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MAR 2010
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Every month we highlight some of the best educational programming available on the AUSTAR for schools service. For programming with dedicated support materials please visit the Teachers Material area of this site. |
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Climate Wars
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Weekends from March 6 at 1.30pm & 10.30pm – 3 x 60 mins
Why has it taken this long for us to understand just how sinister the threat of global warming is? This series examines the proof that it is a man-made problem. |
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Earth’s Frontiers
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Thursday, March 25 at 11.30pm; Friday, March 26 at 3.30am; Saturday, March 27 at 6.30pm, 2.00pm; Sunday, March 28 at 4.30am, 7.00am, 2.00pm, 6.30pm – 30 mins
Reporting from the frontlines, Earth’s Frontiers will set the agenda for revolutionary ideas and big thinkers in the fields of science, technology, economics, and sustainability. It will bridge the gap between science fiction and the reality of managing our planet’s infinite resources. It will champion human ingenuity and in response to our ultimate challenge - it will be cutting-edge, investigative, futuristic and above all, inspirational. Earth’s Frontiers will be structured around four quarterly debates in major cities around the world. The monthly television series will work in conjunction with the debates to explore more specific topics in greater depth. |
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Expedition Borneo
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Saturdays from March 6 at 2.30pm – 50 mins
An expert team of explorers, biologists and filmmakers travel deep into the dark heart of Borneo in search of new species and rare animals. |
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Jamie’s Ministry of Food
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Wednesdays from March 3 at 8.30pm – 60 mins
Jamie Oliver is starting a food revolution in Britain to get people back in the kitchen cooking and breaking the bad eating habits that parents are passing down to their children. Jamie travels to Rotherham and teams up with his School Dinners arch nemesis Julie Critchlow. The pair will take on a group of people who can’t cook and teach them ten great meals that will give them the basic skills to cook for life. Will Jamie be able to convince these people the benefits of cooking healthy nutritious foods? |
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March of the Dinosaurs
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Mondays from March 8 at 8.30am – 8 x 60 mins
This March Discovery delves into the prehistoric world with two hours of dedicated premiere dino-programming every Monday from 8.30am. |
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Search for the Giant Octopus
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Monday, March 8 at 1pm and Wednesday, March 17 at 2pm – 60 mins
A team of experts goes in search of the elusive Pacific Giant Octopus. Growing to nine metres with the power to kill sharks, it is a formidable creature, but also intelligent and incredibly shy. Persistence is rewarded with encounters with three of these magnificent creatures. |
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The Body Machine
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Monday March 22 & Tuesday March 23 at 12.00pm – 2 x 60 mins
Explore the truth behind the fascinating machine that is the human body. |
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The Known Universe
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Monday to Fridays, March 1 to 11 and March 22 to 31 at 9.30am – 60 mins
The Known Universe series combines the most current scientific information, cutting-edge computer graphics, dramatic time-lapse sequences and everyday examples to shed light on some of the most mind-boggling aspects of our universe.
Some episodes include:
• Sizing Up the Universe (Monday, March 1)
• Speeding Through the Universe (Wednesday, March 3 & Tuesday, March 23)
• Collision Course (Friday, March 5 and Thursday, March 25)
• Blowing Up the Universe (Tuesday, March 2 and Monday, March 22) |
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