SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER - FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER

SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER

3.00-5.35pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Second prequel to the original Star Wars, starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Jedi knights are called upon to defend the Republic from the Separatist armies led by renegade Jedi Count Dooku. Anakin Skywalker is charged with protecting Senator Amidala, but his feelings for her prove more than professional. Meanwhile, full-scale war looms.
10.00-12.15am - BBC2 - GOSFORD PARK
Ensemble period murder mystery from the writer ofDownton Abbey and featuring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren. In 1930s rural England, a battery of well-to-do guests and their servants attend a weekend's shooting and socialising. But their reverie is shattered by a murder, after which everyone is a suspect.

SUNDAY 14TH OCTOBER

2.00-5.00pm - BBC2 - NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRIA
Historical drama starring Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman and Fiona Fullerton. An epic portrayal of the days leading up to the Russian Revolution and the downfall of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra. When their first son is discovered to be a haemophiliac, Alexandra turns to the monk Rasputin for help. Meanwhile, the Russian people grow dissatisfied with Nicholas's rule and his inability to keep their country out of the First World War.
4.35-6.30pm - C5 - A BUGS LIFE
Animated adventure, featuring the voices of Dave Foley and Kevin Spacey. When daydreaming ant Flik accidentally puts his colony in peril from a swarm of warlike grasshoppers, led by the ruthless Hopper, he sets off for the big city to win even tougher bugs over to the ants' cause.
9.00-11.05pm - C5 - ROCKY BALBOA
Boxing drama sequel starring Sylvester Stallone. A TV sports show airs a computer-simulated fight between ex-heavyweight champ Rocky Balboa and current title holder Mason "The Line" Dixon. The interest the programme sparks sees Dixon's management entertain the idea of a real-life charity bout. But Rocky is long since retired and nearly twice the age of his prospective opponent, and the idea of a late shot at glory puts an extra strain on his already damaged relationship with his son.
10.55pm-12.55am - BBC1 - GOOD WILL HUNTING
Oscar-winning drama starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck and Minnie Driver. Will Hunting has the most brilliant mind at America's top university. The problem is, he's a headstrong and penniless cleaner. Faced with a jail sentence, his fate lies in the hands of a therapist who is brought in to help him realise his true potential.

MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER

NO PICKS FOR TODAY

TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER

2.25-4.25am - C4 - RUNNING SCARED
Crime thriller starring Paul Walker and Cameron Bright. Gangster Joey Gazelle is asked to dispose of a gun used in a drugs deal. But when the gun is stolen by his son's best friend, who uses it to kill his abusive stepfather, Joey finds that both the police and the mob are after him.
4.10-6.55pm - FILM4 - ALL ABOUT EVE
Oscar-winning drama starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders. Margo Channing is an ageing theatre actress charmed into employing a seemingly innocent young fan as her secretary. But her new assistant is not as naive as she appears and ruthlessly begins to undermine Margo's career in order to fulfil her own acting ambitions.

WEDNESDAY 17TH OCTOBER

9.00-11.10pm - FILM4 - THE KING OF COMEDY
Comedy drama starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis. Rupert Pupkin's cherished ambition is to become America's top stand-up comedian. He spends hours rehearsing his routines, oblivious to the fact that he has no talent, and remains determined to follow in the footsteps of comedian and talk-show host Jerry Langford.
THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER

9.00-11.10pm - C5 - PALE RIDER
Mystical western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. A small group of miners are continually intimidated by a ruthless mine owner who sends his henchmen to attack their homes. Then a mysterious preacher rides into the community and offers protection.
10.00-12midnight - ITV4 - BLAZING SADDLES
Spoof western starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. Sheriff Bart fights prejudice and corruption to save the little town of Rock Ridge from wicked speculator Hedley Lamarr, helped by the once legendary Waco Kid.
10.00-12.05am - E4 - FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
Black comedy action horror starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis. Fleeing the law, two murderous brothers kidnap a priest and his family, driving the priest's Winnebago south for a rendezvous at a lowlife bar in Mexico. Little do they know that the bar's staff and regulars hide a blood-drenched secret.
10.45pm-1.05am - ITV2 - THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN
Comedy directed by Judd Apatow, starring Steve Carell and Catherine Keener. When Andy Stitzer makes the mistake of admitting to his workmates that he is less than experienced in sexual matters, they set about helping him to remedy the situation. But for Andy the path to true manhood proves to be a bumpy one.

FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER

9.00-10.50pm - MORE4 - TAKEN
Action drama starring Liam Neeson as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, who calls upon his tried-and-tested skills in a race-against-time bid to rescue his daughter from the sex traffickers who have kidnapped her during a holiday in France.
10.35pm-1.35am - ITV1 - SCARFACE
Gangster drama starring Al Pacino. Having lied his way into the US from Cuba, two-bit criminal Tony Montana murders a political agitator in order to get a green card. From then on he pursues the American Dream with violent, ruthless efficiency - no matter what the cost.