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Live Rugby
World Cup
2007
SPORT
Sunday 23 September,
ITV1, 3.30pm
There’s something about a World Cup
which brings out the sports enthusiast
in everybody – even die-hard football
fans are into what is proving to be a
first-class rugby tournament. This
match between Scotland and New
Zealand promises to be a belter. Jim
Rosenthal presents coverage of the
crunch match, where the Scots are
aiming for their first victory over the
intimidating All Blacks. Frank Hadden’s
men will need an inspired display to
upset the tournament favourites.
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It’s A Free World
C4, 8pm Thought-provoking
one-off drama from Ken Loach telling
the story of two women who set up a
recruitment agency for immigrants,
then cut corners to turn a profit.
DOCU
MacIntyre’s Underworld
Five, 10pm Donal
MacIntyre’s obsession with putting himself
in harm’s way continues as he revisits
exiled Northern Irish terrorist Johnny ‘Mad
Dog’ Adair, who he profiled two years ago.
REALITY
Comics Britannia
BBC4, 10.30pm
Armando Iannucci takes a break
from being one of comedy’s great
innovators to take a gentle look at
how the Seventies and Eighties gave
birth to comic strips aimed at an
adult audience, such as Viz.
COMEDY
Family Guy
BBC2, 11.50pm In the first
of a triple bill of TV’s naughtiest cartoon,
the family visit Lois’s parents, where Brian
(the family dog who smokes, drinks and
gambles) falls in love with his in-laws’ mutt.
COMEDY
Rosenthal was well
looked after at ITV
Armando:
well-drawn
boy
Auschwitz: The Great Escape
Five, 8pm Fascinating
documentary telling the story of Rudolf
Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, two of only five
men to escape Auschwitz, the largest of
the Nazis’ concentration camps.
DOCU
Tribe
BBC2, 9pm Bruce Parry
shows you can’t keep a good man
down as he endures more agonising
initiation ceremonies for our viewing
pleasure. Tonight, he travels into
Borneo’s jungle of Sarawak in search
of the last remaining Penan people.
DOCU
Don’t Call Me Stupid
ITV1, 10pm Feminist icon
Germaine Greer tries to find out all there
is to know about Boyzone vocalist Shane
Lynch before the pair put their knowledge
about one another to the test in a quiz.
CHAT
Film 2007
BBC1, 11.20pm Those who
stay up past bedtime will see the host
preview new flick Michael Clayton, in which
George Clooney plays a lawyer caught
up in his firm’s unethical behaviour.
CHAT
“Have you got
any Vaseline?
Terrible chafing”
David Beckham’s
Soccer USA
Five, 7.30pm Tim Lovejoy’s lowdown
on the American football league has a lot
more to offer than David Beckham: ie a
complete look at Major League Soccer.
SPORT
Scrubs
Paramount Comedy, 8pm
The consistently funny sitcom comes up
with another wonderfully surreal episode.
Tonight, Elliot searches frantically for
a pregnant teenager who’s gone missing.
COMEDY
Heroes
BBC2, 9pm Things are
hotting up as the series reaches the
halfway point. Niki is forced to make
a difficult decision to protect her
family, while Matt and Audrey step
up their hunt for Sylar – not realising
he has already been captured.
DRAMA
Law & Order
Sky One, 10pm A convicted
child murderer is left for dead in a hit and
run, prompting Detectives Fontana and
Green to begin their investigation in the
prison where he served his sentence.
DRAMA
This was not the
time for a limbo
competition
“Are two earrings in
or out, Trinny?”
Radio
& Podcasts
The Friday Play: Number 10
Friday 21 September,
Radio 4, 9pm
Hard-hitting drama that lifts the
lid on what could be going on at
Westminster. As the government
prepares for a cancer-screening
initiative, a leaked letter appears to
show the PM advocating cannabis
legalisation. Antony Sher stars.
No 10 Dorning St:
less well known
Old Harry’s Game,
Sunday 23 September,
BBC7, 10.30pm
Andy Hamilton’s comedy proves
that setting a sitcom in Hell doesn’t
limit its appeal. In this episode,
Satan sets out to make the world a
better place and turns to the major
religions for help – a decision that
causes more harm than good.
Drama On 3: Doctor Faustus
Sunday 23 September,
Radio 3, 8pm
Paterson Joseph stars as the
curious academic who sells his soul
to the Devil in an adaptation of the
classic story. Spine-chilling and
thought-provoking, it beats any
of the TV offerings tonight. With
Ray Fearon and Toby Jones.
Toby was concerned
his head was shrinking
Radio 1 Legends
Wednesday 26 September,
Radio 1, 9pm
As the daddy of the airwaves
celebrates 40 years at the heart
of popular culture, the band of the
moment, Arctic Monkeys, host
their own show. They’re young
lads with a northern sense of
humour, so expect plenty of
mayhem, gags and quality tunes.
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