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SCMP Reporter

Primal Fear

Pearl, 9.30pm

Courtroom thriller about an arrogant, high-powered lawyer, Martin Vale (Richard Gere, above), who takes the seemingly unwinnable case of a young altar boy, Aaron Stampler (Edward Norton), accused of brutally murdering an eminent Catholic priest. The case becomes more complicated when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room during the murder. Also starring Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard and Frances McDormand. (1996)

National Geographic: Quest For The Rainbow Serpent

World, 10pm

Bruce Means returns to Australia to find its most fascinating snakes, some new to science and others whose tales weave their way back to Aboriginal mythology. In an adventure that requires the knowledge of a bushman to reach remote locations and a scientist to study the snakes' behaviour, Means observes some of Australia's most fascinating snakes in the wild and meets people whose lives are interwoven with these creatures.

Lenny's Big Amazon Adventure

BBC World, 5.10pm

British comedian and actor Lenny Henry is dumped far from civilisation to see how he manages to fend for himself in the Amazonian rainforest. Armed with nothing but a standard SAS survival kit plus a rifle and a radio telephone for emergencies, he is left alone for two weeks. Braving a world full of snakes, spiders, pumas, piranhas and other wildlife, Henry needs all the good-natured humour for which he is famous. Throughout his adventure, a personal video camera records his adventures and misadventures, his thoughts and his problems.



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