Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

After a skipped week for the holiday, we can enter 2011 in style with a week of great programming that sees a few favourites return for our viewing pleasure.

If you missed Not Going Out last night, you can still watch the fourth series premiere episode, Drugs, tonight at midnight if you have BBC HD, or catch up on iPlayer here, then follow the series on Thursdays at 9:30pm on BBC1. The show, which stars stellar comedians Lee Mack and Tim Vine, had a terrific first outing, which we've reviewed here, so you can stop back and add your impressions when you've seen it.

We get another chance to catch Doctor Who At The Proms 2010 in an abbreviated, but appreciated opportunity to hear Murray Gold's scores in all their full orchestral glory tonight, Friday, January 7th at 7:00pm on BBC3, with appearances by host, Amy Pond, and visiting Matt Smith and Arthur Darvill.

Then, later tonight on BBC1 is the returning Hustle, now in its seventh series, which airs its first of six episodes tonight Friday, January 7th at 9:00pm. The team return to our screens and their lives of crime as they help out the hapless Eddie this week. No doubt they'll take the mickey, even as they offer aid, in a welcome return to the telly schedules.

The weekend brings a more specialist programme for anyone interested in Hollywood, glamour and photography. Screen goddesses and matinee idols of Tinsel Town's golden era are explored through the portraits that helped create the facades and fascination as Shooting The Hollywood Stars airs on BBC 2 at 8:00pm on Saturday, January 8th.

A new comedy series, Episodes, starts at 10:00pm Monday, January 10th on BBC2. It follows the adventures of a British screenwriting couple when their popular TV series is to be remade in the US. A joint production with BBC and Showtime, the show stars Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig along with Friends star Matt LeBlanc, who plays himself, but with an exaggerated twist a la Larry David. If the series can stomach the awful truths of the transatlantic horrors that can occur when shows move shores, and still serve up enough laughs to satisfy, this could be a quite interesting topic to explore.

We're less anxious for the move here of the US series No Ordinary Family. The pilot will be shown on Tuesday, January 11th at 8:00pm on Watch, but we think the majority of the show may be better suited to family viewing than what card carrying geeks would want or expect, as Billy's reviews bear out.

Lastly, we have two series of a show which hasn't had nearly enough mentions in these pages. Breaking Bad, the award-winning US drama, will show its second season starting Wednesday, January 12th at 11:40pm on Five USA, with Seven Thirty-Seven, the first of thirteen gripping episodes in the life of Walter White. If you've not yet seen the show, you can catch it from the start, as the first season is being reshown on FX. The series pilot airs again on Sunday night, January 9th at midnight, with the next episode, Cat's In The Bag, on Wednesday, January 12th at 10:00pm. If you have seen the show, you'll know why we're not saying much about what it's about, as even a few words would spoil it.

Now, on to the films showing through the weekend and a bit beyond. There are no less than four selections for members of the Cult of Nic Cage as well as one very good and one very bad vehicle for 30 Rock funny man, Alec Baldwin. (See if you can spot which is which.) As always, if we missed anything interesting, have a shout in the comments, with our thanks.

Please also note: the ordinal numbers for dates will help you scan through this simple list with your browser's search function. Enter '8th' in your browser's Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Saturday. Enjoy!

8MM
On: Five USA
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Five USA+1)

A River Runs Through It
On: more4
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 11:15am

Aeon Flux
On: E4    
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm E4+1)

Alien Nation
On: Film4
Date: Monday 10th January
Time: 11:15pm (and 00:15am 11th Jan Film4+1)

Back To The Future
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 10:00am (and 11:00am ITV2+1)

Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey
On: LIVING   
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 4:00pm (and 5:00pm Living+1, noon/1:00pm 9th Jan)

Birdman Of Alcatraz
On: TCM   
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 9:00pm

Bugsy Malone
On: Film4
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 5:00pm (and 6:00pm Film4+1, 11:00/noon 9th Jan)

Cars
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 7:00pm

Children Of Men
On: ITV1  
Date: Tuesday 11th January
Time: 10:35pm

Collateral
On: Film4  
Date: Monday 10th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Constantine
On: ITV1
Date: Wednesday 12th January
Time: 10:35pm

Crazy Heart
On: Sky Movies Premiere  
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 10:15pm (and 11:15pm Premiere+1, then daily at those times through 10th Jan)

Cronos
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 10:50pm (and 11:50pm Film4+1)

Die Another Day
On: ITV2
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1, 6:20/7:20pm 8th Jan)

Die Hard With A Vengeance
On: Watch
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Watch+1, 9/10:00pm 9th Jan)

Equus
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 01:20am

Gosford Park
On: more4
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 00:45am 8th Jan)

Harold And Kumar Get The Munchies
On: Comedy Central  
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 11:10pm (and 00:10am 9th Jan CC+1)

Hot Fuzz
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight ITV2+1, 9/10:00pm 13th Jan)

Hot Shots!
On: Channel 4   
Date: Thursday 13th January
Time: 11:10pm

Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom
On: BBC 1  
Date: Wednesday 12th January
Time: 8:10pm

Iron Man
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 6:40pm (and 7:40pm 4+1)

Madagascar
On: BBC 3
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 8:00pm (and 7:00pm 12th Jan)

My Cousin Vinny
On: Sky1   
Date: Sunday 9th January 2
Time: 9:00pm (and 9:00pm 11th Jan Sky2, 9:00pm 13th Jan Sky1)

National Treasure: Book Of Secrets
On: BBC 1   
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 10:30pm

Opera
On: horror channel  
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 10:55pm

Peggy Sue Got Married
On: GOLD   
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 00:50am (and 1:50am Gold+1, 11:05pm/00:05am 9th/10th Jan)

Phone Booth
On: Film4    
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 10:50pm (and 11:50pm Film4+1)

Planet Of The Apes
On: Film4  
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 6:50pm (and 7:50pm Film4+1)

Resident Evil
On: Film4
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

RoboCop
On: SyFy
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Syfy+1, 1:40/2:40 am 11th Jan)

Saturday Night And Sunday Morning
On: TCM
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 7:20pm (and 11:30am 8th Jan)

Se7en
On: TCM   
Date: Tuesday 11th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 1:40am 12th Jan)

Sherlock Holmes
On: Sky Movies Premiere   
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 10:00am (and 11:00am Premiere+1 & 8/9:00pm, then daily at those times through Jan 13th)

Silent Hill
On: Film4
Date: Tuesday 11th January
Time: 11:05pm (and 00:05am 12th Jan Film4+1)

Slither
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 11:40pm (and 00:40am 10th Jan Film4+1)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
On: Film4   
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 1:00pm (and 2:00pm Film4+1)

Star Trek: Generations
On: Film4
Date: Monday 10th January
Time: 6:40pm (and 7:40pm Film4+1)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
On: ITV1  
Date: Saturday 8th January 2)
Time: 3:35pm

The Bone Collector
On: Five
Date: Thursday 13th January
Time: 9:00pm

The Bourne Identity
On: ITV2  
Date: Monday 10th January
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm ITV2+1)

The Bourne Supremacy
On: ITV2   
Date: Tuesday 11th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1)

The Bourne Ultimatum
On: ITV2    
Date: Wednesday 12th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1)

The Castle Of Cagliostro
On: Channel 4  
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 02:40am (and 3:40am 4+1)

The Goonies
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 3:00pm (and 6:45am 9th Jan)

The Great Outdoors
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 5:15pm (and 6:15pm ITV4+1)

The Hunt For Red October
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

The Incredibles
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 8:50pm

The Kite Runner
On: BBC 2  
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 9:45pm

The Last Samurai
On: TCM   
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10/11:00pm 9th Jan ITV2/+1)

The Long Kiss Goodnight
On: Five
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 9:00pm

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
On: TCM  
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 12:35pm (and 5:00am 10th Jan)

The Men Who Stare At Goats
On: BBC 2   
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 10:00pm

The Princess Bride
On: Five  
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 3:25pm

The Shadow
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 8th January
Time: 00:55am (and 1:55am ITV4+1)

The Weatherman
On: BBC 1     
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 11:30pm

The Truman Show
On: Film4
Date: Friday 7th January
Time: 7:00pm (and 8:00pm Film4+1)

Three Kings
On: ITV2
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 01:55am (and 2:55am ITV2+1, 11:55pm/00:15am 12th/13th Jan)

Timecop
On: BBC 1  
Date: Thursday 13th January 2
Time: 00:05am

Unforgiven
On: ITV4
Date: Tuesday 11th January
Time: 11:55pm (and 00:55am 12th Jan ITV4+1, 9/10:00pm 13th Jan)

WALL-E
On: BBC 3
Date: Sunday 9th January
Time: 8:30pm

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