Television Programs of Interest (Sat 27th November to Fri 3rd December 2010)

• CLAUDE MONET PAINTER

This program explores the life and works of French painter, Claude Monet.
Saturday 27 November 2010 3.35pm
SBS ONE Rating: GRpt
Duration: 30 mins

• PAULA REGO: TELLING TALES

A portrait of the Portuguese-born painter, Paula Rego, considered one of the greatest living artists today. She talks intimately about the strange, dark influences on her work and her obsessions derived from folk tales and autobiographical details, which give flight to her extraordinary and sometimes grotesque imagination.
Saturday 27 November 2010 2.40pm
SBS ONE Rating: PGWS Rpt
Duration: 55 mins
*The Learning Centre has this program available for loan on DVD.

• TIM MARLOW MEETS: NITIN SAWHNEY

Firmly established as a world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer and cultural pioneer, Nitin Sawhney's talents span and transcend cultural barriers. Nitin invites Tim to meet him at the National Gallery of Art in London to discuss the inspiration he draws for his music from the diverse artwork there.
Saturday 27 November 2010 4.00pm
SBS ONE WS
Duration: 30 mins

• BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST: SKYSCRAPER - EP 4 OF 4

The tallest man-made structure on Earth towering nearly half a mile high is the Burj Dubai Skyscraper in the Persian Gulf. This film reveals how seven ingenious technological breakthroughs enabled engineers to build this super-structure. From its double-decker elevators and fire-proof evacuation rooms to its unique wind-cheating design. Using a mix of CGI animation and on-location filming, the program reveals the innovations that changed Skyscraper design forever.
Saturday 27 November 2010 7.30pm
SBS ONE Rating: *Final*CC WS
Duration: 60 mins

• CHINA AVANT-GARDE: THE NEW CULTURAL REVOLUTION

Is Chinese modern art the greatest movement since Cubism? That's the opinion of many western experts stunned by the quality of work in China today and the pace at which it has emerged on the world scene since the end of Mao.
Sunday 28 November 2010 9.00pm
ABC2 Rating: PGCC Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

• ART NATION

On the final episode of Art Nation for 2010, Fenella Kernebone reviews the upcoming exhibition at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art - Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990-2005.
Sunday 28 November 2010 5.30pm
ABC1 Rating: *Final*CC
Duration: 30 mins

• THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: DISNEY/PIXAR

This film is a celebration of the creative talents of the hand-drawn animation and groundbreaking computer animation techniques that the two studios Disney and Pixar, have brought to filmmaking.
Sunday 28 November 2010 7.30pm
ABC2 CC
Duration: 50 mins

• BRIAN ENO IN CONVERSATION

Recently in Australia as curator of the Luminous Festival at the Sydney Opera House is none other than the man internationally acclaimed as the father of ambient music - Brian Eno. Honouring his 30-odd years of creative achievements this program features an illuminating Q&A interview between Eno and ABC arts presenter Andrew Frost.
Monday 29 November 2010 3.30am (early hours)
ABC1 Rating: GCC Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

• STOP. REWIND: ENERGY - EP 11 OF 13

Over the past few decades all kinds of power supplies have been tried and tested - from atoms to chicken poo! This whole quest for cheap, clean, power isn't some tree-hugging trip. It's born of necessity - we're running out!
Wednesday 1 December 2010 6.00pm
ABC2 Rating: GCC
Duration: 25 mins