanning 12 years with the same cast, all through the eyes of a young boy from ages 7 to 19. Director Richard Linklater has created a cultural time capsule unlike anything before produced for the big screen, and the results are an impressive achievement. Watching relative newcomer Ellar Coltraine as Mason actually grow up before your eyes creates an emotional experience of unique empathy, as well as Lorelei Linklater as his sister Ethan Hawke as the divorced father, and a standout Oscar winning performance by Patricia Arquette as the mother. Boyhood is a heartfelt odyssey well worth taking. FILM: THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN: Genre: Comedy. Cast: Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Dick Sargent, Liam Redmond. Year: 1966. Rating: G. Length: 90 Minutes. Stars: *** Verdict: The wonderful and irreplaceable Don Knotts lights up the screen with laughter in this delightful comedy classic of an aspiring reporter for his small town newspaper who gets his big break when the editor asks him to spend the night at haunted mansion that, 20 years before, was the site of a famous murder-suicide that generates a lot of local interest and may solve the mystery. This is the perfect vehicle for the legendary comic and is still as much fun today as when it first hit screens, they certainly don't make them like this anymore. That a boy Luther, from beginning to end it's an absolute joy! Trivia: The haunted house used in the film was also once the home of TV's The Munsters.

Maps To The Stars

● The great Julianne Moore in the surreal satire Maps To The Stars. ■ (MA). 111 minutes. Out Now on guilty. DVD and Blu-Ray. The stress and horror infects Ig so Hollywood is roasted yet again in deeply that one morning he wakes up the unusually nasty Maps To The to find horns growing from his foreStars, a pungent satire that will defi- head. nitely polarise viewers. Shocked and perplexed, Ig soon The story alternates between two realises that the horns brings out the homefronts. sinful truth from everyone around him, One is inhabited by the Weiss fam- which may hopefully lead him to the ily, made up of self-help guru Stafford real killer. (John Cusack), agent/wife Christina Horns is a welcome return to form (Olivia Williams), drug-addled child- for French director Alexandre Aja, star Benjie (Evan Bird), and formally who took the world by storm with the institutionalised Agatha (Mia incredibly suspenseful High Tension Wasikowska). (2003). In the other resides Havana Answering Hollywood's call, Aja (Julianne Moore), an aging actress did nothing but remakes (The Hills sliding into the outer who becomes Have Eyes / Mirrors / Piranha), disobsessed about remaking a 1960's appointing those who thought he had film that starred her late mother. a lot more to offer. Floating between them is limo Radcliffe, obviously wanting to esdriver and aspiring actor/writer Jerome chew his Harry Potter persona, is sur(Robert Pattinson). prisingly very good as the tormented Given the film's surface-level Ig, and embraces a number of scenes premise, this initially seems like a that are filled with hilariously black change-of-pace for director David humour with total conviction. Cronenberg, who gave us such transUnfortunately, the killer is quite formative nightmares as Shivers, The easy to pick, and the finale feels antiBrood, Dead Ringers and Crash. climactic and somewhat routine. But as Bruce Wagner's vicious RATING - ***½. screenplay unfolds, there are themes dealing with psychological and physical mutation that will be familiar to ■ (MA). 118 minutes. Out Now on fans of this unique film-maker. The incestuous nature of Holly- DVD. wood, and the malleable changing of Effective, highly entertaining acmind and flesh in order to cater for a tion/thriller from prolific director ravenous, tech-crazy public, who Takashi Miike (13 Assassins / Leswant to know every lurid detail of their son Of The Evil / As The Gods Will), private lives, makes this another dis- dealing interestingly with ruthless fiturbing Cronenberg experience, al- nancial gain blurring society's sense beit with a very dark sense of humour. of moral responsibility. This would actually make a good When deranged Kiyomaru double-bill with the unsettling Anti- (Tatsuya Fujiwara of Death Note Viral, directed by Cronenberg's son fame) murders a seven year-old girl, Brandon. the victim's billionaire grandfather Performances are excellent, with puts a one-billion yen bounty on his Moore a typical stand-out as the head, a move which forces Kiyomaru growingly unstable Havana, and for to turn himself in to police. which she won Best Actress at last Needing to transport Kiyomaru year's Cannes Film Festival. from the suburban police station he is RATING - ****. at to Tokyo, five officers are assigned to perform this task, headed by Mekari (Takao Osawa). The journey proves a dangerous ■ (R). 120 minutes. Out Now on DVD one, as numerous citizens come out and Blu-Ray. of the woodwork to try and claim the A film with fantasy elements star- sizeable bounty. ring Daniel Radcliffe. Miike paces the film nicely, allowThose expecting a Harry Potter- ing the characters and themes to detype entertainment will be surprised velop between the impressive action and dismayed by Horns, a wild hor- set-pieces. ror/comedy that largely delivers the Osawa (The Taste Of Fish / Bizan goods. / Ichi) is again first-rate. This has HolRadcliffe plays Ig Perrish, who is in lywood remake written all over it, so a deep state of depression after the see it before the US destroy it. brutal murder of his long-time sweetRATING - ***1/2. heart Merrin Williams (Juno - Aaron Rourke. Temple). DVDs and Blu-Rays kindly supplied What's worse, Ig is the number one by Video Vision, 177-179 Carlisle suspect, and the whole town, includStreet, Balaclava. For information ing his parents (James Remar and or bookings on these titles please Kathleen Quinlan) and Merrin's facall 9531 2544, or check online at ther (David Morse), think that he is videovisiondvd.com.au

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Local Theatre With Cheryl Threadgold

Essendon: ‘Freedom of the City’ Three Sisters

● Saturdays are set-building days for Heidelberg Theatre Company. Pictured working on the Three Sisters set are Peter Trimble (on ladder), Des Harris, Mal Cother, Ian McCabe, Paddy Moriarty, Owen Evans, set construction team leader Doug McNaughton, set designer Marie Mackrel and Steph Gonelli. Photo: Toni Tyers ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company presents Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters from May 1-16 at 36 Turnham Ave, Rosanna. Directed by Joan Moriarty, Heidelberg’s great production team also includes Marie Mackrell who has produced a sumptuous, turn of the 19th century Russian set, Rachael Kertes is designing and making the period costumes, ably assisted by the wardrobe team, and Owen Evans again heads the setbuilding team with his many trusty helpers. Assistant Director for this production with up to 15 people on stage for most of the play is Karen Wakeham. Melanie Belcher is Stage Manager, Emma Fox is Lighting Designer and Sound Design is by Bruce Moorhouse. Performance Season: May 1-16 at 8pm’ 2pm matinees May 3, 10. Venue: Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Tickets: Adults $27, Concession, Seniors Card holders and members $24, groups 10+ $22 Bookings: 9457 4117 www.htc.org.au

AUDITIONS ■ Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC): The Addams Family Information Night Thursday, April 16 at 7.30pm at the CPAC rooms rear of the Pakenham Sports Club, Henry St., Pakenham. Auditions: May 1 6.30pm - 8.30pm, May 2 10.00am - 12.00noon and Sunday, May 3 from 1.00pm. Same venue. Director: Lee Geraghty; Choreographer: Robert Mulholland. Enquiries: rrene70@hotmail.com.au www.cardiniaperformingarts. com/ ■ Dionysus Theatre: Romeo and Juliet (by William Shakespeare) April 18 and April 19 at 9.00am at McClelland College Performing Arts Centre, Alexander Crescent, Karingal. Director: Emma Sproule. Audition bookings: 0488 002 174. ■ Essendon Theatre Company: Private Lives April 19 at the Bradshaw Street Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Director: Joshua Wolter. Audition bookings: 0415 896 700. ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Time Stands Still (by Donald Magulies) April 26 from 1.00pm, April 27 from 7.30pm at 2 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Ellis Ebell. Audition bookings: 0417 393 296. ■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company: Disney's Little Mermaid Jr. April 29,30 from 7.30pm at the MDX Dance Studios, Unit 2/1 Akuna Drive, Williamstown. Director/Musical Director: Ang Cuy; Choreographer: Stuart Dodge: Ass't. Musical Director: Declan McGavin. Audition bookings: 1300 881 545. ■ JYM Theatre Co: Merrily We Roll Along April 26 - 29 in St Kilda. Director: Pip Mushin.. Enquiries: 0405 619 219 or email shari@jymtheatre.com.au ■ Sunshine Community Theatre: Ruben Guthrie (by Brendan Cowell) April 28 at 7.30pm at 82 Phoenix St., North Sunshine. Director: Rachael Holt. Enquiries: sctmail@zoho.com ■ Malvern Theatre: The Mystery of Edwin Drood May 2 from 1.00pm, May 3 from 7.00pm, May 9 from 1.00pm at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Alan Burrows; Musical Director: Shirley White. Audition bookings: aburrows@bigpond.net.au ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: The Cripple of an Irishmaan (by Martin McDonagh) May 3, 4 from 7.00pm at 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Bruce Akers. Audition bookings: bwakers27@hotmail.com

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SHOWS ■ Essendon Theatre Company: The Freedom of the City (by Brian Friel) Until April 18 at the West Essendon Community Centre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon (enter via Buckley St.). Directors: Rachael Holt and Travis Handcock/ Tickets: $29$18. Bookings" 0422 029 483 www.essendontheatrecompany.com ■ The 1812 Theatre: Killing Jeremy (by Bridgette Burton) Until May 2 at Bakery 1812, 3-5 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Tickets: $27/$20, Bookings: 9759 3964. www.1812theatre.com.au ■ Geelong Repertory Theatre Company: A Few Good Men (by Aaron Sorkin) April 17 - May 2 at Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong. Director: Greg Shawcross. Tickets: $26/$24/$19. Bookings: 5225 1200 www.geelongrep.com ■ Sunshine Community Theatre: C U Next Tuesday (by Stephen Andrews) April 17 - 25 at Dempster Park Hall, 82 Phoenix St., North Sunshine. Director: Alan Barrett. Tickets: $18/$15. Bookings: 0407 802 165 ■ Gemco Players: While Their Names Are Still Spoken (by Ken Purdham) April 17, 18, 24, 25 at 8.00pm, April 19 at 1.00pm at the Gem Community Arts Centre, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Directors: Evie Housham and Ken Purdham. Tickets: $25/ $22/$18stud. Bookings: www.gemcoplayers.org ■ Wangaratta Players: The One Day of the Year (by Alan Seymour) Until April 25. Director: Lorraine Monshing. Booking details: www.wangarattaplayers.com.au ■ FAMDA (Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association): Waratah the Musical (Written and directed by Chris Dickens) April 17 - May 2 at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, 79 Main St., Foster. Tickets: $28/$22/$15. Bookings: 0435 535 867 or 5 682 2077. ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: A Month of Sundays (by Bob Larbey) April 24 - May 9, Sunday matinees April 26 and May 3 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Martin Gibbs. Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: 9587 5141 or www.mordialloctheatre.com. ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Visiting Mr Green (by Jeff Baron) April 23 - May 9 at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Brett Turner. Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: 9885 9678 www.wlt.org.au ■ Studio Sorrento Players: Travelling North (by David Williamson) April 23 - 26 at the SorrentoActivities Centre, Cnr. Melbourne and Queens Rds., Sorrento. Director: Ngaire Johansen. Tickets: $25 inc. refreshments. Bookings: 5984 5176. ■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Crucible (by Arthur Miller) April 24 - May 9 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Geoff Hickey. Tickets: $20/$18. (Gala Night extra $5 per person). Bookings: 1300 131 552 www.malverntheatre.com.au ■ Arts Events Australia: Nine Simone Black Diva Power April 24, 26, May 1,2,3 at Chapel off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St., Prahran. Bookings: 8290 7000 www.chapeloffchapel.com.au ■ Dizzy Productions: Vectura (by Mark Lucas) April 24 - May 2 at the Victoria Star Hotel, 91 Gavan St., Bright. Director: Gavan Dwyer. Tickets: $40 (incl. two-course meal and two plays). Bookings: 03 5755 1277. ■ Adelphi Players Theatre Company: The Peacocks Must Go (by Dennis Driscoll) April 26 - May 3 at the Booran Rd. Hall, 264 Booran Rd., Ormond. Director: Michael Mace. Tickets: $15/ $12. Bookings: 9690 1593. ■ Peridot Theatre Inc: One Act Play Season 2015 April 30 May 3 at The Unicorn Theatre, Mt Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley. Directors: Horrie Leek, David Lawson-smith, Lauren Bradley. All tix: $15. Bookings: 1300 138 645 (10.00am - 3.00pm Mon-Fri) www.peridot.com.au ■ Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2015: UntilApril 19. For details of all MICF shows, dates and venues, visit http:// www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/

AUDITIONS ■ Waterdale Players: Urinetown May 4, 6, 9. Director: Daniel Cooper; Musical Director: Ian Nisbet; Choreographer: Narada Edgar. Audition bookings: www.waterdale.org.au/auditions ■ Peridot Theatre: Lend Me a Tenor May 10 from 6.30pm, May 11 from 7.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley. Director: Loretta Bishop. Audition bookings: 0447 716 911. ■ MLOC Productions: Jesus Christ Superstar (Nov production) Director, musical director and choreographer required. Applications until April 30. www.mloc.org.au or 9589 4912.

Welcome to reviewers ■ The Melbourne Observer welcomes two additional reviewers to its Showbiz team. Martin Curtis and David McLean have joined the honorary reviewers’ group, co-ordinated by Cheryl Threadgold.

● Oti Wiloughby in Iago. Photo: Nicola Dracoulis ■ Western Edge Youth Arts present Iago from May 7-9 at The Coopers Malthouse, Tower Theatre. The Edge Ensemble re-imagines the plot of Shakespeare’s Othello outside the confines of a rat-infested boxing gym, and spliced with young people’s stories reflects the cultural diversity of Australian society. Told through physical theatre and fast poetic dialogue, Iago is reworked contemporary theatre, woven with issues including misogyny, male violence, raunch culture and pornography. Western Edge Youth Arts artistic director Dave Kelman explains that Iago genuinely belongs to the Edge Ensemble: “Whilst still identifiably Shakespeare, it is the cast’s work and their interpretation of these complex themes – the characters they have created are intersected into their own cultural backgrounds while being loosely driven by Shakespeare’s narrative as the audience is transposed into a contemporary Australian context.” The Edge Ensemble comprises six young emerging artists and in Iago the characters represent their own diverse cultural backgrounds, including Piper Huynh (Vietnamese), Achai Deng (Sudanese), Legrand Andersen (Maori), Rex Pelman (Samoan), Natalie Lucic (Croatian) and Oti Wiloughby (Ghanaian). Western Edge Youth Arts is a youth arts company in Melbourne's West giving young people a voice, and shaping communities through the arts. Performance Season: May 7-9 Time: Thu, Fri 7pm; Sat 3pm,7pm Duration: 1hr 20min, no interval Venue: The Coopers Malthouse, Tower Theatre, 113 Sturt St, Southbank Tickets: Adults $28 / Concession $20 / Groups 8+ $20 (booking fees apply) Bookings: 9685 5111 or thecoopersmalthouse.com.au Further information: 90914725 or westernedge.org.au Warning MA 15+ contains strong themes and sexual references

NINA CONTI - IN YOUR FACE ■ Award-winning ventriloquist and festival favourite Nina Conti is back in Melbourne at rhe Lower Town Hall this Comedy Festival Season with her show In Your Face. Each night Nina creates a new show by plucking inspiration from the audience members. The result is a night of totally improvised, utterly unique, and quick witted hilarity. Nina has created a new form of ventriloquism wherein she attaches movable masks to audience members as they become her dummies on stage. Her old favourite Monkey is of course there for added humour and support. Even as Nina is put into a deep hypnotic trance, Monkey continues to prod and probe the audience ensuing in roars of laughter. Nina is a true comedic artist. She makes improvisation look easy and effortless. You would think that each night was indeed scripted due to the incredible flow that Nina creates through her interweaved spontaneous stories of audience members dull and delicious lives. In Your Face is well worth checking out. Nina has put a new spin on ventriloquism that is sure to leave you in stiches. And the best thing is that every night is a different show, so you are guaranteed a side-splittingly unique experience each and every night. Season: Until April 19 Times: Tue-Sat 7.00pm, Sun 6.00pm Venue: Melbourne Town Hall – Lower Town Hall Tickets: $28 - $38 Bookings: www.ticketmaster.com.au - Review by Stephen Leeden

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BUNDOORA, 3083. Bundoora Centre Newsagency. Shop 3, 39 Plenty Rd, Bundoora. (03) 9467 1351. BUNDOORA, 3083. Bundoora Newsagency. 1268 Plenty Rd, Bundoora. (03) 9467 2138. BUNYIP, 3815. Bunyip Newsagency. (03) 5629 6111. BURNLEY, 3121. Burnley Newsagency. 375 Burnley St, Burnley. (03) 9428 1669. BURWOOD EAST, 3151. East Burwood Newsagency. 16 Burwood Hwy, Burwood East. (03) 9808 7284. CAMBERWELL, 3124. Burke Road Newsagency. (03) 9882 3671. CAMBERWELL, 3124. Burwood Newsagency. 1394 Toorak Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9889 4155. CAMBERWELL, 3124. Camberwell Centre Newsagency. 628 Burke Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9882 4083. CAMBERWELL, 3124. Camberwell Market Newsagency. 513 Riversdale Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9813 3799. CAMBERWELL, 3124. Zantuck Newsagency. 732 Riversdale Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9836 4953. CAMBERWELL EAST, 3124. East Camberwell Newsagency. 188 Through Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9836 2495. CANTERBURY, 3126. Canterbury Newsagency. 104 Maling Rd. (03) 9836 2130. CARISBROOK, 3464. Carisbrook Newsagency. (03) 5464 2293. CARLTON, 3053. Lygon Authorised Newsagency. 260 Lygon St, Carlton. (03) 9663 6193. CARLTON NORTH, 3054. Princes Hill Newsagency. 607 Lygon St, Carlton North. (03) 9380 1419. CARLTON NORTH, 3054. Rathdowne Newsagency. 410 Rathdowne St, Carlton North. (03) 9347 2630. CARNEGIE, 3163. Carnegie Newsagency. 58 Koornang Rd, Carnegie. (03) 9568 5256. CARNEGIE, 3163. Patterson Newsagency. (03) 9557 5794. CARNEGIE, 3163. Southern Distribution & Delivery Service. 669 North Rd, Carnegie. (03) 9576 7044. CARRUM, 3197. Carrum Newsagency. 514 Station St, Carrum. (03) 9772 7696. CARRUM DOWNS, 3198. Bayside Distribution. (03) 9782 6333. CAULFIELD EAST, 3145. Caulfield Newsagency. 14 Derby Rd, Caulfield East. (03) 9571 6194. CAULFIELD NORTH, 3161. Junction Newsagency. 69-71 Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield North. (03) 9523 8546. CAULFIELD SOUTH, 3162. Booran Road Newsagency. 177 Booran Rd, Caulfield South. (03) 9578 3195. CAULFIELD SOUTH, 3162. South Caulfield Newsagency. 792 Glenhuntly Rd, Caulfield South. (03) 9523 8701. CHADSTONE, 3148. Supanews. Shops A42 and A49, Chadstone. (03) 9569 5858. CHADSTONE, 3148. Holmesglen Newsagency. 637 Warrigal Rd, Chadstone. (03) 9569 7365. CHARLTON, 3525. Charltopn Newsagency. (03) 5491 1680. CHELSEA, 3196. Chelsea Newsagency. 403 Nepean Hwy, Chelsea. (03) 9772 2621. CHELTENHAM, 3192. Cheltenham Newsagency. 332 Charman Rd, Cheltenham. (03) 9583 3276. CHELTENHAM, 3192. Southland Newsagency. Westfield Shoppingtown, Cheltenham. (03) 9584 9433. CLAYTON, 3168. Clayton Authorised Newsagency. 345 Clayton Rd, Clayton. (03) 9544 1153. CLIFTON HILL, 3068. Clifton Hill Newsagency. 316 Queens Pde, Clifton Hill. (03) 9489 8725. COBURG, 3058. Coburg Newsagency, 481-483 Sydney Rd, Coburg. (03) 9354 7525. COLAC, 3250. Blaines Newsagency, Colac. (03) 5231 4602. COLDSTREAM, 3770. Coldstream Newsagency. 670 Maroondah Hwy, Coldstream. (03) 9739 1409. CORIO, 3214. Corio Village Newsagency. Shop 27, Corio Village, Corio. (03) 5275 1666. COWES, 3922. Cowes Newsagency. 44 Thompson Ave, Cowes. (03) 5952 2046. CRAIGIEBURN, 3064. Craigieburn Newsagency. Shop 9 Mall, Craigieburn. (03) 9308 2132. CRANBOURNE, 3977. Cranbourne Newsagency. 105 High St,Cranbourne. (03) 5996 8866. CRANBOURNE NORTH, 3977. Thompson Parkway Newsagency. Cnr South Gippsland Hwy, Cranbourne North. (03) 5996 0055. CROYDON, 3136. Burnt Bridge Newsagency. 434 Maroondah Hwy, Croydon. (03) 9870 6140. CROYDON, 3136. Croydon Newsagency. 158 Main St, Croydon. (03) 9723 2001. CROYDON NORTH, 3136. Croydon North Newsagency. 5 Exeter Rd, Croydon North. (03) 9726 6030. DANDENONG, 3175. Lonsdale Newsagency. 250 Lonsdale St, Dandenong. (03) 9792 1897. DANDENONG, 3175. Lucky Winners Lotto. 118 Hemmings St, Dandenong. (03) 9792 4628. DANDENONG, 3175. Doveton News & Lotto. (03) 9792 4937. DEER PARK, 3023. Deer Park Newsagency. 823 Ballarat Rd, Deer Park.(03) 9363 1175. DENILIQUIN, 2710. Deniliquin Newsagency and Bookstore. (02) 5881 2080. DIAMOND CREEK, 3089. Diamond Creek Newsagency. 62A Hurstbridge Rd. (03) 9438 1470. DINGLEY VILLAGE, 3172. Dingley Newsagency. 79 Centre Dandenong Rd, Dingley Village. (03) 9551 1184. DONCASTER, 3108. Shoppingtown Newsagency. Shop 34, 619 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster. (03) 9848 3912. DONCASTER EAST, 3109. East Doncaster Newsagency. 74 Jackson Ct, Doncaster East. (03) 9848 3174. DONCASTER EAST, 3109. Tunstall Square Newsagency. Shop 4, Tunstall Square, Doncaster East. (03) 9842 2485. DONCASTER EAST, 3109. The Pines Newsagency. Shop 35, 181 Reynolds Rd, Doncaster East. (03) 9842 7944. DROMANA, 3936. Dromana Newsagency. 177 Nepean Hwy, Dromana. (03) 5987 2338. DROUIN, 3818. Burrows Newsagency, Drouin. (03) 5625 1614. DRYSDALE, 3222. Drysdale Newsagency. High St, Drysdale. (03) 5251 2776.

EAGLEMONT, 3084. Eaglemont Lucky Lotto, News & Post. 68 Silverdale Rd. (03) 9499 2589. EDITHVALE, 3196. Edithvale Newsagency. 253 Nepean Hwy. (03) 9772 1072. ELSTERNWICK, 3185. Elsternwick Newsagency. 348 Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick. (03) 9523 8335. ELSTERNWICK, 3185. Elsternwick Office Supplies. 433 Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick. (03) 9523 6495. ELSTERNWICK, 3185. Ripponlea Newsagency. 78 Glen Eira Rd, Elsternwick. (03) 9523 5649. ELTHAM, 3095. Eltham Newsagency & Toyworld. 958 Main Rd. (03) 9439 9162. ELWOOD, 3184. Elwood Newsagency. 103 Ormond Rd, Elwood. (03) 9531 4223. EMERALD, 3782. Emerald Newsagency. Main St, Emerald. (03) 5968 5152. EPPING, 3076. Dalton Village Newsagency. (03) 9408 8877. ESSENDON, 3040. Essendon Newsagency. 15A Rose St, Essendon. (03) 9337 5908. ESSENDON, 3040. Roundabout Newsagency. 94 Fletcher St, Essendon. (03) 9370 5305. ESSENDON NORTH, 3041. North Essendon Newsagency. 1085 Mt Alexander Rd, North Essendon. (03) 9379 2243. FAIRFIELD, 3078. Fairfield Newsagency. 99 Station St, Fairfield. (03) 9481 3240. FAWKNER, 3060. Fawkner Newsagency. 54 Bonwick St, Fawkner. (03) 9359 2046. FAWKNER, 3060. Moomba Park Newsagency. 89 Anderson Rd, Fawkner. (03) 9359 1595. FERNTREE GULLY, 3156. Ferntree Gully Newsagency. Shop 2, 69 Station St, Ferntree Gully. (03) 9758 1343. FERNTREE GULLY, 3156. Mountain Gate Newsagency. Shop 9B, Ferntree Gully. (03) 9758 4427. FERNTREE GULLY UPPER, 3156. Upper Ferntree Gully Newsagency. Shop 3 Ferntree Plaza. (03) 9756 0171. FITZROY, 3065. Fitzroy Newsagency. 337 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. (03) 9417 3017. FITZROY NORTH, 3068. North Fitzroy Newsagency. 224 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North. (03) 9489 8614. FOOTSCRAY WEST, 3012. Kingsville Newsagency. 339 Somerville Rd, Footscray West. (03) 9314 5004. FOREST HILL, 3131. Brentford Square Newsagency. 29-31 Brentford Sq., Forest Hill. (03) 9878 1882. FOREST HILL, 3131. NewsXPress Forest Hill. Shop 215, Western Entrance, Forest Hill. (03) 9878 2515. FOUNTAIN GATE, 3805. Fountain Gate Newsagency. Shop 1157 (Level 1), Fountain Gate. (03) 9704 6408. FRANKSTON, 3199. Beach Street Newsagency. 239 Beach St, Frankston. (03) 9789 9736. FRANKSTON, 3199. Foote Street Newsagency. c/ - Bayside Distribution Services. (03) 9783 4720. FRANKSTON, 3199. Frankston Newsagency. 5 Keys St, Frankston. (03) 9783 3253. FRANKSTON, 3199. Karingal Hub Newsagency. c/ - Bayside Distribution Services. (03) 9776 7744. FRANKSTON, 3199. Young Street Newsagency. 78 Young St, Frankston. (03) 9783 2467. GARDENVALE, 3186. See Brighton. GARFIELD, 3814. Garfield Newsagency Pty Ltd. 77 Main St, Garfield. (03) 5629 2533. GEELONG, 3220. Geelong Newsagency & Lotto. 139 Moorabool St, Geelong. (03) 5222 1911. GEELONG EAST, 3219. East Geelong Newsagency. 78A Garden St. (03) 5229 5109. GEELONG WEST, 3218. Manifold Newsagency. Shop 2, 132 Shannon Ave, Geelong West. (03) 5229 5897. GEELONG WEST, 3218. Murphy's Newsagency. PO Box 7133, Geelong West. (03) 5229 1973. GISBORNE, 3437. Gisborne Newsagency. Shop 20, Village Shopping Centre. (03) 5428 2632. GLADSTONE PARK, 3043. Gladstone Park Newsagency. Shop 164. (03) 9338 3921. GLEN HUNTLY, 3163. Glenhuntly Newsagency. 1164 Glenhuntly Rd, Glenhuntly. (03) 9571 2551. GLEN WAVERLEY, 3150. Glen Waverley News. Shop L2, 65 Glen S/C, Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley. (03) 9802 8503. GLEN WAVERLEY, 3150. Kingsway Newsagency. 65 Kingsway, Glen Waverley. (03) 9560 9987. GLEN WAVERLEY, 3150. Syndal Newsagency. 238 Blackburn Rd, Glen Waverley. (03) 9802 8446. GLENFERRIE, 3122. See Hawthorn. GLENROY, 3046. Glenroy Newsagency. 773 Pascoe Vale Rd, Glenroy. (03) 9306 9530. GRANTVILLE, 3984. Grantville Newsagency. Shop 4, 1509 Bass Hwy, Grantville. (03) 5678 8808. GREENSBOROUGH, 3088. Greensborough Newsagency. Shop 4-5 Greensborough. (03) 9435 1024. GREENVALE, 3059. Greenvale Newsagency. Shop 4 & 5, Cnr Mickleham & Greenvale Rds, Greenvale. (03) 9333 3154. GROVEDALE, 3216. Grovedale Newsagency. 19 Peter St. (03) 5243 1480. HADFIELD, 3046. Hadfield Newsagency. 120 West St, Hadfield. (03) 9306 5007. HAMPTON, 3188. Hampton Newsagency. 345-347 Hampton St, Hampton. (03) 9598 1239. HAMPTON EAST, 3188. Hampton East Newsagency. 412 Bluff Rd, Hampton East.(03) 9555 2821. HAMPTON PARK, 3976. Hampton Park Newsagency. Shop 3, Park Square, Hampton Park. (03) 9799 1609. HASTINGS, 3915. Hastings Newsagency. 56 High St. (03) 5979 1321. HAWTHORN, 3122. Glenferrie Newsagency.669 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn. (03) 9818 2621. HAWTHORN EAST, 3123. Auburn Newsagency. 119 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn East. (03) 9813 4838. HAWTHORN EAST, 3123. Auburn South Newsagency. 289 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn East. (03) 9882 2009.

HAWTHORN WEST, 3122. Hawthorn West Newsagency. 44 Church St, Hawthorn. (03) 9853 6098. HEALESVILLE, 3777. Healesville Newsagency. (03) 5962 4161. HEIDELBERG, 3084. Heidelberg Newsagency. 128 Burgundy St, Heidelberg. (03) 9457 1098. HEIDELBERG WEST, 3081. Heidelberg Heights Newsagency. 35 Southern Rd, Heidelberg West. (03) 9457 2063. HEIDELBERG WEST, 3081. The Mall Newsagency. Shop 18, Heidelberg West. (03) 9457 4244. HIGHETT, 3190. Highett Newsagency. 2 Railway Pde, Highett. (03) 9555 1010. HIGHTON, 3216. Highton Newsagency. 7 Bellevue Ave. (03) 5243 4824, HOPPERS CROSSING, 3030. Hoppers Crossing Newsagency. 31 Old Geelong Rd, Hoppers Crossing. (03) 9749 2652, HUNTINGDALE, 3166. Huntingdale Newsagency. 291 Huntingdale Rd, Huntingdale. (03) 9544 1175. HURSTBRIDGE, 3099. Hurstbridge Newsagency. 800 Main Rd. (03) 9718 2045. IVANHOE, 3079. NewsXPress. 194-196 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe. (03) 9499 1231. IVANHOE EAST, 3079. East Ivanhoe Newsagency. 262 Lower Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe East. (03) 9499 1720. KEILOR, 3036. Centreway Newsagency. 59 Wyong St, Keilor East, 3033. (03) 9336 2451. KEILOR, 3036. Keilor Newsagency. 700 Calder Hwy, Keilor. (03) 9336 7930. KEILOR DOWNS, 3038. Keilor Downs Newsagency. Shop 3, Keilor Downs Plaza, Keilor Downs. (03) 9310 9955. KEW, 3101. Cotham Newsagency. 97 Cotham Rd, Kew. (03) 9817 3840. KEW, 3101. Kew Newsagency. 175 High St, Kew. (03) 9853 8238. KEW NORTH, 3101. North Kew Newsagency. 93 Willsemere Rd, Kew. (03) 9853 9383. KEYSBOROUGH, 3173. Parkmore Newsagency. Parkmore Shopping Centre, Kensington. (03) 9798 4311. KILMORE, 3764. Kilmore Newsagency. 41 Sydney St. (03) 5782 1465. KILSYTH, 3137. Kilsyth Newsagency. 520 Mt Dandenong Rd. (03) 9725 6218. KINGSVILLE, 3012. See Footscray West. KNOX CITY. See Wantirna South KNOXFIELD, 3180. Knoxfield Newsagency. (03) 9764 8260. KOO-WEE-RUP, 3981. Koo Wee Rup Newsagency. 44-48 Station St, Koo Wee Rup. (03) 5997 1456. LALOR, 3075. Lalor Newsagency. 364 Station St, Lalor. (03) 9465 2698. LARA, 3212. Lara Newsagency. 44 The Centreway, Lara. (03) 5282 1419. L AVERTON, 3028. Laverton Newsagency. 12 Aviation Rd, Laverton. (03) 9369 1426. LEOPOLD, 3028. Leopold Newsagency. 45 Ash Rd, Leopold. (03) 5250 1687. LILYDALE, 3140. Lilydale Newsagency. 237 Main St. (03) 9735 1705. LOWER PLENTY, 3093. Lower Plenty Newsagency. 95 Main Rd. (03) 9435 6423. LOWER TEMPLESTOWE, 3107. See Templestowe Lower. MALVERN, 3144. Malvern Newsagency. 114 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern. (03) 9509 8381. MALVERN, 3144. Malvern Village Newsagency. 1352 Malvern Rd, Malvern. (03) 9822 3761. MALVERN, 3144. Winterglen Newsagency Malvern Lotto. 167 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern. (03) 9509 9068. MALVERN EAST, 3145. Central Park Newsagency. 393 Wattletree Rd, Malvern East. (03) 9509 9842. McCRAE, 3938. McCrae Newsagency, 675 Point Nepean Rd. (03) 5986 8499. McKINNON, 3204. McKinnon Newsagency. 148 McKinnon Rd, McKinnon. (03) 9578 4478. MELBOURNE, 3000. Mitty's Newsagency. 53 Bourke St, Melbourne. (03) 9654 5950. MELTON, 3337. Melton Authorised Newsagency. 383-385 High St, Melton. (03) 9743 5451. MELTON, 3337. NewsXPress. (03) 9743 5451. MENTONE, 3194. Mentone Newsagency. 24 Como Pde, Mentone. (03) 9585 3494. MERLYNSTON, 3058. Merlynston Newsagency. (03) 9354 1532. MIDDLE BRIGHTON, 3186. Middle Brighton Newsagency. 75-77 Church St, Middle Brighton. (03) 9592 1000. MIDDLE PARK, 3206. Middle Park Newsagency. 16 Armstrong St, Middle Park. MILDURA, 3500. Klemm's Mildura Newsagency. (03) 5302 1004. MILL PARK, 3082. Mill Park Authorised Newsagency. Stables Shopping Centre, Cnr Childs Rd & Redleap Ave, Mill Park. (03) 9436 4400. MITCHAM, 3132. Mitcham Newsagency. 503 Whitehorse Rd, Mitcham. (03) 9873 1108. MOE, 3825. Yeatman's Newsagency. 3A Moore St, Moe. (03) 5127 1002. MONT ALBERT., 3127. Mont Albert Newsagency. 42 Hamilton St, Mont Albert. (03) 9890 1140. MONTMORENCY, 3094. Montmorency Newsagency. 41-43 Were St. (03) 9435 8893. MONTROSE, 3765. Montrose Newsagency. 912 Mt Dandenong Rd. (03) 9728 2057. MOONEE PONDS, 3039. Puckle Street Newsagency. 45 Puckle St, Moonee Ponds. (03) 9375 2264. MORDIALLOC, 3195. Mordialloc Newsagency. 574A Main St, Mordialloc. (03) 9580 5141. MORDIALLOC, 3195. Warren Village Newsagency. 87 Warren Rd. (03) 9580 3880. MORELAND, 3056. See Brunswick. MORNINGTON, 3931. Mornington Newsagency. 97 Main St, Mornington. (03) 5975 2099. MORNINGTON, 3931. Scribes Newsagency. Shop 1/10, Mornington Village, Mornington. (03) 5975 5849.

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MORWELL, 3840. Morwell Newsagency. 176 Commercial Rd, Morwell. (03) 5134 4133. MOUNT ELIZA, 3934. Mount Eliza Newsagency. 102 Mount Eliza Way. (03) 5974 2347. MOUNT MARTHA, 3934. Mount Martha Newsagency. 2 Lochiel Ave, Mount Martha. (03) 5974 2347. MOUNT WAVERLEY, 3149. Pinewood Newsagency. Shop 59, Centreway Shopping Centre, Mount Waverley. (03) 9802 7008. MOUNTAIN GATE, 3156. See Ferntree Gully. MT EVELYN, 3658. Mt Evelyn Newsagency. 1A Wray Cres. (03) 9736 2302. MULGRAVE, 3170. Northvale Newsagency. 901 Springvale Rd, Mulgrave. (03) 9546 0200. MULGRAVE, 3170. Waverley Gardens Newsagency. Shop 44, Waverley Gardens, Mulgrave. (03) 9547 5773. MURCHISON, 3610. Murchison Newsagency, Murchison. (03) 5826 2152, MURRUMBEENA, 3163. Murrumbeena Newsagency. 456 Nerrim Rd, Murrumbenna. (03) 9568 1959. NARRE WARREN, 3805. Narre Warren News & Tatts. Shop 1 Webb St, Narre Warren. (03) 9704 6495. NEWCOMB, 3220. Newcomb Newsagency, Geelong. (03) 5248 5434. NEWMARKET, 3031. Newmarket Newsagency. 294 Racecourse Rd, Newmarket. (03) 9376 6075. NEWPORT, 3015. Newport Newsagency. 6 Hall St, Newport. (03) 9391 2548. NIDDRIE, 3042. Niddrie Newsagency. 455 Keilor Rd, Niddrie. (03) 9379 3840. NOBLE PARK, 3174. Noble Park Newsagency. 22 Douglas St, Noble Park. (03) 9546 9079. NOBLE PARK, 3174. Variety Newsagency. 1268 Heatherton Rd, Noble Park. (03) 9546 7916. NORTH BALWYN, 3104. See Balwyn North. NORTH MELBOURNE, 3051. See West Melbourne. NORTH MELBOURNE, 3051. Haines Street Newsagency. 46 Haines St. (03) 9328 1195. NORTH MELBOURNE, 3051. News On Errol. (03) 9326 3744. NORTHCOTE, 3070. Croxton Newsagency. 509 High St, Northcote. (03) 9481 3624. NORTHCOTE, 3070. Northcote Newsagency. 335 High St, Northcote. (03) 9481 3725. NORTHCOTE, 3070. Northcote Newsplaza. (03) 9481 7130. NUNAWADING, 3131. Mountainview Newsagency. 293A Springfield Rd, Nunawading. (03) 9878 7887. NYAH, 3594. Nyah General Store. (03) 5030 2230. OAK PARK, 3046. Oak Park Newsagency. 120 Snell Grove, Oak Park. (03) 9306 5472. OAKLEIGH, 3166. Oakleigh Newsagency. Shop 61-63, Oakleigh. (03) 9563 0703. OAKLEIGH EAST, 3166. Oakleigh East Auth. Newsagency. 190 Huntingdale Rd, East Oakleigh. (03) 9544 4322. OAKLEIGH SOUTH, 3167. Oakleigh South Newsagency. (03) 9570 5833. OCEAN GROVE, 3226. Ocean Grove Newsagency. 82 The Terrace, Ocean Grove. (03) 5256 1779. PAKENHAM, 3810. Pakenham Newsagency. 99 Main St, Pakenham. (03) 5941 1243. PARKDALE, 3195. Parkdale Newsagencxy. 238 Como Pde. (03) 9580 1724. PASCOE VALE, 3044. Pascoe Vale Central Newsagency. 110 Cumberland Rd, Pascoe Vale. (03) 9354 8472. PASCOE VALE, 3044. Coonans Hill News/Tatts/ Post Office. 67 Coonans Rd, Pascoe Vale South. (03) 9386 7465. PASCOE VALE SOUTH, 3044. Paper N Post. Pascoe Vale South. (03) 9354 1432. PEARCEDALE, 3912. Pearcedale Newsagency. Shop 14, Pearcedale Village Shopping Centre, Pearcedale. (03) 5978 6343. POINT COOK, 3030. NewsXPress. (03) 9395 0424. POINT LONSDALE, 3225. Point Lonsdale Newsagency. 99 Point Lonsdale Rd. (03) 5258 1159. PORT MELBOURNE, 3207. Port Melbourne Distribution. (03) 9681 8122. PORTARLINGTON, 3223. Portarlington Newsagency. Shop 1, 60 Newcombe St, Portarlington. (03) 5289 2892. PRAHRAN, 3181. Prahran Market Newsagency. Shop 3A Pran Central, Prahran. (03) 9521 1200. PRESTON, 3072. Northland Newsagency. Shop 3, Northland Shopping Centre. (03) 9478 2693. PRESTON, 3072. Preston Newsagency. 377 High St, Preston. (03) 9478 3001. PRESTON, 3072. Preston Town Hall Newsagency. 411 High St, Preston. (03) 9470 1630. PRINCES HILL, 3054. See Carlton North. QUEENSCLIFF, 3225. Queenscliff Newsagency. (03) 5258 1828. RESERVOIR, 3073. Reservoir Newsagency. 22 Edwardes St, Reservoir. (03) 9460 6317. RESERVOIR, 3073. Broadway Newsagency. 279 Broadway, Reservoir. (03) 9460 6510. RHYLL, 3923. Rhyll Newsagency. 41 Lock Rd, Rhyll. (03) 5956 9205. RICHMOND, 3121. Swan Street Newsagency. 108 Swan St, Richmond. (03) 9428 7450. RICHMOND, 3121. Vernons Newsagency. 308A Bridge Rd, Richmond. (03) 9428 7373. RINGWOOD EAST, 3135. Ringwood East Newsagency. 52 Railway Ave, Ringwood East. (03) 9870 6515. RINGWOOD NORTH, 3134. North Ringwood Newsagency. 182 Warrandyte Rd, North Ringwood. (03) 9876 2765. ROBINVALE, 3549. Robinvale Newsagency. (03) 5026 3264. ROCKBANK, 3335. Rockbank Newsagency. (03) 9747 1300. ROSANNA, 3084. Rosanna Newsagency. 135 Lower Plenty Rd, Rosanna. (03) 9459 7722. ROSANNA EAST, 3084. Banyule Newsagency. 55 Greville Rd, East Rosanna. (03) 9459 7027. ROSEBUD, 3939. Rosebud Newsagency. 1083 Nepean Hwy, Rosebud. (03) 5986 8359. RYE, 3941. Rye Newsagency. 2371 Point Nepean Rd, Rye. (03) 5985 2013. SANCTUARY LAKES, 3030. Sanctuary Lakes Newsagency. Shop 16, 300 Point Cook Rd. (03) 9395 4055. SALE, 3850. Sale Newsagency. (03) 5144 2070.

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Observer Showbiz

Local Theatre With Cheryl Threadgold

SHOWS

Improviliciou

Barber of Seville

■ Tweens and teens gathered with parents at the Melbourne Town Hall, during the Comedy Festival to find out the secrets to surviving high school; as promised in the new, laugh out-loud show Improvilicious: The Improvised Guide to High School. Written by comedian and theatre-sports aficionado Jimmy James Eaton and performed by Ben Russell and Cassie Vagliviello. As the title suggests Improvilicious is part script and part improvisation. No two shows are the same. The acting is first class and it is hard to tell where the hilarious script ends and the equally hilarious improvising takes over. Audience participation is key to the show’s success, no matter how crazy the suggestions from the isles Ben and Cassie run with them effortlessly. With true pizzazz and a handful of funny accents they offer advice on such problems as dealing with the school bully, managing ‘silly teachers’, and approaching the girl you like. This advice is inserted into a wacky story line that deviates with wild abandon from the premise. Improvilicious is an up-beat, timely, riotous show with something in it for everyone. Does it deliver on promises of helping to navigate high school? Not exactly - the main message is to be spontaneous and not to take it too seriously. But what it lacks in, it makes up for in comedy and pure entertainment value. There is just the right amount of irreverence, pop-culture references and a selfie with the audience, thrown in for good measure. - Review by Catherine McGregor

Backwards ■ Backwards at Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy, Northcote Town Hall. Emily Taylor’s offering for this year’s Comedy Festival is Backwards, presented by the Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy at the Northcote Town Hall. The performance space is essentially a black box with a wooden chair and small chest. Sound design by Gus Macmillan was excellent as was the uncredited lighting. There are three main threads to Backwards. Sixty-something parents Maureen and Terry who want to enjoy life but can’t get rid of their 38 year old son Godfrey and his rock band mates; a school room of kids including Mia (Mee-ya) and Mia (My-ya), the poo-obsessed Keefer and the new kid, ADHD affected Riley; and the overachieving Celeste with her tiger mother, Titania. The tenuous thread holding the storylines together is Sonya, daughter to Maureen and Terry, sister to Godfrey and teacher of Mia, Mia, Keefer, Riley and Celeste. Taylor portrays all of the characters, swapping quickly and cleverly between them with a change of physicality and voice. This was very well done. Unfortunately this virtuosity was not enough to sustain the show. With the exception of Sonya, the adult characters were grotesque and it was difficult to connect with any of them. The many scenes with the children lacked any real storyline, making them rather flat and repetitive. The random audience participation was awkward and saved only by the good nature of the victim. Laughs were very few and far between (although Keefer’s ‘Dr. Burpenstein’ was really funny). Taylor has enjoyed success in the past with various shows so perhaps we are not seeing her at her best in this one. Backwards runs until April 18. Venue: Northcote Town Hall. Tickets: $15 - $29 Bookings: www.comedyfestival.com.au - Review by Barbara Hughes

Larry Paradiseo

■ Carita Farrer Spencer proudly presents her show Larry Paradiseo and The Fabulous Dame Farrar as part of the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Showing at the iconic Galleon Café in St Kilda, the show features one woman playing two genders in an amazing double bill. Larry Paradiseo is a self-proclaimed showbiz God and international sex symbol. He has his own unique way of interacting with the ladies in the audience, which works well as part of the cabaret style setting. Larry is a little bit rude, a little bit crude, and extremely comfortable in his own skin (which is revealed in a way that will leave the audience in stitches). The Fabulous Dame Farrar on the other hand is a self-proclaimed Diva. She is self-indulgent, superbly talented, and has a love of a dry martini that will ensue a night of drunken hilarity and moments of awkwardness played out on stage with impeccable timing and conviction. Carita Farrer Spencer is a true talent, bringing both characters to life with a sense of realness and fantastic comedic timing. She has an amazing voice and brings to the stage songs by the likes of Marvin Gaye and Frank Sinatra in clever and unique ways that will leave the audience in stitches and definitely wanting more. - Review by Stephen Leeden

Melbourne

Observer SHOWS

Disappearing Act

■ Ever wanted to stay up past your bedtime? What about making your parents disappear? Well Alex and Luke are here to help, with their family friendly magic show that will amaze and delight both young and old. In Make Your Parents Disappear, Alex and Luke are two big kids rummaging through their boxes of toys and looking for magical ways to astound their audience. As they delay the inevitability that is “bedtime” they involve a multitude of children from the audience in the fun and mishaps happening on stage. Alex and Luke perform and old-fashioned form of magic with a new and fresh twist on it. They are entertaining, energetic, and engaging to watch. Adults in the audience will be just as amazed and perplexed as the children; as liquorice turns into goldfish, tables float over the audience, and things disappear and reappear at the drop of a hat. A fantastic show for the whole family. - Review by Stephen Leeden

The Narelles

● Genevieve Dickson ■ Opera is an experience enjoyed by many music lovers, but sometimes people think it might be too complicated and give it a miss. Melbourne company Cordelia's Potted Operas aims to produce accessible concert versions of much loved operas so both aficionados and newcomers can enjoy opera without fear. Their latest production is Rossini's Barber of Seville, full of great tunes such as the famous Largo al Factotum - often just referred to as 'that Figaro aria'. The Potted Opera version has the plot told in story and song, with piano accompaniment from one of Melbourne's best opera accompanists, Pamela Christie. Heading the cast in the title role is former Scottish Opera principal baritone Adam Miller, now resident inAustralia. Another professional operatic name well known to Melbourne opera audiences is Michael Lampard as Dr Bartolo. The lead female role of Rosina is sung by Genevieve Dickson, while the other female role of Bertha is performed by Lydia Klimek. Emerging young tenor Timothy Daly isAlmaviva, while Jamie Moffat takes on the fun bass role of Basilio. Narrated by Adam Porter, directed by Stee Cordelia and with music direction from Brian Clough, The Barber of Seville has one performance only on Saturday (April 18) at 7.30 pm at St Martin's Church, 27 Cromwell Rd, South Yarra. Tickets are $25 and available at the door or through trybooking.com - Julie Houghton

Gentlemen of Deceit

■ The atmospheric Trades Hall, Carlton is the venue for a selection of Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows, and Gentlemen of Deceit: Incognito can be found playing in the Meeting Room until April 19. Presented by A Modern Deception and starring Melbourne’s very own personable magicians Luke Hocking, Alex de la Rambelje and Vyom Shama, audiences are treated to an hour of incredibly clever illusions and comedy. Whether a Harry Houdini escapologist style trick, pouring milk from a large glass to fit into a small glass, expertly presented card tricks, the disappearance and retrieval of a lady’s ring, generating data to reveal a fascinating conclusion, or elegantly popping balloons to discover surprise contents, these Gentlemen of Deceit keep their word of always keeping one step ahead of their audience. The audience is pivotal to Gentlemen of Deceit: Incognito, as nearly every act involves participation from audience members invited up to the stage. I love the wholesomeness and professionalism of these charismatic young gentlemen and their act, but best not to overdo audience participation. The audience is there to see these three terrific magicians and not to lose focus on other audience members who become part of the performance, albeit adding to the fun For a terrific hour of illusion, magic and comedy, be sure to catch Gentlemen of Deceit: Incognito. Performance Season: Until April 19 Times: Tues – Sat at 7.00pm, Sun 6.00pm Venue: Trades Hall, The Meeting Room, 54 Victoria St., Carlton Duration: 60 minutes Tickets: $25-$16 Bookings: Ticketmaster, 1300 660 013, www.comedyfestival.com.au or at the door. - Review by Cheryl Threadgold

■ According to legend The Narelles did exist. In another life in the late 1980s , enthusiastically determined for their little band The Narelles to be musically recognized, Alan Brough and Casey Bennetto thrashed away, despite financial turmoil, drug addiction and media ignorance.. The fact that I write “according to legend” reflects their lack of popular success ... But nothing daunted the pair, together with others, fought a good fight, despite Brough’s reflection that “post punk and overdriven, distorted rock’n’roll hides a lack of technical proficiency!” By 2004, however, the game was up. The Narelles at this year’s Comedy Festival is Brough and Bennetto’s tribute to those 17 halcyon years of hard labour - or hard something….. The quirky, and sometimes totally inane, lyrics were delivered with great dead pan humour and wonderful comedic timing. I wanna be a Plumber with its lovely “+GST” twist at the end appealed to the simplicity of absurdity. The heavy punk rock of Shirley’s garage pretty well encapsulated the wipeouts emanating from too much rum and introspective thought during the 80s. But the highlight for me was the almost sepulchral homage to Nick Cave. Total clarity of lyrics here (I was a little too close to the speakers and this was a slower number) and with another lovely twist at the end. This show well displays the comedic and musical talents of Brough and Bennetto and a sort of rehearsed, unrehearsed banter. And I must acknowledge the ultra shy drummer, Gary, a few streets away recording live for us in a van ... they even light up the drum box for us for his solo rendering. It is possibly fortuitous that The Narelles did not leave a huge legacy of music, but it is definitely fortuitous for us that The Narelles of 2015’s Comedy Festival was created for patrons’ enjoyment. This was a fun night at Trades Hall. The Narelles at Trades Hall, Carlton Tix $34/$29/$27 at door or Ticketmaster UntilApril 19. Wed-Sat at 8.15pm, Sun at 7.15pm Bookings: www.comedyfestival.com.au - Review by Maggie Morrison

Thrasher

■ David Quirk returns to the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in a typical quirky fashion. Thrasher: A life in a Skate Shop is performed in the actual shop that Quirk has spent almost half his life working in. Interweaving his life as a comedian with his life as a shop assistant, Quirk brings to this year’s festival a poignant, hilarious and memorable hour or laughs, tears, and unexpected moments of insightful life lessons. Aided by his not so helpful fellow ‘shop assistant’ (performer Zoe Coombs-Marr), the night is a combination of theatre and comedy. Quirk begins by scooting into the space on his own skateboard, and has the audience hanging off his every word from the get go as he draws on his own life’s experiences in a captivating and provocative way. Highlights of the performance include a clever yet uncomfortable workplace romance in the making, a list of ingenious ways to fend off boredom and to deal with the array of painful customers that any shop assistant will be able to relate to, a reenactment of oral sex on a shop mannequin, and a hilarious story about a childhood skating accident which segued beautifully into a moving reflection of his beloved late mother. Quirk brings to his skate shop a form of comedy that is intelligent, funny and philosophical, filled with high points, low points, and the brutal honesty that makes David Quirk a true comedian. Season: Until April 18, Times: Mon – Thurs 8.00pm, Fri 9.15pm, Sat 7.15pm. Venue: Fast Times – 121 Swanson St, Melbourne. Tickets: $25 Bookings: www.comedyfestival.com.au or http://

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Lovatts Crossword No 32 Across

2. Supervisory (position) 7. Pays brief visit (5,2) 11. Rule 17. Yacht pole 18. Untruth 19. Spanish cheer 20. Ellipse 21. Hangover symptom 22. Decreased 23. Woeful 26. Unfilled space 28. Citizen soldiers 29. Adolescent 31. Existence 34. World computer link 36. Archfiend 39. Female equines 41. Roused 43. Suspension of workers (3-3) 46. Morocco's capital 47. Writer, Emily ... 49. Frolicked 51. Pharaohs' tombs 52. Repaints (car) 53. Short-sighted 54. Lieu 55. Flip in air 56. Ill-treatment 61. Featured musicians 64. Nautical speed unit 65. Fellows 66. Extending 67. ... or nay 69. Possessor 71. US coins 74. Not apparent 76. Penny-pincher 78. Elderly horse 79. Phlegm condition 81. Anti-terrorist squad (1,1,1) 83. Wigwam 84. Aunt's husband 86. Scented purple flower 89. Desert illusions 90. Humility 93. Roll (dice) 94. Sailor's yes (3,3) 97. Made (wage) 100. From India or China 101. Saviour 103. Subway 106. Long letter 108. Short-circuited 109. Mistake (4-2) 110. Untied 111. Islamic governors 112. Renowned 113. Power group 115. Salon worker (4,7) 118. Minor roads (4,7) 121. Be without 124. Early harps 128. Hickory tree nut 129. Aimed 130. Cosmos scientists 134. Brings up (child) 135. Excessively fat 136. Overshadow 137. Fragrance 138. Existing

Across 139. Abandon 140. Alluring 143. Natural disaster, ... wave 144. Vote in 147. Film 150. Extinct bird 151. White flower (7,4) 155. Not justified 157. Chime 158. Smell 159. Concur 162. Snapshots 164. Harrowing trial 167. Doctor 168. Rid of lice 169. Comfy seat (4,5) 172. Journalists' credits (2-5) 173. Polite 174. Unassuming 177. Deprive of food 180. Islands 181. Flight from reality 183. Reconstructed 184. Notorious gangster (2,6) 186. Potato variety 187. In vain, to no ... 188. Fulfilled (demand) 191. Actress, ... Diaz 195. See next page (1,1,1) 197. Megastars 198. Earphones 200. Idiocy 202. Middle-distance runner 203. Weeding implement 205. Protrudes (6,3) 206. ... de Cologne 208. Pleasant 209. Fireproof material 212. Funeral guests 215. US Mormon state 217. Feeble 220. Capital of Iowa, Des ... 222. Hiding game 224. Close watch (5,3) 226. Fries lightly 228. Wife, the ... 229. Bake (meat) 230. Crazier 232. Check 235. La Scala city 236. Dallas is there 238. Well-meaning person (2-6) 241. Spot 242. Admonish 243. Gain through will 244. Singer, ... Horne 246. Require 252. Mental stress 253. Renounce throne 254. Eyelid swelling 255. Focal point 256. Rug 257. East European 258. Opposition 259. Shipping route (3,4) 260. School project

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1. Right on target (4-2) 2. Dr Jekyll's alter ego (2,4) 3. Ark builder 4. Moves (towards) 5. Recognise 6. Peru beasts 7. Battery segment 8. Grass 9. Weary sound 10. Xmas 11. Responds 12. Contraptions 13. Crocodile relatives 14. Taverns 15. Small lump 16. Wine jug 24. Trophies 25. Addressed crowd 26. Shaking motion 27. Listing articles 28. Actors Gibson or Brooks 30. Lamb's mother 32. Lack of aptitude 33. Instructors 35. Lament 37. Defence force 38. Beastliest 39. Raider 40. Glimpse 42. Map guide 44. Chooses 45. Thrifty 47. Long-snouted monkey 48. Ice-free Norwegian port 50. Rounded roof 53. Ponder 57. Freedom from guilt 58. Bare 59. Rocket ship crew 60. Talks keenly 62. Mountaineer's tool (3,3) 63. Oppress 65. Judi Dench stars in ... Henderson Presents 68. Aviator, ... Johnson 70. Vigilantly 72. Admission 73. Old photo colour 74. Open sore 75. Dessert, ... caramel 77. Kenya & Tanzania region (4,6) 80. Letter jumbles 82. Italian city 85. Come together 87. Daunted 88. Prince Edward, ... of Wessex 91. Biblical garden 92. Auction 95. Containing nothing 96. Upwardly mobile young people 98. Ripped apart, torn ... 99. Naked models 102. Group loyalty (6,2,5) 104. Nimble-fingered 105. Helps 107. Piercingly 113. Flowered 114. Requested from menu 116. US cotton state 117. Betrayal crime 119. Cavalryman 120. Codswallop 122. Accomplish 123. US motorbike stuntman, Evel ... 125. Extract (metal) 126. In the Arctic Circle 127. Specifically (2,3) 128. Sacred song 130. Astern

131. Weight unit 132. Record label (1,1,1) 133. Droop 141. Pseudonyms 142. US Rhode Island resort 145. Lengthy (4-6) 146. Droll plays 148. Totally preoccupies 149. Unable to read and write 152. Behaved 153. Louts 154. Finish 155. Great Bear constellation, ... Major 156. Jockey 160. Congers or morays 161. Native American tribespeople 163. Stitched garment edges 165. Cain & ... 166. Vending machine 167. Hitler book, ... Kampf 170. Vile act 171. Largest Turkish city 175. Leaves out 176. Praise highly 178. Panic 179. Current (permit) 182. Prison occupant 185. Progressed (4,2) 188. Names used wrongly 189. Most easily offended 190. Cigar dust 192. Almond biscuit 193. Most corroded 194. Flightless bird 195. Trite remark 196. Band 199. Induces 201. Made amends 204. Rowing aids 207. In present condition (2,2) 210. Companies 211. Samples (wine) 213. Coral bank 214. Safari 216. Large yacht 217. Scavenge 218. Tardiest 219. Your school, ... mater 221. Slip up 223. German or Greek 225. Eastern veils 227. In the past, long ... 228. Russian space station 231. Putrefy 233. Four score 234. Toughen (steel) 235. Liqueur, crĂ¨me de ... 237. Afternoon nap 239. Most senior 240. Enfold 245. Urges on, ... up 247. Junior Scouts 248. Epic tale 249. Notion 250. Highest point 251. Windmill arm

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Sport Extra

Serious allegations raised ■ Top Queensland greyhound trainer Tom Noble, banned from the sport after the live baiting saga went public recently, has landed in more hot water. Noble has been refused bail following allegations he intimidated a witness who appeared in Ipswich Magistrates’ Court. Noble is alleged to have approached prominent greyhound owner and breeder Julie Edmondson following her court appearance. Edmondson was facing court on animal cruelty charges relating to the use of live bait on her property. She was also accused of taking her dogs to Noble's private trial track where a live pig was said to be used as bait. A report alleged Noble had approached Edmondson and urged her to visit her solicitor to say she was under duress and wanted to change her statement. As well as the discovery of more than 50 dumped greyhound carcasses in the Bundaberg region, four more Queensland participants have also been charged with offences over live baiting as the sport continues to create headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2015. A Commission of Enquiry into the Queensland greyhound racing industry has also been announced by the State Government. This will replace an existing review which had been commenced in the wake of the airing of the Four Corners expose into greyhound racing earlier this year. An interim report from that review has been forwarded to Queensland's Minister for Sport and Racing.

Greyhounds

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Domination ■ Victorian trained dogs continued their recent domination of the rich Golden Easter Egg event in Sydney when Fernando Bale won the 2015 edition recently. Fernando Bale's win was the sixth straight in the event for Victorian starters. The dog went through the three stage series undefeated for trainer Andrea Dailly. Two other feature events were staged on the night and the major prize in both of those has also been bought back to Victoria. Robert Britton's Space Star won the Association Cup, while Lamia Bale for Steven Collins collected the Ambrosoli Stake.

Handy prize ■ A very handy $40,000 will go to the placegetters in the Queensland Futurity run atAlbion Park in Brisbane tomorrow night, April 16. Four qualifying heats were run last

week with Over Here being clearly the fastest of the heat winners, running 29.84 seconds for 520 metres. The field for the race in box draw order is: 1 - Kingsbrae Lavina, 2 Pocahontas, 3 - Titan Ash, 4 - Abby's Magic, 5 - Magic Maiden, 6 - Over Here, 7 - Dynamite Speed, 8 Cyndie's Magic, 9 - Ultra Blue (first reserve), 10 - This Time Reba (second reserve). For a change, the prizemoney will stay in Queensland, as no interstate dogs ventured up for the event, as is often the case with the big races up north. After the Futurity, the young male dogs get their chance at the big dollars in the Queensland Derby. Heats are run this Thursday night at Albion Park, with the $40,000 Final next Thursday, April 23. Another feature race being held this week is the Maitland Cup, in New South Wales, this Friday night (April 17). An excellent field has assembled from eight heats, all vying for $40,000 in prizemoney. Victoria's next feature races are coming up at Warrnambool - more on that next week.

● Fernando Bale

turn to the winners' circle. Razen Toast held off In The Picture which finished strongly, while With A Gee finished third a further six lengths away. The Puppy Auction event has been staged for many years, and is restricted to graduates of the annual Ipswich Greyhound Racing Club Auction.

New season

■ Victoria's greyhound coursing season kicks off again soon. Benalla will stage the opening meeting for 2015 on Sunday, April 26. It is the one hundred and forty second year of greyhound coursing in ■ Speaking of Queensland, the curi- Victoria, where pairs of dogs compete ously named Razen Toast won the against one another on a straight track in a knock-out type tournament. Ipswich Puppy Auction Final. Following Benalla's opening day, A $40,000 winners' purse was racing goes to Lang Lang in South picked up by Razen Toast's connections. The dog has won four races from Gippsland on Sunday, May 3. The National Coursing Association 22 starts, but she hadn't won for five months before her latest win - the dog co-ordinates the sport in conjunction certainly picked the right time to re- with Greyhound Racing Victoria.

Puppy Final

The NCA look after a very comprehensive website - simply Google NCA Victoria for more details. This year the NCA are seeking involvement from sponsors, by way of a new $110 package, with full details on the website.

Upcoming race meetings

■ Wednesday: The Meadows (Day), Bendigo (Twilight), Cranbourne (Night), Ballarat (N); Thursday: Warragul (D), Shepparton (T), Sandown Park (N), Warrnambool (N); Friday: Bendigo (T), Geelong (N), Saturday: Horsham (T), The Meadows (N); Sunday: Sandown Park (D), Healesville (D), Warragul (T), Sale (T); Monday: Ballarat (D), Geelong (T), Shepparton (N); Tuesday: Horsham (T), Warrnambool (N). - Kyle Galley

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Travellers’ Good Buys

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‘Burma’s past is Myanmar’s future’

■ They may have changed the country’s name from Burma to Myanmar and its capital from Rangoon to Yangon, but the ambience of the British Empire lives on in the bar at the grand old Strand Hotel. Relaxing in wicker chairs, moustachioed gentlemen sip their Johnny Walker Black Label as their partners fiddle with glasses of Pimm’s No 1 … the original quinine digestive alleged to ward off the dastardly malaria. The hotel’s walls are made of teak and, high in the ceilings above the chairs and tables, fans whirl quietly. In days past their place was taken by large, waving carpet-like contraptions operated by punkawallahs to stir the languid, heat and humidity-filled air. Occasionally an English expatriate with a cane and a pith helmet still wanders into the bar. And, more recently, so too tourists – just as they do to Raffles in Singapore, the Savoy in London or the Kempinski in Berlin – to gawk at a relic of yesteryear. Like Rip Van Winkle, Myanmar has awoken from a deep sleep. First it was the military junta that scared away the tourists. Then it was Aung San Suu Kyi, the iconic pro-democracy advocate and Nobel Laureate who asked foreigners not to come – because the tourist dollars would only help prop-up the military, and not filter down to the poorest in most need. However a couple of years ago the

● The Strand Hotel. In British Colonial days, only white guests could stay in the hotel

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Bill’s Richland brings rewards ■ Bill Calabria and his team at Westend Wines in the NSW Riverina have created a ripper Shiraz in their 2010 Richland label – a wine with forward ripe berry-fruit flavours, smoky oak and nicely recognisable varietal spicy black pepper. Westend’s premium commercial label, Richland is dedicated to Bill’s parent’s, Italian migrants Francesco and Elizabeth who founded Calabria Wines in 1927; Bill changed the name in 1974 as the company expanded and diversified its range. This is a Shiraz to enjoy now with rosemary scented lamb and balsamic vinegar, or in deference to Bill’s Italian heritage, with penne arrabiata. Or at just $12.99 a bottle, to put a case in the cellar for a few years to develop added complexity.

Pictured ■ Couple this one with rosemary scented lamb or Italian penne arrabiata. ■ Nice choice with chicken and salad.

Two to note

■ West Australian Ferngrove’s Leaping Lizard range includes a nice 2012 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc crafted from fruit from a number of vineyards across the State’s growing regions, and is good value at $16.99. Chief Winemaker, Kim Horton has created a delightfully light-bodied wine in this one, with zesty kiwi fruit, passionfruit, lime and tropical fruit flavours balanced by a zippy acidity. Enjoy it with chicken and salad or a seafood platter. ■ Victoria’s Stanton & Killeen have released a 2009 Rutherglen Durif that shows why this region is gaining such respect for the variety: at $35 this one’s luscious and juicy with ripe fruit flavours that immediately fill the mouth, structured tannins, and a finish of chocolaty cherry ripe flavours. Durif was first planted in Rutherglen in 1908 but it’s only in the last decade that so many lovers of this variety have come to appreciate just how good the local drop is.

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people asked Aung San Suu Kyi to reconsider her stand. It was counter-productive, they pointed out, and was hampering the very people she wanted to help. She accepted their pleas and the country will this year embrace some 1.5 million tourists … more than twice the number of a few years ago. And a good majority will visit the Strand Hotel, that was built by Arshak, Tigran and Aviet Sarkies, Armenian brothers born in Persia (now Iran) who were responsible for a string of luxury hotels across South-East Asia. These included Raffles Singapore, while construction of Rangoon’s Strand commenced in 1896 and finished five years later. And from its opening there was one explicit rule: only white guests were permitted to stay there, although many years later the hotel also became home to Japanese officers during the occupation of Burma in World War II. But while the Strand is a must-see in Yangon, it literally pales into insignificance against the Shwedagon (or Golden) Pagoda, a 100-m high gilded and jewel-encrusted structure that looks a bit like a giant inverted spinning top and towers over the city skyline. Its crown is tipped with 5448 diamonds and 2317 rubies and at the very top is a giant 76 carat (15g) diamond. Modern day guests to Myanmar and the Strand have included US President Barack Obama, who visited there last November. And a couple of large cruise ships have stopped off on round-the-world voyages – testing the waters so to speak – while other lines are looking to Myanmar as a regular stopover for ships cruising out of Singapore. Among these will be the boutique vessel SeaDream II with two 13-day voyages in November and December this year. And as well as overnight stays in Yangon, SeaDream II will also include two of the 800 tiny islands that dot the Andaman Sea west of Thailand. One is the uninhabited Pila Kyun. And no doubt SeaDream Yacht Club will be considering it for their signature Champagne and Caviar Splash, where guests visiting such placid waters are served drinks by waiters who stand in these waters knee-deep just off the beach, surfboard-like floating tables serving as their bar . The other is Thahtay Kyun, a short ocean trip from southern Thailand and home to a five-star casino and golf resort. Also with an eye to attracting Aussies is the Accor Hotels chain, with three establishments under construction in Myanmar. The first will open by the end of the year – the 366-room Novotel Yangon Max. It will feature a roof-top French restaurant and will be within walking distance of the Shwedagon Pagoda. More than a century ago English author Rudyard Kipling noted: “This is Burma and it is quite unlike any land you know about.” Burma? Myanmar? Call it what you will, Kipling’s comments still hold true today. - David Ellis with Malcolm Andrews, who was a guest of SeaDream Yacht Club

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Christmas In Melbourne Historic Photo Collection

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Head ● Powerhouse Club members entertain children of personell serving overseas. Christmas Day 1943.

■ Type in this special marketing message to see how the type is reproduced at this level including the next line. ● Father Christmas in a chariot pulled by RAAF personnel at a sports carnival held at Flemington racecourse. 1942 ■ Type in this special marketing message to see how the type is reproduced at this level including the next line.

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● Major D. V. Rogers distributing Returned Services League and Sun newspaper Christmas parcels to Private W. A. J. Underwood. 1954.

● Voluntary workers preparing Christmas dinner at the Independent Hall, Melbourne. 1944.

● Serviceman’s wife gets help from women postal staff in sending parcels in Melbourne. December, 1943

● Christmas dinner. Melbourne home. 1958.

● Mr W Gordon, ventriloquist, providing laughter at Christmas celebrations held at Albert Park. 1944.

● Sisters at ‘Heidelberg Military Hospital’ serving cool drinks on the wards during Christmas Day celebrations, 1944.

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Melbourne People

‘At Old Scotch Collegians Ldge Visitors from Ivanhoe Grammarians Photos: Ash Long

● John Cantrill and Graeme Hawke

● Lachlan Gould with Ian Gould

● Travers Gascoigne and Milton Tsaktsiras

● Bora Akdeniz and Steve Austin

● Neville Emerson and Stephen Carpenter

● Rahim Samat and Charlie Freedman

● Ash Long and Simon Browning

● Bob Breame and Alan Bunton

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