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Marley & Me What Happens Night at the X-Men Origins: 27 Dresses Aliens in the Attic Australia Ice Age 3: Dawn Comedy | 115mins | in Vegas Museum 2 Wolverine Romantic comedy | Family | 86mins | Drama | 165mins | of the Dinosaurs Cert PG Rom comedy | 99 Comedy | 105mins | Action | 107 mins | 106mins | Cert 12 Cert PG Cert 12A Animation | When newlyweds minutes | Cert 12A Cert PG Cert 12A Jane (Katherine On a summer Baz Luhrmann’s 94mins | Cert U move to Palm One night in Vegas, The who’s who of The prequel to the Heigl) is the woman holiday, some kids most recent epic Sid is kidnapped Beach, John (Owen and party boy Jack the comedy world popular X-Men who has been a discover four alien follows an English by a female Wilson) buys (Ashton Kutcher) star in this movie trilogy follows the bridesmaid 27 invaders who are aristocrat (Nicole Tyrannosaurus rex his wife Jennifer and trader Joy about a security young Wolverine times but never preparing to come Kidman) who inherits after he steals her (Jennifer Aniston) (Cameron Diaz) guard (Ben Stiller) (Hugh Jackman) the bride. But can to Earth and control a large ranch and eggs. With voices a labrador in an leave with much who breaks into on a quest to her luck change its adult population. a handsome cattle from John Leguizamo. attempt to ‘stall’ more than they the Smithsonian get revenge on in this made-for- But can they stop drover (yes, Hugh Dennis Leary and her biological clock. bargained for. Institute. Victor Creed. planes classic? them in time? Jackman). Simon Pegg.

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MAIN MOVIE

Shrek Forever After

Channel 11 Animation | 93mins | Cert PG | Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz

With marriage, 2.4 children (well, three) and his domestic life in the MOVIE PLUS swamp, Shrek (Myers) is faced with a mid-life crisis. Date Night After he is lured into making a deal with the smooth-talking Channel 6 Rumpelstiltskin, he finds himself Comedy | 88mins | Cert 15 in a very twisted version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Steve Carell and Tina Fey are Phil Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Claire Foster, a New York City and Fiona (Diaz) have never met. couple who try to put the spark Now it’s up to him to get back back into their relationship with his happily ever after. With voices an exciting date night. But after from comedy’s finest, the fourth stealing someone else’s dinner instalment of the award-winning reservations and a case of mistaken comedy series is just as good as identity, they get more excitement the first three. than they bargained for.

PREMIUM 1 PREMIUM 2 ADDITIONAL MOVIE FAMILY CHOICE

Brooklyn’s Finest Ghost Writer Alice in Wonderland Iron Man 2

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 4 Channel 5 Action/Crime | 132mins | Cert 18 Mystery |128mins | Cert 15 Fantasy | 108mins | Cert PG Action | 124mins | Cert 12A

From the director of Training Day , Roman Polanski directs a gripping Tim Burton’s eye-popping spin on Now that Tony Stark’s (Robert this gritty drama follows three New drama about a ghost writer who the Lewis Carroll classics sees a Downey Jr) alter ego, Iron Man, has York police officers facing their takes on a once-in-a-life-time 19-year-old Alice take another been exposed, he faces pressure to own job temptations, challenges opportunity to complete the tumble down the rabbit hole to share his technology. With the help and pressures. They then collide memoirs of a former British Prime the whimsical world of the White of his old assistant, Pepper Potts, at a Brooklyn crime scene. Stars Minister, but soon discovers dark Rabbit and Cheshire Cat to end the he must forge new alliances to Richard Gere and Wesley Snipes. secrets that could threaten his life. Red Queen’s reign of terror. confront powerful enemies.

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Outbound from the UK

Flight of the Conchords Entertainment (25 mins) Channel 8 After hearing Grandpa rant about Holiday Showdown (60 mins) alien abduction, Tommy dreams Two families with completely that extraterrestrial parents kidnap different views of what makes a him and his fellow Rugrats. good escape swap holidays for a week together. Think Wife Swap The Wild Thornberrys (25 mins) abroad and you’re half way there. Eliza has to use her wits to find Darwin after he is captured and Doctor Who (60 mins) sold to a Rajah in India. The Doctor encounters the first human colony on Mars and Buzz Lightyear of Star must decide whether to use his Command (25 mins) knowledge to change history. Buzz Lightyear Gavin and Stacey

Music Wall-to-wall music videos (120 minutes) Zurg tricks Buzz into thinking that he is actually in the future as Kids part of a tactic to encourage him Channel 10 to reveal his secrets. SpongeBob SquarePants Comedy Blackadder II (30 mins) (25 mins) Premium Channel 7 Queen Elizabeth announces she Squidward discovers a love for Channel 3 Gavin and Stacey (30 mins) may marry an adventurer, so Krabby Patties but doesn’t Ray Mears Wild Foods (50 mins) As the newlyweds return from Edmund Blackadder immediately want SpongeBob to find out. Ray discovers how our hunter- their honeymoon, Nessa makes announces his own voyage, despite gatherer ancestors survived in a confession that overshadows having had no such intentions. SpongeBob SquarePants the wild by feasting on wild and their welcome home. natural resources found in the Keeping up Appearances woodlands of Scotland. Flight of the Conchords (30 mins) (30 mins) In yet another attempt to prove Cities of the Underworld When Jermaine starts dating Bret’s herself socially, Hyacinth offers (50 mins) ex-girlfriend, a lonely Bret is left Richard’s services to the vicar The pharaohs’ ancient secrets to deal with the advances of an when there is a problem with the are explored throughout the vast obsessed fan on his own. electricity at the church hall. deserts surrounding the Nile. You’ll need these! Headsets are available for £2.50. They come with an adjustable socket so you can use them at home. Please note that all movies and programming played on the overhead screens have been edited for suitability. On the personal seatback On suitability. for been edited have screens on the overhead played and programming that all movies Please note language. sex, violence or strong contain may as some programming be required may discretion viewer however, TV,

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MAIN MOVIE

Valentine’s Day

Channel 11 Romantic comedy | 125 mins | Cert 12A | Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper

From rom-com heavyweight MOVIE PLUS Garry Marshall ( Pretty Woman , and Runaway Bride ) and hailed Nanny McPhee and as the American Love Actually , the Big Bang this deliciously shmultzy affair delves into the relationships of a Channel 6 group of Los Angelenos during Family/Comedy | 109 mins | Cert U the course of – you’ve guessed it – Valentine’s Day. Marriages, After Mary Poppins, there was best friends, proposals and teen Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson), crushes collide as they all search the ultimate supernanny who for love in their own ways. With appears in moments of need. This a star-studded cast, this is the time, she’s helping a stressed-out ultimate in guilty pleasure viewing. young mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) Read more about Bradley cope with running a farm and Cooper on page 21 dealing with some rather unruly kids.

PREMIUM 1 PREMIUM 2 ADDITIONAL MOVIE FAMILY CHOICE

From Paris with Love Edge of Darkness Kick-Ass The Bounty Hunter

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 4 Channel 5 Action | 92 mins | Cert 15 Crime/Drama | 117 mins | Cert 15 Action | 117 mins | Cert 15 Action/Comedy | 110 mins | Cert 12A

A young diplomat thinks his Mel Gibson stars as a homicidal A high school nobody transforms Down-on-his-luck bounty hunter Milo dream has come true when he’s detective in this big-budget remake himself into DIY vigilante, Kiss-Ass. (Gerald Butler) is assigned his dream partnered with loose cannon CIA of the 80s BBC TV series. After But with no powers, he needs the job: tracking down his bail-jumping agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta). his environmental activist daughter help of bona fide superhero Big ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston). But in a But he finds himself missing his is murdered, he discovers her Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and his foul- Mr and Mrs Smith -style, love-hate desk job after going on a shooting death is linked to a top-level mouthed daughter, Hit Girl (Chloë relationship, it becomes clear that spree through the French capital. government conspiracy. Moretz), to battle the bad guys. things were never going to be simple.

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Inbound to the UK

Comedy Wahlberg takes to the track in a Chip ‘n’ Dale (25 mins) Premium Channel 7 Reasonably Priced Car. The Rescue Rangers encounter Channel 3 My Family (30 mins) a mystery when they discover a Michael Jackson Unmasked Ben and Susan visit a couple Music host of supernatural flying carpets (50 mins) they met on holiday but chaos Channel 9 are burgling houses. Follow the turbulent life and ensues after they present Ben Wall-to-wall music videos career of the King of Pop with rare, with an unusual request. (120 minutes) Lilo and Stitch (25 mins) behind-the-scenes footage and A shape-shifting, experimental, candid contributions from famous Scrubs (25 mins) Kids green blob is on the loose, family and friends. Can lifelong pals Turk and JD Channel 10 terrifying everyone by morphing remain as close once JD is living 101 Dalmatians (25 mins) into their worst fears on Halloween. Around the World in and working somewhere new? When Lucky, Roly and Cadpig 80 Treasures (60 mins) accidentally miss lunch, they (25 mins) Dan Cruickshank continues his tour Fawlty Towers (30 min) make increasingly outlandish Dora and Boots go on an of man’s best creations in Mexico A prudish Basil becomes paranoid attempts to break into the underwater adventure to help a and America, from the Giants of that a young couple staying at Chow Tower and sneak a snack. little baby fish find its way home. Tula to the Statue of Liberty. the hotel will seduce Polly into group debauchery. Top Gear

Only Fools and Horses (30 mins) Del falls for a posh antique dealer, but she only has eyes for the painting that is hung on his lounge wall. But does he know how much it is really worth?

Entertainment Channel 8 Jamie’s American Road Trip (50 mins) The highlight of this series, Jamie discovers the ‘real’ food of New York from the city’s latest migrants to underground restaurants.

MythBusters (25 mins) Highlights of everything that crash test dummy, Buster, has observed, all for a worthwhile scientific cause.

Top Gear (50 mins) James May travels to Finland to meet F1 champ Mika Hakkinen and Hollywood star Mark You’ll need these! Headsets are available for £2.50. They come with an adjustable socket so you can use them at home. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MOVIES AND PROGRAMMING PLAYED ON THE OVERHEAD SCREENS HAVE BEEN EDITED FOR SUITABILITY. ON THE PERSONAL SEATBACK SEATBACK ON THE PERSONAL SUITABILITY. BEEN EDITED FOR HAVE SCREENS ON THE OVERHEAD PLAYED AND PROGRAMMING ALL MOVIES THAT NOTE PLEASE LANGUAGE. SEX, VIOLENCE OR STRONG CONTAIN MAY SOME PROGRAMMING AS BE REQUIRED VIEWERMAY DISCRETION HOWEVER, TV,

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Shrek Forever After Valentine’s Day Animation/Comedy | 93mins Romantic comedy | 125 mins | | Cert PG | Mike Myers, Eddie Cert 12A | Julia Roberts, Ashton Murphy and Cameron Diaz Kutcher, Bradley Cooper Faced with a mid-life crisis, Shrek is lured into a deal with the smooth- Marriages, best friends, proposals and teen crushes collide when a talking Rumpelstiltskin, only to find himself in a very twisted version of group of Los Angelenos search for love in this Love Actually -style rom- Far Far Away. Now it’s up to him to once again save the day and get com. Directed by Garry Marshall ( Pretty Woman ), this is the ultimate in back his happily ever after. A quality fourth instalment in the hit series. guilty pleasure viewing. Read more about Bradley Cooper on page 21

TV Listings A selection of programmes will be played from: TV Listings A selection of programmes will be played from: My Family (30 mins) Fawlty Towers (30 min) Only Fools and Horses Keeping up Appearances A couple present Ben with an Basil becomes paranoid that Polly (30 mins) (30 mins) unusual request. will join some group debauchery. Del falls for an antique dealer Hyacinth offers Richard’s services Holiday Showdown (60 mins) Jamie’s American Road Trip who is only after his painting. to the church hall. Wife Swap meets the Travel (50 mins) Ray Mears Wild Foods True Hollywood Story Channel as two families trade The Naked Chef discovers the (50 mins) (60 mins) holidays for a week together. ‘real’ food of New York City. How our ancestors survived in The top10 episodes, with Britney MythBusters (40 mins) Gavin and Stacey (30 mins) the Scottish woodlands. Spears and Angelina Jolie. Highlights of everything the crash Nessa makes a confession that Top Gear (50 mins) Scrubs (25 mins) test dummy has endured for a overshadows the newlyweds’ Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg Will Turk and JD remain as close worthwhile scientific cause. return from their honeymoon. takes to the track. after JD moves away?

RADIO Channel 3: Vampire Weekend Channel 7: Artist in Classical Masters I Think UR A Contra Depth – David Bowie Channel 1: BPM Instrumental classics Regina Spektor Eet With hits such as Space Oddity, For something more upbeat Beethoven Piano Sonata No.14 She and Him Why Do You Let Me Under Pressure, Ashes to Ashes, N-Jean The Rain In C Sharp Minor, Op.27, No.2, Stay Here? China Girl, Ziggy Stardust, Diamond Daniella Material Girl (Clubland Mix) Moonlight, Adagio Sostenuto Dogs, Life on Mars? and Fashion High Definition Mambo Italiano performed by Jenö Jandó (piano) Channel 5: Planet Rock Natural Blonde Killers Dvorák Othello , Op. 93 performed Rougher around the edges Channel 8: Jazz club Wild Thing (Ragin’ Pitbull Mix) by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; The Doors Hello, I Love You Contemporary vocal classics Future Shock Zombie Legend conductor, Stephen Gunzenhauser Led Zeppelin Dianne Reeves Bach Orchestral Suite No 3 in Babe I’m Gonna Leave You Who’s Minding the Store? Channel 2: Chart Check D Major: Air on a G String, by The Who I Can See for Miles Romero Lubambo Fly So High Justin Bieber Baby Reinhard Goebel and Antiqua Köln Radiohead Airbag Jaco Pastorius Big Band Glee Cast Total Eclipse of the Heart (Used to be a) Cha Cha The Saturdays Ego Channel 4: Easy Listening Channel 6: Kids Bob Shimizu Joy for Leroy Usher featuring will.i.am OMG Rufus Wainwright Enjoy favourite songs from High Oscar Peterson Trio Ellie Goulding Starry Eyed Who Are You New York? School Musical and SpongeBob I Won’t Dance

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