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Ml JSlC l'.)OCUlleEN lARY TONYBLAWI ROCK STAR Channel 4, Thu 19 Jan. topniooo
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BBC1, Sun 22 Jan, 9pm .00
England. 15:30 and 'Bloody' Queen Mary i.loanr‘.e ‘.".'h;il1eyi is ferociously purging the land of Protestant
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>ackroom criticism for her altogiance to Rome and Spain and her inability to provrde an heir. Getting wind that her half-sister Elizabeth iAnne-Marie Duff) may he plotting to unseat her. Mary guar‘antines the future monarch in the hope of finding an excuse to execute her in a way that would he acceptable to her growrng band of supporters. But the turn of history. as we, know. has a way of making tools of us all.
As with 2003's The Other Boleyn Girl. seasoned TV writer Paula Mine and director Coky (Biedroyc put a lesson in English Tudor history through a blender and hope that the end result has some modern resonance. Usrng frenetic (,EtmEEI'ETWOFK and unaffected language to tell their tale along with a mixture of period and modern music. this first episode is shaky hut promising. iPaul Dale}
SOC'AL DOCUMl-‘N TARY GAY MUSLIMS Channel 4, Mon 23 Jan. 8pm 00.
Despite the strides made Over the last (it) years. Britain still has a fair bit to go when it comes to treating gay people with parity. If you happen to he a homosexual UK Muslim. being treated as unequal could he regarded as a step up from the threat of being stoned by family and friends. As ever, the problem comes down to the interpretations of a holy hook and both Sides quote here from the Koran to defend their stance lifestyle. Though in this documentary. lifester is barely the word to describe what a gay Muslim goes through
Eleventh Hour Scott/sh, Thu 79 Jan. 9pm Ashley Jensen picks herself up from the astonishment of winning two comedy gongs for Extras to star in this investigation thriller series which kicks off with a storyline about genetics. Patrick ‘Spooky' Stewart is in there too.
The Last Laugh BBC3, Sat 27 Jan,
7 7. 10pm In the opener to this new series. Marks and Gran talk about un- PC comedy and Dara O'Briain discusses how one viewer can get themselves into the sitcom writing business. Supernatural / 71/2, Sun 22 Jan, 9pm Yet another hot-looking US drama. this time about two brothers trekking across America in search of answers to their dad's disappearance and coming up against all manner of weirdness.
I Don’t Like Mondays Channel 4, Mon 23 Jan.
I 7.05pm The story that helped Bob Geldof write a classic pop song is given the reconstructive treatment as we hear from those affected and witness the killer‘s parole hearing.
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