The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
FIVE THINGS FOR YOUR WEEK...
TV The War of the Worlds BBC One, 9pm, Sunday
George searches frantically for Amy, but encounters more capsules and soon realises that the scale of the invasion is beyond his comprehension. Meanwhile, Amy and Frederick are at the Admiralty, looking for George and trying to help organise a response. As the invasion continues, Frederick decides they should go to his summer house in Shoeburyness, and there they head to the beach to try to catch a boat away from Britain.
STREAMING Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings Netflix, from Friday
As one of the world’s bestloved singer-songwriters, Dolly Parton has spent decades belting out a string of foot-tappers and tearjerkers. But what inspired some of those classic tunes? Now’s the chance to find out with a new series of dramas revealing their backstory. It begins with Jolene, in which Julianne Hough, Kimberly WilliamsPaisley and Dallas Roberts breathe life into the 1973 top 10 UK smash penned by Ms Parton. (Apparently, it was inspired by a bank clerk who flirted with her husband Carl Dean at his local bank branch). Other dramatised tracks include These Old Bones (with Kathleen Turner); If I Had Wings, and Two Doors Down (featuring Melissa Leo, who you may remember won an Oscar for The Fighter).
FILM Happy Feet
5STAR, 4.45pm, Saturday
Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and Nicole Kidman (above) are just some of the stars providing the voices in this feelgood, computeranimated musical comedy about a misfit’s quest to find his place in the world. In a colony of emperor penguins, where singing is the only way to find true love, a tonedeaf youngster called Mumble is ostracised for his lack of vocal talent. His only skill is for tap-dancing, which only emphasises how different he is to the rest of the penguins, leaving him an outcast in a harsh, unforgiving environment. The story of young Mumble’s quest to fit in will warm the cockles of your heart, interspersed with some funky musical interludes.
SPORT Man City v Chelsea Sky Sports Premier League, 5pm, Saturday
The Premier League returns after the international break with a mouth-watering clash between two freeflowing teams. City were beaten by title rivals Liverpool last time, while Frank Lampard’s Chelsea revolution continued with a routine home victory over Crystal Palace. Kick-off is 5.30pm.
PODCAST The Greatest Game with Jamie Carragher
Each week, ex-Liverpool star-turned-pundit Jamie will be speaking to a footballer or a football fan, about their team, their love of football and asking what is the greatest game of football that they have ever seen or played in. Twitter @GreatestGamePod; Instagram @ greatestgamepod.