Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

The TV leader this week has to be Caprica, the prequel series to the exceptional and much missed Battlestar Galactica. The drama, premiering its first part on Sky1 at 9:00pm, Tuesday 2nd February, takes place 50 years before the Cylon uprising. The pilot's second part airs immediately after at 10pm and both are repeated throughout the week, increasing your chances and reducing your excuses to see the BSG origin story from its first moments.

Making a welcome, crazily collared return to goggle boxes across the UK is Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry takes the, uh, fizz out of silly and sincere telly and highlights the most mundane and bizarre moments on the small screen like no one else can. He's back at it starting Saturday 30th January at 7:00pm on ITV1, with repeats on Sunday on ITV2.

The Virtual Revolution, on BBC2 at 8:30pm, also on Saturday, January 30th, starts the first of a four part series looking at the massive, ever-expanding subject, contents, and interactivity issues of no less than the World Wide Web. The first foray is entitled The Great Levelling? The series, an Open University endeavour, will likely either be brilliant or something webophiles and the techno-savvy will perform their own Harry Hill on during repeats on Mondays at 11:20pm and throughout the remainder of the series.

Now, on to the films showing through the weekend and beyond. As always, if we missed anything interesting, have a shout in the comments, with our thanks.

Please also note: the ordinal numbers for dates will help you scan through this simple list with your browser's search function. Enter '30th' in your browser's Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Saturday. Enjoy!

16 Blocks
On: BBC 3   
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 11:40pm (and 11:50pm 3rd Feb)

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
On: FIVER  
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 7:15pm

Artificial Intelligence: AI
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats  
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 07:55am (and 5:25pm, 11:15am & 10:05pm Jan 31st)

Arlington Road
On: Sky Movies Drama (406)    
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 01:00am (and 7:50am 4th Feb Sky Screen 2)

Bad Lieutenant
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 00:30am (and 1:30am 4+1)

Cloverfield
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 31st January
Time: 11:45pm

Con Air
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller   
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 01:30am (and 11:10pm 1st Feb, 10:40pm 3rd Feb Sky Screen 2)

Crimson Rivers
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 31st January
Time: 01:15am (and 2:15am Film4+1)

Die Hard 4.0
On: Film4   
Date: Sunday 31st January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 11:45am (and 9:00pm)

If...
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 01:05am (and 2:05am Film4+1, 00:40/1:40am 4th Feb Film4/+1)

Kindergarten Cop
On: ITV2    
Date: Sunday 31st January
Time: 6:50pm

Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
On: more4  
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 9:00pm

National Treasure
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 8:50pm

Pet Sematary
On: TCM
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 11:05pm

Pitch Black
On: Channel 4    
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 10:20pm (and 11:20pm 4+1)

Repulsion
On: BBC 2   
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 01:40am

Rocky III
On: Bravo
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Bravo+1)

Romeo Is Bleeding
On: TCM   
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 1:00am 31st Jan)

Shaun Of The Dead
On: ITV2   
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 11:00pm 2nd Feb)

Spaceballs
On: Virgin 1  
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Virgin+1)

The Blair Witch Project
On: Five
Date: Sunday 31st January
Time: 10:45pm

The Cable Guy
On: G.O.L.D.
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 11:10pm (and 00:10am 31st Jan Gold+1, 10:10/11:10pm 31st Jan Gold/+1)

The Dark Knight
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller  
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 6:25pm 30th Jan)

The Day After Tomorrow
On: Channel 4    
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 8:00pm (and 9:00pm 4+1)

The Fly (1958)
On: Film4   
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 3:10pm (and 4:10pm Film4+1, 3:10/4:10pm Feb 3rd Film4/+1)

The Handmaid's Tale
On: TCM  
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 1:05am 30th Jan)

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
On: BBC 2   
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 11:00pm

The Hustler
On: Sky Movies Classics  
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 1:15pm (and 9:00pm)

The Interpreter
On: ITV2   
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 11:00pm 3rd Feb)

The Iron Giant
On: Sky Movies Family  
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 1:40pm

The Mist
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 31st January
Time: 5:50pm

The Monster Squad
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 3:35pm (and 4:00am 31st Jan)

The Postman
On: Five
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 4:45pm

The Quick And The Dead
On: Channel 4    
Date: Monday 1st February
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight)

The Rock
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 11:00am (and 11:50pm 30th Jan, 9:00pm 2nd Feb)

The Sum Of All Fears
On: Film4
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1, 9:00/10:00pm Film4/+1 2nd Feb)

The Way Of The Gun
On: FX    
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: midnight (and 2:00am 4th Feb)

Top Gun
On: ITV1   
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 11:05pm

Tremors
On: SCI FI     
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 10:00pm (and 8:00pm 30th Jan)

Tremors 2: Aftershocks
On: SCI FI    
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 9:50pm (and 11:00am 1st Jan)

Twister
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 30th January
Time: 7:00pm

Vacancy
On: Five  
Date: Sunday 31st January
Time: 9:00pm

Valkyrie
On: Sky Movies Premiere   
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 10:00am (and 11:am Premiere+1 & 8:00/9:00pm Premiere/+1 and daily at similar times through Feb 4th)

Wolf
On: more4   
Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 11:35pm

X-Men: The Last Stand
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 3rd February
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)