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Three days of spectacular jump racing beckon at Prestbury Park next weekend. Expect thrills – and spills – as England and Ireland’s top horses and jockeys battle for glory. What to wear, p14-18.w

Bonfire bonanza

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Tonight sees huge fireworks displays at Cheltenham racecourse and Gloucester Docks to name but two. Turn to p60 for more details.

Fright night Halloween might be over – but tonight’s your last chance to scare yourself witless with Susan Hill’s The Woman In Black. It’s at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre at 7.45pm. Don’t miss it.

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When the temperature drops, there’s only one thing for it – tweed. And Cheltenham racecourse has launched its own version for the new racing season. Plus if you want to get ahead, get a hat as they say. It’s a must for winter fashionistas. P13-19

Is your man doing Movember? Keep his tache in check with our handy guide to this most distinguished of facial adornments.

Growing your own can be a thing of beauty, as Mandy Bradshaw discovers when she visits one Gloucestershire gardening co-operative.

Terrific Thai food to tickle your tastebuds at Gloucestershire’s newest restaurant, and real ales to warm the cockles of your heart at the county’s number one bar.

It’s hard to believe coming-of-age film Gregory’s Girl was more than 30 years ago. We catch up with its star, John Gordon Sinclair, ahead of his performance in Jeeves and Wooster at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre. Plus watch out – the zombies are invading.

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

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OW was bonfire night? Ours was of mixed success. The shin of beef, pearl barley, rosemary and fennel stew I made (thanks Jamie Oliver) before we all trooped off to the village fireworks display was an absolute cracker. At said bonfire, the world and his wife were there (fantastic for village gossip and catching up with friends), long-lost bobble hats which had spent the summer languishing in bottom drawers kept us toasty as the temperature dropped (you can’t beat the bobble hat’s first winter outing, I find), sparklers fizzed and the cider flowed. And none of the kids got lost – or worse. So far so good. Then we got home to discover our outbuildings had been burgled. Which was considerably less good. It’s not as if the police don’t warn us all every year that bonfire night is the preferred celebration for

@WeekendGlos burglars everywhere: all those bangs facilitate their nefarious activities because you can’t actually hear them bolt-cropping their way into your shed. Plus everyone’s out. But it’s still an enormous shock that there are people out there, nasty enough to wait until you’re having a lovely village party, to strike. Anyway, I digress. Something to take our mind off the misery is most certainly The Open at Cheltenham racecourse. We’ll be digging out the tweed, decanting the sloe gin, studying the form and looking forward to three days of spectacular jump racing at the most beautiful course. I might even make Tom Parker Bowles’ chicory and bacon gratin for supper when we get back. Racing and comfort food. It’s a recipe for success. Tanya Gledhill weekend@glosmedia.co.uk 01242 278066

This issue’s contributors were asked: What would be your perfect winter escape?

Jonny Whiley

Lucy Parford

Joyce Matthews

Helen Blow

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Feature writer Jonny has his sights set on the Caribbean for his ideal winter getaway. “Sun, sea, sand – it’s a cliché I’m willing to swallow with a strong cocktail,” he says. “If island life is all about leisurely days in a hammock with a good book, count me in.

Deputy Weekend editor Lucy says: “I’ve always wanted to go to the Ice Hotel in Sweden. “My husband can’t understand why you’d want to sleep somewhere so cold, but I think it’s a work of art and would be a wonderful once-in-alifetime experience. “I’d love to book the Northern Lights room for a special birthday . . .”

“A round-the-world cruise,” says designer Joyce, who dreamed up this week’s fabulous racing-themed fashion pages. “One that lasts for about six months so I could come back when the weather cheers up. “The trouble is, I’d put on about three stone . . .”

“I’d hop on the first plane to the Galapagos Islands,” says feature writer Helen, who this week chats to actor John Gordon Sincalir. “I’ve always wanted to go there to see the incredible diversity of wildlife – giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies and iguanas. “I’d probably take my son with me as he’s obsessed with wildlife. “Plus with any luck, Steve Backshall will be there filming at the same time.”

“Stowe, in Vermont,” says Weekend editor Tanya. “It’s a heady combination of picture-perfect New England towns and villages – think snow-capped steeples, clapboard houses and russet-red barns – with fantastic skiing and amazing restaurants. “We’d ski all day then eat ribs by the fire at the Green Mountain Inn. “Just writing this makes me want to book a trip.”

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Food, glorious food Meat may be the subject of Tom Parker Bowles’ new cookery book, Let’s Eat Meat. But, as he tells WEEKEND, less is more where carnivorous feasts are concerned. Unless it’s his mum’s roast chicken . . .

OM Parker Bowles is aware that he could sound like a walking contradiction. The food writer, and son of Camilla Parker Bowles, knows that writing a book called Let’s Eat Meat and then encouraging people to eat less of the stuff – but instead spend more on more ethically-produced meat – might sound counter-intuitive. He also is conscious that with his “privileged background”, it could seem grating when he implores others, from his “ivory food-writer tower”, to pay more for better quality grub. But when it comes to food, he is not one to be easily deterred. “You get older and a little bit wiser, and you realise that you don’t have to eat meat every single day,” reasons Tom, who lives with his wife Sara and their two young children, Lola and Freddy, and is food editor for Esquire magazine and writes a weekly food column for Mail On Sunday. “Even if you are eating meat every day, it doesn’t have to be a slab of protein in front of you. I do believe that if you eat a little less meat, it means you can afford to buy better and use more of the cuts that are cheaper. “The point of this book, if there is any point, is eat meat, love it, worship it, but eat less of it and eat better meat,” he summarises, smiling. The book includes a meat-free chapter, as well as one which shows how to use meat as a seasoning, and is also packed with recipes where traditional cuts and offal are the stars. Tom, who likes to support British farmers and is a strong advocate for having cookery classes in schools, clearly enjoys meat. But the 39-year-old credits his childhood in the countryside for giving him no illusions about “the brutal reality of life – that pigs are killed for meat...” He grew up just over the Gloucestershire border with his mother Camilla, father Andrew, a lieutenant colonel in the Army, and sister, Laura. His mother is now, of course, chatelaine of Highgrove and Tom takes Lola and Freddie to visit their “fantastic grandmother” often – pitching up to tuck into her signature roast chicken on Sundays. “The way she does it is great, although I have gone on about it so much that my wife has threatened to stuff the recipe where the sun don’t shine if she hears about it again,” he says. Tom’s is a familiar face in the

county: he’s a regular at Cheltenham races and is good friends with the Marquess of Worcester, who stands to inherit the 52,000-acre Badminton estate on the death of his father. Famously, in his second book, The Year of Eating Dangerously, he talks of rising at the “witching hour” to get his hands on some elvers from the River Severn. As the stepson of Prince Charles – whom he affectionately calls Sir – Tom’s no stranger to life in the spotlight. Last week, he was all over the tabloids when he revealed the trauma he experienced when his parents sent him to boarding school at the age of seven, to Summer Fields prep school in Oxford. Eton, where he continued his education, was less of a wrench. Though he admits the only thing he was really good at was smoking. “Apart from a few English prizes,

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For me, happiness is a Saturday in the kitchen with the radio on, just cooking Tom Parker Bowles

I moved like a ghost through that school,” he told the Daily Mail. When it comes to his own career, Tom is refreshingly pragmatic. “There wasn’t a moment when I decided to write about food, [it was] just greed,” he says, laughing. “Greed and being crap at every other job I ever did. I fell into food writing . . . I had been sacked from every other job, I was rubbish.” Working as a newspaper food critic is a good fit for Tom, who readily admit he loves “stuffing his fat gob at any opportunity”. As he puts it: “I could string a

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Tom Parker Bowles at Cheltenham racecourse flanked by, top, his mother Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, left, and Gloucestershire’s Lord Lieutenant Dame Janet Trotter

sentence together, cook and eat. If you want to write about food, you really need to be able to eat, and I’ve never had a problem with doing that at all.” He says he generally eats less meat since having children; he and Sara split the family cooking duties at home, so spending time in the kitchen still feels like a pleasure. And it’s clear that while he is a “husband and father first”, he relishes spending time perfecting his recipes. “For me, happiness is a Saturday in the kitchen with the radio on, just cooking,” he says. “It relaxes me. I know I talk very fast and have lots of energy, but cooking actually fully relaxes me, its very cathartic.” ) Tom’s recipes, p10

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GRATIN OF CHICORY AND BACON (Serves 6)

Ingredients 50g butter 6 heads of chicory (white, red or a combination), discoloured outer leaves removed Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 50g Parmesan, finely grated 100g coarse fresh white breadcrumbs 3tbsp chopped fresh parsley 100g lean unsmoked

bacon rashers, cut into 1cm pieces 300ml double cream Lemon quarters

Method Preheat the oven to fan 210C/415F/Gas 8. Generously butter a large gratin dish. Split the chicory in two, lengthwise. Pack it into the gratin dish in a tight single layer, split side down, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix together the Parmesan,

breadcrumbs, parsley and bacon, and scatter evenly over the surface. Place the dish in the oven and, after a few minutes, turn the temperature down to fan 170C/340F/Gas 5. Bake for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven and trickle the cream around the sides of the gratin. Bake for another 30 minutes or so, trickling in more cream if it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all fit in first time, until golden. Serve with lemon quarters.

CORNISH PASTIES

LANCASHIRE HOT POT

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Ingredients For the pastry: 225g plain flour, plus extra for dusting Pinch of salt 50g lard, chilled, diced 50g hard margarine, chilled and cubed

For the filling: 1 potato, peeled and thinly sliced 50g swede, peeled and thinly sliced 115g beef skirt or chuck steak, diced Small onion, peeled and thinly sliced Salt and ground white pepper Beaten egg to glaze

Method To make the pastry, mix together the flour and salt, and rub in the fats. Gradually stir in two to three tablespoons of water and bring everything together with your hands to form a smooth, pliable dough. Divide into two balls. Preheat the oven to fan 180C/350F/ Gas 6. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. On a floured work surface, roll out one ball of dough to form a circle about 20cm across. Slightly off

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centre of the circle, place a layer of potato, then a layer of swede. Add half the beef, then half the onion, then a pinch of salt and plenty of pepper. Finally, add another thin layer of potato, to stop the meat from drying out. Carefully fold the pastry over and crimp the edges together. Place on the lined baking sheet. Repeat to make the second pasty. Glaze with a little milk or egg, and make a small hole in the top. Bake for 40 minutes, until bubbling and golden.

200g boneless lamb shoulder; 150g lamb leg steaks, 150g lamb neck fillet, cut into 4cm pieces Pinch of caster sugar Sea salt and ground black pepper 25g plain flour 4 lamb loin chops (100g each) 2tbsp olive oil 50g salted butter, melted 4 onions, thinly sliced 500g potatoes, cut into 2mm slices Pinch of ground white pepper

Method Preheat the oven to fan 160C/325F/Gas 4. Season the shoulder, steaks and neck fillet with the sugar, half a teaspoon of salt and some black pepper. Toss with the flour and arrange in a heavy hotpot or casserole. Season the loin chops. Heat the oil in a pan and sear the chops on all sides for three to four minutes, or until golden brown. Put them on top of the raw meat. Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a clean pan over a medium-low heat until foaming, add the onions with one teaspoon of salt and cook for two to three minutes, or until soft but not browned. Spread the onions evenly over the lamb. Put the potatoes in a bowl, add the remaining butter, season with one teaspoon of salt and a pinch of white pepper, and mix well. Layer the sliced potatoes on top of the onions. Bake the hotpot, covered, for two hours, removing the lid for the final 30 minutes. To serve, divide among four bowls, making sure thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s a chop in each bowl. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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FASHION &

BEAUTY

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

Hat’s the way

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What better than a classy Fedora hat for racing at Cheltenham next weekend? Mother and daughter team, Jane and Lucy Saunders are stocking a new range at their Cirencester shop Monday Boutique. In 100 per cent wool, they come in camel, navy, black, brown and grey and cost £65.

TWEED TALKING We’re in love with tweed and with The Open next weekend at Cheltenham Racecourse, it’s the perfect opportunity to create your own take on country style.

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.

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Lovely lashes

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We pamper our skin and our hair, so don’t forget to look after your lashes during winter.

The thigh’s the limit this winter as thigh-high boots make it off the catwalks and into our wardrobes. Two rules to stay stylish . . . stick to flats and wear over leggings. Try these Miss KG boots, £150, at Debenhams.

RapidShield is a daily conditioning treatment which helps to protect lashes while nourishing with six effective ingredients. It’s £28 from Boots or visit rapidshield.co.uk @WeekendGlos

SHOP AT THE OPEN The Open runs from Friday until next Sunday, with more than 80 trade stands in the Shopping Village, including Moloh, Joules and the racecourseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cheltenham Collection.

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Tweed has become a fashionista’s favourite, available in all sorts of hues, both traditional and quirky – perfect for a day at the races

beautiful hair day after day...

Multi-tweed Parry jacket, £425, from Moloh,Tetbury or see moloh.com

Faux fur collar, £24.95, and Helmsman wax and feather hat, £24.95, from Joules, the Promenade, Cheltenham or visit joules.com

Stay warm and fashionable with Cheltenham RacecourseTweed.This throw, edged with brown leather, is £149, and below, the iPad sleeve in tweed and leather is £49.99. Both items are available from the Cheltenham Collection at cheltenhamtickets. thejockeyclub.co.uk

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Alise Fugale Alise, 18, a student from Cirencester, said: “I’m wearing some ripped blue jeans with a white cropped top from River Island, with black New Look shoes. “I’ve borrowed my mum’s pastel coat from Front Row, I love it.”

Catherine Flanigan Catherine, 19, said: “I don’t think I have much style, I just love a bargain. “I am wearing a scarf and skater skirt from New Look paired with a chunky cardigan, trainers and a strappy top from Primark”.

spotted ON THE STREET

Mailys Morel checks out your style in Cheltenham Gaia Maggio Gaia, 23, from Italy is studying in Cheltenham. “I’m from Milan, and I think that’s where I get my sense of fashion from. “My jumper is Italian, from Bennetton, my coat is Zara, my shoes are from Vans, my jeans from Primark and my hat is from Accessorize”.

Grace Parry Grace, 25, a freelance writer from Chelteham, said: “I’m wearing a jacket and top from Miss Selfridge, Kurt Gieger boots andTopshop jeans accessorised with sunglasses from ASOS and a Marc Jacobs bag”.

Above: Lisa wearing a cloche hat and right, one of her day hats, £59, made to order with feathers, crystals or tweed Far right: Lisa’s pheasant hat, £280, full of character with a real wow factor Below: stylish feathers, are perfect for the races Find more inspiration at www.lvhdesigns.co.uk

HEAD LINES Don’t go for something that will cover your face too much – it will swamp you especially if you’re petite. If you are taller go for a more structured piece, while smaller frames could try a delicate veil.

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STYLE

Go for something with warmth and comfort like a cloche, trilby or fedora. Felt and faux fur detail is better for winter. Choose a style that suits your face shape. Smaller face shapes look better with a cloche. Feathers look amazing on a hat as do charcoals with pinks and tweed. And a Lady Amherst pheasant feather will always win at the races.

TILT The correct shape of the hat will depend on how you position it to suit your style. So make sure when it’s designed it conforms to your individual needs and is wearable for the day. @WeekendGlos

Planning to wear a hat for the races next weekend? WEEKEND asked Cheltenham milliner Lisa von Hallwyl for some tips on racing hatiquette

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MATCH

Always make sure your hat complements your outfit – that it flows together. Wearing the hat on the day is not just about putting it on your head – it should represent you as a person and not just be an accessory you put on. Let it enhance your personality.

COLOUR Look at what you usually wear and enhance it. Don’t go bright if you’re not used to it as you won’t carry it well. It’s important to make sure you are comfortable and can enjoy the day. Colours such as pinks, corals and blues are always popular at the races.

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The Open runs from Friday until next Sunday, with more than 80 trade stands in the Shopping Village, including Joules and the racecourse’s Cheltenham Collection.

Make it a McCoy GET ahead of the field with this Limited Edition AP McCoy gilet.

Tweed Langworth jacket, £195, from Joules, the Promenade, Cheltenham, visit joules.com

Cheltenham RacecourseTweed tie with signature green and gold diamond patterned lining. Made by Norton &Townsend, it’s £39.99 from cheltenhamtickets.thejockeyclub.co.uk

The unisex puffa gilet, £80, carries the embroidered signature of AP McCoy, Cheltenham Racecourse ambassador and 19 times Champion Jockey. In brown or black, it’s available from the racecourse’s Cheltenham Collection at cheltenhamtickets. thejockeyclub.co.uk

Join the Après-Ski party

CHELTENHAM’S next race meeting will have a party atmosphere like no other. The International takes place on December 12-13 and the racecourse is hosting an Après-Ski party, open to all racegoers. It’s teamed up with Rock the Cotswolds, a campaign to showcase the events, venues, creativity and world-leading businesses

that call the Cotswolds ‘home’. Expect the atmosphere of an Alpine resort with food and entertainment, designed to celebrate the sociable side of racing. Tickets cost just £10 in addition to the normal Club/Tattersalls tickets and go on sale on Friday. Visit cheltenham.co.uk or call 0844 579 3003.

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A Ladies’ Lunch and Fashion Show was held at Hallmark Hotel as part of Gloucester Style Festival

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Calling all Mo-Bros EARL’S & Co has become the first port of call for the Cheltenham man cultivating his ‘Mo’ this Movember. Since opening in 2012, Earl’s & Co continues to spark interest with its unique concept – a barbershop complete with a whisky bar and lounge, along with a champagne nail and beauty bar. But this month it’s the Mo-Bros that flock to 19 Regent Street to raise money for a worthy cause. All the barbers at Earl’s love it when Movember comes around. “There are so many people taking part this year. I can’t wait to see their progress,” says owner Jessica Earl. Here’s how she and the shop take part and what Cheltenham Mo-growers can do to get involved: ■ Earl’s & Co gives Mo-growers a

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A CURRENT buzzword and popular concept taken from Eastern practices is that of mindfulness – the practice of paying close attention to every thought, word and action in order to reduce stress and increase a sense of peace. A London based psychiatrist, Dr Russell Razzaque has been researching and working with mindfulness and mental health for more than 10 years. He has developed a series of useful exercises to make the practice accessible to everyone. Come and explore at his forthcoming workshop, The Waking Up Workshop, on November 29. Dr Razzaque is a well-informed and engaging presenter, as well as an author and regular contributor to national and international publications. One of ourTai Chi instructors, Max Watkins, has begun a new series of Tai Chi and Energy Exercise classes, to which you can drop in for just £8 a session every Wednesday evening or Friday morning. Tai Chi is excellent for everyone who would like to reduce fatigue and stress, increase vitality and mental clarity and improve sports performance. Sometimes described as meditation in motion, the flowing movements ofTai Chi are low impact and can be practised by those of varying fitness levels from athletes to those recovering from illness. How do you feel about money? Is it a subject that you always turn away from? Our relationship to money can be deeply connected to our inner sense of who we are. Exploring this relationship through constellations work can affect how we experience our lives and the hidden dynamics that drive us for our benefit or to our detriment. Come to a Day of Money Constellations with experienced therapist and teacher Kate Collier on November 22.

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celebrates... Celebrate Brussels sprouts with this seasonal and beautifully indulgent soup recipe. This is ideal as a Christmas Day starter or a Boxing Day meal, using leftover sprouts

Brussels Sprout and Smoked Bacon Soup Ingredients Serves 8 to 10 people, depending on serving size. 175g chopped onion 750g Brussels sprouts 120g smoked bacon 1.5l chicken stock 250ml whipping cream 150g washed baby spinach 50ml rapeseed oil Method In a suitably sized pan, sweat the onions and smoked bacon in the oil until the onions are soft. Slice the Brussels sprouts and add them to the pan and continue cooking for another five minutes. Add the vegetable stock and bring to the boil, reduce the heat and continue simmering for 15-20 minutes. Once the sprouts are soft, add the cream and bring back to the boil. Carefully blend the soup and add the spinach as you do it. Pass the soup through a fine sieve into another pan and make sure the soup is hot enough to serve. To finish, roast off some chestnuts and sit them in the bottom of the bowl. Alternatively fry off some shallot rings and sit them on top of the soup. Let us know what you think of this seasonal recipe on twitter @creedfs. We’d love to see your photos.

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retreat The recipe for an award-winning bar has many ingredients, as SUE BRADLEY discovers when she visits The Retreat in Cheltenham

REAT food and drink, the right music and fitting decoration are all important elements when it comes to running a successful bar, but above all it’s about people, says owner of The Retreat Mike Dey. And he should know, being the man behind a Cheltenham institution that won the accolade for the best pub or bar, sponsored by Bablake Wines Limited, in the Taste of Gloucestershire Food and Farming Awards. “It’s about the people behind the bar, the customers who come in and the relationship between the two,” says Mike. “It’s important to talk to people. Who wants to go into a bar in which it’s difficult to get a conversation out of the bar staff? “The thing about bars is that it starts with your regulars and builds from there; these may be people who come in on a weekly basis or just once a year. They’re both regulars and it’s important to acknowledge them.” December 8 marks the 32nd anniversary of the opening of The Retreat, which had been separate antiques and poster shops along Suffolk Parade before the arrival of

Mike, then 29, his wife Lella and their one-year-old son. Mike, previously the general manager of the Kickers shoe company, chose the site because he was looking for a double-fronted shop in which to replicate a London wine bar that had inspired him. Back then, however, The Suffolks had yet to develop its reputation as one of the hippest parts of Cheltenham. “There were some who said it wouldn’t work,” says Mike, who had sold his family home in Wandsworth to raise the money for his new business. “We moved up here with two friends, only one of whom had any experience of working in a bar. “Lella had had a café in the Kings Road and had cooked for directors in the City and she looked after the kitchen at The Retreat. “We opened on December 8 and by Christmas week and the week of New Year’s Eve our turnover was about half of what we needed to break even, leading to a lot of sleepless nights.” Fortunately it was a different story come the first week of January, with takings exceeding the festive period. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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“It was at that point we realised people were beginning to talk about it,” laughs Mike. Since then The Retreat has gradually evolved and adapted to become the wine bar known and loved by many in Cheltenham today; by day a bistro-style environment favoured by local business people and families and, come the evening, a thriving hot spot for all ages. Nights featuring local bands are especially popular. Locally-produced drink is much in evidence at the bar, which regularly features beers from breweries such as Goff’s, Wye Valley, Battledown, Gloucester, Wickwar and Hook Norton, along with Sibling and Brennen & Brown gins, Chase vodka and Bottlegreen pressés. Meanwhile The Retreat’s menu has been the subject of a re-think in recent months, aided in no small way by James ‘Bob’ Robinson of Cirencester’s renowned Made by Bob. Lunches have moved away from sandwiches to freshly made dishes such as smoked ham hock, hand-carved Serrano, freshly-made focaccia with olives and salsa verde and wild mushroom and ricotta tart. Seasonal food nights featuring Ranulf Middleton from D’Arcy @WeekendGlos

Wines are also becoming increasingly popular. Over the years Mike has extended his premises and installed folding window walls so that the bar opens up into the courtyard garden beyond during the summer months. One thing he hasn’t changed, however, is The Retreat’s distinctive bar created from reclaimed ornate rose wood panels that originally graced a library, together with its overhead green lights, some dented over the years by over enthusiastic bar dancers. Mike, now a father-of-four, is still very much the face of The Retreat, even though he claims to be trying to reduce his hours when opportunities allow. And while the success of the venture led to the opening of the bar’s sister enterprise in Stroud in 1988, a similarly long-standing and much-loved institution run by business partner Ian Morrison, Mike says he has no plans to start a chain. “I have four children and I say that The Retreat is our fifth most difficult child,” he laughs. “This place requires constant attention and we have put a lot of ourselves into it. “Running a bar like this is a

way of life. It’s the sort of thing that wouldn’t translate into a chain.” For Joby Mortimer of Bablake Wines, sponsor of the best pub and bar category, The Retreat’s longevity was one of the things that gave it the edge over fellow finalists The Salutation at Ham, near Berkeley, and The Miners’ Arms at Whitecroft, near Lydney. “The Retreat has been at the forefront of the Cheltenham pub and bar scene for 32 years,” he says. “During that time it has welcomed different generations from the same families and become an institution for many. “It has innovated to stay ahead of the competition and recently opened up its kitchen and changed its menu to attract a bigger food customer base. It also stocks an extensive range of drinks to suit all tastes.” www.theretreatwinebar.co.uk

The Wild Rabbit, in Kingham, sources organic ingredients from its own garden

Pubs of the year THE Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide has named The Wild Rabbit, in Kingham, as its Pub of the Year. Rebecca Burr, Editor of the guide, said: “This Cotswold pub is a chocolate box delight: stylish yet rustic, spacious yet cosy, it offers a convivial welcome, knock-out bedrooms and, of course, first-rate food.” The latest venture from Lady Bamford – of Daylesford Organic fame – the pub has been given a top-to-toe makeover and the result is an ultra-contemporary rural inn with flagged floors, log fires, leather sofas and vast expanses of wood and stone. “The Daylesford ethos champions the self-sufficient, the sustainable and the organic,” says Rebecca, “and it is this influence which is at the heart of the pub – and indeed at the core of the menu. The capable kitchen works with the best organic ingredients to produce seasonal cooking which is British at heart and full of flavour.” The bar menu offers light bites such as goujons of sole, potted rabbit or crisp pig’s head croquettes, while dishes on the main menu include hare ravioli or Gloucester Old Spot for two. Other Cotswold pubs mentioned in the 2015 guide include: Village Pub, Barnsley Horse & Groom, Bourton-on-the-Hill Royal Oak, Cheltenham Eight Bells Inn, Chipping Campden The Green Dragon Inn, Cockleford Ebrington Arms, Ebrington Royal Oak, Gretton Fox Inn, Lower Oddington The Pub at Slaughters Country Inn, Lower Slaughter Wheatsheaf Inn, Northleach Gloucester Old Spot, Piff’s Elm The Bell, Sapperton Swan, Southrop Bell, Stow-on-the-Wold Bisley House, Stroud Gumstool Inn, Tetbury Seagrave Arms, Weston-sub-Edge Lion Inn, Winchcombe The Michelin Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2015 is in bookshops now, priced £13.99.

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FAMILY team has brought Thai favourites and a new lease of life to the old Pheasant pub building on the Gloucester-Cheltenham road which has sat empty and unloved since closing as an Indian restaurant. Owners Graham Hipkins, his Thai wife Lek and her son Aof have been joined by friends from the Midlands, where they were previously based, to launch the new venture. Opening lunchtimes and evenings, there’s also a takeaway business and plans to cater for parties and business meetings. The decor is simple and uncluttered in russet red and cream with Thai-style pictures and ornaments. It certainly isn’t ornate or over the top. The menu has familiar Thai dishes and some a little different. The popular Thai curries are good value from £8.50, or go for something like Weeping Tiger, £13.95, a chargrilled marinated sirloin steak, with chips and spicy Thai-style sauce. There’s also a good range of seafood including tempura cod in a creamy red curry sauce, £11.95; sea bass with lime juice and chillies, £13.50 and Thai river prawns in garlic sauce, £13.25. Vegetarians are well catered for too at excellent prices – aubergines in tempura batter are £6.50, while the red and green curries are £6.95 and Pad Thai with vegetables is just £5. We thought the set menu for two was particularly good value at £20.50 per person and it also gave us the chance to try a number of different dishes. A selection of classic Thai starters gave us a taste of what was to come.

Served on a gold-coloured platter we tucked into prawn toasts, vegetable spring rolls, wellseasoned chicken satay, tempura prawns, Thai fishcakes and little parcels of minced chicken. There was no hint of grease, as can sometimes be the case – all the pastry was crisp and golden and the fishcakes were particular good, fragrant with lime leaves. Then the main courses started arriving – first two generous bowls of rice – one Thai and one fried. Then came stir-fried mixed vegetables with broccoli, carrot and mushrooms, cooked to retain just that bit of bite, along with a Thai green curry – wonderfully fresh, fragrant and spicy with king prawns, green beans, courgettes and lovely drifts of sweet basil in a creamy pale green sauce. That was our favourite, but a

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CHANG SIAM Location: Gloucester Road, Staverton Food: Thai Wine: Good choice Atmosphere: Relaxed, informal Price: One-course lunch menu £5.95;Thai curries from £8.50, stir fries from £8.95, noodles from £5.95 Contact: 01452 713440 or www.changsiam.co.uk

Owner Lek with a noodle dish; Below: A selection ofThai starters

close second was stir-fried chicken, onion, red and yellow peppers and thin slices of carrot topped with cashew nuts, all encased in a crispy rosti potato basket. The flavours soaked into the bottom of the potato basket – delicious. Finally, stir-fried beef in oyster sauce with peppers, mushroom and onions rounded off the feast. A dessert of banana fritters or ice cream is included so we just had to go for it. The fritters were thankfully light as air and a little different from the norm, with a sweet coconut flavour to the batter. Joyce Matthews @WeekendGlos

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What’s better than harvesting your own home-grown produce? Doing it with friends, that’s what. Mandy Bradshaw meets a very unusual cooperative

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Recent media reports suggest we’re so obsessed with the Bake Off that we’ve fallen out of love with grow-your-own. MANDY BRADSHAW meets one bunch of Cheltenham gardeners determined to prove the press wrong

HE parks of Cheltenham have been enjoyed by residents and visitors for generations. Colourful bedding, often in intricate patterns, marks the changing of the seasons as pelargoniums give way to winter pansies. Yet in one corner of

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the town the display is not so much coleus and lobelia as courgettes and lettuce, a living demonstration of how vegetables can be beautiful. The Annecy Garden, off Sandford Park, is run by the Food and Growing Group of Transition Town Cheltenham. Their aim is to educate people about vegetable growing and dispel the myth that kitchen gardens must be ugly and

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large. “We want to show people that vegetable growing can look good,” explains Lorraine Du Feu, one of the members. “We also wanted to give people the chance to pick and eat produce.” And that’s what sets this garden apart: far from being a see but don’t touch set piece this is a living larder with passersby encouraged to help themselves. The group took over the space from the borough council, which had been forced to grass over the original flowerbeds due to budget constraints. Council staff recut six beds and helped to construct compost bins but otherwise the work is done solely by group members and funded by grants and two annual plant sales. They have just

finished their third growing season and are gradually learning what works and what does not. Cut-andcome-again salad leaves and herbs are ideal for the help-yourself ethos while pumpkins and squash have been abandoned. “People always picked them before they were ready.” Courgettes are another winner as are tomatoes, spinach, chard, particularly for its beautiful leaves, and climbing French beans, which add important height to the display. Other crops have included the striking purple kale, Jerusalem and globe artichokes, sea kale, Egyptian onions, and angelica. Brassicas are generally avoided as the netting necessary to keep the town’s pigeons off is not attractive and root crops are low on the list as they gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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“We try to work in harmony with things. If they self-seed, that’s the area where they stay.” Herbs are another important element and the group grow a wide range including sage, rosemary, thyme, chives, oregano and lemon balm. There is also fruit – gooseberries, currants, loganberries and Japanese wineberries – demonstrating that not all crops have to be replanted every year. Mixed in with the vegetables are flowers that encourage pollinators, such as marigolds, sunflowers, nasturtiums and the pretty blue-flowered felicia, which is dug in as a green manure

when planting space is needed. As well as offering people the taste of ‘home-grown’ food, the group gives novice gardeners the chance to learn at hands-on sessions that run weekly in the garden during the growing season. “They can come and help and learn about sustainable vegetable gardening,” says Lorraine. “We hope to inspire people to grow vegetables. “You don’t need much space to make a difference.” To find out more, visit www. transitiontowncheltenham. org.uk

Go bird-brained

As winter weather approaches and food becomes sparse for our little flying friends, it’s time to start putting up bird nuts, seeds and suet treats. The Dawn Nurseries in Shurdington Road, Cheltenham, has a host of special offers on bird care. Visit www.dawnnurseries.co.uk

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You don’t need to spend a fortune to transform your home. Stock up on some Annie Sloan chalk-based paint and you can quickly breathe new life into your furniture, as HELEN BLOW discovers at one Montpellier emporium

IVING new life to old furniture with paint has never been so popular. Creating a shabby chic look from brown pieces not only looks great but also embraces the trend for up-cycling. And Cheltenham interiors and gift shop La de da! is at the forefront of the revolution, with a range of paint that makes quick work of transforming your cupboards, chairs and tables. Annie Sloan Chalk Paint comes in a range of tasteful, muted colours, perfect for furniture and

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walls. You can even water it down to use as a fabric dye, so your curtains and sofas can match. Run by sisters Rita Dabanzo and Dominique Fracasso-Stroud in Montpellier, La de da! sells gifts, accessories, cards and jewellery upstairs, while downstairs is dedicated to furniture painted by third sister, Shelley Goodall. Alongside the cabinets, tables, chest of drawers and stools are shelves of paint in colours with evocative names like French Linen, Antibes Green, English Yellow and Duck Egg. With an artistic pedigree, including time working in graphics, Shelley’s pieces are right on vintage trend, and include items such as mirrors to complete the look. “Painted furniture is so popular now and this paint is so easy to use because you don’t have to prepare the furniture,” said Shelley. “A lot of the old

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brown furniture was very well made but is now a bit dull. People want pieces that are more cheerful. “Re-using and recycling is also popular now; people don’t want to shell out for new furniture but give new life to what they already have. It’s cheaper and environmentally-friendly. “It’s also a lot of fun creating something yourself. “These paints can be mixed together to create any colour you want.” Shelley holds workshops to help people create their own pieces, including the paint and furniture in the £95 price. “They’re very popular with all sorts of people, including men and children,” she said. “I show people how to get certain effects, such as the distressed look, and they get to take the piece home.” Dominique and Rita grew up helping at their parents’ gift shop in Bourton-on-theWater and La de da! grew out of a dream of opening their own. Rita said: “We’re always on the lookout for something new and innovative and we champion all things British and unique.” The pair travel the country and further afield sourcing

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original items and also have their own wholesale business in Cheltenham, where they produce stamped silver cutlery, jewellery and other gift items. Manager Anna Faiers said: “We have lots of Christmas ideas in stock. We want people to be able to come in and find a lovely, different present for under £10.” Other items include scented candles, scarves, gloves and socks, woolly winter capes and lots of home accessories, such as clocks, mirrors, place mats, wall art and glassware. Annie Sloan paint is one of the shops’s best-selling products and on November 21 the sisters are holding a charity night, serving up mince pies, holding paint demonstrations and hosting a charity raffle in aid of the NSPCC.

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Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce hosted a Meet the Chamber networking event at Manor by the Lake in Cheltenham

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property details Location : Lansdown Price : ÂŁ1,100,000 Agent : Hamptons Contact : 01242 639414

A beautifully presented detached house in a rural location on the southern edge of Cheltenham. Reception Hall, Staircase Hall, Games Room, Cinema, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room, Cloakroom, Study. Master Bedroom with Dressing Room & En Suite Bathroom, Two Further Bedroom Suites, Two Further Bedrooms, Bathroom. Roof Terrace & Courtyard Garden. Landscaped Garden. Triple Garage with Room Above. In all about 2.43 acres.

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property details Location : Shurdington Price : ÂŁ1.95 million Agent : Savills 01242 548 000 Contact : cjarrett@savills.com

This 1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family home is beautifully presented with stunning views from all aspects of the property. The ground floor comprises a large dining room, shower room, sitting room with a log burning fireplace, a modern fitted kitchen/breakfast room and utility room. Upstairs benefits from 4 good sized bedrooms, en-suite facilities, a dressing area, a family bathroom and access to a large balcony off the third bedroom. Charming gardens surround the property with a large patio at the rear and parking for several vehicles, a carport and garage to the front.

property details Location : Sandhurst Price : ÂŁ587,500 Agent : CJ Hole Cheltenham Contact : 01242 255101

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Dippers Cottage occupies a unique and beautiful setting within the highly desirable village of Apperley. This detached, four bedroom cottage, originally built as two dwellings, is believed to date back to approximately 1760 and has been sympathetically improved throughout. The cottage was named after Alfred Dipper who played cricket for Gloucestershire between 1908 and 1932. The property also benefits from a top field

with the overall land equating to more than acre.

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property details Location : Apperley Price : ÂŁ499,950 Agent : Peter Ball & Co Contact : 01684 293 161

This magnificent Grade II listed Manor House stands majestically above the main part of the village and enjoys superb views over open farmland to the distant hills. This unique and historic building has the focal point of the Great Hall with its panelled walls, flagstone floor and an inglenook fireplace. Features such as stone mullioned windows, imposing fireplaces and beams adorn the house. Further accommodation includes five reception rooms, six bedroom suites and two further attic bedrooms. A series of five attic spaces have been used as bedrooms and could easily be 'work from home' space. Outside there are beautifully cared for grounds with formal gardens interspersed with quiet places to sit and an outdoor swimming pool. EPC - Exempt

property details Location : Bredon's Norton Price : ÂŁ1,595,000 Agent : Fine & Country Contact : 01242 220080

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Occupying a splendid position in a highly sought after Cotswold village is this charming detached period cottage set within delightfully mature landscaped gardens with open views. Its accommodation boasts a wealth of fine character features and comprises in brief an entrance porch, a living room with an attractive fireplace with inset wood burning stove, a dining room, a fitted kitchen, utility room, a downstairs cloakroom, three bedrooms and a shower room. Benefits include central heating, a good sized driveway providing off road parking and a garage.

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property details Location : Sevenhampton Price : ÂŁ625,000 Guide Price Agent : Errington Smith & Co Contact : 01242 575805

A beautifully renovated Grade II listed raised ground floor Regency apartment. Private entrance, reception hall, drawing room, kitchen/ dining room. Master bedroom suite, guest bedroom and bathroom. Garage, off road gated parking for two cars. Coach House with garage and ancillary accommodation.

property details Location : Wellington Road Price : ÂŁ725,000 Agent : Knight Frank Contact : 01242 354996

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An IMPOSING HISTORIC RESIDENCE DATING BACK TO 1860 when it was last known as The Local Parsonage. Now the FORMER RECTORY offers DISTINCTIVE AND INSPIRING ACCOMMODATION together with LANDSCAPED FORMAL GARDENS APPROACHING ONE ACRE

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property details Location : Blaisdon Price : £885,000 Agent : Steve Gooch Contact : 01531 820 844

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Cheltenham Rugby Club opened a new president’s lounge at its headquarters at Newlands in Bishop’s Cleeve. VIP guests included former All Black player Ian MacRae

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Ian MacRae and Club historian John Woodward

Julie Gater and Chris Mourton

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Antiques & Auctions Medals with a tale to tell This charming little A Unusual little piggy silver cigarette box

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TODAY Chippenham Auction Rooms Unit H, The Old Laundry, Ivy Road, Chippenham 10am.

TUESDAY Wotton Auction Rooms Tabernacle Road, Wottonunder-Edge. Two-day sale. 10am.

Tayler & Fletcher Royal British Legion Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water. 10am.

WEDNESDAY Stroud Auctions Unit J, Bath Road Trading Estate, Bath Road, Stroud.

Two-day sale. Toys, medals, militaria. 10am. Dominic Winter Auctions Mallard House, Broadway Lane, South Cerney. Atlases, science, travel, militaria Sir Winston Churchill signed books. Three-day sale. 10am.

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THIS quirky late Victorian silver cigarette box in the shape of a reclining pig was among some of the items brought into an antiques valuation day in Minchinhampton. Lindsey Braune of The Cotswold Auction Company was at the Minchinhampton office of Murrays estate agents to provide free valuations to members of the public. She valued this unusual little pig at £200-£300. Items brought in ranged from Chinese porcelain to modern art, books and glass. Lindsey said: “These valuation days invariably produce a surprise and are an excellent opportunity for members of the public to find out what some treasured heirloom is really worth.” The next valuation day is next year on April 10. To book an appointment, call 01453 886334. ■ The next Cotswold Auction Company sale is on November 18 at the Chapel Walk Saleroom in Cheltenham. Vintage Costume, textiles and 20th century decorative arts come up for auction.

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N unusual and touching story is expected to attract collectors of militaria to a West Country auction today – marking both Remembrance Day tomorrow and the centenary of the First World War. Medal groups act as a lasting reminder of the sacrifice by so many and with the spotlight on the Great War, many poignant stories have been told for the first time. During the 1914-18 war, all medals were named with the recipient’s details making the history easier to trace. At Chippenham Auction Rooms’ auction today a particularly unusual group of military history comes up for sale. A First World War trio of medals and a memorial plaque are expected to fetch £150-£200 and This particularly touching medal group comes up for the group comes with a touching sale today story. The medals were awarded to Private John Strange of the Welsh War pair awarded to PE (Nellie) Strange for Voluntary Aid Detachment. regiment who died of injuries received at the battle of Gaza, Palestine, on March In addition there is a fine handembroidered silk panel with lace trim 28, 1917. Unusually his wife Nellie Strange and Prince of Wales fleurs de lis plume of feathers. commissioned a classical style ceramic Groups of medals are a fairly common memorial that was made in Stokeon-Trent, giving her and her family a sight at auction, however it is rare for permanent reminder of her husband. them to be combined with a complete Also included in the lot is a First World story and related memorabilia.

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ITH so many pretty villages on our doorstep, it’s easy to think you’ve seen them all, but it turns out there was one picturesque spot which had completely passed us by. We’ve driven the A40 to Oxford countless times, but never thought to stop off at Minster Lovell, near Witney. However, on a visit to The Cary Arms in Devon last year, a stylish bolthole by the sea, we realised it had a sister hotel in the Cotswolds, just 45 minutes from Cheltenham. The Old Swan & Minster Mill is run by the same de Savary family which also owns a string of hotels in the Caribbean. The family took over the Old Swan in 2010 and has breathed new life into the 600-year-old inn and adjoining mill. The setting is very romantic. The hotel sits alongside the River Windrush, with 65 acres of gardens and meadows to wander in. In the summer you can enjoy afternoon tea on the terrace with the river rushing past. There is croquet on

the lawn, deckchairs to fall asleep in with a good book and a giant game of chess. It couldn’t be more English if it tried, which is why we weren’t surprised by the largely American and European clientele. Just down the road is English Heritage’s Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote, impressive ruins sitting beside the River Windrush which date back to the 15th century. It was originally home to Richard III’s henchman Lord Lovell, one of the richest men in England, before being abanonded and demolished in the 18th century. It’s just a stroll back to the hotel which is split into two parts – the Old Swan is essentially the old inn with a log-fired bar and creaky staircases leading to beamed rooms. Across the road, the Minster Mill has been upgraded with more modern rooms, conference facilities and spa. We were staying in the cosy Old Swan, where Sir Winston Churchill was also a regular guest.

From the bar, a narrow staircase leads up to a maze of corridors and rooms. Our bed for the night was in the Kenelm room which had leaded windows with latches and was furnished with heavy, wooden pieces in keeping with the building’s history. Despite the heritage feel, there was no shortage of mod cons, with a flat screen TV and pristine white bathroom suite. You might think such old walls would be haunted but we didn’t hear a peep all night and slept soundly. The carafe of complimentary sloe gin might steel your nerves if not. It was great having the bar below so we could saunter down in the evening without having to brave the elements. The Old Swan’s dining room and bar is a myriad of small, beamed rooms with log fires, flagstone floors and traditional decor. The menu is described as gastropub with typical starters by head chef David Mwita including roasted carrot and coriander soup, Old Swan smoked salmon with beetroot and tomato gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

Just a short drive towards Oxford brings you to a quintessentially English spot which tourists are flocking to, as LUCY PARFORD discovers

salsa and Windrush crayfish and vegetable quinoa salad. Main courses range from Pan roasted Oxfordshire lamb rump, juniper jus (£22.95) to Pan Roast chicken supreme with wholegrain mustard sauce (£18.95). There are also pub classics of a trio of local handmade sausages, Old Swan 8oz beefburger and Oxford Gold beer battered Brixham haddock and chips. We dined on the risotto of the day – mushroom and spinach truffle oil (£17.95) followed by a dark chocolate torte with berry coulis and Old Swan treacle tart and clotted cream. Service was top notch for an intimate pub setting. Children are welcomed and even four-legged friends who are offered their own doggy dinners. Tradition is at the heart of the Old Swan and it operates a turndown service, so you can just sink into bed after dinner. Nothing beats waking up to the @WeekendGlos

OLD SWAN & MINSTER MILL Address: Old Minster, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, OX29 ORN Rates: Cosy rooms from £165; Garden rooms from £195 and Family rooms from £275 per night Facilities: Fitness room and spa treatment rooms Contact: www.oldswanandminstermill.com/ 01993 774441 The Old Swan & Minster Mill is a 600-year-old inn and adjoining mill at the heart of the village of Old Minster, near Oxford

peaceful sound of the Cotswold countryside with birds chirping outside your window. Breakfast is a casual affair. After wandering down the wonky stairs, the bar from the night before was laid out with a buffet of fresh fruit, yoghurts, pain au chocolate and slices of rustic bread. You can order eggs and a full English too. At the back of the Old Swan is a pretty vegetable and flower garden, along with chickens, so you know your breakfast eggs haven’t travelled far. Old beams, Cotswold stone and a traditional English breakfast might be a vision of England tourists buy into in their droves, but it’s great to remind yourself every now and again how wonderful it can be.

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Celebrated chef Michael Caines will be at Lower Slaughter Manor on Wednesday to showcase a fivecourse menu with matching wines. It starts at 7pm and tickets cost £155 per person. Lower Slaughter Manor 01451 820456 www.lowerslaughter.co.uk

Simon Bennett with a picture of his great grandfather Eugene Bennett, who was awarded the Victoria Cross

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A new album of music and poetry has been put together to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War. HELEN BLOW talks to one of the participants, whose great grandfather was a soldier from Stroud

HEN Simon Bennett was invited to take part in a special recording to commemorate the First World War, he took along his children. “I think it is very important that the younger generation remember what happened and the sacrifice made by these people,” he said. One of them was his great grandfather Eugene Bennett, a Stroud man who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Great War. At the age of just 24, he led his battalion during the battle of Le Transloy – the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of The Somme. Because of Temporary Lieutenant Bennett’s courage and quick thinking, he managed to fortify a position on the lines with just 60 men. He was awarded the VC later that same year. The album, named Forever, has been put together by celebrities and relatives of those who served in the war, and includes songs, music and spoken word. Included in the star-studded line-up are actors Sean Bean

and Danny Dyer, Stephen Fry, comedian Sarah Millican and Prime Minster David Cameron. And the Royal British Legion and Victoria Cross Trust were asked to track down descendents of a group of Victoria Cross recipients, which is how Simon ended up being involved in the recording. “I was surprised to receive the call inviting me to attend the recording at Decca records,” said Simon, 40, who lives in Kent. Simon read some of John McCrae’s famous poem In Flander’s Fields for the record. “It was a great experience and I was very touched to be asked,” he said. His great grandfather not only won the Victoria Cross but, a year earlier, had been awarded the Military Cross as well. “He was a quite extraordinary man and we are are enormously proud of him. “To serve your country is the highest honour anyone can have and all those people who died should never be forgotten.” Born in Cainscross in 1892, Eugene Bennett was the fourth of five sons and

a pupil of Marling School. He joined the Worcestershire Regiment at the age of 24, later achieving the rank of captain. After the war he became a lawyer and then a Metropolitan Magistrate, also serving in World War Two as an officer in the Air Training Corps of the RAF. He retired in 1961 and went to live in Vicenza in northern Italy, where he died at the age of 77. The recordings of Simon and the other relatives reading In Flanders Fields were carefully pieced together by engineers at Decca’s studios for a special version of the famous poem. They have, in turn, each paid a personal tribute to their relative’s heroism. The album also features vintage music from the time, recorded by The Central band of The Royal British

Legion, including It’s A Long Way To Tipperary, Keep the Home Fires Burning and Pack Up Your Troubles. The track Only Remembered from the stage version of War Horse was recorded by the cast especially for the album. Forever is available to order from www. britishlegion.org.uk priced at £12.99.

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A decade after his revealing autobiography So Me, Norton’s latest memoir provides an unconventional update from where he left off, taking his first baby steps with Auntie Beeb. With chapters split into themes, Norton muses on men, New York and Ireland, recalling stories with a scatter-gun approach from childhood to the present following a vague chronological narrative. There’s revelations

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Andy McNab’s latest action thriller is the next adventure for former SAS trooper Nick Stone. Still reeling after leaving his family in Moscow, and the loss of his friend Harry during a botched operation in Sweden, he is informed of a murder that has taken place at the Regiment’s Killing House, when a young recruit is killed during a training exercise. This highly-charged novel puts you right in the middle of every life or death decision, and although the action is thick and fast, there is a lot of emotion in the writing that gives it a very human touch. Difficult to put down, impossible to forget.

A fictionalTudor farmhouse near Winchcombe is the setting for Phil Rickman’s new book. The author of the Merrily Watkins series and Dr John Dee novels has combined reality television with ghosts and crime for his latest mystery story.The head of an independent production company hires a journalist to research the history of an historic building that had been the ultimate guest house until tragedy put it back on the market. Seven people, all nationally known but strangers to each other, are locked inside the old farmhouse, but this time Big Brother may not be in control.

Veteren cult film director John Waters is the first to admit that a book about hitch-hiking isn’t the most inspirational of synopses. In the prelude to his non-fiction work about travelling for free across America from east coast to west, the 68-year-old muses upon this idea, and then draws back the curtain to reveal that the first two thirds of the book will be fictional. Split into two novellas, he fantasises about the very best things that could possibly happen to him on the journey, then he worries about the very worst possibilities on his not-yet-taken road trip. An inventive, laugh-outloud book.

An inspirational collection of true stories introduced and edited by Gloucestershire-based novelist Susan Lewis has been published to support Breast Cancer Care. The book follows a campaign in which people were encouraged to write about somebody who had helped them when they faced challenging times. For Susan, whose latest paperback is Never Say Goodbye, getting involved in the project gave her the opportunity to acknowledge the remarkable people who had given their support to friends, family, colleagues or the community.

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Celebrated one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy will be performing famous wartime songs at his next concert in Cheltenham which are particularly poignant to him, as HELEN BLOW found out

LTHOUGH only 25, musician Nicholas McCarthy has more reason than many in wanting to commemorate Remembrance Day. Despite being born without his right hand, this has not stopped Nicholas from becoming a celebrated pianist using only his left hand. And some of the music written for left-handed players was composed or transcribed following World War One, when many soldiers returned home having lost limbs. Nicholas will be marking Armistice Day on Tuesday with his Music in Remembrance concert at Pittville Pump Room, featuring some of the great works he has performed previously. It will include a rare arrangement of Ave Maria by a soldier who lost his right hand during the Great War. “A dramatic development of the First World War was that so many men came back with limbs missing,” said Nicholas. “So I decided to take some of the very famous wartime songs and transcribe them for this concert. “I looked through the old scores for Keep the Home Fires Burning and Roses of Picardy, songs that would be most poignant, and better to transcribe for lefthanded playing.” Nicholas has a special connection to Cheltenham as he used to perform regular

lunchtime concerts in the town and is patron of Carers Gloucestershire. “My relationship with the town began when I started playing the concerts and at one recital someone from CG was there and asked me if I knew about their charity,” he said. “They asked me to come along and see the work they did and then asked me if I would consider becoming a patron. “At any time, any of us could find ourselves in the position of a full-time carer so the work they do is so important.” Nicholas discovered the piano at the relatively late age of 14, after hearing a friend play. He taught himself for a while before having piano lessons and amazingly, within a couple of months had reached grade five standard. “It came very naturally to me,” he said. After a lot of knock backs, Nicholas gained a place at the Royal College of Music where his graduation in 2012 made news around the world. Since then he has performed nationally and internationally, including sharing a stage with Coldplay, performing at the Royal Albert Hall and playing at the London 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony. Tuesday’s concert will be his second appearance in Cheltenham this year as Nicholas performed at Cheltenham Music

Festival in July and, during his visit, visited schools in the area to run workshops with pupils. “I understand that several tickets to this concert have been bought by children who came along to my workshops, so it will be great to see them,” he said. Nicholas will also be remembering his own great grandmother as he performs. “I have a photo of her dressed for a party on Armistice Night in 1918,” he said. “She lost her teenage son when their air raid shelter was hit during the Blitz in World War Two. “She lived into her 80s and never forgot the loss and sacrifice she experienced in both world wars.” The concert includes classical pieces as well as popular songs, with music by Scriabin, Frank Bridge, Bach and Liszt. “It’s a very varied programme and it will be the first time I have played Ivor Novello,” he said. After the concert, Nicholas will be busy learning pieces for next year’s programme. “I have a huge pile of music on my piano at the moment for my February and March concerts,” he said. Nicholas McCarthy’s Music in Remembrance is performed at Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, on Tuesday at 7pm. Tickets cost £17.50 from 0844 576 2210.

Nicholas McCarthy performing at a recital held by Carers Gloucestershire Left: with young fan Orlando Paraskeva

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N the United Kingdom, the word pantomime means a form of entertainment generally performed during the Christmas season. Most cities and towns throughout the UK have a form of pantomime at this time of year and locally, we are no exception. Pantomime, as we know it today, is a show predominantly aimed at children, based on a popular fairytale or folk legend. The most popular subjects are Cinderella, followed by Aladdin, Dick Whittington and Snow White. Other popular titles are Jack and the Beanstalk and Sleeping Beauty. A pantomime should have a strong storyline. The fable or fairytale has to be well told, incorporating the all-important elements of good battling against evil, and emerging triumphant. In this respect, the concept varies little from the medieval morality plays, performed on village greens. To this day tradition says that

the pantomime villain should be the first to enter, from the dark side, stage left, followed by his adversary – the good fairy – from stage right. This echoes the tradition in medieval times when the entrances to heaven and hell were placed on these sides. The elements of song and dance in pantomime are very important, as is the slapstick element, where custard pies are thrown in carefree abandon or where baking a cake goes disastrously wrong. Slapstick takes its name from a device used in these early entertainments, and most especially from Harlequinades. Harlequin carried with him a sword, made of wood which alternated between being a weapon and a magic wand. There’s a lot more to it than the catchphrase, ‘he’s behind you!’.

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John Gordon Sinclair, star of rom-com Gregory’s Girl, tells HELEN BLOW why he wasn’t mentally prepared for the big time and why now, more than three decades later, he still can’t quite believe his luck

ON’T go along to Jeeves and Wooster at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre expecting a cosy period comedy, warns its star John Gordon Sinclair. “It’s a bit more anarchic than that. More Monty Python meets Wodehouse,” says the Scottish-born actor. “Having said that, it is an absolutely brilliant production and if you are a PG Wodehouse fan you will not be disappointed.” John stars as Jeeves, alongside James Lance from I’m Alan Parsons, as the effervescent, aristocratic fool Bertie Wooster. It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than 30 years since he burst on to our screens as the gawky teenager lead in Bill Forsyth’s coming-of-age movie Gregory’s Girl. Still a teenager himself, John was just 19 when he became an overnight star as the lovestruck school pupil alongside Dee Hepburn and Clare Grogan. Now, 33 years later, John is living in Surrey with a young family and an established second career as an author. “My focus these days is on my writing;

that is who I am and what I want to do,” he said. “I started writing eight years ago when my first child was born; I didn’t want to be one of those dads who was never around. “I had an idea of writing a film script but then decided to do it as a book instead because I thought even if it fails, it will still be there in physical form.” Jeeves’ director Sean Foley got in touch and asked John if he would star in the Wodehouse play. “The production coincided with the launch of my second book and it was touch and go whether I would do it, but Sean Foley as director swung it.” said John. “He is a comic genius and you know that if he is involved it is going to be good.” John is very down-to-earth when talking about his abilities as an actor, although his fans may disagree. “I would still give that advice about not choosing acting as a career. Do something sensible instead,” he says, wryly. “I don’t think I’m a particularly gifted or talented actor, I’ve just been lucky enough to have been given good parts. Below: John Gordon Sinclair in Gregory’s Girl

“After Gregory’s Girl it was a bit of a crazy time. We went to the USA and it was amazing. “But I also kind’ve wish I could do all that stuff again because I wasn’t really mentally prepared for it the first time. “It was like I’d been dragged through my life by the hair and I wish I could turn round and walk through it again, but this time thinking straighter.”

is books, Seventy Times Seven and Blood Whispers, are both crime thrillers, and John admits he writes them as if they are film scripts rather than just novels. “Whatever I write I am thinking film all the time; I talk about scenes rather than chapters,” he said. “I’m not saying I necessarily want the books to be made into a film but that’s just how I do it because of my experience as an actor.” He’s obviously still got it as an actor though, as Jeeves and Wooster won the Best New Comedy in this year’s Olivier Awards and has won rave reviews from audiences. When a country house weekend takes a turn for the worse, Bertie Wooster is unwittingly called on to play matchmaker, but also to steal a silver cow creamer from Totleigh Towers. Naturally, the ever-dependable Jeeves is on hand to prevent Bertie from making a fool of himself in front of a cast of Wodehouse’s finest characters. “We have had amazing audience reactions so far,” said John. “They have loved the production and really shown their appreciation.” Once the run is over, John will return home to continue his third book and spend time with his young children. Jeeves and Wooster opens on Monday for six days, with performances at 7.45pm and matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2pm. Tickets cost from £24 to £30 from 01242 572573. gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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music THE ZOMBIES, BISHOP’S CLEEVE TITHE BARN THE rock band will make their way to Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn in Cheltenham tonight as they journey through their vast back catalogue of hits. Led by Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone, the band formed in 1962 in St Albans. They hit the big time two years later with She’s Not There and went on to score hits with Tell Her No and Time of the Season. They have split three times – in 1990, 1996 and 2000 – with numerous line-up changes, but Rod and Colin have remained constant throughout. Promoter Ian Cann, who runs Cleeve Concerts, said he was looking forward to the gigs after catching the band at the venue for the first time last year. “They’re a big band and we are lucky to have them,” he said. “They performed at the barn last year and it was probably the best gig I’ve ever been to. “It was astonishing. I didn’t really know many of The Zombies’ hits, I’m a man of the late 60s and 70s and they were early 60s, but I really enjoyed it. “They were utterly amazing. The enthusiasm they have on stage and not only for their own music, is amazing.” The band is cited as influences in modern day artists including Courtney Love and Paul Weller and their songs are regularly covered by the likes of Beck and Belle & Sebastian. Tickets for tonight’s gig are priced £25 each. Call 08445 762210.

music BIG COUNTRY, GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL SCOTTISH rock band Big Country will perform at Gloucester Guildhall tonight. The outfit will perform tracks from their second studio album, Steeltown, recorded at ABBA’S Polar Studios in Stockholm and released in 1984. The band will perform songs from the album as well as a selection of classic hits and live favourites such as Harvest Home, Fields of Fire and Wonderland. Tickets for the gig at 7.30pm cost £20 each and are available by calling 01452 503050.

watch OUT FOR HAL CRUTTENDEN, CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL BY his own admission, comedian Hal Cruttenden is a “huge softie but with a slightly deeper, darker side.” Exploring topics ranging from potty politics to foul Facebook, Hal’s biting social commentary is hilarious but with a twist. “I just find it slightly worrying that people can’t talk about serious things to their parents or friends, yet they can share them with 500 other people – what is wrong with an oldfashioned phone call?,” he says. He reveals however, that there are some areas where even he won’t go. “Doing stand-up, what I don’t like to do is to make a joke about someone’s personal circumstances,” he says. “I don’t think a laugh is worth the pain that you could cause to a person.” It’s hard to believe that Hal was once a delicate flower of a child, frightened of other boys. “I was one of those children who was quiet and sensitive and wouldn’t talk much,” he says. “Although, once in

a while, I’d come out with a weird, funny comment that would make everyone laugh. “Camp even when I was younger, I found other boys quite scary. “I liked playing rugby, for example, but I couldn’t deal with the boys’ banter that came with it.” Catch hisTough Luvvie show at theTown Hall at 8pm on Monday.Tickets cost £16.50. Call 08445 762210.

event FIREWORK DISPLAYS DAZZLING pyrotechnic displays will light up the skies above Gloucestershire this weekend. At Cheltenham Racecourse tonight, Peppa Pig will make an appearance with gates open from 5pm and fireworks set to start from 7pm. Over at Gloucester Quays, the main display will start at 7.15pm tonight and in Dursley, the Recreation

Ground will be packing them in from 5pm. Burley Fields in Leckhampton will be lit up from 7pm tonight with St Edward’s School in Charlton Kings hosting a display from 5.30pm. Sparks will fly at Hillside Brewery in May Hill from 5.30pm with the Recreation Ground in Chipping Campden coming to life from 6pm tonight. gloucestercitizen.co.uk/weekend gloucestershireecho.co.uk/weekend

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Thursford Christmas Spectacular in Cromer December 2nd ~ 4 nights from £449 Sussex Christmas in Eastbourne December 23rd ~ 4 nights from £539 London Double Bill Jan 21st, Feb 3rd & Mar 11th 1 night from £249 Dutch Bulbfields & Keukenhof Gardens April 10th ~ 3 nights from £399 Jersey by Sea May 2nd ~ 7 nights from £549 Wonderful Weston May 10th, Jun 7th & Sep 20th 5 nights from £299

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Shepton Antiques Fair or Clarks Village Saturday November 15th ~ £18

Mystery Shopper Sunday November 16th ~ £20

Cardiff Christmas Market Tuesday November 18th ~ £19

Liverpool - Christmas Shopper Wednesday November 19th ~ £22

Sussex Coast in Eastbourne May 17th & Sep 13th 5 nights from £399

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Pembrokeshire & West Wales in Tenby May 17th & Sep 6th ~ 5 nights from £399

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Dorset Delights in Bournemouth May 31st & Sep 13th ~ 5 nights from £399 Isle of Wight Explorer June 1st ~ 4 nights from £375 North Wales Splendour in Llandudno June 13th ~ 7 nights from £549 Emerald Isle June 21st ~ 5 nights from £549

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Saturday November 22nd ~ £34

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8.30 World War One, Beyond the Trenches (S,HD). 9.00 The Football League Show (R,S). 9.40 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S). 11.10 Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure (R,S,HD). 12.10 The A to Z of TV Cooking (R,S). 12.15 MOTD2 Extra (S,HD). 1.00 International Rugby Union (S,HD). 2.00 Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals (S,HD). 5.00 Flog It! Trade Secrets (S,HD). 5.30 Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph

ITV

6.00 CITV. 9.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R,S). 10.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 11.25 ITV News (S); Weather 11.35 Film: Carry On Screaming (S,HD). (1966) ●●●● 1.25 All Star Family Fortunes (R,S). 2.15 The Unforgettable Les Dawson (R,S). 2.45 The X Factor (R,S,HD). Girlband v Boyband week. 4.30 Downton Abbey (R,S,HD). Rosamund arrives at Downton following Edith’s shock departure. 5.35 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (R,S,HD).

Channel 4

7.35 FIM Superbike World Championship (S). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 8.30 Frasier (R,S). 9.00 Jamie’s Comfort Food (R,S,HD). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S). 12.35 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (R,S,HD). 1.35 The Big Bang Theory (S,HD). 2.30 The Simpsons (R,S). 3.00 Film: Addams Family Values (S,HD). (1993) ●●●● 5.00 Channel 4 News (S) 5.30 American Football Live at Wembley (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 10.20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (S,HD). 10.55 5 News Special: Remembrance Sunday 2014 (S,HD) 11.05 Access. 11.15 Criminals: Caught on Camera (R,S,HD). 11.40 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 12.40 Film: Getting Even with Dad (S,HD). (1994) Family comedy, starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson. ●● 2.50 Film: Cats & Dogs (S). (2001) ●●● 4.30 Film: The Polar Express (S,HD). (2004) ●●●

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6.30 Regional News (S); Weather 6.45 ITV News (S); Weather

7.45 Strictly Come Dancing: The Results (S,HD). 8/14. Another couple perform their last dance and Katherine Jenkins sings.

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6.00 Regional News (S,HD) 6.30 Countryfile (S,HD). Remembrance Sunday special.

8.30 Formula 1: The Brazilian Grand Prix (S,HD). Suzi Perry presents the key moments from Interlagos in Sao Paulo, where the 18th and penultimate round of the season took place.

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8.00 The Mekong River with Sue Perkins (S,HD). 1/4. New series. The comedienne goes on journey along the Southeast Asian river, beginning in Vietnam, where she tries her hand as a noodle saleswoman and prawn farmer.

8.00 The X Factor Results (S,HD). 19/24. Dermot O’Leary reveals who is safe and who has scored the lowest number of votes, and there are performances by some of the biggest names in the charts.

8.00 Speed with Guy Martin (S). 3/4. The motorcycle racer makes a bold attempt to set a world speed record for a hovercraft, knowing that at speeds of more than 86mph, even the most experienced pilots can lose control.

9.00 Police Under Pressure (S,HD). 3/3. Documentary following officers in Sheffield as they investigate two separate incidents of missing girls, both victims of grooming and sexual abuse.

9.00 Downton Abbey (S,HD). 8/8. Family tensions threaten to derail preparations for Rose’s wedding, Denker reveals a new side to her personality and Branson comes to a heartwrenching decision. Last in the series.

9.00 Homeland (S). 5/12. Carrie tries to earn the trust of a frightened asset, Quinn and Fara stake out a new suspect and Saul catches a break when he spots a familiar face on his way out of town.

10.30 ITV News (S); Weather 10.05 Contraband (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. A reformed 10.45 Broadmoor (R,S,HD). 1/2. Part international smuggler must one of two. The lives of return to his old line of work to patients inside Berkshire’s highsave his family from a ruthless security psychiatric hospital, drug lord. Crime thriller, with which is home to some of the Mark Wahlberg and Kate nation’s most dangerous men. Beckinsale. ●●●

11.50 The Apprentice (R,S,HD). 5/14. Alan Sugar challenges the teams to organise coach tours.

11.00 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD). 3/9. 11.30 Alpha Dog (S). (2006) Factbased crime drama starring Emile Hirsch. ●●●

11.45 LV= Cup Rugby Union (S,HD). Highlights of the second round of pool matches.

12.50 Film: Lymelife (S,HD). (2008) Drama, starring Rory Culkin. ●●●● 2.20 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 2.25 BBC News (S,HD).

1.20 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). From the Isle of Wight. 2.20 Holby City (R,S). Colette’s loyalties are put to the test. 3.15 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.40 The Store. Home shopping. 2.30 Motorsport UK (S,HD). Action from Silverstone. 3.20 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 4.05 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

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7.00 Keep It in the Family (S,HD). 3/6. Former X Factor stars help contestants win big prizes. Bradley Walsh hosts.

10.00 Rugby League: Four Nations Highlights (S,HD). New Zealand v England and Australia v Samoa. Action from the final round-robin matches at the Forsyth Barr Stadium.

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6.20 5 News Weekend (S,HD) 6.25 Superman (S). (1978) Comicstrip adventure, starring Christopher Reeve. ●●●●●

10.00 Regional News (S,HD) 10.30 Match of the Day 2 (S,HD). Mark Chapman and guests review the latest Premier League action, including Sunderland v Everton and Swansea City v Arsenal.

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9.00 The MTV EMA 2014 from Glasgow (S,HD). Nicki Minaj presents the Europe Music Awards from the Hydro in Glasgow, featuring performances by the host, as well as Enrique Iglesias, Ed Sheeran and Calvin Harris.

11.00 Most Shocking Moments in Pop (R,S,HD). A countdown of outrageous events and scandals from the pop world, including Miley Cyrus’s performance at the 2013 VMAs and Britney Spears shaving her head. 12.15 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (R,S). With Derren Brown, Sue Perkins and Nina Conti. 1.10 American Football Live (S,HD). Green Bay Packers v Chicago Bears (Kick-off 1.30am). 4.45 The Grid (R,S). 5.15 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown (R,S,HD). Sian Williams is in Dictionary Corner.

1.50 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Benidorm ER (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 Neighbourhood Blues 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer 11.00 Call the Council 11.45 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 12.15 Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News; Weather 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Moving On (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Glorious Gardens from Above (S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

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BBC2

7.05 Call the Council (R,S,HD). 7.50 Close Calls: On Camera (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: A Taste of Britain (R,S). 9.05 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (R,S). 10.05 Lorraine Pascale: How to Be a Better Cook (R,S). 10.35 Click (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 1.10 The Life of Birds (R,S). 2.00 Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals (S,HD). 5.00 Flog It! (R,S).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). With guest Sam Bailey. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover (S,HD). 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

Channel 4

6.20 The King of Queens (HD). 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Daily Brunch (HD). 11.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.40 Small Animal Hospital (HD). 2.10 Countdown (HD). 3.00 Fifteen to One (HD). General knowledge quiz. 4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Undercover Benefits Cheat (R,S,HD). Paul Connolly investigates people living outside the law. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: The Good Witch’s Charm (S,HD). (2012) Premiere. Drama sequel, starring Catherine Bell. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Coronation Street, 7.30pm

8 Out of 10 Cats, 10pm

The Gadget Show, 7pm

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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 17/23. Mr Burns is sent to prison. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Porsche’s missing bridesmaid turns up just in time.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Casey is shot. 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 (R,S,HD). 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two (S,HD). 31/60. An interview with the latest couple to be voted off the competition. 7.00 FA Cup Second-Round Draw (S,HD). Live coverage from the National Football Museum in Manchester. 7.30 Children’s Hospital: The Chaplains (S,HD). 3/6.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Belle skips school on her first day back. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Todd is horrified to see the extent of his injuries.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S) 7.55 Rory Peck Awards (S,HD). 1/4. New series. Finalist Ben Steele describes filming homophobic gangs in Russia.

7.00 The Gadget Show (S,HD). Jon Bentley examines the best deals available for home TV, phone and broadband, and Jason Bradbury tests an underwater jetpack.

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Pam is worried Emma will discover her secret. 8.30 Room 101 (R,S,HD). 3/8. With Greg Davies, Ben Fogle and Janet Street-Porter.

8.00 University Challenge (S,HD). 17/37. The first of the secondround matches. 8.30 Only Connect – Children in Need Special (S,HD). Celebrity edition of the lateral-thinking quiz.

8.00 Countrywise (S,HD). 3/8. Protecting fish stocks, transporting cattle and conservation. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Peter thanks Carla for handing him a lifeline.

8.00 How Rich Are You? (S,HD). Richard Bacon presents an interactive show giving viewers the chance to find out whether they are as rich or poor as they thought, with contributions from financial experts.

8.00 Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle (R,S,HD). Documentary investigating the reasons behind the reported disappearances of many boats and aeroplanes in the area of the north Atlantic. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 Gareth’s All Star Choir (S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two. The choir members embark on a tour to drum up support for their charity single – and put their nerves to the test performing at the Children in Need gala dinner.

9.00 Intruders (S,HD). 4/8. Jack and Gary join forces and witness a weird ritual. 9.45 Some Funeral Directors with Jokes (S). 3/4. Undertakers share their favourite gags.

9.00 Grantchester (S,HD). 6/6. When the hunt for a cop killer puts Geordie’s life in danger, the police close ranks, so the vicar embarks on his own daring mission to catch the culprit. Last in the series.

9.00 24 Hours in Police Custody (S). 6/7. A devout Muslim is suspected of committing an honour crime against his daughter, and DC Rachel Chandler must find the evidence she needs before time runs out.

9.00 Gotham (S,HD). 5/22. Gordon and Bullock search for a man distributing vials of a drug that makes users super-strong, while Bruce tries to establish Wayne Enterprises’ role in the Arkham project.

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10.00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks (S,HD). 6/13. With guests Lisa Stansfield, Ana Matronic, Aisling Bea and Joe Lycett. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Evan Davis. Followed by Weather.

11.20 Citizen Khan (R,S,HD). 2/6. 11.50 The Graham Norton Show (R,S,HD). 7/13. With Shirley Bassey, David Walliams, Catherine Tate and Richard Ayoade.

11.20 The Jonathan Ross Show 11.20 The IT Crowd (R,S). 2/6. The 11.15 Great Continental Railway (R,S,HD). 4/10. The host chats to office is set alight. Journeys (R,S,HD). 1/6. Michael Stanley Tucci and Natalie Portillo ventures on to the 11.50 NFL: The American Football Dormer, who star in The European rail network once Show (S,HD). Vernon Kay Hunger Games: Mockingjay – again with his 1913 Bradshaw’s presents highlights from the Part 1. guide. 10th week of the NFL campaign.

12.40 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 12.45 BBC News (S,HD).

12.15 Sign Zone: The Apprentice (R,S). The entrepreneurs organise coach tours. 1.15 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).

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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 The Agenda (S,HD). 6/10. Tom Bradby and guests look to the week ahead.

10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S) 10.35 Ebola Frontline – Panorama (S,HD). The work of a Britishborn doctor at an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone.

12.20 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 UEFA Champions League Weekly (S,HD). Highlights from European football’s elite competition. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

10.00 8 Out of 10 Cats (S,HD). 6/9. With Sarah Millican. 10.50 Toast of London (S,HD). 2/6. Steven receives an offer to appear in Calendar Girls.

12.50 Film: B.A. Pass. (2012) Premiere. Drama, starring Shadab Kamal. ●●● 2.30 The Secret Millionaire USA (R,S,HD). 3.25 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.20 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). 5.15 River Cottage Bites (R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown (R,S,HD).

10.00 Under the Dome (S,HD). 12/13. The dome starts to shrink. 10.55 Pacific Heights (S). (1990) Psychological thriller, with Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine. ●●●●

12.45 Campus PD (R,S,HD). 1.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Benidorm ER (R,S,HD). A man falls into a coma after contracting pneumonia. 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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Tuesday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S,HD). ; Two Minutes Silence. 11.00 Call the Council (R,S,HD). 11.45 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather 1.30 Regional News 1.45 Doctors 2.15 Moving On 3.00 Escape to the Country 3.45 Glorious Gardens from Above 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 5.15 Pointless

FILM RATINGS ●●●●● Excellent ●●●● Very good ●●● Good ●● Average ● Poor

BBC2

7.05 Call the Council (R,S). 7.50 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (R,S). 9.05 Antiques Roadshow (R,S). 10.05 Building Dream Homes (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News, Including Two Minutes Silence (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Coast (S,HD). 1.10 The Life of Birds (R,S). 2.00 Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals (S,HD). 5.00 Flog It! (S).

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S). 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 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover (S,HD). 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

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Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Rome: The World’s First Superpower (R,S,HD). How the gap widened between the poor and the privileged. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Secret Liaison (S). (2013) Premiere. Thriller, starring Meredith Monroe. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Emmerdale, 7pm

You Can’t Get the Staff, 9pm

Miracle Babies, 9pm

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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 18/23. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). The McQueens board the party train – but danger awaits them.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Brax desperately urges Casey to hold on until the ambulance arrives. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). The progress of the riders taking part in the Rickshaw Challenge. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Linda rings the clinic for advice. Followed by BBC News.

6.00 Eggheads (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two (S,HD). 32/60. With the winners of Sunday night’s dance-off. 7.00 The Great Interior Design Challenge (S,HD). 7/16. Three more contestants take up the challenge as they are given 72 hours to transform open-plan reception rooms.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). 7.30 Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears (S,HD). 4/6. The bushcraft expert visits Galloway Forest Park.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S) 7.55 Rory Peck Awards (S,HD). 2/4. Nichole Sobecki recalls the Westgate mall attack in Nairobi in September 2013.

7.00 Police Interceptors (R,S). The team closes in on a suspected petrol thief. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 5/52. Fleur and Michael compete to diagnose a patient, Mo and Jesse perform a tricky transplant operation, and Serena is distraught that her mother no longer recognises her.

8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals (S,HD). 4/21. The week’s first heat sees five more chefs enter the kitchen, where they face a trio of challenges before the judges decide which three will go through to the next stage.

8.00 Hotel in the Clouds (S,HD). Documentary following the first few months in the life of new luxury hotel the ShangriLa, based in the Shard in London. Narrated by Rebecca Front.

8.00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (S). 6/9. An Essex hoarder receives a visit from a business manager who spends 20 hours a week on housework, while an industrial cleaner helps an unemployed bargainhunter in west London.

8.00 Britain’s Worst Crimes (S). The events that led to the murders of Lin and Megan Russell, who were attacked with a hammer by Michael Stone while walking down a country lane in Kent in 1996. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 The Missing (S,HD). 3/8. In 2006, an undercover police officer comes forward with possible information about Oliver, while in the present day, Emily returns to France as the case is reopened.

9.00 Teenage Tommies (S,HD). Fergal Keane examines the stories of under-18s who fought in the First World War, finding out why they enlisted and how they coped with the reality of the conflict.

9.00 The Nation’s Favourite Queen Song (S,HD). The legendary rock band’s 20 greatest hits, as decided by the public, featuring interviews with Brian May, Roger Taylor and celebrity fans. Matt Lucas narrates.

9.00 You Can’t Get the Staff (S,HD). 4/5. At Maunsel House in Somerset, Benjamin Slade is on the hunt for a new handyman after his wife ran off with the old one – but Sir Benjamin’s requirements are unusually specific.

9.00 Miracle Babies (S,HD). 2/4. The neonatal team monitors twin boys who need operations to correct congenital heart defects, and a baby requires immediate laser surgery to save his sight.

10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by National Lottery Update. 10.35 Imagine – Bette Midler: The Divine Miss M (S,HD). 3/7. Alan Yentob meets singer and actress Bette Midler in New York. 11.55 Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (S,HD). The singer takes to the stage in Las Vegas for a show recorded in 2010.

10.00 The Walshes (S,HD). 1/3. New series. Comedy, starring Niall Gaffney and Philippa Dunne. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Emily Maitlis. Followed by Weather.

10.30 ITV News (S); Weather

10.00 Gogglebox (R,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.

10.00 NCIS (R,S,HD). 20/24. Ziva and Tony are sent to Colombia to rescue a Navy chaplain kidnapped by rebels, but Gibbs discovers the minister may be more than just a missionary. Jamie Lee Curtis guest stars.

11.15 The Great War – An Elegy: A Culture Show Special (R,S,HD). Simon Armitage visits French beaches, German PoW camps and remote corners of the Highlands to relate seven real-life war stories.

11.00 Regional News (S); Weather 11.10 Blenheim Palace: Great War House (R,S,HD). Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes tells the stories of the men and women above and below stairs at the stately home.

11.05 Secrets of the Salon (S,HD). Candid conversations between hair stylists and clients.

11.00 NCIS (R,S,HD). 21/24. Gibbs and the team track an arsonist. 11.55 NCIS (R,S,HD). 22/24. The team discovers the elusive arsonist was not working alone.

1.00 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.05 BBC News (S,HD).

12.15 Sign Zone: Film 2014 (R,S). Presented by Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh. 12.45 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).

12.10 The Cube (R,S,HD). An IT project manager aims to win enough cash for a house deposit. 1.00 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Loose Women (R,HD). 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.00 Poker (S). The Pokerstars.com Shark Cage. 1.00 Cage Warriors (S). 1.55 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S). 2.20 Trans World Sport (S). 3.15 The Grid (R,S). 3.40 Outrun the Sun (R,S). 4.40 FIM Superbike World Championship (R,S). 5.05 Win It Cook It (R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown (R,S,HD).

12.45 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (R,S). 1.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Benidorm ER (R,S,HD). A pool cleaner’s livelihood is threatened by poor health. 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 HouseBusters (R,S).

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Wednesday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Call the Council (R,S,HD). 11.45 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors 2.15 Moving On 3.00 Escape to the Country 3.45 Glorious Gardens from Above 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 5.15 Pointless

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

6.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.00 Call the Council (R,S,HD). 7.45 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom (R,S,HD). 8.15 Sign Zone: Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (R,S). 9.00 Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve (R,S). 10.00 Building Dream Homes (R,S). 10.30 See Hear (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News 12.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 12.10 Animal Park 1.10 The Life of Birds 2.00 Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals 5.00 Flog It! (R,S).

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Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy (R,S,HD). Alex visits Naples and the Amalfi coast. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: Carnal Innocence (S). (2011) Thriller, starring Gabrielle Anwar. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather 6.30 Regional News (S); Weather

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Matt Baker and Alex Jones present an update on the Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge. Followed by BBC News.

6.00 Eggheads (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two (S,HD). 33/60. Ian Waite analyses the couples’ training. 7.00 The Great Interior Design Challenge (S,HD). 8/16. Another trio of amateur designers take up the challenge.

8.00 Waterloo Road (S,HD). 5/20. Lenny crumbles under the pressure of studying for his mock exams, Allie discovers Vaughan has been keeping a secret from her and Sue tries in vain to keep her distance from Hector. 9.00 The Apprentice (S,HD). 6/14. The entrepreneurs devise and sell their own board games, with one team coming up with a globetrotting game for the family and the other choosing something a little more risque.

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6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 19/23. Lisa befriends a beached whale. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Celebration turns to tragedy aboard the party train.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Ricky decides to keep her pregnancy a secret from Brax. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Priya announces she and Rakesh are back together. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Tim sneaks off for his first reading lesson with Anna.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S) 7.55 Rory Peck Awards (S,HD). 3/4. Pacome Pabandji talks about covering the Central African Republic conflict.

7.00 Police Interceptors (R,S). A driver tries to escape officers during a chase through the streets of Ripley, Derbyshire. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals (S,HD). 5/21. The week’s second heat sees five more chefs enter the kitchen, where they face a trio of challenges before the judges decide which three will go through to the next stage.

8.00 Surprise Surprise (S,HD). 4/7. A 76-year-old singer is reunited with her best friend and fulfils a lifelong dream of performing with an orchestra. A community volunteer’s soup kitchen receives a makeover.

8.00 Posh Pawn (S,HD). 1/5. New series. A celebrity hat designer looks to sell a diamondencrusted ruby necklace, paintings by the Kray twins cause a dilemma and James Constantinou tests a water jet pack.

8.00 Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun (S,HD). A pensions adviser prepares for the annual Mr Natural bodybuilding championship, and marine police officer Brian Shoesmith engages in a high-speed sea chase with drug traffickers.

9.00 Great Continental Railway Journeys (S,HD). 2/6. Michael Portillo takes the train down the spine of Italy as he travels from Rome to Sicily, along the way visiting Naples to find out about the country’s first railway.

9.00 Broadmoor (S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two. The stories of patients who are preparing to move out of the psychiatric hospital into medium secure units – the first step on the road to rejoining the community.

9.00 Liberty of London (S,HD). 1/4. New series. Hundreds of hopefuls arrive at the department store for a Dragons’ Den-style pitching contest, and Pharrell Williams visits, having launched a fragrance with Liberty.

9.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (S,HD). 9/10. Brian O’Shaughnessy and Graham Aldred’s first case sees them in a Brighton health spa as they search for assets to seize in pursuit of a £20,000 debt.

11.15 Teenage Tommies (R,S,HD). Fergal Keane examines the stories of under-18s who fought in the First World War, finding out why they enlisted and how they coped with the reality of the conflict.

12.05 Film: The Notorious Bettie Page (S). (2005) Biopic of the 1950s pin-up model, starring Gretchen Mol. ●●● 1.35 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.40 BBC News (S,HD).

12.15 Intruders (R,S,HD). 1.00 Sign Zone: See Hear (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Kitchen (R,S). The Barry-Powers prepare a feast for Lee’s 45th birthday. Last in the series. 2.30 Doctor Who (R,S). 3.30 This Is BBC Two (S). 3.55 BBC Learning Zone (S,HD).

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

11.35 Film 2014 (S,HD). 2/7. Reviews of The Imitation Game, The Drop and Life Itself.

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10.00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired (S,HD). 6/11. Interview with the show’s freshly rejected candidate. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Evan Davis. Followed by Weather.

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10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by National Lottery Update. 10.35 Looking After Mum: A Children in Need Special (S,HD).

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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather 10.40 The Nation’s Favourite Queen Song (R,S,HD). The legendary rock band’s 20 greatest hits. Matt Lucas narrates.

10.00 The Million Pound Necklace: 10.00 Wentworth Prison (S,HD). Inside Boodles (R,S,HD). 11/12. Bea hopes to use a Documentary following showdown with Franky to set exclusive jewellers Boodles her ploy for freedom in motion, ahead of the launch of the while a new prisoner could firm’s most expensive collection have information that may yet, created from a set of rare finally take down Ferguson. Colombian emeralds. 11.05 24 Hours in A&E (R,S). 2/8. The 11.00 200 Nips & Tucks and I Want medics treat sporting More! (R,S,HD). The stories of enthusiasts involved in people whose pursuit of the accidents, including a 19-yearultimate body has taken over old who has suffered multiple their lives and led them to have spinal injuries in a motocross a great number of cosmetic race. surgery procedures.

12.10 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. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.05 Music on 4: Music Nation (S,HD). 12.40 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S). 1.25 Film: Lootera. (2013) Premiere. Romantic drama, starring Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha. ●●● 3.40 Film: The Siege at Red River (S). (1954) ●●● 5.10 Win It Cook It (R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown (R,S,HD).

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12.00 Dallas (S,HD). Elena finally confronts the Ewings. 12.50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (R,S). 1.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Underground Britain (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 HouseBusters (R,S).

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Thursday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer 11.00 Call the Council 11.45 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Moving On 3.00 Escape to the Country 3.45 Glorious Gardens from Above 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

FILM RATINGS ●●●●● Excellent ●●●● Very good ●●● Good ●● Average ● Poor

BBC2

6.05 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.05 Call the Council (R,S). 7.50 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (R,S). 9.05 Human Universe (R,S). 10.05 Gardeners’ World (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 12.10 Animal Park (R,S). 1.10 The Life of Birds 2.00 Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals 5.00 Flog It! (R,S).

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Channel 4

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.10 Rosamunde Pilcher: The Unknown Heart (S,HD). First of a two-part romantic drama. 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD). Amber tries to find out why Daniel and Rain’s relationship failed.

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Paul O’Grady: For the … 8.30pm

George Clarke’s Amazing … 8pm

Fred and Rose: House of … 10pm

6.00 Eggheads (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two (S,HD). 34/60. A look ahead to the weekend’s action. 7.00 The Great Interior Design Challenge (S,HD). 9/16. The final heat sees another trio of contestants take up the challenge.

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 20/23. Surveillance cameras are installed in Springfield. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Shandi takes her frustration out on Marilyn. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Jai follows a lead on missing Archie. 7.30 A Fair Deal for Women: Tonight (S,HD). Aasmah Mir investigates sexism in modern Britain.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S) 7.55 Rory Peck Awards (S,HD). 4/4. Film-maker Muhammad Ali recalls his experiences of Syria’s civil war. Last in the series.

7.00 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). Jon Bentley examines the best deals available for home TV, phone and broadband. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 Watchdog (S,HD). 5/8. Reports on the design fault that could cost van owners thousands, the difficulties faced by many people trying to get student loans and the problems with some bathroom goods.

8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals (S,HD). 6/21. Six chefs battle it out in the quarter-final, demonstrating a dish of their own invention before going on to prepare two courses for a panel of food critics.

8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Ali calls the police about Jai and Archie. 8.30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs (S,HD). 10/11. The comedian helps train a blind cairn terrier.

8.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (S). 4/9. The architect meets newlyweds who are investing their life savings in a dilapidated 1950s yacht, and a barley farmer who wants to build a traditional Highland bothy for just £8,000.

8.00 Underground Britain (S,HD). Rob Bell heads to Wales, exploring the largest natural cave system in Europe and experiencing what life would have been like for slate miners during the Industrial Revolution.

9.00 Life Story (S,HD). 4/6. The importance of power to animals, revealing how dominant creatures have the best access to food and water, and are also the most attractive to the opposite sex.

9.00 The Fall (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Spector arrives in Belfast to find someone from his past has been helping police with their inquiries. Return of the thriller, with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan.

9.00 Neil Diamond: One Night Only (S,HD). The legendary crooner takes centre stage at the London Palladium for a TV special, hosted by Rob Brydon, featuring some of his greatest hits alongside tracks from his new album.

9.00 24 Hours in A&E (S). 3/8. A tree surgeon is rushed in after a fall, and doctors are concerned he may have injured his spine, while a frail man has taken a tumble down a flight of stairs at home.

9.00 Streets of Rage: Caught on Camera (S,HD). 7/8. Nick Wallis focuses on violence fuelled by drink or drugs, with CCTV cameras in Huntingdon capturing images of a man being punched unconscious after escaping a mass brawl.

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Topical stories from around the UK. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). The pressure is on for Alfie to find a new home for his family. Followed by BBC News.

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Question Time, 10.35pm

10.00 Russell Howard’s Good News (S,HD). 4/9. The comedian’s perspective on the news. 10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented by Laura Kuenssberg. Followed by Weather.

11.35 Looking After Mum: A Children in Need Special (R,S,HD).

11.05 8 Out of 10 Cats (R,S,HD). 6/9. 11.15 The Mekong River with Sue 11.25 The Chase (R,S,HD). 6/148. Bradley Walsh presents as four With Sarah Millican. Perkins (R,S,HD). 1/4. The contestants answer general comedienne goes on journey 11.50 24 Hours in Police Custody knowledge questions and work along the Southeast Asian river, (R,S). 6/7. as a team to take on ruthless beginning in Vietnam, where quiz genius the Chaser and she tries her hand as a noodle secure a cash prize. saleswoman and prawn farmer.

11.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD). 9/10. Brian O’Shaughnessy and Graham Aldred’s first case sees them in a Brighton health spa as they search for assets to seize in pursuit of a £20,000 debt.

12.35 Holiday Weatherview (S). 12.40 BBC News (S,HD).

12.15 Sign Zone: Ebola Frontline – Panorama (R,S). The work of a British-born doctor at an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone. 1.00 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).

12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Rome: The World’s First Superpower (R,S,HD). How the gap widened between the poor and the privileged. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 Great Scientists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 HouseBusters (R,S).

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10.15 ITV News (S); Weather 10.00 Babylon (S,HD). 1/6. New series. The police comedy 10.45 Regional News (S); Weather drama starring James Nesbitt 10.55 Wilderness Walks with Ray returns for six episodes. A Mears (R,S,HD). 4/6. The private security firm calls for bushcraft expert visits Galloway assistance to handle a riot at a Forest Park. young offenders institution.

10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S) 10.35 Question Time (S,HD). 8/38. David Dimbleby chairs the debate.

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12.25 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 A Fair Deal for Women: Tonight (R,S,HD). Aasmah Mir investigates sexism in modern Britain. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.55 Embarrassing Bodies Down Under (S,HD). 1.45 One Born Every Minute (R,S,HD). 2.35 Unreported World (R,S). 3.00 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under (R,S,HD). 3.55 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). 4.55 Win It Cook It (R,S,HD). 5.20 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (S,HD). 5.35 Countdown (R,S,HD).

10.00 Fred and Rose: House of Horrors (S,HD). 2/3. The docudrama focuses on the couple’s crimes after they moved to 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester, where they buried their many victims in the cellar or under the patio.

Friday’s Television Guide BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Call the Council 11.45 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors 2.15 Moving On (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country 3.45 Glorious Gardens from Above 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 5.15 Pointless

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

7.50 Don’t Get Done, Get Dom (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman (R,S). 9.05 The £100K House: Tricks of the Trade (R,S). 10.05 Children’s Hospital: The Chaplains (R,S). 10.35 The Travel Show (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 12.10 Animal Park (R,S). 1.10 The Life of Birds (R,S). 2.00 Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals (S,HD). 5.00 Flog It! (R,S).

ITV

Channel 4

6.20 The King of Queens (HD). 7.10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Daily Brunch (HD). 10.55 Celebrity Come Dine with Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Celebrity Come Dine with Me (HD). 1.40 Channel 4 Racing (HD). Live coverage from Cheltenham. 4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). Beat-the-banker game show. 5.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 12.15 Underground Britain (R,S,HD). Rob Bell explores the largest natural cave system in Europe. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.10 Rosamunde Pilcher: The Unknown Heart (S,HD). Conclusion. Elizabeth is torn between Duncan and Andrew. 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD) 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Coronation Street, 7.30pm

Gogglebox, 9pm

Body of Proof, 10pm

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

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 21/23. Moe stirs up marital strife in Springfield. 6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Shandi discovers John’s wedding has been postponed. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

7.00 The One Show: Children in Need Special (S,HD). A look ahead to tonight’s charity telethon. 7.30 Children in Need 2014 (S,HD). Terry Wogan and Tess Daly present fundraising fun, featuring One Direction and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, a Strictly special with Bruce Forsyth and a new Tom and Jerry cartoon. Details subject to change. Continues on BBC Two.

6.00 Eggheads (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two (S,HD). 35/60. A look ahead to tomorrow’s live show. 7.00 The Home That Two Built (S,HD). 1/4. New series. Mel Giedroyc trawls through the archives examining how BBC Two has reflected shifting lifestyle trends in Britain.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). The police question Jai about Rachel’s whereabouts. 7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Peter tells Simon he is moving to Portsmouth.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S) 7.35 Unreported World (S). 7/8. Life in the war-torn Libyan capital Tripoli.

7.00 World War II in Colour (S,HD). Hitler’s final attempts to shift the balance of power in his favour in late 1944. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 Mastermind (S,HD). 13/31. Specialist subjects include Peep Show and Charlotte Bronte. 8.30 Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes (S,HD). 6/6. The chef demonstrates how to liven up lunches. Last in the series.

8.00 Secrets from the Sky (S,HD). 5/6. Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, a landscape of royal Saxon burials. 8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Sally becomes convinced Tim is having an affair with Anna.

8.00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (S). 4/22. Coulson is attacked by the only person he can trust – Agent May – and with the rest of the team trapped in an explosive situation, it is up to Fitz to save the day.

8.00 Rome: The World’s First Superpower (S,HD). Larry Lamb explores the life of Julius Caesar, tracing his career from a bankrupt junior public official to invincible general and on to his assassination. Last in the series. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate (R,S,HD). 1/3. The first of three documentaries profiling London’s prime food markets, Billingsgate, Smithfield and New Spitalfields, focusing on life for the capital’s fish merchants.

9.00 Lewis (S,HD). 6/6. Part two of two. As Maddox’s life hangs in the balance and Lawrie wins his freedom, Lewis joins Hathaway on the case, but they struggle to work well together. Last in the series.

9.00 Gogglebox (S). 7/12. 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 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy (S,HD). 4/4. The hotelier concludes her journey by visiting the south of the country, attending the annual Festa della Madonna Bruna celebration in the city of Matera. Last in the series.

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10.00 Children in Need 2014 (S,HD). 10.00 ITV News at Ten (S) 10.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (S). Including music by One 9/15. The host is joined by 10.30 Regional News (S); Weather Direction, Boyzone and the Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis, 10.40 GoldenEye (S,HD). (1995) Spy Script. who star in Horrible Bosses 2, adventure, with Pierce Brosnan, and comedian Russell Howard. 10.35 Newsnight (S,HD). Presented Sean Bean and Famke Janssen. Singer-songwriter Lorde by Kirsty Wark. ●●●● performs Yellow Flicker Beat.

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10.00 BBC News (S,HD) 10.25 Regional News (S). Followed by National Lottery Update. 10.35 Children in Need 2014 (S,HD). Terry Wogan, Rochelle Humes and Nick Grimshaw present the final part, featuring S Club 7, Boyzone, Cirque du Soleil and the casts of Made in Dagenham, Once and Sunny Afternoon. Details subject to change.

11.05 Weather (S) 11.10 Never Mind the Buzzcocks (R,S,HD). 6/13. 11.40 Later – with Jools Holland: Legends (S,HD).

2.00 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 2.05 BBC News (S,HD).

12.40 Film: Michael Collins (S). (1996) Fact-based political drama, starring Liam Neeson. ●●●● 2.45 Sign Zone: Question Time (R,S). Topical debate from Cardiff. 3.45 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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10.00 Body of Proof (S,HD). 9/14. A banker who defrauded thousands of people is abducted on his way out of court and a video of his murder is later released, but Tommy thinks he staged the whole thing.

11.10 Toast of London (R,S,HD). 2/6. 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (S,HD). Steven receives an offer to 19/24. Sam goes undercover as appear in Calendar Girls. a fighter in a mixed martial arts gym. 11.40 Psycho (S,HD). (1960) Hitchcock thriller, with Anthony 11.55 Access. Showbiz news and Perkins and Janet Leigh. gossip. ●●●●● 1.05 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service.

1.45 Film: The Divide (S,HD). (2011) Postapocalyptic thriller, starring Lauren German. ●● 3.35 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). Two new parents search for a home in Surrey. 4.35 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under (R,S,HD). 5.30 Win It Cook It (R,S,HD). 5.55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD).

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final word COLUMNIST SALI GREEN

This week, Sali’s column has been written by guest writer, Blackswan.

at me. I can’t bear winkers! What am I supposed to do with them? Others range from ‘Just had to say hi’, to ‘Fancy to chat some time’ (sic). You can do better than this! If you don’t have the courage to start up a conversation in a slightly more engaging manner we aren’t getting off the starting blocks. The majority of these men are under 5’7”, balding, overweight, considerably older, engineers/IT geeks/ similar mostly with the inarticulate profiles and selfies. All of which nonsense leads me to believe my original premise i.e. that I have mistaken my attractiveness etc. That I am in fact a hideous troll monster with at least three eyes, ingrowing toenails and the personality of dried wallpaper. On a good day. There can be no other explanation as to my complete lack of success on these sites. So yet again, I am departing the latest one in high dudgeon swearing blind that I am never going to set internet foot on another one. Ever again. It’s just too depressing and I don’t want to feel like I am that hideous troll monster. I’d rather be ignorant and just be happy that my friends love me. And remain, for the time being, happily single.

S my latest monthly sporadic dalliance with an internet dating site comes to its conclusion (I have cancelled the subscription), I yet again have had time to reflect on my hopeless optimism over reality in an attempt to find my Mr Forever via this medium. I have tried many sites on and off over the years dipping my toe in and out of the internet dating scene from time to time and each time I metaphorically stomp off in a huff at the ridiculousness of the experience. Quite frankly it’s depressing. I consider myself to be a reasonably attractive, fit, intelligent, witty woman with only an average amount of emotional baggage and I’m not looking to be saved or financially propped up. But based on my interactions on these sites, I think I have to reappraise my opinion. I start off all enthusiastic and optimistic as I scroll through hundreds of profiles, the majority of which don’t have photos, or if they do have photos are quite clearly of someone at least 10 years younger than the age they claim to be. Or my favourite yet, the selfie pictures. Not just one, but usually many selfies standing selfconsciously in front of the mirror in various rooms in their houses. Assuming there are photos and they at least look average (expectations already being dampened) – I next check their profiles – the next level of pain. It’s more often than not inarticulate or brief to the point of anonymity. Having whittled the list down to one or two possibles, I craft carefully-worded emails hopefully revealing my own charms whilst reflecting some of their profile back to them, showing I have made the effort and ping it off with a ‘hope to hear from you’ and a small thrill of anticipation. How could they resist my email, my lovely photos and my articulate and witty profile? Sadly the epistles disappear into an internetic abyss never to be responded to. Every time. In the meantime, I am bombarded with messages from a range of other men. Well, when I say messages, most of them don’t actually communicate with me in any meaningful way other than to ‘wink’

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my ideal

What would you drink?

In France it would be Rose de Provence; in England it would be an Italian Pecorino, or a NZ sauvignon.

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

All my dear friends from around the world who I don’t get to see often enough, especially the wonderful Samantha Dolenz who sadly passed earlier this year.

WEEKEND...

How often do you get to experience your ideal weekend?

Maybe three or four times a year, depending on how well the writing is going!

SUSAN LEWIS

Best-selling novelist and Winston’s Wish ambassador Susan Lewis will be taking part in a special Meet the Author lunch at Calcot Manor inTetbury on Monday. The lunch starts at noon and tickets cost £35 per person, to include a two-course lunch, glass of wine and donation to Winston’s Wish. To reserve a place call 01666 890391 or send an email to reception@ calcotmanor.co.uk.

Author

How would you describe your ideal weekend?

Enjoying theTwenties glamour of Burgh Island, off the coast of Devon. Or relaxing in the South of France close to our old home.

Who would you spend it with? My husband and close friends.

Would you watch a film or TV?

Only if I were at home and it would most likely be episodes from a political thriller box set.

What would you read? The weekend papers.

What music would you listen to?

Songs from the Sixties, Radio 2; Steve Wright Sunday Love Songs, Radio 2; Something bluesy from my husband’s extensive collection.

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

If it were possible to go absolutely anywhere, I’d choose either the Bay of Islands or a short safari in Madikwe.

What would you eat?

Salads, fish, olives, and something deliciously wicked like hot buttered toast or pasta with a spicy sauce.

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