Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

As we forecast last week, few new series will brave the storm of holiday programming leading into the Christmas season. Now, whether those specials and one-offs will be a drizzle of drivel or torrent of telly goodness remains to be seen. Outside of Doctor Who, we haven't had a peek through the net curtains yet.

If there's one man heroic enough to take on the holiday TV elements, it's our Mr Stephen Fry hosting QI. The seventh series of this especially clever, classy - but equally hysterical - quiz show airs tonight at 10:00pm on BBC1. Gardens is the key word and guest guessers are David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Dara O Briain and funny fixture Alan Davies.

The show airs first on Thursdays, with the next installment on December 3rd at 9:30pm on BBC1 with questions revolving around Ganimals, and featuring Sandi Toksvig, Bill Bailey, Sean Lock and John Hodgman making comical answer buzzer noises alongside Alan and Stephen.

There are still some good programmes in their mid-series runs as well as plenty of great flicks coming up this weekend and a bit beyond.

You could go for back-to-back Keaton era Batman on Saturday, cuddle with the kiddles and Robots on Sunday, then warm up with Sunshine at night.

If we've left anything off that you think looks interesting, add your suggestions to the comments below, with our thanks.

Please also note: the ordinal numbers for dates will help you scan through this simple list with your browser's search function. Enter '28th' in your browser's Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Saturday. Enjoy!

Apocalypse Now
On: Film4
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Batman
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 12:10pm (and 10:00pm)

Batman Returns
On: Sky Screen 1  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 2:20pm (and 00:10am 29th Nov)

Beowulf
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 6:05pm

Big
On: Sky Screen 1  
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 10:40am (and 6:10pm)

Blazing Saddles
On: Sky Movies Comedy   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 06:35am (and 12:45pm)

Burn After Reading
On: Sky Movies Indie   
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 12:30pm (and 10:00pm)

Catch-22
On: Sky Movies Classics  
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 9:00pm (and 3:00am 28th Nov)

Cutthroat Island
On: Film4  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 1:00pm (and 2:00pm Film4+1)

Death Race
On: Sky Screen 2   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 12:35pm (and 9:00pm)

Demolition Man
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Premiere+1)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats   
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 08:55am (and 3:25am 30th Nov)

Duel
On: ITV1   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 01:50am

Earth Girls Are Easy
On: SCI FI
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 11:00am

Eastern Promises
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 00:30am

Enemy At The Gates
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Enemy Mine
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 2:55pm (and 2:30am 29th Nov)

Face/Off
On: Watch
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Watch+1, 9:00/10:00 29th Nov Watch/+1)

Family Business
On: BBC 2  
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 00:25am

Galaxy Quest
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 09:35am (and 4:55pm)

Ghostbusters
On: G.O.L.D.
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Gold/+1, 1:50/2:50pm 29th Nov Gold/+1)

Hancock
On: Sky Screen 2    
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 10:45am (and 9:00pm)

Identity
On: SCI FI   
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 10:50pm

In Bruges
On: Sky Movies Comedy   
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 11:45pm

Innerspace
On: ITV2  
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 1:30pm

Juno
On: Sky Movies Indie   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 10:50am (and 8:20pm)

Kindergarten Cop
On: ITV2
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 5:55pm

Kingdom Of Heaven
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
On: ITV1   
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 11:05pm

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
On: Channel 4  
Date: Monday 30th November
Time: 01:45am (and 2:45am 4+1)

Lethal Weapon
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 10:30pm

Manhunter
On: TCM  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 9:00pm

Meet The Parents
On: Sky Movies Comedy   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 2:25pm (and 8:00pm)

Michael Clayton
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 08:25am (and 4:50pm, 6:50am 30th Nov Sky Screen 2)

No Way Out
On: Virgin 1    
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Virgin+1)

Patriot Games
On: Sky Screen 2    
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 08:35am

Pet Sematary
On: TCM  
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 9:00pm (and 00:40am 28th Nov)

Predator
On: Sky Screen 2   
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 02:20am

Raiders Of The Lost Ark
On: Sky Screen 1    
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 10:10am (and 8:00pm)

Robots
On: Channel 4    
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 6:25pm (and 7:25pm 4+1)

Seance On A Wet Afternoon
On: Film4
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 4:35pm (and 5:35pm Film4+1)

Shoot 'Em Up
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller    
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 10:55pm

Shrek
On: Sky Movies Family  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 11:30am (and 6:15pm)

Spartacus
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 12:30pm (and 2:50pm 29th Nov)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
On: Sky Screen 2    
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 2:40pm

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 2:35pm (and 4:15am 29th Nov)

Star Trek: Generations
On: Sky Screen 2   
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 2:45pm

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
On: ITV1  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 4:35pm

Stargate Continuum
On: Sky1
Date: Tuesday 01 December
Time: 8:00pm (and 2nd December 9:00pm Sky2)

Sunshine
On: Channel 4   
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm 4+1)

Taken
On: Sky Screen 2   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 11:00pm

The Birds
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 1:55pm (and 2:20am 30th Nov)

The Blob (1958)
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 08:00am (and 1:00am 29th Nov)

The Breakfast Club
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats  
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 6:00pm (and 2:20am 28th Nov)

The Cannonball Run
On: Five
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 5:40pm

The Dark Knight
On: Sky Screen 2    
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 12:10pm (and 9:00pm)

The Fast And The Furious
On: Dave
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight Dave Ja Vu, 9:00/10:00pm 29th Nov Dave/Dave Ja Vu

The Firm
On: Sky1   
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 9:00pm (ans 10:00pm 29th Nov Sky2)

The French Connection
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats  
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 9:00pm

The Game
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 08:25am (and 2:05pm)

The Great Escape
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 1:45pm

The Great Outdoors
On: Sky Movies Comedy   
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 3:00pm (and 5:00am 28th Nov)

The Green Mile
On: Five   
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 9:00pm

The Grifters
On: Sky Movies Drama  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 02:55am

The Incredible Hulk
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 12:25pm (and 9:00pm)

The Iron Giant
On: Sky Screen 1   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 06:45am (and 4:25am 29th Nov)

The Mist
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 11:45am (and 8:00pm)

The Silence Of The Lambs
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 9:00pm

The Usual Suspects
On: Sky Movies Indie   
Date: Monday 30th November
Time: 01:35am

Trading Places
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Sunday 29th November
Time: 8:00pm

Tropic Thunder
On: Sky Screen 1   
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 12:35pm (and 8:00pm)

Wayne's World
On: Sky Movies Comedy    
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 08:00am (and 4:35pm)

Wayne's World 2
On: Sky Movies Comedy   
Date: Friday 27th November
Time: 09:40am (and 6:15pm)

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
On: Sky Movies Classics   
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 5:15pm

X-Men
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats  
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 08:40am (and 2:35pm)

Young Frankenstein
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 28th November
Time: 12:35pm (and 00:55am 29th Nov)