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THIS WEEK ON 20/20
Thursday 30 August, 9.30pm

Don’t miss 20/20 – the best of New Zealand and international Current Affairs presented by Miriama Kamo with reporters Pete Cronshaw, Paul Hobbs and Hadyn Jones.

This Week on 20/20
DOUBLE TAKE:
All Black Captain Richie McCaw is one of the most high profile men in the country. Many women adore him, and if he lifts the Rugby cup, most men will want to shout him a beer. But if you thought you’d had a close encounter with him, you might be wrong. 20/20 investigates the age-old saying that somewhere in the world, we all have a double, and comes up trumps with Richie’s. Natalie Crook also tracks down two strangers, from opposite ends of the world, who frequently fool others, and finds her very own doppelganger.

HIGH HOPES:
It’s being hailed as a new wonder treatment by enthusiasts – with claims HGH, or Human Growth Hormone, can do everything from reverse aging, to reduce fat, and also help kids struggling with shortness reach unprecedented heights. But critics fear it’s being overused, and that just because children are short doesn’t meant they’re broken. 20/20 follows two children for four years – and finds out whether HGH is the key to their high hopes.

FALLEN STAR:
As Paris Hilton, and Britney Spears’ face career crises, with jail time, and public spin-outs, there’s one star who’s been where they are now, and is very definitely on the comeback trail. You might remember Jodie Sweetin as the sweet-faced middle child on Full House, but when the show ended her life took a very dramatic turn. While Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen went on to stellar careers, Jodie’s time in the spotlight disappeared overnight. She turned to drugs, and began a double life, hiding her habit from her policeman husband. When her secret was revealed many thought she’d never recover. She tells 20/20 what’s bringing her happiness now.

FAVOURED FEW:
We all know the beautiful people seem to live a charmed life, but 20/20 puts to the test, just what being a ten on the looks scale means in everyday life. While some say they’re frequently attacked and hated for being beautiful, others admit they’re working to get any advantage they can. You’ll see just what advantages the favoured few get in a series of intriguing experiments.

The best of New Zealand and international current affairs. 20/20 – with reporters Miriama Kamo, Pete Cronshaw, Paul Hobbs and Hadyn Jones. Judged Best Current Affairs Report (Team Award) and Best Current Affairs Reporter (Hayden Jones) at the 2006 Qantas Television Awards.

For up-to-date details on the programme check tvnz.co.nz Keyword: 20/20

THIS WEEK ON AGENDA Saturday 25 August, 8.30am

Hosted by Rawdon Christie, ‘Agenda’ sets the news agenda for the following week, featuring interviews with headline-makers from politics, business and the media, plus a panel discussion and Dairy Diary, a weekly trip to gauge opinion at a neighbourhood dairy. ONE News political editor Guyon Espiner conducts the political interviews of the day.

This week on Agenda: We ask Murray McCully how our relations with the rest of the world might change under a National government; Graham Henry describes how he is leading the All Black cultural revolution, and preparing his players for the mental challenges they’ll face at the World Cup; and we visit the Auckland community of Balmoral, where locals are fighting to keep a big multi-national out of their neighbourhood. The book giveaway is “The Reign of King Henry”, by Gregor Paul

THIS WEEK ON SUNDAY Sunday 26 August, 7.30pm

Don’t miss SUNDAY – award-winning current affairs programme – with some of New Zealand’s best reporters: Cameron Bennett, Janet McIntyre, John Hudson, Mark Crysell and Ian Sinclair.

On this week’s programme:
A Cry for Help
What if your child was born disabled in what some experts believe was a medical accident? To make matters worse, ACC says it doesn’t want to know and isn’t going to help? Is New Zealand’s accident compensation fair, or does it need a major overhaul? Ian Sinclair investigates.

The Dark Horse
He’s best known as a Pakeha-baiting, Maori radical who has a history of violent protest action. But these days Hone Harawira is no longer an angry young man. He’s a Member of Parliament representing the Far North, but still capable of putting the wind up middle New Zealand. Mark Crysell has the story.

Ash’s Anatomy
He’s a fit, healthy young man who wants to donate his kidney to a complete stranger on the other side of the world. Is it the gesture of a true humanitarian or someone brainwashed by a bizarre religious cult? An ABC Australian Story report.

SUNDAY – Where there’s a story, we’ll find it.

Fair Go

Top-rating consumer affairs programme FAIR GO has been helping New Zealanders get a fair go since 1977. Join Kevin Milne, Sandra Kailahi, Simon Mercep, Hannah Wallis and Erica Wood for FAIR GO’s unique mix of hard-nosed investigative journalism and light-hearted stories.

Tonight on FAIR GO:
Simon’s in the High Court to witness the fate of a businessman exposed by ‘Fair Go’ for leaving his home stay customers high and dry; Erica tracks down a taxidermist whose motto might be “you snuff ‘em we stuff em” – and discovers it’s more like “stuff off” for the customers we’ve spoken to; and Kevin gets justice for an old war hero forgotten by the very people charged with keeping soldiers’ memories alive. For more details visit tvnz.co.nz keyword: Fair Go

Good Morning is about to undertake its biggest event yet, a live wedding – thought to be the first on NZ TV. The lucky couple will win a wedding package worth more than $30,000, including a luxury honeymoon in Tahiti, wedding rings, suits, and a designer wedding dress.

Producer Sally-Anne Kerr says “we are thrilled to be able to give a New Zealand couple the opportunity to publicly celebrate their commitment to each other and we will be delighted to provide a unique wedding they will never forget”.

‘Good Morning’ co-host Sarah Bradley says, “if you’re stuck finding an imaginative way to get married, look no further than getting hitched on ‘Good Morning’”.

On the big day, there’ll be a number of performances from top Kiwi entertainers and the lucky couple are sure to dazzle audiences with their first dance, after receiving dance lessons from this year’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’ winner Stefano Olivieri.

The competition is open to all New Zealand residents and the wedding can either be a marriage or civil union.

Co-host Brendon Pongia says “I can’t wait to see the faces of the winning couple and share in their special day as they celebrate with the ‘Good Morning’ team and the nation”. Steve Gray adds, “I’ve been on ‘Good Morning’ for 11 years and I expect this to be one of the most memorable moments of my career”.

The competition runs until September 5, 2007. Contestants are invited to send in a one minute video saying why they should be the lucky couple.

Application forms are available on the TVNZ website, tvnz.co.nz, keyword: Good Morning.

Real Crime: Jeffrey Dahmer – Born To Kill?
Wednesday 29 August, 9.30pm

The definition of a serial killer is a person who commits more than three murders, with the killings often separated by long periods of inactivity. Luring victims to their death, they act out extreme sadistic urges, and lack any ability to empathise with the suffering of their victims. But why do these killers commit these heinous crimes?

‘Real Crime: Jeffrey Dahmer – Born To Kill?’ examines the life of Dahmer, trying to find clues as to what prompted his appalling crimes (tonight at 9.30pm on TV ONE). Dahmer was a homosexual sexual deviant who raped, murdered and ate parts of 17 victims.
Like other killers, such as John Wayne Gacy, he managed to elude capture while continuing to carry out his crimes. And like every other sociopathic serial killer in history, he believed himself to be completely justified in his actions.

How does a man become a serial killer, necrophiliac, cannibal and psychopath? Numerous theories say the answers can always be found in childhood abuse, bad parenting, head trauma, foetal alcoholism and drug addiction – perhaps in some cases these are contributing factors, but not for Jeffrey Dahmer.

Dahmer was born in Milwaukee in 1960, into the loving household of Lionel and Joyce Dahmer. He was a happy child until around six-years-old when his brother was born and he received some minor surgery, and he became increasingly insular and lacking in self-confidence. A career opportunity for his father meant the family moved to Ohio, and Dahmer’s insecurities deepened; by his early teens he was disengaged, tense and largely friendless.

When talking to people who knew Jeffery Dahmer well, they all say he was a good-looking, well-spoken and articulate man. Patrick Kennedy, who worked for the Milwaukee Police for more than 25 years, was assigned to Dahmer’s case in the summer of 1991 and spent six weeks with the killer.

Kennedy says, “You think of the crimes committed, and they are so horrific, that you think only a madman or somebody totally evil would do this, but when you talk with Jeffery Dahmer, you do not get this idea. He could be engaging, he was social, bright and witty, and he could make jokes. He was able to fool a lot of people.”

He says Dahmer described how his fascination with bones developed as a very young child. “He would find road-kill and wanted to see what was inside it. What he did as a young man with animals, he did in later life with human beings.” Dahmer claims he experienced compulsive thoughts of murder and necrophilia from the age of 14, but it appears the breakdown of his parents’ marriage, their acrimonious divorce, and the psychological stresses associated with these events may have been the catalyst for turning these earlier thoughts into actions.

Watch tonight’s ‘Real Crime’ documentary to see if circumstance drove Jeffery Dahmer to carnage and cannibalism or if he was ‘Born To Kill?’.

How To Look Good Naked
Friday 31 August, 7.30pm

‘How to Look Good Naked’, presented by fashion stylist Gok Wan, is a new one-hour magazine-style fashion and consumer show, starting tonight on TV ONE at 7.30pm.

Each week, Gok will take one woman on a journey from body-loathing to body-loving. From confiscating the contents of her underwear drawer, to a naked photographic shoot, she’ll be getting her clothes off behind closed doors – and in public, including having an image of her body projected up in the middle of her home town.
Gok peels away the layers to get to the core of each woman’s body issues, by standing her in front of a mirror and also in a body line-up, to see just how distorted her perception is. Gok also gives fashion and clothing advice and, as a finale, each woman will take part in a catwalk show for her friends and family, to show off her new outfits – including one set of new underwear … will every woman be able to brave the live crowd?

This series also examine the products and claims made by the beauty industry. Can a cream really reduce cellulite, an ointment remove stretch marks, and a lotion lift saggy breasts? In a comprehensive product test, 100 women will take part in trials of the best-selling products on London’s High Street. Each week, the show will reveal the products worth buying and the ones that are better left on the shelf. The products will range from high-end brands to budget options.

Plus, to celebrate the naked body, viewers will be seeing a lot more of them. The show will take a closer look at the female form in all its shapes and sizes. There will also be The Bod Pod, a mobile unit that will tour the length and breadth of England, to get women everywhere showing and talking about their bits – and saying what they really think of their bodies.

In episode one, Gok meets 29-year-old midwife Liz Marlowe, a working mum-of-two whose curvy size-16 figure is sending her self-esteem plummeting to rock-bottom. A former head-turner who never struggled to capture male attention, Liz now can’t even bear stripping off in front of her adoring husband, Adrian.

Don’t miss ‘How To Look Good Naked’, Fridays at 7.30pm on TV ONE.

Artsville
Sunday 26 August, 10.20pm

‘Artsville’ this week takes a look at leading artist John Reynolds and features a reading of ‘Three Reasons For Sleeping With A White Man’, by Tusiata Avia.

John Reynolds is a painter without a paint brush. One of the leading New Zealand artists of his generation, he has a lively, articulate personality and a down-to-earth sense of humour. On ‘Artsville’ tonight (at 10.20pm on TV ONE), ‘Questions For Mr Reynolds’ profiles Reynolds – the painter, photographer and landscape artist who represented New Zealand at the last Sydney Biennale and was recently made a Laureate by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.
Producer/director Shirley Horrocks says Reynolds is an artist who constantly surprises, as he brings his imagination to bear on such a wide range of materials: “From paint to fabric to architecture to native trees. He is involved in re-inventing the nature of painting. He makes a great subject for a documentary because he has such a likeable, articulate, exuberant personality, a wicked sense of humour, and an original approach to every area of the arts that he tackles.”

Horrocks follows Reynolds through an extraordinary year during which he creates a huge painted work in Sydney called ‘Cloud’, re-designs the iconic New Zealand Swanndri, collaborates with architects to design a hotel in Auckland, tattoos a friend, appears as a character in a cartoon series, does Samuel-Beckett-style performances in a bizarre camouflage suit, and makes extraordinary large-scale landscape works in Otago and the Kaipara.

With total access behind the scenes, ‘Questions For Mr Reynolds’ shows viewers how Reynolds conceives and develops his adventurous projects, and how he manages to combine all this with a busy family life. It also takes a look at his personal history, including the story of ‘John’s Diner,’ the legendary Auckland café that he ran in the early ’80s, and an account of how he supported himself in the early years as a photographer for local magazines.

Horrocks says she believes John Reynolds is a great example of the role of the local artist today. “He has remained based in New Zealand and is very involved with its history, culture and natural environment – but he’s completely free of the anxious, earnest nationalism that has shaped many earlier painters. He’s able to see local culture from fresh angles, such as his giant work ‘Cloud’, based on a dictionary of New Zealand colloquialisms, or his quirky (but still respectful) use of native plant species in outdoor works.”

Also on tonight’s ‘Artsville’, ‘Three Reasons For Sleeping With A White Man’, by poet Tusiata Avia.

Concert For Diana
Saturday 25 August, 10.30pm

On July 1, 2007, the late Princess of Wales’ birthday, Prince William and Prince Harry hosted a celebration concert at Wembley Stadium. The event, called ‘Concert for Diana’, featured some of their mother’s and some of their own favourite artists.

More than 60,000 people joined Prince William and Prince Harry at Wembley Stadium to celebrate their mother’s life and around 15 million people from across the United Kingdom watched ‘Concert For Diana’ at home. Proceeds from the concert went to a number of charities that were supported by the Princess during her life, and to two of the Princes’ own charities, Centrepoint and Sentebale.
When they announced the concert last December, William and Harry explained that, 10 years on from their mother’s death, they wanted to celebrate her life and commemorate her achievements. In addition to a memorial service on August 31, the concert marked what would have been Diana’s 46th birthday. Prince William says they wanted the concert to represent exactly what their mother would have wanted. “So therefore the church service alone isn’t enough. We wanted to have this big concert full of energy, full of the sort of fun and happiness which I know she would have wanted. And on her birthday as well, it’s got to be the best birthday present she ever had.”

At the end of the concert, Prince William and Prince Harry thanked everyone involved for making the evening such a success. Prince William says: “For us, this has been the most perfect way of remembering her. And this is how she would want to be remembered.”

Tonight, TV ONE will screen highlights from ‘Concert For Diana’. The list of internationally acclaimed stars who performed at the event included Elton John, Duran Duran, Bryan Ferry, Pharrell Williams, The English National Ballet, Joss Stone and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lily Allen, Kanye West, Rod Stewart and Natasha Bedingfield.

The National Bank Country Calendar Saturday 25 August, 7pm

For most people, eight seconds isn’t a long time – but ask a rodeo rider and they will tell you, when you’re astride a bull weighing close to two tonnes, trying to stay on his heaving, gyrating back, eight seconds can seem like eternity.

Rodeo is a popular sport in rural New Zealand. Membership is increasing and it’s every cowboy’s aim to make it to the national rodeo championships. That’s where Blakie Moore enters the picture. Tonight, ‘The National Bank Country Calendar’ catches up with Moore, who has lived all his life near Roxburgh in Central Otago (tonight at 7pm on TV ONE).

He admits to making one trip to Christchurch to do his army training when he was young and says he’d like to visit the South Island’s West Coast one day. As Moore puts it, when people ask him if he’s been overseas, he replies, “No, I haven’t, but have you visited Millers Flat?” For the uninitiated, Millers Flat is a tiny community 15 minutes down the road from Roxburgh.

Blakie Moore has spent his working life as a musterer and general farm worker and he’s never been out of work, despite leaving school before he turned 15. He owns a small block of land but doesn’t do much with it because he’s too busy with his greatest passion – breeding and breaking-in horses. That, in turn, led him to his love of rodeo – Moore was a founding member of the Millers Flat Rodeo Club.

Despite its small size, the club was selected to host the national rodeo championships this year. Setting up the venue, finding accommodation for around 200 competitors and mustering horses for the rodeo off the hills was a huge undertaking – and Blakie Moore was in the thick of it. The event was also a perfect opportunity for a Moore reunion.

All Blakie Moore’s immediate family turned up, along with his 30-odd grandchildren and a horde of great grandchildren. For its last episode of the year, ‘The National Bank Country Calendar’ filmed the action of the rodeo and the horse muster and got an insight into the life of this real southern man.