Pick Of The Week: "The Apprentice" -- BBC1, Wed @9pm
My pick of this week's best, new television shows...
MONDAY 23rd
- Nothing.
TUESDAY 24th
- Gary: Young, Psychic & Possessed (BBC3, 9pm)
WEDNESDAY 25th
- The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm) Season 5 of the business reality show, with Sir Alan Sugar once again after a new apprentice.
- The Apprentice: You're Fired! (BBC2, 10pm) Adrian Chiles hosts the follow-up show, interviewing the week's loser of The Apprentice.
- Charlie Brooker's Newswipe (BBC4, 10.30pm) The ranty columnist hosts a spin-off to his Screenwipe series, taking a sideways look at the news.
- Clough (ITV1, 10.35pm) Documentary about the iconic football manager Brian Clough.
THURSDAY 26th
- The Mentalist (Five, 9pm) US detective series about a psychic illusionist who helps the police solve crimes. Stars Simon Baker. Here are my reviews of the first three episodes.
FRIDAY 27th
- Don't Miss A Trick (BBC1, 8.30pm) Pilot show hosted by Kate Thornton, where the stars of The Real Hustle perform magic tricks for the public.
- Real Swiss Family Robinson (BBC1, 9pm) Series where families live on a desert island in the North Pacific.
SATURDAY 28th
- Robin Hood (BBC1, 6.50pm) Series 3 of the medieval drama series. Stars Jonas Armstrong, Richard Armitage, Keith Allen, David Harewood (as Tuck), Joanne Froggatt & Lara Pulver.
- Primeval (ITV1, 7.20pm) Series 3 of the monster-based sci-fi series. Stars Douglas Henshall, Andrew Lee-Potts, Lucy Brown & Ben Miller.
- Being Human: Unearthed (BBC3, 9.15pm) Hourlong documentary about the making of the horror-comedy.
SUNDAY 29th
- Nothing worth watching, really.
