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Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

Gaye Birch


The 4400 starts a rerun, and Hancock hits UK TV screens, as Gaye brings us her regular glimpse at the week ahead...

Published on Sep 10, 2009

If our recent Lazy Geek Guide piqued your interest or brought back good memories, there's another chance to check out The 4400, being re-aired from the pilot episode beginning today, Friday 11 September at noon on Sky 2.

Only hours later, Bill pays a steep price for gallantry in Plaisir D'Amour, tonight's episode of True Blood on FX. Also, at 10:00pm and 12:10am, the true depths of Amy's depravity and addiction are shockingly revealed in her inhumane dredging for more V.

FX is airing daily episodes of another show we like, Burn Notice, with a repeat return to the pilot on Saturday, 12 September at noon. Our ace reviewer, Emma Matthews, is covering the first series show by show and you can find the first of her reviews here and share your thoughts on the show or catch-up with the current rapid-fire viewing schedule.

Prepare for a fantastic last episode of Being Human on Thursday 17th September on BBC1 at 10:35pm. In this first series finale Annie must choose between friendship or the forever after in a terrifying stand against the vampire uprising, an army of other worldlies threatening human existence, who also happen to hate George's kind the most.

And on to the week's Geek stew of movies brewing over the next 7 days. As always, check your local schedule for last minute changes. Because there's nearly nothing worse than tear dampened dinners and soggy nibbles. Enjoy!


28 Weeks Later
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10:40pm

30 Days Of Night
On: Bravo
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight Bravo+1, 9:00/10:00pm 13 Sept Bravo/+1)

A Beautiful Mind
On: G.O.L.D.
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 00:45am (and 1:45am Gold+1)

A Soldier's Story
On: Sky Movies Drama
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 08:15am

Alien 3
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 7:00pm

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
On: five
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 7:15pm

American Beauty
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10:05pm

An American Werewolf In London
On: SCI FI
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 01:00am

Arlington Road
On: Sky Movies Drama
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 6:00pm

Badlands
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 11:00pm

Beowulf
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 7:00pm

Big
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 10:00pm (and 3:15am 14 Sept)

Blade Runner
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 11:10am (and 7:30am & 5:55pm 16 Sept Sky Modern Greats)

Boogie Nights
On: TCM
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 9:00pm

Breaking Away
On: Sky Movies Drama
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 08:15am

Burn After Reading
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 9:40pm (and 10:40pm Premiere+1, and daily at similar times through 18 Sept)

Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 07:40am (and 2:50pm)

City Of God
On: Film4
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 00:40am (and 1:40am Film4+1)

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 3:45pm

Cloverfield
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 12:55pm (and 10:55pm)

Coming To America
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 12:15pm (and 8:00pm)

Compulsion
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10:45pm

Conan The Destroyer
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 07:00am (and 6:10pm)

Copycat
On: BBC 1
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 10:45pm

Crocodile Dundee
On: Film4
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 7:10pm (and 8:10pm Film4+1)

Death Becomes Her
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 6:10pm

Desperado
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 02:00am

Die Hard
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 1:45pm (and 10:05pm)

Die Hard 2
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 1:50pm (and 10:55pm)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 6:00pm (and 4:05am 13 Sept, 4:15pm 15 Sept Sky Screen 1)

D.O.A.
On: Watch
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Watch+1)

Dumb And Dumber
On: five
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 9:00pm

Eastern Promises
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 10:05pm

Enter The Dragon
On: ITV4
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 11:30pm

Every Which Way But Loose
On: ITV4
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 8:30pm

F/X
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 09:05am (and 5:00pm)

Fargo
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 03:50am (and 10:00pm 16 Sept)

Fatal Attraction
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 9:00pm

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 10:00pm

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 4:15pm (and 1:50am 17 Sept)

Fierce Creatures
On: Sky1
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 9:00pm

Galaxy Quest
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 11:30am (and 7:00 pm)

Gone In 60 Seconds
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 12:35pm (and 8:00pm)

Good Morning, Vietnam
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 6:55pm (and 2:40am 17 Sept Sky Screen 1)

Hancock
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 10:00am (and 11:00am Premiere+1 & 8:00/9:00pm Premiere/+1 and daily at similar times through 18 Sept)

Hannibal
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 00:35 (and 1:35am 14 Sept, 00:30am 17 Sept Sky Screen 2)

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 8:00pm

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 2:50pm (and 11:00pm, 12:05pm & 10:00pm 17 Sept Sky Horror)

High Fidelity
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 12:30pm (and 10:00pm)

In Bruges
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: midnight

In the Line Of Fire
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 06:45am (and 3:55pm)

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: noon (and 8:00pm)

Indiana Jones And the Last Crusade
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10:15am (and 8:00pm)

Juno
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 12:45pm (and 8:20pm)

Knocked Up
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 01:05am (and 11:40pm 13 Sept Sky Screen 1, 12:20pm & 8:00pm 17 Sept Sky Comedy)

Kung Fu Panda
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 4:30pm (and 10:00pm, 7:50am & 8:00pm 15 Sept Sky Screen 1)

Laura
On: Film4
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 12:50pm (and 1:50pm Film4+1)

Manhunter
On: TCM
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 9:00pm

Masters Of The Universe
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 10:35am (and 5:20am 15 Sept)

Matchstick Men
On: ITV1
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 10:35pm

Memento
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 00:40am (and 1:40am Film4+1)

Michael Clayton
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10:45am (and 8:05pm)

Midnight Cowboy
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 3:25am

Mission: Impossible
On: ITV2
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10:00pm

National Treasure
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 9:05pm

Night At The Museum
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Night Of The Living Dead (1990)
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 10:35pm

No Country For Old Men
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 11:50am (and 8:00pm)

Ocean's Twelve
On: ITV2
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 10:05pm (and 10:00pm 16 Sept)

Parenthood
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 11:40am

Predator 2
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 08:30am (and 3:55pm)

Project X
On: Film4
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 5:05pm (and 6:05pm Film4+1)

Raiders Of The Lost Ark
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 12:45pm (and 8:00pm)

Rain Man
On: Virgin 1
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Virgin+1)

Resident Evil
On: E4
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm E4+1)

Romancing The Stone
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 07:10am (and 3:00am 15 Sept)

Rumble Fish
On: Sky Movies Drama
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: midnight

Shoot 'Em Up
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 10:00pm (and 3:30am 12 Sept)

Short Cuts
On: TCM
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 9:00pm

Shrek
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 12:40pm (and 10:20pm)

Silkwood
On: Sky Movies Drama
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 08:45am (and 8:35am 17 Sept Sky Screen 2)

Sin City
On: BBC 2
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 11:15pm

Sleepy Hollow
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 10th September
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1, 9:00/10:00pm 13 Sept, Film4/+1)

Star 80
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 11:05pm

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 11:30am (and 5:15pm)

Star Trek: First Contact
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 10:20am (and 5:25pm)

Star Trek: Insurrection
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 08:00am (and 8:00pm)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Sunday 13th September 2009
Time: 08:55am (and 7:05pm)

Stephen King's It
On: Zone Horror
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 9:00pm

Strange Days
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 00:20am

Tales From The Darkside
On: Zone Horror
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 00:40am

The Bank Job
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 12:45pm (and 9:00pm)

The Beach
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

The Beguiled
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 9:00pm (and 2:15am 12 Sept)

The Birds
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 00:30am

The Blob (1958)
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10:15am (and 5:25pm)

The Bourne Ultimatum
On: Sky Movies Modern Great
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 09:35am (and 11:40am 14 Sept, 1:30pm & 7:00pm 15 Sept, Sky Screen 2, 8:00am & 1:55pm 17 Sept)

The Breakfast Club
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 6:20pm

The Cable Guy
On: Watch
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 11:45pm (and 00:45am & 8:00/9:00pm 13 Sept Watch/+1)

The Conversation
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 4:20pm

The Dark Crystal
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 3:00pm (and 6:55am 13 Sept)

The Dark Knight
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Thursday 10th September
Time: 8:00pm (and 9:00pm Premiere+1, 8:00/9:00pm 11 Sept Premiere/+1)

The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Friday 11th September 2009
Time: 12:25pm and 00:30am 12 Sept)

The Fountain
On: Film4
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 10:50pm (and 11:50pm Film4+1)

The Godfather Part II
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 4:35pm

The Golden Compass
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 12:50pm (and 8:00pm)

The Grifters
On: Sky Movies Drama
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 01:45am

The Iron Giant
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 08:30am (and 3:00pm, 7:15am & 3:00pm 15 Sept)

The Legend
On: BBC 2
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 01:10am

The Legend Of 1900
On: Sky Movies Drama
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10:45am

The Phantom Of The Opera (2004)
On: Film4
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 6:20pm (and 7:20pm Film4+1)

The Right Stuff
On: ITV4
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 10:50pm

The Running Man
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 10:05pm

The Usual Suspects
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 9:00pm (and 11:30pm 17 Sept)

The World According To Garp
On: TCM
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 9:00pm

The World Is Not Enough
On: ITV2
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 11:35pm

Three Days Of The Condor
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 07:40am (and 10:00pm)

Three Kings
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 1:05pm

Titus
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Monday 14th September
Time: 00:30am

Trekkies
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 5:40pm (and 10:50pm)

Twister
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 12:30pm (and 10:10pm)

Uncle Buck
On: ITV3
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 1:10pm

Unforgiven
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 10:30pm

Wayne's World
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 12:10pm (and 9:45pm)

Wayne's World 2
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 1:50pm (and 11:25pm)

X-Men
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 09:05am (and 6:10pm, 10:35pm 13 Sept Sky Screen 2, 6:10pm & 11:45pm 17 Sept Sky Action)

X-Men: The Last Stand
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 13th September
Time: 8:00pm (and 10:00pm 4+1)

xXx
On: five USA
Date: Wednesday 16th September
Time: 10:00pm

Young Frankenstein
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 4:05pm (and 10:00pm)

Zodiac
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Friday 11th September
Time: 1:05pm (and 11:05pm 15 Sept Sky Screen 2)

Zulu
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Saturday 12th September
Time: 2:05pm (and 3:00pm 17 Sept)

 

 

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Re: Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week
Posted By tiger2000 1 September 11, 2009 05:22:05 PM

Can this list be in chronological order instead of alphabetical, it would make it much easier to use.

Re: Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week
Posted By Geekette 1 September 12, 2009 03:48:03 AM

No, I'm sorry, it can't, tiger2000. Many of the films have multiple listing times and dates through the week. A chronological list would make it run far longer than you see here and this page can't accommodate a grid. We recommend using your browser's search function on the date you'd like to scan and you can highlight and tab through everything shown that day. Hope that helps.
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