Saturday, 20 August 2016

Must see TV - Week beginning 20/08/2016 - My Choice


With the Olympics more or less over it’s back to a less sporty TV viewing pattern for me. I have really been enjoying the past weeks from Rio with the performance of Team GB making the viewing even more enjoyable. Time for me to list my must watch TV list for the upcoming week with some great viewing.


My highlight of last week is simple … The high and high from the velodrome in Rio. If I were a kid today, I would take to my bike and join a cycling club.

Saturday Sky Cinema Premiere – The Martian 8pm

Mars is big in the scientific world with everyone with a viable space program wanting to be first to land an astronaut on the planet and plant their flag. One non-country entry plans to send four people on a one-way trip to the red planet to live and one-day die they have plenty of volunteers.

During a storm on Mars, one of the astronauts Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead but is in reality left behind by his crew. He survives the storm but he is now marooned on the hostile planet with meagre supplies he needs to put his thinking cap on. Water and food may be important but secure a way of signalling Earth and tell someone he was alive is just as important for a hopeful rescue mission.

Sunday Channel4 – Posh Pawn 7pm

Even rich people find the need for quick money when finances are tight so instead of visiting Cash Converters they have places like Posh Pawn in London. They lend against high-end belongings, fine art and antiques, fine jewellery and wine, and extravagant but unnecessary baubles like a £250,000 canary yellow Lamborghini and a £1.5 million helicopter.

In the race for quick cash, we see the rich and wealthy try for the best price but what I would like to see is the outcome of the deal. Can they redeem their stuff or do they forfeite their precious possession because they just can’t raise the cash to buy it back.

Monday More4 – Four Rooms 9pm

Sarah Beeny is hosting the show were four antique dealers do battle over the publics prized possessions.

Four Rooms is out to find the spectacular antiques, the one-offs. The four sellers negotiate one-on-one with each dealer in one of four rooms (hence the title). But, once they turn down an offer, there's no going back... The punters always are looking for more money than it is really worth


Wednesday BBC1 – The Great British Bake Off 8pm

Its back and I will be glued to the screen and I don’t even like cake, well except for plain Madeira. There are 12 new bakers one coming from my home city of Cardiff but the PE teacher caught my eye already. Most are watching for that disaster and the pressure building up as the clock ticks down.

There are suggestions in the press that the BBC could lose Bake Off to ITV. I hope that all involved will see sense and leave it be on the BBC.

Thursday BBC1 – Class of 92: Still out of their League times vary

I shouldn’t like this with the strong Manchester United connection in the ownership of the club, Salford FC. However, you have to give the five members of the ‘class of 92’ a pat on the back for investing in a non-League team.

After the success of the first documentary we are back for a two parter on the newly promoted Salford FC and we catch up with the likes of star striker Gareth Seddon, who opens his own cheese shop and one of the co-managers gets married. I will be stopping by for a look.

Friday Dave – The Blues Brothers 9pm

A film classic and always a watch when it is on this musical comedy. The film revolves around Jake and Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) and their mission to help save the orphanage they grew up in from closing down.

They come up with the idea of re-forming their old R&B band and set about gathering the band including Mr. Fabulous out of his ‘high-payin' gig’ as maître d' at an expensive restaurant. With the band reformed fun and games begun as they tangle with Good Ol' Boys country western band, the Illinois Nazis, the cops and Carrie Fisher who Jake left standing at the altar. 

The money raised and then one mad chase to the office of the Cook County Assessor, so the brothers can pay the tax bill and save the orphanage.

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