Monday 13 February 2012

TV Picks: 13-19 February 2012 (Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, Grimm, Homeland, Let's Dance For Sport Relief, Luck, The Mad Bad Ad Show, Upstairs, Downstairs, etc.)

Monday 13 February 2012
HOMELAND - Channel 4, Sunday, 9.30PM

MONDAY 13th
Don't Tell The Bride To Be: The Proposals (BBC3, 8pm) Series following various people who propose in big and dramatic ways.
Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro (Sky Arts 2, 8pm) Production of The Marriage Of Figaro to celebrate Mozart's 250th birthday.
Don't Tell The Bride (BBC3, 9pm) Valentine's Day special.
PICK OF THE DAY Grimm (Watch, 9pm) Season 1 of the US supernatural drama about a man who can see "fairy tale" creatures who live alongside humans. Starring David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch & Silas Weir Mitchell. (1/22)
True Stories: America's Serial Killers (Channel 4, 10pm) Documentary about a serial killer who killed 11 people and dumped their bodies outside a wealthy gated community.

TUESDAY 14th
PICK OF THE DAY Big Fat Gypsy Weddings (Channel 4, 9pm) Series 2 of the reality series looking at the matrimonial side of the travelling community.
Jo Brand On Kissing (BBC4, 9pm) Documentary on the kiss.

WEDNESDAY 15th
PICK OF THE DAY Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods (BBC1, 8pm) Documentary expose on supermarket produce. Presented by Cherry Healey.
Daddy Daycare (Channel 4, 8pm) Documentary series where 9 men are taught about childcare. (1/3)

THURSDAY 16th
The Great British Countryside (BBC1, 8pm) Travel series, presented by Hugh Dennis & Julia Bradbury.
Wonderland: A Dad Is Born (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary following three men who are about to become fathers for the first time.
PICK OF THE DAY Celebrity Juice (ITV12, 10pm) Return of the comedy panel show. Hosted by Keith Lemon, with Holly Willoughby, Fearne Cotton & Rufus Hound.

FRIDAY 17th
The Bank Job (Channel 4, 9pm) Return of the gameshow. Hosted by George Lamb.
PICK OF THE DAY The Mad Bad Ad Show (Channel 4, 10pm) Brand new comedy panel show focusing on adverts. Hosted by MarkDolan, with Micky Flanagan & Mark Watson. Guests are Lorraine Kelly & Josh Widdicombe.

SATURDAY 18th
Let's Dance For Sport Relief (BBC1, 7pm) Series 4 of the charity tie-in celebrity dance show. Hosted by Steve Jones & Alex Jones. Participants this week are Ulrika Jonsson & Angelos Epithemiou, Terry Alderton, Laurie Brett & Tamela Empson, Tony Blackburn & David Hamilton, and Darren Gough. This week's judges are Keith Lemon, Graham Norton & Greg Davies. Music from Jessie J & JLS.
PICK OF THE DAY Luck (Sky Atlantic, 9pm) Season 1 of the US horse racing drama. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Kevin Dunn, Ian Hart & Ritchie Costa. (1/9)
Lucien Freud: Painted Life (BBC2, 9.45pm) Profile of the painter.

SUNDAY 19th
Upstairs, Downstairs (BBC1, 9.30pm) Series 2 of the period drama about the masters and servants of a posh London house before in the late-30s. Starring Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, Alex Kingston, Anne Reid, Claire Foy, Adrian Scarborough, Art Malik & Blake Ritson. (1/6)
PICK OF THE DAY Homeland (Channel 4, 9.30pm) Season 1 of the US anti-terrorism drama. Starring Damian Lewis, Claire Danes & Mandy Patinkin. (1/12)