Television Programs of Interest (Sat 7th Aug to Fri 13th Aug 2010)

Television Programs of Interest (Sat 7th Aug to Fri 13th Aug 2010)

PLANET FOOD: ISRAEL
Follow our cook's journey through a chosen destination. On route they learn about staple foods, the history and culture of the food and where to find the best restaurants.
Saturday 7 August 2010 6.00pm
ABC1
Rating: G *Final*
CC
Duration: 30 mins

LOVE'S HARVEST: CHEESE - EP 2 OF 4
For Carla and Anne-Marie, women and goats go together but a long drought takes its toll on their cherished goat herd. Carla and Anne-Marie are known for their delectable goat's cheese. It's the reward for ditching their teaching jobs and taking the plunge to farm organic goats on rolling granite country in Central Victoria.
Sunday 8 August 2010 4.30pm
SBS ONE
Rating: PG
CC Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

FOOD INVESTIGATORS: EP 1 OF 10
We're all fascinated by what we eat. This new 10-part series, premiering on SBS will investigate food; explore the myths, the hidden nasties, and just what is good, or not good, for us in our diet. Monday 9 August 2010 7.00pm
SBS TWO
Rating: G
CC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

PROFESSOR REGAN'S BEAUTY PARLOUR
Professor Lesley Regan, one of the UK's most well-respected (and glamorous) medical experts, turns her scientific eye on the world of cosmetics. She's just turned 50, and is out to create an experimentally proven beauty cabinet. Unafraid to examine the wrinkles, age spots and broken veins on her own face, Professor Regan explores just what makes us look old, and if we can slow down the ageing process.
Monday 9 August 2010 7.30pm
SBS TWO Rating: G
CC WS Rpt
Duration: 60 mins

FOOD INVESTIGATORS: EP 2 OF 10
Co-hosted by emergency room doctor, Dr Renee Lim: a woman who sees the results of bad diets and alcohol abuse every day in the ER. From domestic kitchens to high tech factories, from farmers markets to supermarkets, she will be out and about finding exactly what Australians are eating.
Tuesday 10 August 2010 7.00pm
SBS TWO Rating: G
CC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

THREE MEN GO TO IRELAND: EP 2 OF 2
British comedians Griff Rhys Jones, Dara O'Briain and Rory McGrath take on the second part of their journey across Ireland via canal and river, taking in the sights on their way to the famous Limerick Poetry Festival. In this second episode the trio start by sailing down the Shannon in the best weather Ireland has had in years, stopping off along the way to visit a friend of Dara's who also lives in Ireland's most haunted castle.
Tuesday 10 August 2010 6.00pm
ABC1 Rating: *Final*
CC
Duration: 60 mins

FOOD INVESTIGATORS: EP 3 OF 10
We're all fascinated by what we eat. This 10-part series will investigate food; explore the myths, the hidden nasties, and just what is good, or not good, for us in our diet.
Wednesday 11 August 2010 7.00pm
SBS TWO
Rating: G
CC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

CHEESE SLICES: PORTUGAL - SERIES 4, EP 4 OF 10
Will travels to the mountains of the north to find out about the Portuguese cheese, Serra da Estrela. He then travels to the island of Sao Jorge in the Azores to learn about the benchmark cheeses of 'little Switzerland'.
Wednesday 11 August 2010 6.00pm
ABC1
Rating: G
CC
Duration: 30 mins

POH'S KITCHEN: EP 25 OF 40
This week, Poh's guest in her kitchen is Martin Boetz. Born in Germany, Martin is now the Executive Chef of two restaurants, one in Melbourne and the other in Sydney.
Wednesday 11 August 2010 6.30pm
ABC1
Rating: G
CC
Duration: 30 mins

FOOD INVESTIGATORS: EP 4 OF 10
This series investigates food; explores the myths, the hidden nasties, and looks at just what is good, or not good, for us in our diet. It is co-hosted by emergency room doctor, Dr Renee Lim: a woman who sees the results of bad diets and alcohol abuse every day in the ER.
Thursday 12 August 2010 7.00pm
SBS TWO
Rating: G
CC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

A TASTE OF IRAN: EP 2 OF 4
BBC Journalist and native Iranian Sadeq Saba takes a personal journey around his country, exploring four of its regions, from Gilan in the north, to the Persian Gulf in the south. In a country suspicious of outside media, this is a rare opportunity to meet ordinary Iranians going about their daily lives - shopping, cooking, working and having fun - and in each region the affable Sadeq finds an extraordinary variety of food as well as culture and history.
Thursday 12 August 2010 7.35pm
SBS ONE Rating: G
CC WS
Duration: 55 mins

THE SUPERSIZERS GO: EDWARDIAN - EP 7 OF 7
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and comedian Sue Perkins attempt to eat for a week in the style of the era's moneyed classes. Chef Sophie Grigson keeps their plates piled high. How will our 21st-century foodies cope with seven days' worth of huge breakfasts, meat-heavy dinners and rich puddings?
Thursday 12 August 2010 8.30pm
SBS ONE
Rating: PG *Final*
CC WS
Duration: 60 mins

FOOD INVESTIGATORS: EP 5 OF 10
We're all fascinated by what we eat. This 10-part series will investigate food; explore the myths, the hidden nasties, and just what is good, or not good, for us in our diet.
Friday 13 August 2010 7.00pm
SBS TWO
Rating: G
CC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins