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Strike A Light Festival Ground-breaking contemporary theatre and fun is lighting up the arts scene in Gloucester today and tomorrow with this annual festival, based at The Guildhall, offering drama, music and children’s events.
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CTORS can be a strange old breed. At times you can’t shut some of them up – they’ll waffle on about their craft, their love of the stage and their admiration for seemingly every other person in the profession. Others, however, can provide the interview from hell. I remember reading one particular encounter with Rhys Ifans in The Times two years ago in which the Welsh star eventually told the interviewer to f*** off and stormed out after declaring himself “bored”. His publicist tried a little damage limitation by claiming his behaviour was ‘caused by antibiotics’, but it was all too little, too late. The subsequent piece was a sensation – a truly menacing encounter but a fascinating read. It also highlighted the mercurial nature of the profession. Legendary interviewer Lynn Barber told an audience at Cheltenham Literature
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Festival last year that she found Ifans to be charming and was top of the list of the interview subjects she had found most attractive. AA Gill – who was on the panel at the same event – shrieked at the suggestion before adding “which bit exactly?” All this leads me to former Cheltenham Ladies’ College pupil Dame Kristin Scott Thomas who has established a reputation as being more than a little cool with journalists over the years. Indeed her reputation is that of an ice-maiden who doesn’t seem to relish the publicity process. WEEKEND, however, found her to be a delight – open, honest and thoughtful which is a rare combination for such a big name star. Perhaps we were lucky – maybe we just caught her on a really good day. Jonathan Whiley weekend@glosmedia.co.uk 01242 278072
This issue’s contributors were asked: Who is your favourite actress?
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“The older Dame Judi Dench gets, the more I love her,” says Sally who interviews Welsh artist Aneurin Jones this week. “She’s got a really interesting, beautiful face and I like how easily she laughs in interviews. “My dad worked on the production of many of the old Bond films so I grew up watching them and I think casting her as M was inspired. “M was gutsy and super cool – everything Judi Dench seems to be.”
“In film it would probably be Kristen ScottThomas,” says feature writer Corrie. “She is fabulous in French cinema, particularly I Have Loved You So Long and Sarah’s Key. “She conveys so much depth and sub text within difficult subject matters. “But I think Maxine Peake is my favourite stage and TV actress. I’m hoping to catch her in Hamlet with the NT Live soon.”
“Emma Watson,” says Cheltenham adventurer Sean Conway, without so much as a second thought. “As I used to work on the Harry Potter films in the stills department.” In this week’s edition Sean talks about his record-breaking exploits and his latest adrenalinefuelled challenge.
“I think I am going to say Angela Bassett,” says columnist Sali. “She was brought up by a single mum, worked hard, got a degree at Yale and did various jobs while learning to act, then pursuing her acting career ever since. “She has been acting since the 80s and played some amazing roles fromTinaTurner, Betty Shabazz and Rosa Parks to Biggie Smalls’ mum Violetta Wallace. She rocks.”
“It’s not a question I’ve ever really asked myself,” says feature writer Helen Blow. “But if pressed I would say Cate Blanchett, who is very versatile and is able to turn her hand to anything from an ethereal elf queen in The Lord of the Rings to murdered Irish journalist Veronica Guerin, with a bit of Elizabeth l thrown in for good measure.”
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NOTHIN' LIKEA DAME She's known for playing aloof characters, but former Cheltenham Ladies' College pupil Kristin Scott Thomas' reputation for being an ice queen off screen is undeserved, as WEEKEND discovers
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ARLIER this year, Kristin Scott Thomas was made a Dame, and she couldn't be happier with the honour. “In my mind's eye, a Dame had always been someone with a couple of Jack Russells and a tweed skirt, but I love it. I think it's the most wonderful thing to be given,” says the actress, a former Cheltenham Ladies' College girl. Initially, she thought the title was something of a joke. “But I feel a bit nervous,” she adds. “It's a sort of responsibility, because I have to step up to the plate and deliver the goods.” Considering her success and performances, it's perhaps difficult to imagine Kristin ever feeling unsure of herself. She's carved a career playing aloof roles, with the likes of Four Weddings And A Funeral, which earned her a Bafta, and Gosford Park – but that's acting, and she points out that people often assume she's going to be similar off-screen. “Sometimes you have to work harder for people not to be afraid of you, so you have to be extra chummy,” she says, jokingly raising her eyes to heaven and then breaking into a wide smile. She laughs when one journalist's description of her being the 'go-to actor for elegant despair' is mentioned. “I quite like that actually... elegant despair. That sums me up, really.” The beautiful 54-year-old, who is today sporting a quiff, leather trousers and an oversized black coat, smiles often. She also sends herself up and is refreshingly candid. Asked which film she's most proud of, she says: “There are so many things I'm proud of for different reasons. There's a Romanian film (1994's An Unforgettable Summer) I did entirely in Romanian. I'm incredibly proud of that but no one's seen it. I did a film with Nicolas Winding Refn (2013's Only God Forgives), where I went a bit mad and I'm proud of that. I'm proud of The English Patient (the 1996 film that earned her an Academy Award nomination). So I'm mostly proud of things. “I mean, there are a few things where I think, 'Oh dear, what went wrong there?'” she adds. Perhaps at the mercy of the director's
vision and final cut? “No. Sometimes it's your own fault. You're just over-acting.” There's little chance of being accused of that in her latest movie, Suite Francais, in which she's on scenestealing form. The film is based on the bestselling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set in the fictional French town of Bussy during the early days of the German occupation. It was years after the author's death, in 1942 in Auschwitz, aged 39, that her daughter found the two completed novellas, Storm In June and Dolce (which have been combined to make Suite Francais), along with an outline for a third called Captivity and the titles of the final two, Battles and Peace. At the centre of the story is Lucile Angellier (Michelle Williams), who is waiting
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for news from her husband, a prisoner of war. It's the summer of 1940 and Parisian refugees are soon pouring into the small town, closely followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' homes. Lucile and her domineering mother-inlaw Madame Angellier (Scott Thomas) are joined by the refined German officer Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts), and it's not long before a clandestine relationship between Lucile and Bruno
ensues.“In the book, Madame Angellier is described as being extremely religious, very tiny, bird-like and white-haired, quite different from how we've approached the character,” says Cornwall-born Kristin, who's lived in France since she was 19 and has worked on both English and French language films. Madame Angellier might look different, but she remains as tough as she is in the book, prompting Bruno to joke that he should be the scary one. “I figured that a mother whose son has disappeared, whose whereabouts you know nothing of, must be in an enormous state of anxiety,” says Kristin, who has a daughter and two sons from a former marriage to a French gynaecologist. “I think that people, when they're frightened or Kristin Scott Thomas atThe EE British Academy Film Awards
anxious, put up these terrible barriers to protect themselves. I think that's what she's doing. She's got a lot to lose, but there is a development in the way she sees the world, through the film.” She hopes she isn't as overbearing as Madame Angellier. “I'm afraid you have to ask them (her children) that, but I don't think I'm like that at all. I'm a bit of a pushover as a mother.” Kristin, whose Royal Navy pilot father was killed in a flying accident when she was a child (her mother's second husband also died in a similar accident), went to boarding school before studying drama. She was reportedly told she wasn't good enough though, and moved to Paris to become an au pair – but decided to give acting another go and enrolled in drama school. It wasn't long before the singer Prince cast her in his 1986 film Under The Cherry M Moon. The movie was panned, but Kristin received rave reviews and her career took off. Her true passion is the stage, and it's where she returns in May to play the Queen in The Audience, a role that (fellow Dame) Helen Mirren has recently reprised on Broadway. “I'm not quite sure what to bring to it yet. That's the whole point of rehearsal – to find out what's there. All I know is that it's a very good play and a fascinating character. We learn so much about government, about what it is to be this symbol and what it is to be a woman in that position. I'm very excited about it.” She's had a more tumultuous relationship with film than theatre. “I've been doing this for a long time and there are periods where you can't bear what you're doing and you're bored of it. And then there are times when your interest is piqued,” she explains. “I regularly come into makeup in the mornings and say, 'This is the last film I'm ever doing', and then go and make 10, so who knows! “I'm a human being, I'm allowed to change my mind.” Suite Francaise is in cinemas now, catch it at Cineworld in Cheltenham or Gloucester.
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Your guide to fashion in Gloucestershire – direct from the designers themselves
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GREY or navy printed trousers are invaluable for this in-between time of year, when you want to ditch black styles in favour of something a little lighter. Marks & Spencer has a gorgeous pair as part of the FashionTargets Breast Cancer collection, with 30 per cent of profits going to the charity.
SPRING SHOPPING FEVER
Love the Seventies? Need to stock up on denim? How about a new laid-back jacket? Check out the spring trends and update your wardrobe.
SPOTTED ON THE STREET Have we spotted you out and about in Gloucestershire? We check out your style and find out what you’re wearing.
■ Wear the M&S Collection navy tapered leg trousers, £25, now, with blazer or bomber. Visit marksandspencer.com
MAKING A SPLASH
Cheltenham’s very own action man, Sean Conway, explains what it’s like to swim the length of Great Britain.
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Bee inspired
Tick off one spring essential with this navy and white striped tee dress from new online boutique Fuschia White, which specialises in trend-led pieces at affordable prices.
You’ll be queen bee with these quirky buys from Joules. The Queenie bee brooch is £19.95 and the bee print wellies are £36.95. Better still, five per cent of sales go to help the British Bee Keeping Association. Visit the shop in Promenade, Cheltenham or go to joules.com
■ Sonela striped asymmetric dress, £17.50, at fuschiawhite.co.uk
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Rosie Boyle Rosie, 24, works for a housing association: “I went for comfort instead of style today because I knew I would be on my feet a lot. I put on a hat from Primark and my red jacket is from Tesco, believe it or not. “I tend to shop a lot on the high street so my jeans are from H&M and my brown bag is also Primark.”
John Logue John, 35, a manager, said: “I would describe my style as country chic, it is a bit different from what I usually wear. “My jacket is from Austin Reed, my jumper is from Jack Wills and my jeans are from the Australian brand Nobody. My shoes are Dune and my hat is Barbour.”
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Mailys Morel checks out your style at Cheltenham Festival Dave Singleton Dave, 34, a physiotherapist, said: “My style could be described as country-gent. “I’m wearing a mixture of different brands. My jacket comes from Next and my trousers are from Jack Wills. I bought the rest of my outfit online, from different websites.”
Linda Vaus Linda, 52, a carer said: “Today, my style has been described as Russian … maybe it’s because of my furry hat. It’s from New Look, as are my trousers. “I’m wearing some Primark pumps but I’m keeping a nice pair of high heels in my bag to put on at the racecourse. My jacket comes from a little boutique in Devon.”
THE PRINT: STRIKING STRIPES Follow the catwalk shows with bright, bold colours, like red and white, and don’t be afraid to mix and match different patterns on the same outfit – but keep the stripes irregular. KEY PIECE: A stripy skirt and blouse coordinate set, like this black and white textured skirt, £28, and matching sweater, £34 at next.co.uk
REVAMPED: DENIM Denim was championed at Burberry, where classic jean jackets were embellished with bright collars or feathers; it was patchworked atTommy Hilfiger and even made an unlikely appearance at Dolce & Gabbana, encrusted with sparkling applique detailing. Now, high street retailers are going double duty on denim, so it’s time you stocked up on essentials, like the perfect acid-wash denim shirt and a pair of jeans. KEY PIECE: A denim dress or pinafore like the Kilmory denim dress, £55 from whitestuff.com
MINIMAL MODE: UTILITY CHIC Marc Jacobs took uniform details – collars, buttons, patch pockets – and put them on jackets and button-through mini-dresses, while Chloe and Derek Lam brought denim and suede into the mix. The high street has translated this trend beautifully, with laid-back jackets and softly structured skirts in a plethora of sandy shades – perfect for the office. KEY PIECE: A pale, many-pocketed jacket, like this M&S Collection Jacket, £45, available May at marksandspencer.com
LUXE FABRIC: SUEDE Suede got a lot more mileage than leather this season. Gucci and Chanel were at the forefront, delivering cool coats in tawny hues, while skirts and slouchy shirts got a look-in at Chloe and Ralph Lauren. A belted suede coat is a great investment but for trend-led pieces, like fringed bags or platforms, there are excellent imitation suede fabrics around. KEY PIECE: Whether mini or midi, try a classic A-line button-down skirt, like the suede popper skirt, £65, at missselfridge.com
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VINTAGE VIBE: SEVENTIES Spring is all about the Seventies. Saint Laurent andTom Ford sent out a parade of Studio 54 disco divas, complete with lurex turbans, A-line minis and daringly lowcut tops, while atTommy Hilfiger and Emilio Pucci, it was all about billowing Bohemian frocks. For retro daywear stick to a snug cropped jacket and indigo flares, practical items that should be top of your shopping list. KEY PIECE: A floaty maxi dress like this SouthTrapeze Dress, ÂŁ49, available later this month at littlewoods.com
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Y his own admission, Sean Conway is good at being miserable. This is probably just as well, seeing as he spends a lot of time on feats of endurance most of us would rather chop off our own legs than have to do. The epic adventurer has swum the length of Britain, climbed Kilimanjaro dressed as a penguin and cycled around the world, most of it with a fractured spine. “I’m good at being grumpy, cold and miserable,” says the 33-year-old from Cheltenham. “I am motivated by doing things I haven’t done before and achieving some kind of record. “After every challenge I say to myself ‘never again’ but within six months I get the urge to do another one.” Today Sean sets off on his latest challenge, to run from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, and, in doing so, complete a unique triathlon of swimming, cycling and running the length of Britain. If successful, he will complete the 900-odd miles by running 40 marathons every day, although he hopes to include a few 50-mile days during the challenge. Incredibly, the longest he has run in practice has been just eight miles so on his first run today he will aim for almost four times that amount. It’s an incredible feat by anybody’s standards but, for Sean, it makes life worth living. “Before I started these challenges I was stuck in a job I hated when all I wanted to do was to travel and go on bonkers adventures,” he said. “Four years ago almost to the day, I was working in London feeling miserable and just wanting to travel but not having the money to do it. “Then I had the idea that if I tried to attempt some sort of record I could perhaps get a sponsor to help pay for it and also raise money for charity at the same time.” So Sean sold his school photography business for just a pound and pursued his dream of breaking the world record for cycling around the world. The Zimbabwean-born endurance athlete had an adventurous upbringing in the Pools National Park with his conservation game ranger father, Tony. He spent his early years climbing trees and chasing elephants out of his garden and had completed his first challenge by swimming a mile across a lake by the age of 10. During his teens he competed in several river marathons and at 15,
when most boys are playing football or video games, he completed the Midmar Mile, the world’s biggest open water swimming event, in 35 minutes. “I wasn’t particularly good at sport at school, in fact I barely did any sport at all,” said Sean. “I was active but not on a football pitch or in the gym. “But when I started these challenges I found my niche and realised I was really good at these long athletic events.” His first endurance adventure in 2012 saw him driving 180 miles a day on his round-the-world cycling challenge, a pace he kept up until he was run over by a truck in America, causing severe whiplash, concussions, torn ligaments and a compression fracture to his spine. Most people would admit defeat and give up at that point but all Sean did was to cut his daily distance by 40 miles and carry on. He made it back to London with a week to spare on his goal to reach home in time for the Olympics, having covered 16,000 miles – 12,000 of them with a fractured spine. “When you finish a challenge you get a feeling of relief that it’s all over because you are a bit fed up with it after so much time, but it doesn’t take long before you’re itching to get back out there again,” he said. “I enjoy the challenge of learning a new thing and becoming the best at it in my field.” The following year Sean became the first person to swim the length of Britain, starting from Lands’ End and swimming up the west coast to John O’Groats. A book detailing the epic swim has just been released. Hell and High Water has already made the top 40 non-fiction books online. “I’d only swum three miles in a local swimming pool before setting off and most sponsors turned me down because the challenge was so extreme, they thought I’d die trying.” Sean and his relief boat crew had a to endure storms and seasickness for the four-and-a-half months it took to complete the swim, and Sean grew a long beard to protect himself against jellyfish stings. “When we hit a storm off Cape Wrath off the north coast of Scotland, we nearly lost the boat, but on the other hand, I got to swim with dolphins and seals and among stunning night-time phosphorescence.” He also had previously cycled the length of Britain – a distance of 1,300 miles – and so hopes to complete the
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Great British Triathlon with his latest challenge. Sean will be followed all the way by cameras from the Discovery Channel for a programme on the challenge, to be broadcast later in the year. And he will be paying homage to that other famous long distance runner – albeit entirely fictional – Forest Gump, as he hopes to be joined on stretches of the run by others along the way. “It would great if people joined me during the run to recreate one of the scenes from the movie.” As well as all the long-distance challenges, Sean has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro dressed as a penguin – “I wanted to make it harder” – and dislocated his shoulder taking part in the infamous cheese-rolling in Gloucester. “That was the best 23 seconds of my life – apart from the injury,” he said. “You’ve got to keep that side of life going. There’s health and safety rules all over the place but there’s got to be some element of risk to life or it loses its spontaneity and fun.” His ultimate dream would be to run the length of Africa – all 7,000 miles of it. “That would be like doing a marathon a day for 10 months but that’s my dream,” he said. Knowing Sean and what he’s achieved in the past, it’s more a question of when than if. Hell and High Water by Sean Conway is published by Ebury Press and is priced at £10.99.
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What motivates someone to climb Mount Kilimanjaro dressed as a penguin, cycle around the world and swim the length of Great Britain? HELEN BLOW speaks to adrenaline junkie Sean Conway
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HEN I emerge into the fresh air after having spent my hard-earned pounds on a facial, I expect to turn heads with my new youthful looks. At the very least I should receive a positive response from family and friends about my glowing skin. It doesn’t always happen like that and I can always rely on my nearest and dearest to be my harshest critics. But after an hour’s pampering with a bespoke REN luxury facial at the Montpellier Chapter Spa in Cheltenham, even they noticed a difference. “You look very well, are you wearing more make-up on than usual?” my husband asked. The great thing was, I actually wasn’t wearing any make-up, having just been massaged and smoothed for 60 minutes by therapist Sophie Griffin, and my skin honestly truthfully glowed. The REN Spa is hidden away in a quiet corner of the hotel, where residents and non-residents alike can lose themselves in a bubble of calm and tranquility for an hour or so before re-entering the real world. From massages and facials to manicures and body wraps, treatments are aimed to deliver the maximum benefits via the maximum pleasure. REN products are the Aston Martin of the beauty world – high on performance and top kudos for your bathroom cabinet. No matter what your skin’s needs, there is a range to suit you, from the essentials aimed at all skin types to the more specialist anti-ageing collection, with ranges specifically aimed at different age groups. The latest product to grace their shelves is the Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial, which promises instantly to revitalise and rejuvenate your face with water-activated vitamin C.
By some magical process, they lock the vitamin C in a silica-glyceride matrix, so it is only released when you wet your face, releasing a fresh shot of the vitamin every time you use it. I had been using the Flash Rinse for a week or so before the facial, so my skin had been given the ideal prepping before, as it were, the main event. As I lay down on the couch, I was enveloped with gorgeous rose scents and soothing music, aimed at lulling you into a semi-conscious state so you benefit fully from the impending treatment. Sophie began with a brief neck and shoulder massage with a simple grape seed oil, before using a deliciously hot cloth on the face to help open pores and make the skin more receptive to treatment. Skin is cleansed with a balm to remove any make-up, followed by another with a hot cloth cleanse to detox and exfoliate the face. A serum is applied before the Glycolactic Radiance Renewal Mask, which acts as a decongestant to remove dead skin and brighten the face. The facial is finished off with a good dose of moisture provided by an AHA radiant serum and Bio Retinoid anti-ageing cream, that helps tackles pigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles. Anti-ageing eye cream and lip balm – and another massage – completes the treatment and you are left in a cocoon of sweet-smelling wonderfulness to return to the real world in your own time. Whether your skin needs hydrating or soothing, reviving or toning, this signature facial boosts its natural processes of protection, repair and renewal. The REN Bespoke Facial costs £60 for 60 minutes. Contact the Montpellier Chapter Spa on 01242 527788 or visit themontpellierchapterhotel.com for more information.
Holistic Times Janie Whittemore brings news of events at the Isbourne Holistic Centre What are the effects of stress? It’s not news that our lives are now faster and more stimulating than ever, but how does this affect our biochemistry, physiology and psychology? Charlotte Watts will be here to share her practical experience and research into facing the realities of how we live and presents the latest science from her book, The De-Stress Effect. Weaving this into traditional wisdom, she explains the links with stress and conditions such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, IBS, weight gain, cravings and skin issues. Charlotte will then bring you the most simple, realistic and practical nutritional, mindfulness and attitude changes to help navigate modern life and bring your body to a place of energy, clear thinking and good mood. Book now by calling 01242 254321. Simple Touch – A day to experience joyful relaxation and a deepened sense of wellbeing through the giving and receiving of simple touch with massage therapist Annabel Hollis. Learn easy techniques you can use on your family and friends and develop new confidence in your nurturing, healing abilities. One student said: “I felt very safe and supported. I really enjoyed it and gained a lot with plenty of ‘hands-on’ activities. I feel much more confident.” Those who want to take part should check online for what items they need to bring and join the workshop next Saturday. Zero Point Breathing (ZPB) is a new and exciting technique that you can do anywhere, anytime. It is a simple and easy to learn bio-feedback method of synchronising your breathing and heartbeat.The result is a more rhythmic heartbeat and more regular and consistent breathing.The electro-magnetic power of the heartbeat is increased and synchronised with the breath. When they work together in this way without resistance a deep and profound healing can take place. Robin Hemmings will be explaining this technique in his workshop on April 7. He believes ZPB is not only the first step in creating fundamental health and fitness, but that it has other profound spiritual implications as well. Our next Taster Week runs from May 18–24. Free bite-size sessions to get your teeth into. Check online for more details on these and all of our other events. The Isbourne Foundation is a Registered Charity, founded in 1995 to Create Positive LivesThrough Education. 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.
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giant Gloucestershire is proud of its sporting successes, particularly in rugby. A new book shines a light on Dai Gent, a player with a small stature but a very big heart. HELEN BLOW takes a closer look at a bygone era
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HESE days international rugby players are usually tall, muscle-bound men whose statures strike fear into opposing teams. Which makes it all the more extraordinary when you discover that one of Gloucester’s top players back in the early 1900s was a diminutive chap called Dai Gent, standing at just 5ft 3in in his navy socks. Dubbed ‘the tiny giant’, Dai – real name David Robert Gent – made 146 appearances for the Cherry and Whites between 1903-11 and won five caps for England. And according to Malc King, chairman of Gloucester Rugby Heritage, he was “as big in heart and as gifted in skill as he was small in stature”. As a school teacher and rugby correspondent for The Sunday Times, Dai wrote a book that looked at the shape of the game at the beginning of the 20th century. The Classic Guide to Rugby has now been reprinted by Stroud-based Amberley Press, giving us an insight into how the game was played back then. The book tackles differing types of play, the qualities of a good captain, the temperament required to be a patient and fair referee and the spirit of the game. @WeekendGlos
It also investigates rugby’s position in future society – fascinating for people reading the book today to see how much the game has developed and changed. Born in 1883 and bred in Wales, Dai played several games for Welsh teams before moving to Cheltenham to train as a teacher. It was then he was discovered by Gloucester Rugby Club and later captained the team, as well as being picked for England and playing in the first home international against the All Blacks in 1905. Although he was a scrum half – the one position on a rugby field often taken by players smaller than his team mates – he was still very small for a first class player. Mr King said: “He was a thoughtful student of the game and a very clever player – he needed to be since, at 5ft 3ins, he was thought to be the smallest player in first class rugby at that time, which led to him being dubbed “the tiny giant”. “Having been a leading exponent of the game before the Great War, he
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became a leading critic after. “He was a kindly but perceptive analyst of the game, and a strong proponent of the spirit in which it should be played. “His intelligent observations on the game were highly regarded, and formed the basis for books which, to this day, provide an interesting insight into the tactics and techniques of rugby in that era.” Although later moving away, Mr King said Dai tried to visit Gloucester at least once a year for the rest of his life. Dai moved to Eastbourne to become the headmaster of a school and combined this with a career writing a rugby column for The Sunday Times for 30 years. “He often professed the special place which Kingsholm occupied in his heart,” said Mr King. The Classic Guide to Rugby is published by Amberley as part of their Classic Guide series and is priced at £9.99 (hardback). It’s available on Amazon.co.uk
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With a buzzing social scene, Cheltenham's Beehive is the place to meet and eat
When Fairford hotelThe Bull says its meat is local, it means from the field next door . . .
Four's company: from left, farmer Tom Paton, butcher Andrew Butler, chef Jamie Woods and The Bull's proprietor Ian Summers
Most chefs hark on about using local ingredients but how about from the field next door via the butcher over the road.
SUE BRADLEY finds out why The Bull in Fairford is fast earning a reputation as the place to be for beef eaters
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USTOMERS at The Bull Hotel in Fairford don’t just have to take the word of chef Jamie Woods for the quality of the cows from which he gets his beef. And if they have any questions as to how the beef is handled after it returns from the abattoir, they only have to pop over the road to talk to butcher Andrew Butler. Many chefs seek to use ingredients sourced from their doorsteps but few manage it quite as literally as Jamie. His beef comes from cows that are a mix of traditional British breeds that are grazed on the picturesque banks of the River Coln. Tom Paton and his family have been farming at Milton Farm for around 40 years on land that’s part of the Fairford Estate owned by the Ernest Cook Trust, an educational charity set up by the grandson of Thomas Cook the famous travel agent. "Our cows are a mix of traditional British breeds: Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn,” explains Tom. “The meadows grazed by our cows are in a stewardship scheme, which
Most chefs hark on about using local ingredients but how about from the field next door via the butcher over the road? SUE BRADLEY finds out why The Bull in Fairford is fast earning a reputation as the place to be for beef eaters means they receive no artificial fertiliser and are treated to enhance the habitat for wildlife and the health of the river rather than solely for production. “The cows are served by an Aberdeen Angus bull in June and July to give birth in March and April. “After spending a summer with their mothers and a winter indoors, they have a final summer grazing
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before going to the butchers at 18 to 24 months old." All farmers and chefs know that the way meat is treated once it’s been to the abattoir can have a dramatic effect on its quality, which is why Tom sends his to Andrew. “We mature it for 28 days before passing it on to Jamie at The Bull,” Andrew explains. “Other than the trip to the abattoir, there are no food miles gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
involved and my team just walk over the market place to The Bull.” Andrew says he deals with several exemplary suppliers, but that the beef produced at Milton Farm is something special. “It’s part of that Cotswold experience,” he says. “Jamie and Ian Summers, who is the manager and proprietor at The Bull, have become more interested in where their meat comes from and how to use it sustainably and so we have been supplying them with beef and other locally sourced meats.” Back at The Bull, Jamie says the quality and flavour of the beef he uses gives him plenty of inspiration for his menus, which include roast beef on a Sunday and steaks, along with less common dishes such as homemade corned beef hash served with his own brown sauce, which is especially popular with regulars. “The beef has a very pure flavour,” says 24-year-old Jamie. “As a chef it’s very exciting to be able to give full rein to my creativity and produce new dishes together with classics with a twist.” Jamie, who hails from Cirencester and trained at The Swan in Bibury before moving to The Bull, is keen on sustainability and makes a point of making the most of as much of a cow carcass as he can, including cuts such as brisket and shin. “I think it is respectful to the animal to use as much of it as possible and there is so much flavour in these cuts, which can be brought out using slower cooking techniques,” he says. As far as The Bull’s manager and proprietor Ian is concerned, the beef served by Jamie is helping to put the hotel on the map. “You can look out of the hotel window and see the animals grazing,” he says. “Our beef tastes just how beef used to taste and it’s fantastic to be able to say that there are very few food miles involved in getting it from the field to the plate.”
THE estate belonging to the Ernest Cook Trust includes several farms and areas of woodland around Fairford. The educational charity helps children learn about the countryside through free school visits and by offering grants, while encouraging the highest standards in farming and land care. See ernestcooktrust.org.uk @WeekendGlos
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FOLLOWING THE HERD A FUSION of succulent grass-fed beef and Jamie Woods’ classic cooking skills made for a dining experience to remember atThe Bull Hotel. The 15th century hostelry’s Celebration of Fairford Beef showcased the quality of the meat produced by farmerTom Paton and prepared by butcher Andrew Butler in a variety of ways. It began with canapes of smoked salmon pin wheels with lemon chive butter and Fairford corned beef hash. For somebody whose only prior experience of corned beef arrived a tin,The Bull’s version was a revelation: brine-cured pieces of meat with a delicious flavour that simply melted in the mouth. The starter was a monkfish brochette with a fennel saffron marinade and Vietnamese salad, a tasty dish in which the fish was perfectly cooked and flavours and textures worked beautifully. To follow, chef Jamie Woods had prepared a beef tea macchiato. This traditional beef tea with a fresh horseradish foam was bursting in rich umami flavour and was a lesson in the value of slow cooking. After such a fabulous start, anticipation over the impending Fairford Beef Wellington was great and in Jamie’s hands it was a triumph of which the duke himself would have been proud. The round of applause that greeted the pastry-covered marriage of beef fillet and pate was richly deserved.The meat, accompanied by fondant potatoes and a red wine jus, was juicy and full of flavour while the pastry was buttery and crispy. For dessert, LemonThree Ways, featuring syllabub, sorbet and meringue, allowed Jamie to show
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off more of his technical skills and left a suitably sweet taste in our mouths. Accompanying the meal were three wines carefully chosen byThe Bull’s manager and proprietor Ian Summers, who served a fragrant Prosecco Ita Treviso with a palate of white peaches and apricots, aThree Stones Sauvignon Blanc with hints of passion fruit, gooseberry and green straw and a Lyngrove Pinotage with soft plum and mulberry aromas. With ingredients and cooking like this,The Bull is set to put Fairford firmly on the culinary map. Sue Bradley
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A cut above When a fussy friend raved about his steak, HELEN BLOW knew they were going to enjoy Cheltenham's Beehive
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N 1837 the first ever successful parachute landing on British soil was made by Mademoiselle Jennie, a chimpanzee owned by a Cheltenham resident. To celebrate this historic feat, a drinks reception was held at The Beehive pub. Although you probably won’t find any monkeys hanging around these days, you can understand why the locals chose this particular pub for their celebrations. The Beehive is at the heart of The Suffolks’ social scene and is the kind of pub that attracts regulars and visitors alike. But it’s not just its convenience that brings the public in. A lively atmosphere, good food and real ales also contribute to its popularity. Designed by John Forbes, architect of the Pittville Pump Room, the oldest part of the building dates from 1822 and has been known as The Beehive for more than 150 years. Downstairs is the bar, a beer garden and eating area, as well as tables out front in Montpellier Villas. But hidden upstairs is the Beehive Supper Room with its 20ft ceiling, minstrels’ gallery and magnificent cast iron chandelier. This all sounds very grand but the restaurant is more trendy eating house than posh dining room and the ambience is relaxed rather than fussy. When we arrived at 7.30pm on a Saturday, things were just starting to get busy downstairs and we settled into our seats and browsed the menu without rushing to order before other tables.
While you can eat downstairs, choosing from a selection of bar meals and snacks, upstairs contemporary British cuisine is served, waiter-style, as well as traditional Sunday lunches. Someone once told me to beware the never-ending restaurant menu. Although at first glance lots of choice appears to be a good thing, apparently it is difficult to sustain quality over quantity. Here’s another area where The Beehive gets it right, with enough dishes to give you a decent choice – including fish and Where: The Beehive, Montpellier Villas, Cheltenham Food: traditional British classics with a modern twist Wine: plenty of choice, including vintages from across the globe Atmosphere: friendly and relaxed Cost: £14/£18/£22 for one, two or three courses
vegetarian – but not too much so you are overwhelmed and can’t decide. Starters included some sublime smoked salmon, a tasty chicken liver parfait served with a piquant chutney and a plate full to the brim with crispy, melt-in-the-mouth whitebait with a twist of lemon. Both men nabbed the final two rump steaks available; good-sized slabs of meat served in the traditional way with chips and all the trimmings. “He loved it,” said my friend of her husband, “and you know how fussy
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he is about his food.” Well praise indeed. Us ladies championed the rich flavour of blue cheese, going for a mushroom and blue cheese Wellington and a breast of chicken in blue cheese sauce for our mains. Years ago while holidaying in southern Spain, I was introduced to steak with a mind-blowingly good Roquefort sauce and I have never looked back. Blue cheese perks up blander meats such as chicken and also bring a more vibrant taste to vegetarian dishes. The marriage of mushrooms and blue cheese in the Wellington also made for a satisfying union. When you reach the dessert course, you often have to leave more lightweight diners struggling to fit any more delicacies in, but I think a mouthful of something sweet is the perfect way to end a meal. I went for the milk chocolate mousse, the only dish which disappointed at all during the evening. Two generous slices of iced mousse were laid before me, with a drizzle of raspberry coulis, but I thought the presentation could have been better and I could have done with less mousse and perhaps a scoop of ice cream. My friend chose the forest fruit cheesecake – a pink concoction with blackberries and raspberries. Wine and coffees rounded off a thoroughly enjoyable evening of delicious flavours, convivial company and charming surroundings. Top notch all round. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
EARL GREY TEA PIE Ingredients
Makes a 23cm pie 500g block shortcrust pastry, or 375g ready-rolled shortcrust pastry 225g unsalted butter, softened
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Tea in the South is drunk often, but almost always iced and sweet. We have used Earl Grey tea to give added flavour to this recipe, but any black tea of your choice can be used. If you're not using Earl Grey, which is flavoured with bergamot, you can omit the grated fruit zest
430g caster sugar 8 large egg yolks 175ml strong Earl Grey tea, lukewarm 1tbsp fresh lemon juice 1tsp grated mandarin zest (or clementine, tangerine or orange zest) 2tbsp plain flour 1½tsp yellow cornmeal (polenta) ½tsp salt
Method Preheat the oven to 175C/ Gas Mark 4. If using shop-bought pastry, roll it out on a lightly floured surface until it is about 5mm thick and line a 23cm pie dish. Crimp the edges and chill in
the fridge for one hour. Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugar together for around five minutes on a medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, on a lower speed,
scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add the tea, lemon juice and mandarin zest and mix in well. On a low speed, add the flour, cornmeal and salt – don't overbeat at this stage. Pour the filling into the pie
crust and bake for about 45 minutes. The pie should be quite firm, but still have a little wobble when you move the dish. Cool completely before serving –it will set as it cools down.
HONEY CORNBREAD CUPCAKES
Ingredients Makes 12
170g yellow cornmeal (polenta) 135g plain flour 1tbsp baking powder 1tsp ground cinnamon 1/2tsp ground nutmeg
110g caster sugar 1tsp salt 2 large eggs 235ml whole milk 115g unsalted butter, melted 60g runny honey For the frosting:
340g unsalted butter, softened 75g runny honey 285g icing sugar 150g full-fat cream cheese, such as Philadelphia, cold
Method Using cornmeal to make cornbread was something the early European settlers in America learned from the Native Americans they encountered. These cupcakes are sweet, denser than our normal sponges and have a tangy cream cheese frosting flavoured with honey.
Preheat the oven to 175C/Gas Mark 4, and line a 12-hole deep muffin tin with cases. In a large bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and salt. Whisk the eggs, milk, melted butter and honey together. Add the dry ingredients on a low speed but don't overbeat. Scoop the mixture into the paper cases until three-quarters full. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the cupcakes bounce back when lightly touched. Leave to cool slightly before removing from the tin and placing on a wire rack to
cool completely before frosting. To make the frosting, use an electric mixer to beat the butter for a minute to loosen it up, then add the honey and beat for a minute. Slowly add the icing sugar on a low speed until incorporated and beat for two to three minutes until light and fluffy. Add the cream cheese and mix briefly until incorporated –don't overbeat or it will split and become runny. Pipe or spoon the frosting on to each cupcake, gently smoothing with a palette knife or spoon and making a nice swirl.
SMELLTHE BENEFITS
■ Egyptian slaves were given garlic to eat to keep them healthy and strong. ■ It was applied to wounds during the First World War to cleanse and heal and to treat dysentery. ■ It has a long history of use as an infection fighter against viruses, bacteria and fungi. ■ It is an excellent source of vitamin B6, manganese, selenium and Vitamin C. ■ If that wasn’t enough, it’s also a good source of phosphorous, calcium, potassium, iron and copper. ■ Some medical research suggests properties in garlic can help reduce the risk of heart disease, cholesterol levels and cancer. ■ Crushing or chopping garlic helps enhance its nutritional benefits, but cooking is believed to inhibit the formation of some of these properties. ■ If you like eating raw garlic but don’t like the aftertaste or smell, chewing parsley is said to work as a good breath freshener. ■ It’s also known to keep vampires away.
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Garlic is healthy and delicious, so what about foraging for your own? HELEN BLOW finds out about an event to get the tastebuds going
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ORGET chocolate eggs and cute bunnies – at a Nailsworth restaurant they are sending people on a wild garlic hunt instead. Hannah and Matthew Beardshall came up with the alternative Easter idea for their suitably-named Wild Garlic restaurant. “We wanted something that would get families out and about in the countryside but also be an alternative to the usual chocolate-laden affair,” they said. Teams will meet outside the restaurant in Cossack Square
next Saturday at 10.30am and will have 60 minutes to gather as much wild garlic as possible. They will have to use their initiative and local knowledge to outwit the other teams. And the icing on the cake – or should that be garlic on the bread – is that every team that competes will get a jar of pesto made from some of their wild garlic to take home. The winners will also get a tapas evening for four and a bottle of fizz for their trouble. Chef Matthew, who has worked with the likes of Gordon Ramsey, Marcus Wareing and Martin Blunos, will be creating
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Mandy Bradshaw discovers more about the traditional English country garden captured in a new book
Corrie Bond-French chats to colourful interior design blogger Will Taylor about his new career path
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Dahlia in the garden of Mary Keen
THE ENGLISH Country GARDEN This charming quaint style of gardening is gaining in popularity now more than ever. MANDY BRADSHAW chats to author Heidi Howcroft about her new book
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IVEN the popularity of prairie planting schemes with the emphasis on low maintenance, you would be forgiven for thinking the traditional English garden was a thing of the past. Not so, declares author Heidi Howcroft. It is, in fact, one of our greatest exports. The landscape architect, who worked for years in Germany before returning to Britain, says what inspires others is our flower-filled plots. “They all want to have an English garden,” she says. “That loose, haphazard, cottagey sort of look.” Far from being dead and buried, the style of garden popularised by the likes of Rosemary Verey is, says Heidi, “still very much alive and thriving” in gardens across the country. It’s a style she celebrates in her latest book, First Ladies of Gardening, which explores the creations of female gardeners ranging from Vita Sackville West to Beth Chatto. Leading the way is Gloucestershire with three of the 14 plots featured – Barnsley House, Kiftsgate Court and The Old Rectory, home of writer and designer Mary Keen. “Gloucestershire as a county has got so many possibilities,” says Heidi. “When people think of English gardens, the Cotswolds immediately come to mind.” Yet this emphasis was not deliberate and even the restriction to female gardeners came about by chance; the book is the result of an idle chat over coffee with photographer Marianne Majerus about which gardens inspired them. It was only after drawing up a list they realised they had picked all women. What they did do was set out some clear guidelines: the gardens had to be from the second half of the 20th century,
designed by the owner rather than by a third party and originally intended as a private space. What links them all is the ability to create something that looks effortless, although Heidi concedes that is far from the case: “You’ve got to know your stuff to do these gardens and that’s the beauty of them, they’re not a quick fix. None of the women ever said our way of doing things is easy.” One of the most demanding styles is that of Barnsley House, created by the late Rosemary Verey. A garden of layers where every inch is used, it has inspired gardeners across the world. The borders are designed to give a succession of colour and Mrs Verey has been credited with reviving interest in both the potager and the knot garden. Today it is inspiring a new generation of gardeners staying at what is now a hotel and enjoying signature planting schemes such as tulips and forget-menots. “Even if you don’t know what the plants are, you can appreciate how beautifully they have been put together. “It still feels like a private garden and is very much a garden that is still alive.” This development of a garden – they should not be put in aspic, declares Heidi – is another strand that the book explores, not least at Kiftsgate, which has been passed from mother to daughter for three generations. “It’s got the feeling of being almost a secret garden,” says Heidi, pointing out that it is somewhat overshadowed by its more famous neighbour, Hidcote. Yet, its genesis is inextricably linked with that of Lawrence Johnston, as he and Heather Muir, who started Kiftsgate, were contemporaries. “Neighbour helping neighbour is the
impression you get.” What is notable about Kiftsgate is the way each generation has, while respecting the past, developed the garden, adding their own mark without detracting from what was already there. A perfect example is how current owner Anne Chambers painted the swimming pool black. Created by her mother, it is now a perfect sheet of reflective water looking out on to landscape beyond the garden. It’s setting that is the driving force behind Mary Keen’s garden near Cirencester. Designed to look out on surroundings that include a beautiful historic church, it is a garden that leads you around to discover views and is first and foremost a private space, unswayed by fashion or notions of what a garden should be. “It’s not done as a show garden,” explains Heidi, “it’s where she can retreat to.” That’s not to say it isn’t inspirational and indeed Heidi believes all these gardens offer the chance to pick up tips and ideas. Likewise, although beautifully bound and full of Marianne’s atmospheric photographs, this is more than just an easy-on-the-eye coffee table book; each garden entry includes signature plants and tips. Above all, Heidi hopes it will revive interest in the style: “Trends come and trends go but if you look at things that are long lasting it is the English landscape garden.” First Ladies of Gardening by Heidi Howcroft, photography by Marianne Majerus, published by Frances Lincoln at £20.
Kiftsgate Court First Ladies of Gardening by Heidi Howcroft, photography by Marianne Majerus, published by Frances Lincoln at £20
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FULL COLOUR Interior design blogger Will Taylor, who has worked with the likes of Laura Ashley and Martha Stewart, talks to CORRIE BOND-FRENCH about his colourful career and latest 3D venture
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HEN Will Taylor wandered home from Sir Thomas Rich’s school, he probably had little inkling that his passing glances into all of those suburban front rooms were laying the foundations of his future career path. Now Will’s interior design blog, Bright.Bazaar, is one of the most successful and followed on the web, and his love of the transformative effect of glorious colour has brightened the houses and lives of his devoted followers across the globe Will’s love of a colour cocktail has also brought him career success as a consultant on both sides of the Atlantic, where he has worked for Martha Stewart and Laura Ashley, and his first book, Bright Bazaar: Embracing Colour for Make You Smile Style has been a resounding success. And Will was over the moon when he was asked to be brand ambassador for American paint brand Valspar, for their launch in the UK and Ireland. With Valspar having an advanced colour matching service that is second to none, (it can match a tint to a 2.2 millionth) this is right up Will’s street, so much so that he has designed a stunning 3D mural of a family home on the side of a house in central London to highlight the colour possibilities with Valspar’s range. Hailing originally from Bishops Norton and then Longlevens, and with parents in the medical profession, Will can’t explain exactly where this love of colour comes from, but he was hooked after reading his first interiors magazine
at 12 years old.After leaving Tommies, attending university and training as a journalist, he found himself in London working for a short while at the BBC on shows like Blue Peter and Strictly Come Dancing. But in 2009 Will decided to try his hand at blogging, setting one up one evening at home when he happened across a blogger website. He instantly saw it as an opportunity to write about his passion – colourful interiors – and in the middle of the recession, when everything had been grey and pale in both interiors and the national psyche, Will’s cheerful approach and colourful ideas were a ray of sunshine, and his followers just kept growing. “I knew nothing about blogging at first, I was just excited about having the chance to wax lyrical,” said Will. “Six months later there was a whole community, there were gold mines of inspiration, and the gap in the market was colour, and what inspires me is colour, so I had honed in on a niche. “I started to teach myself photography and got it to look as professional as I could, and it started to get looked at by people all over the world, and it snowballed from there. “It’s hugely exciting for me being able to work with people who are as passionate – I literally started this in my bedroom with no commercial intention in it at all, and I’ve always loved photography, but it wasn’t until I started this blog that I found my groove!” Will laughs. So, does Will think that his blog is influenced and influential? “Certainly the approach to colour use
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has changed since I started,” he says. “It was a stroke of luck for me because everything became more colourful in the recession, everything had been grey and people started to use colour to keep their spirits high. “And what happens in fashion definitely filters down to interiors, and I think that because people were staying at home for longer and not looking to move, their homes became more of a reflection of themselves and had a more personal meaning. “Using colour helped people inject more of their personality into their homes without worrying about keeping everything the neutral they’re always advised by TV programmes about selling houses.” And Will is thrilled that Velspar’s technology will enable people to create unique interiors with truly personal colour choices. “You can take anything in, say a book cover even, and they match it and then chart the colour and keep it, so you can go back in the future and get exactly the same colour – it’s genius technology.” So, with new the continued success of his blog, and exciting collaborations coming his way, is Will happy that his passion has become his work? “It’s all really exciting for me,” he says. “The overall landscape of blogging has changed so much – with Facebook, Twitter and social media, it stretches across all of these different platforms now, but I’m really proud of how I have stayed true to what the blog started out as.” You can visit Will’s blog at brightbazaarblog.com
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Royal Worcester is our cup of tea TWENTIETH century ceramics led the way in the collectables sections at a Cotswold Auction Company sale. An early set of Royal Worcester cups and saucers, hand-painted with fruit by noted ceramics artists, sold for ÂŁ380. A Shelley part tea service was a surprise high-flyer, racing above the estimate to sell for ÂŁ240. And three honey pots, by perennially popular ceramicist Clarice Cliff sold for ÂŁ220, despite some damage. Oil paintings remain the strongest field in the art market, outstripping watercolour drawings and prints. A portrait of a noble woman, thought to be Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, painted in late 17th/early 18th century style in glowing red and gold tones, sold for ÂŁ480. From a humbler walk of life, a portrait of Jeannie
FRIDAY Cotswold Auction Company Bingham Hall, King Street, Cirencester. Silver jewellery, Asian, ceramics and glass. 10am. The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques Fair Westonbirt School, Westonbirt, near Tetbury. Runs until Sunday. 11am-5pm.
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British Bespoke auctioneer Nicholas Granger with his macaw Bella and some of the jewellery picks from his sale on Thursday – an Art Deco brooch and an 18ct gold and diamond Cartier watch
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A SET of albums full of signatures of stars of BritishTV and radio, sold for £340 at a Moore Allen & Innocent sale in Cirencester. Collected by a young autograph hunter in the 1980s, they contained signed photographs from the cast of EastEnders,The Bill and Emmerdale Farm, DJs from Radio 1 and 2, Cannon & Ball, Jimmy Tarbuck, Bob Monkhouse, Ken Dodd and Paul Daniels.
a shell, is expected to fetch £2,500-£3,500. British Bespoke Auctions was started in 2008 by Nicholas after he sold his bespoke tailoring business in Savile Row. From an early age he used to work in his mother’s antique shop, The Snuff Box, in Surrey where he developed a love of fine things. Specialising in silver and jewellery Nicholas describes himself as being a bit of a magpie and with Bella his blue and gold macaw by his side on auction day, regularly attracts the television cameras including Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and The Antiques Road Trip. The sale takes place at the saleroom at the Old Boys’ Scool in Gretton Road. Viewing is on Wednesday from 9am-5pm.
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scenery. The three amigos, commonly known as Hammond, Clarkson and May, have been lucky enough to wind their way through some of the most stunning locations on Earth. You have probably watched with a mixture of awe and jealously – save for the Falklands episode – but now it’s time to experience a slice of motoring paradise. Top Marques Events Ltd, a passionate team of motoring experts based near Cheltenham, are launching bespoke escorted car tours for those who long for a memorable driving experience. The deal is simple. They research and plan an exclusive selection of unique driving journeys for classic, prestige and supercar owners. For them, it’s all about satisfying the seasoned traveller and exciting the motoring novice. Not only are the routes among the best touring roads in the UK and Europe, but you’ll also stay in some of the most luxurious hotels as part of the package. Senior director Julien Down said: “It offers the discerning motoring enthusiast the opportunity to enjoy their classic, prestige, or supercar on the open road,
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while enjoying the very best scenery, some of the most relaxing luxury and all in the company of like-minded companions.” Julien has held many senior positions in the private banking arena, spanning a career of more than 30 years, and latterly he has a track record in creating and delivering a range of UK-wide events. “Our company is aiming to achieve the very highest standards of service and guarantees a robust hotel selection criteria,” he says. “We are seeking out some of the smaller, less well-known gems, as well as some opulent, larger establishments.” Covering the most beautiful landscapes in the UK and Europe, the tours can vary in length from three to eight days and are exclusive, with no more than 20 cars on each trip. Some tours include roads known for their exhilarating complexity, while others are more relaxed and focus on the scenery. “We are keen to ensure a fabulous break for everyone taking part, so as well as stunning roads, we have included gastronomic treats, special visits for the wine-lover, cooking demonstrations from some of the world’s very best chefs and even the opportunity of a fabulously picturesque helicopter flight,” says Julien.
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The touring season opens with a five day Champagne Tour on April 26, taking in the ever-popular northern region of France. Leeds Castle in Kent is the rendezvous point with the tour heading through the Eurotunnel and on to Epernay, across to Amboise, returning northward through Le Mans and Deauville, before hugging the coast back towards Calais, returning on May 1. In addition to the Champagne tour in April, there is a Swiss Alps Tour in July which will include some of the most exhilarating driving roads in Europe with the route set to encounter the famous Simplon and Gotthard Passes, while the Irish Castles Tour, in late September, will leave those taking part completely enchanted from the soft light, gentle mists and almost ethereal scenery. There are also future plans to run tours around the Thames Valley, Cotswolds, Lake District and Scotland with owners of vintage, classic or more modern supercars all welcomed. For more information on the up-coming tours visit topmarquesevents.com, email julien@topmarquesevents.com or call 07722 596112. Prices are £5,000 for France, £6,500 for Switzerland and £5,000 for Ireland. All plus VAT for a crew of two.
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Dying art of melancholy As Welsh artist Aneurin Jones brings an exhibition of his work to Winds of Change, in Winchcombe, he tells SALLY BAILEY why his paintings fill him with joy – and sorrow
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father, a farmer who sang with a ‘Covent Garden sort of voice’, his three brothers, one a tenor with a ‘voice like Pavarotti’, and his sister – ‘the spoilt one’ he says with fondness. Aneurin’s son Meirion is also a skilled artist conjuring up traditional Welsh scenes. Winds of Change gallery owner Jane Smoczynski fell for his work after seeing just one picture. “It stirred something within me,” she says, “a slight longing to step back in time.” Not long afterwards she invited him to exhibit at the Winchcombe gallery where she hand-picks every artist on show. The resulting exhibition is The Land & Its People. “It was only on meeting with Aneurin at his home, drinking coffee and eating Welsh cake that I appreciated that he was recording a time in history that has been lost, the people he has captured on canvas already ghosts moving within and becoming part of the beautiful landscape of Wales,” she says. While those images are forever etched in his mind, Aneurin doesn’t have to go too far for inspiration, down the road to the agricultural shows which are his ‘bread and butter’. ■ The Land & Its People runs at Winds of Change Gallery, High Street, Winchcombe until March 28. For details call 01242 603836.
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OH sorry, it was the rose congou tea rather than the Ritz royal English,” I said to the waiter, all the while aware that it was probably the most pretentious sentence I’ve ever uttered. Which is saying something – regular readers will know there have been plenty to choose from. You see I was at The Ritz dahhhling, sampling their world famous afternoon tea on a Friday evening as one does when one happens to venture down to the big smoke. Except that’s not the entire truth of the matter; this little soirée in the Palm Court of London’s iconic hotel was no last-minute extravagance. A chance to sample their delicately-made finger sandwiches – contender for second most pretentious sentence of the year – was four months in the planning. But my, how it was worth the wait. Of course an evening at The Ritz is all well and good – frankly it was ruddy brilliant – but if you’re going to pretend you’re a hedge fund manager for the weekend then a stay at Premier Inn Islington simply isn’t going to cut it. What you really need is a slick five-
star hotel in the heart of Westminster – a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace – to let you come to terms with the fact the yacht is in for repair. Hotels don’t come much classier than the Conrad St James. A six-floor 256room space in a 19th century building, it’s part of the Hilton group and opened in October last year. You can tell it’s the new kid on the block too; super smart interiors, a marble lobby which acts like a giant mirror and technology which makes you feel as though you’re James Bond checking in for an assignment. Their clever concierge app – sure it’s a bit gimmicky but what isn’t these days? – means you can essentially create your perfect arrival. Fancy a cheeky afternoon mojito? No problem. How about a club sarnie with extra mayo? That can be arranged. I’ll admit I was seduced by this piece of technology but sadly had no cause – God knows I tried to find one – to make use of it. Instead we checked in via ye olde traditional method and soon found ourselves on the sixth floor in one of the hotel’s executive rooms which has
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so much space you could swing a litter of cats. The thought never occurred incidentally – back off PETA. Soon we discovered cool yet discreet touches everywhere we turned; a cocktail shaker and espresso machine ticked the boxes at the mini bar and the rainforest shower in the spacious, beautifully-decorated bathroom is, in my view, the only way properly to wake-up in the morning. There were a couple of niggly points I’d take issue with. A small pot of Pringles at £5 is stretching the definition of ‘luxury’ and the mood lighting switches are about as seductive as Roy Chubby Brown with a torch. But put that terrifying image out of your mind and head to the executive lounge on the first floor where a receptionist will ‘check’ you in and you can enjoy complimentary sweet treats, canapés and non-alcoholic drinks served throughout the day. When you want to get away from it all – and have had enough of making small talk with the hedgies in the hotel’s lively Blue Boar bar – it’s perfect. You can even have your breakfast gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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in the lounge should you wish but we decided to really slum it and settled for the restaurant to dine on anything and everything from mini pastries to waffles. I was slightly disappointed at the breakfast – I was surprised to see a lukewarm buffet-style set-up given its five star status – but one can’t have it all I guess. Overall our stay at the Conrad London St James was excellent; friendly staff, efficient service and not at sniff of stuffiness as many of London’s five-star offerings have a tendency to be. If I’m being honest though it was the hotel’s tagline – “the luxury of being yourself” – that really sold it for me. It’s exactly the sort of pretentious thing I’d come with out.
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Conrad St James London offers an Easter package from £690, including interconnecting rooms, Big Bus tour or Frankie and Benny’s voucher worth £80 and Easter treats.The Easter package is available fromThursday until April 27 and is based on a family of four – two adults and two children aged 15 and younger. For bookings visitconradhotels.com/ London or call 02033 018080.
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library The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
Faber & Faber, priced £20 Axl and Beatrice are an elderly couple, living in an underground warren of dwellings. One morning, they decide to go on a journey to visit their son, even though they can’t remember where he lives or why he’s not now with them. On their travels, they meet a Saxon warrior called Wistan, who is tasked with slaying the dragon and the elderly Sir Gawain, one of Arthur’s knights, who hasn’t yet managed the same feat.
The Fishermen
It’s a deceptively simple tale, supported by carefully wrought dialogue which drip-feeds morsels about each character’s murky past as they gradually remember moments. The film rights have already been acquired and the author is anxious his book’s dealt with gently – but with the upwelling of praise for The Buried Giant, surely Ishiguro has nothing to fear and another spot on the Booker Prize shortlist is a matter of course.
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Chigozie Obioma
Cathy Bramley
Ivy Lane
Girl In A Band
One, £14.99
Corgi, £6.99
Faber & Faber, £14.99
Chigozie Obioma’s novel follows the disintegrating fortunes of a middle-class family, the Agwus, in 1990s Nigeria.Trouble starts when the bookish, ambitious Mr Agwu is posted away from Akura, the town where he and his wife have been raising their children, to take up a banking position in the riskier north. In his absence, the older boys run wild on the forbidden edge of a local river – and an ancient, less rational Africa asserts itself. One by one, the children fall victim to a malign prophecy, uttered by a terrifying madman who has appeared in their Christian lives like an emissary of the devil – or maybe of the previous era’s animistic religion, which has never quite gone away. Obioma does a terrific job of portraying his birth country as a place of warmth, chaos, love, stink and ever-present brutality – though at times you’ll need a strong stomach to read it.
Ivy Lane was originally released as four seasonal novellas. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter have now been bound into one single novel. Tilly has recently arrived in Kingsfield, Derbyshire. Recently heartbroken, the part-time teacher attempts to build a new life, hoping to lose herself working on her allotment at Ivy Lane. Instead what she finds is a hotchpotch of gardeners opening their arms to welcome her.The final drops ofTilly’s attempts for a quiet life disappear when aTV documentary film crew arrive on site.This is a fabulously lighthearted romance perfect for the beach and upcoming spring evenings.The characters all feel like people you would expect to find on a British allotment, from the committee members to the novice gardeners whose fingers are more black than green.
Despite being in the public eye since the Eighties when the group formed, Kim Gordon has remained a rather private figure, keeping schtum on her personal life. So it comes as pleasant surprise to find out more about the prominent musician in her autobiography Girl In A Band. Gordon sheds light onto the pain she felt uniting on stage with her estranged husband, whose affair caused their split. It’s credit to Gordon that instead of waging war on Moore, she maintains a dignified stance on the hurt she suffered. But while she doesn’t muddy Moore’s name, she is upfront about the awkward atmosphere during those last gigs. Later, passages on a fallout with Courtney Love (Gordon produced Love’s first album with Hole) and her impressions of late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain will keep grunge fans happy. Girl In A Band is a colourful read which is sensitively managed.
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Breadline Britain
Stewart Lansley and Joanna Mack
Oneworld Publications, £9.99 When Stewart Lansley and Joanna Mack wrote the pioneering Poor Britain in 1985 they probably hoped it would lead to a rise in living conditions for those whose plight they documented.They certainly didn’t imagine how much worse things would have become. Drawing on three decades of statistics from the Breadline Britain surveys, the authors use eye-opening numbers to illustrate the alarming fact that nearly one in three Brits currently live in poverty – three-and-a-half million adults go hungry so they can feed their children; one in five children is in a house that is cold and damp; and one in ten lacks warm clothes. Nothing less than a damning indictment of authority, the book paints a picture of a system, which – rather than releasing people from poverty – has entrapped many in lives of deprivation. It makes for some seriously uncomfortable reading. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
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OFTHEWEEK THE GUNMAN
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Based on a novel, this slick action thriller starring Sean Penn is about a man of violence, who discovers that he cannot turn his back on the past. The Gunman is in cinemas now.
CHELTENHAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – SPRING CONCERT
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A concert of 19th and 20th century music tomorrow evening at Pitville Pump Room. Tickets £10. Call 08445 762 210 to book.
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Celebrate Gloucestershire’s vibrant attractions and successful businesses at Regent Arcade in Cheltenham. Shops will be exhibiting their goods and services today and tomorrow.
Richard Hope is currently on our TV screens in Poldark – but you can see him on stage at the end of the month when Britain’s favourite play The History Boys comes to Cheltenham. CORRIE BONDFRENCH chats to him backstage
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HEN I meet actor Richard Hope, we end up chatting in a dressing room no larger than a parson’s pantry in the rabbit warren-like backstage of The Alex in Birmingham. It’s certainly a cosy setting, and I get perhaps a little too comfortable, so much so that I almost have to apologise to Richard for being a little, well, over familiar with him when I tell him it feels as if I live with him. It’s just that in a manner of speaking, he has been such a regular guest in my sitting room over the years that in my imaginary world, it’s probably his turn to make the tea, so I’m a little taken aback when he offers. Because Richard has had as solid and successful a career as a character actor on TV and the stage as it is possible to get, and he is currently covering all fronts. Not only is he getting rave reviews for his portrayal of flawed but inspirational teacher Hector in a national tour of the nation’s favourite play The History Boys, which comes to Cheltenham next week, but he is also playing bewigged and kindly banker Harris Pascoe alongside Aidan Turner in Poldark. I venture that this is a career high point, but it is probably worth remembering that after joining the National Youth Theatre in 1972, Richard was then basically mentored as a young actor by none other than Sir Laurence Olivier, and this launched his long association with the National Theatre. What is remarkable about Richard in the flesh is the sense you get of his ability to transform for roles. He is a fit, tall man, currently bearded, very dapper, with a lovely geniality about him and a twinkle in his eye.
In Poldark, he is wearing a fair amount of padding, I would wager. But then, such is the lot of the character actor, and Richard agrees. “I’m one of these people who has crept up into people’s lives quietly over the years,” said Richard. “I’ve a nice profile theatre-wise, lots of leads at the National, but I’ve done a lot of TV, and on TV I’m a character actor, and it’s a nice character part in Poldark as Harris Pascoe, and practically all of my scenes are with Aidan, so it was really interesting to do that. “Hopefully we’re going to go for another series, although they haven’t greenlit it yet. My character comes back as quite a meaty part. “I’ve worked with the writer, Debbie Horsfield, before – she’s really, really good. It’s a really clever script. It’s a very different series, she’s been very faithful to the books. And Robin Ellis is in it, which is nice.” Poldark aside, Richard is receiving outstanding reviews for his turn as Hector in Alan Bennett’s The History Boys as it tours the country. And I know from speaking to some of the younger cast members playing his students that they find him an inspiring actor to work with. So how is Richard finding it? “It’s a long tour, but it’s very good to do. I really like doing these sort of parts – it’s very verbal. Just Alan Bennett’s choice of words is wonderful. “Alan’s special – as a person he’s very generous. When I got the part he sent me a card saying I had got it entirely on my own merit, then I found out that he had casting approval, so I feel like I’m doing this for him really. “I’m playing it very differently to Richard Griffiths. I’m trying to move around, I’m trying not to be camp, I want him to be an inspirational teacher.
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I’ve tried to promote that he wants his students to be the best, just to have a general knowledge for life, and as he says, so that when it happens they will have the antidote ready, and all knowledge is precious. “And the smutty area of it, I don’t think he’s a predatory person, he’s someone who maybe wants to have some contact with he people he’s teaching, which is completely wrong, but that’s what I’m trying to do.” And Richard is enjoying working with the young cast, and it has given him pause for thought about the way that we learn compared to when the play was set in 1983. “The one thing my kids don’t have, that I think I had, was a general knowledge. “And I’d never been in a rehearsal before where people brought in their iPhones and just looked things up. So there was no going to the library, it was instant and they had it in front of them, nothing was retained. “I didn’t mean to be an actor, but I entered something at school called the declamation prize. I didn’t really know what it was but it basically got you off sport. I won, and I still remember the speech. “You have to remember some things. On TV you have to hold on to it for a bit until they’ve actually cleared it and it’s gone out otherwise they change lines. I’ve just finished the last bit of Poldark, episode eight, where I’ve managed to add some extra lines, so that’s quite nice.’ “I just hope people enjoy Poldark, and come and see the play.” I try to reassure him, but I think Michael knows he’s on to a winner with these two roles. The History Boys comes to The Everyman on March 30. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
Richard Hope as Hector inThe History Boys
Making History The cast of The History Boys
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CUBISM EXHIBITION, BARNBURY GALLERY, WINCHCOMBE
MUSIC WEEK IN THE STUDIO THEATRE, THE EVERYMAN, CHELTENHAM
YOUNG folk star Hattie Briggs kicks off this year’s Music Week at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham next Wednesday. A lively, varied and vibrant four days of music has been planned for the Studio Theatre, with indie, folk and acoustic music on the programme. Nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award last year, Hattie is a natural and sensitive performer with a unique, expressive voice and style. Influenced by the likes of James Taylor and Eva Cassidy, the 21-year-old from Stroud has a maturity that belies her youth. On Thursday folk circuit favourite Bill Caddick takes the stage. Since the sixties, Bill’s songs have been covered by many performers, including Christy
ALTHOUGH it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, an exhibition of original Cubist lithographs should challenge and fascinate visitors to a Winchcombe gallery. Works by a group of early 20th century artists, including Leger and Matisse, are on show at Barnbury Gallery for three weeks. In 1909, Braque began to work closely with Picasso, who had been developing a similar approach to painting. The invention of Cubism was a joint effort between these two French artists,
Moore and June Tabor. He joined the Albion band for the National Theatre productions of Larkrise and the award-winning trilogy The Mysteries, and was also a founder member of the legendary folk-rock band The Home Service. Friday sees former front man of Mercury Awardnominated indie band Guillemots, Fyfe Dangerfield, in the limelight. Fyfe made his solo album debut in 2010 with Fly Yellow Moon to critical acclaim and reaching number 12 in the charts. This solo performance is a rare opportunity to see him play in such an intimate venue. Music Week bows out on Saturday with Roy Bailey – one of the UK Folk & Acoustic scene’s most loved and admired performers. Through his love of traditional songs and the stories they tell, Roy has developed a unique repertoire of songs of dissent and hope that he has performed on stages, TV and radio all over the world.
then residents of Montmartre, Paris. Modern artists rejected previous Renaissancebased traditions, in favour of new forms of artistic experimentation. They used new materials, new techniques of painting, and developed new theories about how art should reflect the perceived world. Visitors to the gallery in North Street can see and buy Cubist and modern lithgraphs by several artists including Miró, Braque and Kandinsky. A selection of the lithographs are for sale, most printed from stone blocks at the atelier of the great French lithographers, Mourlot Frères. The sale and exhibition continues until April 11.
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KING LEAR, THE EVERYMAN THE chance to see a Shakespeare play directed by Jonathan Miller and starring Barrie Rutter doesn’t come to Cheltenham very often. If you’ve never seen King Lear before, now would be a really good time to right that wrong. And even if you have seen it, the Northern Broadsides’ production next week looks like too good an opportunity to miss. Outside the world of theatre, Barrie Rutter’s name may not ring many bells but this veteran actor is regarded as one of the top actors on the circuit today. Cast him in the role of one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragic figures with Miller directing, and you’ve got theatre gold. King Lear is the story of a
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family at war with itself with the old king at the centre, a deeply flawed individual who wrecks his relationship with his three daughters and in doing so, loses all he has. What is there left?This question, which is Lear’s predicament and Shakespeare’s genius, invites us all to think upon what we might gain when nothing is all we have. With his keen eye for the subtleties of human behaviour and a sharp focus on the emotional power of the story, Miller presents a Lear, stripped back to its heart and soul. King Lear plays from Tuesday to Saturday, with performances at 7.45pm and a 2pm matinee on Thursday. Tickets cost from £16-£28 from 01242 572573.
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Saturday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast News, sport and entertainment reports. (S,HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live (S,HD). With guest Johnny Vegas. 11.30 Football Focus (S,HD). 12.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 12.10 Live Six Nations Rugby Union (S,HD). Italy v Wales (Kick-off 12.30pm). 2.25 Live Six Nations Rugby Union (S,HD). Scotland v Ireland (Kick-off 2.30pm). 4.30 Live Six Nations Rugby Union (S,HD). England v France (Kick-off 5.00pm).
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8.40 Six Nations Rewind (R,S,HD). 9.40 The Fred Dibnah Story (R,S). 10.10 Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments (R,S). 10.40 The Nature of Britain (R,S). 11.30 A Taste of Britain (S,HD). 12.00 A Taste of Britain (S,HD). 12.30 Alec Guinness: Talking Pictures (R,S). 1.10 Film: The Man in the White Suit (S,HD). (1951) ●●●●● 2.35 Film: Flight of the Navigator (S,HD). (1986) ●●● 4.00 Escape to the Country (R,S). 4.30 Final Score (S,HD). 5.15 Flog It!
ITV
6.00 CITV. 7.30 Scrambled! 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 10.20 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). 11.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). 12.30 ITV News (S); Weather 12.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). 1.40 Film: Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (S,HD). (2003) ●● 3.30 Secrets from the Sky (R,S,HD). 4.00 Off Their Rockers (R,S,HD). 4.30 Big Star’s Little Star (R,S,HD). 5.30 Regional News (S) 5.45 ITV News (S); Weather
Channel 4
6.05 Trans World Sport (S). A look at the rise of Australian NBA star Patty Mills. 7.05 Cycling: Revolution Series (S,HD). 8.00 The Morning Line (S,HD). 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond Ray accidentally kills Ally’s hamster. (R,S). 10.35 Frasier (R,S). 11.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 1.00 Rude(ish) Tube (S). Videos include a noisy nightstand. 1.30 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). Live coverage from Newbury and Kelso. 4.10 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 10.10 SpongeBob SquarePants. 10.45 Film: Alpha and Omega (S,HD). (2010) ●● 12.25 Film: Columbo: The Conspirators (S). (1978) Detective drama, starring Peter Falk. ●●● 2.25 Holiday Love Rats Exposed (R,S,HD). 3.25 The Woman with 40 Cats – and Other Pet Hoarders (R,S,HD). 4.25 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R,S,HD). 5.25 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R,S,HD).
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Match of the Day, 10.20pm
You’re Back in the Room, 8.25pm
The Simpsons, 6.10pm
NCIS, 9pm
6.15 Gardeners’ World (R,S,HD). 3/31. 6.45 Kew on a Plate (R,S,HD). 1/4. Raymond Blanc and Kate Humble try to re-establish the kitchen gardens at Kew. 7.45 Dad’s Army (R,S). 6/8. Captain Mainwaring starts a recruitment campaign.
6.00 You’ve Been Framed! (R,S). Comical clips, narrated by Harry Hill.
6.10 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 14/23. Bart plays his parents against each other. 6.40 Channel 4 News (S,HD)
6.20 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD). 2/5. A couple with young children are evicted a few days before Christmas.
7.00 Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (S,HD). 5/7. Stephen Mulhern finds himself at the mercy of the Geordie duo as they go undercover.
7.05 Selling Off Britain (S,HD). Will Hutton’s argument against the sale of famous British companies.
7.10 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 4/10. A foul-mouthed pensioner pushes Barry’s patience to the limit.
8.15 Murder on the Victorian Railway (R,S,HD). Dramadocumentary examining the death of banker Thomas Briggs in July 1864, which was the first murder to be committed on a British train. Narrated by Toby Jones.
8.25 You’re Back in the Room (S,HD). 2/4. Five contestants team up to complete four challenges, including serving pints to Coronation Street stars past and present. Phillip Schofield hosts the hypnotism game show.
8.00 The World’s Weirdest Weather (S,HD). 3/4. Icebergs explode in Antarctica, locals film a rare snowstorm in the Saudi Arabian desert, and more than 10,000 seabirds are killed when storms churn up algae in American waters.
8.00 5 News Weekend (S,HD) 8.05 NCIS (R,S,HD). 16/24. A marine’s teeth and fingertips are found in a pickpocket’s stolen purse.
9.15 Now Is Good (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. A teenager dying of leukaemia decides to fit all the experiences of a normal adolescence into the few months she has left. Drama, with Dakota Fanning and Olivia Williams. ●●●
9.25 The Jonathan Ross Show (S,HD). 9/11. Russell Crowe talks about The Water Diviner, Elizabeth Hurley discusses The Royals and Lily James reveals what it was like to play Cinderella. Plus, David Mitchell and Chic.
9.00 Richard III: The Princes in the Tower (S,HD). In the week of the reburial of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral, this dramadocumentary explores the events of 1483, when some claim he killed his own nephews so he could be king.
9.00 NCIS (R,S,HD). 17/24. The agents learn one of their former investigative assistants has been murdered, and had been selling information about how to rob a warehouse.
10.30 ITV News (S); Weather 10.50 Girl with a Pearl Earring 10.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) (S,HD). (2003) A maid causes 10.45 Burn After Reading (S,HD). 10.20 Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary jealousy and friction among the (2008) The Coen brothers’ Lineker presents highlights of family of the artist Vermeer comedy, with Brad Pitt and the latest Premier League when she catches the painter’s George Clooney. ●●●● clashes. Followed by National eye. Period drama, with Scarlett Lottery Update. Johansson, Colin Firth and Tom Wilkinson. ●●●●
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9.15 The National Lottery Live (S,HD). The Lotto and Thunderball results. 9.25 The Voice UK Results (S,HD). 12/14. The coaches lose one act each.
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11.45 The Football League Show (S,HD). Manish Bhasin presents highlights and all the goals from the latest fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two.
1.05 Film: Virus (S). (1999) Sci-fi thriller, starring Jamie Lee Curtis. ●● 2.35 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 2.40 BBC News (S,HD).
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10.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S,HD). 9/18. DB and the team investigate a murder at Clark County Jail. 10.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R,S,HD). 11/22. A woman claims to be a family’s missing daughter. 11.50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (R,S). 26/45. Investigating whether a movie was a catalyst for three brutal murders.
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10.00 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. Fantasy thriller, starring Benjamin Walker and Dominic Cooper. ●●
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12.30 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service.
12.05 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (R,S,HD). 1.05 Film: Stakeout (S,HD). (1987) ●●● 3.05 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus. Maxine’s chances with social services are threatened. 5.15 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 5.30 The Common Denominator (R,S,HD). 5.55 NFL: Rush Zone (S).
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12.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Benefits Estate (R,S,HD). 4.00 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). 5.15 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.30 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.40 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.50 Roary the Racing Car (R,S).
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Sunday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 7.30 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show (S,HD) 10.00 The Big Questions (S,HD). 11.00 Sunday Politics (S,HD). 12.15 MOTD2 Extra (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD) 1.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 2.15 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 3.15 The Truth About Sugar (R,S,HD). 4.15 Regional Programme (R,S). 4.45 Lifeline (S,HD). 4.55 Songs of Praise (S,HD). 5.30 BBC News (S,HD) 5.50 Regional News (S)
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7.30 Gardeners’ World 8.00 Countryfile (R,S,HD). 9.00 The Football League Show 10.20 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.50 A Taste of Britain 12.20 Back in Time for Dinner 1.20 Film: Day of the Evil Gun (1968) ●● 2.50 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (R,S). 3.30 Three Up, Two Down 4.00 Hi-de-Hi! 4.35 The Hairy Bikers and Lorraine Pascale: Cooking the Nation’s Favourite Food 5.35 Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
ITV
6.00 CITV. 7.30 Scrambled! 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Guests air their differences. (R,S). 10.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). 11.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). 12.30 ITV News (S); Weather 12.45 Murder, She Wrote A killing is linked to an abduction 11 years previously. (R,S,HD). 1.45 Film: Fletch Lives Comedy sequel, starring Chevy Chase. (S,HD). (1989) ●● 3.30 River Monsters (R,S,HD). 4.00 Film: Twister (S,HD). (1996) ●●●
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6.20 How I Met Your Mother (S,HD). 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 8.30 Frasier (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S,HD). 12.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 3.00 Film: The Spy Next Door (S,HD). (2010) ●●● 4.50 Channel 4 News (S,HD) 5.10 Richard III: The Return of the King (S). The procession of the monarch’s remains to Leicester Cathedral.
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 10.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 10.35 The Dog Rescuers (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD). 12.00 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD). 12.55 Film: Phenomenon (S). (1996) Fantasy drama, starring John Travolta. ●●● 3.20 Film: The Borrowers (S,HD). (1997) ●●● 5.00 Film: A Cinderella Story (S,HD). (2004) Romantic comedy, starring Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. ●●●
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6.05 Regional News (S); Weather 6.15 ITV News (S); Weather 6.30 The Chase: Celebrity Special (R,S,HD). 4/18.
7.00 Countryfile (S,HD). Adam Henson visits the Isle of Man, finding out about 19th-century naturalist Edward Forbes and local farming.
7.00 Six Nations Greatest Moments (S,HD). Gabby Logan presents a celebration of some of the most memorable moments from the rugby union competition.
7.30 Off Their Rockers (S,HD). 4/9. Seb steals flowers from a funeral.
8.00 Antiques Roadshow (S,HD). 15/27. The team visits Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, where items include a 1970s barber’s chair, a 12th-century Hindu sculpture and collectibles indirectly related to the Titanic.
8.00 Caribbean with Simon Reeve (S,HD). 1/3. New series. The adventurer travels around the islands and mainland coast of the Caribbean Sea, beginning by visiting the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico.
8.00 All Star Family Fortunes (S,HD). 9/11. Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay) and This Morning presenter Ruth Langsford team up with their families in an attempt to win thousands for charity. Vernon Kay hosts.
8.00 Great Canal Journeys (S,HD). 2/4. Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on a voyage of discovery through their home city of London.
9.00 Poldark (S,HD). 3/8. Ross puts on a brave face when Elizabeth gives birth and is angered by gossip about him and Demelza. Jinny falls pregnant to Jim – but the couple’s happiness is shortlived.
9.00 Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity (S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. The journalist visits Ohio’s maximum security state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes while suffering from severe mental illnesses.
9.00 Mr Selfridge (S,HD). 9/10. Nancy has difficulty keeping her engagement to Harry a secret from Gus, and a meddling Princess Marie makes things even trickier. Miss Mardle and Mr Grove come to blows again.
9.00 Indian Summers (S,HD). 6/10. A mountaineer with an ulterior motive inveigles his way into Alice’s affections.
10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.20 Regional News (S) 10.30 Match of the Day 2 (S,HD). Mark Chapman introduces highlights of the latest Premier League matches.
10.00 Bluestone 42 (S,HD). 2/6. Nick tries to rescue a trapped squaddie. 10.30 Red Tails (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. Fact-based Second World War drama, starring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr. ●●●
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12.25 Film: Donkeys (S,HD). (2010) Comedy drama, starring James Cosmo. ●●● 1.40 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). Matt Baker and Helen Skelton visit Northern Ireland. 2.40 Holby City (R,S). Jonny intervenes when his frightened cellmate is attacked. 3.40 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.
Indian Summers, 9pm
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6.50 5 News Weekend (S,HD) 6.55 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (S). (2003) Action adventure sequel, starring Angelina Jolie. ●●
9.00 Alex Cross (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. A homicide detective pursues an assassin on a killing spree who leaves surreal clues to the identity of his next victim. Crime thriller, with Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox. ●●
10.00 ITV News (S); Weather 10.00 Gogglebox (R,S). 5/12. Capturing the households’ 10.15 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive instant reactions to what they (R,S,HD). 5/6. The four are watching on TV from the remaining celebrities forage for comfort of their own sofas. food in the forest. Narrated by Caroline Aherne.
11.20 LV= Cup Rugby Union (S,HD). Action from the final at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton.
11.00 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (S,HD). (2011) Romantic fantasy sequel, with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. ●●
11.05 Scream 4 (S,HD). (2011) Horror sequel, starring Neve Campbell and Emma Roberts. ●●●
12.15 The Store. Home shopping. 2.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.15 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.
1.15 Film: Bruno (S,HD). (2009) Spoof documentary, starring Sacha Baron Cohen. ●●● 2.35 Come Dine with Me (R,S). 4.50 River Cottage Veg Heroes (R,S,HD). Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall reflects on his vegetarian summer. 5.20 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 5.35 The Common Denominator (R,S,HD).
1.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Restaurant Inspector (R,S,HD). 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). 5.15 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.30 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.40 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.50 Roary the Racing Car (R,S).
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Monday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (R,S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Edge (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).
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8.20 Sign Zone: Countryside 999 (R,S). 9.05 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (R,S). 10.05 Helicopter Heroes Down Under (R,S). 10.35 Click (R,S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S,HD) 1.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 1.15 Cagney & Lacey (R,S). 2.00 The World at War 2.55 Wogan: The Best Of 3.40 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em 4.15 Three Up, Two Down 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). With author Barbara Taylor Bradford. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss Canada (HD). 11.00 Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD) 12.05 Come Dine with Me Abroad. 1.05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (HD). 2.10 Countdown 3.00 Deal or No Deal 4.00 Come Dine with Me 5.00 Four in a Bed 5.30 Coach Trip
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6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Nightmare at the End of the Hall (S,HD). (2008) Mystery, starring Sara Rue. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Emmerdale, 7pm
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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 13/21. Maggie goes missing. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Jason is on the trail of a missing Freddie.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Jett and Marilyn join Josh and Evelyn’s protest. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. 7.30 Regional Programme (S). Followed by BBC News.
6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 17/70. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine. 6.30 Portillo’s State Secrets (S,HD). 1/10. New series. Michael Portillo trawls through the national archives. 7.00 Racing Legends: Graham Hill (R,S,HD). 2/3. Jeremy Irons examines the life of double Formula One world champion Graham Hill.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Gavin’s mother tells Gail she wants to talk things over with Michael.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD)
7.00 The Gadget Show (S,HD). Amy Williams and Jason Bradbury battle it out to create the ultimate selfie. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). An angry Martin tells Rebecca what Sonia has been up to. 8.30 What Britain Wants: Something to Hope For – Panorama (S,HD). 4/4. John Humphrys looks to the future. Last in the series.
8.00 University Challenge (S,HD). 34/37. The quarter-final matches conclude. 8.30 Only Connect (S,HD). 26/27. Three orienteers take on a team of QI researchers in the second semi-final.
8.00 More Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green (S,HD). 6/8. The actor explores the region’s natural wonders. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Kevin implores Rita to give him and Jenny her blessing.
8.00 Dispatches (S,HD). Antony Barnett presents an undercover investigation into politics in the run-up to the General Election.
8.00 Police Interceptors (S,HD). Jim intercepts a car containing cannabis, a late-night reveller talks himself into trouble and Sgt Baxter has his work cut out when confronted by a dishonest driver. Followed by 5 News at 9.
9.00 New Tricks (R,S,HD). 1/10. Jack reveals he is quitting, but before Sandra, Brian and Gerry can question him, they are handed their latest case – an unsolved murder dating back more than 160 years.
9.00 Kew on a Plate (S). 2/4. Summer has arrived and Raymond Blanc tries to protect his carrot crop to ensure a good supply for a stew, while Kate Humble learns how the vegetable was once used in medicine.
9.00 Trevor McDonald Meets the Mafia (S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. The broadcaster explores the world of the American Mafia, talking to people who have experienced first-hand the money, glamour and violence of the crime network.
9.00 Britain’s Benefit Tenants (S,HD). 2/3. Former pub landlord Rob McKenzie tracks down tenants who disappear owing thousands, while corporate agent David Brown evicts two brothers in arrears after a year of warnings.
9.00 Gotham (S,HD). 13/22. A witness to a gangland murder is killed at the police station while waiting to give a description of the suspect and Gordon proceeds to interrogate everyone on duty that day.
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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 The Jonathan Ross Show (R,S,HD). 9/11. Russell Crowe talks about The Water Diviner. Plus, David Mitchell and Chic.
10.00 Raised by Wolves (S,HD). 2/6. Della takes the children on an eventful shopping trip. 10.30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (R,S). 1/7. Jimmy Carr hosts the comedy panel show’s version of the famous quiz.
11.30 Regional Programme (R,S,HD).
11.15 Weather (S,HD) 11.20 Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity (R,S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. The journalist visits Ohio’s maximum security state psychiatric hospitals.
11.45 A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones (R,S,HD). 4/8. The funnyman visits Anglesey.
11.35 24 Hours in A&E (R,S). Doctors try to save a baby who stopped breathing at home.
12.15 Film: Presumed Innocent (S). (1990) Mystery thriller, starring Harrison Ford. ●●●● 2.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 2.20 BBC News (S,HD).
12.20 Sign Zone: Reinventing the Royals (R,S). Part one of two. The monarchy’s relationship with the media over the past 20 years. 1.20 The Big Painting Challenge (R,S). Nationwide search for Britain’s best amateur artist. 2.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 3.00 BBC Learning Zone (S).
12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 UEFA Champions League Weekly (S,HD). A look back at the concluding last16 second-leg ties. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.
12.30 The Secret Millionaire Changed My Life (R,S). 1.25 The Fairy Jobmother USA (S,HD). 2.20 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys (R,S,HD). 3.15 Secret Location (R,S,HD). 4.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
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10.00 Person of Interest (S,HD). 1/23. New series. Reese, Finch and Shaw struggle to find a naval officer. 10.55 Tears of the Sun (S). (2003) Action drama, starring Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci. ●●
1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Restaurant Inspector (R,S,HD). Fernando Peire advises a struggling French restaurant in East Sussex. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). The work of an animal sanctuary. 4.25 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
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Tuesday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (R,S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Edge (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).
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BBC2
7.50 Flog It! Trade Secrets 8.20 Sign Zone: Countryside 999 9.05 Your Home in Their Hands 10.05 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 10.35 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News 12.00 Daily Politics 1.00 Coast 1.15 The Super League Show 2.00 The World at War 2.55 Wogan: The Best Of 3.40 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em 4.15 Three Up, Two Down 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S). 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S,HD).
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). Topical debate from a female perspective. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.45 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss Canada (HD). 11.00 Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me Abroad. 1.05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (HD). 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R,S,HD). Dr McKenzie offers advice to a patient who has terminal cancer. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Final Verdict (S,HD). (2009) Thriller, starring Erica Durance. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Emmerdale, 7pm
One Born Every Minute, 9pm
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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 14/21. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Kim’s scheming could prove detrimental for one Roscoe.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Sasha prepares to leave the Bay to go to university. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Live chat and topical reports. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Cindy begins to question her role as a mother. Followed by BBC News.
6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 18/70. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine. 6.30 Portillo’s State Secrets (S,HD). 2/10. Michael Portillo unearths Hitler’s hidden medical files. 7.00 The Great British Bake Off Easter Masterclass (R,S,HD). Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood demonstrate some of their favourite seasonal recipes.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). 7.30 River Monsters (S,HD). 6/6. A mysterious bodysnatcher in the remote jungles of Guyana. Last in the series.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD)
7.00 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). Jim intercepts a car containing cannabis. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 24/52. Raf must overcome his colleagues’ doubts to perform Harry’s surgery. Arthur tries to impress Serena to earn a rotation on AAU, and Mo risks losing her last link to her father.
8.00 Back in Time for Dinner (S,HD). 2/6. The Robshaws are transported back to the spaceage 1960s, with their home having a fitted kitchen installed and a host of new tastes and flavours to be sampled. With Dave Myers.
8.00 Midsomer Murders (R,S,HD). 3/5. When a farmer is discovered bound to a tree, doused in truffle oil and mauled to death by a wild boar, the investigation leads Barnaby to a tyrannical celebrity chef.
8.00 From Burger Bar to Gourmet Star (S,HD). New series. Fastfood cooks with no formal training are taught by some of Britain’s most refined chefs, before posing as seasoned professionals working in worldclass restaurants.
8.00 Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER (S,HD). A 51-year-old bar manager is rushed in by ambulance with severe chest pains, while an 82-year-old Londoner is admitted after suffering double vision from a swollen eye.
9.00 Ordinary Lies (S,HD). 2/6. Receptionist Tracy (Michelle Keegan) meets local DJ Jimmy, who promises to whisk her off on a Caribbean holiday – but she soon realises that it comes at a price.
9.00 Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Ed Byrne and Dara O Briain retrace a journey taken by three men from Detroit during the 1940s, embarking on a 4,000-mile pan-American adventure.
9.00 One Born Every Minute (S,HD). A 16-year-old mother finds her baby is seriously ill, a 43-year-old woman reveals the sad truth behind her dark glasses, and an expectant mum welcomes support from her best friend.
9.00 Breaking the Law: Bent Coppers (S,HD). Stories of five police officers who have been jailed for crimes including theft, conspiracy to kidnap, planning a robbery, drug dealing and fraud.
10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by Regional Programme. 10.45 Call Security (S,HD). The rise of private security firms.
10.00 Nurse (S,HD). 3/4. Jack recalls a grim time in Helmand. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Evan Davis.
10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 On Assignment (S). 3/9. Including a report on San Francisco’s pioneering fight against Aids.
10.00 Teens (S). New series. Documentary following a group of friends over the year they turn 17, exploring life on the cusp of adulthood in a world of round-the-clock social networking.
10.00 Aidan: The Rarest Boy in the World (S,HD). Documentary following a boy who has an extremely rare genetic disorder as he and his family travel to America to meet the specialist after which the syndrome is named.
11.35 A Serious Man (S,HD). (2009) The Coen brothers’ 1960s-set black comedy, starring Michael Stuhlbarg and Richard Kind. ●●●●
11.15 Weather (S,HD) 11.20 Caribbean with Simon Reeve (R,S,HD). 1/3. The adventurer travels around the islands and mainland coast of the Caribbean Sea.
11.10 Cricket World Cup 11.00 First Dates (R,S,HD). 3/6. A Highlights (S,HD). Action from security guard sets out to the first semi-final, which came impress a podium dancer, a from Eden Park in Auckland, northerner is keen to prove New Zealand, as the country laughter is the way to a hosted its final match of this woman’s heart, and a software tournament. designer has his palm read.
11.00 The Vow (S,HD). (2012) Romantic drama, with Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. ●●
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12.20 Sign Zone: Italy Unpacked (R,S). Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli visit the Veneto region. Last in the series. 1.20 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 3.20 BBC Learning Zone (R,S).
12.10 Film: Carry On Follow That Camel (S). (1967) Comedy, with Jim Dale. ●●● 1.40 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Loose Women (R,HD). 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.
12.00 Poker (S,HD). 12.55 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S). 1.20 Cycling: Revolution Series (R,S,HD). Action from the sixth and final round of the series in Manchester. 2.20 Trans World Sport (R,S). 3.15 Secret Location (R,S,HD). 4.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 5.05 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
1.05 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 My Violent Child: My Secret Shame (R,S,HD). Single parents who are struggling to cope on their own. Last in the series. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
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The Grand National
The World’s Greatest Steeplechase! Departing Apr 2015 Our price includes • Return coach travel • Two nights’ bed and English breakfast accommodation in a good quality hotel in the North West area • Admission to the Steeplechase Enclosure at Aintree (Tattersalls Enclosure upgrade bookable at a supplement) • A short visit to Chester • The services of a tour manager
Wednesday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (R,S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Edge (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).
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8.15 Countryside 999 9.00 Africa’s Fishing Leopards: Natural World 10.00 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 10.30 See Hear 11.00 BBC News 11.30 Daily Politics 1.00 Lifeline 1.10 The A to Z of TV Cooking (R,S). 1.20 Cagney & Lacey (R,S). 2.10 The World at War (R,S). 3.00 Wogan: The Best Of (S). 3.45 Are You Being Served? (R,S). 4.15 Three Up, Two Down (R,S,HD). 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S). 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S,HD).
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). The ladies are joined by retail expert Mary Portas. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.45 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss Canada (HD). 11.00 Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD) 12.05 Come Dine with Me Abroad. 1.05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (HD). 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 The Woman with 40 Cats – and Other Pet Hoarders (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: New Orleans (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Too Late to Say Goodbye (S). (2009) Drama, starring Stefanie von Pfetten. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Big Star’s Little Star, 8pm
Three in a Bed, 8pm
GPs: Behind Closed Doors, 8pm
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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 15/21. Homer and Marge get married for a second time. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). The return of a familiar face shocks Tegan.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Ash urges Brax not to plead guilty. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Matt Baker and Alex Jones present the live magazine show. Followed by BBC News.
6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 19/70. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine. 6.30 Portillo’s State Secrets (S,HD). 3/10. Michael Portillo reveals how Special Branch spied on a future king. 7.00 Britain’s Got the Builders In (S,HD). 4/6. Documentary examining the relationship between builders and their clients, following a variety of projects from around the UK.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Pearl reveals she is leaving the village. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Tony tells Liz he might be able to clear Steve’s tax bill.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD)
7.00 Trauma Doctors (R,S,HD). A 22-year-old who has fallen three storeys is rushed to the Royal London Hospital. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 MasterChef (S,HD). 7/24. Another five cooks are put to the test in the third heat, in which they prepare their Calling Card, before three of them use the same main ingredient in the Reinvention Test.
8.00 The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives (S,HD). 1/4. New series. Documentary following the work of four female pest controllers, including one who comes up with an ingenious solution to get rid of an infestation of bed bugs.
8.00 Big Star’s Little Star (S,HD). 4/6. A peek into the home lives of the stars, with former footballer and I’m a Celebrity contestant Jimmy Bullard, ex-rugby player Martin Offiah and actress Tricia Penrose.
8.00 Three in a Bed (S,HD). 2/6. B&B owners in Somerset and Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, take turns to stay with one another, in a week featuring controversial anonymous comments and lots of friction.
8.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (S,HD). Dr Kirkland sees a woman who blacked out while walking home from work, while Dr Baveja tries to discover the root cause of his patient’s crippling back pain. Last in the series. Followed by 5 News at 9.
9.00 The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop (S,HD). 2/3. Behind the scenes at KFC as the bosses recruit staff for a new restaurant in Wolverhampton and Brixton manager Michelle heads up a pilot scheme to cut down on waste.
9.00 Hillary Clinton: The Power of Women (S,HD). Documentary examining the struggle for women’s rights around the world, with contributions by Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice and Madeleine Albright.
9.00 DCI Banks (S,HD). 4/6. Part two of two. With Geoff now a marked man, he and Evie are put under watch at a hotel while the search for Mullen is widened, but the suspect manages to draw them outside.
9.00 24 Hours in A&E (S). A 40-year-old man is rushed in after losing control of his car, a 21-year-old woman has an infected cyst and a retired doctor is brought in following a horse-riding accident.
9.00 OAPs Behaving Badly (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Documentary following British pensioners refusing to grow old gracefully, including former pop star Leapy Lee, who lives in Majorca with his Danish girlfriend Bettina.
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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 QI (R,S,HD). 5/18. With Josh Widdicombe, Jo Brand and Phill 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather Jupitus. 10.40 Pop Gold (S). 4/8. Archive 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented performances by Tina Turner, by Emily Maitlis. Dolly Parton, Chrissie Hynde and Kate Bush.
10.00 First Dates (S,HD). 4/6. A single mother hits it off with a school teacher, a pair of octogenarians bond over memories of lost loves, and a young singleton is paired with an international rugby player.
10.00 Slaughtered at the Murder Hotel (R,S). 1/3. The story of 19th-century American serial killer Dr HH Holmes – real name Herman Mudgett – who is believed to have murdered as many as 200 people.
11.15 The Devil’s Double (S,HD). (2011) Fact-based drama, with Dominic Cooper and Ludivine Sagnier. ●●●
11.15 Weather (S,HD) 11.20 Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure (R,S,HD). 1/3.
11.40 A Night in with Olly Murs (R,S,HD). A musical extravaganza with the singer, featuring some of his biggest hits.
11.00 One Born Every Minute (R,S,HD). Former lovers look forward to the arrival of their third child.
11.00 The Yorkshire Ripper: Born to Kill? (R,S,HD). 6/10. Psychologists and criminology experts analyse the personality and motivations of Peter Sutcliffe.
12.55 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD).
12.20 Sign Zone: See Hear (R,S,HD). 12.50 Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power (R,S). The violent tactics of Edwardian campaigners. Last in the series. 1.50 The Big Painting Challenge (R,S). 2.50 This Is BBC Two (S). 3.00 BBC Learning Zone (S).
12.40 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.
12.00 The Kids Who Can’t Stay Awake (R,S,HD). 12.55 Mary Portas: Secret Shopper (R,S,HD). 1.50 Film: I Love You, Beth Cooper (S,HD). (2009) ●● 3.30 Random Acts (R,S,HD). 3.35 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 4.30 River Cottage Bites (R,S,HD). 4.40 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).
12.00 Holiday Love Rats Exposed (R,S,HD). 1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Mummy’s Little Murderer (R,S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
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Take That
At The LG Arena, Birmingham, departing May 2015 Our price includes • One night’s bed and full English breakfast based on a twin room with private facilities at a good quality hotel in the Midlands area • A ticket for the Take That concert at The LG Arena, Birmingham (face value £55). Ticket upgrades available • Return coach transfers between your hotel and the concert venue • Coach travel throughout • Visit to Stratford-upon-Avon • Services of a Newmarket Tour Manager gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend
Thursday’s Television Guide BBC1
6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (R,S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Edge (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).
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7.50 Flog It! Trade Secrets (R,S). 8.20 Sign Zone: Countryside 999 (R,S). 9.05 Great British Garden Revival (R,S). 10.05 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 10.35 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News 12.00 Daily Politics 1.00 The A to Z of TV Cooking 1.10 Cagney & Lacey 2.00 Animal Park 3.00 Wogan: The Best Of 3.45 Are You Being Served? 4.15 Three Up, Two Down 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). Topical debate from a female perspective. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Richard III: The Burial of the King (HD) 1.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD) 1.05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (HD). Searching for a holiday home in Malta. 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R,S,HD). A man is driven from his home after a campaign by animal rights activists. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Montana Sky (S). (2007) Drama, starring Ashley Williams. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 16/21. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Patrick is furious following a recent revelation.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Phoebe is alone in her house when her stalker turns up. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Topical stories from around the UK. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Sharon makes a startling discovery. Followed by BBC News.
6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 20/70. 6.30 Portillo’s State Secrets (S,HD). 4/10. Michael Portillo explores the secret UFO files kept by the Ministry of Defence. 7.00 Britain’s Got the Builders In (S,HD). 5/6. Documentary examining the relationship between builders and their clients, following a variety of projects from around the UK.
7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Carly’s ex turns up demanding money. 7.30 The Pension Revolution: Tonight (S,HD). Fiona Foster investigates forthcoming pension reforms.
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7.00 The Classic Car Show (S,HD). The team examines the impact of the Mini. Followed by 5 News Update.
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8.00 Growing Up Wild: Natural World (S,HD). 4/10. David Tennant narrates this documentary following the trials and tribulations of young animals all over the world as they learn the lessons of life and prepare to leave home.
8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Aaron sees red and lashes out at Robert. 8.30 Double Decker Driving School (S,HD). 2/6. Claire Carter tries to conquer her nerves.
8.00 Richard III: The King Laid to Rest (S,HD). Highlights of the monarch’s burial service at Leicester Cathedral, alongside a live broadcast of a last moment of intimate ceremonial with the king’s descendants.
8.00 The Killer Next Door: Countdown to Murder (S,HD). The events leading up to the killing of Joanna Yeates by Vincent Tabak in December 2010. Featuring dramatic reconstructions and interviews with Joanna’s parents.
9.00 The Truth About Calories (S,HD). 2/4. Chris van Tulleken gets to the bottom of calories, finding out whether food labels are accurate, revealing a few cooking secrets and the best way to burn them off after a meal.
9.00 Banished (S,HD). 4/7. Sgt Timmins decides following James into the Bush would be too dangerous, while Reverend Johnson challenges Major Ross about the misery his sexual demands are causing Kitty McVitie.
9.00 The Triplets Are Coming! (S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two. The stories of two young doctors in Birmingham, whose twins are born prematurely, and a couple in Liverpool expecting their second set of twins.
9.00 Coalition (S,HD). Featurelength political drama charting events in 2010 that led to Nick Clegg’s rise from rank outsider to the man who would decide the fate of the country. Starring Bertie Carvel.
9.00 Holiday Love Rats Exposed (S,HD). 3/3. A 54-year-old travels to Turkey to get money back from her ex-lover, and a woman tries to find her Gambian ex-husband who left her in more than £14,000 of debt. Last in the series.
10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S) 10.45 Question Time (S,HD). 24/38. Topical debate from Bolton, Greater Manchester, chaired by David Dimbleby.
10.00 Inside No 9 (S,HD). 1/6. New series. The passengers on an overnight train try to get a good night’s sleep. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Emily Maitlis.
10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 Regional Programme (S).
11.45 This Week (S,HD). The past seven days in politics.
11.15 Weather (S,HD) 11.20 Eat to Live Forever with Giles Coren (R,S,HD). The food critic takes up three extreme regimens in an effort to push the limits of life expectancy.
11.10 Cricket World Cup 11.35 Raised by Wolves (R,S,HD). Highlights (S,HD). Action from 2/6. Della takes the children on the second semi-final, which an eventful shopping trip. came from Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia, as the lineup for the final was decided.
12.30 Skiing Weatherview (S,HD). 12.35 BBC News (S,HD).
12.20 Sign Zone: What Britain Wants: Something to Hope For – Panorama (R,S). 12.50 This Is BBC Two (S). 1.20 This Is BBC Two (S). 1.50 Live Formula 1: The Malaysian Grand Prix – Practice One (S,HD). 3.30 BBC Learning Zone (S). 5.55 Live Formula 1: The Malaysian Grand Prix – Practice Two (S,HD).
12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Pension Revolution: Tonight (R,S,HD). Fiona Foster investigates forthcoming pension reforms. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.
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10.35 Britain’s Benefit Tenants (R,S,HD). 2/3. Former pub landlord Rob McKenzie tracks down tenants who disappear owing thousands, while corporate agent David Brown evicts two brothers in arrears after a year of warnings.
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10.00 The Mentalist (S,HD). 7/13. Jane accompanies Lisbon back to her old home in Chicago to find her brother Jimmy, who is wanted by police because he was present when a judge’s son was beaten to death. 11.00 Aidan: The Rarest Boy in the World (R,S,HD). Documentary following a boy who has an extremely rare genetic disorder.
12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 World’s Scariest Animal Attacks (R,S,HD). Terrifying animal encounters caught on camera. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). The work of an animal sanctuary. 4.25 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
Neil Diamond in Concert
At the LG Arena, Birmingham, departing Jul 2015 Our price includes • Return coach travel from your local area • One night’s bed and English breakfast based on a twin room with private facilities at a good quality hotel in the Midlands • A seated ticket for the Neil Diamond concert at The LG Arena, Birmingham (face value £65). Ticket upgrades available • Return coach transfers between your hotel and the concert venue • Visit to Stratford upon Avon • The services of a tour manager
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 The Sheriffs Are Coming (R,S,HD). 11.45 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD); Regional News. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Edge (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (S,HD). 4.15 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).
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BBC2
8.20 Sign Zone: Operation Meet the Street (R,S). 9.05 Alaska – Earth’s Frozen Kingdom (R,S). 10.05 Gardeners’ World (R,S). 10.35 The Travel Show (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S,HD) 1.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 1.05 Cagney & Lacey (R,S). 1.55 Animal Park (R,S). 2.55 Wogan: The Best Of (S). 3.40 Are You Being Served? (R,S). 4.10 ’Allo ’Allo! (R,S). 4.45 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S). 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow
ITV
6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 10.55 ITV News (S) 11.00 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). With David Suchet. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 1000 Heartbeats (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).
Channel 4
6.00 Countdown (HD). 6.45 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Undercover Boss Canada (HD). 11.00 The Restoration Man (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD) 12.05 Come Dine with Me Abroad. 1.05 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD). 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 4.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip
Channel 5
6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD). A couple with young children are evicted a few days before Christmas. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Unstable (S). (2009) Thriller, starring Shiri Appleby. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).
Blackadder the Third, 10pm
The Chase, 5pm
Unreported World, 7.35pm
Mysteries of the Bible: Jesus, 8pm
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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather 6.15 ITV News (S); Weather 6.45 Emmerdale (S,HD). Adam proposes to Victoria.
6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 17/21. Bart tries to win the affections of a girl at his school. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Tegan faces some difficult decisions.
6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Maddy reassures Oscar her feelings for him are genuine. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)
7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted by Chris Evans and Alex Jones. 7.30 Room 101 (R,S,HD). Frank Skinner invites three celebrities to discuss their pet hates. Followed by BBC News.
6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 21/70. 6.30 Portillo’s State Secrets (S,HD). 5/10. Documents showing why Britain did not boycott Hitler’s Olympics in 1936. 7.00 Britain’s Got the Builders In (S,HD). 6/6. Documentary examining the relationship between builders and their clients, following a variety of projects from around the UK.
7.15 Euro 2016 Qualifier Live (S,HD). England v Lithuania (Kick-off 7.45pm). Mark Pougatch presents coverage of the Group E clash at Wembley Stadium.
7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD) 7.35 Unreported World (S,HD). 1/8. New series. The battle between Kurdish militia and Isis for the Syrian town of Kobani.
7.00 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). Amy Williams and Jason Bradbury battle it out to create the ultimate selfie. Followed by 5 News Update.
8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Sharon seeks solace at Ian’s after an argument with Dennis. 8.30 MasterChef (S,HD). 9/24. The quarter-finalists cook dishes suggested by chef-turned-food critic Charles Campion.
8.00 An Island Parish: Falklands (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Life in the British overseas territory in the south Atlantic. 8.30 Gardeners’ World (S,HD). 4/31. Monty Don shows how to lift and divide hostas.
8.00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (S,HD). 11/22. Coulson and team are faced with the consequences of their war with Hydra as revelations threaten to destroy them. Clark Gregg stars in the comic-book drama.
8.00 Mysteries of the Bible: Jesus (S,HD). Documentary re-examining some of the unexplained, unexpected or hidden details of Christ’s life, challenging some basic assumptions about it along the way.
9.00 The Musketeers (S,HD). 10/10. Having uncovered Rochefort’s betrayal, the Musketeers risk everything to prove his treachery to the King – and save Aramis and the Queen in the process. Last in the series.
9.00 Mastermind (S,HD). 31/31. The grand final, with six contenders answering questions on subjects including the Falklands Conflict, Caterina Sforza, The Raj Quartet and Rudolph Nureyev. Last in the series.
9.00 Gogglebox (S). 6/12. Capturing the households’ instant reactions to what they are watching on TV from the comfort of their own sofas. Narrated by Caroline Aherne.
9.00 NCIS: New Orleans (S,HD). 7/23. Pride and the team try to track down a killer who appears to be using classic horror novels for inspiration, while Brody enjoys a flirtation with a psychiatrist.
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10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). 10.35 New Tricks (R,S,HD). 2/10. The case of a missing PE teacher is reinvestigated.
10.00 Blackadder the Third (R,S). 6/6. The Duke of Wellington challenges the prince to a duel. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Evan Davis.
10.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (S,HD). 2/13. The host is joined by Morrissey, who performs his single Kiss Me a Lot, former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan and Hollywood actor Elijah Wood.
10.00 NCIS (S,HD). 6/24. An explosion an oil rig kills a US marine corps reservist. 10.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R,S,HD). 12/22. A teenager’s body is found in the Hudson River.
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11.35 EastEnders (R,S,HD). Omnibus. 11.00 Artsnight (S,HD). 4/4. An angry Martin tells Rebecca 11.30 Weather (S,HD) what Sonia has been up to – 11.35 Glory (S,HD). (1989) Starring setting his daughter against her Denzel Washington, Matthew mother. Shabnam begs Kush to Broderick and Morgan commit to her and Donna’s Freeman. ●●●●● foster mother arrives.
11.40 Coogan’s Bluff (S,HD). (1968) 11.10 Troy (S,HD). 3/4. The magician An Arizona sheriff searches treats diners to a meal they will New York for an escaped killer, never forget. but his disregard for the rules antagonises the local cops. Don Siegel’s crime drama, with Clint Eastwood and Lee J Cobb. ●●●
11.50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (R,S). 24/45. Solving cases across Canada and America.
12.05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S,HD). 12.30 Film: Vampires Suck (S,HD). (2010) Spoof comedy, starring Jenn Proske. ● 1.50 Fargo (R,S,HD). 2.45 According to Jim (R,S,HD). 3.30 Secret Location (R,S,HD). 4.25 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 5.20 The Common Denominator (R,S,HD). 5.45 Close
12.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Yorkshire Ripper: Born to Kill? (R,S,HD). A psychological profile of Peter Sutcliffe. 4.00 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). Amy Williams and Jason Bradbury battle it out to create the ultimate selfie. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).
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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 Euro 2016 Qualifier Highlights (S,HD). England v Lithuania.
1.25 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service.
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Wimbledon Departing Jul 2015
This is your chance to soak up the unique atmosphere of Wimbledon over the final weekend, savouring those famous strawberries and cream – celebrity spotting, before taking your seat on No.1 Court, to watch the stars of tomorrow and yesteryear compete in the finals of the Junior and Veterans’ events.
Our price includes
• Return coach travel • One night’s bed and continental breakfast accommodation at a three-star hotel in the London area • A full day at Wimbledon with a reserved seat on No.1 Court • A visit to Windsor • The services of a tour manager
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order of Daniella Warner’s delicious truffles in exchange for a listing on my website. It seems that bartering is alive and well in the 21st Century. No doubt more bartering behaviour is going to be taking part at our Spring Super Sale today at Cheltenham Martial Arts. Come along and say hello if you have some free time for pottering around. As well as the Harry Potter trip and a family tea party, my boy managed to wheedle another party for just a handful of school friends in my dad and stepmum’s garden. This was a Nerf war – plastic guns with foam bullets. Luckily the mums were able to take refuge in the warmth of the kitchen, drinking tea and eating cupcakes (or digestives with camembert for some of us). The kids were allowed fizzy drinks, pizza and chocolate cake and the whole thing descended into self-induced chaos, with tears from my son, lying in the mud with several guns pointing at him. That’ll learn ‘im for wanting so many parties!
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What would you read?
Neil MacGregor’s History of the World in 100 Objects.
If you could invite anyone, dead or alive, to a dinner party, who would you invite ?
Cheltenham’s first MP Craven Berkeley, Baron de Ferrières, Cheltenham’s dashing Liberal MP from the 1880s, artists PJ and Richard Crook, and my modern political hero Shirley Williams.
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If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Cheltenham. No brainer.
If you didn’t do your current job, what would could have liked to have done?
MARTIN HORWOOD MP,Cheltenham
I really loved working for the Alzheimer’s Society.
And finally, how often do you get to experience your ideal weekend?
The election campaign is dominating at the moment but after May 7 I want to get back to enjoying family and Cheltenham.
How would you describe your ideal weekend?
Watching Sami’s Leckhampton Rovers team win the under-11 CheltenhamYouth Football League Cup then seeing the Robins knock Swindon out of the FA Cup 5-0 again. Saturday evening would be a festival event like William Dalrymple at the Literature Festival. A dozy Sunday morning with the papers then everyone would be marched up Leckhampton Hill.The afternoon would involve Maya dancing in the Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts or a dance school show and then to my mum’s with an Indian takeaway.
Martin Horwood is the Liberal Democrat MP for the Cheltenham constituency. He lives with his wife Shona and children Sami and Maya.
Who would you spend it with? Family of course.
What would you eat?
Fish and chips on Friday night, pizza, maybe homemade, and croissants and coffee on Sunday morning.The Indian meal on Sunday night would be a plain dhal and rice.
What would you drink?
My real indulgence at the moment is a G&T with Cheltenham’s own lovely Sibling gin.
What is your guilty pleasure? Comics.
What would you watch on TV/listen to on the radio?
MyTV favourite is Bluestone 42, which dared to follow in the footsteps of M*A*S*H* and pulled it off.
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