Thu 21
FBI Files
Learn about a late ’70s terrorist group known as FALN, suspected of setting off bombs in major US cities.
12.10pm, Investigation Discovery
Chef Abroad
Chef Michael Smith visits Cairo to join an Egyptian family as they celebrate the end of Ramadan.
11.30pm, Travel Channel
Fantastic Mr Fox
Great family stop-motion animation, with the voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep. An urban fox can’t resist returning to his farm-raiding ways.
2pm, OSN Movies HD
The Pursuit of Happyness
Will Smith stars in this true story of a single dad who went from living on the streets to owning his own company.
10pm, MBC 2
Bones
US crime drama. The forensic anthropology team is tasked with discovering a sniper’s precise location.
8pm, OSN First HD
Burn Notice
Former ‘covert operations agent’ Michael helps ex-CIA operative Paul Anderson, who’s in trouble with some Russian spies.
10pm, OSN First HD
Live Test Cricket
See England take on India on day one of the Test at Lord’s in the UK.
10am, OSN Sports 1 HD
The Ultimate Fighter Season 13
Team Lesnar suspects that one of their own could be consorting with the enemy.
10pm, OSN Sports 1 HD
Fri 22
How Big Can it Get?
A recent discovery suggests that the saltwater crocodile could get a whole lot bigger. Is it possible that this creature could reach nightmarish proportions?
8pm, Nat Geo Wild
Sea City: Building the Impossible
Follow the development team who are turning barren land near Kuwait City into an engineering marvel that will house 100,000 people.
10.55pm, Discovery Channel
Inside Job
An insightful documentary into the global economic meltdown of 2008, which left millions of Americans jobless.
3pm, OSN Premier +2
Black Dynamite
A fond homage to the Blaxploitation era. Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White) is a gun-toting ladies’ man and soul brother.
11pm, OSN Movies Comedy
2 Point 4 Children
British family sitcom. Bill is trying to come to terms with the fact that life’s got it in for him, while Rona is still free and single.
4.10pm, BBC Entertainment
The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert parodies the personality-driven pundit shows on some of the well-known American networks.
10.30pm, OSN Comedy
Live International Rugby Union
Can Fiji cause the New Zealand All Blacks any problems in this pre-season friendly?
11.30am, OSN Sports 1 HD
Live Seniors Open Golf
Ian Woosnam goes in search of the one prize missing from his glittering CV at Walton Heath.
4pm, OSN Sports 3
Sat 23
Discovery Atlas
A travelogue taking in the traditions and geography of Japan, with some stunning film footage.
10.10pm, Discovery HD Showcase
Da Vinci’s Machines
The Air Screw, envisioned by Da Vinci in the 15th century, could rival modern-day inventions. But will it work?
11pm, Discovery Science
The Manchurian Candidate
A 2004 reimagining of the ’50s classic. In the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes. Denzel Washington stars.
Noon, OSN Movies Action
The Hurt Locker
Six-time Oscar-winning movie directed by Kathryn Bigelow, following an army bomb disposal team navigating the streets of present-day Iraq.
11pm, OSN Premiere
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri visits a family-style restaurant in Nashville to sample its take on an old-school Southern classic – meat and three sides.
11.20am, Food Network
CSI
The crime team investigates a mad slasher who strikes without leaving a trace of evidence behind.
8pm, OSN First HD
Live Rugby Union
Australia take on old enemies South Africa in the first game of the Tri-Nations.
10am, OSN Sports 2
Live Scottish Premier League
The SPL kicks off with Hearts travelling to the Ibrox stadium to face Rangers.
3.30pm, OSN Sports 4
Sun 24
Ultimate Survival
Bear Grylls is in the backwoods of Alabama, where he tackles rapids, braves a forest fire and gets trapped without light in a limestone cave.
2.40pm, Discovery HD Showcase
Ancient Discoveries
Learn about ancient torture techniques, from the rack to the ‘pear of anguish’.
7pm, History Channel
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
An animated adventure centred on a five-year-old boy and his friendship with a goldfish princess.
6.15pm, OSN Movies HD
West Side Story
This electrifying musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in the slums of ’50s NYC. See it after the Dubai stage version, which ends on Saturday 23.
8.35pm, MGM
30 Rock
US comedy series created by Tina Fey. Jack appears before Congress looking to win approval for the merger with Kabletown.
8pm, OSN Comedy
Law & Order: Los Angeles
The murder of a golfer means more than meets the eye.
10pm, OSN First +2
Carnegie Challenge Cup
Warrington face Wigan in rugby league’s premier club competition.
Noon, OSN Sports 3
Live Darts
Can Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor retain his title on day seven of the World Match Play Championship?
8pm, OSN Sports 1 HD
Mon 25
Bizarre Dinos
Discover the life, death, combat, reproduction and evolution of the world’s strangest prehistoric beasts.
2pm, Nat Geo Wild
Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled
Dominic Bonuccelli heads to northern Mexico to chart a course through the Sierra Madre mountains.
7pm, Nat Geo Adventure
Avatar
James Cameron’s long-awaited CGI movie became the highest-grossing of all time in the US. Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington star.
5.45pm, OSN Movies HD
Paranormal Activity
A young couple become disturbed by a demonic presence in their home.
11pm, OSN Action HD
Monarch of the Glen
Drama from the Highlands. The arrival of a pregnant Lizzie provokes Hector into disowning his daughter.
8.10pm, BBC Entertainment
Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The gang decide to throw Charlie a surprise party.
9.30pm, OSN Comedy
Live NRL Premiership Rugby
See Australia’s Canberra Raiders take on reigning champions St George Dragons.
9am, OSN Sports 3
Live International Test Cricket
Day five of the first Test between England and India.
2pm, OSN Sports 2
Tue 26
Mythbusters
The team tests whether it’s possible to bend bullets, as well as busting some other urban myths.
3.30pm, Discovery HD Showcase
Deadly Women
Three schoolgirls become cold-blooded killers when they think someone is after their boyfriends.
11pm, Investigation Discovery
The Italian Job
The quintessential British crime caper of the ’60s, starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward.
4.15pm, OSN Movies Action
Zombieland
Woody Harrelson has found a unique way to survive a world overrun by zombies.
8pm, OSN Movies Action
Seinfeld
George decides to use a cane when he applies for an interview at a sporting goods firm.
5pm, OSN Comedy+2
House
Hugh Laurie plays the sadistic and witty Dr House in this ever-popular medical drama.
5.40pm, MBC 4
World Combat League
Combining the best of Muay Thai, karate, boxing and kickboxing, combat takes place in an open ring and only the strongest will survive.
3.15pm, Extreme Sports Channel
PGA European Tour Golf
Highlights of the Scandinavian Masters from Stockholm.
7pm, OSN Sports 3
Wed 27
Human Body: Ultimate Machines
See how the brain controls us: when too hot or sleep-deprived, it can lead us to disaster.
4.20pm, Discovery HD Showcase
Future Weapons
Discover how smoke generators can make you invisible.
10.10pm, Discovery HD Showcase
Khartoum
This military spectacle chronicles Britain’s 1883 crisis in the Sudan and the siege of Khartoum.
5.30pm, MGM
Shutter Island
Creepy Martin Scorsese thriller. A US Marshal (Leo DiCaprio) investigates the escape of a murderer from a psychiatric hospital.
9.45pm, OSN Cinema +2
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The satirist presents his award-winning chat show.
10pm, OSN Comedy
Louie
US series following a stand-up comic. Louie endures airline problems while travelling to a gig.
11pm, OSN Comedy
Modern Pentathlon Series
A multi-disciplined event covering shooting, fencing, running, swimming and horseriding.
6pm, OSN Sports 4
Speedway
See all the highlights from the Speedway FIM World Championships.
7pm, OSN Sports 4
