The Sarah Jane Adventures! Harry Hill! David Tennant! Mark Gatiss! Benedict Cumberbatch! Chuck! Whitechapel! And so, so much more!
If the film list is a little more scant than prior weeks, we'll forgive the scheduling goblins, because they've more than made up for the meagre movie line-up with new and returning series and programme launches coming up in the next seven days.
There's a welcome return on Saturday, October 9th at 7:10pm on ITV1 for Harry Hill's TV Burp. The first of eight precious episodes ushers the show into its tenth series of taking down the high and haughty with video clips of TV's past weekly offerings, commented on by Harry with the help of his wonderful and wacky props.
If we can't have him as the Doctor, let's just have him, right? David Tennant fans can welcome the former time and space traveller back to earth as he stars in Single Father, a serious turn in a brief four episodes starting Sunday October 10th at 9:00pm on BBC1. Suranne Jones co-stars in this drama that's sure to remind us just why Mr Tennant's so fondly missed since leaving Doctor Who.
On Monday October 11th at 5:15pm on CBBC, The Sarah Jane Adventures returns for its fourth season of delighting big and little kids with Who-related tales and monsters. If you don't have a child to share it with (and provide an excuse for watching), we recommend you draw the drapes and watch it anyway (we'll never tell). The first instalment of two-parter, The Nightmare Man, is concluded on Tuesday, October 12th at 5:15pm. The shows then air on BBC2 on Wednesday and Thursday, October 13th and 14th at 4:30pm. We have a spoiler-free peek here.
Whitechapel, the modern day crime show that deals with copycat recreations of olden day misdeeds and deaths, returns for a second series on Monday, October 11th at 9:00pm on ITV1. Last time, it was cases imitating Jack the Ripper's crimes. This year's three episodes follow the Kray twins' atrocities being mimicked. We fear a new standard has been set post Sherlock, with big footsteps left to fill for any crime procedural show, especially one with a historical context and set in London. But it's worth a peek, especially for Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis and Steve Pemberton fans.
A History Of Horror With Mark Gatiss is a new three-part series looking at the actors, sets and tales that gave us shivery thrills, from all the way back to the 1920s. The first episode, Frankenstein Goes To Hollywood, airs Monday, October 11th at 9:00pm on BBC4, with a repeat on Tuesday, October 12th at 1:15am, and again on Thursday October 14th at 11:00pm. The next weekly episodes look at British frighteners of the 50s and 60s and then the slasher genre that followed.
Our favourite geeky spy, IT guy, and TRON lover, Chuck, returns, but in a good news-bad news scenario. We tried to ease show followers into it gently last week with the news that Chuck will follow Nikita in a 10:00pm timeslot on Thursday, October 14th. But the disheartening news for those fans who are telly channel challenged is that the show has moved to Living. If you're able to watch, you can catch up with our US speed review of the first of the fourth season's episodes, Chuck Versus The Anniversary, and if you can no longer watch, we commiserate.
Thursday night, October 14th, welcomes a returning Have I Got News For You in style and acknowledgement as Sherlock star, Benedict Cumberbatch, is the guest host for the premiere of the series' 40th (can that be right!?) year. The show goes out at 9:00pm on BBC1, but if you have a catch-up service, it's often worth the wait for the slightly extended version, Have I Got A Bit More News For You, where you might get yourself a little extra Cumberbatch.
Now, on to the films showing through the weekend and a bit beyond. 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 '9th' in your browser's Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Saturday. Enjoy!
A Passage To India
On: TCM
Date: Monday 11th October
Time: 9:00pm
Aeon Flux
On: Film4
Date: Monday 11th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)
Amélie
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 01:15am (and 2:15am Film4+1)
Apocalypse Now
On: TCM
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 9:00pm
Bride Of Frankenstein
On: BBC 4
Date: Monday 11th October
Time: 10:00pm (and 1:05am 15th Oct)
Cat People (1942)
On: BBC 4
Date: Wednesday 13th October
Time: 22:45pm
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 1:40pm (and 2:40pm Premiere+1, and daily at similar times through 14th Oct)
Crimes And Misdemeanors
On: TCM
Date: Monday 11th October
Time: 00:05am
Déjà Vu
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 9:15pm (and 9:00PM 13th Oct)
Die Hard
On: E4
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm E4+1)
Die Hard 4.0
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 9:15pm (and 10:15pm 4+1)
Dr. No
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 2:25pm
Elizabeth
On: Film4
Date: Monday 11th October
Time: 10:45pm (and 11:45pm Film4+1)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
On: E4
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 2:55pm (and 3:55pm E4+1)
Full Metal Jacket
On: ITV4
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm ITV4+1, 11:00pm/midnight 9th Oct)
Impostor
On: BBC 1
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 00:35am
Looking For Eric
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm 4+1)
Matilda
On: FIVER
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 6:00pm (and 7:00pm Fiver+1, 2:30/3:30pm 10th Oct)
One Missed Call (2003)
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 11:05pm (and 00:05am 10th Oct Film4+1)
Parenthood
On: ITV3
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV3+1)
Porco Rosso
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 10th October
Time: 3:15pm (and 4:15pm Film4+1)
Red Heat
On: ITV4
Date: Monday 11th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV4+1)
Rush Hour
On: Five USA
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Five USA+1)
Spider-Man 2
On: Five
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 6:30pm
Starship Troopers
On: Sky Movies Showcase
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 9:45pm (and 9:00pm 13th Oct Sky Sci-fi)
Superman
On: Five USA
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 7:15pm (and 8:15pm Five USA+1, 9:00pm 9th Oct & 5:00pm 10th Oct TCM)
The Boston Strangler
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 9:00pm
The 'Burbs
On: ITV4
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 7:00pm (and 8:00pm ITV4+1)
The Firm
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 11:45pm (and 00:45am 9th Oct Premiere+1, then daily at similar times through 14th Oct)
The Getaway
On: BBC 2
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 11:50pm
The Hole (2001)
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 11:35pm (and 00:35am 11th Oct Film4+1)
The Invasion
On: FIVER
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Fiver+1, 9/10:00pm 11th Oct)
The Lost World
On: ITV2
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 5:25pm (and 6:25pm ITV2+1)
The Sentinel
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
On: TCM
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 02:10am
The Thin Red Line
On: more4
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 1:20am 9th Oct)
Three Amigos!
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 5:20pm (and 9:40am 10th Oct)
Tremors
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 9th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV4+1)
Walk The Line
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 10th October
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)
Wall Street
On: Sky Movies Drama and Romance
Date: Friday 8th October
Time: 10:30am (and 4:10pm Sky Modern Greats, 8:00pm Sky Drama, 6:26am 10th Oct)