Monday 2 February 2009

TV Picks: 2-8 February 2009

Monday 2 February 2009
Pick Of The Week: "Whitechapel" -- Mon, ITV1, 9pm

The week's best, new television shows airing in the UK are as follows:

MONDAY 2nd
  • Whitechapel (ITV1, 9pm) A modern-day Jack The Ripper strikes East London. Starring Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis & Steve Pemberton.
  • Moses Jones (BBC2, 9pm) Three-part procedural about a detective of Ugandan origin. Stars Eamon Walker, Matt Smkith, Indira Varma, Wunmi Mosaku, Jude Akuwudike & Obi Abili.
  • Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC1, 9pm) Return of the geneology show, beginning with Rory Bremner tracing his family tree.
  • Samantha Who? (E4, 10pm) Season 2 of the US sitcom about a woman with retrograde amnesia. Stars Christina Applegate, Kevin Dunn, Melissa McCarthy, Jennifer Esposito & Tim Russ.

TUESDAY 3rd
  • Eureka (Sky1, 8pm) Season 3 of the US fantasy about a town where America's geniuses live and work.
  • Boys & Girls Alone (Channel 4, 9pm) Documentary where 10 boys and 10 girls are left alone to fend for themselves, in an adult-less environment.

WEDNESDAY 4th
  • Terry Pratchett: Living With Alzheimer's (BBC, 8pm) The best-selling author chronicles his battle with the brain disease that targets memory.

THURSDAY 5th
  • Deadly Crossing (ITV4, 8pm) Documentary about six men sailing across the Columbia River's sand bar.

FRIDAY 6th
  • Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (Channel 4, 9pm) Gordon Ramsay tries to help various restaurants across America.

SATURDAY 7th
  • Psych (BBC2, 3.15pm) Terrestrial premiere of the US detective drama about a man whose observational skills can be used to fake psychic powers.
  • Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling (Bravo, 8pm) The wrestling superstar tutors celebs to grapple in the ring.

SUNDAY 8th
  • The British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet (BBC3, 7pm) Claudia Winkleman presents.
  • The British Academy Film Awards (BBC2, 8pm/BBC1, 9pm) Jonathan Ross presents the bash from the Royal Opera House in London.