Week 16 highlights

3 April 2012

Here are the best programmes on Channel 4 for week 16, Saturday 14th - Friday 20th April.

Here is some extra information to help you with your research.

Did you know:

The character of Saul Berenson in Homeland is actually played by a woman, Mandy Patinkin.

There is more hair on display in Made in Chelsea than in any show since Dynasty, with an average of 2.4 billion follicles per frame.

When C4 originally signed Inside Nature's Giants, the commissioning editor thought it was about actual giants.

This week's Big Bang Theory is entitled The Shiny Trinket Maneuver. This is because Americans cannot spell.

 

Saturday 14/04/2012
8:15pm
The Sinking of the Concordia: Caught on Camera
Another chance to see this remarkable documentary that uncovers harrowing scenes from one of the most tragic events in the cruise industry's history. When the Costa Concordia sank the passengers were able to film what happened on their mobile phones and video cameras. This film is made almost entirely of just that footage, with no interviews, expert testimony or narration.

 

Saturday 14/04/2012
9:15pm
The Million Pound Drop Live 8/10
The sixth show in the new run of The Million Pound Drop Live. Davina McCall guides more pairs of contestants as they face the daunting Drop in the hope of taking home some seriously big money.

 

Sunday, 15/04/2012
9pm
Homeland 9/12: Crossfire
Part nine of the compelling US thriller starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. After attempting to sever ties with Abu Nazir, Brody finds himself re-living his time in captivity and, painfully reminded of a tragic loss, recommits to his mission. Meanwhile, the frantic search for Walker continues as Carrie finds herself in the middle of a public relations nightmare.

 

Sunday, 15/04/2012
10pm
The Last Exorcism
Network premiere of Daniel Stamm's documentary-style horror presents the spine-chilling footage shot by filmmaker Iris Reisen (Iris Bahr) of evangelist Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) famed for his ability to drive demons from the possessed. On the verge of ending this work, Marcus is easily persuaded to collaborate with Reisen on a film that is designed to reveal that exorcism has nothing at all to do with divine intervention. But when he is asked to help a troubled teenager who appears to host violent forces, they begin to wonder whether they are dealing with something genuinely sinister...

 

Monday, 16/04/2012
8pm
Inside Nature's Giants: Kangaroo
The BAFTA Award-winning team travel to Australia's red centre to dissect the continent's most iconic animal: the kangaroo. Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg take the opportunity to delve inside these bizarre animals. They uncover the kangaroo's lower jaw, which splits in two, and a massive Achilles tendon that enables it to hop like a frog. But it's the reproductive anatomy they find most surprising. Meanwhile Simon Watt heads into the Blue Mountains, outside Sydney, to follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin.

 

Monday, 16/04/2012
9pm
Embarrassing Bodies 7/10
Dr Christian heads to Brighton where he meets a man with bother below the belt and a woman with very different breasts. Back at the clinic Dr Pixie meets a guy whose massive weight loss has left him with some unwanted baggage. Dr Dawn helps a little girl who's having trouble in the toilet department and Dr Christian sees a man with a pimple on his penis.

 

Tuesday 17/04/2012
9pm
The Undateables 3/3
This uplifting three-part series follows the journeys of several extraordinary singletons as they enter the dating circuit in pursuit of love. Actor Sam from Kent has Down's Syndrome feels there is something missing in his life - a girl. Kali, a 20-year-old singer from south London, has William's Syndrome - a rare genetic disorder that can lead to problems with development. Sociable and chatty, Kali is looking for a new boyfriend. And avid Chelsea supporter, 24-year-old Hadyn has Crouzon Syndrome - a facial condition for which he's already had 40 operations. Supported by his twin brother and with the help of a dating agency, Hadyn hopes to overcome his lack of confidence in approaching girls.

 

Tuesday 17/04/2012
10:30pm
Hit The Road Jack: Bristol
This week Jack Whitehall's in Bristol. The set for Jack's stand-up performance is in an old bottle factory where he is joined by Bristol Univerity alumni David Walliams and music guest Example. But before putting on the show Jack shares his experience of the West Country, staying with a local family and working on their farm and also goes undercover as Banksy to witness just how much Bristolians love their local hero.

 

Wednesday 18/04/2012
9pm
Elizabeth Taylor: Auction of a Lifetime
This feature-length documentary explores Elizabeth Taylor's extraordinary life story through some of her most precious possessions, which feature in landmark auctions in New York and London. With exclusive access to Christie's, this 90-minute film brings to life the excitement and frenetic bidding at the auctions as millions of pounds are bid for the 'Crown Jewels of Hollywood', some of which sell for 50 times their pre-sale estimates.

 

Wednesday 18/04/2012
10:35pm
The Big Bang Theory 12/24: The Shiny Trinket Maneuver
A triple bill Big Bang bonanza celebrates the hit US comedy, kicking off with The Shiny Trinket Maneuver and followed by episode 100 and the special The Big Bang Theory: It All Started with a Big Bang, hosted by Rick Edwards.

 

Thursday, 19/04/2012
9pm
9/11 Lost Tapes
For the first time British audiences will hear newly released audio recordings which offer a unique insight and moving perspective on 9/11 and the fateful minutes that changed America forever. On the morning of the attacks, hundreds of hours of military and air traffic control conversations were captured on tape painting a chilling and tragic picture of events spiralling inexorably out of control. With events unfolding at breakneck-speed, the tapes reveal in minute-by-minute detail, the chaos and confusion wrought by the attacks.

 

Thursday, 19/04/2012
10pm
Extreme A&E
Dr Kevin Fong is a young doctor who deals with bodies on the brink of life and death. As a medical advisor to NASA he has witnessed and studied the effect of extreme conditions on human physiology. Now he's ready for a new challenge. In this brand new series, Fong takes an extraordinary, adrenaline-fuelled journey into some of the world's most dangerous, diverse and demanding emergency medicine environments to uncover the science of saving lives. In this first episode Fong travels to Australia where every day four people are killed and 90 seriously injured on Australia's roads.

 

Friday, 1320/04/2012
7:30pm
Unreported World 2/8:
Unreported World gains unprecedented and exclusive access to the Baghdad Bomb Squad. Nine years after the invasion and with the British and the Americans gone, Iraq still faces almost daily attacks from those trying to foment political chaos and sectarian hatred. Reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy and director Alex Nott spend time with a small band of brave Iraqi officers trying to prevent further murderous attacks.

 

Friday, 20/04/2012
8pm
Come Dine with Me
Taking part in Birmingham are events and hospitality manager Daz Blackwood, outgoing sales executive Hannah Kirkland, newspaper boss Darren Tyler, and welfare trainer Stuart Rose, in a week of competitive dining featuring a back-to-front menu, some bad jokes and wind-ups, a bold choice of duck, and some celebrity friends.

 

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