Television
Conquering fear

Psychologist Dr Robin Zasio treats one of her patients with intensive exposure therapy
Psychologist Dr Robin Zasio treats one of her patients with intensive exposure therapy

Almost everyone is afraid of something or other, but in extreme cases, their fear can become so intense that it is actually a phobia. These phobias can transform everyday behaviour in a way that could make you laugh if it didn’t actually reduce you to tears. A seven-part series, My Extreme Animal Phobia, premieres on Animal Planet every Sunday at 10pm. In this riveting series, meet several people with unusual phobias that are disrupting their lives. In each hour-long episode, three people embark on a five-day, live-in course of intensive exposure therapy under the guidance of psychologist Dr Robin Zasio. — TNS

Mother of all missions

When does a woman take to arms? When she’s driven to a corner and wants desperately to save the only thing she has got left in the world. Missing 10 p.m. every Wednesday on Star World starts a decade after Michael saw his father, CIA Agent Paul Winstone, murdered. Now 18, Michael wants to go to Rome to study architecture. His overprotective mother Becca (Ashley Judd) reluctantly lets him go. Just a few weeks into his trip, Michael disappears. Becca immediately suspects foul play and embarks on the most dangerous mission of her life. Not surprisingly, she has people chasing her and trying to kill her. Watch this gripping thriller where Becca’s resourcefulness, skill and determination are put to the test. NF





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