Another week for TV I would recommend for your viewing pleasure. Last week there was plenty to at me at the Gogglebox including Christmas films but it Fleabag at caught my eye.
Fleabag is a comedy series I found on BBC 3 the online BBC channel and it was very funny and surprised me. Starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a woman living in London whose life is a mess adapted from her award-winning Edinburgh play, she a dry-witted, angry, cash-strapped, grief-riddled, porn-watching young woman trying to come to terms with a recent tragedy.
More4 Sunday Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings 11:05pm
I am totally fascinated in the history of the Second World War and just lap up programming on the subject. These secret recordings are not new to me I have heard of them before, but this should be just as interesting.
During the war, captured high-ranking Germen staff were housed in a stately home where every room was monitored, nowhere was safe, even the trees in the grounds had ears. The luxury offered to the officers was a ploy to ensure they would relax and open up to one another about what they knew.
Nat Geographic Monday Yukon Gold 9pm
There is gold in them hills and if I can’t find it I like to watch people who can. It’s not about nuggets, but fine gold no bigger than a grain of sand in most cases.
In this series I am hoping Nika Guilbault and Chris St. Jean hit the gold besides working their claim at Stowe Creek (Yukon) they also have their three young children with them. Compare to others they are working on a shoes string and after one clean out were happy for an ounce an hour after eleven hours. The clean out was just over 12 ounces in the end banking them $18,000 for the eleven hours.
Channel 5 Tuesday Borderline 10pm
A comedy about the British border and the border force may just be a straw too far for some. This mockumentary-style sitcom follows the employees at the fictional border security office of Northend Airport - a small provincial airport in the UK.
With immigration, high on the political agenda has well as national security on the news in recent weeks, is it possible to show the funny side of border control. Some members of the watching public will probably believe it is real and that how stupid the border force are.
Wednesday Gogglebox: Brexit Special 9pm
A bit late but being a fan of Gogglebox I am interested to see their take on Brexit question. Among my circle of friends, there were some heated debate, which is always healthy.
I chose to vote to stay after years of telling anyone in earshot I wanted out but Brexit has really shaken up British politics. New Prime Minister, the Labour Party in turmoil, Scotland talking referendum and breakaway with Northern Ireland thinking the same this is great for someone like me who loves politics.
Discovery Thursday Homestead Rescue 10pm
Back to another favourite of mine off grid living but this as a twist. Marty Raney along with two of his children Matt & Misty help homesteads in all kinds of trouble.
Last week the Raney's travelled to Virginia in any attempt to help, a couple who moved off the grid 12 months ago to pursue their homesteading dreams, but things aren't going as planned. They intended to farm free-range pigs was their dream but with their homestead surrounded by predators killing their livestock and with their money running out and a huge oak threatening flatten their cabin time was against them. Needless to say the Raney’s pull them on the right road.
Sky Movies Premiere Friday The Men from UNCLE 8pm
Been really looking forward to seeing this film because when I was a young lad many moons ago I was a member of UNCLE, I had my card and my suitcase full of gadgets. UNCLE is an acronym for the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement and yes, I had to look it up.
I remember the TV series fondly the spin off films of the era were a bit of a miss this film has had good reviews in the main. Directed by Guy Ritche and the two main protagonists are, CIA agent, Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB operative, Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer), team up against their wishes to foil the attempts of a mysterious organisation to produce and profit from nuclear weapons.
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