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What to watch in Ultra HD this March

What to watch in Ultra HD this March

   

Enjoy a pixel-perfect film fest – and more – this month with Virgin TV’s dedicated 4K Ultra HD entertainment channel

By Virgin TV Edit

Everyone loves a good movie, from family-friendly adventure and fright fests, to sensitive dramas or sci-fi action. And there’s a wide selection of films on available in ultra HD this month with something for everyone. You’ll find animated kids’ fun in The Angry Birds Movie, romantic drama Call Me By Your Name, war movie Black Hawk Down and satirical thriller Money Monster – all with pixel-perfect, eye-boggling ultra high definition visuals that’ll knock your socks off.

 

To enjoy all this cinematic goodness, simply point your tellybox at the Virgin TV Ultra HD channel (CH 175/999) – where you’ll also find superb documentaries to stimulate your mind and your senses.

 

Every month Virgin TV Ultra HD brings you superb drama series, films, documentaries and more in stunning, pixel-perfect UHD. And with Virgin TV 360, you can enjoy Virgin TV Ultra HD around the home thanks to our incredible multiroom experience.

 

But that’s not where the UHD fun stops: there’s even more great 4K entertainment to watch with Virgin TV, including hundreds of new box sets and movies from Sky and crystal-clear sport on TNT Sports Ultimate and Sky Sports UHD.

 

If you’re not yet enjoying shows in UHD and you want to, you’ll need to be a Maxit or MegaTV customer with a compatible television and a Virgin TV V6 box, powered by TiVo®, a Virgin TV 360 box or Stream. Don’t have an Ultra HD or 4K telly? No problem. Virgin Maxit and MegaTV TV customers can still watch the channel through an HD set with a Virgin TV V6 box, powered by TiVo®, a Virgin TV 360 box or Stream. Simply go to CH 175 or CH 999 and start watching.

 

Ready for a month of great telly like you’ve never seen before? Then read on to discover some of the ultra HD highlights coming up on Virgin TV.

 

Earth’s Eternal Wonders

Saturdays from 16 March, 8.05pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

This three-part documentary lets us experience Earth’s history as a dynamic and gripping adventure. Innovative filming techniques and CGI effects combine to let the viewer explore spectacular landscapes, from the Grand Canyon to Ha Long Bay in Vietnam to the mountains and glaciers of Iceland. How were these incredible natural features created? And how will they change in the future? Experts are on hand to address these questions in this engrossing and visually stunning series.

 

Chappie

Saturday 16 March, 9.30pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

In an unsettling vision of the near future, an AI-powered police robot is “upgraded” with a program that gives it human-like feelings and is immediately pulled into a world of crime and violence. Uncomprehending and scared, the robot – named Chappie – must navigate an uncertain existence while dealing with the reality of its own imminent demise. District 9 director Neill Blomkamp and star Sharlto Copley reteamed for this thoughtful and unusual film, with Copley’s performance as Chappie brought to life by eye-opening effects.

 

Philadelphia

Sunday 17 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

Tom Hanks is known for losing 16kg of bodyweight to play a castaway in, er, Cast Away – but he also shed 12kg for the role of Andy Beckett, a lawyer suing his former employer for discrimination, in this compelling drama. Beckett is convinced he was let go because he has AIDS, and his despair and decline are reflected in Hanks’s arresting appearance and unforgettable performance, which won him a Best Actor Oscar. Denzel Washington (Fences) co-stars as Beckett’s attorney, who is initially hostile but comes to understand the prejudice his client faces.

 

Godzilla

Saturday 23 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

Godzilla never really goes away, as the recent films and TV series have shown us; that giant mutant lizard keeps rearing his head out of the sea, and this 1998 version – a $380 million worldwide hit – is a fun addition to the series. A huge marine lizard attacks a ship and the authorities know they’re in a race against time to destroy the rampaging reptile before it kills again. They think they’ve succeeded… so they must never have seen any Godzilla films before. Matthew Broderick (The Producers) and Jean Reno (Leon) are the puny humans.

 

Black Hawk Down

Sunday 24 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

Napoleon director Ridley Scott addressed an entirely different kind of military operation with this frenetic, pulse-pounding account of a helicopter shot down in Somalia. Ground forces are sent on a retrieval mission to the crash site but are soon caught up in fierce fighting. Scott’s memorable film, based on Mark Bowden’s account of a real 1993 incident, is a successful attempt to show conflict up close through the eyes of the participants, with an all-star cast including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana and Jason Isaacs.

 

The Giant Bears Of Alaska

Monday 25 March, 8.05pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

The grizzly bears of Kodiak Island, 25 miles off the coast of Alaska, depend on the abundance and diversity of wild salmon – but climate change is disrupting an ecosystem that existed for thousands of years. Focusing on the life of several bear families, this film shows how grizzlies are adapting to these new challenges. You’ll be enchanted by the incredible footage of these giants (they can grow up to 2.7m in height) in their natural habitat, an isolated paradise, and gripped by their struggle to survive.

 

After Earth

Monday 25 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

A thousand years after humans fled Earth because of an environmental cataclysm, father and son Cypher and Kitai Raige crash-land on the abandoned planet. They must find the distress beacon that fell off their craft and signal their home colony, but Earth is definitely not as hospitable as it used to be… Real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith star in this spectacular sci-fi adventure from director M Night Shyamalan (Knock At The Cabin), featuring dazzling effects and some unsettlingly evolved animals.

 

Money Monster

Tuesday 26 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

Lee Gates (George Clooney) is the slick presenter of finance TV show Money Monster, who is shaken out of his complacency when the programme is hijacked by an armed and desperate man (Jack O’Connell) demanding to know what happened to his investment. This sends Gates down a horrifying rabbit hole that exposes the injustices of the economic establishment and the emptiness of get-rich promises. Jodie Foster’s film conveys the anger and helplessness of those let down by a system they believed in. Julia Roberts and Dominic West also star.

 

Future From Above

Wednesdays from 27 March, 8.10pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

Take a journey of discovery to find out how the world could look in 2050 and beyond. This series explores pioneering solutions to the challenges we face, ranging from regenerative farms in Mexico to the most advanced nuclear fusion reactor ever built. Hear from those working to make these innovations possible, who know the vast potential of each exciting development. Future From Above uses cutting-edge CGI to throw the viewer forward in time, allowing us to believe in a positive future.

 

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

Wednesday 27 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

In this animated movie, which expands the universe of the wildly popular Final Fantasy series of video games, the Kingsglaive are an elite combat corps guarding the kingdom of Lucis – which needs extra protection when the treacherous Niflheim empire reneges on a peace agreement and stages an invasion. If you’re a fan of the games you’ll lap it up, while newcomers may be baffled. But one thing isn’t in doubt – the visuals, created by Japan’s leading CGI studio Visual Works, are ambitious, epic in scale and absolutely glorious. Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and Game Of Thrones’ Lena Headey lead the English voice cast.

 

The Last Vermeer

Thursday 28 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

When a Vermeer painting is found among Herman Göring’s possession as part of a postwar investigation, Dutch authorities are determined to find out who let this valuable national treasure fall into Nazi hands. Suspicion falls on mediocre yet surprisingly prosperous artist Han van Meegeren (Guy Pearce, Mary Queen Of Scots)… so did he really betray his country or is there more to the story, and the painting, than meets the eye? This fascinating film based on real events also stars Vicky Krieps (The Phantom Thread) and Claes Bang (the BBC’s Dracula).

 

Whiplash

Good Friday, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

If there’s a common theme throughout director Damien Chazelle’s films, it’s that they all concern characters driven by white-hot ambition – even if that ambition costs them dearly. Whiplash, which preceded Chazelle’s films La La Land, First Man and Babylon, follows striving jazz drummer Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller, Top Gun: Maverick) as he is pushed to the limit by an abusive music conservatory instructor (JK Simmons, who won an Oscar in the role). It’s an intense and sometimes heartbreaking watch, especially when you can see every tear and bead of sweat make its way down Andrew’s face.

 

A Dog’s Way Home

Saturday 30 March, 5.40pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

When Bella, an adorable dog voiced by Bryce Dallas Howard (Argylle), is threatened by an overzealous animal control officer, her owner Lucas (Jonah Hauer-King, The Little Mermaid) decides she’d be better off staying with friends hundreds of miles away. But Bella has other ideas and sets off on a journey to get back home, overcoming challenges and making friends along the way. Based on W Bruce Cameron’s bestselling novel, it’s a great showcase for the captivating landscapes of the American West – and a heartwarming tale of family and courage.

 

Call Me By Your Name

Saturday 30 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

Before he was Willy Wonka and Dune’s Paul Atreides, Timothée Chalamet starred in this coming-of-age tale set in picture-perfect northern Italy in the early 1980s. Chalamet’s Elio finds his equilibrium disturbed when his academic father employs a handsome assistant for the summer, and goes on a voyage of self-discovery involving not just love and sex but religion, family and self-acceptance. Sensitively and sensually directed by Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash), it’s worth a watch for the gorgeous locations in and around the Lombardy town of Crema alone.

 

The Angry Birds Movie

Easter Sunday, 5.40pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

This colourful movie spin-off from the addictive game sees birds Red, Chuck and Bomb defending Bird Island from an invasion of pigs with ulterior motives. Can the apoplectic avians stave off the porcine threat long enough to keep their eggs safe? Kids will love this fast-moving caper, while adults will be impressed with its voice cast featuring a veritable who’s who of modern American comedy (Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale and many more).   

 

As Good As It Gets

Easter Sunday, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 175/999)

Jack Nicholson has been absent from screens since he retired in 2010 so it’s well worth revisiting this classic 90s romcom, for which he won his third Oscar. Nicholson plays Melvin Udall, a misanthropic romance novelist who also suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. One of the only people whose company Melvin can truly tolerate is Carol (Helen Hunt), a waitress at his favourite diner – so when Carol decides to quit her job, he does everything he can to keep her in his life. Hunt also won an Oscar for her performance, and co-star Greg Kinnear was nominated.

 

How to access the Virgin TV Ultra HD channel

You’ll find all the details explaining what you need here. Then simply go to CH 175 or CH 999 to access Virgin TV Ultra HD. Don’t have a 4K TV? Never fear, because you can also watch the Virgin TV Ultra HD channel through your HD TV. Lucky you!

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