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T’S surely a sign of autumn when The X Factor returns to our screens and the line-up for Strictly Come Dancing is finally unveiled. If you’ve been battling the changeable weather all week, we’ve got a bumper foodie issue for you this weekend packed full of comforting recipes to curl up in the kitchen with. Gloucester-raised chef Tom Kerridge’s new cookbook was published this week and he tells us why it’s been a labour of love. He’s on his way to Cheltenham Literature Festival this October and we’ll be in the front row to hear his humourous tales of life at his pub, The Hand and Flowers. Tickets go on sale for all Literature Festival events on Monday so it’s credit cards and phones at the ready. If you haven’t made a wish list yet, take a look at the Festivals’ website and pick out your favourite events.
@WeekendGlos Will it be Heston Blumenthal, Ian McEwan, Ranulph Fiennes, Rachel Allen or Emma Bridgewater and Nell Gifford? We can’t wait. With chefs galore descending soon, we’ve got our very own Michelinstarred culinary hero in the form of David Everitt-Matthias who is back with his inspiring food column. We also visit the latest contenders for the Taste of Gloucestershire Food & Farming Awards, Woefuldane Organics. If you’re out and about for the last hoorah of the summer holidays, don’t miss Alex James’ Big Feastival taking place today and tomorrow and the highly-anticipated Crucible2 exhibition which opens at Gloucester Cathedral on Monday. Whatever you’re up to, have a wonderful weekend. Tanya Gledhill weekend@glosmedia.co.uk 01242 278066
This issue’s contributors were asked: What’s your ultimate comfort food?
Tom Kerridge
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Two Michelin-starred chefTom Kerridge, who was brought up in Gloucester, is coming to the Lit Fest with his new cookbook. “Some of the best dishes you’ll ever have – a paella in Spain, a really good pizza in Italy or a really good stew in this country – never look like pretty pictures on plates, but they taste incredible – and you always remember what something tastes like.”
David is celebrating after his restaurant, Le Champignon Sauvage, made it into the top 10 restaurants in the UK in the Good Food Guide 2015. The two Michelin starred chef provides the delicious recipes for his monthly food column this week. “Golden syrup suet pudding with lashings of double cream,” he says is his favourite comfort food. “The ‘key’ ingredient is lemon zest.”
WEEKEND columnist Sali says: “Homemade cottage (or shepherd’s, or veggie) pie with soft cheesy mash on top and loads of tasty gravy. “My essential gravy ingredients include Marmite, red wine and Tabasco. “To be extra indulgent, I do garlic bread as well. “Always second and third helpings, a bottle of wine and a good film or indulgent trashyTV always do the trick. “
Photographer Anna takes pictures of David EverittMatthias’ recipes this week and at family-run Woefuldane Organics in Minchinhampton. “I suppose the thing I love the most is eggs,” she admits. “Probably poached eggs the most I think. “Apart from that, it would probably have to be cake of some kind with lots of filling and icing.”
Food writer Sue, who visit Woefuldane Farm this week, says: “My ultimate comfort food is cheese, onion and potato pie – made with double Gloucester cheese of course. “We used to mash up a large batch of this culinary classic over the camp fire when I was in the Girl Guides and serve it with baked beans. It was just the thing to warm us all up after a long hike.”
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F Tom Kerridge was still drinking, now would be the time to crack open the bubbly and toast his success. A new cookery book, Best Ever Dishes, an accompanying BBC Two series, a bustling pub, and a new venture about to open on the same street in Marlow – it’s fair to say that Tom is having a bit of a moment right now. But after a massive 40th birthday celebration, which the jolly chef jokes he’s “still suffering from”, just a pint of Diet Coke will do. “I’ve knocked the booze on the head and thought I’d have a clean year. So far, we’re doing all right,” he says in his distinctive Gloucestershire burr, laughing. “I haven’t fallen off the wagon yet.” Giving up alcohol is just one thing that has changed in Tom’s life since his first solo cookery series, Proper Pub Food, was aired last year. For starters, he’s lost six stone, partially through the abstinence and partially through swimming and walking his three dogs. Then there’s the teeming mass of fans he’s gained through his TV series, book and two Michelinstarred pub, The Hand and Flowers. All this could go to a man’s head but Tom, who went to Saintbridge School in Gloucester, is “still the same bloke”, he’s always been. Indeed, before the cameras started to roll on his first series, he insisted that he remained himself and “not a cartoon character” on screen. That people like the real him is a “huge compliment” and luckily, he likes them too. “I’m quite fortunate that I’m one of the chefs that actually likes people,” says the cheerful 41-year-old, who is married to sculptor and Hand And Flowers co-owner Beth, who he says is a “really, really good cook.” “I’m quite a people person. I’d say every day, I come across somebody who knows who I am and I have no idea who they are, and that’s quite cool, because I get to find out.” Tom is looking forward to coming to Cheltenham Literature Festival in October which will be his first appearance at the event. “I think my mam will definitely be turning up,” laughs Tom, who lived in Gloucester until he moved to London in his early 20s to follow his dream of becoming a top chef.
“I’ve always been quite comfortable in my own skin and am never worried about talking to people.” Tom’s mum still lives in the centre of the city, near Kingsholm, which Tom says she’s very happy about as she’s a big Gloucester Rugby fan. One of his close friends from school was Mark Cornwell, who played professionally for Gloucester and now works as a coach at Hartpury College. Tom travels back to Gloucestershire several times a year to catch up with his old school friend and his brother who lives in Quedgeley with his young family. “I’m definitely still a Gloucester boy,” Tom laughs. “I’m still good friends with Rob Rees too who is always trying to rope me into doing something.” People often stop Tom in the street to ask the chef about his favourite food or tweet him pictures of their versions of his Sunday roast. And Tom, whose new book sees him adding twists on classic dishes like tomato soup and rice pudding, is eager to encourage his fans to head to the kitchen and have a go.
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“It’s amazing, because it means that the book is getting cooked from,” says Tom of the feedback he’s had from readers. “I don’t want it to be a coffee table book, I want it to be cooked from, covered in grease and flour and battered.” His new book was published this week and contains 100 new recipes with the accompanying series airing in the autumn. “It’s a lot of work, the biggest project I’ve taken on but I’m very pleased with the end result,” he says. Equally not precious about his recipes, Tom hopes readers and viewers will focus on flavour rather than agonise over appearance. “I’ll say this to all of my chefs here
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Red Mullet on Baked Provencal Vegetables Ingredients (Serves 4) 2 large aubergines 8 ripe tomatoes 3 large courgettes, cut in 5mm slices Olive oil, for drizzling 4 x 170g red mullet fillets, pin-boned and scaled 1tsp lemon thyme leaves (ordinary thyme if lemon isn’t available) 1tsp oregano leaves Flaky sea salt, to finish Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the onion jam: 3 1/2tbsp olive oil 3 1/2tbsp red wine vinegar 500g red onions, halved and sliced 1tbsp thyme leaves 1tbsp light muscovado sugar 3 garlic cloves, grated Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
Method Pierce the aubergines all over with a sharp knife, put them on to a plate and cover with clingfilm. Microwave on full power for 8-10 minutes, until they are very soft in the middle. If you don’t have a microwave, place the pierced aubergines on a baking tray and bake at 200C/Gas Mark 6 for 45 minutes to one hour, depending on their size. Turn to page 10
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Cottage Pie with Blue Cheese Mash Ingredients (Serves 4-6) 500g braising steak 50g plain flour Vegetable oil, for cooking 700ml beef stock 300ml dark ale 2 star anise 1 cinnamon stick 500g minced beef 2 onions, finely diced 2 carrots, finely diced 2 celery sticks, tough strings removed, finely diced 2tbsp curry powder
Method Preheat the oven to 150C/Gas Mark 2. Cut the braising steak into 2cm dice, dust in flour and shake off the excess. Warm a large frying pan over a medium-high heat, add a little oil and fry the braising steak until it gets a deep, rich colour all over. Drain the steak on some kitchen paper and transfer to a casserole. Put the frying pan back on the heat and deglaze it with the stock and ale, scraping up any tasty brown bits from the bottom with a wooden spoon, then pour the liquid over the beef in the casserole. Add the star anise and cinnamon stick and bring to the boil.
Few splashes of Worcestershire sauce Salt and freshly ground black pepper For the mash topping: 6 floury potatoes (King Edward or Maris Piper), about 1.2kg, peeled and diced 150ml milk 50g butter ¾tbsp prepared English mustard 150g blue cheese (use your favourite), grated 1tsp paprika Salt and freshly ground black pepper pour in a thin layer of vegetable oil. Add the minced beef and cook, stirring constantly, until it’s thoroughly browned. The beef shouldn’t be grey, you want it to be dry, roasted and crumbly, the colour of the outside of a beef burger; this should take about 10-12 minutes. Drain in a colander to get rid of any fat, and set aside. Return the casserole to the hob, warm a little more oil over a medium heat, and add the diced vegetables. Cook for 10-12 minutes until they soften. Add the curry powder and stir, making sure the vegetables are thoroughly coated in the spice. Add the drained minced beef and the reserved braising liquid and bring to the boil.
Put the lid on and braise slowly in the oven for two and a half to three hours, until the beef is tender. Leave to cool.
Turn the heat down to a simmer and reduce the stock until it’s nice and thick. Add a few splashes of Worcestershire sauce and season.
When cool, remove the cooked steak from the casserole with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl in the fridge until needed. Reserve the remaining cooking liquor.
Leave to cool for 20 minutes then stir in the chilled, braised beef and mix. Transfer to a large pie dish or ovenproof serving dish and chill in the fridge for at least one hour.
Wipe out the casserole, then place it over a medium-high heat and
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the
potatoes for 14-15 minutes or until soft. Drain in a colander and leave to steam and air dry a little. Meanwhile, warm the milk and butter in a small saucepan. Either put the cooked potato through a potato ricer into a bowl, or mash thoroughly with a hand masher. Beat in the hot milk and butter with a wooden spoon to form a semi-firm mashed potato. Mix in the mustard and season. Take the chilled beef mixture from the fridge and pipe the mash on top, or spread it and make little peaks with a fork. Sprinkle the blue cheese on top and dust with the paprika. At this point, you can store the cottage pie covered in clingfilm in the fridge for up to two days. Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas Mark 4. Put the cottage pie on to a baking tray, stick it in the oven and cook for 20-25 minutes until the middle is very hot. Remove from the oven and place under a hot grill, if needed, just to glaze the blue cheese. Serve with buttered peas.
Red Mullet on Baked Provencal Vegetables From page 9
Keep an eye on them, as you want them to be just fluffy in the middle and for the flesh to be as pale as possible. Cool then cut them in half lengthways, scoop out the flesh, mash with a fork and season. Make the onion jam. Pour the olive oil and vinegar into a saucepan with the onions, thyme and sugar and cook over a medium heat for 40-50 minutes, until the onions are soft and have an almost jammy consistency. Stir from time to time and
make sure the mixture doesn’t catch on the bottom. Remove from the heat and add the garlic and lemon zest. Mix the onion jam into the mashed-up aubergine and spoon this into the bottom of an ovenproof serving dish. Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas Mark 4. Prepare a bowl of iced water and place it by the hob. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and drop in the tomatoes – count to 10, then remove and plunge them into the iced water.
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Peel the skins from the tomatoes and slice them into 5mm slices. Layer the tomatoes and courgettes on top of the aubergine and onion mixture in lines, or one by one, or just randomly. Drizzle on some olive oil and season. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and put the fillets of red mullet on top, skin-side up. Bake for eight to 10 minutes, until the fish is cooked. Sprinkle on the lemon thyme and oregano and season with flaky sea salt. Serve immediately. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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FASHION & Your guide to fashion in Gloucestershire – direct from the designers themselves.
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Before you splash out on the latest autumn fashions, check your wardrobe and work out what you can use in the transitional weeks ahead. We show you how . . .
BEAUTY Lovely Larah
Bags by British luxury brand Larah England are now available in Cirencester. At The Boutique in Black Jack Street is selling four styles, all made in soft washed leather with signature tea pot printed cotton lining. Prices range from £120-£295.
WELLBEING
On your marks . . . are you pounding the pavements in preparation for Cheltenham’s Half-Marathon? We get some expert advice on training and diet. And find out about the Open Day and Taster Week at the Isbourne Centre in Cheltenham. It’s the perfect opportunity to try something new, all for free.
Hello autumn Capes and cloaks are the hottest alternative coverup as summer turns to autumn. For eye-catching checks, try the mono version, left, £30 from BHS, available in store from Monday. Or the Red Herring cape, £75 is available from Debenhams at the end of October
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British heritage brand Joules is celebrating 25 years in business with a limited edition collection.
Snap up these Jubilee wellies, £39.95, and scarf, £19.95, in signature florals, at www.joules.com in September.
STYLING RE-SPIN Before you spend on trans-seasonal staples, check what you have hanging up in your wardrobe.You can completely transform a piece of clothing with some re-styling tweaks. If you’ve been wearing a shirt dress during the summer, give it an autumnal edge by buttoning up to the neck and adding a statement necklace. You can also work a flimsy print shirt by wearing a jumper over the top and exposing the collar and cuffs. Florals are still on trend but, for autumn, they’re moodier. Continue wearing your favourite floral skirts and trousers but tone them down by teaming with black separates. ■ Right: printed shirt dress, £65, from Wallis at www.wallis.co.uk ■ Main picture: shirt, £36, sweater, £28, floral pleat midi skirt, £28, ponyskin mules, £55, all from Next at www.next.co.uk
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seasons Move seamlessly from summer to autumn . . . WEEKEND shows you how to mix and match staples for both seasons
MIDI MAGIC If shorts and minis suddenly feel too summery but you’re not ready for opaques, reach for a midi skirt. Hovering around your shins, it’s the perfect length to wear without tights but still maintain coverage. ■ Coast Rita midi skirt, £125, from wwww.coast-stores.com
PASTEL PALETTE Good news if you’ve become addicted to summer’s sorbetinspired shades – they’re sticking around for next season. These pale tones will give any outfit an instant lift,
LAYER IT Layers are key as the temperature rises and falls. Use a cami or tee as your base layer, add a superfine knit on top, and then a lightweight jacket. While kimonos can look too summery, a duster coat is the ideal cover-up. Lightweight, long and loose, wear with heels to elongate your silhouette. ■Topshop check print duster coat, £79, from www.topshop.com
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Holistic Times Janie Whittemore brings news of events at the Isbourne Holistic Centre
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The Isbourne Open Day – September 6 10am-5pm As you may already know, the Isbourne is having it’s Open Day next Saturday. Now just once a year, the well-known Open Day promises to be a fun occasion for all the family. • browse stands selling jewellery and gifts • talk to tutors and trainers who explain their wide array of skills on offer • experience holistic demonstrations and workshops • have a personal reading done • buy some beautiful art • meet up with all the Isbourne colleagues and friends Don’t miss animal healer and communicator Margrit Coates give a talk and demonstration at 2pm3pm (£13/£15).The renowned author will be giving an illustrated talk with plenty of tips on how you can tap into your innate animal healing and communication skills. The event is nearly full, so make sure to book your ticket. The rest of the day is free to everyone. The Isbourne College – a new branch organisation ofThe Isbourne Centre offering new and unique accredited courses – will be giving a talk explaining how the wonderful new course Holistic Living came into being and how you can enrol.
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ITH Cheltenham’s Half Marathon looming, hundreds are pounding the pavements to prepare for the event. The popular road race will take place in the heart of Cheltenham and was recently awarded 2014’s Best New Race at the Runner’s World Personal Best Awards. Having already raised more than £25,000 from the 2013 race for official partners British Heart Foundation and Winston’s Wish, this year’s runners are set to beat their own record for charity. If you’re thinking of dusting off your trainers, there’s still the chance to run for an affiliate charity, although public entry is now closed. For those already on your marks, training for the half marathon will be putting you through your paces. Brendan Ward, head coach and personal trainer at CLC Striders running club, ran professionally for Cheltenham Harriers and has many years of coaching experience. He formed CLC Striders six years ago to help others to get into athletics – working with athletes and amateurs alike. The big run takes place on September 7 and he says it’s important to get advice from a professional who can put you through your paces safely, help you avoid any injuries and advise on how to train and what to eat in preparation. “Always see a trainer first, they can assess your technique. For beginners, I recommend starting 16 to 20 weeks before the race to ease into a routine,” he said. Brendan also emphasises the importance of the 10 per cent rule, which he uses with his clients during every training session. By increasing and decreasing your pace by 10 per cent each week respectively, you are allowing your body to adapt. If you’re running solidly for an hour at a time, it may be worth slowing down or even skipping a session. “Most beginners make the mistake of too much, too soon, too often, too fast; which only leads to injury,” he says. “It’s vital to run at your level so you continue to feel motivated.” If you feel unusually fatigued after your training sessions, you may need to adapt your diet. With the food standards agency recommending a 55 per cent carbohydrate intake daily, those counting the calories could @WeekendGlos
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already be consuming under the advised allowance. When training, Brendan recommends that runners follow a balanced diet and increase their carb intake. “Athletes consume 60 to 70 per cent carbs, 15-20 per cent fat and 15-20 per cent protein,” he says. “It’s vital to eat at regular intervals and have something light two hours before a race so your energy doesn’t deplete.” He suggests filling up on plenty of pasta, pulses, chicken and oily fish, with lots of fruit and vegetables. It is also important to warm up and mentally prepare when standing at the starting line. Brendan advises using a series of arm stretches, leg swings and strides to keep you moving. “When you warm up, do lunges or dynamic stretches and jog to rehearse your race pace. “Your stretches should reflect what you want your body to do,” he says. Similarly, cool down with static stretches and a slow jog and drink plenty of fluids. Post-race, many people want to keep up the momentum. Brendan’s tip is simple: “Always have a challenge once the race is over. Do another one – have something ahead to work towards that involves commitment. It stops training getting stale and keeps you going.” ■ For details about joining the CLC Striders running club, visit www.clcstriders-runningclub. co.uk. ■ For more information on the Cheltenham Half Marathon visit www.cheltenhamhalf.co.uk
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Food David Everitt-Matthias shares his favourite one-pot dishes It's a family affair at organic Woefuldane Farm Dine alfresco at the The Fleet in Twyning
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Get cooking . . . two Michelin-starred chef DAVID EVERITT-MATTHIAS from Le Champignon Sauvage, in Cheltenham, shows us how in his monthly column
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R Phillips from Hucclecote wrote to me asking what we have to eat on our days off. Well to tell you the truth, it is relatively easy food to prepare that doesn't require a great deal of washing up. So here I have given you three of my
favourite Sunday and Monday dishes that are one-pot dining. The quantities have been increased a little for home cooks that have a family. Try them, enjoy the flavours and above all, the lack of washing up.
Asian Spiced Tiger Prawn and Noodles One Pot This is a quick one-pot soup and noodles starter or main depending on how many people you have. I have kept the chilli heat quite low as a background just to be safe. I personally prefer three to four chillies in this dish, but that does make it tongue tingling hot, yum. Different noodles could be used, both cooked rice and egg noodles are available in most supermarkets these days, as are fresh chicken and fish stocks. The secret here is to get twice the amount and reduce them by half for a stronger stock. Chicken could be used instead of the prawns, just make sure it is cut up small and cooked just a little longer.
Ingredients Serves 4
1kg good strong chicken stock or fish stock 200g soba noodles 20 raw peeled tiger prawns 5 lime leaves, torn 2 sticks lemongrass, tough outer layer removed, then finely chopped 1 fresh red chilli chopped, seeds removed to reduce spice 200g beansprouts 200g sugar snaps, sliced diagonally 3cm piece ginger, sliced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 10g palm sugar ½ bunch coriander, roughly chopped 3 spring onions, sliced ½-1 lime juice 30g fish sauce 30g white Miso paste, dissolved in a little of the stock 400g coconut milk (optional) Salt and black pepper
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Method Place the stock into a large saucepan and bring to the boil, add the noodles and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove the noodles from the pan and place to one side. Add the lemongrass, garlic, sliced ginger and lime leaves to the pan and simmer for five minutes. Then add the chilli, fish sauce, lime juice, Miso paste and sugar for a further 2-3 minutes. Add the coconut milk at this stage if using. Taste, adding more lime, sugar, fish sauce or sugar if necessary. Add the raw prawns to the pan, along with the sugar snaps, spring onions and beansprouts and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until the prawns are pink and the vegetables are soft. Add the noodles and heat for a final two minutes. Season. Serve in large bowls, sprinkling the chopped coriander over. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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Pot Roasted Chicken I am a great lover of the roasted chicken or pot roasted chicken. In fact when we are invited to friends' houses they know it is my favourite meal. The vegetables in this dish can of course be customised to your tastes, as can the aromates. Perhaps an Indian influence or a Moroccan influence.The beauty is that it is quick, simple and so very tasty.
Ingredients Serves 4
1.5 kg free-range chicken 750g chicken stock 200g smoked bacon, cut into lardons 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut half lengthways 4 cloves garlic, crushed 2 sticks of celery, cut in half 2 medium onions, peeled keeping root intact and cut in half 2 little gems, cut in half 1 small butternut squash peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks 12 new potatoes, peeled 50g olive oil 1 lemon, cut in half 1 small bunch of thyme
Method Preheat the oven to 200C
Remove the strings from the chicken. Stuff the
cavity of the chicken with the lemon and the thyme, keeping a few sprigs for later. Heat the oil in the casserole, then fry the lardons until golden, remove them with a slotted spoon and keep them on one side. Add the chicken and quickly fry on one side until lightly coloured and then the other side. Remove the chicken from the casserole and place to one side. Now add the onions , butternut squash, carrots and potatoes. Cook until lighly coloured. Add the garlic and the remaining thyme. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, add the celery and make a little well in the centre. Place the chicken in the middle with the breasts
uppermost. Cover and place in the oven to cook for approximately 30 minutes. Remove the foil and cook another 30-40 minutes, basting occasionally.
Transfer the bird to a plate to rest for five minutes. Remove the vegetables and arrange on a large plate, then place the casserole on the hob over a low heat adding a little water if needed. Add the lettuce, cover and cook gently for 3-4 minutes, until the lettuce is
cooked. Place the lettuce on the serving dish followed by the chicken. Season the juices Nappe the chicken with the juices from the casserole. Serve.
Plum, Orange and Star Anis Clafoutis This is a quick and easy summery dessert that reminds me of lazy days in the south of France It is traditionally made with cherries but here I am using plums, as they are just coming into season.The star anise gives a depth of flavour to the dish and the orange zest a nice zing. Serve with clotted cream or ice cream.
Ingredients Serves 6
8 -10 plums, depending on size. Cut into halves removing the stone 75g ground almonds 25g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 150g caster sugar 3 eggs 4 egg yolks 350g double cream 75g milk 1 star anise, ground to a powder grated zest of one orange
a pinch of salt icing sugar for dusting
Method Preheat the oven to 180C Place the almonds in a mixing bowl with the flour, orange zest, ground star anise, salt and caster sugar. Add the eggs and yolks and whisk till combined, then add the cream and milk and whisk well to make a smooth batter. Leave to rest for at least two hours. Butter an earthenware dish Place on a baking sheet. Lightly dust the plum halves with a little flour and then shake off all the excess; it really has to be just the finest of coatings. Divide the plum halves evenly in a baking dish, that will fit the plums snugly pour over the batter and then place the baking sheet and the dish into the oven at 180C/Gas Mark 4. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until the clafoutis is golden brown and just set. Remove from the oven, allow to cool a little. Dust with icing sugar.
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Competition winners spend a day in the kitchen . . . . KEEN amateur cooks James and Suzanne Beard got a taste of what life is like for a professional chef when they went behind the scenes at an award-winning Cheltenham restaurant. The couple won a day spent working in the kitchens of Le Champignon Sauvage in Suffolk Road after entering a competition in WEEKEND. They joined chef David EverittMatthias, who has run the restaurant with his wife Helen since 1987, to create the sublime dishes that have won them two Michelin stars. Retired lecturer James won the competition but when David heard his wife had also entered, he invited both husband and wife along for the experience. “We entered because we are both keen cooks and have cooked together practically every day since we married 45 years ago,” said James. “We spent all day at the restaurant, apart from a short spell in the
afternoon when we went home for a sleep because we were so exhausted. “I made chocolate brownies and did a lot of prepping of vegetables, while Helen spent her time mainly helping to make desserts like chocolate delice and petit fours. “It was a great experience; David and the staff were incredibly helpful and we learned lots of things.” “In between lunch and dinner we joined the staff for a meal together, which was really great.”
James said they had eaten at Le Champignon Sauvage several times and returned again on Thursday evening to celebrate their wedding anniversary. “The day gave us a real insight into behind the scenes of a restaurant and we learned some great tips about how to improve our own cooking,” said James. “Still, I’m not sure I’d want to work there full time – it really is a long and exhausting day and I have a lot of respect for David and his staff who do it every day.”
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celebrates... At Creed we love all things to do with food, especially from Gloucestershire. WHAT to look out for on menus and in supermarket shelves this September . . . . Chantenay Carrots English-grown new season baby carrots donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need peeling and are easy to prepare.They add colour to the plate and are a popular and pretty alternative to prepared carrots. Parsnips A versatile autumn favourite for roasting, creating purĂŠes, and as a mashed potato alternative, parsnips will shortly be coming into their main season. Leeks A great value autumn vegetable coming into season this month. Popular on restaurant menus and also in home cooking with a comforting cheese sauce. Purple Sprouting Broccoli Often served with Sunday roasts and seasonal meats, Purple Sprouting Broccoli is a favourite with chefs and home cooks. Green Curly Kale Full of nutrients, Curly Kale is another great English staple with pies and stews. Bramley Apples Back in season and perfect for apple and blackberry pies and crumbles, as well as caramelising and serving with tender pork loins.
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Entering the Taste of Gloucestershire Food and Farming Awards is a family affair for the Ravenhills of Woefuldane Farm. SUE BRADLEEY discovers why 24
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ISTORY does not leave a clear record of how Woefuldane Farm got its intriguing name. Some say it’s the area in which the last wolf died in the parish of Minchinhampton, a theory vaguely in line with that of another historian who has declared it as being derived from the Anglo-Saxon Wulfham Dene, meaning ‘wolf meadow’. Others have put forward the idea that it was the site of a battle between the Danes and the Saxons more than 1,000 years ago. Nowadays Woefuldane is firmly associated with the Ravenhill family, who took on the farm back in 2005. Since then husband and wife team Jonathan and Melissa and their children Henry, 29, and Olivia, 26, have been making history of their own by taking the unusual step of opening their own dairy shop in Minchinhampton’s picturesque town centre. Woefuldane Organics provides an outlet for the farm’s milk, butter, cream and 10 different award-winning cheeses, along with a range of other locally-sourced products such as biscuits, beer and cider, while last year Henry extended the premises to open the Shorthorns Coffee Shop. The dairy has been a great success since it opened back in 2008 but was far beyond Jonathan and Melissa’s plans when they swapped their previous farm in Birdwood for Woefuldane almost a decade ago. Back then they made the move simply to increase the number of acres on which they could graze their herd of organic shorthorn and shorthorn-cross cattle. “Coming here gave us the opportunity to grow from 50 to 110 acres,” explains Jonathan, who was born into a non-farming family but spent most of his younger years helping on a farm in Quedgeley. “As organic farmers we cannot have a very high stocking rate, so we needed enough acreage to make it worthwhile. “Our cows lead an idyllic, long and healthy life and produce high quality rather than large quantities of milk, which fits perfectly into our organic regime.” While increasing their land holding, Jonathan had to adapt to the often harsh winter weather conditions experienced within the higher reaches of the Cotswolds and to farming on a soil that was far thinner than what he had been previously used to. More recently he’s gone over to milking his cows once a day, rather than twice, and he says it’s paying dividends in
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terms of the quality of the yield. This is especially good news for Melissa, who began making cheese 20 years ago in an effort to reduce the amount of milk that had to be thrown away under the ‘quota’ system. Over the years she sold her range at various farmers’ markets, but now concentrates on supplying Woefuldane Organics. Jonathan has now been joined on the farm by Olivia, who manages a small livery enterprise and competes as a semi-professional show jumper alongside working with the dairy cattle. “My main role is to assist my father in the day-to-day management of the cows and youngstock and to help during seasonal labour peaks such as haymaking,” she explains. “I have found that I am able to look at the business from a more youthful viewpoint: for example, over the past two years we have adopted the policy of selling all our calves as young weaned animals rather than keeping them to sell as older store cattle. This has had major advantages from the cash flow point of view, while reducing the number of animals being overwintered on the farm.” While Olivia enjoys the outdoor life, Henry and his wife Susie look after the day-today running of the dairy shop and café, situated less than half a mile from the farm. “I suppose I fancied being a farmer when I was about eight, but as I got older the reality hit me and I realised I would rather be dealing direct with the public,” admits Henry, who also helps deliver Woefuldane Organics’ milk to cafes, hotels, restaurants and small shops within a 20-mile radius of Minchinhampton. “The shop and café have taken off really well and I think it’s particularly down to the products we sell. “The café’s menu is based around the farm’s own produce. We pride ourselves on making really good drinks, such as coffee made with quality milk and two shots in every cup.” The Ravenhills have entered the best local food retailer, sponsored by Three Counties; best independent café, tea room or snack bar and the Royal Agricultural University-backed best young farmer categories of the Taste of Gloucestershire Food and Farming Awards. Whatever the results of the competition, however, Henry believes the way his family works together means they are already winners. “We have always been very close,” he says. “We complement each other in what we do.” www.woefuldanedairy.co.uk
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HERE aren’t many pubs which you can arrive at by boat which makes The Fleet at Twyning all the more special during the summer months. When the sun shines, people flock to this riverside restaurant to grab a table on the terrace and enjoy eating alfresco while taking in views of the River Avon. There are moorings and picnic tables on the grass or if you want to escape the inquisitive ducks, steps lead up to more substantial seating on the upper deck. It’s a great spot for families too with a fenced off area with a slide and swings. The Fleet has been blessed with good fortune this year with the summer heatwave attracting crowds of people, which makes up for the disastrous flooding in 2007 and then another setback when it suffered an electrical fire a couple of years ago. The restaurant has bounced back with a refreshed decor of modern country chic with cosy dining areas inside for when the weather really turns. It’s a Wadworth drinking hole so expect plenty of Wadworth beers on tap, as well as a selection of rosé and sparkling wines to sip on a warm summer’s evening. The menu is inspired by the flavours of the Mediterranean with a good helping of British classics too. Starters include devilled whitebait spiced mayonnaise sauce and rustic bread or creamy garlic mushrooms on toast. While main courses range from Wadworth beer battered cod with chips, garden peas and homemade tartare sauce to pan fried chicken breast on wild mushroom, chorizo, sautéed potatoes and chard. To begin, we ordered the Rustic bread board with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic butter and mixed marinated
olives, £5.95. There was plenty to go around with an interesting mix of breads, flavoursome butter and juicy olives. For the main course, I chose the roasted pepper and sun blushed tomato linguine with basil pesto, £9.95, and ordered a smaller version for my three-year-old from the light bites menu, £6.95. While mine was a lovingly-presented dish with thin strips of al dente pasta doused with green pesto and heaped with peppers and tomatoes, my daughter was a bit short changed with a small bowl of pasta and tomato sauce. The price was a bit steep for a child’s meal considering it didn’t include any extras, like a drink or dessert. My husband, inspired by the sweltering weather, chose a warmed halloumi Greek salad, £9.95. The salads at The Fleet are something to behold – served in a bowllike crispy tortilla shell with all the ingredients contained within. While it was certainly original, it didn’t resemble a typical Greek salad, there wasn’t an olive, cucumber or red onion in sight, but instead a generous serving of potato salad and crunchy slaw topped with pieces of fried halloumi. Still, the tortilla and potatoes gave the carb injection needed for a suitably mansized portion. Dessert was back on an even keel with a delicious chocolate brownie and Eton mess (both £5.50) which were both beautifully presented and tasted delicious. The kids’ ice cream was only £1 too. As well as lazy summer evenings, The Fleet is a great spot for Sunday lunch and you can also stay over in the boathouse if you want to wake up to breakfast looking out over that idyllic riverside view. Lucy Parford
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Pan fried chicken breast on wild mushroom, chorizo, sauteed potatoes and chard, £12.50
THE FLEET Location: Fleet Lane,Twyning, near Tewkesbury Food: Mediterranean and British fusion Price: Starters from £4.95; mains from £9.95 Service: Friendly Atmosphere: Welcoming Contact: 01684 274020/www.thefleetattwyning. co.uk
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Grab a bite at supper club RENOWNED gardening and interiors emporium Burford Garden Company and BITE, the organisers of the Cotswold Food Festival, are joining forces for an exciting collaboration. The Burford Supper Club aims to celebrate the wealth of local produce available in the Cotswolds. It will be a series of hosted banquets showcasing seasonal produce from the area and the talents of Burford’s chefs in a more relaxed and social setting. The inaugural event, on Thursday September 25, will be a Cotswold Autumn Garden Feast. The evening will include fine wine and exquisite Cotswold produce served in the surroundings of Burford Garden Company’s glasshouse restaurant and kitchen garden. @WeekendGlos
The evening begins at 7pm with canapés and an aperitif in the gardens followed by a sit-down sharing banquet that will include platters of local charcuterie, potted pork, smoked fish, spiced saddle of Burford lamb with a mezze of seasonal vegetables, autumn berry pavlovas and completed with a platter of Cotswold cheeses. All of the food served will originate in the gardens of Burford Garden Company or from other food producers in the Cotswolds. Guests will also be treated to the operatic talent of local professional singer Louise Woodgate. Tickets cost £65 (including all food and wine) and are available online at www.burford.co.uk/ supperclub or from the Burford Garden Company.
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If you loved sculpture and artwork exhibition Crucible at Gloucester Cathedral a few years ago, you’re in for a treat. Following its huge success, a new exhibition opens on Monday. HELEN BLOW finds out more
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bull, hippo and tortoise, attracting the eyes of passers-by. Others have been installed inside the building, standing amid the sacred artefacts and works already in situ. It follows on from an inaugural exhibition called Crucible in 2010 which proved a huge success and attracted more than 100,000 visitors to the cathedral. Curated by Gallery Pangolin in Stroud, one of the organisers is Rungwe Kingdon, who said: “This is a rare chance to see the best of contemporary sculpture by some of Britain’s best-known artists. “It is aimed at everyone, whether you are knowledgeable about art and sculpture or not, and is free to view so everyone can enjoy and experience some of the most exceptional sculpture produced over the last 50 years. It’s a conglomeration of excellence.” The show features work by, among others, Damien Hirst, Henry Moore, Kenneth Armitage, Antony Gormley and late Gloucestershire sculptor Lynn Chadwick. Some of the pieces are particularly large and the display has taken two weeks to set up before the public opening on Monday. Rungwe said the exhibition had been curated by Claude Koenig and Jane Buck of Gallery Pangolin. “The hard work and skill of the curators has made it so successful, particularly in obtaining the pieces and deciding where they are placed in the cathedral,” he said. “Medieval cathedrals were always encrusted with sculptures so it is suitable that the exhibition is held here.” Rungwe added: “Each piece was very carefully selected; they are not just any Damien Hirst or Antony Gormley. “Jane and Claude have managed to obtain very valuable and important works of art,
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which wasn’t an easy job. “We are also grateful to the artists, private collectors, museums and galleries that have allowed us to have the pieces for the exhibition.” Some of the artists featured are worldrenowned but there are others that many will never have heard of before. “Some are abstract sculptures, some are naturalistic, but they have prevented the thing becoming just a mish-mash by going for the very best of all the genres. “The great thing about art is that it is so many different things to different people, from a young child from the local school to an art critic in New York.” Running alongside the cathedral event is Mini Crucible at Gallery Pangolin in Stroud, featuring sketches and maquettes of the finished sculptures in Crucible2. The Very Reverend Stephen Lake, Dean of Gloucester Cathedral, said: “Four years ago the Crucible exhibition changed the way people viewed the cathedral as they engaged with it in a new way. “The cathedral is both sacred space and common ground so exciting things can take place here which have a real impact on people’s experiences. “This new exhibition gives everyone a chance to see Gloucestershire’s greatest work of art host sculptures of national importance.” Rungwe added: “I would urge local people to take the opportunity to come and see it because it is very unusual to see this kind of thing on our doorstep.” ■ Crucible2 opens on Monday and runs for two months. Mini Crucible runs from September 22 to November 21. Entrance is free. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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Heading for Highgrove When Prince Charles bought Highgrove he saw the potential in the overgrown gardens. Now his vision has been realised with a series of beautiful “rooms” and planting full of character. We take a look round
Win the book Don’t miss the chance to enter our competition and win a copy of Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated, full of stunning photographs through the seasons
The geometric Carpet Garden, above, is based on the rich pinks and purples of a Turkish-style carpet. Picture: A Butler. Right: Prince Charles in the garden at Highgrove
When Prince Charles bought Highgrove it was surrounded by an overgrown copse and pastureland. Now, under his guidance, it has been transformed into a stunning garden full of character. MANDY BRADSHAW paid a visit
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HERE are some aspects of gardening commonly held to be more challenging: creating a wild flower meadow; growing organically without recourse to easy chemical solutions; opening up your efforts to public view. Highgrove encompasses all of these and the added difficulty of being one of the country’s most scrutinised gardens, thanks to its Royal owner. Prince Charles has said that it was the potential of what Highgrove might become that appealed to him, the opportunity to work with a blank canvas. Indeed, in 1980 when he bought the house from Maurice Macmillan, son of the former prime minister, Harold, there was little else in the garden to recommend it. Highgrove then consisted of nothing more than an overgrown copse, some hollow oaks and pastureland, while the walled Kitchen Garden, now arguably one of the highlights, was used for potatoes and pigs. Today, the 15-acre plot is not
so much one garden as a series of smaller areas each with its own distinct character: the relaxed Cottage Garden with Alchemilla mollis softening paving in front of a rustic summerhouse; the geometric Carpet Garden based on the rich pinks and purples of a Turkish-style carpet; the cool shade of the Arboretum with its growing collection of magnolias, cherries, azaleas and acers. Underpinning everything is the prince’s determination to work with nature rather than against it, an ethos that is proudly proclaimed. “Be aware you are now entering a specially decontaminated zone. Use of the following is strictly prohibited,” declares a sign at the entrance before going on to list the banned items, among them chemical insecticides, artificial fertilisers and genetically modified organisms. It makes for difficult gardening for the 12-strong team led by Debs Goodenough but it appears to be successful. The many roses are healthy, despite the lack of spraying, while
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the impressive National Collection of large and giant leaved hostas in the Stumpery prove it is possible to grow them without using pellets or mounting an armed guard – the jury is out as to whether the stone hedgehog nestling among them is the secret weapon. More difficult to manage organically is the box blight that has affected Highgrove in common with many other gardens in the country. With the admittedly limited help of fungicide ruled out, the team have followed instead the path of removal and prevention. What was a box topiary garden was redesigned four years ago, removing the box and replanting with Mediterranean shrubs and perennials while box hedges in the Kitchen Garden have been replaced by germander, which has the added bonus of flowers from July to September. “Hoverflies and honey bees are particularly attracted to this useful little sub-shrub,” explains Debs, who came to Highgrove six years ago from gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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Osborne House, once home to Queen Victoria on the Isle of Wight. Elsewhere, the remaining box hedges are trimmed only when there are three continuous dry days to minimise the spread of the disease through moisture on the cutting blades, and equipment is kept scrupulously clean. What the organic regime does bring is a huge number of birds, which are actively encouraged; ivy is allowed to grow over the house to provide nesting places and a series of Oriental-style bird feeders hang from the remaining limb of Highgrove’s iconic cedar, which had to be felled in 2007. Not only is the gardening organic, Highgrove is, as far as possible, a closed eco system with the vast majority of things produced internally from compost to seedlings, and recycling on a large scale, ranging from wood chip used as fuel and mulch to waste water reused after treatment in a reed bed sewage system. Probably the most obvious example of working in this traditional way is the four-and-a-half-acre Wild Flower Meadow. In the past, heavy horses were used to cut and remove the hay but now it is cleared by a team of scythers over a four to six-week period, who leave small areas with later flowering species to allow seed to ripen. That seed is then trodden into the soil by sheep, which graze the area over winter. The weather is critical and the meadow is cut when conditions are right for cutting, drying and baling. Over the years, the number of wild flowers has increased and there are now three types of orchid as well as more commonly seen lychnis, scabious, ox-eye daisies, knapweed and poppies. To these have been added camassias, fritillaries and alliums, planted under an avenue of fastigiate hornbeam that divides the meadow, giving a wash of blue and purple to the late spring scene. As a senior member of the royal family Prince Charles has some advantages when it comes to making a garden, not least access to some of the country’s top designers and several have played a part in Highgrove’s evolution. The Terrace, one of the first areas to be developed, is the result of a collaboration between the prince and Lady Salisbury and features a mix of herbs and other scented plants, four ancient olive trees and a central water feature designed by the prince and made by sculptor William Pye from an old mill stone. Lady Salisbury’s influence is also seen in the Kitchen Garden, which is based on a patriotic arrangement of the crosses of St George and St Andrew. Willow tunnels of sweet peas, long borders of herbaceous plants and arched fruit trees over the central path make this area pretty as well as productive and help to draw in the beneficial insects. Produce is used in the house with surplus finding its way into Highgrove products such as crab apple jelly. More idiosyncratic is the Stumpery, originally created by design duo Isabel and Julian Bannerman; it was enlarged in 2002 to house the hosta collection. Twisted roots of mainly chestnut are softened by ferns, hostas and brunnera with yellow hemerocallis and white martagon lilies adding spots of colour. Yet Highgrove’s course is very much under the prince’s control with much of it the result of his ideas and sometimes his labour – he planted every one of the original plants in the Thyme Walk. Featuring around 23 varieties of thyme and flanked by golden yew clipped into various geometric shapes,
it is now the most recognised view of the garden and, along with the nearby stilted hornbeam hedge and the topiary yew hedge, designed by Sir Roy Strong around the main lawn, helps to give a strong central core. And it is this personal touch that makes it more than just a show garden – there are 12 tours a day when it is open and an average of 37,000 visitors annually. Everywhere there are reminders that this is a family garden: the treehouse used by the young princes William and Harry and nicknamed ‘Hollyrood House’ after the holly that originally supported it; busts in the Azalea Walk of people important to the prince, including Dame Miriam Rothschild, who advised on the Wild Flower Meadow; a memorial to Tigga, the prince’s much-loved Jack Russell; a tribute to the Queen Mother in the form of a bronze relief set into The Temple of Worthies, itself created from green oak. Prince Charles has said that he always intended to share Highgrove and his greatest pleasure is seeing the effect the garden has on others. It has, he hopes, become “a garden which delights the eye, warms the heart and feeds the soul.” ■ Experience the extraordinary gardens of Highgrove for yourself by booking a garden tour. The gardens are open from April to October each year and there is now extra availability for September and October tours. For more information and to book online, visit www.highgrovegardens.com or call 0207 766 7310.
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THIS new book, Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated, is a commemoration of the beautiful gardens that the Prince of Wales started more than 30 years ago and WEEKEND has four copies to give away. The prince has transformed the land adjoining the house into several exquisite gardens which embody his gardening ideals and organic principles, reflecting long-standing concerns relating to global sustainability. By wandering through each part of the gardens, the Prince, along with gardening expert Bunny Guinness, describe the thinking behind each, the mistakes and triumphs and his plans for the future. This is a book that will delight and inspire gardeners and horticulturalists at every level. Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated is published by W&N and costs £35, from The Highgrove Shop inTetbury or at www.highgroveshop.com To be in with a chance of winning, answer this question: Which town is Highgrove near? a. Cinderford b.Tetbury c.Tewkesbury Send your answer on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to Highgrove competition, Features Department,Third Floor, St James’ House, St James’ Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR.The closing date is September 6. Pictures: Pictures from Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated, taken by Marianne Majerus, Andrew Butler and Andrew Lawson
A beautifully presented 4 bedroom detached family home with views to Leckhampton Hill. The entrance hall leads to a spacious sitting room, large dining room with doors to the rear garden, study, cloakroom and a modern fitted kitchen/breakfast room with built in appliances which leads to the utility room. Upstairs benefits from 4 good sized bedrooms, 2 ensuite shower rooms and a family bathroom. The private rear garden has well stocked borders and a raised decked patio area with a driveway, parking for several vehicles and a single garage to the front.
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property details Location : Price : ÂŁ410,000 Agent : CJ Hole Cheltenham Contact : 01242 255101
A spacious 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s detached house set back from the leafy tree lined road. The entrance hall leads to a cloakroom with a separate shower and main reception room to the front of the property with an attractive feature fireplace and double doors to the dining room providing views of the pleasant rear garden. A well proportioned kitchen and study also looks out to the rear garden. Upstairs there are 4 good sized bedrooms and a bathroom with overhead shower. The lovely private rear garden has a patio area, lawns and well stocked flower borders.
property details Location : Pittville Price : ÂŁ479,950 Agent : CJ Hole Cheltenham Contact : 01242 255101
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Tremayne House is a Gothic style, grade II listed, former school masters house located in the heart of the historical town of Winchcombe. Situated between the Winchcombe Rail Museum and Winchcombe Abbey it boasts a highly sought after position yet benefits from a detached garage and driveway parking rarely found in this location. The property was built around the mid 19th century and has been fully restored to it's former glory with the current owners sparing no expense with the quality of finish. There is an abundance of character throughout, however, highlights include leaded stone mullion windows, Oak floors, ornate open fireplaces and wood burning stove in the living room, Gothic archways, a minstrels balcony and large double bedrooms. The rear garden and sun terrace measure an impressive one hundred and sixty five feet with a raised vegetable patch at the end and there is a stone built studio with power, lighting and drainage.
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property details Location : Winchcombe Price : OIRO ÂŁ650,000 Agent : Peter Ball & Co Contact : 01684 293161
Copse End is a substantial and detached, character and modern family home built approximately fifty years ago and is in the desirable village of Gretton. The accommodation briefly comprises an entrance porch, reception hall, cloakroom, living room, dining room, fitted kitchen/dining, further family room. Upstairs has four double bedrooms and a large family bathroom including a walk-in shower area. Outside offers driveway parking for eight vehicles and landscaped gardens on three sides. Energy Rating - D
property details Location : Gretton Price : ÂŁ675,000 Agent : Peter Ball & Co Contact : 01242 676020
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Clarence House is a fabulous Victorian property, with accommodation arranged over two floors, believed to have been built in about 1850, which has been maintained and loved by the current owners. It is Grade II Listed and retains many period features including cornicing, fireplaces and working shutters. The property is constructed of rendered walls with a crenellated roof line with the accommodation arranged over three floors. Outside to the rear there is an enclosed southerly facing courtyard.
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property details Location : Clarence Road Price : Guide ÂŁ495,000 Agent : Savills Cheltenham Contact : 01242 548 000
Brook House Farm is a handsome Grade II Listed, red brick farm house situated in an elevated position, providing flexible accommodation arranged over three floors. The property has an elegant finish throughout and features sash windows, original tiled flooring, exposed wooden flooring, feature fireplaces and delightful beam work. The ground floor provides a contemporary kitchen & breakfast room with open access to the adjacent sitting room, drawing room, elegant dining room and useful utility and boot room. Four bedrooms, one of which has a new en suite shower room which has been partly completed. The second floor is currently used as a office suite and has a bathroom. This could easily be converted back to two bedrooms. The property has a driveway to the side of the house leading to a large parking and turning area. A large detached period outbuilding has planning permission for conversion to a home office. To the west of the house are the formal lawns and orchard. The property currently rents a 5 acre paddock to the south of the house which is owned by the Overbury Estate.
property details Location : Aston on Carrant Price : Guide ÂŁ750,000 Agent : Savills Cheltenham Contact : 01242 548 000
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A stunning family home in the heart of the village. Reception hall, sitting room, study, kitchen/dining/family room with bi- folding doors out to a large decked patio. Lower ground floor with cinema room and large playroom/office. Master suite with 'Juliette' balcony, two guest suites, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Garage with self contained annexe above and large mature gardens.
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property details Location : Toddington Price : ÂŁ750,000 Agent : Knight Frank Contact : 01242 354996
A delightful two-storey apartment situated in an impeccable Grade II listed terrace overlooking the equally impressive Lansdown Crescent. Entrance hall, double drawing room and kitchen/dining room. Three double bedrooms are on the 2nd floor, along with a large bathroom and a storage cupboard. Private parking to the front and communal garden to the rear.
property details Location : Lansdown Terrace Price : ÂŁ450,000 Agent : Knight Frank Contact : 01242 354996
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A magnificent and imposing detached Victorian villa residence dating back to c.1880 with beautifully presented and well configured internal accommodation that elegantly flows over 4 floors to include a useful self-contained flat occupying half of the lower ground floor.
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property details Location : Evesham Road Price : ÂŁ1,750,000 Agent : Hamptons Contact : 01242 639414
A spacious and elegant 3 bedroom ground floor apartment retaining its period elegance and features yet with a modern twist. The property is located in the heart of Montpellier behind electronically operated gates with parking to the front.
property details Location : Lypiatt Road Price : ÂŁ699,950 Agent : Hamptons Contact : 01242 639414
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The house is Grade II Listed with the main part of the house dating back to around 1783 and this part has classic Georgian features with deep sash windows, beautiful cornicing and magnificent fireplaces. There are 4 bedrooms on the first floor with a further bedroom and bathroom on the top floor. There are 3 main reception rooms, a family kitchen/breakfast room, study, utility, laundry and cloakrooms. Stunning gardens and access to the river. EPC Exempt.
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property details Location : Minsterworth Price : ÂŁ950,000 Agent : Fine & Country Contact : 01242 220080
Nestled off the slopes of Cleeve Hill this property enjoys outstanding views.As you enter the main reception area you enjoy the stunning far reaching aspects through large windows which brings the outside straight into this home and draws you to look out onto the wellmanicured, gently sloping garden whilst soaking in the surroundings. Sympathetically extended from the original build, this home has retained its charm with Cotswold stone interior walls and exposed beams. A large master bedroom with two further bedrooms sits on the first floor. This home also offers a large double garage and off road parking. EPC E
property details Location : Woodmancote Price : ÂŁ695,000 Agent : Fine & Country Contact : 01242 220080
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An impressive and substantial Grade II Llisted Victorian country manor house having been sympathetically and beautifully restored by the current owners retaining many of its distinctive original features. The property dates back to 1854, five generations of families have had the privilege of enjoying the lifestyle it affords. Gardens and grounds of 14.5 ACRES.
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property details Location : Tibberton Price : ÂŁ1,950,000 Agent : Steve Gooch Contact : 01531 820 844
A very individual and charming three bedroom detached bungalow, built and designed by current owner 15 years ago, situated in a rural location set in a total plot approaching a quarter of an acre having fantastic views over surrounding fields and farmland.
property details Location : Hope Mansell Price : ÂŁ449,950 Agent : Steve Gooch Contact : 01531 820 844
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The west wing of a handsome Edwardian country house with wonderful views and a lovely garden, situated on the edge of Rodborough Common. Front Porch, Hall, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Conservatory, Utility Room, Cloakroom, 2 Double and 2 Single Bedrooms, Box Room, Bathroom, Garden Room and Workshop, Shed, ample Parking, well stocked Garden extending to about 0.75 acres in all.
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property details Location : Rodborough Price : Freehold ÂŁ725,000 Agent : Murrays Contact : 01453 886334
4th Cheltenham Weekend Saturday 20th September Sunday 21st September Visit local sustainable OpenHomes+OpenGardens to gain inspiration & ideas for your own property For up-to-date information on opening times and access please visit www.cheltenhamgreendoors.org.uk
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Drybrook 1 mile. Ross-on-Wye 5 miles. An attractive barn with planning consent for conversion and an adjacent area of pasture land Blackwell Meadows Barn, Wigpool, Mitcheldean A detached stone barn with planning consent for live/work unit, 24 acres productive level pasture land LOT 1 Barn with 16.28 Acres LOT 2 7.72 Acres Pasture
For sale by public auction at The Chase Hotel, Ross-on-Wye on THURSDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2014 at 6.30pm
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property details Location : Gloucestershire Agent : RG & RB Williams Contact : 01989 567233
With far reaching views to Bredon Hill to the front and across fields to Sarn Hill at the rear this is a fabulous location. Detached characterful home with generously proportioned room sizes; 4 double bedrooms; master with ensuite; triple aspect lounge; dining hall; 'farmhouse style' kitchen; large utility; downstairs wc; conservatory; double garage; delightful gardens; village location. EPC F
property details Location : Bushley Green Price : ÂŁ450,000 Agent : Engall Castle Contact : 01684 293246
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Antiques & Auctions Sale dates Chuions
Churry. 10.30am. TUESDAY HJ Pugh Newmarket House, Market Street, Ledbury. Railwayana and military memorabilia. FRIDAY Smiths Newent Auctions The Old Chapel, Culver Street, Newent. Pictures, furniture, jewellery, ceramics. 10am Moore, Allen & Innocent The Salerooms, Norcote, Cirencester. Sporting sale. 9.30am.
Pampered Rolls is star of the sale A 41-YEAR-old Rolls Royce Shadow is one of the pampered classic cars being sold by Charterhouse in their classic car auction on September 17. The 1973 Rolls Royce Shadow, with just 58,000 miles from new and full service history, is expected to fetch £8,000-£10,000 “We have sold many Rolls Royces over the years. Some of them have been well cared for, but some have not,”
said auctioneer Matthew Whitney. “However, this particular Rolls Royce Shadow has led a very sheltered life having covered just over 1,400 miles a year with the odometer reading 58,000 miles and supported by the all important full service history.” The classic and vintage car sale takes place at the Shepton Mallet Showground and will be followed by the next sale of clocks, collectors’ items, coins, medals and stamps on September 26.
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THE CirencesterToy &Train Collectors’ Fair takes place tomorrow at Bingham Hall, with vintage die-cast trains, models and collectables for sale.
The fair, held for the first time last year, has established a reputation as being one of the brightest and most exciting new events on the circuit. It combines conventional stalls with a “bring and sell” auction where lots are invited on the day from visitors and stallholders. The auction is held at 1.30pm and anyone can turn up on the day with their loft finds and collectables. The fair runs from 10am-3pm.
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style and unusual colour scheme. A cute Royal Winton chintz breakfast set for one, including a tiny toast rack should spark interest from collectors. In perfect condition, it has an estimate of £60-£100. A fine Vienna cup and saucer painted with a bust of a woman is estimated at £100-£150 while a Russian cabinet cup by Moscow artist Alexander Popoff is only estimated at £30-£50 because the client sadly chipped it on the way to the auction rooms. The jewellery section includes some fine pieces such as a stunning diamond and aquamarine Art Deco ring estimated at £500-£700. And a beautiful one carat diamond solitaire ring, which cost just under £6,000 has an estimate of £1,500-£2,000. More unusual is a large 18 carat gold bishop’s crucifix – a little heavy for everyday wear, but of exceptional quality. It’s expected to fetch £850-£950.
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Howard Jacobson, £18.99 In J, it feels as though Jacobson is taking the same turn as Pinter did in his later works. Unlike his playful, satirical novels, J is a love story set in a dystopian society. Kevern doesn’t know why his father would always draw two fingers across his lips when he said a word starting with J and Ailinn has grown up in the dark, not knowing who she is or where she came from. Yet, they’re now
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In China Dolls, SinoAmerican author Lisa See explores the tumultuous lives of Oriental nightclub performers in 1930s and 1940s America. Grace, Helen and Ruby are very different, both in background and personality, but all three share the same dream of escaping their pasts and achieving fame and glory in San Francisco’s Oriental cabaret scene. However, all three women hold secrets which threaten to sever the fragile bond that holds their friendship, and, when the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour, their lives become more perilous than ever before.
The poet and composer Ivor Gurney is a central character in a new novel set during the First World War. Do Not Forget Me Quite tells of John Hemingby, a loving husband and father, musician, teacher and man of peace who volunteers for the Medical Corps after the conflict begins. He experiences the hell of the trenches and encounters Gloucesterborn Ivor.The story emerges from Richard’s fascination with Ivor Gurney, whose songs he finds incredibly moving and who is generally now thought to have been suffering bi-polar disorder.
Dublin detective Stephen Moran yearns to join the elite Murder Squad. So when Holly Mackey, a witness he last saw when she was nine years old, turns up out of the blue with information relating to the murder of a teenage boy, Moran jumps at the chance to get involved. The evidence Holly, now 16, hands over is a photo she found pinned to The Secret Place, a ‘Post Secret’-style confessional noticeboard at Kilda’s, the exclusive girls’ school where she is a pupil. The relationship that develops between the two is as compelling as the murder investigation itself.
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Olivia Williams
Taking its first appearance in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1714 as her starting point, Olivia Williams traces Madam Geneva’s murky lifespan, in a book that’s as much a social history of London as it is of tonic’s perfect partner. Over 300 years, the juniper-flavoured spirit went from having a vicelike grip on London’s lower classes – to being a cocktail recipe regular in the upmarket bars and hipster haunts of today. How it got there is an intoxicating tale, one that will arm you with more fascinating boozy facts than there are botanical flavours in a glass of Bombay Sapphire. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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BIG FEASTIVAL Care for a blue cheese martini? Alex James’ farm in Kingham will play host to an eclectic mix of music and food today and tomorrow with Jamie Cullum topping the bill.
IF I STAY (12A) Today onwards, Cineworld, Cheltenham and Gloucester Quays Times and prices vary.
TOYAH WILLCOX The singer and actress performs at Stroud Subscription Rooms on Friday. Read our interview with her on page 58.
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MILLION DOLLAR ARM (PG) Today onwards, Cineworld, Cheltenham and Gloucester Quays. www.cineworld.co.uk
A quest
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From punk princess to clean living songstress, Toyah Willcox opens up to Jonathan Whiley about her decision not to have children and her need for alone time
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ONDUCTING an interview can often feel like an odd form of psychotherapy in which you sit your subject down and probe at their personal life, hoping all the while that they’ll bare their soul and somehow thank you for the privilege. Invariably in an increasingly media savvy, PR-managed and image conscious world, it doesn’t quite work out like that. Now and again, however, there comes a breath of fresh air who doesn’t want to engage in a banal cat-and-mouse duel. Instead, in the case of singer and actress Toyah Willcox, they’ll be happy to speak their mind. It helps if you have an extraordinary life story mind and the 56-year-old who was born with a clubbed foot, one leg shorter than the other and a twisted spine, has plenty to offer. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Toyah has had 13 top 40 singles, recorded 20 albums, written two books, appeared in more than 40 stage plays and made 10 feature films. She’s made and appeared in everything from Songs of Praise to the Good Sex Guide Late. “Looking back on my career I think I’m someone with a good voice who can express themselves,” says Toyah who lives in Pershore, Worcestershire, with her musician husband Robert Fripp. “I don’t think you can define it by one subject. I’m a singer and an actress but I’ve also done very well as
a businesswoman. “But I like to create, I like to sing, I’m very good at that, I’m a good actress but I’m stylised. I can’t lose myself in a role so there’s limitations.” Outspoken, free-spirited and strongwilled, on the surface Toyah appears to be your typical punk rock star. Except she isn’t. Not really. She’s friendly rather than stroppy and leads the kind of healthy lifestyle that makes everyone else feel guilty. Her favourite food is green papaya salad for heaven’s sake. “It’s something I learnt from observing my parents since I was very young,” she says. “We only ate breakfast, lunch and tea and then fast food came in and at 12 I started putting on weight. “I suddenly became very aware of pre-made food. “When I was 21 I lost three stone. I was determined not to fall into that trap. “I have a very strict lifestyle. It’s a vegetarian household and we grow our own produce and we don’t drink. “I’m allergic to alcohol and I only drink water and green tea.” The youngest of three children, Toyah had a strict upbringing which at one stage included her father caning their hands every Friday if they’d been naughty. “It was a very dysfunctional childhood,” she says. “My parents came from the war; my mother was a teenager during the war and my father was away for six years. “They argued a lot and we were
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forever trying to make them feel happy. “For the last 10 years of my parents’ life I looked after them and I fed them. I loved them so much but when they died there was this sense of freedom.” Perhaps it had a role to play on her own decision never to have children. To this day, she doesn’t regret it. “You obviously haven’t read my latest blog,” she says. “I’m tired of reading about women in papers and magazines talking about their regrets. I think it’s ridiculous to live your life by regrets. “Between 25 and 40 I was always being asked when I was going to have children. “I could write an Oscar-winning script and it wouldn’t matter. “I’m a familyophobic. I just don’t identify with family at all – I never wanted to be in the confines of it and to suggest otherwise I’d find incredibly insulting as I’ve never lied about the fact. “People thought I must need therapy but I just didn’t want that dependency. I’m too much of a free spirit.” That’s the curious thing about Toyah. Despite a life in the public eye and appearances on reality TV shows such as I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! and All Star Mr and Mrs, she appears to be quite the introvert and makes no secret of her need for time in solitude. “I just can’t really explain the need I have to be alone,” she says. “I travel on my own. People who gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
know me well understand. “When I go to gigs I drive there alone and people say to me ‘oh you should have said, I’ll come with you next time’ and I think ‘no, you don’t understand, I want to be alone.’ Toyah believes she’s never quite fitted in and I suggest that perhaps her childhood may have had a role to play? “I wouldn’t blame it on one life event,” she says. “I’ve known it since I was at school. “I always wished I could find silence. I was sick of being told how I feel. “I would jam keys in every door of the house so nobody could come in. “They thought it was an act of desperation but it wasn’t – it was the only way I could keep people out of the house. “I don’t think I ever fell off the rails, I just never fitted in. I’m not a sociopath.” Her desire to be alone extends to all areas of her life – she likes nothing more than switching her mobile off and isn’t the biggest fan of the impact technology has had on our lives. @WeekendGlos
“I’m not a fan of the influence of social media,” she says. “There is a generation of people who will not have the ability to hold a conversation. “What’s the latest thing – driveless cars? What the hell is that about – ridiculous. “I don’t like the fact that everyone knows where I am; it destroys the mystique of relationships and the chance to build up and look forward to seeing someone. “If my friends want to see me then we’ll arrange to meet. “I don’t think it’s going to hamper people until three generations down the line and then I think we’ll get to a situation where people won’t be able to feed themselves. “Technology is taking our voices away. “If someone can’t write a letter then I won’t take them seriously and I certainly wouldn’t give them a job.” As well as her house in Worcestershire, she also has homes in Seattle, France and London. At 56, she seems to be in a good place
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but feels irritated by the way the media seems to dismiss older women. “Women as they get older have so much more to offer; there is this constant sexualisation of women but my role models are women with a life history; Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Cate Blanchett. “These women have great timelines.” Her gig at Stroud Subscription Rooms is an acoustic performance and also something of a 35-year retrospective. “There will be pictures and short clips,” she says. “I made a film with Katherine Hepburn so I’ll be talking about the way she worked and how it’s so different.” If it’s anything like our interview it’ll prove a fascinating insight into the life of a quite extraordinary woman. “I hope I didn’t come across as a bore,” she says as we wrap things up. I tell her that’s the one thing she shouldn’t ever be worried about. Tickets for her gig on Friday cost £16 in advance. Call 01453 760900 .
music MADE IN THE GREAT WAR, CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL WHEN Bellowhead fiddler Sam Sweeney treated himself to a violin six years ago, he thought it was a brand new instrument. It wasn’t until he got it home and looked at the label inside, that he discovered the date 1915 and the name Richard S. Research revealed that the violin had been made, but never finished, by music-hall performer and fiddle maker Richard Spencer. Before he could complete his work, he joined the army in the First World War and was killed while fighting the Battle of Messines in Flanders in 1917. Sam will be playing the same instrument during a multi-media performance at Cheltenham Town Hall on Wednesday. The incredible story of the violin he bought in Oxford at the age of 18, that took 100 years to complete, will be told during the evening, accompanied by music and film footage. The gig takes place on Wednesday at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £16.50 from 08445 762210.
days out BIG FEASTIVAL, KINGHAM A SMORGASBORD of fine food and stellar music awaits those heading to The Big Feastival this weekend. Thousands will flock to the event at Alex James’ farm in Kingham today and tomorrow with performances from jazz singers Laura Mvula and Jamie Cullum set to be among the highlights. Fatboy Slim, The Cuban Brothers and De La Soul are also part of the bill and there’s a host of live demonstrations by acclaimed chefs. Festival organiser Jamie Oliver is joined by his Italian friend and mentor Gennaro Contaldo and Rachel Khoo and Adam Henson will also be rustling up a few dishes. There’s plenty for the kids over the course of the weekend too with CBeebies superstars Justin Fletcher and Mr Bloom on the bill. Day tickets are priced from £32.25 to £69. Call 08449 959673.
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NORTHLEACH STEAM AND VINTAGE SHOW
ATRADITIONAL country steam show will motor into the Cotswolds next weekend. The event, which has featured in steam enthusiasts’ calendars since the 1950s, was brought back last year following a 13-year absence. Steve Freemantle, a tractor enthusiast and Northleach resident, took over the organisation following the death of organiser Ken Durban. With a team of volunteers, they spent five months organising last year’s event which was hailed a huge success. Once again vintage tractors, classic cars and commercial vehicles will return to the showground for another
outing next Saturday and Sunday. More stalls will feature this year and there will be plenty of food on offer from hog roasts to Mexican street food. Meanwhile,The Red Lion Inn will host its own Ale Festival and there will be live music throughout the day. Children will be kept busy by the amusements and there are activities planned such as archery and ferret racing. The event runs from 10am to 5pm next Saturday and 10am to 4pm next Sunday. Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for senior citizens with those under 16 given free admission. For more information, visit www.northleachsteamshow. co.uk
music STROUD FRINGE FESTIVAL, VARIOUS VENUES AN eclectic programme of entertainment will draw the crowds to Stroud for the Fringe Festival today and tomorrow. Across the Bank Gardens Stage and Electronic Stage at the Subscription Rooms, bands and singer-songwriters will perform and there are
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children’s activities and a host of workshops which you get involved with for free. For those of you who like to dance, then head to Stroud Valley Arts. From 9pm to 3am, you can lose yourself in the smoke and lights as Disco Sucks returns. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S,HD). 11.30 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (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). 2.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.00 Youth Olympic Games Highlights (S,HD). 4.00 Final Score (S,HD). 5.10 Regional News (S,HD) 5.30 Pointless Celebrities (S,HD).
FILM RATINGS
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6.00 Film: Odette (S). (1950) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 7.50 Film: Stage Struck (S). (1958) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 9.25 The Living Planet (R,S). 10.20 The Living Planet (R,S). 11.15 Great British Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 11.45 Great British Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 12.15 Live Rowing (S,HD). 2.15 Alec Guinness: Talking Pictures (R,S). 3.00 Film: The Man in the White Suit (S,HD). (1951) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 4.20 Coast (S,HD). 5.00 Natural World: Attenboroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fabulous Frogs (R,S,HD).
ITV
6.00 CITV. 8.25 ITV News (S) 8.30 Weekend (S). 9.25 The Hungry Sailors 10.25 Murder, She Wrote 11.20 ITV News (S); Weather 11.30 Film: Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (S,HD). (2000) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 1.25 Peter Andreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60 Minute Makeover (R,S,HD). 2.25 Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis (R,S,HD). 3.00 All Star Family Fortunes 4.00 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (R,S,HD). 4.55 Film: King Ralph (S,HD). (1991) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?
Channel 4
6.05 The Hoobs (R,S). 6.30 Trans World Sport (S,HD). Including US Open surfing. 7.25 The Grid (S). 7.55 The Morning Line (S,HD). A preview of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main race meetings. 8.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.50 Frasier (R,S). 10.50 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12.05 The Simpsons (R,S). 1.40 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). Live coverage from Sandown Park, Chester and Beverley. 4.10 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 10.00 Access. 10.10 Police Interceptors (R,S). A pursuit from London arrives in Essex. 11.10 Police Interceptors (R,S). 12.10 Film: The Burning Hills (S). (1956) Western, starring Tab Hunter. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 2.00 Film: Guns of the Magnificent Seven (S,HD). (1969) Western sequel, with George Kennedy. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 4.05 Film: Rio Bravo (S,HD). (1959) Western, with John Wayne and Dean Martin. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?
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6.00 Flog It! (S,HD). 32&33&34/75. From Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
6.45 Regional News (S); Weather 6.55 ITV News (S); Weather
6.15 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 45/140. 6.40 Channel 4 News (S) 6.55 Gadget Man (R,S,HD). 1/8.
7.30 Doctor Who (S,HD). 2/12. The Time Lord encounters the Daleks once again.
7.00 Proms Extra 2014 (S,HD). 6/7. Reviews of performances of music by Elgar, Stravinsky and Ravel. 7.45 Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Army (R,S). 4/13. Jones buys black-market pigeons.
7.00 The Chase: Celebrity Special (S,HD). 1/8. New series. Fern Britton, Matthew Hoggard, Michelle Mone and Neil Morrissey try to win thousands of pounds for charity.
7.25 Sarah Beenyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Double Your House for Half the Money (R,S,HD). 4/10. A Sheffield couple encounter problems with an extension.
7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. 7.55 5 News Weekend (S,HD)
8.15 The National Lottery: Break the Safe (S,HD). 7/7. Game show, hosted by Nick Knowles. Last in the series.
8.15 Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings (R,S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two.
8.00 The X Factor (S,HD). New series. The auditions begin as the hopefuls perform for Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Mel B and Louis Walsh, maintaining his record of having appeared in every series.
8.20 Grand Designs (R,S). 6/8. Kevin McCloud meets dairy farmer Andrew Ainslie and his wife Meryl, who want to build a modern house in Wiltshire, constructed from engineered timber, with a barrel-shaped roof.
8.00 The NCIS Movie: Legend (R,S,HD). 22&23/25. Featurelength episode. The agents travel to LA to work with another NCIS team on an investigation that escalates into a high-priority case, and Tony begins to pry into Zivaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.
9.10 Casualty (S,HD). 1/46. Jeff finds out Samantha has been keeping a secret from him.
9.15 Andrew Marrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation (S,HD). 3/3. The life of poet Hugh MacDiarmid. Last in the series.
9.25 Through the Keyhole (S,HD). 1/7. New series. Celebrity Juice funnyman Keith Lemon snoops around the homes of the stars, inviting Jonathan Ross, Ruth Langsford and Alan Carr to guess their identities.
9.25 Lockout (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. A government agent must rescue the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter from a space station prison where the convicts have taken over. Sci-fi thriller, with Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?
9.25 Celebrity Big Brother (S,HD). 13/30. The ups and downs of life in the BB house as friendships and alliances are made, battle lines are drawn and arguments erupt.
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10.15 QI XL (R,S,HD). 3/16. With Rob 10.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) Brydon, Phill Jupitus and Cal 10.20 Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary Wilson. Lineker presents highlights of the latest Premier League clashes. Followed by National Lottery Update.
10.30 ITV News (S); Weather 10.45 Parenthood (S,HD). (1989) Comedy drama, starring Steve Martin, Keanu Reeves and Mary Steenburgen. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?
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11.45 The Football League Show 11.00 TOTP2 (R,S). A selection of (S). Manish Bhasin presents archive performances, highlights and all the goals including Wham!, Supertramp, from the latest fixtures in the the Jacksons, ELO, Hot Championship, League One and Chocolate, the Lightning Seeds League Two, including Fulham with Baddiel & Skinner, and v Cardiff City. Emeli Sande.
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10.30 Paddy McGuinness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday Night Live (S,HD). The comedian and Take Me Out presenter performs at Manchester Arena during his 2011 UK tour, holding forth on topics including strip clubs, stag dos and hen nights. 11.15 The Accused (S,HD). (1988) 11.40 Comedy Kings: Best of Just Drama, starring an Oscarfor Laughs (R,S). 1/8. Stand-up winning Jodie Foster, with Kelly performances from the McGillis. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? Canadian comedy festival.
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1.00 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). Text-based information service.
1.20 Sean Lock: Lockipedia Live (R,S,HD). The comedianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show at Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hammersmith Apollo in 2010. 2.15 The Last Leg (R,S). With comedian John Bishop. 3.00 Homeland (R,S,HD). Carrie puts her mission on the line. 3.55 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Omnibus. Finn gets a shock when someone from his past arrives in the village.
12.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Celebrity Big Brother (R,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) 7.35 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 9.00 BBC News (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 2.00 Best of Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 2.30 24 Hours on Earth 3.30 Escape to the Country 4.30 The Great British Bake Off 5.30 Junior Songs of Praise (S,HD).
FILM RATINGS
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6.00 Countryfile (R,S,HD). 7.00 Monty Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Gardens (R,S,HD). 8.00 Gardenersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; World (R,S,HD). 8.30 The Beechgrove Garden (S,HD). 9.00 The Football League Show (R,S). 10.20 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S). 11.50 Live Rowing (S,HD). The World Championships. 1.45 Triathlon (S,HD). Action from the ITU World Series event from Edmonton, Canada. 4.00 Equestrian (S). The World Equestrian Games.
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 River Monsters (R,S,HD). 12.30 Long Lost Family (R,S,HD). 1.30 Film: The Borrowers (S). (1997) Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantasy, starring John Goodman. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 3.10 The X Factor (R,S,HD). The closed-room auditions begin. 4.35 All Star Family Fortunes (R,S,HD). 5.30 Tipping Point (R,S,HD).
Channel 4
6.00 Kirstieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 6.10 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 7.00 Ironman 2014 (S,HD). 8.00 Frasier (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S). 12.30 George Clarkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amazing Spaces (R,S,HD). 1.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 3.30 Film: The Three Musketeers (S,HD). (1993) Swashbuckling comedy adventure, with Kiefer Sutherland. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 5.35 Deal or No Deal (S,HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.50 Access. 9.55 Police Interceptors (R,S). 10.50 Police Interceptors (R,S). 11.50 Police Interceptors (R,S). 12.45 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 1.50 Film: Vertical Limit (S). (2000) Action adventure, starring Chris Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 4.05 Film: Monster House (S,HD). (2006) â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 5.45 Film: Sweet Home Alabama (S,HD). (2002) Romantic comedy, starring Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?
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6.30 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miracle Orphans (S,HD). 2/2. In the second of two programmes, Ellie Harrison meets a woman preparing to return a bare-nosed wombat to the wild.
7.00 Equator (R,S). 1/3. Author and broadcaster Simon Reeve travels around the equator, beginning by visiting African countries including Gabon and Kenya.
7.00 Come On Down! The Game Show Story (S). 4/4. Bradley Walsh examines the evolution of the game show. Last in the series.
7.00 How Britain Worked (R,S,HD). 2/6. Engineering enthusiast Guy Martin renovates a saw mill in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.
8.00 Countryfile (S,HD). Ellie Harrison meets one of the last survivors of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land Army and reveals why the Peak District Mountain Rescue was formed. Plus, Jules Hudson explores Staffordshire.
8.00 Dragonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Den (R,S,HD). 1/12. A former male stripper breaks down under pressure, and two British expats fly in from Australia to seek investment for their tanning range. Evan Davis presents.
8.00 The X Factor (S,HD). The closed-room auditions continue as more solo singers and groups attempt to prove they are worthy of a potentially lifechanging record contract. Dermot Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary hosts.
8.00 Secrets of the Body Snatchers: A Time Team Special (S,HD). Tony Robinson uncovers the truth behind some of the most gruesome events of the 19th century.
8.00 5 News Weekend (S,HD) 8.05 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deadliest Storms (R,S,HD). Footage of extreme weather filmed by those who survived it.
9.00 The Village (S,HD). 4/6. Edmund and Harriet prepare for their wedding, while Gilbert and Agnes get married. Grace continues to defy John over the land debate and joins the protest walk at the Big House.
9.00 The Two Amigos: A Gaucho Adventure (S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. Fast Show stars John Thomson and Simon Day head off to Argentina to learn how to be cowboys, before going on a cattle drive in the foothills of the Andes.
9.00 The Great War: The Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Story (S,HD). 4/4. A Glasgow shipbuilder, an aristocratic man and an 18-year-old Londoner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all previously exempted from service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are called up to fight as the death toll rises. Last in the series.
9.00 Tower Heist (S,HD). (2011) Premiere. The manager of an apartment complex recruits a thief to steal back his friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pension fund from a Wall Street fraudster. Crime comedy, with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?
9.00 Celebrity Big Brother (S,HD). 14/30. The ups and downs of life in the BB house as friendships and alliances are made, battle lines are drawn and arguments erupt.
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6.00 Flog It! (S,HD). 29&30/75. Charlie Ross and Tracy Martin examine items in Oxford.
10.00 Regional News (S,HD) 10.25 Match of the Day 2 (S,HD). Mark Chapman reviews the latest Premier League action, featuring Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool, Leicester City v Arsenal and Aston Villa v Hull City.
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11.35 Boomers (R,S,HD). 3/6. Trevor is given the honour of officiating at Thurnemouth Day.
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11.15 The Cube (R,S,HD). 4/12. Police 11.00 Another 48 Hrs (S,HD). (1990) officer Kevin continues the Comedy thriller sequel, starring challenge. Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?
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12.00 Film: The Science of Sleep (HD). (2006) Fantasy comedy, starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 1.40 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). John Craven and Anita Rani explore the foodie culture of Herefordshire. 2.40 Holby City (R,S). 3.40 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.
12.10 The Store. Home shopping. 2.25 Motorsport UK (S,HD). Highlights from Snetterton. 3.15 British Superbike Championship Highlights (S,HD). 4.05 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.
12.50 Film: Paradise: Love (HD). (2012) Premiere. Drama, starring Margarete Tiesel. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 2.50 First Time Farmers (R,S,HD). Rhi has to break bad news to her father. 3.45 The Million Pound Drop (R,S,HD). 4.40 Gordon Ramsayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Cooking (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
12.05 Prisoners Out of Control (S,HD). 12.55 SuperCasino. 3.10 Royal Pets: Oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Friend (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).
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Monday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 The Housing Enforcers (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S,HD). 11.45 Caught Red Handed (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 Celebrity Pressure Pad (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 A Taste of Britain (S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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BBC2
7.50 Animal Park (R,S). 8.20 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin (R,S). 9.05 The Stuarts (R,S). 10.05 Animal SOS (R,S). 10.35 Click (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Triathlon 2.30 The Chef’s Protege 3.00 Celebrity MasterChef (R,S,HD). 3.45 Nature’s Weirdest Events (R,S,HD). 4.45 Great British Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (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 Jo Frost Family Matters (S,HD). New series. Updates on the progress of the families. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). Reallife cases in a studio courtroom. 3.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (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 Undercover Boss. 11.00 Location, Location, Location (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News 12.05 Celebrity Coach Trip. 12.35 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.40 Win It Cook It (HD). 2.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (HD). 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 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R,S,HD). The ups and downs of BB life. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). An old case is reopened. 3.15 Film: My Neighbor’s Secret (S,HD). (2009) Thriller, starring Nicholas Brendon. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Michael Flatley … 10.40pm
Gadget Man, 8.30pm
Under the Dome, 10pm
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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 11/30. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). 29/100. Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.
6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather
6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 17/25. Lisa babysits Bart. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Diane and Sinead have a heart to heart.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Roo’s condition deteriorates. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. 7.30 Regional Programme (S,HD). Followed by BBC News.
7.00 University Challenge: Class of 2014 (R,S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two. The students discover which teams have won places in the quiz.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Ross’s grief turns to fury. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Ken calls in to the factory and begs Carla to visit Peter.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt (R,S,HD). Bad weather forces Andrew Craig and his team to abandon the salvage of the SS Gairsoppa. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Kat is shocked by the arrival of an unexpected visitor. 8.30 The War of the Tunnels – Panorama (S,HD). Jane Corbin investigates the Gaza-Israel conflict.
8.00 University Challenge (S,HD). 7/37. Liverpool takes on Sheffield. 8.30 Only Connect (S,HD). 1/27. New series. The return of the quiz hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell.
8.00 The Food We Eat: Tonight (S,HD). 4/4. Jonathan Maitland asks how food could change in the future. Last in the series. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). The Barlows nervously wait for news of Peter’s condition.
8.00 Jamie’s Comfort Food (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Jamie Oliver gives some of the nation’s favourite dishes a twist. 8.30 Gadget Man (S,HD). 2/8. Richard Ayoade turns his attention to public transport.
8.00 Police Interceptors (S,HD). Brian Conville gives a man a dressing-down for dangerous driving on the school run, and Barry Peach apprehends a fugitive who has been using a false identity. Followed by 5 News at 9.
9.00 New Tricks (S,HD). 3/10. The team reopens the investigation into a terrorist’s death after his daughter receives an anonymous note saying he was murdered. Sasha agrees to go for dinner with her ex, Ned.
9.00 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer (S,HD). 1/6. New series. The hotelier helps more struggling firms, beginning by showing the owner of a Devon microbrewery that there is a growing overseas market for British ales.
9.00 Long Lost Family (S,HD). 8/8. The stories of a 66-year-old woman who gave up her baby as a teenager and a 53-year-old searching for her birth mother. Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present. Last in the series.
9.00 Royal Marines Commando School (S,HD). 8/8. Corporal “Froggy” Chauffour returns to prepare the troop for a final pass-out parade and four recruits compete for the coveted King’s Badge award. Last in the series.
9.00 Celebrity Big Brother (S,HD). 15/30. Marcus Bentley narrates as the famous housemates lie in their beds, chat on the sofas and argue in the kitchen – all for the enjoyment of the viewing public.
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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 Michael Flatley: A Night to Remember (R,S,HD).
10.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does 10.00 Under the Dome (S,HD). 2/13. Countdown (R,S,HD). 7/7. Barbie and Rebecca try to save Jimmy Carr hosts the quiz, with the town’s food supply. team captains Sean Lock and 10.55 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit Jon Richardson joined by Bob on the Side (S,HD). 11/30. Mortimer and Richard Osman. Rylan Clark presents the CBB Matthew Crosby is in Dictionary companion show. Corner. Last in the series.
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10.00 Him & Her: The Wedding (S,HD). 2/5. Paul has a big decision to make. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Emily Maitlis.
11.15 Weather (S) 11.20 The Two Amigos: A Gaucho Adventure (R,S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. Fast Show stars John Thomson and Simon Day head off to Argentina to learn how to be cowboys.
11.40 All Star Family Fortunes (R,S,HD). 10/11. With TV presenter Stacey Solomon and Emmerdale’s Danny Miller.
11.00 Pakistan’s Streets of Shame (S). Documentary exploring the dark underbelly of Peshawar, north-western Pakistan, where it is thought nine out of 10 street children have been sexually abused.
11.55 World’s Deadliest Storms (R,S,HD). Documentary featuring footage of some of the world’s most extreme weather filmed by those who survived it.
12.20 Dragons’ Den (R,S,HD). Two British expats fly in from Australia to seek investment for their tanning range. 1.20 Sign Zone: Great War Diaries (R,S). A French boy witnesses the German retreat. Last in the series. 2.20 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). Textbased information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.
12.00 How to Be a Billionaire (R,S,HD). 1.00 Film: Paradise: Faith (HD). (2012) Premiere. Drama, starring Maria Hofstatter. ●●● 2.55 Scandal (S,HD). 3.45 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses (R,S,HD). 4.40 Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
12.55 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Once Upon a Time (R,S,HD). The fantasy drama returns. The people of Storybrooke remember their past lives. 4.00 Nick’s Quest (R,S). 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). Greek artist El Greco. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
12.15 Regional Programme (R,S,HD). 1.00 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.05 BBC News (S,HD).
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Tuesday’s Television Guide Reaction. 2.00 Life s Funniest Moments. 2.20 Teleshopping.
BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 The Housing Enforcers (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S,HD). 11.45 Caught Red Handed (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 Celebrity Pressure Pad (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 A Taste of Britain (S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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Almost Royal. 11.30 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut. 12.20 Rules of
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7.50 Caught Red Handed 8.20 Fake Britain 9.05 The Men Who Made Us Spend 10.05 Food & Drink (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics 1.00 The Super League Show 1.45 Coast 2.00 Cash in the Attic 2.30 The Chef’s Protege 3.00 Celebrity MasterChef 3.45 Nature’s Weirdest Events 4.45 Great British Railway Journeys 5.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
6.10 Keeping Up Appearances. 6.50 Yes, Prime Minister. 7.30
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 Jo Frost Family Matters (S,HD). Updates on the progress of the families. 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 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Minds. 2.40 Caribbean Cops. 3.30 Scandal. 4.20 Dog Patrol
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 Undercover Boss. 11.00 Location, Location, Location (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Celebrity Coach Trip. 12.35 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.40 Win It Cook It (HD). 2.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (HD). 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 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R,S,HD). The famous housemates continue their on-camera holiday. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Do No Harm (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. Thriller, starring Deanna Russo. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Ramsay’s Hotel Hell, 10pm
Cowboy Builders, 8pm
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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 12/30. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). 30/100. Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.
6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather
6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 18/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Grace finds Nana McQueen passed out on a bench.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Oscar runs into trouble on his first day of community service. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Live chat and topical reports. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Alfie has an important question for Kat. Followed by BBC News.
7.00 Young Vets (S,HD). 8/10. Charlie treats a flat-coated retriever with an infected wound.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Hour-long episode. Andy plans a birthday proposal to Katie, while Sean tries one last time to bring Dan and Kerry back together, but Ali creates an obstacle.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the fourth match of the five-game one-day series, which took place at Edgbaston. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 47/52. Elliot treats a patient against Jac’s instructions, Amy and Raf have different feelings when a scan reveals the sex of the baby and Sacha thinks Estelle is hiding something.
8.00 £100k House: Tricks of the Trade (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Kieran Long and Piers Taylor help people take on building projects, offering advice to a couple whose disastrous extension has blighted their lives for nearly a decade.
8.00 Harry at 30 (S,HD). Ahead of his 30th birthday, this documentary looks at Prince Harry’s life in the public eye over the past three decades, from mischievous toddler to frontline soldier.
8.00 Dogs: Their Secret Lives (S). 3/3. Mark Evans observes three pets exhibiting unusual behaviour to find out what could be at the root of their problems and how to help them. Last in the series.
8.00 Cowboy Builders (S,HD). Dominic Littlewood and Gabrielle Blackman head to Bridgwater in Somerset to help a couple left with dangerous electrics, a badly bodged kitchen and a half-built conservatory.
9.00 In the Club (S,HD). 5/6. Jasmin is angry with Dr Bellingham for inducing her labour, while Kim, Susie and Neil’s relationship is strained. Diane and Rick are optimistic as Hope is taken off the ventilator.
9.00 Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals (S,HD). 3/3. An exploration of the world of scent, with Helen Czerski diving into shark-infested waters and Patrick Aryee controlling the behaviour of a swarm of bees. Last in the series.
9.00 Gems TV (S,HD). The work of Steve and Sarah Bennett, who run a jewellery shopping channel broadcasting to Europe and North America 24 hours a day, with a turnover of around £100million a year.
9.00 Worst Place to Be a Pilot (S). 3/4. Matt Dearden battles severe turbulence to deliver tribespeople to their loved ones, while Dave Burns finds himself sandwiched between an approaching storm and an active volcano.
9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S,HD). 14/22. Robbins heads to Mexico to investigate the death of a friend’s daughter.
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10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by National Lottery Update. 10.35 21 Up: New Generation (S,HD). 2/2. Catching up with the young adults as they reach their 21st birthdays.
10.00 QI (R,S,HD). 4/18. With Sue Perkins, Ross Noble and David Mitchell. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Andrew Neil. Followed by Weather.
10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (S,HD). 10.00 Celebrity Big Brother (S,HD). 3/8. At the Applegate River 16/30. A chance to catch up 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather Lodge in Oregon, Gordon with the latest action as the 10.40 Yes or No – The Debate (S). Ramsay asks whether the celebrity contestants continue Leading members from both owner’s interest in smoking to get to know each other – for sides of the Scottish cannabis is distracting him from better or worse. independence campaign go the inn’s problems, which head to head in a debate at the include huge debts. Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.
11.35 Scrappers (R,S,HD). 5/6. Terry Walker faces up to some big decisions regarding Boyle and Chris.
11.20 Hotel India (R,S,HD). 1/4. Documentary following the lives of staff and guests at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai. Oil trader Captain Bhasin hosts a cocktail party in his suite.
11.00 Royal Marines Commando School (R,S,HD). 8/8. Corporal “Froggy” Chauffour returns to prepare the troop for a final pass-out parade. Last in the series.
11.05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (S,HD). 12/30. Emma Willis presents the CBB companion show, including celebrity guests’ 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 The Super League Show (S). Including highlights of Leeds Rhinos v St Helens. 1.05 Sign Zone: John Bishop’s Australia (R,S). The cycling comic travels deep into tropical Australia. Last in the series. 2.05 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.
12.00 Poker (S). The Pokerstars.com PCA. 12.55 American Football: Hard Knocks (S). 1.50 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S). 2.20 Trans World Sport (R,S,HD). Including US Open surfing. 3.20 The Grid (R,S). 3.45 Ironman 2014 (R,S,HD). 4.40 Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
12.05 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S,HD). A work of art leads to the discovery of a woman’s body. 12.55 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Once Upon a Time (R,S,HD). 4.00 Nick’s Quest (R,S). 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
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12.40 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.
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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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A ticket (face value £45) to see Andrea Bocelli in Concert at The LG Arena, NEC Birmingham (ticket upgrades available for a supplement) A visit to the Birmingham Christmas Market One night’s bed and full English breakfast accommodation at a good quality hotel in the Midlands Coach travel throughout The services of a tour manager
Wednesday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 The Housing Enforcers (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S,HD). 11.45 Caught Red Handed (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 Celebrity Pressure Pad (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 A Taste of Britain (S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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7.45 Caught Red Handed 8.15 Fake Britain 9.00 Coast (R,S). 10.00 Scotland Votes: What’s at Stake for the UK? (R,S). 11.00 BBC News 11.30 Daily Politics 1.00 Fred Dibnah’s Building of Britain 1.30 Climbing Great Buildings 2.00 Cash in the Attic (R,S). 2.30 The Chef’s Protege 3.00 Celebrity MasterChef 3.45 Nature’s Weirdest Events 4.45 Great British Railway Journeys 5.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (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 Jo Frost Family Matters (S,HD). Updates on the progress of the families. 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 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (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 Undercover Boss. 11.00 Location, Location, Location (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Celebrity Coach Trip. 12.35 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.40 Win It Cook It (HD). 2.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (HD). 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 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). A boxer is killed. 3.15 Film: A Sister’s Secret (S,HD). (2009) Thriller, starring Alexandra Paul. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Coronation Street, 7pm
Sarah Beeny’s Double … 8pm
Celebrity Big Brother … 9pm
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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather
6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 19/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Nana’s mistake has dire repercussions for Trevor and Grace.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Brax has a heart-to-heart with Ricky about having children. 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). A fake landfill site that had locals up in arms. Followed by BBC News.
7.00 Young Vets (S,HD). 9/10. Judy spays a dog using keyhole surgery.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 Ultimate Police Interceptors (R,S). The helicopter follows illegal off-road motorbikes. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 The Great British Bake Off (S,HD). 5/10. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood assess the contestants’ pastry skills, challenging them to make sweet custard tarts, mini pear pies and a final showpiece of three-tiered pies.
8.00 Hotel India (S,HD). 2/4. The Taj Mahal Palace’s deputy general manager Parveen oversees an auction of Indian art by Christie’s, while sitar player Anoushka Shankar visits the hotel.
7.00 Coronation Street (S,HD). Steve decides to visit Jim in prison. 7.30 Live International Football (S,HD). England v Norway (Kickoff 8.00pm). Coverage of the friendly match at Wembley Stadium, as England play their first fixture since their disappointing World Cup campaign.
8.00 Sarah Beeny’s Double Your House for Half the Money (S). 5/10. The property developer follows a project to create a new floor beneath a London flat.
8.00 Killer Schoolgirl: Countdown to Murder (S,HD). The events that led Lorraine Thorpe to become Britain’s youngest female double murderer at the age of 15. Followed by 5 News at 9.
9.00 Our Zoo (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Drama based on the story of the family who established Chester Zoo in the 1930s. George Mottershead has an idea after rescuing a camel and monkey from being put down.
9.00 Horizon: Inside the Dark Web (S,HD). The use of technology to fight back against online surveillance by governments and corporations. With contributions by Tim Berners-Lee and Julian Assange.
9.00 Grand Designs (S,HD). 1/10. New series. Kevin McCloud meets Rob Hodgson and Kay Ralph, who plan to build a glass-fronted house on a crumbling clifftop in Gwynedd, inspired by the villas of California.
9.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Eviction (S,HD). 17/30. Emma Willis presents the first of this week’s eviction shows, announcing the least popular housemate and chatting to them about their time on the programme.
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10.00 Some Vicars with Jokes (S,HD). 2/5. Part two of two. Clergymen from across the UK perform wisecracks old and new. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Laura Kuenssberg. Followed by Weather.
10.20 ITV News (S); Weather 10.50 Regional News (S); Weather
10.00 The Gypsy Matchmaker (S). A 10.00 Wentworth Prison (S,HD). look at the practice of 1/12. New series. The Australian arranging unlawful marriages drama returns with Joan for children carried out by Ferguson stirring up trouble some traditional Roma gypsy when she takes over as families in the UK, and how the governor of Wentworth authorities are trying to Correctional Centre. Pamela intervene. Rabe stars.
11.05 Room 101 – Extra Storage (R,S). 6/8. 11.50 The Stepford Wives (S,HD). (2004) Black comedy remake, with Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick. ●●
11.20 Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals (R,S,HD). 3/3. An exploration of the world of scent. Last in the series.
11.00 Through the Keyhole (R,S,HD). 1/7. Celebrity Juice funnyman Keith Lemon snoops around the homes of the stars, inviting Jonathan Ross, Ruth Langsford and Alan Carr to guess their identities.
11.00 999: What’s Your Emergency? (R,S,HD). 4/10. Blackpool’s emergency service workers deal with moneyrelated issues.
11.00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (S,HD). 13/30. Rylan Clark presents the CBB companion show, including celebrity guests’ thoughts on the latest developments and behind-the-scenes insights.
1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.20 BBC News (S,HD).
12.20 Sign Zone: Who Do You Think You Are? (R,S). Tamzin Outhwaite looks to uncover more about her Italian roots. 1.20 Doctor Who (R,S). The Time Lord encounters the Daleks once again. 2.05 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.
12.00 The Cube (R,S,HD). A legal secretary and a young father take part. 12.55 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 British Touring Car Championship Highlights (HD). Action from the seventh round of the season from Knockhill. 4.15 ITV Nightscreen (HD). 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S).
12.00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (R,S,HD). 12.55 Film: Paradise: Hope (HD). (2013) Premiere. Drama, starring Melanie Lenz. ●●●● 2.30 Film: The Ladykillers (S,HD). (1955) ●●●●● 4.05 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses (R,S,HD). 5.05 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 5.10 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
12.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House. Events unfolding in real-time at the Big Brother compound. 1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Once Upon a Time (R,S,HD). 4.00 Nick’s Quest (R,S). 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
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Ironbridge Gorge Victorian Christmas Departing 5 December 2014
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Blists Hill Victorian Town provides a unique setting in which to enjoy Christmas celebrations from the Victorian era.
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Thursday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 The Housing Enforcers (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S,HD). 11.45 Caught Red Handed (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S). From Lewes in East Sussex. 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Celebrity Pressure Pad (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 A Taste of Britain (S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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8.20 Fake Britain 9.05 Escape to the Continent 10.05 Gardeners’ World 10.35 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News 12.00 Daily Politics 1.00 Fred Dibnah’s Building of Britain 1.30 Climbing Great Buildings 2.00 Cash in the Attic 2.30 The Chef’s Protege 3.00 Celebrity MasterChef 3.45 Nature’s Weirdest Events 4.45 Great British Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (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 Jo Frost Family Matters (S,HD). Updates on the progress of the families. 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 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (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 Undercover Boss. 11.00 Location, Location, Location (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Celebrity Coach Trip. 12.35 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.40 Win It Cook It (HD). 2.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 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 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother: The Eviction (R,S,HD). Emma Willis presents the first of this week’s eviction shows. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Blue Smoke (S). (2007) Thriller, starring Alicia Witt. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Emmerdale, 7pm
Location, Location, Location, 8pm
World’s Worst Disasters, 8pm
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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather
6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 20/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Maxine decides to leave, but Sienna tries to stop Dodger following her.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Chris and Spencer make a worrying discovery about the Barretts. 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). Carol attends her final hospital appointment. Followed by BBC News.
7.00 Young Vets (S,HD). 10/10. The students have just one more practical placement to pass before they face their final exams and find out if all their hard work has paid off.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). 7.30 The Shape of Things to Come?: Tonight (S,HD). Aasmah Mir investigates obesity in the UK.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 The Railway: First Great Western (R,S,HD). Staff cope with the pressure of rush hour during the summer. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build (S,HD). Nick Knowles and the team help a couple in Hereford whose home needs adapting to the needs of their son, who has a severe form of muscular dystrophy.
8.00 Egypt’s Lost Queens (S). Professor Joann Fletcher examines the lives and reigns of four of ancient Egypt’s most powerful female rulers, exploring what it was like to be a woman of influence in those times.
8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Megan and Charity’s war escalates. 8.30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs (S,HD). 1/11. New series. The comedian meets an overweight dog with a love of cheese.
8.00 Location, Location, Location (S). 4/8. In Manchester, Kirstie Allsopp helps a couple find a property they can renovate into their dream home, while Phil Spencer scours the suburbs for a pair in need of more space.
8.00 World’s Worst Disasters (S,HD). Footage of lifethreatening situations shot by people who lived through the events, including two off-duty firefighters who rescued a fouryear-old child from a burning car. Followed by 5 News at 9.
9.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (S,HD). 5/10. Actress Sheridan Smith, who started out singing with her parents in the working men’s clubs of North Lincolnshire, searches for the roots of her family’s musical talents.
9.00 Castles in the Sky (S,HD). Fact-based drama about the development of Britain’s radar system during the 1930s by a team of scientists led by Robert Watson-Watt. Eddie Izzard and Laura Fraser star.
9.00 Chasing Shadows (S,HD). 1/4. New series. Crime drama following a missing-persons unit on the hunt for serial killers. DS Sean Stone (Reece Shearsmith) looks into the case of a missing 16-year-old girl.
9.00 Educating the East End (S). 1/8. New series. Documentary following life at Frederick Bremer School in Walthamstow, east London. The comprehensive’s newest teacher learns the job is not always plain sailing.
9.00 Celebrity Big Brother (S,HD). 18/30. 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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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 First Time Farmers (S,HD). 10.00 Dallas (S,HD). 1/15. New series. 5/12. Bovine TB hits the young John Ross clashes with Bobby 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather farmers’ herds, and first to feel over their joint ownership of 10.40 Harry at 30 (R,S,HD). Ahead of the full force of the disease is Southfork Ranch. his 30th birthday, this Charlie, whose livelihood 10.55 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit documentary looks at Prince comes under threat as his cattle on the Side (S,HD). 14/30. Harry’s life in the public eye are quarantined. Emma Willis presents the CBB over the past three decades. companion show. 11.40 Regional Programme (S).
11.05 Stammer School: Musharaf Finds His Voice (R,S,HD). Documentary following Musharaf Asghar from Educating Yorkshire and other stammerers.
12.05 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Shape of Things to Come?: Tonight (R,HD). 3.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 4.10 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.
12.05 Worst Place to Be a Pilot (R,S). 1.05 One Born Every Minute USA (S,HD). 1.55 The Hoarder Next Door (R,S,HD). 2.50 Secrets of the Body Snatchers: A Time Team Special (R,S,HD). 3.45 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses (R,S,HD). 4.45 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.40 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD).
12.55 Holiday Weatherview (S). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD).
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12.20 Sign Zone: The War of the Tunnels – Panorama (R,S). 12.50 Melvyn Bragg’s Radical Lives (R,S). Part two of two. The broadcaster examines the life of Thomas Paine. 1.50 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 5.55 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). A property in south London.
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12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Once Upon a Time (R,S,HD). Belle is abducted by a man working for her father. 3.55 Nick’s Quest (R,S). Mountain gorillas in Uganda. 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
Return coach travel One night’s bed and continental breakfast at a four-star hotel in the Greater London area A ticket for Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games at the London Palladium (ticket upgrades available for a supplement) Time for shopping and sightseeing in central London The services of a tour manager
Friday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 The Housing Enforcers (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S,HD). 11.45 Caught Red Handed (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 Celebrity Pressure Pad (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 A Taste of Britain (S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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7.40 Caught Red Handed 8.10 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 8.55 Live Formula 1: Italian 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) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Live Formula 1: Italian Grand Prix – Second Practice (S,HD). 2.35 World Equestrian Games (S,HD). 4.45 Great British Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (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 Jo Frost Family Matters (S,HD). Updates on the progress of the families. Last in the series. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (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 Undercover Boss. 11.00 Location, Location, Location (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Celebrity Coach Trip. 12.35 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.40 Win It Cook It (HD). 2.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 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 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R,S,HD). More from the star-studded house. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Mystery Woman: In the Shadows (S). (2007) Whodunit, starring Kellie Martin. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Mastermind, 8pm
The Million Pound Drop, 8pm
Marston’s Brewery … 8pm
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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 15“/30. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (S,HD). 33/100. Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.
6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather
6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 21/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). The Blakes and the Savages realise they must work together to prevent a tragedy.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Nate races against the clock to discover the origins of Roo’s illness. 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 Joe Root and Ken Doherty. Followed by BBC News.
7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (S,HD). 1/20. New series. The heirloom-hunting challenge returns.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Robbie enlists Tracy’s help to expose Charity. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Max is diagnosed as having ADHD.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the fifth and final match of the one-day series at Headingley. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Alfie continues his desperate attempts to raise money. 8.30 Scrappers (S,HD). 6/6. Terry tries to persuade the lads to disrobe for a semi-naked calendar. Last in the series.
8.00 Mastermind (S,HD). 4/31. Specialist subjects include champagne, the Manhattan Project and The Prisoner. 8.30 The Hairy Bakers (R,S,HD). 2/6. Dave Myers and Si King examine teatime treats.
8.00 Gino’s Italian Escape: A Taste of the Sun (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Chef Gino D’Acampo tours northern Italy, beginning in Florence. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Tyrone threatens to report Jason to the building inspector.
8.00 The Million Pound Drop (S). 9/12. Davina McCall presents the quiz show in which contestants are challenged to place large quantities of the cash over trapdoors as they face a series of questions.
8.00 Marston’s Brewery: One Ale of a Job! (S,HD). Two draymen face a frantic Friday as they try to restock pubs during torrential rain in Hampshire, and the Burton brewery throws open its doors to celebrate St George’s Day.
9.00 Boomers (S,HD). 4/6. The friends gather for Joyce’s retirement party. 9.30 Big School (S,HD). 2/6. New teacher Dr Dalton threatens to steal Miss Postern’s affections.
9.00 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (S,HD). 5/10. 9.30 Gardeners’ World (S,HD). 23/31. A hospital garden in Salisbury used in the rehabilitation of spinal injury patients.
9.00 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Alesha Dixon (S,HD). 1/3. New series. The singer and Britain’s Got Talent judge chats about her career and personal life, revealing how she juggles motherhood with songwriting and her TV work.
9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Jimmy Carr hosts the comedy version of the famous quiz, with team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson joined by guests David Mitchell and Roisin Conaty.
9.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Eviction (S,HD). 19/30. Emma Willis presents the latest eviction show, announcing the least popular housemate and chatting to them about their time on the show.
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10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by National Lottery Update. 10.35 Outnumbered (R,S,HD). 4/6. Ben shows off his survival skills on a camping trip.
10.00 The Perfect Morecambe & Wise (S). 7/9. Judi Dench joins Eric and Ernie in a parody of the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark.
10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 The Boat That Rocked (S,HD). (2009) Richard Curtis’s comedy, with Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman. ●●●
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11.05 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD). 2/6. With Lee Mack, Rich Hall and Danny Bhoy. 11.35 EastEnders (S,HD). Omnibus. Kat is shocked by the arrival of an unexpected visitor.
11.00 Weather (S) 11.05 American Beauty (S,HD). (1999) Oscar-winning black comedy drama, with Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening. ●●●●●
1.30 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.35 BBC News (S,HD).
1.00 Sign Zone: The Secret History of Our Streets (R,S). Glasgow’s Duke Street. 2.00 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.
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1.05 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). Text-based information service.
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10.00 The Last Leg (S). 6/6. A comic 10.35 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit review of the past seven days. on the Side (HD). 15/30. Rylan Last in the series. Clark presents the CBB companion show, including 10.50 Virtually Famous (S,HD). 7/8. celebrity guests’ thoughts on With Russell Kane, Cheska Hull, the latest eviction. Sharon Rooney and Ed Gamble. 11.40 Jimmy Carr: Telling Jokes (R,S). The deadpan comedian applies his cynical wit to topics including religion, sex, bullying and political correctness, in a stand-up show recorded at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre.
11.35 Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House. 8/10. Events unfolding in real-time at the Big Brother compound.
12.40 Film: Choke (S,HD). (2008) ●●● 2.20 Anna & Katy (R,S,HD). 2.45 The Inbetweeners USA (S,HD). 3.10 Desperate Housewives (R,S,HD). 3.55 Revenge (S,HD). 4.35 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 4.45 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.05 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 5.10 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
12.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Celebrity Big Brother: Eviction (R,HD). Another housemate is given the boot. 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). The work of Jan Vermeer. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). A large detached house in Cheltenham. 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
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Y friend Patsy recently held a Salad and Fizz Party where all the guests brought delicious salads they had made themselves. Such a great idea. She put a table in the garden with candles and flowers and decorated a gazebo with fairy lights and bunting. I got talking to a teacher and it reminded me just how important teachers are in our lives. Years ago I had an English teacher called Mrs Lancaster who instructed and inspired me more than I realised at the time. I don’t know if she still lives around here but if she happens to be reading this – thank you! At the Convent (now St Edward’s) we had a playground called The Triangle where we would do impressions of our teachers. A teacher with a Scottish or Northern accent was particularly enjoyable to impersonate and hopefully they took it in the fun spirit in which it was intended. Sheila Mander was our drama teacher and everyone who knows her knows she’s a legend and continues to inspire young minds to act and grow. Then there was Mr Chris Beale at Pate’s Grammar School sixth form who lit up our love of literature and put up with our infuriating teenage ways and giggling fits that made him red faced with anger. God I hope he doesn’t frown upon these column musings each week and cringe through them with a red biro. His classes were exceptional. Teachers are multi-tasking pillars of knowledge and wisdom who can influence us majorly in the paths we take. They are more highly valued in some countries and this reflects in their salaries. For example my friend who taught in East London for a meagre wage is now living far more comfortably in Hong Kong and has a second home in France. Britain’s loss is their gain. My Auntie Felly was a maths teacher and after doing an art/textiles degree in Australia got a job as an art teacher in the Cotswolds. She’s now head of art and recently gave my son and me a tour of the art department – full of hard
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work, talent and diversity – we enjoyed it as much as a museum. Writers and filmmakers know that teachers hold open the door to the wider world and give us the hunger to explore, better ourselves and make a difference. Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds and the sadly passed Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society were examples of unforgettable fictional teachers and then there are the learned gurus on the spiritual path to enlightenment, such as the Dalai Lama. Where would the world be without these wonderful human beings? Can you remember which teachers inspired you the most?
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my ideal
What will you eat? Will you go out or stay in?
I like to do both as my wife is such a good cook, but I do love good locally-produced traditional pub food and there are so many to choose from in Gloucestershire.
If you could invite anyone for a dinner party, dead or alive, who would you invite?
WEEKEND...
The award-winning photographer Don McCullin. His images are mind-blowing and so powerful, the things he has seen and survived would be a humbling education to listen to.
Any places you’d visit?
I would like to go back to Iceland again as we did a week long photo and video shoot there for an international hairdressing brand, but we were so busy we really didn’t get time to explore everything.The landscape is so diverse from black volcanic lava fields to vast areas of spongy moss that it is like walking on a mattress, a truly inspiring place.
SCOTT SMURTHWAITE
Managing Director of Cream
How often do you get to experience your ideal weekend?
What will you do on your ideal weekend?
Visit somewhere interesting with Sarah and my two boys, Ned and Jesse.
Who will you spend it with?
Always family as I spend so much time focused on work and sometimes forget what and who to put first.
What will you read?
Reading local press is a must to keep up with this county’s current affairs, but to be honest I don’t really get time to read books apart from when I’m on holiday and then it’s something intense like a crime thriller.
What will you listen to?
I played as a drummer in several bands when I was younger so music is a real passion of mine. Love Jake Bugg at the moment and the Imagine Dragons are constantly on my playlist too.
Will you watch TV and if so, what will you watch?
Love a good film but it’s got to be deep and full of twists, although saying that I spend a lot of time falling asleep at the pictures whilst my boys are watching something animated and loud. My worst nightmare is realityTV as it’s so manufactured now it’s far from reality.
What will be in your fridge?
We have three fridges, in two of them healthy food only as my wife is a fitness fanatic and a goddess in the kitchen. Although my fridge in the garage is solely for beer and wine . . . @WeekendGlos
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Nowhere near as often enough, but I do have my ideal job which is not something everyone can say.
Cream has salons in Bath Road, Cheltenham and St Aldate Street, Gloucester. For more details, visit www. creamhair.co.uk
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