TV Picks: 8-14 September 2008

My pick of the UK's best, new television worth watching this week...

MONDAY 8th

MTV Video Music Awards 2008 (9pm, MTV) The annual music celebration from Paramount Studios in L.A, hosted by our very own Russell Brand.
The Dark Side Of Fame with Piers Morgan (10.35pm, BBC1) The former tabloid editor and current talent show judge interviews Pamela Anderson about the downside to fame.

TUESDAY 9th

National Movie Awards (8pm, ITV1) Awards ceremony from the Royal Festival Hall, presented by James Nesbitt.
Mercury Prize 2008 (10pm, BBC2) Lauren Laverne presents the annual musical ceremony from the Grosvenor Hotel, London.

WEDNESDAY 10th

The Restaurant (8pm, BBC2) 15-part reality series presented by Raymond Blanc, where 9 couples compete for the opportunity to become partners in a restaurant with him.
A Number (9pm, BBC2) Tom Wilkinson and Rhys Ifans star in this drama adapted from a stageplay by Caryl Churchill, where Ifans' characters discovers he is one of many identical clones.

THURSDAY 11th

The Fashion Show (8pm, ITV2) Weekly magazine show presented by models Abi Clancy and Michelle de Swarte with George Lamb.
Secret Diary Of A Call Girl (10pm, ITV2) Billie Piper returns for a second series of the drama about a high-class prostitute.
Samantha Who? (10pm, E4) US sitcom starring Christina Applegate as a woman with retrograde amnesia. Co-stars Kevin Dunn, Melissa McCarthy, Jennifer Esposito, Tim Russ, Barry Watson & Jean Smart.
Entourage (11pm, ITV2) US drama about a Hollywood actor and his entourage.

FRIDAY 12th

Big Brother: What The Housemates Did Next (10pm, Channel 4) Catch-up series showing the exploits of evicted housemates from Big Brother 9.
Omid Djalili: No Agenda (11.05pm, Channel 4) Stand-up comedy from the British-Iranian comedian.

SATURDAY 13th

Strictly Come Dancing (6.30pm, BBC1) A special preview of the sixth series of the celebrity dance competion, which begins next week. Go behind-the-scenes and meet the celebs with hosts Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly.
Casualty (8.20pm, BBC1) The hospital drama returns.
All Star Family Fortunes (8.30pm, ITV1) Vernon Kaye presents another series of the hit gameshow, where two celebrity families compete against each other. In this first episode, the families of Michelle Collins and Christopher Biggins face-off.
Lucas & Walliams' Perfect Night In (10.05pm, E4) The Little Britain double-act present an evening of archive footage from their favourite TV shows, from Grange Hill to The Young Ones.
Dara O'Briain: Live At The Theatre Royal (10.10pm, BBC2) Stand-up comedy from the Irish funnyman, recorded at London's Theatre Royal in front of 2,500-strong audience.

SUNDAY 14th

Tess Of The D'Urbervilles (9pm, BBC1) Four-part drama based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel. Starring Gemma Arterton, Hans Matheson, Eddie Redmayne, Ruth Jones & Anna Massey.
Bring Back Star Wars (9pm, Channel 4) Justin Lee Collins attempts to track down the surviving cast members of 1977's Star Wars, and organize a reunion.
Massive (11pm, BBC3 & HD) Sitcom about two friends who set up their own record label in Manchester after inheriting £10,000. Stars Ralf Little, Carl Rice, Johnny Vegas, Joel Fry, Christine Bottomley & Lorraine Cheshire.