CRITIC'S CHOICE; Antoine's funny old world.Eurotrash Ch4, 10.30pm ANTOINE DE CAUNES Antoine de Caunes (born 1 December 1953 in Paris, France) is a television comedian, actor and writer. He is the son of two French personalities, television journalist George de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert. He is the father of the actress Emma de Caunes. returns with another fortifying cocktail of Euro entertainment. Eurotrash goes on the piste piste n. A ski trail densely packed with snow. [French, from Italian pista, from obsolete pistare, to trample down, variant of pestare; see piston. for the first World Blonde Ski Championships in Austria. And if you think that sounds crazy then keep watching as later on in the series Eurotrash travels to Finland for the Snowball Throwing World Championships. This week the programme also finds out about Uranus. Shot on location at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, it is probably the most expensive erotic film ever made and also features the first sex scene performed in zero gravity. We also meet Pa Do Do, two of Hungary's biggest female pop stars and children's entertainers, weighing in at 18 stone each. Their trademark dungarees dun·ga·ree n. 1. A sturdy, often blue denim fabric. 2. dungarees Trousers or overalls made of sturdy denim fabric. [Hindi du and skinhead haircuts have turned them into gay icons. As if this wasn't enough there is the regular slot from the Amazing Randy, an Austrian magician whose magic wand is his penis, plus the usual report from Swedish Playmate Victoria Silvstedt. Antoine has been taking time out from Eurotrash to star in A Man Is A Woman - sporting a beard and a clarinet as Simon, a gay lapsed Jew who is offered a fortune by his rich uncle to marry and carry on the family name. Simon agrees to wed Rosalie (Elsa Zylberstein), an orthodox Kletzmer singer and virgin. The fact that she has never had a man - and he has never had a woman - gives some clue to the sort of farce the film descends into. The posters for this film caused a bit of a stir when they were plastered all over the Paris metro. They feature his bare bottom and his co-star Elsa Zylberstein (his girlfriend) appears to kneel before him for an inspection of his private parts. "It's a very black comedy," says De Caunes. "I don't much care for the romantic hero image. "I prefer to play roles which are the reverse of my nature. On the first reading of the script, I felt great affinity with the character of Simon and his out of sync way of existing in the world. I found him tender, funny, manipulative and magical." Sounds a far cry from the cheeky Eurotrash host. Airline ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). , 9.00pm IT'S another bad day for Jane Boulton. Passengers expecting to fly to Athens are told to expect long delays due to fog, but then the fog lifts and the Athens flight is brought forward. Not all the passengers find out in time - and the ones who miss the flight are not happy. Katrina meets a mysterious masked man at the airport, and is asked to help smuggle him past security. In Liverpool, a broken de-icer grounds the Amsterdam flight and then causes a disastrous knock- on delay for passengers flying to Luton. Purser PURSER. The person appointed by the master of a ship or vessel, whose duty it is to take care of the ship's books, in which everything on board is inserted, as well the names of mariners as the articles of merchandise shipped. Rosc. Ins. note. 2. Jayny Stock's dog, Bluey Blue´y a. 1. Bluish. n. 1. A bushman's blanket; - named from its color. We had to wring our blueys. - Lawson. 2. , has lived in kennels since she left Majorca two years ago. Now Jayny's applied for a pet passport so that she can bring Bluey home to Luton. She's travelling to Palma Palma or Palma de Mallorca (päl`mä thā mälyôr`kä), city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. to find out whether Bluey's passed his rabies immunity blood test. It's the moment of truth - if Bluey can't come home, Jayny may have to give up her job and move back to Majorca. Penny McParlin is flying easyJet to Barcelona for a skydiving skydiving Sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate altitude (e.g., 6,000 ft [1,800 m]) and executing various body maneuvers before pulling the rip cord of a parachute. Competitive events include jumping for style, landing with accuracy, and performing in teams (e.g. adventure. She plans a skydive sky·dive intr.v. sky·dived, sky·div·ing, sky·dives To jump and fall freely from an airplane, performing various maneuvers before pulling the ripcord of a parachute. from two and a half miles high. Penny has never done a parachute jump before - and she hasnt told her mum what she's up to. Soon to be married easyJet scheduler Becky Fitchet fitch·ew also fitch·et n. Archaic The Old World polecat or its fur. [Middle English ficheux, possibly from Walloon ficheau, diminutive of Middle Dutch vitsche, visse.] dresses as a nun for a riotous hen party in Spain... Something For The Weekend Ch4, 11.05pm THIS show continues to dazzle with its potent mix of games, jaw-dropping surprises, and tricky questions - all held together by the outrageous Denise Van Outen Denise van Outen (born May 27 1974, Basildon, Essex, England, UK) is a British television host and stage actress. Her most notable roles to date were as a presenter on The Big Breakfast, and as Roxie Hart in Chicago on both the West End and on Broadway. . The show which sparked criticism over its saucy innuendos when it first was shown in autumn last year, is set to be toned down when an Australian version is filmed this summer. But the British version of Something For The Weekend remains as naughty as ever, with the one- time Big Breakfast hostess at its helm. Chewin' The Fat Chewin' the Fat is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show. Chewin' the Fat first started as a radio series on BBC Radio Scotland. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. 1, 10.50pm THE deep-sea fishermen with the dirtiest line in tackle roll out as part of the line-up of regular and weird and wonderful one-off characters from the latest Chewin' The Fat. Closer to home in all senses of the word is Harry the husband, who is forever criticising his wife, Linda. His pal George, on the other hand, can do no wrong in Harry's eyes. This week tensions simmer over a game of Monopoly. Ford Kiernan, who plays Harry, is often accosted ac·cost tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 2. To solicit for sex. in the street by children saying: "That's my dad." He says: "I don't think Harry is a particularly Scottish creation, there are Harrys everywhere." Chewin' The Fat has become one of the biggest TV success stories in recent years, with the whole of Scotland becoming hooked on catchphrases such as "Gonnie no dae that". Now the team are hoping to repeat the Chewin' The Fat phenomenon they have enjoyed in Scotland south of the border. As usual, Ford is partnered throughout the comedy sketch show by his professional other half, Greg Hemphill, with support from Karen Dunbar, who also makes an appearance in tonight's show as Betty, the hilarious pensioner with the x-rated war memories. |
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