This week my TV highlights were Car Share where John and Kayleigh nearly kissed but were interrupted by a phone call. The Last Kingdom is building up to the finale with sword and axes coming to the fore and blood all around. Talking of blood it was also great to see the History channels ‘Vikings’ back in the schedule with a new series and over on the Discovery Channel the ‘Deadliest Catch’ was back with the fleet chasing red crab.
The news of the election has me all giddy with all the information and general election chatter.
Saturday – BBC4 – Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith 9pm
An old note is found in a bottle in Jutland, which has travelled long across the ocean. The note is hard to decipher, but when the Danish investigator from Section Q receives it, the odd personalities within the section find a new angle on it and try to unveil yet another old case even though the lead is cold.
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Sunday - Channel 4 – The Island with Bear Grylls 9pm
This fourth series looks at the generation gap and if stereotypes about the young and the old ring true. Who is better equipped to thrive in a survival situation? I expect the young ones to party and catch some sun while the oldies will be complaining.
Of the thousands who applied just 16 were chosen to take part. As they face treacherous weather conditions, severely limited resources, and environmental hazards and near starvation, the two groups have a long, hard battle ahead of them.
Monday – Channel 4 - 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 10pm
New day, new time for one of my favourite panel shows. Jimmy Carr is back hosting the comedy panel show's version of the words-and-numbers quiz, with David Mitchell and Cariad Lloyd, taking on Jon Richardson and Russell Howard. Sam Simmons joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters.
Tuesday – Discovery Channel – Coopers Treasure 10pm
We have a new documentary series here that tells the incredible story of a legendary astronaut and the secret treasure map he began from space. In the 1960s, Gordon Cooper was one of NASA's original space pioneers, breaking the record for the longest space flight while completing a 122-hour mission. Sent to detect nuclear sites, it was on this mission he discovered something extraordinary that he would keep secret for over 40 years.
While in space, Gordon noticed a series of anomalies around the South Caribbean and photographed over 100 of them. These anomalies were dark patches that appeared on his photographs of the earth. He believed there was only one explanation for these and thought them to be sunken ships, including the lost fleet of Christopher Columbus so the search begins.
Wednesday – E4 – The 100 9pm
Set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed earth’s civilization so it was believed, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juveniles back to Earth in hopes of possibly re-populating the planet. The planet was not as empty as those in the space station believed which the 100 soon encounter.
The four series the 100 have battle for their place on new earth and have been joined by the rest of the people stranded in space. In the new series, the planet is once again in danger from a radiation storm.
Thursday – Sky Sci/Fi – The Martian 9pm
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney survives and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meagre supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit, and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney's safe return.
Friday – Sky Sports 1 – Cardiff City v Newcastle 7pm
There could be nothing else on my TV tonight than Cardiff City and football with a possible takeaway and a few bottles of lager and the wife on her laptop watching soaps.
Newcastle are bringing 6000 fans with them from the North East and that is the official travelling support. Some ingenious Geordies are bound to try to infiltrate the home stands. While Cardiff have nothing to play for other than finishing in the top half of the league table Newcastle are playing for promotion and a chance of finishing Champions and the Championship.
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