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Ooh la la! RAYMOND BLANC GETS HIS HANDS DIRTY AHEAD OF RHS MALVERN APPEARANCE

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Sunday April 5th ~ £25

Wonderful Weston May 10th, June 7th & September 20th 5 nights from £299

April 5th, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th ~ £17

Sussex Coast in Eastbourne May 17th & September 13th 5 nights from £399

Sunday April 5th ~ £52

Pembrokeshire & West Wales in Tenby May 17th & September 6th 5 nights from £399 Dorset Delights in Bournemouth May 31st & September 13th 5 nights from £399 Isle of Wight Explorer June 1st 4 nights from £375 North Wales Splendour in Llandudno June 13th 7 nights from £549 Cornish Coast in St Ives June 22nd & August 31st 4 nights from £299

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Tenby & Saundersfoot Monday April 6th ~ £25 Weymouth Monday April 6th ~ £23 The View From The Shard* Tuesday April 7th ~ £49 Eden Project* Wednesday April 8th ~ £45 Harry Potter Studio Tour* Thursday April 9th ~ £57 Hampton Court Palace* Thursday April 9th ~ £42

Historic York July 17th 3 nights from £275

Friday April 10th ~ £42

Weymouth Carnival Week August 15th 7 nights from £549

Saturday April 11th ~ £55

Disneyland Paris August 16th 3 nights from £449 Isle of Man August 22nd 4 nights from £475

Longleat Safari Park*

Grand National, Aintree*

Chelsea Flower Show* Thu May 21st & Sat May 23rd ~ £89 *Entry included. Children (15 and under) receive a discount of £5 on all our Day Trips.

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Sunny Afternoon London Wednesday April 22nd ~ £69 The Bodyguard Wolverhampton Grand Wednesday April 29th ~ £59 Dirty Dancing Birmingham Hippodrome Wednesday May 6th ~ £65 Lord of the Dance Bristol Hippodrome Wednesday May 13th ~ £59 War Horse London Thursday May 21st ~ £69 Jersey Boys Bristol Hippodrome Tuesday June 9th ~ £59 The Sound of Music Bristol Hippodrome Wednesday June 24th ~ £59 Anything Goes Wolverhampton Grand Wednesday July 15th ~ £55 Beautiful London Thursday August 27th ~ £65 The Commitments London Sunday August 30th ~ £59 Matilda – The Musical London Wednesday September 2nd ~ £69 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory London Wednesday September 30th ~ £65 Children (15 and under) receive a discount of £10 on all our Theatre Trips & Shows.

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Van Morrison

Van the Man – pop maverick Van Morrison is to open Cheltenham Jazz Festival on April 29, fresh from releasing his acclaimed album Duets: Reworking the Catalogue. He performs in the Big Top, Montpellier Gardens. Tickets go on sale on April 8 to members and April 9 to the general public. Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com

Tweedy’s House of Fun

Everybody’s favourite clown Tweedy puts on his own laughter show on Wednesday at Cheltenham Town Hall. He’s just moved into a new house . . . which means mayhem all round. Great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. It starts at 2.30pm.

FASHION & BEAUTY Get your platforms on . . . we’re heading back to the Seventies with midcalf skirts, suede and fringing. On the beauty front, we tackle those dreaded spots. P13-17

HEALTH & WELLBEING

HOMES & GARDENS

FOOD & DRINK

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It’s tempting to splash out on superfoods but are they worth it? And we look at one man’s dedicated work with the Red Cross. P18-21

The lighter evenings mean more time to get out in the garden. We look at the jobs to do over the Easter break. And artist PJ Crook tells her about the Shaun the Sheep exhibition which is subject of a sculpture trail in London. P35-39

We get the Caribbean vibe with some exciting recipes from new Cheltenham restaurant Turtle Bay. And we salute the Salutation Inn near Berkeley for its real ale and food, and hop over the border to the village of Crudwell. P25-30

Russell Crowe talks about his directorial debut in The Water Diviner. P49-52

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Who are we? Weekend magazine is published every Saturday by the Gloucester Citizen and Gloucestershire Echo newspapers, part of the Local World stable. Acting Editor Jonathan Whiley Deputy Editor Joyce Matthews joyce.matthews@glosmedia.co.uk 01242 278067

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HAMELESS plug alert – I’ll keep it brief. You may have noticed that we’ve launched a new monthly magazine, GL, in the past week. It’s a sister title to WEEKEND and is produced by the same team but has a distinctly different flavour in terms of the content and design. We held a launch party at No 38 The Park in Cheltenham last week and we hope that the magazine – which is available to read for free in certain restaurants, shops and hotels throughout Gloucestershire – will become a popular addition to the market. If you do spot a copy please pick one up and let us know what you think about it. It has been a real labour of love to put together so we hope you like it. So now the contractual obligation is over with, let me introduce you to our new columnist, Jane Dyer, who will be taking over from Sali Green. First of all, a big thanks to Sali for

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her words of wisdom over the last few months and a big welcome to Jane, a former journalist who now works for a Gloucestershire charity and has been living in the county since 1996. Her first submission is all about her love of books and is something I can certainly relate to. My love of books and indeed, writing, comes from reading Roald Dahl as a kid. I distinctly remember reading Danny Champion of the World in one sitting with a torch in hand, under the bed covers in my grandma’s caravan. In a world where we’re forever watching endless hours of television and gazing at computer screens, it’s all too easy to forget about books. But reading Jane’s column made realise that I need to put more time aside – starting this weekend. Happy reading! Jonathan Whiley weekend@glosmedia.co.uk 01242 278072

This issue’s contributors were asked: Which item will you be buying in the seventies’ revival?

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Tom Herbert

Emma Luther

Helen Blow

“I tottered around in the seventies in platform shoes and an embroidered afghan coat that smelt a bit like an old dog, especially if it was raining,” says deputy editor Joyce. “But it was the height of fashion and that was all that mattered. Needless to say, there’s no way I’d goback to that but I would probably wear flares again.”

“I’ll definitely be looking out for the return of the Gypsy Skirt,” says WEEKEND’s new columnist Jane. “Three tiers of floweriness with just a hint of lacy petticoat peeking out from the bottom of the skirt. “What I really loved about this particular style of skirt was that it came with a triangle scarf in matching material which could be tied around the neck, I swear I thought I was Kate Bush in mine.”

“I’d like to channel the rakish Brian Ferry that provided my soundtrack to the late seventies when I was very young and possibly most impressionable,” says Tom, one half of the Fabulous Baker Brothers, who shares his ideal weekend in this week’s edition.

“I love the seventies look,” says sub-editor Emma who dines atThe Potting Shed this week. “So it’ll be whatever new twist grabs me when I’m wandering around the shops. “When I was younger I used to have fun dancing around in my mum’s old flares, but skinny jeans are more my bag now. I’m a fan of the old hippy vibe so a few flowing summer items might just find their way into my wardrobe.”

“I had a 70’s childhood so I was too young to get really into clothes as fashion items,” says feature writer Helen. “Having said that, I had a pair of flared jeans that I lived in but probably more because they were comfortable than a high fashion item. “I would never have been allowed platform shoes by my parents and anyway I was taller than every other girl at school as it was.”

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N a recent trip to France to visit his 92-year-old mother, Raymond Blanc was woken by a noise in

the garden. “It was 6am, I opened the shutters and who did I see? Maman Blanc,” the chef recalls. “That little woman had already hoed about 10 square metres of earth, and she was going fast. I said, ‘Maman, can you stop? You’ll break your back!’” The father-of-two, who grew up in Besancon, eastern France, adds: “My sons call her Mother Teresa on speed. She’s still working 10 times faster than me.” Raymond’s father was also a keen gardener, and while his school friends were playing football, he and his four siblings would be digging soil and harvesting food for his mother to cook, bottle or pickle to store for the cold winter months. “It gave me an understanding of seasonality, of heritage,” says the 65-year-old. “For me, it was the strongest part of my philosophy, and it still is today.” Raymond’s culinary big break came when, after moving to England in 1972 to work as a waiter, the restaurant’s chef fell ill, and he ended up being required to take over in the kitchen. By 1984, the two-Michelin starred chef had opened hotel and restaurant Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’saisons in Oxfordshire. “The first thing I did at Le Manoir was create an immense garden. Before I even considered the foundations or the roof, I did the garden,” he says today, between gulps of coffee. His passion for gardens hasn’t abated, and he can currently be seen on the BBC Two series Kew On A Plate. The show – which also has an accompanying book of the same name – sees Raymond help create a sumptuous fruit and vegetable garden on the site of what was once Queen Victoria’s royal kitchen garden at Kew, in leafy South West London. “This programme doesn’t try to educate, it wants to share knowledge,” says the food star, who has an expansive understanding of fresh

produce, and its nutritional value. “I wish we could tell the whole world about the importance of eating well, and fresh food. The fresher your food is, the more nutrients it has.” And eating well doesn’t have to mean eating blandly, either, or never indulging in treats. “You can eat really well,” says Raymond, his accent still strong after decades in the UK. “I want my beautiful creme fraiche with my strawberries and sugar, but don’t have it every day. “And don’t have your bacon and egg and tomato deep-fried every day; that’s a treat.” A “French republican“, he relished the chance to work on a former royal plot. With a wicked laugh, he adds: “I loved that and I sang La Marseillaise [the French national anthem] on it.” The 65-year-old is an energetic and

My sons call her Mother Teresa on speed. She’s still working 10 times faster than me Raymond Blanc

charismatic man with a passion for produce and its provenance that belies his nigh-on pensioner status. You get the sense that it’s always been like this. His philosophy is engrained into the very fabric of his two Michelin-star Le Manoir which is undoubtedly his jewel in the crown. I spent a day in its lavish surroundings last year, taking a stroll around the idyllic grounds, past the quaint Japanese tea garden and numerous bronze statues. Raymond beamed as he

showed me round his two-and-half acre organic vegetable and herb garden where the garden to plate ethos continues in all its splendour. There are seven gardeners among the 220 staff with 90 types of fruit and vegetables grown just a short walk from the kitchen. Raymond blames commerce – intensive farming in particular – for the escalating problems Britain has had with food since the Second World War. “The Government looked around at the models that existed in terms of food and of course they saw America was able to produce from the land three to four times more than we were in England,” he says. “So of course we embraced this process of intensive farming and hailed it as a triumph when in fact it became our shame. “There was mad cow

disease, they were burning the cows, it was on world television and it looked like doomsday. “Then intensive farming was followed by heavy processing. If you think molecular gastronomy was born yesterday, my God, processes created it. “So many preservatives and artificial colours were brought into our food and then you wonder why we have cancers.” Raymond loves nothing more than a piece of really great cheese late at night – preferably with a glass of Pinot Noir – but he tries to resist as often as he can. “I try not to eat too late at night because that’s when you put on pounds because your system slows down and all is converted into fat,” he says. No doubt his Russian-born partner, nutritionist Natalie Traxel, has had a thing or two to say too. When I spent a day in her company as part of a cooking class last year, she offered up endless nuggets of information on what to incorporate into our diet and what to avoid. The main message was to be careful with sugar – and hidden sugars in products such as cereals. Raymond clearly shares her philosophy. “What has happened to salt – the salt problem has gone – is going to happen to sugar,” he says. “The revolution is happening as we speak and it’s really exciting but it’s not perfect yet. "You can’t re-invent something which has been destroyed over 70 years.” He becomes philosophical for a second. “Archemedes said ‘let food be your medicine and medicine be your food’ and I laughed because it was just so French,” he says. “But actually it is absolutely right.” Kew On A Plate with Raymond Blanc: Recipes, Horticulture and Heritage, is published in hardback by Headline Books, priced £25. Catch the final episode of Kew On A Plate on BBC Two on Monday. Raymond will be appearing at this year’s RHS Malvern Spring Festival at the Three Counties Showground. It runs from May 7 to 10. For tickets, call 01684 230127 or visit threecounties.co.uk

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Onion soup It's simply as French as a bottle of Beaujolais and just as tempting with delicious flavours topped by Raymond's favourite cheese. And naturally being Gallic gastronomy, the baguette is never far away Ingredients

Method

2tbsp plain flour 60g unsalted butter 1kg Rose de Roscoff onions or white onions, cut into 3mm slices 2 tsp sea salt 2 pinches freshly ground black pepper 200ml dry white wine, boiled for 30 seconds 1.5L cold water (or brown chicken stock, if you prefer a richer soup) 1tsp caster sugar (optional) Croutons: 12 x 1cm-slices of baguette 150g Comte cheese (ideally two-yearold), grated

Preheat the oven to 170C/Gas 3.5.

Equipment Roasting tray

For the soup, put the flour into a small baking tin and toast in the oven for 30 minutes. Toasting the flour cooks the starch and develops a nutty flavour, which will add another layer of flavour to your soup. On a high heat, in a large, non-stick saucepan, melt the butter without letting it brown. Add the onions and soften for five minutes, stirring frequently. Season with the salt and pepper. Continue cooking the onions for 2030 minutes to achieve an even, rich brown colour. Stir every two to three minutes and make sure you scrape any caramelised bits of onion from the

base of the pan to prevent burning and achieve an even colour. Once the onions are the desired colour, stir in the toasted flour and mix thoroughly to absorb all the juices. Gradually stir in the white wine, and one-third of the cold water and whisk to prevent lumps forming. Bring to the boil, add the remaining water and simmer for five minutes. Taste and correct the seasoning, adding the sugar if required. To make the croutons, heat your grill on a high setting. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking tray and toast on one side for three to four minutes. To serve, divide the soup between serving bowls, top with croutons, toasted side up, and sprinkle over the grated Comte.

New potato and chorizo tortilla Ingredients (serves 4 to 6)

400g Jersey Royal potatoes, quartered 1 onion, diced 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 3tbsp olive oil 2 bay leaves 1 thyme sprig 1 rosemary sprig Pinch of Espelette pepper or smoked paprika Pinch of sea salt 120g chorizo, cut into dice 15g flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped 80g spinach, chopped 8 eggs, whisked

Method

Preheat the oven to 170C/Gas 3.5. In a medium saute pan with a lid, over a medium heat, sweat the potatoes, onion and garlic

in the oil with the bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, Espelette pepper or smoked paprika and salt for 13-15 minutes. Stir regularly to avoid any colouring. Add the chorizo and continue to sweat for five minutes with the lid on so the flavours mingle. Finally, add the parsley and spinach and stir them into the vegetables for 30 seconds, then remove from the heat, add the eggs and stir everything together until evenly mixed. Pour the egg mixture into a 20cm non-stick ovenproof frying pan and place in the oven for 15 minutes. Once cooked, remove from the oven and leave to rest for five minutes before turning out. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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A magnificent day out with the stars at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival

EEKEND magazine is delighted to have teamed up with RHS Malvern Spring Festival to offer an exclusive competition. Five lucky readers will win a pair of tickets to the festival’s Family Day on Sunday, May 10, alongside a signed copy of Raymond Blanc’s new book Kew

on a Plate plus a Meet & Greet with CBeebies star Ben Faulks as Mr Bloom. This year heralds the 30th anniversary of RHS Malvern, making it the oldest regional RHS show after Chelsea Flower Show. A bevy of gardening and food royalty will be appearing alongside Raymond and Ben Faulks. BBC Gardeners’ World’s Carol Klein

and Joe Swift, The One Show’s Christine Walkden, alongside CBBC Blue Peter gardener Chris Collins are just a few of the top names appearing at this favourite gardening event. For more information about the RHS Malvern Spring Festival call 01684 230128 or visit the website at rhsmalvern. co.uk

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question:

Which restaurant and hotel is famously owned by Raymond Blanc a. Le Boudoir b. Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons c. Le Cuisine Send your answer on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number toThe Malvern Competition, Features Department,Third Floor, St James’ House, St James’ Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR. The closing date is Saturday, April 11 at noon TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Usual Local World terms and conditions apply. Visit www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/houserules or www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/ houserules for full details. By entering this competition you are ag reeing to Local World informing you of promotions, offers and services unless stated otherwise. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.

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Your guide to fashion in Gloucestershire – direct from the designers themselves

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Make a statement with the latest jewellery collection from Coast. These pretty perspex earrings are £18, while the blue and white chain necklace is £35 and the pink design is £28 from coast-stores.com

SEVENTIES REVIVAL

We’re back in platforms and flares as Seventies style takes over the high street with a hippy trip back in time. We show you how to get the look.

SPOTTED ON THE STREET

Have we spotted you out and about in Gloucestershire? We check out your style and find out what you’re wearing.

THE REAL SUPERFOODS

Do you rush out and spend on the latest superfoods? We find out if you’re wasting your money. And we meet one man dedicated to the work of the Red Cross.

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“I buy things that last for years and years. I am wearing Russell & Bromley boots, a Marks & Spencer jumper and a Barbour jacket.”

Sophie Panes Sophie, 30, who works for Prada says: “When I’m working, my style is quite smart and minimal monochrome. “When I’m off-duty my style is a lot more casual; I’m liking the ripped denim at the moment, as well as denim shirts. “I am wearing a Mulberry bag, Zara jumper, H&M shirt, New Look trousers and shoes.”

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to spots Not just a teenage thing – acne now affects nearly half of all adult women in the UK. So WEEKEND decided to consult the experts

CNE vulgaris, to use its icky full title, now affects 44 per cent of women in the UK, according a survey commissioned by skincare brand Eau Thermale Avene. “Adult acne is increasing in prevalence, among women in particular,” says Professor Rino Cerio, a dermatologist at The Royal London Hospital. “I’m seeing some women come to me with acne in later life; they can be tearful, frustrated, and have very poor self-esteem or depression in some cases.” So why the increase? Hormonal changes are often the cause – either natural fluctuations or due to changing or stopping hormone-based birth control methods, and later in life, the menopause. But stress also increases the production of androgens. Thankfully, there are some steps everyone can take to maximise their skin health, like drinking eight glasses of water and day and getting enough sleep.

SPORADIC SPOTS For infrequent acne, the old adage about never going to bed with your make-up on still applies. Cleanse with caution, though, says consultant dermatologist Dr Justine @WeekendGlos

Hextall: “Stick to gentle cleansers that keep the skin barrier calm and optimally functional.” Now, let’s clear this up once and for all: is it ever OK to pop a spot? Only if you absolutely have to, the pros say. Dr Hextall adds: “If the spot has a yellow head, it is suitable. Make sure your hands are thoroughly clean and press until clear fluid appears, not blood, as you can encourage scarring. CLEANSE: Murad Clarifying Cleanser, £25, murad.co.uk TONE: La Roche-Posay Serozinc, £8.50, from Boots TREAT: Witch Overnight Clearing Serum, £5.99, from Superdrug

REGULAR BREAKOUTS If acne attacks have become more frequent, step up your skincare regime with skin-clearing ingredients and clinically-proven products. “Salicylic acid helps to clear blemishes and prevent future breakouts. Try products that protect and restore skin health, with antioxidant vitamins C and E,” advises Dr

Howard Murad, dermatologist and founder of Murad skincare. “For more heavily blemished skin, look out for hydrogen peroxide with a patented delivery system that spirals down into the pore, eliminating bacteria with oxygen, while maintaining hydration.” CLEANSE: Super Facialist by Una Brennan Salicylic Acid Purifying Cleansing Wash, £7.99, superfacialist. co.uk TREAT: La Roche-Posay Effaclar A.I. Targeted Breakout Corrector, £9.50, from Boots

ONGOING ACNE What if, after trying all the chemist’s suggestions, your spots are still showing no signs of retreating? “If in doubt, seek medical advice, especially if symptoms worsen over a period of time,” says Professor Rino Cerio, a dermatologist at The Royal London Hospital. “The are a multitude of measures that can be taken to improve acne and help to prevent its return, including contraceptive pills.” An expert will be able to reveal more about the exact causes, too.

Superfoods

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The ‘superfood’ status may send sales soaring, but you don’t have to splash out on the trendiest seeds and berries to be healthy. Those boring, oldfashioned fruit and veg are often just as good

UPERFOODS are as well known now as Superman was in the Seventies, and are credited by some with almost as much power as the legendary superhero himself. While they won’t give you powers of flight or the strength to chuck buses, nutrient-dense superfoods – such as pomegranate, coconut oil, kale and red cabbage – are so-called as they’re believed to be ultra good for us, helping

boost general health, super-charging the immune system, guarding our memories and keeping illness at bay, including cancers and heart disease. While kale and cabbages have obviously been around for donkey’s years, the term ‘superfood’ hasn’t, but when something is granted the impressive label, sales often soar. The amount of red cabbage bought in Britain last year grew by nearly 50 per cent compared to the previous 12 months, spending on kale has doubled in the last five years, and sales of coconut oil in the UK has nearly tripled in just two years. But are these so-called superfoods the dietary magic bullets they’re made out to be?

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No, says British Dietetic Association spokesperson, Kelly McCabe. While agreeing that certain foods have indeed been reported to have cancerprotective effects and other health benefits, she stresses: “There’s no such thing as a ‘superfood’. Exotic-sounding and often pricey

superfoods – such as goji berries, chia seeds and teff grains – may frequently be in the headlines, but the truth is that many of the healthiest foods around can be found in the fridges and cupboards of ordinary folk. “We forget all the humble things in our cupboards,” says Kelly, a cancer specialist dietician. “If I had to choose one food, I’d definitely choose an egg. It’s our most easily digestible form of protein, and it contains every vitamin and mineral that we require, with the exception of vitamin C. “It’s a nutritionally complete food – and a normal food we’d eat as part of our everyday diet, as opposed to goji berries, wheatgrass and chia seeds.”

EAT THE RAINBOW

The other top ordinary superfoods are brightly-coloured fruit and vegetables, like tomatoes, carrots, beetroot and sweet potato. Fruits, veg, pulses, beans and plants produce a wide variety of compounds called phytochemicals, packed with gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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cabbage comes from,” explains Kelly. “But you’ll get similar compounds from other green leafy vegetables and purple fruits or veg in the diet - you don’t need to eat a whole red cabbage a day. “Eating a large variety of different colours, even if they’re everyday British foods, is what should be aimed for.”

ALL ABOUT THE BALANCE

potential benefits for human health. They include groups of substances such as polyphenols and carotenoids and sometimes produce antioxidant effects, helping mop up free radicals in the body that may trigger disease. “Think of the colours of your foods,” says Kelly. “Phytochemicals are usually the pigments in the food, so the idea of eating the rainbow is based on science.” Lycopene, the red pigment in tomatoes and watermelon, is thought to have anti-inflammatory effects, while orangecoloured vegetables, like sweet potato, butternut squash, and red or orange peppers, contain beta-carotene, an antioxidant and type of vitamin A. Purples and reds, like blueberries, blackberries and red cabbage, will normally contain anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants. Red cabbage also contains sulforaphane, thought to have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. “Sulforaphanes have protective, anti-inflammatory effects on health, and that’s where all the hype about red @WeekendGlos

A good, varied diet is thought to be important because nutrients have a synergistic effect – they perform best in combination – so different nutrients or phytochemicals will interact with one another to produce beneficial health effects. “There’s no scientific data to support the idea that one food in isolation can have a significant impact on our health,” explains Kelly. “It’s the diet we eat over a long period that subtly influences our health – not eating a punnet of blueberries every day for a week.” And for those who aren’t too keen on fruit and veg, many herbs and spices, such as garlic and turmeric, are also packed with health-boosting phytochemicals. “People will always want to hear that you should go out and buy this really unusual food that’s just been discovered, because the message about everything in moderation is really boring,” Kelly points out. “But all the science suggests that’s what’s necessary. People want a magic bullet food, a really quick fix, but I don’t believe there will ever be one food that has that desired effect on our health.”

FOODS WITH THE HEALTH FACTOR

She won’t call them ‘superfoods’, but here are some of the ingredients Kelly says are of “particular interest” when it comes to boosting health and protecting against cancer... TURMERIC: The active ingredient

in this spice is curcumin, a powerful antioxidant believed to have antiinflammatory properties.

CHILLI PEPPER: Chilli or cayenne

peppers contain capsaicin, a plant chemical found to reduce pain when applied topically, plus vitamin A and antioxidant carotenoids. GINGER: It’s been used as an antisickness remedy for centuries as it

contains volatile oils like gingerol, believed to stimulate saliva and gastric function. RED GRAPES: Their skins contain

resveratrol, a compound shown to reduce inflammation and have antioxidant properties.

AVOCADO: Rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids, such as oleic acid, and the antioxidant vitamins C and E. TOMATOES: Contain lycopene, an

antioxidant chemical found to protect against prostate cancer.

BRIGHTLY-COLOURED BERRIES:

Blueberries, raspberries and strawberries are a rich source of anthocyanins and have been found to have antiviral, antibacterial, antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties. BEETROOT: Rich in nitrates, beetroot

has been linked with improved blood flow and lower blood pressure. It’s also full of antioxidants, potassium, magnesium, vitamin A, B6 and C. POMEGRANATE:

Juice from the seed pulp is rich in tannins, flavonols and anthocyanins, all powerful antioxidants. Pomegranate juice has been found to benefit patients with prostate cancer, and it may also help reduce oestrogen production, potentially useful for those with oestrogen-dependent breast cancer. EGGS: A naturally-rich source of iron,

vitamin D and a rich mixture of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

BRAZIL NUTS: One of very few dietary

sources of selenium, a mineral integral to immune function.

DARK CHOCOALATE: The cacao (or

cocoa) bean is full of protective flavonols which have antioxidant qualities and have been shown to improve vascular health.

Hero JOHN

Armed-ambushes, killer diseases and natural disasters didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop John Cunningham from heading straight to the front line. He talks to HELEN BLOW about his work with the Red Cross 20

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OR 24 years John Cunningham put his life on the line leading mercy missions for the Red Cross across hostile and forbidding terrain. From the war-ravaged jungles of the Congo to the tsunami-hit islands of Indonesia, he fought to get relief through to the victims of conflicts and disasters. Armed hold-ups and ambushes, horrendous roads and spectacular storms were all part of the course for John as he organised more than 40 missions across the globe. But now he is retiring from his ‘angel of mercy’ role and moving to pastures new as the Red Cross’s Gloucestershirebased international emergency response unit (ERU) is relocated. After 12 years in Warmley, the ERU warehouse is moving to bigger premises in Northamptonshire, and John, now 64 and living in Horsley, near Stroud, has decided not to move with it. “I’m coming to a big crossroads in my life. My battle is starting now,” he said. “The last time I went on a mission was for Haiti in 2010 and I don’t know if I’ll ever go on another one. “I sit down and see an emergency being reported on the TV and I think, ‘what am I doing here? I should be out there’ It’s hard to come to terms with.” Born and brought up in Kenya, John spent his early working life as a manager on a 150,0000-acre beef and dairy ranch, where he gained invaluable knowledge in dealing with an estate, lifestock and people, something that would stand him in good stead for what was to come. After a short time in the UK, John returned to Kenya to work as a driver for the International Committee of the Red Cross, taking aid into neighbouring Somalia, where the population was suffering after years of instability, fighting and famine. “I spent two and a half years as a conveyor, delivering aid to various parts of Africa, including people fleeing the Rwandan genocide and the conflicts in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zaire. In his early days, John experienced his fair share of hairy moments. Learning how to negotiate military checkpoints was one of his first lessons, but it was during the more remote stages of trips that convoys would regularly be held up by armed bandits. “You were literally putting your life on the line. You learned quickly only to take a small amount of money and you’d put on a cheap watch because you knew you were going to get ambushed. “Roads were so perilous and people would jump out with AK-47s and put a @WeekendGlos

few bullets over you so you’d stop. “They’d shake down the whole convoy but never touch the food. They’d take all our personal effects down to leaving us in our underpants.” In 1995, after meeting his British wife, Claire, John moved to the UK and started working as an international logistics delegate with the British Red Cross, providing aid to people affected by natural disasters. “I started off as a relief administrator and used to go to countries and set up aid distributions at refugee camps in countries like Rwanda. “On my first six-month mission to Rwanda we would supply local prisons with food for the prisoners. Prisoners were standing all the time – there was no seating or lying room – as a result, there was one man whose feet had swelled up to five times their normal size. “We had delegates going there talking to the prison about conditions. Seeing things like that, I really understood what the Red Cross was all about.” As a relief administrator, John was in charge of managing the warehousing, transport and delivery of commodities to people who needed them after natural disasters throughout the world. Of his time in Rwanda, he said: “Once a week you would have a distribution and there could be thousands of people coming along. If you weren’t careful you would have absolute pandemonium. “Sometimes 20 to 30 trucks would be loaded up so you had to organise it well to make sure there wasn’t a stampede. “You had to understand people were desperate, they had nothing. My experience over the years has been that disasters most affect the poorest and most vulnerable in society.” During one trip the ICRC delegation

John with the Red Cross team in Haiti

had to be closed after hand grenades were thrown into its compound and on another, three delegates were ambushed and killed. “Life is dangerous,” said John, “I didn’t go out there to suck sherbets, I went to work. I knew the consequences, I knew the dangers. I was totally aware of it, but when things like that happened it was still a big shock.” John also worked in the USA when Hurricane Katrina hit the US state of Mississippi in 2005, brought relief to Indonesia after the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, and led a six-month food and malaria programme to Papua New Guinea between 1997-98. During his career with the Red Cross Movement, John has been on 42 missions, supporting people affected by conflict, floods, famine, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes. “My motivation is helping people. I’m a coal face worker and that’s it. I want to be right in the midst of whatever the problem is. “A lot of the pictures I’ve taken over the years are of the kids. They’re the most vulnerable members of society but no matter how bad things are, the kids are able to smile and laugh and take it on the chin. I think that’s what’s kept me going.” Now John has reluctantly decided to take redundancy and has a new job with a local company, but he will continue to train international delegates in his spare time and will continue as a volunteer for the Red Cross. “In a way, we’re a family at the Red Cross,” he said. “Wherever I go in the world, no matter if it’s an earthquake or a tsunami, I know for a fact there will be people I’ve done missions with many years ago.”

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E’S the leatherclad motorbike-mad adventurer we have all become so familiar with over the past decade, and i t turns out there’s nothing to curb Charley Boorman’s enthusiasm. Ever since he first rode on to our screens alongside his BFF Ewan McGregor i n Long Way Down, Charley’s twinkling-eyed affability has kept us entranced and entertained. We have shared his joy at seeing a hitherto unfamiliar world afresh, and he captured our imagination with his heroic endeavours as he progressed to solo trips across such unforgiving terrains as the Arctic, Mongolia and India. Now Charley i s back on home turf after a stint Down Under, and he will be doing what he loves best – talking bike, at the forthcoming Prescott Hill Bike Festival next weekend. Considered the start of the motorcycle season, Prescott will feature lage displays of historic, modern and race bikes. Charley will be on hand alongside fellow guests bike legend and King of the Jungle Carl Fogarty, fellow motorcycle adventurer Nick Sanders and world champion darts player Andy Fordham. And Charley i s typically chirpy and upbeat. “I’m looking forward to i t – anything to do with motorbikes where I get the opportunity to talk to people i s nice,” he said. I mention to Charley that I reviewed him many years ago at his first appearance at Cheltenham Literature Festival, and we are both a bi t surprised when we work out how many years ago i t was, and what has happened since. “It’s been a wild 10 years! But it’ll carry on for another couple with any luck,” he says.

It’s been a wild few years according to adventurer and biking fanatic Charley Boorman. And after a stint Down Under, he tells CORRIE BOND-FRENCH he’s looking forward to next weekend – doing what he does best, chatting to fellow bikers at Prescott Bike Festival I remember how generous Charley was about how he owes his career as a biking adventurer to Ewan, and it is clear that theirs i s a strong friendship, and Charley i s still grateful. “I have been incredibly lucky. Originally, with Ewan, i t was potentially not a bad idea, but then when i t came out, I think people were looking for adventure 10 years ago, instead of lying on the beach. I think the timing was very good.” “But I think there’s also an element of luck i n all these things, and we were lucky too.” He and Ewan have longmooted another bike partnership, but at this point nothing can be set in stone. “It’s a case of watch this space. I’m sure i t will happen, I think when we’re old and grumpy we’ll still be going around the world moaning about how wonderful i t was when we were younger,” he chuckles. It’s also clear that Charley has treasured every moment of his travels and travails, and he i s passionate about his work being educative as well as entertaining. “I always say that every kid at each school should be given a round the world trip by the government and be forced to go and work i n somebody’s place, so instead of sitting here and moaning about things like not having the latest iPhone, they could appreciate that actually for 70 per cent of people life i s actually hard. “I think my job i s fantastic, I’ve been lucky enough to have created

something out of a passionate hobby, and people always see the fun side of it, but between all of that there are huge amounts of work to be done. “It’s like all these things, i f you put i n the hard work at the beginning then once you get to the start line you can si t back and enjoy it. “It’s fun and I love the diversity of the job, but there are roughly six months of the year when I’m away, and the number of birthdays and things I’ve missed over the years, well, it is a downside, but I love my job and I’m not complaining.” Charley i s involved i n charity work for Unicef, Dyslexia UK and Movember, after revealing he had testicular cancer. And he has now published nine books i n total. “Not bad for a dyslexic who left home at 16,” he laughs. And he i s also pretty handy i n the kitchen, as his stint on Masterchef demonstrated. “It was wonderful. I think i n the beginning everyone was a bi t like a rabbit caught i n headlights, but once you get going, and then you realise you’re i n the quarter finals and the semi-finals, you start to think, Oh, I might be able to do this. “It was good fun. I really enjoyed the challenges. It was terrifying but brilliant! So now he’s back on home turf, is he itching to get into the kitchen? “I got back from Australia a couple of days a go and I cooked dinner on the night I got back, and I’m cooking lunch today.” The festival takes place on Sunday, April 12 at Prescott Hill Climb. For tickets, visit prescottbikefestival.co.uk Charley, right, with fellow Masterchef contestants

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Landlord PeterTiley mans the pumps at the Salutation Inn in Ham near Berkeley

Most chefs hark on about using local ingredients but how about from the field next door via the butcher over the road.

SUE BRADLEY finds out why The Bull in Fairford is fast earning a reputation as the place to be for beef eaters

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ANDLORD Peter Tiley’s recipe for a good pub is simple. Well-kept beers and ciders are essential, along with a welcoming landlord, cheerful bar staff, friendly customers and a roaring open fire. It’s a simple mix but one that has certainly found favour with judges from the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) who have described The Salutation Inn in Ham near Berkeley as ‘a gem’ and named it their national pub of the year. What makes this accolade all the more remarkable is that The Sally, as it’s affectionately known, is situated in a tiny hamlet populated by just 80 people within one of the most remote parts of Gloucestershire. Furthermore, it's run by a 30-year-old former telecoms business analyst who makes no secret of the fact that he had not as much pulled a pint

A small pub located deep in the Gloucestershire countryside has been n amed the best in Britain by the Campaign for Real Ale. SUE BRADLEY travels to the tiny hamlet of Ham near Berkeley to discover what sets The Salutation above the rest

of beer before becoming a licensee two years ago. “It’s been surreal,” admits Peter. “We knew we had a really nice pub, dedicated staff and a nice bunch of people coming in but to win this national award was far beyond our wildest dreams.” Gloucestershire-born Peter was working in London when he learned that the lease for The Salutation was on the market. It was a pub he knew well, having visited it during trips back to his home county to see his parents, and, with the added attraction of a microbrewery on the premises, it was an opportunity he could not resist. “While I had no experience of the pub trade, I suppose it’s fair to say that my hobby had been going to pubs at weekends and trying to find the best ones,” says Peter.

“I was always looking at them and thinking about what worked and what I liked about them. “Obvious things were that the beer had to be really good but there were also simple things such as the landlord thanking customers for coming; it meant a huge amount to me to be acknowledged for going into a pub and spending my hard-earned money there, that it meant something to the landlord.” From the outset, Peter and his wife Claire set about making The Salutation a vibrant part of the community and a place in which people from Ham, Berkeley and surrounding villages could socialise. To this end music is restricted to occasional live folk nights and singalongs around the piano so that people can hear themselves speak. A variety of events are held at the pub,

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including sausage roll and homebrew competitions and shove ha’penny matches, to bring people in. Customers have a go at helping behind the bar on a Monday night and on the last Tuesday of the month there is a ‘Ham at Home’ evening during which people bring and share their own dishes and talk about the recipes. “Our role is to create a platform for people to socialise,” says Peter. “This pub has small rooms which is great because people end up talking to individuals they haven’t met before.” Food cooked by pub chef Dan Ashford is available at lunchtimes and consists of a simple menu of ploughman’s, ham, eggs and chips, and a freshly-cooked dish of the day. Much of the pork for these meals comes from Peter’s own Gloucestershire Old Spots pigs, kept on-land just over the road from the pub, and this year he hopes to produce his own eggs and potatoes too. “We don’t serve food in the evenings as it just gets in the way, and we keep our lunch menus simple but extremely good,” explains Peter. “It’s my aim that everything on our plates of ham, eggs and chips is sourced from just a few metres from the pub. We’re quite excited about this being a cottage industry.” Guest chefs come to the pub one evening a month and Berkeleybased Nick Higgs rolls up with his mobile wood-fired clay pizza oven from noon to 6.30pm on Saturdays. Currently Nick is serving Americanstyle barbecued food during weekday lunchtimes while Dan is away on an extended holiday. In the months to come Peter hopes to build on his reputation for excellent beer by making more of his own ales. His own Tiley’s brews have already been quietly introduced and are selling well alongside beers from established breweries such as Severn Vale in Cam, Cotswold Spring, Bristol Beer Factory and Butcombe, and ciders from Barnes

and Adams in Wick, Tom Oliver’s in Herefordshire and Roger Wilkins in Somerset. “We’ve put a few test beers from our microbrewery on the bar with pump clips made out of cardboard and no fanfares,” laughs Peter. “The first beer sold out within three hours and the second within one and a half hours but we’re not in full production yet.” Peter now works much longer hours than he ever did in London but says The Salutation is where he wants to be. “It’s been a crazy two years: I’ve quit my job, left London, got married, took on a pub, launched a microbrewery and kept pigs,” he laughs. “The Salutation was a really good pub before we took it over and we’ve really tried to build on this. “I wanted people to come here and see how pubs can be fun and how they should not be closing. “To me it’s horrendous that so many villages don’t have pubs: human beings are gregarious by their nature and not having a place to express this is unnatural. “To win CAMRA’s best pub in Gloucestershire was amazing and to take the title for the south west was ridiculous. It was mind-blowing to be named the National Pub of the Year; we didn’t think we had a chance against the other three really good pubs we were up against, we felt like amateurs.” Peter hopes The Salutation’s success will also benefit the Berkeley area. “It’s such a beautiful town with such a great heritage, especially in terms of food and drink production and the castle, and stunning countryside,” he says. “Hopefully the CAMRA award will bring benefits to the whole local economy and not just us.” the-sally-at-ham.com The Salutation Inn

SPRINGWHITES With the changing of the seasons, a spring cellar selection should include some good, well-made wines. Here are some suggestions to raise a glass to springtime A light gavi from the Piedmont region in northern Italy offers good value, especially if you reach forThe Exquisite Collection Gavi 2014, Italy (£5.49, Aldi).This dry white made from cortese grapes has a delicate floral bouquet with grapefruit, apples and lemon peel flavours. You can't go wrong with Louro do Bolo, Bodegas Rafael Palacios 2013, Valdeorras, Spain (£16.95, bbr.com). Utterly delicious, it may quickly disappear before you've had time to consider the delicate floral bouquet followed by an unexpectedly complex, tropical palate with wonderful peaches and pear flavours, underlying minerality and citrus accents on the finish. Picpoul is a fresh white with cleansing acidity that works well with shellfish. From the Rhone Valley, Jean-Luc Colombo's Les Girelles Picpoul De Pinet 2014, France (£9.99, henningswine.co.uk) is especially good. Well rounded and delightfully refreshing, white blossom on the nose leads to plenty of ripe fruity red apple and citrus flavours with bright acidity on the finish.

Ed's gone gluten-free

AWARD-WINNING restaurant group Ed’s Easy Diner has launched a GF accredited gluten-free menu – meaning people with coeliac disease can now get their 1950’s diner fix at their 35 diners across the UK, including the one at Gloucester Quays. Ed’s have worked hard to keep in all the ‘greats’. With fifteen burgers to ponder over including the Smoky Joe’s with Cheddar cheese, griddled onions and smoky BBQ sauce; chickpea and quinoa or chicken and Bacon BLT, plus five hot dogs, you will be spoilt for choice. Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet, St Ann Way, Gloucester GL1 5SH edseasydiner.com

Inside The Potting Shed

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Shed loads

OF FLAVOUR When it comes to that cosy-home feeling, The Potting Shed in Wiltshire has got it spot on. EMMA LUTHER paid them a visit to see what the fuss was about

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OES good food taste better if you’re somewhere good-looking? Possibly not, but the satisfaction stakes are upped, that’s for sure. The arrival at The Potting Shed is pretty from the start, with a winding drive taking in mature trees dressed in lights, tables topped with herbs and, when we pulled up, snowdrops peeking up through the grass. With plenty of parking, this little gem, just a hop over the county’s borders, sat next to the A429, is easy to find and hard to pull yourself away from. We arrived on a gloriously sunny winter’s afternoon. As we stepped inside we were greeted by cosy warmth from two roaring wood burners and chatter from the busy bar area. Looking around there were nods to its name with large plant pots stuffed with spades and vintage ski poles propped up against the wall showed thought had gone in to its styled interior. Out table was tucked away in the corner, next to a toasty wood burner, with decorative vintage toys sitting alongside us including scuffed up oldschool skittles with retro tug-along kids toy horses smiling at the exposed Cotswolds brickwork surrounding them in their alcove. Even the loos had a nod to the name of the place with a miniature wheelbarrow overflowing with loo rolls on the wide windowsill. Not to mention the pretty hessian sack plant pots, nestling primroses, on the dining tables. The rustic styling of this place would do any interior designer very proud indeed. And the friendly staff added to the relaxed country-feel dressed in jeans and smart shirts, with an easy smile and helpful tips. So taken was I with the look and feel of this charming pub, it took me a good while to turn my eyes away from its cool biscuit-shaped cushions and gorgeous green tumblers dotted across the chunky, wooden tables, to look at the menu. And what a delight that offered. There was so much choice my partner and I

had to discuss the options and weigh them up against each other; so appealing was the selection. After much umming and ahhing I went for the crisp cauliflower fritters with sweet chilli jam and coriander and red onion salad (£6.25), while my partner liked the sound of the seared Cornish scallops, crispy pancetta, Jerusalem artichoke purée and truffle honey (£7.95). As we waited for our dishes to be prepared a chopping board with freshly baked bread arrived to whet our appetite which was a pleasant surprise. Our dishes quickly followed and the artistic presentation was gorgeous. My vibrantly yellow fritters were crunchy and hot, the jam added a kick, while the fresh salad was delicious on the side. Matt’s plate was covered in beautiful swirls of puree and he couldn’t get over how light and fresh the small, perfectly cooked scallops were. After a welcome short wait for our starters to go down, our generous roasts arrived and were positively glowing with caramel-coloured gravy. My poussin (£15.95) was fabulous with plenty of flavour and the vegetables would encourage any fussy youngster who ‘doesn’t like veg’ to tuck in. My curly kale and mashed swede mixed with carrots was wonderful and made me

feel quite virtuously healthy. The bread sauce could’ve done with a touch more flavour and seasoning but was a minor complaint next to the gloriously golden crunchy goose fat potatoes. Matt wolfed down his rare roast rib of beef (£15.95) with gusto, enjoying plenty of our shared steaming hot cauliflower cheese and his big Yorkshire pudding. He declared it magnificent, rubbing his stomach in satisfaction as the dishes were cleared away so he could recline with a beer and sports pages from the selection of newspapers on the side, for a break before pudding. We didn’t really need any extras after such a huge lunch and tasty starters but ever the ambitious we made room to share the St Emillion au chocolat, dotted with passionfruit coulis and toffee tuile (£5.95). We were glad it was modestly portioned and the chocolate wasn’t too sweet. It had a wonderful thick, creamy texture, with a few crumbled nuts around the edge for good measure. The tangy fruit sauce added a nice surprise on the palate in contrast to the bitter dark chocolate. It was an excellent lunch and after such a great first visit we’ll be returning with friends very soon. The Potting Shed Pub, The Street, Crudwell, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9EW thepottingshedpub.com, 01666 577833.

The Potting Shed at night

TURTLE BAY'S

Jerk chicken New Cheltenham restaurant Turtle Bay serves up dynamic, bold flavours firmly rooted in the tradition and vibe that reflects the Caribbean soul. Try their spicy salmon and a bird with all the trimmings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; think reggae roast! Ingredients

Method

1 whole chicken (1.2 -1.6kg bird) 50g jerk seasoning 5 drops of liquid smoke (optional) 2 sprigs of fresh thyme 5g ground pimento powder Pinch of sea salt Pinch of black pepper 1 jar of spiced orange chutney (buy locally)

1. Coat the whole chicken with jerk seasoning, liquid smoke (optional), fresh thyme, ground pimento, salt and black pepper. 2. Place on a tray, covered and refrigerate overnight. 3. Remove from fridge and place into a roasting dish, pour half a cup of water and cover with foil. 4. Put into a pre-heated oven for 45 minutes on 180-200C.

Equipment Roasting tray

5. Remove from the oven, take off foil, baste the chicken with the cooking juices and return to the oven on 180-200C for 15 minutes. 6. Remove from oven and leave to rest for 15 minutes before serving. 7. At Turtle Bay we serve with rice and peas, fried plantain and dumplings 8. But for a special occasion, swap the rice and peas for roasties and spiced carrots and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to dollop over the spiced orange chutney as our sunnier take on cranberry sauce too.

Jerk salmon Ingredients (serves 2) 2 6oz salmon fillets 30g plain flour 25g jerk seasoning 25g melted butter Pinch of sea salt 2 lime wedges

Method

1. Heat a little oil in a nonstick frying pan 2. Place salmon fillets skin side down in flour, and pat excess flour off with your hand 4. Place the salmon skin down into a hot frying pan and leave it to cook for 30 seconds 5. Brush jerk seasoning on the salmon flesh 6. Place into oven and cook for 8-12 minutes. 7. Remove from oven and leave to rest 8. Brush the skin side of the salmon evenly with butter

9. Sprinkle sea salt evenly over salmon 10. Remove from pan using a spatula or fish slice and place onto a plate 11. Serve pineapple salsa over the salmon and your choice of side salad, garnish and lime

Salsa ingredients 2 fresh pineapple slices 1 spring onion 150g cucumber 3 mint leaves 3 coriander leaves

Method 1. Cut the pineapple slices and cucumber into small chunks 2. Finely slice the spring onion and place into a mixing bowl 3. Add the mint and coriander leaves 4. Mix together gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

LAUNCH PARTY

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More than 500 guests attended the launch party of new Caribbean restaurant, Turtle Bay, in Cheltenham.

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Olivia Kennaway and Shannon Matthews

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Liberty Mann, Olivia Hill-Mathieson and Max Sinclair

Arash and Brenda Noori

Sally Gillespie, Louise Adkins and Karen Evans

Restaurant staff join the celebrations

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E may be a boy but this Shaun the Sheep is certainly ewe-nique and b-ewe-tiful. And he has now trotted all the way from Cheltenham to St Paul’s Cathedral. And if he seems particularly familiar, it’s because he has been painted by renowned Cheltenham artist PJ Crook. The artist was asked to paint one of the flock of giant Shaun the Sheep sculptures that are currently grazing around London landmarks, by Aardman Productions Oscar-winning animator and designer, Nick Parks. PJ’s unique woolly friend, named Literary Lamb, will be placed at Temple Bar, the pedestrian walkway behind St Paul’s Cathedral, where he will remain until May 28. And there’s not a shepherd’s crook pun in sight! He will join the flock of 120 giant Shaun the Sheep sculptures to feature in ‘Shaun in the City’– two public arts trails across London and Bristol. All of the flock have been created by artists, designers and celebrities, and will be found grazing in green spaces and iconic locations across London and Bristol, before going to auction to raise

We’ll be flocking to see the giant Shaun the Sheep sculptures going on display in London and Bristol, especially the one designed by Cheltenham artist PJ Crook. CORRIE BONDFRENCH reports

funds for Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity and The Grand Appeal, supporting children in hospitals across the UK. Trail guides are available from a stall in Covent Garden. And PJ has thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “I have used a lot of wordplay with double or treble meanings with the hope of enticing children and adults into having a little fun,” she said. “I’ve made references to 12 items found in a house or garden, 11 pairs of drawers, five anatomical parts, four shoes, four animals, three birds, three vehicles, two tools, two pairs of socks, two children’s stories, two insects, one philosopher, one storyteller, one football team, one super hero, one fish and one game. “And there are two riddles on the front of his legs, with answers on the backs.” Others include Counting Sheep by Gerald Scarfe and Woolly Wiggle by Zandra Rhodes. PJ’s has been sponsored by Portland Brown. Nick Park is also over the moon with PJ’s sheepish endeavours. “Absolutely beautiful and wonderful I must say. I absolutely loooooove it,” said Nick. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

Pop in to pop-up shop COLOURFUL and innovative designs by local artists and craftspeople make a visit to Montpellier Gardens in Cheltenham a must next week. The Pop Up Shop in the Park is the brainchild of graphic designer and illustrator Cathy Haworth, who runs cards and gift wrap company Love From Lemonade. She and other makers will be taking over the Gardens Gallery from April 8-14 with stalls featuring framed prints, greetings cards, photography, stationery and prints. Its aim is to raise the profile of local designers and makers as well as giving people the chance to buy original products. Other stalls include Violet and Percy run by Flora Mountford, selling gifts and paper products and Carla Draper, who sells fun, colourful dog bowls. Cards, prints and paper coaster will be sold by Mac and Ninny, while Meghan Spurlock will bring her illustrations along as well. The shop will be open from 10am to 5pm daily.

k “It will be such a big highlight of the trail and so visually stunning and funny too – with lots of great puns worked in cleverly and artistically. “I love the style and can’t wait to see it in situ. It works so well.” There are lots of ways to get involved with Shaun in the City. Download the official Shaun in the City: Sheep Spotter app to your Apple or Android device to find Shauns, collect ewe-nique achievements and trophies, and connect with the wider Shaun-hunting community The sculptures will then go to auction on October 8, with proceeds from the London sculptures benefiting Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity supporting children’s hospitals and hospices throughout the UK. All proceeds from the Bristol sculptures will benefit The Grand Appeal which funds pioneering medical equipment and facilities at Bristol Children’s Hospital. @WeekendGlos

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Easter jobs

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The Easter weekend is traditionally the time to get outdoors, tidy up the garden and start planting

Brighten up your home with stylish and colourful accessories from Gloucesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lisa Robinson

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Easter Start with the lawn

GARDENING JOBS

WHILE a bowling green-standard lawn may require the investment of too much time and effort for most of us, there’s no doubt that badly-kept grass can ruin the appearance of a garden. Providing your grass has started growing, now is the time set about improving it. Deal with any outbreaks of moss either by raking it out with a spring-tine rake, or by applying a moss killer and then raking out the dead moss once it has blackened. Remove any perennial weeds by hand or apply a spot weed killer. Bare patches and damage, such as molehills, can be repaired by sowing a little grass seed. Finally, cutting with the blades set high and sharpening up the edges of the lawn will give an instant cared-for look and provide the perfect foil for your borders. Plan now for later in the season. Mention bulbs and it’s usually daffodils and tulips that come to mind but there’s no need to limit your display to those springtime favourites and there’s still time to plant for a summer show. Lilies and gladioli can be used to plug gaps in borders, or try tubers such as begonias and dahlias. Plant in odd numbers – threes or fives – to get the best effect, or grow a row in the vegetable plot to use as cut flowers. If your borders are tightly packed, put some in a large pot to brighten up the patio. It may be too late to order online – check out specialist websites – but there are still packs available in garden centres.

Introduce some water Even the smallest garden can have a water feature and it needn’t involve hours of digging. Any watertight container from unusual pots, old troughs or even reclaimed galvanised buckets can be used to grow aquatic plants, such

Lighter evenings and the long Bank Holiday weekend make this the perfect time to take stock of your garden. From tidying up after winter to adding new plants or features, a few hours spent outside now will pay huge dividends later in the season says MANDY BRADSHAW

as miniature lilies. If you have an outside power socket, then you can add the sound of running water with a simple pump and fountain that can be disguised by plants or allowed to bubble through pebbles. Squeeze in some vegetables. If you haven’t got room for a dedicated vegetable plot, try incorporating them into your borders. Choose varieties with pretty flowers – runner beans can have red, white and even salmon pink blooms – or attractive leaves, such as red lettuce. Many vegetables can be grown in containers – look out for miniature varieties or those that mature quickly.

Get sowing Why not make this the year to try something different? With the end of the frost risk in sight, now is the time to sow courgettes and there’s so much more than just the familiar green varieties with yellow, striped and even round fruits available. Plants can be started off in three-inch pots, a propagator or on a sunny windowsill, placing the seeds vertically to avoid rotting. Gradually harden off the young plants and plant out at the end of May. Winter squash can also be started off now. One of the very best to store is ‘Crown Prince’, which has the added bonus of beautiful grey/blue skin, bright orange flesh and a superb flavour.

Hunt out some inspiration Easter sees the garden-visiting season well and truly under way offering the

chance to gather tips and ideas. Pick up a copy of the Gloucestershire Yellow Book or go online at ngs.org.uk to see which gardens are open under the National Gardens Scheme, or visit one of the National Trust properties, such as Hidcote or Snowshill. Even with large gardens there’s always a small corner, or plant combination that can be copied at home.

Finally, raise the next generation

While it’s true that most gardeners start in earnest when they get their first plot, it’s never too early to introduce the next generation to the joys of growing. Children love the magic of sowing seeds and watching them spring to life and there are several easy options to try. For really fast results, the old favourite of cress is tried and tested while radish can produce plump, pink roots in just a few weeks. When it comes to flowers, sunflowers are popular and there’s far more than just the usual large yellow available with varieties ranging from toddler-height to giant-sized while colours include flame orange, deep burgundy, sunshine yellow and bronze. For something different, try the fastgrowing annual ‘Morning Glory’, or ipomea; just ensure youngsters don’t eat the seeds as they are harmful. Blue forms are the most common but newer varieties include Sutton Seeds’ ‘Inkspots’, (suttons.co.uk) whose trumpet blooms come in shades of blue with deep rose markings. Grow them against a sunny wall or in a pot on the patio. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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Hidcote Manor and gardens

A water feature at Sandywell garden

HOME sweet HOME Looking for lovely accessories to brighten up the house for spring? HELEN BLOW met mum Lisa Robinson, who has an eye for pretty things

Hamman throw from Loving Home

N the end it was cutlery weren’t necessarily to other that did it. Lisa Robinson’s people’s taste. dream of setting her up own “I made a few really bad home accessories company decisions but now I keep it more started with a few spoons. simple and also buy things that go Now of course Loving Home sells together.” everything from brightly coloured Although creative as a child, mugs and slogan tea towels to fun the former Denmark Road pupil print lunch bags and fluffy throws. went to Southampton University to “I started with some handbecome a teacher. stamped spoons and tea towels “But I realised within a couple of from suppliers in Cheltenham and terms that teaching wasn’t for me,” it has grown from says Lisa. She left Picture: Rosemary Watts there,” said Lisa, 45, and began a career in who admits to having marketing and public a life-long affair with relations. anything ‘homey’. She spent two She specialises in years in Hong Kong stylish, contemporary working in marketing and affordable gifts and advertising, and home accessories as well as for a which she sells via an travel magazine, online shop from her before returning Gloucester home. to Gloucester and Married with two joining the Meningitis young daughters, when Trust as head of she’s not looking after events. her family including “That was a very their lively border rewarding job and I collie, Lisa spends her loved it,” says Lisa, time sourcing gorgeous Lisa Robinson who then went on to items. work as a fundraiser “I travel to trade to build a centre and craft fairs to find new, original for Maggie’s, the cancer support items and I have taught myself not charity, in Cheltenham. to grab everything I love, but to be During that time she and her a bit more selective,” Lisa laughs. husband, Nigel, started a family “I try to choose items that will and now, 11 years later, they have appeal to a wide range of people. daughters, Maisie, and Florence. “When I first started visiting “I set up Loving Home casually trade fairs, I bought things that at first, selling to friends and I loved but didn’t sell, as they family, but my dream was to start

my own company and so, in the end, I decided to give up my job at Maggie’s last November and start the business as my proper job. “My husband’s company designed my website and I went live about six weeks ago. I also do house parties and pop-up shops at gift fairs and shows, and at Christmas it was crazy with all the markets.” Because of her charity work background, Lisa also supports various charities, and this year, not surprisingly, it’s Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres. She is raising money through the sale of handblown glass gifts. “For every item bought, I will be making a donation to the charity,” she says. “That is very important to me.” Her best sellers are still the stamped cutlery, which Lisa says, are perfect for gifts, as well as the throws and linen cushions. “It’s a very competitive industry and you have to find your focus and your target audience to make it work,” she said. As to the future, although Lisa has toyed with the idea of having a shopfront for her products, she is content with the online shop and forays into the community to promote her business. “I’m always on the lookout for new and exciting items, particularly seasonal products. Coming up to summer I am aiming to stock items for al fresco dining and other outdoor items.” ■ Visit lovinghome.co.uk

Marilyn throw, pink kitchen towel, Love Changes Everything cushion and pretty melamine beaker from Loving Home

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THE HIDDEN BEAUTY OFTHE

West Bank MAX HALL put aside his preconceptions of Middle Eastern trouble-spot the West Bank and enjoyed an exotic dip into an Arab world famed for its hospitality as well as a surprising slice of British street culture

WAY from talk of intifada, Occupied Territories and hobbled peace processes, the crowded, colourful streets of the West Bank, peopled with street sellers hawking traditional foods, a cacophony of car horns and the melodic cry of the imams issuing the call to prayer provide an exotic backdrop for travelers. This particular corner of the Middle East is a place where situations change in the blink of an eye so visitors should stay abreast of current affairs and any travel to Hamas-controlled Gaza is discouraged by the Foreign Office in the strongest terms. But the Fatah-controlled West Bank is a different story with a state of relative calm, opening up the opportunity to visit Biblical sites such as Bethlehem and the ancient city of Jericho as well as the bustling streets of Nablus, Ramallah and Hebron. With direct flights not an option, I crossed the Israeli border from Jerusalem, the fascinating divided city that itself demands a three or four day stay and is criss-crossed by physical and cultural fault lines.

The network of bus and taxi services into Ramallah makes it a handy base for the West Bank and for those seeking a luxurious retreat. Sun-drenched suites offer a panoramic view of the skyline from the high end neighbourhood of Al Masyoun Heights. Everything in Ramallah is a short taxi ride away but walking through the city centre, with the riot of colour and noise that is Al Ersal street, is an experience. The city was founded by five families, each represented by a lion at the Al Manara roundabout but there is little doubting who is the figurehead of the city as murals, posters and, at Al Manara, a huge banner of Yasser Arafat overlook proceedings. Although Ramallah has its attractions, Bethlehem is undoubtedly the biggest draw for tourists. Most visitors are drawn to The Church of the Nativity, commissioned by the Emperor Constantine in 326 and the oldest continuously operating church in the world. The church, divvied up to the smallest detail between the Greek Orthodox, Armenian and Catholic Christian communities, is entered

through the aptly named Gate of Humility, a tiny doorway through which most visitors have to stoop. Spiritual visitors may find they have scant opportunity to pray, though, thanks to the Greek Orthodox priests ushering through a constant flow of tourists. There is less hurry at the Milk Grotto Chapel, where Mary is said to have breast-fed the infant Jesus. Legend has it a drop of milk turned the red stone walls of the grotto white. There are secular attractions too, not least ‘a tea you will never forget’ from Sami Khamis. Though almost impossible to find the tiny tearoom off Star Street, the owner can be spotted scurrying around collecting glasses. Sami is happy to demonstrate how his ‘special teas’ are made, making novices repeat every ingredient to the delight of the two or three patrons somehow shoehorned into his emporium. A taxi tour of the Aida refugee camp is rewarded by a surprise highlight of any West Bank visit – Banksy street art on a graffiti’d stretch of the security fence, including the iconic image of the Palestinian protestor hurling flowers. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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One of the lions that represent the founding families of Ramallah

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The Grand Park Hotel in Ramallah

Find a taxi driver familiar with the Banksy trail and see works by the world-famous tag artist, including the little girl ascending the grim wall with a handful of balloons. For gastronomes, no West Bank trip is complete without venturing north to Nablus to sample kunafeh, the ultrasweet dessert which is the city’s gift to the world and the Tawfiq restaurant is rated highly. Nablus clings to the slopes of Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, the latter dominated by the palatial residence of statesman and Palestinian tycoon Munib al-Masri. The city’s ancient quarter dates back to the land of Canaan and Ottoman-era dwellings line a narrow souq. Visitors can see the minaret in the town square and men can visit the Turkish baths where locals still go to hang out, smoke nargileh pipes and indulge in massages under Ottoman domed ceilings. A trip into the West Bank offers a striking contrast to the more familiar, European-facing world of Israel and, although the sheer press of life and rough appearance of urban centres like Nablus and Ramallah can present a culture shock, the sheer vitality of the @WeekendGlos

region, not to mention the Biblical and archaeological heritage and year-round summer in Jericho, make a trip to this oft-misunderstood corner of the world worthwhile. Max Hall stayed as a guest of the Grand Park Hotel, in Ramallah, grandpark.com For more details of attractions in the West Bank, go to visitpalestine.ps

The statue of a man climbing the Palestinian Authority flagpole at the Assa’a roundabout, in Ramallah

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RETIREMENT RECEPTION

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A retirement reception was held for Ian Mean, former editor of the Gloucester Citizen and former editor-in-chief of Gloucestershire Media, at The Greenway Hotel and Spa, Shurdington, Cheltenham

Photographer: Anna Lythgoe

From left, Sir Henry Elwes, Judy Mean, Lady Carolyn Elwes and Ian Mean

Lady Carolyn Elwes with Emma Willis

From left, Chris Creed, Matt Holmes and Jenny Eastwood

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by Jamie Kornegay Two Roads, priced £16.99 We all know we can be our own worst enemies, but in terms of the characters in Soil, that’s a severe understatement. But despite the characters’ inherent unlikeability, debut author Jamie Kornegay has managed the tricky task of making them sympathetic too. Jay Mize is an annoyingly idealistic young farmer doomed for failure, hounded by an egotistical deputy sheriff and a crippled elderly woodsman with a vendetta. These three very

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The Mediterranean, 2010. As rebels battle loyalists, Farid and his mother flee the wreckage ofTripoli for the coast, pinning their hopes on a trafficker’s rusting boat and the perilous crossing to Italy. Across the water, in Sicily, 18-year-old Vito has been raised on stories of a Libya he has never known, his mother one of the Italians exiled when Gaddafi came to power. He ponders where he belongs and what to make of his life as he picks through the flotsam of past shipwrecks that wash up upon the shore.These lives kept apart by the sea at their centre are narrated in sparse and sensuous prose in Mazzantini’s important, timely novel. Against a portrait of two mothers’ love for their sons, it tells the story of humanity’s constant flux and the forces that drive migrations. Home is never fixed, but a fluid and precarious concept that could at any time be upturned.

It’s Manchester in the summer of 2011 and best friends Mac and Stick have a great adventure planned – a road trip to Spain, where they plan to drink, dance, turn 18 and, most importantly, escape Manchester. But the trip gets cancelled when Stick receives the devastating news that Mac has been fatally stabbed. From this early point in the book, we hear the story of a grief-stricken Stick who struggles with his feelings of anger, disbelief and hopelessness. One ray of light comes in the form a J, an adventurous and self-assured fellow teen who Stick quickly falls for.The riots, which feature at the end of the book, are almost irrelevant to the story. This is more a tale about grief, and though the main character might not be likeable at times, it is a well-researched and interesting snapshot story.

The Shut Eye weaves together so many strands of a compelling murder mystery that it is sometimes easy to get too tangled up in its disparate plots and sub-plots. Jumping from one line to the next leaves the reader fighting for oxygen as much as some of the characters, coming up for air after each chapter as the different angles threaten to overwhelm.The disappearance of Daniel Buck and the whereabouts of Edie Evans play on the minds of the police as well as those of the parents left behind. A shut eye is that between-worlds figure who can see what has happened to the lost and tries desperately to tell their story to those left behind. Daniel’s mother, Anna Buck, battles with the things she sees which a disbelieving world dismisses as the ramblings of a crazy woman. Not even Bauer’s skill as a writer can save what ultimately proves to be a flawed process.

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With a central character in the middle of a bipolar breakdown, The Pocket Wife follows in the footsteps of bestsellers like Elizabeth Is Missing and Before I GoTo Sleep, both of which feature mentally disturbed protagonists. Sadly though, it lacks their pageturning power. Dana Catrell, the book’s rather attractively unstable heroine, is starting to unravel when her neighbour Celia is murdered. Unfortunately, Dana can’t remember much about their last meeting apart from a drunken row, and starts to believe she might be the killer. A shifty husband, a rugged cop and a sexy assistant prosecutor are added to the mix, but they can’t disguise the fact that, for long stretches of this book, nothing much happens. It’s a lack of pace that’s fatal in a thriller – a shame, because Dana’s teetering on the brink of brilliance and insanity is a convincing portrayal of madness. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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He may not be able toplay the ‘young buck’ for ever, but Russell Crowe is hungry to keep challenging himself. WEEKEND finds out all about his directorial debut

USSELL Crowe couldn’t give a monkey’s what others think of him. In the age of selfies, and the very real possibility for A-Listers to have their mugs surreptitiously snapped and then splashed across social media, many actors would feel the need to preen for their public, both physically and in what they say. Russell Crowe is not that man. With a full day of interviews to discuss his directorial debut The Water Diviner, in which he also stars, he is relaxed and prepared for battle in his slouchy black hoodie and jeans – a pack of cigarettes closely at hand for a crafty drag. “I know so many actors who would freak out about going on a television show with all these grey hairs poking out,” says the 50-year-old, shrugging. “I haven’t had my eyes done or whatever. I am who I am. I’m totally comfortable in my own skin.” Comfortable and defiant. Earlier this year, Russell sparked controversy when he spoke out about how growing older has changed the roles he considers, and suggested his female counterparts who find it hard to land roles shouldn’t look to play the “ingenue” forever. He went on to name check Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep (even finding an ally in The Iron Lady star) as shining examples of actors who have continued their success well into their 60s. “The benefit of being an actor, one of the benefits, is there are always roles to play, whatever age you are,” explains Crowe, who was born in New Zealand but grew up in Australia. “But it never gets less competitive. I think that’s where some people have a fundamental problem. If they’ve achieved a level of success, then that level of success should remain for the rest of their lives, but that’s not reality.” He had a firm but fair approach to directing on set, insisting on giving his

cast and crew proper time off to see their families, and allowing the odd pint or play on one of the Space Invaders or pinball machines he hired for them, in return for giving “their absolute best work” while they were on set. “I’m a very ambitious b****** and I want to be working at the highest levels of the business, and if you’re going to do that, that takes effort.” A firm believer in graft, he clearly enjoys throwing his all into a project. “Nobody hands you a damned thing in this world,” he continues. “It’s only the fact that you apply energy and effort that will give you that [success]. “For me, to say what I said [about

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ageing], I was just turning it back into myself, and saying it would be embarrassing pretending that I’m still some young buck.” Granted then, Crowe, who has two sons with his estranged wife Danielle Spencer, isn’t one to rest on his laurels. After a hugely successful career, finding global acclaim in his 30s for his Academy Award-winning role in Gladiator and Bafta win for A Beautiful Mind, he has stepped up to direct The Water Diviner. Also starring Bond actress Olga Kurylenko, the film is based on a true story of a grieving Australian father, who goes to Gallipoli to find out what’s

happened to his three sons, who’ve been reported missing in action in the First World War battle. “When I’m looking for scripts as an actor, I’m looking for one that I have a visceral connection to; goosebumps, churning stomach, sweating brow, making notes immediately on behalf of the character, correcting dialogue,” he says. “And that was happening when I was reading the script. But the other thing that was happening, which I’m totally unused to and has never happened, was where I had a fundamental belief that I was the only person in the entire universe that could tell this story the way it [was meant to be told].” While others might wrangle with the notion of being both director and leading man, Crowe relished the chance to get stuck in. “Mel Gibson, when he was going to direct his first film, called Jodie Foster and said, ‘Right, you’ve directed yourself in a movie before. Any advice?’ And she said, ‘One word’,” he continues, chuckling. “And he said, ‘What is it?’ And she said, ‘Don’t do it!’” But that didn’t put Russell off, who says the transition was a “natural, easy” one. “I learned very clearly that film is a relentless pursuit,” he says. “And you have to match the task with an equally relentless energy.” And just like his well-documented passion for Leeds United and Rugby League, Russell approaches his fame with an equal level of energy. It’s just that rather than gloat about his lot, he’s fully committed to popping the celebrity bubble. “I think it’s healthy to deglamorise what I do. I’ve always been that person that says, ‘You put me on a pedestal, and I’ll find a way to torch that pedestal immediately’.”  The Water Diviner is out now. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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television As Torvill and Dean return to screens with new show Ice Rink On The Estate, the skating sensations talk first impressions, friendship and wardrobe malfunctions with WEEKEND CAN you imagine Torvill without Dean? That would be like Del Boy without Rodney, Ant without Dec. Over their 40-year partnership, the skating stars have won an Olympic gold medal together, mentored celebrities on Dancing On Ice, and rollerbladed on the Royal Variety Show. “We do rely on each other for support, and as a sounding board. And we’ve done everything together, so it would be strange not to,” says Christopher Dean, who was 16-years-old when he first met Jayne Torvill. The colleagues and lifelong friends have teamed up again for new ITV show Ice Rink On The Estate, in which they invite teenagers from their native Nottingham to take to the ice rink and put on an ice-skating show. Ahead of the three-part series airing, the pair tell us about their favourite memories on and off the ice. GETTING THEIR SKATES ON Dean: “I think we all have these defining moments, where your life can change or a take a certain trajectory. Getting a pair of ice skates at 10 years old was mine. Jayne, I think yours was going to the ice rink as a kid?” Torvill: “When I made my first school trip to the ice rink, I found it quite magical and just wanted to go again and again many, many times over, and I pestered my parents to take me. It all started then, from that school trip. In some ways, we were hoping from our experience as kids, that what we went back to do in Nottingham might affect their lives – that there might be a moment for them that they would remember, and it would mark a big change for them. Dean: “I think working with these kids, what you take

JayneTorvill and Christopher Dean in their heyday. Below: The enduring stars now put youngsters through their paces

away from it is; give them an opportunity and they will do you proud. Give them encouragement, support and enable them and they will go with it.”

There’s social media and reality TV – people think success can happen in an instant, but in reality, you have to work very hard.” PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT TOGETHER Dean: “The Olympics, obviously.” [They scooped gold for their Bolero at the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics]. Torvill: “That paved the way for everything that came after.”

FIRST IMPRESSIONS Torvill: “We were very shy teenagers. Very polite to each other and we hardly had any eye contact.” Dean: “We were very young, quiet and reserved. Different from most of the teenagers that we worked with on Ice Rink On The Estate. Teenagers today feel different.

FUNNIEST MOMENT Dean: “Jayne exposing herself when she was skating once! Jayne wouldn’t believe me, but a friend of ours was in that night who’d been taking some pictures, and sure enough, Jayne had been doing a Janet Jackson moment!” Torvill: “We fell during a performance. Chris went thump, down on his knees, and he was holding me up over his head and I just landed on top of him. I said, ‘I’m okay, carry on!’

BEST NIGHT OUT Dean: “I don’t know if it’s a night out, but in 2013 we performed on the Royal Variety on rollerblades. That was unique.” Torvill: “I was nervous before doing that because it was on a stage, it was doing something we’d not performed before, live, you didn’t really know what might happen.” FAVOURITE THING ABOUT EACH OTHER Dean: “Too many to list... We know each other so well. We talk most days, but even if we don’t, we pick up where we left off.”  Ice Rink On The Estate begins on ITV on Thursday, April 9.

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Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 7.30 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 9.00 David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter (S,HD). 10.00 Live Easter Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; From Manchester Cathedral (S). 11.00 Urbi et Orbi (S,HD). 11.25 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 12.15 MOTD2 Extra (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD) 1.15 Film: The Muppets (S,HD). (2011) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 2.55 Escape to the Country 3.55 The Truth About Fat 4.55 Songs of Praise 5.30 BBC News 5.50 Regional News (S)

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6.05 Gardenersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; World (R,S,HD). 6.35 Countryfile (R,S,HD). 7.35 The Beechgrove Garden (S). 8.05 The Gospel of John (S,HD). 9.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S,HD). 10.30 Back in Time for Dinner (R,S,HD). 11.30 Michel Rouxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Service (R,S,HD). 12.30 Michel Rouxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Service (R,S,HD). 1.30 Film: King of Kings (S,HD). (1961) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 4.05 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 4.50 Film: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (S,HD). (2010) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.30 Scrambled! 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). 11.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). 12.35 ITV News (S); Weather 12.45 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 1.40 River Monsters (R,S,HD). 2.10 Film: Agent Cody Banks (S,HD). (2003) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 4.05 Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached (S,HD). 5.05 Catchphrase (R,S,HD).

Channel 4

6.05 How I Met Your Mother (S,HD). 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 8.30 Frasier (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S,HD). 12.30 George Clarkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amazing Spaces (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2.25 The Simpsons (R,S). 2.55 Film: Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (S,HD). (1992) Disney comedy sequel, starring Rick Moranis. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 4.40 Film: Hop (S,HD). (2011) Part-animated comedy, starring James Marsden. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.45 Film: Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (S,HD). (2014) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 10.55 Nickelodeonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Awards 2015 (S,HD). 12.05 Film: Patch Adams (S,HD). (1998) Comedy drama, with Robin Williams. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 2.20 Film: Baby Boom (S,HD). (1987) Comedy, starring Diane Keaton. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 4.25 Film: Fairytale: A True Story (S). (1997) Fact-based drama, with Florence Hoath and Elizabeth Earl. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

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6.00 Countryfile (S,HD). Rural developments.

6.35 Pompidou (S,HD). 6/6. Comedy, starring Matt Lucas. Last in the series.

6.05 Regional News (S); Weather 6.15 ITV News (S); Weather 6.30 The Chase: Celebrity Special (R,S,HD). 13/18.

6.30 Channel 4 News (S,HD)

6.15 5 News Weekend (S,HD) 6.20 Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heroes (S,HD). (1970) Second World War adventure, starring Clint Eastwood. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

7.00 Antiques Roadshow (S,HD). 17/27. Fiona Bruce and the team visit Belton House in Lincolnshire.

7.00 Springwatch at Easter (R,S,HD). Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games return for a one-off edition of the programme.

7.30 Off Their Rockers (S,HD). 6/9. Senior citizens play pranks on the public.

7.00 Three in a Bed (S,HD). Featuring a loud student party and supercar-racing at Silverstone.

8.00 Michael McIntyreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Easter Night at the Coliseum (S). The comedian presents an evening of variety from the Coliseum Theatre in London.

8.00 Caribbean with Simon Reeve (S,HD). 3/3. The adventurer travels around the islands and mainland coast of the Caribbean Sea. Last in the series.

8.00 Vera (S,HD). New series. Murder mystery, starring Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope, who tracks down killers with the help of her long-suffering sidekick DS Joe Ashworth (David Leon).

8.00 Great Canal Journeys (S,HD). 4/4. Timothy West and Prunella Scalesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; waterway adventures. Last in the series.

9.00 Poldark (S,HD). 5/8. Ross tries to form an alliance with his fellow mine-owners to build their own smelting company, Demelza resolves to reconcile Verity with Captain Blamey, and Mark has a new love.

9.00 Louis Theroux â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Transgender Kids (S,HD) Children undergoing genderreassignment treatment in San Francisco.

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10.00 Bluestone 42 (S,HD). 4/6. Ellen 10.00 ITV News (S); Weather 10.05 Gogglebox (R,S). 7/12. and Bird become room-mates. 10.20 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive Capturing the householdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; instant reactions to what they (R,S,HD). 6/6. The three 10.30 Jack Dee â&#x20AC;&#x201C; So What? (S). A are watching on TV from the remaining contenders battle to 2013 stand-up performance at comfort of their own sofas. be crowned winner. Last in the Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hammersmith Apollo. Narrated by Caroline Aherne. series.

11.30 Son of Rambow (S). (2007) Comedy, with Bill Milner and Will Poulter. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

11.30 Invincible (S). (2006) Factbased sporting drama. With Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear and Elizabeth Banks. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

11.20 The Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Favourite 70s Number One (R,S). The 20 greatest hits of the 1970s, as voted for by the public. Narrated by Zoe Ball.

11.10 The Angelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Share (S,HD). (2012) Ken Loachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy drama, starring Paul Brannigan and John Henshaw. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

11.10 Blitz. (2011) An uncompromising cop with controversial violent methods is set on the trail of a serial killer who preys on police officers. Crime thriller, with Jason Statham and Aidan Gillen. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

1.00 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.05 BBC News (S,HD).

1.10 Film: Hooper (S). (1978) Comedy, starring Burt Reynolds. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 2.45 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). Matt Baker meets farmers in Hampshire who only set up four years ago. 3.40 Holby City (R,S). Elliot and Mo fight to clear Jonnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. 4.40 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.40 The Store. Home shopping. 2.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.15 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

1.00 Film: Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (HD). (2013) Premiere. Drama, starring Irrfan Khan. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 2.50 Come Dine with Me (R,S). 5.05 Jamieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Money Saving Meals (R,S,HD). 5.30 The Common Denominator (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Phil Spencer.

1.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). 5.15 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.30 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.40 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.50 Roary the Racing Car (R,S).

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10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.20 Regional News (S) 10.30 Match of the Day 2 (S,HD). Mark Chapman reviews the latest Premier League matches.

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Monday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.00 Neighbourhood Blues (R,S,HD). 9.45 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 10.45 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.30 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.00 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.30 The Edge (S,HD). 2.15 Escape to the Country (R,S). 3.15 Home Away from Home (R,S,HD). 4.00 Flog It! 4.45 Super Cute Animals (R,S,HD). 5.45 Pointless (S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

8.15 The Gospel of John (S,HD). 9.00 Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole (R,S,HD). 9.30 Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10.00 Film: Splash! (S,HD). (1984) ●●●● 11.40 Film: Gypsy (S,HD). (1962) ●●●● 2.00 Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 2.45 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (S). 3.00 Wogan: The Best Of 3.45 Les Dawson Talking Comedy 4.15 Pete & Dud Talking Comedy 4.45 Hi-deHi! 5.30 Vintage Antiques Roadshow

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 10.25 Film: Columbo: Troubled Waters (S,HD). (1975) ●● 12.30 O’Brien (S,HD). 1.25 ITV News (S); Weather 1.35 Regional News (S) 1.40 All Star Family Fortunes (R,S,HD). 2.25 Judge Rinder (R,S,HD). 3.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). The team visits Corby in Northamptonshire. 4.30 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.30 The Chase (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory (HD). 10.50 The Simpsons. 12.25 Film: The Dark Crystal (HD). (1982) Puppet fantasy, with the voice of Stephen Garlick. ●●●● 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). Beat-thebanker game show. 4.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.45 The Hotel Inspector Returns (R,S,HD). 12.35 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.45 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.15 Neighbours (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite (R,S,HD). 3.10 Film: William & Kate (S,HD). (2011) Fact-based drama, with Nico EversSwindell and Camilla Luddington. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Emmerdale, 7pm

Raised by Wolves, 10pm

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6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). Quiz show.

6.30 Regional News (S); Weather 6.45 ITV News (S); Weather

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 2/25. The family moves to another town. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Theresa makes a shocking discovery.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). 6.30 Car Crash TV 6.55 Party Election Broadcast (S). By Plaid Cymru.

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. 7.30 Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (R,S,HD). The duo open their own bakery.

7.00 Antiques Roadshow Detectives (S,HD). 7.30 Food & Drink (S,HD). Culinary advice and discussion.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Anna does her best to encourage Faye to bond with her baby.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD) 7.25 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD). 7.30 The Secret Life of Four-YearOlds (R,S,HD).

7.00 The Gadget Show (S,HD). The presenters employ technology to transform their chances of beating professionals at their own game.

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). 8.30 MasterChef (S,HD). The remaining 12 face the knockout week, beginning with a judges’ brief.

8.00 University Challenge (S,HD). 36/37. The second semi-final. 8.30 Morecambe & Wise: Song and Dance (R,S). Penelope Keith presents a look through the archives at the music routines from the comedy duo’s shows.

8.00 More Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green (S,HD). 8/8. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Faye tells Anna that Jackson is the baby’s father.

8.30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Istanbul (S). 2/4. Offbeat tourism show with Richard Ayoade.

8.00 Police Interceptors (S,HD). Officers exercise caution when they stop an uninsured driver who is known to have a violent past, while Jon Peacock and police dog Brad are on the hunt for suspected burglars. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD). Comedy, starring Brendan O’Carroll.

9.30 Kew on a Plate (S,HD). 4/4. Raymond Blanc and Kate Humble spend a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens trying to re-establish the fruit and vegetable plots that once provided produce for the monarchy. Last in the series.

9.00 Code of a Killer (S,HD).

9.00 My Big Fat Gypsy Grand National (S,HD). One-off special following gypsies and travellers as they descend on the biggest event in the horseracing calendar, including a local bride staging an outrageous Aintree hen party.

9.00 Gotham (S,HD). 15/22. Gordon and Bullock visit the school where Dr Crane taught, Bruce takes a fall as he retraces his father’s footsteps and Falconer hands control of Fish’s old nightclub to Cobble.

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11.00 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD). Stand-up comedy from the Hammersmith Apollo. 11.45 The Football League Show (S,HD).

10.30 The Wedding Video (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. Comedy, with Rufus Hound, Lucy Punch and Robert Webb. ●●●

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10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.20 Regional News (S) 10.30 A Question of Sport (S,HD). Light-hearted quiz, hosted by Sue Barker.

1.05 Film: Far from Home (S). (1989) Thriller, starring Drew Barrymore. ●● 2.30 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 2.35 BBC News (S,HD).

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12.00 Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids (R,S,HD). Children undergoing genderreassignment treatment in San Francisco. 1.00 Sign Zone: Back in Time for Dinner (R,S). 2.00 The Big Painting Challenge (R,S). 3.00 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

10.30 ITV News (S); Weather 10.40 Regional News (S); Weather 10.45 The Jonathan Ross Show (R,S,HD). 11/11. With Kylie Minogue, Bear Grylls, Ethan Hawke, Clare Balding and James Bay. Last in the series.

10.00 Raised by Wolves (S,HD). 4/6. Della forces the children to attend their uncle Natie’s birthday party. 10.30 How to Be a Young Billionaire (R,S,HD).

10.00 Person of Interest (S,HD). 3/23. The team searches for a playboy, suspected of being a predatory stalker. Meanwhile, the Machine helps Root try to escape from the psychiatric hospital.

11.50 Goodwood 73rd Members’ Meeting (S). Amanda Stretton presents coverage of the 73rd Members’ Meeting at Goodwood, which features a collection of cars racing on the famous West Sussex track.

11.35 First Dates (R,S). A fairy-tale fan hopes to meet her Prince Charming.

11.00 Blade: Trinity (S,HD). (2004) Fantasy action thriller sequel, with Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds. ●●

12.45 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 UEFA Champions League Weekly (S,HD). A round-up of the latest news from European football’s elite competition. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.30 24 Hours in A&E (R,S). A couple in their sixties are brought in after a highspeed road accident. 1.30 The Secret Millionaire (R,S). 2.25 The Fairy Jobmother USA (S,HD). 3.15 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys (R,S,HD). 4.10 Secret Location (R,S,HD). 5.05 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD).

1.05 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Classic Car Show (R,S,HD). Jodie Kidd and Quentin Willson drive along the Pacific Coast Highway in a Buick LeSabre. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Tuesday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 The Edge (S,HD). 2.30 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.30 Home Away from Home (R,S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

7.45 Flog It! 8.15 Your Home in Their Hands (R,S). 9.15 Victoria Derbyshire 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 The Super League Show 1.45 Golf: The Masters Review 2.45 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain 2.55 Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 3.40 Are You Being Served? 4.10 ’Allo ’Allo! 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow 5.55 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 O’Brien (S,HD). Daily topical debate, hosted by James O’Brien. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (R,S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.30 Frasier. 9.25 Four in a Bed (HD). 10.30 Come Dine with Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD) 12.05 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.05 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD). 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector Returns (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.20 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Fatal Trust (S,HD). (2006) Crime drama, starring Amy Jo Johnson. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

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Burger Bar to Gourmet Star, 8pm

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6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). Quiz show. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.25 Party Election Broadcast (R,S). By the Conservative Party. 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 3/25. Homer becomes a boxer. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Patrick gains an ally and Sinead makes a dangerous deal with Freddie.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD) 6.55 Party Election Broadcast (S). By the Conservative Party.

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Live chat and topical reports. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Buster comes to blows with Mick. Followed by BBC News.

7.00 Collectaholics.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Aaron finds himself in danger. 7.30 Spotlight – David Cameron: Tonight (S,HD). New series. The first of five interviews with the main party leaders.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD) 7.55 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD).

7.00 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). Officers exercise caution when they stop an uninsured driver who is known to have a violent past.

8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 26/52. Jonny is released from prison but it seems there will be no chance of a quiet return to work. Sacha is delighted to see Essie again, while Arthur suffers first-day nerves on AAU.

8.00 Back in Time for Dinner (S,HD). 4/6. A family embarks on a time-travelling adventure to discover how a post-war revolution in food transformed the British way of life, sampling meals from the 1950s to the present day.

8.00 Midsomer Murders (R,S,HD). 2/5. As Midsomer St Claire prepares for storms and flooding, it appears a murderer is using ancient torture methods to punish modern-day “sinners”.

8.00 Burger Bar to Gourmet Star (S,HD). Fast-food cooks with no formal training are taught by some of Britain’s most refined chefs, before posing as seasoned professionals working in world-class restaurants.

8.00 Britain’s Horror Homes. New series. People whose properties became living nightmares, including a couple faced with a huge sinkhole that opened up just two metres from the front door of their B&B. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 Ordinary Lies (S,HD). 4/6. Rick’s marriage runs into trouble so Mike offers to put him up for a few nights – only for the mechanic to form a dangerous bond with his boss’s carefree teenage daughter.

9.00 Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure (S,HD). 3/3. Ed Byrne and Dara O Briain come to the end of their PanAmerican journey as they arrive in Panama, taking in the capital San Jose and the wonders of the canal. Last in the series.

9.00 One Born Every Minute (S,HD). A single mother cannot wait to meet the baby she thought would never happen, while teenage parents pull together for the challenges ahead following an unplanned pregnancy.

9.00 Benefits & Bypasses: Billion Pound Patients. The cost to the NHS of illnesses caused by people who drink, smoke and eat to excess.

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather 6.30 Regional News (S); Weather 6.55 Party Election Broadcast (R,S,HD). By the Conservative Party.

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10.00 Bluestone 42 (R,S,HD). 4/6. Ellen and Bird become roommates. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Headline analysis.

11.35 A Bunch of Amateurs (S). (2008) Comedy, starring Burt Reynolds, Imelda Staunton and Derek Jacobi. ●●

11.15 Weather (S,HD) 11.20 Newsbeat Election Debate (S).

1.05 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.10 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 Caribbean with Simon Reeve (R,S,HD). Simon visits Nicaragua, Honduras and Jamaica. Last in the series. 1.20 Sign Zone: Antiques Roadshow (R,S). 2.20 The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives (R,S). 3.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 The Billion Pound Hotel A look inside the opulent Burj Al 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather Arab in Dubai. 10.40 Benidorm (R,S). 1/8. The Garveys return to the Solana in the company of Madge’s new boyfriend Mel, whose diving competition with the Oracle leads to a near fatal accident. 11.10 Carry On at Your 11.00 Teens James is about to meet Convenience (S). (1971) Shauna for a second date, but Comedy, starring Sid James and his best friend Peter also has Kenneth Williams. ●● feelings for her, while Melissa faces pressure to take her relationship to the next level. 12.50 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Spotlight – David Cameron: Tonight (R,S). The first of five interviews with the main party leaders. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.00 Poker (S,HD). 12.55 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S). 1.25 Film: The Savages (S,HD). (2007) Comedy drama, with Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman. ●●● 3.15 Secret Location (R,S,HD). 4.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

10.00 My Sister Had My Boyfriend’s Baby – and Other Betrayals.

11.00 OAPs Behaving Badly. 11.55 Glasgow’s Killing Streets (R,S,HD). Nick Wallis examines the city’s reputation for knife crime. 12.55 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Person of Interest (R,S,HD). Crime drama, starring Jim Caviezel. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). A badger cub is rescued. 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). A Merseyside property gets a makeover. 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Wednesday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 The Edge (S,HD). 2.30 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.30 Home Away from Home (R,S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

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BBC2

8.15 An Island Parish: Falklands (R,S). 8.45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under (R,S). 9.15 Victoria Derbyshire (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Cagney & Lacey 1.50 Animal Park (R,S). 2.20 Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge (R,S). 3.05 Floyd on France (R,S). 3.45 Are You Being Served? 4.15 ’Allo ’Allo! (R,S). 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow 5.55 Party Election Broadcast

ITV

Channel 4

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector Returns (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: New Orleans (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Wandering Eye (S,HD). (2011) Thriller, starring Amanda Righetti. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Coronation Street, 7.30pm

First Dates, 10pm

OAPs Behaving Badly, 9pm

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather 6.30 Regional News (S); Weather 6.59 Party Election Broadcast (R,S,HD).

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). Quiz show. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.25 Party Election Broadcast (R,S). By the Labour Party. 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 4/25. Mr Burns’ long-lost son reappears. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). DS Thorpe make a shock arrest at The Dog.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD) 6.55 Party Election Broadcast (S). By the Labour Party.

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Matt Baker and Alex Jones present the live magazine show featuring topical reports from around the UK and big-name studio guests.

7.00 Collectaholics. Jasmine Harman and Mark Hill meet a man who collects toys from the 1970s and 80s.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Chas and Robert go out searching for Aaron. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Anna tells Jackson and his parents about Faye’s baby.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD) 7.55 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD).

7.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R,S,HD). Dr Ferdinand has to break the news of a woman’s dementia to her children. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 MasterChef (S,HD). The amateurs make lunch for diners at London restaurant Typing Room.

8.00 The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives (S,HD). 3/4. Documentary following four female pest controllers as they deal with infestations of bed bugs, rats, clothes moths and other things making life a misery in homes across the UK.

8.00 Big Star’s Little Star (S,HD). 6/6. Playing to win thousands of pounds for charity this week are Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley, Emmerdale actor Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk) and Countdown host Nick Hewer. Last in the series.

8.00 Supercars: The Million Pound Motors (S,HD). The booming trade in highpowered, luxury vehicles.

8.00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (S,HD). A couple trying to renovate a barn are forced to live in a caravan. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 Secret Britain (S). 1/3. New series. Ellie Harrison and Adam Henson explore hidden corners of the landscape.

9.00 Britain’s Jihadi Brides (S). Women from the UK who have travelled to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

9.00 DCI Banks (S,HD). 6/6. Part two of two. The team traces Hexton to Gerald and Elaine Foster’s house, but it is too late – the former undercover officer has kidnapped lap-dancer Melanie. Last in the series.

9.00 The Island with Bear Grylls (S,HD). New series. The survival challenge returns, with men and women on separate islands.

9.00 OAPs Behaving Badly (S,HD). 3/6. A retired hairdresser hits the Edinburgh dance floors in outrageous, kinky outfits, while a retired banker and his Russian wife party the nights away in the clubs of Tenerife. Part of the Brazen Britain season.

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10.00 QI (R,S,HD). Comedy panel game, with Stephen Fry. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Headline analysis.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 Pop Gold (S). 6/8. Archive musical clips rounding up pop and rock relations of all kinds.

10.00 First Dates (S,HD). 6/9. A charmer gets to know a primary school teacher, a hairdresser is left waiting for her date to turn up, and a singer-songwriter aims to impress an English student.

10.00 Dangerous Dog Owners & Proud (S,HD). People whose dogs are either illegal, trained to be dangerous, or both.

11.15 Fifty Dead Men Walking (S). (2008) Fact-based thriller about Belfast police informant Martin McGartland. With Jim Sturgess and Ben Kingsley. ●●●

11.15 Weather (S,HD) 11.20 Golf: The Masters Preview (S). 11.50 Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure (R,S,HD). 3/3.

11.40 Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands (R,S,HD). 1/8. A wedding planner recalls how she first moved to Corfu to work as a holiday rep.

11.00 One Born Every Minute (R,S,HD). After taking more than six years to conceive, childhood sweethearts anxiously wait for their baby’s arrival.

11.00 Benefits & Bypasses: Billion Pound Patients (S,HD). The cost to the NHS of illnesses caused by people who drink, smoke and eat to excess.

1.05 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.10 BBC News (S,HD).

12.50 Sign Zone: The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop (R,S). Behind the scenes of fast-food giant KFC. 1.50 The Big Painting Challenge (R,S). 2.50 Modern Times: 24 Hour Parcel People (R,S). 3.50 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

12.05 16 Kids and Counting (R,S,HD). 1.00 Mary Portas: Secret Shopper (R,S,HD). 1.55 Film: Reindeer Games (S,HD). (2000) Thriller, starring Ben Affleck. ●●● 3.40 Secret Location (R,S,HD). 4.35 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 5.35 The Common Denominator (R,S,HD).

12.00 My Sister Had My Boyfriend’s Baby – and Other Betrayals (R,S,HD). 1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Gangs & Guns: Caught on Camera (R,S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Take That

At The LG Arena, Birmingham, departing May 2015 Our price includes • One night’s bed and full English breakfast based on a twin room with private facilities at a good quality hotel in the Midlands area • A ticket for the Take That concert at The LG Arena, Birmingham (face value £55). Ticket upgrades available • Return coach transfers between your hotel and the concert venue • Coach travel throughout • Visit to Stratford-upon-Avon • Services of a Newmarket Tour Manager gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

Thursday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 The Edge (S,HD). 2.30 Escape to the Country (S,HD). Two couples search for homes in Somerset. 3.30 Home Away from Home (R,S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

7.45 Flog It! Trade Secrets (S). 8.15 Great British Garden Revival (R,S). 9.15 Victoria Derbyshire (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 The A to Z of TV Gardening (S). 1.05 Cagney & Lacey 1.55 Animal Park 2.25 Spring Kitchen with Tom Ke rridge 3.10 Floyd on France 3.40 Are You Being Served? 4.10 ’Allo ’Allo! 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow 5.55 Party Election Broadcast

ITV

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 The Morning Line (HD). 8.55 Frasier. 9.25 Four in a Bed (HD). 10.30 Come Dine with Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD) 12.05 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.10 Jamie’s Comfort Food (HD). 1.45 Channel 4 Racing (HD). Live coverage of the opening day of the Grand National meeting. 5.00 Four in a Bed (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector Returns (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Stranger in an Amish Town (S,HD). (2014) Premiere. Romantic mystery, starring Sarah Lancaster. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Double Decker Driving … 8.30pm

The Supervet, 8pm

The Mentalist, 10pm

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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.25 Party Election Broadcast (R,S). By the Green Party. 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 5/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Grace refuses to abandon her master plan.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD) 6.55 Party Election Broadcast (S). By the Green Party.

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Topical stories from around the UK. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). The Carters gather at the hospice for Stan and Cora’s wedding. Followed by BBC News.

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 30/70. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives (S). 4/15. The mystery surrounding a portrait of a member of the Dutch resistance. 7.00 Collectaholics (S,HD). 3/8. Jasmine Harman and antiques expert Mark Hill meet Jena Pang, who has decided to sell some of his hundreds of teddy bears.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). 7.30 Spotlight – Nick Clegg: Tonight (S). 2/5. Tom Bradby interviews the Deputy Prime Minister.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD) 7.55 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD).

7.00 The Classic Car Show (S,HD). A James Bond special begins with Quentin Willson celebrating the Aston Martin DB5. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 MasterChef (S,HD). 15/24. Six more hopefuls try their hand at professional service, preparing lunch at London restaurant the InterContinental, then prepare a dish for perfectionist Monica Galetti. Continues tomorrow.

8.00 Coast Australia (S,HD). 2/8. Neil Oliver takes part in an RAAF training mission. 8.50 Nature’s Weirdest Events (S,HD). 2/3. Chris Packham investigates unusual natural events.

8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Robert tries to call off the hitman. 8.30 Double Decker Driving School (S,HD). 3/6. A trainee encounters hundreds of marching protesters in Trafalgar Square.

8.00 The Supervet (S,HD). 5/6. Noel Fitzpatrick tackles the smallest bone he has ever operated on after a rabbit breaks its leg, and the vet hopes to provide a dog with a prosthetic paw following a road accident.

8.00 The Last Days of Mary Queen of Scots (S,HD). New series. Authors and historians explore the downfall and legacy of significant historical figures, beginning with the 16th-century queen who was executed in 1587.

9.00 The Truth About Medicine (S,HD). 4/4. Chris van Tulleken reveals how over-the-counter medicines work, whether home remedies can be as effective and what causes common afflictions in the first place. Last in the series.

9.00 Banished (S,HD). 6/7. Tommy chases down Buckley and beats him to within an inch of his life, while Kitty and MacDonald’s relationship starts to unravel as Ross’s underhand tactics begin to work.

9.00 Ice Rink on the Estate (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean return to their home city of Nottingham, where they aim to set up an ice rink and get local teenagers involved in putting on a show.

9.00 The Island with Bear Grylls (S,HD). 2/14. Abandoned on a separate island from the men, the 14 women are given no food and just one day’s supply of drinking water, and their rations quickly run out.

9.00 The Hotel Inspector (S,HD). 1/8. New series. Alex Polizzi comes to the rescue of more struggling establishments, beginning visiting Julian and Gill Peck’s Fieldhead Hotel in Looe, Cornwall.

10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S) 10.45 Question Time (S,HD). 26/38. Topical debate from Bristol, chaired by David Dimbleby.

10.00 Inside No 9 (S,HD). 3/6. Witchfinders are summoned to a village to try a woman for consorting with the Devil. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 The Agenda (S,HD). 2/10. Tom Bradby and guests discuss the week’s big issues.

10.00 My Big Fat Gypsy Grand National (R,S,HD). One-off special following gypsies and travellers as they descend on the biggest event in the horseracing calendar, including a local bride staging an outrageous Aintree hen party.

10.00 The Mentalist (S,HD). 9/13. The team tries to thwart Peterson’s crusade to destroy Abbott. 10.55 The Thriller Killers: Born to Kill? (R,S,HD). 1/10.

11.45 This Week (S,HD). The past seven days in politics.

11.15 Weather (S,HD) 11.20 Britain’s Jihadi Brides (R,S,HD). Documentary examining why more than 60 British women have travelled to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

11.20 River Monsters (R,S,HD). 2/7. 11.05 First Dates (R,S,HD). 6/9. A 11.55 Access (HD). Showbiz news Jeremy Wade heads to Thailand charmer gets to know a primary and gossip. in search of the giant school teacher, a hairdresser is freshwater stingray, a terrifying left waiting for her date to turn 700lb predator armed with a up, and a singer-songwriter venomous 10in barb on the end aims to impress an English of its whip-like tail. student.

12.30 Skiing Weatherview (S,HD). 12.35 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 Sign Zone: Horizon: Secrets of the Solar System (R,S). New theories about the origins of the solar system. 1.20 Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity (R,S). Part one of two. Louis visits Ohio’s maximum security state psychiatric hospitals. 2.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.20 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Spotlight – Nick Clegg: Tonight (R,S). Tom Bradby interviews the Deputy Prime Minister. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather 6.30 Regional News (S); Weather 6.55 Party Election Broadcast (R,S,HD). By the Green Party.

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12.05 Raised by Wolves (R,S). 12.40 How to Be a Young Billionaire (R,S,HD). 1.35 Teens (R,S). 2.30 Unreported World (R,S,HD). 2.55 Secret Location (R,S,HD). 3.50 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 4.45 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.35 The Common Denominator (R,S,HD).

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Wimbledon Departing Jul 2015

This is your chance to soak up the unique atmosphere of Wimbledon over the final weekend, savouring those famous strawberries and cream – celebrity spotting, before taking your seat on No.1 Court, to watch the stars of tomorrow and yesteryear compete in the finals of the Junior and Veterans’ events.

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• Return coach travel • One night’s bed and continental breakfast accommodation at a three-star hotel in the London area • A full day at Wimbledon with a reserved seat on No.1 Court • A visit to Windsor • The services of a tour manager

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12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Secrets of Great British Castles (R,S,HD). The histories of six of Britain’s most famous castles, beginning with Dover. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

Friday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 The Edge (S,HD). 2.30 Escape to the Country (R,S). 3.30 Home Away from Home (R,S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

7.45 Flog It! Trade Secrets (R,S). 8.15 Sign Zone: Gardeners’ World (R,S). 8.45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under (R,S). 9.15 Victoria Derbyshire (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News 12.00 Daily Politics 1.00 The A to Z of TV Gardening 1.05 Cagney & Lacey 1.50 Animal Park 2.25 Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 3.10 Floyd on France 3.40 Are You Being Served? 4.10 ’Allo ’Allo! 4.40 Hi-de-Hi! 5.15 Antiques Roadshow

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 O’Brien (S,HD). 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (R,S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 The Morning Line (HD). 9.00 Frasier. 9.25 Four in a Bed (HD). 10.30 Come Dine with Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD) 12.05 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.10 Jamie’s Comfort Food (HD). 1.45 Channel 4 Racing (HD). Live coverage of the second day of the Grand National meeting. 5.00 Four in a Bed (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector Returns (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD). Including updates on stories featured in the series. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Virtual Lies (S,HD). (2012) Thriller, starring Christina Cox. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

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Emmerdale, 7pm

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, 8pm

NCIS: New Orleans, 9pm

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather 6.30 Regional News; Weather

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 6/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Sinead struggles to keep a lid on her emotions.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD) 6.55 Party Election Broadcast (S). By the Scottish National Party.

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Chris Evans and Alex Jones. 7.30 Regional Programme (R,S,HD).

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 31/70. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives (S,HD). 5/15. Life at the Whitefriars Glass factory in the City of London. 7.00 Golf: The Masters Highlights (S,HD). Hazel Irvine presents action from the opening day at the Augusta National in Georgia.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.20 Party Election Broadcast (S). Political broadcast. 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather

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7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Jacob confronts Lachlan. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Faye admits to Sophie she wants nothing to do with the baby.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD) 7.30 Unreported World (S,HD). 3/8. The comics risking their security by satirising Zimbabwe’s politicians. 7.55 Party Election Broadcast

7.00 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). The presenters employ technology to transform their chances of beating professionals at their own game.

8.00 An Island Parish: Falklands (S,HD). 3/6. The islanders celebrate Christmas. 8.30 Gardeners’ World (S,HD). 6/31. Monty Don gets on with some seasonal jobs at Longmeadow.

8.00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant (S,HD). 8/8. The broadcaster navigates his way along the Grand Union. Last in the series. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Todd accuses Tracy of having an affair with Tony.

8.00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (S,HD). 13/22. Cal assembles a crew of gifted individuals to exact revenge on Coulson, while May calls on her ex-husband, the renowned Dr Andrew Garner, for help with a crisis.

8.00 Secrets of Great British Castles (S,HD). Dan Jones explores the turbulent history of the Tower of London, which has been a military fortress, a palace, a royal mint, a prison, a zoo and a place of execution. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 Have I Got News for You (S,HD). 1/9. New series. Daniel Radcliffe hosts as the come dy news quiz returns. 9.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD). 2/6. Agnes worries her family is too secretive.

9.00 Sex and the Church (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Diarmaid MacCulloch explores Christianity’s role in shaping Western attitudes to sex, beginning by looking at how it was transformed from a pleasure into a sin.

9.00 Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones (S,HD). 1/5. New series. The comedian makes five train journeys taking in the spectacular sights of Africa.

9.00 Gogglebox (S). 8/12. Capturing the households’ instant reactions to what they are watching on TV from the comfort of their own sofas. Narrated by Caroline Aherne.

9.00 NCIS: New Orleans (S,HD). 9/23. Pride and the te am investigate the murder of a petty officer and discover the woman the victim had been hoping to marry was seeing another man.

10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by Regional Programme. 10.35 The Graham Norton Show (S,HD). 1/13. New series. Lighthearted chat and music.

10.00 The Clare Balding Show (S,HD). 2/12. With guests Sam Allardyce, Owen Farrell and Anna Watkins. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Analysis of the day’s events, presented by Kirsty Wark.

11.25 Would I Lie to You? (R,S,HD). 11.30 Weather (S,HD) 8/9. With Aisling Bea, June 11.35 The White Countess (S,HD). Brown, Adrian Chiles and Seann (2005) Premiere. Period Walsh. romantic drama, with Ralph 11.55 EastEnders (R,S,HD). Omnibus. Fiennes and Natasha Richardson. ●●●

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 First Blood (S,HD). (1982) Action thriller, with Sylvester Stallone and Brian Dennehy. ●●●

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1.50 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.55 BBC News (S,HD).

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final word JANE’S ADDICTION

manag es her love of reading very well by taking out library books thus reducing the financial implications of her habit. But Dad is another story. He isn’t partial to the hard stuff – actual books. Oh no, his form of the habit is far more subtle and with a bigger impact on us as a family. He is an ‘information addict’. He cuts out articles and makes prolific notes of sayings, adages, poems and prayers, then he hides them away. When my parents moved house to a small retirement flat my mum ruthlessly and reluctantly parted with furniture, pots, pans and family heirlooms knowing they wouldn’t fit in the smaller abode. But before she’d unpacked a single cup, dad had secreted enough paper cuttings in the bedroom cupboards to make the National Archives raise an eyebrow. You’ll not be surprised to learn that I am writing this first article for what will now be my regular column while sitting in Waterstones, I won’t let the heaving shelves of books distract me from the task at hand. I won’t. However, I’ll just flick through that new Harper Lee book.

ELLO. My name is Jane Dyer and I am a Bibliomaniac. Welcome to my world.

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bib•li•o•ma•ni•a n. An exaggerated preoccupation with the acquisition and ownership of books.

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Let’s be clear. I will read ANYTHING – from Shakespeare to 50 Shades (actually, I gave up on the latter after the 20th exclamation of ‘Oh My!’) and, if it was up to me, I would have only books and nothing else for Christmas and birthdays. As a child I was known to hide my addiction – taking a discreet hit from the latest Enid Blyton under my bedclothes with a torch. This was a tough job in the 1970s when bedclothes comprised multiple layers of blankets and sheets and something weirdly called a ‘counterpane’. Over the years, desperation has led me to begin cultivating my own home-grown stuff. I began dabbling in creating my own reading material by becoming a journalist. I recently finished writing my first book and am beginning to nurture the seeds of my second. And, here I am, provided with a blank page on which I can plant a new crop of words each week. In this column I am being positively encouraged to indulge in my one true passion. In case you are wondering, I am currently ‘officially’ reading The Pick-Up Artist by local author and fellow former journalist Chris Hill but I have at least two other books squirrelled away to read every spare moment I have including a 1970s travel guide to Uganda and a book on event management. I blame mum and dad. Mum is the sensible one who

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the kids’ packed lunches, all manor of chilli pastes and various pickles, miso paste, hummous, some leftovers to be upcycled, jam, homemade marmalade, bacon, usually enough to throw a meal together and for that we feel very blessed.

If you could invite anyone, dead or alive, to a dinner party, who would you invite ?

I’d actually love to do a camp fire supper on a warm summer night with Jamie Oliver, Jonathan Porritt, Anna Jones (a modern way to eat), Rachel Demuth (Vegetarian Cookery School- Bath), Darina Allen (Ballymaloe Cookery School), Dale Vince (Ecotricity and Green Britain Foundation), Jon Finch (Grillstock), Cerys Mathews, the Rev Miles Blackly, David Hieatt (DoLectures) and many more people besides, to eat beautiful food and make plans for how we share what we love with as many people as possible so the future can be even more delicious and notorious for many more people. After all of that, we’ll need Brett and Andrew the Wild Beer lads and a full barrel of theirs, and then a lively band and all my friends and family so we can hoedown till dawn.

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What’s the best weekend you;ve ever been on?

Aside from our honeymoon, we’ve had some legendary August Bank holiday weekends camping in Polzeath, Cornwall during the past 30 years.

How would you describe your ideal weekend? At home, just outside Nailsworth in the Cotswolds where we have a bakery.

Tom works for the family bakery, Hobbs House Bakery, where he looks after the main bakery while brother Henry heads up retail. They produce high quality handmade breads, pastries and confectionery for their three shops in Chipping Sodbury, Nailsworth and Tetbury.

Who would you spend it with?

My family, Anna and our four luscious kids.

What would you watch on TV?

I don’t really watch TV much, I’ve a soft spot for The Voice though – that’s loved by my three daughters and it used to be Top Gear with my son. Once they’re all in bed then an episode or two of Better Call Saul on Netflix and I’m watching the first season of True Detective.

If you could go anywhere for the weekend, where would you go? Fforest in Cardigan Bay, we love it there.

What would you eat?

We’ve gone #VeganForLent, so it’s been all about the dahl which we love, but on a weekend away after Easter it’s all BBQ on our little Weber. At Fforest we can get fresh fish and seafood, amazing veg and salads, flour for baking with water from the water mill, a decent curry, very nice cheese, good local ale and Welsh whisky.

What is your guilty pleasure?

Peace and quiet, wherever I can find it. Soaking up the meat liquor under any roast (with good bread obviously)

Wha’s in your fridge?

All sorts of “milk”, some beer, Riverford organic veg and salad (depends on the time of week), ham and cheese for @WeekendGlos

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