Foxtel Highlights Week 14 (April 1st to April 7th) - Shahs Of Sunset, Axe Men and more.

Sunday April 1

BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK – Season 1
4.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
“BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT” profiles the new approach to keeping today’s teens from becoming tomorrow’s prisoners. The power of the original “Scared Straight” program has inspired dozens of inmate-run intervention programs in men’s and women’s prisons across the country. And in many dramatic ways, these 21st Century programs are very different, because today’s youth need a different approach – it’s a combination of confrontation, information and compassion to try to reach these at-risk kids. These youthful offender programs put boys and girls of all ethnicities, ranging in age from 11-18, into intensive one-day in-prison sessions that show them the realities of life behind bars.

Monday April 2

THE ATOCHA ADVENTURE – A&E
9.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
During the 1960′s the SCUBA contributed to the discovery of ten wrecks from the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet near Vero Beach, Florida. This highly publicized salvage operation, conducted by Real Eight Corporation, ignited an unprecedented interest in Spanish colonial shipwreck salvage, which remains strong to this day. It was this event that drew people such as Mel Fisher into the industry and onto the path of the Atocha.

OLD BEFORE THEIR TIME – BIO
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
This is the examination of the rare genetic disease called Progeria that causes its sufferers to age much faster than normal. We profile Ashley Hegi, who has the disease, and her mother, Lori, for one year, recording the struggles Ashley faces each day and the rapid changes in her condition.

OPERATION REPO – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK – Season 5
7.00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Uncover the fast-paced, high-pressure world of repossession with a team of highly trained professionals. If you can’t make your payment, the team will find you.

CRIME DOWN UNDER: LINE OF FIRE – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK – Season 1
8.20pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
A bold and blistering look at the many facets of crime and crime fighting in New Zealand, Crime Down Under has unique access to the nation’s renowned armed offenders squad, undercover cops and top detectives.

WWE WRESTLEMANIA 28 – MAIN EVENT – LIVE Pay-Per-View
LIVE at 9.00pm, Replays at 2.00pm, 7.00pm and 12.00am
In the most anticipated WrestleMania clash in history, John Cena will collide with The Rock at 2012 WrestleMania 28 in Miami – one year after they agreed to battle in a match for the ages.

Tuesday April 3

THE COMPANY – W – Three-Part Mini Series
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday  at 9:30pm
In this epic three-night television event, Chris O’Donnell stars as the idealistic Jack McAuliffe, a Yale grad recruited into the CIA at the height of the Cold War. Taken under the wing of the counterintelligence chief, Jack and his mentor are imprisoned in double lives, where nothing is as it seems.
Cast: Chris O’Donnell, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton, Rory Cochrane, Tom Hollander.

IN SEARCH OF HOLY TREASURE – HISTORY – Season 1
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Join the hunt around the world for Biblical treasures. Each episode takes a historical look at tales from the Bible to uncover facts versus myths of some of the most famous and polarizing artifacts theorized to exist. Does the Holy Grail, the chalice Jesus drank from during the ‘last supper,’ exist? Is the Shroud of Turin really the burial shroud of Jesus or a fake? Go on a privileged visit to the sites where these events took place, study the relics, hear from historians and Biblical scholars about the theories, and decide for yourself if the stories are true and the holy treasure really exists!

THE WATER BOATMAN – HISTORY – Season 1
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
In this series, canal enthusiast ALAN HERD travels a popular inland waterways route – The Stourport Ring in central England. Along the way, Alan catches lifts on a variety of boats and visiting boat yards and industrial heritage sites.

MURDER CASEBOOK – HISTORY – Season 1
9.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Fred Dinenage takes a fresh look at the murders that shocked the UK in the 20th century and the killers that committed them. Fred is the Krays’ official biographer and a journalist reporting serious crimes for over forty years. He knows that with certain crimes the myth can take over from the reality of what actually happened. In Murder Casebook Fred takes the viewer step by step through the real story.

Wednesday April 4

FOXTEL ON DEMAND
THE IDES OF MARCH (M) – DAY & DATE PREMIERE
THE DEBT (MA 15+) – DAY & DATE PREMIERE
JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER (G) – DAY & DATE PREMIERE
HIGHER GROUND (M)
TAKE SHELTER (M)

PARANORMAL COPS – A&E – Season 1
Weekdays at 6.30am
Follow a group of larger-than-life cops who walk one beat during the day as real-life Chicago police officers and another at night when they apply their forensic and investigative expertise to paranormal casework. Responding to the pleas of ordinary people who are victimised by distressing and inexplicable activities in their homes and workplaces, these cops bring their no-nonsense approach to hunting ghosts and real-life police skills to uncover the facts.

BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR – A&E – Season 3
Weekdays at 6.00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Billy Bretherton and his family who make up “Vexcon”, one of Louisiana’s busiest pest removal companies, are returning to A&E for a third brand new exclusive series. Billy and his family attempt to balance family life with the drama of running a successful business together.

POLICE INTERCEPTORS – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK – Season 4
Weekdays at 5.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
The Police Interceptors are a 20 strong team of specially selected, police officers, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, outrageously fast cars and a helicopter. Each action-packed episode follows dramatic stories illustrated with some of the most exhilarating footage of real life pursuits and arrests shown on television.

HOOKERS FOR JESUS – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK
9.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Las Vegas has America’s worst sex-trafficking problem and Annie used to be one of the city’s most notorious hookers. Eventually the drugs, pimp-beatings, and rapes exhausted Annie’s spirit, prompting her to look for a different way to live. Lying in a hospital after a drugs overdose she discovered religion. And when she awoke she determined to help girls trapped in prostitution. A one-woman mission, “Hookers for Jesus”, was born.

Thursday April 5

SHAHS OF SUNSET – ARENA – Season 1
9.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
SHAHS OF SUNSET follows a group of friends who are trying to juggle their active social lives and up-and-coming careers while balancing the demands of their families and traditions. These passionate socialites are fervent on the dating and party scene, but they all face pressures from their family to settle down and marry within the community. From outings on Rodeo Drive to traditional Persian feasts at home, this series celebrates the unique lifestyle of a group of friends who have worked hard for what they have and are not afraid to flaunt it.

RUSSELL HOWARDS GOOD NEWS – THE COMEDY CHANNEL – Season 3
10:00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Filmed in front of a live studio audience and hosted by the hilarious Russell Howard this topical comedy show offers his unique perspective on the big stories dominating the news outlets from online and print to broadcast.

AXE MEN – A&E – Season 2
Weekdays at 5.00pm
Deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, rugged men make their living doing one of the deadliest jobs in the world, logging. Their mission is to retrieve timber perched on mountainsides too steep to access with machines, it is no easy task. Plagued by mechanical failures, relentless weather, and unpredictable terrain, these brave men risk their lives retrieving the timber with which we built our country.

BIZARRE ER – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK – Season 2
8.00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Filmed in hospital wards across the UK, you’ll go behind the scenes to reveal remarkable and often shocking, real life cases, from admission through to treatment and discharge. Not for the faint-hearted it features some of the most extraordinary accidents and injuries as well as weird and wonderful accident-related facts and statistics. Bizarre E.R. offers an eye-watering insight into human ingenuity and our relative indestructibility paying tribute to the doctors and nurses who cope with the most testing situations.

Friday April 6

THE MAGICIANS – FOX8 – Season 2
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
The Magicians returns for season 2 with incredible illusions, mind-bending magic and classic tricks with a contemporary twist, performed by some of the world’s best magicians.

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS – BIO – Season One
8.30pm – Subscription TV Premiere
Host Scott Cam is joined by a host of Aussie celebrities as they grant wishes and deliver well-deserved rewards and recognition to hard-working Australians who slave away tirelessly for other people and causes.

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