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What to watch this week

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Thursday, September 29

FAG HAGS Carole Pope narrates this study of straight women who form lasting relationships with gay men. 9 pm on CBC

STORYTELLERS: COLDPLAY Gwyneth Paltrow’s favourites perform songs from X&Y and explain their inspiration in front of a Brooklyn audience. 9 pm on MuchMoreMusic, repeated at midnight and 4 pm Friday

Friday, September 30

HIMALAYA Monty Python’s Michael Palin , who’s already trekked around the globe followed by a film crew for several adventure travel series, heads to the Pakistan border in the first of a six-parter. 7 pm on TVO

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Strumming Scientologist Beck gets backed by flamboyant dream-popsters the Flaming Lips .Midnight on PBS

Saturday, October 1

CHRIS ROCK: NEVER SCARED The topical comic riffs on “C student” George Bush’s fear of rap music, Michael Jackson’s court case and sister Janet’s Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction in this 04 HBO concert flick. 10 pm on Comedy, repeated at 2 am

Sunday, October 2

ALIAS As the fifth season begins, agent Sydney Bristow ( Jennifer Garner ) learns that the father of her unborn child is suspected of being a double agent. Who knew Ben Affleck worked for the KGB? 4 pm on CTV

CANADA’S WORST DRIVER Nominated by friends and family, eight vehicularly challenged participants attend a rehabilitation centre outside Guelph, where a team of experts analyze their dangerous moves. 8 pm Discovery

Monday, October 3

THE BLUES: GODFATHERS AND SONS The Martin Scorsese-produced series continues with Public Enemy ‘s Chuck D and Marshall Chess of Chess Records returning to Chicago to explore the heyday of urban blues. Includes archival footage of Howlin’ Wolf , Koko Taylor , Otis Rush , Magic Slim and Ike Turner (sans Tina). 3 am on PBS

Tuesday, October 4

OPENING SOON: BY DESIGN Spawned by the locally filmed Food net show, this new series focuses on the launch of high-end retail spaces. Tonight: Gotstyle, the King West haberdasher and men’s spa. 9 pm on HGTV, repeated at midnight and 3 am

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO Comic Dane Cook impersonates Tom Cruise, Charlize Theron plugs her recurring role on Arrested Development and Sinéad O’Connor performs from her first-ever reggae CD, Throw Down Your Arms.11:35 pm on NBC/CKVR

Wednesday, October 5

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE In the season finale, the last two dancers compete for $100,000 and a New York City apartment for a year. 8 pm on Fox/CTV

JUSTICE IN TIME OF WAR The killing of a young anthropology student in Colombia at the hands of state police is the starting point of an examination into injustices in a country ravaged by civil war. 10 pm on TVO

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