[PoochJD]

Hi,

Just some bits and bobs, that might be of interest to those of you who don't regularly scrutinise the Tv schedules as much as you should.

1) The Shield - This will now be moving to a NEW timeslot, on a DIFFERENT day of the week. The next episode, Season 3.5, will air Saturday nights on Five at 11pm-Midnight.

2) Five continue their Sci-Fi Sunday film season this week, with "Thunderbirds Are Go! on Sunday lunchtime, between 1:45-3;35pm.

3) Erotic comedy/drama "Sirens" is airing on BBC2 on Sunday night at 10:40pm-12:15am. A very good drama, and not as exploitative as it may at first appear. The film stars Sam Neill, Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Elle McPherson, Portia De Rossi and Kate Fischer. Intelligent, and very sensual movie! A nice film for both men and women!

4) Five are showing an award-winning Western mini-series, similar to "Lonesome Dove". The saga is called "Random Passage", and stars Colm Meaney and Aoife Mcmahon, and is set in the early 1800's. An orphaned girl survives life in an English workhouse and escapes to Canada, where she is forced to travel hundreds of miles to start a new life, alone and pregnant. It's supposed to be a really good mini-series. It airs Monday through Thursday, each day between 3:40-5:30pm.

5) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" Season 2, is being repeated, on Tuesay nights from 9:55pm. Quite why this is being done, and thus forcing "The Shield" to Saturday nights, is a bit of a mystery, but Five claim it's to do with getting better ratings for the show.

6) BBC2 is showing a Laurel And Hardy double-bill on Wednesday 28th, between 12:40-1:30pm. The two shorts that are being transmitted, are "Murder Case" and "The Hoose-Gow".

7) An interesting sci-fi film gets its first major terrestrial TV airing this week. BBC1 is showing "A Town Has Turned To Dust" (Cert. 18), late on Wednesday night/early Thursday morning, between 1:05-2:35am.

8) BBC2 has a good line-up on Thursday night. At 9pm, an interesting documentary called "I'm Alright Jack", takes a high-earning salaryman called Andrew Dasper, who says "I pay an awful lot of tax, without giving any more away to the needy!" and forces him to work for a charity hostel vounteer, with some of London's most entrenched homeless. Will the charity work make him see what life is really like for those less fortunate than him? Should be fun to watch him squirm!

Also showing, is the sublime and brilliant "Little Britain". Every Thursday night, 10-10:30pm, for the next 8 weeks, catch this brilliant and acerbic comedy that gave us the catchphrases "I want that one", "I'm a lady, you know", and "Yeah, but, no, but, yeah, but..." all over again, from the start! Set your video and DVD recorders, as the BBC aren't officially releasing the show (on DVD or VHS) until later in the Autumn!

Hope some of these interest you folks!

Pooch

[Garrett]

Don’t forget Laurel and Hardy are on BBC2 at 12.40 for a double bill.

(Sorry Pooch I have not posted it in you thread which you mentioned it but though this was the best way to remind folk. I will merge this afternoon).

[JohnG]

Cheers - setting the recording now !

Day off as well!! Cheers Garrett

[captaindobie]

Thank you.

Thought i would click on this only to find out that i had missed it.
This should enhance an already enjoyable day off

PS Off topic, but i remember reading sometime last year that one of the services that SKY were looking to launch in 2004/2005 was the ability to control your SKY+ box via text messaging from your mobile. Has anyone seen any further updates regarding this?
Only thought of it again now as had i been at work today i would have missed L&H.