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Have you ever seen Anne Robinson star in a singalong version of Consider Yourself? In a Christmas jumper? No? Well, that delight is yet to come after our run-through of what’s on the box this week…
1) Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman (Wed 11.15pm, BBC1) – Entertaining film reviews delivered with those trademark squinty eyes. Great fun!
2) The Killing (Saturday, 9pm, BBC Four) – Look, we’re jumping on this bandwagon and staying with it right until the bitter, grisly, miserable end. First person to spot Lund smiling wins a cookie! (Only kidding – we’re not that generous.)
3) Charlie’s Angels (Wed 8pm, E4) - Rubbish remake of a rubbish show. What’s not to love?
4) May we tentatively suggest Super Tiny Animals on Wednesday, ITV1? This documentary appears to do exactly what it says on the – presumably miniscule – tin, but with Frozen Planet’s increasing popularity, it seems that we just can’t get enough of cute animals on television these days.
5) Merlin (Saturday, 8.15pm, BBC One) – Erm. We just love it.
Check back later for reviews of Living with the Amish and Charlie's Angels, as well as our verdict on the BBC Christmas schedule.
- As if it wasn’t exciting enough that there’s to be a Christmas special later this year, BBC One have confirmed that the (arguably) hilarious Mrs Brown’s Boys has been recommissioned for a third series, before the second has even been shown!
- ITV has confirmed that Christine Bleakley and co-host Adrian Chiles will be leaving the breakfast programme Daybreak, but don’t worry, Bleakley fans! We’ll soon be seeing her presenting Dancing On Ice with Philip Schofield.
- Speaking of Dancing on Ice, departing presenter Holly Willoughby has defected to the BBC’s version of hit US show The Voice, which she will present with Reggie Yates. The show involves four ‘superstar coaches’ keeping their backs turned while the auditionees perform, and they judge them solely on their voice.
- Alan Carr is set to dominate Channel 4’s New Year’s Eve schedule with a two and a half hour (!) edition of Chatty Man. Surely even he will have run out of things to say by the end of all that.
- Jonathan Ross has confirmed that his chat show will stay on ITV until at least 2013. Surely he’ll have run out of guests by the end of all that.
- The rights to J.J. Abram’s new sci-fi drama, Alacatraz, have been acquired by Watch; escaping form Alacatraz is more likely than anybody watching this channel.
- The nominations for the Broadcast Awards 2012 have been announced, with worthy nominations for the likes of Getting On and Appropriate Adult, but how has The Only Way is Essex being nominated for Best Multi-Channel Programme, while Being Human has not?
- A comedy pilot starring Sarah Silverman is reportedly in the works for NBC – can we assume it will be ever-so-slightly, just-a-little-bit potty-mouthed?
- And finally, the promised BBC Christmas trailer: your life isn’t complete until you’ve watched Sir Bruce Forsyth pulling a giant Christmas cracker with Michael McIntyre.
Trailer: BBC
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