Simon was very excited in the studio today.  Each time he was asked how his week went, he giggled and patted his hands on his trousers in a most animated fashion.  This is unusual for Simon, as he hasn't been particularly animated in any noticeable way since the 1980s.  When probed, Simon eventually admitted that he saw his radio rival Mark Kermode at an event and used an adjacent toilet cubicle.  Undoubtedly, this will add a chapter to Simon's forthcoming memoirs. Unbelievably, almost none of that was made up this week! Here are Simon's choice of films on free-to-air TV for the forthcoming week: Friday Rush 9.00pm – 11.20pm More4 Saturday Ex Machina 9.00pm – 11.05pm Channel 4 Sunday Fury 9.00pm – 11.35pm Channel 5 Monday The Road 11.45pm – 1.55am ITV4 Tuesday Mars Attacks! 10.50pm – 1.00am ITV4 Wednesday The Riot Club 9.00pm – 11.05pm Film4 Thursday Bullitt 9.00pm – 11.20pm ITV4

Charlotte's last film based in New York for this week is 'Limitless'. Released in 2011, this sci-fi thriller sees unemployed writer Eddie's (Bradley Cooper) life changes when an old friend gives him a drug that produces enhanced mental acuity. Stoked on the untested chemical, Eddie rises to the top of the financial world and attracts the attention of a tycoon (Robert De Niro) who intends to use him to make a fortune. But terrible side-effects and a dwindling supply threaten to collapse Eddie's house of cards.  

Our next 'New York' based film is Phone Booth from 2002. Colin Farrell is Stu, an arrogant publicist who is cheating on his wife. He picks up a ringing payphone to find himself talking to The Caller, a mysterious man armed with a sniper rifle and the determination to get Stu to admit his faults. Also stars Kiefer Sutherland, Radha Mitchell and Katie Holmes.

Continuing to look at films centralised on the city of New York, today on the Film Club, Charlotte focuses on 'The Day After Tomorrow'. This 2004 disaster film sees an enormous "superstorm" develop as a result of global warming, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. The Climatologist (Dennis Quaid) who discovered this storm desperately tries to get to his son(Jake Gyllenhaal), who is trapped in New York.

And Charlotte's final apocalyptic choice for this week's Film Club is 2015's Mad Max Sequel 'Fury Road'. Tom Hardy is Max (who is somewhat mad) and he teams up with Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa, a road warrior in her own right, to save several young women from the grasp of the evil warlord Immortan Joe. Expect exciting chases and lots of explosions. Oh so many explosions.  

Another dystopian future for the Film Club today, as Charlotte looks at 2006's 'Children of Men'. As infertility reaches an all-time high in the future, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) becomes the unlikely champion in the fight for the survival of Earth's population; He must face down his own demons and protect the planet's last remaining hope from those who would wish to harm her. Julianna Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Michael Caine also star.  

This week on the Film Club, Charlotte is setting our theme to 'New York', the Big Apple, the City of Dreams. Up first is Tom Hanks Drama 'Sully'. Based on the real life story of Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who made an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River after a US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Miraculously, all of the 155 passengers and crew survived the harrowing ordeal, and Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation.  

Charlotte is back to direct this week's Film Club, setting the theme as "Cosy British films that Charlotte would like to watch on a wet Sunday afternoon", a.k.a, "Richard Curtis/Hugh Grant Films". Lovable Englishman Charles (Hugh Grant) and his group of friends seem to be unlucky in love. When Charles meets a beautiful American named Carrie (Andie MacDowell) at a wedding, he thinks his luck may have changed. But, after one magical night, Carrie returns to the States, ending what might have been. As Charles and Carrie's paths continue to cross -- over a handful of nuptials and one funeral -- he comes to believe they are meant to be together, even if their timing always seems to be off.

Charlotte's next choice on this week of 'Cosy British Films' (Specifically Richard Curtis and Hugh Grant works), is 2003 hit rom-com 'Love Actually'. The Film follows nine intertwined stories that examine the complexities of the love. Among the characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.

We continue Charlotte's week of 'Richard Curtis/ Hugh Grant' Films with 1999 rom-com 'Notting Hill'. Hugh Grant stars as a London bookstore owner whose simple life is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott (played by Julia Roberts) appears in his shop. A chance encounter leads to the average bloke and glamorous movie star drawing closer and closer together, yet they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love. The film was very well received, winning a BAFTA, a British Comedy Award and a Brit Award for the soundtrack.