Pick Of The Week: "81st Annual Academy Awards"
(Sky Movies Premiere, Sun/Mon, 1am)
(Sky Movies Premiere, Sun/Mon, 1am)
The week's best, new television airing in the UK, according to me:
MONDAY 16th
- Oops TV! (Sky1, 6.30pm) Justin Lee Collins narrates this daily home video series.
- The Shield (FiveUS, 10pm) Season 7 of the US cop drama starring Michael Chiklis.
TUESDAY 17th
- Mistresses (BBC1, 9pm) Series 2 of the drama about a gang of thirtysomething female friends, starring Sarah Parish, Sharon Small, Orla Brady & Shelley Conn.
WEDNESDAY 18th
- The Brits Red Carpet (ITV2, 7pm) Sara Cox, Rufus Hound, Nicole Appleton & Melanie Blatt present.
- The Brit Awards 2009 (ITV1, 8pm) Kylie Minogue, James Corden & Matthew Horden present the annual music awards show.
- The Brits Encore (ITV2, 10pm) Sara Cox, Rufus Hound, Nicole Appleton & Melanie Blatt present.
THURSDAY 19th
- Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge Of The World (ITV1, 9pm) The comedian travels across the Arctic Ocean's North West Passage.
FRIDAY 20th
- Nothing, really.
SATURDAY 21st
- Superagents (BBC2, 12.45pm) Six contestants compete for a job at a sports talent agency.
- Let's Dance For Comic Relief (BBC1, 6.45pm) Claudia Winkleman and Steve Jones present a fundraising celebrity dance show for Red Nose Day, featuring Jo Brand, Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne, Deborah Meaden, Tim Vincent, Paddy McGuinness, Robert Webb, Dick & Dom, Helen Skelton, Janet Ellis, Peter Purves, Mark Curry, Diane-Louise Jordan & Anthea Turner.
- The Colour Of Money (ITV1, 6.35pm) Brand new gameshow hosted by Chris Tarrant where people try to win cash prizes from 20 cash machines.
SUNDAY 22nd
- Bruce Parry: Cannibals & Crampons (ITV4, 9pm) The explorer climbs a mountain in the jungle of New Guinea.
- Oscars 2009: Live From The Red Carpet (Sky1, 11pm)
- Oscars Newsnight Special (BBC2, 11.30pm)
- The 81st Annual Academy Awards (Sky Movies Premiere, 1am)
