It's time for a speedy, pulse-pounding Film Club this week, as Charlotte looks at Films featuring cars. Starting off the week is 'Speed' from 1994. Keanu Reeves stars as a cop who must save a bus full of passengers when a bomb is planted on the vehicle that will cause it to explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of a spunky passenger played by Sandra Bullock, will a way be found to stop the bus safely? Along with Reeves and Bullock, Dennis Hopper and Jeff Daniels star.

On the 8th Birthday of the West Herts Drivetime show, Simon presented his choice of free-to-air movies with his usual enthusiastic gusto! Friday The 6th Day (2000) 9.00pm – 11.20pm Horror Saturday Casablanca (1942) 3.00pm – 5.00pm ITV3 Sunday Megamind (2010) 2.30pm – 4.25pm Channel 4 Monday Notting Hill (1999) 10.20pm – 12.30am ITV Tuesday Killing them softly (2012) 11.25pm – 1.15am Film4 Wednesday 28 Weeks Later (2007) 9.00pm – 11.00pm Horror Thursday Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) 11.15pm – 1.20am Film4

Simon's picks for the week from 27th April 2018 Friday Project Almanac (2014) 9.00pm – 11.10pm Film4 Saturday Overboard 10.05pm – 12.15am (1987) ITV Sunday Chappie 9.00pm – 11.25pm (2015) 5STAR Monday Taxi Driver 1.30am – 3.50am (1976) Film4 Tuesday The Fugitive 9.00pm – 11.40pm (1993) ITV4 Wednesday Drowning by Numbers (1988) 1.30am – 3.55am Film4 Thursday Man In The Saddle 2.45pm – 4.30pm (1951) Film4

And the final environmental film pick by Charlotte this week is drama "Deepwater Horizon". Another film based upon real events, the film follows the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, igniting a massive fireball that kills several crew members. Chief electronics technician Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg) and his colleagues find themselves fighting for survival as the heat and the flames become stifling and overwhelming.

More Environmental themed Films this week, as today Charlotte focuses upon "127 Hours". The 2010 Danny Boyle film is based on the real-life experience of Aaron Ralston, the canyoneer who was trapped for days in a crevice, and left with no choice but to sever his own arm. Stars James Franco, Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn.  

Charlotte's Film Club continues to look at environmental themes this week, with today being all about the Great Mountain "Everest". Released in 2015, this film is based upon the real-life stories of two climbing expeditions on the final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. A violent storm strikes the mountain, challenging the teams with some of the most impossible conditions imaginable. Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, Sam Worthington, and Keira Knightley star.

It's a Monday, which means its time for Charlotte to set a new theme for the week! Today we begin looking at 'Environmental Films', starting with 1997 thriller "Dante's Peak". Pierece Brosnan stars as Volcanologist Harry Dalton, who works with Mayor Rachel Wando (played by Linda Hamilton), to finally convince the unbelieving populace of a small town that the a huge event is coming one, and an evacuation is needed.When the two release the Mayor's children are still waiting on the mountainside of the active volcano, they have to race against the clock to save them.  

Charlotte closes off this week of her most recently watched films with 'Rogue', a thriller from 2007. A rugged travel-journalist joins a cruise along a crocodile-infested river, and if dealing with fellow travellers wasn't already enough, soon he must match wits against an enormous 25-foot crocodile far smarter than the average. Sam Worthington, Radha Mitchell and Michael Vartan star.  

Today on the Film Club, Charlotte looks at 'Captain America: Civil War', the third instalment of the Captain America series released in 2016, in preparation for the upcoming release of the latest Avengers Film. Captain America and Iron Man are forced to opposing sides as The Avengers fracture over whether they should be controlled by the government, or act under their own free will after the events of the previous films. The expansive cast features Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Chadwick Boseman, Martin Freeman and many many more, with Joe and Anthony Russo returning to direct.      

Here are Simon's recommended films on free-to-air TV for the forthcoming week: Friday Buena Vista Social Club 9.00pm – 10.40pm BBC4 Saturday Testament of Youth 10.05pm – 12.05am BBC2 Sunday Trainwreck 9.00pm – 11.30pm 5STAR Monday Angel and the Badman 12.40pm – 2.45pm Film4 Tuesday Enemy Mine 7.55pm – 10.00pm Film4+1 Wednesday Dark Places 9.00pm – 11.15pm Film4 Thursday Never Been Kissed 6.55pm – 9.00pm Film4