Television Programs of Interest (Sat 10th July to Fri 16th July 2010)

Television Programs of Interest (Sat 10th July to Fri 16th July 2010)

PLANET FOOD: SCANDINAVIA
Chef Merrilees Parker takes a culinary tour around Scandinavia - a region infused with the Viking history and heritage.
Saturday 10 July 2010 6.00pm
ABC1
CC
Duration: 30 mins

VICTORIA'S EMPIRE: EP 2 OF 3
Comedienne Victoria Wood makes Ghana her next stop on her quest to see all of Queen Victoria's empire. Once known as the Gold Coast, it was where slaves were herded up and bought before being shipped to Jamaican sugar plantations. Victoria travels to Assin Manso and the dungeons of the grim Cape Coast Castle, where slaves were held before being dispatched. She also discovers how Ghanians are living now and how they are moving away from the stain of the slave trade.
Sunday 11 July 2010 1.00am (early hours)
ABC2 Rating: G
CC Rpt
Duration: 55 mins

TREKS IN A WILD WORLD: NORTHERN TERRITORY - AUSTRALIA
Host Zoe Palmer follows in the footsteps of intrepid 19th century explorers as she treks across Australia's Northern Territory.
Sunday 11 July 2010 6.30pm
ABC1 Rating: G
CC
Duration: 30 mins

GREATEST CITIES OF THE WORLD WITH GRIFF RHYS JONES: SYDNEY - EP 5 OF 6
This week Griff is in our neck of the woods as he visits Sydney, a city where people work to live and live fabulously well in what Griff describes as "surely one of the most beautiful locations in the world".
Tuesday 13 July 2010 8.30pm
ABC1 Rating: PG
CC
Duration: 60 mins

CHEESE SLICES: FARMSTEAD CHEESES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - SERIES 3, EP 8 OF 8
Artisan and hand-made farmhouse cheeses have been at the forefront of a growing consumer backlash against innocuous mass produced foods in the United States. Will travels to Northern California to find out more.
Wednesday 14 July 2010 6.00pm
ABC1
Rating: G *Final*CC
Duration: 30 mins

POH'S KITCHEN: EP 21 OF 40
This week on Poh's Malaysian adventure, she heads north to the 'Pearl of the Orient', the island of Penang. A popular tourist destination, this tropical paradise has a diverse cultural background, which is clearly reflected in its reputation as the food capital of Malaysia.
Wednesday 14 July 2010 6.30pm
ABC1 Rating: G
CC
Duration: 30 mins

FEAST GREECE: METEORA - EP 8 OF 9
The stone forest of Meteora is one of the most awe-inspiring places on Earth. Chef Barry Vera explores this amazing location and meets with a monk who is not only a cook but a published author!
Thursday 15 July 2010 4.00pm
SBS ONE Rating: G *Final*
CC WS
Duration: 30 mins

MY FAMILY FEAST: THE SERBIANS - EP 11 OF 13
Stana and Micho Kolundzija are Serbians who moved to Australia on a whim over 40 years ago, raising their daughters in the Sydney suburb of Mascot. Sean Connolly joins them to celebrate Stana's 66th birthday.
Thursday 15 July 2010 7.30pm
SBS ONE Rating: G
CC WS
Duration: 30 mins

OZ AND JAMES DRINK TO BRITAIN: EP 4 OF 6
Oz and James head for Scotland where they encounter Rachel Barrie, a self-styled high priestess of whisky, who insists that they don blindfolds for a bizarre tasting in order to fully appreciate the complexity of Scotland's national drink. In Edinburgh, the pair bumps into some radical brewers whose unusual beer and provocative marketing has gotten them into a lot of trouble.
Thursday 15 July 2010 8.00pm
SBS ONE
Rating: PG
CC WS
Duration: 30 mins

THE SUPERSIZERS GO: VICTORIAN - EP 3 OF 7
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend a week on the diet of a wealthy Victorian couple. Cooking for them at home is best selling cookery writer Sophie Grigson.
Thursday 15 July 2010 8.30pm (not screening WA)
SBS ONE
Rating: PG
CC WS
Duration: 60 mins

CLASSICAL DESTINATIONS: BONN AND BERLIN - EP 12 OF 13
Part twelve of Classical Destinations follows Beethoven's troubled early life in his birthplace of Bonn, near which descendents of his family still live and work as winemakers. Then to an indisputably modern city: Berlin, home to one of the world's greatest orchestras.
Friday 16 July 2010 4.00pm
SBS ONE
Rating: G *Final*
CC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins