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Temptation was an Australian telemovie which screened on Network Ten in 2003, starring Colin Friels as Roberto Francobelli. It was a co-production with subscription television and screened on the UKTV channel on Foxtel. It was produced by Penny Chapman and Sue Masters. The directors was Tony Tilse. Temptation was about the passion of cooking and love. Chefs Ruth and Gabe are the top students of their graduating year and have fallen in love. Gabe starts working at his father Roberto's restaurant but their peaceful existence is shattered when they discover that Ruth is opening a restaurant across the road with Roberto's ex-partner Rita. It's love and war involving the staff of the two restaurants in the same street. Temptation led to a spin-off television drama series that ran for one season on Network Ten in 2004 called The Cooks. Temptation was about the love and war in the kitchens and bedrooms of the chefs.

Salam Cafe is an Australian comedy talk show. Produced by RMITV, and originally airing on Channel 31 from 31 April 2005 under the title Ramadan TV, the show began a revamped ten week run on the SBS from 7 May 2008. Hosted by Ahmed Imam and starring various Muslim panellists, including Waleed Aly and Susan Carland, the show presents a light hearted, humorous view on life as a Muslim in Australia through panel discussion and a series of sketches that lampoon the representation of Muslims in Australia and the Islamic way of life. The show was filmed in front of a live audience in Sydney and Melbourne.

Let Loose Live, premiering on Sunday 29 May 2005, was an hour-long Australian live sketch comedy television programme loosely based on Saturday Night Live. At least two-thirds of each episode's content was broadcast live, requiring a large cast & crew. The show was broadcast on the Seven Network on Sunday nights at 8:30 PM, but was axed after just two episodes due to disappointing ratings. It was not replaced; instead, the Seven Network's regular Sunday night movies returned to the 8.30 slot. Let Loose Live's cancellation was announced the day after the second episode aired. Tim Worner, Seven's programming boss, conceded that it did not live up to expectations despite being strongly promoted. According to OzTAM, 955,000 viewers tuned in to its pilot episode, but then the ratings plummeted almost by a third to 650,000 the following week. Not long after the cancellation, the Seven Network announced plans to reinstate the series during the summer season, but nothing came of it. Prior to the show's debut, director Ted Emery remarked in an interview that Let Loose Live would either 'soar majestically, or crash and burn'.

Australians get a bad rap overseas, and our stocks seem especially low in India. In fact, a sizeable chunk of India’s 1.2 billion people think Aussies are dumb, drunk and racist. But doesn’t every country have its negative stereotypes? In this six-part factual series, journalist Joe Hildebrand takes four Indians on a road trip around Australia to examine our worst stereotypes – are we really beer-swilling, racist bogans, or are we simply misunderstood?

William & Sparkles' Magical Tales is an Australian children's television series first screened on the Nine Network on 5 March 2010. The series is created by Omnilab Media and Ambience Entertainment, with 45 X 30 half-hour episodes for pre-school aged children. William & Sparkles' Magical Tales follows the adventures of Sparkles the Fairy and William the Wizard, in the Enchanted Forest. Their friends include Nooshy & Pozo, Awesome Guy, Queen of the Fairies and many other guests. Starring: Laura Murphy as Sparkles the Fairy James Buckingham as William the Wizard Chris Lane as Pozo Matthew McCoy as Nooshy Blake Young and Andrew Fritz as Awesome Guy Chelsea Plumley as Queen of the Fairies Jay James-Moody as the Magic Doctor of the Enchanted Forest Magical Tales Theme Song It's magic, Magical Tales Sparkles the Fairy William the Wizard They travelled fast and far in a magical star To be with us today so what do you say? With Nooshy & Pozo, you'll be sure to laugh As we tumble along on a magical path It's magic, Magical Tales Full of surprises there's so much to see It's magic, Magical Tales Lots of tricky spells for you and me Sparkles and William are ready to play So come and join us on this magical day! Hi I'm William The Wizard Hi I'm Sparkles The Fairy Hi We're Nooshy & Pozo

The Great South East is an Australian television programme, airing exclusively in Queensland. Currently hosted by Sofie Formica, the half-hour-long program showcases tourist attractions in the south-eastern corner of the state surrounding the state capital Brisbane. It airs Sunday afternoons at 5.30 pm. It is produced by Fiona Deadman.

The ABC's award-winning You Can't Ask That asks the tough questions to former and current members of the Australian Invictus Games team.

StarStruck was a short-lived 2005 Australian television series, that screened on the Nine Network. It was hosted by Larry Emdur and Catriona Rowntree. It was based on the successful Stars in Their Eyes in the United Kingdom. Contestants were introduced and then whisked away to be transformed into the star of their choice. They would emerge for their performance, supported by dancers, a choir and an orchestra. Contestants were judged on their performances by Doug Mulray and Vanessa Amorosi. The program debuted strongly winning the 7.30pm timeslot with an average of 1.58 million viewers across Australia.

Squawk Australia was a television business news program aired every weekday at 6:00am Singapore/Hong Kong/Taiwan time on CNBC Asia. It was broadcast live from CNBC Asia's Australia studio in Sydney, and anchored by Amanda Drury. It was produced by CNBC Asia from Australia. It was also seen in the United States on the CNBC World channel at 6:00pm ET or 5:00pm ET. On Sundays, it was simulcasted on CNBC Europe at 22.00 UK time or 23.00 CET time. The studio for the show will soon be opened up for public viewing when the Financial and Energy Exchange opens its doors sometime in 2010. The show was filmed on the floor of the exchange in front of one of the largest videowalls in the Southern Hemisphere. Jeffrey James was the original anchor of Squawk Australia until his departure from the network in October 2008. It was announced in early 2010 that Squawk Australia will be cancelled as part of a programming revamp at the network on 14 June 2010. This is also due to the relocation of Karen Tso to Singapore, and Amanda Drury to CNBC headquarters in the U.S.

Saturday Matchday is an Australian football television series that airs on Fox Sports. It is hosted by Adam Peacock.

The Resort was an Australian reality television series that aired on Network Ten in 2004. The show was hosted by Jon Stevens. Set on a Fijian island, a group of hopeful renovators were given 13 weeks to transform the resort into a three-to-four star hotel. The series was axed after six weeks. The resort remains unfinished, and is now likely to stay that way.

Girl TV was a weekday afternoon television program, primarily aimed at teenage girls, that was broadcast by the Australian Seven Network between 2003 and 2004. The series was cancelled due to low ratings and lasted two seasons.

You Saved My Life is an Australian factual television series that screened on the Nine Network in 2009. It was hosted by Tara Brown. You Saved My Life follows the stories of people who have been rescued in an emergency situation and reunited with their rescuers. It has a similar premise to the successful Seven Network factual television series Triple Zero Heroes.

South Side Story is a six-part observational documentary series about the takeover of National Rugby League team the South Sydney Rabbitohs by actor Russell Crowe and businessman Peter Holmes à Court in 2006.

Embark of en enchanting journey with Justine as she revisits her roots, traversing the picturesque landscapes of southern France.

Cornflakes for Tea is a 1981 Australian childrens mini series.

Arcade is an Australian television soap opera shown in 1980 that became one of the biggest flops in the history of Australian television. It aired on Network Ten with the premiere episode shown on Sunday, 20 January 1980. The series then ran five nights a week, Mondays to Fridays, as a 30 minute serial. It was produced solely by Network Ten with a start-up budget of almost $1 Set in a fictitious shopping mall in the northern suburbs of Sydney, Arcade dealt with the lives and loves of the characters who worked at the various stores within the shopping complex.

The Don Lane Show is an Australian talk show television series aired on Nine Network in 1975 until 13 November 1983.

Our Place is an Australian weekly live variety lifestyle programme broadcast on the Nine Network during early 2005.

Blah Blah Blah was a 1988 comedy television show starring Andrew Denton, broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The show is most notable for the fact that it began the television careers of many Australian performers including Flacco and Roy & HG. With its late night time slot, it was able to get away with a lot more adult humour and content than many other shows of the era. Regular segments included In Bed Tonight With James Scanlon. A running joke at the beginning of the series was that Denton was the "work experience kid" filling in while they were waiting for the real star of the show to arrive, à la Waiting for Godot. In contrast to the Godot play, he finally does arrive, five minutes from the end of the final episode. The show also featured some controversial live performances: Ignatius Jones, former lead singer of Jimmy And The Boys, performed live in a suit made entirely from cuts of meat, and Lubricated Goat performed live, stark naked.

Sportsworld was an Australian Sunday morning sports information program shown on Seven Network. The program was broadcast from 9.00am - 11.00am following Weekend Sunrise on a Sunday morning, from Seven's Martin Place streetfront studios in Sydney. Prior to its final format, Sportsworld had usually been shown on Sunday mornings since its debut in the 1990s. Its host then was Bruce McAvaney. It was then revamped to a sport panel show in which Johanna Griggs hosted alongside Paul Salmon out of Seven Melbourne. In 2004, it was revamped into a chat style show with Johanna Griggs and Sandy Roberts. Matthew White replaced Roberts in late 2004. The program's final season was 2006; it was not renewed due to budget concerns and time constraints due to AFL and V8 Supercars.

Four resilient women empower each other while rivalling to become Australia's strongest woman. From across the country these daughters, mothers and wives share how they have rebuilt themselves inside and out.

Every animal on the planet is armed with a weapon of some kind. Crocodiles have teeth, jaguars have claws and cheetahs rely on their speed. Predators are the most well-armed, but surprisingly they're the ones who usually lose.

Sports Tonight was an Australian sports information program broadcast on Network Ten, from 1993, until 2011. At the end of its run, the program was broadcast on weeknights at 10.30 pm; at 11.00pm, Fridays at 12.00am, and on Sunday from 7:30pm AEDT. The program provided up-to-date sports scores and team and player information for all codes of football and different sports across Australia.

Children's game show from Australia, based on the American game show of the same name.

The Go!! Show was a top rating Australian popular music television series which aired on ATV-0 Melbourne from 1964 to 1967, and was produced by DYT Productions at the Channel 0 studios in Nunawading, Victoria.

Comedy show starring "Uncle" Doug Mulray that includes sketches, live TV commercials and celebrity interviews. Regular cast Reg "I drink my own urine" Prasad.

This three-part series presented by ABC reporter Tracy Bowden explores three unique Australian islands from the Sub Antarctic to the Sub Tropics and to the South Pacific.

Snakes and Ladders was a very short-lived Australian television game show which aired on Melbourne station HSV-7 in 1959. Hosted by Pat Hodgins, it was a half-hour "jackpot quiz" based on the board game of the same name. It was preceded on the HSV-7's schedule by Strictly for Mothers and followed by Home Decorator. It is extremely unlikely that any of the episodes exist as kinescope recordings, and as such it is likely lost.

The Real Seachange is an Australian reality television series on the Seven Network, narrated by actor John Howard. The series follows families, couples and singles who leave the big cities behind in search of a better life. This phenomenon is known as a seachange. The title also references Howard's former role on the popular drama series SeaChange. The first season aired in late 2006. A second season aired in 2008. There is no news on whether Seven have any plans for a third season in the future.

Skating on Thin Ice was a short-lived Australian celebrity reality television programme broadcast on the Nine Network in 2005. Hosted by Jamie Durie, nine celebrities learnt to skate with the ultimate goal being to perform with Disney on Ice, with proceeds going toward children's charity, CanTeen. The celebrities included: ⁕Deni Hines - singer ⁕Kim Kilbey - presenter ⁕Imogen Bailey - model ⁕James Blundell - singer ⁕Belinda Green - former beauty queen ⁕Regina Bird - Big Brother 3 winner ⁕Vince Sorrenti - comedian ⁕David Whitehill - presenter of Hot Source ⁕Peter Everett - presenter and home designer Nine revived the concept more successfully in 2006 as Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice, also hosted by Durie.