PICK OF THE WEEK

FILM GRAVITY Sky Movies Premiere, Friday 8pm

Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts who are stranded in space when their shuttle is disabled, this 2013 movie was made to be seen in 3D, but even if you don’t have a 3D

TV the action sequences are thrilling.

While the characters other objects spin and ricochet, the film’s viewpoint in turn swoops around them in brilliantly choreographed movements. A wonderful example of CGI at its best.

REALITY

THE X FACTOR

TV3, Saturday 8pm

Love it or hate, the X Factor is unmissable Saturday TV viewing for millions and millions. The first screening this year, certainly signals the end of the summer and the start of the cosy nights in in front of the TV as the series will dominate Saturday night TV right up until Christmas. There will be a welcome return for Simon Cowell who will be joined in slating the hopefuls by Louis Walsh, Mel B and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.

SPORT

THE SUNDAY GAME

RTE2, Saturday 4.30pm

Called the Sunday Game, Saturday’s All Ireland semi final replay between Kerry and Mayo takes place this Saturday afternoon in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick with a 5pm throw in. The second half of last Sunday’s drawn encounter was edge of the seat stuff, as 14-man Mayo overhauled Kerry but were caught on the line and very nearly lost the match as one of the last kicks of the match from Kerry flicked off the outside of the post and wide. The second semi final is played on Sunday afternoon in Croke Park between Dublin and Donegal, throw in at 3.30pm

FACTUAL

NATURAL WORLD

BBC2, Thursday 9pm

Is there any better combination for documentary making than the natural world plus the BBC plus David Attenborough. Over the decades they have made some superb programmes which have opened a world into the natural world. This programme features on amphibians, a third of whom are threatened with extinction, with frogs particularly susceptible to pesticides, habitat loss and the nastysounding chytrid fungus.