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...Formula One's Australian viewers get raw deal from the Ten Network...

We are big fans of Formula One here at memorabletv, it's the best soap opera this side of Dynasty. However Australian viewers are constantly short changed when it comes to television coverage of what is officially the most watched sport in the world. Channel 10, who have the broadcast rights to the series, have a curious attitude when it comes to showing the races. full story...

This Sunday night at exactly 6.29pm there will be a rare moment indeed for Australian TV viewers when every free-to-air TV channel screens at the same time a new one minute promo featuring some of the most incredible moments seen on terrestrial TV down the years, everthing from incredible news footage to favourite TV shows. From Sporting legends to political upheaval. The promo will across SBS, ABC, Prime, Seven, Southern Cross, Ten, Win and of course all of their regional affiliations. Next sees the official arrival of Freeview, there are already five extra channels on digital (ABC2, SBS2, Seven HD, Nine HD and ONE) with lots more to arrive over the next 12 months.

SHANE CONNOR ON DIRT GAME
Dirt Game, which premiers on ABC1 on Sunday 19 April at 8.30pm is a dramatic and strong new drama series set in the world of Mining. The series follows the fortunes of the staff of mining company Cockatoo Creek Resources which is on the verge of collapse. The all star cast includes Joel Edgerton, Shane Connor, Freya Stafford, Katie Wall and Gerald Lepkowski. We recently chatted to Shane Connor about the making of the show. full story...

ELOISE OXER ON THE CUT
We were recently lucky enough to catch up with Eloise Oxer who is one of the leading lights of The ABC's excellent new comedy drama series The Cut. She has recently been in Paris working with the legendary Theatre Du Soleil company and in The Cut she is feisty sports Doctor Naomi. read more...

THE GRUEN TRANSFER
Not content with being one of the best shows on Australian TV, The Gruen Transfer format has now been sold to most of Europe with the ABC's commercial division signing deals with Endemol France, Fremantle Portugal, ONTV Spain, Nordisk Film Denmark, Rapid Blue South Africa plus sales to UK and Italy. These deals follow on from sales to Endemol for the Netherlands and New Zealand’s Imagination Television, and a successful launch at MIPCOM last year. Read More...

UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES
It's rough, mean, violent and uncompromising. It's also completely unmissable. A Tale of Two Cities, airing on Mondays @ 8.30pm on Channel 9, takes us right back to the mid 1970's when Terry Clark (played with great charisma by Matthew Newton, even if his beard is a bit too wispy) arrives in Australia from New Zealand and determines to cut himself a part of the Sydney drug scene Read More...

THE CUT
Beginning on Monday 23 February on ABC1 is what promises to be one of the real hits of the year. The Cut, which stars John Wood and comes from the pen of the legendary John Misto, focuses on the world of sports management and in particular well dodgy agent "Wild" Bill Telford (played by Wood in best larrikin style). Read More...

LEAD BALLOON
One of the funniest BBC sitcoms of the last couple of years comes to the ABC. Showing on Tuesday nights at 8.00pm the show, co-written by and starring the excellent Jack Dee, the show follows middle aged stand up comic Rick Spleen as he tries to cope with a flagging career - once reasonably popular he is now reduced to helming corporate events, making guest spots on daytime shows and fronting dodgy comedy dvds. Read More...

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GARDENING AUSTRALIA
It's going to be no easy feat taking over from the hugely enthusiastic Cundall but we believe Ryan is going to fit in very well, Stephen has worked as a horticulturist for well over 30 years and has worked in the UK and New Zealand as well as Australia and for years has been a contributor to ABC Radio 774 with their gardening segments. Gardening Australia returns to ABC1 on Saturday 31 January 2009 full story...

STINGERS SEASON SIX
This month Beyond bring us the Sixth season of high octane crime drama Stingers, starring Peter Phelps and Kate Kendall, the series follows the cases of a specialist undercover unit attached to the Victoria Police Force. With it's gritty and realistic feel Stingers was always a cut above most other cop shows, a bit ahead of its time actually full story...

MARIAN AGAIN
Very scary and tense thriller Marian Again is on ABC1 starting Friday 5 December 2008 @ 8.30pm, the two parter, which stars Stephen Tompkinson from Wild At Heart and Kelly Harrison tells the story of a man meeting by chance the lover who vanished 15 years earlier sparking off a deadly chain of events. read more...

PARTY ANIMALS
Party Animals, which starts on Tuesday 2 December @ 8.35pm on ABC1, takes us on an inside look at the work and personal lives of a group of twentysomething researchers and advisors working in the political world of Westminster. Shelly Conn and Patrick Baladi who both starred in Mistresses are amongst the leads here. read more...