HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 19 – 25 JANUARY 2012 25

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09:30 Fork to Fork 10:05 Emmerdale 10:00 Landgirls 10:05 Emmerdale Part 3/6. 13:00 Doctors 11:05 YLE News In English 13:00 Doctors 10:00 Landgirls 14:05 At the End of My Leash 11:10 Scientology: The Ex-Files 14:05 Amazing Race 11:05 YLE News In English 15:05 Bleep My Dad Says DOC 15:05 Two and a Half Men 12:15 Real Life. Now SERIES BEGINS. Scientology is claimed to 17:00 The Young and the 12:30 The Green Green Grass 15:35 National Geographic be a religion, but according Restless Boyce is upset with his lazy Programming to some of the pioneers 18:00 Emmerdale employees and starts firing 17:00 The Young and the who have left the society, 21:00 Love Bites them, beginning with women. Restless it is purely a business 22:35 C.S.I. Miami Nurse Jackie 17:10 Landgirls 18:00 Emmerdale organisation and a world- 23:35 Nip/Tuck Skins Nelonen 22:00 The death of a German pilot 21:00 C.S.I. Miami wide exploitation system. 00:35 30 Rock SUB 22:30 leads to an investigation. Joyce 22:35 In Plain Sight 12:30 The Green Green Grass has difficulty remembering 23:35 Freaks and Geeks 07:00 Children’s Programming 17:10 Landgirls 07:00 Children’s Programming what happened. Gillespie 08:20 Pink Panther Gillespie tries to leave SUB 08:20 Pink Panther makes Bea a new offer. Diana 08:30 Gary Unmarried silently but Diana finds out 08:30 Gary Unmarried bears a grudge against her SUB 09:30 A Baby Story what he’s up to. Joyce has an 08:00 Sturm der Liebe 09:30 A Baby Story sister. Valerie and Jeff are expecting opportunity to make Tucker In German. 10:00 10 Years Younger: The Challenge 08:00 Sturm der Liebe their first child. Valerie is answer for his deeds. 08:55 Marienhof 13:00 A Baby Story In German. adopted, and the pregnancy 19:00 Joanna Lumley’s Nile DOC In German. 13:30 10 Years Younger: The TV2 08:55 Marienhof brings up hidden emotions. Part 4/4. Lumley’s journey 15:00 Criss Angel: Mindfreak Challenge In German. 10:00 10 Years Younger: The continues to South Sudan. In 15:30 Make Me a Supermodel 15:00 Gok’s Fashion Fix 06:50 Children’s Programming 14:40 Criss Angel: Mindfreak Challenge Uganda she follows the lives 16:30 Marienhof Melanie is a nature lover who In Finnish. 15:30 Make Me a Supermodel 13:00 A Baby Story of the hippos and rhinos. In German. only wears green clothes. 08:50 The Flying Doctors 16:30 Marienhof 13:30 10 Years Younger: The 21:00 Downton Abbey 17:00 Sturm der Liebe Gok’s challenge is to make 09:40 Globe Trekker: New In German. Challenge Cora and Isobel have a In German. her see how monotonous her England 17:00 Sturm der Liebe 15:00 Pink Panther subtle power struggle. Mary 18:30 Will & Grace wardrobe is. Megan McCormick begins In German. 16:10 Life Unexpected finds out Sybil’s secret. 19:00 Friends 16:05 Extreme Makeover: Home her journey in New England 18:00 World Palooza 17:10 Married... with Children Ethel is in trouble. Monica’s credit card is Edition from Plymouth and 18:30 Will & Grace 20:00 America’s Next Top Model stolen. When she finds the 17:10 Married... with Children continuing on to Boston. 19:00 Friends 21:00 Good Wife thief, she also discovers her 21:00 NCIS 11:10 Die Schwarzwaldklinik 19:30 United States of Tara 22:00 Nurse Jackie TV2 own wild side. Ross has to 22:00 4D: Hoarders In German. 20:00 Glee 22:35 Californication give up his pet. Tami, who has cancer, 13:15 First Steps 21:00 4 FILM Hank and Charlie meet a 06:50 Children’s Programming 19:30 Two and a Half Men lives alone in an unclean 16:15 Heartland Directed by . billionaire who has agreed In Finnish. 20:00 Big Bang Theory apartment. George has

A Hollywood filming crew Starring: and to finance Hank’s film. 08:48 The Flying Doctors 20:30 Simpsons gathered junk in his yard arrives in Heartland farm. . USA/1997 However, the meeting goes 11:10 Die Schwarzwaldklinik 22:30 Skins for 20 years. Now the town Amy gets a small role in the 23:30 C.S.I. New York badly wrong. Marcy takes a In German. 23:30 Heroes council demands he cleans it film. A famous actress stirs 00:30 World’s Strongest Toddler pregnancy test. 12:55 Animal Hospital 00:25 Harry and Paul up, or else he will be fined. many people’s minds. Jack 01:35 No Signal 23:25 Frasier The patients in the episode 01:00 C.S.I. New York 23:20 Frasier has had enough of the fuss. SERIES BEGINS. 23:55 Married... with Children include a grey heron, boxer dog 01:55 No Signal 23:50 Married... with Children 17:00 Children’s Programming A fishing trip gets Frank and an eel called Eric. 00:20 Tracey Ullman In Finnish. complicated when Al and 16:15 Heartland 01:20 Body of Proof 22:05 Winners and Losers TV5 Jefferson meet an actress 17:00 Children’s Programming TV5 02:20 Good Wife The women begin to fulfil known for adult films. In Finnish. The firm defends a woman their dreams. Jen buys a car 07:05 Grounded for Life 00:25 NCIS Los Angeles 18:14 Garfield 07:00 Grounded for Life who has been sued because and Sophie put her apartment 07:55 The Little Couple 01:20 The Legend of Seeker 20:30 18 to Life 07:25 The King of Queens a man who looked for issues in order. Bec is running 08:25 The Hottest Home Baker Tom and Jessie have to 07:50 The King of Queens company on her website has out of patience. 09:45 Big Spender spend their wedding night 08:15 Airport been murdered. Jackie tries 22:50 Game of Thrones 14:05 Jon & Kate Plus 8 JIM in separate beds. Wouldn’t it 09:40 The Little Couple to get information from her 14:35 DC Cupcakes be time to move in together? 13:10 Breakthrough With Tony grandchildren. 15:00 Relic Hunter 13:15 Border Security: 22:05 Deadly Pursuit FILM Robbins YLE TEEMA 15:55 Airport Australia’s Front Line An FBI agent tries to detect John Rodriguez has 16:30 Hale and Pace 13:45 Monster Jam 2010 a murderer who has joined lost his will to live due to JIM 17:00 Maps: Power, Plunder and 17:00 America’s Funniest Home 14:15 Madhouse a group of hikers. Directed losing his wife. His sons ask Possession DOC Videos 15:10 Anthony Bourdain: No by Roger Spottiswoode. Tony Robbins to help him 11:45 Bondi Rescue Part 3/3. 17:30 My Wife and Kids Reservations Starring: Sidney Poitier, Tom back to his feet. Tony sends 12:15 Dirty Jobs 18:00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern 18:00 That 70’s Show SERIES ENDS. Berenger. USA/1988 John to marine 13:10 Border Security: Odyssey 18:30 The King of Queens 16:05 Dinner Impossible corps’ training camp. Australia’s Front Line Part 3/6. In Thailand Rick 19:00 The King of Queens 17:00 Man v. Food 14:05 Jon & Kate Plus 8 A man travelling to Thailand Stein learns to prepare 19:30 America’s Funniest Home 17:30 New York City Food Show YLE TEEMA 14:35 That 70’s Show tries to smuggle a large tom yum and shrimp soup Videos 18:00 Dragon’s Den UK 15:00 Relic Hunter amount of snakes. A painting seasoned with chili and 20:30 Smack the Pony 19:00 Surf Patrol 18:00 Il était une fois... Le 15:55 Airport by a graffiti artist makes the lemongrass. 21:00 Elektra (K15) FILM 19:30 South Park Mépris DOC 16:30 Hale and Pace officers suspicious. 19:00 Cuéntame cómo pasó Elektra is an assassin Wendy is upset with A French documentary 17:00 America’s Funniest Home 13:40 Monster Jam 2010 In Spanish. who ends up protecting Cartman, who makes fun about Jean-Luc Godard’s Videos 14:10 Iron Chef UK 21:55 Ivanhoe FILM her future target from a of her presentation about film from 1963. In French. 17:30 My Wife and Kids 15:10 Dragon’s Den UK A story of prejudice, love mysterious organisation. breast cancer. 19:00 Un village Français 18:00 That 70’s Show 16:05 Pawn Stars and hate - based on the Directed by: Rob Bowman. 20:00 The Crocodile Hunter In French. 18:30 The King of Queens 16:35 Bondi Rescue novel by Sir Walter Scott. Starring: Jennifer Garner, 21:00 JIM D: Cold Case Files: The 20:00 Genius of Photography 19:00 The King of Queens 18:00 Dragon’s Den UK Directed by Douglas Terence Stamp and Perfect Murder DOC 19:30 America’s Funniest Home 19:00 Pawn Stars Camfield. Starring: James Goran Visnijc. In Florida, a healthy middle Part 1/6. Videos 19:30 South Park Mason. UK/1982 USA/Canada/2005 aged woman suddenly dies of 21:00 Prohibition DOC 20:30 Smack the Pony 20:00 Customs 22:50 5D: My Breast & I a heart attack. In Alabama, 21:00 Very Bad Things (K15) 21:00 JIM D: Ancient Aliens 00:00 Joe Dirt FILM a woman and her son make FILM 22:00 Pawn Stars Joe goes to look for his a horrifying discovery when Directed by Peter Berg. 22:30 Trigger Happy TV parents and ends up in Los cleaning their new home. Starring: Jon Favreau, 23:00 South Park Angeles, where he becomes 22:00 Pawn Stars Christian Slater, Cameron 23:30 Naked & Funny a successful radio host. 22:30 Wildest Vacation Videos Diaz, Daniel Stern. 00:00 JIM D: Cold Case Files Directed by Dennie Gordon. SERIES ENDS. USA/1998 Perfect Murder Starring: Adam Beach, 23:00 South Park 23:00 Dr. Steve-O 01:00 The Real A & E Brittany Daniel. 23:30 Naked & Funny 23:40 Sexcetera (K18) In this episode, a woman is In Plain Sight USA/2001 00:00 JIM D Biography: Bill Murray 18 to Life 00:45 Navy NCIS stung by a bee and a man MTV3 22:35 03:55 Flashpoint 01:00 The Real A & E TV2 20:30 02:00 Relic Hunter has been hit by his own car.

Nick Barlow [email protected]. The writer knows the art of channel surfing.

Each episode is only about 20 minutes long, so short and sweet is Radio Ga-Ga the order of the day. However, the first episode, at least, was filled

with enough quality gags to make that a good twenty minutes KUVAPALVELU YLE If you watch a lot of telly, you might think that the job of a TV worth of chuckling. Most of the show is set in the studio where reviewer is golden, right? I mean, you get paid (a bit) for watch- Krall and Vocino interview their guests. I’m 99 per cent certain ing the box and writing about it! Brilliant. This is true, but don’t the guests always know they’re being set up, but Krall’s inept man- forget you also have to keep watching new shows in the gener- nerisms and clueless style of interviewing often seems to catch ally vain hope that there’s a good one. Normally, of course, there them off guard. The conversation is almost entirely improvised. isn’t, but last week, on Friday 13th no less, someone at Yle finally Some of the guests inadvertently show the age of the series, with pulled their finger out and found a show that is a) funny, and b) not Kiefer Sutherland talking about 24 and many interviewees you’ve available on DVD or to download, thereby forcing fans to actually never heard of at all having disappeared into celebrity obscurity. watch it on Yle itself or their Areena on the interweb. Smart move, Nonetheless, the celebs themselves are essentially sidekicks, I think you’ll agree. and if you don’t know who they are it makes not a jot of difference. The show is Free Radio, an American comedy from the Dark Like most radio shows it’s all about the presenters, and Krall’s bla- Ages, i.e. 2007. I can’t help feeling that our lovely public sector tant stupidity is just as popular with the listeners as it is with his broadcaster stumbled upon it by mistake, realised it was a cheap guests. Mind you his boss doesn’t like it much, despite the fact that show to plonk out on Friday evenings and decided to run with it. ratings are up. “I know they’re up,” he complains to his superiors, It’s lucky they did because I surely haven’t laughed out loud to a “but it’s a train wreck. Sooner or later people get tired of looking at new (for me) show as much in too long a time. Starring Lance Krall carnage, then they start to feel sick.” But not yet, Brian, not yet. and Anna Vocino, Free Radio is about a radio station, KBOM, Also, I can’t help feeling there’s some irony here somewhere, as whose star presenter defected to a rival station. Stepping bravely Free Radio is infinitely more entertaining than anything Yle itself into the breach comes Krall, a hopelessly amateur intern who gets has ever come up with, and one is left to dream of a radio station surprisingly promoted to having his own show entitled Moron in actually being this much fun. Still, long may Free Radio reign, or the Morning, much to the chagrin of his boss James Reed, played at least while waiting for all 17 of its episodes to be shown or they by Brian Huskey. release it on DVD. Until then, Fridays at half past eight.