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Monday
19 OctClassic Comedy UK
20.00Red Dwarf
S1E5: "Confidence and Paranoia"
« Previous Ep. Next Ep. » Lister goes down to a lower deck that Rimmer was supposed to clear of radiation and ends up sick. Because of the sickness, two personalities of his manifest as solid forms. One as Confidence and the other pure Paranoia.
30 min
20.30The Thick of It
S1E4: "Episode 4"
A ministerial visit goes horribly wrong for Hugh. Only Malcolm can help, but is he inclined to do so?
30 min
21.00Blackadder
S1E6: "The Black Seal"
Edmund makes a pact with the six most evil men in the kingdom in a bid to seize power. However, he is thwarted by the arrival of his nemesis, who imprisons him in a dungeon with Mad Gerald. When he eventually gets free, Edmund sets his original plan in motion - but have his co-conspirators stayed loyal?
30 min
Monday
19 OctClassic Comedy UK
20.00Red Dwarf
S1E5: "Confidence and Paranoia"
« Previous Ep. Next Ep. » Lister goes down to a lower deck that Rimmer was supposed to clear of radiation and ends up sick. Because of the sickness, two personalities of his manifest as solid forms. One as Confidence and the other pure Paranoia.
30 min
20.30The Thick of It
S1E4: "Episode 4"
A ministerial visit goes horribly wrong for Hugh. Only Malcolm can help, but is he inclined to do so?
30 min
21.00Blackadder
S1E6: "The Black Seal"
Edmund makes a pact with the six most evil men in the kingdom in a bid to seize power. However, he is thwarted by the arrival of his nemesis, who imprisons him in a dungeon with Mad Gerald. When he eventually gets free, Edmund sets his original plan in motion - but have his co-conspirators stayed loyal?
30 min
Tuesday
20 OctClassic Comedy US
20.00M*A*S*H*
S1E11: "Germ Warfare"
Hawkeye moves a wounded North Korean soldier into The Swamp, rather than let him be shipped out before he's stable. During the night he and Trapper play Dracula, and siphon off a pint of Frank's blood. The soldier then contracts hepatitis, so they have to test Frank without him knowing, and have to keep him away from Margaret and the patients.
30 min
20.30Cheers
S1E11: "One For The Book"
Two unlikely customers enter the bar: One is an 80+ year old who is the only arrival for his WWI squad's reunion, and the other is an awkward virgin looking for a night of drinking and fun before he becomes a monk.
30 min
21.00Moonlighting
S1E5: "Next Stop Murder"
The Blue Moon agency detectives, Maddie and David, get caught on a train for mystery buffs, then find they have a real mystery to contend with when a writer is murdered.
60 min
Wednesday
21 OctIn Focus
20.00George Carlin
HBO specials (1977-1984).
Spanning the years 1977-1984, we find a younger Carlin at his most caustic and incendiary best. Taking no prisoners in front of sell out crowds America s first counter-culture comedian holds society s hypocrisies and idiocies up to the light.
120 min
Thursday
22 OctPick 'n' Mix
19.30University Challenge
S56E15: TBA
TBA
30 min
20.00Heroes
S1E11: "Fallout"
The tragic events in Texas have sad, serious repercussions for many of the - heroes, - their families and friends. Meanwhile, shocking details about the moments leading up to Issac's predicted New York City nuclear bombing are revealed. Later, Issac's newest painting has fascinating future implications for a hero in crisis. Suresh takes the first steps along his new path. Matt and F.B.I. Agent Audrey Hanson pursue a break in the Sylar case. Horrified by Jessica's recent actions, Niki makes a tough decision to protect her family.
60 min
21.00**NEW** The Prisoner
"The Arival"
A British secret agent resigns from his job and prepares to go on holiday. However, when he wakes up, he finds himself in the Village: a mysterious place on the coast where retired agents are sent to spend the rest of their lives... whether they want to or not.
60 min
Friday
23 OctFrankie's Film Club: Friday Night of The Dead
19.00Planet Terror
Director: Robert Rodriguez. Starring: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton.
After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release.
105 min
20.45Pontypool
Director: Bruce McDonald. Starring: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak.
A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.
90 min
Saturday
24 OctNetflix and Chill
19.30Blue Eye Samurai
"An Unexpected Element"
With a squad of deadly assassins on her trail, Mizu forges ahead — but hits a hiccup when she and Ringo arrive in town on a festival day.
45 min
20.15Mindhunter
S1E4: "Episode 4"
Bill and Holden consult with Dr. Wendy Carr to begin classifying their subjects. They receive surprising news.
60 min
21.30Ripley
S1E3: "Sommerso"
With funds low and his future in Italy in jeopardy, Tom puts a dark scheme into motion.
45 min
Sunday
25 OctPrestige TV
19.00House
S8:E14: "Love is Blind"
House and the team battle to save a successful, independent blind man who is struck down by a mysterious illness just before he asks for his girlfriend's hand in marriage. Meanwhile, House's mother unexpectedly arrives at Princeton Plainsboro to inform him of her new beau.
60 min
20.00Deadwood
S1E3: "Reconnoitering the Rim"
Competition arrives for Swearengen in the form of the Bella Union, a gambling outfit from Chicago.
60 min
21.00Band of Brothers
"Carentan"
Easy Company fights in the Battle of Carentan.
60 min