Fri / Sat / Sun / May 25 / 26 / 27

FRIDAY 25
[Ten/7:30pm] Big Brother. Friday Night Live.
[Ten/9:30pm] Jericho. Series Return. “The Day Before” The day before the explosions, Jake is in San Diego trying unsuccessfully to make an honest living, while Hawkins’ mysterious past is furthered by his association with a woman named Sarah.

[Ovation/7:30pm] Inside the Actor’s Studio. Johnny Depp.
[TV1/8:30pm] Movie: The King. (Aus 2007) Stephen Curry. Rpt.
[Bio/8:30pm] James Dean.

[ABC/8:30pm] Murphy’s Law. Murphy’s (James Nesbitt) presence is urgently demanded in the High Court. He is a key witness in a high profile murder case. Juggling his time between the Court and Callard’s (Mark Womack) demands, Murphy must invent a plausible cover for his court absences. A big deal is going down – a metric tonne of heroin from Afghanistan. Callard wants Murphy to provide personnel to help him unload and distribute it. At the eleventh hour, Garvey (Larry Lamb) changes the location for the drugs drop and events spiral out of control. [ABC/9:20pm] Spooks. Amy Harris (Elaine Cassidy) loves being a cop. Young, popular and ambitious she thrives on everything the job throws at her. The routine arrest of a young Asian man, Rakesh Homaine, turns into a murder investigation when Amy finds him alone in the police interview room beaten, battered and drowned in his own blood. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) storm the building, locking down the entire station. No one is allowed in or out, all phones are confiscated and the building becomes a crime scene and a prison for the working police officers – everyone is a murder suspect. Amy becomes the prime suspect. Realising that she is being framed by one of her fellow officers, Amy sets out to find Rakesh’s killer. Working against the clock and desperate to clear her name, Amy uncovers a level of corruption in her station that forces her into a decision that will change her life forever.

[Seven/7:30pm] Better Homes and Gardens. Chelsea Flower Show.
[Seven/12:00am Sat] Movie: Boys Don’t Cry (US 1999) HILARY SWANK stars in this true story about an extraordinary double life, a complicated love story and a crime that could shatter the heartland. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who’ve never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon. However, he’s forgotten to mention one important detail. Also starring PETER SARSGAARD, BRENDAN SEXTON III, ALISON FOLLAND, ALICIA GORANSON, MATT MCGRATH, ROB CAMPBELL, JEANETTA ARNETTE and CHLOE SEVIGNY. Rpt.

[SBS/10:00pm] My 100,000 Lovers – This documentary follows three sex addicts: a middle-aged man who never leaves his small town in Wales but manages to entice countless women over the internet to visit him there; an Australian glamour model who writes about her sex life in a British men’s magazine; a former prostitute in a stable relationship who can’t stop herself from going out and having mindless sex, much to her and her partner’s anguish. Kim, the former prostitute has had over 100,000 lovers and she is close to despair about it. The Australian girl’s life unravels during the making of the film as she realises she really does have a problem. (From the UK, in English) (Documentary) (Rpt) MA (L,A,S) CC WS
[SBS/10:55pm] Movie: Beyond Our Ken (Hong Kong 2004). In a series of flashbacks, the story tells of how school teacher Chan takes revenge on her ex-boyfriend, fireman Ken, with the help of his current girl, Shirley, a mainlander and waitress. Chan tells Shirley about Ken’s habit of posting his ex-girlfriends’ nude pictures on the web. The two women’s relationship is cemented. The two cook up a plot to get into Ken’s flat, which he shares with his grandmother. After much adventure, they accomplish the mission of destroying the offensive pictures. Directed by Pang Ho-cheung, and stars Gillian Chung and Tao Hong.

SATURDAY 26
[SBS/8:30 pm] Scoff. A young woman serves tea and cake to four men at a sheep station. While they are having tea, she devours the rest of the cake in the kitchen. The men take bets on how long she will take. One day the woman has an orgasm under the shower. She stops eating cakes and starts taking long showers. The men, confused at first, now assemble outside the shower cubicle, stopwatch at the ready. Directed by Renee Webster, and stars Amy McDowall and Simon Baynes. (From Australia, in English) (Short Film) (2003) (Rpt) M (L,A,S)
[SBS/8:40pm] Iron Chef.
[SBS/9:30pm] Marquee Movie: Somersault – Living with her young single mother, sixteen-year old Heidi, starved of true affection, looks to short-lived sexual encounters for the physical and emotional contact she craves. A confrontation with her mother is the catalyst for Heidi leaving home and fleeing to the snow resort town of Lake Jindabyne. Once there, she contacts a previous fling but is left to fend for herself with little money and no job. In between searching for work, Heidi explores the countryside, finding solace in the startling natural beauty around her. A chance encounter with Joe, the son of a wealthy local farmer leads to a complex relationship. Directed by Cate Shortland, and stars Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington. (From Australia, in English) (Drama) (2003) CC WS
[SBS/11:20pm] Shameless – Series two of the critically acclaimed and brilliantly funny drama from award-winning writer Paul Abbott (Cracker) begins with Frank having a premonition that something is about to happen. Sure enough, his father, Neville turns up. Neville is full of questions regarding Frank’s lack of work and accuses him of not providing for his children. Neville collapses with chest pains and Frank decides to tell the old man exactly what he thinks of him and what he’s going to do to his body when he dies. He doesn’t bother calling for help for Neville, leaving him lying in the street. When Frank goes home to tell the family that he tried to resuscitate him, Neville survives and comes back to the flat to have the last word and the last laugh. (From the UK, in English) (Drama Series) (Part 1) (Rpt) MA (L, A,S) CC WS
[SBS/12:10am] S O S – Shorts On Screen – Look Sharp – After spending a drunken night together, Jo, a photographer, is compelled to capture the emotional truth beneath the rough exteriors of Sharpie gang members, Darren and Jason. But to what lengths will she go in the name of art? Look Sharp is a gripping one scene psychological drama Best Direction In An Australian Film at Flickerfest 2007. (From Australia, in English) G; Sexy Thing – One dry, suburban day, a 12 year-old is caught between the conflicting worlds of family, friendship and imagination. He struggles with a confusing love, and longs simply to be seen. Screened in competition in Cannes 2006 (From Australia, in English) M; My Sister – The poignant story of a young Chinese-Australian girl who’s struggling to understand her cultural identity. Winner of the SBS TV Award at the St Kilda Film Festival 2005. (From Australia, in Mandarin and English) (Rpt) PG; Blackfella – A poetic, contemporary film that explores the responsibility of family, set in and around an Alice Springs Housing Commission flat. (From Australia, in English) (Rpt) M

[Seven/6:30pm] The Great Outdoors. Take the Tom Cruise ‘Top Gun’ tour of San Diego. Aussies Abroad – how to live in London and not spend a fortune. Planning your next trip – don’t miss our guide to the latest Border Security laws. ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ fans will love this bus trip with a difference. Ernie shows us the latest hot-spot in Thailand where bungalows cost under $40 a night. Jennifer Hawkins comes face to face with the Real Africa on a Township Tour.

[ABC/7:30pm] The Sideshow With Paul McDermott
[ABC/10:20pm] Parkinson. On this week’s show comedian and Monty Python star Eric Idle talks about his close friendship with the late George Harrison. Journalist Joan Bakewell gives an insight into her early days as a rare female face on television, and reveals the reasons she was told women would never become newsreaders. Actor Ray Winstone tells Michael what his wife said when he told her he’d spent the day kissing Angelina Jolie on his latest film Beowulf. “Was it tough working with Miss Jolie?” asks Parky.”Oh really hard work actually. I’m a Viking king and I’m 7’2″ with an 8 pack. The training I had to do! And I spent a whole day kissing her and it was hard work, it was tough!” replies Ray. “I got home and my wife said I was very quiet, as you would be! And she said ‘What’s a matter with you?’ I said ‘I’ve just had a bit of a tough day. ‘She said ‘Well what you been doing?’ I said ‘I’ve been kissing Angelina Jolie’. ‘She replied ‘well somebody’s got to babe’.”Joan Bakewell reveals how sexual harassment was commonplace in the sixties. “Well in the earlier years on television in the 60s, there was no such thing as a ban on sexual harassment. It was part of life in those days, it was something you could expect”, says Joan. “I wasn’t disappointed, they just pawed you if they got the chance. I mean even while I was conducting an interview, Sir Mortimer Wheeler had his hand on my knee,’ she says. Parky replies, “You flirted with people and why would you not? That’s part of an interviewer’s equipment.” Music tonight comes from award-winning singer/songwriter Lemar.

SUNDAY 27
[ABC/7:30pm] Robin Hood. On their way back from punishing Lucky George (Charles Dale), the Sheriff’s bent pawnbroker, Robin (Jonas Armstrong) saves a gang of amoral outlaws from a horsewhipping. Their leader turns out to be Alan A Dale’s (Joe Armstrong) long-lost brother Tom (Daniel Abelson) and Robin agrees to allow Tom and his crooked friends to tag along with the gang. Convinced there is a spy in the castle, the Sheriff (Keith Allen) sets a trap to catch him. Gisborne (Richard Armitage) meanwhile claims a pretty Celtic necklace from a young bride-to-be and presents it to Marian. Robin recognises Marian’s (Lucy Griffiths) necklace and persuades her to return it. Marian tells Robin of the Sheriff’s plan to transport money and when the outlaws rob the cart they discover only rocks and stones but Gisborne now believes the sergeant-at-arms has betrayed him and tortures him to death. Tom A Dale’s misdeeds continue and one night he and his men rob Robin and steal off, only to bump into Lucky George. The next day, Robin’s gang is horrified to learn that Tom is facing the gallows at the castle. Meanwhile Gisborne encounters the young bride-to-be with the necklace and forces her to reveal that it came from Robin Hood. Appalled, Gisborne now knows Marian is the traitor. Can Robin save Tom and Marian?
[ABC/8:30pm] Life on Mars. Sam (John Simm), a 2006 DCI who has found himself in 1973 is uncertain as to whether this strange new world is real or just a figment of his imagination. He decides, for now, to embrace his new situation and make the best of it. But then the team arrests Kim Trent (Andrew Tiernan), an elusive criminal high on the CID’s wanted list and Sam realises that his boss DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) has planted evidence to secure Trent’s conviction. Sam releases Trent who carries on with a spate of robberies and a young cleaner from the station is critically wounded. Suddenly Gene’s methods seem more appealing. But Sam knows that losing sight of who he is and what he believes in could take him even further away from “home”. Sam realises that the only thing he can do is put things right and find evidence that will nail Trent.
[ABC/9:30pm] Compass. In part two of this compelling series, Professor Richard Dawkins, takes strong exception to what he calls “religious brainwashing of children”. He accuses the three main religions – Christianity, Islam and Judaism – of beliefs that defy science. Professor Dawkins embarks on a personal, controversial and at times humorous journey to prove that religion is the Root Of All Evil. How is it, he asks, that despite science having exposed old religious myths, militant faith is back on the march? He says he thought science had overturned old religious myths about how all things came to be. “Yet there are those who ignore reason and continue to have faith in the omnipresent creator” he says. He thought science was rolling back religious beliefs but admits he’s wrong. “Far from being beaten, militant faith is on the march across the world with terrifying consequences,” he says. Professor Dawkins believes that imposing religion on children who are too inexperienced to judge for themselves, is a mechanism for perpetuating beliefs that lead to murderous intolerance.As well as the indoctrination of children, he argues that religion can lead to a warped and inflexible morality. Examining this phenomenon he expresses his deep concern about faith attacking the young and infecting generation after generation. “Faith acts like a virus that strikes the young, and the good book that people follow for moral instruction actually reveals a god that is the most vindictive character in all fiction” he declares.

[Seven/6:30pm] Where Are They Now? Mel and Kochie share some treasured moments with four famous Australians: JENNY KEE, JOHNNY DEVLIN, BOB ROGERS and MOLLY MELDRUM, who recall their extraordinary personal experiences when THE BEATLES toured down under in 1964. Also catch up with HENRY WINKLER who was ‘The Fonz’ on Happy Days, while GLENN SHORROCK from The Little River Band and MICHAEL WINSLOW from Police Academy perform live in the studio. Tonight’s MYSTERY GUEST stopped the world in July 1969. Who is he and what did he do? Hosted by MELISSA DOYLE and DAVID KOCH.
[Seven/7:30pm] Ugly Betty. IN OR OUT With Daniel suffering from a broken heart, Betty is determined to get him back to work and over his sadness by setting him up on a date with a supermodel. In Daniel’s absence, Wilhelmina decides who will continue to work at Mode once her ambition to be named editor-in-chief is realized. Meanwhile, Hilda finds herself unemployed after Herbalux is recalled. And in a stunning conclusion, the woman behind the mask is revealed. Guest starring REBECCA ROMJIN and KATHY GRIFFIN.
[Seven/8:30pm] Grey’s Anatomy. GREAT EXPECTATIONS. While rumours of the Chief’s departure spread among the hospital staff, Bailey proposes the creation of a free Clinic. George has become a sex machine. Two best friends are left with a difficult decision due to an advanced illness. A Seattle Grace doctor receives a proposal of a different sort.

[Nine/12:30pm] Backstage Pass: Michael Buble.
[Nine/6:30pm] The Lost Tribes.
[Nine/7:30pm] 60 Minutes.
[Nine/8:30pm] CSI. “Loco Motives.” Guest: Danny Bonaduce.
[Nine/9:30pm] CSI Miami. “Darkroom.”
[Nine/10:30pm] Survivor: Fiji.
[Nine/11:30pm] Movie: The Big Tease (UK 1999)

[SBS/8:30pm] Vote Yes For Aborigines – On this day 40 years ago, with the highest “yes” vote in Australia’s history, 90.77% of voters agreed that Aborigines be counted in the census and that the Commonwealth Government take charge of Aboriginal affairs, effectively acknowledging Aboriginal people as citizens within their own country. When the British government colonised Australia, they completely ignored the original inhabitants, declaring the land empty of people – terra nullius. From then on, Aborigines were treated as non-citizens and denied the rights that others enjoyed. While many people believe that the 1967 Referendum gave Aborigines the right to vote, it in fact removed two sections of the constitution which discriminated against Aborigines. (Commissioned by SBSi, in English) (Documentary) G WS
[SBS/9:30pm] Movie: The Tracker (Aus 2001). Part of the Australian Film Season, The Tracker, won the AFI Award for Best Actor in 2002 and Best Actor and Best Feature Film category at the IF Awards for the same year. Set in the Australian outback in 1922, it is a story about four men in pursuit of an Aboriginal man, accused of the murder of a white woman. The three white men in the film have been given titles instead of names and The Fanatic, The Follower and The Veteran are on the trail of the accused with the help of an Aboriginal tracker. It doesn’t take long before each man is faced with his inner conflict regarding racism, and this soon becomes the more dangerous element in the outback journey than the actual hunt for the accused. Written and directed by Rolf de Heer and stars David Gulpilil and Gary Sweet. (From Australia, in English) (Drama) (2001) (Rpt) M (V) CC WS
[SBS/11:40pm] John Safran Vs God – Kkk/ Catholicism/ Palestinians – Can a Jew join the Klu Klux Klan? This episode John travels to Orange County, California to meet with the Grand Dragon of the KKK and puts forward a convincing case. Back in Melbourne, local Catholic priest Bob Maguire introduces John to the principles of Catholicism, Father Bob style. (Commissioned by SBSi, in English) (Comedy Series) M (A,L) (Rpt) CC

[Ten/7:30pm] Big Brother – Live Eviction.
[Ten/8:30pm] Rove.

[CI/8:30pm] Dying for Meth.