Cutting Edge

My Kitchen Rules, 7.30pm, Seven
Tonights episode is the best of the series so far – see the cocky Vic contestants get a taste of their own medicine – Is laugh out loud TV.

Then the Wind Changed, 8.32pm, ABC1
Screening on the 3rd anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires, this is an intimate portrait of one small Australian community’s difficult but inspiring recovery from devastating bush fires.

Cutting Edge – Egypt’s Revolution: The End of a Dictator, 9.30pm, SBS ONE
The 18-day Egyptian revolution was started by its youth but drew in all layers of Egypt’s fractured society, across age, class and religious divide. As the fear barrier was broken, destinies were transformed by the tumultuous events. This film offers an examination of the demise of the Mubarak regime through the eyes of people whose lives were, until now, defined by it.

The Biggest Loser Australia, 7pm, TEN
The trainers discover a useful tool that will help them monitor their team while they’re not around. This week’s challenge drags the contestants out of their comfort zone and into the spotlight

White Collar, 8.30pm, W
Mozzie escapes death and Neal uses his contacts to help Peter find Mozzie’s shooter: Julian Larssen. Peter and Neal set a trap for Larssen but he manages to make it look like Peter planted evidence.

Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil, 10.25pm, ABC2 / ABC4
Both high school and American Idol feature harsh social criticisms, popularity contests, and shady characters – be it Ryan Seacrest, or the neighbourhood creep. But which is more evil?

Cutting Edge – Terror Island, 9.30pm, SBS ONE
On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old Norwegian, set off a bomb in the heart of Oslo. He then raced to a small island in the Oslo fjord and used a high-powered weapon to systematically murder 69 innocent young people. This horrific act is documented, along with interviews with some of the survivors whose lives will be forever changed.

Constantine, 9.30pm, GO!
Just beneath the streets of modern-day Los Angeles lies a world of demons, and angels. Renegade occultist John Constantine enters this world to help the investigation of a mysterious suicide.

Nigella Kitchen, 8.01pm, ABC1
It’s a long weekend of comfort cooking in Nigella’s kitchen where the food is delicious and the cooking is easy.

Who Do You Think You Are? – Ben Mendelsohn, 7.30pm, SBS ONE
Bad boy larrikin actor Ben Mendelsohn embarks on a journey into his ancestry to find out if he really is related to the famous composer of the Wedding March, Felix Mendelssohn

twentysomething, ABC2, 9pm
Whether it is finding out how you got home last night or what to do with the rest of your life, the twentysomething world is filled with massive highs, heart breaking lows and plenty of drinks in between.

Cutting Edge: 9/11 – The Day That Changed The World, SBS ONE, Part 1: 8.30pm, Part 2: 10pm
September 11, 2001 began like any other day in New York. When the first plane flew into the World Trade Centre, people across the world shared with America the horror of this unfolding terrorist attack that would one day change the world.

Packed to The Rafters, Seven, 8.30pm
The comic rivalry between Ted and Tom continues. Ted’s convinced Tom isn’t looking for work at all, instead sneaking off to spend time with an unknown lady friend.

Children of 9/11, Ten, 9.30pm
This documentary accompanies the children of 9/11 as they go about their daily lives, to create a unique and intimate portrait before and after the tragedy.

Parks and Recreation, Seven, 11.10pm
Tonight in this Emmy nominated show, Tom tries to get back at Ron by going out on a date with Ron’s ex-wife Tammy, while Leslie tries to protect Ron for her charms.

Cutting Edge: Tsunami Search and Rescue, SBS ONE, 9.30pm
This documentary highlights the efforts of the British International Search and Rescue Team, which was sent to Japan in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country on March 11. The program follows the rescuers as they struggle through each stage of their mission, revealing the physical obstacles they have to contend with and the emotional strain of their work coping with Japan’s worst disaster since World War I.

Merlin, Ten, 6.30pm
Uther pressures Arthur into an arranged marriage, however Merlin soon discovers Princess Elena’s nanny is a Pixie with ulterior motives. Can Merlin save Arthur before he walks down the aisle?

The Kennedys, ABC1, 8.30pm
In the series final we see Jack and Jackie suffer the loss of their newborn child; she and JFK are in Dallas on that fateful day in November; Bobby blames himself for his brother’s death; and five years later, tragedy strikes again

The Mentalist, Nine 8.38pm
The team investigates two attempted robberies, including one that left a shop owner dead and another involving Donny Culpepper, the man Jane hired to break into LaRoche’s home.

Body Of Lies, GO!, 9.33pm
When newly stationed in Jordan, CIA agent Roger Ferris teams up with veteran operative Ed Hoffman and the head of Jordanian intelligence to infiltrate an underground network of terrorists. tarring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.

Dancing With The Stars, 6.30pm SEVEN

This two and a half hour return will introduce us to the cast this year. We will see who can dance and who just makes us laugh. Manu Feildel, Lara Bingle and Samantha Armytage are just a few of the stars who will compete to win the disco ball trophy. 

Merlin, 6.30pm TEN

In this third season of this popular and almost cultish show, Morgana is found,dishevelled and bruised in the forest,claiming abduction. Superficially contrite,she is still in league with Morghause,for whom she collects tears shed by Pendragon. These are used to curse him and fashion a doll from mandrake,which Morgana places under his bed.It slowly starts to drive him mad and, as he begins to hallucinate,seeing ghosts,Morghause approaches rival king Cenred to invade the weakened kingdom,having first taken Merlin prisoner. However Merlin summons the Great Dragon to come and free him.

Lady Gaga presents The Monster Ball Tour, 8.30pm ELEVEN

Lady Gaga showcases all her hit singles and the show from her Monster Ball album, live at Madison Square Garden. A must for all fans ( Little Monsters ) awaiting her new album at the end of the month. Expect extravagance and shocks along the way, and embrace the new Madonna.

Moby Dick – Part One, 8.30pm ABC 1

This two part mini-series starts tonight with a man signing on to a whale boat only to discover how his charismatic yet despotic his new captain has become, in hunting a giant white whale.

Cutting Edge, 9.30pm SBS ONE

Gaddafi – Our Best Enemy. While Gaddafi rules the headlines now and his leadership is at risk, this examines his relationship with the West. His four decades of realpolitik, oil control and violence are all covered. A must see due to the drama all over the Middle East.

A Few Good Men, 8.30pm GEM

A classic from 1992 featuring a younger Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore. Worth watching for the nostalgia but also a great military trial – especially in post Guantanamo days and recent reports about Aussie defence behaviour.

Tuesday, 10 March at 8:30pm on SBS

Series Return

‘Cutting Edge’ returns to SBS on Tuesday, 10 March at 8:30pm with the compelling documentary
‘Captive in Gaza’.

On June 25, 2006 a group of Palestinian militants in Gaza crawled out of a tunnel and attacked an IDF tank. Two Israeli soldiers were killed and Gilad Shalit was captured and taken to Gaza. The Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert refused to negotiate with captors for his release and pursued aggressive retaliations.

This documentary picks up two years later, where Gilad still remains in captivity and examines the events which followed after his capture. Over 600 Palestinians were killed in a large scale retaliatory operation in the first three months after he was taken prisoner.

“The PM said no negotiations would be made for his release. He made statements about what he would not do instead of working for a fast release…He was captured during military service and it is a state obligation to bring him back” (Gilad’s mother, Aviva Shilat)

More than 11,000 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli jails and thousands of families in Gaza saw this as an opportunity to free their relatives. The kidnapping evoked a widespread public movement and quickly turned from a humanitarian to a political issue.

“It’s terrible to sit at home while he’s there, held by them wounded and you can not reach out to them at all. There’s nothing you can do. Your life changes in a second.” (Aviva Shilat)

Among the events covered, the government ignores a proposal from Hamas to exchange five prominent prisoners of the Palestine leadership in exchange for Gilad.

Gaza is completely cut off from Israeli journalists. His captors, who are members of the group Azadin El Qasam, provide a rare comment about his confinement.

‘The soldiers won’t see the light of day and won’t be returned to his parents until our prisoners are released from occupation prisons. We are prepared to hold this soldier for years.’ (Captor. anonymous)

The documentary shows testimonies from negotiators, politicians, and terror experts who reveal the series of mistakes and missed opportunities from both the Israeli and Palestinian sides.