Mon July 16

[Bio/8:30pm] An Audience with Stephen Sondheim. Premiere.
[Showtime/8:30pm] Sleeper Cell. New Series.
[Ovation/8:30pm] Classic Soul at the BBC. Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield.
[Ovation/9:30pm] Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

[Seven/7:30pm] Border Security. The fight to protect our border continues when Customs believe a dishevelled Englishman might be hiding something. With his story going around in circles, will officials be able to uncover the truth? A Malaysian cook arrives in Sydney and Immigration Officers suspect he’s here to work illegally. And there’s an amazing find at the air cargo unit as officers uncover a most unexpected crime.
[Seven/8:00pm] Surf Patrol.
[Seven/8:30pm] Desperate Housewives. Final. GETTING MARRIED TODAY. In the series final for 2007 you’re invited to a double wedding for two of your favourite desperate housewives. Bree and Orson return to Wisteria Lane. Lynette’s estranged mother, Stella turns up on her doorstep. Edie feels guilty for deceiving Carlos. Also starring POLLY BERGEN and MIKE FARRELL.
[Seven/9:30pm] Brothers and Sisters. Final. MATRIARCHY. The Walker family unite as their lives become ever more complex in the 2007 series final. Justin counts the days and hours until his return to active duty. Nora plans an engagement party for Kitty, where they meet more McCallister relatives. Saul makes a shock confession regarding his love life. Sarah tries to come to terms with her marriage and where it’s headed.
[Seven/10:30pm] Boston Legal. GUANTANAMO BY THE BAY. Alan sues the USA for a client who was tortured at Guantanamo Bay. Jerry Espenson asks Shirley for his old job back. Claire defends a lawyer for kissing a woman when he believed a radio prank that proclaimed the end of the world was near. Guest starring BERNADETTE PETERS.
[Seven/11:30pm] Scrubs. MY CONVENTIONAL WISDOM. J.D. and Turk go to a medical convention in Phoenix, where they run into J.D.’s ex-girlfriend Dr. Kim Briggs who has a surprise for J.D. Meanwhile at Sacred Heart, the janitor pretends to be the chief of medicine and Dr. Cox starts to put doubts about the wedding into Elliot’s mind. Guest starring ELIZABETH BANKS.

[Ten/7:30pm] Big Brother – Live Nominations
[Ten/8:30pm] Law and Order: SVU. “Responsible”
[Ten/9:30pm] Torchwood. “Small Worlds”

[Nine/7:30pm] 20 to 1.
[Nine/8:30pm] 1 vs 100

[ABC/8:00pm] Australian Story
[ABC/8:30pm] Four Corners
[ABC/9:20pm] Media Watch
[ABC/9:35pm] Enough Rope With Andrew Denton. Andrew’s guests are Alastair Campbell (Tony Blair’s ex-spin doctor) and the Neil Finn and Nick Seymour – the re-formed Crowded House

[SBS/7:30pm] Top Gear – The boys take on the challenge of creating an ‘amphi-car’ – an amphibious car that can travel both on land and water – competing against each other to create the most successful model. Jeremy puts an outboard motor on the back of a Toyota Hilux, James puts a mast and sails on a Triumph Herald, and Richard attempts to convert a VW Campervan into a houseboat – or ‘Dampervan’. The ensuing water race is hilarious – and disastrous for one of them! (From the UK, in English) (Documentary Series) PG WS CC
[SBS/9:00pm] Drawn Together – Spelling Applebee’s – Foxxy refuses to participate in a house Spelling Bee to win a gift certificate to Applebee’s. The truth comes out that Foxxy used to be the best speller in all the land, but had fallen far from grace after a violent racial incident at a Bee, years earlier. Spanky convinces Foxxy to go for the title once again. In the meantime, Captain Hero discovers Clara has a secret sexual fetish for car crashes. Hero causes wrecks to get Clara off, but does she really love him? Or is she just using him for the car crashes? (From the US, in English) (Animated Comedy Series) MA CC WS
[SBS/10:55pm] Oz. Oz – Plan B – Kareem Said has recovered from his heart attack and promises to take his medication, as he knows the next time it happens, he could die. He ostracises Mershah for betraying him when he appeared to be dying, and orders all the Muslims to reject him. Mershah claims Said’s medications have gone to his head. He tries to enlist other groups, including the blacks, on his side, as well as the authorities. McManus throws him out. Mershah commits suicide. Impressed by Said’s power, Groves decides to kill Warden Glynn in his honour, but stabs and kills Officer Smith by mistake. Smith’s mother visits Groves and tells him she forgives him, which really upsets him. Condemned to death, he chooses the firing squad as his form of execution. (From the US, in English) (Drama Series) (Rpt) MA (L,V,A)