Wednesday’s TV tips
During Napoleon’s Russian campaign, two officers in the French army seem less interested in the war going on around them than in their own private rivalry.
Although no one else knows what started it, other people do try to intervene to end the feud, but the soldiers just keep on fighting.
Ridley Scott is at the directorial helm, so you can hardly expect it to be anything but (granted it’s his feature film debut).
Hollywood royalty Harvey Kietel and Keith Carradine star in this effort and put in commendable performances that won’t be forgotten in a hurry. All in all, this is a mesmerising film that’s been superbly done – from all angles.
Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine, Albert Finney, Edward Fox, Tom Conti, Robert Stephens
Who says celebrities are afraid to get their hands dirty?
In this new series, presented by Amanda Holden, a team of famous faces will be mucking in (and mucking out) at Newbrook Farm Animal Centre in Birmingham, caring for mistreated and abandoned creatures.
Singer Peter Andre and comedian Julian Clary are working with the dogs, former footballer and sports commentator Chris Kamara is on horse duty, one-time Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt is working with small animals, Olympian Denise Lewis is in charge of the rabbits, and Loose Woman Coleen Nolan has been fulfilling her life long dream of being a vet by working in the hospital.
But while the celebs may be helping to rehabilitate the critters, they can’t take them all home, which is where the public comes in. Each famous face will champion an animal, which viewers can then apply to adopt online. Just remember, you won’t be getting the star as well...
Tadhg Enright meets the tenants caught in the middle when receivers step in as landlords.
The Consumer Show follows three volunteers who try out different detox diets for a week.
‘Islanders’ is an emotional series following the lives of native islanders across 2014. From Arranmore, Co. Donegal via Inishturk in Co. Mayo to Whiddy in Co.Cork, it captures a way-of-life rapidly disappearing.
Stories include two brothers’ solemn promise to revive their island; a tug of loyalty between a mother’s children & her island; a long-distance love story set 14 kilometres out to sea; a lone fisherman fighting bureaucracy to save his islands future & an embattled activist trying to galvanise her community.
Set within breath-taking landscapes the islanders stories are emotional, uplifting and told with honesty & frankness.
Narrated by Irish actor Andrew Bennett (‘Angela’s Ashes’, ‘Garage’, ‘The Stag’) this is a landmark series for TV3 Productions & BAI.
A topical puppet show poking fun at pop stars, politicians and TV stars _ now, where have we heard that one before? But before you write Newzoids off as the spitting image of, well, Spitting Image, this new show doesn’t just use puppets, but also throws some state-of-the-art animation into the mix, as well as the voices of impressionists including Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson.
Plus, there’s a whole new crop of celebrities for Newzoids to take aim at who weren’t around in Spitting Image’s heyday, including Wayne Rooney, Beyonce, Prince Harry, Barack Obama and Russell Brand.
So, if you’d like to see David Cameron and Nick Clegg battling it out on the Jeremy Kyle Show, Ed Miliband meeting Ant and Dec on a special version of I’m a Celebrity, or Professor Brian Cox finding a suspiciously Kim Kardashian-shaped new planet, this is the show for you.
Sophie (11), Fabian (10) and Chloe (3) are no ordinary children.
All three have been diagnosed with cancer, and their only hope is to become some of the first youngsters in the world to undergo immunotherapy, an experimental new treatment, at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Their actions could benefit countless children and adults affected by the illness in the future, but this documentary, filmed over two years by the award-winning director Brian Woods, looks at how the kids, their parents and siblings are affected now.
The children try to stay positive – Sophie’s motto is ’Happy happy happy, fun fun fun, and always smile’ – but while there is joy when the families see results, there is also heartache when things go wrong.
Seven years after his divorce, 40-something John is beginning to think he’ll be alone forever.
But when his ex-wife Jamie persuades him to attend a party, John hits it off with the seemingly perfect Molly. But Molly has a 21-year-old son named Cyrus, who, far from looking for a father figure, is fiercely possessive and won’t let his mum go without a fight.
An indie favourite, this absorbing comedy drama benefits from strong performances and the vision of ’mumblecore’ film-makers the Duplass brothers.
With intentionally shaky camera work that drops in and out of focus and pointedly naturalistic interactions, the film has a distinctly lo-fi feel. There aren’t many jokes as such, but this bizarre tale manages to be both funny and dramatically believable.
John C Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener
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