Television Programs of Interest for the Week to Come (Sat 20th June to Fri 26th June 2009)

• JEAN AUGUSTE DOMINIQUE INGRES

This program explores the life and works of artist, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, considered to be one of the greatest neoclassical painters. As a draftsman of the figure, he was unrivalled in his time.
Saturday 20 June 2009 3.00pm
SBS ONE Rating: (G, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 30 mins

• MONUMENTAL VISION IN SLOVAKIA

Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers' series on geoglyphs takes him to Slovakia where he creates a Celtic horse and, once again, the Rhythms of Life symbol.
Sunday 21 June 2009 10.00pm
ABC2 Rating: (G)
Duration: 30 mins

• GRAND DESIGNS: SOMERSET

In the first episode of series seven we meet Ian and Sophie Cooper, a London couple who are passionate about design and who plan to restore a 200-year-old Grade 2 (UK) listed industrial building in an area of outstanding beauty.
Tuesday 23 June 2009 8.30pm
ABC1 Rating: (G) *New Series*
Duration: 55 mins

• THE NEW INVENTORS

Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors brings you the latest from the world of Australian invention. As we go through life encountering problems great and small, the inventors of Australia are thinking to themselves, "there must be a better way"...Deciding the winner of these three inventions are: engineer James Bradfield Moody, surgeon and inventor Fiona Wood, and designer Alison Page.
Wednesday 24 June 2009 8.00pm
ABC1
Duration: 30 mins

• CRACKING THE COLOUR CODE: EP 3 OF 3

In this final episode we look at the fascinating power of colour: from ancient ritualistic uses of colour through to its use by modern marketeers. Along the way we delve into the work of anthropologists, scientists and designers to explore what is myth and what is truth about the power of colour. How much is known about the hold colour has on us? And how does colour affect us emotionally, physically and mentally?
Wednesday 24 June 2009 8.30pm
SBS ONE Rating: (G, WS) *Final*
Duration: 60 mins

• DAN CRUICKSHANK'S ADVENTURES IN ARCHITECTURE: CONNECTIONS - EP 5

Dan Cruickshank sets out to discover how people live together across the globe. On his travels to Mumbai, New York, Brazil and Damascus, he encounters vibrant communities and asks why some succeed and others fail.
Thursday 25 June 2009 6.05pm
ABC1 Rating: (G)
Duration: 55 mins