Fri / Sat / Sun May 18 / 19 / 20

FRIDAY 18
[Ovation/7:30pm] Inside the Actor’s Studio. Sir Ian McKellan
[Bio/7:30pm] An Audience with.. Diana Ross.
[Bio/8:30pm] Bette Midler.
[Showtime/8:30pm] Masters of Horror 2. New Series.

[Ten/7:30pm] Big Brother Friday Night Live.
[Ten/9:30pm] Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll. Final.
[ABC/8:30pm] Murphy’s Law. The strain and pressures of the operation are starting to get to Murphy (James Nesbitt). Convinced he’ll uncover a criminal connection, Murphy is determined to pursue the relationship between gangland boss, Callard (Mark Womack), and MP, Garvey (Larry Lamb). If he’s right, this could be the biggest case of his career. If he’s wrong, he’s putting his team through hell and could end up dead.
[ABC/9:20pm] Spooks. Final. Ruth (Nicola Walker) is visited by Angela Wells (Lindsay Duncan), an ex-M15 officer renowned for her operational accomplishments. Angela asks Ruth for help in procuring the evidence that proves M15, and more specifically Harry (Peter Firth), assassinated Lady Diana, the news of which ultimately brings about her stepbrother’s suicide.Ruth dismisses the idea but the following day Angela walks on to the Grid carrying a bomb big enough to explode Thames House. Angela forces the team to find evidence that M15 killed Diana. The team search through the night, building a story based on facts and conspiracy theories and it begins to look as though there might be truth to the claim until Harry disproves it. Ruth finally gets through to Angela by constructing a ‘truth’ about her relationship with Peter. The team agree to award Angela ‘victim in the field’ status and allow her to walk free, but as she disappears, Ruth notices the Buckingham Palace security plans have gone missing – Angela plans to blow up Buckingham Place. Forces are mobilised and the Royal Family evacuated to a bunker when Adam (Rupert Penry-Jones) realises they’re playing into Angela’s hands yet again – the bomb is in the bunker. They manage to dispose of the bomb and the Royal family is safe. Thwarted and furious, Angela seeks to take her revenge on Harry and Adam in a terrifying way.
[ABC/11:00pm] The Chaser’s War On Everything. Rpt.

[Seven/12:00pm] Movie: Class Action (1991) Australia’s COLIN FRIELS and GENE HACKMAN star in this suspenseful courtroom drama where a father and daughter whose only common bond is the disdain they have for each other, will battle it out in a highly charged class action lawsuit that will either bring them together, or tear their family apart forever. Also starring MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO, LAURENCE FISHBURNE, JOANNA MERLIN, DONALD MOFFAT, MATT CLARK, JONATHAN SILVERMAN and JOAN MCMURTREY. Rpt

[SBS/10:00pm] My Penis And I – In a world where bigger is better, is nothing good small? Is size in the head or is it really below the waist? Does ‘it’ really dictate a man’s life? This film is Lawrence’s personal journey as he travels from Birmingham to the Big Apple and confronts the issue that has plagued his life. He questions other men and women about the penis and explores one of the last great taboos. This documentary captures one man’s journey towards coming to terms with the size of his penis. (From the UK, in English) (Documentary) MA (A,N,S) (Rpt) CC WS

SATURDAY 19
[SBS/1:00pm] San Remo Song Festival 2007 – Screening in five weekly parts, this program features highlights from the 57th Italian Festival of song, Il Festival di Sanremo, which will be hosted by Michelle Hunziker and Pippo Baudo. Guest stars include: Norah Jones, Scissor Sisters, Joss Stone, Take That. (From Italy, in Italian, English subtitles) (Part 3) (Entertainment) G
[SBS/9:20pm] RocKwiz – Australian television’s original rock trivia quiz show, hosted by Julia Zemiro. Tonight’s episode features Ross Wilson and Nessa Morgan.
[SBS/10:00pm] Wayne Anderson: Singer Of Songs – Wayne Anderson is no ordinary man. He’s a man with a dream: a dream to one day break into the music scene and release an album; an album of cover versions of the “evergreens” – Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdink and Tony Christie. Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs tells the story of one 46-year-old man’s unflinching resolve as he embarks on a quest to educate the New Zealand public as to what good music really is. We witness Wayne’s efforts to break out of the rest-home circuit and launch a nationwide music tour with his trusty manager, former video store worker Orlando Stewart, backing him every step of the way. It’s two men with a cause; two men fighting against public indifference, two men who refuse to give up. (From New Zealand, in English) (Documentary) G CC
[SBS/10:30pm] 2007 FA Cup Final – Chelsea v Manchester United LIVE From the New Wembley Stadium, London. Kick-off 12.00am AEST. (Football Feature)

[Seven/6:30pm] Movie: Shark Tale (US 2004) WILL SMITH, ROBERT DE NIRO and RENEE ZELLWEGER join a star studded cast of voices in this hilarious undersea comedy about what happens when one little fish tells a great white lie. Oscar is a fast talking little fish whose big dreams have a habit of landing him in hot water. Lenny is a great white shark with a sensitive side and a secret… he’s a vegetarian. When a great white lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and the truth about Lenny makes him an outcast, these two become the most unlikely of friends. With the voices of JACK BLACK, ANGELINA JOLIE, MARTIN SCORSESE, ZIGGY MARLEY, DOUG E DOUG, MICHAEL IMPERIOLI, VINCENT PASTORE, PETER FALK, KATIE COURIC, DAVID SOREN, DAVID P SMITH and BOBB’E J THOMPSON.
[Seven/8:30pm] Movie: Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (US 2003) JOHNNY DEPP, GEOFFREY RUSH and ORLANDO BLOOM co-star in a swash-buckling adventure. Roguish Captain Jack Sparrow is infamous throughout the Caribbean. Some say he ain’t worth spittin’ on and some say he’s the best pirate who ever sailed the high seas. So when the Governor’s beautiful yet spirited daughter, Elizabeth, is kidnapped by the devious Captain Barbossa and his cursed crew, her passionate would-be suitor, Will Turner, coerces Jack into helping him rescue her. But Jack has his own reasons for hunting down Barbossa’s cursed pirates – they’ve stolen his beloved ship The Black Pearl…and he wants it back. Also starring JONATHAN PRYCE, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, JACK DAVENPORT, KEVIN R MCNALLY, LEE ARENBERG, MACKENZIE CROOK, DAMIAN O’HARE, GILES NEW, ANGUS BARNETT, DAVID BAILIE, MICHAEL BERRY JR, ISAAC C. SINGLETON JR and ZOE SALDANA.

[ABC/7:30pm] The Sideshow With Paul McDermott
[ABC/10:20pm] Parkinson. On this week’s show, Parky talks to actor Shane Richie about his performance as an animated sewer rat in the movie Flushed Away. Actor and author Sheila Hancock joins in to reveal how she misses sensuality in her life, at which point Shane kindly offers her a bite of his bum! Music is provided by Corinne Bailey Rae, who performs Like a Star. Finally, interviewer and author Jeremy Paxman gives some fascinating insights into the lives of the Royal Family.

[Movie One/8:30pm] Movie: Brokeback Mountain (US 2005)
[Ovation/9:30pm] Fosse: A Tribute to Bob Fosse.

SUNDAY 20
[Nine/6:30pm] The Lost Tribes. This week the Povey family face their first night with the Mentawai tribe. In Zululand Vicki and Ashley have been punished by the tribe for having a dirty hut. And in Namibia, dad Michael must undergo his punishment from the Himba tribe by shaving all his hair off.
[Nine/6:30pm] 60 Minutes.
[Nine/11:30pm] Movie: Spawn. Based on the best-selling comic book created by maverick artist Todd McFarlane. Five years after being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a Fraustian pact with the devil so that he can be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda one last time. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell’s Army in the destruction of mankind. Stars John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White and Theresa Randle. Frequent Violence [V] Horror [H]

[Ten/7:30pm] Big Brother. Live eviction.
[Ten/8:30pm] Rove.
[Ten/9:40pm] Big Brother Up Late.

[ABC/7:30pm] Robin Hood. Robin (Jonas Armstrong) and his gang are not fooled when they come across Flaxton (Tom Beard), a farmer, and his son on their way to Nottingham. To their delight, they discover Flaxton is really a tax inspector, whose job it is to count the mountain of tax silver currently housed in Nottingham Castle. Even better, with Flaxton as their cover, entry to the castle’s vault is easy. Robin devises an ambitious plan to steal the money and give the villagers the rebate of their lives. Meanwhile, an Abbess (Nikki Amuka-Bird) claiming to be the victim of Robin Hood arrives at Nottingham Castle. She is quite a distraction for the Sheriff (Keith Allen) – a challenge because she is something he cannot have – and demands use of the chapel.Edward (Michael Elwyn) is worried about Marian’s (Lucy Griffiths) Nightwatchman activities and forbids her from going out at night. Sick of being told what to do by the men in her life, Marian requests the Abbess’s help by allowing her into the nunnery for a year. Gisborne (Richard Armitage) is hugely disappointed but Marian is determined. When Robin and his gang enter the castle he and his men are captured. It was a trap and Flaxton was the lure.
[ABC/8:30pm] Life on Mars. Premiere. Moments after his girlfriend and colleague, Maya (Archie Panjabi) is kidnapped by a serial killer DCI Sam Tyler (John Simm) is knocked unconscious by a car and wakes up – in 1973. Is he in a coma? Has he fallen back in time? Is he insane? More importantly, how does he get home? Sam discovers that he is now a DI starting his first day in a new precinct and he’s got to prove himself to his new DCI, Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). Hunt likes to throw his weight around. The only person in this alien world who reaches out to Sam is a young WPC, Annie Cartright (Liz White). Dazed and confused, Sam finds it difficult to focus on the murder his new colleagues are investigating until he discovers a connection between this murder and the serial killer who kidnapped his girl friend back in 2006. Could solving this case be the key to getting home? Could it be a way to save Maya? Sam faces the biggest moral dilemma of his life when he realises that destroying evidence in 1973 could save Maya’s life in 2006. But could it? As he hears doctors’ voices from 2006 bleeding through into 1973 Sam becomes increasingly convinced that he’s in a coma and that none of this is real.
[ABC/9:30pm] Compass. Compass presents one of the most contentious programs ever to be screened on ABC TV, when Oxford University Professor Richard Dawkins examines God, faith and religion, in this compelling two-part investigation of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Root Of All Evil? embarks on a personal and highly controversial journey to demonstrate that religion is exactly that – the root of all evil in the world. This strongly authored two-part program accuses the three main religions – Christianity, Islam and Judaism – of beliefs that defy science; of mental and child abuse; and of stunting the mind’s capacity for understanding. Professor Dawkins investigates what fundamentalism across all three religions, and in particular, the rise of the neo-conservative evangelism in the United States, means for the future of the world. Professor Dawkins challenges what he describes as ‘a process of non-thinking called faith’; ranging from the political influence of rich and powerful Christian fundamentalist institutions in America, to the deadly clash of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the Middle East. He describes the Holy Land as the least enlightened place on the Earth. A microcosm of the threat to rational values and civilisation posed by religion, whose irrational roots, he says, are nourishing intolerance and murder.

[Seven/6:30pm] Where Are They Now? Tonight, Mel and Kochie reunite some of Australia’s best known and loved newsreaders including: JAMES DIBBLE, ROGER CLIMPSON, DAVID JOHNSTON and KATRINA LEE. Catch up with little orphan Annie’s AILEEN QUINN and some of the jockeys who experienced the bird attack that threw a race into chaos in 2005 at MELBOURNE’S SANDOWN RACE TRACK. Plus, our MYSTERY GUEST is the youngest member of one of the biggest boy bands of the 80s and 90s. Hosted by MELISSA DOYLE and DAVID KOCH.
[Seven/7:30pm] Ugly Betty. SOFIA’S CHOICE. Just as Daniel gets the strength to pop the question to Sofia, Betty discovers evidence that casts doubt on Sofia’s intentions. Meanwhile, Mode staffers are shocked to see a kinder, warmer Wilhelmina who is being romanced big time by her wealthy Texan. Ignacio finds it very difficult to bond with his immigration caseworker. Guest starring SALMA HAYEK.
[Seven/8:30pm] Grey’s Anatomy. SIX DAYS – PART 2. Meredith tries to talk to her father about their past. There’s tension between Alex and Addison. Izzie may have found a good way forward. Two roommates arrive in the ER and the medical condition of one may change both of their lives. Guest starring GEORGE DZUNDZA.
[Seven/12:00am Mon] Movie: Angela’s Ashes (Ireland 1999) A harsh yet touching film adapted from Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize Winning autobiography. We follow young Frank’s family as they struggle against poverty in Ireland in the 1930s and 40s. Starring EMILY WATSON, ROBERT CARLYLE, JOE BREEN, CIARAN OWENS, MICHAEL LEGGE, RONNIE MASTERSON, PAULINE MCLYNN and LIAM CARNEY.

[SBS/7:30pm] The Trail Of The Mummy – For thousands of years the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to keep their bodies in tact. Mummies needed all the protection they could get because of the danger of grave robbers. Government officials looted graves and destroyed the mummies within. The largest destruction of mummies was perpetrated by scientists, tourists and tradesmen in the 18th and 19th centuries. We follow the trail of one of the few mummies that survived a journey that has lasted thousands of years: Anchor. He was priest of the god Montu in the ancient city of Thebes. His mummy rests in the National Museum of Antiquities the Netherlands. How did he end up here? Who was the man before he became a mummy? And how did his mummy manage to survive? (From the Netherlands, in English, Dutch and Arabic, English subtitles) (Documentary) CC WS
[SBS/9:30pm] Heaven – Heaven is the last film written by filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski. Set in Turin, Italy, Philippa, pained by the police’s lax investigation following her husband’s drug death, places a bomb in the dealer’s cover office. The bomb kills four innocent people. She is arrested and questioned about her motives. Filippo, the official translator, believes in her innocence, and conceives a plan for her escape. The two grow close and ultimately become lovers. Nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival and winner of an award for Outstanding Feature at the German Film Awards. Directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola, Run), and stars Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi. (From the US, in English and Italian, English subtitles) (Drama) (2002) (Rpt) MA (S) CC WS

[TV1/8:30pm] Movie: The King. Premiere (Aus 2007)
[Arena/8:30pm] Entourage. New Series.
[CI/8:30pm] Blue Murder.