Monday, 21 June 2010

TV Picks: 21-27 June 2010 (Being Erica, The IT Crowd, K-Ville, Lennon Naked, Mongrels, Stand Up For The Week, and more...)

Monday, 21 June 2010


MONDAY 21st
A Century Of Fatherhood (BBC4, 9pm) Three-part series about fatherhood.
Storyville (BBC4, 10pm) Documentary about Chinese investment that's being channelled into the world's poorest continent.
Being Erica (E4, 10pm) Canadian TV series about a girl who can travel back in time using therapy to change her past.
Music On 4: Being... N-Dubz (Channel 4, 11.15pm) Six-part series following famous music acts, starting with N-Dubz.

TUESDAY 22nd
The Biology Of Dads (BBC4, 9pm) Documentary about fathers and their biological connections to their progeny.
Mongrels (BBC3, 10pm) Adult puppet comedy about a fox, an Afghan hound, a pigeon and a tomcat. Voices from Paul Kaye & Katy Brand.
The Cinema Show (BBC4, 11pm) Edition of the series looking at "Fathers & Sons On Film", from Great Expectations to Jerry Maguire.

WEDNESDAY 23rd
Lennon Naked (BBC4, 9.30pm) Bio-drama about John Lennon. Stars Christopher Eccleston & Naoko Mori.
K-Ville (Five, 10pm) US police drama set in New Orleans. Stars Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser & Blake Shields.

THURSDAY 24th
Forensic Files (Five, 11pm) Documentary series looking at modern crime-fighting detection.

FRIDAY 25th
Are You Having A Laugh? TV & Disability (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary about how people with disabilities have been portrayed in British comedy. Narrated by David Walliams.
Glastonbury 2010 (BBC3, 9pm) Live footage from the famous music festival. Featuring Dizzee Rascal, Snoop Dogg, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Corinne Bailey Rae, Willie Nelson, Groove Armada, and more.
The IT Crowd (Channel 4, 10pm) Series 4 of the geek comedy about three IT workers. Stars Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade & Katherine Parkinson.
Stand Up For The Week (Channel 4, 11.05pm) Satirical stand-up comedy series. Hosted by Patrick Kielty.

SATURDAY 26th
Today At Wimbledon (BBC2, 8pm) Coverage of the day's events from Wimbledon.

SUNDAY 27th
The TV Book Club (More4, 7.30pm) Discussion group on literature, with Jo Brand, Dave Spikey, Laila Rouass & Stephen Tompkinson.