I spent most of the week catching up on Penny Dreadful. I miss the series when they were first aired mainly because it was on Sky Atlantic, and I didn’t have it as part of my TV package. So as I was up early and with my new NowTV box and with nothing to watch I thought why not and really gutted there would be no more. What a mistake I was hooked.
I am looking forward to the Christmas bumper edition of the Radio Times with the schedules due out in a week or so.
Saturday Sky Cinema Premiere – The Revenant 8pm (2016)
In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass whose brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald. Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.
Sunday BBC1 – Enchanted 1:15pm (2007)
A classic Disney fairy-tale collides with modern-day New York City. A story about a fairy-tale princess from a cartoon land whom an evil queen thrusts into present-day. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
Monday History Channel – American Pickers 10pm
Mike and Frank are pickers that travel the country and literally would go anywhere just for the prospects of finding antique gold. With the assistance of Danielle, who runs their shop while they are on the road they often find themselves in a comedic pickle. They have a second shop in Nashville, Tennessee where Lauren Wray Grisham runs their shop
Tuesday BBC1 – Rillington Place 9pm
Tim Roth in the lead as a tough one here trying to follow Sir Richard Attenborough who memorably played serial killer John Christie in the 1971 film 10 Rillington Place. This three-plat drama about the string of murders committed by Christie at his home in London’s Notting Hill in the 1940s and 50s. One of his most shocking murders involved a young couple Timothy Evans and his wife Beth who later Christie kills, helping to send Evans to the hangman.
Wednesday Christmas Gold – We have been watching Christmas specials 8pm
I think I can honestly say I am going to enjoy this one off kind of a Gogglebox show where comedians, comic actors settle down on the sofa to watch Christmas specials of yesteryear. I expect to be royally entertained as who doesn’t like a bit of nostalgia and Christmas themed to boot.
Thursday Sky Cinema Premiere – The Pack 8pm (2015)
A farmer and his family must fight for survival after a ferocious pack of wild dogs infiltrates their isolated farmhouse. Through a series of frightening and bloody encounters, they are forced into survival mode to make it through the night.
Friday BBC4 – Promises & Lies: The Story of UB4O
I was a UB40 fan from the second I heard "King" / "Food for Thought" the first release of the fantastic album Signing Off. The band were out of Birmingham and were the poster boys of multi-ethnic reggae-pop. Although I was heavily into Bob Marley and Steel Pules, it was good to see a multicultural band, black and white together. Along with Two Tone, it was great to see and hear.
But stardom and fame came at a price and the band found themselves victims of their own success; bankrupt and penniless. We also hear of today their ongoing dispute that has split a family and a band, as they continue to tour as two separate groups - both using the name UB40.
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