TV Shows

Title: The Apprentice

Review: The Apprentice is based on a 12 weeks job interview with the successful candidate given the job of Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice with a six figure salary.

The programme runs by the candidates being split into two teams and then Sir Alan briefs them on the new task.  Then each team appoints a project manager and this is the person is responsible for leading the task.

Each task stretches the teams business and creative skills surronding generating a profit.  Then the team who generates the most profit wins and the loosing team goes back into the board room.   Sir Alan is always kept up to date with what happened on the task through his advisers Margaret Mountford and Nick Hewer who stay with each team.   The task leader then chooses two people to bring back with them to the board room.  Then Sir Alan decides which one of these will be fired!

Title: American Chopper

Review: American Chopper hence the name is about building custom motorbikes.  The bikes are built in the orange county workshop 80 miles north of New York.  Paul Teutul senior and his sons - Mikey (Comedian) and Paul Jnr, (The chief designer and fabricator).  The motorbikes they create are amazing one off designs.  They are road legal and they sometimes make bikes for celebrities including Russell Crowe and Will Smith.  Also for big co - operative companies such as HP Computers and Gillette.

The bills PC Jim Carver narrates American Chopper and the show is a fly on the wall documentary about the ups and downs of working to deadlines.  It is often funny to watch the crew joking around.  The show is well made and recommended seeing!

Title: Coal House

Review: Coal House is a programme that is broadcast across wales via BBC Wales.  It is based around three families being sent back to live life as it was in a

mining community during 1944.  The Griffith's family from Ammanford, the Paisey family from Cardiff and the Tranter Davies family from Merthyr Tydfil were selected from hundreds of applicants, to gain an insight into how people lived during the War. They were also joined by Bevin Boys who were conscripts sent to dig for coal for the War effort - and evacuees from Wales and England.  The families had to cope with living on rations, the fear of air raids, black-outs and 'Digging for Victory' whilst living in a tiny 1940s miner's cottage in the Welsh hills of Blaenavon. The men and boys over the Age of 14 had to cope with the reality of walks over the mountains to work all day as a coal miner at the Blaentillery No.2 Mine - the last working mine of its kind in the UK. They also had to cope with the demands of the mine owner, Mr Blandford.

Meanwhile the women will had to run the home under 1944 conditions, as well as undertaking war work, whilst having to feed their families on the limited rations. This programme is a great learning curve for new generations and demonstrates what it was like to live during the war.  It will also bring back many memories for older generation who worked, fought and lived during this time.  This is a programme that is well worth watching.

Title: Chris Moyles Quiz Night

Review: The T.V. Quiz Show where Chris Moyles battles with celebrity contestants. The audience watching could win up to £1000. This show is great fun with Chris thinking he could win every time but he doesn't. It’s on every Friday night at 10:00 P.M. on Channel 4 and is well worth a watching.

Title: Eggheads

Review: The quiz show is on BBC2 Weekdays at 6pm is hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.  The show works by having two teams of 5. One is the Eggheads team made up of the best quizzers Chris, Dafney, Kevin, CJ and Judith. They then take on a challengers team made up of 5 quizzers. The challengers team take individually take on an egghead one on one through 4 rounds of questions surrounding various categories of three multiple choice answers. Whoever wins each round stays on their team for the final round. Then in the final round they answer General Knowledge questions to see who wins. Should the challengers win, they receive £1,000 plus a further £1,000 for each day the Eggheads had previously gone undefeated.  The Eggheads are so knowledgeable that they tend to show off with extra information when they give an answer.  The host says in each episode Congratulations Eggheads, Can anyone beat you? and on the rare occasion they do get beaten he says Congratulations Eggheads, who will beat you?" This is great programme and is a fun way of learning.

Title: Heroes

Review: Heroes is a serial saga about people all over the world discovering that they have superpowers and trying to deal with how this change affects their lives. Some of the superheroes who will be introduced to the viewing audience include Peter Petrelli, an almost 30-something male nurse who suspects he might be able to fly, Isaac Mendez, a 28-year-old junkie who has the ability to paint images of the future when he is high, Niki Sanders, a 33-year-old Las Vegas showgirl who begins seeing strange things in mirrors, Hiro Nakamura, a 24-year-old Japanese comic-book geek who literally makes time stand still, D.L. Hawkins, a 31-year-old inmate who can walk through walls, Matt Parkman, a beat cop who can hear other people's thoughts, and Claire Bennet, a 17-year-old cheerleader who defies death at every turn. Tune in each week to see how these heroes are drawn together by their common interest of evading the series' antagonist who wants to harvest their super-DNA for himself. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world!

Title: London Chop Shop

Review: London Chop Shop is on Discovery

Channel on Monday Nights 9 PM and 10 PM.

The guys are Leepu Awila (who is a design Genius) and Bernie Fineman (An expert Mechanic. They take old

cars and Leepu starts cutting and re-shaping the cars. While Bernie and his crew work on the mechanical side

such as putting in new engines and electrics. Bernie and Leepu are great characters. It is amazing what they and their crew create. When their beautiful cars are finished they look brand new and are completely re-worked. This is an enjoyable show even if you are not a car fanatic.

Title: Match of the day

Review: Match of the Day is an institution, it's part of British folklore and should be part of everyone's late night Saturday routine. You've all heard the theme tune, the same for decades. It gives in depth reviews of every Premiership match which are undertaken by star footballers from the past who've now turned top pundits. Alan Shearer, Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson are all on hand to give expert opinions. The best matches are given extended highlights and all other games are covered with detail and even humour. Host Gary Lineker is now as regular a fixture as Des Lynam used to be. 
Goal of the month leads onto goal of the season showing the best the Premiership has to offer. A fantastic viewpoint on the the best football league in the world!

Title: Mock the Week

Review: Mock the Week is a political comedy improv show from the producers of Whose Line Is It Anyway? The series features teams of comedians improvising sketches about current political events in a humorous and offer satirical manner. Mock the Week stars Dara O Briain and features Rory Bremner, Hugh Dennis and Frankie Boyle with a different set of celebrity comic guests each week making up the other team. Currently being shown on BBC 2 and reruns on Dave.

Title: My Family

Review: My Family is a great comedy series.  That surrounds a family living though their daily lives.  Which includes great comedy acting and quick witted daily interchanges.  The Harper family is headed by the Father Ben who is a Dentist (Robert Lindsey) and Mother Susan Museum (Zoe Wanamaker).  They have three children who all have their own unique view on life.  They are Nick (Kris Marshall), Janey (Daniela Denby-Ashe) and Michael (Gabriel Thomson).  Other members of the family and friends add further fun to the series including Roger Bailey (Dentist Colleague and friend) and Abi (Siobhan Hayes - Family Relative).  It is a brilliant comedy well written with a brand new series coming soon!

Title: Only fools and horses

Review: First aired back in 1981 only fools and horses stared David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst as two brothers from Peckham. From the first episode the, Brothers Derek 'Del boy' and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' have entertained us both with Del's extreme optimism and scams and, quite simply, Rodney's facial expressions upon hearing those scams. Throughout the years, Granddad died and the equally funny Uncle Albert came to live with them, the brothers married and Del Boy had a son, Damien. Only fools and horses hold the record for the most viewers for a sitcom with 23.4 million.

Title: Prison Break (Dvd Box Set Season 1)

Review: Escape is just the beginning. Most men would do anything to get out of Fox River Penitentiary, but Michael scofield aka fish (Wentworth Miller) will do anything to get in. His brother Lincoln Burrows aka link the sink (Dominic Purcell) has been sentenced to die for a crime he did not commit, and the only way to save him is from the inside out. Armed with prison blueprints tattooed on his body and an impossibly intricate escape plan, Michael gets himself incarcerated, and the race against time is on. Now he’ll need all of the cunning, daring, and luck he can muster. Along with the assistance of some of the prison’s most vile and dangerous felons. This is one to watch its only on dvd now go and get it you will not be disappointed.

Title: Prison Break (Dvd Box Set Season 2)

Review: Breaking out was just the beginning: Over the wall and on the run, the most-wanted men
in America. Michael scofield and his brother Lincoln burrows, must lead a dangerous band of hardened fugitives on a desperate international flight, chasing millions of dollars, risking everything to expose a sinister government conspiracy, and fighting desperately to stay alive until the day they can stop running. Wanted hunted, betrayed, and double-crossed. The Fox River Eight are out of prison and on the run.  The explosive and unpredictable second season of prison break.  This time not everyone makes it out alive!.  T-bag has many kills piling up.  Surce, Lincoln, Michael, and L.J. are helping each other. Haywire is planning to go to Holland. Abruzzi doesn’t live long but goes out in a blaze of glory. C-note is trying trying to get is wife out of jail and his daughter is ill and he hands himself in. Tweener is on the move to get C.B. Coopers millions of dollars but does he make it alive. This is the second in the series and it’s a must watch but you got to watch the first season though....

Title: Prison Break (Dvd Box Set Season 3)

Review: The Rules Are Simple: Fight Or Die. Breaking out of maximum security at Fox River was the easy part. Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) must fight to survive inside Sona which is a hellish Panamanian prison where the only rule is brutal violence and the only way out is nineteen inch body bag. So with time running out, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) scrambles desperately to free his brother along with the only man who can deliver Lincoln’s captive son L.J. Burrows from the sinister clutches of The Company. Its packed with intense action and white-knuckle plot twists, Season Three is Prison Break’s most explosive yet, and this time, there’s no way out!

Title: Prison Break (Dvd Box Set Season 4)

Review: Go deep inside this spectacular final season of PRISON BREAK with revealing special features including an exclusive look at one of the most thrilling episodes! In this series they need to destroy the sinister organisation known as the Company. Michael Scofield and his brother Lincoln Burrows must elude a murderous assassin.  They need to uncover the deadly secret behind the mysterious Scylla device. Many lives are shattered and tension mounts. As it builds towards a stunning conclusion as Michael and Lincoln fight to stay alive until the day when they can stop running Forever. But there’s a Bonus Disc with this one it’s called The Final Break.  As the Federal Government can’t touch Michael Scofield. So they’re going after the woman he loves. When Sara Scofield (Sarah Wayne Callies) is arrested for murder on her wedding day it’s up to Michael and Lincoln.  They for up with the rest of the crew to get her out but will Michael stay alive?

Title: Satellite City

Review: The series is set around an imaginary town

called Pen-y-Ceffyl (Horses Head) based in South Wales Valleys. The programme series is based around the arrival of randy (Michael Neill) who is an American visitor.  He was taken in by the Price family (but had to share a bed with pensioner Idris - Islwyn Morris). Randy soon formed a relationship with local girl Mandy (Shelley Miranda Barrett). The reason for the title of the show is because of the higher number of satellite dishes in the area - hence Satellite City (indicating a working-class area). The other main characters were Idris's son named Gwynne (played by Boyd Clack, who also co-wrote the series), Gwynne's wife Moira (Ri Richards), and Dai the barman (Rhodri Hugh). Satellite City surronds the Price's family where troubles and tribulations befall them. But their commitment to overcome them and keep Randy (the outsider) informed of the "Welsh way" forms a huge part of the show success and currently being shown on BBC2W.

Title: Strictly Come Dancing

Review: Strictly Come Dancing has the glitz and glammer of celebrities trying to outdance each other.  This is the sixth season of the popular show hosted by Bruce Forsyth and Co-host Tess Daily.  The celebrities will have to impress strict judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Holwood, Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli.  The dances they have to learn are everything from the Tango to the Paso Doble, they will perform in front of a live studio audience every saturday night.  This show is Good Saturday Night Entertainment!

Title: The X Factor

Review: A UK based music reality show with a difference: "anyone and everyone can audition". The contest is open to 4 different categories: under 25 Girls, under 25 Boys, over 25, and groups. After the audition Stages each judge Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and Danni Minouge our giving a category to work with. The show begins in September and finishes in December every Saturday night.

Title: Top Gear

Review: More than just a show to review new cars, Top Gear is essential viewing. Not just for petrol heads, it also has a huge following amongst people with little or no interest in cars - both male and female. This is due to the show's irreverent approach to motoring, the humor and the priceless chemistry between the show's presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James may. A global audience of 350 million can't be wrong.