Monday, 9 February 2009

TV Picks: 9-15 February 2009

Monday, 9 February 2009
Pick Of The Week: "Mad Men" -- Tue, BBC4 @10PM

My selection of the best, new British TV on offer this week:

MONDAY 9th
  • Battle Of The Brains (BBC2, 6pm) Nicky Campbell hosts the quiz.
  • The Grammy Awards (ITV2, 9pm) US music awards.
TUESDAY 10th
  • Mad Men (BBC4, 10pm) Season 2 of the award-winning US drama about ad execs in '60s New York.
WEDNESDAY 11th
  • Nature's Great Events (BBC1, 9pm) Sir David Attenborough presents a six-part documentary on dramatic wildlife spectacles.
  • Rehab (LivingTV, 9pm) Former stars go into a Miami-based rehab centre for a reality TV show.
THURSDAY 12th
  • We Need Answers (BBC4, 10pm) Mark Watson presents this new quiz based on a hit Edinburgh Festival show.
FRIDAY 13th
  • Free Agents (Channel 4, 10pm) Sitcom starring Stephen Mangan and Sharon Horgan as two talent agents with an on/off romance. Co-stars Anthony Head.
SATURDAY 14th
  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV1, 7.45pm) Guests include Paris Hilton and Miley Cyrus
  • New Town (BBC4, 9pm) Stars Max Bremer and Mark Gatiss.
SUNDAY 15th
  • Come Dine With Me (Channel 4, 8pm) Dinner party challenge series, with celebrities Christopher Biggins, Edwina Currie, Phillip Olivier & Julia Bradbury
  • Damages (BBC1, 10.20pm) Season 2 of the US legal drama starring Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, Timothy Olyphant and William Hurt.