TV Highlights

Friday November 7
7:30pm

This week on BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, our most adventurous makeover ever – the ultimate Indiana Jones garden complete with suspension bridge, waterfall and that famous boulder.

Plus, Fast Ed’s tips on cooking the perfect breakfast egg 4 ways; Graham updates his backyard tomato-growing guide with even more tips; diet experts say we should eat more fish, and Karen Martini has the tastiest excuse to stay healthy; Tara shows how to create easy DIY artworks using your own digital camera; Dr Harry makes a house call on two tiny kittens with giant appetites which has led them to a life of crime; and everything you need to know about the world’s most popular aquatic plant – the enchanting water lily.

Tuesday November 4
8:00pm

This week on FIND MY FAMILY:

John and Linda were wildly in love. So what could be more sensible than getting married. And when they discovered they were having a baby, everything seemed perfect. But how quickly that all changed. Linda suffered post-natal depression. A depression so bad that eventually she took her own life. John turned to drink. And their son Peter was adopted. Now, Peter’s a grown man and he wants to find his Dad. And John wants to meet the son he gave away.

The bond between Robert and Carol is unbreakable. It’s not just that they’re brother and sister. It’s because when their mother died, and they were separated, little Carol demanded her adoptive parents take in Robert too. Eventually, Carol won. So Robert and Carol have always stuck close to each other. But what about the rest of the family? Are there any others? Are they still alive? And if so, where are they..? There’s many surprises for everybody.

FIND MY FAMILY is presented by JACK THOMPSON.

Friday November 7
10:20pm

Before the next James Bond film hits cinemas, join Daniel Craig and the rest of the cast as they visit not just the glamourous locations of Italy and Austria but also some of the most remote parts of the world: from the back streets of Colon, in Panama, to the driest part of the earth’s surface in Chile.

The James Bond films have set the standard for breath-taking locations around the world and for their new film, QUANTUM OF SOLACE, the film-makers have spent more time on location than on any previous production, to make this the most realistic and stylish Bond film yet.

Tuesday November 4
8:30pm

This week on PACKED TO THE RAFTERS, Julie is faced with ghosts of the past when she drags the family to a beach house weekend away.

Julie forces her dispirited family to the beach for a restorative weekend away – leading to everyone feeling restored but Julie herself.

Ted receives advice from beyond the grave.

Melissa’s life is in danger when she goes into sudden anaphylactic shock during a Rafter BBQ.

Romance beckons for Rachel – but is she ready to embrace it?

Friday November 7
10:50pm

On tonight’s episode of SCRUBS, it’s all about how you play the game, as long as you win.

Dr. Kelso signs Sacred Heart up for RateYourDoctor.org, a website where patients can evaluate and score their doctors, in hopes that is will lead to better patient care. However while in pursuit of the number one spot Turk and Dr. Cox play dirty to take J.D. out of the running.

Meanwhile, Eliot struggles with ethics when one of her terminal patients reveals that she intentionally overdosed on medication.

Elsewhere, Carla can’t figure out what the Janitor’s new girlfriend could possibly see in him.

Tuesday November 4
9:30pm

This week on ALL SAINTS, Dan and Bart deal with a complicated pregnancy scenario that serves to heighten Dan’s sense of loss about Erica.

Claire, the new Agency Nurse, is unrelenting in her quest to find out what happened to a man who has been badly assaulted.

Adam’s first day at All Saints may prove to be his last as he comes up with a controversial solution to a patient crisis.

Frank is desperate to know how Adam and Von know each other.

Saturday November 8
11:00am

Today sees the VRC’s No. 1 mile race and the major feature of the final day of Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Some champion horses have underlined their greatness with victory in this event, most notably Vain in 1969, which carried 4.5kg above weight for age to win in his third victory in eight days.

This is a wonderful race day but more importantly every year establishes itself further as family day where race goers of tomorrow enjoy a fantastic day’s entertainment with their parents.

Seven’s coverage will concentrate on both; for every winner on the track there’ll be some young boy or girl strutting their stuff in kids’ Fashions On The Field and having fun in the sun.

Australia’s foremost television racing host, BRUCE MCAVANEY, will lead the coverage, accompanied by RICHARD FREEDMAN and SIMON MARSHALL.

PETER DONEGAN will get the good oil in the mounting yard, PAT WELSH sharing the odds in the betting ring, Melbourne Cup winning jockey JOHN LETTS in the saddle interviewing the winning hoops on course and GREG MILES is race caller.

Presenters include JOHANNA GRIGGS, SARA GROEN, MICHAEL FELGATE, RICK OLARENSHAW, HAMISH MCLACHLAN and NEIL KEARNEY. Master of ceremonies is SANDY ROBERTS.

Wednesday November 5
7:30pm

This week on CRASH SCENE INVESTIGATORS, why was the life of a 20 year-old man shattered while out walking early one morning.

And the life of a 43 year-old father of two hangs in the balance. How was he hit by a 32 tonne truck?

CRASH SCENE INVESTIGATORS is real life police drama as it happens.

Wednesday November 5
8:30pm

On this week’s fast tracked episode of CRIMINAL MINDS, the BAU team hunts for a serial killer who stages car accidents to hide the true nature of his crimes.

A serial killer who disguises his victims’ demise by creating car accidents to mask their earlier deaths is the subject of a BAU manhunt.

Sunday November 2
12:00pm

The nib Coolangatta Gold is the toughest Ironman and Ironwoman race on the surf lifesaving calendar, testing endurance, fitness and skill.

Competitors from all over the country line up to take on the ultimate challenge, with the men battling it out over 46.65 km course and the women taking on 30.5 km. Each competitor completes a surf ski, board, swim and run leg over some of the toughest conditions in Australia along the spectacular Gold Coast.

With more than $200,000 in prizes on offer, competitors put it all on the line for the chance to be etched in surf lifesaving history.