That
Mitchell And
Webb Look
Thursday 21 February,
BBC2, 9pm
Episode one of the new series, in which
viewers are introduced to The Helivets –
pink-jumpsuit-clad heroes who claim they
can save any pet in peril (except for the ones
that are clearly dead). Also new is Sir Walter
Raleigh (pictured) who names his latest
discovery Virginia. His First Mate wonders
if it’s right to “name a new land after the
fact that our Queen’s never done it”.
Other sketches include ‘Carry On
Hospital’, in which a young doctor finds
himself working in a bawdy Seventies
hospital, but can’t quite master the
innuendo. Bigfeet and Redbeard, two Stone
Age workers put out by the thought of
having to attend a Bronze orientation day.
The episode also includes a clip from
a documentary sensitively entitled The
Boy With An A*se For A Face, the ultimate
football trail and a thrilling new action
movie based on the world-famous
Numberwang game show.
Meanwhile, old favourite Sir Digby
Chicken Caesar goes on another adventure.
COMEDY
MONDAY 25 FEB TUESDAY 26 FEB WEDNESDAY 27 FEB
Checking In To Airport Chaos
C4, 8pm Reporter Andrew
Gilligan investigates the airport industry,
questioning how secure our airports are
and looking at who really stands to gain
from airport expansion.
DOCU DOCU
Panorama
BBC1, 8.30pm
Jeremy Vine investigates new
claims that could disgrace the
British Army while speaking to
Tony Blair’s Attorney General
Lord Goldsmith and General Sir
Mike Jackson.
DOCU
Portillo On Thatcher: The
Lady’s Not For Spurning
BBC4, 9pm Ex-MP Michael Portillo
assesses the legacy and continued
influence of Margaret Thatcher on the
Conservative Party. Great viewing.
POLITICS
Life In Cold Blood
BBC1, 9pm David
Attenborough is on the receiving end of
a spitting cobra’s chemical weapons
system as yet another eye-popping nature
programme from The Beeb bounds on.
NATURE
“Hello, is this
Horizon?”
Snake took in the view
Horizon: Professor Regan’s
Supermarket Trolley
BBC2, 9pm The Prof tests a variety of
supermarket products for their supposed
health benefits to try to solve the mystery
about what their labels really mean.
Wedding Crashers
Film4, 9pm Vince Vaughn and
Owen Wilson are at their comedy best as
friends who crash weddings in their hunt
for women. Will Ferrell’s cameo late-on is
stomach-crampingly funny.
FILM
Shameless
C4, 10pm Monica has an
unexpected visitor – her mother Joan, who
no one has seen for 20 years. Alzheimersufferer
Joan has an important task for
Monica but she can’t remember what it is.
COMEDY
Imagine… Richard
Rogers, Inside Out
BBC1, 10.35pm Alan Yentob
traces the career of renowned
architect Richard Rogers, designer
of the escalator-heavy Pompidou
Centre in Paris and Lloyds
Of London.
ARTS
Masterchef
BBC2, 8pm The finalists cater a
luxury wedding for 120 at Blenheim Palace
then return to London to cook a threecourse
meal for seven chefs. It was never
like this in Loyd Grossman’s day.
FOOD
The Daily Show
With Jon Stewart
More4, 8.30pm More award-winning
chat-show action with comic reports and
sketches on current affairs with America’s
funnier version of Jon Snow, Jon Stewart.
CHAT
Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA
C4, 10pm Chef Ramsay tries to turn
around a failing pizzeria in Burbank,
Los Angeles and is horrified to find
pre-processed ingredients on the menu.
FOOD
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Five, 10pm Francis Ford
Coppola delivers a masterful and
epic version of the famous Gothic
horror tale about the immortal
bloodsucker Count Dracula. Gary
Oldman hams it up as the famous
vampire warrior.
FILM
Stan and Phil talked
footie as the Spanish
Armada crept by
Candle loved
watching
RADIO
& PODCASTS
PODCAST: World Routes
Available from Saturday
23 February from Radio 3
World Music performance, reviews
and features presented by Lucy
Duran and a host of guest experts,
highlighting the finest in diverse
sounds from across the globe.
RADIO: Rob Da Bank Presents
Sunday Best
Sunday
24 February,
Radio 1 , 12am
Each perfectly
formed morsel
sees Rob delving
experimentally
into his immense
musical postbag
and playing
a brilliantly
unpredictable
selection of
previously
unheard songs.
RADIO: Five Live Report
Sunday 24 February,
Radio 5 Live, 7.30pm
Investigation into cannabis use in
Britain, revealing that the production
of the super-strong skunk variety
is linked to organised crime
and is causing health problems
in young people.
RADIO: In New Music We Trust
Monday 25 February,
Radio 1, 9pm
Indie king Steve Lamacq showcases
the cream of new guitar tracks,
examining the best music by
rising artists.
RADIO: Danny Wallace
Xfm, Saturday 23 February,
10am
The ShortList comedy hero spends
another four hours spinning tunes in
between chatting about life.
PODCAST: Excess Baggage
Available weekly from
BBC Radio 4
Travellers’ tales from home and
around the world: their destinations,
experiences and issues arising from
their journeys are discussed with
Sandi Toksvig and John McCarthy.
PODCAST: Sportsweek
Available from Radio 5 Live
Sony Awardwinning
sports
journalism from
BBC Radio 5
Live as Garry
Richardson
(right) interviews
some of
the biggest
names
in sport.
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“We’ve been Wet
Wet Wet, you’ve
been brilliant!”
Tooth made a
break for it
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