My picks of the best brand new TV offerings this week, in the UK...
MONDAY 29th
The Sarah Jane Adventures (4.35pm, BBC1) Season 2 of the popular Doctor Who spin-off series, starring Elisabeth Sladen as a former companion of The Doctor's who now investigates aliens on Earth.TUESDAY 30th
Dawn Porter: Free Lover (10pm, Channel 4) Investigation into extreme marriages, including geishas and mail-order brides.Coming Of Age (10.30pm, BBC3) Sitcom about sixth-form students from Abington in Oxfordshire, written by 19-year-old Tim Dawson.
WEDNESDAY 1st
Heroes (9pm, BBC2 & 10pm, BBC3) Third season of the US fantasy drama about normal people dealing with the emergence of superpowers.Silent Witness (9pm, BBC1) Crime drama starring William Gaminara, Emilia Fox and Tom Ward.
THURSDAY 2nd
Never Mind The Buzzcocks (9pm, BBC2) Return of the pop quiz with host Simon Amstell and Phil Jupitus. Team captain Bill Bailey has left the series and will be replaced by various special guests.Ian Hislop Goes Off The Rails (9pm, BBC4) The Have I Got News For You satirist hosts this documentary, looking into 1963's Beeching Report and how it led to the closure of railway lines and stations across the UK.
Cold Case (9pm, Sky1) Season 6 of the US crime drama.
Natural Born Sellers (9pm, ITV1) Gameshow where eight salespeople compete for a cash prize.
The Graham Norton Show (10pm, BBC2) The Irish comedian returns with another run of his chat-show, opening with guests Harry Shearer and Travis.
FRIDAY 3rd
Little Britain USA (9.30pm, BBC1) A brand new series of the smash-hit sketch show, with Matt Lucas and David Walliams transplanting their comedy characters to America, and creating many more.SATURDAY 4th
Dancing With The Stars (9pm, Watch) US version of Strictly Come Dancing.SUNDAY 5th
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor (5.45pm, Channel 4) The British survivalist continues to venture into hostile environments around the world, starting this seven-part series with trips to Nambia, Zambia, Mexico and the Andean Steppes.Fringe (9pm, Sky1) US sci-fi drama series from the co-creator of Lost, about a mad scientist, his academic son and a female FBI agent and their investigation of "fringe science".
Burn Notice (9pm, FX) US drama about a former spy who is forcibly retired but uses his skills to help the citizens of Miami.
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 (9pm, Channel 4) Comedy stage show from London's Albert Hall in aid of Amnesty International, featuring Al Murray, Chevy Chase, Eddie Izzard, Dylan Moran, Andrew Maxwell, Jeremy Irons, Jessica Stevenson, Jimmy Fallon, Natalie Imbruglia, Jon Culshaw, Omid Djalili, Richard E. Grant, Ronnie Ancona, Sarah Silverman and many more.
