Foxtel remembers Robin Williams

Next week marks the first anniversary of the passing of Robin Williams.

Foxtel channels pay tribute to his legacy with Masterpiece movies introduced by Graeme Blundell, a BIO special and a replay of his 2002 appearance on Inside the Actors Studio.

Saturday August 8
9:35am Disney: Popeye

Sunday August 9
12pm Masterpiece: Good Morning Vietnam
2:05pm Masterpiece: Dead Poets Society
4:20pm Masterpiece: Awakenings
6:25pm Masterpiece: The Birdcage
8:30pm Masterpiece: Good Will Hunting

Monday August 10
8:30pm BIO: Inside the Actor’s Studio
Robin Williams almost single-handedly paved the way for comedians who wanted to take their comedic timing and successfully turn it towards the world of drama. After his cinematic debut in Robert Altman’s Popeye, Williams proved to the world time and time again that he is a dramatic force with which to be reckoned, turning in Academy Award nominated performances in Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poet’s Society, The Fisher King and Good Will Hunting (for which Williams won the Oscar). Through it all, Williams kept his audiences rolling with laughter, whether it was on-stage in his Emmy nominated HBO special Live ON Broadway, on the silver screen with critically acclaimed roles in films such as Man Of The Year or simply behind the scenes for exhausted film crews.

Tuesday August 11
2am Comedy: License to Wed
7:35am Masterpiece: The Butler
8:30pm BIO: Robin Williams
On the first anniversary of his death we look at the career of the wild, outrageous, and frantic actor-comedian who became one of the entertainment world’s most loved faces. Soaring to stardom with the hit TV show Mork and Mindy and the movie Good Morning, Vietnam, Williams’ prolific up and down film career included roles in the acclaimed Good Will Hunting, the corny Patch Adams, and dark dramas like One Hour Photo. We’ll look at his work on behalf of the homeless, and his seemingly inexhaustible energy.
9:30pm BIO: Pioneers of Television

Friday August 14
9:30pm Comedy: Robin Williams

Saturday August 15
9:50am Romance: Nine Months

Sunday August 16
11:30pm BIO: Inside Comedy