Monday 1st - Game Of Thrones Season 3 (Sky Atlantic, 9pm)
Roughly based on the first half of George R.R. Martin's A Storm Of Swords, the third season of Game Of Thrones promises lots and lots of sex and violence and… well, excellent telly.
skyatlantic.sky.com/shows/game-of-thrones
Tuesday 2nd - Touch Season 2 (Sky 1, 8pm)
Kiefer Sutherland returns as single father Martin Bohm, who's still trying to unravel the mystery behind his son Jake’s (David Mazouz) seemingly preternatural abilities.
sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/touch
Wednesday 3rd - Dark Skies
As the Barret family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them. Stars Keri Russell, Jake Brennan and Josh Hamilton.
www.darkskiesfilm.com
Wednesday 3rd - Terry Brooks @ Forbidden Planet
New York Times bestselling author puts in an appearance at Forbidden Planet's London megastore to sign his latest novel, Bloodfire Quest.
forbiddenplanet.com/events/terry-brooks-rare-uk-signing
Thursday 4th - The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Part 2 (E4, 8pm)
Sheldon, Leonard, Penny et al return for more japery and comedy geekdom.
www.channel4.com/the-big-bang-theory
Thursday 4th - Adam Christopher @ Forbidden Planet
The Empire State author comes to London to read from and sign an exclusive limited edition of his new novel, The Age Atomic - sequel to the superhero-noir fantasy thriller set in the other New York.
forbiddenplanet.com/events/launching-adam-christophers-age-atomic
Thursday 4th - Preview: 009 Re:Cyborg (3D) + Q&A @ BFI
Director Kenji Kamiyama and producer Tomohiko Ishiia introduce a screening of their unique contemporary anime followed by a Q&A.
www.whatson.bfi.org.uk
Saturday 6th - Ian Whates & Chris Beckett @ Forbidden Planet
Ian Whates and Chris Beckett appear together to sign their respective new releases. Whates offers up Growing Pains, a collection of nine stories that slip effortlessly between science fiction and dark, humanesque fantasy and examine the gaps between reality and the spaces that hide within us all. Beckett, meanwhile, will be promoting his new short story collection, The Peacock Cloak.
forbiddenplanet.com/events/ian-whates-and-chris-beckett
Saturday 6th - Mike, Linda & Louise Carey @ Forbidden Planet
The family-cum-creative partnership gather to sign their new fantasy novel, City Of Silk And Steel.
forbiddenplanet.com/events/mike-carey-linda-carey-and-louise-carey
Thursday 11th - Being Human US (Watch, 9pm)
The US remake of one of our favourite BBC shows finally hits UK screens. Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath and Sam Huntington star as a vampire, ghost and werewolf who… well, you know the rest.
watch.uktv.co.uk
Thursday 11th - The War Of The Worlds Alive On Stage!
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – Alive on Stage! The New Generation is coming to the big screen for the first time. Filmed in front of a sell-out audience at London’s O2 Arena on 15th December 2012, Alive! is a stunning musical multi-media extravaganza based on H.G. Wells’ dark Victorian tale of a Martian invasion of England. Starring Liam Neeson, Jason Donavan, Marti Pellow, and Ricky Wilson off of the Kaiser Chiefs.
www.thewaroftheworldscinema.com
Thursday 11th - Jeff Noon @ Forbidden Planet
Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award Jeff Noon comes to Forbidden Planet to autograph copies of his brilliantly innovative and highly entertaining novel, Vurt.
forbiddenplanet.com/events/jeff-noon-signing-vurt
Friday 12th - Oblivion
A court martial sends a veteran soldier to a distant planet, where he has to destroy the remains of an alien race. The arrival of an unexpected traveler causes him to question what he knows about the planet, his mission, and himself. Stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman and Andrea Riseborough.
www.oblivionmovie.co.uk
Sunday 14th - Double Bill Screening: Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982) / The Good Mother (1988)
Part of the Cinema Museum's Star Trek season, here's a chance to see possibly the best of the original movies on a big screen, as well as an opportunity to re-evaluate Leonard Nimoy's rarely seen drama.
www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2013/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan-the-good-mother
Tuesday 16th - Defiance (Syfy, 9pm)
An epic fantasy drama combining the scope of a sci-fi blockbuster with the intimacy of a small-town drama. Set in the near future, the series introduces an exotically transformed planet Earth, permanently altered following the sudden – and tumultuous – arrival of seven unique alien races. In this unknown and unpredictable landscape, the newly formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully in a town called Defiance.
www.syfy.co.uk/defiance
Thursday 18th - John Matthews @ Forbidden Planet
The author of the bestselling book Pirates and How To See Faeries, John Matthews, brings Faeryland - his new interactive book about faeries - to Forbidden Planet.
forbiddenplanet.com/events/john-matthews-signing-faeryland
Friday 19th - DaVinci's Demons (Fox UK, 10pm)
Written by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, the Blade franchise, and the upcoming Man of Steel), the series follows the 'untold' story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time as he begins to not only see the future, but invent it.
foxtv.co.uk
Friday 19th - Evil Dead
Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival, in this remake of the classic 1981 horror starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez and Jessica Lucas.
www.evildead-movie.com
Saturday 20th - Pat Mills & Kevin O'Neill @ GOSH! Comics
Pat Mills & Kevin O'Neill celebrate the release of Marshal Law: The Deluxe Edition - collecting the original series plus Fear and Loathing, Takes Manhattan, Kingdom of the Blind, The Hateful Dead, Super Babylon and Secret Tribunal.
www.goshlondon.com/2013/03/pat-mills-and-kevin-oneill-marshal-law-signing
Tuesday 23rd - Lost Girl Season 3 (Syfy, 10pm)
Bo risks her freedom to do a favor for Lauren, only to discover she’ll have to do it “au natural,” as the supernatural crime drama returns. Elsewhere, the new Ash is revealed and Bo’s new appetites shock… has she not recovered from last season’s battle after all?
www.syfy.co.uk/shows/lost-girl-season-2
Wednesday 24th - Tom Gauld @ GOSH! Comics
Cartoonist Tom Gauld appears at Gosh! to sign copies of his new Drawn & Quarterly book You’re All Just Jealous Of My Jetpack, which collects eight years worth of strips are collected in a handsome hardcover.
www.goshlondon.com/2013/02/tom-gauld-launch-party-signing-youre-all-just-jealous-of-my-jetpack/
Thursday 25th - Sunday 28th - Sundance London
The second Sundance London is set to present four exciting days of live music, the UK premieres of American independent films fresh from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, plus panel discussions, filmmaker Q&As and exclusive events. A must for movie fans.
www.sundance-london.com
Friday 26th - Iron Man 3
Robert Downey Jr. suits up once more in the concluding part of Marvel's Iron Man trilogy. When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, Stark starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
uk.marvel.com/iron-man-3
Saturday 27th - E=MC Geeked
The first convention for fans of The Big Bang Theory features panels, photo and autograph sessions, evening entertainment and promises lots of fun. Guests include Kevin Sussman (Stuart), Brian Smith (Zack), Alice Amter (Mrs Koothrappali) and Aarti Mann (Priya).
www.rogueevent.co.uk/e-mc-geeked
Sunday 28th - Vendetta
Arrow fans will love this one-day event packed full of panels, photo and autograph sessions, evening entertainment and featuring Paul Blackthorn (Detective Lance), Susanna Thompson (Moira Queen) and Emily-Bett Rickards (Felicity).
www.rogueevent.co.uk/arrow
Sunday 28th - Wales Comic Con
Fans of comics, film, art, sports and, well, just about everything get the chance to meet the stars from all fields at this one-day event. Guests include Robert Picardo, Billy Boyd, Nicholas Brendon, Neil Edwards, Lee Bradley, Andy Lanning, Mike Collins, and more.
www.walescomiccon.com
Monday 29th - Lauren Beukes @ Forbidden Planet
The winner of last year’s Arthur. C. Clarke award will be reading from and signing her latest novel, The Shining Girls - hailed as "a masterpiece of thriller writing, quite unlike anything else in tone and conception".
forbiddenplanet.com/events/lauren-beukes-launching-shining-girls
Tuesday 30th - Sunday 5th May - Sci-Fi London Film Festival
The UK’s leading genre event returns, with Brit vampire flick Byzantium opening proceedings.
www.sci-fi-london.com
Feel free to get in touch if you've got anything to add to the list, or submissions for future months - just email geekygirlslovescifi@gmail.com.
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