Monday 24 November 2008

TV Picks: 24-30 November 2008

Monday 24 November 2008
TV Pick Of The Week: "24: Redemption" -- Sky1, Monday, 10pm

My weekly pick of the best new TV shows, broadcast in the UK over the next seven days:

MONDAY 24th
  • Kyle XY (LivingTV, 8pm) US fantasy drama about a boy with no memory of his past.
  • Catastrophe (Channel 4, 9pm) Tony Robinson investigates natural disasters.
  • 24: Redemption (Sky1, 10pm) 2-hour special that bridges the gap between season 6 and next year's season 7 of the popular action-thriller, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer.
TUESDAY 25th
  • Nothing brand new today, but please remember that episode 2 of Survivors (which started on Sunday) is being shown today @ 9pm on BBC1.
WEDNESDAY 26th
  • The Big Bang Theory (E4, 9pm) Season 2 of the US sitcom about two geeks and their sexy next-door neighbour.
THURSDAY 27th
  • The Jacksons Are Coming (Channel 4, 9pm) Documentary following the Jackson family as they move to a Devon fishing village.
FRIDAY 28th
  • Parents Of The Band (BBC1, 8.30pm) Sitcom starring Jimmy Nail as an '80s pop star who now manages his son's band.
SATURDAY 29th
  • Animals In The Womb: Dogs (Channel 4, 7.10pm) Documentary that uses CGI and the latest photographic techniques to show the embryos of various canines.
SUNDAY 30th
  • Relentless (Channel 4, 1.35pm) Gameshow presented by Rick Edwards where contestants must find the answer to 10 tough questions in 48 hours.
  • Variety Club Showbiz Awards 2008 (Sky1, 5pm) John Culshaw hosts this awards bash.
  • Here Come The Boys (ITV1, 8pm) Holly Willoughby presents a night of entertainment from some of the world's best male singers, on behalf of testicular cancer charities. Featuring Tom Jones, Will Young, Enrique Iglesias, Seal, Scouting For Girls & Boyzone.
  • Wallander (BBC1, 9pm) Three-part murder mystery, starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous Swedish detective; a middle-aged man with a failed marriage, diabetes, alcoholism and a maverick streak.
  • Louis Theroux: Law & Order (BBC2, 9pm) Two-part documentary where Louis investigates the Philalelphia and Johannesburg police forces.