| What's on Now & Next (2012-02-05) |
| 3e | 23:45:00 | The River | (1984, General Movie/Drama) A Tennessee homesteader works at a steel mill during a strike to help make ends meet when the bank serves a repossession order on the family farm, incurring the anger of the union - but a greater crisis looms when the river encircling his land threatens to burst its banks. Drama, starring Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson, Scott Glenn, Shane Bailey and Becky Jo Lynch. |
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| 02:05:00 | Xpose | Karen Koster, Aisling O'Loughlin, Glenda Gilson and Lisa Cannon present a round-up of stories from the world of showbusiness, covering everything from film premieres and awards ceremonies to concerts and fashion shows. |
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| BBC One | 22:55:00 | Live Super Bowl XLVI (T) | New England Patriots v New York Giants (Kick-off 11.25pm). Mark Chapman presents coverage of American football's showpiece match, held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. This fixture is a repeat of Super Bowl XLII in 2008, which the Giants won 17-14 after overturning a 7-3 half-time deficit. The Giants were NFC East champions this season and have won on the road against Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers during the play-offs, while the Patriots have justified their position as the top-ranked side in the AFC. Commentary by Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth and analysis from Mike Carlson and Danny Amendola. |
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| 04:00:00 | Weatherview (T) | |
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| BBC Two | 23:50:00 | Rugby Union: Six Nations Highlights (T) | John Inverdale presents action from the opening round of fixtures, featuring Scotland v England at Murrayfield, Ireland v Wales at the Aviva Stadium and France v Italy at the Stade de France. England were beginning their title defence with the Calcutta Cup also at stake, while the Irish were aiming to avenge their World Cup quarter-final defeat at the hands of Warren Gatland's men, and the French were also out for revenge, having suffered a shock defeat away to Italy in last year's competition. |
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| 00:35:00 | Reporters (T) | The latest global issues filed by BBC correspondents around the world. |
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| Channel 4 | 23:10:00 | Alien Resurrection (T) | (1997, Science Fiction) Scientists create a clone of Ripley to get hold of the alien queen growing inside her body and breed a new race of the monsters. However, when the creatures escape and turn on their makers, the new Ripley must lead a smuggling crew to safety. Sci-fi thriller sequel, starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder and Ron Perlman. |
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| 01:15:00 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (T) | (2003, Horror) Five free-spirited teenagers are enjoying a road trip when they stop to pick up a hitch-hiker, but the good deed backfires when she commits suicide in their van. Shocked and panicking, they call the police, leading to an encounter with a sadistic local sheriff and his family of human butchers - and a chainsaw-wielding maniac known as Leatherface. Remake of the 1974 horror, starring Jessica Biel, R Lee Ermey, Andrew Bryniarski and Eric Balfour. |
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| Comedy Central | 23:05:00 | The Grumpy Guide to School Days | Geoffrey Palmer narrates as Ronni Ancona, Ed Byrne, Bobby Davro, Russell Kane, Shappi Khorsandi, Alistair McGowan, Neil Morrissey, Al Murray, Mark Radcliffe, Penny Smith and John Thomson revisit the tedium, unsavoury meals and ill-advised antics of their school days. |
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| 00:25:00 | South Park (T) | When Cartman becomes a sufferer of `Gingervitus', he rallies round to protect his fellow red-headed friends. |
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| Discovery Channel | 00:00:00 | Bear Grylls: Born Survivor (T) | The adventurer and former SAS soldier visits Zambia to tackle the Zambezi river, notorious for its crocodile and hippo populations, which prey on careless travellers. After eating bugs, Bear suffers from diarrhoea, dehydration and heat exhaustion, but must still scale a treacherous 150ft waterfall. |
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| 01:00:00 | Mythbusters (T) | Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate whether a legendary Confederate weapon - the steam-powered machine gun - could fire 400 rounds a minute at a range of 300 yards. |
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| E4 | 00:00:00 | Beaver Falls (R) (T) | Pam's indiscretions finally push Bobby over the edge, and he takes his anger out on the British counsellors and Chunk Bunk by sending them on a hellish day-trip. Meanwhile, Kimberley realises the truth about Jake, and Rachael struggles to deal with the previous week's events. Comedy, starring Arsher Ali, John Dagleish, Natasha Loring and Kristen Gutoskie. |
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| 01:05:00 | Franklin & Bash (R) (T) | A family is torn apart when two sides sue each other over a priceless 1988 baseball, and the case even pits Jared against his father. Meanwhile, Peter works with Hanna on defending a reality TV star known as the Douchey Dad and Karp comes to Pindar for help on a top-secret project. Legal comedy drama, guest starring Beau Bridges and Tom Arnold. |
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| MTV | 00:00:00 | Extreme Cribs | An exploration of unusual homes, including living spaces suspended in tree tops, medieval manors and caverns located inside canyons. |
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| 00:30:00 | Extreme Cribs | An exploration of unusual homes, including living spaces suspended in tree tops, medieval manors and caverns located inside canyons. |
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| RTE One | 00:00:00 | The Saturday Night Show (R) | Journalist and broadcaster Brendan O'Connor presents the weekly entertainment show, joined each week by a panel of celebrity guests to provide a lively mix of chat, comedy and music. He also offers the chance for viewers to win a prize. |
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| 01:20:00 | Lord of the Flies (T) | (1963, General Movie/Drama) A plane crash leaves a party of schoolboys marooned on a desert island. Initially, the boys rally around the sensible Ralph, who sets his mind to finding ways to survive and get help. But gradually the castaways fall under the influence of a jealous chorister, who leads them into savagery and violence. Peter Brook's drama based on William Golding's novel, with James Aubrey, Tom Chapin and Hugh Edwards. |
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| RTE Two | 23:40:00 | The Auction House (R) | The Reality Bites documentary strand returns, beginning with staff at a car auction business turning their attention to distressed properties - despite having no background in the market. The film follows the managing director and the sales team as they prepare for their first fire sale. |
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| 00:40:00 | NCIS (T) | The agents investigate the Halloween murder of a Marine with a fondness for playing practical jokes. As the evidence accumulates, they begin to suspect he was killed by the exasperated victim of one of his pranks. Drama, starring Mark Harmon, David McCallum, Cote de Pablo, Michael Weatherly and Pauley Perrette. |
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| Sky1 | 00:15:00 | Cop Squad (R) (T) | Documentary following the work of Cambridgeshire police officers as they tackle crime in a county renowned for its university, tourism and picture-postcard appearance. |
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| 01:15:00 | 1,000 Ways to Die (R) | Series using reconstructions and animation to illustrate the strange ways in which some people meet their deaths. |
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| TG4 | 00:15:00 | Imeall (R) | Arts and cultural affairs entertainment show, presented by Tristan Rosenstock. |
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| 00:45:00 | An Aimsir Laithreach | National and international weather. |
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| TV3 | 23:45:00 | Bring Back Dallas | Comedian Justin Lee Collins travels to the USA to track down the cast of the TV soap Dallas and reunite the stars at his own Oil Barons' Ball in Los Angeles. With 10 days to find Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Ken Kercheval, Charlene Tilton, Susan Howard and Mary Crosby, Justin manages to trespass, gatecrash and stake out various locations. However, it remains to be seen which of the actors will turn up at the Ball. |
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| 01:20:00 | The Tudors (R) | Henry invites Anne of Cleves back into the royal court, the Earl of Surrey and Thomas Seymour pursue Anne Stanhope, and Queen Katherine embarks on an affair with Thomas Culpepper. Drama, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Joss Stone. |
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| UTV | 23:50:00 | Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Union | Action from the fourth and final round of pool fixtures, including Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons at Welford Road, Sale Sharks v Scarlets at Edgeley Park and Cardiff Blues v Harlequins at the Cardiff City Stadium. Presented by Martin Bayfield. |
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| 00:40:00 | Teleshopping | Buying goods from the comfort of home. |
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