Television What To Watch Funky gibbon: A radio DJ is saving these animals Todays highlights With Adam Hyland Pick Of The Day Natural World BBC2, 9pm The constant struggle to protect endangered animals and help conservation in the face of modernisation and technology means that people need to find new ways to highlight the plight of the animals they try to protect. Frenchman Chanee Brul has an ingenious approach he runs a radio station in Borneo, from which he transmits his message to save the gibbon and stop the capture of this enigmatic species, who live a miserable life in captivity. This documentary follows his efforts to secure the gibbons future. QI BBC1, 9.30pm Theres nothing new about this episode, but it is still one of the finest programmes on TV and deserves to be in any highlight package. Joining Stephen Fry tonight are Liza Tarbuck, Phill Jupitus and Sean Lock, along with regular whipping boy Alan Davies. Together they will discuss all things to do with games and gaming, so expect some sport, drawing room and casino-based conversation and trivia. RT1 RT2 TV3 8.45 Casualty 9.45 MasterChef 10.20 The Doctors 11.10 Dr Phil 12.00 Shortland Street (T) 12.30 Doctors (T) 1.00 News And Weather 1.25 Home And Away (T) 1.55 Neighbours (T) Dan and Libby clash over the money he gave to Sam. 2.20 The Restaurant (T) A celebrity becomes a chef for the night. 3.00 Showhouse (T) 3.30 Fair City (R,T) 4.00 The Afternoon Show (T) Entertainment and lifestyle features. 5.45 Nuacht RT 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 News And Weather (T) 7.00 Ear To The Ground Community values. 7.30 EastEnders (T) Phil puts more pressure on Max to come up with the money or face the consequences. 8.00 Fair City (T) Damien begins to have a more positive view of his job. 8.30 Rachel Allen: Home Cooking Raspberry and ricotta cheesecake. 9.00 News And Weather (T) 9.35 Prime Time (T) Current affairs review, plus reports on breaking news stories at home and abroad. 10.15 The Panel David McWilliams presents a humorous overview of the past weeks events, featuring comment from a rotating cast of panellists. 11.10 Val Falvey TD (R) The politician is left shaken after his involvement in animal rights. 11.40 Brothers & Sisters 12.35 RT News And Weather (T) 8.15 Kazoo 8.25 The Scooby-Doo Show 8.50 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 9.00 Den Tots 3.00 The Den: Dennis And Gnasher 3.15 Kazoo 3.30 Tracey McBean 3.45 The Sleepover 4.15 The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody 4.40 Ice 5.00 News 5.10 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 5.35 Neighbours (R,T) Dan apologises to Libby but their reconciliation falls apart when Susan discovers he is still in contact with his former wife. 6.00 The Simpsons (T) Cartoon capers with the unmistakable family. 6.30 Home And Away (R,T) A Halloween party has disastrous consequences. 7.00 Mayday A 2006 plane crash over the Amazon, which was caused when a Boeing 737 hit a new Embraer Legacy jet and crashed into the dense rainforest below. 8.00 The Secret Life Of Elephants The rains arrive in Kenya and calf Breeze faces a fight for survival in the harsh conditions. Last in the series. See highlights. 9.00 FILM: Open Water (2004) A couple scuba diving during their tropical holiday end up stranded in shark-infested waters. Thriller, starring Blanchard Ryan and Daniel Travis. 10.25 Naked Camera Comedy series in which bizarre characters ambush an unsuspecting public. 10.55 RT News On 2 And World Forecast (T) 11.25 Hotel Babylon Treasure hunters flock to the hotel following the posthumous publication of a famous thiefs autobiography. 12.25 The Big Bang Theory (R,T) 7.00 Ireland AM 10.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R) 11.00 The Morning Show With Sybil And Martin 11.50 Midday 12.50 Xpos (R) 1.20 The Oprah Winfrey Show 2.10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 3.05 Emmerdale (R,T) Doug flies off the handle with Ashley and Sally. 3.35 The Biggest Loser: Australia. The teams face a double eviction. 4.30 Judge Judy. Double bill. Real-life court cases, presided over by Judge Sheindlin. 5.30 News@5.30 6.00 Xpos Daily entertainment news. 6.30 Friends (R) Ross tries to put on a brave face and invites Joey and Rachel to dinner with him and Charlie. 7.00 Emmerdale (T) Aaron almost crashes his car after the night out. 7.30 Modern Family Manny takes up fencing with support from Jay and the rest of the family. 8.00 Emmerdale (T) Aaron is shocked by his actions and snaps at Paddy and Chas. 8.30 Coronation Street (T) Ken stages a protest meeting in the Rovers. 9.00 FILM: Deep Blue Sea (1999) A scientist researching Alzheimers disease devises a way to enlarge sharks brains to help develop her theories. However, the experiments result in a marked increase in the sharks intelligence, and before long they escape their confinement with bloody consequences. Thriller, starring Saffron Burrows. 11.00 Nightly News The days main headlines. 11.05 Tonight With Vincent Browne The journalist presents a panel discussion on a variety of subjects. 12.00 Play TV. 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm :60second interview Rocky Elsom Rocky Elsom, 26, was the star of Leinster Rugbys victorious Heineken Cup campaign last year and is the new captain of Australia. He is in Dublin promoting Elsom Nutrition, his range of nutrional products, and to promote the Beacons Of Hope charity Interview by Adam Hyland If teams spend a lot of time and effort trying to stop me, they are making it easier for everybody else on my team to play How have you found your return to Ireland? It doesnt really feel like I ever left. The Irish rugby team is enjoying a golden age of rugby at the moment but what can we do to consistently beat the top teams in the world? As good as Ireland are, its very difficult because theres little difference in games between the top rugby nations. Very small things can be very costly. Some of it comes down to chance, but good teams pick up a habit of winning games, which is the opposite of what has happened to Australia recently. We have a habit of losing tight games. What was it like coming up against your Leinster team-mates when you lined out against Ireland recently? I had played a lot of them before in Melbourne in 2008 before I joined Leinster, and had played them twice in 2006, so it wasnt really that weird. Youve already won a lot of honours, but what are your ambitions for the future? The World Cup is obviously the big one, but thats a long way away. The big ambition at the moment is just to get the Australian team to become a very successful outfit, and also very tight. Those two go very well together. Unity in your team is great, but without success it means nothing. Tell me about Elsom Nutrition. I have very specific views on nutrition. I had trouble getting exactly what I wanted out of products. What I found is based around two things: If the product you use isnt quality, then you realise down the track that it is not helping you. The other thing is synergy amino acids and nutrients work best in groups together you find that in normal foods to help absorption so if you want a formula that works, you have to find what works best with what. Thats why we are developing these products. You designed one of the angels for the Beacon Of Hope campaign, which is on display in your finest ever performance? Sometimes you can have a great game but the match isnt important. I remember my World Cup debut against Japan in 2007 everything I did worked well. I scored a hat- trick, made good tackles, but we were never going to lose that match. In 2005, I was lucky to get a start in a match and I played really well that day. It was extremely important for my career. I wouldnt say I was on the scrap heap back then but things looked grim. After that performance, everything seemed to change. Youve been player of the year in both Australia and Europe do you think there is room for improvement? This is the end of a very long season for me, and I think I could improve physically. We as a team have a lot to do and theres still a hell of a lot more I could do better. For more information on Elsom Nutrition products go to www.rockyelsom.com. For Beacons of Hope go to www.angelsbeaconsofhope.ie Dublin at the moment and will be auctioned for charity. Tell me about that. Art is not really my strong point so I had a little help from the Dn Laoghaire College Of Art And Design. Its had pretty good success elsewhere and I thought it was interesting and for a good cause, and it was left open to interpretation. Back to rugby can Ireland win the World Cup in 2011? They have a good side and its not beyond them, but theres a lot of time between now and then. The World Cup is very difficult to win because you are playing away from home the whole time, and its a long tournament. Do you think you are singled out for rough treatment on the field? That comes with the territory, and its not a bad thing. It happens to players at different levels all over the world. But you think if teams spend a lot of time and effort trying to stop me, they are making it easier for everybody else on my team to play. What do you consider to be 16 metrolife Thursday, December 10, 2009 index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html