There was a number of highlights on my TV last week but the stand out show was last night People’s History of Pop on BBC4. If you missed it, you can check it out on the iPlayer.
Billed, as pop music from 1966 to 1976 it should have just been music from that time, did we use the term pop back then. It was presented by Danny Baker with is infectious passion of the subject and the music my memory buds were refreshed has I slipped back in time. Has well as the music Danny did is stuff to camera with interviews with people who lived the times it was great viewing.
TCM Saturday The Faculty 9pm
In the genre of the Bodysnatchers movies but with teenagers, this time the savers of the human race. We have typical high-school movie stereotypes (The Jock, The Nerd, The Outcast, The Stoner, The Head Cheerleader) bonding into a group as first the teachers and then their fellow students are taken over by alien parasites.
Among a good amount of creepy teachers, excluding Famke Janssen (Miss Burke) who goes from making statements like “Eat me, you asshole” to Zeke the stoner. Then becoming the ultimate alien siren in a red dress trying to lure Zeke into the alien fold. All good American entertainment
BBC2 Sunday Robot Wars 8pm
It is official I can be a big nerd with the return of Robot Wars proving it. I am grinning like the Cheshire cat and can’t wait for Sunday. I loved it the first time around and I can’t see it changing much but for the presenters.
The first series of Robot Wars saw Jeremy Clarkson co-hosted with Philippa Forrester (Crush Alert) has presenters. Clarkson left after the first series to be replaced by the daddy Craig Charles. With Forrester still involved the duo became popular with the shows nerds crating a massive cult following but neither are involved in the new show.
BBC2 Monday Only Connect
I don’t know why I like this quiz show as my IQ doesn’t stretch for this. I have more luck with University Challenge and I am crap at that as well with it being a good watch if I get one right.
Victoria Coren hosts the quiz in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues. Still has much is I find it difficult I still religiously watch the show just in case I will ever make a connection.
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Sky Cinema Premiere Tuesday Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 10pm
As a believer in a Zombie Apocalypse will fall upon us one day, any guide to survival is welcome no matter how fatuous it may seem. Scouts Guide had a modest budget for this comedy horror but promises lashings of gore with plenty of raucous laugh aloud and strippers and boobs with the latter selling it to me.
The simple plot three scouts on a camp out join forces with a cocktail waitress and battle to save the world has their peaceful town suffer a zombie invasion. The zombie flick is becoming overcrowded having recently seen Pride and Prejudice… and Zombies at the cinema and I am thinking there can’t be many scenarios left but I have an idea. What about ‘Jesus and the 12 zombie slayers’.
Channel 4 Friday Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year 8pm
I have proven my nerdy credentials earlier in my ‘must see this week’, remember Robot Wars. I do love a shed, I don’t own one so I like looking at other peoples, I am a bit of a voyeur. I feel seedy after saying that.
I would like to own a shed and build an amazing one and I have something in mind for the day I may have a suitable garden. Should be a fun watch I am sure can rely on the crazy mind of the British shed nerd oh yes the curious side of me did google shed porn just to see.
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