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SHOW SUITES OPEN DAY on Saturday 19th July from 10am to 4pm
We’re throwing open our doors on Saturday 19th July for a Summer Open Day at the new Show Suites complex of Thirlestaine Park Care Home from Porthaven.
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This is your chance to find out more about us and enjoy a Cream Tea whilst we give you an insight into our beautiful new care home.
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Thirlestaine Park Care Home is located in the desirable Montpelier district of the historic spa town of Cheltenham. It overlooks the majestic landscaped grounds of the Grade ll listed Thirlestaine Hall, as well as having far reaching views of the Cotswolds. A world away from what most people traditionally think of as a care home, this development provides a refreshing and unique insight into the future of excellent care for the elderly. Our Show Suites are now open for viewing. They will give you great insight into Porthaven, and also a chance to meet some of the team who will make Thirlestaine Park your first choice for excellent care and nursing. If you would like to join us at our Summer Open Day, please call on 0808 178 6566 to let us know you are coming.
✓ Residential care ✓ Dementia care ✓ Tailored activities and dedicated activities room ✓ Private en-suite bedrooms ✓ Expert care staff ✓ Excellent menu ✓ Restaurants and private dining room ✓ Landscaped gardens
SHOW SUITES NOW OPEN Call us now for your personalised tour
Thirlestaine Park Care Home Humphris Place, off Sandford Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7GA (Sat Navs: GL53 7AW)
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Boys will be boyz Former Westlife star Kian Egan, also winner of last year’s I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! is joining Boyzone as a special guest for their Forest Live concert at Westonbirt Arboretum on Friday. For tickets, visist www.forestry. gov.uk/music
World Cup Final
It’ll soon be all over, as they say, so grab your seat on the sofa and tune in tomorrow night for Argentina v Germany, ITV and BBC1 from 7pm.
Cheltenham Music Festival
Party in the Park this afternoon as part of the music festival. Music, crafts and family-friendly entertainment will fill the area around Pittville Pump Room.
FASHION & BEAUTY Looking for summer style without spending a fortune? We browse around Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet in search of some great buys. There’s jet-set fashion for the man in your life and a look at the Art Couture festival at Painswick too. P13 @WeekendGlos
HEALTH & WELLBEING If you’re getting those telltale aches and pains, re-educate your body with a system called the Feldenkrais Method. It’ll help you move more easily. We find out more. P20
HOMES & GARDENS
Giant topiary hares, yew bantams and more greenfingered animal magic make up a charming Cotswolds garden full of quirky character. And it’s all trimmed by eye! Get some ideas for your garden... P29
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Did you watch Ellenborough Park’s David Kelman as he battled his way into the final of BBC’s popular Great British Menu? We catch up with him to toast his success and take time out to enjoy a summer meal at The Stirrup Cup in Bisley.
Famous for years as a Rolling Stone, Bill Wyman kissed goodbye to millions to form his own band, the Rhythmn Kings. Amazingly he’s now 77 and still touring – he’s at Cheltenham Town Hall on July 29 and tells us about the Stones and more.
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E’VE had better weeks in our house. Poor little Bee went down like a pack of cards with chickenpox; my car needed four new tyres; other half’s monster VAT return fell due; the hens stopped laying and the school swot of a Labrador decided – totally out of character – to steal an entire block of stupidly expensive Parmesan from the kitchen worktop. And scoff it. All of which were guaranteed to make life at ours a total delight. Thankfully, Bee’s recovering, payday is looming, the Legbars in the end deigned to squeeze out two eggs and the VAT return got submitted on time. Although not without a lot of swearing (in a scene rather like, I imagine, the Brazilian team’s dressing room following that clash with Germany). Jake the Lab, however, is still in the dog house.
Thank heavens, then, for Gloucester Quays Food Festival, which starts on Friday. Parmesan is first on the shopping list. TV chef James Martin will be there. He chats to Lucy Parford about his new restaurant, life behind the cameras on Saturday Kitchen and his good mate Paul Hollywood. Who just happens to be joining him at the festival. Elsewehere this week, you can win tickets to the brilliant Camp Bestival, pick up some serious summer style, glory in a fabulous garden in the Cotswolds and delve into the history of one of the county’s most interesting houses. Whether you’re at the amazing Air Tattoo in Fairford, watching the World Cup final or just chilling out at home, have a great weekend.
W Who are we? Weekend magazine is published every Saturday by the Gloucester Citizen and Gloucestershire Echo newspapers, part of the Local World stable. Editor Tanya Gledhill Deputy Editor Lucy Parford lucy.parford@glosmedia.co.uk 01242 278065
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This issue’s contributors were asked: Who’s your favourite TV chef?
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Blushes founder Mark Blake, tells us about his ideal weekend this week. He says: “I’m a big fan of Italian food and my favouriteTV chef is Giorgio Locatelli, an Italian who owns the Michelin-starred London restaurant, Locanda Locatelli. “It serves traditional Italian dishes with ingredients imported directly from Italy and the flavour of his food is superb.”
If Commercial Features Editor Christine is stuck for a dessert, out comes one of Lorraine Pascale’s brilliant recipe books. “Her dessert recipes are excellent because they usually involve ingredients I already have in the cupboard. “Our favourites are her creamy cheesecake and peanut butter squares. “Both are quick and easy – just need to be popped in the fridge or freezer, no baking involved.”
“I love Jamie Oliver’s energy on hisTV shows,” says Weekend Editor Tanya Gledhill. “He makes it all look so effortless: grow this, roughly chop that; throw in a bit of the other . . . “Jamie’s Italy is a staple for family suppers in our house – we cook his pizzas all the time; his fennel risotto with ricotta is fantastic and his aubergine parmigiana is knockout with roast lamb.”
Food and farming writer Sue interviewed chef David Kelman this week. “I really enjoyed watching David giving it his all on the Great British Menu,” she says. “His passion and inventiveness really shone through. “And I have to add that he looks younger in real life than on the television!”
Weekend writer Helen wrote this week’s great health feature. She says: “I love the West Country and I love fish so Rick Stein has always been a favourite. I’ve also got a soft spot for quirky double acts, soThe Hairy Bikers are always fun to watch and their recipes are usually very do-able for amateurs like me. And of course, like lots of others, Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals is my home cooking bible.”
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Gloucester Quays Food Festival is a feast for the senses. From artisan producers to celebrity chefs, it’s a must for all foodies. LUCY PARFORD chats to TV favourite James Martin, who’s cooking up a festival masterclass
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E is the first person millions of people see when they turn on their TV on a Saturday morning. A successful blend of banter between chefs, celebrity guests and delicious recipes has seen Saturday Kitchen become the staple of many people’s weekends. James Martin is the face of the popular BBC1 show and has been hosting it for nine years. “I’ve got used to getting up at four in the morning now,” he laughs about the agonising early starts. “We’ve got some amazing guests coming up. I do a lot of research on the Friday night, researching the guest or if they’re at the theatre, go and watch the play.” It’s quite a commitment considering James still runs two restaurants – James Martin Manchester and The Talbot Hotel in North Yorkshire, where he was born. “I’m up there every week at the moment,” James explains about his new restaurant, which specialises in modern British cuisine and opened last year inside the Manchester235 Casino. “It’s going very well but you can’t take your finger off the pulse. “You’ve got to be on it all the time, but that’s the reason you do it. “Jay Rayner has just given us a good review, we’ve had some great ones recently, which is testament to all the hard work everyone is putting in.” In between running the kitchen and his TV work, James has also written several cookbooks, the latest – Fast – includes simple recipes which can be prepared from start to finish in 20 minutes. A new cookbook is in the pipeline too and James is going to start filming an accompanying series soon. As someone who is extremely busy himself, he understands people don’t have hours to spend in the kitchen. Which is where another sideline comes in, his ready-prepared gourmet dishes – Life, Fork and Spoon – which can be delivered to people’s doors. “I don’t get time for holidays,” James laments. “I’m always working through. I’m up at four in the morning to do Saturday Kitchen and then back at work in the restaurant. “I tend not to get much time off at the moment although I always go to Goodwood Festival of Speed. “Christmas is my chill out time and I always take that off,” he concedes.
“I used to work it for 20 years, doing Christmas lunches, but now I’m in my 40s I don’t want to do Christmas lunch any more.” James is tight-lipped about his private life except to say he has a home in Yorkshire, as well as Hampshire.
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I don’t get time for holidays. I’m always working. I’m up at four in the morning to do Saturday Kitchen and then back at work in the restaurant. James Martin
“I don’t talk about relationships, never have done, never will do,” he says. His hobbies are definitely his passion. Along with food, James is fanatical about cars which he puts down to growing up on a farm, where he was allowed to drive an old tractor from an early age. James’ father was catering manager at the stately home – Castle Howard – with his family living at a farmhouse nearby. James has been very open about his dyslexia growing up and says reading the autocue on air is still a challenge. “There must be tonnes of stuff on YouTube with all my cock-ups. At least it keeps people entertained,” he smiles. At 16, James decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and began his formal training at Scarborough Technical College. Antony Worrall Thompson later spotted him and brought him to London to work in the kitchens of 190 Queensgate and dell’Ugo. James then went to France, working in the kitchens of some of the old chateaux.
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ack in England, he worked at Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa in Hampshire for two years as pastry chef before joining the Hotel and Bistro du Vin in Winchester as head chef. It was the late nineties when he joined
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the panel of Ready Steady Cook that he really became a household name. His celebrity status cemented with a stint on Strictly Come Dancing in 2005. The popular chef is coming to Gloucester Quays Food Festival on Sunday, July 20, to meet his adoring fans and host cookery demonstrations at 10.30am, 1pm and 4pm. “I’ve been quite a few times since it first started,” James says. “It’s a massive event now with tens of thousands of people. “It just works. It’s a great location for the event and the suppliers are all very happy to be there.” The chef, whose menu in Manchester includes British Wagyu ox cheek and brown butter poached Gigha Halibut, hasn’t finalised what he’ll be cooking yet, but admits he has a soft spot for Gloucester Old Spot pork and locally-produced rapeseed oil. “I did a series recently on farming around the UK and we visited Cotswold Gold,” James says of his show Food Map of Britain. “I’ve done quite a lot of filming around that area, meeting different producers. “I’m always finding things when I’m out and about.” James admits he hardly gets the chance to do food festivals these days, although he has appeared at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham and this year’s Malvern Spring Show. Also making an appearance at the Gloucester Quays Food Festival is Paul Hollywood, host of The Great British Bake Off, who started his cooking career at a bakery in Lydney. James previously worked with Paul on a show called Use Your Loaf. “I’m godparent to his son, Josh, and have known him for 18 years, before TV,” James reveals. “I’ve known him for a long time and I’ve known Mary even longer, 25 years. They’ve got a great series.” Perhaps the in-demand chefs will all get some time to chill out together at Christmas. James Martin will be appearing alongside Paul Hollywood at the Gloucester Quays Food Festival, which runs from July 18-20. Tickets to the celebrity demonstrations cost £8. Visit www. gloucesterquaysfood festival.co.uk
The Great British Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood joinsTV chef James Martin at Gloucester Quays Food Festival
Win a masterclass with TV chef James Martin EVER dreamed of being in the kitchen with James Martin? Now’s your chance, thanks to Gloucester Quays and Weekend magazine. We’ve teamed up with the Quays to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to the Gloucester Quays Food Festival and two places at James Martin’s Masterclass. The festival takes place from Friday to next Sunday, and celebrity chefs including James and Paul Hollywood will be there. Visitors can expect live demos in the Aga Rangemaster Cookery Theatre, farmers and artisans showcasing their finest produce at 80 stalls, live music, the Great Gloucestershire Cake Off competition, expert demonstratons from top Gloucestershire chefs and a new, child-friendly foodie area. To be in with a chance of winning, answer this question: On which TV show does James regularly appear? A) Saturday Kitchen B) Celebrity MasterChef C) Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares Email your answer with your name, address and phone number to features@glosmedia. co.uk, writing James Martin Masterclass in the subject box, by 5pm on Wednesday.
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Thai Chicken & Cashew Stir-Fry with Charred Limes Stir-fries are one of the ultimate fast foods. The secret is not to add too much oil, and to use a neutral-flavoured one such as groundnut oil, as most of the others will burn at the very high cooking temperature. Charring the limes is a great, speedy way to impart more flavour when you squeeze them over the finished dish.
Ingredients (Serves 4)
300g white rice 5g sea salt 4 chicken breasts 1 onion 1 green pepper 100g cashew nuts 25ml vegetable oil 5g Thai green curry paste 100g sugar snap peas 4 limes
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Small bunch coriander, roughly chopped
Method First, place the rice and salt in a pan with 500ml cold water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 12 minutes, until tender. Remove from the heat and keep warm. While the rice is cooking, cut the chicken into strips and slice the onion and green pepper. Toast the cashew nuts lightly in a dry frying pan until golden. Heat the oil in a wok, season the chicken with salt and pepper, then stir-fry it for 3-4 minutes, until golden. Add the curry paste and all the vegetables, then add 50ml water and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
Meanwhile, cut the limes in half and heat a griddle pan. Cook the limes, cut-side down, in the hot pan for 2-3 minutes, until charred. Sprinkle the cashew nuts over the stir-fry, and serve with the charred limes and rice.
Black Cherry Clafoutis This is basically a sweet Yorkshire pudding with fruit in it, but as so often happens, the French claim they made it first. So as not to upset them or the Yorkshire clan, here it is: my gran’s Yorkshire pudding recipe, with fruit in it and cooked the French way. I still think we must lay claim to this one, though!
Ingredients (Serves 4)
Butter, for greasing 4 sheets filo pastry 400g cherries 2 eggs, lightly beaten 100ml double cream 75g caster sugar 100ml milk 50g plain flour 1 tbsp icing sugar
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Method Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas mark 7. Grease a 15 x 20cm rectangular ovenproof dish and layer the filo pastry sheets over the bottom of the dish. Allow the excess pastry to stand up around the edges. Stone the cherries and sprinkle them over the filo pastry. Whisk together the eggs, cream, sugar, milk and flour until you have a smooth batter with no lumps, then pour it over the cherries. Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes, until golden and just set. Allow to cool slightly, then dust with icing sugar to serve. James Martin’s Fast (Quadrille, £20) Photography:Tara Fisher gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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T was crowned Best Family Festival at the UK Festival Awards last year and it’s easy to see why. Camp Bestival, which takes place from July 31 to August 3 in the majestic grounds of Lulworth Castle on Dorset’s dramatic Jurassic Coast, guarantees a family festival experience like no other at a castle camp site by the sea. WEEKEND has teamed up with Camp Bestival to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a family ticket consisting of 2 x adult weekend camping tickets and 4 x child U17 tickets (worth £842).
A host of acts are running away to join this year’s circus-themed festival, including headliners dynamic dance duo Basement Jaxx, daisyage hip-hop legends De La Soul and indie giants James. Other acts already announced include the amazing Johnny Marr, fabulous chanteuse Sinéad O’Connor and Mercury Prize nominee and soul sensation Laura Mvula, plus Pop Will Eat Itself, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Courtney Pine, The Cuban Brothers and many, many more. There will also be DJ action from pop icon Boy George & Marc Vedo, and
lord of reggae David Rodigan MBE, who will present Ram Jam, with more sets from DJ Yoda, Wilkinson and Rob da Bank & Tayo’s Prince Tribute. And that’s just the music! For young people, Horrible Histories is back by popular demand performing their new show, Barmy Britain: Part II, and the utterly legendary Mr Tumble will be clowning his way to the Castle Stage once again. Helping to celebrate a phenomenal 50 years of Roald Dahl’s best-loved tale there will also be a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 50th
Birthday Takeover, and don’t miss favourite elf and fairy duo Ben and Holly, hosting the main stage live. There is also plenty of comedy, a Camp Spa and workshops. Tickets to Camp Bestival cost £195 for an Adult Weekend Ticket and £113 for 15-17 year olds. For more information, go to www.campbestival.net or call 0844 888441.
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What is Mr Tumble’s real name? a. Phil Gallagher b. Bobby Lockwood c. Justin Fletcher Send your answer on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to Camp Bestival Competition, Features Department,Third Floor, St James’ House, St James’ Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR.The closing date is July 19. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Usual Local world terms and conditions apply. Visit www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/houserules or www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/ houserules for full details. By entering this competition you are agreeing to Local World and selected third parties in informing you of promotions, offers and services unless stated otherwise. Accommodation is available weekend July 31 – August 3 2014 only. Prize includes 2 x adult weekend camping tickets and 4 x child U17 tickets (total worth £842). Winners will be placed on the guest list.The winner will be selected at random and notified by Gloucestershire Media. Guests must arrange their own insurance and transportation. Not transferable. No cash alternative. One winner only. @WeekendGlos
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Guests of Maitland Walker gathered to celebrate the law firm’s 10-year anniversary at a summer drinks reception in the Skillicorne Gardens at Cheltenham Town Hall
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Smile please . . .
SHOPPING AT THE QUAYS
OK, we know it’s lot of money but it will put a smile on your face and that’s priceless in our book.
If your summer wardrobe is looking a bit bare, spend a day browsing at Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet for stylish clothes that won’t cost a fortune. Check out our best buys.
So steady yourself – Marc Cain’s autumnwinter hero piece is this embellished Smile jumper, a snip at £365.
SPOTTED ON THE STREET Have we spotted you? We check out your style and find out what you’re wearing.
It’s available from August 1 at www.marc-cain.com
WELLBEING
Full of aches and pains? We look at a treatment called The Feldenkrais Method which helps with flexibility and moving more freely.
fashion PICK OF THE WEEK Add some Nordic chic to your wardrobe with Danish concept Norr, now available in Cavendish House, Cheltenham or online at www.houseoffraser.co.uk
Shades of summer
How does your garden grow?These pretty nail colours are inspired by summer flowers and with shades from deep pink Foxglove, mint green Gladioli to pastel blue Bluebell, we want to collect them all.They’re £7.25 byToma at www.madbeauty.com @WeekendGlos
Norr unites four top brands, giving a choice of casual and formal.This flattering dress from the St Martin’s brand is £74.99.
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Perfect combination – denim jacket, £39.99, and dress, £29.99 from Gap
Mountain Warehouse Hawaiian boys’ board shorts, £8.99 (RRP £17.99)
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Men’s sunglasses, £12, from Marks & Spencer
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Polo shirts, £17, from Crew Clothing
This large Puck case is on offer at £90, reduced from the original price of £150. A medium and cabin case size is also available. Antler is a pioneering British company with 100 years of expertise in the luggage industry. Its well designed products are great value with a keen eye for style and a range of styles for all journeys.
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Travelling in comfort doesn’t mean your wardrobe has to suffer. Our jet-setter musthaves will get you from A to B looking and feeling great
A comfy knit for the flight is a must so save the pennies with the North Coast jumper, left, for £29.50, at Marks & Spencer, or invest in a sale buy with Ted Baker’s stylish stripe, above, now £50 instead of £79. Visit www.tedbaker.com Main picture: North Coast shirt, £25, North Coast shorts, £22.50, shoes, £25, bag £45, from Marks & Spencer
Hawaiian shirt, £34, from Hammond & Co by Patrick Grant at Debenhams
Nike trainers, now reduced from £95 to £66.50, at www.jacamo. co.uk Black Label polo, £30, from Jacamo at www.jacamo.co.uk Grey skinny jeans, reduced from £32 to £28 at www.burton.co.uk Straw crew tee, £29.95, from White Stuff at www.whitestuff.com
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A HIGH FASHION
Art attack A London-style catwalk in the ancient churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Painswick? It can only be the annual Art Couture festival with a wealth of quirky design, crafts and music, not to mention celebrity visitors. LUCY PARFORD found out more
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HOUSANDS of people are expected to flock to Painswick tomorrow for the annual Art Couture festival. The event encourages creative people of all ages to showcase works of art which are displayed on the body. A wealth of design talent, ranging from schoolchildren to professionals have entered and will be dressing their models in materials ranging from electrical wire and clip ties to full body paint. Models will present the designs on a London-style catwalk nestled in the 99 yew trees of St Mary’s churchyard. Last year, 10,000 people flocked to see the incredible outfits, hosted in part by actor Keith Allen, who has agreed to compere the event again this year. Keith joins a panel of celebrity judges including Dr Dawn Harper from Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies, TV presenter Lisa Maxwell, contemporary artist Daniel Chadwick , Dennis Innes from the British School of Millinery, abstract artist Rachel Howard, designer Adnan Bayyat and professional artist, Swarez. This year’s event celebrates the centenary of the First World War, with categories including Independent Designer, College Student, 18 and Over and Under 12s choosing from the themes Reflections, Invasions and Legends. Entrants to the creative headwear categories will be basing their designs on the theme of Elements. Body Art designers have been given Heroes and Heroines. The streets of Painswick will be filled with a colourful array of stalls selling hand-crafted goods, food and drink as well as music stages dotted throughout the village. As well as cash prizes, the festival competition offers work placements as prizes to college students. Tickets cost £5 and it all starts at 10.45am.
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Alicia Walker Lives: Forest of Dean Alicia, 17, looks smart in jacket and trousers. “My blazer is from Next and my top and trousers from New Look. I’ve teamed them with Converse shoes. “
Dean Fortey Lives: Gloucester Dean, 24, said: “I’m wearing a top from Fred Perry, jeans fromTopman, Converse shoes and a G Shock watch.”
Jamie Campbell Lives: Cheltenham Jamie, 22, is wearing a shirt from River Island, an undershirt from ASOS, jeans from Nudie, boots from ASOS and Rayban sunglasses.
Dawn Harper and Lisa Maxwell are among the celebrity judges
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Gabriella Assirata Lives: Forest of Dean Gabriella, 20, looked chic in black and white. “My top is from Zara, trousers from Topshop and shoes from H&M.” She accessorised with a Pandora charm bracelet and Prada sunglasses.
Holistic Times Janie Whittemore brings news of events at the Isbourne Holistic Centre
Have you got backache? Try Pilates! Our super Pilates teacherTina Short is offering classes everyThursday until July 24 at both 5.45pm and 6.45pm. Expect to strengthen core muscles, improve your joint mobility, flexibility and posture, re-balance the body and keep the spine ‘healthy’. You can drop in or book a space, £8.50 a session.
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The Feldenkrais Method can teach you how to move more freely, with greater ease, flexibility and grace. HELEN BLOW booked herself in for a session
Healing with sound Did you know you can ‘re-tune’ your chakras? When you are out of balance, feel depleted or negative, your energy centres ( chakras) can be re-balanced using sound techniques such as voice, mantras, chanting and toning. You will feel re-connected and uplifted as if you have had a physical and mental spring clean. James D’Angelo is an international leading authority on sound healing practices and his workshop is next Saturday, July 19 for just £35.
Connect to colour This workshop offers a retreat from busy daily life and time to allow you to connect to different aspects of yourself that may need attention using the power of colour. Colour is an extraordinary teacher, and those drawn to working with colour may find they are on a path to becoming a spiritual teacher through this medium. Experience the healing effects of colour on Sunday, July 20 at this workshop withTelle King, booking required.
Where is the Isbourne Centre? Very central but tucked away; WolseleyTerrace is opposite the Rodney Road Car Park on Oriel Road, close to theTown Hall. 3, WolseleyTerrace, Cheltenham, GL50 1TH Registered Charity No. 1051622
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VER time we develop bad habits in our everyday movements that eventually cause aches and pains that slowly become worse. Whether it’s slouching rather than sitting up straight, clenching our jaws when concentrating or stressed or leaning over to pick something up, our bodies eventually pay the price. You can have a massage to ease the discomfort but it will almost certainly come back after a while. The trick is to re-educate your body so you use the right muscles to do certain movements that put the pressure on the parts that can take it. And one of the most effective ways to do this is the Feldenkrais Method, which combines manipulation with advice to bring about both immediate and longterm relief. After just the first session, people can achieve better flexibility and reduced pain. Dr Romyna Menendez (pictured left) has brought this innovative treatment to Cheltenham after working with one of Italy’s top surgeons for three years. The 35-year-old qualified physiotherapist has spent the last four years practising Feldenkrais, working with conditions from chronic joint pain and sciatica to osteoporosis, arthritis and event dementia. Now working at the Hands On Walk-in Backrub clinic, she is offering the gentle therapy to all ages, including elderly clients. Originally from Peru, Romyna moved to Italy as a teenager and trained in physiotherapy, deep-tissue and sports massage, before discovering Feldenkrais herself. She was trained by Ruthy Alon, a celebrated therapist who learned the therapy directly from its founder, Moshe Feldenkrais. “Feldenkrais is remarkable at helping mobilise bodies that are stiffening with age or helping regain lost movement after injury or illness,” she said. “It can help young and old alike, including elite athletes, who benefit from improved flexibility and better movement.”
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During a session Romyna gently manipulates the limbs and teaches you how to move correctly to ease the pressure on problem areas. Although she does provide treatmentonly sessions if required, she believes this combined with advice and teaching can help provide long-term relief. “I can show people how to release chronic patterns of tension and pain and create new possibilities of movement,” she said. “Clients can quickly unlearn ingrained bad movement habits and unlock a nervous system that is used to doing things in the same old ways.” When I arrived at Romyna’s clinic in Regent Street, my back had been giving me problems on and off for many years. It had got to the point that, when I woke in the mornings, I felt stiff and a bit tender until I started moving around and loosening up. Years of sitting hunched over a computer, carrying young children and grinding my teeth while sleeping had taken their toll. Romyna went through some of the basic, everyday movements such as bending and straightening my legs, rolling over in bed and standing up from lying down, showing me where I was going wrong and how to improve. “The more you do them, the more your brain remembers and eventually you will find yourself doing them naturally rather than having to think about them,” she said. She combined this advice with handson work on my body to ease the aches and pains and loosen up tight areas. It was an hour of enjoyable treatment and by the end I immediately felt looser and more flexible, with a marked lessening of the pain and tenderness in my back. As well as private treatment sessions, Romyna is planning to start group lessons to teach clients a series of movements to help ease problems. To book a session or find out more, contact the Hands On Walk-in Backrub clinic in Regent Street, Cheltenham, on 01242 243333. Sessions cost from £27 for a 30-minute session or £15 for a group lesson.
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Splendid summer nights at The Stirrup Cup in Bisley Celebrate our Taste of Gloucestershire Awards
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Success keeps coming for the executive head chef of the Ellenborough Park hotel, who won the Welsh heat of BBC’s Great British Menu and scooped a double whammy at the 2013 Taste of Gloucestershire Food and Farming Awards. SUE BRADLEY catches up with himw
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ILLIONS watched David Kelman as he battled his way into the final of BBC’s popular Great British Menu but the proud Welshman insists he is not a celebrity chef. For him life revolves around producing quality dishes from the freshest possible ingredients for Ellenborough Park's Beaufort Dining Room. The father-of-two has been the executive head chef at the hotel on the outskirts of Cheltenham since 2010 and it’s clearly a role that he relishes. But that’s not to say that he doesn’t enjoy the buzz that comes from pitting his skills against the cream of the cooking world, having represented his native country in a variety of events both nationally and internationally. These include the World Culinary Olympics in Germany, during which David was the team captain of five chefs who had to prepare three courses from scratch in six hours for no fewer than 110 people. “For me it’s about trying to better myself as a chef,” explains David. “I believe I learn from doing competitions, not just from what I do but from what other people are doing. “On programmes such as The Great British Menu it’s all about thinking outside the box. I think some people have come to the restaurant as a result of my television appearances but at the end of the day I am still a chef; not a celebrity chef like you see on TV.” All modesty aside, however, David is
now one of the most recognisable chefs in Gloucestershire. He’s also been asked to cook at several prestigious events: the Welsh Assembly drafted him in to cook for the Queen, in 2007 and 2011, and for Prime Minister David Cameron when he attended St David’s Day celebrations. “When cooking for the Queen, she is not going to judge the food and so it is more relaxed in that sense, but it is pressure as the food must be of an excellent standard,” David says. “My style of cooking is to work with the ingredients and let them speak for themselves.” Another prestigious accolade came last year when David was named the best chef at the 2013 Taste of Gloucestershire Food and Farming Awards. In fact, last year’s event proved to be a double whammy for Ellenborough Park, which also received the best restaurant award for its Beaufort Dining Room. “To get two awards was amazing," David says. “In whatever I do, I try to promote the best of Gloucestershire, to put Gloucestershire food into a good light. “Even though I’m Welsh I want to showcase what’s best around here.” Right now, strawberries feature highly in David’s weekly routine, whether he is making pressed strawberry terrine or potting up lashings of strawberry jam for the hotel’s popular afternoon teas. “I have a local farmer, Alan Cox from Stow-on-the-Wold, who brings me as many strawberries as he can,” he says. Other ingredients used in David’s kitchen
are supplied by Creed Foodservice and its fresh and speciality food section Mise en Place, which is sponsoring the Food or Drink Business of the Year at this year’s Taste of Gloucestershire Food & Farming Awards. David has been working in kitchens since the tender age of 13, beginning as a pot boy at a local hotel in Llandudno. “The chef used to get me doing fruit salads and things like that and I got the bug from there,” he laughs. Catering college beckoned after David left school, during which he went to the prestigious Bodysgallen Hall Hotel to do some work experience. “At the time it was probably the best hotel in Wales and they offered me a job there,” he says. “I worked my way up to senior sous chef and really enjoyed it.” David moved to Gloucestershire in 2005 after getting a job at Lower Slaughter Manor, before getting the job of executive head chef at Ellenborough Park in 2010. “I do enjoy it here, it’s a lovely place to live,” says the 39-year-old, whose home is in Upper Rissington with Sophie, a languages teacher at the Cotswold School, and their two children, Iwan, 14, and sixyear-old Cerys. As for the future, David says he would jump at the chance to return to The Great British Menu, in which his dishes were rated consistently highly. “I would love to do it again,” he says. “Everybody said I came across well on TV, even though the stress levels are massive when the TV cameras are around.”
Creed Foodservice goes the extra mile WITH its headquarters and purpose-built distribution centre in Cheltenham, Creed Foodservice is renowned for supplying high-quality, carefully-sourced grocery, frozen, chilled, fresh meat and fresh fruit and vegetables to thousands of customers including hospitality, education, hotels and care sectors. With impressive growth in recent years, Creed boasts a number of high-profile customers and service levels are also among the very best in the industry. The business recently extended its run of prestigious FWD Gold Medal wins and in 2013 received the Gloucestershire WildlifeTrust’s Nature Works' Outstanding Contribution to Nature’ Business Award for its conservation work. Other improvements include the completion of the £50,000 Creed Development Kitchen, further investments in its multi-temperate fleet which recently received a bronze accreditation from the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) and most recently the implementation
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of a state-of-the-art ‘voice picking’ system to even further enhance its service to its customers. Today the business employs some 300 people all of whom remain focused on ensuring that Creed delivers quality to all its customers. The Creed customer proposition is further enhanced by the business being accredited to the highest levels. Recent achievements include the Food for Life Partnership Award Scheme, which allows Creed to provide participating schools with well sourced, traceable food for them to freshly prepare, while educating pupils on where their food was produced and inspiring them with a love of cooking. Other recently-awarded Creed certifications include the Marine Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Standard for seafood traceability which means that the fish Creed supplies meets the MSC environmental standard for sustainable fishing, and all of Creed’s UK labelled and sourced chicken is also RedTractor assured. Visit www.creedfoodservice.co.uk or call 01452 857555.
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12 slices of French stick 2 cloves of garlic, puréed in a little salt 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus a little extra For the topping: 6 red, ripe plum tomatoes some basil leaves salt flakes and freshly milled black pepper
Method To start, chop the tomatoes finely, leaving the skin on but discarding the cores. Pre-heat a dry ridged griddle over a high heat for about 10 minutes. When it's really hot, place the slices of bread – on the diagonal – and grill them for about 1 minute on each side, until they're golden and crisp and have charred strips across each side. (Alternatively, toast them under a pre-heated conventional grill.) As they are ready, place them on a cooling rack, then when cooled take a sharp knife and make three little slashes across each piece and spread with the garlic puree then drizzle each one with a teaspoon of olive oil. When the bruschettas are made, top with the tomatoes. Then season with salt and freshly milled black pepper and finish each one with a basil leaf (or a piece of basil leaf) and sprinkle a few more drops of olive oil over before serving. It’s hard to believe that something so simple can be so wonderful. Recipe adapted from Delia Smith’s Complete How to Cook.
Chef Ellie Thompson and Alison McLaughlin, landlady at the Stirrup Cup in Bisley
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HEN the sun’s shining and the evening is going to be long, it’s no surprise when my partner sends me a text with three magic words: “Beer garden? Dinner?” Thus it was that we found ourselves at The Stirrup Cup in Bisley. The Stirrup Cup is still a local pub, popular with villagers, but also attracting visitors. Friendly landlord Phil McLaughlin is working hard to offer a warm welcome and the whole pub had undergone a redecoration since we last visited over a year ago. Its beer garden is a lesser known attraction. It’s upstairs at the rear of the pub and with its shady veranda and tables on the lawn it almost seems continental. Sadly it lacks any valley views, but it’s a pretty enough place to sit in the evening sun, and gardens always make it a bit easier to take our two children out for dinner. We ordered olives with oil and balsamic vinegar and crusty bread to keep our hunger at bay while we waited for the mains. These were great olives, but an extra slice of bread to mop up the oil and vinegar would have been good. The menu is a mix of Mediterranean dishes and traditional pub favourites, plus a pizza menu. There’s a very enticing selection of handmade burgers, with a choice of unusual toppings such as goats’ cheese and caramelised @WeekendGlos
onions, or guacamole, salsa and sour cream. But, coincidentally and unusually, I’d had a burger for my lunch that day. So, with my waistline in mind I ordered two starters; homemade fishcakes with chilli sauce £5.95 and the bruschetta topped with pesto, chunky tomato sauce with grilled goats’ cheese (£5.95). Both of these were good, the fishcakes were packed with chunky fish and I enjoyed the chilli kick. And the bruschetta were laden with toppings. My partner ordered a vegetarian pizza (£9.95), which was also good, with lots of different toppings. Our children are creatures of habit and ordered sausage and chips from the children’s menu (£5.95, including an ice cream). The chips were served in a little wire basket and while it looked fancy, was a little unnecessary for a kid’s meal. Our friendly waitress gamely trekked up and down the stairs to the garden to bring extra drinks and attend our every need. By the time the sun was dropping and it was time to come home, the pub was packed with diners. Clearly the Stirrup Cup has become a popular focal point for the village serving good food at reasonable prices. Victoria Temple
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The Stirrup Cup Location: Cheltenham Road, Bisley Food: Simple, seasonal food Atmosphere: Friendly Price: Starters from £4.95; specials from £9.95 Service: Friendly Contact: 01452 770007
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With soft English roses, fragrant lavender and box topiary, the garden at Pasture Farm is romantic and relaxing. Mandy Bradshaw falls in love
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Salvia, a member of the sage family, is a plant loved by landscapers and amateurs alike for its colour and structure. It comes in annual and perennial varieties and take your pick from red, cream, purple or pink hues. Intensely coloured, Salvia is great for creating a focal point in borders and will give you a good show throughout the summer. Pinch out faded flower spikes, and you’ll get a second flush of blooms in October. Try Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ or the dark indigo S. x sylvestris ‘Mainacht’. @WeekendGlos
Judge a book History abounds in Skinners Mill Farmhouse in picturesque Painswick
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Euonymus might be a common shrub, but trained into a standard, it’s in a league of its own
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HANGING someone else’s garden is never easy but when it is your mother-in-law’s and she still lives in the village, it is even trickier. “You have to be quite brave,” admits Jane Lloyd. The garden she took over at Pasture Farm in Upper Oddington was, she says, “pretty from a distance”. However, it had little of the structure that is crucial in successful plots and was limited to a small area around the farmhouse. Thirty-three years on the garden has structure in spadefuls – much of it in the form of quirky topiary that gives it an enviable charm. At first, Jane started slowly on the garden, not least because her children were small, but the work she did then underpins everything, as she set out that all-important structure in the form of trees and hedges. “I wasn’t going to have any borders. I put in a lot of trees and shrubs but then, of course, I wanted to do more and so gradually they got bigger and bigger and more
and more.” Several of the hedges have windows cut into them to stop what she describes as claustrophobia but which actually allow views through from one part to another. The structure is lightened further by many of the shrubs and trees, including the boundary beech hedge, having their skirts lifted, exposing the trunks and allowing planting underneath. “I like clean bottoms,” she laughs. The main flower borders are at the front of the house on what was once a piece of rough ground used for parking. The style is relaxed with a mix of shrubs and perennials, including philadelphus, roses, phlox and sedum, and a generous sprinkling of self-seeded things, such as Eryngium giganteum, ‘Miss Willmott’s Ghost’. The colours are soft: pale lemon thalictrum, sky blue delphiniums, pink Rosa ‘Lavender Lassie’ and lilac campanula. Stopping the whole thing descending into chaos are the many pieces of topiary that give the
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necessary hint of formality. Some are classic yew clipped to blocks or balls, elsewhere there is box spiralling up the remains of a prunus, forming low boundaries to borders or encircling fruit trees. More striking are the animals growing around the garden: a pair of large hares flank the front door; golden yew bantams frame a path; a group of box chickens are beginning to peck at the grass while behind the shrubbery an elephant is taking shape. All are done from scratch and without the aid of wire or frames: “I do it by eye,” explains Jane. Indeed, much of the garden, from standard viburnum, holly and euonymus to espaliered fruit trees, is the result of
her work, while many of the plants have come from cuttings or seeds. “It’s why everything isn’t quite perfect,” she says, “because I’ve done it all myself.” One of the most difficult areas is the ruin: two former workers’ cottages that had their top storeys removed decades ago to provide stone for the farmhouse extension. Jane has cloaked them in roses, hollyhocks and honeysuckle and planted the former floors with sage and lavender, creating a controlled image of nature taking over. “It’s quite a fine balance keeping it as a ruin but not letting it fall down.” There’s a natural feel too to the pond area, created out of a boggy field. Here tall willows swoop down gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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to the water, a smaller pond is surrounded by bog-lovers including astilbe and rodgersia, and several trees have been planted, such as Populus candicans ‘Aurora’, a tulip tree and a cedar that Jane hopes will in decades to come fill the space and create a sheltering screen for the garden. Under many of the trees she has planted areas of bulbs – snowdrops, narcissi, camassias and tulips from the containers that brighten up hard standing. Letting the bulbs die down allows her to have different lengths of grass, something she feels is better than lawn of one length. She is also keen to brighten up every area: the greenhouse has a path
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edged in lavender and feverfew; the vegetable garden has a boundary of rudbeckia and marigolds, lots of sweet peas and dahlias for cutting. Even the ‘bits garden’ where plants she is given are put before a permanent home is found and where any spare bedding is placed, is a colourful mix within box hedging. “It may not be a brilliant garden at any time but there’s always something there,” she says. And she is philosophical about handing it on to the next generation who may want to change things: “It’s my bit of life, I won’t mind.” Pasture Farm, Upper Oddington, is open tomorrow from 11-5pm for the NGS. Admission, £4.
Soft planting and clipped topiary characterise the garden at Pasture Farm
Euonymus may be considered commonplace but growing it as a standard puts it into a different class. Quick-growing and tough, it is a cheap and easy way to add a bit of formality to your garden. It can also be grown as a climber to brighten up dark corners.
Jobs to do this weekend Reduce the lengths of wisteria tendrils by half. Water dahlias regularly and feed fortnightly, paying attention to young plants which are slow to grow. Harvest fruit, vegetables and herbs while they are in prime condition. Peg down runners on strawberry plants that you want to propagate. Choose the types of trees and shrubs you may like for future planting as you spot them on your travels. Place orders for autumn delivery.
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Living in a centuries’ old building means life is never short of surprises, as Carol Maxwell has discovered since moving to a mill house in Painswick. SUE BRADLEY takes a tour
Historic Skinner’s Mill in Painswick is home to Carol Maxwell; inset, the book’s authors Tim Jordan and Lionel Walrond in the beamed sitting room
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F houses had personalities, then ‘friendly’ is how Carol Maxwell would describe her home at Skinner’s Mill in Painswick. This Cotswold stone building dates back to at least the 15th century, when it was the manorial corn mill, but has clearly evolved over the past 600 or so years. As a result it’s full of intriguing features that hint of ways of life in ages past, from a sturdy bacon hook positioned over a modern fitted kitchen
and an apotropaic circle on a stone door frame to ward off evil spirits, together with a stunning inglenook fireplace with an adjoining bread oven in what is now the sitting room. Skinner’s Mill is so special that some of its features are included in a new book called The Cotswold House, written by Tim Jordan and Lionel Walrond. These include the cross passage that runs from the front of the house to the garden, with its 14th century rear entry and 16th
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century front arch. An ornate early 15th century four-light tracery window within the oldest part of the house is also noted, although a later generation failed to appreciate its beauty and positioned an upper floor across the top of its carved stone frame when turning a cruck-beamed Medieval hall into two rooms. Skinner’s Mill has been home to Carol, a former college teacher, and her engineer husband David for the past 23 years and gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
the couple very much regard themselves as its guardians. “We do feel privileged to live here and wouldn’t want to spoil anything,” she says. “We are very conscious of the need to carry out repairs and renovations properly because we will be passing it on to someone else one day.” Over the years Carol and David have enjoyed uncovering hidden features, puzzling over the thinking behind the @WeekendGlos
positioning of more modern additions, such as a staircase that cuts across a large window, and making their own mark with a sensitively crafted extension and other improvements. They’re especially pleased to have revealed the inglenook fireplace, which lay hidden for centuries under no fewer than five later additions, and exposed wooden ceiling beams from under layers of plaster. “The house is a mixture of medieval and 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century additions and has many names throughout that time,” says Carol. “Taylors and Twynnings (also spelt Twinnings and Twinings) were prevalent for about three centuries, then came names such as Springs Borough, Burrow and Painswick Mill. It seems that, like so many buildings, it was usually named after the person working the mill, not necessarily the owner. “Over the years the building had various purposes: it was a domestic living space and, up until 100 years ago, a working mill. Latterly it was a working farm, as part of it still is. “Quite often it wasn’t lived in by its owners but rented out. The Twining family owned it at one stage, as did the Colebornes who had lots of properties in Stroud and Salmon Springs. “They had it renovated and there’s a letter in the record office talking about how the work had to be done in the finest stone possible. “I’ve also found a wonderful letter from a Rev Coleborne to his tenant expressing his outrage over finding the property in a ‘most neglectful and shameful state’, with a subsequent letter calling for the immediate removal of a cider mill.” Despite its age, Skinner’s Mill is an “easy” house in which to live. “It’s a very comfortable building and has a good, friendly feeling to it,” says Carol. “I love the size of the rooms, which are beautifully proportioned. “The walls are thick and despite the age of some of the windows, they’re not bad for draughts.
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“When we moved in there was a 1960s fireplace in the lounge, which did look a little incongruous, and it was obvious that a lot of decorating had been done over several decades, such as painting over the stone mullions. “When we started stripping back the plaster so that the walls could be repaired we discovered all sorts of truly interesting features long since concealed, such as old doorways, one of which had been slightly enlarged at the bottom to allow for barrels or perhaps a cart to be brought inside.” For Lionel and Tim, the house is an intriguing snapshot of a building that has been used by many generations. “With this house its importance lies in the way that people ‘nudged’ what was there to bring it just that tiny bit more up to date,” explains Lionel. “Then they would wait 50 years and give it another nudge, rather than carry out a total replacement of what was there.” The Cotswold House by Tim Jordan and Lionel Walrond is published by Amberley and priced £20.
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Found towards the end of its long driveway is this spacious family house, now in need of some updating, occupying a delightfully elevated plot of about 0.80 of an acre with remarkably far reaching views. Its accommodation comprises a reception hall, cloakroom, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, a generous living room with a log burner, a dining room, study, three double bedrooms and a bathroom. Benefits of this rural property, with so much potential, include the option to purchase additional land by separate negotiation, stables and a double garage.
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property details Location : Leckhampton Price : Guide Price ÂŁ665,000 Agent : Errington Smith & Co Contact : 01242 575805
A handsome six bedroom period semi-detached house in a prestigious residential area of Cheltenham within walking distance of local parks and Montpellier. The lower ground level currently comprises a hall, a modern fitted kitchen/dining room, utility room, cloakroom and a double bedroom / dining room, with en-suite. The upper ground floor has a hall, drawing room, sitting room, study, utility room and a cloakroom. Above are five bedrooms, three en-suites and a bathroom. There is a generous garden, off road parking and a double garage. D
property details Location : The Park Price : ÂŁ985,000 Agent : Errington Smith & Co Contact : 01242 575805
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A substantial house with 5 reception rooms, a kitchen/ breakfast room and utility. On the first floor there are 4 double bedroom suites, whilst on the upper floor there are another 5 bedrooms. The property also benefits from garaging, ample parking and is the freeholder to a detached commercial building situated away from the house (currently let for use as a spa and beauty centre). EPC Exempt
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property details Location : Upton on Severn Price : ÂŁ1,200,000 Agent : Fine & Country Contact : 01242 220080
This lovely old house has evolved into a wonderful home with space enough for any family. Each room has its own character and there are charming and unique features throughout. There are 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room and utility. This is definitely a house which needs to be seen to be appreciated. There are additional paddocks which can be rented if more land is required. EPC - E
property details Location : STONE Price : ÂŁ795,000 Agent : Fine & Country Contact : 01242 220080
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A stunning wing of a Grade II listed villa situated in the heart of The Suffolks. Offering over 4,200 sq ft of beautifully appointed accommodation, impressive reception hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, luxury kitchen/breakfast room and cloakroom. Five bedrooms, luxury bathroom and shower suites, utility and two private south facing terraces. Allocated parking for four cars and beautifully maintained communal grounds.
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property details Location : Montpellier Price : ÂŁ1,200,000 Agent : Knight Frank Contact : 01242 354996
A fabulous property of 3,339 sq ft occupying a wing of a magnificent Grade II listed country mansion. Drawing room, dining room, kitchen/ breakfast room, study, utility and shower room. Master bedroom suite, four further bedrooms, bathroom and W.C. Private entrance and courtyard. Garage and parking. Communal grounds of about 6 acres of stunning gardens with tennis court and an outdoor heated swimming pool.
property details Location : Whittington Price : ÂŁ650,000 Agent : Knight Frank Contact : 01242 354996
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A beautiful and light edge of village house with mature gardens and views over open countryside In a beautiful part of the North Cotswolds, and on the edge of the village of Kemerton, situated under Bredon Hill, Kemerton House enjoys a countryside setting with local amenities in easy reach. Within the village is the romanticised Church of St Nicholas which was built in the 14th Century style. The tower is all that remains of an earlier church, with a Norman lower stage and a 15th century upper part. Kemerton also offers a village shop, pub and further church, and is on a local bus route.
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property details Location : Kemerton, Gloucestershire Price : ÂŁ1.495million Agent : Savills Contact : 01242 548 000
A quintessential English cottage The Cottage is a quintessential English cottage in a traditional Cotswold village which has been thoroughly renovated by the current owners to provide some generous and very well presented accommodation. It retains many of its period features and benefits from much natural light. In addition to the main house there is a “donkey stable” which is a useful outbuilding for housing garden equipment and the like. There is also a Listed barn which is currently used as a studio.
property details Location : Great Washbourne, Gloucestershire Price : £695,000 Agent : Savills Contact : 01242 548 000
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Teddington Manor is an elegant Cotswold stone manor house nestled within the Cotswold hills. On entering, you are greeted by a large, tiled reception hall with stone staircase and doors leading to three reception rooms. Upstairs there is a large family bathroom with separate shower room and a further five double bedrooms. The property is situated within substantial grounds with an open air swimming pool.
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property details Location : Teddington Price : ÂŁ800,000 Agent : Peter Ball & Co Contact : 01242 261400
This is a charming, chalet style, detached house in a semi rural location. The property comprises a sunroom which leads to the entrance hall with wooden flooring and doors to the living room, study/potential bedroom 3, refitted modern kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and family bathroom. Stairs lead up to the first floor which has a landing with a study area, dressing room with door to en-suite wet room and steps down to a generous master bedroom with balcony, bedroom 2 is also a double bedroom and benefits from an en suite shower room.
property details Location : Leckhampton Price : Guide price ÂŁ525,000 Agent : Peter Ball & Co Contact : 01242 261400
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Detached Victorian house with historic local connections and full of original features situated close to the popular village of Painswick with stunning panoramic views as far as the Forest of Dean and the Malverns. Including 24' hall, 4 receptions, kitchen/breakfast, utility, 3 cellars/games room, 4 principle bedrooms, first floor apartment with sitting room, kitchen, double bedroom and en-suite, second floor 3 bedroom apartment and 7.5 acres approx of gardens, paddocks, stables, outdoor pool, outbuildings, double garage and parking EPC Rating E
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property details Location : Upton Hill Price : ÂŁ1,600,000 Agent : Murrays Painswick Contact : 01452 814655
A beautifully presented, spacious detached Grade II listed half timbered family house, full of original character features set in a sought after village location. Fully centrally heated, the property is well worth an internal inspection and comprises entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, garden room, downstairs shower, master bedroom with en-suite shower, 3 further bedrooms, bathroom, detached double garage, detached studio/gym/games room, ample parking and landscaped gardens of approximately 0.7 acre and lovely views
property details Location : Elmore Price : ÂŁ625,000 Agent : Murrays Painswick Contact : 01452 814655
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Located in the much sought after area of Hucclecote this four bedroom detached property has been extended and updated whilst retaining many of its original features. This large property has enough space for all the family and is located close by to all necessary amenities including doctors, dentists, excellent schools and regular bus links into Gloucester City centre and Cheltenham Spa.
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property details Location : Hucclecote, Gloucester Price : ÂŁ327,000 Agent : Parkers Contact : 01452 619777
Antiques & Auctions HELPING HAND FORTHE
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HE young guns of the antiques trade are getting the chance to showcase their wares alongside top dealers in Gloucestershire. The next generation of antique specialists are being given room to exhibit at Lorfords Antiques, Babdown Airfield, near Tetbury from Monday. Lorfords is a recently opened antiques hub in a massive old RAF hangar. Nineteen top UK and European dealers have separate stands displaying an eclectic array of antiques and decorative objects, ranging in date from the 17th century to contemporary pieces. The Young Guns are a group of upand-coming dealers, all under the age of 39. The opportunity to exhibit alongside some of the UK and Europe’s most established dealers, comes as part of the Antiques Young Gun of the Year Awards 2014. Lesley Ferguson of Lorfords said: “We are delighted to be able to offer the Young Guns valuable space in a very prominent position in our Babdown showroom. “Starting out as a dealer can be very challenging so being able to show at Lorfords Babdown will give them good exposure early on in their careers.” Eight of the Antiques Young Guns
From left,Toby Lorford of Lorfords Antiques, William Potts, winner of the Judith Miller Award for Outstanding Potential, and Henry Saywell, winner of the Lorfords Award
have been awarded a three-month slot over the next year. Based all over the country, they are Alys Dobbie of NanaDobbie, Edd Thomas of Edd in the Clouds, Henry Saywell of Henry Saywell, James Gooch of Doe & Hope, Lily Trunfull of No1 Lewes, Matthew Wise of Cubbit Antiques, Robyn Alston of On the Wall Antiques and William Potts of Just William Collection. The stands will be at the entrance to the former aircraft hangar, decorated with the latest wallpaper by renowned English fabric and wallpaper house Lewis & Wood, near Stroud. As well as free show space, all the Young Guns exhibiting stock will be photographed and featured on the Lorford’s website.
Auction dates
TODAY Tayler & Fletcher Royal British Legion Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water Furniture, clocks, watches and barometers. 10am WEDNESDAY Dominic Winter Auctions Mallard House, South Cerney @WeekendGlos
Two-day sale with Oriental art, ceramics and jade, silver and jewellery, paintings and watercolours. 11am. FRIDAY Smiths Newent Auctions Old Chapel, Culver Street, Newent Medals and militaria section. 10am.
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Antiques expert George Johnson, Alys Dobbie, winner of the Lorfords Award, and Antiques Roadshow presenter Mark Hill
Robyn Alston from OnThe Wall Antiques with mentor Stuart Atkinson of Fontaine Decorative
WONDERFUL
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Chester is well and truly on the tourist trail, but just a few miles away is a beautiful coastline, wonderful restaurants and great hospitality to be enjoyed along the Wirral Peninsula, as CHRISTINE DONNELLY discovered
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EXT week the golfing world will descend on Hoylake as the Royal Liverpool Golf Club hosts The Open Championship from Sunday to July 20. But besides golf courses, there are many hidden treasures to be discovered in this part of the country. Driving though Heswall en route to the award-winning Jug and Bottle pub – our accommodation for the weekend – I was pleasantly surprised by the selection of shops and restaurants along the main street. ‘The Jug’ as it is known by the locals, is a traditional country-style pub with six guest rooms. As it’s set slightly back from the main road and the hustle and bustle of Heswall town centre, it enjoys a lovely peaceful and secluded location. Our evening meal is at a gastropub called The Montgomery in Eastham which serves home-cooked, locally sourced food in a relaxed home from home atmosphere. I couldn’t resist opting for what the menu claimed was the ‘dish most requested since we opened’ – black pudding and runny egg bhaji (£6.50). It sounds bizarre but the combination actually works. This was followed by honey-basted Old Spot belly pork and
baked macaroni cheese (£13.95). My husband chose duck liver pate (£6.95) as a starter and Mojito-rubbed, shredded Lune Valley lamb breast, charred pineapple salsa, naan and shredded vegetables (£14.95) followed by creme brulee and a peppered raspberry vodka shot (£5.95). After a comfortable night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast at The Jug, we hit the road for the our first stop of the day at Ness Botanic Gardens. Blessed with warm temperatures and bright sunshine, we were seeing the gardens at their best. The rhododendrons were in full bloom and the superb collections of azaleas, camellias, cherries and heathers were stunning. Ness Botanic Gardens was created by Liverpool cotton merchant Arthur Kilpin Bulley in 1898. He was passionate about plants and wanted to share that interest with others. The gardens now cover 64 acres overlooking the Dee Estuary and, according to our guide, there is an increasing emphasis on research, conservation and education of the public – areas reflecting Bulley’s original interests. Leaving the plant life behind, we
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headed for the wildlife in the shape of the thousands of wading birds who visit RSPB’s Burton Mere Wetlands on the Dee Estuary. Burton Mere is a birdwatchers’ paradise. Wildfowl and wading birds visit in the winter and warblers in the spring. The wetlands straddle the border between England and Wales, so if you’re not a serious ‘twitcher’ there are wonderful panoramic views over this unique landscape and some beautiful walks. On the way to lunch at The Portrait House in Hoylake, we were able to catch a glimpse of the preparations at the Royal Liverpool. Huge stands were already in place at the 18th hole in anticipation of the thousands of golf enthusiasts who will descend on the course this month to watch top players compete for the Claret Jug – the most coveted trophy in the game. After enjoying some tasty sandwiches in the modern and stylish Portrait House, it was off to the coast. The hot weather had brought hundreds of tourists to the area. They were packed on the beach enjoying some early summer sunshine. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
Clockwise from above: RSPB’s Burton Mere Wetlands on the Dee Estuary; Ness Botanic Gardens and West Kirby
A fairly steep climb down steps to the beach at Thurstaston brought us to Shore Cottage Studio. It was set up by Laura Heath, her husband and mum who live in the house. They provide inspirational short courses for artists looking to expand their creative talents. The house and studio are cut off by tides twice a day, and these varying tides, open views and exposure to the elements make the cottage and its immediate environment an ever-changing, exciting, dynamic, inspirational space. The courses are informal and are accompanied by helpings of delicious home-made cakes, ice creams and teas. After an afternoon break we’re off to West Kirby for a meal at The Wro Lounge, a modern award-winning restaurant. We sat down to starters of home-made smoked mackerel and lime pate, served with a salad garnish and granary toast while my husband opted for the spicy soup. Sticking with the spicy theme, my husband chose Cajun spiced breast of chicken with peppers and spring onions served with coriander rice and a creamy curry sauce and I opted for warm goats’ cheese salad – pan-fried French
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goats’ cheese with herbed croutons, red peppers and caramelised onions topped with toasted pine nuts and served on a bed of dressed leaves. Desserts consisted of summer berry creme brulee served with a Belgian chocolate teaspoon. The three courses cost £18.95. Following another substantial breakfast at The Jug, it was time to depart. I’ve never really thought about holidaying in this part of the world but it was worth venturing away from the obvious places and discovering the secrets of the Wirral. Thousands of golf fan will be doing just that next week.
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Accommodation: The Jug and Bottle, Mount Avenue, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 4RH Rates: £70 for a double with a full English breakfast, free parking and Wi-Fi. Contact: www.thejugandbottle.co.uk or call 0151 342 5535
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THE WEEKEND
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How To Build A Girl Caitlin Moran, £14.99
Following the massive success of the broadcaster and Times columnist’s bestselling memoir and feminist call-to-arms How To Be A Woman in 2011, Caitlin Moran has now penned her debut novel on a subject which will seem instantly familiar to her fans. It’s a rites-of-passage tale set in the 1990s narrated by its central character Johanna Morrigan, a 14-year-old gobby, fat teenager
growing up in a working class family on a Wolverhampton council estate. As Johanna learns life lessons through a succession of men she encounters, her naivety and gutsiness are displayed in equal measure with startling honesty and humour.
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Upstairs At The Party
Bloody August Max Brossin
Josephine Moon
Profile Books, £15
Virago, £14.99
Amazon Kindle, £3.08
Allen & Unwin, £7.99
Simon Jenkins writes about his favourite views including those that are as varied asTintagel in Cornwall, the Malverns, Ullswater and Hadrian’s Wall, but it’s not just nature – other views include townscapes such as Lavenham in Suffolk, Parliament Square and Newcastle.There are a mix of images, current photos, older photos and some paintings, which adds variety and texture. The descriptions of the views may include history, geology, writers and artists associated with the area and the best place to stand and take in the view. A book to dip into.
Linda Grant has the knack of writing about ‘issues’ without ever resorting to cliches or turning her characters into stereotypes. In Upstairs At The Party, she casts her incisive eye on the naive, sometimes strident student idealism of the early Seventies. Adele Ginsberg, a determined, hard-headed Jewish girl falls in with a group of eccentrics and left-wingers at university, but it’s enigmatic, fragile Evie who particularly fascinates her. When something terrible happens to Evie at Adele’s 20th birthday party, she spends the rest of her life trying to unpick the events.
A former soldier’s search for truth after learning that his former lover was the victim of a revenge killing by a gang leader is the plot behind the debut novel from Gloucester-born Kevin Lallah. A dark and gruesome world is revealed in Bloody August as the hero, Joe Pinto, seeks to trace the murderer and rescue the one person who had led him to an unexpected and bitter truth.The book is set primarily in London but features scenes inTurkey and Gloucester. Kevin, who writes as Max Brossin, is currently writing a sequel which he hopes will be completed in 2015.
Like a good cup of tea, you need to wait for The Tea Chest to stew before your taste buds start to tingle. The start is slightly slow and often confusing, as it tells three women’s individual stories before they are woven together. Once it has fully brewed, you have a fantastically warm, comforting and fulfilling story to get caught up in and escape the world around you. TheTea Chest is a fun, light-hearted read about throwing all you have into making something happen. It’s a great debut from Josephine Moon, if a little tepid in areas.
England’s 100 Best Views Simon Jenkins
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highlights OFTHEWEEK
what’s on GIGS OFTHEWEEK
BOYZONE’S FOREST DEBUT Kian Egan is a special guest when the band perform at Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury on Friday. For more details, see page 60.
SUMMER SOUND FESTIVAL Next Saturday, Gloucester Park, free entry. The music starts from 1pm.
CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL A feast of classical music draws to a close tomorrow. Son Yambu’s performance at Pittville Pump Room tonight is expected to be the pick of the bunch. @WeekendGlos
ED HARCOURT Friday,The Convent, Stroud Tickets cost £15 each. Catch him from 8.30pm. Call 01453 835138.
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THE RELUCTANT
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Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman tells Helen Blow that turning his back on fame and fortune was easy
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ILL Wyman’s analogy that getting a band together is a bit like naming a football team seems very topical at the moment. Famous for being part of one of the world’s greatest rock bands, Bill spent 30 years living the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle before leaving to indulge other interests. One of those has been forming rhythm and blues band the Rhythm Kings, who will be heading for Cheltenham Town Hall on July 29 as part of their latest tour. Bill has a top line-up of musicians in the band, including Andy Fairweather Low, who’s played with the likes of Eric Clapton and Roger Waters, and Hamish Stuart, of the Average White Band, who’s come in to replace Albert Lee, who’s busy in the US. “Getting a band together is like a football team; you get red cards or injuries and you have to get another player to take their place,” he said. “We’re like a little family; everybody gives up their careers for short periods during the year to play a few gigs. It’s just a lovely thing about the band.” Everyone has a turn at the mic, including a slightly reluctant Bill who usually sings You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry. Other old favourites they may play include Harlem Shuffle, Nutbush City Limits, Dancing in the Street and some Bob Dylan. As bass guitarist of the Rolling Stones, Bill enjoyed worldwide fame and fortune alongside Jagger, Wood, Watts and Richards. But since walking out in 1993, he admits he has never had a second’s regret, despite probably kissing goodbye to several more millions. “When we started the Stones we thought we’d have two or three years of it before it would be over,” admitted Bill, who
amazingly is now 77. “It was the same for all of us around at that time – The Beatles, The Searchers, The Animals – we all thought the same. “That suited me fine as I had lots of other things I wanted to do; I would have liked to have been a museum curator or a librarian. “Then suddenly you look around and it’s 30 years later and I realised, if I didn’t get out now, I wouldn’t be able to do all those other things.” So Bill left and now he spends his time on a diverse range of activities; he holds photography exhibitions and has a collection of around 30,000 photographs; he’s written “seven or eight” books and he has his own restaurant in London called, of course, Sticky Fingers. “These things were the reason I left when I did; because I didn’t want my whole life to pass me by and not to be able to have done all the other things I wanted,” he said. “I had two failed marriages while I was in the Stones because it’s so difficult to have personal relationships when you are travelling all the time around the world, open to temptation. “I knew it was time to move on. I loved every moment of it but it was time for a change and I have never regretted it, not in a million years.” If anything his life is busier now than it’s ever been, although Bill admits it’s a less stressful, more relaxing kind of busy. “This summer the band is doing about four or five festivals and then heading out on a European tour in November for about five and half weeks,” he said. “I keep an eye on the Stones’ tours and have noticed whereas they do a concert every three or four days, we do one every night,” Bill laughs.
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Below: former Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman, inset; with members of the band back in the day
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“Charlie Watts rings me, asking if I can manage it at my age, but it’s all very relaxed and good fun with the Rhythm Kings – there’s no stress or anyone playing prima donna, we just have a good time.” Although Bill’s departure didn’t go down too well with some of his fellow Stones at the time, he says he has stayed closely in touch with them. “I’m still great friends with the guys and we still buy each other birthday presents,” he says, making me wonder what on earth you buy a rock star who presumably has everything he needs? As well as the performing, Bill spends time taking hundreds of photographs to add to his already extensive collection. “I take photos of everything from nature and wildlife to celebrities and ordinary people on the street, including taxi drivers. They are always a great subject to photograph,” he said. A confessed history fanatic, Bill lives in a 1480 manor house in Suffolk, with a moat and a drawbridge. “I’m really interested in archaeology and history and have found a couple of previously unknown Roman sites where I live,” he said. “This kind of thing absolutely fascinates me. “I’ve also done a lot of charity work, including all the cricket matches – I must have played with all the great cricketers in the world.” And if all that wasn’t enough, he’s also putting the finishing touches to his solo album, which he plans will be out in October. “That’s pretty amazing at my bloody age and I’m really excited about it,” he laughs. Bill was born and brought up in south London during the Second World War – right in the heart of the bombing during The Blitz. “We lived in a place called Doodlebug Alley because it was bombed so many times,” he said. “Even a V2 rocket exploded in our street. “We used to go to school and sometimes some of the other pupils would never return. “There were two little girls who sat next to me in class and one day they weren’t there any more; they had been killed by a bomb. I guess I was incredibly lucky I survived.” All this adds up to a quite remarkable life lived by one of our most famous and successful musicians, who has an amazing zest for life and an almost child-like interest in anything that crosses his path. Tickets for the 7.30pm gig cost £34 and £29 from 08445 762210.
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ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO, RAF FAIRFORD ALL eyes will be trained on the skies above Fairford this weekend for one of the world’s greatest air shows. Few events can rival the drama and spectacle of the Royal International Air Tattoo, with more than 130,000 people expected to visit. The event features more than seven hours of flying time, hundreds of aircraft and non-stop entertainment on the ground as well. As the world’s largest military air show, there will also be fast jets, giant transporters and historic aircraft in the skies and on the ground. There will also be a chance to meet the crews and get close to the aircraft to find out what all the fuss is about. Organisers have added an extra day this year, with yesterday being given over to celebrate the Red Arrows’ 50th display season. Visitors to the Pit Day can get closer access to the pit areas, as well as watching aircraft arrivals and rehearsals in the morning and a four-hour flying display in the afternoon. Today and tomorrow, the showground will feature several areas, including the interactive Techno Zone where youngsters can be inspired by the latest technology. Tickets are sold out for today and are available at £44 each for tomorrow. Visit www.airtattoo.com
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BOYZONE, WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM IN November 1993 a bunch of young lads from the North side of Dublin infamously appeared on Ireland’s biggest TV show The Late Late Show. The rest, as they say, is history. With 25 million record sales and 16 consecutive top five singles – including Love Me For A Reason, Father and Son and No Matter What – Boyzone are one of the biggest bands in the industry. Their next performance is a debut at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury, on Friday where they will be joined by Kian Egan of Westlife fame. Tickets cost £42.35. Call 03000 680400 or buy online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music
watch OUT FOR MORETON ART WEEKS
FROM art and drama to live music and local food, Moreton Art Weeks is back for its second year. Run in the picturesque Cotswold village of Moretonin-Marsh, the three-week event celebrates art, creativity and design. It was launched last year by a group of art professionals, designers and antique dealers who are based in and around the town. Running until July 26, this year’s event marks the centenary of the outbreak of World War One and includes an exhibition on Heroes of Moreton: We Remember Them. Opening today, the exhibition commemorates the men from the village who fought in the Great War, with specially commissioned
portraits of them, together with artefacts from the period. New for this year is the Food ArtTrail, with local food shops and restaurants creating a host of dishes inspired by famous artists, including a William Morris salad, Dali Dahl and El Greco Meatballs. Music comes from Shipston-on-Stour’s brass band who will be playing marching tunes from the Great War next Saturday. Visitors will be able to get arty themselves at workshops which let them create things like silver jewellery or a watercolour painting. For more information visit www.moretonarts.com or pick up a pamphlet from town venues.
event CHELTENHAM CRICKET FESTIVAL PREPARE to be hit for six – Cheltenham Cricket Festival is round the corner. Gloucestershire County Cricket Club will once again welcome thousands to the annual event which runs from Monday until July 27. Throughout the two weeks, guests will also enjoy music and games around the ground on match days, keeping everyone of all ages entertained.
There is free professional cricket coaching and also a chance to experience a new inflatable bowling cage. The event, which is held at Chelham College (pictured) includes two NatWest T20 Blast matches as well as two LV= CC four-day games. To snap up your tickets, priced from £15 to £52 for adults, call 01179 108010.
Saturday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live (S). 11.30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds (R,S,HD). 12.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). Properties in Cornwall, Co Durham and London. 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.15 Bargain Hunt (S). 2.00 Live Athletics: Glasgow Grand Prix (S,HD). Coverage of the Diamond League event. 5.20 Celebrity Mastermind (R,S,HD). 5.50 Pointless Celebrities (R,S,HD).
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6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.35 Film: Blood on the Moon (S). (1948) ●●● 8.00 MOTD Kickabout (R,S,HD). 8.30 World Cup Films (S,HD). 9.45 Coast (S). 10.05 The Living Planet (R,S). 11.00 Fred Dibnah’s Industrial Age (R,S). 11.30 Great British Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 12.00 Rick Stein’s Spain (R,S,HD). 1.00 Live Golf: The Women’s British Open (S,HD). 5.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 5.45 Flog It! Trade Secrets (S,HD).
ITV
Due to World Cup fixtures, schedules are subject to change. 6.00 CITV. 8.25 ITV News (S) 8.30 Weekend (S). 9.25 The Hungry Sailors (R,S,HD). 10.25 Murder, She Wrote 11.20 ITV News (S) 11.30 Storage Hoarders (R,S,HD). 12.30 Dinner Date (R,S,HD). 1.30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 2.30 The Nation’s Favourite Motown Song (R,S,HD). 4.00 Tipping Point 5.00 Film: Scooby-Doo (S,HD). (2002) ●●
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6.05 The Hoobs (R,S). 6.30 Trans World Sport (S,HD). 7.30 FIM World Superbike Championship (S). 7.55 The Morning Line (S,HD). 9.00 Weekend Kitchen (S). 10.00 Frasier (R,S). 11.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11.55 The Simpsons (R,S). 12.30 The Tomorrow People American sci-fi drama. (S,HD). 1.20 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). Live coverage from Newmarket, York and Ascot. 4.10 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).
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6.00 Milkshake!. 10.00 Access. Showbiz news and gossip. 10.05 Meerkat Manor (R,S). 10.30 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (R,S,HD). 11.30 Big Brother: Eviction (R,S,HD). 12.55 NCIS (R,S). 1.50 NCIS (R,S). 2.45 NCIS (R,S). 3.40 Film: Pork Chop Hill (S,HD). (1959) Korean War drama, starring Gregory Peck. ●●●● 5.40 Film: Fighter Attack (S). (1953) Second World War drama, starring Sterling Hayden. ●●●
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6.35 Regional News (S); Weather 6.45 ITV News (S); Weather
6.15 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 25/140. Jilly Pollock hosts the fifth and final party in Liverpool. 6.45 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 A Question of Sport: Super Saturday (S,HD). 4/5. Sportsbased game show. 7.40 The National Lottery: Break the Safe (S,HD). 3/7. Game show, hosted by Nick Knowles.
7.00 You’ve Been Framed! (R,S). 6/20. 7.30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (S,HD). 2/8. Jonathan Ross, Carl Froch and Samantha Womack take part.
7.05 The Restoration Man (R,S,HD). 6/11. Revisiting a medieval hall conversion project in Cardiff.
7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. 7.55 5 News (S)
8.30 FIFA World Cup Live 2014 (S,HD). Matt Smith presents coverage of the third-place play-off (Kick-off 9.00pm), which is staged at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change.
8.00 Grand Designs (R,S,HD). 7/12. Kevin McCloud meets two artists who are battling the elements to construct a modern home on the Isle of Skye, with a second building alongside to use as their art studio.
8.00 MH370: The Flight That Vanished (R,S). The fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which was lost during its scheduled journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.
9.00 Knight and Day (S,HD). (2010) A woman gets kidnapped and dragged into a rogue secret agent’s mission to clear his name after he is framed as a traitor. Comedy adventure, starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. ●●●
9.00 Big Brother (S,HD). 39/72. Catching up with the Big Brother contestants as they react to Friday night’s live eviction, revealing how another departure has affected the rest of the house.
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9.20 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 9.40 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (S,HD) (2003). A rogue captain and a blacksmith set sail to rescue a governor’s daughter from feared supernatural pirates. Swashbuckling fantasy adventure, starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. ●●●●● Followed by National Lottery Update.
9.00 The Men Who Made Us Spend (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Jacques Peretti investigates the methods used to persuade people to buy consumer goods, beginning by exploring the importance of limiting the lifespan of products.
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10.00 The Trial of Gillian Taylforth (S,HD). Dramatic reconstruction based on transcripts and media coverage of the 1994 court case in which the former EastEnders star and her partner sued the Sun newspaper for libel.
11.15 ITV News (S); Weather 11.45 Golf: Scottish Open (S,HD). Hazel Irvine presents highlights 11.30 Balls of Fury (S,HD). (2007) from the third round at Royal Comedy, starring Dan Fogler Aberdeen, where America’s Phil and Christopher Walken. ●● Mickelson entered as the defending champion.
11.15 The IT Crowd (R,S). 1/6. Jen goes on a date. 11.50 The IT Crowd (R,S). 2/6. Denholm’s death spells trouble for Jen and Roy.
11.00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole (R,S,HD). 4/5. The documentary examining the lives of unemployed people visits Hull.
1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.20 BBC News (S,HD).
12.45 Film: Black Sheep (S). (2006) Comedy horror, starring Nathan Meister. ●●●● 2.10 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.
12.25 The IT Crowd (R,S). Moss enrols on a cookery course. 12.55 Film: Rushmore (S,HD). (1998) Comedy drama, starring Jason Schwartzman. ●●●● 2.30 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus. 4.40 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). Beat-the-banker game show. 5.35 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 5.40 The Hoobs (R,S).
12.00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (HD). 1.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 Skyscraper: London’s Cheesegrater (R,S,HD). 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 The Funky Valley Show (R,S). 5.00 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.10 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.30 The Funky Valley Show (R,S).
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1.05 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service.
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Sunday’s Television Guide BBC1
Due to World Cup fixtures, schedules are subject to change. 6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show (S,HD) 10.00 Sunday Morning Live (S,HD). 11.00 Sunday Politics (S). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 1.00 BBC News 1.15 Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit 2.15 Homes Under the Hammer 3.15 Wanted Down Under 4.00 Escape to the Country 4.45 Lifeline 5.00 Songs of Praise (S,HD). 5.35 Regional News (S,HD)
FILM RATINGS ●●●●● Excellent ●●●● Very good ●●● Good ●● Average ● Poor
BBC2
6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.20 Film: Tender Comrade (S). (1943) ●●● 8.00 Monty Don’s French Gardens (R,S,HD). 9.00 Gardeners’ World (R,S,HD). 9.30 The Beechgrove Garden (S,HD). 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S). 11.30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds (S,HD). 12.00 Rick Stein’s Spain (R,S,HD). 1.00 Live Golf: The Women’s British Open (S,HD). 5.20 Natural World: The Bat Man of Mexico (R,S,HD).
ITV
Due to World Cup fixtures, schedules are subject to change. 6.00 CITV. 8.25 News 8.30 Weekend (S). 9.25 May the Best House Win 10.20 Murder, She Wrote 11.20 ITV News (S); Weather 11.30 Love Your Garden (S,HD). 12.25 Long Lost Family (R,S,HD). 1.30 Film: Columbo: Strange Bedfellows (S,HD). (1995) ●● 3.30 Midsomer Murders (R,S). 5.30 Regional News (S) 5.45 ITV News (S); Weather
Channel 4
6.05 Ironman 2014 (S). 7.00 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (S). 7.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 8.55 Frasier (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S). 12.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2.50 The Simpsons (R,S). 3.45 Deal or No Deal (S,HD). 4.50 Film: St Trinian’s (S,HD). (2007) Comedy, starring Rupert Everett. ●●●
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 10.00 Access (R). 10.05 World’s Scariest Near Misses (R,S,HD). 10.55 Big Brother (R,S,HD). Daily round-up of highlights. 11.55 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 12.55 Film: See No Evil, Hear No Evil (S). (1989) Comedy, starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. ●● 2.45 Film: Stand By Me (S). (1986) Coming-of-age drama, starring River Phoenix. ●●●●● 4.20 Film: Click (S,HD). (2006) Comedy, starring Adam Sandler. ●●
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6.00 Catchphrase (R,S,HD). 1/12. Guessing game, hosted by Stephen Mulhern.
6.40 Channel 4 News (S)
6.30 Criminals: Caught on Camera (R,S,HD). 4/5. The use of CCTV to fight crime.
7.00 Match of the Day Live (S,HD). Coverage of the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (Kick-off 8.00pm), where the successors to 2010 champions Spain are crowned. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change.
7.20 Shall We Dance? (S). (2004) A bored lawyer signs up for dancing classes, but has to keep the new hobby a secret from his suspicious wife. Romantic comedy, with Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Jennifer Lopez. ●●
7.00 FIFA World Cup Live 2014 (S,HD). Coverage of the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (Kick-off 8.00pm), where the successors to 2010 champions Spain are crowned. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change.
7.00 Titanic (S,HD). (1997) A society girl falls in love with a penniless artist during the liner’s ill-fated voyage. James Cameron’s Oscar-winning romantic drama, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. Edited for language and nudity. ●●●●●
7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. 7.55 5 News Weekend (S,HD)
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10.30 Mock the Week (R,S,HD). 5/14. 10.30 ITV News (S); Weather 10.45 The Running Man (S,HD). With Josh Widdicombe, Gary (1987) A convict takes part in a 10.45 The Greatest Footie Ads Delaney and Tiffany Stevenson. brutal TV game show in which Ever (R,S,HD). Paddy he is hunted by a series of McGuinness presents this onegadget-wielding killers. Sci-fi off programme guiding viewers action adventure, with Arnold through 30 years of incredible, Schwarzenegger and Richard bizarre, spectacular and muchDawson. ●●● loved football commercials.
11.25 Man of the Year (S). (2006) Comedy, with Robin Williams and Christopher Walken. ●●●
11.45 The Cube (R,S,HD). 5/9. A 11.00 QI XL (R,S,HD). 12/16. student and a Geordie mother 11.45 Golf: Scottish Open (S,HD). take part. Hazel Irvine presents action from the fourth and final round at Royal Aberdeen, where Phil Mickelson entered as the defending champion.
1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.20 BBC News (S,HD).
12.45 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). John Craven visits the Peak District set of BBC drama The Village. 1.45 Holby City (R,S). 2.45 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Replay (S,HD). Another chance to see the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. 4.30 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.
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9.00 Big Brother (S,HD). 40/72. Daily round-up of highlights, featuring the latest tasks, games, arguments, laughs, diary room visits and bedroom chit-chat. Narrated by Marcus Bentley.
10.30 Regional News (S,HD) 10.55 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD). 6/6. With Greg Davies, Hal Cruttenden and Simon Evans.
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12.40 The Store. Home shopping. 2.55 Motorsport UK (S,HD). Highlights from Oulton Park. 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). 4.15 May the Best House Win (R,S,HD). Competition in which homeowners rate one another’s properties. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.
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12.40 The Million Pound Drop (R,S). Stephen and Chris from Gogglebox play for charity. 1.35 Film: A Prophet (HD). (2009) French prison drama, starring Tahar Rahim. ●●●● 4.05 Home Road Movies (R,S). 4.20 River Cottage Veg Heroes (R,S,HD). 4.50 Beat My Build (R,S,HD). 5.45 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
10.00 Webcam Girls: At Your Service (R,S,HD). Women who work in the online adult entertainment industry. 10.50 Step Brothers (S,HD). (2008) Comedy, starring Will Ferrell and John C Reilly. ●●●
12.45 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (S). 1.15 SuperCasino. 3.10 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 The Funky Valley Show (R,S). 5.00 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.10 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.30 The Funky Valley Show (R,S).
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8.00 The Boy They Call Fish (R,S). 2/3. The story of a Vietnamese teenager who has a rare condition that gives him scaly, fish-like skin, and his unlikely friendship with the Essex grandmother devoted to helping him.
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Monday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 Animal SOS (S). 11.30 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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7.10 Brazil’s Soccer Cities (S,HD). 7.35 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Highlights (S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Call the Council (R,S). 9.05 The Quest for Bannockburn (R,S). 10.05 Watchdog Test House (R,S). 10.35 Click (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Triathlon (S,HD). 3.00 Rowing World Cup (S,HD). 4.30 Coast (R,S). 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S,HD).
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Let’s Do Lunch with Gino & Mel (S,HD). New series. Afternoon chat show, hosted by Gino D’Acampo and Melanie Sykes. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 The Speakmans (S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme. 4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.40 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.30 The King of Queens. 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss USA (HD). 11.00 Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 1.40 Four in a Bed (HD). 2.40 Countdown (HD). 3.30 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.30 Ultimate Dealer (HD). 5.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Beware! Cowboy Builders Abroad (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Big Brother (R,S,HD). Daily round-up of highlights. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Assumed Killer (S,HD). (2013) Premiere. Thriller, starring Barbie Castro. â—?â—?â—? 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
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Food Unwrapped, 8.30pm
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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather
6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 2/22. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Grace tries to convince Trevor to give their love another go.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Mark gets the police to raid the Braxton home. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. 7.30 How Safe Is Your House? (S,HD). Mark Clemmit exposes an illegal gas fitter. Followed by BBC News.
7.00 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds (S,HD). 18/20. A luxurious black pudding sausage plait. 7.30 Mary Berry Cooks (R,S,HD). 4/6. Recipes for a large gathering of guests.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Rob desperately tries to point the finger of suspicion at Peter.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 Super Skyscrapers: Shanghai Tower (S,HD). The creation and construction of China’s tallest building. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). The Carters worry about Lee changing his statement. 8.30 ISIS: Terror in Iraq – Panorama (S,HD). The threat caused by the new terror group.
8.00 University Challenge (S,HD). 1/37. New series. The University of Manchester takes on Selwyn College, Cambridge. 8.30 Food & Drink (S,HD). 6/10. Culinary advice and discussion, with guest Gregg Wallace.
8.00 Countrywise (R,S,HD). 2/10. Paul Heiney and Rachel de Thame explore central Scotland. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). The police ask Peter how his fingerprints came to be on the charm bracelet.
8.00 Faith Schools Undercover: No Clapping in Class – Channel 4 Dispatches (S). The role of faith communities in schools. 8.30 Food Unwrapped (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Mozzarella, snails and Danish bacon.
8.00 Police Interceptors (S,HD). An officer gets lucky when a car thief crosses paths with him, there is a high-speed pursuit through Lincoln city centre, and a member of the public helps track down a drunk driver. Followed by 5 News at 9.
9.00 John Bishop’s Australia (S,HD). 2/3. John Bishop continues his Aussie cycling trek, stopping off to try his hand at surfing and cattle herding, before visiting a rodeo – where he gets a little too close to the action.
9.00 The Secret Life of Your Clothes (S,HD). Ade Adepitan examines what happens to the majority of clothes given to charity shops, with a multimillion-pound industry having grown up around them in Africa.
9.00 Long Lost Family (S,HD). 1/8. New series. A woman hopes to be reunited with the son she gave up for adoption, while a nurse wants to meet her father for the first time. Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present.
9.00 Royal Marines Commando School (S). 1/8. New series. Behind the scenes at the Royal Marines’ Commando Training Centre in Devon. This edition follows 56 new recruits during their gruelling first two weeks at the facility.
9.00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole (S,HD). 5/5. The stories of Roma people who moved to the UK and are now surviving on benefits, including a man who lost both legs in an accident when he was seven. Last in the series.
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10.00 QI (R,S,HD). 1/18. With Sara Pascoe, Jack Whitehall and David Mitchell. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Emily Maitlis. Followed by Weather.
10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 You Cannot Be Serious! (R,S,HD). 4/6. Sports-based comedy impressions and sketches, with Alistair McGowan.
11.25 Regional Programme (S,HD).
11.20 The Men Who Made Us Spend (R,S,HD). 1/3. Jacques Peretti investigates the methods used to persuade people to buy consumer goods.
11.10 Ray Mears’ Close Encounters 11.10 The Secret Life of Students (R,S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two. (R,S,HD). 2/4. This edition The survival expert learns about explores how the Leicester the Tasmanian devil. freshers cope making new friends and finding love.
12.25 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 12.30 BBC News (S,HD).
12.20 Sign Zone: I Bought a Rainforest (R,S). Charlie Hamilton James embarks on a joint venture with Elias. Last in the series. 1.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).
12.05 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). 4.15 May the Best House Win (R,S,HD). Four homeowners compete in Manchester. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.
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12.15 Embarrassing Bodies (R,S). A man who has been suffering from a rare penis problem for 10 years. 1.10 Britain’s Youngest Carers (R,S,HD). 2.05 The Secret Millions (R,S,HD). 3.00 Scandal (S,HD). 3.50 Revenge (S,HD). 4.35 River Cottage Veg Heroes (R,S,HD). 5.05 Beat My Build (R,S,HD).
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Tuesday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S,HD). 11.00 Animal SOS (S). 11.30 Street Patrol UK (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). From Lincolnshire Showground. 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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BBC2
7.50 Animal Park (R,S). 8.20 Sign Zone: Call the Council (R,S). 9.05 Hot Property: Business Boomers (R,S). 10.05 Watchdog Test House (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk (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). 1.15 The Super League Show (S). 2.15 Golf: Scottish Open (S,HD). 4.15 Frozen Planet (R,S,HD). 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S,HD).
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Let’s Do Lunch with Gino & Mel (S,HD). With Boyzone’s Keith Duffy. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 The Speakmans (S,HD). A woman suffering from severe OCD. 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 The King of Queens. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss USA (HD). 11.00 Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 1.40 Four in a Bed (HD). 2.40 Countdown (HD). 3.30 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.30 Ultimate Dealer (HD). 5.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Beware! Cowboy Builders Abroad (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Big Brother: Armageddon – Day One (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Escape from Polygamy (S,HD). (2013) ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Love Your Garden, 8pm
Ramsay’s Kitchen … 12.05am
The Dog Rescuers … 8pm
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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 3/22. Lisa is moved up a grade. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Maxine takes a tumble during an argument.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Kyle urges Phoebe to reconsider making her father leave town. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
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7.00 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds (S,HD). 19/20. 7.30 Mary Berry Cooks (R,S,HD). 5/6. Recipes for a weekday supper.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Hour-long episode. Bernice sees Andy kissing Katie, Priya discovers Jai already knows – and dislikes – Rakesh, and Ross is surprised to hear Donna’s true feelings.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! (R,S,HD). Paul Bohill and Steve Pinner face some tough decisions when they are given the task of repossessing a house.
8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 40/52. Elliot faces the truth about his condition after freezing in theatre. Serena is forced to bring her mother in to work, and Digby tries to help Zosia get over Jesse.
8.00 Hive Alive (S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. Chris Packham and Martha Kearney are joined by Professor Adam Hart to explore the remarkable secrets of the lives and habits of bees.
8.00 Love Your Garden (S,HD). 4/8. In Runcorn, Cheshire, Alan Titchmarsh and the team transform their smallest garden to date, making the best possible use of every inch of space.
8.00 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free (S). 2/5. In Essex, Kirstie Allsopp comes to the aid of a woman whose first-time flat purchase has proved a considerable financial drain, and a couple who need help furnishing their new home.
8.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (S,HD). Jayne Bashford is accompanied by the police to execute a warrant to enter a Staffordshire property, and discovers evidence that puppies have been buried alive in the back garden.
9.00 Nick & Margaret: Too Many Immigrants? (S,HD). 1/2. First of two programmes in which Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford explore the impact that immigrants are having on the UK by bringing both sides of the debate together.
9.00 Coast (S,HD). New series. The team returns to explore more dramatic shorelines, telling stories, investigating notable landmarks and exploring mysteries connected to coastal regions.
9.00 56 Up (R,S,HD). 1/3. Another chance to see the 2012 instalment of the landmark documentary series, featuring an update on a group of participants whose lives have been chronicled since 1964.
9.00 Undercover Boss (S). 1/6. New series. Return of the documentary in which highflying executives go undercover in their own businesses.
9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S,HD). 7/22. Sara discovers a bomb in the bag of a man who was found barely alive in a storm drain.
10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by National Lottery Update. 10.35 Summer’s Supermarket Secrets (R,S,HD). 1/4. Gregg Wallace finds out how supermarkets provide summer produce. 11.35 John Bishop’s Australia (R,S,HD). 2/3. John Bishop continues his Aussie cycling trek.
10.00 The Sarah Millican Television Programme (R,S,HD). 1/6. With guests Chris Packham and Tracey Cox. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Laura Kuenssberg. Followed by Weather.
10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 Exposure: Don’t Take My Child (S,HD).
10.00 Utopia (S,HD). 2/6. Ian and 10.00 Big Brother: Armageddon – Grant desperately search for Day Two (S,HD). 42/72. Becky, while The Network plans Highlights of Monday’s action V Day – a strategy to vaccinate in the house, as the housemates the world from Russian flu – continue their attempt to live and Geoff is forced to sell the harmoniously under the allidea to the nation. seeing eye of Big Brother.
11.20 The Secret Life of Your Clothes (R,S,HD). Ade Adepitan examines what happens to the majority of clothes given to charity shops.
11.40 Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green (R,S,HD). 3/8. The actor follows the “Pilgrims’ Way” to Lindisfarne.
11.05 Royal Marines Commando School (R,S). 1/8. Behind the scenes at the Royal Marines’ Commando Training Centre in Devon.
11.00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (HD). Emma Willis presents the live Big Brother round-up, with regular panellist Luisa Zissman, including the usual debates, features, insights and gossip.
12.20 Sign Zone: A Cabbie Abroad: Cambodia (R,S). Mason McQueen drives taxis in three cities around the world, beginning in Phnom Penh. 1.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).
12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). 4.15 May the Best House Win (R,S,HD). Homeowners in Leeds and Barnsley rate one another’s properties. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.
12.05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S). 1.00 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S). 1.25 Trans World Sport (R,S,HD). 2.25 Ironman 2014 (R,S). 3.20 FIM World Superbike Championship (R,S). 3.45 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (R,S). 4.10 River Cottage Veg (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
12.00 Wentworth Prison (R,S,HD). 1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Hotel Inspector Returns (R,S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.20 HouseBusters (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 Great Artists (R,S).
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Wednesday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 Animal SOS (S). 11.30 Street Patrol UK (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). From Leominster, Herefordshire. 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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BBC2
6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.15 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 7.15 Animal SOS (R,S). 7.45 Animal Park (R,S). 8.15 Sign Zone: Call the Council (R,S). 9.00 Antiques Roadshow (R,S). 10.00 Tigers About the House (R,S). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Lifeline (R,S,HD). 1.10 Film: North West Frontier (S,HD). (1959) ●●●● 3.15 Coast (R,S,HD). 4.15 Frozen Planet (R,S,HD). 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S,HD).
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Let’s Do Lunch with Gino & Mel (S,HD). With actress Michelle Collins. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 The Speakmans (S,HD). A young woman who keeps pulling her hair out. 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 The King of Queens. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss USA (HD). 11.00 Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 1.40 Four in a Bed (HD). 2.40 Countdown (HD). 3.30 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.30 Ultimate Dealer (HD). 5.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Beware! Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Big Brother: Armageddon – Day Two (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (S). (2008) Fact-based drama, starring Judy Reyes. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.30 ITV News (S); Weather
6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 4/22. Marge gets breast implants. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Ste finds out about John Paul’s assault.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Tamara leaves Summer Bay. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Matt Baker and Alex Jones present the live magazine show featuring topical reports from around the UK and big-name studio guests.
7.00 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds (S,HD). 20/20. 7.30 Mary Berry Cooks (R,S,HD). 6/6. Recipes for a summer lunch. Last in the series.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Ross hires Adam as his getaway driver. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Andrea’s double life threatens to unravel.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S)
7.00 Ultimate Police Interceptors (R,S). Highlights of the documentary following the work of pursuit teams in Sheffield and Essex.
8.00 Talk to the Animals (S,HD). 1/2. Zoologist Lucy Cooke embarks on a two-part exploration into the way animals communicate, focusing on how they interact in their own social groups and attract mates. Concludes tomorrow.
8.00 Operation Cloud Lab: Secrets of the Skies (S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. A team takes to the skies in an airship to investigate the Earth’s atmosphere, beginning with an exploration of how clouds capture and store water.
8.00 All Star Mr & Mrs (S,HD). 5/8. Liam Fox and Nicole BarberLane, Vanessa Feltz and Ben Ofoedu, and Danny Jones and Georgia Horsley find out how much they know about their other halves. Phillip Schofield hosts.
8.00 This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show (S,HD). 4/6. Dawn O’Porter meets Alice from Brighton, who likes comfortable and casual clothes and is convinced vintage fashion is not for her.
8.00 Angry Brits: Caught on Camera (S). A self-confessed “angry white van man” consults an anger-management specialist.
9.00 Nick & Margaret: Too Many Immigrants? (S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two. The UK-born citizens challenge their immigrant pairings about their impact on the NHS and schooling.
9.00 The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Documentary following the work of more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers as they build Crossrail – a new train line linking east and west London.
9.00 Testing Britain’s Worst Drivers: Crash Course (S,HD). Two of the nation’s worst motorists come face to face with the consequences of their dangerous driving in a crashtest experiment. Jamie Theakston narrates.
9.00 One Born Every Minute (S,HD). 6/10. A father-to-be looks forward to creating a loving family with his partner, an expectant mother decides on a home birth and a couple prepare for the arrival of their sixth child.
9.00 The Hotel Inspector Returns (S,HD). 4/4. Alex Polizzi returns to the White Hart in St Albans, Hertfordshire, a reputedly haunted 15th-century hotel run by husband-and-wife Ross and Jayne McBeath. Last in the series.
10.00 The Mimic (S,HD). 1/6. 10.30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (R,S,HD). Jimmy Carr hosts the comedy panel show’s version of the famous quiz.
10.00 Big Brother: Armageddon – Day Three (S,HD). 43/72. The pick of the previous day’s highlights, including the start of another two-day shopping task to determine how well the housemates will eat for the coming week.
11.35 The IT Crowd (R,S). 4/6. Jen’s dinner party preparations do not go as planned.
11.00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (HD). Emma Willis presents the BB companion show, including a debate on the burning issues, celebrity guests’ thoughts on the latest developments and behind-the-scenes insights.
12.00 Music on 4: Superstar DJs: With Annie Mac (S,HD). 12.25 Heston’s Great British Food (R,S,HD). 1.20 Film: Alfie (S,HD). (1966) Comedy drama, starring Michael Caine. ●●●● 3.15 Revenge (S,HD). 3.55 River Cottage Veg (R,S,HD). 4.50 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.05 OAPs Behaving Badly (R,S,HD). British expat pensioners living the high life in Tenerife. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.20 HouseBusters (R,S). A London flat with a supernatural presence. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 Great Artists (R,S).
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11.15 Surrogates (S,HD). (2009) An 11.20 Golf: The Open Preview FBI agent in a future where (S,HD). A look ahead to the people only interact through tournament at the Royal robot doubles ventures into the Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. real world to catch a killer. Sci-fi 11.50 Hot Property: Business thriller, with Bruce Willis and Boomers (R,S,HD). 4/4. Radha Mitchell. ●●●
10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad (S,HD). 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 1/6. New series. Comedy chat 10.40 American Pie (S,HD). (1999) show, with guests Jeremy Comedy, starring Jason Biggs Paxman and Danny Dyer. and Chris Klein. ●●●● 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark. Followed by Weather.
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Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S,HD). 11.00 Animal SOS (S). 11.30 Street Patrol UK (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). From Anglesey in north Wales. 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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BBC2
6.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). Properties in London, Northumberland and Dover. 7.00 Animal SOS (R,S). Inspector Clare Dew tries to save a sick kitten. 7.30 Sign Zone: Escape to the Continent (R,S). A Brighton couple hoping to move to the Abruzzo region of Italy. 8.30 Gardenersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; World Monty Don takes a look at uses for pots and containers. (R,S). 9.00 Golf: The Open Championship (S,HD). Live coverage from Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Do Lunch with Gino & Mel (S,HD). Afternoon chat show, hosted by Gino Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Acampo and Melanie Sykes. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 The Speakmans (S,HD). 3.00 Dickinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 The King of Queens. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss USA (HD). 11.00 Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 1.40 Four in a Bed (HD). 2.40 Countdown (HD). 3.30 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.30 Ultimate Dealer (HD). 5.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Beware! Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Big Brother: Armageddon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Day Three (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: The Nightmare Nanny (S,HD). (2013) Thriller, starring Ashley Scott. â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;?â&#x2014;? 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 5/22. The family takes part in a reality TV show. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Joe makes a brave admission to Freddie.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Heath tells Bianca he thinks they should get a divorce. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
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7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Priya decides whether to take the plunge with Rakesh. 7.30 Assisted Dying â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For and Against: Tonight (S,HD).
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7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the opening day of the Second Test at Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, as the five-match series continued. Followed by 5 News Update.
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8.00 Talk to the Animals (S,HD). 2/2. Zoologist Lucy Cooke concludes her exploration into the way animals communicate, revealing how they talk to friends and enemies and what they say to their neighbours.
8.00 Horizon: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wrong with Our Weather? (S,HD). Physicist Helen Czerski and meteorologist John Hammond investigate why the British weather appears to have become more extreme.
8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). David is shocked to discover Priyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans. 8.30 Harbour Lives (S,HD). 1/8. New series. Ben Fogle joins a former lawyer on an early morning hunt for lobsters.
8.00 George Clarkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amazing Spaces (S,HD). 7/7. The architect completes the transformation of his back garden and meets a DIY perfectionist hoping to build the smallest-ever campervan. Last in the series.
8.00 Black Market Britain: Undercover Sting (S,HD). Paul Connolly investigates the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black market in tobacco and cigarettes, from under-thecounter trade in shops to multimillion pound deals to bring them in from Europe.
9.00 Celebrity MasterChef (S,HD). 12/13. The four finalists prepare street food to celebrate the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to the public and cook for a trio of leading restaurant critics.
9.00 The Honourable Woman (S,HD). 3/8. Nessaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security adviser Nathaniel Bloom follows a lead as he hunts for Kasimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kidnappers, while Ephra discovers the true identity of the abducted boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father.
9.00 Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Poshest Nannies (S,HD). Documentary following second-year students at Norland College, a quintessentially British childcare training centre in Bath, renowned for its rigorous rules and traditional uniform.
9.00 Embarrassing Bodies (S). 3/7. Christian Jessen meets a patient with a sore penis and a woman born without a vagina. Pixie McKenna helps a man left paralysed from the waist down after a motorbike accident.
9.00 Gangs & Guns: Caught on Camera (S,HD). 1/8. Police officers use CCTV to monitor the activity of Sohoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100,000 nightly visitors, while the air support unit is called in when an armed gang goes on the rampage through Lambeth.
10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S) 10.35 The Great Big Romanian Invasion (S,HD). Tim Samuels follows Romanian immigrants who have moved to Britain.
10.00 Mock the Week (S,HD). 6/14. With Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Russell Kane and Zoe Lyons. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark. Followed by Weather.
10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 Robbie Coltrane: B-Road Britain (R,S). 3/3. On the final leg of his road trip, the actor visits the Lake District and Northumbria.
10.00 The Secret Life of Students 10.00 Big Brother: Armageddon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (S,HD). 3/4. Hassan tries to cope Day Four (S,HD). 44/72. Diarywith his newly independent life room confessionals, domestic away from home, Brenda faces dramas and off-kilter cutting back on the shopping challenges, including the and Aiden misses the non-stop conclusion of this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun of freshersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; week. shopping task.
11.25 This Week (S). The past seven days in politics.
11.20 The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (R,S,HD). 1/3. Documentary following the work of more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers.
11.40 The Dentists (R,S,HD). Behind the scenes at the University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
11.05 Beauty Queen or Bust (S). 3/3. 11.00 Big Brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bit on the Side The regional heats of the Miss (HD). Emma Willis presents the England beauty pageant BB companion show, including continue as contestants celebrity fansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; thoughts on the compete to take the crown in latest developments in the runthe Miss Fylde Coast up to tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eviction and competition in Blackpool. behind-the-scenes insights.
12.10 Holiday Weatherview (S). 12.15 BBC News (S,HD).
12.20 Sign Zone: ISIS: Terror in Iraq â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Panorama (R,S). The threat caused by the new terror group. 12.50 David Beckham into the Unknown (R,S). The recently retired footballer journeys through the Amazon rainforest. 2.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 3.55 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).
12.30 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Assisted Dying â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For and Against: Tonight (R,S,HD). 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 4.15 May the Best House Win (R,S,HD). Homeowners in Blackpool rate one anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s properties. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).
12.05 One Born Every Minute (R,S,HD). 1.00 The Auction House (R,S,HD). 1.55 This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show (R,S,HD). 2.50 Born in the Wild: Elephant (R,S,HD). 3.45 Faith Schools Undercover: No Clapping in Class â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Channel 4 Dispatches (R,S). 4.15 Food Unwrapped (R,S,HD).
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Friday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 Animal SOS (S). 11.30 Street Patrol UK (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). From London’s Portobello Road. 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).
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6.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). Properties in the Midlands and the North East. 7.00 Animal SOS (R,S). A cat is injured by its own collar. 7.30 Sign Zone: The Great British Sewing Bee Final (R,S). The three finalists take on their last set of challenges. Last in the series. 8.30 First Time on the Front Line (R,S). 9.00 Golf: The Open Championship (S,HD). Live coverage from Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Let’s Do Lunch with Gino & Mel (S,HD). Afternoon chat show, hosted by Gino D’Acampo and Melanie Sykes. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 The Speakmans (S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 7.35 The King of Queens. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss USA (HD). 11.00 Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me: Ireland. 1.40 Four in a Bed (HD). 2.40 Countdown (HD). 3.30 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.30 Ultimate Dealer (HD). 5.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (HD).
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6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Beware! Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Big Brother: Armageddon – Day Four (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: The Port-to-Port Killer (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Burden of Evil (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. Thriller, starring Natalie Zea. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 6/22. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Grace must decide whether she can forgive Trevor.
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7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Dan fears Daz may be a threat to his relationship. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Andrea tells Neil their marriage is over.
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7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v India. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the second day of the Second Test at Lord’s, as the five-match series continued. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.05 BBC Proms 2014 (S,HD). The classical music festival gets under way at London’s Royal Albert Hall as Katie Derham introduces a performance of Elgar’s biblical oratorio The Kingdom.
8.00 The Cruise Ship (S,HD). 2/4. Deputy Dan creates a new game show to outdo cruise director Sam. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Steve tells Lloyd that Andrea is married.
8.00 The Million Pound Drop (S). 2/8. Two singletons team up on a blind date for the quiz, trying to stop wads of cash falling through trapdoors by correctly answering a series of questions. Davina McCall hosts.
8.00 On the Yorkshire Buses (S,HD). Staff in EYMS’s Hull control room struggle to cope when the air-conditioning unit breaks down during a heatwave and the firm prepares for a football match against rivals Stagecoach.
9.45 QI XL (R,S,HD). 11/16. Extended edition. With Janet StreetPorter, Sandi Toksvig and Johnny Vegas.
9.00 Doc Martin (R,S,HD). 2/8. The GP is left holding the baby after upsetting the new childminder, and hosts a disastrous dinner party with Louisa, while Ruth takes part in a radio phone-in programme.
9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (S,HD). 7/7. Jimmy Carr hosts the quiz, with team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson joined by Bob Mortimer and Richard Osman. Matthew Crosby is in Dictionary Corner. Last in the series.
9.00 Big Brother: Live Eviction (S,HD). 45/72. Emma Willis makes the announcement as another housemate gets the boot, chatting to them about the whole Big Brother experience and why they think the others wanted them out.
10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by National Lottery Update. 10.35 New Tricks (R,S). 6/10. DCI Larson of the Met’s arts and antiques squad asks old flame Sandra to look into the murder of an antiques dealer. 11.35 EastEnders (S,HD). Omnibus. The Carters worry that Lee will implicate himself in Lucy’s murder by changing his statement.
10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Kirsty Wark.
11.00 Weather (S) 11.05 T in the Park 2014 (S,HD). Greg James and Jen Long present highlights of last weekend’s festival, Williams.
1.35 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.40 BBC News (S,HD).
1.05 Sign Zone: Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter (R,S). The role of female staff in British retail over the past 150 years. 2.05 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.
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8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Patrick discovers a dark secret about Ian. 8.30 Celebrity MasterChef (S,HD). 13/13. The final sees the contestants preparing dishes for four masters of Italian cooking, before producing the best three-course meal they can possibly come up with. Last in the series.
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12.05 Film: What Happens in Vegas (S,HD). (2008) ●● 1.40 The Angelos Epithemiou Show (R,S,HD). 2.10 Derek (R,S,HD). 2.35 Desperate Housewives (R,S,HD). 3.20 Revenge (S,HD). 4.00 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (S,HD). 4.15 River Cottage Veg (R,S,HD). 5.10 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
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Departing 29 November 2014 Here’s your chance to see Chatsworth - the magnificent ancestral home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire – in all its Christmas glory! Plus the chance to Christmas shop in Chester.
10.35 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (HD). Rylan Clark and his guests discuss tonight’s eviction, debating whether the public made the right decision and chatting to the evictee. 11.35 Stand by Your Man (S,HD). 6/10. Four more contestants try to win the chance to date one of 40 women.
12.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Trial of Gillian Taylforth (R,S,HD). Dramatic reconstruction of the actress’s 1994 libel case against the Sun newspaper. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.20 HouseBusters (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 Great Artists (R,S).
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Tewkesbury Medieval Festival is hailed as ‘Europe’s biggest and best free medieval festival’ and the sight of hundreds of men dressed as medieval soldiers and fighting in a battle led Footprint England to list it as one of the ‘10 most bizarre festivals’ in the country. We like that.
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my ideal
Any places you’d visit?
I’m revisiting the museums and galleries in London at the moment. I haven’t been since my childhood and I’d forgotten how great they are.
How often do you get to experience your ideal weekend?
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Not as often as I would like as I do hair transplant referrals in my Harley Street practice on a Saturday in London so half the weekend has already gone.
Mark BlakeTrichology has clinics in Cheltenham’s Montpellier Walk, above Blushes hair salon, in London’s Harley Street and Liverpool’s Mount Street. For more details, visit www.markblake.co.uk
MARK BLAKE
Celebrity trichologist What will you do on your ideal weekend?
Take Hector my Deerhound dog out for long walks.
Who will you spend it with?
My wife, daughter and extended family.
What will you read?
I read the Sunday papers and medical reference books – I’m always researching the latest scientific developments in hair loss and thinning hair and get phoned up by newspapers and magazines all the time wanting trichological information.
What will you listen to?
I listen to the radio, however if I’m treating a pop star I do tend to listen to their music just to be nosey!
Will you watch TV and if so, what?
I always watch the news (I think that’s an age thing) and love any conspiracy/detective programmes that make you concentrate on the plot.
What will be in your fridge?
It’s always filled with cold meats, olives, sundried tomatoes and antipasti things, ideal for picking at – it’s like being on holiday in Italy when you open the fridge.
What will you eat? Will you go out or stay in?
My wife is a great Italian cook – we only eat out now if we know a restaurant is good as it’s easy to be disappointed and wish you had stayed in.
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