- SWITCHED ON THIS WEEK - THE BEST BITS
OF TV from TV and Satellite Week Magazine
- By Katherine Hassell
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For the week Saturday 29 November to Friday 5 December
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- 1. The West Wing E4 Tuesday 9pm.
Matthew Perry wins new friends and influences people when he guests on the US political drama as a lawyer applying for a job in the White House.
2. 100 Greatest Sexy Moments Channel 4 Saturday 9pm.
A selection of sizzling scenes on screens big and small, from Patrick Swayze's Dirty Dancing to Colin Firth's Mr Darcy taking a dip in Pride & Prejudice.
3. Record of the Year: The Final Countdown ITV1 Saturday 1pm & 5.40pm.
Beyoncé Knowles, Justin Timberlake and Black Eyed Peas are among those vying for a place on the shortlist for next week's back-slapping bash as Cat Deeley invites the nation to make its pick of the pops.
4. Taggart ITV1 Wednesday 9pm. NEW SERIES.
A 20th anniversary edition of the nation's longest running detective drama in which a gang member is murdererd and suspicion falls on an associate sent to jail for two decades on the dead man's evidence.
5. John Thomson Stands Up for Comedy Bravo Tuesday-Thursday 9.30pm.
NEW SERIES. The clown prince of Cold Feet introduces a compilation of classic comedy clips, featuring titans of titter from Frankie Howerd to Eddie Izzard waxing lyrical on sex, showbiz and other stand-up staples.
6. MacIntyres Millions: Body Butchers Five Wednesday
9pm. NEW SERIES. Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre exposes the illegal trade in human organs.
7. The Wonder Years Comedy Coming of Age Biography Friday 7pm.
Fred Savage recalls the trials and tribulations of growing up on screen – with a little help from his friends.
8. Unsolved History Discovery Wednesday 10pm
After spending two years hiding in a concealed room in occupied Amsterdam, teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family were arrested. Who betrayed them to the Gestapo? Biographer Carol Ann Lee examines new clues to the culprit.
9. Grammy Awards Nominations E! Entertainment Thursday 1pm.
Drum roll, please! Dido, Moby and Amy Lee of Evanescence unveil the musical maestros in contention for honours at the 46th annual awards show.
10. American Chopper Discovery Monday-Friday 11am. NEW SERIES.
Father and son enthusiasts design and build their own motorbikes.
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- Trust specialists give Warning for 'World AIDS Day'
- Report with thanks to Nicky Williams
of Health Start.
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- WITH growing numbers of people being treated for HIV and AIDS, Southport & Ormskirk Genitourinary Medicine department are supporting this year's World AIDS Day by urging local people to practice safe sex.
Shocking statistics show that five people worldwide die of AIDS every minute of every day and HIV has hit every corner of the globe.
Latest figures reveal that 49,500 adults in the UK will now have HIV, which is an increase of about 20% from between 2001-2002.
In a bid to prevent further increases in local new cases, specialists at the Trust are encouraging people to take precautions and to seek advice if they have any concerns during World Aids Day (December 1) and AIDS Awareness Week (November 29 to December 6).
The main route of transmission is by sex and in recent years, heterosexual sex accounts for the majority of new cases in the UK, although gay men have been hit particularly hard by the epidemic. Despite the very major treatment advances, a new diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS remains a devastating blow.
Dr Mike Abbott, Consultant at the Department of Genitourinary Medicine at the Trust, said:-
"It is a worrying picture throughout the country, including the North West and it's broadly the same pattern in Southport and Formby and West Lancashire. Another cause for concern is that some patients are presenting to our care late, when they are sick. The treatments for HIV are now very effective, but best started early and from the medical point of view, it's extremely important that people get tested early. Treatment prevents many of the problems, or at least puts them off, for very many years."
Latest figures reveal that 49,500 adults in the UK will now have HIV, which is an increase of about 20% from between 2001-2002.
Dr Abbott added:- "It's not rocket science ~ most people know how STI's are caught. I also think people know that smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, not taking exercise, or eating too much fatty food are bad for one's health. Controlling STI's is notoriously difficult because people enjoy having sex. Furthermore, sexual behaviour is changing ~ people are having sex earlier and appear to be taking more risks.
STIs are increasing very considerably and this is now a major public health problem in the UK. STI risk is reduced by not having sex; reducing the number of sexual partners or the frequency of sexual contact; changing the nature of the sexual contact and the use of barrier methods such as the condom.
With growing numbers of people being treated for HIV and AIDS, Southport & Ormskirk Genitourinary Medicine department are supporting this year's World AIDS Day by urging local people to practice safe sex."
Shocking statistics show that five people worldwide die of AIDS every minute of every day and HIV has hit every corner of the globe.
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