Alright thanks mate, look after her alright?
And then the farmer and the little girl left me.
I knew I was far away from my dingo family and feared I'd never see them again.
The indefatigable Tracy Allman unleashes 15 bizarre new characters
in a series hailed as an international comedy classic.
Tracy takes on 9.30 tonight.
Hello there and welcome to another season of What's On ABC
and welcome to an excellent weekend of television
with the final episode of Tom Jones on Sunday night
and the start of three new series.
Tonight with Tracy Allman and Birds of a Feather
and tomorrow night following The Bill, a brand new documentary series called The Aristocracy.
Alright then, love you too, bye.
At ten o'clock tonight those Birds of a Feather are back
They almost thought he was released date.
And it seems soon to be joined by their own true loves.
Sharon, Tracy and the ever present Dorian
are ready to start a whole new chapter in their lives
though there's going to be a surprise or two for all of them.
You can join those Birds of a Feather ten o'clock tonight.
Every Christmas the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire invite the children
who live on their Derbyshire estate to a party in the Painted Hall at Chatsworth.
I've come to the end of my useful life.
Some people think that in the last hundred years or so
the British aristocracy as a whole has come to the end of its useful life.
Chatsworth House is the centre of one of the most extensive estates in Britain
but many, including its owner, believe the aristocracy
no longer enjoys real wealth or influence.
Deriving power from the House of Lords during the last century
is it now a case of terminal decline or survival against the odds?
Born to rule, first up on the aristocracy, 9.30 tomorrow night.
As Mr Jones and Mr Partridge set off on their perilous search
let me now reintroduce two old acquaintances who we met earlier on our journey.
You may be pleased to remember firstly Mr Fitzpatrick
the Irish gentleman of jealous temper who attacked Mr Jones so intemperately at the Inadoptable.
Mr Fitzpatrick had temporarily mislaid his wife at the time
and consequently that office was vacant.
During their journey he examined Mrs Waters thoroughly
and found her extremely fit for the position.
In the final episode of Tom Jones our hero with his reputation barely intact
confronts a fate worse than death.
May I take leave to inquire if such a fine gentleman as your honour
has ever considered the advantages of joining his Majesty's navy.
The navy?
Sophia has ended all contact and may marry Lord Filamar.
Escape is his only option.
Mr Fitzpatrick!
Mr Jones!
One door closes, another opens for Tom Jones.
The final episode, 8.30 on Sunday.
Following Four Corners on Monday we're very happy to welcome back to ABC TV Media Watch
with its new presenter Richard Ackland.
Well known to Radio National listeners for his work on that network in recent years.
It's been a very highly publicised appointment.
I'll certainly be watching. I hope you are too.
Quite a bit happening on radio this week.
Triple J are happy to announce that they will be broadcasting live and exclusively
Pearl Jam's third and final concert from Melbourne next Thursday night at half past eight.
This will be followed by a special presentation by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder
of some recent pirate radio shows that the band were involved in.
I'm told it's pretty outrageous stuff.
That's Pearl Jam live on the Jays next Thursday at half past eight.
It's unique to my knowledge and it's also very Australian I think.
And I've always thought that it's Australian because of the big chance.
It's the chance for the Aussie battler to knock down the edifice and become famous.
David Williamson is talking about the Archibald, a unique portrait prize indeed
and even today never far from the controversies that have accompanied its 77 year history.
I can see the intensity there. I can't tell whether the left eye is more intense than the right eye.
Over the years the Archibald has been won by all of Australia's great painters
and continues to reflect the popular consciousness of our time
where once it was pure likeness it's said there can now be found a soul.
The 1997 Archibald prize of $35,000 to Nigel Thompson for his work entitled Barbara Blackburn.
Brushes with Fame, 8.30 on Tuesday.
Next Wednesday night at six ABC Radio Nationals The Comfort Zone
is holding a radio hypothetical entitled Imagineering Millennium City.
Alan Saunders will put a panel of personalities including the architect Philip Cox,
environmentalist Tom Uren and artist Judy Watson
through an imaginary design competition and the problems associated with completing the resulting development.
Now if you want to join the audience call this number for tickets.
It's being held next Wednesday at the Royal Australian Institute of Architects
three Manning Street, Potts Point, Sydney at 6pm.
Incidentally the development is on prime waterside land
a pretty contentious subject in many parts of Australia at present.
Imagineering Millennium City will be broadcast on Radio National 9am next Saturday the 14th of March.
Two minutes.
Next on Wildside there's trouble on the streets.
The guy that shot you, which way did he go? Just around that corner there.
And in the home.
You just don't understand why my daughter is telling these lies.
Well if she wants to she can go to the police for this.
And they're the ones that are going to do all that.
A father faces accusations of child abuse.
You don't need to get yourself a lawyer.
A security guard faces the court and a detective faces his superior.
The point is you do not have a relationship with a workmate.
You keep it outside. You want to have a relationship? You do it outside. You don't do it here.
But he's not listening.
Wildside 8.30 Wednesday.
Australian Story next Thursday at 8.30 is the story of a man with the drive and talent
to build an empire worth around $400 million.
But he managed to lose everything including the good name he'd built up
in establishing Budget Rent-A-Car.
He's Bob Ancet and he's on Australian Story.
Well following Birds of a Feather tonight we're presenting part two of our coverage of this year's Adelaide Festival.
Finally this weekend sees the Port Ferry Folk Festival in progress just outside Warrnambool in Victoria.
And Radio Nationals' Stephen Snellerman will be presenting highlights and live coverage over the weekend
starting with the music show on Radio National tomorrow morning at 10am.
Well we'll close with an excerpt from the final of the Jonathan Miller's Opera Works series
looking this week at how the death scene from Labo Ame has been developed over the years.
Well how Jonathan thinks it should go. I'll see you next week.
Then you get up on repose as if you're somehow distancing yourself.
Oh good, the district nurse is here. She'll look after everything.
And she's brought in the manicotta. That's a very good life support system.
That'll fix everything.
Manicotta, that's what she needs. More of the manicotta.
And stroke, when you were being comforting to us. Smoke, smoke.
Stroke, stroke. Or indeed smoke.
How are you dear?