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Coronation Street: March 18 2010

7:30pm Thursday, March 18 on TV One
Maria is devastated after seeing the clip of Carla and Liam kissing. Having missed confronting Carla, she searches the house for evidence of Liam's affair. Finding nothing, she confronts Leanne, but Leanne denies knowing anything, and while Maria leaves frustrated, something in Leanne's tone makes Michelle hang back. Pressured Leanne admits being economical with the truth to spare Maria's feelings. Meanwhile, Maria confronts Rosie for details. Rosie keeps quiet, but when Maria starts threatening to call Tony and tell him about the video, Rosie is forced to reveal that Tony already knows.
Tina's not happy as Joe orders expensive materials and is spending too much cash. David can't see what her problem is, he's given him a job and makes his mum happy, but Tina tells him his behaviour is more complex than him just being Mr Nice Guy.
Read moreReal Life: The World's Oldest Conjoined Twins

9:30pm Wednesday, March 17 on TV One
Real Life: The World's Oldest Conjoined Twins looks at the life of Ronnie and Donnie Galyon (tonight at 9.30pm on TV ONE). With their bodies fused at the lower chest, doctors didn't think Ronnie and Donnie would survive through their first night. But the twins have confounded everyone by living to the ripe old age of 57, even though they share their entire lower digestive system.
After spending nearly 40 years working as 'The Siamese Twins' in circus sideshows and carnivals, the twins are now retired, and with the help of their younger brother Jim Galyon and his wife Mary, they try their best to live a normal independent life.
Read moreCanapés on MasterChef New Zealand

7:30pm Wednesday, March 17 on TV One
The top eight contestants face the daunting team challenge of preparing canapés at Auckland hotel, The Langham, for 120 VIPs and celebrities, on MasterChef New Zealand, tonight at 7.30pm on TV ONE.
The winner of the previous challenge is appointed leader of the Blue team and gets to choose the leader of the Red team, before they take turns selecting their team mates. Each team has four hours to prepare four canapés - two hot, two cold - for the guests. That's a total of nearly 500 canapés per team, and the first hurdle is each canapé must be approved by The Langham's executive chef, Volker Marecek, before it can be sent out to the guests.
Read moreReal Crime: Crime And Punishment

9:30pm Tuesday, March 16 on TV One
Local documentary, Real Crime: Crime And Punishment, takes a look at New Zealand's increasing use of prison as a response to crime through interviews with ex-prisoners; people working with them; and people working to keep young people out of the prison system (tonight at 9.30pm on TV ONE).
Director John Bates says the underlying question for Crime And Punishment is a simple one: do prison's work? But the answer is more complex, and with high recidivism featuring in jurisdictions around the world, it has become apparent that imprisonment is a very limited tool in the fight against crime.
Read moreCoronation Street: March 16 2010

7:30pm Tuesday, March 16 on TV One
As Tony plans a surprise honeymoon for Carla she reveals a surprise of her own, she's invited his brother Pat to the wedding. Thrown, Tony claims to be delighted, but Pat's an unwitting loose canon. Later, as Tony prepares for the wedding, he is aware Rosie, Kevin or Maria could still ruin his day. As she makes her entrance a stunning Carla whispers to Leanne she's sure she's doing the right thing and the couple are overjoyed as the ceremony goes without a hitch.
Read moreSunday Theatre: Starter For 10

8:30pm Sunday, March 14 on TV One
Set in the mid-80s, Sunday Theatre: Starter For 10 follows Brian Jackson, a working-class student, as he navigates through his turbulent first year at Bristol University (tonight on TV ONE at 8.30pm).
James McAvoy (Atonement), the young actor who plays Brian, says his character is a brilliant everyman: "Someone trying to fit in and I think that's something we can all relate to."
"The story will appeal to adults who grew up in the 80s, anyone who has gone through higher education, and anyone who's tried to fit into something they weren't meant for. It's not your typical teenage gross-out comedy," he continues.
Read moreAttitude Season 6 Premiere

8:30am Sunday, March 14 on TV One
Attitude returns for its sixth season, promoting the positive lives of New Zealanders living with disabilities - and promises to be more action-packed in 2010 (today at 8.30am on TV ONE).
The Attitude team aim to inspire people living with a disability to get out and live life to the fullest, provide strong role models for young people, and to inspire change. Spearheading stories from New Zealand and around the world are reporters Tanya Black, Curtis Palmer, Kristy Munro and Dan Buckingham.
With a new forum this season the Attitude team will delve deeper into the lives of those living with disabilities, says researcher and reporter Curtis Palmer.
"We are moving from four, eight-minute stories to two, fifteen-minute stories. That means we will get to know people even better and really get to the heart of the story."
Read moreONE Bond: The Living Daylights

8:30pm Saturday, March 13 on TV One
Tonight's ONE Bond film, The Living Daylights, sees stage and screen actor Timothy Dalton make his debut as the debonair secret agent, James Bond (at 8.30pm on TV ONE).
Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Roger Moore, George Lazenby and Sean Connery, Dalton was aware of the responsibility as guardian of one of the world's most popular fantasy heroes. However, he wasn't going to be concerned about being compared to other Bond actors. "I have to make the part my own," says Dalton. "I intend to approach this project with a sense of responsibility to the author, Ian Fleming."
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