Record tv; Farce forward.Byline: Jane Simon; Brian McIver THE ARMSTRONG AND MILLER "Armstrong and Miller" are collectively the comedians and actors Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, and also the name of their television sketch show which ran from 1997 to 2001. Television Show To date four series have been made by Absolutely Productions. SHOW 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, 9.30pm "CHALKIE Von Schmidt? A spy?" There's some awfully bad news for the RAF pilots this week in another bunch of very likeable sketches from Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong. Agreat old running gag makes a welcome return and a new character is introduced. It's a royal correspondent who knows absolutely nothing about what the royals might be doing, eating or thinking, but is nevertheless very happy to appear on rolling news channels and speculate about what he doesn't know at great length. It would be nice to see the pair introduce even more new characters like this one to keep things fresh. Jilted jilt tr.v. jilt·ed, jilt·ing, jilts To deceive or drop (a lover) suddenly or callously. n. One who discards a lover. Jim (the loser dumped on his wedding day for the DJ) pops up again tonight and the happy honeymooners probably aren't the only ones groaning now every time they see his face. Other bright spots include a warning about the danger of wearing T-shirts with writing on them. Meanwhile, the Neanderthals name a baby and we're reminded of what a very dangerous decade the Seventies must have been by way of another terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. Safety First film. QUIZ QUEEN HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU BBC1, 9pm WOMEN have always been under-represented on Have I Got News For You (last week's appearance by frockwearing artist Grayson Perry notwithstanding). So it's great to see the comedienne and actress, and the tallest woman in comedy, Miranda Hart, taking her first spin in the presenter's chair. Already a familiar face from comedies like Angelo's, Hyperdrive hy·per·drive n. 1. A fictional device allowing a spaceship to travel faster than the speed of light, especially by passing through hyperspace. 2. Informal A state of heightened activity or concentration. and playing the cleaning lady in Not Going Out, Miranda is now going to have her very own sitcom - based on her Radio 2 series Funny Girl. It will be starting soon on BBC2. She's been on Have I Got News For You's panel before, so has no trouble holding her own against captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. DOM IN THE HOT SEAT FRIDAY NIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It is on the British terrestrial TV channel BBC One and goes out at 10.35pm on Friday nights. It was first shown on November 2, 2001 and is now in its thirteenth series. BBC1/BBCHD, 10.35pm HUNKY hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. Dominic Cooper, star of Mamma Mia! and the BBC's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, that was first published in 1811. It was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". , is Jonathan's very special guest tonight. His new film, An Education, set in London in the Sixties, is out today. But what's the betting that Jonathan brings Dominic down to earth by reminding him how he once starred in an ad for condoms? Also on the show tonight are sometimes scary Hollywood actor Christopher Walken and the scarily-funny Dara O'Briain. And for one night only, the Four Poofs and their piano have been given the night off to go trick-or-treating, because Jonathan's very special house band will be none other than The Stylistics stylistics Aspect of literary study that emphasizes the analysis of various elements of style (such as metaphor and diction). The ancients saw style as the proper adornment of thought. . If you're too young to remember The Stylistics and the words Betcha By Golly gol·ly interj. Used to express mild surprise or wonder. [Alteration of God.] golly interj an exclamation of mild surprise [originally a euphemism for Wow, mean nothing to you, then you'll be more impressed by the news that the awesome Green Day are also in the green room and will be playing live. EARLY SHOW FOR KIDS AUTUMNWATCH BBC2, 8.30pm IF you've been grumbling that Autumnwatch has been on too late this season for your kids to enjoy, the BBC has listened to you. From this week and for the rest of the series, it's been moved forward half an hour to 8.30pm. There's a distinct Hallowe'en flavour to tonight's nature spotting as Kate Humble and Chris Packham head to a spooky Gloucestershire mansion - looking not for ghosts, but for badgers, bats and spiders. Meanwhile, Simon King is in London, meeting some animals who have made a graveyard their home. ALL THE GOSS FROM YOUR SOAPS EMMERDALE ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). 1, 7pm EARTH-MOTHER Nicola (you read it right) is the last person you'd expect to find campaigning for mums' rights to breast-feed breast-feed v. To feed a baby mother's milk from the breast; suckle. in public. The battle lines are drawn in Caf Hope, where child-care expert Viv is suddenly worried about scaring off her customers. I suppose there's a first time for everything. CORONATION STREET ITV1, 7.30pm, 8.30pm IF hell is other people, then Tony's in for a sneak preview of his final destination as he's condemned to spend his final hours in the company of Roy Cropper. These two have not seen eye to eye since Tony smoked the bats out of Victoria Court. But that misdemeanour is near the bottom of the list of sins Tony wants to get off his chest before he meets his maker. EASTENDERS BBC1, 8pm DENISE is trying to be civil to Owen for Libby's sake - and over lunch they manage to look like one big, happy family. All except Lucas, glowering glow·er intr.v. glow·ered, glow·er·ing, glow·ers To look or stare angrily or sullenly. See Synonyms at frown. n. An angry or sullen look or stare. crossly at Owen over the salad bowl and probably looking around the room for an old rake that Owen could "accidentally" fall on. Don't miss your FREE TV mag in Saturday's Record CAPTION(S): CHEEKY CHAP Host Jonathan Ross NIGHT OWL Host Kate Humble TABLE MANNERS Lunch time could be interesting in EastEnders |
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