Television Programs of Interest (Sat 22nd August to Fri 28th August 2009)

• BROKEN COLUMN

This is a look at the effect contemporary art has on a community. British sculptor, Antony Gormley installs a project involving the placing of hundreds of rusty iron figures at strategic points around a small town in Norway.
Saturday 22 August 2009 2.25pm (Eastern States, 1.55pm SA & NT, 12.25pm WA)
SBS ONE Rating: (G, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 35 mins

• THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ALBERT KAHN: THE CIVILIANS' STORY - EP 5 OF 9

This episode records the suffering of the French civilian population during World War 2 - captured in unique colour photographs by Albert Kahn's photographers.
Saturday 22 August 2009 3.00pm (Eastern States, 2.30pm SA & NT, 1pm WA)
SBS ONE Rating: (PG, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins

• ARTSCAPE: ARTISTS AT WORK - JON CATTAPAN

Over the last 30 years, Jon Cattapan has established a reputation as one of Australia's most significant and prolific painters. Often described as 'the poet of the floating metropolis', much of Cattapan's work responds to the notion of what it means to be a human being in the 21st century urban environment.
Tuesday 25 August 2009 10.00pm
ABC1 Rating: (PG)
Duration: 30 mins

• BUILDINGS THAT SHAPED BRITAIN: THE MODERN AGE - EP 8 OF 8

Historian Simon Thurley concludes this fascinating series with a look at 20th century architecture. The horrors of World War I stimulated a design revolution that turned its back on history and tradition and went instead for simplicity and functionality. The modernists 'intellectualised' building, indicating that if you lived in a house like this, your life would be better.
Tuesday 25 August 2009 11.00am
ABC1 Rating: (G, Rpt) *Final*
Duration: 50 mins

• THE NEW INVENTORS

Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors is home to the brightest breakthroughs in technology, innovation and invention. Deciding the winner of these three inventions are: designer Alison Page, surgeon and inventor Fiona Wood, and futurist and author Mark Pesce.
Wednesday 26 August 2009 8.00pm
ABC1
Duration: 30 mins

• WORLD'S GREENEST HOMES: EP 6 OF 13

Emmanuel Belliveau looks at a Chicago home featuring an underground cooling system; a modern retreat north of Sydney; a Texas dream home remodelled to create a luxurious green oasis; an accordion house featuring a giant outdoor bathtub.
Thursday 27 August 2009 6.00pm
ABC1 Rating: (G)
Duration: 55 mins