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Melbourne Observer - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - Page 15
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TV Times
7-DAY TV GUIDE LIFTOUT
Wednesday, July 18 - Tuesday, July 24
Cyclops
Bindi’s Bootcamp on ABC3
● Bindi Irwin presents Bindi’s Bootcamp
■ Wildlife conservationist Bindi Irwin returns with the sixth episode of Bindi’s Bootcamp at 5pm this Sunday (July 23) on ABC3. The adrenalin-pumping show, based at the Irwin Family’s Australia Zo, sees 132 teams, each of two bootcampers, testing their knowledge and inner-strength. The contestants compete in wildlife-based challenges with the aim of making it into the Grand Final and being named ‘Bindi’s Wildlife Warriors’. The nine highest-scoring teams will compete in the Grand Final due to be screened on Sunday, September 30. The show is packaged by Fremantle Media.
The Observer’s One-Eyed TV Critic ... Who Has No Fear
More Offspring Home And Away
FINAL REVENGE ● Rhiannon Marie Fish ■ Canadian-born Australian acrtress Rhiannon Marie Fish, who plays April in Home and Away (7pm, weeknights, Seven) can also be seen in the ‘catch-up’ episodes replayed on 7 Two between 9.30am-11.45am Sundays. These are full replays of the episodes seen in the previous week.
● Asher Kiddie ■ Network 10 has signed on for two more series of Offspring, following strong figures for the Series 3 finale last Wednesday.. There will be 13 episodes in each of the Series 4 and 5, starring Asher Keddie, and produced by Southern Star
At IOC function
First for Virginia
● Emily Vancamp stars in Revenge (8.30pm, Monday, Seven) ■ The final episode of Revenge, starring Emily Vancamp, airs on Seven at 8.30pm on Monday. Emily fearlessly pushes forward, closing in on the final ■ Late Show host David Letterman (weeknights, Ten) phases of her plan for revenge while trying to figure out has angered Batman fans by revealing an important how to deal with her growing feelings for Jack. plotline of The Dark Night Rises. However, her feelings are put on hold after she and Letterman was interviewing Anne Hathaway about Nolan find themselves losing control after their target turns the third film in the series, and revealed a plot twist. the game onto them. “The wrath you have just invited onto yourself!” The tension between Victoria, Conrad and Lydia is exclaimed Hathaway, before looking at the camera more rife than everdriving the Graysons to continue their and saying, in words addressed to director Christodownward spiral into the rabbit hole of slefdestruction. pher Nolan: “Chris, I had no part in it, I’m sorry.” There is an explosive and unexpected final event/
Letterman angers fans
TV Briefs
Bear Grylls returns
Media Flashes
■ Adventurer Bear Grylls returns tonight (Wed., 8.35pm, SBS One) with the first of a two-part series, Wild Weekend: Bear’s Wild Weekend With Miranda. The adventurer, and comedy writer Miranda Hart, go on a oncein-a-lifetimeexpedition to the spectacular Swiss alps. Miranda traverses a galcier, crosses crevasses roped to Bear, tackles deep snow in snow shoes, and completes a hugh boulder scramble. She confronts her fears, abseiling down a waterfall.
■ Myf Warhurst presents her final episode in the Nice series tonight (Wed.) at 8pm at ABC-1. She looks at that hallowed place where all the ‘nice’ stuf lives - the ‘Good Room’. ■ Paper Dolls (8.30pm, Friday, SBS One) looks at the women whose 1940s swimsuit photos lifted the spirits of a nation at war. ■ The first episode of MasterChef All Stars, featuring 12 contestants from previous MasterChef series, will air on Thursday July 26 at 7pm (Ten). ■ Cops Adult Only airs on One, 8.30pm Tuesday.
● Bear Grylls
● Virginia Gay ■ Winners And Losers star Virginia Gay proved a hit with her multiple roles in The Producers, staged last week by The Production Company. She played a frisky octagenarian ‘Hold Me Touch Me’, a masculine construction worker, and a Nazi soubrette. Virginia had more than a dozen quick costume changes.
● Philip Brady ■ Melbourne TV-radio man Philip Brady will attend an Australian Olympic team function in London next week. He is also making a four-day trip to Belfast in Ireland, and will return to Australia, visiting friends in Geneva, Switzerland. ■ With the conclusion of the Tour de France, Insight (8.30 pm) and Dateline (9.30pm) make a return to SBS One on Tuesday. Dateline has an Olympic Special , examininbg the corporatisation of the Games.
TV Times Tele-Grams
Are you ready for the Olympic Games starting next week on Foxtel ★Actor and the Nine Network? Bryan Brown talks about film-making with David Stratton in ★ At The Movies (10pm, tonight [Wed.], ABC-1) in the first of three chats. The other interviews are with Rachel Griffiths and film composer Ennio Morricone. Was there a Hot Seat (5.30pm, Nine, weekdays) episode filmed at Docklands last week where someone by the name of ‘Denise’ won $100,000? John Farnham fans, take note: Gem presents The Acoustic Chapel Sessions (9.30am, Saturday).
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