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Brendan Cowell on getting older, seeing a clairvoyant and leaving Australia

Brendan Cowell:

ANDREW TAYLOR 5:00pm Actor and writer Brendan Cowell talks about getting older, seeing a clairvoyant and leaving Australia.

Leigh Sales' favourite interviews for 2015: not one politician makes the list

She asks the questions: Leigh Sales at the 7.30 desk.

3:38pm The 7.30 host has lined up her favourite interviews for the year ... and there isn't a politician in sight.

What's On TV Tuesday: Kangaroo Dundee

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BEN POBJIE 12:15am Kangaroo Dundee relies heavily for audience appeal on the cute factor.

Monday, December 21

Heather Ewart visits Karumba.

7:10pm Heather Ewart continues her travels to some of Australia’s most remote communities and true-blue characters.

What's on TV Monday: The Real History of Science Fiction

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BEN POBJIE The history of sci-fi, from Jules Verne to Firefly, is the ambitious scope of a new documentary series.

TV's most memorable Christmas specials

The two-part final Christmas episode of <i>The Office</i> was a fitting end to the critically acclaimed British mockumentary.

Juanita Truong TV's 10 most memorable Christmas moments.

Best TV box sets for Christmas

<i>Veep</i>: Julia Louis-Dreyfus has no idea what she's doing.

David Dale They were on the box and you missed them. Now they're in a box, ready to give and to keep …

Graeme Strachan: Networks should hook into biopic on Skyhooks lead singer

Skyhooks singer Graham Strachan lived a full life which would make interesting viewing.

David Dale  Skyhooks lead singer deserves more screen time.

Melinda Houston previews: Best TV viewing for Christmas period

Classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life.

MELINDA HOUSTON Sample the wonderful life by sharing some great television shows with family this Christmas.

Carols in the Domain: families, Santas swelter as tens of thousands pour in to city to raise Christmas cheer

Clare Barber, 8, Isabel Martin, 10, and Juliette Martin, 14, at Carols in the Domain.

Michael McGowan Val Shaw and Lisa Cager started staking out their spot under a big Moreton Bay fig for the Carols in the Domain about eight years ago.

What's on

Foreign correspondents face turmoil and not only in the stories they report

ABC correspondent Sally Sara films near Shah-Doh Shamshira Mosque in Kabul.

MELINDA HOUSTON Now, thanks to technology, live footage from Egypt or Zimbabwe is only a click away.

TV at Christmas: Cricket, Dr Who, Quantico, classic movies and My Dream Home

River Song is back for the Dr Who Christmas Special.

MELINDA HOUSTON There's cricket on the telly, and the world really is full of peace and goodwill.

Foolish and flawed – just like the rest of us

Transparent's Pfefferman family are back for a second season.

MELINDA HOUSTON The genius of this series lies in the way viewers can relate to the trials of the Pfefferman family.

TV previews for December 20: Antique Roadshow, Agents of Shield, and cricket

Fiona Bruce hosts the Antiques Roadshow Christmas Special.

MELINDA HOUSTON In this Antiques Roadshow special Fiona Bruce looks at the most valuable and collectible antique toys.

TV previews for December 21: Back Roads, Homeland and American Horror Story

Back Roads heads to Karumba, on the Gulf of Carpentaria.

MELINDA HOUSTON As usual, Heather Ewart manages to discover some wonderful local characters in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Melinda Houston's TV picks for Tuesday December 22

Dynamo: Magician Impossible lives up to the title.

MELINDA HOUSTON Steven Frayne is obviously extremely good at his job.

Melinda Houston's TV picks for Wednesday December 23

Motorway Patrol. The light-hearted cheek of this New Zealand series makes it fun to watch.

MELINDA HOUSTON What should be a simple breath-test turns into an ordeal.

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