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THE HENRY ROLLINS SHOW (UK) Film 24
The
musician, actor and author reviews the latest happenings in pop culture and politics
once again. His special guest is Eddie Izzard, with music from Death Cab For Cutie. Dec
23 23:45 GMT
EDDIE IZZARD: DRESS TO KILL (UK) more4
In
this award-winning performance, recorded in San Francisco, Eddie Izzard offers
his comedic observations on everything from the history of Western culture to
jihad, filtered through his razor-sharp wit and lightning-quick chain of associations.
Hailed as one of his best live shows, this gig features his classic 'cake or death?'
routine.
Dec 26 23:45 GMT
THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS
(UK) BBC One
Post-apocalyptic drama, based on the John Wyndham novel.
The world is struck blind by a solar storm, and millions of man-eating mobile
plants are released to roam Britain. As an expert on the Triffids, Bill Masen
knows that salvation rests in the hands of the father he hates, who mutated the
Triffids in the first place to produce a green source of oil that the world craves.
Director: Nick Copus Starring: Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard,
Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Priestley Dec 28-29 21:00
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SUPER EX GIRLFRIEND (US) FX
Uma Thurman plays dowdy Jenny Johnson,
who falls in love with Matt Saunders when they happen to meet on the subway. But
when he finds her a little too possessive he dumps her, a decision he soon regrets.
Because Jenny Johnson has an alter-ego: superhero G-Girl; and, as Saunders soon
finds out in Ivan Reitman's comedy, hell hath no fury like a woman with super
powers scorned. Dec 26 11:00P
Dec 27 12:00P
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AVENGERS (US) Encore
Ralph Fiennes dons the John Steed bowler alongside
the delicious Uma Thurman as Mrs Peel in this big-screen adaptation of the cult
TV show. Sean Connery plays Sir August de Wynter, the dastardly villain out to
control the weather, with zeal, but the unflappably English Steed and Peel won't
let him get away without a fight after tea of course. Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman,
Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Eddie Izzard. Dec 30 6:30P
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