Week 25 Highlights

8 June 2011

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

The M25 is a very large, boring road.

£25 is known as a pony.

25 is the smallest square that can be written as the sum of two squares. Which is a fact only of interest to squares.

25 years marks a silver anniversary. At the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 there was an ice cream van at our street party, and I had so much mint choc chip ice cream I was sick (bright green) all over our sofa.

 

 

Saturday, 18/06/2011
9pm
Camelot: Guinevere
The dramatisation of the Arthurian legend continues. Guinevere's home is ransacked just before her wedding. She flees to Camelot to be protected by her husband-to-be Leontes, but when she arrives, Merlin recognises her as the woman from Arthur's dream and tries to get rid of them, but Arthur insists they must stay.

 Sunday, 19/06/2011
8pm
The Day the earth Stood Still
(2008) Director Scott Derrickson's remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic replaces the original's theme of fear of impending nuclear war with contemporary concerns for environmental catastrophe. Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, an alien sent by a confederation of extraterrestrial beings to warn the inhabitants of Earth that the biosphere is on the verge of collapse. Network Premiere.

Monday, 20/06/2011
8pm
Conservation's Dirty Secrets: Dispatches
Dispatches reporter Oliver Steeds travels the globe to investigate the conservation movement and its major organisations. On his journey, Steeds finds that the movement, far from stemming the tide of extinction which is engulfing the planet, has got some of its conservation priorities wrong. The film examines the way the big conservation charities are run. It questions why some work with polluting big businesses to raise money and are alienating the very people they need in order to stem the loss of species from earth.

Tuesday, 21/09/2011
8pm
Four Rooms 5/8
This episode features a guitar belonging to punk legend Dee Dee Ramone, one of British artists Gilbert and George's famous gin bottles, a lifetime collection of over 1000 matchbox cars, and circus impresario Gerry Cottle's miniature zoo. Could any of them make their owners a fortune?

Wednesday, 22/06/2011
11:05pm
8 Out of 10 Cats 1/9
An extended version of the first show in the new series of 8 Out of 10 Cats. New team captain Jon Richardson joins Sean Lock and host Jimmy Carr. Together they thrash out the hot topics of the week by examining surveys, opinion polls and statistics; from the silly to the serious, from celebrity gossip to world politics. The teams are completed by guest personalities from the world of comedy, entertainment and showbiz.

Thursday, 23/06/2011
10pm
The Sex Researchers 2/3
Achieving 'better sex' is the Holy Grail of sex research, but science is divided over the methods. Is it all in the mind? Or is the solution to be found in pills and surgery? The second programme in the series features the latest pioneering research into sex and the senses and the science of finding the right partner, from Viagra to transplanted monkey testicles, and the work of Einstein's friend Wilhelm Reich.

Thursday, 23/06/2011
11:05pm
King Of... 1/6
An extended version of the first show in the feisty new comedy talk show series hosted by Claudia Winkleman. King Of... takes a witty, informative and passionate look at our favourite things. From musicals to newsreaders, supermodels to household pets and artists to takeaways, Claudia shines a light on the passions and peculiarities of her celebrity guests. In this episode she is joined by Sarah Millican and Chris Evans.

Friday, 24/06/2011
10pm
Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2/8
Alan is joined by Thandie Newton and Ben Miller, who talk about their new film, Huge. Louis Walsh joins Alan to give the lowdown on all things X Factor, plus there's a chat with new girl-band Wonderland. Music comes from the Kaiser Chiefs, who perform a track from their new album, Little Shocks.

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