Weekend | August 16 2014 by LocalWorldGlos

AUGUST 16 2014

win! GIN TASTING AT COTSWOLDS DISTILLERY

what’s inside WHY HECTOR SPELLS HAPPINESS FOR SIMON PEGG DISCOVER A SECRET COUNTRY COTTAGE

TAKING A TUMBLE WITH DYNASTY STAR EMMA SAMMS

Double trouble MEET THE MODEL TWINS

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West Midlands Safari Park

Bristol Zoo or Cribbs Causeway Monday August 18th Adult £15 Abergavenny Market Tuesday August 19th Adult £17 Weymouth Wednesday August 20th Adult £22 Buckingham Palace - Staterooms* Thursday August 21st Adult £44 Bletchley Park* Thursday August 21st Adult £31 Mystery Tour Friday August 22nd Adult £20 Alton Towers* - reduced prices!! Saturday August 23rd Adult £49 Stonehenge* Saturday August 23rd Adult £33 Brighton Saturday August 23rd Adult £23 Llandrindod Victorian Festival Saturday August 23rd Adult £19 West Midlands Safari Park* Sunday August 24th Adult £24 West Somerset Railway* Monday August 25th Adult £31 Children (15 and under) receive a discount of £5 on all our Day Trips. * Entry included.

Highclere Castle

BBC Broadcasting House* Wednesday September 3rd Adult £35 Liverpool Docks & Mersey River Cruise* Saturday September 6th Adult £28 Barry Island & Porthcawl Saturday September 6th Adult £18 Bowood House & Gardens* Sunday September 7th Adult £27 Camden Market, London Sunday September 7th Adult £21 Seaton & Lyme Regis Sunday September 7th Adult £20 Ludlow - Food & Drink Festival* Sunday September 14th Adult £26 Highclere Castle* Monday September 15th Adult £31 Highgrove House - gardens only* Wednesday September 17th Adult £45 St Fagans & Cardiff Bay Saturday September 27th Adult £19 Malvern Autumn Show* Sunday September 28th Adult £30 Althorp House* Sunday September 28th Adult £42 Weston-super-Mare Gloucestershire’s Favourite Day Trip!! Every Wednesday & Sunday!! Adult £15 Child £10 Family of four - only £40 (2nd child goes free!!)

Cats Birmingham Hippodrome Monday September 15th 2014 Adult £49 Child £39 Dirty Dancing Wolverhampton Grand Wednesday October 8th 2014 Adult £59 Child £49 The Lion King London Wednesday October 15th 2014 Adult £69 Child £59 Disney On Ice NIA, Birmingham Saturday October 25th 2014 Adult £45 Child £35 Top Hat Bristol Hippodrome Tuesday November 25th 2014 Adult £59 Child £49 Birmingham Tattoo NIA, Birmingham Saturday November 29th 2014 Adult £45 Child £35 The Nutcracker Birmingham Hippodrome Saturday December 6th 2014 Adult £59 Child £49 Andre Rieu LG Arena, Birmingham Wednesday December 17th 2014 Adult £75 Child £65 Johann Strauss Gala Concert Symphony Hall, Birmingham New Year’s Day 2015 Adult £39 Child £29 Thriller - Live! London Saturday January 10th 2015 Adult £59 Child £49 Les Misérables London Wednesday February 4th 2015 Adult £75 Child £65 Mamma Mia! London Thursday February 12th 2015 Adult £65 Child £55

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Treasure Island

Pirates are set to invade Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham with an alfresco performance of Treasure Island. Gloucester-based Rain or Shine Theatre bring Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale to life next Saturday. Find out more on page 60.

Big kick-off All eyes will be on Louis Van Gaal in his first game in charge of Manchester United today. The Red Devils are at home to Swansea City as the Premier League season kicks off.

FASHION & BEAUTY

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We’re on the prowl with some wild-inspired fashion to take you through the rest of summer and into autumn. And we meet Cheltenham’s model twins Mark and Jon Norris who enjoy a jetset lifestyle of glamorous shoots. P13

Tumble, on BBC One tonight, is the latest reality show inspired by gymnastics. And Stroud-based actress Emma Samms is among the celebrities training hard. She tells us what it’s like P20

Visit a garden with history in Newnhamon-Severn where the principle is ‘waste not, want not’. And join a tour from a secret Cotswolds cottage.

We find out about an unusual way to do your food shopping, courtesy of Stroudco Food Hub, one of the entrants in our Taste of Gloucestershire Food and Farming Awards. And we watch the world go by and sample lunch in trendy Montpellier. P23

We interview Stornoway frontman Brian Briggs – who has a PhD in ducks – ahead of the band’s Big Feastival appearance. Plus, find out where you can watch Disney’s animated adventure Frozen and shop until you drop at a vintage fair in Toddington.

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IMON Pegg, in fairness, does seem to have a lot to be happy about. A glittering Hollywood career, worldwide fame and a healthy bank balance – but it’s his family that gives him the most pleasure, as he tells Weekend. Good on him. You only have to look at the tragic death of Robin Williams this week to realise that all that glitters isn’t gold in the film industry, that fame isn’t everything. It must be nigh-on impossible keeping your feet on the ground when your head’s in the clouds, but that Simon does with the help of his wife Maureen and daughter, Matilda. We reckon it’s his Gloucestershire upbringing that makes him such a thoroughly good bloke. Another advert for the groundedin-Gloucestershire thing comes in the shape of the Norris twins. The Calvin Klein models have swapped Cleeve Hill for the bright

lights of Los Angeles, but Mark and Jon still love coming home for dog walks on the hill with spaniel Molly, mum Jenny and dad Roger. We’re lucky enough to live and work in one of the most beautiful counties in England. Dynasty star Emma Samms calls it home – she tells us this week how she’s getting on with the preparations for her new show, Tumble. It’s basically Strictly with extra lycra. And we’re hooked. Elsewhere, we peek through the windows of gorgeous Elm Tree Cottage, stroll around the beautiful garden at Elton Farm and live la dolce vita at Gusto in Cheltenham. Plus there’s a chance to win a gin tour at Cotswolds Distillery and an exclusive Rituals gift set. Have a great weekend.

Who are we? Weekend magazine is published every Saturday by the Gloucester Citizen and Gloucestershire Echo newspapers, part of the Local World stable. Editor Tanya Gledhill Deputy Editor Lucy Parford lucy.parford@glosmedia.co.uk 01242 278065

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This issue’s contributors were asked: What makes you happy?

Simon Pegg

Mark Norris

Tanya Gledhill

Jonny Whiley

Lucy Parford

“Having a good home life,” says Brockworthborn actor Simon, on what makes him happy. That, and the birth of his daughter Matilda five years ago, which he describes as one of the happiest moments of his life. “Work for me is not an escape. “I love being at home. “That’s the centre of my world, my wife and my daughter and my dogs, it’s a place of great joy.”

One half of identical twins, Mark talks to Weekend about his and his brother’s stratospheric rise to modelling fame. But despite the glamour of LA and NewYork, there’s no place like home for the boys. “We love to come back. “It’s nice to come back to Cheltenham and have some fresh air and countryside. “Our parents, like any parents, are just happy that we’re happy.”

It’s simple pleasures for Tanya, who spent the weekend in a caravan for this week’s travel feature. “My family, hearing our daughter giggling” she says. “Summer suppers in the garden; walking on the beach; frosty autumn welly walks with the dogs; a roaring fire and crumpets; switching on the Christmas tree lights for the first time. Earl Grey tea with homemade chocolate brownies on a Sunday afternoon. Oh and wine. Lots of wine.”

“It’s the simple things,” says feature writer Jonny. “A great book, a family barbecue, a chance to watch the sun go down with a beer. “I’m contractually obliged to add my girlfriend, family and friends into that mix and of course my sporting hero, Roger Federer. “For my 18th birthday I managed to combine all of them and paid for it heavily the next day. “

Deputy Weekend Editor Lucy loves being at home with her daughter, Ella. “There’s nothing better than having a rare day off in the week with my three-year-old to do all the things we don’t always have time to do with the busy nursery run,” she says. “Making fairy cakes, getting the paddling pool out and taking the bike for a spin. Roll on Bank Holiday!”

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Simon HAPPY In his new film, Simon Pegg plays a dissatisfied psychologist who travels the world to find true happiness. But as the actor, who grew up in Gloucestershire, tells WEEKEND, his happy place is far closer to home

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ITH his thick-rimmed black glasses, carefully groomed beard and tailored T-shirt, the Simon Pegg of today is a far cry from the Simon Pegg of his breakthrough comedy Spaced, where comic book prints and a skateboard tucked under his arm were the norm. But reassuringly, despite the sleek appearance, Simon’s still a product of his past, and he’s as happy to chew the fat about Spaced, the whip-smart comedy he starred in and co-wrote with Jessica Hynes, as he is to pass the time with fans. “I remember I’ve gone up to people in the past whom I’ve admired and hoped that they’ll be nice to me,” says the 44-yearold, who grew up in Brockworth. “So if someone comes up, I try to think if that was me and that person turned around and was like, ‘I don’t feel like it today’, I’d be gutted. “I understand that and I don’t think I’m above talking to fans,” he says. “I’m just a fan who’s now working in the industry that I’m a fan of.” Simon’s already sizeable fan base looks set to swell again, as his new film, Hector And The Search For Happiness, is released this weekend. Hector is a new sort of role for Simon. Instead of the steady laughs and quick-fire popular culture references usually associated with his characters, Hector’s a rather serious psychologist, who assesses his dissatisfaction with the world with due gravity. “It’s nice to be able to do something which is, outwardly, a little bit more of a stretch than stuff I’ve done before,” says Simon, who often collaborates with his friends Edgar Wright and Nick Frost, known for their work on the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, which comprises Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End. “All mine and Edgar Wright’s films have a vein of emotion in them, and seriousness,” he explains. “They haven’t just been slapstick comedies, there has been some pain in there, but with this film, it was more dramatic than anything I’ve done before, and it was nice to get my teeth into moments of fear and terror and anguish.” There’s a good deal of fear and anguish when Hector leaves behind

his loving girlfriend Clara, played by Rosamund Pike, and goes on a global quest to find the root of happiness. Along the way he meets a wide range of people who reveal their own sources of happiness, which Hector dutifully jots down in the notebook Clara gave him as a leaving present. One of those characters is seemingly uptight Professor Coreman, played by Christopher Plummer, who Simon bonded with over the Star Trek films (they both worked on the popular sci-fi flicks at different times). In the movie, Coreman’s character encourages Hector to do the dirty on Clara with an escort. It’s things like this that make Hector not as immediately likeable as Simon’s previous characters. “I’m not sure he’s entirely sympathetic at first,” says Simon. “He’s very closed off and he’s a bit superior, and what he does is ultimately a little bit selfish. “He learns a lesson by going on this journey of self-discovery.” Some of Hector’s life lessons are ones that Simon abides by. “There are a couple of ones I think

really ring true,” says the father-ofone, who lives in London with wife Maureen and their daughter Matilda. “There’s the one that he gets like a little epiphany, which is that avoiding unhappiness is not the road to happiness. That’s the one that really rings true to me.” Throughout his own life, Simon, unlike Hector, has tried to embrace change, however scary it might be. “I always like to think you never stop learning, and I like to think that I’m at a place in my life now where I’m a little bit more aware of myself than Hector,” he says. “I’m more at ease with myself than Hector is but I feel like I’ve done what Hector has done, which is to get out of my

Kate Reardon with Westonbirt School pupil Sophia Rossi

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Home is where I am at my most comfortable. That’s the centre of my world, my wife and my daughter and my dogs, it’s a place of great joy

comfort zone and realise where I’m happiest.” He’s learned to acknowledge the things that don’t make him happy too. “I think we all mistake certain things for happiness,” explains the actor. “I think we mistake comfort for happiness and we mistake pleasure and entertainment for happiness when really these are just things we use as proxies for our happiness. “We use them to cheer us up or try and achieve brief happiness,

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when really happiness is something much more profound and longlasting and exists within us.” While Hector looks long and hard for his own notion of happiness, Simon doesn’t have to go far to find the source of his. What makes him most happy, he says simply, is his family. “Having a good home life,” he says – one of his happiest moments was the birth of Matilda, five years ago. “Work for me is not an escape, it’s something I do, something I have to do and something I love and I feel very privileged that I love my job. “It feels like a hobby more than a job, but it’s not something I do to get away from my home. I love being at home. “Home is where I am at my most comfortable,” Simon says. “That’s the centre of my world, my wife and my daughter and my dogs, it’s a place of great joy.”

■ Hector And The Search For Happiness has just been released.

Simon in his latest film, Hector And The Search For Happiness, and below, with his wife Maureen

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A VIP tasting tour at the Cotswolds Distillery

NEW craft distillery is creating the Cotswolds’ first premium single malt whisky and dry gin. WEEKEND has teamed up with Cotswolds Distillery, in Stourton, to offer the chance to win a bespoke tour and tasting package for four people, along with a bottle of its Inaugural Edition Cotswolds Dry Gin, worth

botanical distillate library – the only one of its kind on this scale. The library is used as a sensory educational tool, helping individuals to discern specific flavours and characteristics of each gin botanical. This is a unique opportunity to be the first guests to experience the Cotswolds Distillery. Having opened in July this

£35. During the tour and tasting session, guests will be welcomed with a gin and tonic before being taken on a private tour of the distillery, where you will have the chance to bottle your own Cotswolds Dry Gin. After the tour, you will be whisked up to the blending room where head distiller, Alex Davies, will run a gin tasting class using their single-

year, the team are not yet officially unlocked to the public, but are offering four lucky people this exclusive preview into the art of gin making. Visit www.cotswolds distillery.com or @Cotswoldistill on Twitter

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

Which of these is not a brand of gin? a. Gordon’s b. Bell’s c. Bombay Sapphire Send your answer on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to Cotswolds Distillery Competition, Features Department,Third Floor, St James’ House, St James’ Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR. The closing date is August 23. 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 agreeing to Local World informing you of promotions, offers and services unless stated otherwise.Tour and tasting session depends on availability of Head Distiller. Tour must be arranged in advance by calling 01608 610407, and must be taken within six months of initial contact. Tour can be taken 7 days a week subject to availability. Please allow at least two hours for the session. Over 18s only. Eligibility for the prize draw offer is for UK customers only. No cash alternative. Travel expenses not included.

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OPENING NIGHT

WEEK END people

Guests were invited to a drinks reception and to watch the first night of Will Harveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s War at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. The production also marked the official launch of Gloucestershire Remembers World War One

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Rhiannon Randell and Linda Knight

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

highlights STYLE ADVENTURE

Rev up your jeep – we’re off on a fashion safari with timeless khaki tones and animal prints. It’s a great look to take you into early autumn and we show you how . . .

SPOTTED ON THE STREET

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

BEAUTY

Fancy a Posh frock? Prepare for a Beckham bidding war. Posh has had a serious closet detox and is selling off more than 600 of her outfits in aid of mothers2mothers, a charity that helps mums living with HIV. The Victoria Beckham Charity Sale will be available at www.theoutnet.com/vbcharitysale from August 20-25. Shoppers must register atTheOutnet.com

WELLBEING

Former Dynasty star Emma Samms, from Stroud, is just one of the celebrities in BBC’s new show Tumble – a talent show based on gymnastics. We find out how she is getting on . . .

Play with paisley Embrace some maximalism with a top-to-toe statement print, like model Poppy Delevingne in Pucci. Get the designer look with Debenhams’ Star by Julien Macdonald paisley print maxi dress, currently reduced from £55 to £44 at www.debenhams.com

fashion PICK OF THE WEEK

Check out the new No1 Radley London collection. The limited run premium range is created from highest grade leathers and hand-woven textiles.

Visit the Radley store in Cheltenham or online at www.radley.co.uk, priced from £169-£399.

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We’re on the prowl for this season’s safari trend. These muted tones and animal prints will take you through the rest of the summer into autumn

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Zebra print is perfect for the mono autumn trend. Save with the animal print biker jacket in our main picture, £39, teamed with the Aztec print top, £26, capri trousers, £26, and necklace, £10, all from M&Co at www.mandco. com. Or go wild and let jungle fever overtake you with the Gestuz zebra print blazer, above, now reduced from £180 to £90, at House of Fraser. Visit www.houseoffraser.co.uk

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KHAKI COVER The ultimate in utilitarian chic, khakis are the no-fuss approach.

Marks & Spencer Limited Edition leopard maxi dress, Â£49.50, at www.marksand spencer.com Biba khaki necklace dress, Â£125 at House of Fraser, in the Promenade, Cheltenham

Autumn spin: Recycle for next seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military trend with black leather boots and heavy overcoats. ANIMAL CAMO Make a leap for big cat-inspired pieces. The bolder the print, the bigger the impact. Try zebra stripes or bold giraffe splodges for a twist on leopard print. Autumn spin: Wear leopard print with dark colours for a mega-luxe look for day or night. NEUTRALS While temperatures are still warm, layer sheer shirts and lightweight knits over cargo shorts for an all-neutral palette. A weathered tan leather satchel will complete your look.

East zebra print scarf, Â£25, from www.east.co.uk

Autumn spin: Staples like a tan leather skirt are perfect for next seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seventies trend.

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James, 33, aTV production university lecturer, said: “My waistcoat is from Next, my jeans are H&M, myT-shirt is by Mambo and my boots areTimberland. I developed my style at a young age as my mum was a fashion designer. Now I’m inspired by my taste in electro swing music.”

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Mark, 25, a gymnast and teacher, said: “MyT-shirt isTopman, my shorts are from Gap and my trainers are Nikes. I buy a lot from Topman, I like wearing plain polos and nice fitting shirts as I have a lot of geometric tattoos and don’t want to distract from them.”

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Samuel,19, a barman, said: “My shirt is from USC, I got my jeans fromTopman and my trainers from JD Sports. Although I have my own style I watch a lot of Geordie Shore andThe Valleys and get a lot my inspiration from how they dress”.

Hannah Phipps Hannah, 19, a history student, said: “I got my shoes from River Island, my jeans and top from Topshop and my jacket from Karen Millen. My bag is Red Herring. I catch up with celebrities on Instagram and think Selena Gomez has great style.”

From left, Prob Singh and Amie El-Hart on the new Rituals counter in Debenhams, Gloucester

DUTCH beauty brand, Rituals, has arrived in Gloucester. The range, which is based on Eastern traditions, aims to transform everyday routines into moments of indulgence – sinking into a warm, fragrant bath or enjoying a cup of speciality tea. Debenhams in Gloucester now has a Rituals concession where you can discover the collections, which include a refreshing Hammam Ritual, The Tatsu Ritual scented with Japanese mint, Sakura featuring the fragrance of Japanese cherry blossom and rice milk, Tao which is centred around achieving harmony between yin and yang, The Laughing Buddha Ritual to lighten your mood with organic mandarin and yuzu, Ayurveda from India and a luxury Home collection. To celebrate Rituals arriving in Gloucester, WEEKEND has teamed up with Debenhams to offer one lucky reader the chance to win an Ayurveda gift set, worth £27.50. The set contains a body

scrub, shower foam, shower paste and body cream with the fragrance of rose and honey and based on the Ayurveda philosophy from ancient India of restoring the balance between body, mind and soul. Every WEEKEND reader to visit the Rituals counter at the store in King’s Square will also receive a free mini treatment and sample. Simply present this article. To be in with a chance of winning the gift set, answer the following question: From which country does the philosophy of yin and yang originate? a. China b. Cyprus c. Cuba Send your answer on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to Rituals Competition, Features Department, Third Floor, St James’ House, St James’ Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR. The closing date is August 23. Usual Local World terms and conditions apply. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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twin thing Twins Mark and Jon Norris thought their futures lay in sport – until a modelling scout spotted them. Now they’re on the covers of glossy magazines and loving a lifestyle of glamorous shoots and acting. LUCY PARFORD caught up with them

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ROM the classrooms of Cleeve School to the beach in Miami, twins Mark and Jon Norris could not have predicted how their lives would have been catapulted out of the ordinary and on to the front cover of glossy magazines. The brothers, who grew up near Cleeve Hill, thought their future lay in sport or business as they threw themselves into football, running and their education, but destiny had other ideas. “Our coach, Dave Newport, put an idea to us to go to America on a scholarship for the track team,” said Jon. After studying for a degree in exercise science at Cardiff University, the brothers booked a flight to Florida and secured a place at Saint Leo University. They signed up to drama school, in between training at university, and one day the director of the Spring Breakers film, starring James Franco, called in to cast for supporting roles. “He liked the look of me and Jon,” Mark laughs. “At the time we couldn’t really work, but we still met lots of people and had an amazing experience. “After that we started to get quite a bit of attention being British and twins. I think they thought it was quite exotic out there and really different to most people. People started telling us to go to LA and the world was our oyster in acting and showbusiness.” The brothers took it all with a pinch of salt, but when they went to California for spring break they immediately got picked up by a model scout who flew them out to Miami and New York. Their modelling careers have spiralled since – their first shoot was for Calvin Klein followed by Ralph Lauren, Armani and Prada. The pair now regularly travel between London, Milan, Germany, Spain and LA for jobs.

My friends in Cheltenham can’t believe it when they see us in magazines and online

Mark, left, and Jon as youngsters with Cheltenham Harriers

“It was a really good start for us,” says Mark. “We’d never really experienced attention like that before, it was all quite new and overwhelming. ” The brothers live in West Kensington and count Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw among their friends. They have amassed 25,200 followers on Twitter. The twins still come back to the Cotswolds every few months to catch up with friends and family. “We love to come back,” Mark says. “It’s so different in London, it’s nice to come back to Cheltenham and have some fresh air and countryside. “My friends can’t believe it when they see us in magazines and online. “We receive a lot of invitations to events, it’s always such a pleasure to be in attendance, they are usually a lot of fun. Our parents, like any parents, are just happy that we are happy.” The 27-year-olds say they keep in shape for underwear shoots by running regularly – they used to run for Cheltenham & County Harriers throughout their teenage years.

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“Elite GB Duathlon coach Dave Newport was one of my biggest motivators and a massive influence on me heading out to study in the States,” says Jon. Mark confesses: “I don’t eat that well but I’ve always run quite a bit so it works out in the end.” The brothers have now set their sights on the film industry and have been cast in British film South of the River. They will be heading back to LA in September where their agent CAA is putting them forward for some more big projects in TV and film. “We’re doing well and have got a lot of projects on the go in such a short space of time. We’re trying to make the most of it,” Jon says. “We are just about to start filming a feature film in London,” Marks adds. “Aside from that, we have had our heads down reading scripts from LA, in between modelling jobs in London and Europe. “There’s such a difference between acting auditions and modelling castings. You meet so many different types of people, of different ages and backgrounds. “It’s amazing, we love the lifestyle and the people we meet are truly inspiring.” Follow them on Twitter @thenorristwins or Instagram @the_norris_twins Right: model sons Jon, left and Mark with mum Jenny

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How to get started DO you have a budding gymnast in the family? Dave Powell, head coach at Rowan Gymnastics Club, in Cheltenham has this advice: “To get into the sport the easiest way is to contact your local club.You can go online to the British Gymnastics website which gives you the details of the clubs in your area. Visit www.british-gymnastics.org “You can come along and join the recreational classes and if you’re more serious about the sport, a coach would be looking for your potential to compete. “If you have the talent you would train with a bespoke coach in a certain squad that’s right for you. “Despite what people think it’s not a niche sport, anyone is welcome to join in. “There are usually up to eight in a class, with children as young as three attending preschool classes. “If your child is interested in competing, training would begin at the age of six. National Tumbling competitions start at age eight with the British final available for entrants aged nine and over. “I don’t put any child on a special diet as they are growing and it is up to the parents. But like any athlete, a high protein diet is recommended.”

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Former Dymasty star Emma Samms, from Stroud, is among the brave celebrities taking part in gymnastics reality show Tumble. As she gets ready to compete before the judges tonight, she tells LUCY PARFORD that the whole thing is pretty scary . . .

ELEBRITIES quite literally bent over backwards to impress the judges as they took to the gym floor for their debut performance in the BBC’s new show Tumble. Ten stars from the world of showbusiness, including former Dynasty star Emma Samms, from Stroud, ex-EastEnder John Partridge and ex-Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding will battle it out to win the talent contest. But their gruelling eight-week intensive training took its toll on many of the contestants, who were left battered and bruised. “Dignity is much over-rated,” laughed Emma, who came second to last following Saturday night’s show. Emma, who played Fallon Carrington Colby in Dynasty, is the daughter of a ballet dancer. Following in her mother’s dance steps, she trained as a dancer at the Royal Ballet School but a hip injury at 15 put her ballet career on hold and instead she turned to acting. After leaving Dynasty in 1989, Emma has also starred in Holby City, Casualty and The Bill. “I am representing women of a certain age,” said Emma, who is a mum-of-two. “I am 53, soon to be 54, and I’m not ashamed of that. In fact I’m telling people it regularly so they give me a break.” She has been partnered with Ivan Pastore, a medal-winning former GB gymnast. “The start point Emma has come from is zero,” he said. “She’s had no gymnastics training at all.” The duo failed to dazzle the judges on their first outing, despite attempting an impressive shoulder stand, and they scored 21 out of 40

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which placed them second to last overall. “The whole thing is pretty scary,” Emma admitted. “We are having trouble with standing on shoulders because it’s dangerous. “If I was in a film, a stunt person would do this. “It is asking a lot to learn something new in such a short time. “I’m delighted we have improved as much as we have. If we keep improving at that rate then maybe we won’t make complete fools of ourselves on live TV.” Tumble’s launch on BBC One last Saturday drew an average audience of 3.2 million viewers. Nineties’ keep-fit guru Mr Motivator had to watch the show from the sidelines after he was forced out of the competition when he dislocated his knee in practice. Judges include gymnastic legend Nadia Comaneci, London 2012 Olympics gymnast Louis Smith and former British Commonwealth Games gold medallist Craig Heap. Former soap star John Partridge topped the leader board after the first show, scoring 27.5 out of 40. While Lucy Mecklenburgh, who used to star in The Only Way Is Essex, was at the bottom with 20 out of 40. This week Emma tweeted: “Today I get to find out if I can hang upside down, handsfree from a hoop 6m (20ft) in the air, with no safety line and not cry.” The stars will all compete again tonight when the two lowest scoring celebrities will go head to head in tackling the vault. Head judge Nadia will decide who is booted out of the show and who will stay. Tumble is tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One.

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hile the new campaign has started in encouraging fashion for Cheltenham Town with an opening day win at title favourites Bury, chairman Paul Baker says these are also exciting times for the club off the field. The Robins have placed a major emphasis on listening to their supporters holding supporter focus groups during the close season and the results of those will heavily influence their plans for coming season. “We can’t have all the answers as a board of directors so it’s all about us listening to our customers, responding to their concerns and where possible introducing some of their ideas rather than doing the same thing year after year, we must be innovative, open to new ideas, approachable and not afraid to be bold.” Baker said. “We’ll be making every effort to engage more with our fans and the wider community as well, including the business community, schools and Colleges and organisations throughout the County, we are after all the only Football League club in Gloucestershire. “The supporter open day we held at our training ground in July was a massive success, giving the players a chance to engage with the supporters and supporters a chance to meet and chat to the players, directors and management team. We are keen to extend the process of engagement throughout the season holding more events like that and more regular fans’ forums and legends nights. “There is a lot going on in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire, it is a fantastic town and county in which to live, work and play and we have so much to offer all age groups with free season tickets for under 11s and reduced admission prices for

students and pensioners, it is essential that we take our brand and product to a much wider audience because the match day experience we offer is second to none. “We have been in the Regent Arcade promoting the club and we want to have a presence in town on match days too, raising our profile. “Equally we must try and generate more interest in Gloucester, Tewkesbury and the Forest of Dean.” One of the success stories of last year was the club’s Junior Robins scheme, which sees children under the age of 11 admitted to Whaddon Road free of charge and from this season the same pricing will apply to visiting supporters as well. “We now have more than 800 members and we are looking to build that even further this season,” Baker said. “The aim is for them to come along, have a great time and enjoy the experience and atmosphere of live professional football and come back on a regular basis with Mum and Dad too. “We are proud of the friendly family atmosphere inside our Whaddon Road Stadium which has been recognised in the regular Football League Family Awards that we have received.It really is a safe and fun way to enjoy a family day out.” The Robins will for the first time be sponsoring the area’s thriving Cheltenham Youth Football League, which Baker says is an exciting initiative that he hopes will help them encourage more Gloucestershire children to adopt their hometown club as their number one team.

“This is a great opportunity for us. I have a strong affiliation with local football as my children played for Charlton Rovers and Leckhampton,” Baker said. “It’s a great way to introduce our brand to well over 1,000 young footballers and we’ll be introducing ticket offers, attending their events and awards nights, taking our offer to the club secretaries, managers and getting the youngsters involved. “From the age of seven onwards is when you decide which team you are going to support so this relationship can be really important for us. “We’ll continue to have their cup finals at Whaddon Road, but we’ll be adding more match day activities such as halftime penalty shoot-outs, it’s very exciting opportunity for us.” Cheltenham Town Ladies will become closer to the main club moving forward, with home matches set to be moved to Seasons and Baker is keen to foster a closer relationship between the two teams. “I have been really impressed by what the Ladies have achieved, with promotion last season and I want to develop the relationship,” he said. “Together we can build our brand and drive revenue, and I’d like to let them play one of their games at Whaddon Road this season. “We’ll be giving them more space in our match programme and trying to build awareness of their team, who have made real progress in recent seasons.” gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

Food Sample summer on the terrace of Gusto in Montpellier Innovative food hub in Stroud challenges the way we shop Bellissimo! Pizza perfection at Daylesford farm shop and cafe

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celebrates... At Creed we love all things to do with food, especially from Gloucestershire. THIS versatile recipe can be used all year round and is perfect for this time of year when the rain starts to set in. Whether you’re preparing it for the family, or friends visiting for a tasty, informal dinner, it will go down a treat. Good quality gammon steaks will make all the difference with this dish. Gammon and Cauliflower Gratin Serves 4 Ingredients 4 gammon steaks 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets 100ml half-fat crème fraîche 85g cheddar, grated 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard Method Preheat the grill to high. Snip the sides of the gammon steaks with kitchen scissors to prevent the gammon from curling up too much when they cook. Place the gammon on a baking tray, and grill on one side for about 10 minutes until the fat is crisp. Meanwhile, cook the cauliflower florets in boiling water for five minutes until tender. Drain the cauliflower and tip into a bowl with the mustard, crème fraîche and two-thirds of the cheese and give it all a good mix. When the gammon is crisp, flip it over and cook on the other side for about 10 minutes. Once cooked, spoon the cauliflower mix over the gammon, sprinkle with cheese, then grill for five minutes until bubbling and golden. Serve with mash potato or new potatoes and some wilted baby spinach.

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thought Entrants in the Taste of Gloucestershire Food and Farming Awards’ food business of the year category, sponsored by Creed Food Service, include Stroudco Food Hub. SUE BRADLEY discovers more about this alternative way of buying food and drink

Nick Weir, with his daughter Matilda

N innovative way of buying local produce is providing food for thought for people in Stroud. Every week customers of the Stroudco Food Hub go online to take their pick from a wide range of products listed within the not-for-profit co-operative’s comprehensive catalogue, before rolling up at a local primary school or shopping mall to collect their orders or getting their selections delivered to their homes. The scheme, started seven years ago, currently supports some 57 local food and drink producers, ranging from wellknown names such as Stroud Brewery and Winstone’s Ice Cream to allotment growers and school gardeners offering just a few bunches of carrots and home cooks selling surplus jars of jam. Its listings include everything from honey and cheeses to trout and veal, while its suppliers are as young as 14-year-old Louis Weston-O’Neill, who specialises in chilli sauces; 16-year-

old Maggy Venning, who cooks muffins and 10-year-old greetings card maker Matilda Mathews. Some 522 households are now registered with the food hub, which, according to producer-member Nick Weir, presents Stroud residents with a full scale local alternative to supermarket shopping. In fact, almost everything available in the big stores can be purchased through Stroudco, with the community interest company linking up with local traders such as Global Organics and Hania Cheeses from the town’s Shambles Market and Bristol-based workers’ co-operative Essential Wholefoods to provide products that cannot be sourced on the doorstep. “The food hub was founded by producers who wanted to find a better way of selling food and consumers who were looking for a better way of buying than supermarkets,” he explains. “We knocked about the idea of using the internet to sell local food and to make it more affordable. “The deal is that if we cannot find a producer within 15 miles of Stroud, we will look further afield. “However, if a new producer starts to produce the same product locally, we will give them preference. “After Stroudco started, people would say to us that they were still having to visit the supermarkets to buy things like bananas, which feature in many people’s diets but which cannot be produced locally, so we felt it would be a good idea to add these types of things to Stroudco’s catalogue but source them through local businesses. “I would say that around 90 per cent of the products in our catalogue come from within 15 miles of Stroud.” Nick says the Stroudco system is simple to use. “All the trading is done through the website where producers offer their products for sale showing photos, descriptions, stock levels and prices,” he explains. “The shoppers fill a basket with goods from various producers and then choose to collect their box from pick-up points such as Stroud Valleys School, the Quaker Meeting House in Nailsworth or the Brunel Mall, which has the advantage of disabled parking and a carry to car service courtesy of Cookes Coffee and Curios. We also operate a home delivery service

within three miles of the school. “Producers deliver to the Stroudco shed on a Saturday morning, from where boxes of orders are put together ready to be collected or delivered that lunchtime. The system is staffed by manager Lynsey Powell working two days a week and has few overheads, which means that producers are freed up to concentrate on producing food.” The benefits that Stroudco brings extend far beyond making it easier for people living in Stroud to get hold of locally-produced food and drink, however. Many of its producers are very small scale and have only started up in business, so the food hub was able to look after their marketing and distribution. At the same time, beneficial relationships between producers have emerged, not least the arrangement for Rob Holditch from Stroud Valleys Pork to take away spent malt grain from Stroud Brewery to use as pig food. “This saves the brewery the cost of disposal of this waste product and helps to make great bacon,” says Nick. Another all-round benefit comes from the “farm days” during which shoppers can visit producers and help with jobs such as fruit picking and hay making and see how their food is produced. “These are great social events and opportunities to learn and build communities,” says Nick. “On a practical level, Stroudco is good for shoppers and producers, while on a deeper level it’s about education and building direct connections between people and the source of their food.” Stroudco is one of a number of food hubs operating all over the world and has already inspired similar schemes in Dursley and the Forest of Dean. “The Stroudco system is experimental; a new model for food distribution,” says Nick. “We’ve made it open source because we want other people to copy it. “Some 78 other groups have downloaded our software, many of which are secondary schools with the idea of their sixth formers running food hubs as a little business from which they can learn a range of skills. “Our vision is to have a food hub in every school hall, village hall and community space in the country.” www.stroudco.org.uk

Pizza perfection DAYLESFORD has unveiled a new alfresco Pizza Bar at its Kingham farmshop and cafe. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday freshly-made organic pizzas are served hot from a wood-fired oven, and take your pick from a seasonal cocktail or two. The Daylesford pizza, ÂŁ13, consists of a thin and crispy pizza base made in the onsite bakery covered with homemade passata, made from heritage tomatoes grown in the market garden, and topped with grated Daylesford cheddar, parmesan, some cubed mozzarella and drizzled with homemade pesto, using fresh basil from the market garden. There are also delicious salamis from the farm shop, which can be thinly sliced on top for an extra topping. The Pizza Bar at Daylesford is open from 4-9pm every Friday, noon-9pm every Saturday (cocktails from 6pm) and noon-3pm every Sunday throughout summer, although opening times may vary in adverse weather. For more information, call 01608 731700.

Waitress Alba Casado with a Moroccan chickpea salad

Photography: Carl Hewlett/TWM

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LUNCHWITH

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OOK I’ve tried to prove my middle class credentials. My GCSE food project involved making homemade ravioli, I regularly shop at Marks & Spencer – don’t you just love their aged balsamic? – and I’ve embraced the wonders of elderflower pressé with many an agreeable nod to a polite aunty. So I’ve tried. But I fear I may have failed. Now and then you see, something happens that makes me think that I’m not cut out for a life of Duchy Originals and a cupboard full of porcini mushrooms – despite how much I love them. This happened at Gusto recently – an Italian deli and cafe that sits in the heart of Cheltenham’s trendy Montpellier. I’d heard great things about Gusto and I’d walked past enough times to feel suitably jealous of those basking in the sunshine. Frankly, enough was enough. I was ready to sip an ice-cold glass of Chablis and pick at olives like a peckish sparrow. But it didn’t quite work out like that. We turned up at lunchtime, didn’t order any olives – I’m more of a Twiglets kind of guy – and found ourselves content enough to debate the merits of Waitrose Essentials. It’s location, location, location with Gusto. When the sun has its hat on, it’s a perfect place for a leisurely breakfast or light lunch. Small tables are scattered on the pavement at the front of the cafe and you can while away the hours watching the Jack Wills brigade peruse the boutique shops. Friends meet for a light bite here; men type furiously at laptops and families carve out what they hope will be a stress-free day out. It’s a menu littered with classics for the Saint Delia crowd. Brunch options – served until 3pm – include Eggs Benedict, Eggs Royale and a hearty Full English. Then there’s lunch which has sandwich favourites such as such as mozzarella, tomato and Parma ham and mozzarella and pesto. All on ciabatta – naturally. Those in the Nigella camp – more likely to stray from the beaten track – @WeekendGlos

are presented with plenty of interesting choices such as fig bruschetta, duck, noodle and sesame salad and prawn and pineapple salad among others. As it happened we straddled both camps; choosing a summery pasta salad and a classic brunch option with a twist. The latter was a generous portion of egg-soaked ciabatta bread – they had run out of brioche – topped with thin slices of salty, crispy pancetta, slices of strawberries and banana and lashings of maple syrup. If you have a sweet tooth, you’ll be rewarded – it’s a dish of real comfort, for £10. The portion of conchiglie pasta was generous enough and the ingredients were very good quality, yet it was lacking in the most important department of all – taste. As much as I love asparagus, crunchy green beans and a good handful of rocket, they’re never going to elevate a dish to dizzying heights. So I looked to the dressing to pack a hefty punch or at the very least a gentle slap around the face. But I couldn’t find it – the raspberry vinaigrette gave a hint of sweetness but lacked the acidity to give the dish the kiss of life. Even the ciabatta bread on the side couldn’t offer the acidity – a pot of olive oil was served with apologies for the lack of balsamic vinegar. But all that aside – it was the price that left a slightly bitter aftertaste, clocking in at an eye-popping £11. If you’re truly middle-class you probably accept this and drive off in your blacked-out Range Rover sport. As it happens, I merely spat out my Earl Grey tea. Perhaps I’m not middle-class at all. I mean thinking about it, I don’t even like smoked salmon. Jonathan Whiley

GUSTO Location: 12 Montpellier Walk, Cheltenham Food: Classic brunch and lunch options Atmosphere: Leisurely Price: From £10 Contact: 01242 239111

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Verbascum, a cottage garden favourite, adds a valuable element of height to planting schemes, its impressive flower spikes reaching up to 5ft. All are either biennial or shortlived perennials, flowering in the first or second summer after sowing. You can buy them in a range of colours but check out seed catalogues if you want new varieties.They thrive in sun in well-drained, drought-tolerant soils low in nutrients.Try ‘Cotswold Queen’ which has striking yellow flowers. @WeekendGlos

At Elton Farm in Newnham-onSevern, nothing is wasted. See how one gardener takes old farm implements and turns them into striking accessories

Secret hideaway Take a peek inside stunning Elm Tree Cottage – and sit down for a cream tea while you’re at it

Giving old treasures a new lease of life in the garden has given Elton Farm a delightfully quirky edge, as MANDY BRADSHAW discovered

HERE’S often a theme in a garden, something that influences the style. With some it’s seen in the design – traditional cottage or Japanese – in others it’s more apparent in the plants – huge swathes of grasses or hundreds of roses. At Elton Farm the underlying principle is ‘waste not, want not’ and the garden is built around old things given new and inventive uses. The garden around the farmhouse near Newnham-on-Severn, has been developed over the past 10 years by Peter and Cilla Radley, although Peter has lived there since childhood. “I’ve been mowing that grass for more than 50 years,” he says, pointing to the lawn. Indeed, it is a garden with history, not just in the bones of what was once obviously somewhere more formal – there is an old clipped box hedge edging one path – but also in the pieces of farm equipment now put to good use. Farmyard troughs are the ideal way to grow acid-loving azaleas in a garden without suitable soil, providing more space than conventional pots but without the need to create special peat-filled beds. An old apple crusher has found a new lease of life as a plant stand and is now supporting a colourful collection of fuchsias in pinks and reds. “Who wouldn’t want that in their garden,” says Peter, a former dairy farmer who has diversified into fishing and the well-known Maize Maze. Pieces of a disused bale elevator have been transformed into a quirky bridge over a stream. Masses of gunnera and other moisture-

lovers mean the water is all but hidden from view but carefully positioned stones on the stream bed have created a ‘fall’ so the noise of tumbling water fills this area. There is also an enormous tree peony, which is obviously relishing having damp feet. Meanwhile, old stones from the farm have been used as a mini ‘Stonehenge’ and planted up with thyme, bay and other herbs. Elsewhere, the couple have made a virtue out of necessity and used repairs on an old outbuilding wall to create first a shelf and then a pillar on which they display pots of pelargoniums. The bright blooms in pale pink, cerise and red add a splash of colour to the late summer display. Also in full bloom are the many dahlias. Some are pale pink splashed with white, others have golden yellow blooms. There are two-tone pink and apricot, pale lemon and red. “My father always loved dahlias, which is part of why we’ve got them.” Most are clustered around a small seating area, one of many in the garden, including a wrought iron bandstand where a visitor on a previous open day proposed to his girlfriend – and was accepted. Yet probably the garden’s most unusual feature is hidden away under an old mulberry tree: an original two-seater outside loo. It has been restored to create a loo and a washbasin and will be open for visitors to use. “It doesn’t get used very much,” admits Peter, adding “but it just seemed a shame to let it go.” Elton Farm is open tomorrow for Cobalt from 11-4pm, £5 for adults, free to under-16s. Visit www.cobalthealth. co.uk/fundraising

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THE sights and scents of summer will fill Cheltenham’s Pittville Pump Room tomorrow as gardeners stage their annual summer show. Roses, gladioli, dahlias and clematis will be just some of the blooms on display as members of Cheltenham Horticultural Society compete in 79 classes ranging from fruit, vegetables and cut flowers to floral art, handicrafts, photography and cookery. This year, members of Cheltenham and District Allotment Holders’ Association have been invited to take part in the vegetable classes, which include the longest runner bean and the ugliest vegetable. It runs from noon-4pm.

Fancy a tour off the beaten track with a taste of life in a beautiful Cotswolds thatched cottage? One couple have come up with a winning idea to draw in tourists

OU can live in an area all your life and yet still find hidden corners that you never knew existed. The Cotswolds has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to chocolate box villages and stunningly pretty views. Once you get into the countryside, it seems whichever way you turn, you will come across scenes that take your breath away. When Becky Simpson and her husband, Robin, moved into their very own picture postcard cottage five years ago, they realised they had a hidden gem that would appeal to tourists. Tucked away in one of those quintessential Cotswold villages completely off the beaten track, Becky knew it was the kind of place visitors would love to visit. “Whenever we used to look round places, I would say to Robin how much I’d love to be able to go into some of the homes to see what they were like inside,” said Becky. “And I know how much some tourists love traditional English villages, particularly those from places like the USA and Japan.” She came up with the idea of running tours from the thatched cottage for tourists, which would include visiting nearby places off the beaten track, as well as the chance to experience life in a real Cotswold cottage. So she started Secret Cottage and

now spends most weeks acting as host and guide for groups of tourists based at her home near Moreton-in-Marsh. Becky collects small groups from the station before bringing them back to her cottage for the day, with lunch and cream teas, interspersed with short tours to hidden spots nearby. “Some of the villages and beauty spots near where we live are out of this world but probably unknown and unvisited by most people, so it really is a special tour,” she said. But it is probably her 400-year-old cottage that remains as a special memory for most visitors after they return home. With its low, wooden-beamed ceilings, stone mullion windows, winding wooden staircases and hidden corners, all surrounded by pretty gardens, Secret Cottage is the image that most people would conjure up if asked to describe their archetypal English country cottage. “When we moved here we realised that this is a very special village and we had tourists passing by, peering into the property, trying to get a closer look,” said Becky. “We have turned that into a business, offering exactly that; the chance to spend a day in a Cotswold country cottage.”

rom tea and cakes in front of a roaring fire and lunch by the Aga to cream teas taken outside among the flowers and trees, it is a day that visitors will remember long after the holiday itself has faded. Secret Cottage is just that. Even from the lane outside there is very little of the house you can actually see until you make your way up the stone pathway to gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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the front door. A wooden door leads you into the spacious kitchen, dominated by a large wooden table and pale yellow Aga, where Becky bakes the scones for the cream teas and prepares the lunches. A doorway leads into one of several living rooms that lead on from each other on the ground floor, each separated by a low door archway that the taller among us have to stoop slightly to get through. Both Becky and Robin are on the tall side but say they are used to bending at various points in the cottage and it doesn’t bother them. “Friends who visit us sometimes ask @WeekendGlos

how we can live with the low ceilings and doorways, but we love it,” said Robin. “It’s so cosy in here during the colder months, when we sit in front of a roaring fire with the flames flickering off the walls.” The couple are avid collectors of Folk Art, items made to be practical rather than just decorative, and their pieces include a collection of cricket tables, weather vanes and wooden shore birds. “Cricket tables were used in old taverns where the floors were uneven,” said Becky. “They are very heavy tables with three legs that would remain steady despite the crooked floors.”

Becky’s collection of shore birds comes from trips to France and they include a curlew, waders and several pigeons. Other pieces of furniture, including chairs and cupboards, are also fine examples of primitive or ‘naive’ art – art that is classified by its simplicity or childlike subject matter and technique. Two rooms are dominated by massive stone fireplaces and the couple make the most of this feature by surrounding them with comfy armchairs and sofas and lamps. One of the most surprising features of the old house is in fact no more than a few years old.

Becky pulled up a rug in the kitchen to reveal a door flush to the floor, which reveals a hidden cellar. “We had this dug out when we moved in,” she said. “It goes three metres down and we use it as a storeroom.” A spiral staircase leads down into the depths of the ground and the perfectly round walls are completely lined with shelves from top to bottom. “When the workmen dug down, the hole filled up with water and they had to set up a pump to keep the water at bay.” Upstairs there are four bedrooms as well as a substantial back storeroom and bathroom, and further up into the eaves and another staircase is Robin’s study. Outside the garden is another treasure of the cottage, which Becky keeps looking trim. “We were lucky that it was mature when we bought the cottage and we’ve just had to keep it trimmed and pull up the weeds,” she said. Visitors can take tea on the lawn or sitting on

wooden garden chairs on the patio in fine weather. “Between the refreshments we run short tours to picturesque hidden villages that most tourists rarely find,” said Becky. “They can vary from visiting a village fete and watching Morris dancers at a local pub to visiting a farmers’ market and watching a duck race.” The six-hour tour begins and ends at Moreton-inMarsh railway station, where Becky picks up their

visitors in a minibus in the morning and drops them back off in the late afternoon. “Since we started the tours, they have become amazingly popular and we get visitors from all over the world,” she said. “We also get lots from the UK, including people who don’t live that far away but want to discover more about the area around them.” ■ Find out more by visiting www.secretcottage. co.uk or ringing 01608 674700. Tours cost £85 per person, including all refreshments and tours.

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The Kaiser-Willys Jeep in khaki green should sell for £6,000-£7,000

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S a stylish vintage Rolls your style? Maybe an Aston Martin, a Bentley or even a Kaiser-Willys Jeep painted in khaki green, complete with ammunition trailer? They all come up for auction on Thursday. Star cars include a 1930 Rolls Royce Phantom II Sedanca de Ville. With a stylish Art Deco style body by Windovers, this car was featured at the BP Paris Salon car show and at The Olympia Motor Show in 1930, and is now estimated at £70,000-£80,000. Also carrying the same estimate is an iconic Aston Martin DB4. One of six Aston Martins for sale, this now only comprises the body shell, engine and interior parts. But with fully restored DB4s commanding six figure sums, it will be a worthwhile project for the new owner. The Kaiser-Willys Jeep is expected to fetch £6,000-£7,000, while other cars include an Aston Martin Lagonda, £14,000£18,000; an Aston Martin Virage Volante Convertible £32,000-£36,000; an Aston Martin BSS5 Vantage restoration project £40,000-£45,000, an Iso Rivolta Lele Sports £20,000-£24,000, a Bentley Continental R coupe £22,000-£24,000 and a 1947 Jaguar Mk IV sports saloon £20,000-£25,000. The sale, by Charterhouse, is in Glastonbury. Auctioneer Matthew Whitney said the cars were owned by a collector who had been a regular buyer at classic car auctions for the past 12 years and has now decided on a change of direction.

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HILDHOOD holidays with my three sisters were spent either on our canal boat called, mortifyingly to 12-year-old, all-girls’ schooled me, Tricky Dicky. Or in Cornwall in our caravan. Oh how idyllic. Life on the open road – or open water – adventuring like the Famous Five. Believe me, nothing could be further from the truth. Tricky Dicky was a 20ft turquoise Dawncraft Dandy, small enough for Dad’s woefully underpowered but colour-matched Mitsubishi Colt to have some hope of

hauling it up a slipway on a good day. It had two single paper-thin mattresses under the cockpit the width of a two-fingered Kit-Kat, which entombed all but your head. Still, at least it was watertight, a feature which refused to trouble the caravan. In the Seventies, our caravan was already 20 years old with a roof like a colander and jade green velour curtains. Inside there was a two-ring gas stove, which threatened to kill you at any moment. And if by some miracle you survived the gassing, the crippling fumes from the Elsan Blue

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toilet – which we were never allowed to use – were enough to make you go blind. It’s why, ever since, I’ve stuck to five-star hotels and luxury cottages. Usually involving a flight. That was until last summer, when, in a weak moment, we were persuaded to hire a motor home. We drove through the Scottish Highlands and up to the Isles in search of smoked salmon and mackerel skies. And we loved, loved, loved it, the freedom of it. It was by far our best holiday ever. Our toddler, Bee, was beside herself with excitement the entire time. My other half, who thinks he’s Bear Grylls, was in his element. I still, however, drew the line at caravans: the holiday choice of the newly-retired and lifestyle choice of the Tarmac-laying traveller. So when the email dropped, telling me I was taking one out for the weekend, I wasn’t exactly ecstatic. “I’ve arranged a Shogun for you to tow it with,” said our motors rep, on a full-on charm offensive to persuade

me. And so it was that I found myself, on the first weekend of the summer holidays – the busiest night on the roads of the year – at Golden Castle Caravans in Staverton, taking delivery of said Shogun and an enormous Coachman Amara to tow behind it. I’ve never towed anything before, let alone something the size of a bungalow. To Devon. “You’ve got nothing to worry about,” said Dale Bedwell at Mitsubishi, as he handed me the keys to a LWB SG2 Shogun. “This thing will tow a house.” Which, ironically, it was about to. And it did, with ease, thanks to its 3l, 16-valve, turbocharged diesel engine. We only got 19mpg out of it with the Amara hooked up, but in truth you don’t buy one for its consumption. After comprehensive instruction from Alex Pennington at Golden Castle – connect the caravan electrics like this, fill up the water like that, empty the loo this way, put the legs down just so – we were ready to go. And the minute I got behind the wheel, all my worries ) Page 56

shower and a flushing loo, plus lots of plugs and WiFi – which meant I could fire up the laptop and edit Monday’s Echo against the prettiest Dartmoor backdrop. There’s even an efficient heating system for chilly spring or autumn nights. What’s not to like? Packing took an age, though if the caravan was yours, you’d have cutlery and crockery and bedding etc on board, and so it was almost 10pm by the time we left home. But that meant we dodged the holiday traffic that had earlier turned the motorway into a car park, and we arrived at beautiful Appledore Touring Park on Dartmoor at 1am where we drew up in the naughty corner for late arrivals. I was worried: with a sleepy toddler in tow we were all in need of our beds and it seemed as if there might be a fair bit to do before we could settle. But less than 10 minutes later, thanks to Alex’s instruction, we’d hooked up the water and the electric, the beds were made and we were all happily tucked up, us with cheese and wine. It’s all very simple and hassle-free, and even emptying the loo isn’t traumatic thanks to the cartridge which means you don’t have to see or smell anything nasty. The following morning, after a good night’s Tranquility at Appledore Touring Park sleep, it was time for

evaporated. Towing was considerably simpler than I thought, even in 2WD, though admittedly I abdicated all responsibility for reversing to my other half, who knows how. There was no snaking, no pulling. Braking was smooth and accurate. In short, we felt as safe as we were comfortable with full leather seats, cruise control, fierce air con and a multi-media sound system that allowed us to stream our stay-awake music on the long drive. Our Coachman Amara turned out to be really rather luxurious. No jade velour curtains and treacherous camping stoves here: no, there were smart taupe furnishings with silk curtains and comfy cushions to relax into. There was one fixed double bed with plenty of storage for fishing kit, camping chairs and Bee’s bucket and spade underneath; a huge, glazed sitting and dining area, which converted into another double bed or two singles, and a four-seater stowaway table which could be used inside or out. A well-appointed galley with full-size fridge and freezer, oven and microwave completed the kitchen. There was hot water on tap, a luxury bathroom with separate

breakfast with the caravan door thrown open as we watched rabbits playing in the newlyplanted coppice opposite and Mallards on the fishing lake. Hosts Rebecca and Tim Webb call Appledore the Stairway to Devon, and it is. On the doorstep is the National Trust’s enchanting Castle Drogo. Good walking is plentiful, as are decent pubs if you can’t be bothered to cook. And less than an hour away you’ll find the sandy beaches of Croyde and Woolacombe. That’s the beauty of a caravan as opposed to a motor home: you can leave it put while you go off exploring, even down the narrow, high-hedged lanes of Devon. And if you’re going to do that, there’s no better vehicle in which to pack up all your outdoorsy kit than the versatile Shogun. We spent a heavenly afternoon on the sand at Croyde following ice creams in the historic fishing village of Appledore. And when we got back, the barbecue and a glass or three of wine beckoned. The following morning, other half was on the iPad. “Look,” he said. “We can get a decent second-hand caravan for £8,000. “What do you reckon?” There’s something about fresh air, good food and a sense of freedom that you don’t get anywhere else but in a caravan. With happy parents, a happy toddler and recharged batteries, we headed home with heavy hearts. We’re hooked. Literally.

From top, the Mitsubishi Shogun; Bee at Croyde; the well-appointed kitchen

USEFUL INFO Golden Castle Caravans Ltd, Cheltenham Road East, Churchdown, GL2 9QL. Tel: 01452 713311 New caravans start at £14,500 Mitsubishi, Meteor Business Park, Cheltenham Road East, Churchdown, GL2 9QG. Tel: 01452 229616 The LWB Shogun starts at £28,599 Appledore Touring Park, Appledore Farm, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SR Pitches with electric hook-up start at £24 per caravan, per night. Pets permitted. Carp lake. Fresh eggs for sale For other, similar sites, visit www. coolcamping.co.uk

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WITCOMBE CIDER FESTIVAL Soak up the sun with some of the finest alcoholic apple juice in the land. Welsh rap group Goldie Lookin Chain top the music bill for the event next Saturday and Sunday.

THE EXPENDABLES 3 Today onwards, Palace Cinema, Cinderford and Cineworld, Cheltenham and Gloucester Quays Times and prices vary.

CHILLI FESTIVAL If you like to live life with a bit of spice then head to Farmcote today and tomorrow with stalls selling an array of chilli-spiked produce from chocolate to chutney. @WeekendGlos

THE UNBEATABLES 3D Today onwards, Cineworld, Cheltenham and Gloucester Quays. www.cineworld.co.uk

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From academic to adrenaline junkie, lead singer of Stornoway, Brian Briggs, tells The Buzz that he draws on the great outdoors for creative inspiration

HENEVER I think of a PhD I think highbrow; a study of Ancient Greece perhaps, a profile of a philosopher in the mould of Aristotle or a debate on the ins and outs of quantum mechanics. What doesn’t spring to mind immediately is a study of ducks – or urban ducks to be more precise. For Stornoway frontman Brian Briggs however, a fascination with ducks has consumed much of his academic life and he has even had formal training on how to ring seabirds. Apparently the key to approaching gulls is “rugby tackling.” “My background is in ecology,” he says. “My PhD was on ducks in south west London, looking at how they use all the lakes and reservoirs and how to protect them while still doing water sports.” Formed in 2006, the indie band from Oxford are made up of Brian, keyboard player Jon Ouin, bassist Oli Steadman and his brother Rob on drums. “We met while we were at Oxford and managed to balance our music and study quite well,” Brian says. “We used to practice in our rooms and often got complaints about the noise.” Named after the Hebridean town on the Isle of Lewis, which appears on all UK televised weather reports, the band have established a reputation for gentle pop and alternative melodies that fall nicely into the bracket of lounge music. Their songs certainly struck a chord

with commercial success opening doors for them including an opening slot on the legendary Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in recent years. The inspiration for their songs – the likes of Fuel Up and Zorbing – comes from spending time in the fresh air. Even the name of the band came from a desire to find a name that sounded both “coastal and distant.” “I am the main lyric writer and I get my inspiration from being outdoors,” Brian says. “I’m very excited about our latest album which we are working on at the moment. “It’s upbeat and outdoorsy pop songs. Our music revolves around the outdoors. “The writing is pretty much done and we are about to embark on another chunk of recording. “We’re working with a big shot producer on this album whereas before we’ve done it ourselves. “It’s exciting for us and a different experience. “He’s giving us a slightly simpler sound. “It will be poppier but still with the wild elements of our music.” His love of the birds and the bees – and the ducks – comes from the fact he lives on the Gower with a house that looks over the sea. “I find it helps inspire me in my song writing,” he says. “I was brought up in Clevedon in north Somerset, which was more estuary, but this is the sea and I love it.” One of their next gigs will see them

move a little inland to Alex James’ farm in Kingham as part of The Big Feastival. “We love playing festivals and are doing a few this summer,” Brian says. “We especially love doing them but also get a lot of joy in the creative side of recording. “Our music is so well suited to an outdoor setting and such a fun crowd. “Even if there are some of the biggest names around playing as well, people are on your side.” As well as three days of live music, they’ll be plenty in the way of great food with Jamie Oliver co-ordinating cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs and a range of street food stalls for festival-goers. “It should be fun,” Brian says. “I wouldn’t call myself a foodie as I eat absolutely anything from beans on toast to upper end food, but our drummer is a real foodie. “What we are really looking forward to is the fun fair. “We try to do whatever looks like the scariest ride either before or after playing. “We were playing at a festival in the Lake District and had a go on a zip wire above the festival ground which was 120ft high. “I suppose I’m a bit of an adrenalin junkie as I like extreme sports like power kiting and zorbing. I’m a bit of a monkey.” Stornoway perform at The Big Feastival on August 31. Day tickets cost £59 on Sunday. Call 08449 959673 or visit www. jamieoliver.com/thebigfeastival gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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stage TREASURE ISLAND, SANDFORD PARKS LIDO, CHELTENHAM BUCKLE up – a swashbuckling adventure awaits you in Cheltenham next weekend. Professional Gloucester-based theatre company Rain or Shine will delight family audiences with their new adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale. With a host of wild characters and events, from Billy Bones to the threatening Blind Pew and the Black Spot, the pirate’s mutiny on the Hispaniola to the marooned Ben Gunn and the fight at the stockade, you’ll be in for plenty of thrills and spills. This tale of buccaneers, greed, courage and betrayal is directed by James Reynard and is suitable for those aged from six upwards. It’s an alfresco performance so make sure you pack a picnic and low-backed seating or rugs. Tickets for the show next Saturday cost £13.50 for adults, £11.50 for concessions and £6 for children. Gates open at 7.30pm with the show set to start from 8.15pm. Call 01242 572573 or book online at www. rainorshine.co.uk

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days out COTSWOLD VINTAGE FAIR, TODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL AN eclectic gathering of stallholders are set to gather in Toddington today as they share their love of vintage goods. At the fair you will find a wide selection of original vintage products including homewares, haberdashery, textiles, linens, furniture, jewellery, fashion and china. There will also be an array of handmade vintage designs to choose from and a pop-up vintage tea room serving a menu that includes light lunches, a selection of hearty cakes and other baked goods. To find out more about the event and the stallholders who will be making an appearance, then visit www.thecotswolds vintagefair.blogspot.co.uk The event runs from 10am to 4pm today with an entrance fee of £2 per person.

‘Dan the Automator.’ At the end of this month, they’ll be one of the big draws on the Main Stage at Reading and Leeds where they’re expected to entertain fans with singles such as Winter Kiss, Sons of Apathy and Crystal Clear. They are part of a bill that includes the likes of Blink 182, A Day to Remember and Papa Roach. In September and October the band head out on the road across the USA with rock giantsYou Me At Six. The outfit are made up of lead singer Gustav Wood, guitarists FraserTaylor and JohnTaylor, bass guitarist Simon Mitchell and drummer and percussionist Ben Jolliffe. Tickets for the gig cost £12.50. Call 01452 503050.

THE rock band from London and Buckinghamshire will look to take the Guildhall by storm on Wednesday. Their performance is considered a a warm-up gig ahead of appearances at Reading and Leeds Festivals. In June 2009 they released their debut EP Mirrors, and their debut album All Our Kings Are Dead was released a year later under their own label, Live Forever. Their second album, Bones, was released in February 2012 with their single of the same name reaching number one on the Billboard Active Rockcharts. In February of this year the band signed to record label Virgin EMI and announced that they would be flying to San Francisco to work on a follow-up with producer

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FROZEN, THE CENTAUR, CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE ALMOST as soon as it hit the big screen it became an instant classic. Frozen – Disney’s animated adventure – will once again prove compelling family viewing with screenings at Cheltenham Racecourse next Saturday and Sunday. The computer-animated story

of magic and fantasy centres on Princess Elsa, who is able to produce ice, frost, and snow at will. Showings take place at 1pm next Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost £5 each with children under two allowed free entry. Visit www. cheltenham.co.uk

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Saturday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live (S). 11.30 Food & Drink (R,S,HD). 12.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 12.10 Football Focus (S,HD). 12.50 Saturday Sportsday (S,HD). 1.00 Bargain Hunt (R,S). Two teams test their antiques knowledge. 2.00 Live Athletics: European Championships (S,HD). Coverage of day five from Zurich. 4.30 Final Score (S,HD). 5.20 Regional News (S,HD) 5.40 Pointless Celebrities (S,HD).

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BBC2

6.05 Film: Blackbeard the Pirate. (1952) ●● 7.45 Live Athletics: European Championships (S,HD). 10.45 Great British Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 11.15 Animal Park (R,S). 12.00 Sweets Made Simple (R,S,HD). 12.30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds (R,S,HD). 1.00 David Niven: Talking Pictures (R,S). 1.50 Film: The First of the Few (S,HD). (1942) ●●● 3.45 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 4.30 Live Athletics: European Championships (S,HD). 5.15 Live Equestrian (S).

ITV

6.00 CITV. 8.25 ITV News (S) 8.30 Weekend (S). 9.25 The Hungry Sailors (R,S,HD). 10.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 11.20 ITV News (S); Weather 11.25 Film: Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (S,HD). (1991) ●●● 1.25 The Unforgettable Gordon Jackson (R,S). 1.55 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover (R,S,HD). 2.55 Film: Smokey and the Bandit II (S,HD). (1980) ●● 4.50 Film: Mr Bean’s Holiday (S,HD). (2007) ●●

Channel 4

6.10 The Hoobs (R,S). 6.35 Trans World Sport (S,HD). 7.30 The Grid (S). 7.55 The Morning Line (S,HD). 8.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.55 Frasier (R,S). 10.55 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11.20 The Simpsons (R,S). 12.25 Speed with Guy Martin (R,S,HD). 1.25 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). Live coverage from Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon. 4.10 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 10.00 Access. 10.05 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 11.00 Ultimate Police Interceptors (R,S). 12.00 Police Interceptors (R,S). 1.00 Film: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (S). (1974) Fantasy adventure, starring John Phillip Law. ●●● 3.05 Film: Rocky V (S,HD). (1990) Boxing drama sequel, starring Sylvester Stallone. ●● 5.05 Film: North Sea Hijack (S). (1979) Thriller, starring Roger Moore. ●●

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6.20 Regional News (S); Weather 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather 6.45 You’ve Been Framed and Famous! (R,S). Celebrity lookalike clips, with Harry Hill.

6.15 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 50/140. Stelios Michael hosts the final night in Hastings, East Sussex. 6.40 Channel 4 News (S)

7.00 Proms Extra 2014 (S,HD). 4/6. With Patricia Rozario and Roderick Williams. 7.45 Dad’s Army (R,S). 2/13. The older members of the platoon try to look younger.

7.45 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (S,HD). 7/8. Ben Shephard hosts.

7.05 Grand Designs (R,S). 4/8. A hi-tech eco-friendly house in the Kent countryside.

7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. Mark Nicholas presents action from day two of the Fifth Test, held at the Oval, as the final match of the series continued.

8.00 The National Lottery: Break the Safe (S,HD). 6/7. Game show, hosted by Nick Knowles. 8.50 Casualty (S,HD). 47/48. Cal and Ethan solve a medical mystery.

8.15 Great War Diaries (S,HD). 3/3. An Italian-American leads a revolt in a mental institution, a French boy witnesses the German retreat and a Cossack woman is caught up in the Russian Revolution. Last in the series.

8.45 All Star Family Fortunes (R,S). 3/6. Hollyoaks star Danny Mac (Mark “Dodger” Savage) and Claire Richards from Steps team up with their families in an attempt to win big money for charity. Vernon Kay hosts.

8.00 Iron Man (S,HD). (2008) An arms manufacturer invents a hi-tech suit of armour and uses it in the fight against evil around the world. Superhero adventure, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jeff Bridges. ●●●●

8.00 The Last Secrets of 9/11 (R). The team identifying the remains of victims of the World Trade Centre terrorist attacks. 8.55 5 News Weekend (S,HD)

9.40 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD). 6/6. Agnes is excited about Rory’s big day – until she meets the wedding planner. Last in the series.

9.15 Andrew Marr’s Great Scots (S). 1/3. New series. The broadcaster explores the lives of writers who have defined and challenged Scottish national identity over the past 300 years, beginning with James Boswell.

9.45 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (S,HD). (1980) Sci-fi adventure sequel, with Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. ●●●●●

10.15 QI XL (S,HD). 1/16. Extended 10.10 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) edition. With Victoria Coren 10.30 Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary Mitchell, Bill Bailey and Jimmy Lineker presents highlights of Carr. the opening Premier League matches of the season, including Manchester United v Swansea City. Followed by National Lottery Update.

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6.30 Tumble (S,HD). 2/6. Celebrity gymnastics contest, hosted by Alex Jones.

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9.00 TV’s Nastiest Villains with Joan Collins (S,HD). The actress presents a countdown of the TV characters viewers love to hate, including Dallas’s JR Ewing, Breaking Bad’s Walter White and her own role as Alexis Colby in Dynasty. 10.25 District 9 (S,HD). (2009) A South African bureaucrat gets stranded in an internment camp designed to segregate alien refugees from the human population. Sci-fi drama, starring Sharlto Copley and Jason Cope. ●●●●

11.55 The Football League Show 11.00 Oranges and Sunshine (S). (S). Manish Bhasin presents (2010) A social worker discovers highlights and all the goals thousands of British children from the latest fixtures in the have been sent to care homes Championship, League One and in Australia and suffered abuse. League Two. Fact-based drama, starring Emily Watson. ●●●●

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10.40 ITV News (S); Weather 10.55 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (S,HD). (1980) Concluded. ●●●●●

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1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.20 BBC News (S,HD).

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12.40 Film: Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself) (S). (2003) Black comedy, starring Jamie Sives. ●●●● 2.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 5.45 Countryfile: Summer Special (R,S,HD). Summer special from the Cotswold County Show in Cirencester.

12.25 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.

12.35 The Last Leg (R,S). With actress Carrie Fisher. 1.20 Utopia (R,S,HD). Ian and Becky race to find out who is planning to release the flu. Last in the series. 2.20 Homeland (R,S,HD). 4.10 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Omnibus. Tony and Sinead are almost caught out when Diane returns unexpectedly.

12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Hungerford Massacre: Killing Spree (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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Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 8.35 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 10.00 Sunday Morning Live (S,HD). 11.00 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 11.45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under (R,S,HD). 12.15 MOTD2 Extra (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD) 1.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 2.15 Best of Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 2.45 Eat Well for Less? (R,S,HD). 3.45 Escape to the Country (R,S). 4.30 The Great British Bake Off (R,S,HD). 5.30 Songs of Praise (S,HD).

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6.45 Alan Titchmarshâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden Secrets (R,S,HD). 7.45 Live Athletics: European Championships (S,HD). 10.30 The Football League Show (R,S). 11.50 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S). 1.20 Paul Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pies & Puds (R,S,HD). 1.50 Live Athletics: European Championships (S,HD). Further coverage of day six from Zurich. 4.50 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 5.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys (R,S,HD).

ITV

6.00 CITV. 8.25 ITV News (S) 8.30 Weekend (S). 9.25 May the Best House Win (R,S,HD). 10.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 11.20 ITV News (S); Weather 11.30 Love Your Garden (R,S,HD). 12.30 Long Lost Family (R,S,HD). 1.30 Film: Columbo: Identity Crisis (S,HD). (1975) Crime drama, starring Peter Falk and Patrick McGoohan. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 3.30 Midsomer Murders (R,S,HD). A land dispute leads to murder. 5.30 Tipping Point (R,S,HD).

Channel 4

6.10 The Hoobs (R,S). 6.35 Caterham Motorsport (S). 7.05 Triathlon: Long Course Weekend (S). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.00 Frasier (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S). 12.35 George Clarkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amazing Spaces (R,S,HD). 1.40 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.10 The Simpsons (R,S). 4.10 Deal or No Deal (S,HD). 5.15 Channel 4 News (S) 5.45 Film: Water for Elephants (S,HD). (2011) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 10.00 Access. 10.15 Highland Emergency (R,S,HD). 10.45 Police Interceptors (R,S). 11.45 Police Interceptors (R,S). 12.40 Police Interceptors (R,S). 1.40 Film: White Fang (S,HD). (1991) Adventure, starring Ethan Hawke. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 3.45 Film: James and the Giant Peach (S). (1996) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 5.15 Film: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (S,HD). (1996) Disney animation, with the voices of Tom Hulce and Demi Moore. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

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6.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (R,S,HD). 3/20. Dinnerladies co-stars Anne Reid and Thelma Barlow take part in the challenge.

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7.00 Antiques Roadshow (R,S,HD). 4/28. Fiona Bruce and the experts visit Blair Castle in Perthshire.

7.00 Tropic of Capricorn (R,S). 3/4. On the third leg of his journey, Simon Reeve crosses mainland Australia.

7.00 Come On Down! The Game Show Story (S,HD). 2/4. Bradley Walsh focuses on the quiz show.

8.00 Countryfile (S,HD). John Craven and Shauna Lowry visit a largely unknown region of Northern Ireland, the Sperrin Mountains, and explore an old blacksmithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forge made famous by a Seamus Heaney poem.

8.00 Dragonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Den (S,HD). 5/12. An 18-year-old hopes to impress with his garden shed invention, a gaming entrepreneur makes a rip-roaring entrance and the Dragons get a taste of Colombiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest cocoa beans.

8.00 The Zoo (S,HD). 2/3. Vets face a difficult decision regarding a sick 15-year-old lioness following an exploratory operation, while a keeper begins a new role training chimps one-on-one.

8.00 The Mill (S,HD). 5/6. Tensions escalate when William is forced to cut wages and, preparing for the worst, he appoints John to lead a new band of special constables to tackle protesters.

8.00 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scariest Animal Attacks (R,S,HD). 4/4. Terrifying animal encounters, including a 19-year-old who was pulled free by her friends when she was attacked by a great white shark off the coast of Chile. Last in the series.

9.00 The Village (S,HD). 2/6. Phoebe, the stationmasterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, invites Bert to go to the new dancehall, while Grace decides to join the cycling club for a ride out. Elsewhere, Marie Stopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caravan arrives.

9.00 James Mayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cars of the People (S,HD). 2/3. The Top Gear presenter explores the weird world of the microcar, discovering how austerity and fears of congestion led to a variety of disastrous European vehicles.

9.00 The Great War: The Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Story (S,HD). 2/4. Reg Evans (played by Daniel Mays) undergoes pioneering plastic surgery, while job opportunities open up for a society cook (Alison Steadman) and a suffragette (Romola Garai).

9.00 Richard III: The New Evidence (S). Scientists investigate how the English kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spinal deformity would have affected his ability to fight in battle, with the help of a body double who has the same form of scoliosis.

9.00 Safe (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. A former cage fighter protects a 12-year-old girl holding valuable information that several criminal factions want. Action thriller, with Jason Statham and Catherine Chan. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

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11.25 The 51st State (S). (2001) An American drug dealer heads for Liverpool to make one last sale, with a hitwoman working for his old boss in hot pursuit. Action comedy, with Samuel L Jackson and Robert Carlyle. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?

12.50 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 12.55 BBC News (S,HD).

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10.00 ITV News (S); Weather 10.00 The Taking of Pelham 123 10.55 Crank: High Voltage (S,HD). (S,HD). (2009) Criminals hijack a (2009) A hitman pursues a 10.15 Kids with Cameras: Diary of crowded New York subway mobster who took his heart and a Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ward (R,S,HD). train and threaten to kill the replaced it with a machine that 2/3. A 12-year-old boy recovers passengers unless they are paid requires constant charging up. from a stroke caused by a freak $10million. Thriller remake, Action thriller sequel, starring accident. with Denzel Washington and Jason Statham and Amy Smart. John Travolta. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 11.15 The Cube (R,S,HD). 2/12. A personal trainer and an occupational therapist try to complete a series of increasingly difficult tasks in the hope of winning a jackpot of ÂŁ250,000.

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12.05 Sign Zone: Countryfile: Summer Special (R,S). Summer special from the Cotswold County Show in Cirencester. 1.00 Holby City (R,S). Fletch starts work at AAU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but Colette is not happy about it. 2.00 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.15 The Store. Home shopping. 2.00 Motorsport UK (S,HD). 2.50 British Superbike Championship Highlights (S,HD). The seventh round of the season at Oulton Park. 4.00 Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Bakery (R,S,HD). 4.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD). 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

12.05 Film: Good Morning, Vietnam (S,HD). (1987) Comedy drama, starring Robin Williams. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 2.10 Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters (R,S,HD). 3.05 First Time Farmers (R,S,HD). 4.05 The Million Pound Drop (R,S,HD). 5.00 Hughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3 Good Things: Best Bites (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

12.40 Criminals: Caught on Camera (R,S,HD). 1.10 SuperCasino. 3.10 Soho Nail Bomber: Killing Spree (S,HD). 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.30 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.35 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.40 Roary the Racing Car (R,S).

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Monday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Animal Saints and Sinners (S,HD). 11.45 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Bakeation (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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6.05 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.05 Animal Saints and Sinners (R,S,HD). 7.50 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.05 The Stuarts (R,S). 10.05 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo (R,S). 10.35 Click (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments (R,S). 12.30 Climbing Great Buildings (R,S,HD). 1.00 My Life in Books (R,S,HD). 1.30 Cash in the Attic (S). 2.15 The Chef’s Protege (R,S,HD). 2.45 Celebrity MasterChef (R,S,HD). 3.30 Coast (R,S). 4.15 Great Continental Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S,HD).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 The Chase (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). Real-life cases in a studio courtroom. 3.00 Secret Dealers (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Ben Shephard. 5.00 Gift Wrapped (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 The King of Queens. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory (HD). 11.30 Come Dine with Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me (HD). 2.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (HD). New series. A property in Waterlooville, Hampshire. 3.10 Countdown (HD). 4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (R,S,HD). An inspector is called out to an emaciated Belgian shepherd. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Imaginary Friend (S,HD). (2012) Thriller, starring Lacey Chabert. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 1/30. New series. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). 19/100. Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 8/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Cameron worries about an out-of-control Peri.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Brax supports Heath’s application for custody of Darcy. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. 7.30 Fake Britain (S,HD). Counterfeit hard drives and hairdryers. Followed by BBC News.

7.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure (R,S,HD). 5/6. Dave Myers and Si King conclude their culinary journey around Japan.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Ross decides to tell Marlon the truth. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Peter begs Jim for a drink to settle his nerves as he awaits a visit from Simon.

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7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Ian makes a plan to keep Patrick away from the Square. 8.30 Miranda (R,S,HD). 5/6. The shopkeeper realises she is still attracted to Gary.

8.00 University Challenge (S,HD). 5/37. 8.30 Food & Drink (S,HD). 10/10. Sat Bains demonstrates his take on a traditional bread and butter pudding. Last in the series.

8.00 The Food We Eat: Tonight (S,HD). 1/4. New series. How to encourage families to cook meals from scratch. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). David warns Nick to stop faking seizures.

8.00 Are You Addicted to Your Doctor?: Channel 4 Dispatches (S,HD). Tazeen Ahmad investigates unnecessary use of the NHS. 8.30 Food Unwrapped (S,HD). 6/6. Stout, watercress and mustard. Last in the series.

8.00 Police Interceptors (S,HD). Sgt Jon Moon and his police dog Kanto are confronted by a thief wielding a knife, while a fight in a club ends with one man in handcuffs and another in hospital. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 New Tricks (S,HD). 1/10. New series. An old friend asks Gerry to investigate the murder of his grandson, and Sasha is forced to work with her ex-husband. Dennis Waterman and Tamzin Outhwaite star.

9.00 Horizon: Should I Eat Meat? – The Big Health Dilemma (S,HD). 1/2. In the first of two programmes investigating the truth about meat, Michael Mosley finds out whether eating beef and bacon every day will do him any harm.

9.00 Long Lost Family (S,HD). 6/8. Two siblings hoping to fulfil their mother’s dying wish for them to be reunited with their adopted brother, and a man desperate for his birth mother to become a part of his life.

9.00 Royal Marines Commando School (S,HD). 6/8. Cole returns to mainstream training after recovering from a knee injury and tackles a five-day exercise on Dartmoor, while the mental demands of the job cause problems for Seda.

9.00 Gotham: Exclusive Preview (HD). A look ahead to the TV series. 9.05 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch (S,HD). 1/30. New series. Emma Willis invites a fresh group of famous faces to move in together.

10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S) 10.35 Have I Got Old News for You (R,S,HD). 2/11. Hosted by Richard Osman, with Dan Snow and Mark Steel.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 My Online Bride (S). Documentary following British 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather men of all ages as they head 10.40 The Zoo (R,S,HD). 2/3. Vets face abroad in search of wives, a difficult decision regarding a including a 46-year-old sick 15-year-old lioness divorcee trying his luck on a following an exploratory Bangkok romance tour. operation.

10.00 The Sarah Millican Television Programme (R,S,HD). 6/6. Comedy chat focusing on crime and medical programmes. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark. Followed by Weather.

11.05 Boomers (R,S,HD). 1/6. Sitcom, starring Philip Jackson and Alison Steadman. 11.35 Regional Programme (R,S,HD).

11.20 Dragons’ Den (R,S,HD). 5/12. An 18-year-old hopes to impress with his garden shed invention.

11.40 All Star Family Fortunes (R,S,HD). 6/11. With comedian Russell Kane and EastEnders star Rita Simons.

11.00 Nigeria’s Hidden War: Channel 4 Dispatches (S,HD). Following the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, this programme investigates another side to Nigeria’s war on Islamist terror.

11.05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (HD). 1/30. New series. CBB companion show, featuring the studio audience’s thoughts on the first set of housemates.

12.20 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 12.25 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 Sign Zone: Great War Diaries (R,S). The stories of people whose lives were affected by the First World War. 1.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.35 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). 4.15 Britain’s Best Bakery (R,S,HD). Three diverse London establishments go head to head. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

12.00 The Shooting Gallery (S). 12.45 Film: Bullhead (HD). (2011) Premiere. Crime thriller, starring Matthias Schoenaerts. ●●●● 3.00 Scandal (S,HD). 3.45 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). From New Malden in Surrey. 4.40 Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

12.05 Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House (HD). The new housemates get to know one another. 1.05 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Under the Dome (R,S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.20 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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Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Animal Saints and Sinners (S,HD). 11.45 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.30 The Hairy Bikers: Everyday Gourmets (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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6.05 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.05 Animal Saints and Sinners (R,S,HD). 7.50 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.05 The Men Who Made Us Spend (R,S). 10.05 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Fred Dibnahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Magnificent Monuments (R,S). 12.30 The Super League Show (S). 1.15 The A to Z of TV Gardening (R,S). 1.30 Cash in the Attic (R,S). 2.15 The Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Protege (R,S,HD). 2.45 Celebrity MasterChef (R,S,HD). 3.30 Coast (R,S). 4.15 Great Continental Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S,HD).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 The Chase (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). Real-life cases in a studio courtroom. 3.00 Secret Dealers (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Ben Shephard. 5.00 Gift Wrapped (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 The King of Queens. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory (HD). 11.30 Come Dine with Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me (HD). 2.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (HD). The property expert helps a couple in Melton Mowbray. 3.10 Countdown (HD). 4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Celebrity Big Brother: The Launch (R,S,HD). 1.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). Hannah hijacks Nateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s date with Sophie. 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). A security guard is killed during a bank robbery. 3.15 Film: Audreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rain (S,HD). (2003) Drama, starring Jean Smart. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 2/30. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). 20/100. Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 9/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Lindsey and Mercedes team up to get justice.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Hannah hijacks Nateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s date with Sophie. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Live chat and topical reports. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Max apologises for his behaviour toward Dot. Followed by BBC News.

7.00 Young Vets (S,HD). 1/10. New series. Documentary following students during their final year at Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Royal Veterinary College. Continues tomorrow.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S)

7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. Mark Nicholas presents action from day five of the Fifth Test, held at the Oval, as the series reached its conclusion. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 45/52. As word of Jacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointment spreads, Elliot is devastated by the news he will no longer be responsible for Herzig, while Sacha and Essieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship has a postive influence.

8.00 Coast (S,HD). 6/6. As the team explores the impact of winter on the coast, Nick Crane is in Cornwall, discovering that wild seas bring surprising benefits for local farmers. Last in the series.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Marlon demands answers from the police. 7.30 Live UEFA Champions League (S,HD). A qualifying play-off first leg (Kick-off TBA). Coverage of a fixture that features two clubs aiming to progress to the lucrative group stage.

8.00 Dogs: Their Secret Lives (S). 1/3. New series. Following the public response to his original programme, vet Mark Evans looks again at how the lives of dogs and their owners have changed over the past 50 years.

8.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (S,HD). Anthony Joynes travels to south-east Africa to work with his counterparts in the Malawi capital Lilongwe, rescuing two puppies from an illegal roadside vendor. Last in the series. Followed by 5 News.

9.00 In the Club (S,HD). 3/6. Roannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ex-husband decides to cancel her credit cards, with the baby due any day. She suggests to Simon that they ask his parents for help but he does not seem keen on the idea.

9.00 Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Biologist Patrick Aryee and physicist Helen Czerski explore the world of animal senses. They begin with sight, revealing how caribou use UV light to avoid predators.

9.00 Worst Place to Be a Pilot (S). 1/3. New series. The lives of young British pilots working for Indonesian airline Susi Air, who fly and land planes in some of the most remote and dangerous locations on Earth.

9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S,HD). 12/22. The CSIs are called in when the body of Janet Riggins is found on the road just outside the airport, with the victim having been beaten and thrown from a vehicle onto the tarmac.

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10.00 Some Scousers with Jokes (S,HD). 4/5. Part one of two. The people of Liverpool tell their favourite jokes. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark. Followed by Weather.

10.00 Celebrity Big Brother (S,HD). 2/30. A chance to catch up with the latest action as the celebrity contestants continue to get to know each other â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for better or worse.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 Ramsayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hotel Hell (S). New series. Gordon Ramsay visits a 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather Tuscan-style hotel in New 10.40 UEFA Champions League Mexico. Highlights (S,HD). Action from 10.55 Royal Marines Commando the play-off round first-leg School (R,S,HD). 6/8. matches, as the clubs looked to boost their chances of reaching the group stage.

11.05 Operation Wild (R,S,HD). 2/3. Clare Balding and vet Steve Leonard travel to South Africa, where a rhino requires a skin graft, a Cape Fur seal has a CT scan, and an injured giraffe must be anaesthetised.

11.20 Horizon: Should I Eat Meat? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Big Health Dilemma (R,S,HD). 1/2.

11.40 Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green (R,S,HD). 8/8. The actor visits Hadrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wall, Kielder Water and Hexham Abbey. Last in the series.

11.05 Celebrity Big Brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bit on the Side (HD). 2/30. CBB companion show, including celebrity guestsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; thoughts on the latest developments and behind-the-scenes insights.

12.05 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 12.10 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 Sign Zone: John Bishopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Australia (R,S). The comedian sets off on a mammoth bicycle journey Down Under. 1.20 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). 4.15 Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Bakery (R,S,HD). Contestants from the Home Counties compete. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

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12.05 Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House (HD). The latest action from the all-star house. 1.05 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Wentworth Prison (R,S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.20 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

Wednesday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Animal Saints and Sinners (S,HD). 11.45 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.30 The Hairy Bikers: Everyday Gourmets (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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6.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.00 Animal Saints and Sinners 7.45 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 8.15 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.00 Coast (R,S). 10.00 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo (R,S). 10.30 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo (R,S). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments (R,S). 12.30 Climbing Great Buildings (R,S,HD). 1.00 My Life in Books (R,S,HD). 1.30 Cash in the Attic (S). 2.15 The Chef’s Protege (R,S,HD). 2.45 Celebrity MasterChef (R,S,HD). 3.30 Coast (R,S,HD). 4.15 Great Continental Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S,HD).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 The Chase (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). Real-life cases in a studio courtroom. 3.00 Secret Dealers (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Ben Shephard. 5.00 Gift Wrapped (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.40 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.30 The King of Queens. 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.55 Frasier. 9.55 The Big Bang Theory (HD). 10.50 Come Dine with Me (HD). 11.55 Channel 4 News Summary 12.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.30 Channel 4 Racing (HD). Coverage of the first day of the Ebor Festival at York. 4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). Beatthe-banker game show. 5.00 Come Dine with Me (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R,S,HD). The latest action from the all-star house. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). The team tries to catch a spy. 3.15 Film: Beyond the Blackboard (S). (2011) Fact-based drama, starring Emily VanCamp. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Trawlermen’s Lives, 8pm

Sarah Beeny’s Double … 8pm

Extreme Nightmare … 8pm

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 3/30. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). 21/100. Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 10/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Blessing revisits her past.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Evelyn encourages Josh and Maddy to sort things out. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Matt Baker and Alex Jones. 7.30 Fake Britain (S,HD). How forged autographs have fooled young Doctor Who fans. Followed by BBC News.

7.00 Young Vets (S,HD). 2/10. Judy helps a border collie with a broken back. Continues tomorrow.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Adam and Aaron plan to go on the run. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Leanne accuses Nick of faking his seizures.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S)

7.00 Emergency Bikers (S,HD). Wingnut tries to locate two riders who have fallen from their horses. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 The Great British Bake Off (S,HD). 3/10. The 10 remaining contenders face three tasks designed to test their breadmaking skills, preparing 12 rye bread rolls, Italian ciabatta and show-stopping centrepiece loaves.

8.00 The Stuarts (S,HD). 3/3. Clare Jackson examines how the Stuarts became fatally divided by religion, with Scotland losing its sovereignty and becoming part of Great Britain in 1707. Last in the series.

8.00 Trawlermen’s Lives (S,HD). Ben Fogle experiences the life of a North Sea fisherman, spending time on three vessels to find out what draws his fellow crew-members to one of the UK’s most dangerous professions.

8.00 Sarah Beeny’s Double Your House for Half the Money (S). 3/10. A couple want to create more space for their young family in their country cottage in Kent.

8.00 Extreme Nightmare Neighbours (S,HD). New series. The return of the programme delving into the world of extraordinary disputes. A repair bill for a chimney that led to a couple taking their neighbour to court. Followed by 5 News.

9.00 Operation Wild (S,HD). 3/3. Clare Balding and Steve Leonard meet a dolphin that is getting a new prosthetic tail in Japan, and a moon bear which needs keyhole brain surgery in Laos.

9.00 Horizon: Should I Eat Meat? – How to Feed the Planet (S,HD). Part two of two. Every year roughly 65 billion animals are slaughtered for food – nine for every living person. Michael Mosley examines the impact this is having on the planet.

9.00 Secrets from the Asylum (S,HD). 1/2. Ray Winstone, Claire Sweeney and Al Murray feature in the first of two programmes in which celebrities discover how their ancestors coped in Victorian asylums.

9.00 Undercover Boss (S). 6/6. Simon Kossoff goes to work at restaurant chain Carluccio’s, discovering branches struggling with chaotic kitchens, inefficient systems and demotivated staff. Last in the series.

9.00 Celebrity Big Brother (S,HD). 3/30. Highlights of the famous housemates’ past 24 hours under the all-seeing eye of Big Brother.

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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 The Mimic (S,HD). 6/6. Martin foots the bill for the wedding. 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather Last in the series. 10.40 Dangerous Dogs (R,S,HD). 2/2. 10.30 8 Out of 10 Cats: Jimmy, Part two of two. Police and Sean and Jon’s Best Bits wardens vigorously enforce the (S,HD). The trio’s favourite Dangerous Dogs Act in London, moments from the last series. and a family pet of six years attacks its owner in Essex.

11.05 Room 101 – Extra Storage (R,S,HD). 1/8. Extended version of the comedy panel show. 11.50 Irresistible (S). (2006) Thriller, with Susan Sarandon and Sam Neill. ●●●

11.20 Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals (R,S,HD). 1/3. Biologist Patrick Aryee and physicist Helen Czerski explore the world of animal senses.

11.40 Off the Beaten Track (R,S,HD). 11.05 The Inbetweeners Go Global 11.00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit 2/6. Christine Bleakley visits (S,HD). A look at the success of on the Side (HD). 3/30. CBB Dedham Vale on the Essexthe comedy series, featuring a companion show, including Suffolk border. peek behind the scenes of the celebrity guests’ thoughts on boys’ second big-screen the latest developments and adventure. behind-the-scenes insights.

1.25 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.30 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 Sign Zone: Who Do You Think You Are? (R,S). Julie Walters traces her roots back to Co Mayo, western Ireland. 1.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). 4.15 Britain’s Best Bakery (R,S,HD). An artisan, some traditional pasty producers, and two cakemakers compete. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

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10.00 Some Scousers with Jokes 10.00 BBC News (S,HD) (R,S,HD). 5/5. Part two of two. 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed The people of Liverpool tell by National Lottery Update. their favourite jokes. 10.35 A Question of Sport (S,HD). 31/36. With James Toseland, Eve 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Laura Kuenssberg. Followed Muirhead, John Regis and Neil by Weather. Lennon.

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12.10 Music on 4: Something from Nothing – the Art of Rap (S,HD). Ice-T examines the art behind rap music. 2.10 Film: Party Girl (S). (1958) Crime drama, starring Robert Taylor. ●● 3.50 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (R,S,HD). 3.55 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 4.50 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

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12.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House (HD). 1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 New York Knifings: Killing Spree (S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.20 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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Thursday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Animal Saints and Sinners (S,HD). 11.45 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.30 The Hairy Bikers: Everyday Gourmets (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

6.05 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.05 Animal Saints and Sinners (R,S,HD). 7.50 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.05 Escape to the Continent (R,S). 10.05 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments (R,S). 12.30 Climbing Great Buildings (R,S,HD). 1.00 My Life in Books (R,S,HD). 1.30 Cash in the Attic (R,S). 2.15 The Chef’s Protege (R,S,HD). 2.45 Celebrity MasterChef (R,S,HD). 3.30 Coast (S,HD). 4.15 Great Continental Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S,HD).

ITV

Channel 4

6.40 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.30 The King of Queens. 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.55 Frasier. 9.55 The Big Bang Theory (HD). 10.50 Come Dine with Me (HD). 11.55 Channel 4 News Summary 12.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.30 Channel 4 Racing (HD). Coverage of the second day of the Ebor Festival at York. 4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). Beat-the-banker game show. 5.00 Come Dine with Me (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Emergency Bikers (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R,S,HD). Highlights of the famous housemates’ past 24 hours. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Deadly Suspicion (S,HD). (2008) Premiere. Thriller, starring Marilu Henner. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Harbour Lives, 8.30pm

Location, Location, Location, 8pm

The Railway: First Great … 7pm

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 11/25. Marge starts her own business. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Sienna schemes to keep Dodger all to herself.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Casey tries to win Denny over. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Topical stories from around the UK. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Emma goes to arrest Charlie for impersonating a police officer. Followed by BBC News.

7.00 Young Vets (S,HD). 3/10. Matt Wilkinson assists with the removal of a huge tumour from a mouse. Continues tomorrow.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Chas considers giving Adam up to the police to protect Aaron. 7.30 The Food We Eat: Tonight (S,HD). 2/4. Jonathan Maitland investigates superfoods.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S)

7.00 The Railway: First Great Western (R,S,HD). Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 Britain’s Compulsive Shoppers (S,HD). The stories of three people who are compulsive shoppers. Ebony cannot resist a bargain, Dene is addicted to online auctions and Dipna spends all of her money on her habit.

8.00 Russia’s Lost Princesses (S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. The lives of the four daughters of the last Tsar Nicholas II – Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia – who were the most photographed princesses of their day.

8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Aaron is determined to stop Chas giving up Adam. 8.30 Harbour Lives (S,HD). 6/8. Two divers make a fascinating discovery off Chesil Beach.

8.00 Location, Location, Location (S). 2/8. Visiting east London, Phil Spencer meets a couple looking for their first home in Walthamstow, while Kirstie Allsopp helps friends decide between space and location in Leytonstone.

8.00 Prom Queen Divas UK (S,HD). Teenagers from West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire prepare for their school proms, including one who has her sights set on a £1,200 dress for her big night. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (S,HD). 3/10. New Tricks star Tamzin Outhwaite looks to learn more about her Italian roots on the maternal side of her family, exploring the life of her great-grandfather Tony Gonella.

9.00 The Honourable Woman (S,HD). 8/8. Hayden-Hoyle realises that Nessa has been manipulated into becoming a martyr – both by Monica Chatwin on behalf of the Americans and by Jalal El-Amin. Last in the series.

9.00 Kids with Cameras: Diary of a Children’s Ward (S,HD). 3/3. A 13-year-old with cystic fibrosis is determined to use his time in hospital to improve his lungs, while a boy preparing for major surgery films his experience. Last in the series.

9.00 Educating Yorkshire: One Year On (S). One-off programme catching up with the staff and pupils of Thornhill Community Academy, and finding out how a selection of the students did in their GCSEs.

9.00 Celebrity Big Brother (S,HD). 4/30. More from the house as the famous contestants compete in tasks, rant in the diary room and provide their own entertainment while obeying the Big Brother rules.

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 4/30. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). 22/100. Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.

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10.00 QI (R,S). 3/18. With Josh Widdicombe, Phill Jupitus and Katherine Ryan. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark. Followed by Weather.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 First Time Farmers (S,HD). 3/12. Farmer’s daughter Rhi 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather faces a challenge when she is 10.40 Benidorm (R,S,HD). 5/6. The left in charge of her father’s holiday-makers look forward to valuable cattle and they take a a 1980s night featuring turn for the worse, while James Bananarama. must make a tough decision.

10.00 Suspects (S,HD). 2/4. Part two of two. The body of a student is found on Crowford Common and his injuries suggest the murderer is the person who attacked Moxton.

11.35 Paycheck (S,HD). (2003) An engineer whose memory of the past three years has been erased is accused of killing a man during that time. John Woo’s thriller, with Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman. ●●

11.20 Horizon: Should I Eat Meat? – How to Feed the Planet (R,S,HD). Part two of two.

11.40 The Chase (R,S,HD). Quiz 11.05 My Online Bride (R,S). show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. Documentary following British men of all ages as they head abroad in search of wives, including a 46-year-old divorcee trying his luck on a Bangkok romance tour.

11.00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (HD). 4/30. CBB companion show, including celebrity guests’ thoughts on the latest developments and behind-the-scenes insights.

1.30 Holiday Weatherview (S). 1.35 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 Sign Zone: Children of Syria (R,S). The lives of six children living in the shadow of civil war. 1.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.35 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Food We Eat: Tonight (R,S,HD). Jonathan Maitland investigates superfoods. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 4.15 Britain’s Best Bakery (R,S,HD). The south-east England regional final. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Revenge Cop Killer: Killing Spree (S,HD). The chain of events that led to a series of murders. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). The life and work of Giotto di Bondone. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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12.05 Worst Place to Be a Pilot (R,S). 1.10 One Born Every Minute USA (S,HD). 2.05 Nigeria’s Hidden War: Channel 4 Dispatches (R,S,HD). 2.55 Are You Addicted to Your Doctor?: Channel 4 Dispatches (R,S,HD). 3.25 Food Unwrapped (R,S). 3.55 Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking (R,S,HD). 4.50 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 5.45 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

Friday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Animal Saints and Sinners (S,HD). 11.45 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.30 The Hairy Bikers: Everyday Gourmets (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

6.10 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.10 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 7.55 The Big Allotment Challenge (R,S). 8.55 Live Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix – First Practice (S,HD). 10.35 The Travel Show (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 11.55 Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments (R,S). 12.25 Cash in the Attic (R,S). 12.55 Live Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix – Second Practice (S,HD). 2.35 The A to Z of TV Gardening (R,S). 3.00 The Chef’s Protege (R,S,HD). 3.30 Coast (R,S,HD). 4.15 Great Continental Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S,HD).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 The Chase (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). Real-life cases in a studio courtroom. Last in the series. 3.00 Secret Dealers (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 Gift Wrapped (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.40 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.30 The King of Queens. 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.55 Frasier. 9.55 The Big Bang Theory (HD). 10.50 Come Dine with Me (HD). 11.55 Channel 4 News Summary 12.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.30 Channel 4 Racing (HD). Coverage of the third day of the Ebor Festival at York. 4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). Beat-the-banker game show. 5.00 Come Dine with Me (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Extreme Nightmare Neighbours (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R,S,HD). More from the starstudded house. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Cheating Fate (S). (2007) Fantasy thriller, starring Brooke Burns. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Emmerdale, 7pm

The Singer Takes It All, 9pm

Lost at Sea: Air France 447, 8pm

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 5/30. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). 23/100. Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 12/25. An avalanche traps Homer and Mr Burns. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Roo collapses while alone in the house. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Chris Evans and Alex Jones. 7.30 A Question of Sport (R,S,HD). With James Toseland, Eve Muirhead, John Regis and Neil Lennon. Followed by BBC News.

7.00 Young Vets (S,HD). 4/10. Jo Hardy takes on an emergency case with a Chihuahua that has swallowed a fish hook.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). April goes missing. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Jim asks Peter to persuade Steve to visit.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S)

7.00 On the Yorkshire Buses (S,HD). The bus company lays on special night services for students as the new term begins in Hull. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Charlie is forced to tell Dot more lies when he receives a message from Nick. 8.30 Scrappers (S,HD). 4/6. Terry and Lyndsay Walker head off on a luxury holiday to Tenerife.

8.00 Mastermind (R,S,HD). 2/31. The specialist subjects are The Thick of It, Eric Clapton, British poetry and TE Lawrence. 8.30 Sweets Made Simple (S,HD). 3/4. Sweets that originated as medicinal remedies.

8.00 The Dales (R,S,HD). 4/12. Adrian Edmondson visits a school preparing for a 500th-anniversary concert. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Carla is furious to discover Maddie has taken her car.

8.00 The Million Pound Drop (S,HD). 7/8. Davina McCall presents a blind-date edition with a twist as one girl is joined by three men who are hoping to both impress her and win the jackpot.

8.00 Lost at Sea: Air France 447 (S,HD). Docu-drama charting the investigation into the loss of Air France Flight 447 in June 2009, when the Airbus A330 passenger jet crashed into the Atlantic killing all 228 on board. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 Boomers (S,HD). 2/6. Joyce plans a lunch to celebrate Carol and Trevor’s 40th wedding anniversary. 9.30 Outnumbered (R,S,HD). 2/6. Ben becomes fascinated by the world of psychology.

9.00 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (S,HD). 3/10. An interview with the baker who was eliminated on Wednesday. 9.30 Gardeners’ World (S,HD). 21/31. Monty Don takes a trip to RHS Hyde Hall in Essex.

9.00 Doc Martin (R,S,HD). 7/8. The doctor becomes convinced something is wrong with him following a chat with his mother, and Mrs Tishell visits the surgery only to find herself falling for Martin again.

9.00 The Singer Takes It All (S,HD). 4/4. Alan Carr hosts the live interactive singing show in which viewers choose who should perform on a conveyor belt and put the best ones through to the next round. Last in the series.

9.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Eviction (S,HD). 5/30. Emma Willis interviews the first evicted housemate – or housemates – as the celebrities continue to cope with the challenges of living under constant surveillance.

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10.00 Edinburgh Nights with Sue Perkins (S,HD). 3/3. Highlights of the festivals. Last in the series. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Emily Maitlis.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 The Last Leg (S). 4/6. With 10.35 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit guest Daniel Radcliffe. on the Side (HD). 5/30. CBB 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather companion show, including 10.40 Couples Retreat (S,HD). (2009) 10.50 Virtually Famous (S,HD). 5/8. celebrity guests’ thoughts on With guests Romesh Comedy, starring Vince Vaughn, the latest developments and Ranganathan, Tom Rosenthal, Malin Akerman and Jon behind-the-scenes insights. Stacey Solomon and the Vamps. Favreau. ●●

11.35 EastEnders. Omnibus. When Denise finds out that Patrick will be able to come home, Ian comes up with a plan to keep him away from the Square. Jay makes Abi a promise but Max has other ideas.

11.00 Weather (S) 11.05 Precious (S,HD). (2009) Drama, starring Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique. ●●●●

11.40 (500) Days of Summer (S,HD). 11.35 Celebrity Big Brother: Live (2009) Romantic comedy, with from the House (HD). Events Joseph Gordon-Levitt and unfolding in real-time at the Zooey Deschanel. ●●● Big Brother compound.

1.35 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.40 BBC News (S,HD).

12.45 Sign Zone: The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (R,S). The construction of a new station at Canary Wharf. Last in the series. 1.45 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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12.50 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.

1.25 Derek (R,S,HD). 1.50 The Inbetweeners USA (S,HD). 2.15 Desperate Housewives (R,S,HD). 3.00 Revenge (S,HD). 3.40 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 4.35 Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking (R,S,HD). 5.05 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 5.10 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

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Andrea Bocelli in Concert At the LG Arena, NEC Birmingham Departing 21 November 2014

Join us as Italian singing superstar Andrea Bocelli, the world’s best-selling solo classical artist, with over 80 million album sales to his name, and whose latest album ‘Passione’ offers a masterly showcase of the vast range of his extraordinary talents, lights up Birmingham’s LG Arena in an unforgettable show.

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final word COLUMNIST SALI GREEN

HIS week’s final word comes from a campsite in Devon where we’re parked up in a vintage VW camper with a very flappy awning. When the man at Comfy Campers gave us his thorough demonstration of how to erect the awning and use the marvellously tucked away cooking and leisure facilities in the vehicle he made it look so easy. Left to our own devices however things were not nearly as smooth running. We managed to spend a couple of hours to accomplish something that would take a competent camper around 10 minutes. Surprisingly the awning is still standing two days later and we’re all dry. Salcome town is full of visitors, known locally as ‘Grockles’, for Regatta Week. There are events such as The Greasy Pole, The Crabbers’ Race, The Torchlight Procession, The Sandcastle Competition, Fireworks and a Barbershop Choir. Typing this with one finger and four per cent iPhone battery has been a challenge, as has coordinating activities with our group of friends, family and children. Coincidentally our camping pitch was right next to friends Will and Asia from Gloucestershire-based CamperVin (who decided to have their car engine running at seven in the morning for some reason). We didn’t actually get to see them because they were always out when we were in and vice versa like the weatherman and woman in the wooden weather house that my grandparents used to have. We walked miles with smelly crabbing equipment to the part of the harbourside where most of the crabbing takes place, only to find that the tide was right out, taking with it all the crabs. At this point, cider was the only solution. And from cider to rosé. And my mum is called Rosie so we had cider with Rosie, and rosé with Rosie. We all concurred that British holidays can be wonderful if the sunshine is kind enough to join you. Following on from last week’s column – Lady Eleanor was tickled pink with her Highland title. We presented it to her when we were all feeling slightly fragile at brunch in London and her face was a picture. She assured us that she would

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be changing her credit cards and cheque book to reflect her new status at the earliest opportunity. Some curious incidents happened during the London weekend but as the boys say – what goes on tour stays on tour!

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Paul Brown of Cheltenham-based VW camper van hire company, Comfy Campers

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my ideal

Any places you’d visit?

Stroud Farmers’ Market. I just love the local produce and I would take Etienne to Cotswold Farm Park.

How often do you get to experience your ideal weekend?

Almost never, but I am not greedy, so once every two months is my target.

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Quick fire . . . Book or Kindle? Book. Newspaper or TV? TV.

XAVIER PELLOUX

Early-bird or lie-in? Early bird.

Owner Contemporary Cake Designs

Cup of tea or stiff drink? Black coffee – a full

percolater a day.

Xavier Pelloux, former Harrods wedding cake designer and now owner of Contemporary Cake Designs, is one of the judges of The Chelt’n’Jam Bake off which is being held at Manor by the Lake, in Cheltenham, tomorrow. Talents of local bakers will be showcased and judged whilst raising funds for Oxjam.The event starts at 2pm.

What will you do on your ideal weekend?

Relax with my family.

Who will you spend it with?

My wife Bee and my son, Etienne.

What will you read?

My favourite magazine – Le Journal du Patissier which my parents send me from home.

What will you listen to?

Radio 1. I listen to this every day.

Will you watch TV and if so, what will you watch?

The Big BangTheory – it just makes me laugh out loud.

What will be in your fridge?

Lots of charcuterie, wonderful French cheeses and of course, a bottle of Champagne.

What will you eat? Will you go out or stay in?

We will stay in as I am such a foodie I don’t relax when I am out. I will cook a juicy beef filet mignon with a salad, local veg and glass of rich red wine, finished off with crème brûlée – simply my favourite.

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