- SWITCHED
ON THIS WEEK
- ALL THE BEST BITS ON
UK TV
- Written
by Caren Clark of TV & Satellite Week
- For
the week Saturday 6 November to Friday 12 November
1.
John Lydon’s Megabugs Discovery Sunday 5pm NEW SERIES...
John Lydon Goes Ape
Five Wednesday 8pm
The
punk icon has turned into TV’s most entertaining wildlife
presenter as he searches for the mountain gorilla and the world’s most impressive insects.
2. Crazy Rulers of the World Channel 4 Sunday 8pm NEW SERIES...
Documentary maker Jon Ronson presents a revealing
look at some
of the bizarre new military tactics which are being developed by a paranoid USA as a result of the war on terror.
3.
Conviction BBC3 Sunday 9pm NEW SERIES...
Nicholas Gleaves and William Ash play two
policeman brothers
investigating the murder of a young girl in this stylish new drama.
David
Warner co-stars as their ex-cop father who is suffering from
Alzheimer’s with Zoe Henry as their lawyer sister who defends the
prime suspect.
4.
Lawless ITV1 Monday & Tuesday 9pm
Fresh from Waking
the Dead, Trevor Eve is in detective mode again to play a dedicated cop who has to abandon his family and go on the
run when he’s accused of murder.
5.
The Kumars at No 42 BBC2 Monday 9.30pm NEW SERIES...
Number 42’s got a houseful once more as music
legends Jools Holland and Tom Jones pop round for a chat with
Sanjeev and family. Let’s hope Granny Kumar doesn’t get overexcited.
6.
2DTV ITV1 Monday 11pm NEW SERIES...
Paula Radcliffe, Gordon Ramsay and Wayne Rooney
and girlfriend
Coleen are among the victims being ruthlessly caricatured as the award-winning topical animation returns for a new run.
7.
Blackpool BBC1 Thursday 9pm NEW SERIES...
This innovative musical whodunit sees David
Morrissey as a
charismatic arcade owner in the Las Vegas of Lancashire. Sarah Parish stars as his neglected wife and John Thomson as his long
suffering best friend.
8.
Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere Channel 4 Friday 9.30pm NEW SERIES...
In
this spin-off from Peter Kay’s hit comedy Phoenix
Nights hapless bouncers Max and Paddy take to the road where
they become embroiled in a host of misadventures.
9.
Peep Show Channel 4 Friday 10pm NEW SERIES...
The flatmates from hell are back for a NEW SERIES... but can
Mark (David Mitchell) win Sophie’s (Olivia Coleman) heart by hacking
into her email?
10.
When Jordan Met Peter ITV1 Friday 11pm NEW SERIES...
The headline-hogging jungle bunnies
give an insight into their everyday lives with this fly-on-the wall Osbournes-style show.
VARIATIONS
Crazy Rulers of the World
S4C Sunday 1.15am NEW SERIES...
Max and Paddy’s Road to
Nowhere S4C
Friday 10.30pm
NEW
SERIES Peep Show S4C Friday
11.35pm NEW SERIES...
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