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Dark, intimate and disturbing – the relationship between Alexander McQueen and stylist Isabella Blow was a complex one. Did he drive her to commit suicide? An extract from Andrew Wilson’s new book proves a chilling read. P13-21

Retired rugby player Lewis Moody – part of England’s World Cupwinning side – steps out in style as he takes a tour of Turnbull & Asser’s factory in Gloucester. We catch up with him to talk about his love affair with tailor–made suits. P19-21

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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy return in this feelgood comedy set in India. There’s also the small matter of Richard Gere joining the cast. Steady now ladies . . .

Twelve Angry Men Following its record-breaking West End run, this powerful production heads to Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre with Shirley Valentine star Tom Conti. We catch up with him on page 52.

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Jayne Emerson, who has designed fabrics for the likes of Calvin Klein and Louis Vuitton, gives us a tour of her studio in the Cotswolds. P33-37

FOOD & DRINK Two Michelin-star chef David Everitt-Matthais, of Champignon Sauvage, shares three fabulous recipes in his monthly column including a delicious smoked haddock chowder. P25-30

THE BUZZ

Singer and actress Anita Harris regales us with tales of her showbiz life in a revealing interview. P50-51

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

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T was one of those infamous showbiz moments at an awards ceremony, which, let’s face it, has had its fair share over the years. From British band Chumbawamba throwing a bucket of water over John Prescott to Jarvis Cocker’s derrière gate-crashing a Michael Jackson performance, the Brit awards has established a bizarre tradition of attracting headlinegrabbing, column-pinching moments. Which leads me to Madonna. Poor, poor Madonna. After strutting her stuff on the makeshift catwalk in a cape straight out of a Scottish Widows’ advert she couldn’t detach herself from it in time and took a very hefty tumble indeed. Some said it was a case of too much material, girl, but I – ahem – wouldn’t like to comment. What I do know is that she was a true pro and the show did indeed go on. Whether the same applies for the costume department on Monday

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is another matter. Of course, it’s not the first wardrobe malfunction we have witnessed at a high-profile awards ceremony; Judy Finnigan famously flashed the nation at the National Television Awards some years ago. I’ll never forget the look on Les Dennis’s face. Fashion then, has rarely been in the spotlight quite as much as recent weeks; whether it’s the glitz and glamour of the Oscars or the fall, quite literally, of a pop icon. In this week’s magazine we’re taking it one step further with an issue that is even more fashionconscious than ever. We chat to all-conquering Cotswolds designer George Davies and chart the dark relationship between Alexander McQueen and his Gloucestershire muse Isabella Blow. It’s a piece which certainly puts Madonna’s fall into context. Jonathan Whiley weekend@glosmedia.co.uk 01242 278072

This issue’s contributors were asked: Which item in your wardrobe could you not live without?

David Everitt-Matthias

Lewis Moody

Helen Blow

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“Aside from my chef’s jacket, it would have to be my Paul Smith suit,” says Michelin star chef David Everitt-Matthias. “Working six day weeks, I don’t get the chance to go out much with my wife Helen, but when we do, inevitably to dine at restaurants or go to the odd industry function, it’s nice to dress up a little.You can’t go wrong with Paul Smith, he’s a great British designer and his suits fit me like a glove.”

“My favourite things to wear are a shirt and jeans and obviously my favourite shirts are made for me byTurnbull & Asser,” says rugby star Lewis Moody who took a tour of their Gloucester factory this week. “But the other thing I wouldn’t be without is my watch, which is a Bremont. “Both brands are Britishmade, another factor that I consider very important.”

“I think the only thing I find pretty indispensable are my FitFlops, which are more or less the only shoes I wear in the summer unless I’m going somewhere posh,” says feature writer Helen who interviews Lewis Moody for this week’s edition. “In the winter it’s probably my favourite pair of boots which are by Art. I wear them with jeans, which are my wardrobe staple when I’m not working.”

“The item of clothing I couldn’t live without would be my lightweight tweed jacket that I made myself from a Scabal cloth,” says Cirencester tailorTom Wharton who shares his ideal weekend in this week’s edition. “It goes with everything and is perfect for all-year round wear.”

“I bought this shirt eight years ago in the Armani Exchange,” says Cotswold designer and businessman George Davies who is the subject of this week’s big interview. “It’s incredibly comfortable and I have worn it so much that I have actually had to have it repaired no less than three times. I wouldn’t like to be without this in my wardrobe”.

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KING George He's the master of High Street shopping – having founded Next, George and Per Una – but Gloucestershire businessman George Davies is not finished yet. CORRIE BOND-FRENCH meets him at his Cotswolds studio to find out more

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HOSE of us who remember the pre-internet days of clothes shopping have still probably forgotten the frisson of excitement elicited by the thud of the latest Next Directory on the doormat. And the collective sighs of relief and awe we all took on entering those spanking new Next shops in the Eighties, confronted by a fresh range of co-ordinating clothes you could create an entire look from in one shop – a totally new concept that at the time that made all of the other High Street shops seem so dowdy in comparison. Because what people have probably lost sight of, in this t’internet-savvy and PayPal-led world of instant shopping that we now inhabit, is that George Davies, founder of Next, George at Asda and Per Una, was the man of the moment. The man who blazed a trail of retail revolution through the High Street, pre-empting a trend here, establishing a future-friendly shopping feature there, and spreading sunlight and fairy dust through the shop windows as he went his merry, if sometimes contentious, way. This is the man who managed to transform the humble clothes catalogue, a cumbersome tome that generally involved credit and a 28-day wait for delivery, into an accessory in its own right. While other catalogues propped open doors, the Next directory was proudly displayed on the coffee table, all lovely, shiny, slick design with fabric swatches and fashion models we recognised, and none of those naff photos of grouped men in their thermals pointing at airplanes in the distance. And delivery was within 48 hours – unfathomable at the time. It’s remarkable how quickly we adapt and adjust as consumers, but the fact of the matter is that George Davies was a pioneer of fashion, he created the blueprint for ladieswear and seemed to know what women wanted to wear before they did. He may have battled and bristled in the boardroom, and he may have a famously volatile temperament, but the three huge high street brands that he created, although they now exist without him, still carry him in their DNA, and we still pay homage with

every swipe of the bank card. And it could all have been so different. Back in the day, George, a Bootle Grammar School boy, was a profootballer scouted by none other than Bill Shankly, who then tried his hand at a dentistry degree. But, for one reason or another, drilling teeth was just not in George’s stars. A job at Littlewoods set his path. On meeting George at his Moreton-inMarsh studio, what strikes me first of all is his near-tangible energy. George is now 74 years old, but he is like a thoroughly shaken bottle of fizzy pop whose cap has been slowly unwinding over the decades. He likes to walk as he talks, his fingers drum on the table and his eyes dart around the studio, missing nothing. And he has 10 things he wants to say at the same time, but then he is warily

I have described myself as a lesbian male! George Davies

grappling with the right words with my recorder running and shorthand pad at the ready. But despite his perfectionist’s uncompromising nature and the boardroom spats that have punctuated his path to fortune, there is something endearingly mischievous about George, and I’m pretty sure he nipped out for a crafty fag too. But then it strikes me: I can’t see any men in the studio. I’m sure there are some, lurking somewhere,

but essentially, George is a woman’s man. He once stated that 50 per cent of people liked him, and 50 per cent didn’t. So, is he really Marmite man? “Well, I was saying that about the business community, because I’m very different from men in business, and I’m very outspoken, so you could say that the 50 per cent who like me are women and the 50 per cent who don’t are men!” he laughs. “I have described myself as a lesbian male! I’ve always had 90 per cent women working with me. And with three wives and five daughters I do think I know women. “I’m very hands on, but I think like a woman and I’m very positive about women. I love ladieswear, because it’s hard, you ladies like to change your minds and what’s right one season isn’t right the next.”

What is also evident is how much his staff – and he would insist on ‘colleagues’ – respect him. There’s a relaxed, familial air to the studio, but it is still a buzzing hive of industry. So it is probably fair to say that George is Queen Bee, and he and his team are a happy band of sisters. Putting his three marriages aside, when the feminists were burning bras, George would probably like to think that he was stoking the fire, chucking an extra slosh of petrol in for good measure as payback for the poor design and fit. Because, evidently, seeing things from women’s perspective has always been at the core of George’s vision. He wanted to make clothes shopping easier, so he designed those co-ordinating looks for Next, then he understood that parking was a problem in towns designed decades ago, so he launched the Next Directory. Then he realised that out-of-town supermarket clothes shopping would made women’s lives easier still, and George at Asda was born. And Per Una, the jewel in the M&S crown, was credited for saving the company and made him his fortune when Marks & Spencer reportedly bought it from him for more than £125 million in an effort to thwart Sir Philip Green’s attempts to claim it for his own empire. “I do love the fact that all my brands do well, even though I’m not there,” says George. His passion for clothes and the business of selling them is still undented, although he doesn’t covet a high street presence any more. These days he spends a lot of time getting heavily involved with his charities, because he has nothing to prove, and he wants to give something back. He insists that he wants to give his time rather than throw money at causes, and this is the premise behind his latest venture; a collaboration with local schools in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds which will see pupils, teachers and parents take part in fashion shows of George’s new FG4 range and provide funding for the schools when they benefit from fashion show tickets and a cut of the sales. “It gives me a lot of pleasure – you

see the professionalism of what these schools do,” said George So if George seems effervescent, it is because he has a new project to pour himself into, and that, along with his desire to champion community, seems to be what makes him tick. He appears to be a mixed bag of restlessness and fearlessness, in some respects, but then I catch glimpses of his vulnerability, and I glean that actually, George wears his heart on his Armani sleeve; he is no dissembling networker, but a straighttalking man of conviction that he uses as both armour and armoury. These days, George lives in his Cotswolds barn, just 10 minutes from the studio. “Open space inspires me. I always say that some people are free range hens, and some people are battery hens. Some people love living in the city, but I’m definitely a free range hen, I love the countryside and I’m a country boy, very much so.” He has a restaurant, Prego, in Broadway, which he is also pretty passionate about, and he indulges in the odd pint at his local pub and loves his golf too. Clearly he enjoys his life as a bon viveur and the accoutrements of wealth, but he is appreciative of his roots and happy to apply himself to good causes. “I never look down on anyone, because I’m just a working class boy originally. “My mother was a bit of a snob though. I used to have to get the bus from school every Monday to go to elocution lessons, because she didn’t want me getting a broad Liverpudlian accent, at 10 years old! Can you

imagine, how now brown cow!” he chuckles to himself as he remembers. Back in the day George would hang around the Cavern Club, where he crossed paths with The Beatles and Cilla Black, and he played for England as a footballing teenager before signing with Bangor City.

Throughout all of this, his mother still managed to inspire a love of fashion. “It must be genetic somehow. My mother would never buy anything from the shops, she said it was rubbish – she had absolutely fastidiously high standards and I can remember her sitting with my aunt and cousins sewing and cutting patterns. “Her grandmother had been a wedding dress designer, so it’s in there somewhere.” George has known triumph and failure, and experienced the cut and thrust of brutal boardroom politics.

When he was deputy head boy at school, he sadly lost his friend to leukaemia, and George had to step into his role as head boy. And George still has faith. “I believe in God, because I think so many things happen to people, sometimes bad things, and problems and challenges, but equally so, major things that you hadn’t planned.” George also set up a charity to help wounded soldiers in hospital “It makes me tingle, because everyone was injured, badly, and yet all they were worried about was their mates back in Afghanistan,” George shakes his head in admiration. Our time is nearly up, but George blindsides me a little, when he tells me he’s scared. I ask him what he is scared of exactly? “I’m scared, scared of how this will appear and come out.” I see that he isn’t trying to wind me up. The heart on that sleeve is racing, and I understand that George carries the burden of the perfectionist. No matter what you achieve in life there is always that nagging fear. Despite the bravado and brio; George is still the boy who doesn’t want to disappoint, piling the pressure on himself in spite of everything. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune could have cut George down, but in true Rudyard Kipling ‘If’ style, he dusted himself down and started again, and again, and again. as he says chirpily: “I’m still at university, I’m still learning.” He really is the man who has seen it, done it and made that T shirt that looks so ruddy good on you. And a whole lot more besides.

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T doesn’t get much more glamorous than a day at the races where the fashion stakes are nearly as high as the runners and riders. This year’s festival – which runs from March 10 to 13 – is set to be another tribute to arguably the greatest show on turf. Ladies’ Day will once again see the great and the good descend on Prestbury Park for a day of fast and furious jump racing. The race card features seven events with the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase the highlight for many.

This year’s Ladies’ Day is also marked by the social media campaign #colourmemarch, launched by organisers at the festival. They want to celebrate colourful outfits at the event and are inviting those who want to enter the best dressed contest to upload a picture of themselves with the Twitter hashtag. All of the entries will displayed in an online gallery on the racecourse’s website and if you’re featured then you’re in with a chance to win. WEEKEND has teamed up with racecourse to offer you the chance to win four club tickets to Ladies’ Day worth £312.

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A silk scarf, based on seven circular paintings by internationally-renowned artist PJ Crook, is now on sale at Cheltenham’s Holst Birthplace Museum. PJ, who lives in Cheltenham, created the paintings last year to celebrate the centenary of Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite. Initial production of the scarf, by Beckford Silk, sold out, but more are now available. ■The Planets scarf costs £50 from the museum in Clarence Road, or £55 by mail order. Call 01242 524846 or email shop@holstmuseum.org.uk

PACK YOURSELF A BAG

Bag yourself some great arm candy for the spring – will it be a long-fringed Seventies style or one of the latest bucket bags?

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

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Gloucestershire fashion muse Isabella Blow famously discovered designer Alexander McQueen and put him on the path to fame. But their relationship was complex, as a new book reveals.

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Royal silver lady Can you believe the fuss over a few grey hairs on the royal head . . . the Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in an elegant updo last week, inadvertently showing off some silver hairs in her chestnut mane. ■ Hide the greys instantly with the Charles Worthington Instant Root Concealer, £9.99, at Boots. With five shades and quickdry technology, you’re on to a winning streak.

Famed for her kookily brilliant bags, Gloucestershire-based designer Lulu Guinness has created a trio of tote designs ahead of this year’s Red Nose Day, on March 13. On sale in Sainsbury’s stores now for £5 each, the shopping bags incorporate the famous Red Nose motif, with at least £1.50 per bag going to Comic Relief.

Arianna Adlkish Arianna, 20, is a dance teacher and beauty therapist: “My style is smart and simple. I love Zara so I mostly shop there. “I am inspired by fashion on TV and my favourite programme is Modern Family. I am wearing an H&M coat with a Mulberry bag, Zara jeans and Carvela shoes.”

Mary Beard Mary, 64, is now retired but used to work for Cheltenham Borough Council: “My style is quite English and classic. “I am wearing Dune boots, my jeans are from a charity shop, my jacket is Per Una and the scarf is from House of Fraser – it was 75 per cent off in the sale. My bag is DKNY.”

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Francis Bandonill Francis, 19, works at Reiss and is studying marketing: “My style is minimal, simple but smart. “I work at a clothing store so I guess it really helps me to dress and choose my clothes. “I am wearing clothes from Reiss today, although my coat is Next and my boots are from Burton.”

Sophie Organ Sophie, 18, a student, is inspired by celebrities. “I find Cara Delevingne really stylish, for example. Whatever I see on Instagram I will try to buy it. You can always find something similar but cheaper at Misguided or Boohoo. “I’ve got Reiss jeans on, Missguided shoes, a Zara coat and my bag is River Island.”

ON THE FRINGE Tap into the Seventies trend with a sizeable fringeembellished shoulder bag. Whether leather or suede, stick to brownish or stoney hues and heavy, long fringing that shimmies as you walk. Don’t be afraid to pair with a fringed jacket for a double hippy whammy. ■ Main picture: Accessorize leather fringed tote bag, £55, at accessorize.com ■ Below: Fiorelli Asher large grab tan tassle bag, £79, at fiorelli.com

BUCKET LIST The undisputed star of the year. But forget the slouchy pouches of seasons past and invest in a new sleek, structured design. This is a bag that transcends most trends, looking at home with a silky tea dress or with ripped jeans and a bomber jacket. ■ SPEND . . . Oushka Mila bag in stone grey, £180, at oushka.com ■ SAVE . . . M&S Collection faux leather duffle across body bag, £39.50, at marksandspencer.com

BAGS OF FUN

Want a conversation piece? Karl Lagerfield sent a whole supermarket’s worth of grocery-inspired accessories down the catwalk and now the high street has followed suit with cutesy juice cartons and cartoon-prints galore. These playful purses aren’t going to get daily wear but for a bit of fun hey can’t be beaten. ■ Accessorize apple juice bag, £29, at accessorize. com ■ Floozie by Frost French clutch, £20, available next month at debenhams.com

PACK IT IN The rucksack has had a grown-up revamp. In buttersoft leather and only the coolest colours, a minimalist backpack is all you need to go with your boxy jackets, wideleg trousers and mannish shirt dresses. ■ Radley Border large flapover backpack, £219, at radley. co.uk ■ Michael Kors blue small backpack, £260, available late March at houseoffraser.co.uk

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Feted by the fashion world, Alexander McQueen – known to friends by his Christian name Lee – enjoyed a brilliant career. But a new biography of the designer reveals his cruelty towards the woman who made him a star – Cotswold muse Isabella Blow. Isabella, who lived in Painswick, took her own life at the age of 48, by drinking the weedkiller paraquat and her funeral was held at Gloucester Cathedral, attended by McQueen. This extract, adapted from Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath The Skin by Andrew Wilson, tells their story . . .

and Isabella went much deeper than a simple patron–artist relationship. As Lee learnt more about her past – something she talked about with the same nonchalance with which she would flash her breasts – he discovered that, for all her upper-class privileges, she was just as damaged as him. Isabella’s widower, Detmar Blow, has described her early life as a ‘black fairy story’. In 1964, when Issie was five years old, she was playing in the gardens of the family’s home, Doddington Park, Cheshire, with her brother Johnny, who was two and a half. Her mother, Helen, told her daughter to look after her brother while she went into the house, but something distracted the little girl and in those few seconds it seems that Johnny, who was the heir to a baronetcy dating back to 1660, choked on a piece of dry biscuit and fell into a small pond and died. Later, Isabella would claim that her mother had gone inside to put on her lipstick. ‘That explains my obsession with lipstick,’ she would say.

SABELLA Blow, wearing a pair of black-fringed Gaultier trousers, came strutting and squawking into the ramshackle St Martins building looking for the student whom she later said had ‘a great technical ability to … make clothes fly’. She hurried up to the second floor and introduced herself to a rather startledlooking Lee Alexander McQueen. His reaction was not unusual: after all, one commentator described Isabella – who lived near Painswick for much of her life – as looking like ‘a piece of public art’, while another compared her to ‘Rod Hull’s emu as styled by Salvador Dali’. ‘He didn’t know who she was and at this stage didn’t really trust her,’ says Réva Mivasagar, who witnessed that first meeting. Isabella persisted, however, and continued to pester both him and his mother, whose number Lee had given her and who she repeatedly telephoned. Finally, after a great deal of persuasion, Lee named a price of a couple of hundred pounds per outfit and although Isabella said she could not afford to give him the whole sum all at once – ‘money simply passed through her fingers like sand’ – Isabella said she would pay him by instalments. Over the course of the next few Alexander McQueen months, Lee would accompany her to various cashpoints around London as she withdrew money from the bank and McQueen whose gothic sensibilities ran he would hand over the clothes stashed in through his veins like black blood, found black bin liners in exchange. Issie’s outlandish digressions darkly Although Lee was wary of her at first compelling. the more he learnt about her the more he Some anecdotes – such as the one about realised how potentially useful she could her grandmother, Vera, who unwittingly be to him. ate human flesh on a trip to Papua New She told him about her experience at Guinea – were undoubtedly amusing. American Vogue with Anna Wintour, There were other stories, however, that at Tatler with style supremo Michael had the potency to haunt the living: Roberts and at British Vogue with Liz Detmar’s father, Jonathan Blow, had Tilberis. But the bond between McQueen committed suicide in 1977 by drinking a @WeekendGlos

bottle of the weedkiller paraquat. Isabella would choose the same method to end her life when she killed herself in May 2007. Isabella also told her new friend of her love of beauty, a compulsion to disguise and arm herself by means of the transformative power of fashion. Like McQueen she hated how she looked – she described her face as ‘ugly’ – and felt self-conscious about her ‘bucked front teeth’, which she called ‘her combine harvesters’. In July 1992, Lee was invited to Hilles, the Blows’ country house in Gloucestershire. British Vogue had commissioned Oberto Gili to shoot a story about the couple and their Arts and Crafts house and Isabella had asked McQueen to design all the clothes. She viewed her friend Lee as something of a modern-day knight, a designer who had the ability to fashion clothes that served as sartorial forcefields, suits and dresses and jackets that shielded them from the brutalities of the world. The bond between Lee and Isabella, whom he liked to describe as a cross between a Billingsgate fishwife and Lucretia Borgia, was intense. They would talk on the telephone at least four times a day and when they were together their laughter – a dirty, filthy cackling – never seemed to end. At this time Issie regarded Lee as ‘Alexander the Great’ and a ‘genius’. A few years later, however, it all changed. It began when McQueen landed the job of creative director of Givenchy in 1996. Suddenly, he had a fat salary and money to pay for numerous staff. Blow was ecstatic: at long last her devotion would be rewarded with a paid consultancy — or so she imagined. Her husband had his Frenchspeaking accountant check over the paperwork and negotiate a salary for McQueen that was about £150,000 more than Givenchy had offered. Then McQueen took the Eurostar to Paris to sign the final contract — accompanied by Blow. But for the first time anyone could recall, everything she did seemed to annoy him. Still, by the end of the day, the contract was signed and Blow celebrated with McQueen over Champagne and caviar. By then, she was dreaming of not only working as his muse but also establishing a funky salon in Paris. McQueen would allow her to find out from others that his plans didn’t include

her. Isabella was utterly devastated, recalled Detmar, who still regards McQueen’s decision as nothing short of a betrayal. ‘But the problem was Issie couldn’t fall out with him because she was addicted to McQueen.” She choked back her bitter disappointment and continued to do everything she could for McQueen. There were shoots with prestigious photographers; once — knowing it would appeal to him — she even came to one of his shows dressed as a dog in collar and chain. But by 1998, their relationship was no longer as close as it had been. ‘It’s like vampires, said Isabella, trying to make light of the weakening bond between them, ‘you need somebody and then you don’t need the drug any more.’ Isabella was no longer the most important female friend in his life; that role had been taken over by model Annabelle {who Isbaelle had introduced to McQueen). Friends noticed the not-so-subtle shift in the dynamic between Lee and Isabella. “At times he could be dismissive of her

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and make fun of her,” said BillyBoy, a close friend of McQueen’s. “He treated her very badly and at times it was so gross I thought, ‘how can he say that?’ But there was a sort of psychosexual relationship between the two of them. She was completely enamoured by

Issie couldn’t fall out with him because she was addicted to McQueen him and his work and I think he wanted to punish her.” On 20 March 2006, after discharging herself from a psychiatric clinic in Surrey, Isabella Blow made the first of many suicide attempts by taking an overdose of pills.

She was saved by the impromptu appearance of Philip Treacy and Stefan Bartlett. The men called an ambulance, which took her to St Thomas’s Hospital where Isabella had her stomach pumped. When Detmar arrived at the hospital, the doctor told him that Isabella had been sectioned and that she was suffering from classic symptoms of bipolar disorder. A few months later – during a stay at Hilles – she disappeared. In the middle of the night Detmar heard that she had driven her car into the back of a Tesco’s lorry near Stroud. ‘I always hated Tesco’s,’ she said later. To Detmar, and to anyone else who would listen, Isabella would repeat the phrase, ‘I want to die. Let me die.’ Although Isabella was taken back to the clinic in Harrow, one day she managed to escape and took a taxi to the elevated section of the A4 in Ealing, climbed over a barrier and prepared to throw herself off the overpass. At the last minute she changed her mind, but it was too late and, wearing a Prada coat and Prada shoes, she fell and broke her ankles and feet, shredding her fingernails in the process. Later, Isabella would joke that since she could no longer wear high heels there was little point in living In April 2007, Isabella invited McQueen to Hilles to stay for the weekend. She was in a delicate state, both mentally and physically, as she had recently been diagnosed with suspected ovarian cancer and would soon undergo surgery, but she wanted to make the visit particularly memorable for her old friend. In advance, she had taken the trouble to hang a photograph of McQueen in the great hall and had asked the cook to prepare a special menu for him. But when McQueen arrived, with a couple of female friends, he proceeded to lock himself in his room. Coked-up, McQueen refused all the food that had been prepared for him and just asked the cook for some Cheddar cheese. It was the last straw for Isabella. On May 5 that year, she took a drink from a bottle of the weedkiller paraquat. She knew exactly what it would do, as Detmar’s father ended his life in 1977 in the same way. Two days later, at the age of 48, she died at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. In her last addition to her will – just before her death – McQueen’s name was notably absent. McQueen heard the news of Isabella’s death while on a break in Rome. Utterly devastated, he became increasingly obsessed with the idea of trying to contact his friend beyond the grave and spent hundreds of pounds on mediums and psychics in an attempt to reach her. Her death continued to haunt Lee. He placed a photograph of him with Issie on gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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the coffee table in his sitting room and a further two portraits of his friend taken by Steven Meisel graced the wall. The relationship between Isabella and Lee was a complex one. Their friendship was bound together by their love of the metamorphosing power of fashion, its ability to mutate and transform the appearance and mindsets of those who felt ugly, shy, strange or at odds with the world. Ultimately, fashion did not have the ability to save either of them; in fact, there are those who claim that the industry contributed to their deaths. According to McQueen, Isabella ‘would say that fashion killed her’, but he added, ‘she also allowed that to happen in a lot of ways.’ The same could be said of McQueen himself. Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath The Skin by Andrew Wilson, published by Simon & Schuster at £25.

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HEN rugby star Lewis Moody pulls on his clothes in the morning, he joins a long glittering line of stars who have all covered up with a bespoke Turnbull & Asser shirt. From Winston Churchill to James Bond, Hollywood stars to royalty, the Gloucester-based shirtmakers have an impressive list of clients who have worn their garments. Celebrating their 130th anniversary this year, the company plans to expand its work rooms in Quedgeley and increase output to 70,000 shirts a year. Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody is the latest starring name to wear their shirts and he popped into the factory to see how they are made from measurements to the finished article. Managing director Nigel Blow was there to meet him, along with several stalwarts of the Gloucester workrooms, including identical twins Bette Elton and Kath Cope, 65, who joined the company at the age of 15.

“I love things that are British made, which I consider very important, and when I tried them I realised what great shirts they are,” said Lewis, 36, who sometimes works as a rugby commentator. “When I was playing rugby I was a 17 and a half inch neck but because I was much slimmer in the waist the team shirts used to look like a tent on me. “That’s why Turnbull & Asser shirts are so good, because they are tailor-made for you so they fit Lewis chats to CAD perfectly.” technician Kirsty Allies T&A are making Lewis some shirts for the run-up to the Rugby World Cup, specifically designed for his larger physique. “Interestingly, when I picked up my first one, it seemed to be a bit big but

HELEN BLOW chats to rugby icon Lewis Moody about how he dresses to impress off the pitch with bespoke shirtmakers Turnbull & Asser

I was told by the T&A guys that after I had washed it five times, it would fit perfectly and that’s exactly what happened,” he said. Nigel Blow confirmed this. “That’s because you always get a bit of shrinkage when you first wash them so our tailors take that into account when they measure you up.” A walk through the Quedgeley factory reveals shelves piled high with shirt materials, all sourced from high quality Italian fabric designers and made from fine Egyptian cotton. Operations manager Shaun Bird said: ““Recently we’ve also got hold of some material made from cotton from the West Indies called Sea Island. “They only produce 70 barrels of the gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

cotton a year and it’s very soft, so it makes a really good material for our shirts.” T&A moved to Gloucester 30 years ago to produce shirts, pyjamas, boxer shorts and robes that are then sold at their Jermyn Street shop in London and in stores across the globe. Winston Churchill had his famous siren suits from the company and they have featured as the shirt brand of choice for every James Bond, from Connery to Craig. Over the years T&A have been the shirt of choice for the world’s highest profile men from captains of industry to film stars and world leaders. Every A-lister from Frank Sinatra, Pablo Picasso and Robert Redford to Tom Cruise, Bill Clinton and Michael Caine have worn the brand. The company was among the first group of Royal Warrants issued by the Prince of Wales and last year Prince Charles visited the factory and met employees. It has played a pivotal role in men’s fashions over the decades from designer Michael Fish’s Kipper Tie to the invention of the turtleneck. “Over the last few years we have invested heavily to retain both the quality and the skills that are the core of our brand heritage,” said Nigel Blow. “High quality manufacturing is still very much alive in the UK and we at Turnbull & Asser will continue to aid its growth.”

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Above: Operations manager Shaun Bird showing Lewis the fabrics Below: Lewis at one of the sewing machines being guided by Kath Cope

Shirts for spies FOR more than half a century, Turnbull & Asser has helped dress every actor in the role of James Bond. The association with the films began with Sean Connery who played Bond in the film Dr No. This continued to the modern day with Daniel Craig’s performance in Casino Royale. The introduction came when TerenceYoung, who directed Dr No, had all his shirts made byTurnbull & Asser.

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ANGEL Alchemy is very popular at the Isbourne Centre, and for those who have done Level 1, the next course, Level 2, starts on Friday. Tutor Kelly Peacey will introduce you to archangels Michael, Raphael, Gabriel and others, through meditation and discussion. The purpose of this course is to allow you to connect with each archangel to receive their gifts of courage, healing, peace, harmony with nature and wisdom. Meditation and Mindfulness begins on Tuesday.There are six hourly sessions at 6.30pm onTuesdays for those with some experience of meditation, or who may be returning to it after some time away. The sessions always include the beautiful Loving Kindness (Metta) Meditation. If on the other hand you are new to meditation, there is a beginners’ class which starts on Wednesday.There is nothing quite like the beauty of meditating with others, so come and join in. Also on Wednesday evenings, Jaye Vickers brings a Beginner’s Guide to Numerology at 7.30pm. His three session mini-course will illustrate how to apply the psychology, philosophy and science of numbers to your life. It will include working out the numbers that influence you and receiving insights into specific patterns of behaviour can help you to understand more about yourself and life in general. Alternatively, try the joyful movement steps of Nia classes which leave the participants exhilarated and peaceful. This unique form of movement blends martial arts, dance and healing arts into 52 moves that are based on the body’s natural design, which means it is suitable for everyone. You will feel increasing levels of fitness, yet it doesn’t feel like work. The next block of four sessions starts onThursday but you can pay by session if you want to try it out. Last but by no means least, there is a Psychometry Workshop next Sunday. Originating from the Greek words for spirit, soul and measure, psychometry is the reading of an object to understand the emotional condition of its owner. It will be a fun-filled day where you will gain invaluable knowledge of how to understand others using this tool, and learn how to use psychometry yourself.

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David Everitt-Matthias treats us to Ahead of British Pie Week we head to Cam to meet an award-winning three of his tastiest family butchers heart-warming dishes

Life of pie British Pie Week from Monday celebrates a dish that’s very much a staple of the traditional butcher. SUE BRADLEY goes to Cam to meet a team who have won countless awards for their pies

OE Ball knows a thing or two about making great pies. Over the past decade she’s baked thousands of them for her boss Mark Carr to sell at Cam Family Butchers and, just like her famous namesake, she isn’t short of a fan or two, with some travelling several miles to snap up one of her meaty creations. But it’s not just Mark’s customers who think the pies made by Zoe and her colleagues are the best around: not so long ago she beat off competition from butchers from all over the country, including representatives from the hallowed turf of Melton Mowbray, to see her pork pies crowned national champion. Cam Family Butchers’ pork pies come in a range of flavours, including traditional, caramelised onion and cracked black pepper, pork and prune, and black pudding and apple. The shop also sells a range of family and individual pies, including steak and ale made with beer from Stroud Brewery, minted lamb, and chicken and ham. Seasonal specials include a turkey and cranberry offering for Christmas and ‘gateaux’ made with layers of chicken,

sausage and onion stuffing and pork for the summer. For Zoe, the secret of making a great pie starts with the quality of the ingredients that go into the fillings and that’s why the meat she uses is selected with the same care as that used for the joints on display for Sunday roasts. It’s then slowly cooked over a long period using a homemade stock to ensure it is melt-in-the-mouth tender before being placed in its pastry casings and baked. In the case of the pork pies, the final part of the process involves making a hole in the pastry and piping in a small amount of jelly. “Making pies is quite a long process; it can take up to eight hours,” explains Zoe. “We use a hot water pastry for our pork pies and shortcrust for our other meat pies and we make it ourselves for much of the time. “The ale we use in our steak and ale pies comes from Stroud Brewery and even the vegetables are as local as possible. “Most of our meat comes from PJ King at Brookthorpe, which has its own farm and abattoir, along with other

Gloucestershire-based suppliers.” The provenance of the meat on sale at Cam Family Butchers is a top priority for Mark. “We think it’s important to cut down on food miles and to keep local businesses going,” he says. “King’s knows the quality of meat that we’re looking for and carefully select animals for us. “Everything is about provenance nowadays. People want to know where their meat comes from. “After the horse meat scare our pie sales definitely went up, and after people started trying our pies, there was no going back to those sold in supermarkets. Everything that goes into our pies is best quality.” Mark, who lives in Hardwicke, grew up on a farm in Wainlodes and learned a lot of butchery skills from his mother before training with Dewhurst’s. In 1987 he took on Cam Family Butchers, a shop tucked away within a housing estate in the village of Cam near Dursley, and has gone on to put it on the map by winning numerous awards for the quality of his meats, pies and sausages. “National competitions are held gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

every other year and we always try to enter,” says Mark, who employs eight people, including recently qualified apprentice Cory Stoneman. “We are passionate about what we do: we think we make a good product and we don’t mind pitting ourselves against some of the best producers in the country. “Success in competitions changes people’s perceptions. People don’t regard us as ‘just the shop next door’ but as a proper butcher who makes pies that have to be good because they win awards. “We have a regular order with the Mumbles Ale House near Swansea, who come over once a week for at least 40 pies, and we supply local pubs such as the Salutation at Ham, which has just won the Pub of the Year Award; and The Fleece at Hillesley. “We have customers from Liverpool, Suffolk, the Forest of Dean, Wales and Bristol who come to buy our pies.” As well as selling pies for mealtimes, Cam Family Butchers is fast becoming the port of call for customers looking for pork pie ‘cakes’ for weddings and birthdays, with no fewer than four orders for them in 2015 alone. All in all, Mark believes there is a future for butchers who take pride in what they sell. “It’s nice to see people of all ages coming into our shop,” he says. “We get a lot of youngsters coming in and they’re not frightened to ask us how to cook various things. “There seems to be a lot more butchers’ shops opening and things seem to be more upbeat.” Cam Family Butchers’ Phillimore Road shop is undergoing a refit and is due to reopen on March 13. Visit camfamilybutchers.co.uk.

BRITISH PIEWEEK Cottage pie with blue cheese mash

Try this recipe by Gloucester chef Tom Kerridge, from his book Best Ever Dishes

Serves 4-6

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LEGENDARY chef Mark Hix will be showcasing his food at the Lucky Onion’s Pop-Up Private Club at No 38 The Park to mark the Cheltenham Festival.

Mark, who spent 17 years as chef director at Caprice Holdings before opening the first of his restaurants in 2008, is well known for his original take on British food and his unrivalled knowledge of ingredients and their provenance. His stable of eateries now includes Hix Oyster & Chop House close to Smithfield Market in London, Hix Oyster & Fish House in Lyme Regis and Hixter City in London. Hix at the Races between March 10 and 13 will see the chef bring popup versions of Mark’s Bar and Hix Restaurant to the boutique hotel in Evesham Road, Cheltenham, which is about 10 minutes from the racecourse. There will be all-day cocktails and a menu of delicious food that includes feasting classics such as Sirloin of Mighty Marbled Glenarm Estate Beef and Dorset Blue Lobster, along with brunch dishes like De Beauvoire Smoked Salmon ‘Hix Cure’ with Scrambled Burford Brown Eggs. “I’m looking forward to taking Mark’s Bar to the countryside this year to celebrate Cheltenham races in collaboration with The Lucky Onion," says Mark. "Not only because it’s a great British event, but also because much of the essence of Mark’s Bar is inspired by old English country drawing rooms with their historical curiosities, threadbare rugs, leather chesterfields and English eccentricities. Mark's Bar brings all of this together to celebrate two centuries of British drinking and we'll have fun recreating a part of this in the beautiful Georgian townhouse No 38. “The dining room will be transformed into a HIX restaurant, where a menu reflecting ingredients from the British countryside will run from breakfast through to dinner. It's a pleasure to work withThe Lucky Onion who share our values across food, drink and design.” To book email: reservations@theluckyonion.com

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500g braising steak 50g plain flour Vegetable oil 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 diced 2 tbsp curry powder Salt and pepper

Method

For the mash topping 6 floury potatoes, peeled and diced 150ml milk 50g butter ¾ tbsp English mustard 150g blue cheese, grated 1 teaspoon paprika To serve Buttered peas

Preheat the oven to 150C. Cut the braising steak into 2cm dice, dust in flour and fry in a little oil. Drain on some kitchen paper and transfer to a casserole. Put the frying pan back on the heat and deglaze with the stock and ale.Then pour the liquid over the beef in the casserole. Add the star anise and cinnamon stick and bring to the boil. Put the lid on and braise slowly in the oven for 2½–3 hours, until the beef is tender. When cool, remove the cooked steak and place in a bowl in the fridge until needed. Reserve the remaining juices. Wipe out the casserole, then place it over a medium–high heat and pour in a thin layer of vegetable oil. Add the minced beef and cook until browned – 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 and add the diced vegetables. Cook for 10-12 minutes. Add the curry powder and stir to coat the vegetables. Add the drained minced beef and the reserved juices and bring to the boil.Turn the heat down to a simmer and reduce the stock until it’s thick. Leave to cool for 20 minutes. Stir in the chilled, braised beef and gently mix. Transfer to a large ovenproof serving dish and chill in the fridge. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the potatoes until soft. Drain and leave to air dry a little. Meanwhile, warm the milk and butter in a small saucepan. Mash the potatoes with a hand masher, beat in the hot milk and butter with a wooden spoon and add the mustard. Take the chilled beef mixture from the fridge and pipe the mash on top. Sprinkle the blue cheese on top and dust with paprika. To cook, preheat the oven to 180C. 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, just to glaze the cheese. Serve immediately with buttered peas.

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Perfect JONATHAN WHILEY joined the congregation at Zizzi's in Cheltenham – an Italian restaurant situated in an old church – as he sampled gooey cheese and rustic pizzas

’M making a stand. Enough is enough with the food puns; frankly I camembert it. Right that’s the last one – I promise. I’ll attempt to write this review of a popular Italian chain restaurant without dipping my fingertips in the ubiquitous lyrical melting pot. Instead, as the last sentence demonstrated, I’m much more likely to spout pretentious nonsense. You’ve been warned. So here’s the short checklist review of Zizzi – or Cheltenham’s restaurant at least. Food? Excellent. Staff? Friendly. Service? Hit and miss. Whether you decide to read on is entirely up to you. If you’re feeling hungry and haven’t got an instantly accessible supply of cheese nearby, then I’d whey up the options. Oh god, I’m at it again. Anyway. Zizzi. Well, it’s an incredibly beautiful restaurant set in the heart of Montpellier and housed in a former church. It was closed for six days for a makeover last year and as a result it’s modern, bright and very welcoming. Plus, it’s novel; a huge wood-burning pizza oven

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where you expect the altar to be. We arrived on a Saturday night at 8pm and despite having booked, had to wait for some time to be seated. Actually, scrap that. We had to wait 10 minutes for a member of staff to even acknowledge we were there as they buzzed between a raucous hen do and a 21st birthday party with a table that could easily cater for both The Waltons and the disciples at the last supper. Eventually – after a passive aggressive glance – we were shown to our table. Two bottles of ice cold Peroni gran riserva beer (£4.15 each) followed before we tucked into the starters; a foundutta formaggio (£5.95) which became increasingly hard to say after another couple of bottles and a portion of arancini (£5.45). Both were delicious. The balls of risotto rice with their crispy breadcrumb coating were a delight; surprisingly light and oozy with cheese with a punchy, chunky tomato dip. The former, meanwhile, – a melting pot of gorgonzola, gruyère and sharp pecorino cheese with baked dough sticks – took me back to the Swiss Alps where

an Italian man once served me THE best cheese fondue you will ever taste. He did also serve me quite a lot of wine too but that’s another story. So to pizza. Glorious pizza. Zizzi serve up some of the best in my view and also some of the biggest. Both rustica pizzas (£12.95) we ordered were the length of a small animal; beautifully thin and crispy with a generous handful of toppings. The new rustica sybarita provided spice from Calabrese sausage and the now trendy spicy Nduja sausage and comforting creaminess from Fior di Latte cheese and buttered potatoes. Its pulled pork partner-in-crime – the ‘rosamarino’ – was no less inviting. Topped with cripsy proscuitto, roast squash, baby watercress and apple sauce – mamma mia! It’s perhaps the Berlusconi of pizza topping combinations. That is to say, it shouldn’t work, it shouldn’t be allowed to work, but somehow, it really does. It’s also best enjoyed with a side salad of scandal but the night was getting on a bit. We couldn’t find room for the chocolate and banana calzone dessert – a middle class travesty if ever there was one – but we did manage to source an agreeable carafe of trebbiano. Phew. It did take longer than usual to appear but at that stage we weren’t going to whine about it. After all, puns are no laughing matter. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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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

ITH the weather being chilly at the moment I have chosen a few recipes that will warm the cockles of your heart. To start with, there is a wonderful smoked haddock chowder – you could add a few clams to this or some mussels and make sure the cooking juices are added to give an even

deeper flavour. To follow there is a richlyflavoured venison chasseur, which is hearty, filling and very easy to do. To finish, try the rhubarb, black treacle and spice cake, using the new season rhubarb. The ginger gives a warmth that is deep and satisfying. I guarantee one slice will not be enough.

RHUBARB, BLACK TREACLE AND SPICE CAKE Ingredients Rhubarb Topping

450g rhubarb stalks cut into 5-6cm lengths 80g caster sugar 50g unsalted butter 25g crystallised ginger grated 1 orange zested, keep the juice for the cake Black Treacle and Spice Cake 70g dark soft brown sugar 75g black treacle 75g golden syrup 100g plain flour 100g oats, finely ground 1tsp baking powder ½tsp ground cinnamon Small pinch ground cloves 1tsp ground ginger 125g unsalted butter, diced 2 eggs Juice of the orange from above 75g crystallised ginger, chopped, plus 25ml of the ginger syrup To serve Icing sugar for dusting 30g chopped pistachios Clotted cream @WeekendGlos

Method

Rhubarb topping Heat the butter, sugar, orange zest and grated crystallised ginger, and when boiling add the rhubarb. Cook for a few minutes coating evenly. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

rhubarb in the bottom of a buttered and lined 20cm cake tin. Keep the cooking juices for the top after it is cooked.

20-30 minutes, until risen and a deep golden brown. Leave in the tins for 1–2 minutes before turning out on to a plate.

Pipe the cake mixture evenly into the cake tin. Place in an oven preheated to 180C/ Gas Mark 4 and bake for

Drizzle with the reserved cooking juices, sprinkle with the pistachios. Serve with clotted cream or custard.

Black Treacle and Spice Cake Place the soft brown sugar, treacle, orange juice and golden syrup in a saucepan and bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and leave to cool. Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl, add the butter and rub it in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, then add the cooled treacle mixture, together with the chopped candied ginger and its syrup. Mix well. Cover and place in the fridge for two hours to firm up a little. Place the mixture in a piping bag. Carefully arrange the

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SMOKED HADDOCK CHOWDER

This soup is everything the cold weather needs to give it a slap in the face, warming, chunky, filling and full of flavour. The smokiness of the haddock just permeates through the soup and flavours the potatoes and the liquid wonderfully. Try to get naturally smoked haddock if you can – it is far superior to the dyed variety.The bacon adds an extra depth to it, although if you don`t eat meat it isn`t essential.

Ingredients Serves 6

600g natural smoked haddock fillet 500ml milk 400g peeled new potatoes, sliced 50g onion, finely chopped 125g white of Leek, finely sliced 125g green of leek finely sliced 50g unsalted butter 300ml fish stock 200ml single cream 100g smoked bacon diced 2 branches thyme, just the leaves ½ bunch chives chopped Little rape oil or olive oil

Add the stock, milk from the smoked haddock and the potatoes and cook gently until the potatoes are tender.

Method

Remove half of the potatoes and place to one side. Flake the smoked haddock into nice pieces and add half to the soup.

Bring the milk and the thyme to the boil in a shallow pan, add the smoked haddock. Lower the heat to barely simmering and cook for 2-3 minutes until the haddock is just cooked through. Place the pan to one side off the heat.

Liquidise until smooth, pass through a fine sieve and return to the saucepan. Add the green of leek, cook for 2 minutes then add the remaining haddock, potatoes, cream, and simmer for 2-4 minutes until good and hot.

Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the smoked bacon. Cook until golden, add the onion and the leek and lower the heat, cook for 2-3 minutes without colour.

Season and add the chopped chives, and serve drizzled with a little oil and a good slice of crusty bread.

VENISON CHASSEUR Chasseur means hunter in French and this derived from the hunters arriving back home and throwing their catch in a pot with any mushrooms they may have picked up.

Method

Here I am doing it with venison for a rich wintry stew that is delicious.

Remove this meat into a colander, add another third of the oil and when hot add another third of the venison. Repeat with the final third.

Serve with celeriac and potato mash plus some braised red cabbage with pear.

Ingredients 800g venison shoulder cut into chunks 15ml olive oil 12 button onions, peeled 200g button mushrooms 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped 30g tomato purée 400ml red wine (although traditionally chasseur would use white wine) 300ml good chicken stock 200g peeled tomato, diced 2 bay leaves 2 sprigs of tarragon 2 sprigs of thyme ½ bunch parsley, chopped

Preheat the oven to 180C. Heat a third of the oil in a casserole and brown one third of the meat.

At this point add the onions and colour lightly, then the mushrooms. Return the meat to the pan and add the garlic and the tomato purée, cook for 3-4 minutes then add the wine. Cook to reduce the wine for 15 minutes. Add the stock and the herbs and bring to the boil, then add the diced tomatoes. Cover and place in the oven for 1 hour 40 minutes until the meat is tender and the sauce full-flavoured. Allow to rest for 10 minutes with the lid on. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley. Serve with the celeriac and potato mash and some pear and red cabbage. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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Best of Orchids

Flowers in Focus

Stitched up

Mandy Bradshaw discovers more about these beautiful flowers as she chats to enthusiast Robin Hall

We chat to flower photographer Clive Nichols about the best way to capture your blooms

Textile designer to the stars Jayne Emerson catches up with Helen Blow about her latest high-profile projects

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orchid Orchids are a curious mix of the commonplace and exotic. MANDY BRADSHAW chats to Robin Hall, president of the Cheltenham and District Orchid Society, to find more about these complex, yet decorative, flowers

FTEN sold as house plants, orchids are staples in garden centres and supermarkets yet their cultivation has a reputation for complexity that makes them, quite frankly, scary. It’s an image they don’t deserve, as I discovered when I met Robin Hall, not least because the sheer range means there’s something for everyone. A family that touches every continent, with the exception of the Antarctic, it has more than 26,000 species, while hybrids number more than 125,000. Then there are the differences in scale: the smallest flowers would fit on a match head; the biggest can be eight inches across. This is mirrored in the size of the plants themselves: the tiniest can be fitted into a thimble; the largest can grow up to one ton in weight. “There’s such a vast scope to go for. It makes them an exciting plant to

grow,” says Robin, who is president of Cheltenham and District Orchid Society. The most commonly grown orchids fall into three groups: phalaenopsis, cymbidium, and dendrobium and their care is fairly straightforward, providing you follow a few simple rules. Phalaenopsis come from the Pacific region and grow naturally in rocks and trees. They are ideally suited to the modern home, coping well with heated rooms. The trick is to give them plenty of light, but not direct sunlight, and warmth but don’t overheat them, so avoid putting them next to a radiator. “Keeping them out of the sun is the number one tip. The leaves are dark green so the sun warms them up and ‘cooks’ them.” When it comes to watering, let the compost get dry and then soak the plant in water – preferably rainwater – for about 20 minutes and allow to drain. They can be fed using a special orchid

feed but it’s not crucial: “In the wild, orchids don’t get any fertiliser.” The flowers will appear in sequence, from the bottom up, and the flowering stem can be pinched out, leaving a couple of nodes to encourage the production of a new stem. Meanwhile, don’t worry about any roots that grow out into the air as that is what happens naturally. Cymbidiums are another easy type of orchid to grow. Originating from the Himalayas and Northern India, they have architectural, scrappy leaves and can be used as a foliage plant in a shady spot in the summer garden after flowering. Indoors they prefer a cooler position than phalaenopsis but again like plenty of light and should be watered when dry to the touch. Dendrobiums are prolific when it comes to flowering. They enjoy a moist atmosphere, such as a bathroom, but gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

air to circulate, while cotton wool over the holes keeps out any bacteria. Robin knows germination has been successful when the agar develops a greenish tinge. It’s a long, slow process with plants gradually potted on, while the time between sowing and flowering can be as much as eight years. When it comes to flowers, orchids again have a huge range with everything from pure white to yellow, shades of pink and brown, everything that is except blue. Among Robin’s collection are Masdevallia ‘Ina Walker’, which has tiny, almost triangular, orange blooms that dance on long stems, Dendrobium kingianum, with spidery purple and white blooms, and Pleione tongariro ‘Jackdaw’, which has cerise flowers with a spotted lip and yellow throat. “It’s quite striking.” Then there’s the mauve and white flowers of Pleione formosana coming out of tubers that sit proud of the compost, and Masdevallia lappifera, with green blooms spotted with purple. Some are hardy, such as the dark purple Bletilla striata, others have an almost sinister appearance, such as the Lady’s Slipper Orchid, with its bulbous flowers resembling carnivorous plants. Others are simply beautiful: Dendrobium ‘Lady Colman’ has white flowers with a central purple splodge on the throat, outlined in lemon. “There’s definitely a bit of exoticness to them.” Exotic – but not scary. should be kept on the dry side over the winter. The most commonly grown are the D. nobile types. Robin divides his orchid-growing career into two, with the earliest period known as BC – before children. He started growing and collecting for the second time in the early nineties and now has a greenhouse stuffed with plants. What makes him unusual among growers, certainly in the Cheltenham society, is that he raises his own hybrid plants from seed. The key is good hygiene and everything is sterilised. “You’ve got to think of babies really,” he says, “and these are my babies.” One seed pod can produce around six million seeds and this dust-like seed is sown in old honey jars on a black nutrient-rich agar. Holes in the lids allow @WeekendGlos

Cheltenham and District Orchid Society is holding its 40th anniversary show next Saturday at Churchdown Community Centre, Parton Road from 10.30am to 4pm. There will be talks, demonstrations, advice, and orchids on display and for sale. For more information, visitcheltenhamorchids.org

Orchid Society committee member Tom Price will be talking about cultivating orchids at Cheltenham Horticultural Society’s meeting on April 9 at 7.30pm at Shurdington Village Hall, Cheltenham. The meeting is open to non-members. For more information, visit cheltenhamhorticultural.co.uk

FOCUS ON YOUR GARDEN

Ever thought about how to capture frost-covered holly, close-ups of pretty petals or swathes of woodland bulbs in fading light? WEEKEND finds out more with photographer Clive Nichols If you’ve not had much success taking good pictures of your plants, eminent flower and plant photographer Clive Nichols offers some useful pointers on how aspiring horticultural photographers can create pictures to frame proudly rather than instantly delete. “If you’re shooting outdoors, give yourself the best possible chance of success and select somewhere photogenic.The garden of a NationalTrust or English Heritage property would be a good place to start, or alternatively a well-maintained public or privately-owned garden,” says Clive, who runs online courses on the subject. Take note of the weather, he advises. “Unless you want shots with subject movement, you should ideally shoot on a day when there’s little wind. One of the major mistakes that amateurs make when photographing plants and gardens is to shoot in bright sunlight. “Although your brain is saying ‘Wow, this garden looks amazing’, your pictures will probably be disappointing because of dark inky shadows and bright, burnt-out highlights. “Choosing the right time of day is also important.You can get good shots in the middle of the day, but I prefer to shoot with early morning or late afternoon light, when the sunlight is raking across gardens, throwing shadows which add three-dimensionality and depth to your photos. For garden scenes, look for interesting features such as statues, topiary, fountains or sundials and shoot along pathways to lead the viewers’ eyes into the photo, Clive advises. “You can of course create wonderful flower images by buying some attractive specimens from your local florist and photographing them indoors.” You don’t need a camera bag full of expensive equipment to shoot good horticultural photographs, he continues. Clive Nichols’ next four-week online masterclass in plant and flower photography starts next Saturday. Visit my-gardenschool.com

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From Louis Vuitton to John Lewis, textile designer Jayne Emerson has an eclectic collection of clients. HELEN BLOW finds out the secret of her success at her modest studio in the Cotswolds

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OU would expect the studio of someone who designed fabrics for the likes of Chanel, Calvin Klein and Louis Vuitton to be a chic, loft apartment in a restored warehouse in London or New York. So stepping into the workspace of textile designer Jayne Emerson is somewhat of a surprise, to say the least. Her studio is a modest white space adjoining her Cotswold village home, with shelves heaving with charity shop fabric off-cuts, sewing machines, piles of magazines and quirky little odds and ends. It is about as far as you can possibly get from the designer catwalks and big city boutique stores, but this is where discarded and forgotten scraps of material are transformed into the Jayne’s studio latest fashion trends with the slice of scissors and the sweep of a needle. In between caring for her two young children, Jayne creates magic not only for the big name designers but also the likes of Marks and Spencer, John Lewis, Boden and Gap. And in her spare time she runs workshops, talks to local groups and writes craft books, imparting her knowledge and wisdom to new generations of fabric fans. Ever since she was a tiny tot herself, Jayne has been fascinated by fashion. “My mother told me that even when I was a baby she would open the Freemans catalogue in front of me and I would gaze at the fashions for ages,” she said. After failing her art GCSE at Chosen Hill School in Churchdown, Jayne switched to textiles for her A levels before gaining a first class degree in the subject at university. She also won the British Fabric Award for designing a new fabric as a student against tough competition from all over the world. She creates her designs by mixing and matching secondhand fabrics she picks up at charity shops, flea markets and jumble sales, bringing new life to old designs until they are unrecognisable in their original forms. “I’ve always been into recycling and always picked up secondhand fabrics to turn into something new,” said Jayne, 43, who shares her home in the tiny village of Dumbleton, near Winchcombe, with her children, Eva, five, and Harris, three. “As soon as I got a sewing machine I started creating things and I have never stopped.”

After university, Jayne won a place at the acclaimed Central St Martin’s School of Art to study for her postgraduate degree in textiles and remained living in London for four years. But she admits she is a country girl at heart and is at her happiest back in the county where she grew up, with family close by. For 18 years she has worked for an agent based in London, who sells her designs to all the big fashion houses both home and abroad. She never knows where her designs have gone until she happens to chance on one as she browses catalogues or is out shopping on the high street. “Sometimes I’ll see something and recognise the design as my own but that’s the only time I know it’s been used,” she said. Often they will take her designs and develop them for themselves, perhaps just using one part of the fabric or using her ideas as the basis for an extended design. “I don’t think I would have the patience to make the whole dress or whatever; rather I prefer the process of inventing and creating.” Jayne holds workshops at the studio in subjects like basic sewing, needle felting, applique and creative textiles. “I have taught a bit at university and I started really enjoying teaching so I thought I’d start doing some workshops. “Sewing and making your own clothes and accessories or recycling is becoming more and more popular and that’s great to see,” she said. Jayne has also shown off her skills on television, when she joined Kirsty Allsopp on her craft and sewing series to demonstrate how to make a felted robin for Christmas. “She then asked me to join her at Hampton Court Palace’s Handmade Fair last year to run a crafting event making the same robins,” said Jayne. “I was standing in this huge marquee showing about 100 people at a time how to make them.” Jayne’s next plan is to launch her own online shop, selling her handmade creations. “It’s my dream to do that but I may have to wait until both my children are at school before I can find the time,” she said. Visit jayneemerson.co.uk to find out more about her workshops or phone her on 07809 142088.

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Antiques & Auctions Propelled into the saleroom spotlight A

10-FOOT First World War bi-plane propeller could be yours of you have £600-£800 to spend. The Martinsyde propeller will make an eye-catching centrepiece at Smiths’ sale in Newent on Friday. The auctioneers plan to hang it from the ceiling across the front of the saleroom. The sale includes a special section of militaria and there are racks of uniforms, helmets, swords, bayonets as well as a large selection of smaller collectables such as medals, cap badges and ephemera. Highlights of a good ceramics section are a Moorcroft hibiscus vase and a small group of rare and fragile Victorian Belleek floral-encrusted items in unusually good condition. Other interesting items include a pair of 18th century Bristol delft plates, estimated at £200-£300, and

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a collection of Victorian blue and white strainer dishes estimated from £20-£80 each. A collection of studio and antique glass provides a flash of brilliant colour, while a moulded Lalique glass horse, estimated at £80-£120, is bound to attract a buzz of interest. Antique pine such as kitchen tables, chests of drawers and a wardrobe, is always popular with private buyers and should sell well. More traditional antique furniture includes a Victorian dining table, sets of chairs and a George II oak bureau estimated at £300-£500. A large rocking horse is estimated at just £200-£400. Among the jewellery, a pretty ruby and diamond marquise-shaped ring estimated at £500-£700, and the vintage opal ring, below, should sell well.

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Philip Serrell The Malvern Saleroom, Barnards Green Road, Malvern. Fine art and antiques. 10.30am.

FRIDAY Smiths of Newent Old Chapel, Culver Street, Newent. Antiques and collectables, including medals and militaria. 10am.

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Hopelands Preparatory School

OUTSTANDING for teaching, outstanding for leadership and outstanding for its pupils’ personal development. That’s how the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) describes Hopelands Preparatory School, which is home to 85 children aged three to 11. ISI says: “The core values of the school are reflected across the whole community, and the caring, family environment develops pupils who become mature, confident yet considerate and perceptive individuals. “Teaching is extremely sensitive to the pupils’ varying needs and abilities and demonstrates great care to select tasks and activities to suit these needs.” Based in the close-knit

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Beaudesert Park School FOR the 430 boys and girls at Beaudesert Park School in Minchinhampton, this spring brings extra promise. Early summer will see the launch of a fantastic £3 million performing arts centre within the school’s 30-acre grounds. Pupils of all ages, from three to 13, are regularly involved in the performing arts, and dramatic productions, concerts and recitals of all shapes and sizes are part of daily school life. Beaudesert believes firmly that performing in front of an audience helps boost children’s confidence

and is an important part of an all-round education. Other facilities at the school include two swimming pools, three science labs, an art studio, outdoor adventure playground, Forest School and 12 acres of sports grounds. The school also offers weekly and flexiboarding. On March 20 the school is holding its next open morning from 9.30am to noon. For more information or to arrange to visit on a different date please contact Theresa Yates-Round on 01453 832072.

community of Stonehouse, Hopelands offers a truly individual teaching and learning experience for each of the children in its care. A varied and stimulating curriculum is supported by a range of lunchtime and after-school clubs, with ballet, sports and Spanish popular choices for the children. For budding musicians the school offers tuition in piano, guitar, strings, percussion and woodwind, both during and after school.

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Wycliffe College

WYCLIFFE is celebrating a host of national successes and looking forward to exciting changes in 2015. Nick Gregory has been- named as the new head of Wycliffe College from September and will be replacing Margie Burnet Ward who is retiring. A keen sportsman, Mr Gregory is currently deputy head (pastoral) at Mill Hill School, London. The chairman of trustees, Brigadier Robin Bacon said about the appointment: “Nick really impressed us all with his warmth and leadership skills. I am sure he will be an excellent successor to Margie Burnet Ward, who will now begin to work with Nick on ensuring a smooth transition before her departure.” Wycliffe, based in the Cotswolds, is a thriving day and boarding school for children aged two to 18. Over the years, it has seen its students achieve success in sports, the arts and in the classroom. Year 12 pupil Amelia Henley smashed every player put in her court to retain her national title at the British Junior Squash Championships. The British U17s national champion was one of four players from Wycliffe to make their mark, with three boys, Nathan Mead, Year 8, Jared Carter, Year 9

and Jack Newey, Year 10 reaching the quarterfinals. Director of squash, Jonny Harford said: “This title is a credit to Amelia’s hard work and attitude in training. “She is always looking to learn and improve and has been a really good member of the squad, having a positive influence on others around her.” Meanwhile 24 girls from Years 11 to 13 were involved in the netball tour to Dubai. In their netball matches against Abu Dhabi representative teams, Wycliffe’s 1st VII and 3rd VII won their matches and the 2nd VII lost theirs by just three goals. The Wycliffe Prep girls lifted silver in a national hockey tournament. The Year 7 girls, who have only been playing together since September, were runners-up in the IAPS (the Independent Association of Prep Schools) National

Finals in Queenswood School in Hertfordshire. In the classroom, a special First World War history project became very personal for 12-year-old Charlie Lister who discovered that his greatgreat uncle was one of the 78 men from Wycliffe who fought in the Great War. The Year 8 children are researching the lives of the Old Wycliffians who served in the Great War and their efforts will become part of a special project spearheaded by the Imperial War Museum. At the Preparatory School, Etheridge Hall, the £3 million university-style centre, was officially opened. It features high-tech teaching resources and new spacious classrooms for years 7 and 8.

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Whole School Open Morning – Saturday 14th March 2015 10.00am-12.00pm Mr Nick Gregory, incoming Head of Wycliffe College from September 2015, will be available to meet prospective parents.

Wycliffe Nursery, Preparatory, Senior School & Sixth Form Co-educational day and boarding school for 2 – 18 years For more information please call: Charlotte Phillips (Senior) on 01453 820412 or Wendy Robertson (Preparatory) on 01453 820471.

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St Edward’s School

ST Edward’s School situated in Charlton Kings, on the outskirts of Cheltenham, is a Catholic independent co-educational day school for pupils aged two to 18 years. St Edward’s prides itself on being the only completely ‘day school’ in the Cheltenham area. Consequently all pupils are able to enjoy family life in the evenings and weekends and be able to take part in local community events with their families. St Edward’s Preparatory School is situated on a stunning 45-acre site, which is available for the children to enjoy. The St Edward’s School day is packed with academic, sporting activities, music and drama. We actively encourage pupils of all ages to make the most of the full range of extra-curricular activities available during the lunch times and after school. Pupils have the opportunity to participate in exciting educational trips and visits and tours abroad most recently to France, Italy, Iceland, Borneo and Dubai. One of the greatest strengths of the school is its ethos. Pupils are nurtured spiritually, academically, socially and culturally. St Edward’s is committed to excellence in both academic study and the provision of outstanding pastoral

care. Our pupils are part of the St Edward’s community and, like a family, are encouraged to take an interest in one another and to respect each other and each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Life at St Edward’s prepares each child to lead fulfilling and purposeful lives and gives them the underlying confidence and stability to successfully cope and achieve in the future. The class sizes at St Edward’s are small which means that all children are ‘noticed’ and receive more individual attention. Excellent teaching from subject specialists helps to inspire our pupils and encourages them to ‘strive for the best’ and be the best they can be. Academic scholarships are available for entry into Years 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12, and art, drama, music and sport scholarships for Years 7, 9 and 12 with design and technology scholarships offered into Year 9. We would encourage you to visit and see first-hand how your child would benefit and flourish within the distinctive ethos of our school. We are very proud of our pupils as we watch them grow and develop into grounded, intelligent, articulate, caring and responsible young people.

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Airthrie School

AIRTHRIE School prides itself on the very high standards of care and individual attention provided for every pupil. Highly conscientious teachers plan lessons, carefully ensuring that thought is given to the learning style and capacity of each child. A positive happy approach with constant encouragement means that pupils enjoy school, display motivation and experience a wide spectrum of subjects both in and outside the classroom. An added advantage is regular use of the excellent Ladies’ College sporting and swimming facilities. It is therefore no surprise that children between three and 11 years become successful, achieving students by the time that they progress to a variety of senior schools often having gained multiple scholarships and/or

grammar school places. The recent OFSTED inspection confirmed this by awarding ‘Outstanding’ in all five judgements. You are warmly invited to see what makes Airthrie School outstanding. As well as your personal guided tour of the school, you will also be able to experience our music, drama, sport, art, ICT and classroom activities, which will be showcased throughout the morning on Saturday March 21, from 10.30am-12.30pm.

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The Downs Malvern THE Downs Malvern is an outstanding day, flexi, weekly and full boarding school for girls and boys from three to 13 years. Associated with Malvern College, the Prep school is set within its own impressive 55acre campus on the western edge of the Malvern Hills. Pupils benefit from superb extra-curricular, boarding and sports facilities, including a multi-million pound sports hall, art studio, fully equipped science

laboratories, computer suite and an all- weather sports pitch. The distinctive ethos and vision of the school is to ‘provide a first-class education in a secure, caring and disciplined environment, where every pupil can fulfil his or her unique potential – academically, creatively, physically, socially and spiritually.

Brockhill Road, Colwall, Worcestershire WR13 6EY 01684 544100 thedownsmalvern.org.uk

A leading Prep School with Day, Weekly, Flexible and Full Boarding opportunities for girls and boys aged 3-13

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Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2015, 9.30am - 4.30pm The children and teachers at The Downs Malvern warmly invite you to visit us at any time - not just on our Open Days. If you would like to make an appointment for a private visit, please contact the Registrar, Katherine Cox, on 01684 544108, or by email to registrar@thedowns.malcol.org

INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT A CARING ENVIRONMENT AND SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

IF you were to heap the prospectuses of the country’s top 100 independent schools on a table, the first thing you would be struck by would be the similarities between them. Again and again you would find yourself reading about ‘academic excellence’, the ‘width’ of each school’s extra-curricular programme and, whatever that school’s size, its ‘nurturing’ focus on each individual. Even the pictures on which prospectuses depend tend to have a certain predictability about them. Is there a picture of the First XV leaping skyward at a particularly challenging lineout? Check. A girl with a furrowed brow playing a cello? Check. A huddle of pupils in white coats engaged in a chemistry

Wynstones School

THE curriculum emphasises active and experiential learning. For younger children this means play, story, the arts and plenty of hands-on creativity. For older pupils it means encouraging the development of reflection and free thought. Kindergarten allows the young child the time to progress smoothly from a busy three-and-a-half-yearold, to a child of six who is eager and able to engage in more formal learning after moving to our Lower School.

experiment? Check. The most important thing King’s offers goes to the heart of what really counts: an environment in which each person is recognised and cherished as the character that he or she is, an environment where strengths and weaknesses and aspirations and hopes are more than just educational rhetoric.

Pitt Street, Gloucester GL1 2BG • 01452 337337 thekingsschool.co.uk

OPEN 1541 Since

The King’s School, Gloucester

Open Day Saturday, 14th March 2015 10.00am-12.00pm

Come and see how we nurture talent. For further details please contact the Registrar Sharon Bird: registrar@thekingsschool.co.uk

www.thekingsschool.co.uk From age seven until age 14, children have the same class teacher, which fosters a real sense of security within the pupils. Children receive an uninterrupted two-hour ‘main lesson’ each day. Main lesson topics are studied for periods of three to four weeks, allowing children to reach a real depth of understanding of the subject. They also study two languages from this age. From 15 onwards, students are supported by the pastoral care of class guardians. Such long-term pupil-teacherparent relationships provide the stability and continuity that are fundamental to a growing and learning environment. The pass rate at GCSE and A levels is well above the national average and our pupils are positively welcomed by universities, colleges and in the workplace.

Church Lane, Gloucester GL4 0UF • 01452 429220 wynstones.com @WeekendGlos

Wynstones A Steiner Waldorf School

‘Fulflled children, prepared adults”

OPEN MORNINGS

Tuesday 10th March • Tuesday 28th April Please join us for our Open Mornings, where you will get a glimpse of the school from Lower, Middle and Upper school classes. We are now accepting applications for entry in September 2015.

Telephone: 01452 429220 Email: reception@wynstones.com Website: www.wynstones.com

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

Rendcomb College

WHAT is a school really like? The Good Schools’ Guide regularly visits and reviews schools in our area. This is what they said about Rendcomb Juniors: “Busy, productive days, fresh air and plenty of fun make this an idyllic place for any child to start their education . . .Turns out happy, confident all – rounders.” The Rendcomb ethos is inclusive and recognises that children learn in different ways. Trips and theme days are many and varied. This term, Maths Day, Katie Morag Day and the legendary Rendcomb juniors cross country run were enthusiastically supported by all. All children are encouraged to be on a team, try an instrument via a taster lesson, and take ballet and

HMC/SOH Co-Educational Day And Boarding School 3 To 18 Years

The Good Schools Guide (Juniors U11) ‘Turns out happy, confident all-rounders… an idyllic place for any child to start their education’

Open Morning Friday 13th March (U11) Please register with

admissions@rendcomb.gloucs.sch.uk

Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools

MONMOUTH SCHOOL AND HABERDASHERS’ MONMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Day and Boarding Boys 3 - 18

TIME here is invested not spent. Here are the reasons to choose the Monmouth Schools:

Girls 3 - 18

• 400-year track record of delivering educational excellence • Monmouth School & The Grange were excellent in every category in recent ESTYN Inspection. • A family of schools geared to realise the full potential of girls and boys aged three to 18 • All the advantages of singlesex education with many joint activities • 30 A level subjects with a co-ordinated timetable run across Monmouth School and HMSG • Excellent results enabling

A life-changing education is closer than you think. OPEN DAY 9 May 2015 9.30am - 12.00 noon www.habs-monmouth.org 46

LAMDA classes. Rendcomb was an early adopter of the Forest School movement. So, if you want your child to be a happy confident allrounder, come and visit us. Open Morning is on Friday March 13. Please register at rendcombcollege.org and read the full review at goodschoolsguide.co.uk.

Rendcomb, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 7HA • 01285 831213 • rendcombcollege.org.uk

the vast majority of pupils to gain places at their first choice universities • Average 65 per cent Russell Group University and more than 10 pupils annually to Oxford or Cambridge • Superb facilities for teaching, sport, music and drama • Competitive fees and generous array of scholarships and bursaries • 60 pupils have national sporting honours and there is a full fixture list against top UK Schools • “Monmouth’s fees are among the best value in the country,” says Tatler Schools Guide 2015

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

Berkhampstead School

CHILDREN have fun at Berkhampstead – a vibrant and purposeful school crammed with opportunities and rated ‘excellent in all areas.’ Small classes and imaginative teaching create enthusiastic learners with a ‘can-do’ attitude. Nurtured and inspired, they achieve outstanding results in grammar school and scholarship exams. Excellent pastoral care ensures happy children – our priority. Our lovely day nursery allows children from three months to thrive in its happy environment – secure, stimulated and cared for. Specialist teaching of music, PE, phonics and French enriches pre-prep lessons – all prep

lessons are subject specialist taught. Music here is extraordinary – nearly all play an instrument and 12 sing in the National Children’s Choir. Interest is high and starts young – pre-prep music clubs are loud and creative. Art and drama are superb, while sport is plentiful and expertly coached. We play competitively, we’re inclusive and successful – every child represents Berkhampstead in matches. Berkhampstead, a remarkable school.

Girls and Boys age 3-11

OPEN DAY

Saturday 14th March 9.30 - 11.30am

Cheltenham, 01242 523263 berkhampsteadschool.co.uk

Small classes. Happy children. Excellent results.

Cheltenham College

HERITAGE, blended with a focus on cutting-edge contemporary education; Cheltenham College has been educating young people aged three to 18 since 1865. Situated in 72 acres of beautiful grounds in the heart of the Cotswolds, Cheltenham College is one of the foremost co-educational public boarding schools in the country, with a reputation for academic achievement, breadth of extra-curricular opportunities and a strong, vibrant community. During the summer of 2014 a £2.5 million refurbishment of the science department was completed, providing The

Open Mornings Prep School (3-13) Saturday 7 March at 9.30am College (13-18) Saturday 14 March at 9.30am Please contact the Admissions Office on 01242 265662 or visit www.cheltenhamcollege.org to register

BOARDING AND DAY CO-EDUCATION FROM 3 - 18

www.cheltenhamcollege.org

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Prep and College, once again, with state-of-the-art science facilities. All pupils are stretched academically and go on to achieve their best in a positive and supportive learning environment. In 2014, College had its best GCSE and IGCSE results with 66 per cent of all papers graded A* or A, and nearly 80 per cent of A level results graded A* to B. More than 95per cent of pupils go on to the university of their choice, the majority of these to Russell Group Universities.

Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LD • cheltenhamcollege.org 01242 265 600

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

The Richard Pate School

FINDING the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will ever make but it can also be one of the most difficult with the plethora of excellent schools on offer in Gloucestershire. We all want a school where our children will be happy and grow in confidence. We look for a school which will give our children a breadth of opportunities and a chance to explore new

challenges. We also want to know they are well prepared for their next school and life beyond. The Richard Pate School provides all of these essential elements in state-of-theart facilities on a beautiful spacious site. The school’s academic record in achieving grammar school places and independent school scholarships is second to none but the happy, polite, enthusiastic children are what truly make us stand out. Why not book a visit today and see what so many parents are talking about.

Give your child the best chance of a grammar school place or an independent school scholarship

Leckhampton, Cheltenham GL53 9RP • 01242 522086 richardpate. co.uk

Call Clair on 01242 522086 to arrange a visit and discover the reasons why so many parents choose the Richard Pate School.

THE RICHARD PATE SCHOOL INDEPENDENT

CO-EDUCATIONAL

AGES 3-11

Southern Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, GL53 9RP 01242 522086 hm@richardpate.co.uk www.richardpate.co.uk

Dean Close School

SET on a beautiful 50acre site near the centre of Cheltenham, Dean Close is a long-standing co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged three to 18. The school is renowned for focusing on individual development. Small classes, excellent learning facilities plus a 550-seater professional theatre, amphitheatre, dedicated music and art schools, floodlit astro-turfs, 25m indoor pool, climbing wall, indoor rifle range, dance studio and fully equipped gymnasium all help to nurture each child’s strengths and talents. Dean Close is a busy place: in just one week the boys’ hockey teams have qualified for 16 West finals, the U18s beat Bromsgrove in the National Cup on penalties and the U14s won the County Cup. Alongside this, sixth formers dined with Formula One commentator, Tom Clarkson; four pupils have been offered Oxbridge

places; the shooting team won their division; Leith’s Cookery certificate chefs had a wine masterclass and the school held its spring concert in Pittville Pump Room. All this with a total of 760 pupils; Dean Close highly values the fact that it is small enough to allow everyone to know one another, feel valued and get fully involved in the life of the school.

Shelburne Road, Cheltenham GL51 6HE • 01242 258000 deanclose.org.uk

OPEN

Age 3-18

MORNING Saturday 7th March 01242 258044 www.deanclose.org.uk registrar@deanclose.org.uk Co-educational | Day and Boarding | Age 3 - 18

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THE BOY NEXT DOOR

A-lister Jennifer Lopez returns to the big screen in her latest thriller, The Boy Next Door. Catch it at Cineworld now.

OXFORD PHILOMUSICA

GRANT NICHOLAS. GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL

Part of the Cheltenham Concert Series, enjoy an evening of Mozart conducted by Marios Papadopoulos at Cheltenham Town Hall on Monday. Call 08445 762210 for tickets. @WeekendGlos

Feeder singer Grant heads to the Guildhall onTuesday, hot on the heels of his new album, Black Clouds. Support comes from Ebley singer Hattie Briggs. For tickets, call 01242 503050.

Entertainer Anita Harris chats to CORRIE BOND-FRENCH about her glamorous career, from her teen years in Las Vegas, to starring in the much-loved Carry On films

HEN she was a little girl, Anita Harris would accompany her eldest brother Philip to Cheltenham when he was dropped off at Dean Close School for the term, seeing him off with a kiss and a hug. But one term, Philip was distracted, and little Anita felt ignored in the common room. “Kiss me Philip!” she shrieked at him, channelling her best inner Violet Elizabeth Bott. And poor Philip has had to live with the fallout and ribbing from that moment for years. Anita even had one of Philip’s school chums turn up after a show recently to repeat it to her, and it is now nearly 70 years ago. So clearly, Anita has always had a knack for making a memorable impact. But with a career that has been as varied and exciting as Anita’s, it is understandable why she feels that she has had a charmed life. And she really is thrilled to be returning to Cheltenham next week, to perform at the Playhouse Theatre. When I speak to Anita, it transpires that she and her husband are celebrating with a cup of tea. For one reason or another, things have been difficult in the Margolies household in recent years, and it just so happens that I speak to Anita and her artist husband Michael within minutes of their return from a hospital visit. They have received fantastic news, and are simply overcome with joy and relief. But I’m pretty sure that Anita is a joy on any normal day too. Originally a convent girl, her parents expected her to follow on to finishing school and they were quite happy for her to travel to London when she developed into a skilled ice skater.

And this was Anita’s life-changing moment. She was spotted by a talent scout, who asked her parents if she could join a dance troupe tour to Italy, and Anita’s parents gave her their blessing. But then the tour grew and Anita found herself living and working in Las Vegas at just 16 years old. It gave her an unbelievable initiation into showbusiness and Anita treasures her memories.“My eyes were popping the whole time, said Anita. “I shared a dressing room with 11

other girls, and the show was at El Rancho – it was the first hotel, casino and theatre on the Strip at the time. “We would work from 7.30pm through to 4.30am, doing three different shows, but when we finished we would go on a breakfast ride, going across the desert as the sun came up, bright red, and there was snow on the hills. I’ve never forgotten that image, it was magical. “I went to see Mae West at the Flamingo Hotel and I was introduced

to jazz by Louis Prima, and of course there was Frank Sinatra. “I treasure that time – it is still very powerful in my heart,” said Anita. On her return to Blighty, Anita forged a career in singing, topping the charts in the Sixties and her acting career took off a storm. Anita performed alongside such luminaries as Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Jim Dale, Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Williams, Phil Silvers, Bruce Forsyth, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clarke, Tommy Cooper, Clive Dunn, The Cliff Adams Singers and magician David Nixon. She also played Peter Pan in panto, and she starred in Cats in the West End for two years, as well as appearing in no fewer than seven Royal Command Performances. And she appeared on the Morecambe and Wise Show. “You treasure every moment, It’s the people you work with, you have an influence on each other. “I learned from Morecambe and Wise to really, really rehearse and work hard. They rehearsed each show for three weeks, because that laid the foundation and then you could ad lib because it’s all there to work from.” And Anita still carries treasured memories of her eight month stint entertaining the troops in Borneo, Cyprus, Germany and beyond with Harry Secombe. “He was a true, true friend, an absolute gentleman. I miss him and Clive (Dunn) dreadfully, but they are like family really, weightless on my shoulders.” Anita also appeared in Carry On Doctor and alongside Phil Silvers in Carry On FollowThat Camel, after being recruited by the producers when she was appearing in a revue as Frankie Howerd’s sidekick in Piccadilly. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

Anita Harris and Phil Silvers

Carry on PERFORMING

“Little did I know that I’d end up having a ruby in my belly button and belly dancing lessons – and it was chilly. “It was fantastic camaraderie, it was lovely learning to work as part of the team. It was really like a repertory company within the film industry, I really had to prove myself. They were very strict on schedule – each film was done in six weeks so you had to be really, really ready.” Anita has never stopped performing, and she still has those stunning brighteyed looks and cheekbones you could @WeekendGlos

cut a cigar on. So what is her secret? “It’s the fruit and vegetables, my dear!” she laughs. “And I need a lot of sleep. I can catnap – I have 20 minutes between a matinee and an evening show and I wake up feeling totally refreshed, I’m very lucky with that. “But I do three to four hours of dance a week, sometimes to classical radio, or sometimes total silence – whatever the spirit needs to get the body moving.” With such a lifetime of experience and memories, Anita’s show will be a

cocktail of song, memories and chat as she performs with the Peter Gill trio and recounts stories of her life in showbusiness. “I try to think that I am still a student, and I love it, I love that lovely, exciting feeling. “Each show is like starting a clean canvas, you are only ever as good as your last show really.” An Evening with Anita Harris is at Cheltenham Playhouse on Friday, 7.45pm.

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JOHN HEGLEY, PLAYHOUSE THEATRE

TOM CONTI IN TWELVE ANGRY MEN, EVERYMAN THEATRE, CHELTENHAM TOM Conti’s role in Oscarwinning film Shirley Valentine certainly left its mark on the nation’s psyche. Completely strangers have been known to shriek at him “he kissed my stretch marks” when he’s out shopping with his wife. The film, based on Willy Russell’s hit play, also starred Pauline Collins as the eponymous scouse heroine, and captured public imagination, with the title name entering the national vernacular to describe any woman of a certain age who travelled abroad to find herself. And Tom’s turn as the swarthy, moustached lothario and Taverna-owner Costas propelled the Scottish actor to housewives’ favourite uber-status. “It was a good film,” says Tom, with typical understatement. “Pauline and I were friends anyway, and it was a lovely script. “Pauline is a class act – I keep asking her to do theatre things with me, but she’s very picky!” Tom laughs. Now Tom is getting ready to tread the boards sans Pauline Collins – at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre next week in Twelve Angry Men. “I like coming to Cheltenham, and I’m in a bit of a play, you know!” he announces. Clearly, Tom woke up on the right side of the bed this morning, and he is

JOHN Hegley thinks his poems are like potatoes. One of Britain’s most popular poets opens his new tour in next week at Cheltenham Poetry Festival’s preview weekend at the PlayhouseTheatre, and he has titled his show “New and Selected Potatoes.”

enjoying touring with the play, following its successful London run. Tom plays Number Eight, the upstanding juror who relentlessly chips away at the evidence and the prejudices of his fellow jurors when a teenager is accused of killing his father, distraught at their disregard for the outcome of the case. “It’s based on a real case in America, it started as a TV play, then it became a film, with Henry Fonda, but I seem to gravitate towards courtroom dramas these days – I was also in a play called Rough Justice – but they are plays that people like to see,” said Tom. The Bill Kenwright production also includes former Eastenders actor Andrew Frame, Coronation Street’s Andrew Lancel, Sean Power, Robert Duncan and David Calvitto. “We are all enjoying it, it’s a great ensemble cast,” he says. Tom is no stranger to the small screen either, having enjoyed roles in hit comedies from both sides of the pond in Friends and Miranda. “I find that it’s all still rather enjoyable, otherwise I wouldn’t do it,” says Tom of his busy schedule. “The idea of retirement is anathema to me.”

“There aren’t actually any potatoes in the show, but there are in the book, pressed potatoes between the pages like flowers,” he says. “But there’s all sorts of different potatoes and they’re very versatile and you can do different things with them, and that’s what my poems are like.

Sometimes they’re relatively simple like a baked potato, other times more complicated and they need a bit more work like, say dauphinoise. “And they’re good everyday, and they’re relevant to everybody and I’d like to think by poetry is like that, poetry that can be used every day, this has relevance and resonance for everybody.” John’s said he chose poetry over ‘straight’ stand-up comedy because he was better at it. “I just seemed to have a gift for verse,” he says. John will appear at the Playhouse Theatre in Bath Road at 4pm next Saturday. Tickets cost £10 and £8. Call 01242 522852.

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RICHARD III, GLOUCESTER HISTORIANS and specialist speakers will be digging up the dirt on Richard III as a festival in his name returns to Gloucester. His skeletal remains were unearthed beneath a Leicester car park and a worldwide audience was captivated by the discovery.

 Tom stars in Twelve Angry Men at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre from Monday until Saturday. For tickets, from £20 to £28, call 01242 572573.

The festival will feature talks by visiting professors from the University of Leicester, who will be discussing the life and remains of Richard III, starting with and exciting talk from Mathew Morris, site director of Greyfriars in Gloucester.

analyses the king’s bones and DrTuri King chairs a discussion of genealogy. The weeklong festival will finish with a literary discussion, Shakespeare and the Remains of Richard III, from Professor Philip Schwyzer. It runs from Friday until March 14. Each talk costs £7.50 each.To book, call 01452 396131.

DON’T MISS!

He will present the latest research on the search for the King’s remains in MAGIC and mystery will entertain this ‘Richard III: the King summer as Giffords Circus returns for their under the car park’. Other guest speakers include Sarah Hainsworth as she ActorTom Conti

annual extravaganza. From May to September, the family-run circus will tour the Cotswolds, South West and London with their all-new show. To book, visit giffordcircus.com or call 08454 597469.Tickets cost £22 for adults and £14 for children.

Saturday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live (S,HD). 11.30 Mary Berry Cooks (R,S,HD). 12.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 12.10 Football Focus (S,HD). 12.50 Saturday Sportsday (S). 1.00 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). From Edinburgh. 2.00 Live Six Nations Rugby Union (S,HD). Scotland v Italy (Kick-off 2.30pm). 4.30 Live Six Nations Rugby Union (S,HD). France v Wales (Kick-off 5.00pm).

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6.15 Film: School for Scoundrels (S). (1960) ●●● 7.50 Film: Whisky Galore! (S,HD). (1949) ●●●●● 9.10 Six Nations Rewind (S,HD). 10.10 The Fred Dibnah Story (R,S). 10.40 The Fred Dibnah Story (R,S). 11.10 The Nature of Britain (R,S). 12.00 A Taste of Britain (S,HD). 12.30 Albert Finney: Talking Pictures (S,HD). 1.00 Film: The Victors (S,HD). (1963) ●●● 3.30 Africa’s Fishing Leopards: Natural World (R,S,HD). 4.30 Final Score (S,HD). 5.30 The Wonder of Animals (R,S,HD).

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6.00 CITV. 7.30 Scrambled (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 11.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 12.30 ITV News (S); Weather 12.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 1.35 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 2.35 The Chase (R,S,HD). 3.35 Doc Martin (R,S,HD). 4.35 Big Star’s Little Star (R,S,HD). With Jake Wood, Austin Healey and Sunetra Sarker. 5.35 Regional News (S) 5.45 ITV News (S); Weather

Channel 4

6.00 Trans World Sport (S). 7.00 FIM Superbike World Championship (S). 7.25 The Grid (S). 7.55 The Morning Line (S,HD). 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 10.30 Frasier (R,S). 11.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12.25 Child Genius (R,S,HD). The final six compete in a debating contest. Last in the series. 1.30 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). Live coverage from Doncaster and Newbury. 4.15 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 10.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 10.35 Ice Road Truckers (R,S,HD). 11.30 Ice Road Truckers (R,S,HD). 12.30 Ice Road Truckers (R,S,HD). 1.25 Ice Road Truckers (R,S,HD). 2.25 Film: Rio Bravo (S,HD). (1959) Western, with John Wayne and Dean Martin. ●●●●● 5.10 5 News Weekend (S,HD) 5.15 Film: Columbo: By Dawn’s Early Light (S). (1974) Crime drama, starring Peter Falk and Patrick McGoohan. ●●●

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Homes by the Sea, 7pm

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6.00 The Great British Sewing Bee (R,S,HD). 4/6. The contestants have to create a kilt from scratch.

6.00 You’ve Been Framed! Top 100 Holidays (R,S). Harry Hill narrates a countdown of vacation-themed calamities.

6.15 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 11/23. Homer wins $1million on the lottery. 6.40 Channel 4 News (S,HD)

7.15 The Voice UK (S,HD). 8/14. The start of the battle rounds, in which the acts perform in head-to-head sing-offs, leaving the coaches to decide who to take through to the knockouts.

7.00 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 41/60. A German painting with a moving history is valued. 7.45 How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (S,HD). 3/5.

7.00 Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (S,HD). 2/7. The duo take control of Richard Madeley in I’m a Celebrity Get Out of Me Ear!, and the Supercomputer is in Edinburgh.

7.00 Homes by the Sea (S,HD). 2/7. Charlie Luxton explores the south Devon coast to find out why it has become the most sought-after place in Britain to have a seaside property.

7.10 NCIS (R,S,HD). 5/24. The team suspects a case of mistaken identity when a petty officer is gunned down by a motorcyclist while driving a billionaire’s sports car.

8.45 Dad’s Army (R,S). 3/8. Godfrey learns his cottage is scheduled for demolition to make way for a new airstrip. Comedy, starring Arnold Ridley.

8.25 Take Me Out (S,HD). 9/10. Soldier Darian, para-athlete Tony, animal-rights campaigner Ben and hair stylist Aaron vie for the attentions of 30 single women, intent on securing a date. Paddy McGuinness hosts.

8.00 The World’s Weirdest Weather (S,HD). 1/4. New series. Popcorn-like snow in South Carolina, a dangerous concoction of volcanic ash, rocks, debris and water, a giant tornado born from a firestorm, and a strange bank of fog.

8.05 NCIS (R,S,HD). 6/24. Part one of two. A navy lieutenant dies after a fight, but the sole witness has post-traumatic stress disorder from his military experiences and his testimony cannot be relied upon.

9.15 Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of the South (S,HD). 2/3. The comedian explores the musical heritage of Alabama and Georgia, examining Muscle Shoals’ role in the development of soul and visiting the home town of the B52s and REM.

9.40 The Jonathan Ross Show (S,HD). 6/11. With Sigourney Weaver, Martin Clunes, Thierry Henry, Tracey Emin and Kanye West.

9.00 Cuban Fury (S,HD). (2014) Premiere. An overweight former salsa dancer tries to regain his confidence and return to the dance floor to sweep his boss off her feet. Comedy, with Nick Frost and Chris O’Dowd. ●●●

9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S,HD). 6/20. Evidence at a crime scene leads the team to fear the Gig Harbour serial killer has resurfaced, even though the man convicted of the murders is currently residing on death row.

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6.55 Regional News (S,HD)

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Casualty, 9.15pm

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10.55 Runaway Jury (S,HD). (2003) 10.05 The National Lottery Live (S). 10.15 James Brown – Mr Dynamite 10.35 ITV News (S); Weather (S). A profile of the Godfather 10.50 Boxing: Frampton Live (S). A woman sues the company The all-important numbers. of Soul. that made the gun used to kill Carl Frampton v Chris Avalos. 10.15 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) her husband, but the Mark Pougatch is joined by 10.30 Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary manufacturer tries to meddle David Haye to present coverage Lineker presents action from with the jury. Courtroom of the bout for the IBF World the latest Premier League thriller, with John Cusack and Super Bantamweight title, from matches. Followed by National Gene Hackman. ●●● the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. Lottery Update. 11.55 The Football League Show 11.55 Brooklyn’s Finest (S,HD). (S,HD). Manish Bhasin presents (2009) Three Brooklyn police highlights and all the goals officers face contrasting from the latest fixtures in the personal dilemmas. Crime Championship, League One and thriller, starring Richard Gere, League Two, including Sheffield Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke. Wednesday v Middlesbrough. ●●●

10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R,S,HD). 5/22. The detectives crack down on a clinic dealing in bogus medicine. 10.55 Law & Order (S,HD). 6/18. A politician is embroiled in a triple murder.

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9.15 Casualty (S,HD). 22/46. Dixie convinces a former drug addict not to give up on himself.

NCIS, 7.10pm

11.50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (R,S). 21/45. The case of a man wrongly convicted of murdering his mother.

1.15 Film: Halloween: Resurrection (S,HD). (2002) Horror sequel, starring Brad Loree. ● 2.40 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 2.45 BBC News (S,HD).

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

1.25 The Last Leg (R,S,HD). With comedienne Sarah Millican. Last in the series. 2.20 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus. Joe takes drastic action, as Freddie and Lindsey make a quick escape. 4.30 The Supervet (R,S,HD). A Staffie puppy whose legs are growing in the wrong direction. 5.25 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

12.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 10,000 BC (R,S,HD). 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). 5.15 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.30 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.40 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.50 Roary the Racing Car (R,S).

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Sunday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 7.40 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show (S,HD) 10.00 The Big Questions (S,HD). 11.00 Sunday Politics (S). 12.15 MOTD2 Extra (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD) 1.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 2.00 My Chinese New Year (S,HD). 2.30 Live Six Nations Rugby Union (S,HD). Ireland v England (Kick-off 3.00pm). 5.00 Songs of Praise (S,HD). 5.35 Regional News (S,HD)

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BBC2

6.15 Great British Garden Revival (R,S,HD). 7.15 Glorious Gardens from Above (R,S,HD). 8.00 Countryfile (R,S,HD). 9.00 The Football League Show (R,S,HD). 10.20 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S). 11.50 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (R,S,HD). 12.50 A Taste of Britain (R,S,HD). 1.20 A Taste of Britain (R,S,HD). 1.50 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (R,S). 2.15 Three Up, Two Down (R,S). 2.45 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S). 3.15 Flog It! (R,S). 4.00 Speed Dreams: The Fastest Place on Earth (R,S,HD). 5.00 Film: The Tuxedo (S,HD). (2002) ●●

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.30 Scrambled!: Scrambled! (S). 7.35 Scrambled! (R,S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 11.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). 12.35 ITV News (S); Weather 12.45 Neil Diamond: One Night Only (R,S,HD). 1.55 Catchphrase (R,S,HD). 2.40 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 3.40 Film: A View to a Kill (S,HD). (1985) James Bond adventure, starring Roger Moore and Christopher Walken. ●●

Channel 4

6.20 How I Met Your Mother (S,HD). 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 8.30 Frasier (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S,HD). 12.30 Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2.30 Film: The Wizard of Oz (S,HD). (1939) Musical fantasy, starring Judy Garland. ●●●●● 4.30 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). Helping two couples find homes in Liverpool. 5.35 Channel 4 News (S,HD)

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 10.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 10.35 Chinese Food in Minutes (R,S). 10.50 The Dog Rescuers (R,S,HD). 11.20 The Hotel Inspector (R,S). 12.15 The Hotel Inspector (R,S). 1.15 Film: Thunderbirds (S,HD). (2004) Sci-fi adventure, starring Bill Paxton. ●● 3.00 Film: Arthur and the Invisibles (S,HD). (2006) ●● 4.45 Film: Three Men and a Little Lady (S,HD). (1990) Comedy sequel, starring Tom Selleck. ●●

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6.05 Regional News (S); Weather 6.15 ITV News (S); Weather 6.30 The Chase: Celebrity Special (S,HD). 16/18. With Wayne Sleep and Ricky Tomlinson.

6.05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (S,HD). A property search in Spain’s Murcia region.

7.00 Countryfile (S,HD). Reports on the latest rural developments. Followed by Weather for the Week Ahead.

7.00 The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (R,S,HD). 2/3. Engineer Linda Miller battles to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks in the East End.

7.30 Off Their Rockers (S,HD). 1/9. New series. Mo wreaks havoc on his mobility scooter.

7.00 Four Rooms (S,HD). 2/5. The dealers appraise an item gifted by Agatha Christie, an Elvis Presley photo album, a biblical ancient relic, a bronze skeleton and an artwork made in space.

6.45 5 News Weekend (S,HD) 6.50 Ghost Rider (S,HD). (2007) A curse turns a motorcycle stuntman into a demonic skeletal biker who must take evil souls to Hell. Fantasy thriller based on the comicbook, starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. Edited for daytime broadcast. ●●●

8.00 Call the Midwife (S,HD). 7/8. Two old schoolmates have a less than happy reunion at the maternity home, while Barbara makes a revolutionary suggestion to help Mary Cynthia treat the bedsores of her patient.

8.00 Top Gear (S,HD). 6/10. Jeremy Clarkson and James May set off on an epic adventure to rescue Richard Hammond from a remote area of Canada. Gillian Anderson is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

8.00 All Star Family Fortunes (S,HD). 6/11. Celebrity Big Brother winner Katie Price and actor Charlie Lawson, best known as Coronation Street’s Jim McDonald, play to win money for charity with the help of their families.

8.00 The Auction House (S,HD). 3/3. Roger sets art valuer Nick a challenging target – to sell at least half his pictures – and a regular customer goes in search of a buffalo skull for her kitchen. Last in the series.

9.00 The Casual Vacancy (S,HD). 3/3. Tensions rise in Pagford as the election approaches and each side steps up its campaign, while news of a tragedy leaves the whole community reeling. Last in the series.

9.00 Let’s Play Darts for Comic Relief (S,HD). New series. Procelebrity tournament in aid of charity. 9.50 Cosmopolis (S). (2012) Premiere. A billionaire driving across Manhattan has a series of strange encounters as he faces financial ruin. David Cronenberg’s drama, with Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche. ●●●

9.00 Mr Selfridge (S,HD). 6/10. Harry struggles to keep Violette in check, Gordon unwittingly commissions a racy window display, Victor brokers a shady deal and George helps Kitty confront her attackers.

9.00 Indian Summers (S,HD). 3/10. As the Sipi Fair gets under way, the Indian community is allowed onto the grounds of the British Club. Ralph conspires to get Aafrin onside by granting him a sought-after promotion.

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6.00 The Big Painting Challenge (S). 2/6. The amateur artists create portraits of Rudolph Walker and Pam St Clement.

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10.00 ITV News (S); Weather 10.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (R,S). 2/7. Jimmy 10.15 Cricket World Cup Carr hosts the comedy panel Highlights (S,HD). England v show’s version of the famous Sri Lanka. Georgie Bingham quiz, with team captains Sean presents action from the Pool A Lock and Jon Richardson joined match at the Westpac Stadium by guests Andrew Flintoff and in Wellington, New Zealand. Rhod Gilbert.

11.35 The League Cup Show (S,HD). 11.30 Genghis Khan (S,HD). (1965) 11.15 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 11.05 Twilight (S,HD). (2008) 11.15 Twelve Monkeys (S,HD). Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur. (R,S,HD). 2/6. The celebrities Teenager Bella moves to a small The story of the Mongol leader (1995) A man goes back in time, navigate their way through town to live and embarks on a and uniter of nomadic hordes, but begins to think he is mad dense jungle down a ravine, passionate romance with a who rose to become one of and has only imagined his life in before eating live scorpions vampire. Fantasy love story, history’s greatest conquerors. the future. Sci-fi thriller, and facing their first big test – a with Kristen Stewart and Historical adventure, with Omar starring Bruce Willis and Brad descent of a 120ft waterfall. Robert Pattinson. ●●● Sharif and James Mason. ●● Pitt. ●●●●

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9.00 Total Recall (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. A man living in a bleak future becomes a fugitive when he discovers he is a spy with his memory erased. Sci-fi thriller remake, with Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale. ●●

12.15 The Apprentice USA (S,HD). The teams are challenged to promote hair styling products. 1.40 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.45 BBC News (S,HD).

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1.30 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). The team explores how erosion has shaped the landscape in Suffolk. 2.30 Holby City (R,S). Elliot prepares for the first official trial of his new device. 3.30 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.15 Premiership Rugby Union (HD). Highlights of the latest top-flight fixtures. 1.15 The Store. Home shopping. 2.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.15 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

1.25 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S). Mike & Nellie’s Steakhouse in Oakhurst, New Jersey. 2.15 The Million Pound Drop (R,S,HD). Jo Brand and Alan Davies play for charity. 3.10 Come Dine with Me (R,S). 5.25 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 5.30 Face the Clock (R,S,HD).

1.50 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 10,000 BC (R,S,HD). 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). 5.15 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.30 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.40 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.50 Roary the Racing Car (R,S).

Monday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin (R,S,HD). 11.45 Watchdog Test House (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 WPC 56 (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Link (S,HD). 3.45 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.20 Perfection (S,HD). 7.05 Countryside 999 (R,S,HD). 7.50 Real Lives Reunited (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone (R,S). 10.35 Click (R,S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 The A to Z of TV Gardening (R,S). 1.05 Cagney & Lacey (R,S). 1.50 The World at War (R,S). 2.45 Africa (R,S,HD). 3.45 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (R,S). 4.15 Three Up, Two Down (R,S). 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). With Kelly Clarkson. 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 (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 Undercover Boss USA (HD). 11.00 For the Love of Cars (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (HD). 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed. 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER (R,S,HD). An amateur astronomer is admitted. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Out of Control (S,HD). (2009) Crime thriller, starring Laura Vandervoort. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 11/60. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (R,S,HD). 137/155. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 22/25. With the guest voices of U2 and Steve Martin. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Nancy’s behaviour sparks an outburst.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Rescuers discover Hannah and Kyle badly injured in the crash. 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). Followed by BBC News.

7.00 Top Gear (R,S,HD). 6/10. Jeremy Clarkson and James May set off on an epic adventure to rescue Richard Hammond from a remote area of Canada.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). The police interview Alicia. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). The real Gavin Rodwell turns up at Andy’s flat.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD)

7.00 The Gadget Show (S,HD). New series. Jason Bradbury and Amy Williams compete to see which of them can design the best gadget. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). The police deliver worrying news about Dean. 8.30 What Britain Wants – Panorama (S,HD). 1/4. Asking whether traditional aspirations can be delivered in modern Britain.

8.00 University Challenge (S,HD). 31/37. The quarter-final matches continue. 8.30 Only Connect (S,HD). 24/27. Three chess enthusiasts take on a team of Doctor Who fans in the last quarter-final.

8.00 More Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green (S,HD). 3/8. The actor canoes along Northumberland’s longest river, the Coquet. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). David loses his temper.

8.00 Britain’s Benefits Crackdown: Channel 4 Dispatches (S,HD). Liz MacKean investigates the impact of benefits sanctions. 8.30 Food Unwrapped (S,HD). 6/6. Pine nuts, red Leicester and glace cherries. Last in the series.

8.00 Police Interceptors (S,HD). PC Barry Peach hunts for a man wanted for assault, officers are on the trail of a suspected drug dealer and dog-handler Jon Peacock has an encounter with two unusual law-breakers. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 Crimewatch (S,HD). A report into claims that acid attacks are on the rise on the streets of Britain. Plus, how the murder of a teenager was finally solved 21 years later thanks to a change in the law.

9.00 A Cook Abroad: Rick Stein’s Australia (S,HD). 5/6. The chef embarks on a culinary tour of Australia, learning the art of cooking the aboriginal way in Botany Bay and hunting for wallaby in Tasmania.

9.00 Arthur & George (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Drama based on real events in the life of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, as he pursues a notorious miscarriage of justice. Starring Martin Clunes.

9.00 NHS: £2billion a Week & Counting (S). The interactive show considers the funding of one of the world’s most expensive drugs, advanced prosthetic legs and how much the NHS should spend on the treatment of heroin addicts.

9.00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole (S,HD). 8/12. People living on state welfare in seaside towns in the south of England, including an English Defence League supporter in Margate and a single mum in Hastings.

10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S) 10.45 Crimewatch Update (S,HD). 10.55 Waterloo Road (S,HD). 19/20. Vaughan struggles to keep his professional and private lives separate.

10.00 Let’s Play Darts for Comic Relief (S,HD). Pro-celebrity tournament in aid of charity. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Evan Davis.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 The Jonathan Ross Show (R,S,HD). 6/11. The host is joined by Sigourney Weaver, Martin Clunes, Thierry Henry, controversial artist Tracey Emin and rapper Kanye West.

10.00 My Baggy Body (R,S,HD). First Cut documentary following three people who have been left with large amounts of excess skin as a result of losing 43 stone between them.

10.00 10,000 BC (S,HD). 9/10. The medic is called in when Mike’s condition deteriorates and the members of the tribe must pass judgment on an incident involving Jodie and Paul.

11.50 Regional Programme (R,S,HD).

11.15 Weather (S) 11.20 Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power (R,S,HD). 1/3. Amanda Vickery examines the campaign by women for political and sexual equality in Britain.

11.45 A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones (R,S,HD). 2/8. The funnyman explores the Gower Peninsula.

11.00 24 Hours in A&E (R,S). A nineyear-old boy has a dangerously high heart rate, and doctors fear a 32-year-old man may have damaged his spine in a 30ft fall from scaffolding.

11.00 Crimson Tide (S,HD). (1995) A veteran US submarine captain clashes with his first officer over whether to launch their nuclear weapons. Thriller, with Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington and Viggo Mortensen. ●●●●

12.35 Film: The Daisy Chain (S). (2008) Horror, starring Samantha Morton. ●●● 2.00 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 2.05 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 Sign Zone: Inside the Commons (R,S). Behind the scenes at the State Opening of Parliament. 1.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 3.55 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).

12.15 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 UEFA Champions League Weekly (S,HD). A look back at the latest matches in the last 16. 3.30 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S). 12.55 Film: Alois Nebel. (2011) ●●● 2.25 Random Acts (R,S). 2.30 Double Your House for Half the Money (R,S,HD). 3.30 Location, Location, Location (R,S). 4.25 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 4.35 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.30 Face the Clock (R,S,HD).

1.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER (R,S,HD). An amateur astronomer is admitted after a nasty fall. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). The work of a wildlife sanctuary. 4.25 HouseBusters (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Tuesday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S,HD). 11.00 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin (R,S,HD). 11.45 Watchdog Test House (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 WPC 56 (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Link (S,HD). 3.45 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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BBC2

6.05 Perfection (S,HD). 6.50 Canterbury Cathedral (R,S,HD). 7.50 An Island Parish (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk (R,S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 The A to Z of TV Gardening (R,S). 1.05 The Super League Show (R,S). 1.50 The World at War (R,S). 2.45 Frozen Planet (R,S,HD). 3.45 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (R,S). 4.15 Three Up, Two Down (R,S). 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). With guest Ronan Keating. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

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Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). A prolific rogue trader first investigated by the programme in 2011. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Stealing Paradise (S,HD). (2011) Thriller, starring Rachael Leigh Cook. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 12/60. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (R,S,HD). 138/160. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 23/25. Homer is hired to climb a mountain. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Maxine flees with Minnie.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Hannah is told she might never walk again. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Live chat and topical reports. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Linda reveals her fears to Elaine. Followed by BBC News.

7.00 Wanted in Paradise (S,HD). 5/8. Steve and Stef Jackson and daughter Katia leave their Loughborough semi to sample life for a week on a smallholding in Costa Rica.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Alicia steels herself to tell Jacob about the incident. 7.30 River Monsters (S,HD). 5/6. A bloody attack in the Parana River in Argentina.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD)

7.00 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). PC Barry Peach hunts for a man wanted for assault, and officers are on the trail of a suspected drug dealer. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 21/52. Harry confronts his feelings for MaryClaire when he learns she may be leaving, while Jonny finds he is in the firing line following the death of Elliot’s patient.

8.00 Super-Powered Owls: Natural World (S,HD). 2/10. An investigation into how the birds see in the dark and why they are able to fly so quietly, getting an insight into their world through the eyes of two barn owl chicks.

8.00 Bargain Fever Britain (S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. A look at the discount retail boom, with access to four major businesses that are thriving as an increasing number of people search for a bargain.

8.00 Mary Portas: Secret Shopper (S,HD). 2/4. The retail guru tries to save a family-run department store in Lowestoft, Suffolk, which customers are deserting, resulting in a dire financial situation.

8.00 Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER (S,HD). A woman worries she may be having another mini-stroke and Dr Ismael Torres has his cataracts removed at his own clinic. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 The Gift (S,HD). 4/4. A former armed robber wants to make amends, while a mother wishes to thank the woman who drove her 50 miles to the hospital every day to see her premature baby. Last in the series.

9.00 Horizon: Secrets of the Solar System (S,HD). An examination of how the regular discovery of distant planets is forcing scientists to put forward new theories to explain the creation of the solar system.

9.00 Exposure: When Pregnant Women Drink (S,HD). Ranvir Singh meets four people affected by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, as she investigates the impact of drinking during pregnancy.

9.00 The Romanians Are Coming (S). 3/3. With one in 10 people leaving Romania, this edition explores the reasons for this mass migration, from racism to poverty and homelessness. Last in the series.

9.00 Killer Psychopaths (S,HD). 4/6. David Wilson analyses the personality and motivations of serial killer Steve Wright, who murdered five women in 2006 and became known as the Suffolk Strangler.

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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 On Assignment (S). 2/8. Bjorn Ulvaeus’s views on a cashless society.

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11.15 Weather (S) 11.20 Reinventing the Royals (R,S,HD). 1/2. First of a two-part documentary in which Steve Hewlett tells the inside story of the relationship between the monarchy and the media.

11.10 Benidorm (R,S). 4/6. Madge 11.35 Don’t Look Down (R,S,HD). gives the wrong impression to The death-defying craze of Donald and Jacqueline. urban free-climbing. 11.40 Carry On Follow That Camel (S). (1967) Comedy, starring Phil Silvers, Jim Dale and Kenneth Williams. ●●●

12.20 Sign Zone: Film 2015 (R,S). Reviews of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Focus and It Follows. Last in the series. 12.50 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).

1.15 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Loose Women (R,HD). With guest Ronan Keating. 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

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

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10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by National Lottery Update. 10.45 No Place to Call Home (S,HD). A look at the impact of homelessness on children, following two families evicted by their landlords. 11.45 Cemetery Junction (S,HD). (2010) A young man in 1970s Reading questions what he wants as he starts a new job as a salesman. Comedy drama, with Christian Cooke and Tom Hughes. ●●●

12.30 Poker (S,HD). The European Poker Tour event from Barcelona. 1.25 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S). 1.50 Trans World Sport (R,S). 2.45 FIM Superbike World Championship (R,S). 3.15 The Grid (R,S). 3.45 Location, Location, Location (R,S). 4.40 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.35 Face the Clock (R,S,HD).

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10.00 Drugs Live: Cannabis on 10.00 Chicago PD (S,HD). 1/15. New Trial (S). Volunteers including series. Crime drama following Jon Snow, Matthew Parris and the work of patrol officers and Jennie Bond take part in a sixmembers of the department’s month scientific trial examining Intelligence unit, who tackle the effects of two forms of Chicago’s toughest criminals. cannabis on the brain. Jason Beghe stars.

11.00 Jack the Ripper: New Suspect Revealed (R,S,HD). Former Bedfordshire police detective Trevor Marriott uses 21st-century techniques to reinvestigate the 19th-century Whitechapel murders. 12.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R,S,HD). 1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Jack the Ripper: New Suspect Revealed (R,S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 HouseBusters (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

The Grand National

The World’s Greatest Steeplechase! Departing Apr 2015 Our price includes • Return coach travel • Two nights’ bed and English breakfast accommodation in a good quality hotel in the North West area • Admission to the Steeplechase Enclosure at Aintree (Tattersalls Enclosure upgrade bookable at a supplement) • A short visit to Chester • The services of a tour manager

Wednesday’s Television Guide BBC1

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

6.00 Perfection (S,HD). 6.45 Canterbury Cathedral (R,S,HD). 7.45 An Island Parish (S,HD). 8.15 Sign Zone (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 The A to Z of TV Gardening (S). 1.05 Cagney & Lacey (R,S). 1.50 The World at War (R,S). 2.45 Frozen Planet (R,S,HD). 3.45 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (R,S). 4.15 Three Up, Two Down (R,S). 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S,HD). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S); Party Political Broadcast.

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). The ladies talk to Ukip leader Nigel Farage. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

Channel 4

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Britain’s Biggest Primary School (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: New Orleans (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Honor Student (S,HD). (2014) Premiere. Thriller, starring Josie Loren. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD). Harold reveals he and Carolyn have broken up.

Coronation Street, 7.30pm

Location, Location, Location, 8pm

GPs: Behind Closed Doors, 8pm

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 13/60. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (R,S,HD). 139/160. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.25 Party Political Broadcast (S). By the Liberal Democrats. 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 24/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Maxine worries that history may be about to repeat itself.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Spencer asks Oscar for help in tracking Maddy down. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

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

7.00 Wanted in Paradise (S,HD). 6/8. A couple sample life on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Leyla and David are shocked by Alicia’s admission. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Anna and Owen are worried by Faye’s behaviour.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD)

7.00 Cowboy Builders (S,HD). Dominic Littlewood returns to Caerphilly to find out what happened to a couple he helped in 2012. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (S,HD). 4/4. Ed Byrne hosts the celebrity baking show, with Victoria Wood, Chris Moyles, Alexa Chung and Kayvan Novak taking on three culinary challenges for charity. Last in the series.

8.00 Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power (S,HD). 2/3. Amanda Vickery examines the development of women’s rights during the reign of Queen Victoria, including legislation granting child custody rights to mothers.

8.00 Big Star’s Little Star (S,HD). 1/6. New series. A peek into the lives of stars, with Ronan Keating and his daughter, Sheree Murphy and her daughter, and Carl Froch and his son. Stephen Mulhern hosts.

8.00 Location, Location, Location (S,HD). Revisiting a couple who found what they were looking for in Portsmouth, only to encounter problems with the negotiations, and a pair who wanted a rural idyll in Stansted.

8.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (S,HD). The doctors see patients who have sought out alternative treatments, including a woman who has been administering a mysterious Chinese ointment. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 The People’s Strictly for Comic Relief (S,HD). 2/4. The remaining three contestants find out they have been selected for this charity version of the popular dance contest. Narrated by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

9.00 This World: Sandy Hook (S,HD). Documentary following families affected by the mass shooting at the Connecticut school in 2012 as they try to make sense of the tragedy and find a way to rebuild their lives.

9.00 DCI Banks (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Part one of two. When an Estonian woman is found dead, having been buried alive, the team uncovers a dark world of vice in a town where nobody wants to talk.

9.00 24 Hours in A&E (S). A 19-year-old woman is brought in with possible spinal injuries after falling from a second-floor window, while a 59-year-old woman is treated following a suspected stroke.

9.00 My Violent Child: Tearing Us Apart (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Parents who are being physically abused by their children.

10.00 ITV News (S); Weather 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.45 Pop Gold (S). New series. Musical clips from the ITV archives, with a “hellraisers” theme.

10.00 Being Bipolar (S). Psychotherapist Philippa Perry explores bipolar disorder from the perspective of those living with it, to see the impact the illness has on them, their friends and family.

10.00 Farage Fans & UKIP Lovers (S,HD). Documentary exploring the wide spectrum of people who are supporters of the political party, including fishermen who believe EU directives and quotas are killing their industry.

11.40 Spandau Ballet: True Gold (R,S,HD). The band discuss their career and play their biggest hits.

11.00 My Tattoo Addiction 11.00 Benefits Britain: Life on the (R,S,HD). 3/3. A woman gets her Dole (R,S,HD). 8/12. People first tattoo. Last in the series. living on welfare in seaside towns in the south of England, 11.50 Music on 4: Nas: Time Is including an English Defence Illmatic (S,HD). The musical League supporter in Margate legacy of rapper Nas. and a single mum in Hastings.

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.

12.45 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S). 1.35 Film: The Conspirator (S,HD). (2010) Period drama, starring James McAvoy. ●●● 3.35 Location, Location, Location (R,S). 4.30 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 4.40 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.35 Face the Clock (R,S,HD).

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Suffragettes Forever! ... 8pm

6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather 6.30 Regional News (S); Weather 6.55 Party Political Broadcast (R,S,HD). By the Liberal Democrats.

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12.15 Film: Three Fugitives (S,HD). (1989) Comedy, starring Nick Nolte. ●●● 1.45 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.50 BBC News (S,HD).

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10.00 Let’s Play Darts for Comic 10.00 BBC News (S,HD) Relief (S,HD). Pro-celebrity 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed tournament in aid of charity. by National Lottery Update. 10.45 Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Evan Davis. Lineker introduces action from the latest Premier League matches, including West Ham United v Chelsea at Upton Park and Manchester City v Leicester 11.15 Weather (S) City at the Etihad Stadium. 11.20 Reinventing the Royals (R,S). 2/2. Part two of two. Steve Hewlett examines the relationship between the royal family and the BBC.

12.20 Sign Zone: See Hear (R,S,HD). 12.50 Modern Times: Warwick Davis’ Big Night (R,S). The Life’s Too Short star sets up the Reduced Height Theatre Company. 1.50 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).

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12.00 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts (R,S,HD). 1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Britain’s Biggest Primary School (R,S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 HouseBusters (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

Neil Diamond in Concert

At the LG Arena, Birmingham, departing Jul 2015 Our price includes • Return coach travel from your local area • One night’s bed and English breakfast based on a twin room with private facilities at a good quality hotel in the Midlands • A seated ticket for the Neil Diamond concert at The LG Arena, Birmingham (face value £65). Ticket upgrades available • Return coach transfers between your hotel and the concert venue • Visit to Stratford upon Avon • The services of a tour manager gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

Thursday’s Television Guide BBC1

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

6.05 Perfection (S,HD). 6.50 Canterbury Cathedral (R,S,HD). 7.50 An Island Parish (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk (R,S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 The A to Z of TV Gardening (R,S). 1.05 Cagney & Lacey (R,S). 1.50 The World at War (R,S). 2.45 Frozen Planet (R,S,HD). 3.45 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (R,S). 4.15 Three Up, Two Down (R,S). 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). Topical debate from a female perspective. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

Channel 4

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Cedar Cove: Conflicts of Interest (S,HD). Grace tries to put Will’s actions behind her. 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD). The arrival of Terese’s brother Nick puts Brad on edge.

Emmerdale, 7pm

Cucumber, 9pm

The Mentalist, 10pm

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 14/60. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (R,S,HD). 140/160. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 25/25. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Robbie is furious when he learns of Joe’s secret.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Leah is transferred to a specialist unit. 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). Linda and Kat come to blows in the Vic. Followed by BBC News.

7.00 Wanted in Paradise (S,HD). 7/8. Fazian Zuberi and his partner Julia sample life in Mauritius.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Val’s loved ones prepare for the worst. 7.30 Britain’s Housing Crisis: Tonight (S,HD). Jonathan Maitland investigates the shortage of homes in Britain.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD)

7.00 The Classic Car Show (S,HD). Quentin Willson drives a Ferrari Dino once owned by Keith Richards. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build (R,S,HD). 10/10. Nick Knowles enlists tradespeople in Maidstone, Kent, to help adapt the home of Mo Morris, a former Royal Engineer and paratrooper who struggles to walk unaided. Last in the series.

8.00 The Great British Sewing Bee (S,HD). 5/6. Claudia Winkleman welcomes the five semi-finalists back to the sewing room, where they have to work with tricky and technical fabrics before two competitors are eliminated.

8.00 The Supervet (S,HD). New series. A couple discover their German shepherd has a lifethreatening tumour, a Rottweiler puppy is brought in with walking difficulties and a Pomeranian has a broken paw.

8.00 Britain’s Worst Crimes: Lee Rigby (S,HD). Experts revisit May 2013 when soldier Lee Rigby was murdered by two Islamic extremists close to his barracks in Woolwich, southeast London. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 The People’s Strictly for Comic Relief (S,HD). 3/4. Judge Craig Revel Horwood assesses a portion of the performers’ routine. The People’s Strictly champion will be named on BBC One on Red Nose Day next Friday.

9.00 Banished (S). 1/7. New series. Drama set in 1788 about life in a camp containing British convicts transported to Australia, their Navy guards and their commanding officers. Russell Tovey stars.

8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Eric is asked about resuscitation as Val remains unresponsive. 8.30 The Nation’s Favourite 70s Number One Single (S,HD). The 20 greatest hits of the 1970s, as voted for by the public, featuring interviews with hit-makers such as Art Garfunkel, Blondie, Abba and Gloria Gaynor. Narrated by Zoe Ball.

9.00 Cucumber (S,HD). 7/8. When a manhunt goes wrong, Henry, Freddie and Dean end up trapped together, and some long-buried truths rise to the surface, while Marie arrives in town to take charge.

9.00 Britain’s Biggest Primary School (S,HD). 4/4. Two pupils from Year 6 prepare for their first major exams and say farewell to life at primary school, while an accusation of racism ruins a game of football. Last in the series.

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DIY SOS: The Big Build, 8pm

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10.00 Let’s Play Darts for Comic Relief (S,HD). Pro-celebrity tournament in aid of charity. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Emily Maitlis.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 Regional Programme (S).

10.00 Gogglebox (R,S). 2/12. Capturing the households’ instant reactions to what they are watching on TV from the comfort of their own sofas. Narrated by Caroline Aherne.

10.00 The Mentalist (S,HD). 4/13. A bad cold forces Jane to direct his colleagues from the office as the CBI investigates the distribution of ill-gotten gains from a diamond heist in which two guards were killed.

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

11.15 Weather (S) 11.20 A Cook Abroad: Rick Stein’s Australia (R,S,HD). 5/6. The chef embarks on a culinary tour of Australia, learning the art of cooking the aboriginal way in Botany Bay.

11.10 Perspectives: David Suchet – 11.05 The Romanians Are Coming The Mystery of Agatha (R,S). 3/3. A look at the mass Christie (R,S,HD). 1/7. The migration from Romania. Last Poirot star explores the life and in the series. work of the crime writer, finding out what gives her stories global appeal.

11.00 Castle (S,HD). 4/23. A detective’s stolen gun is used in a murder. 11.55 Access (HD). Showbiz news and gossip.

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

12.20 Sign Zone: What Britain Wants – Panorama (R,S). Asking whether traditional aspirations can be delivered in modern Britain. 12.50 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (S).

12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Britain’s Housing Crisis: Tonight (R,HD). Jonathan Maitland investigates the shortage of homes in Britain. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

12.00 Being Bipolar (R,S). 12.55 NHS: £2billion a Week & Counting (R,S). 1.50 Britain’s Benefits Crackdown: Channel 4 Dispatches (R,S,HD). 2.20 Food Unwrapped (R,S,HD). 2.50 The Supervet (R,S,HD). 3.45 Location, Location, Location (R,S). 4.40 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.35 Face the Clock (R,S,HD).

12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Angry Brits: Caught on Camera (R,S,HD). A footballer climbs into the stands and a confronts a spectator. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). The work of a wildlife sanctuary. 4.25 HouseBusters (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Take That

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

Friday’s Television Guide BBC1

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.15 Perfection (S,HD). 7.00 Seven Wonders of Brazil (R,S,HD). Robert Beckford explores the spiritual diversity of Brazil. 8.00 Sign Zone: The Great Antiques Map of Britain (R,S). 8.30 Live Athletics: European Indoor Championships (HD). The second day of the meeting from the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Live Davis Cup Tennis (S,HD). Great Britain v USA.

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). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). With boy band Blue. 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 (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 Undercover Boss USA (HD). 11.00 For the Love of Cars (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Celebrity Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (HD). 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed. 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Murder Among Friends (S). (2010) Mystery, starring Gabrielle Anwar. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD). Brad drops a bombshell on Terese about her brother.

Emmerdale, 7pm

Crufts 2015, 7.30pm

NCIS: New Orleans, 9pm

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6.00 Two Tribes (S,HD). 15/60. Quiz, hosted by Richard Osman. 6.30 Eggheads (R,S,HD). 141/160. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 2/21. Homer becomes a bounty hunter. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Lockie has a business proposition for Ziggy.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Brax is arrested in connection with Dean’s murder. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

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

7.00 Wanted in Paradise (S,HD). 8/8. Andrew hopes to open a B&B in Khanom, southern Thailand, and hopes a weeklong trial there will ease his partner Matt’s reservations.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). A drunken Andy sets his sights on Bernice, and then Tracy. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Andy suggests staging a mugging to pay off Gavin.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD) 7.30 Crufts 2015 (S). Clare Balding presents highlights from the second day of the dog show, held at the NEC in Birmingham.

7.00 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). Jason Bradbury and Amy Williams compete to see which of them can design the best gadget. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Kat receives a call from social services about an impending visit. 8.30 Room 101 (S,HD). 9/9. Highlights from the latest run, featuring unseen footage. Last in the series.

8.00 Mastermind (S,HD). 28/31. The fourth semi-final, with subjects including Alex Higgins and Curb Your Enthusiasm. 8.30 Gardeners’ World (S,HD). 1/31. New series. Joe Swift reveals how to make the most of a small garden.

8.00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant (S,HD). 4/8. The broadcaster crosses Scotland on the Caledonian Canal. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Andy and Steph are horrified when Gavin turns up at Michael’s stag do.

9.00 The Musketeers (S,HD). 8/10. Porthos demands answers from his new-found family after uncovering the truth about his parentage – and begins to question his allegiance to the Musketeers.

9.00 Nelson in His Own Words (S,HD).

9.00 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (S,HD). 3/6. Tensions reach boiling point as the celebrities face their toughest challenge yet, navigating down a powerful river, building shelters, catching food and enduring a tropical storm.

10.00 Let’s Play Darts for Comic Relief (S,HD). Pro-celebrity tournament in aid of charity. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 Gladiator (S,HD). (2000) A Roman general is forced to fight as a gladiator and uses his position to seek revenge for the murder of his family. Oscarwinning epic, with Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. ●●●●●

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11.25 Would I Lie to You? (R,S,HD). 11.00 Artsnight (S). New series. 4/9. With Dermot O’Leary, Mel Cultural magazine. Followed by Giedroyc, Josh Widdicombe and Weather. Matt Dawson. 11.35 Papillon (S,HD). (1973) Fact11.55 EastEnders (R,S,HD). Omnibus. based drama, starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. ●●●●

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“Get him reading a lot and teach him to play chess.” We followed these instructions and although it’s hard to prise him away from gaming in favour of reading and chess, we do achieve a fair amount. He begins tuition next month. When I was young it was easier to get into grammar schools and the competition wasn’t so steep. I’m spurring him on with the promise of an Xbox One if he gets in. We don’t live in the catchment area of any other fab schools so if he doesn’t make the grade then maybe we’ll move to Devon and live by the sea and be hippies. He can be a fisherman or a pasty baker and enjoy the simple but beautiful things that life has to offer. I can run my online business and take the dogs (we’ll have several then) for daily beach walks.

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F a child has extra tuition to try and get into a grammar school, does it mean that once there the child may struggle to keep up, and has perhaps won his or her place with an extra push when in fact he or she doesn’t have the required capabilities to stay afloat? Some people say this and it is a fair point. My friend told me that some schools are not covering the full curriculum needed in order for children to be able to complete the test. This can be due to understandable factors such as the amount of pupils in the class. The fact that the test is multiple-choice means they can still have a stab at the questions they don’t know, and perhaps luck, chance and a sprinkle of magic will be on their sides. What will be, will be. But do children in private schools have a better chance of getting in to their desired grammar school (oops nearly spelt grammar wrong there!) than those in state schools? The private schools have smaller classes and score more grammar places each year in proportion to state schools. So with these facts considered, I am paying for a tutor to help my rug-rat have the best opportunity possible to get into the school that he fell in love with at the open evening. I had earmarked a certain tutor – a local ex-headmaster of a private school – who, during a conversation when my boy was little, gave tips to get us started. These included:

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my ideal

can you beat a simple plate of chorizo, patatas bravas and cocido Madrileño a la inma.

What would you drink?

Wine, I am really getting into my wine now and love a Sauvignon Blanc. I have had a good Spanish variety recently in Made By Bob [in Cirencester].

What is your guilty pleasure?

Have to say wine again, the different flavours and grapes from all over the world fascinate.

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

This is a tricky one. I would pick conjurer Derren Brown, Sir Winston Churchill, cricketer Colin Cowdry,Tom Jones and explorer David Livingstone.The conversation would be crazy, covering everything from lunch with Elvis to exploring Africa.

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And finally, what is the best weekend you’ve ever been on?

My honeymoon. We went to the safari in the National Parks inTanzania – it was incredible.

How would you describe your ideal weekend?

I work most Saturdays as it is a good time for clients to come in and get measured up or to pick up their items we have been working on. But if not, and it is a nice day, a family trip out to the Cotswold Farm park is always nice. I also like a bit of golf and living here we are lucky to be surrounded by great courses.

Who would you spend it with?

My wife Kate and our twin daughters who are four years old.

What film would you watch?

Point Break is a modern classic in my humble opinion. Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves at their very best.

What’s in your fridge?

Cerney goat’s cheese, sausages from Jesse Smith’s butchers, chorizo, and wine.

If you could go anywhere for the weekend, where would you go?

Madrid, it is a great city, lots going on and all within walking distance – I love it.

What would you read?

I have read all the Sharpe books so may pick up one of them or I like the autobiography of a real life adventurer.

What would you eat?

Tapas. I’m not saying that simply because of Madrid but

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