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VOGUE GYRATORY NIGHTMARE: IS THIS REALLY THE SOLUTION? Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy The end of the Vogue Gyratory nightmare is in sight. Or is it? Brighton and Hove transport planners appear to believe so. A six-feet-wide cycle lane - and a “floating” bus stop for bendybuses - are the cornerstone of proposals to go to city councilors next month. The proposals are the final project in the city by Robin Reed, the principal transport planner behind the controversial changes to Lewes Road and Seven Dials. Mr Reed, who has an MSc in transport and sustainable development from Imperial College London, is leaving for the private sector next month when he joins Mott MacDonald, a consultancy firm, in East Croydon. The main features proposed for the Vogue Gyratory system are: ■ a continuous six-feet-wide cycle lane, northbound through the gyratory system;

■ introduction of a “floating bus stop” just south of the Sainsbury’s supermarket - with the six-feetwide cycle lane going behind it to prevent buses crossing the path of cyclists – and to allow Service 25 bendy-buses, for the first time, to call at the stop; >> Continued on page 3

Proposals for the Vogue Gyratory system will go for approval by councillors next month

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Six-feet-wide cycle lane plan for city’s nightmare junction > Continued from page 1 Other proposals for the gyratory system include: ■ more space at the entrance and exits of the gyratory, to provide room for cyclists and vehicles to move through the junction without coming into conflict or causing delay; ■ improved and simplified pedestrian crossings; ■ replacement traffic signals, designed to improve efficiency and traffic flow; ■ advanced green light at traffic lights for cyclists, give a three-second head-start to cyclists “to reduce conflict”.

The initial proposals for The Vogue Gyratory - developed as part of the Lewes Road improvement scheme - were supported through public consultation last year. Because of concerns, however, over the likely negative impact on journey times for buses and general traffic, the original plans were agreed. Revised proposals have been finalised and will be presented to the council’s environment, transport and sustainability committee on Tuesday, January 14 2014. Subject to approval and funding, the changes are expected in the spring. Green councillor Ian

Davey, the lead councillor for transport, told Brighton & Hove Independent: “Improving The Vogue Gyratory was always going to be challenging. “However, I think the proposal offers something for everyone. The simplified junctions, replacement - and even removal - of traffic signals, wider pavement, new bus stop, and dedicated northbound cycle lane should help to make the area better and safer for everybody, however they are travelling.” A cycle lane will be in front of raised pedestrian pavements outside Sainsbury’s car park

For full details, visit: bit. ly/JVF2OO. For queries or comments on the plans, email lewes.road@brighton-hove.gov.uk

The road from pornography to gyratory The junction of Lewes Road, Bear Road, Hollingdean Road, and Upper Lewes Roads is known as the “Vogue Gyratory system” after the former Vogue Cinema. Built as the Gaiety in 1937 - in the grounds of the then Allen Arms - the cinema had a 50-foot-high neon-lit façade. In November 1965, it was renamed the Ace; in January 1968, it became a full-time bingo hall. Films, however, were presented again from December 1969; in 1971, the

name was changed to the Vogue. The building later became a pornographic film club, with regular striptease acts. In 1979, the 1,500-seat Vogue was renamed the Classic after that cinema in Western Road had closed. It closed in October 1980. The new road layout opened in the summer of 1984. The Sainsbury’s supermarket opened on April 23 1985, on the site of the railway viaduct and Arthur H Cox’s pill factory. The supermarket won the 1985

Brighton Council design award with its “warehouse” style, the arches of its walls echoing those of the former viaduct. Information from Jennifer Drury, www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk

Unique partnership aims at tackling youth unemployment A new scheme to allow students to showcase their CVs to potential employers has been launched by City College and BrightonandHoveJobs.com. Students can upload their CVs for free to BrightonandHoveJobs.com, allowing local companies to search for particular skills and qualifications for no charge whatsoever. By using the service, employers can enter specific keywords and view CVs, giving students a better chance of securing the perfect job with employers who may not have previously known of their availability. The partnership is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK; it is evidence of a commitment by City

College Brighton and Hove and BrightonandHoveJobs. com to help reduce youth unemployment and promote local economic growth. Gary Peters, founder of BrightonandHoveJobs. com, said: “The CV search function provides a fantastic opportunity for City College students to get ahead of the game when looking for a job and to ensure their CV lands on an employer’s desks even before the application stage. We really feel it hands them a powerful advantage in the hugely competitive job market. “We’re delighted to be working in partnership with the college to deliver

this scheme which adds real value to the career advice and assistance students receive. “ Kate Edwards, City College’s head of student services, said: “This is a fantastic resource for our students. Aside from our commitment to giving students employability skills and making them work-ready, it’s vital that we’re always looking at new ways of creating more opportunities for them to find employment once they’ve finished their courses.”

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A fantastic year for our city in the face of huge challenges department store on London Road, “Block J” behind Brighton station, Woodingdean’s new library, the Brighton Housing Trust container homes and the Amex stadium expansion. Nobody can deny the past year has We’ve also recently completed been a challenging one for our city, a major refurbishment of the as we have had to deal with more Withdean Sports Complex and, of Coalition government cuts to our course, the revamped facilities at city’s budget. The Level. Despite this, however, we have We’ve had great success with continued to outpace most of the Living Wage Campaign. After the country economically, with introducing the Living Wage more retail space being taken and for council staff, the citywide visitor numbers holding steady or campaign we support recently rising - so essential for a city that celebrated huge relies on visitors for its success. economic lifeblood. We’ve recently completed a major Thanks to Our schools, colleges their work, over and universities are refurbishment of the Withdean a quarter of growing from strength to Sports Complex and the revamped the living-wage strength - and outcomes facilities at The Level” employers in the are improving. This year UK are right here saw record GCSE results against a nationwide downward Dials have been transformed, in Brighton and Hove - a hugely significant milestone to round off improving safety for all. trend. There has been building a great 2013. 2013 saw a busy calendar, with Happy New Year to you all. Brighton and Hove Albion and underway at the old Co-op Jason Kitcat @jasonkitcat

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Ronan Keating praises the work of Able and Willing after it delivers embroidered sweaters to Boyzone Ronan Keating, the singersongwriter, has praised speciallycommissioned embroidery work done for him by Able and Willing (A&W), a supported social enterprise for people with disabilities run by Brighton and Hove City Council The pop star was visiting Brighton for a Boyzone reunion concert at the Brighton Centre, when he decided to give the rest of the band sweaters with their names embroidered on them for Christmas. He called A&W, which employs people with a variety of disabilities and specialises in embroidery, printing and providing garments for a wide range of businesses and organisations. After placing his order on the morning of the show, he took delivery of the sweaters in the evening before the show. Jeff White, A&W’s business manager, said: “Ronan’s order and visit was a lovely surprise. He couldn’t have been nicer - very down

to earth and more than happy to pose for photos with our staff. “Turning his order round on the same day wasn’t easy but we always try to cater for our customers’ needs so we pulled out all the stops for him. “He said he was delighted with the excellent quality of our embroidery and really grateful to us for turning his order round so quickly. “His visit and the very nice things he has said about our work have given everyone here a big festive lift.” Opposition councillors fear A&W’s future is at risk, because proposed cuts in the funding it receives from the city council. Earlier this month, Councillor Warren Morgan, leader of the Labour Group on the council, asked officers to look at putting more council procurement through A&W to

Serving the public over the Christmas holiday Seafront workers watching for Christmas Day swimmers, homeless hostel workers making sure rough sleepers have a meal and bed for the night, and “urban shepherds” herding sheep. While families across the city enjoyed Christmas lunch, scores of council workers and registered volunteers were on hand providing a range of services. Seafront officers were on duty on the day itself since the Brighton Christmas Day dip has ballooned from just 50 swimmers and onlookers 10 years ago to the thousands that take part and enjoy the spectacle now. Meanwhile, in the city itself, workers from the rough-sleeper team engaged with those in doorways and on the streets to check they had an offer of somewhere warm to go where they could get advice, food and - if needed - a bed for the night. In St James’s Street, six workers ensured the 24 homeless residents of one of three council-run hostels New Steine Mews - enjoyed festive spirit. City council staff gave more than 100 presents, which meant many homeless

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residents had two or three presents each. Residents had a full Christmas dinner and a quiz before presents were handed out. Out on the fringes of the city, 62-year-old Vivien was one of eight “urban shepherds” checking the sheep grazing the city’s ancient pastures. She said: “It’s a lovely way to get out into the countryside and I have knitted jumpers from the leftover wool that has been shorn and then spun for me.” Council leader Jason Kitcat said: “Christmas is a time for family and celebration so its heart warming to hear about Brighton and Hove City Council workers and others that take time out to make sure residents and visitors to the city are happy and safe.”

support its long-term viability. In response, officers said they would investigate what additional business the council could provide to A&W. To find out more about Able and Willing, visit: ableandwilling.org.uk

The Boyzone star at Able and Willing at Knoll Business Centre

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Delaying the deadline for the switchover to digital radio is the right decision Graham Chainey

It is good news that Ed Vaizey, the culture minister, has bowed to popular feeling, and common sense, in deferring the setting of any deadline for a total switchover to digital radio. Back in 2010, the Labour government decreed - and the decision was rushed through in the “wash-up” at the dissolution of a parliament without proper debate - that all radios must be digital by 2015. But it now looks as if we can all keep our trusty analogue sets for the foreseeable future after all. Take-up of digital apparatus has not been as fast as the government, and the industry, had hoped. Only about one third of radios are currently digital. There are several good reasons why I believe switching off analogue transmissions and compelling everyone to go digital would be a disaster. In the first place, digital reception remains patchy and poor, especially in rural and remote areas (though even in London DAB can be erratic), with one critic likening it at times to “the sounds of boiling mud”. About 10 per cent of households can’t receive it at all, while in-car reception is notoriously prone to break-up. The technology, many feel, is not yet up to scratch. Secondly, many critics consider digital tone quality to be less good. The signal tends to be shallow and bland, and in particular unsuitable for classical music, as broadcast by Radio 3 or Classic FM. Thirdly, there is an irritating two-second delay in reception, so that all time signals would in future be inaccurate. Try listening

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to two radios in the same room, one tuned to analogue and the other to digital. Fourthly, DAB is less environmentally friendly, as it requires more electrical power in order to function, so batteries will last less long and electrical bills will be higher. At a time when we’re being obliged (by European Union diktat) to use low-energy light bulbs, it seems inconsistent that we should be obliged to use higher-energy radio sets. Fifthly, switching off analogue would result in some 100 million household radios and 30 million car radios being scrapped, a ludicrous waste and expense at a time of austerity and heightened green awareness. The electronics industry may welcome such a prospect with salivating glee but the average listener is likely to resent having to throw out beloved and perfectly sound instruments and spend hundreds of pounds on replacements. Sixthly, statistics show that 94 per cent of radio listeners

are perfectly satisfied with the current service and are not crying out for change. At the moment we have choice: the 2010 proposal would have removed that choice. Seventhly, many local stations might have to close down as a result of the changeover. Following the 2010 announcement, the directors of a number of local stations, including Daniel Nathan, of Brighton and Hove Radio Ltd, wrote opposing the switchover, saying “more than 100 local commercial radio stations are unable to move on to digital and are therefore consigned to FM, where we face the prospect of being starved of listeners and advertising revenues.” Mr Nathan maintained FM radio “remains the most robust, globally accepted and costeffective broadcast technology”. I remember, when I was a boy, my parents had an old Bakelite wireless on the dial of which were exotic foreign names: Monte Carlo, Luxembourg, Vatican City, Algiers, Athens. I used to be particularly fond of listening to Radio Baden Baden. You don’t seem to get that range of choice on modern sets, and you certainly won’t find it on any digital set, which only give you British stations. As I’m fond of saying, most alleged examples of technological progress turn out on closer scrutiny to be, in human terms, retro-progress.

Graham Chainey is a freelance writer living in Brighton. Take-up has not been as fast as the industry hoped

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The case for the inquisition of Cllr Dawn Barnett Conservative party invested in some diversity training for her.” ■ The third complaint, from Narinder Madhar, a member of the council’s Tenant Scrutiny The curious case of Councillor Panel, was lengthy, rambling, and Dawn Barnett is peculiarly vitriolic. Emailed on September 9, opaque - despite a three-month it ran to more than 8,000 words, investigation, a 70-page report, many of them in capital letters. and a five-hour hearing. ■ On September 16, the The formal investigation, fourth complaint - perhaps unsurprisingly, was confidential the most significant – came - apart from a significant breach from the council’s influential by one of the four complainants; BME Workers Forum (BMEWF), the report, strangely, is no which had been quick to tweet longer officially available - even to its 415 followers a link to the though it was temporarily on original Argus article (and which, the Brighton and Hove City on September 5, had emailed Council website; and the hearing, its concern to Councillor worryingly, was in Geoffrey Theobald, leader of secret - for no obvious the Conservative Group on or stated reason. the city council). What follows is It was the BMEWF based on the 21,849steering group that was word report into the original 329-word newspaper for a national news agency - subsequently involved in a article, which contained the tweeted: “When I wrote Dawn breach of confidence involving offending 59 words attributed Barnett golliwog story, never unauthorised circulation of a to the 72-year-old Conservative thought she’d be hounded like draft of the official report: “an councillor for Hangleton and this. What a waste of money and honest mistake”, according to one steering group member, Sandra time. Get a grip BHCC.” Knoll. Most of the official report - Cartwright, the council’s senior It includes all the words that Cllr Barnett uttered - words, some 50 pages of appendices - environmental health officer it was deemed last week, that concerns correspondence related (food safety). Cllr Barnett met the apparently – “on a balance of to the four complaints: investigating officer probabilities” on September 23, could reasonably bringing with her be regarded as An elected member urging a shop letter of apology bringing her office to continue to sell images acknowledged a- as well as letters or authority into to cause offence to members of the BME of support. She also disrepute. said she was willing It all began Community ... may amount to a racist when Cllr Barnett to attend equality responded to act, even though it does not cause or and diversity questions about a incite racial hatred” training. report that Bert’s The official report Store in Western states: “Councillor ■ Dan Hermitage, a Hangleton Barnett said that she could not Road was selling coasters or placemats showing an old resident and a council employee, see anything wrong with selling advertisement - featuring a emailed a complaint on August items with images of ‘gollies’ and 30, adding: “I hereby request that she thought that Beaver Scouts Councillor Barnett be placed on and a Police Leukaemia Charity an Equality & Diversity Training have images of golliwogs. It was Course and that you let me know not possible to verify the accuracy when this has been confirmed.” of Councillor Barnett’s assertion ■ Tim Read, understood also to that these organisations used be a council employee, emailed golliwogs in their logos.” on September 5. In his complaint, In fact, for what it is worth, a he said: “This is not the first time straightforward Google search that Cllr Barnett has made racist would have helped (see our comments about ethnic groups screenshots above right). and I really feel that it is about time that the council and the >> Continued on page 10 Conservative councillor Dawn Barnett

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golliwog - for Robertson’s Golden Shred. She was quoted in a report by Bill Gardner in The Argus on Friday, August 30: “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. In fact, I’ve got a golliwog magnet sitting on my boiler. “They’re nostalgic, not racist. When I was young I remember saving up for a badge showing a golliwog playing a banjo. “My children had golliwogs and they preferred them to teddy bears. It’s because they’ve got happy, smiling little faces.” Last week, Mr Gardner - who has since left The Argus to work

The council investigation said it was “not possible” to verify claims that “Beaver Scouts and a Police Leukaemia Charity” used the golliwog image

A “word-cloud” visualisation of the city council’s 21,849-word report

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Southern reports there are six complaints for every 100,000 passenger journeys Frank le Duc @BHcitynews The main train operator serving Brighton, Hove and Portslade has the lowest rate of customer complaints outside London. Southern received six complaints per 100,000 passenger journeys, according to the latest figures released by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). The rate for July, August and September – the second quarter of 2013-14 – compares with five complaints per 100,000 passenger journeys in the same quarter a year earlier. Only London Overground had a better rate, with two complaints per 100,000 passenger journeys. The ORR said that the rate for First Capital Connect had dropped from 18 complaints per 100,000 passenger journeys in the second quarter last year to 16 this year. Southern reportedly paid passengers £805,000 in

compensation for delays in 201213. First Capital Connect, which operates the Thameslink route from Brighton, paid out £722,000 in 2012-13 – an increase of £85,000 on the previous year. The company blamed Network Rail, which owns the infrastructure such as tracks and stations. The payments were made under the “Delay Repay” scheme for passengers whose journeys are delayed by more than 30 minutes. If a passenger is delayed by between half an hour and an hour, she is entitled to compensation worth 50% of the relevant single fare. If a passenger is delayed by more than an hour, she is entitled to compensation worth the price of a single ticket or half the price of a return fare. Southern was reported to have said that growing awareness of the scheme had led to a rise in the number of claims.

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Memory Maps Lisa St Aubin de Teran I first stumbled across this author at exactly the right age. I find that helps at lot with books. The right book at the right age can stay with you for life. I have often read a book and been baffled why the critics are shouting from the rooftops about it. Give it five years is my advice, and try again. You may be surprised. Lisa St Aubin de Teran’s first novel, Slow Train to Milan, had me hooked from the start. It’s a thinly-disguised memoir about her bumping into, quite literally, a middle-aged Venezuelan man in Abbeyville Road in London when she was 16 - and marrying him two years later. They then have a road trip, well train trip, around Italy. It’s pretty wonderful. It certainly is when you’re 16.

At a more mature age, it still has a certain charm. Memory Maps certainly has buckets of charm. It’s a wonderful journey through all the places that the author has lived and loved: the Andes where she lived a hellish life on an enormous hacienda with said middle-aged Venezuelan man - who turned out to be an aristocrat with severe personality problems - where the growing of avocados and sugar cane ruled her life to finding solace in a massive bank of lilies growing on the banks of the river where she would escape to. Then there are the rooftops of Bologna, where you can almost feel the heat oozing from the terracotta tiles. It makes me want to grab my passport and revisit some of the places that I have loved and lived too. Happy travelling.

First Capital Connect was reported to have blamed Network Rail for more than half the delays. Network Rail said that it was investing in longer platforms and new signalling on the network. Southern is the main operator serving the city of Brighton and Hove

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A key conclusion of the investigation is contained in a single paragraph: “In the view of the Investigating Officer the action of an elected Member urging a shop to continue to sell images which are broadly acknowledged to cause offence to members of the BME Community and which has been brought to that Member’s attention as having such an effect may amount to a racist act, even though it does not cause or incite racial hatred.”

Leaving aside the assertion of what constitutes “a racist act”, the use of the word “urging” is not without controversy. Some 12 weeks after she met the investigating officer, Cllr Barnett endured last week’s secret inquisition. After which, a “star chamber” of three councillors found Cllr Barnett guilty - while noting her apology and deciding equalities training should be mandatory for all councillors. In its reasons, the panel - in a

and transparency in the What they did not refer to was Brighton & Hove Independent spending of public money. the public interest. and the Brighton and Hove News Several individuals are Officers and members are website were allowed. mentioned in the 70-page required to ask themselves: Indeed, it was only when report into the case of Cllr “Does the public interest in members of the public spoke out Barnett; readers to demand why of the report – they were being made available asked to leave online today by that Councillor Brighton & Hove Lizzie Deane, Independent - can deputy leader make up their own of the council, minds if any or all mentioned of these appear in Schedule 12A a good light. No of the Local doubt, they were Government Act also mentioned 1972. As if mere during - or gave mention of the Ironically, the report - which has since been removed from the council evidence at - last legislation were website - included the routine notice about how the city council “actively week’s secret sufficient. welcomes members of the public and the press its meetings” inquisition. Let us No reasonable consider the person can doubt that the maintaining the exemption terms of the legislation, which understanding, participation, outweigh the public interest in has a presumption in favour of accountability and transparency disclosing the information?” disclosure. would have been enhanced if the In the past, the Information Local authorities may - but hearing had been in public. Commissioner has issued are not required to - exclude This is not the end of the guidance on this issue. Among the public if one or more of matter. The council still has a examples of factors that would seven “exempt” categories of duty to publish minutes that encourage disclosure, the information are likely to be contain as much information as guidance gives: furthering the disclosed. It is the first of these possible about the hearing. understanding and participation seven categories - namely, in the public debate of the information “relating to any If this is not done, Brighton day; promoting accountability individual” - that the panel & Hove Independent will and transparency by public of councillors subsequently investigate the grounds - and authorities for their decisions; referred to as the reason for expense involved - in seeking a and promoting accountability excluding the public. judicial review.

judgment that was not the subject of a press release - said: “With regard to the decision over whether Councillor Barnett brought her office into disrepute, this was difficult and the panel spent a great deal of time considering the point in fine detail. “We find that on balance, there was a very fine line, which resulted in a breach of paragraph 5 of the Code of Conduct. We accept that this was inadvertent and that it was not intended to cause offence.” This week, the secrecy continued.

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Councillor Christine Summers, one of the three councillors who comprised the “star chamber” panel, issued a statement to Brighton & Hove Independent. Cllr Summers, a former Green Party councillor who was expelled by her party after her opposition to same-sex marriage, said: “I’m really sorry but, since the hearing was held entirely in private, I am not at liberty to say anything remotely substantial except that where a collective decision is required that is presented in a

simple ‘for or against’ format, the many competing arguments and opinions expressed in deliberation are never reflected in the outcome. It was a very close call.” And that, perhaps, says all you need to know about the curious case of the councillor and the golliwog – and a council that brought itself into disrepute. ■ Brighton & Hove Independent has published the full report of the investigation into Cllr Dawn Barnett: http://bit.ly/1c1Y10j

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taken on board, and improved the legislation. These amendments provided clarification and reassurance to charities, voluntary organisations and community groups that their normal engagement with the political system will not be regulated, unless it specifically promotes the election of a candidate or party over another. I know people in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven will support the fundamental aim of the legislation, to clean up politics and ensure people and organisations seeking to influence the outcome of a general election are transparent when they are doing so. I also agree, however, with my constituents that it is important to strike the right balance so that no one in the charitable sector feels their right to campaign is being impeded. I’m pleased that more time has been allowed for consultation

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subject to clear rules; and to provide assurance that trade unions know who their members are. As the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, I have received correspondence from constituents and charities who are concerned with part two of the bill, which deals with third party campaigning. These concerns relate to the potential unintended consequences the bill might have for charitable organisations campaigning on an issue in the run up to an election. There are a lot of fantastic charities in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven that carry out vital work on behalf of my constituents. I take their comments very seriously, and I have always been sure to make ministers aware of their input and the level of concern has surrounded the bill. I believe the amendments made to the bill in October show that these criticisms have been

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and I am delighted the city region’s importance to the national economy has been recognised. This status complements the super connected city work which is already underway after our bid for ultra fast broadband last year. We will continue to work hard with our partners to secure a deal which will strengthen our economy and nurture local business.” Lewes District Council leader James Page said: “This is good news for the region and great news for Lewes. We are working together to ensure that the thousands of businesses in our area get the best deal from the Government to support their future growth.” Government is giving city regions more freedom and flexibility to kick start their economies according to their local strengths Adur leader Neil Parkin and Worthing leader Paul Yallop, adds: “We are delighted that our economies according to their local most highly skilled work forces in ‘partnership’ ethos is bearing strengths. the UK. fruit for the people again. We all The Greater Brighton proposals Brighton & Hove City Council have sites that are in urgent need set out ambitions for the whole leader Cllr Jason Kitcat said: “This of regeneration and this project region to improve job prospects, is a major step forward, giving could bring those sites forward for earnings and business opportunities us the opportunity to make a big by establishing the area as an “Eco difference to the city and the region. development.” Continued on page 3 tech” hub which draws on one of the We are rightly very ambitious

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FOUR BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION PLAYERS have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage woman in a Brighton hotel room. Brighton and Hove Albion players Anton Rodgers, 20, George Barker, 21, Lewis Dunk, 21, and former team-mate Steve Cook, 22, denied assault at a retrial.

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Members of the council’s Saturday, 29 October 2011 area for everyone approaching improved facilities for accessible Transport Committee will be and improve pedestrian crossings Npower Championship and departing from the station cabs recommended to approve detailed • Wider pavements to provide • Barnsley v Bristol 15:00 Liverpool but after including pedestrians, cyclists, bus City, design if work to get win underway on better facilities for pedestrians, and • Improved loading facilities for • Birmingham 15:00 and residents in Queens defeatproject on saturday and taxi passengers, along with v Brighton, local businesses the £1.5the million to improve businesses • Crystal Palace v Reading, faithful will be hoping local residents and businesses. The proposals form part of a the areathe around the city’s busiest Road15:00 and Surrey Street confidence isn’tisdented • Derby vfor Portsmouth, The package of measures the wider programme of regeneration transport hub. Work expected to •15:00 An improved bus area in front of especially with area around the southern station and investment in the station area. start later this year onIpswich, the project, the station • Doncaster v Coventry, 15:00 entrance includes:• Millwall v Ipswich, 15:00 known West as the Brighton Station • A contraflow cycle lane in Queen’s Complementary work includes Ham and to this approval. • A simplified road layout Forest to Southern Railway’s £4.5m Gateway, subject • Nott’m v Hull,Road 15:00to improve access for cyclists improve safety, enhance traffic flow • A taxi drop off point with Continued on page 3 The Birmingham aim is to improve the • Southampton v Middlesbrough, 15:00 all on the • Watford v Peterborough, 15:00 horizon. Johnny Cantor It has to be said though, every time Gus Police satisfied with March Brighton & Hove is world’s New Brighton•West Farmers Ham v Leicester, 15:00 Life on the road Poyet and his team have been tested since he for England operation first One Planet Living city Market hailed ‘a roaringv Blackpool, 17:20 • Burnley took over, he seems to apply the midas touch Poyet marks 100 games in charge just to add success’ Page Page Page another twist. If the game emulates clashes in and they pass with flying colours. It may be Page Sunday, 30 October 2011 the most high profile week of his fledgling the 80s and 91 we could be in for a cracker. Npower Championship managerial career, and, like Albion fans, he Leeds friday : 3 points on offer. 3 points Bridal and Occasion Wear • Leeds v Cardiff, 13:15 will be hoping that after the 7 days and 3 onAward offer. 3winning points on offer. games, it’s safe passage to the last 16 and 6 Palace tuesday : 3 points yes but also a fierce, if sometimes misunderstood rivalry. The points in the bag. Tuesday, 1 November 2011 We’ll get you where you want to be first clash between the two sides at the Amex. Npower Championship whatever time of day EAT DRINK RELAX Glenn Murray returns to his former club. • Barnsley v Hull, 19:45 Whenever you look at games in isolation they Listen to Johnny Cantor and BBC STARTS 25/04/13 - 28/04/13 • Burnley v Leicester, 19:45 Sussex Sport for all your sports have a certain10AM significance but when you look Buy one coffee (01273) sale and items are reduced by 40% more Crystal coverage of Brighton & Hove Albion at All thethe 7 days 3 games together thisorperiod 05 Palace v Portsmouth, 19:45 get one FREE 205• 2 Including outfits of Mother of the Bride, Mother of the groom, football club and Sussex County could become pivotal point inevents the season. special occasion aoutfits for Horse Racing and attending • Doncaster v Middlesbrough, 19:45 Balls. All the(not sale dresses are ex store samples; in "as brand (take away only, expire: 03/05/13) Cricket Club. No-one Noone) would be allsuprised • Millwall v Coventry, 19:45 new" condition. Wedding bridal accessories are also part of the sale including fascinators, hats, shoes, veils and tiaras. Intenso Espresso Bar • Nott’m Forest v Reading, 19:45 The shops will stay open late on Thursday and 236 Portland Road Friday till 7pm. 205205 • Southampton v Peterborough, 19:45 Follow them on twitter Hove BN3 5QT Watford v Brighton, 19:45 Loyal Parade, Mill Rise, Westdene, BRIGHTON BN1 5GG (01273) •205 205 *One coupon per visit/group • West Ham v Bristol City, 19:45 www.205205.com www.blessingsbridal.co.uk 01273 505 766

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HUNDREDS OF REFUSE WORKERS in Brighton and Hove have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a long-running row over pay with the council. Members of the GMB union at Brighton and Hove City Council will walk out from 14-20 June after backing stoppages by 96%, with further strikes planned. An indefinite work to rule will begin at the same time.

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December 27 - January 2 FRIDAY Chas and Dave - A Cockney Christmas Knee’s Up! After two sell out shows already this year, the boys are back once again by popular demand for a right old cockney Christmas knee’s up! 7pm, £23.50 Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1EN Krater Comedy Club Eat, drink, watch and laugh as 3 top stand-ups and one of the best MCs on the comedy circuit entertain you. See www.komedia.co.uk/krater for more information including line-ups. Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN The Christmas Treason Show The Treason Show team returns to take their trademark satirical sideswipes at the world of politics, sport and celebrity in this legendary festive review of the year. 8pm, £16.50 / £13.50. Tuesday, December 31 7pm, £25 Brighton Dome, Church Street, Brighton, BN1 1EE

SATURDAY Fiveways Farmers Market A Warm Welcome Awaits you from the Sussex Local Producers showcasing the very best of Sussex Local Produce & Local Crafts. 10am-1pm, free entry Stanford Avenue Methodist Church - Stanford Avenue, BN1 6FD Live and Swinging at The Grand Enjoy the smooth sounds of Matthew vanKan and a host of talented local musicians throughout 2013 at The Grand. 8pm, free entry The Grand, 97 - 99 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2FW Tonight Matthew Seven-piece covers band Tonight Matthew dont just take a walk down the memory lane of rock they race down it in a twin carb, Mk II Lotus Cortina revved-up joy ride of homage. 8:30pm, £10 includes arrival drink and nibbles Latest Music Bar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton, BN2 1TF

Dome Discovery Tours Guided walk. Get up close and personal with Brighton Dome past and present on this special behind-the-scenes encounter. Brighton Dome Meet in the Cafe Bar. 10.50am, £8.50 (£7.50 concessions) Brighton Dome, Church Street, Brighton, BN1 1EE

SUNDAY Herbie Flowers Jazz Breakfast With Sunday papers, a choice of pastries and a cuppa on arrival, these ever popular sessions of irresistible jazz have all the ingredients for the perfect Sunday morning chill out. 11am, £6.50 Brighton Dome, Church Street Brighton, BN1 1EE Pinocchio Inventive, visually and verbally witty with a big heart. An alternative to your Christmas Pantomime. 2pm, 4pm, £8 (£6 concessions) The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1AS Karaoke with PJ the DJ Karaoke with PJ the DJ, with thousands of songs to choose from you’ll be spoilt for choice! 8pm-1am, free entry Blue Lagoon Bar - 330 kingsway, Hove BN3 4LW Royal Pavilion’s Ice Rink The Winter ice rink is open on the Royal Pavilion’s Eastern lawns in Brighton From £10 for adults and £7 for children under 12 for 1 hour Royal Pavilion, 4/5 Pavilion Buidlings, Brighton, BN1 1EE

MONDAY Comic Boom It’s Komedia’s sell-out monthly night of exciting new comedy without the gamble. 8pm, £9 / £7 / £5 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN Aladdin! Christmas Panto Can Aladdin win the heart of the beautiful Princess Jasmine? 11am, 2pm, £9 adult, £7 child, £28 family Ropetackle Arts Centre, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5EG

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Atlantis Atlantis BBC1, 8.15pm BBC1, 8.15pm While Minos’ (Alexander While Minos’ (Alexander Siddig) health continues Siddig) health continues to fade, Ariadne (Aiysha to fade, Ariadne (Aiysha Hart) is accused of Hart) is accused of treason, so a scheming treason, so a scheming Pasiphae (Sarah Parish) Pasiphae (Sarah Parish) sentences her to a sentences her to a gruesome death worthy gruesome death worthy of her worst enemy. of her worst enemy. Now the court have Now the court have sided with the Queen, sided with the Queen, Jason (Jack Donnelly) Jason (Jack Donnelly) makes a final push to makes a final push to save Ariadne with the aid of save Ariadne with the aid of his friends. Thankfully a few his friends. Thankfully a few in Atlantis are still loyal to in Atlantis are still loyal to the King. With the battle the King. With the battle lines drawn, it seems the lines drawn, it seems the odds are stacked against odds are stacked against Jason… until an alarming Jason… until an alarming revelation changes the revelation changes the future forever. future forever.

6.00 Breakfast. 10.00 Saturday 6.00 Breakfast. 10.00Slater’s Saturday Kitchen. 11.30 Nigel New Kitchen. 11.30(R) Nigel Slater’s New Year Suppers. 12.00 Football Year Suppers. (R) 12.00 Football Focus. 12.45 Saturday Sportsday. Focus. 12.45 Saturday Sportsday. 1.00 BBC News; Regional News; 1.00 BBC1.15 News; Weather. F1Regional 2013 – ANews; Record Weather. 1.15 F1 2013 – A Breaking Year. 2.15 BargainRecord Hunt. Breaking Year. 2.15 Bargain (R) 3.15 Call the Midwife: Hunt. (R) 3.15 Call the Midwife: Christmas Special. (R) 4.30 Final Christmas (R) 4.30 Final Score. 5.10Special. BBC News; Regional Score. 5.10 BBC5.30 News; Regional News; Weather. Celebrity News; Weather. 5.30 Celebrity Mastermind. Mastermind. 6.00 Pointless Celebrities. New 6.00 Pointless Celebrities. series. A 1980s edition,New series. A 1980s edition, featuring Stephanie Beacham featuring and EmmaStephanie Samms, Beacham Anne and Emma Samms, Diamond and RustieAnne Lee, Diamond and Rustie Lee, and Denise Pearson and and Denise Pearson and Stedman Pearson. Stedman Pearson. 6.50 Film: Up. (2009) An old man 6.50 Film: Up. (2009) Anhis old man uses balloons to fly uses fly his but houseballoons to SouthtoAmerica, house to South America, but finds an excitable boy scout findsstowed an excitable scout has away. boy Animated has stowedwith away. adventure, theAnimated voices of adventure, with the voices Ed Asner and Jordan Nagai.of Ed Asner and Jordan Nagai. 8.15 Atlantis. Part two of two. 8.15 Ariadne Atlantis.isPart twoguilty of two. found of Ariadne is found guilty of treason and sentenced to treason and sentenced death. Last in the series.to death. Last in the series. 9.00 Death Comes to Pemberley. 9.00 Elizabeth Death Comes to Pemberley. remains aggrieved Elizabeth aggrieved at Darcy’sremains treatment of at Darcy’s treatment Georgiana, but the of Georgiana, but the indiscretions that come to indiscretions that come to light during Wickham’s light during murder trial Wickham’s help to reunite murder trialLast helpintothe reunite the family. series. the family. Last in the series. 10.00 The National Lottery Live. 10.00 The National Lottery Live. Chris Evans reveals the Chris Evans reveals the results. results. 10.10 BBC News; Weather. 10.10 BBC News; Weather. 10.30 Match of the Day. Including 10.30 action Match from of theNorwich Day. Including City v action from Norwich City v Manchester United; National Manchester United; National Lottery Update. Lottery Update. 11.50 Film: Rogue. (2007) 11.50 Film: Rogue. (2007) Premiere. Thriller, starring Premiere. Thriller, starring Radha Mitchell. Radha Mitchell. 1.30 Weatherview. 1.35 BBC News. 1.30 Weatherview. 1.35 BBC News.

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.40 Natural 6.00 This Is BBCofTwo. 6.40(R) Natural World: Grizzlies Alaska. 7.40 World: Grizzlies of Alaska. (R) 7.40 Antiques Road Trip. 8.40 Antiques Antiques Road Trip. 8.40 Antiques Road Trip. 9.40 Africa. (R) 10.40 Road Trip. 9.40 Africa. (R) 12.10 10.40 Film: Ice Princess. (2005) Film: Princess. (2005) 12.10 Film: Ice Revenge of the Bridesmaids. Film: of the (2010)Revenge 1.35 Film: TheBridesmaids. Accidental (2010) 1.35 Film:3.00 The Ben Accidental Husband. (2008) & Husband. (2008) BenDesert. & James Versus the3.00 Arabian James the5.00 Arabian (R) 4.00Versus Flog It! Film:Desert. The (R) 4.00 Flog It! 5.00 Film: The Guns of Navarone. (1961) Guns of Navarone. (1961) 7.30 Dad’s Army. Pompous 7.30 Captain Dad’s Army. Pompous Mainwaring proves Captain Mainwaring he is a softie at heartproves by he is a softie at heart by treat organising a Christmas organising a Christmas for the struggling seniortreat for the struggling senior citizens of Walmington-oncitizens Sea. (R)of Walmington-onSea. (R) 8.00 100 Years of the Palladium. 8.00 Cliff 100 Years of the Palladium. Richard, Bruce Forsyth Cliff Andrew Richard,Lloyd BruceWebber Forsyth and and Andrew Lloyd Webber are among the stars sharing are gossip, among the stars sharing the glamour and the gossip, glamourgoingsand behind-the-scenes behind-the-scenes goingson of one of the world’s most on of onetheatres. of the world’s famous (R) most famous theatres. (R) 9.00 Film: I Am Number Four. 9.00 Film: Number Four. (2011)I Am Premiere. A teenager (2011) Premiere. A teenager with special powers is forced with powersfrom is forced to livespecial as a fugitive to live as a fugitive from aliens determined to hunt aliensdown. determined to hunt Sci-fi thriller, him him down. Sci-fi thriller, starring Alex Pettyfer and starring Alex Pettyfer and Timothy Olyphant. Timothy Olyphant. 10.40 Charlie Brooker’s 2013 10.40 Wipe. CharlieABrooker’s 2013 satirical look back at Wipe. A satirical look 12 back at the events of the past the eventswhich of theincluded past 12 the months, months, which included horse-meat scandal, the the horse-meat scandal, the death of Margaret Thatcher death of Margaret Thatcher and the US government and the US government shutdown. shutdown. 11.40 Ambassadors. A dissident 11.40 seeks Ambassadors. sanctuaryAindissident the seeks sanctuary embassy. (R) in the embassy. (R) 12.40 Film: The Curse of 12.40 Film: The Curse2.00 of Sign Frankenstein. (1957) Frankenstein. (1957)Beneath 2.00 Sign Zone: Killer Whales: the Zone: Killer Whales: Beneath the Surface – Natural World. (R) 3.00 Surface – Natural World. (R) 3.00 The Silent War. (R) 4.00 This Is The Silent BBC Two. War. (R) 4.00 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Babar and the 6.00 CITV: Babar and the Adventures of Badou. 6.10 The Cat Adventures of Badou. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot6.10 About That. in the Hat Knows a Lot That. (R) 6.25 The Cat in the About Hat Knows TheThat. Cat in(R)the6.35 HatDino Knows a(R) Lot6.25 About a Lot (R) About That. 6.35 Dan. 6.50 Dino(R)Dan. (R)Dino 7.00 Dan. (R) 6.50 (R) 7.00 Canimals. (R) Dino 7.10 Dan. Canimals. (R) Canimals. (R) 7.10 Canimals. (R) 7.15 Canimals. (R) 7.25 Bookaboo. 7.157.35 Canimals. (R) 7.25 –Bookaboo. (R) Kick Buttowski (R) 7.35 Kick Buttowski Suburban Daredevil. 7.50– Om Nom Suburban 7.50Knocker Om Nom Stories. (R)Daredevil. 7.55 Bottom Stories.8.10 (R) 7.55 Bottom Knocker Street. Bottom Knocker Street. 8.20 8.10 Horrid BottomHenry. Knocker Street. (R) 8.30 Street. 8.209.00 Horrid Henry. (R) 8.30 Victorious. Deadtime Stories. Victorious. Deadtime Stories. (R) 9.25 ITV9.00 News. 9.30 The Home (R) 9.25 ITV News. 9.30 The Home of Fabulous Cakes. (R) 10.30 of Fabulous Murder, SheCakes. Wrote.(R) (R)10.30 11.30 ITV Murder,Weather. She Wrote. (R)Dinner 11.30Date. ITV News; 11.35 News; Weather. 11.35 Dinner (R) 12.35 Midsomer Murders.Date. (R) (R) 12.35 Midsomer Murders. (R) 2.35 The One and Only Cilla Black. 2.35 The One and Only Cilla Black. (R) 4.05 Off Their Rockers. (R) (R) 4.05 Their Rockers. (R) of 4.35 PaulOff O’Grady: For the Love 4.35 Paul O’Grady: For Dogs at Christmas. (R) the 5.35Love of Dogs at Christmas. (R); 5.35 Regional Programme Regional Programme ; Weather. Weather.5.45 ITV News; Weather.5.45 ITV News; Weather. 6.00 The Chase: Celebrity 6.00 Special. The Chase: Celebrity With Rebecca Special. With Adlington, KateRebecca Garraway, Adlington, Kate Garraway, Ritchie Neville and Rosemary Ritchie Neville and Shrager. Last in theRosemary series. Shrager. Last in the series. 7.00 All Star Family Fortunes. 7.00 New All Star Family Fortunes. series. A team from New series. A team from Dancing on Ice competes Dancingthe onstars Ice competes against of against the stars Coronation Street.of Coronation Street. 8.00 The Cube: Celebrity 8.00 Special. The Cube:With Celebrity Greg Special. With Rutherford andGreg a team from Rutherford and Loose Women. a team from Loose Women. 9.00 The Jonathan Ross Show. 9.00 With The Jonathan Ross Show. David Attenborough, With David Attenborough, John Bishop, Jamie Oliver, JohnWinstone Bishop, Jamie Oliver, Ray and Jimmy Ray Winstone and Jimmy Doherty. Doherty. 10.15 ITV News; Weather. 10.15 ITV News; Weather. 10.30 Film: The Holiday. (2006) 10.30 Romantic Film: The comedy, Holiday. starring (2006) RomanticDiaz. comedy, starring Cameron Cameron Diaz. 1.00 Jackpot247. 3.00 The Jeremy 1.00Show Jackpot247. 3.00 TheITV Jeremy Kyle USA. (R) 3.40 Kyle Show USA. (R) 3.40 ITV Nightscreen. Nightscreen.

6.15 Film: Ramona and Beezus. 6.15 Film: and Beezus. (2010) 8.00Ramona The Morning Line. (2010) 8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00 The American Football Show. 9.00 The American Football Show. 10.00 Frasier. (R) 10.30 Frasier. 10.00 Frasier. (R) 10.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.00 Big Bang Theory. 11.30 The The Big Bang Theory. 12.00 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. The Simpsons. (R) 12.30 The12.00 The Simpsons. (R) 12.30 The Simpsons. (R) 1.00 Channel 4 Simpsons. (R)Celebrity 1.00 Channel Racing. 3.35 Come 4Dine Racing. Celebrity ComeCome Dine with Me.3.35 (R) 4.00 Celebrity with Celebrity Come Dine Me. with(R) Me.4.00 (R) 4.35 Celebrity Dine (R)Me. 4.35 Comewith DineMe. with (R)Celebrity 5.05 Come Dine withDine Me. (R) Celebrity Come with5.05 Me. (R) Celebrity Come4 News. Dine with Me. (R) 5.40 Channel 5.55 5.40 Channel(R) 4 News. 5.55 4thought.tv. 4thought.tv. (R) 6.00 George Clarke’s Amazing 6.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Christmas Spaces. The Christmas Spaces. The architect visits a man-made architect visits a man-made stalactite crystal grotto in stalactite crystal grotto in Surrey. (R) Surrey. (R) 7.00 Film: The Italian Job. 7.00 Film: Italianputs Job. (1969)The A crook together (1969) crook£4million puts together a plan toA steal in agold planand to steal £4million make a quick in gold and make a quick getaway from central Turin in getaway a fleet of from Minis.central CrimeTurin in acomedy, fleet of Minis. starringCrime Michael comedy, Michael Caine andstarring Noel Coward. Caine and Noel Coward. 9.00 50 Funniest Moments 2013. 9.00 50 Funniest Moments 2013. A countdown of the most Ahilarious, countdown of the most surprising and hilarious, sometimessurprising shockingand sometimes shocking incidents from the past 12 incidents fromcontributions the past 12 months, with months, with contributions from Danny Dyer, Russell from Dyer, Russell Kane Danny and Helen Flanagan. Kane and Helen Flanagan. 11.05 The Inbetweeners. The lads 11.05 The lads visit Inbetweeners. a Caravan Club The meeting visit Club meeting undera Caravan the impression that it under the impression that is really a massive orgy, butit is a massivewhen orgy,Jay’s but arereally embarrassed are when Jay’s dadembarrassed decides to give them dad decides to (R) give them advice on sex. advice on sex. (R) 11.35 The Inbetweeners. Will 11.35 The Inbetweeners. Will organises the Christmas organises prom. (R) the Christmas prom. (R) 12.05 The Inbetweeners. (R) 12.35 12.05 TheGirl Inbetweeners. (R) 12.35 Film: The with the Dragon Film: Girl with Dragon (R) Tattoo.The (2009) 3.10the Hollyoaks. Tattoo. (2009) 3.105.50 Hollyoaks. (R) 5.25 Suburgatory. The Treacle 5.25 Suburgatory. 5.50 The Treacle People. (R) People. (R)

6.00 Milkshake! 9.45 Chinese Food 6.00 Milkshake! 9.45The Chinese in Minutes. (R) 9.55 Dog Food in Minutes.(R) (R)10.25 9.55 The Rescuers. Film:Dog Chitty Rescuers. 10.25 Film:Children’s Chitty Chitty Bang(R) Bang. (1968) Chitty Bang Bang. (1968) Children’s musical adventure, starring Dick musical adventure, starring Dick Van Dyke. 1.15 Film: Oklahoma! Van Dyke. 1.15 Film: (1955) Rodgers and Oklahoma! (1955) Rodgersmusical and Western, Hammerstein’s Hammerstein’s musical4.00 Western, with Gordon MacRae. Film: with Gordon MacRae. 4.00 Comic Film: The Princess Bride. (1987) The Princess Bride. (1987) Comic fantasy adventure, starring Cary fantasy adventure, starring Cary Elwes. 5.50 Film: Michael Elwes. 5.50This Film: Jackson’s Is It.Michael (2009) Jackson’s Thisfollowing Is It. (2009) Documentary the singer Documentary in rehearsal. following the singer in rehearsal. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man 8.00 World’s Strongest Man 2013. James Richardson 2013. James Richardson presents action from the presents from theBay third heataction from Haitang third heat China, from Haitang Bay in Sanya, as another in China,aimed as another sixSanya, competitors to six competitors aimed finish in the top two andto finish the top two andfinal. make itinthrough to the make it through to the final. 8.55 5 News Weekend. 8.55 5 News Weekend. 9.00 Film: Abduction. (2011) 9.00 Film: Abduction. (2011) Premiere. A teenager realises Premiere. A teenager he was abducted as a realises child he abducted childreal andwas goes in searchasofa his and goesasinshadowy search ofagents his real identity identity as shadowy agents pursue him. Action thriller, pursue him.Lautner Action thriller, with Taylor and Lily with Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins. Collins. 11.05 Film: Superbad. (2007) Two 11.05 Film: Superbad. Two teenagers hope to(2007) lose their teenagers to –lose virginity athope a party buttheir to virginity at abash partythey – but to get into the must get the bash must takeinto booze, whichthey proves take booze, proves harder than which expected. harder than expected. Comedy, with Jonah Hill and Comedy, with Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. Michael Cera. 1.25 SuperCasino. Live interactive 1.25 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 4.00 My Depression gaming. 4.00 My Depression The singer Diaries: Kerry Katona. Diaries: Kerry Katona. explores the causes ofThe her singer bipolar explores the causes of herRacing bipolar disorder. 4.50 Roary the disorder. 4.50 Roary the Racing Car. (R) 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R) Car. (R) 5.00Helpline. Angels of(R) Jarm. 5.10 Hana’s 5.20(R) 5.10 Hana’s Helpline. (R) The 5.20Funky Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.30 AngelsShow. of Jarm. 5.30 Thethe Funky Valley (R)(R) 5.40 Roary Valley (R)5.50 5.40Hana’s Roary the RacingShow. Car. (R) Racing Car. Helpline. (R)(R) 5.50 Hana’s Helpline. (R)

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Michael Michael Palin Palin Michael Palin in Wyeth’s Michael Palin in Wyeth’s World World BBC2, 9pm BBC2, 9pm Michael Palin has hit the Michael Palin has hit the headlines in recent weeks headlines in recent weeks thanks to the fact that thanks to the fact that Monty Python is reteaming Monty Python is reteaming for a series of sell-out for a series of sell-out concerts at London’s O2 concerts at London’s O2 arena in July 2014. But the arena in July 2014. But the fact he’s preparing for fact he’s preparing for those isn’t preventing him those isn’t preventing him from working on other from working on other projects, including this projects, including this fascinating documentary. fascinating documentary. It focuses on Andrew It focuses on Andrew Wyeth, the American Wyeth, the American realist painter who died in realist painter who died in 2009 at the age of 91. 2009 at the age of 91. Palin travels to Wyeth’s Palin travels to Wyeth’s home in Pennsylvania and home in Pennsylvania and reveals the stories behind reveals the stories behind some of his most famous some of his most famous paintings. paintings.

6.00 Breakfast. 9.10 Match of the 6.00 Breakfast. 9.10 Match Day. (R) 10.30 Film: Father of of the the Day. Film:12.15 FatherMOTD2 of the Bride(R) Part10.30 II. (1995) Bride Part II. (1995) 12.15 MOTD2 Extra. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. Extra.Wallace 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.15 & Gromit: A Close 1.15 Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave. (R) 1.45 Shrek: The Pig Shave. (R) 1.45 Shrek: The Pig Who Cried Werewolf. 1.55 Film: Who Cried Werewolf. 1.55 Film: Monsters vs Aliens. (2009) 3.20 Monsters vs Game Aliens.Show. (2009)4.00 3.20 That Puppet That Puppet 4.00 Comic ReliefGame 2013:Show. 100 Million Comic Million5.35 Laughs.Relief 5.002013: Songs100 of Praise. Laughs. 5.00 SongsNews; of Praise. 5.35 BBC News; Regional Weather. BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 6.00 Countryfile. Ellie Harrison 6.00 Countryfile. recalls some Ellie of theHarrison recalls someanimals of the featured endangered endangered animalsincluding featured on the programme, on programme, including redthe squirrels photographed redJulia squirrels photographed by Bradbury in the by Julia Bradbury in the Yorkshire Dales. Including Yorkshire Dales. Including Weather for the Week Ahead. Weather for the Week Ahead. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. Updates on the most talkedUpdates on of thethe most about finds pasttalked12 about finds of the past 12 months, including an item months, including an item once owned by a Queen and once owned by a Queen another that delivered theand anothersale thatprice delivered largest of anythe largest saleitem. price of any roadshow roadshow item. 8.00 Film: Pirates of the Carib8.00 Film: of theTides. Caribbean: Pirates On Stranger bean: StrangerCaptain Tides. (2011)On Premiere. (2011) Premiere.search Captain Jack Sparrow’s for Jack Sparrow’s searchleads for to the fountain of youth the fountain of youth leads a battle with the dreaded pi-to a battle with the dreaded pirate Blackbeard. Fantasy adrate Blackbeard. Fantasy adventure sequel, with Johnny venture sequel, withCruz. Johnny Depp and Penelope Depp and Penelope Cruz. 10.05 BBC News; Regional News; 10.05 Weather. BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 10.30 Match of the Day 2. Mark 10.30 Chapman Match of the Day 2. reviews theMark latest ChapmanLeague reviews the latest Premier action, Premier LeagueChelsea action, v which included which included ChelseaBridge v Liverpool at Stamford Liverpool at Stamford Bridge and Everton v Southampton and Everton v Southampton at Goodison Park. at Goodison Park. 11.50 The Football League Show. 11.50 The Football Leaguegames Show. Highlights of today’s Highlights of today’s games in the Championship, League in theand Championship, One League Two. League One and League Two. 1.05 Weatherview. 1.10 BBC News. 1.05 Weatherview. 1.10 BBC News.

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.10 Natural 6.00 This Is BBCUp Two. 6.10 World: Bringing Baby. (R)Natural 7.00 World: Bringing Up Baby. (R) 7.00 Antiques Road Trip. 8.00 Antiques Antiques Road Trip. 8.00 Antiques Road Trip. 9.00 Antiques Road Trip. Road 9.00 Antiques Road Trip. 10.00Trip. Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 10.00 Best Bites. 11.30 Saturday The A to ZKitchen of TV Cooking. 11.30 A to Z of3.15 TV Cooking. 12.15 The EastEnders. Ben & 12.15 3.15 Ben & JamesEastEnders. Versus the Arabian Desert. James Versus the Arabian (R) 4.15 Flog It! 5.15 Film:Desert. Force (R)from 4.15Navarone. Flog It! 5.15 Film: Force 10 (1978) 10 from Navarone. Adventure, starring(1978) Harrison Ford. Adventure, starring Harrison Ford. 7.15 Porridge. Christmas special 7.15 from Porridge. special 1976.Christmas Fletch is caught from 1976. Fletch is cell. caught making booze in his (R) making booze in his cell. (R) 8.00 Morecambe & Wise: The 8.00 Curtains. Morecambe & Wise: The Penelope Keith Curtains. Keiththe presents aPenelope look through presents a through the archives at look the parts of the archives duo’s at theshows parts ofinthe comedy comedy duo’s shows which they chatted to in each which–they to each other andchatted their guests – in other – and their guests – in front of the stage curtains. front of the stage curtains. 9.00 Michael Palin in Wyeth’s 9.00 Michael Palin in Wyeth’s Monty Python World. The World. ThetoMonty star heads rural Python star heads to rural Pennsylvania and Maine to Pennsylvania explore the lifeand andMaine work to of explore the lifeWyeth, and work artist Andrew oneofof artist Andrew Wyeth, one of America’s most popular and America’s most popular and controversial painters. controversial painters. 10.00 QI. Festive edition, with Jo 10.00 Brand, QI. Festive Philledition, Jupituswith and Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus and Brendan O’Carroll. Brendan O’Carroll. 10.30 2013: Moments in Time. 10.30 The 2013: Moments in Time. story of the year told The storyimages of the year told by through captured through images captured members of the public. (R)by members of the public. (R) 11.30 Top of the Pops 2: Christmas 11.30 2013. Top of Mark the Pops 2: Christmas Radcliffe 2013. Mark Radcliffe presents festive favourites presents festive favourites from the archive, including from the archive, classics by John &including Yoko, classics by John & Yoko,and Slade, Wizzard, Wham! Slade, Wizzard, Wham! Paul McCartney, as well and as a Paul McCartney, asbywell as a new performance new performance by Boyzone. (R) Boyzone. (R) 1.00 Ambassadors. (R) 2.00 Film: 1.00 Ambassadors. (R) 2.00(1957) Film: The Abominable Snowman. The Snowman. (1957) 3.25Abominable Sign Zone: Countryfile 3.25 Sign Zone: Countryfile Christmas Special. (R) 4.20 Holby Christmas Special. 4.20 Holby City. (R) 5.20 This Is(R)BBC Two. City. (R) 5.20 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Babar and the 6.00 CITV: Babar and the Adventures of Badou. 6.10 The Cat Adventures of Badou. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot6.10 About That. in the Hat Knows a Lot That. (R) 6.25 The Cat in the About Hat Knows TheThat. Cat in(R)the6.35 HatDino Knows a(R) Lot6.25 About a Lot (R) About That. 6.35 Dan. 6.50 Dino(R)Dan. (R)Dino 7.00 Dan. (R) 6.50 (R) 7.00 Canimals. (R) Dino 7.10 Dan. Canimals. (R) Canimals. (R) 7.10 Canimals. (R) 7.15 Canimals. (R) 7.25 Bookaboo. 7.15 Canimals. (R) 7.25 Bookaboo. (R) 7.35 Kick Buttowski – (R) 7.35 Kick Buttowski Suburban Daredevil. 7.45– Om Nom Suburban Nom Stories. (R)Daredevil. 7.50 Om7.45 NomOm Stories. Stories. 7.50a Story: Om Nom (R) 7.55(R) Share TheStories. (R) 7.55 Share a Story: The Horrid Winners’ Journey. (R) 8.20 Winners’ (R) 8.20 9.00 Horrid Henry. (R)Journey. 8.30 Victorious. Henry. (R)Stories. 8.30 Victorious. 9.00 Deadtime (R) 9.25 ITV Deadtime (R)Hoarders. 9.25 ITV(R) News. 9.30Stories. Storage News. Sunday 9.30 Storage Hoarders. 10.30 Side Up. 11.30 (R) 10.30 Sunday Side Up. 11.30 Sunday Scoop. 12.30 ITV News; Sunday Scoop. 12.30 ITV Weather. 12.35 Inside the News; National Weather. 12.35 Inside the National Trust. 1.35 Midsomer Murders. (R) Trust. 1.35 Midsomer Murders. 3.35 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.35(R) 3.35Henry. Love Your Just (R) Garden. (R) 4.35 Just Henry. (R) 6.35 Regional Programme; 6.35 Regional Weather. Programme; Weather. 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Christmas Catchphrase. A 7.00 Christmas Catchphrase. festive special of the gameA festivechallenging special of the game show, Carol show, challenging Carol Vorderman, Michael Ball and Vorderman, Michael Ball and Michelle Collins to see it and Michelle Collins to see it and say it. say it. 8.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. A 8.00 couple Agathaare Christie’s targetedMarple. in a A couple areof targeted a they campaign hatred in after campaign of hatred after they ignore a gypsy’s warnings ignore a gypsy’s and build a homewarnings at a and build a home a supposedly cursedatbeauty supposedly cursed beauty spot. Last in the series. spot. Last in the series. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.15 Film: The Break-Up. (2006) 10.15 Film: The Break-Up. A couple’s relationship(2006) Acomes couple’s relationship to an end, but neither comes an end, but neither wants totogive up their home, wants to give upcarry their on home, forcing them to forcing them to carry on living together. Drama, living together. starring JenniferDrama, Aniston. starring Jennifer Aniston. 12.10 Premiership Rugby Union. 12.10 Premiership Rugby Union. 1.10 The Store. 2.55 The Jeremy 1.10 The Store. The Jeremy Kyle Show USA.2.55 (R) 3.40 ITV Kyle Show USA. 3.40 ITV Kyle Nightscreen. 5.05(R)The Jeremy Nightscreen. Show. (R) 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

6.00 The American Football Show. 6.006.55 TheFilm: American (R) Boo,Football Zino andShow. the (R) 6.55(2004) Film: Boo, and the Snurks. 8.30Zino Everybody Snurks. (2004) 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. Loves Raymond. (R) 9.0012.30 Frasier. (R) 9.30 Sunday Brunch. (R) Sunday Brunch. 12.30The The9.30 Big Bang Theory. (R) 1.00 The Big Bang (R) 1.00 The Simpsons. (R)Theory. 1.30 Film: Inkheart. Simpsons. 1.30 Film: Inkheart. (2008) 3.30(R) Channel 4 News. 3.50 (2008) 3.30 Channel 4 News. 3.50 4thought.tv. 3.55 Film: Lemony 4thought.tv. 3.55 Film: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Snicket’s(2004) A Series of Unfortunate Events. Events. (2004) 6.00 Celebrity Come Dine with 6.00 Me. Celebrity Come Dinewith with Festive special, Me. Festive special, with Danniella Westbrook, Louie DanniellaSinitta Westbrook, Louie Spence, and Hugo Spence, Sinitta and Hugo Taylor. (R) Taylor. (R) 7.00 Bear’s Wild Weekend with 7.00 Stephen Bear’s Wild with Fry.Weekend Bear Grylls Stephen BearonGrylls takes the Fry. QI host an takes the QItohost on an expedition the Italian expedition to the Italian Dolomites, setting him a Dolomites, setting him a series of challenges, from series of challenges, travelling on the skidsfrom of a travelling on skids of aa helicopter to the descending helicopter(R) to descending a waterfall. waterfall. (R) 8.00 Speed with Guy Martin. New 8.00 Speed Guy Martin.racer New series. with The motorcycle series.part Theinmotorcycle racer takes four adrenalinetakes part in four adrenalinefuelled challenges. fuelled challenges. 9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas 9.00 Special. 8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas With Holly Special. With Holly Wehn, Willoughby, Henning Willoughby, Wehn, Alan Davies, Henning Nick Helm, Joe Alan Davies, Helm, Joe Wilkinson andNick Roisin Conaty. Wilkinson and Roisin Conaty. 10.00 Rude Tube’s Christmas 10.00 Cracker Rude Tube’s 2013.Christmas Alex Zane Cracker 2013. Alex Zane presents a countdown of 50 presents a countdown of 50 memorable festive internet memorable festive internet videos. videos. 11.05 Mashed 2013. Digitally 11.05 Mashed Digitally enhanced2013. round-up of enhanced of 2013’s biground-up news events. 2013’s big news events. 11.40 The Inbetweeners. The 11.40 friends The Inbetweeners. The prepare for their friends prepare forseries. their (R) exams. Last in the exams. Last in the series. (R) 12.10 The Inbetweeners. (R) 1.10 12.10 TheFootball Inbetweeners. (R) Brief 1.10 American Live. 4.45 American Football Live. 4.45Mind. Brief Encounters of the Sporting Encounters of the Sporting Mind. (R) 4.50 Countdown. (R) 5.35 (R) 4.50Mad Countdown. (R) 5.35(R) Baking with Eric Lanlard. Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: Peppa Pig. 6.05 6.00 Milkshake!: 6.05 Roary the Racing Peppa Car. (R)Pig. 6.15 Fifi Roary Racing Car. 6.15 Fifi and thethe Flowertots. (R)(R) 6.25 Bubble and the Flowertots. (R) 6.25 Bubble Guppies. (R) 6.40 The Mr Men Guppies. 6.40 The Mr Men Show. (R)(R) 6.50 Chloe’s Closet. Show.Roobarb (R) 6.50and Chloe’s Closet. 7.00 Custard Too. (R) 7.00 Bananas Roobarb in and Custard(R) Too.7.20 (R) 7.10 Pyjamas. 7.10 Bananas in Pyjamas. (R) Make Way for Noddy. (R) 7.307.20 MakePrincess. Way for Noddy. (R)The 7.30 Little (R) 7.45 Little Princess. (R) 7.45 Adventures of Bottle TopThe Bill and Adventures of Bottle and His Best Friend Corky.Top (R)Bill 8.00 His Best Friend Corky. Angelina Ballerina. (R)(R) 8.158.00 Rupert Angelina (R) 8.15 Rupert Bear. (R) Ballerina. 8.30 Ben and Holly’s Little Bear. (R) 8.30 Ben and Kingdom. (R) 8.50 JellyHolly’s Jamm.Little Kingdom. (R) 8.50 Jelly 9.20 LazyTown. 9.45 OllyJamm. the Little 9.20 LazyTown. 9.45Inside Olly the Little White Van. (R) 9.55 White Van. (R) 9.55 Inside Hollywood. 10.00 The Dog Hollywood.(R) 10.00 TheWorld’s Dog Rescuers. 10.25 Rescuers. Man (R) 10.25 Strongest 2013.World’s (R) 11.25 Strongest Man 2013. (R) 11.25 World’s Strongest Man 2013. (R) World’sEddie Strongest Man 2013.and (R) 12.25 Stobart: Trucks 12.25 Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers. (R) 1.30 Film: 21. (2008) Trailers. (R)Yanks. 1.30 Film: 21. (2008) 3.45 Film: (1979) 3.45 Film: Yanks. (1979) 6.20 Film: Snow White. (2001) 6.20 Film: Snow White.with (2001) Fairy-tale fantasy, Fairy-tale fantasy, with Kristin Kreuk and Miranda Kristin Kreuk and Miranda Richardson. Richardson. 7.55 5 News Weekend. 7.55 5 News Weekend. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man 8.00 2013. World’sThe Strongest Manfrom fourth heat 2013. The heat China. from Haitang Bayfourth in Sanya, Haitang Bay in Sanya, China. 9.00 An Audience with Bruce 9.00 Forsyth. An Audience withdance Bruceand Songs, Forsyth. dance and chat withSongs, the veteran chat with the veteran entertainer. (R) entertainer. (R) 10.05 Bruce Forsyth’s Comedy 10.05 Heroes. Bruce Forsyth’s Comedy The entertainer Heroes. The discusses hisentertainer favourite discusses comics. (R)his favourite comics. (R) 11.05 Film: Shirley Valentine. 11.05 (1989) Film: Shirley Valentine. Comedy, starring (1989) PaulineComedy, Collins. starring Pauline Collins. 1.15 SuperCasino. 3.05 Louis 1.15 SuperCasino. 3.05 Louis Smith: Living with ADHD. 3.55 Smith: Living with4.20 ADHD. 3.55 Wildlife SOS. (R) Make It Big. Wildlife SOS. (R) 4.20 Make It Big. (R) 4.50 Roary the Racing Car. (R) (R) 4.50 Roary the Racing Car. 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.10 (R) 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.10 Hana’s Helpline. (R) 5.20 Angels of Hana’s(R) Helpline. (R)Funky 5.20 Angels Jarm. 5.30 The Valley of Jarm. Funky Valley Show.(R) (R)5.30 5.40The Roary the Racing Show. 5.40 RoaryHelpline. the Racing Car. (R)(R) 5.50 Hana’s (R) Car. (R) 5.50 Hana’s Helpline. (R)

BBC Three BBC Three 7.00 Doctor Who: The Ultimate 7.00 Doctor Who: ThePolar Ultimate Guide 9.00 Top Gear Special Guide 9.00 TopHoward’s Gear Polar Special 10.05 Russell Good News 10.05 Russell Howard’s Good 11.05 Family Guy 11.50 Film: News 11.05 Family Guy 11.50 Film: Starship Troopers (1997) Starship Troopers (1997) BBC Four BBC Four 7.00 Snow Babies 8.00 Royal 7.00 SnowChristmas Babies 8.00 Royal Institution Lectures Institution Christmas9.00 Lectures 2013: Life Fantastic Film: 2013:of Life Film: Scott theFantastic Antarctic9.00 (1948) 10.45 Scott of the Antarctic (1948) 10.45 Endeavour: Everest Without Oxygen Endeavour: Everest Without Oxygen 11.35 Nasa – Triumph and Tragedy 11.35 Nasa – Triumph and Tragedy ITV2 ITV2 1.50 Film: Peter Pan (2003) 4.00 1.50 Film: Peter Pan (2003) Film: Star Wars: Episode IV –4.00 A Film:Hope Star Wars: IV –Star A New (1977)Episode 6.30 Film: New Hope (1977) 6.30 Film: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 9.00 Film: Strikesof Back 9.00 Film: Shaun the (1980) Dead (2004) 11.00 Shaun of the Dead (2004) Film: Pitch Black (2000) 11.00 Film: Pitch Black (2000) ITV3 ITV3 3.05 Film: Carry On Matron (1972) 3.05 Paul Film:O’Grady: Carry OnFor Matron (1972) 4.55 the Love of 4.55 Paul O’Grady:5.55 For the Love of Dogs at Christmas Agatha Dogs at Christmas 5.55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 8.00 Film: Death Christie’s Poirot 8.00 10.00 Film: Death Becomes Her (1992) Lewis Becomes Her (1992) 10.00 Lewis ITV4 ITV4 3.40 Film: Every Which Way But 3.40 Film: Every But Loose (1978) 5.55Which Film:Way Smokey Loose Film:8.00 Smokey and the(1978) Bandit5.55 II (1980) and the Bandit II (1980) 8.00 Premiership Rugby Union 9.00 Premiership Rugby Union11.30 9.00 Film: Manhunter (1986) Film: The Manhunter (1986) 11.30 Film: Matrix (1999) Film: The Matrix (1999) E4 E4 3.40 Film: Alvin and the 3.40 Film: Alvin the Chipmunks: The and Squeakquel (2009) Chipmunks: Squeakquel (2009) 5.25 The BigThe Bang Theory 6.25 5.25 The Big Bang Theory 6.25 How I Met Your Mother 8.00 The HowBang I MetTheory Your Mother 8.00Die The Big 9.00 Film: Big Bang Theory 9.00The Film: Hard 2 (1990) 11.25 BigDie Bang Hard 2 (1990) 11.25 The Big Bang Theory Theory Film4 Film4 3.00 Big Fish (2003) 5.25 Titanic 3.00 Big9.00 FishEasy (2003) 5.25 Titanic (1997) A (2010) Teen (1997) 9.00 EasyEmma A (2010) Teen comedy, starring Stone. comedy, starring Emma Stone. 10.50 Repo Men (2010) Sci-fi 10.50 Repo MenJude (2010) thriller, starring LawSci-fi and thriller,Whitaker. starring Jude Law and Forest Forest Whitaker.

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Breakfast. 9.00 Match of the 6.00 Breakfast. 9.10 Film: The Cat in 6.00 Breakfast. 9.10 Film: Bridge to BBC1 6.00 Breakfast. 9.10 Film: Bee Movie. BBC1 6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Film: The Ant BBC1 6.00 BBC1 Terabithia. (2007) 10.30 Film: Beverly Hills Bully. (2006) 10.20 Film: Who Framed Day. (R) 10.30 Film: The Pacifier. BBC1 the Hat. (2003) Comedy fantasy, (2007) 10.40 Film: Sky

High. (2005) 12.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.10 Regional News; Weather. 1.20 The One Show: Best of 2013. 1.50 A Question of Sport: Christmas Special. (R) 2.20 Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out. (R) 2.45 Film: WALL.E. (2008) 4.15 Film: Mary Poppins. (1964) 6.30 BBC News; Weather. 6.50 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 7.30 Film: Shrek Forever After. (2010) 9.00 EastEnders. 9.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year Special. 10.10 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather. 10.30 Comic Relief 2013: 100 Million Laughs. (R) 11.30 BBC News: The Editors. 12.00 Film: Disgrace. (2008) 1.50 Weatherview. 1.55 BBC News.

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.30 Natural World: Komodo – Secrets of the Dragon. (R) 7.30 Sign Zone: The House That £100K Built. (R) 8.30 Britain’s Empty Homes. (R) 9.00 Africa. (R) 10.00 Earthflight. (R) 11.00 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 12.00 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 1.00 Antiques Road Trip. 2.00 Film: Ice Station Zebra. (1968) 4.20 Attenborough and the Giant Egg. (R) 5.20 Flog It! (R) 6.00 Celebrity Eggheads. (R) 6.30 The Secret Life of Mary Poppins: A Culture Show Special. (R) 7.30 Dad’s Army. (R) 8.00 Christmas University Challenge. 8.30 The Sacred Wonders of Britain. 9.30 The Thirteenth Tale. 11.00 Mel Smith: I’ve Sort of Done Things. (R) 12.00 Respect: A Felix Dexter Special. (R) 12.30 Film: Good Hair. (2009) 2.05 Sign Zone: Imagine – Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’. (R) 3.35 This Is BBC Two.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 10.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R) 11.25 Film: The Railway Children. (1970) Period family drama, starring Jenny Agutter. 1.35 ITV News; Weather. 1.45 ITV News London; Weather. 1.50 Dinner Date. (R) 2.50 Christmas Catchphrase. (R) 3.50 Film: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. (2004) Comedy adventure sequel, with Sarah Michelle Gellar. 5.35 You’ve Been Framed! & Famous. (R) 6.00 Aussie Animal Island. 6.30 ITV News London; Weather. 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.30 Film: Quantum of Solace. (2008) James Bond thriller, starring Daniel Craig. 10.30 ITV News; Weather. 10.45 Film: The Game. (1997) Thriller, starring Michael Douglas. 1.05 Jackpot247. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 3.45 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

Channel 4

6.00 The Treacle People Christmas Special. (R) 6.20 According to Jim. (R) 6.45 Will & Grace. (R) 7.10 Will & Grace. (R) 7.35 Film: See Spot Run. (2001) Comedy, starring David Arquette. 9.20 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.50 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 10.20 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 10.50 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.20 The Simpsons. (R) 11.50 The Simpsons. (R) 12.20 Film: Space Chimps. (2008) Animated sci-fi comedy, with the voice of Andy Samberg. 2.00 Film: Coraline. (2009) Stopmotion animated fantasy, with the voice of Dakota Fanning. 4.00 Deal or No Deal. 5.00 Celebrity Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 Hollyoaks. 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.05 Gok Does Panto. 8.00 Jamie’s Festive Feast. 9.00 Doggy Styling. 10.00 Twit of the Year. 11.30 C4’s 30 Greatest Comedy Shows. (R) 1.25 Film: Vampires Suck. (2010) Premiere. Spoof comedy, starring Jenn Proske. 2.50 Nashville. 3.30 90210. 4.15 Suburgatory. 4.55 Countdown. (R) 5.40 SuperScrimpers. (R)

Chihuahua. (2008) 12.00 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News. 1.15 Regional News; Weather. 1.20 Film: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. (2008) 3.35 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five. (R) 4.00 Film: How to Train Your Dragon. (2010) 5.30 Top of the Pops New Year. 6.30 BBC News. 6.45 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 7.30 EastEnders. 8.00 Holby City. 9.00 Two Doors Down. 10.00 BBC News; Weather. 10.15 The Graham Norton Show; National Lottery Update. 11.15 Gary Barlow’s Big Ben Bash Live. 11.55 New Year’s Eve Fireworks. 12.10 Gary Barlow’s Big Ben Bash Live. 12.30 John Bishop Live: Rollercoaster Tour. (R) 1.50 Film: Kevin and Perry Go Large. (2000) Comedy, starring Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke. 3.05 Weatherview. 3.10 BBC News. 6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.25 Natural BBC2 World: Madagascar, Lemurs and

Spies. (R) 7.25 Film: Short Circuit. (1986) 9.00 Africa. (R) 10.00 Earthflight. (R) 11.00 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 12.00 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 1.00 Antiques Road Trip. 2.00 Film: First Knight. (1995) Arthurian adventure, starring Richard Gere. 4.05 The Queen’s Palaces. (R) 5.05 Flog It! (R) 6.00 Celebrity Eggheads. (R) 6.30 Blackpool: Big Night Out. 7.30 Christmas University Challenge. 8.00 Nature’s Weirdest Events. 9.00 Tudor Monastery Farm Christmas. 10.00 Mock the Week. 10.30 Dara O Briain – Craic Dealer. 11.30 Jools’ Annual Hootenanny 2013. 1.30 Glastonbury 2013 Highlights. (R) 3.45 This Is BBC Two.

ITV

Dog Rescuers. (R) 10.25 Britain’s Craziest Christmas Lights. (R) 11.25 World’s Strongest Man 2013. (R) 12.25 Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers. (R) 1.25 Winter Road Rescue. (R) 2.25 Film: The Alamo. (1960) 5.10 Film: The Four Feathers. (2002) Historical adventure, starring Heath Ledger. 7.30 Eddie Stobart: 12 Days of Christmas; (R) 5 News Update. 8.30 World’s Strongest Man 2013; 5 News Update. 9.30 Film: Dirty Dancing. (1987) Romantic drama, with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. 11.35 Jesus Christ Superstar. 1.50 SuperCasino. 3.55 My Post-Baby Breakdown: Jennifer Ellison. 4.45 Great Artists. (R) 5.10 Nick’s Quest. (R) 5.35 Wildlife SOS. (R)

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.50 Natural World: Zambezi. (R) 7.50 Film: Flight of the Navigator. (1986) 9.15 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 10.15 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 11.15 New Year’s Day Concert. 12.40 The Many Faces of Michael Caine. (R) 1.20 Film: The Eagle Has Landed. (1976) 3.30 Sports Personality of the Year at 60. (R) 4.30 Final Score. 5.20 The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message. (R) 5.25 Christmas University Challenge. 5.55 Film: The Terminal. (2004) 8.00 Nature’s Weirdest Events. 9.00 Glasgow: Big Night Out. 10.00 The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter. (R) 11.00 The Sarah Millican Slightly Longer Christmas Television Programme. 11.40 Film: The Resident. (2011) 1.05 Film: Shadow of the Vampire. (2000) 2.25 This Is BBC Two.

(2005) Family comedy, starring Vin Diesel. 12.00 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News. 1.30 Regional News. 1.45 Film:The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. (2010) Fantasy adventure, starring Nicolas Cage. 3.25 Escape to the Country. (R) 4.10 Flog It! 5.10 Pointless Celebrities. 6.00 BBC News. 6.30 Regional News Programmes. 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 7.30 EastEnders. 8.00 Dolphins – Spy in the Pod. 9.00 Silent Witness. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather. 10.35 Film: Pretty Woman. (1990) Romantic comedy, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. 12.30 Film: The Rebound. (2009) Romantic comedy, with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha. 2.00 Skiing Weatherview. 2.05 BBC News. This Is BBC Two. 6.30 Natural BBC2 6.00 World: Queen of the Savannah. (R)

starring Mike Myers. 10.25 Film: Race to Witch Mountain. (2009) Sci-fi adventure, starring Dwayne Johnson. 12.00 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45 Film: The Shaggy Dog. (2006) Comedy remake, starring Tim Allen. 3.15 Escape to the Country. (R) 4.15 Flog It! 5.10 Pointless Celebrities. 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind. 7.30 A Question of Sport. 8.00 EastEnders. 8.30 Miranda. (R) 9.00 Silent Witness. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather.; National Lottery Update. 10.35 The Graham Norton Show. 11.25 EastEnders. 2.20 Weatherview. 2.25 BBC News.

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.30 Britain’s Natural World: The Unnatural History of London. (R) 7.30 Sign Zone: The Secret Life of Mary Poppins: A Culture Show Special. (R) 8.30 Britain’s Empty Homes. (R) 9.00 Africa. (R) 10.00 Earthflight: Flying High. (R) 11.00 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 12.00 The Great British Bake Off – The Final. (R) 1.00 Antiques Road Trip. 2.00 Film: Rebecca. (1940) Romantic drama, with Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. 4.05 The Queen’s Palaces. (R) 5.05 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Celebrity Eggheads. (R) 6.30 Coast. (R) 7.00 Nature’s Weirdest Events. (R) 8.00 Kangaroo Dundee. 8.30 Christmas University Challenge. (R) 9.00 James May’s Toy Stories: The Motorcycle Diary. 10.00 Film: Drive. (2011) Premiere. Crime drama, starring Ryan Gosling. 11.35 Top Gear Africa Special – Part One. (R) 12.35 Top Gear Africa Special – Part Two. (R) 1.35 Sign Zone: DH Lawrence: A Journey Without Shame – A Culture Show Special. (R) 2.35 This Is BBC Two.

THE JUICE BREAKFAST SHOW with 7.30 Sign Zone: Tudor Monastery Farm. (R) 8.30 Britain’s Empty Homes. (R) 9.00 Africa. (R) 10.00 Earthflight. (R) 11.00 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 12.00 The Great British Bake Off. (R) 1.00 Antiques Road Trip. 2.00 Film: The Heroes of Telemark. (1965) Second World War thriller, starring Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris. 4.05 The Queen’s Palaces. (R) 5.05 Vintage Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Celebrity Eggheads. (R) 6.30 Glasgow: Big Night Out. (R) 7.30 Christmas University Challenge. 8.00 Top Gear. (R) 9.00 PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster. 10.00 Rab C Nesbitt. 10.45 John Sergeant Meets Rab C Nesbitt. (R) 11.30 Idris Elba – King of Speed. (R) 12.30 Idris Elba – King of Speed. (R) 1.30 Sign Zone: World’s Busiest Maternity Ward. (R) 2.30 Two Doors Down. (R) 3.30 This Is BBC Two.

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6.00 CITV: Babar and the Adventures of Badou. 6.10 Babar and the Adventures of Badou. (R) 6.20 Almost Naked Animals. (R) 6.40 Almost Naked Animals. (R) 6.50 Horrid Henry. (R) 7.05 Horrid Henry. (R) 7.20 Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.25 Share a Story: The Winners’ Journey. (R) 7.55 Bottom Knocker Street. (R) 8.10 Bottom Knocker Street. (R) 8.25 Dinner Date. (R) 9.25 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 10.25 Film: Columbo Goes to College. (1991) 12.20 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R) 1.25 ITV News; Weather. 1.50 Film: Uncle Buck. (1989) 3.40 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments. (R) 5.40 The Illusionists. (R) 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (2011) 10.30 ITV News; Weather. 10.50 2013: A Funny Old Year. (R) 11.50 The Jonathan Ross Show. (R) 12.55 Jackpot247. 3.00 Film: Training Day. (2001) 5.00 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

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6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 Film: Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders. (2000) Animated adventure, with the voice of Scott Innes. 11.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R) 12.00 All Star Family Fortunes. (R) 12.45 ITV News; Weather. 1.05 Film: The ’Burbs. (1989) Black comedy, starring Tom Hanks. 3.00 The Cube: Celebrity Special. (R) 4.00 The Nation’s Favourite Dance Moment. (R) 5.30 Off Their Rockers. (R) 6.00 You’ve Been Framed! (R) 6.30 ITV News London; Weather. 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Aussie Animal Island. 8.00 Film: Mamma Mia! (2008) Musical comedy, starring Meryl Streep. 10.10 ITV News. 10.15 2013: A Funny Old Year. 11.15 Vicious. (R) 11.45 ITV News; Weather; New Year’s Bongs. 12.05 Film: Waterworld. (1995) Sci-fi adventure, starring Kevin Costner. 2.15 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 3.00 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

Channel 4

6.00 According to Jim. (R) 6.30 Will & Grace. (R) 6.55 Will & Grace. (R) 7.20 Film: Little Manhattan. (2005) Romantic drama, starring Josh Hutcherson and Charlie Ray. 8.50 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.20 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.45 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 10.15 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 10.50 The Simpsons. (R) 11.20 The Simpsons. (R) 11.50 Film: Imagine That. (2009) Fantasy comedy, starring Eddie Murphy. 1.55 Film: Home Alone 3. (1997) Comedy sequel, starring Alex D Linz. 4.00 Deal or No Deal. 5.00 Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Footballers Special. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.25 Hollyoaks. 6.55 News. 7.00 Deal or No Deal: Christmas Stars. 8.00 Celebrity Fifteen to One. (R) 9.00 Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular. 11.05 50 Funniest Moments 2013. (R) 1.05 Toast of London. (R) 3.45 Deal or No Deal: Ideal Christmas. (R) 4.40 Countdown. (R) 5.20 90210.

Milkshake! 9.50 Inside Channel 5 Channel 5 6.00 Hollywood. (R) 9.55 The

Roger Rabbit. (1988) 11.55 Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice. (R) 12.45 The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message. 12.50 BBC News. 1.00 Regional News; Weather. 1.05 Gangsta Granny. (R) 2.15 Film: The Sound of Music. (1965) 5.05 Film: Kung Fu Panda 2. (2011) 6.25 BBC News. 6.35 Regional News; Weather. 6.45 Film: Gnomeo & Juliet. (2011) 8.00 EastEnders. 9.00 Sherlock. 10.25 BBC News. 10.40 Regional News; Weather. 10.50 Match of the Day; National Lottery Update. 12.20 The Graham Norton Show. (R) 1.20 Weatherview. 1.25 BBC News.

6.00 Milkshake! 9.40 Inside Hollywood 2013. (R) 9.45 The Dog Rescuers. (R) 10.15 Michael Buble’s Christmas Special. (R) 11.15 Film: Fiddler on the Roof. (1971) Musical, starring Topol. 2.50 Film: Pal Joey. (1957) Musical comedy, starring Frank Sinatra. 5.00 Film: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. (1954) Musical Western, starring Howard Keel; 5 News. 7.00 The Gadget Show; 5 News Update. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man 2013. 9.00 Greatest Stand Up Comedians. 11.50 Film: The Plank. (1967) Slapstick comedy directed by Eric Sykes. 12.55 SuperCasino. 3.05 Celebrity Wedding Planner. 3.55 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 Great Artists. (R) 5.10 Great Scientists. (R) 5.35 Wildlife SOS. (R)

Channel 4

6.05 According to Jim. (R) 6.30 Will & Grace. (R) 7.00 Film: Freaky Friday. (1976) Disney fantasy comedy, starring Jodie Foster. 8.50 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.20 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.50 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 10.20 Film: Planet 51. (2009) Animated sci-fi comedy, with the voice of Dwayne Johnson. 12.05 Deal or No Deal. 1.05 Channel 4 Racing. Live coverage from Cheltenham and Musselburgh. 3.40 The Simpsons. (R) 4.10 Film: Big. (1988) Comedy, starring Tom Hanks. 6.10 Channel 4 News. 6.20 Film: The Karate Kid. (2010) Martial arts drama, with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan. 9.00 David Blaine: Real or Magic. 10.20 Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2013. (R) 12.20 Film: Alien. (1979) Sci-fi horror, starring Sigourney Weaver. 2.20 Film: The Quiller Memorandum. (1966) Spy thriller, starring George Segal. 4.05 Deal or No Deal: Ideal Christmas. (R) 5.00 Countdown. (R) 5.40 Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard. (R) Milkshake! 8.45 Film: Channel 5 6.00 Thomas & Friends: King of

the Railway – The Movie. (2013) 9.55 Inside Hollywood. 10.10 The Dog Rescuers. (R) 10.40 World’s Strongest Man 2013. (R) 11.40 World’s Strongest Man 2013. (R) 12.40 Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers. (R) 1.40 Film: The Glenn Miller Story. (1954) Musical biopic, starring James Stewart. 3.55 Film: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. (1984) Drama, starring Christopher Lambert. 6.30 Film:The Dam Busters. (1954) Fact-based Second World War drama. 8.55 5 News. 9.00 An Audience with Ken Dodd. (R) 10.55 An Audience with Cliff Richard. (R) 12.35 Michael Buble’s Christmas Special. (R) 1.40 SuperCasino. 3.05 Monster Moves. (R) 3.55 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 Great Artists. (R) 5.10 Great Scientists. (R) 5.35 Wildlife SOS. (R)

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 All Star Mr & Mrs. (R) 3.00 Secrets from the Workhouse. (R) 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Tipping Point. (R) 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London;Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Do You Know Your Neighbours?: Tonight. 8.00 Emmerdale. 8.30 Birds of a Feather. 9.00 Benidorm. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London;Weather. 10.35 The Americans. (R) 11.55 The Unforgettable Leslie Crowther. (R) 12.20 Jackpot247. 3.00 Do You Know Your Neighbours?: Tonight. (R) 3.25 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

Channel 4

6.05 According to Jim. (R) 6.30 Will & Grace. (R) 6.55 Will & Grace. (R) 7.25 Film: Flicka. (2006) Family drama, starring Alison Lohman. 9.05 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.40 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 10.35 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.05 The Simpsons. (R) 11.35 Film: Flash Gordon. (1980) Sci-fi comic-strip adventure, starring Sam J Jones. 1.50 Film: The Jewel of the Nile. (1985) Comedy adventure sequel, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. 4.00 Deal or No Deal. 5.00 Celebrity Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 The Restoration Man. 9.00 My Big Fat Gypsy Holiday. 10.00 Secrets of the Scammers. 10.55 Film: Aliens. (1986) Sci-fi thriller sequel, starring Sigourney Weaver. 1.50 Coming Up. (R) 2.15 Emily’s Song. (R) 2.30 Food Unwrapped’s Christmas Dinner. (R) 3.30 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. (R) 4.25 Deal or No Deal: Ideal Christmas. (R) 5.25 Countdown. (R)

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 All Star Mr & Mrs. (R) 3.00 Secrets from the Workhouse. (R) 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Tipping Point. (R) 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London; Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 The Martin Lewis Money Show. 8.30 Coronation Street. 9.00 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: June Brown. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather. 10.35 The Americans. (R) 11.35 Benidorm. (R) 12.30 Jackpot247. 3.00 Film: Hearts in Atlantis. (2001) Drama, starring Anthony Hopkins. 4.40 ITV Nightscreen.

Channel 4

6.10 According to Jim. (R) 6.35 Will & Grace. (R) 7.00 Film: Candleshoe. (1977) Disney comedy, starring Jodie Foster. 8.50 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.20 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.50 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 10.15 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 10.45 Film: King Kong. (1976) Fantasy adventure remake, starring Jeff Bridges. 1.15 Film: Zulu. (1964) Fact-based historical drama, starring Michael Caine. 4.00 Deal or No Deal. 5.00 Celebrity Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking. 9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 10.00 Rude Tube: Welcome to 2014. 12.05 Film: Alien 3. (1992) Sci-fi thriller sequel, starring Sigourney Weaver. 2.05 The Ricky Gervais Show. (R) 2.35 The Big C: Hereafter. 3.30 Don’t Trust the B**** in Apartment 23. 3.50 Suburgatory. 4.10 Four Rooms. 5.05 Deal or No Deal: Ideal Christmas. (R)

6.00 Milkshake! 9.55 Channel 5 Cowboy Builders. (R) 10.50 Channel 5

Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers. (R) 11.50 5 News Lunchtime. 11.55 Titanic. (R) 3.10 Film: Columbo: By Dawn’s Early Light. (1974) Crime drama, starring Peter Falk, Patrick McGoohan, Tom Simcox and Mark Wheeler. Edited for daytime broadcast. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Cowboy Builders. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 Got Thin – Got Fat Again!; (R) 5 News Update. 8.00 Too Fat to Fly; (R) 5 News at 9. 9.00 50 Shocking Facts About Diet and Exercise. (R) 11.00 Fat for Cash. (R) 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 Monster Moves. (R) 3.55 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 Great Artists. (R) 5.10 Great Scientists. (R) 5.35 Wildlife SOS. (R)

6.00 Milkshake! 9.45 Inside Hollywood. (R) 9.55 The Dog Rescuers. (R) 10.20 Cowboy Builders. (R) 11.20 Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers. (R) 12.20 5 News Lunchtime. 12.25 CSI: Miami. (R) 1.15 Film: Doctor Zhivago. (1965) Epic drama, starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Cowboy Builders. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 The Gadget Show; (R) 5 News Update. 8.00 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge; 5 News at 9. 9.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch. 11.00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 True CSI. 3.50 Motorsport Mundial. 4.20 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 Great Artists. (R) 5.10 Great Scientists. (R) 5.35 Wildlife SOS. (R)

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The places I eat

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the best places to eat in Brighton 2013 Claire Beveridge @placesieatbtn

My brain is an encyclopedia of knowledge about Brighton and Hove food establishments. So whittling down my favourites of 2013 has not been an easy task. With perseverance, however, and lots of reflection on the past 12 months, I have compiled my “Best of 2013” - plus a runner-up for some categories. No bribes were accepted (nor offered, sadly) and all listings are my own personal choices. For more favourites - including best street food and best takeaway - see next week’s Brighton & Hove Independent. Meanwhile, here’s to another fantastic year and well done to you all!

Best restaurant Winner: Little Fish Market, 10 Upper Market Street, Hove Joint runners-up: Coal Shed and Gingerman This was an incredibly difficult decision to make. We have seen a host of fantastic additions to the city, as well as consistency from old favourites. But, open less than a year, the Little Fish Market has impressed me enough to award them my “Best Restaurant” accolade. Head chef Duncan Ray blew me away with his clean presentation, expansive knowledge, passion, and a locally-caught fish menu that screams high quality, great technical ability and - above

all else – well-thought-out and freshly-prepared dishes. Expect to find a small yet exquisite menu that changes with the tide. Personal highlights include the pan-fried monkfish with pork belly, carrot and star anise puree, squid and pine nuts, plus a crab risotto so rich, smooth and melting that I’m yet to dare order another starter from the menu as I wouldn’t want to miss an opportunity to eat this dish time and time again. Coupled with the front-of-house team of one, the charming Rob Ford, the two create a welcoming atmosphere and play host to impeccable service. Little Fish Market is a must visit for anyone wanting to sample some Michelin level cooking from a truly remarkable and passionate chef. ■ Average spend: Three courses, wine and service charge, up to £60 per person. ■ Good to know: Cash only; book far in advance. ■ Great for: Romantic evenings, friend and family get-togethers, impressing visitors, fish-lovers, special occasions.

Best burger Winner: The Trolls Pantry, 16 Circus Street, Brighton Runner-up: The New Club Not much surprise in this category. Since I took my first bite at Street Diner last May, I was hooked. Head chef and owner Paul Clark really knows how to work flavour combinations that are in tune with

the seasons and cook up a sterling pattie made from free-range 35-day-aged Longhorn steak. This, combined with foraged, handmade sauces, local cheeses and a steamed brioche bun are burger perfection. Stand-outs include the Woodland Burger - wild garlic and sorrel salad, wild garlic mayo, forest honey and mustard sauce and smoked foresters cheese and the much-loved Troll’s Stinky Breath - Troll Stink Sauce (anchovy, Brighton blue cheese, Sussex beer, The best restaurant awarded to: Little Fish Market, 10 Upper Market Street, Hove garlic), St Giles cheese, salad, onion, garlic mayo, gherkins. Rare, medium or well done, long may The Troll feed the townsfolk his magical concoctions! ■ Average spend: £8 for a burger. ■ Good to know: Serves burgers at Hobgoblin every evening and all day Saturday. Ever-changing menu. Follow on Twitter for special codes and discounts. ■ Great for: Spending Hove Place: Best roast time with friends, The Trolls Pantry: Best burger burger-fanatics, pub underground bistro/pub/ lunches and so far, none has food. restaurant combination that toppled this BN3 bistro from the served us the best roast saddle top spot. As an additional bonus, of lamb I think I’ve ever tasted the pudding menu is also to die Best roast in this city. Coupled with a huge for! Winner: homemade Yorkshire, sweet baby ■ Average spend: £12, or two Hove Place, 37 First Avenue, Hove carrots and red cabbage, buttery courses for £16. Hove Place serves the best mashed swede and crunchy ■ Good to know: Very busy on roast dinner I’ve had this year, broccoli stems, not to mention Sundays, booking ahead advised. without a doubt. Visiting on a beautiful silky gravy and crunchy, ■ Great for: Families, groups of recommendation from Twitter, we golden roast potatoes. friends, celebrating. The roasts at Hove Place have booked ahead and headed to Hove, since become the standard by To read more by Claire Beveridge, not quite sure what to expect. Laid before us was an which I judge all other Sunday visit: placesieatbrighton.com

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Chesapeake Bay

Great Chesapeake Bay: An open-water adventure to approach with care Tom Gallagher @GallagherTDG

There cannot be many openwater swims in which success is often as much to do with the study of maritime markers and sea conditions as pure athleticism in the water. But a quick glance at the Thomas Point Lighthouse in Maryland may give an indication of what’s in store for the swimmers taking part in the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim. Chesapeake Bay is a vast body of water; an estuary that laps the shores of the states of Virginia and Maryland while Delaware’s arm protects it from the Atlantic Ocean. Its rivers and tributaries make the Chesapeake look almost fjord-like. But, for those who have competed in this most uncompromising of events, the bay is anything but benign. On paper, this 4.4-mile sea swim would seem fairly straightforward. The race starts from the shores of Sandy Point State Park, which is about five

miles northeast of Annapolis, and finishes at a small sandy beach on Kent Island. Competitors are divided into two waves, approximately 15 minutes apart and the course extends eastward between the two spans of the behemoth William Preston Lane Jr Memorial Bridge. The currents and rips that swirl and broil beneath the bridge must be tackled by an experienced hand. “It is a pioneering event in open-water swimming on the east coast of the United States and

the body of water is legendary,” explains Brian Earley, who founded the event in the 1980. To be accepted to compete, applicants must submit documentation that they have either completed a recent openwater event or completed a threemile pool swim in less than two hours 15 minutes. Brian Earley is all too aware of the perilous conditions that often mark the event. Earley first conquered Chesapeake Bay in 1982 after and because of - the death of his father. In a spirited and poignant

Swimmers have accepted the challenge since 1980

Perilous conditions often mark the events

act of remembrance, the young varsity swimmer soloed the five miles across the bay and returned the following year - and has done so every year thereafter, to raise money for charity. In 1991, when participant numbers reached almost 900, The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim almost ended in tragedy. The geography of the bay, the location of the bridge and tidal extremes exacerbated by wind and salinity means that conditions can be treacherous. The timing of the race is critical to ensure a favourable tide. In 1991, with the timing off and conditions in the bay under-estimated, hundreds of swimmers found themselves facing full tidal currents in the middle section of the course. Unable to cope with the exhausting flow, only 164 of the

near 900 competitors who set out completed the swim. The rest, fortunately, were picked up by coastguard and other boats in the area, having been swept aside by the force of the surge. One swimmer was picked up three miles down the bay. The extreme nature of the swim is part of its allure as is its location. Situated close to New York and Atlantic City, Chesapeake Bay is also an area of outstanding natural beauty. Tom Gallagher is a Brightonbased freelance journalist interested in travel and sport. He is founder and publisher of Sussex Active, the online magazine for anybody looking to discover new ways to get active. Visit: www.sussexactive.co.uk

Pretty Good Thinking

Sarah Morgan @sarah_morgan

Facing up to harsh midwinter - by going a little bit balmy Your skin - and wallet - deserve extra support during the season of goodwill. The combination of biting winds, chilly mornings, office central heating, pub firesides and an optional dose of celebratory drinking means your face will probably struggle to hide the ravages of having had a really good time. This time of year nearly always creates dehydration. Lips become papery - they can’t make any oil for themselves;, foreheads feel tighter - even without a hangover;

and scalps flake out. So how come the Scandinavians hurl themselves into the grog every bit as much as we do, yet they manage to “glow” across the ski slopes? They go in for facial oils, that’s how. Little Miracle Rosehip Serum (£12.99) lives up to its name, by BalmBalm.com. Very quickly absorbed, light and non-greasy, it includes 30mls of rosehip, jojoba and borage oils, deliciously infused with frankincense, rose geranium, palmarosa, juniper and mandarin essential oils.

Award-winning Rose Geranium Face Balm

The Soil Association’s Best Skincare Award went to 100% organic, 100% natural, not tested on animals Rose Geranium Face Balm. I am never without a tube. What is more, at £6.99 for 30mls, it is a true handbag hero - packed with shea butter, sunflower, beeswax, jojoba, calendula and rose geranium essential oil. Try the fragrance-free or teatree versions to skip on girly aromas. The packaging is carbon neutral and FSC compliant with

Organic, natural, and not tested on animals

organic inks. I just can’t fault it! Indulge yourself with a quick ritual when you use this face balm: warm a generous dollop in the hands to slick over your face neck and ears, with a top-up for lips and brows to deliver a fullyrecharged complexion. Do give it time to sink in deeply overnight, if you want to; don’t be put off by the texture, which may get a bit crystalline in the cold. It is see-through and melts fast to penetrate really deeply.

Finally, if you are planning on loitering under the mistletoe and your lips are badly peeling, try this easy free grooming tip at home before you go out: Carefully rub around your mouth with a dry flannel to exfoliate without the risk of shredding or splitting the thinner skin. Then go barmy! I’ll be back in 2014 to look at Aubrey Organics and Brighton’s own Organic Botanics, among others. Have a naturally happy New Year!

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Brain Gym

Double Crossword

No.150

Last week’s solutions:

CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Indeed; 4 Canals; 9 Consideration; 10 Epistle; 11 Erase; 12 Again; 14 Crest; 18 Roams; 19 Ostrich; 21 Mathematician; 22 Thrust; 23 Jersey. Down: 1 Inches; 2 Dancing master; 3 Evict; 5 Amateur; 6 Animal spirits; 7 Sonnet; 8 Level; 13 Insteps; 15 Prompt; 16 Local; 17 Shanty; 20 Thine. QUICK - Across: 1 Refuge; 4 Advise; 9 Correspondent; 10 Askance; 11 Ether; 12 Moral; 14 Syrup; 18 Pilot; 19 Bewitch; 21 Indispensable; 22 Eleven; 23 Defend. Down: 1 Racial; 2 Foreknowledge; 3 Green; 5 Densely; 6 Inexhaustible; 7 Extort; 8 Speed; 13 Artiste; 15 Sprite; 16 Abbey; 17 Shrewd; 20 Waste.

Choose either quick or cryptic clues.

Cryptic Clues: Across Down 1. Girl and writer run 2. Subjugate a off to marry (8) European in the 5. Box and get some East-North-East (7) blows in return (4) 3. You’re in a sound 9. Ruler in somewhat position in this (7) sarcastic mood (4) 4. A boring affliction 10. Separate - that’s (4,2,3,4) abundantly clear (8) 6. Use this and 11. Hiding place many presumably all’s yearn to find (5) well (7) 12. This still produces 7. Device that still moonshine (7) goes round with 13. Where to sit and part missing (7) be patient while Quick Clues: another is down in 8. Not an upright type Across the mouth! (8,5) (6) 1. Scorn (8) 18. But this is quite 13. Dad is wrong in 5. Slave (4) different from malshowing contempt 9. Sad to say! (4) de-mer (3-5) 10. Shorten (8) (7) 19. What the waves do 11. Evenly balanced (5) 14. Getting closer in to a ship (4) 12. Copy (7) 20. I meant having range perhaps (7) 13. Imperfection (13) a change to 15. He comes from the 18. Rite (8) stimulate (7) cinema (3-3) 19. Whirlpool (4) 21. Seat of learning? 16. A one-handed 20. Beginning (7) (5) wood-cutter (7) 21. Tender (5) 22. Not far off night (4) 17. Encourage another 22. Always (4) 23. They get knocked to breathe? (7) 23. Monocle (8) down in alleys (8)

Codeword Each number in the grid represents a different letter of the alphabet and every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter(s) to the right of the main grid to start you off.

Last week’s solutions: 1

H X E A D S

L Y V P Q K F

Wordsquare

15 words - average; 25 words - good; 35 words - very good; 40 or more - excellent.

2. Indirect (7) 3. Leaving a will (7) 4. Temporarily (13) 6. Arise (7)

Give yourself ten minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word must use the central letter and at least 3 others, and letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns, but verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. There is one 9-letter word to be found.

13 9

8 19

11 3

16 22

8. Contention (6) 13. Refuse (7) 14. Stealthy (7) 15. Perpetrate (6) 16. Requisite (7) 17. Sorrow (7)

Last week’s solutions:

bent, blunt, bluntness, blunts, bunt, bunts, lens, lent, nest, nests, nets, nuts, sent, snub, snubs, stun, stuns, suns, sunset, tune, tunes, tunnel, tunnels, tuns, unbent, unless, unsent.

32 16 10 13

Fill in the white squares with numbers 1 to 9. Each horizontal block must add up to the number in the shaded square to its left, and each vertical block to the number above. Numbers may be used once in each block. Last week’s solutions:

27 5

4 5 3 7 1 2 3 4 9 5 6 4 8 7 2 4 3 8 9 7 5 8 3 7 6 2

6 6 9 1 2 1 7 2 7 3 3 8 9 1 5 6 5 1 3 8 7 5 4

7 4 5 1

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Last week’s solutions: The letter represented by the question mark is R. Cromarty, Rockall, Portland all regions of the waters surrounding the British Isles.

Alphamuddle

4 3 1 2 7

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Sudoku Fill in the grids below so that every column, every row and each of the 3x3 boxes contains all the digits from 1 to 9.

Simple

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Rearrange the letters in the grid B to make five words that read both across and down. Five letters have been placed to start you off.

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Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within each circle can be arranged to form words on a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark?

B E U L S C A S N ? L P R I

7. Suitability (7)

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Last week’s solutions: Heart, Ember, Abuse, Resin, Trend.

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One of the best cars of 2013: Jaguar F-type Jaguar F-type coupé Engine: 3.0 ltr V6 supercharged Power: 340bhp 0-60mph: 4.8sec Top-speed: 171mph Economy: 31mpg (combined) Price: Starting from £51,235 Obsolesence and renewal are the yin and yang of the modern car market, and their influence seems only to increase as the years pass. These are the reasons why there is often surprisingly little sense of occasion to match the stage-managed fanfare you find when new metal is introduced to the likes of us. Few would argue about the towering stature of, say, the Porsche 911, BMW 3-series or Ford Fiesta among their peers. When you witness the covers coming off a new version of any of them, you know that you’re seeing something important. But you also know that it happens fairly regularly – every six or seven years, without fail. By the time you’ve seen two or three new Fiestas or 3-series take their bow, each individual one seems that bit less of an event. Something new, sure, but a landmark? Not necessarily. It’s 40 years, though, since Jaguar phased out the model that most would consider its last proper sports car and probably it’s biggest sporting legend: the E-type. Thereafter, Jaguar moved on to make larger grand touring cruisers like the XJS and XK8 instead. But then, this year, it rekindled its sporting flame. That’s what made the launch of the F-type one of the highlights of

It’s been 40 years since Jaguar last had a proper sports car in its line-up

gravel with the electronics off. But time and test experience have confirmed what Jaguar’s own Mike Cross suggested way back in our earliest stories on the F-type: that the definitive version isn’t the most expensive, but a carefully equipped supercharged V6 S. It’s 40 years since The middle-sitting car has a healthy share Jaguar phased out the of the V8’s bombastic model that most consider pomp and ballistic pace, its last proper sports car” but just as much of the entry-level V6’s handling delicacy and precision. chest out. The birth of a new It does a bit of everything British sporting icon, even. Maybe. that anyone would expect an If you’ve got to have the no- F-type to do, in other words. What acquaintance teaches you compromise option no matter what it costs, the £80k V8 S will blow about the new Jag, is it deserves to your socks off. It’s an unexpectedly be defined in its own right. Not as old-fashioned, unreconstructed the most complete sports car on the sort of car, ridiculously loud market in an objective sense, but at full throttle, with enough definitely as a triumphant return power to make any ribbon of to its roots for a British brand asphalt feel like speedway well and truly in the ascendant. 2013. Here was not just a special car, but a very rare and special moment as well. An automotive comet on a four-decade-long return cycle, burning its way back across the night sky. A UK car industry powerhouse finally puffing its

The short list is announced for Car of the Year 2014 The seven-car shortlist for the 2014 Car of the Year award has been announced. The jury is looking for ‘the most outstanding new car to go on sale in the last 12 months.’ The seven contenders for the Car of the Year award this time are: - BMW i3 - the first branch of BMW’s family of electric ‘iCars’, to bear fruit, available in full EV and range-extender form. - Citroen C4 Picasso - Citroen isn’t giving up on the good old MPV despite the onslaught of new crossovers.

- Mazda 3 - the third-gen 3 family hatchback is lighter than before thanks to Mazda’s energy-saving ‘SkyActiv’ tech, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. - Mercedes S-class - the new S-class, always a benchmark for innovation and private jet luxury on wheels. - Peugeot 308 - It’s smarter to look at, has a cabin so minimalist it could be displayed in the Louvre as modern art, and is lighter, than any French family hatch before it. - Skoda Octavia - The new Octavia is based on the VW Group’s

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MQB platform – the same chassis used by the VW Golf Mk7, 2013’s Car of the Year champ. - Tesla Model S - Elon Musk’s fully electric limo has been on sale in the US for over a year now, but has only just arrived in Europe.

from Kimi December 27 - January 2

ARIES March 21 - April 20 You will need to utilise your people skills this week when dealing with colleagues and peers. You feel someone is feeding you a line but in fact they may be just misinformed so treat them with diplomacy but what they say with caution.

LIBRA September 24 - October 23 Headless chicken springs to mind this week. You may have to make sacrifices or compromises in one area of your life in order to devote time to another. A declaration of love or something that closely resembles one may be made this week.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Feeling a little bit of a square peg in a round hole this week? Or perhaps you have been feeling this way for some time. You now realise that maybe you just have to make too many personal sacrifices to fit in. Try to be true to yourself and if people don’t like it, then it’s their loss.

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22 You can’t quite believe your luck. You could be invited into that exclusive club you have always wanted to be part of. You are now amongst the big boys. This has little to do with luck and everything to do with your strengths, hang on to that thought as you rub shoulders with the movers and shakers!

GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Emotionally you are sitting at the top of the roller coaster. But remember after the drop comes the exhilarating rise. Stick with the plan; maintain your confidence and all should be well. If single remember you are not so much two timing as checking out your options.

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21 Domestic issues are at the forefront of your mind this week. It’s decision time. So stop procrastinating, gather your thoughts, catalogue the information you have and act. A word of caution, the scientific approach is good but when dealing with the affairs of the heart remember the heart!

CANCER June 22 - July 22 This is a week for treading water; don’t rush into anything too quickly on either the domestic or career front. Better to let things unfold naturally and then you can make a more informed decision on where you are going.

CAPRICORN 22 December - January 20 Last week was all about listening this week you need to talk. It may be at work or home but at some point this week you will need to have “a conversation” in order to straighten things out. Be up front and don’t cloud the issues.

LEO July 23 - August 22 Don’t get involved in petty arguments this week, whatever the temptation. If you really have to make a stand and put your head above the parapet make sure it is for something worthwhile. Leave others to fight their own battles. There could be some misunderstanding with a loved one this week!

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19 Things are still looking good this week and you feel excited by what you can see in the future. There is only one fly in the ointment and that is you may be tempted to spend too much time on those matters that stimulate your interest and not enough on time on other things. Forewarned is forearmed.

VIRGO August 23 - September 23 Your future may be in the lap of the gods but your present is and should be firmly under your control. You will need to be proactive this week and not just sit back and let things happen. Because remember the devil makes work for idle hands! Time to reenergize your partnerships by shaking things up a little!

PISCES February 20 - March 20 It’s no good sitting on the fence. People on both sides may end up trying to knock you off and then where will you be? You need to make your own mind up with regard to certain issues and then communicate this directly and emphatically. Do this and you will have the support of those who matter most.

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PLAYER PROFILE

#23:

Name: Doug Loft DoB: December 25 1986 Place of birth: Maidstone Position: Midfield

Doug Loft Doug Loft may have played less than 40 league games for the Albion but the midfielder, signed from non-league Hastings United, became a firm favourite with a section of the Seagulls faithful. The love affair culminated with a host of supporters printing t-shirts with his face on and song lyrics where the word love was replaced with Loft when an away game was designated National Doug Loft Day.

Career statistics Appearences: 204 Goals: 15

Albion statistics Seasons: 2006-2009 Appearences: 39 Goals: 2

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Bridcutt bid could make it unhappy New Year for fans Richard Morris

Brighton fans are bracing themselves for a nerve-wracking January amid growing reports that former boss Gus Poyet is keen on adding Liam Bridcutt to his Sunderland squad. As reported in the Brighton & Hove Independent earlier this year, sources on Wearside are adamant that Poyet will return to Sussex for Bridcutt when the transfer window re-opens in the New Year. And earlier this week, The Telegraph’s John Percy reported the Black Cats are planning a £2million plus raid on The Amex. Bridcutt became a key player in Poyet’s successful Albion side after initially signing on a short-term deal following his release from Chelsea and has been crowned Albion player of the year for the last two seasons. Brighton chairman Tony

Liam Bridcutt has again been linked with a January move north

Bloom has already resisted Premier League advances for the Albion midfielder, with a near £2million summer bid by Crystal Palace knocked back. The Seagulls are likely to demand north of £3million for the player although the prospect of a double deal for him and Leo

Ulloa is not out of the question. Poyet spent more than a year trailing the Argentinian striker before finally bring him to the south coast and his Sunderland side lacks a talismanic striker. A joint bid upwards of £8million for the two players could prove very hard to resist for the Albion.

Albion fans and AITC help share the warmth Hundreds of items of winter clothes were donated by Albion fans before last Saturday’s game at the Amex as part of an initiative to help keep the city’s homeless warm over the winter. The Share the Warmth campaign, the brainchild of local businesswomen and Hove residents Gaynor Williams and Jenny Barrett, has been collecting unwanted winter clothes from the public in the run up to Christmas at points across the city. The campaign has linked up with AITC and students from the charity’s NCS (National Citizen Service)

programme who have been volunteering for the project over the two weeks. The students, who completed the NCS programme in October, were out in force on Saturday collecting items from fans. AITC staff have also been helping collect donations from across the city and delivering them to local homeless charities. Gaynor Williams from Share the Warmth said: “We had a fantastic response from Albion fans on Saturday as we’ve had from the public across the city who have donated everything from coats, fleeces and blankets

to gloves, hats and scarves. With the help of AITC we have now started passing the clothing we have collected to various homeless charities that we are working so they can get them to homeless people for the winter months ahead. “ People can still donate winter clothes by e-mailing Gaynor at gaynorsian@yahoo.com. You can also follow the campaign on Facebook (facebook.com/ arethewarmthbrightonandhove), Twitter (twitter.com/ sharewarmthbh and at www. sharewarmthbh.wordpress.com

JOHNNY CANTOR

@johnnycburger

Straight from the commentary box Once the general mayhem of the Christmas period is over and we look towards 2014, the football landscape will no doubt be dominated by the transfer market in January. As the New Year push on the pitch continues with League and Cup games, matters off the pitch can enhance or disrupt a season. It is always difficult to assess the impact of the window but this time we can assume Albion will be bracing themselves for some approaches for their players. As is stands the Seagulls squad looks solid with decent cover in most positions. The main attractions are likely to be player of the last 2 seasons Liam Bridcutt, out of contract at the end of the season Ashley Barnes and the man known as the Cyclone; Leonardo Ulloa. Former Albion boss Gus Poyet has been reported to be interested in Bridcutt who has returned to action after an

attracting interest from Burnley. His contract situation remains an issue but a move to a fellow Championship club would not seem as likely.

Interest is expected for Liam Bridcutt

In the market there seems to be more midfielders available and with the emergence of the promising Rohan Ince at the Amex, Keith Bloom may have to Andrews available have his best poker face on and if the price is the departure of as he prepares for interest right, Bridcutt is probably in his talented squad” the most likely, if any, to happen. It’s easy to see why any player would want injury lay-off. The Uruguayan to play in the top-flight or any brought Ulloa to the Amex but chairman would want to take he has also had limited game a good price. Tony Bloom has time in recent weeks. regularly stated his reluctance So what factors should we to buy in January but he may consider when analysing any have to have his best poker face possible movement? Albion on as he prepares for interest would surely be unwilling in his talented squad. I imagine to aid any approaches from Oscar Garcia, like the fans, will Sunderland bearing in mind want it to remain intact, ready Poyet’s acrimonious departure. for a tilt at the top six in 2014. However, chairman Tony Bloom is an astute businessman and as we often hear, everyone has their Happy New Year, JC. price. Barnes is alleged to be Follow all the action, home or away, on BBC Sussex Sport or via Twitter @BBCSussexsport | @johnnycburger | @BrightonIndy.

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Blackpool

Bloomfield Road Sunday, December 29 2013 Kick-off: 15:00

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Oscar Garcia

Oscar likely to shuffle deck during the festive season

Highest

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We played much better than Huddersfield and we deserved to win; we did everything but score. “We played really well, and I was really pleased, but we could not put the ball in the net. We have to improve our conversion rate but the way we will improve is by continuing to play well and create chances. “Hopefully in the next game we will be more accurate. “The conditions made it more difficult to play but I really don’t think the weather influenced the result today. “Now we have a lot of players fit enough to play and we have a lot of games coming up, so we will try to pick the best eleven to win each game.”

Adam El Abd has had a chance to impress following an injury to Gordon Greer

Agustien, who has missed much of the season through injury – showed some much-needed creative spark against the Terriers, albeit before fading slightly prior to his second half substitution. Rohan Ince and Liam Bridcutt are highly likely to feature alongside each other against Blackpool on Sunday, with Oscar favouring a more defensive-minded approach away from home. Adam El Abd – pressed into action after the recent injury to Seagulls captain Greer – has impressed alongside the ever-solid and influential Matthew Upson, and can consider himself unlucky

Albion Team News Likely starting XI: Kuszczak, Bruno, Upson, El Abd, Ward, Ince, Crofts, Bridcutt, Lopez, Buckley, Ulloa. Likely subs: Brezovan, Calderon, Dunk, Agustien, Andrews, Buckley, Barnes. Out: Mackail-Smith (ankle), Hoskins (achilles), Orlandi (knee), Greer (calf). Fan’s prediction

Latest match odds

(Brighton)

Home Away Draw

6/4 6/4 23/10

Worth a fiver... Brighton to win by 3 or more goals: 6/1

if he makes way without a drastic drop in form or suspension. Blackpool will offer a testing opposition for the Albion defence, with Thomas Ince again among the division’s leading attacking talents. Stephen Dobbie – signed by Brighton before subsequently being transferred to arch rivals Crystal Palace – will operate behind a lone striker in a formation not unlike that preferred by Oscar. Dan Gosling and Neil Bishop offer other attacking options for the home team, with the former a one-time Everton prospect tipped for future stardom now on loan from Newcastle United.

League Table (top) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Burnley Leicester QPR Derby Reading Leeds Nottm Forest Ipswich Brighton Blackburn Blackpool Watford

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18 11 13 18 6 9 7 6 6 2 -1 6

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MCCORMACK (Leeds United)

Form guide L-D-D-W-W-W-D-L-W-W-D-L Last 3 league fixtures 3-2 L Charlton Huddersfield 0-0 D Middlesbrough 0-1 W Next 3 league fixtures Blackpool 29/12/13 A AFC Bournemouth 01/01/14 H Reading 04/01/14 H

BRUNO

PASS COMPLETION*

Dec 16th

Aug 5th

Action Man:

Position: Right back Squad No: 2 Age: 33 Height: 5ft 11in Brighton Statistics: games/goals: 43/1

8th

9th

(Talking after the Huddersfield draw)

Brighton head to Blackpool on Sunday hoping to cement their place in the play-off picture against a Tangerines team in apparent free-fall. Prior to yesterday’s game with Leeds United, Paul Ince’s charge had lost four games in a row – leaking ten goals in the process. A win against Blackpool would further strengthen Albion’s growing promotion aspirations – particularly as the Seagulls’ previously busy treatment room begins to empty. Leo Ulloa, used as a substitute against both Middlesbrough and Huddersfield Town, could be considered for a starting role in favour of Ashley Barnes, who misfired badly in the 0-0 with Mark Robins’ dogged Huddersfield team. Much though will depend on his selection in South London yesterday, with a number of players unlikely to be up to two highly competitive games in such a short space of time. Will Buckley, Ulloa, Kemy Agustien and Gordon Greer – if fit to return from injury – are among those likely to be eased through the Christmas period by Oscar Garcia who showed his intentions to rest players when he gave Andrew Crofts a day off last time out at The Amex.

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League position:

Albion’s Head Coach

Richard Morris

Martin Lewis

Albion Statistics:

Rampaging right back Bruno was the fans’ pick for man of the match against Huddersfield and his performances have been steadily improving in recent weeks. The former Valencia defender has begun working well in tandem with fellow Spaniard David Lopez on the Seagulls’ right flank. Skilful and composed in possession, Bruno adds an attacking aspect to the Albion defence.

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