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Man on Earth on Channel 4
Tony Robinson presents a documentary series about how the earliest humans coped with climate change such as the Ice Age and the Emian Period.
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Film Review – The Box
Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly makes a return to form with a complex tale of morality with a sci-fi twist.
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The Collings and Herrin Podcast Review
Recorded in an attic by two fairly recognisable faces off the telly, The Collings and Herrin Podcast is possibly the funniest and most entertaining hour of anyone's week.
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Bang Goes the Theory on BBC One
Cyclist peddle to power a family home for a day for a Bang Goes the Theory experiment into the levels of energy consumed in Britain.
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Paradox on BBC One
Tamzin Outhwaite leads a team of police reluctantly investigating an incident that has been predicted which leads to a shocking conclusion.
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Misfits on E4
What's this, a teen based comedy-drama on E4 that's good? Yes, the super powered youngsters in Misfits manage to drag this above the usual sci-fi fare.
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Russell Howard's Good News on BBC Three
Russell Howard steps away from the Mock The Week panel to give his own satirical and positive spin on the week's events in a surprisingly good BBC Three comedy.
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The Thick of It on BBC Two
Rejoicing all around as one of the best sitcoms of the last 10 years throws its satirical light on more government department mishaps in a slightly sub-par opening.
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ITV's New Drama Murderland
Murderland is a compelling drama telling the story of a brutal killing from three different perspectives.
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The World's Strictest Parents on BBC Three
A new reality series for the BBC's "yoof" channel where lazy teens are forced to live with strict families in the hope of learning discipline. Opinion: it's a bit rubbish
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The Force on Channel 4
Channel 4 continue their knack for riveting documentaries with a Hampshire police investigation into the murder of a woman.
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Harry Hill's TV Burp on ITV1
Saturday nights have been saved thanks to the return of Harry Hill's TV Burp where the comedian casts a satirical eye over the week's television.
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When Piers Met Sir Cliff on ITV1
TV's Piers Morgan interviews a man he calls "the biggest selling recording artist ever" in what was a decent one-off special for his chat show series.
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It's Only a Theory on BBC Four
Yes, another BBC panel show but this time presented by Andy Hamilton and Reginald D. Hunter based on approving theories suggested by guest experts.
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks on BBC Two
Series 23 of Never Mind the Buzzcocks kicks off with a poor guest host attempt by James Corden but regulars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding keep the pace up.
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Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe on BBC Four
TV reviewer Charlie Brooker presents a video game version of Screenwipe series, looking at the main genres and demonisation of the growing industry within the media.
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Cha'mone Mo'fo'selecta! on E4
A surprisingly decent attempt by the Bo' Selecta! team in telling the story of Michael Jackson in their own surreal and foul-mouthed way.
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Peep Show Series 6 on Channel 4
Channel 4's best sitcom since Spaced returns for a sixth series that, on the evidence of episode one, continues to be consistently funny and inventive.
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The Love of Money on BBC Two
The second part of the BBC's brilliant series explaining how the governments and bankers managed to caused the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.
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Daredevils – The Human Bird
An interesting insight into Jeb Corliss's latest BASE jumping attempt down the Matterhorn in Switzerland for this entertaining Channel 4 series.
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Derren Brown: The Events (Channel 4)
Derren Brown's new Channel 4 series begins with his method on how to cheat one of the most mathematically impossible gambles: winning the lottery.
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Media Watch on ABC1
A brilliant and often hilarious Australian news programme that puts lazy and disreputable media reports under the microscope.
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Blackadder Rides Again on BBC One
In the 25th anniversary of the show Blackadder Rides Again looks back at the best and worst moments of the much admired historical comedy.
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The Cube on ITV1
A new ITV game show with Phillip Schofield that's okay as throwaway Saturday entertainment but fails to makes a clear plastic box look intimidating.
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BBC Two's The Frankincense Trail
Kate Humble charts the journey that old frankincense traders made to sell their good to the western world, and also dabs in a little socio-religious politics on the way.
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Saw Horror Film Series
Saw was a good, low-budget horror thriller with a nice concept but it has now become a bloated franchise where gory violence has replaced any substance.
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Wuthering Heights Serial for ITV1
Emily Bronte's novel of love and revenge has been adapted for a new two-part serial on ITV1 by Peter Bowker starring Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley and Sarah Lancashire.
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The Gadget Show on Five
Series 12 of Five's technology show opens by entering a remote control car into a real race, comparing touch screen phones and swimming with computerised penguins.
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The Kevin Bishop Show – Channel 4
Star Stories man Kevin Bishop kicks off his new series of his sketch show with a mixed but overly positive outing that spoofs politically correct comedy and David Beckham
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Knowitalls on BBC Two
A BBC quiz show "without questions" that gives its contestants the chance to share their knowledge about a range of subjects.
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PS3 Game Review – inFAMOUS
A superhero game for the modern age as inFAMOUS is a fun action adventure that allows the player to choose whether to be good or evil.
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You Have Been Watching – Channel 4
You Have Been Watching is Charlie Brooker's new TV venture which sees him talk about his favourite subject with a few of his showbiz pals.
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TV Review – Monday Monday on ITV1
Monday Monday is ITV's attempt to rival the BBC's latest office comedy-drama Personal Affairs. And it does, it's equally as empty and awful.
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Review of Five's The Hotel Inspector
Series five of The Hotel Inspector starts by going to The Crown Inn at Lewes by cleaning up and adding a lick of paint but is not very interesting.
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Film Review – Memento (2000)
Nolan's neo-noir thriller impresses with its non-linear storytelling and fine performance from lead Guy Pearce as a man with memory problems finding his wife's killer.
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TV Review – Kingdom on ITV1
Crop circles and alien invasion await Peter Kingdom and his team in the second episode in the third series of the well acted but average ITV comedy-drama.
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TV Review – Paul Merton in India (Five)
A rather fun addition to the always expanding genre of celebrity travel shows where Merton joins a blind cricket team and racketeers with a group of eunuchs.
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Ladette to Lady on Nine Network/ITV1
The Antipodean version of the bawdy women to proper lady transformation series that's just as uninteresting and intelligence insulting as the British original.
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Best Bits of Have I Got News For You
In its two decade history Have I Got News For You has seen the host shamed in sex scandal, Play Your Iraqi Cards Right and a certain Tory MP make a fool of himself.
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