Sunday Night: Sept 9

Sunday Night smartly sends some love to TV darling Nigella Lawson this weekend, in an interview with Ross Coulthart.

Nigella Lawson
She’s the queen of cuisine who women adore and men lust after. Nigella Lawson is the sexy, chocolate-loving foodie who introduced the world to gastro-porn. A bestselling author and TV star, Nigella has no professional cooking training, but her passionate palate has brought her millions of fans and plenty of admirers. Married to a multi-millionaire and living in London’s poshest suburb, Nigella invites Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart into her incredible kitchen for an intimate interview. Nigella opens up about men, sex appeal, body image, her love of Australia, that infamous burqini incident on Bondi Beach, plus she reveals her secret Vegemite pasta recipe.

Accidental Killers
Every three days, someone around Australia is killed on our railways. Trains are delayed, commuters get angry, and police and paramedics have the grisly job of cleaning up. But spare a thought for the train drivers who witness everything. They are the accidental killers and what they experience from the driver’s cab makes their job perhaps the most traumatic in the country. Until now, train drivers have never spoken out about what they face every day they clock on. Sunday Night’s Peter Fitzsimons meets the ordinary men who have tragically taken more lives than some of our worst serial killers. We also meet one lucky survivor who wandered onto train tracks while drunk, losing and arm and a leg. Jonathan now dedicates his life to teaching school children about the danger of risky behaviour near railway tracks.

Mr Narcolepsy
Sunday Night spends a day in the life of the man who sleeps up to 70 times a day – but never gets a good night’s sleep. Dee Doud is the biggest sleepyhead on the planet. He suffers from the rare conditions narcolepsy and cataplexy. He falls asleep at the drop of a hat – the slightest stress or excitement causes him instant paralysis. It doesn’t matter what Dee is doing, he can keel over and sleep for minutes or hours. Rahni Sadler experiences Dee’s extraordinary life as he crashes out while walking, talking, playing his guitar, ten pin bowling, washing the dishes or just sitting on a park bench.

Sunday, September 9 at 6.30pm on Seven.