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Theonlynoticemostofustakeofvolcanoesis whenashwreakshavoconflight
schedules,butforthosewhoknowwheretolook,likebiologistKallmeyer,
theyholdthesecretstolifeonEarth.Kallmeyeris partofa teamintending
tomakea perilousdescentintothemouthofanactivevolcanoinVanuatuto
examineclose-upwhattypesoflifeformscanexistalongsidea boilinglake
oflava.Whilethatquestunfolds,PlanetofVolcanoesglobetrotsfromlocation
tolocation,highlightingthedifferenttypesofvolcanoesandtheirimpacton
theecosystemssurroundingthemandtheplanetasa whole.Informativeand,
thankstowhatcanonlybedescribedasa crazymission,exciting,this
documentaryis a realeye-opener. (AirsSun.,Jul. 21 at8.30pm;SBS)
Nov.11,2017:aftera seven-monthtour– theirfirstin 15
years– thattookthemto 16 countriesandsawthemplaying
over 70 shows,MidnightOilperformedatTheDomainin
theirhometownofSydney.Airingnowforthefirsttimeon
TV,theconcertfeaturessomeoftheinfluentialAustralian
rockband’sbest-knownsongsincluding‘BedsAreBurning’,
‘PowerandthePassion’and‘KingoftheMountain’.A must-
watchforfans. (Airs Sat., Jul. 20 at 12pm; MAX)
PLANET OF VOLCANOES
STARRING: Jens Kallmeyer
ARMISTICEDAY:
LIVE AT THE DOMAIN
STARRING: Midnight Oil
TV
TV
Every day on
Earth about
30 volcanoes
violently
erupt.
TV
Yirrmal Marika
(right) joined
the band
onstage for
a version of
Yothu Yindi’s
‘Treaty’.
It wastheheistthathadSydneyata standstill,asrepeatbankrobberHakki ‘Tim’
AtahanwascorneredonJan.31,1984,ina CBDbranchoftheCommonwealth Bank
andattempteda daringescape.Thisepisodeoftheslicklyproduced,thrillingly
re-enactedtrue-crimeseriesassemblespoliceandbankstaffwhoserecap of the
experienceis anoddmixofswappingwarstoriesandrelivingtraumaticevents.
Impossibletolookaway. (Airs Mon., Jul. 22 at 9.15pm; Nine)
MURDER, LIES & ALIBIS:
THE BANK JOB
NARRATED BY: Caroline Craig
Det. Sen. Con. Steve
Canellis (centre) was
shot between the eyes
during the stand-off.