KEY POINTS:
7PM, TV ONE
MUCKING IN
Bea Yates from Rotorua, affectionately known as Aunty Bea to many, is the face of fundraising in the city. So roll up your sleeves New Zealand, and muck in.
7.30PM, TV2
NO OPPORTUNITY WASTED
That crazy Phil Keoghan takes three Kiwis and not so much makes them, more like inspires them to face their fears.
7.30PM, TV3
SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS
On Raro, the men start doing more hard yakka while over at the other tribe it's the girls who are accused of being slack.
8.30PM, TV3
CSI: MIAMI
A road rage incident in Auckland usually ends with someone giving another the two-fingered salute. Not in Miami. The case of road rage the team deal with tonight leads them into an investigation surrounding a stolen $4 million necklace.
MOVIES
[rated out of 5]
8.30PM, TV2
HELLBOY
Herald rating: * * *
Ron Perlman stars as a cigar-chomping demon, who has been raised to protect the world against the forces of darkness after being conjured up by the Nazis during World War II. Lots of fun, with plenty of
slimy bug-eyed monsters. Based on a comic book, it also stars John Hurt and Selma Blair. A sequel, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, begins production early next year. (2004)
8.30PM, TV ONE
GOSFORD PARK
Herald rating: * * * *
Robert Altman directs a large cast, including Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Kristin Scott-Thomas and Clive Owen. It is a multiple storyline murder-mystery about a weekend stay at a country house where masters converge with servants and something goes bad. As with most Altman films, the camera is constantly on the go. (2001)
10.55PM, TV3
SHINER
Herald rating: * * *
Character-driven drama starring Michael Caine as an ageing British boxing promoter whose world begins to crumble when he bets everything on one fight in which his son is in the main event. (2000)
6PM, SKY MOVIES 2, 8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
CINDERELLA MAN
Herald rating: * *
True story of Depression-era boxer James Braddock (Russell Crowe), a champion who loses all his possessions and savings with the crash of the stock market. His wife and their three children deal with a lack of food and no heating. A boxing manager offers him a chance to box again and he becomes a symbol of hope. Directed by Ron Howard, who does it a little too sentimentally. (2005)
SPORT
8.50AM, SKY SPORT 1 LIVE; 2.30PM, PRIME
RUGBY: NEW ZEALAND V FRANCE
The All Blacks will find the French a tougher proposition this time but should have too much class.
5PM, SKY SPORT 2 LIVE
SOCCER: A-LEAGUE
NZ KNIGHTS V CENTRAL COAST MARINERS
The Mariners are the league's journeymen but will probably still be a handful for the Kings.
