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FLIGHTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM Your cabin crew will announce which listing you should refer to at the beginning of your flight. If you need further help they will be happy to advise you. A Caribbean USA Saudi Arabia BUSINESS, PREMIUM ECONOMY AND ECONOMY CH 12 Sport CH 13 Kids CH 14 Family CH 15 [...]
FLIGHTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
Your cabin crew will announce which listing you should refer to at the beginning of your flight. If you need further help they will be happy to advise you.
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Caribbean USA Saudi Arabia
BUSINESS, PREMIUM ECONOMY AND ECONOMY
CH 12 Sport CH 13 Kids CH 14 Family CH 15 Alternative Comedy CH 16 New Comedy CH 17 Classic Comedy CH 18 Reality CH 19 World CH 20 Entertainment CH 27-28 Panoramic view – a pilot’s eye view of the amazing scenery below your flight path CH 29 Airshow – track the progress of your flight with the moving map display
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CH 5 Alternative Comedy CH 6 World CH 7 Classic Comedy CH 8 After the film the following programmes will be shown: • Dr Who [Family] • Dragons’ Den [Reality] • Creature Comforts [Family] ECONOMY* After the film the following programmes will be shown:
• Dr Who [Family] • Dragons’ Den [Reality] • Creature Comforts [Family]
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BUSINESS • New Comedy • Entertainment
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CH 6 New Comedy
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Television
FLIGHTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
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Caribbean USA Saudi Arabia
BUSINESS, PREMIUM ECONOMY AND ECONOMY
CH 12 Sport CH 13 Kids CH 14 Family CH 15 Alternative Comedy CH 16 New Comedy CH 17 Classic Comedy CH 18 Reality CH 19 World
CH 20 Entertainment CH 27-28 Panoramic view – a pilot’s eye view of the amazing scenery below your flight path CH 29 Airshow – track the progress of your flight with the moving map display
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DE/DF/DG/DH/DJ
BUSINESS
CH 5 Sport CH 6 New Comedy CH 7 Entertainment CH 8 After the fi lm, the following programmes will be shown: • Torchwood [Family] • Spongebob Squarepants [Kids] • Come Dine With Me [Reality]
ECONOMY* After the film, the following programmes will be shown: • Torchwood [Family] • Spongebob Squarepants [Kids] • Come Dine With Me [Reality]
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BUSINESS
• New Comedy • Entertainment
ECONOMY
CH 6 Entertainment
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
• New Comedy • Entertainme
GUIDE TO TV ONB
SPORT
AT HOME WITH THE HATTONS
An exclusive fly-on-the-wall programme about the life of Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton that will take you behind the scenes with one of the greatest world champion boxers as he prepares for his comeback fight.
A unique, hilarious and emotional insight into the sporting world’s new favourite family. The show fosters considerable narrative tension in the build-up to our hero’s homecoming fight. Funny, feisty, touching and entertaining: these qualities showcased by the Hatton family form the basis for an interesting programme.
Hatton is two-time IBF and IBO Light Welterweight champion. Aged 30, he is a passionate Manchester City fan. His many nicknames include ‘Ricky Fatton’ because of his habit of putting on weight in between bouts. He has only ever lost one professional fight.
INSIDE GRAND PRIX
Last year’s Formula One championship was one of the most exciting for decades. With a narrow points lead going into the fi nal race, Britain’s Lewis Hamilton looked like he could throw away the title for the second year running. It took him to the very last corner of the very last lap to claim his crown. Now he’s the youngest world champion ever and looks set to have an incredible career.
Produced to coincide with each Grand Prix, this series offers viewers a comprehensive race preview via regular programme strands and includes exclusive F1 material. With unrivalled access to the teams and factories, Inside Grand Prix includes compelling graphics, exclusive interviews and material not available anywhere else.
KIDS
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS
The episode Mission: Responsible sees Cosmo and Wanda become exhausted from taking care of Poof, so Timmy volunteers to take over but soon loses his charge. And Hairicane sees Timmy try to stop his dad giving him any more haircuts.
CAMP LAZLO
The episode I’ve Never Been In A Sub sees the Jellies trying to raise the money they need to buy a submarine. And in The Great Snipe Hunt Lumpus pulls a prank on the bean scouts but it backfires.
THE BATMAN
Batman finds himself in the unusual position of having to protect some of his greatest enemies. A new cartoon about one of the classic superheroes we all remember.
MY GYM PARTNER’S A MONKEY
In the episode The Sheds, hysteria breaks out when Slips contracts a strange illness and everyone thinks he’s contagious. In the episode called Shiny Thing, Jake mesmerises his friends with a shiny glass ball that’s actually just a humble doorknob.
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
In one episode the Fast Food Olympics are taking place and Krabs has entered SpongeBob to compete in all the events. In a different episode SpongeBob tries and fails to gain entry to a cool hangout, the Salty Spitoon.
FAMILY
DOCTOR WHO
Doctor Who (David Tennant) is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey and is a mere 903 years old. If there’s danger, Doctor Who is the man who is going to save your life – and that of everyone on your planet. In this episode Catherine Tate, best known on television for her comedy sketch show, returns as the Doctor’s new companion, Donna Noble. In a previous episode Donna mysteriously vanished as she prepared to marry her boyfriend. Now she reappears, much to her astonishment, in the Tardis with the Doctor.
TORCHWOOD
John Barrowman stars as time-traveller Captain Jack Harkness in this hugely successful Doctor Who spin-off series. In this episode, an old cinema reopens and past horrors emerge to stalk the streets of Cardiff. As bodies are found, somewhere between life and death, Torchwood must act fast. Who are the Night Travellers? And how can Torchwood capture these mysterious killers?
CREATURE COMFORTS
This popular series from Aardman Animation – the hit team who brought you characters like Wallace and Gromit – is about all animals who talk to the camera. The creatures interviewed here discuss their views on the world and various aspects of their everyday lives. The series is based on interviews sourced from real people, and has an authentic feel that makes it unique. Charming, hilarious and very British, it’s perfect TV viewing for the entire family.
ALTERNATIVE COMEDY
THE MIGHTY BOOSH*
Vince and Howard are distraught to learn they’ve had their style stolen by the Flighty Zeus. As the Flighty Zeus’s popularity rages among the kids, the boys hope to regain their popularity with the invention of a new dance craze called ‘crimping’.
THE FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS*
Bret and Jemaine go to a party at Dave’s, where Jemaine meets and falls for the ‘most beautiful girl in the room’, Sally. When it turns out that Sally used to go out with Bret, things get weird between Bret and Jemaine.
LEAD BALLOON*
Rick records a short appeal video for a charity helping victims of ‘HUCC’, a disease that causes victims to burst into fl ames. The appeal is later revealed to be a hoax and Rick realises he is the victim of a hidden-camera show. Marty is offended when Rick claims he writes all his own jokes in order to impress a man. A client of Mel’s records a television pilot for a chat show and Rick is her guest.
THE IT CROWD*
Dashing Philip drops in from the sixth floor to ask Jen to the theatre, but a possible date turns into a work outing when Moss and Roy also get invitations. The evening spirals towards disaster, leaving Jen to wonder whether Philip is who he claims to be.
NEW COMEDY
GAVIN AND STACEY*
Three weeks after their wedding, Gavin and Stacey return from honeymoon. Pam and Mick are there to pick them up and take them to the family home in Essex, where they will be living until they get their own place.
30 ROCK*
Floyd stays at Liz’s place overnight when his flight is cancelled. Meanwhile, Jack is demoted to the 12th fl oor, causing him to question his future status at the company. Hit comedy from the US.
PEEP SHOW*
Mark rediscovers single life after his disastrous wedding to Sophie, and he and Jeremy become
victims of crime. Awardwinning comedy.
ALAN CARR’S CELEBRITY DING DONG*
Loud, tongue-in-cheek and completely of the moment, Celebrity Ding Dong is the only show on telly that pits real members of the public against real celebrities in a game where both can win some real prizes. In each show five members of the public will put themselves forward to do battle against a team of five celebrities. More than just a game show, Celebrity Ding Dong features Carr’s irreverent take on popular culture using sketches to illustrate the world of stardom.
CLASSIC COMEDY
FAWLTY TOWERS
An American guest pays Basil Fawlty to keep the kitchen open late, but the chef has left for the day. Basil steps in, but he meets his Waterloo when the guest requests a Waldorf Salad. One of the most famous episodes of the British comedy classic.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
The legendary comedy series starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as Edina and Patsy, two self-involved social climbers who seem to refer to everyone else as either ‘sweetie’ or ‘darling’. The exploits of their hilarious quest to live the high life made the series a TV favourite in the 1990s, with actress Julia Sawalha playing Edina’s longsuffering and bookish daughter, Saffy.
In this episode Edina and Patsy head to the Big Apple. In theory their quest is to track down Edina’s estranged son, but there are also more important things to take care of while in the United States, such as enjoying the various delights of New York Fashion Week.
FRIENDS
In this Thanksgiving episode, special guest star Brad Pitt plays Will, Monica’s high school friend who was the only student fatter than Monica. She invites him to Thanksgiving dinner with the gang, unaware that he isn’t exactly fond of Rachel. Meanwhile, Chandler and Phoebe pretend to be enthralled with a televised football game in order to avoid helping Monica in the kitchen. And Joey vows to devour the entire turkey single-handedly.
* Programmes on this channel may contain strong
language and content unsuitable for children.
REALITY
DRAGONS’ DEN
‘The dragons’, the multimillionaire investors, are back on scorching form in this dramatic debut to the new series. Duncan Bannatyne, Deborah Meaden, Richard Farleigh, Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones are all worth millions and they’ve all built their own business empires from scratch. Now they’re ready to invest their own money in the best business ideas or inventions. Members of the public venture into the den to demonstrate their inventions and answer questions about them, hoping to win a contract with some or all of ‘the dragons’ to put their invention into production. Over the series’s history the ideas put to the distinguished judges have ranged from a new way to cook an egg to a machine that sterilises dirty trainers. But after an aggressive question and answer session with ‘the dragons’, many a contestant has left empty-handed – and even in tears.
COME DINE WITH ME
In a celebrity special of the dinner party challenge, comedian David Quantick takes his turn in the kitchen. He prepares a meal for fellow contestants fashion designer Ben de Lisi, TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson, singer Mica Paris and comic actress Helen Lederer. But who will be the winner? Paris has recruited a very attractive young waiter in an attempt to sway the vote her way. And in a different episode fl ight attendant Sam Hughes prepares chicken wrapped in pancetta, but struggles to cook and entertain at the same time. Her guests amuse themselves by consuming alcohol – with predictable results.
WORLD
PAUL MERTON IN INDIA*
Comedian Paul Merton – quick-witted star of the BBC’s current affairs quiz Have I Got News For You? – presents his own unique perspective on a land of startling contradictions in this fresh and engaging glimpse of a vast and diverse country.
Rarely have country and presenter been so perfectly matched. Merton’s surreal and intense personal odyssey takes him from the crowded city streets of Mumbai to the harsh beauty of rural India; from the rugged terrain of the north to the sultry heat of the south. Wandering off the typical tourist trails, Merton readily follows his own instincts to expose an unfamiliar side of the global economic powerhouse, maintaining a delicate balance of heart and humour throughout.
LOUIS THEROUX: KILLADELPHIA*
The genial presenter signs up for his most dangerous assignment yet – patrolling the crime-ridden streets of Philadelphia with the local law enforcement. He visits an area that has over 400 homicides a year, drug dealers on every corner and where carrying a gun is part of everyday life. But during his time spent with the local cops, he sees a complex picture evolve: yes, there are good guys, bad guys, guns and violence but there is also tenderness and compassion found in the most unexpected of places.
Theroux is known for his investigative series for BBC2. His unique faux-naive style separates him from his colleagues. His major television series include When Louis Met…
ENTERTAINMENT
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION*
The gripping Las Vegas-based crime drama. Once he unseals a package sent to him through the mail, investigator Grissom is floored when he finds a miniature crime scene inside. Grissom vows to examine the miniature and discover the actual location, when the investigation makes it clear the murder showed has yet to happen, but is probably going to happen soon.
SUNSHINE*
Steve Coogan plays Bob ‘Bing’ Crosby, a dustman who’s addicted to gambling, in this bittersweet comedy drama from one of the writers behind The Royle Family. In this episode, Bing takes his first tentative steps to attempt to overcome his gambling addiction. But his endeavours to woo his girlfriend back fall on deaf ears and, in the absence of a possible reconciliation with her, he starts to question whether his attempts at recovery are worthwhile. In the end, encouraged by his dad, Bing’s recovery continues to grow from strength to strength.
FAMILY GUY*
Anarchic US animated sitcom, like a cruder – and sometimes even funnier – Simpsons. It’s been cancelled by the TV network a couple of times, but the fans keep getting it brought back. In this episode, Fast Times At Buddy Cianci Jr High, teenager Chris is hot for his buxom blonde teacher, until she asks him to murder her husband – gangsta style!
* Programmes on this channel may contain strong language and content unsuitable for children.
