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Melbourne Observer - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - Page 27
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TV Times
Wednesday, June 27 - Tuesday, July 3
Cyclops
29 days to the Olympics
● On Thursday July 26 – Day 69 of the relay – a total of 175 torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame from Camden to Westminster in the final stages of its journey around every London Borough. The Flame will visit the site of the 1908 Olympic Stadium in White City, as well as Trafalgar Square, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace.
■ You will need to have your television turned OFF to avoid the messages that it is only 29 days to the start of the London Olympics on July 26. Channel 9 and Foxtel are hammering the message at every available opportunity. Australian Gold Medal hope Sally Pearson has been named as Nine’s official athlete ambassador. Nine has also announced that it will trial 3D broadcasts during its coverage of 26 sports and 39 disciplines, chasing 300 gold medals. Hosting the coverage from London will be the face of Wide World of Sports, Ken Sutcliffe, along with Karl Stefanovic, Leila McKinnon, Mark Nicholas and Cameron Williams ... and maybe Grant Hackett. Leila McKinnon and Eddie McGuire will host the live coverage of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. On competition days, Nine will deliver 14.5 hours of continuous live coverage from 6.30pm until 9am the following morning. Highlights will be shown from 9am to 11am each morning, and later replayed from 4pm-6pm.
SHOWBIZ SOCIAL CLUB FUN
7-DAY TV GUIDE LIFTOUT
The Observer’s One-Eyed TV Critic ... Who Has No Fear
Mad As Hell Fry’s with that
● Stephen Fry ■ A new series of Stephen Fry’s 100 Greatest Gadgets starts on ABC1 tomorrow (Thurs., June 28) at 9.30pm. Across at Channel 9, Hamish and Andy’s third instalment of Euro Gap Year will see more adventures in Italy, France and the Netherlands, in addition to their London shenanigans, (Thursday at 8pm).
● Shaun Micallef ■ Shaun Micaellef is discovered murdered on the set of Mad As Hell (ABC1, 8pm Friday). Phryne is called in to solve the case. Spoiler: The food in the ABC cafeteria is to blame.
Four Corners ■ Congratulations to ABC1 on Marian Wilkinson’s report on mining giant Gina Rinehart this week. The episode can still be viewed online at the ABC’s iview facility ... and Kerry O’Brien will still be looking smug.
Live from Disneyland ● Saxophonist Barrie Boyes
● Drummer Allan Smith
● Colin Garrett on sax
PHOTOS: GIGI HELLMUTH
● Pianist John Curtis at the Bentleigh Club
● Drummer Howard Rowe on Monday night
TV Briefs More Bolt on 10?
Leckie leaves 7
■ Australians - particularly those living in country areas - would see more of controversial commentator Andrew Bolt, if mining magnate Gina Rinehart had her way, it was revealed this week. Mrs Rinehart told Four Corners that she enjoyed Bolt’s commentary. Mrs Rinehart is a shareholder in the Ten Network, where Bolt appears in a Sunday morning show. Mrs Rinehart is also an 18 per cent shareholder of Fairfax Media which is undergoing restructure.
■ Senen Network boss David Leckie stood down yesterday (Tues.) as Chief Executive of Seven West Media. He was recruited by Kerry Stokes from the Nine Network. Leckie often appeared as a colourful character in the Australian television inustry.. He will be replaced by former Woodside Petroleum CEO Don Voelte. The announcement about Leckie, 61, was made to the Australian Stock Exchange.
● Andrew Bolt
● Today Show host Karl Stefanovic caught up with the Melbourne Observer’s theatre correspondent Cheryl Threadgold at Disneyland, in Anaheim, California yesterday (Tues.). The Today Show is being broadcast live from the resort.
TV Times Tele-Grams We experienced some last-minute teething problems in assembling ★ our first edition of TV Times. Improvements will be made to the accuracy of our program guides over coming editions. Apologies for the shortcomings this week. Jonathan Coleman has moved from Weekend Sunrise to the Ten Network. He was given a fond farewell by Seven hosts Andrew O’Keefe and Samantha Armytage last Sunday. Ron Barssi was profiled in a special Footy Flashbacks presentation on Seven last weekend. Fresh out of hospital, Rob was interviewed by Neil Mitchell on 3AW yesterday (Tues.)
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