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This is another special Christmas issue, filled with ideas of what to give your family, friends and even your pets. We have sourced the best foodie presents in and around Brighton and Hove (p19), or if you’re looking for something for the four-legged character in your life, see our pet gift guide (p10). If you really want to spoil someone, what could be better than giving them a beautiful piece of locally designed jewellery? Jeremy Hoye is celebrating its 15th Christmas as a Brighton business by launching three new collections. See page 11 for details. The festive period is often tinged with nostalgia. If you enjoy all the old traditions, why not visit the Royal Pavilion this year for a Victorian Christmas celebration, with a chance to visit Santa, listen to much-loved stories, learn to waltz, hear carol singing and eat Christmas pie (p4). In music, Nick Aldwinckle caught up with Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics ahead of their gig in Brighton next week (p29). One of the most successful artists of 2008 has been Estelle, who proved British record companies wrong by staging a come-back from America. She talked to Nick about her amazing year (p9). Another of our writers, satirist Brian Mitchell of comedy act the Cheeky Boys, is to stage a special Christmas show this weekend. Up Yours with Brian and Jerry, a Chrimbo Special Live is a spin-off from Brian’s Radio Reverb show with Jerry Rulf. See the stage page for details of how to book (p27). City council leader Mary Mears has pleaded for Brighton and Hove residents to do their best to boost the city’s economy by buying as many presents as possible in local shops. See her weekly column on page 8 for details of how your business can get involved in Be Local, Buy Local. Cinecity, the Brighton film festival, is over now for this year, I hope you managed to catch some of the films shown in the past few weeks. See our pictures from the launch in Tim Richardson’s social diary (p12) and look out for news about See Festival, Brighton’s documentary festival, in Latest next year. In food, read part two of Andrew Kay’s trip to Amsterdam, where he forced himself to try all the local delicacies (p17). We have a bumper food section, with Ghyll Manor’s head chef Alec Mackins back answering your culinary queries (p23). As usual, we have a full week of gigs, shows, events and exhibitions in our listings section (p25). Some of our columnists are on their Christmas holidays now, but if you’re missing them, they’ll be back in January. Among the highlights in Latest Homes are pictures from the Rockinghorse Silk Ball (p12), and how to decorate your home in the latest festive fashions using Latest Interiors (p7) and our shopping guide (p6).
4 Dreaming of a Victorian Christmas? Discover tradition at the Royal Pavilion
★ latest jobs 6-7 6 Your weekly jobs pages 6 Whiling away your time at work? Try our crossword challenge
★ latest news 8 8 The woman with 200 tarantulas and good news for elderly nurses
8 Mary Mears on the campaign to keep you shopping in Brighton
★ latest lifestyle 9–24 9 Estelle on being a rising star 10 Gifts for pets: what to buy this year
25 Reviews and listings index What we made of Alice Russell, Stomp and Comic Boom
26 Comedy It’s not Christmas without stand-up DVDs – but which will you choose?
26 Art Last chance to visit the Christmas Artists Open Houses
27 Stage Up Yours with Brian and Jerry do a Christmas special
28 Film What do you want to see this week? Highlights include La Zona, White Christmas and Changeling
29 Music Kelly Jones interview, news and gigs to look out for, including Glasvegas Brighton Latest Download Chart
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12 Dani on lazy single mums 12 Social diary: the Cinecity launch 13 CelebCity: The Kooks’ love rumours 14 Bare Cheeks’ environmental advice 16 We test party lipsticks
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33 Gay Where to go this week
34 Television Dani’s enjoying the apocalyptic Survivors, plus everything else on this week
17 Food: Andrew in Holland part two, plus the Hotlist of the best restaurants
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i|vàÉÜ|tÇV{Ü|áàÅtá Step inside the Royal Pavilion for a very special Victorian-style Christmas A visit to the unique and spectacular Royal Pavilion in Brighton is always a treat, and this Christmas really is the very best time to go. From Saturday 20 December until Tuesday 23 December the Royal Pavilion will take on a distinctly festive air as guests are invited to join in the celebration of a traditional Victorian Christmas. Entertainments on offer at the royal palace include a visit to see a traditional Father Christmas, complete with elfin helper in his grotto, in the opulent Red Drawing Room. An authentic Victorian magic lantern show will take place in the historic William IV room, while collections of traditional Victorian prose and poetry will be read throughout the Pavilion. These will include festive family favourites such as adaptations from the much-loved Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, The Mistletoe Bough and T’was the Night Before Christmas. In the great kitchen, actors will depict the royal household preparing for Christmas with the 4 latest 7
cook creating festive fare fit for a Queen. A Victorian couple will dance together across the ornate music room, before teaching selected visitors to waltz. The dancers will be joined by carol singers in the music room who will add to the festive cheer by also giving recitals in the Pavilion Gardens. A very special festive menu will be served in the Royal Pavilion Tearooms, where guests can enjoy a Christmas pie made with locally sourced roast turkey, chestnut stuffing and cranberries, served with roast potatoes and winter vegetables or indulge in mince pies served with clotted cream and a delicious glass of homemade mulled wine. The full two-course Christmas menu is just £9.95 or £11.95 accompanied by a festive mulled wine. Queen Victoria herself had a special fondness for the celebration of Christmas, first as a child and also later as mother to her nine children. Unsurprisingly, the royal Christmas was a great family occasion marked by the
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ROYALPAVILION inclusion of many of the Christmas traditions that are still familiar to us in the 21st century. These included the decoration and display of Christmas trees, the sending of Christmas cards (further encouraged by the introduction of the penny post during Victoria’s reign), and a bountiful festive banquet. Many of these Christmas customs were German in origin and were adopted in an effort to make her husband, Prince Albert, feel at home in his new country. The Prince was also a firm fan of Christmas celebrations, and in 1847 he wrote: “I must now seek in the children an echo of what Ernest (his brother) and I were in the old time, of what we felt and thought; and their delight in the Christmas trees is not less than ours used to be.“ Each of the three royal sitting rooms at Windsor Castle held Christmas trees so large they had to be hung from hooks, and the Prince would personally decorate them all with sweets, wax dolls, strings of almonds and raisins, and candles. It was after the royal family were pictured celebrating around one of these opulent Christmas trees in 1848 that the custom of dressing the English home with an indoor tree really took hold. A time of genuine family happiness in the royal household, one courtier wrote of their Christmas: “I never saw more real happiness than the scene of the mother and all her children… It was royalty putting aside its state and becoming in words, acts, and deeds one of ourselves – no forms and not a vestige of ceremony.“ To enjoy your very own taste of a traditional Victorian Christmas, as enjoyed by Queen Victoria and the royal household, head to the Royal Pavilion from 20 December. The entire team at the Royal Pavilion would like to wish Latest 7 readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Dates and times for visiting Father Christmas Father Christmas will be in attendance in the Red Drawing Room at the Royal Pavilion on Saturday 20, Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December between 12pm and 4pm and on Sunday 21 December between 10am and 12pm. Visits to Father Christmas cost £3 per child (in addition to admission charges) with every child receiving a traditional Victorian-style toy. The Royal Pavilion, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1EE Call 01273 292820, www.royalpavilion.org.uk The Royal Pavilion is open daily 10am to 5.15pm (Last admission 4.30pm). All activities, excluding visits with Father Christmas, are free with admission to the Royal Pavilion, no booking necessary. Admission charges Adult: £8.30 Child: £5.00 Concession: £6.40 (Over 60s,unemployed, students with NUS card) Family tickets are also available Royal Pavilion – Brighton and Hove Residents Discount Brighton and Hove Residents benefit from discounted admission to the Royal Pavilion throughout the year. Adult admission is reduced to just £4.15 (usual adult admission £8.30) with up to four accompanying children entering free of charge. To claim this discount, simply bring proof of residency (council tax or utility bill) on the day of your visit and present it to the cashiers. One proof of residency required per person. Please note: to qualify for the discount your postcode must begin with: BN1, BN2, BN3 or BN41
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The government gave the goahead for a building contractor to be appointed to build Falmer Academy. The new academy school will replace the existing Falmer High School. Construction is planned to start in summer 2009 in time for the new academy to open in September 2010. David Van Day lost his chance to win I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! The Brighton singer was evicted from the jungle on the 19th day and was the ninth celeb to leave the camp. David has revived his public profile by his appearance and has more than 700 fans on Facebook. The owner of a PR firm announced it was to close after nearly 20 years in business. Michael Evans said he had tried and failed to find a buyer for Priory Partnership PR and Events, based in Frederick Terrace, Brighton.
Christmas saviour Retired nurses facing losing their homes have received early Christmas cheer that the Church may step in to save them. The 20 ex-nurses, many in their 70s and 80s, have been living with uncertainty and sleepless nights for more than a year since the Royal College of Nursing said it could no longer afford to keep up the homes and would be prepared to sell to the highest bidder. The Careways charity earlier this year pulled out of negotiations to take over the homes and there were fears no other organisation would be prepared to take on the John Howards Cottages in Roedean Road, Brighton. But last week, Rev Andrew Manson-Brailsford, vicar of St George's Church, Kemp Town, announced he was in
negotiations with the RCN and the Parochial Church Council (PCC). He told a contingent of John Howard tenants at the church last week why the Church wanted to step into the breach. He said: “The homes are in our parish. Some of the tenants attend this church, and the Royal Sussex County Hospital is in our parish. We don't come with huge amounts of money or a magic wand but we come with expertise and goodwill.“ He said the Charity Commission had approved in principle the transfer of the trusteeship of the homes from the RCN to the PCC and to turn the homes into almshouses, which could open up fund-raising opportunities. One elderly resident said: “It's the best Christmas present I could have hoped for.“
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I’m a Celebrity stars screamed in fear of spiders but Angela Hale doesn’t know what all the fuss is about – she lives with 200 tarantulas in her bedroom. Her semi-detached house in Polegate, near Eastbourne, is home to one of the biggest private collections of the hairy bugs in the world. Postmen approach her home nervously when they deliver the spiders’ favourite takeaway dish. Mrs Hale said: “Tarantulas love eating live crickets and I regularly get a box of 500 of them delivered via mail order. You can hear the crickets rubbing their wings together when they arrive and the postmen often ask what the noise is.” Mrs Hale is secretary of the British Tarantula Society and helps organise the UK’s largest annual show for spiders in Coseley, near Wolverhampton, known as the Crufts of the spider world.
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Brighton and Hove City Council leader Mary Mears on supporting local trade I like things clear and straightforward. So how do you think I felt when I heard that new planning laws, introduced by the government, which were supposed to make it easier for home owners to extend and improve their properties, have just confused matters? The lack of clarity in the government’s legislation is causing uncertainty and homeowners have been left in the dark about what they can and cannot do to their homes. That’s why I’ve written to housing minister Margaret Beckett to clear up this mess. At a time when careful spending is such an issue for householders, businesses and local government, few can afford the unnecessary times and costs associated with this confusion. While we’re on the subject of helping businesses, this week we’ll be kicking off our ‘Be Local. Buy Local’ campaign. You may recall a couple of weeks ago I mentioned that the council was putting together a package of recession relief measures to help steer the city through the credit crunch. We’re now ready to push the campaign far and wide and I’m delighted that Southern FM and other local media have both signed up to support the campaign. Soon you’ll see posters in shop windows across the city urging residents and businesses to pledge their support to ‘Be Local. Buy Local.’ If you want to know more visit our website www.buylocal.co.uk and pledge your support. We’re also supporting the voluntary community too. The council recently announced new funding for voluntary and community groups in the city worth almost £2 million in 2009 to 2010.
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A Community Development Commissioning programme will provide £330,000 for neighbourhoods across the city to help communities to identify their needs, strengthen neighbourhood activity and improve their quality of life. A further £300,000 will be invested through a revised Annual Grants Programme, funding local voluntary and community groups working in the city. So despite talks of an economic slowdown, we’re doing everything we can to promote the city by supporting local businesses and community groups. At least we’re clear about that!
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Hip hop honey Estelle talks to Nick Aldwinckle about how her life has changed since the huge success of ‘American Boy‘ Not many British music stars can claim to have conquered the elusive American market. Even fewer black UK performers can be counted among the likes of The Beatles, U2 and Amy Winehouse, so it was something of a big deal when 28-year-old West London girl Estelle Swaray’s collaboration with Kanye West, ‘American Boy’, gatecrashed the US Hot 100 chart earlier this year. Born into a Senegalese/Grenadan family, the young Estelle was brought up on a diet of gospel, roots reggae and dub, which soon led to her early performances as a hip-hop artist on the small label Ill Flava Records. As she started to get noticed, Estelle was signed to indie label V2, who released her self-produced debut LP, The 18th Day, in 2004. The record was greeted with critical acclaim and a MOBO award for Best Newcomer, though this didn’t translate to big album sales. A label more used to dealing with up and coming guitar bands, Estelle describes her time at V2 as “basically me trying to find my way and not really knowing what I’m doing, but being signed to a label that doesn’t really know what it’s doing, too”. This lack of commercial success led to Estelle failing to get a deal despite talking to several labels in the UK – independent and major: “None of them wanted to sign me. I thought it was pretty strange, thinking ‘what the hell’s wrong with you people?‘ I had a lot of love from people in the labels, but not the bosses. My friends told me to just go where you’re wanted.” Inevitably, then, she did. Hungry for her music to be heard around the world, in May 2007, Estelle took the difficult decision to move to New York after old collaborator, American soul superstar John Legend, offered to sign her to his Homeschool label. A hefty touring schedule (including a number of sold out warm-up shows) around the US in support of the record, has led to very little downtime in her new home. As she puts it: “I think I’ve been in a different city every day of the month for about four months now, so I think I’ve seen all of the USA and every American boy you can possibly think of.” One American boy she’s certainly been fortunate to meet is John Legend. Since signing to his Atlantic Records imprint, success has come swiftly. Her second LP, Shine, hit number 6 in the UK album charts and garnered another MOBOs haul; this time round, she got five nominations and won Best UK Female and Best Song. With more of an oldfashioned soul vibe than her first, more R’n’B record, Shine sees Estelle’s vocals come to the fore. She attributes this simply to ‘singing better’
and her vocals working better with the second album’s ‘rougher’ sound. Others might put it down to an artist reaching her peak. It certainly looks that way, looking at Atlantic Records’ roster. Home to Kelis, Missy Elliott and some of the biggest names in music, the label clearly has faith in Estelle’s potential, having signed her up for a fivealbum deal. With a host of massive collaborations, including Mark Ronson, Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo and, of course, Kanye West, as well as planned work with Gym Class Heroes, Kid Sister and Santogold, you’d be forgiven for assuming the powerful major had
“Wyclef Jean compared Estelle to his ex-bandmate Lauryn Hill”
got together this enviable line-up. Not so. “(Producer) Craig Kallman’s idea was to put me in with these big names and see how high I could raise my game. It was people like Wyclef and all those guys calling me up and asking if I wanted to work with them; not the label asking them to work with me on my behalf. It was really exciting.” Particularly exciting was writing with former Fugees man Wyclef Jean, who has previously compared Estelle to his ex-bandmate Lauryn Hill. “I was honoured. He said it in the way that he hadn’t seen anyone work the way I do. I’ve never met Lauryn and I’m not copying her. He didn’t do anything, he just made the beats and watched me write the songs. It was a massive compliment for someone who’s sold ten million records to do that.” Wyclef’s not the first big name, and certainly not the last, to heap praise on this ambitious lady. Her work ethic is about being ‘a brand’, as she puts it, ‘of always being at the forefront of what’s coming musically next. I feel like everything I’ve done is a template and the first album was a precursor to what I’m heading to now’. With this potentially world-conquering confidence, she just might live up to the hype. Check out Estelle’s website for news of upcoming releases www.estelleonline.co.uk
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Hugs and kisses Shower your pet with love with the new range of Hugx (pronounced with a silent kiss) feeding bowls. These bowls have a unique, curved wall (32.5 degrees) allowing your pet to eat more easily. Mounted on a sturdy, non-slip frame, these bowls will stay in place making meal time a less stressful feeding experience for your beloved pet. Available in ‘mini’ (£39.99) for cats and ‘maxi’ (£49.99) for dogs, available in four colours: pink, white, red and blue. Buy online, along with travel bags and spare bowls at www.hugx.co.uk
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Paws for thought Don’t forget the furry, four-legged members of the family in the giving of presents this Christmas. Here’s our practical gift ideas for pet and owner
Paw prints Winter means more rain, sleet and snow, and for most dog owners, more mud! Make it a clean Christmas with the Paw Plunger – a foolproof, simple and perfectly portable paw-bath. Now you can avoid muddy car seats, sofas and carpets. Simply take the Paw Plunger to each dirty paw, move up and down the leg and the soft, gentle brushes inside do the work for you! As well as dealing with mud, the comforting brushes are designed to gently clean the coat and paw pads, meaning owner and pet can snuggle up on the sofa straight after a walk. The Paw Plunger comes in two sizes and costs £29.99. Find out more at www.pawplunger.co.uk
We spend a fortune on skin care for ourselves, but what of our pets? They suffer the same skin problems as us in the winter weather conditions. Add Yumega to your pets diet and you can ensure these important omega oils go directly to where they are needed to moisturise and condition your pets skin. Dry, flaky skin is eradicated and a lustrous, silky coat is the result in just a few weeks! Yumega Dog and Yumega Cat are priced £9.99 and £8.99 respectively, available from Pets at Home, Jollyes stores nationwide or visit www.lintbells.com for your nearest stockist.
Clever dogs The Company of Animals present the new range of Nina Ottosson interactive games available for dogs – a set of canine puzzles, visually stimulating for pets and their owners too! The range includes four styles of canine brainteaser including ‘Dog Magic’, ‘Dog Brick’, ‘Dog Tornado’ and the ‘Dog Spinny’. Each design has a unique mechanism that requires mental as well as physical dexterity to work through the challenges and reveal hidden food rewards. The Nina Ottosson range of interactive games retail from £19.99. For more information visit www.companyofanimals.co.uk
Handy disposal The ever-so practical Poopod is the way to dispose of messy dog waste. Simply clip your dog’s lead onto the Poopod’s industrial strength carabina clip and you’re ready to go! The Poopod comes in two sizes for different breeds and three colours for the fashion conscious dog owner, including a hot pink petite version. The Poodpod is available to buy from Pets at Homes stores nationwide from £12.99. Find out more at www.poopod.com. See below for a chance to win a Poopod!
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Think pink Wrapped up ready to take the dog for a walk? Make sure your pet is too with this Equafleece jumper,made from sumptuously soft fleece material that wicks away moisture while retaining body heat. 100 per cent water repellent and re-launched with a new colour in the range: high visibility pink. Make sure your dog is warm, safe and seen with Equafleece. Available in 25 different sizes. Equafleece jumper, from £20, available from 01822 820550. www.equafleece.co.uk 10 latest 7
Latest 7 magazine have six Poopods to give away to lucky readers. It’s the convenient, simple, clean and smell-free way to pick up and dispose of your dog’s waste. Responsible dog owners know how hard it is to find a bin for proper dog poop disposal; sometimes the bag needs ti be transported a distance, sometimes all the way home! The Poopod will definitely make life a little more pleasant. For a chance to win, simply email competitions@thelatest.co.uk with ‘Poopod’ in the subject box. Don’t forget to leave your name and contact details. Closing date for entries Friday 19 December.
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Make this Christmas extra special with a gift of Jeremy Hoye jewellery Brighton’s original contemporary jewellery designer Jeremy Hoye has been working hard to produce lots of new trinkets for your Christmas stockings. This is Hoye’s 15th Christmas, so rest assured they know just how hard it is to shop for that perfect gift for a partner, friend or relative. To help you in your quest Jeremy Hoye have made it as easy as possible for you to get the perfect gift by launching three collections in time for Christmas, all of which are available in store or online. So for those of you pressed for time, check out www.jeremy-hoye.com the new website, which is very sleek and easy to use. While you are there, drop a suitably unsubtle hint by filling out your desires on the online wish list. Just click straight on the home page for ‘Christmas gift ideas’ and tap away! You’ll love it… We do. Deco (pictured) is a feminine collection of unusual coloured precious beads with long necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Deco is perfect for the party season with its use of unusual Amazonite beads, with a pale-green Deco feel. The Deco collection also incorporates some very limited ruby-facetted beads, which have been eclectically used throughout; this makes them ideal to brighten up any outfit. Prices start from £55 for the earrings to £135 for the necklaces.
finish and are stand-alone unique collectibles with their own certificate of authenticity. They are created around rare precious stones such as the beautiful Tanzanites from Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania (under ten years supply left) and ethically sourced coloured diamonds that Jeremy has found from around the world. The Kings and Queens range remains incredibly popular. The piece pictured here is an 18ct yellow-gold crown and sabre, strung onto beautiful opulent garnet pearls. These pieces are very limited, so first come first served. If you are one of the many Jeremy Hoye charm collectors then this year’s Christmas limited-edition charm is this cute angel. Perfect for any bracelet or necklace. Other delectables include the alluring mermaid. December sees the launch of Kaleidoscope, the diffusion range of Kustom, big bold statement stone set rings that Jeremy does so well. Finally December also sees Jeremy Hoye linking up with Vogue online to win a piece of Jeremy’s jewellery. So log on and see if you’re a winner. So for great service, friendly and knowledgeable staff, plus a cool vibe with great music thrown in, visit Jeremy Hoye’s great jewellery emporium this Christmas. Jeremy Hoye, 22a Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AD. Call 01273 777 207 www.jeremy-hoye.com
For men, Jeremy Hoye’s Charmed collection in the form of steer heads, top hat wearing skulls and a ship’s wheels is a perfect choice. You can also order other charms to be made into cufflinks – the possibilities are endless. The Logo collection is a dead cert for most men, with a wide logo band and the very popular logo cufflinks worth checking out. Another one of the most wanted pieces ‘for him‘ is the Kings & Queens sabre curb chain bracelet. The recently launched Cloud collection, which was inspired by ancient Chinese Marble carvings from the Forbidden City Beijing, is a collection which has a clever use of silver and gold plate to give a dramatic contrasting finish. Grab the must-have bangles and cuff, and try two together for real wow factor. The pieces have already been snapped up by celebrities Holly Willoughby, Fearne Cotton and Edith Bowman. For those of you who really want that totally unique Christmas gift, check out Jeremy’s Kustom collection. These pieces are individually designed and made by Jeremy from start to
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Dani’s diary Dani questions why she should pay for single mothers who won’t work Like I have said before, I am not a political-type. In general, I don’t avidly watch the news, mainly because it is far too depressing, however recently I have been catching a lot of it and one story in particular made me chuckle – ever so slightly. The government are threatening to stop the benefits of single stay at home mums when their children reach the age of 12. The only way to continue receiving benefits is to be actively looking for work or continue to have children. I am not sure what I feel about the subject in general. But I was completely astounded by the response from a single mother who had been brought into the GMTV studio to be interviewed, along with her daughter, about the fact that she may have to look for work. The mother was arguing it was a bad idea to send single mums to work and these were the reasons why: higher teenage pregnancy rate; more thugs would be out on the street; increased truancy from schools; anti-social behaviour and vandalism.
latestdiary With Tim Richardson Cinecity sensation On Thursday 20 November, Cinecity was launched, presented in partnership with the Duke of York’s Picturehouse, Screen Archive South East and the University of Brighton. The 6th edition of Cinecity began showcasing the very best in international cinema with a global mix of premieres and previews, archive treasures and digital reissues, artists cinema and exhibitions, live soundtracks, short film programmes and education events, with screenings and events taking place right across Brighton and Hove and in Lewes. The opening film, Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona was screened at the Duke of York’s Picturehouse and was followed by a post screen reception at opening night sponsors Pintxo People. As a centrepiece of the festival Cinecity presented the poetic and visionary world of the Quay Brothers. The University of Brighton Gallery hosted an exhibition of ‘wonder boxes’ for their films and their first gallery installation. A screening programme and ‘in conversation’ complemented the exhibition. The festival ran until the 7 December 2008. www.cine-city.co.uk
“Does it really make a difference for the mother to be sitting at home while the kids are at school?“ She sat there reeling off this list of disastrous things that would happen if all single parents were forced back to work while her daughter sat there listening. Had that been my mum I would have been offended she was assuming I would get up no good if she worked part-time, personally I think it was all an excuse not to get off her arse. If she assumes her child will end up partaking in the activities listed above if she went to work then she needs to have a good look at her parenting skills, not the hours she spends at home watching Loose Women while her daughter is at school (I mean come on, does it really make a difference for the mother to be sitting at home while the kids are at school?) I could have seen a more impressive argument had the child been home-schooled by the mother or if the child had a disability. But if you have a child who is in full-time education and no younger children requiring 24-hour surveillance, what is it you do that stops you being available for work between the hours of 9am and 3pm? Many years ago women stayed at home and looked after the kids while the husband went out to work. If there was no husband the woman found some way to pay her own way (I am not suggesting anyone take up any of the Victorian quick fixes for gaining a bit extra cash). It can be done, my nan was a single mum for a period of time, my auntie raised four kids as a single parent and my mum raised me and my sister as a single mother. It can be done, there is no excuse. I begrudge paying my taxes to give some woman the opportunity to ensure her house is spick and span for when her (of her own admission) ungrateful children get home. I completely understand that at the moment finding a job is incredibly hard, but it won’t always be and then what will your excuse be?
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Celebcity with Jo Brooks
Jungle music The results are in for the most popular Christmas song – will Timmy Mallett make next year’s list? Are you feeling festive yet? It seems that every radio station is now playing the annual selection box of Christmas hits. A recent survey which looked at our most popular Christmas songs gave us a rather surprising result. At number one this year was ‘Last Christmas’ by Wham, knocking ‘Do They Know Its Christmas?’ by Band Aid off the top spot – let’s hope to goodness that ‘Biff Baff Boff’, the newly penned I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! jungle song by David Van Day and Timmy Mallett doesn’t ever make any sort of top ten! Still on the subject of music, Brighton had the full spectrum of recording artists in the city last week. Starting off, ex-Brightonian Bobby Gillespie and his beloved band Primal Scream played at the Dome. I’m told the band played an amazing set featuring tracks from their new album Beautiful People.
sponsored by Band of the moment, Kings of Leon, also delighted a sell-out crowd at the Brighton Centre. Tickets to the band’s gig at the O2 arena sold out faster than staff can remember, so if you were lucky enough to go and see the guys – well done!
X Factor for kids New Brighton resident Will Young also played the Dome last week – I wonder if he took time off for a bit of DIY on his new pad before getting on stage? Finally (and possibly) the most ridiculous gig of the year – 2007 X Factor finalists, Same Difference: the sugary duo didn’t play the Dome, Brighton Centre or even the end of the pier – no, they played at Monkey Bizness. For those of you who don’t have kids, Monkey Bizness is an indoor play area on the Cliffe Industrial Estate, Lewes – handy though, just off the A23! The brother and sister combo treated youngsters to a rendition of their new single ‘We R One.’
Brighton toyboy for Rod’s daughter Kimberly Stewart, daughter of rock legend Rod, has bagged herself a new toyboy. Last week, Rod Stewart’s party-loving daughter was spied getting up close and personal with Brighton band The Kooks’ 23-yearold lead singer Luke Pritchard on a tipsy night out. Kimberly, 29, who dated Rhys Ifans earlier this year, joined the band as they shelled out £5k on booze at Park Lane’s swanky club Whisky Mist. Their drinks list included six magnums of Dom Perignon and six bottles of Grey Goose vodka (those record sales must be doing well). An onlooker reported: “Kimberly arrived with Jade Jagger, Peaches Geldof and members of Iglu & Hartly – they headed to where The Kooks were sitting in the VIP room. Kimberly was very friendly with the band, but took a shine to Luke. She was obviously tipsy and told him it was time he had a girlfriend.” Are you nominating anyone in particular, Kimberly? It won’t be the first time Luke has been linked to an older woman – he once had a fling with presenter Fearne Cotton, four years his senior.
Jo Brooks is director of Brighton-based PR company JBPR Ltd, 01273 622555, www.jb-pr.com
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Bare cheek Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon’s thoroughly scurrilous Brighton column
Eco-mania! Bare Cheek’s green expert Samantha Greene advises you on all your eco-worries and woes Dear Samantha, Can you solve an ongoing debate in my workplace? My colleagues reckon that using polystyrene cups for our beverages is extremely wasteful, and bad for the environment, and that we should switch to porcelain mugs. However, I maintain that, what with the heating of the water used to wash the mugs, and use of washing up liquids which may be pollutants, etc, it would actually be more environmentally friendly to stick with the polystyrene cups. Which of us is correct? Please help, as there is a pint of real ale riding on your answer! Pete, Western Road
10 more things to do while waiting for the number 81 bus 1 Grade the other people waiting for the bus as to who you’d most/least like to have sexual intercourse with. 2 Go through the texts on your mobile, erasing the ones you don’t need. 3 Hum the theme tune to Petrocelli tunelessly while thrusting your hands deep into your jacket pockets against the biting cold. 4 Examine the Bus Times notice furiously and at length, as if it will provide some clue as to why you have been waiting half an hour for a bus that is supposed to come every ten minutes. 5 Work out how many man hours of your life you have wasted waiting for the 81 bus, and vow to sue the bus company for loss of earnings/mental damage, while secretly being aware that you will do no such thing. 6 Look at your blurry reflection in the Perspex of the bus shelter. Puff out your cheeks so you look like Alfred Hitchcock. 7 Wonder whether you can smell urine. 8 Feel hope blossom briefly in your chest when you see someone
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running towards the stop, only to realise that they’re running for some other reason and haven’t seen the bus coming after all. 9 Stare at the poster advertising a new kind of ‘fashion’ mobile phone with hatred. 10 See the bus coming finally, and exclaim “at last!”, only to notice, with a sickening lurch in your stomach, that it has the merry legend ‘Sorry! I’m not in service’ emblazoned on its front.
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Dear Pete, To be perfectly honest, what with all the damage countries like China and India are doing to the environment, we’re all screwed. So it doesn’t really matter what you drink your coffee out of. Knock yourself out – drink it out of the hollowed-out skull of a Siberian tiger if you like. It makes no difference. We’ll all be dead in thirty years anyway. Hope this has been of help. Samantha
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Brian Mitchell can be seen (and some of Joseph Nixon’s jokes can be heard) in Up Yours with Brian and Jerry Chrimbo Special Live! Upstairs at the Three and Ten on Friday 12 December, 8pm, tickets £4/£3 concs. Box office: 07786 984900 www.otherplaceproductions.co.uk
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ARIES (MAR 21–APR 20)
CANCER (JUNE 22–JULY 22)
LIBRA (SEP 23–OCT 22)
CAPRICORN (DEC 21–JAN 19).
Aries the ram can be intolerant, egotistical, blunt and a bully. Or put another way you can be a confident leader with clarity of vision and drive. It’s the way I tell ‘em.
Cancer may have an inferiority complex and be hyper-sensitive to criticism. I prefer to think of you as deeply modest, unassuming and open to self improvement.
Librans are indecisive, easily influenced and led with flattery and sycophancy. Or – Librans are team players who are happy to see both sides of every argument
Capricorns can be rigid and pessimistic in their outlook. Put another way they are cautious but straightforward. Either way it sounds dull, dull, dull.
TAURUS (APR 21–MAY 21)
LEO (JULY 23–AUG 22)
SCORPIO (OCT 23–NOV 21)
AQUARIUS (JAN 20–FEB 19)
Taurus the bull can be resistant to change and unable to adopt to new ways of thinking at times. Then again you can be stoic, resilient and a champion of traditional values. (Yawn)
Not surprisingly Leos are considered arrogant and a bit egotistic by others. Confidence and self belief are often misinterpreted and can breed jealousies. Stand by your self belief.
Scorpios can be possessive and secretive. They can also bear grudges for a long time. Easy this one, Scorpios are trustworthy confidants with fierce loyalties and high moral standards.
Aquarians can be chaotic and unpredictable, stubborn and rebel easily after being hurt by those you trust. Well there’s nothing wrong with that is there?
GEMINI (MAY 22–JUNE 21)
VIRGO (AUG 23–SEP 22)
SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22–DEC 20)
PISCES (FEB 20–MAR 20)
Gemini can be superficial, inconsistent and at times cunning. It may not sound good put like that but try this for size: light-hearted, capricious and quick witted. That sounds so much better.
Virgoans can be critical of others and themselves. You are a perfectionists and expect everyone else to be the same. Mmm tricky, okay, you value and respect like-mindedness.
Sagis like to be too independent, slightly carefree and undisciplined. Oh lord how I try… here goes. Sagis are self contained, happy go lucky and open to almost anything. Well I tried!
Pisces is a dreamer, often living in an illusion. I wish I was a Pisces, I could dream of perfect haddock in crisp batter with fluffy cheaps and mushy peas, time for Bardsley’s I think.
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Sparkling Christmas gifts If you are still looking for that something special for the ones you love then you must visit Hove Museum to see the jewellery for sale. As part of Hove Museum’s Contemporary Craft to Go, 16 jewellers are showcasing their collections of stylish and exciting work. There are fabulous pieces to suit all pockets and tastes, created by jewellers from the South Coast region. There is also the added bonus of seeing the jewellers’ satellite project Trash to Treasure. Each jeweller has taken unloved jewellery or discarded objects and used their expert knowledge and personal creativity to transform this trash into new-found treasure! See rings refashioned to brooches and piano hammers lovingly given new life as a ring and brooch set. Truly stylish recycling at its best! The group of jewellers showing belong to the Association for Contemporary Jewellery, South Coast Region. Contemporary Craft to Go is showing at Hove Museum, 19 New Church Road, Hove, until 4 January, Tues–Sat 10am–5pm and Sunday 2pm–5pm, entrance free.
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HEALTH&BEAUTY
Starting over Seven Stages of Relationship Breakdown Recovery (Part 3) by Suzy Miller 4 Pain The trouble with getting through the anger stage, is that then you have no protection from the pain. I remember feeling like my heart had been in an argument with a chainsaw. For some of us, this can be the first time that we have ever accepted that we are not omnipotent and that we do need the help of others.
5 Acrimony Acrimony is a natural emotion, and like anger, needs to find outlets of expression that will not harm others.
6 Grief Stop trying to be superhuman during this phase and focus on what really matters to you, and all that you dream of creating in the future. Register on www.sos-village.org by Monday 22 December for free tickets to the Starting Over Show. Give them to a friend who may be in need of information and inspiration to help them start over from relationship breakdown or divorce.
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Reap the benefits Tried and tested: Glam up for the party season with the latest cosmetics from Benefit and Philosophy Philosophy Gingerbread Lip Shine £9 The verdict: “If you like gingerbread then you’ll like this: A sweet lip shine with the flavour of gingerbread. The lip shine gives a very natural sheen to the lips with a hint of shimmer, which lasts for hours. This could be used on top of your normal lipstick, as the brown shade of the lip shine is not strong. The high gloss non- sticky formula smoothes and conditions the lips and it comes packaged in a fun, red box, great for that Christmas gift. Nothing is sweeter than a kiss!” – Marie Viviani
Benefit Full Finish Lipstick (Lady’s Choice – Naturally nude) £12 The verdict: “A gorgeous lipstick in an equally sexy, slimline case. I loved the pretty natural pink colour and the moisturising effect it had. Whether it will stay on under the mistletoe this season may be in doubt, but if used with a sealant it should be able to handle the most ardent kissing.” – Lynne Edwards
Benefit BADgal Plum Eye Colour Intensifying Mascara £14.50 The verdict: “I thought the wand was good, but the colour was a bit odd and didn't give much coverage. You had to use a lot of the product to get any effect. It’s nice as a one-off party treat, but not very practical for everyday wear.” – Alison Swann
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner (Betty Gossip – silvery plum) £13 The verdict: “A creamy shadow served up in a cute handy-sized pot. The silvery plum shade was quite subtle, making it good for everyday wear. You’ll want something more glam for Christmas parties though. Benefit recommend combining shades for a more dramatic effect so it’s worth trying out. Still, this was longlasting and great when applied thickly to give a ‘liner effect’ near the lash-line.”– Zara Baker
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A N D R EW K AY’S FOOD&DRINK
Dutch courage Andrew Kay wraps up his trip to the Netherlands by enjoying the more traditional tastes of Amsterdam Nine days in the low countries re-affirmed my love of the Dutch. There is something strong but not aggressive about them, a stoicism, an unwillingness to give in, but done with complete charm. On the few occasions when I expressed a dislike for something they were firm but polite about telling me why I was wrong. Not that there was that much to complain about. On the contrary, although a weak exchange rate made the trip a little more expensive, the quality and the quantity is still there. And what quantities. The Dutch are a big people and have appetites to match. Meals are on the large size and for those with dainty appetites it can be easy to peak early. I found myself eating two solid meals each day and I didn’t snack along the way. Add to that walking, so much is easier on foot in this great city, and I managed to lose a little weight. It might have been more had I not discovered Papabubble, makers of artistieke snoepjes. Artistieke snoepjes are decorative rock candies and in their very smart atelier they produce a wide-range of delicious sweeties in pretty patterns and excellent flavours. I loved watching them create the patterns and roll the rock bars, which they cut into pieces and I bought a huge amount.
“The food was completely delicious, filling, tasty and not overpriced. In fact I liked this place so much that I went twice”
and it is immensely popular, with queues forming of people who have not had the good sense to book. On each occasion I left wondering why so many tourists are lured into the drab modern steak joints that fill so many of the central streets, when a little research would find them a gem like this. My final finds were a beer bar called In de Wildeman, where I spent a happy hour tasting some extraordinary beers, including a milk stout from the USA. All served by a very knowledgeable barman who offered me a range of 17 draught beers and over 200 in bottles. I would have liked to stay longer but air ambulances can be so expensive. Lunch on my final day was at Eetcafe Rose Reijn. Exhausted by looking at menus of sandwiches, I was thrilled to find this old-fashioned bar where a bowl of excellent home-made mushroom soup followed by a brilliant steak really hit the spot. The room was once again brown, cosy and unspoilt; the service friendly, the food piping hot and with a couple of good beers came in at a reasonable 24.90 euros. Restaurant Haesje Claes, Spuistraat 273-275, 1012 VR Amsterdam 0031 20-6249998 www.haesjeclaes.nl In de Wildeman, Kolksteeg 3, 1012 PT Amsterdam 0031 20-638 23 48 KvK 33139840 Eetcafe Roserejin, Haarlemmerdijk 52 1013 JE Amsterdam 0031 20-6268027 www.rosereijn.nl
On a more serious food note I was thrilled to be returning to an old favourite, Haesje Claes. Located in a rambling collection of ancient buildings much of the character comes from the extraordinary interiors, gravy-brown panelled walls, blue and white tiles and a sense of time standing still. The food was completely delicious, filling, tasty and not overpriced. In fact I liked this place so much that I went twice. On visit one I started with an epic platter of seafoods that included herrings, trout, mackerel, smoked salmon, brown shrimps and eel. One of the most expensive choices, but it still seemed great value as the quantities are so generous. I loved it all, but in particular the herring and the shrimps. In Amsterdam, these shrimps are called grey shrimps, but the equivalent here would be brown or Morecambe Bay shrimp. If you have never had them then be prepared to stop wanting any other kind. The flavour is amazing, so intense that it leaves pale Atlantic prawns way behind. On my second visit I ordered just grey shrimps and there was easily enough for two – more by some British restaurant standards. I tasted the sauce, it was good, but just not necessary. Visit one proceeded with calves liver and bacon with apple and onion. Again generous and packed with flavour. The liver could have come out of the pan a few minutes sooner for my tastes, but it was still delicious, as were the tiny roast potatoes served on the side. On visit two, I headed to the fish dishes. The waitress tried to convince me to try a traditional Dutch dish called stampot, made of mashed potatoes and vegetables, served with sausage and bacon. However, having seen one before, and the enormity of it, I shied away. An oven stockpot of fish seemed like a far better idea and I was very pleased with my choice. The selection of fish was vast, the sauce light but flavoursome and the cheesy topping finished the dish nicely. Again it was huge, and I seriously doubted my ability to get to dessert. But this is a job, not a jaunt, so on both occasions I girded my loins and headed for the sticky stuff. Visit one I went for an old favourite of raisins soaked in brandy served with egg liqueur and cinnamon ice cream. Truly divine, simple stuff but so satisfying. I cleaned the plate with my finger. The second time I allowed the waiter to choose and she selected a macaroon cookies pudding, which was almost as good, not quite, but still pretty damned good. Coffee was good and strong, drinks the same price as everywhere else and the service immaculate. Haesje Claes is smart but not posh
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Food Gifts Treat yourself to a tasty Christmas Heavenly hampers Smoked Sun-dried Tomatoes, Wasabi-crusted Cashews, Salt-caramel Chocolate Truffles – just some of the fabulous products to be found in the Terre à Terre Hampers. Hampers are £50 or you can simply request your favourite products and put together your own hamper with individual products from £2.95 or go for the Fun ‘Bag&Box&Jar‘ – (featuring all of the above) deal for just £12.95. New! Organic wine and fizz for sale too. Terre à Terre. Visit www.terreaterre.co.uk or call 01273729051 for details/ordering.
Irresistible presents
The Winey Cheesy Hamper £50: Packed lovingly within a beautiful re-useable wooden wine case.Terre à Terre Cheeky Cippolini Onions, Piccalishus Piccalilli, 400g Godminster Vintage Organic Cheddar, Calabria Baked Fig Ball, bottle of Douro Quinta da Côa Branco 2006 – white, and a bottle of Rioja Palacios Duque Burandon 2005/06 – red
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Stuck for Christmas pressie ideas? After some stocking fillers? All the gifts and treats you need are at Sweet Boutique. Choose from hundreds of sweets, and package them up in a retro candy jar, or how about some candy canes to brighten up your tree? Come and visit the purveyors of all things delicious. Sweet Boutique, 106 St James’s Street, Brighton and 172 Church Road, Hove. Call 07828 106225
The Terre à Terre Hamper £50: Packed lovingly within a beautiful re-useable wooden wine case. Terre à Terre Boozy Rum Chocolate Truffles, jars (225ml) of Kalamata Krush, Smoked Sun-dried Tomatoes, Cheeky Cippolini Onions, Chilli Chelly, Piccalishus Piccalilli, Sussex Crabapple Jelly, Tamari Drenched Slow-roast Pumpkin and Sunflower Seeds, Wasabi-crusted Roast Cashews and Walnut Biscotti.
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The team at Bona Foodie have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of expanding your waistline. Where better to prepare for the Christmas excess than at their two Brighton Boudoirs? Jams, pickles, cakes, sweet and savoury biscuits, cheese, olives, cooked meats, pates… The choices are endless. And for your friends, their beautiful hampers make an absolutely perfect gift! Bona Foodie, 21 St James’s St, BN2 1RF. Call 01273 698007.& 95 St Georges Rd, BN2 1EE. Call 01273 687508
Sparkling Christmas Back for a limited time only! Moet & Chandon’s beautiful Swarovski embellished Brut Imperial bottles are back to add extra sparkle to your Christmas. Available in three sizes: 20cl £15, 75cl £45 and 150cl £65. The Toast of Brighton & Hove Ltd, 40 Church Road, Hove. Call 01273 208180 www.toastchampagne.co.uk
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Special lunch time set menu @ £5.95
Special set menu @ £9.95 or £11.95 with selected dessert
Anyone of these selected pastas
Any one of the following starters
Rigatoni pomodoro e basilico fresco Rigatoni with tomato sauce & fresh basil Penne arrabbiata Penne with tomato sauce, chilli & garlic Penne alla cardinale Penne with ham and cream sauce
Toasted bruschetta bread served with dressed chopped tomatoes Sautéed garlic mushrooms Mussels in white wine served with a dash of cream Soup of the day (please ask a member of the waiting staff) Mixed or green salad
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Anyone of these pizzas Margherita Tomato sauce, mozzarella & basil Funghi e prosciutto Tomato sauce,mozzarella, mushrooms & ham Piccante Tomato sauce, mozzarella italian sausage, chilli, onion & capers plus A glass of wine or any draught soft drink
NB. this offer is valid monday to friday until 4 pm is not valid bank holidays & other special days
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Any one of the following main courses Grilled corn-fed chicken breast served with spinach and roasted potatoes Oven baked aubergines with tomato sauce, topped with mozzarella Spaghetti cooked with home-made meat balls in tomato sauce Pizza with cream, mozzarella, ham and parmesan shavings Pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella, sausage, chilli, onions and capers Penne cooked with bacon, onions, tomato sauce and chilli
12% service charge will be added to the final bill in parties of six or more 12% service charge will be added to the final bill in parties of six or more
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Leonardo Christmas Menu B @ ÂŁ16.95
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Starters
Garlic mushrooms - v or Mussels cooked in white wine sauce or Deep fried mozzarella coated in bread crumbs served with spicy tomato sauce - v or Prawn cocktail
Main Course Traditional roast turkey with all the trimmings or Meat lasagna or Home made green tortelloni pasta filled with ricotta cheese in tomato and cream sauce - v or Pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, peppers and chicken or Chicken with cream and mushrooms sauce
Scallops wrapped in pancetta served with fried quail eggs or Oven baked aubergines with tomato sauce topped with mozzarella - v or Beef carpaccio served with rocked salad and parmesan shavings or Rice balls filled with mozzarella cheese, bolognese sauce and peas, served with mild chilli sauce
Main Course Traditional roast turkey with all the trimmings or Risotto with mixed seafood delicacies in tomato sauce or Baked salmon in asparagus sauce or Selection of grilled mixed vegetables and mozzarella cheese - v or Corn-fed chicken supreme cooked with garlic peppers chilli & tomato
Dessert Dessert of the day
12 % service charge will be added to the bill
Meat and fish main courses come with vegetables and potatoes 12 % service charge will be added to the bill
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RESTAURANTS BRITISH AND MODERN EUROPEAN Bardsley’s Probably Brighton’s most popular fish and chip shop and restaurant with a large loyal clientele. Totally traditional and family-run with all your favourites, but also an excellent blackboard of daily fish specials. They’re open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday and it’s also a great party venue. There are massive fish platters and good seasonal seafood. Fish can be fried, grilled or poached, plus there are vegetarian choices. 22–23a Baker Street, Brighton, 01273 681256
The Coach House Friendly restaurant bar in the city centre serving an excellent range of hearty homecooked food, separate evening and lunch menus and always a selection of roasts on Sunday. Great mussels, steaks, soups and a good wine list. In the winter, a central open fire roars. In summer, people soak up the late sun on the pretty terrace. The warm atmosphere and good value pricing make this a popular local haunt. 59 Middle Street, Brighton, 01273 719000 www.coachhousebrighton.com
The Gallery Restaurant Why not appreciate for yourself the brand new restaurant in the heart of Brighton’s lanes specialising in modern British food all within in a relaxed fine dining environment. All the food is sourced locally, (where possible) homemade and designed for the seasons by our a la carte head chef who has lead at the Dorchester in London, amongst other leading London restaurants. The restaurant boasts a friendly yet casual environment that offers that little bit more all at very reasonable prices. 28 East Street, Brighton. 01273 773327 www.thegallerybrighton.co.uk
See more at thelatest.co.uk great locally caught fish, game in season and desserts that are a delight, plus a wine list full of treats without being expensive. Make the most of the terrace when the weather is warm or the private dining room for a treat. 1 Buckingham Place, Brighton, 01273 885555, www.sevendialsrestaurant.co.uk
Sam’s of Brighton A brand new restaurant on the Kemp Town restaurant scene. Situated in the famous One Paston Place site, Sam’s offers a more relaxed dining experience. The dishes served are classic yet creative, with a focus on seasonal ingredients. Examples are natural smoked haddock and salmon fish pie with a free-range poached egg or chargrilled Scotch rib-eye steak with proper chips, plum tomato and house butter. 1 Paston Place, Brighton, 01273 676222 www.samsofbrighton.co.uk
CHINESE Gars Restaurant Stunningly refurbished, this old Brighton favourite has attained a new lease of life. An exciting menu with some great new ideas and a wholly different experience in terms of style and presentation. Smart service, beautiful interiors and a truly chic atmosphere make this one of the city’s top places to be seen. Start downstairs at the bar before rising to the upper dining room and enjoy the glamour of it all. Eat from £10. 19 Prince Albert Street, Brighton 01273 321321 www.gars.co.uk
FRENCH The Arrogant Frog Our December and January special offer is pay full price for one main course and get the second main course for half price! Available Monday to Thursday (excluding Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and Special Event nights). Christmas Day, Christmas party and New Year’s Eve menus are now available. Phone to receive your copy by email and book early to avoid disappointment. Not as expensive as you might think! A tempting à la carte and Xpress lunch is also available all week. A ‘Plat du Jour’, at £9.45 including a drink, is the perfect way to treat yourself without breaking the bank. Children and families always welcome. 119 Church Road, Hove, 01273 721488, www.thearrogantfrog.com
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Purus is the award-winning 2 AA rosette restaurant, nestled in 40 acres of stunning landscaped gardens at the beautiful 16th century hotel, Ghyll Manor. Head chef, Alec Mackin, formerly of London’s renowned Savile Club, invites you, your friends and family or work colleagues to celebrate in style and make your festivities this season a sparkling success! Whether it be outstanding seasonal three-course lunches, private dining or festive party nights. Prices from £22.50pp. High Street, Rusper, Horsham, 0845 345 3426, www.ghyllmanor.co.uk
Cocoa is the cheeky new French patisserie found just down from Brighton train station on Queen’s Road. “A slice of Paris in the heart of Brighton”. All cakes, pastries, tartines and baguettes are lovingly prepared each morning on the premises by French gourmet pastry chef Julien Plumart. Front of the house is run by Jana Solfronk serving coffee, cinnamon hot chocolate or homemade lime ice tea, amongst other beverages. Intimate seating overlooking a mural of the roofs of Paris sets an atmosphere both relaxing and bohemian. For breakfast, lunch or an afternoon “tete a tete”, Cocoa is the choice for discerning Brightonians. As commented by a recent French visitor: ”Cocoa make the best croissant in Brighton, by far better than any I found in Paris.” 48 Queen’s Road, Brighton. 01273 777412
Sevendials Restaurant
New Steine Bistro
A smart restaurant in so many ways, excellent food and a sensible variety of menus in chic surroundings. Chef Sam runs a team of food-lovers who deliver time after time, from a simple lunch to a full à la carte dinner. Cooking reflects the seasons rather than fashion and quality is paramount, with
Cosy French bistro with regular art exhibitions, creating the perfect setting for the appreciation of traditional home-made French cuisine either with friends or for a romantic night out. A hidden gem in the heart of Kemp Town, and very reasonable too! Daily evening menu at two courses £10.50,
Purus Restaurant
three courses £12.50 on weekdays; and two courses £14.50, three courses £16.50 on Friday and Saturday (ONLY LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE DAILY). À la carte menu Tuesday to Saturday 6-10pm for last orders. 10-11 New Steine, Brighton, 01273 681546 or 695415
L’Églisese L’Église is a traditional French restaurant in Hove offering classic cuisine prepared for contemporary tastes. Offering a fantastic À la Carte menu Tuesday to Sunday together with daily specials like Saucisses de Toulouse, Boeuf Bourguignon and Côte de Bœuf for two. Locally sourced produce include freshly caught fish of the day and an extensive anglo-french farmhouse cheeseboard. There are also a selection of superb French desserts on offer such as Raspberry Millefeuille and Crème Brulée. Whether enjoying our south facing sun terrace with the 2 course Express lunch menu, Tuesday-Saturday, 12-5pm at £11.95 or relaxing on a Sunday with our delicious French Sunday roast… this is true entente cordiale. 196 Church Road, Hove, 01273 220868, www.legliserestaurant.co.uk, info@legliserestaurant.co.uk
INDIAN Chaula’s “The food of India, not just Indian food.” New on the scene in Lewes and unlike other Indian restaurants, Chaula’s is renowned for its signature dishes: bhindi kadhi, pista chicken, lamb rajasthani, and many more, and for its distinctive décor and friendly staff. All meals are made fresh to order and every curry has its own distinctively flavoured sauce. There is also a wide variety of vegetarian, vegan and gluten and wheat-free dishes. They have a
buffet available 11am-3pm Mon-Sat, alongside a ‘light bites’ menu. It’s definitely a hot favourite with the people of Lewes! Eastgate House, 6 Eastgate street, Lewes, BN7 2LP, 01273 476707, www.chaulas.co.uk
The Chilli Pickle The Chilli Pickle is a family run Indian bistro in the famous old lanes serving stunning food. Fronted by Brighton chef Alun Sperring, who has recently returned from Jumeirah in Dubai and has spent the last twenty years learning his trade around the world. The restaurant has a relaxed and informal feel, with an emphasis on authentic Indian and Nepalese dishes using local and organic produce. The daytime menu offers Indian street food, Thalis and Masala Dosa, a selection of beautiful loose teas and cakes and sweetmeats. Dinner is a more refined affair. Feast on a Spiced Tandoor Baked Shoulder of Lamb, Moilly Seafood Pot or Duck Egg Masala to name a few. Paired with a carefully chosen selection of Belgian and micro brewery beers to include original India pale ale. 42 Meeting House Lane, 01273 323824 www.thechillipicklebistro.co.uk
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LATESTHOTLIST ITALIAN Donatello The flagship venue of this local family-run business serving excellent value Italian food in stylish and spotless surroundings. It is popular with locals in the week but at the weekend it draws an audience from London. There are brilliant-value meal deals on blackboards outside – two courses £6.95, three £8.95 – as well as à la carte. The haunt of celebs in season from soap stars to politicos. Fun, friendly and fabulous value. Brighton Place, Brighton, 01273 775477, www.donatello.co.uk
Fat Leo Supposedly the budget branch of the Donatello stable but you’d be hard-pressed to see why. Once again, quality family dining in the Italian mould but a little less expensive. Popular with students and young families, Fat Leo has trendy interiors, including the toilets, and a menu which is utterly affordable with the signature setprice boards proclaiming any two courses £5.95, any three courses £7.95. 16-17 Market Street, Brighton, 01273 325135
SRI LANKAN Moonstone Sri Lankan Restaurant Moonstone is a family run restaurant brimming with authenticity and originality. From the decorations to the menu everything about it radiates true Sri Lankan style. This gem of a restaurant is the perfect place for a relaxing and enjoyable meal for all the family. Sri Lankan curries are tasty but not necessarily hot! They are distinguished by being light, delicately spicy with an abundance of herbs and a dash of fresh coconut – tantalising to the palette and light to digest. Two courses £9.99 – Sunday to Thursday. They also cater for functions and private parties. 208 Church Road, Hove. 01273 202151 www.moonstonesrilankanrestaurant.co.uk
THAI Chokdee A premium takeaway and informal eaterie next to Hove Station where you can enjoy real Thai cooking. Chokdee serves a variety of popular Thai dishes, including tom yum soup, pad thai (stir-fried noodles) favourite red and green curries and a range of freshly stir-fried dishes, with vegetarian options. There’s a selection of home-made starters priced from £3.95. A plate of mixed starters is good value at £8.95 and includes chicken satay, Thai fishcakes, mini spring rolls and mee krob noodles. Main courses include a good selection of vegetarian, duck and seafood dishes, and are made to each individual order using authentic Thai ingredients such as holy basil, kaffir lime leaves and galangal, coconut milk and chillis. Chokdee is licensed, with wines, saké and Thai beers. Open Monday to Saturday, for lunch and in the evening. 98 Goldstone Villas, Hove 01273 720370 www.chokdeethai.co.uk
Sabai The Thai word ‘sabai’ means comfortable, relaxed and chilled – precisely the way you’ll feel when you dine or have a drink with us. Filled with stylish, genuine Thai furnishings, Sabai transports you to the beach bars of Samui or the contemporary restaurants of Bangkok. Browse our extensive menu of unique Sabai dishes, while sampling a cocktail or a bottle of wine from our comprehensive wine list. Try our gastronomic Thai food made with fresh, authentic ingredients – many of which are grown by
the family of the restaurant’s owners back in Thailand. Come and enjoy – or as they say in Thailand: “Sanuk”! 165-169 Princes House, Princes Place North St, Brighton, 01273 773030 www.sabai.uk.com, bookings@sabai.uk.com
Sawadee Cheer the spirit with a visit to this popular Thai restaurant in the heart of Kemp Town. At Sawadee you can expect a warm welcome and an informal atmosphere in which to enjoy traditional Thai food from an established team. Each dish is freshly made and the menu offers a range of fiery red and green curries, colourful stir fry dishes, and specialities such as local sea bass drenched in a warming ginger and yellow bean sauce. Try large prawns in golden shredded coconut batter or fruity beancurd with pineapple and red tomatoes. You can choose a lovely crisp white or mellow red wine to accompany your Thai meal and there are three different popular Oriental beers on offer. Don’t miss the great value set menus starting at £14.95 for a four-course, authentic Thai meal. Sawadee Thai Restaurant, 87 St James Street, Brighton BN2 1TP, 01273 624233
COFFEE SHOPS Spinelli Coffee Spinelli Coffee combines the best of modern Italian café culture with great-tasting, highquality specialty coffee and mouth-watering pastries and savouries. A place where customers are attended to by a dedicated team of the very best baristas, whose driving motivation is to provide the ultimate ‘coffee experience’. Beautiful oak sliding doors look onto a heated outdoor seating area with sea views. Everyone can find a place to sit and sip, get wrapped up in a good book, take advantage of the free Wi-Fi or just relax. Spinelli Coffee is located in the heart of Kemp Town Village, just off the corner of St George’s Road and College Road. Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8:30am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm. Spinelli Coffee, 24 Garnet House, College Road, Brighton, 01273 818819
Moksha Caffe Brighton Moksha is Brighton’s ultimate independent café, with their own blend of locally roasted coffee made by highly trained baristas. They have an excellent range of homemade cakes and sandwiches all made on site with favourites like battenburg, quiches and gluten-free options like pistachio and orange biscotti. Moksha is not your usual high street coffee shop with its spacious interior and the works of local artists. They are child friendly, have disabled access and free WIFI. Free live music or comedy every Saturday night. Their opening hours are Mon–Fri 8am–7pm, Sat 8am–10pm, Sun 10am–6pm. Located opposite St Peters Church and only a stone’s throw away from Brighton Station. Moksha Caffe, 4-5 York Place, Brighton, 01273 248890, www.mokshacaffe.com
BARS Koba Bar and Club Koba hosts a happy hour in the front bar between 5-7pm all week. With three bars over three floors and a dedicated team of mixologists, this venue stands as a flagship of quality and has been nominated in the top ten bars/clubs in the UK by The Independent. Good beers, a sensible wine list, and of course, champagne for special occasions (or just for the love of it). The perfect venue for a private party or an atmospheric night out. To book your private party, reserve your guestlist or to run through some ideas please contact: Koba, 135 Western Road, Brighton, 01273 720059, www.kobauk.com
Alec Mackins, head chef at Ghyll Manor’s award-winning two AA rosette restaurant, Purus, answers all your culinary questions Dear Alec, I’m having a Christmas party at my house and really like the idea of serving mulled wine to guests as they arrive to get everyone in the festive spirit! Do you have any mulled wine recipes you could recommend? Jenny, Burgess Hill Alec says: Jenny, I think it’s a great idea to serve mulled wine on arrival. It’s a great winter warmer as your guests come in from the cold, it will fill your house with a fantastic, festive smell and you can easily alter the recipe to suit your taste – whether you want it sweeter, spicier, or more alcoholic – just add more of that ingredient! Enjoy!
Mulled wine Ingredients ❖1 litre red wine ❖2 oranges ❖1/2 lime ❖12g of Chinese five spice ❖2 cinnamon sticks ❖1/4 tsp fresh nutmeg, grated
❖3 cloves ❖50g fresh ginger, sliced ❖1/2 litre fresh orange juice ❖1/2 litre cranberry juice ❖75ml of brandy ❖50ml of Madeira ❖200g sugar
Method Choose the right size saucepan, add the red wine, orange juice and cranberry juice and mix together well. Next, add the sugar, slices of fresh ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks and Chinese five spice and stir. Cut the orange into quarters and add the juice of 1/2 a lime to the liquid, then leave for one day to infuse. Bring to the boil, and then simmer for half an hour. Just before serving, add the brandy and Madeira. Taste to see if you want the mulled wine sweeter, and add more sugar if required. Strain into heatproof glasses and enjoy!
To ask Alec a question, email: chef@ghyllmanor.co.uk Celebrate in style with friends or colleagues at Ghyll Manor this Christmas from £22.50pp* Visit ghyllmanor.co.uk for further information *(Not including alcohol)
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Little gem The Gallery Restaurant is serving up a fine dining treat for the New Year celebration The Gallery Restaurant will be throwing open its doors for a very special New Year’s Eve party this year. The Gallery is a small independent restaurant hidden away among the national chains, and this year sees them celebrating their first successful year in business, and the word is that their New Year’s Eve is going to be little bit special this year. They are best known as “that little quaint restaurant“ in the heart of the Lanes who specialise in offering the very best in British fine dining. Chef Mosa Joby knows all about fine dining, having joined the team from London’s Dorchester Hotel. The restaurant itself is a little gem, hidden away in Castle Square just off East Street. It’s very personal – 32 covers in fact, so you are more than just a number with the Gallery team. Rest assured they really know how to make an evening special and one to remember. If you were looking for somewhere a little different and away from the crowds, then you’ll be assured of a great night at The Gallery. Please see their advert for their delightful set menu for New Year’s Eve. The Gallery Restaurant, 28 East Street, Brighton, BN1 1HL. Call 01273 773327 www.thegallerybrighton.co.uk
Centre stage Premier Inn Brighton is equipped for all your personal and business needs Premier Inn Brighton City Centre is ideally located right in the heart of Brighton, nestled between the North Laine and the Lanes area, just a stone’s throw from the beach and shopping centres. Their newly refurbished rooms all have air conditioning, en-suite bathrooms, flat screen TV with Freeview, spacious desk area with WiFi , and tea and coffee making facilities. There are great value rooms starting from only £59 per night that can accommodate two adults and two children. The restaurant and bar are welcoming and relaxing, the food is great and the service friendly. Widescreen TVs show your favourite sports, and the pool table and late bar at weekends make it a great place to be! The amazing eat-as-much-as-you-like Premier Breakfast will give you a great start to the day. Premier Inn Brighton City Centre is also the ideal location for your business needs. The meeting rooms are suitable for executive board meetings, training seminars, conferences and one to one meetings or interviews. Furthermore they can also provide a range or meal options to suit your needs from buffets to set menus. Call 0870 990 6340 to speak to a member of our team or visit www.premierinn.com to book online 24 latest 7
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latest listings Your weekly guide to what’s on
9 – 15 December
Under review Here’s our round up of recent local shows, plus there’s oodles of reviews online at www.thelatest.co.uk
Alice Russell Dubbed a ‘sensual, sublime voice’ isn’t far off the mark. Alice Russell can sing, and with sass and star quality which obviously irked some X Factor wannabee in the crowd. The only problem was the newer, jazzier tracks, which couldn’t do justice to her bluesy notes and it showed. ‘Hurry On Now’, her first hit with TM Juke that seriously shone the spotlight on her, was an expected aural treat along with a few other older songs. The rest, not so. Smooth, sultry, soul numbers are what she does best. And as for the running man routine at the end, no Alice, no. Komedia, 26 November ✌✌✌ Monica Perdoni
Secret Cinema Knowing nothing about what would happen, we were told to meet outside Brighton Museum. We were then teased with appearances from a dishevelled man looking for 'the gatekeeper', NYPD cops, end-is-nigh protesters… then of course the ghostbusters. On to the Corn Exchange, to be served hot chestnuts before going inside to mingle with other characters and to watch the movie. This was a brilliant, student-pleasing, feel-good night with free popcorn and a comfortable venue. The movie was followed by a themed disco, with the nostalgic audience showing off their best 80s moves. Corn Exchange, 28 November ✌✌✌✌
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Voodoo Vaudeville For Voodoo Vaudeville virgins it’s like is this: a cool, cabaret night of slightly surreal, brilliantly bizarre and macabre mix of circus-style, theatrical and music hall treats. This company has a cult following and it’s as easy as black cherry pie
Shearwater After seeing Okkervil River a few weeks ago at the Concorde, you’d be forgiven for assuming Okkervil man Jonathan Meiburg’s other project would be a quaint, gentle cousin. This couldn’t be further from the truth as Texans Shearwater lamented nature’s demise in spectacular style. Mournful human wails and whale
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26 Comedy What’s in your stocking? Make sure you get your fill of comedy; listings
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HOT REVIEW OF THE WEEK Stomp! Stomp! is still banging in Brighton! Broom-breaking, sink-shaking, chair-clashing fun for all ages, this spectacular mix of comedy, theatre and rhythm puts you in a trance and gets you moving in your seat all at the same time. Not just a load of pots and pans and lids and bins, this innovative use of recyling is a Dome must-see. Seen it before? Go again! You will be stomping and smiling all the way home... Brighton Dome, 25 November ✌✌✌✌✌
song, wrangled from strings and hammer dulcimer echoed poetically as charging brass and drums blasted through the ether. Songs from their latest record ‘Rook‘ and their previous four are transformed from delicately balanced pangs of melancholia to something more immediate live. An astute, mesmerising performance to be remembered. Komedia, 24 November ✌✌✌✌
to see why. Themed on the ‘clowns of the apocalypse’, the show saw everything from burlesque to Bee Gees tributes tinged with gothic eroticism, and a spellbinding performance from the eerie Sawchestra. And who will ever forget Baby Warhol – the smooth, Barry White-toned, hand puppet and self-proclaimed guru perched on a picture frame? Voodoo Vaudeville: wickedly phantastic. Komedia, 24 November ✌✌✌✌ Monica Perdoni
Comic Boom The formula of rising stars and headline acts makes for a successful evening of surprising freshness. Jim Holland gave an assured performance, even working some friendly heckling into his set. Claire Parker was a particular highlight with her post gender reassignment look at the world. Star of the night was Seann Walsh who could rightfully stick a ‘boy wonder’ Tshirt on – if you are a comedy fan, go see him now; he will not be playing local venues for too much longer. Andrew Lawrence headlined and, was very popular with the side of the crowd who like the more gross out side of comedy. Komedia, 27 November ✌✌✌
26 Art Open Houses are still here for your last look of the year; listings
27 Stage Have a cheeky Christmas; plus plan your panto with our listings
28 Film All the best films in and out of town
29 Music Kelly Jones is in the hot seat, plus all the reviews and listings
32 Clubs Get out and go in, it’s time to work up a sweat
33 Gay Make sure you’re first at the bar with our guide to all the goodies; listings
34 Television Dani is loving Survivors; and all the snuggle up on the sofa TV listings
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Tony Bowall: The Happy House
Victoria Nangle suggests a bevy of DVD comedy classics to get you through the family festive challenge… Still panicking about what to get your folks for Christmas? Did you not get the memo? The perfect way to survive the forced family internment over the Christmas period, without thumping Uncle Fred everytime he recalls how happy you were with just a cardboard box when you were little, is to distract the lot of them with a few comedy DVDs. No, I’m not working on commission. It makes sense. It focuses everyone on something that hasn’t got a ready-built horrendous anecdote, it allows some older relatives to do what they wanted to do in the first place – go to sleep – without it being an embarrassment of an anti-social faux pas, and it entertains you. Very important that last one.
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“It’s genuine good humour that makes you want to laugh like a child at Christmas. Quite handy then“ If it’s earlier in the day and physical comedy is your forte, having the memory of the entire family’s preparation of dinner still fresh in your mind, then there are burnt offerings from both Rowan Atkinson and Lee Evans. Rowan Atkinson’s was recorded live in Boston, America this year and mixes up sketches with monologues and his renowned visual humour. Lee Evans’ latest DVD is a recording of the show Big that played at the Brighton Centre not that long ago showcasing his one-man energy and stand-up finesse. A little later you may want to slip into something more comfortable. Like your brand new rabbit slippers from Auntie Maude and the new Extras box set. This one not only includes the entire two series of Ricky and Stephen comedy gold but also has last year’s Christmas Special in it. It’s like deja vu, innit? And if it’s just plain old good cheer you’re missing, as the turkey’s burnt to a crisp and the presents were all a badly disguised re-wrapping of exactly the same ones that were under the tree last year, you can’t do better than Michael McIntyre’s Live & Laughing. Recently seen a bit more of on the telly, he’s tipped to get his own show any second now, and you’ll see why when you catch his show. It’s genuine good humour that makes you want to laugh like a child at Christmas. Quite handy then. Ho, ho, ho.
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Stand-up wisdom: “If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted?” George Carlin
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Wednesday 10 The Maydays' Student Showcase The Maydays Level 2 Improvised Comedy Course students perform a scriptless comedy show based on your suggestions. One night only. Three And Ten, 8pm, £5. The Wittily Titled Improv Show A brand new, completely improvised show from Accidentally/On Purpose. Marlborough Theatre, 9pm, £5.
Thursday 11 Richard Herring, Seann Walsh and Brian Gittins Enter the weird and wonderful world of Brian Gittins. His
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This weekend is your final chance to visit over 70 open houses that have opened their doors, offering you a unique selection of art and handmade goods, ideal for discovering perfect gifts for all your friends and family. As well as paintings and sculpture, most houses offer a wide-range of ceramics, jewellery, textiles, lighting, furnishings, cards and a variety of Christmas decorations. At many of the houses you can chat to the artists and makers about their work, and buy direct from the artist. Most houses are open between 12pm and 6pm but times may vary, so it is best to check individual brochure listings for details. www.aoh.org.uk
NORTH LAINE PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY Snoopers Paradise, Kensington Gardens, Brighton, 01273 628794 Brighton & Hove Calendar The annual calendar exhibition featuring work that depicts Brighton throughout the year, in all it’s colourful and vibrant glory. Calendar is also for sale at £5. Mon-Sat 10.15am–5.45pm, Sun 11.15am–15.45pm
BRIGHTON MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, 01273 292882 Lives Less Photographed: working class life in Brighton, 1860-1935 Exhibition that reveals some rare images of local working class life: the people, and the lost areas of Brighton where they lived. Until 26 April 2009
DE LA WARR PAVILION Bexhill-on-Sea, 01424 229111 The Sublime Image of Destruction Battlefield ‘aftermath’ images with bleak, lyrical and painterly images by Simon Norfolk, Paul Seawright and Broomberg and Chanarin. Until 4 Jan, Mon–Sun 10am–6pm
Saturday 13 The Mighty Boosh The surreal comedy phenomenon returns for an extra date Brighton Centre, 7:30pm, £25.
Monday 15 Funny Farm – Christmas Special MC Dan Mitchell is joined by Terry Saunders, Holly Walsh, Brian Gittins, Clint Edwards and Josie Long in this star-spangled lineup. Farm Tavern, 8pm, £5/4.
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INDEPENDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY 3 Old Brewery Yard, Battle, 01424 775650 Ray Kyte: From A Distance Images from Kyte’s window, an unspoilt rural scene, but which features a distant billowing of smoke from a chimney, which he records from different (though close together) vantage points, day and night. Until 20 Dec, Thurs–Sat, 11am–4pm
INK_GALLERY 96 North Road, Brighton, 01273 645299 Chris Kettle: Delusions of Grandeur Brighton artist who produces contemporary paintings with a classical touch, often coated with years of varnish and colourful graphic sidelines. Until 24 December, Mon–Sat 10am–6pm
LIGHTHOUSE 28 Kensington Gardens, Brighton, 01273 647197 Burrow Me: Laure Provoust Inside an earth-lined burrow, Provoust’s new film invites the viewer to take part in the story of the inhabitants of an underground lair. Until 11 Jan, Wed–Sun 11am–5pm
OPEN HOUSES Various venues Xmas Open Houses Good time to do some hard bargaining I reckon, what with the CC (credit crunch) and the ED (economic development). 13–14 December, visit www.aoh.org.uk for details
UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON Grand Parade, Brighton, 01273 643010 The Quay Brothers: Inventorium To coincide with Cine City, this exhibition is devoted to the poetic world of film animators The Quay Brothers. Until 20 Dec, Tues–Sat 11am–5pm
CRANE KALMAN Kensington Gardens, Brighton, 01273 697096 Tim Flach: Equus II Tim Flach’s beautiful studies of unusual horses. Until 31 December, Mon–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 10:30am–4:30pm
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Win a family ticket to Shoe Baby at Komedia The delightful kids show comes to Komedia for Christmas and we have one family ticket (two adults, two children) for the opening show on Monday 22 December at 4pm. The winner will also receive a copy of the book from which the stage show is adapted, written by popular author Joyce Dunbar. The magical puppet show tells the tale of a baby who takes to the sea, the air, and the zoo – all in a shoe! Join in the sing-along adventure with this special chance to win! To enter, just tell us: Who is the author of Shoe Baby?
Reverberations Latest 7’s Cheeky Boy Brian Mitchell joins forces with Jerry Rulf for a Chrimbo special of irreverent fun Up Yours, with Brian & Jerry, a Chrimbo Special Live! stars local legends Brian Mitchell (The Ornate Johnsons and Latest 7’s Bare Cheek) and Jerry Rulf (Let's Get Lost) in a live version of their Radio Reverb smash hit show for one night only – this time before an audience. Up Yours, their weekly potpourri of music, chat, comedy and esoterica, has been described by one bloke who lives in Peacehaven as: “The best radio show ever!” This live Chrimbo Special promises to be the
best live Chrimbo Special that there has been of Up Yours ever, as well. Featuring their much-loved regular features, such as: Old Brusiness (sic), Bee Round Up, Beverage Report, Crime Listen, Hove Factually, Moth Parade, The Jazz Poets Society and, of course, Jerry’s Wildlife Diary – cynically given a bit of a festive twist, together with special guests, comedy sketches, carols and the usual madly eclectic selection of music from British Light Classics to Swedish Rockabilly. Up Yours with Brian and Jerry Chrimbo Special Live! is a sure bet for the best (only) live local radio show before an audience in Brighton this Christmas. Up Yours, with Brian & Jerry, a Chrimbo Special Live! Upstairs at Three and Ten, Friday 12 December 8pm Tickets: £4/3 conc. Box Office Call 07786 984900 www.otherplaceproductions.co.uk
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Tuesday 9 to Monday 22 December Brighton Dome 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org Peter and the Wolf/Carnival of the Animals Kiev Classical Ballet present a double bill of enchanting children’s classics. • 13–16 Dec, 7.30pm Sat & Mon, 2.30pm & 5.30pm Sun, 1.30pm Tues. £6.50–£24
The Capitol, Horsham 01403 750220 www.thecapitolhorsham.com Elmer Songs and magic for ages three to five, with Elmer the multi-coloured patchwork elephant. • 12 Dec–4 Jan, daily except 15, 25 Dec & 1 Jan. £10 adults, £7.50 children, £2.50 babes in arms. Peter Pan Wonder and excitement awaits in the classic tale featuring pirates and adventure. • 11 Dec–4 Jan 09. Daily except 15, 15, 25 Dec & 1 Jan, various show times and prices – please contact venue directly.
Chichester Festival Theatre 01243 781312 www.cft.org.uk A Christmas Carol Chichester Festival Youth
Email your answer to competitions@thelatest.co.uk with ‘Shoe Baby’ in the subject box. Alternatively, write to us at the address at the front of the magazine. Don’t forget to leave your name and contact details. The prize is for a family ticket (Two adults, two children) for the Monday 22 December show at 4pm. Closing date for entries is Monday 15 December.
Theatre present Charles Dickens’s popular tale. • 13–28 December, except 14, 19 & 25 December £7.50–£23
Eastbourne: Congress Theatre 01323 412000 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk The Sleeping Beauty St Petersburg Ballet Theatre present the classic fairytale story, set to Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece score. • 17 Dec, 7.30pm, £16–£30 Swan Lake St Petersburg Ballet Theatre present the spellbinding story of Odette, a swan-princess set to Tchaikovsky’s score. • 18–19 Dec, 7.30pm, £16–£30 The Nutcracker St Petersburg Ballet Theatre and a live orchestra present the Christmas story. • 20–21 Dec, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, 3pm Sun, £16–£30
Eastbourne: Devonshire Park Theatre 01323 412000 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Panto treat for all ages to enjoy.
• 12 Dec–11 Jan, except 15, 19, 25 & 31 Dec & 5 Jan, various show times – please contact the venue directly. £9–£18
Komedia 0845 293 8480 www.komedia.co.uk Shoe Baby Magical sing-a-long adventure with a baby who takes to the air, the sea and zoo – all in a shoe. Ideal for ages two to five years. • 22 Dec–4 Jan, various show times, please contact the venue directly, £8/6
New Venture Theatre 01273 746118 www.newventure.org.uk It’s A Wonderful Life The story of George – a kind man driven to the point of suicide only to realise the effect he had on others’ lives. Based on the uplifting film, presented as a ‘radio play.’ • 13–21 Dec, contacts venue for times/£
Theatre Royal 08700 606650 www.theambassadors.com/theatreroyal The Wizard of Oz An alternative to the Christmas panto – the spectacular family musical on stage. Follow the yellow brick road! • 9 Dec–4 Jan, 2.30pm, various show times and prices – please contact the venue for details. No shows 11, 18 & 25 Dec, & 1 Jan
Upstairs at Three and Ten 07786 984900 10 Steine Street, Brighton Lebenskuenstler Family ties are unravelled in this story of relationships and mathematics. • 15–16 Dec, 8pm, £8/5
Worthing: Assembly Hall 01903 206206 www.worthingtheatres.co.uk Vampires Rock Toyah Wilcox leads singers and dancers through the greatest rock anthems with stunning pyrotechnics and stage setting. • 13 Dec, 7.30pm, £21.50/19.50
Worthing: Connaught Theatre 01903 206206 www.worthingtheatres.co.uk Jack and the Beanstalk Panto season is here with a traditional show for all to enjoy. • 9 Dec–4 Jan, various show times and prices – please contact the venue for info. Daily except 25 Dec and 1 Jan.
Worthing: Pavilion Theatre 01903 206206 www.worthingtheatres.co.uk Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Traditional panto telling the popular fairytale story of Snow White. Starring TV’s Mark Little. • 11 Dec–4 Jan, daily except 17, 25 and 31 Dec. Please contact venue for show times.
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Julia (15)
Dir: Erick Zonca Former art house favourite and newly-elected Oscar luvvy Tilda Swinton stars as Julia, a 40-year-old alcoholic scraping through life on drink and sex. A chance encounter with a Mexican woman provides Julia with an opportunity for a new life. Loosely inspired by John Cassavetes’ superb 1980 effort Gloria, this is a road movie built on courage, action, dissent and fear, with an exhilarating central performance from Swinton – think Erin Brockovich with her hands down your pants. Showing at Duke of York’s
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La Zona (15) Dir: Rodrigo Plá This shaky Mexican film is a taut social thriller. The story of an armed robbery and a brutal manhunt, Plá’s La Zona holds a mirror to a broken, divided society. Residents of an exclusive estate in an upmarket neighbourhood are shocked by a violent crime committed by three
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impoverished youths. A feverish social assault ensues between two classes divided by fate. Brilliantly acted, this is a perceptive and troubling tale of fear, poverty and complicity. This is a film to raise your socialist hackles. Showing at Duke of York’s Craig Driver
Comics favourite son has undergone a pretty hefty revamp under the tutelage of British director Nolan. With Christian Bale donning the beautified gimp suit, these two films showcase a leaner and meaner Batman. Facing off foes such as Scarecrow, Ra’s Al Ghul,
Also showing… A quick look at what’s on this week Body of Lies (15) Dir: Ridley Scott Ridley Scott’s return to directorial action is yet another collaboration with Russell Crowe. This time round, Scott teams Crowe with Leonardo Di Caprio in a thriller dealing in international espionage and Middle Eastern terrorism. Scott’s trademark visual flair is by all accounts still intact, though critics have derided it as shallow. Showing at Odeon The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (12A) Dir: Mark Herman Set during World War 2, this is the tale of an extraordinary friendship that develops between the son of a concentration camp commandant and a young Jewish boy. Showing at Duke of York’s Four Christmases (12A) Dir: Seth Gordon Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughan star as a couple whose plans for an exotic Christmas are thrown into disarray when the airport becomes fog-bound. Instead, they are forced to attend four family celebrations. Showing at Cineworld
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and the Joker, the franchise carries off a neat ensemble trick, but it’s Heath Ledger’s angsty Joker that steals the show. Don your cape and revel in the neatly portrayed action. Showing at Duke of York’s
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Dir: Clint Eastwood Eastwood follows up his Oscar darling Million Dollar Baby with another dreary but expertly rendered weepy. Angelina Jolie does her best to win a second Oscar as a 1920s mother fighting to find her lost son after the LA police department force her to accept a boy she does not recognise. Based on supposed true events, this is a film built for Oscar night and as such suffers from being far too earnest. The story is one to care for but the central motive and overall feel is one of elevated smugness. Showing at Odeon
anything to get her back. Luckily best friend Tank (Dane Cook) is a rebound specialist hired by men to take ex-girlfriends out on bad dates to show their men weren’t so bad after all. Showing at Odeon and Cineworld
It’s A Wonderful Life (U) Dir: Frank Capra Well, it is Christmas, after all, so it’s time for that annual dose of syrupy Capra to warm your soul. The great James Stewart plays perhaps his best role as a debt-addled businessman contemplating suicide. Just before he throws himself off a bridge, a pitying angel shows him ‘he’s the richest man I know’ and just how important he is to those who love him. Showing at Duke of York’s
Quantum of Solace (12A) Dir: Marc Forster Daniel Craig’s Bond is on a quest for revenge after the death of his love, Vesper Lynd. The trail leads him to sinister environmentalist Dominic Greene (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’s Mathieu Amalric), who is trying to control a country’s water supply. Judi Dench returns as M while new Bond girls Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko simmer. Showing at Odeon and Cineworld
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (U) Dir: Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath What with only repeat screenings of Wall *E to keep the littl’uns happy, the animation world’s looking pretty bereft this Christmas. So, Dreamworks’ sequel to the talking zoo animal caper should mop up the family bucks. Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer and Chris Rock head an all star cast of vocal talent. Showing at Odeon, Cineworld and Worthing
Transporter 3 (15) Dir: Olivier Megaton Who would have thought Brit lunkhead Jason Statham would carve out a successful niche as a bona-fide yank action star? Anyway, for the initiated, it’s more of the same: ‘The Stath’ shoots, punches, kicks and squints his way around transporting a beautiful hostage to her intended target. It’s bombs, bullets and sub-Arnie one-liners all the way. Showing at Odeon and Cineworld
My Best Friend’s Girl (15) Dir: Howard Deutch When Dustin (Jason Biggs) is dumped by his girlfriend of five weeks (Kate Hudson), he’ll do
W (15) Dir: Oliver Stone The angry director of JFK and Nixon tackles his
Dir: Michael Curtiz This 1954 yuletide classic gets a welcome airing as the cold wintery nights draw in. Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney star alongside Danny Kaye as a successful song-anddance team who become romantically involved with each other and try and save a failing Vermont Inn from closure. While not quite up there with It’s a Wonderful Life for sheer unadulterated Xmas joy, this remains a cheery, if slightly slushy, corndog of a treat. Showing at Duke of York’s Craig Driver
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third American president with this biopic of perhaps the US’ most divisive leader, George W Bush. Josh Brolin has garnered massive acclaim as Bush opposite a strong ensemble cast including Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney, LA Confidential’s James Cromwell as Bush Sr and Thandie Newton as Condeleezza Rice. For once, reliably biased director Stone holds back his famous opinions and presents a balanced, relatively objective view of a fascinating man. Showing at Odeon Wall*E (U) Dir: Andrew Stanton Maybe Pixar’s best film, this mostly silent tale of a lone cleaning robot set the impossible task of tidying an abandoned Earth is a classic. A love story, kids’ adventure and eco-fable rolled into one, this is ET for the noughties. Showing at Odeoni Nick Aldwinckle For film times, contact the cinemas. Odeon www.odeon.co.uk 0871 224 4007 Duke of York’s www.picturehouses.co.uk 01273 626261 Cineworld www.cineworld.co.uk 0871 200 2000
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NEWS The Fragmented Orchestra Winner of the PRS Foundation New Music Award 2008, The Fragmented Orchestra will mirror the function of the human brain and the way it processes sound to produce a compelling and everchanging new instrument and composition. 24 sites around the country have been selected by artist Jane Grant, composer, musician and physicist John Matthias and BAFTA-winning composer and sound designer Nick Ryan for their inherent sonic rhythms to create a score that will be performed to thousands of listeners throughout the UK. A sound box, modelled on the neurons found in the human brain, will be installed at each site and each of the neurons will be connected to each other via the internet and will ‘fire’ signals back and forth when stimulated by sound. In Brighton the installation will be housed in a tiny mini pavilion that would have been at the beginning of the old West Pier. The Fragmented Orchestra, Fri 12 Dec to Sun 22 Feb. www.thefragmentedorchestra.com
There and back Kelly Jones, frontman of Stereophonics, one of Britain’s biggest success stories of the last decade, spoke to Nick Aldwinckle Why did you decide to release a ‘Best Of‘ now? It’s been ten years and there are a lot of songs on there. There have been a lot of requests for this album for about five or six years. Every band has to do it as part of their contract, so we thought now was a good time to do it. We just wanted to be part of it as opposed to letting a record company do it after our contract was finished. It’s a celebration; there’s no stigma. There were recent reports about you meeting up with ex-drummer Stuart Cable. Are you friendly? Me and Stuart have been talking for years. I spoke to Stuart yesterday afternoon and we’ve been to a few weddings together. We’ve done a few jams on stage together and stuff like that. There’s a lot of water that’s passed under the bridge for us. We’re over what happened when he left the band. What is it about success that sometimes drives a wedge between old friends in bands? I dunno mate. When you’re in a band, you live in each other’s pockets a lot of the time. We’ve never had any traumas in the band. We never argue. Me and Stuart never argued. We were friends before the band and friends after. A lot of bands get together through music magazines who didn’t know each other before and inevitably that might lead to problems. That wasn’t the case with us.
GOAL Comedian Robin Ince gives a special live performances, raffle prizes and much else besides are promised by The Goal Group, a Brighton peerbased alcohol support service offering advice, information and relapse prevention work. Raffle prizes include signed albums by The Levellers, Happy Mondays and New Order. Goal, 15 December, Oh So Social
in a rush to do so again. We’re recording the new album in March, for a summer release, so we’re gonna be busy. How’s your relationship with journalists now? I know some great journalists and I know some bad ones. That song [‘Mr Writer’] took me ten minutes to write and ten years to explain! It’s just about one guy and whoever took it personally obviously saw signs of themselves in it. It wasn’t like that to me. Every song’s about one character. It wasn’t about me attacking the media. I love what I do, I’m passionate about what I do and I speak the truth. Sometimes I’m sarcastic but there’s not much room for that in print, you know? What’s the key to your longevity? The band has always looked forward instead of back. We’ve never been swallowed by anybody’s ego and we’ve been lucky to have great people around us. We’ve built up a fanbase through touring as opposed to other routes and that sticks. A lot of bands go asleep for a few years and think they can just come back where they left off, but they find they’re irrelevant. It’s up to you stay in the game. We always want to find a new sound and that’s what keeps us hungry. The songs were always the priority and we’ve always sounded like Stereophonics, whether you love us or hate us. Stereophonics, Brighton Centre, 16 December
After last year’s solo album,would you do another? We were finishing off Pull The Pin and it was just a few songs that didn’t fit on that kind of record. It was just something I wrote, recorded and finished in two weeks. It was in the shops a week after I finished it. There was no marketing, no campaign or anything and to actually do something for the sake of the music was good. I didn’t need to do a solo record; I was just lucky enough to be in a position where I could. I’m not
UPCOMING GIGS
Glasvegas Headlining the NME Awards Tour along with Friendly Fires, White Lies, Florence & The Machine Monday 16 February, Brighton Dome
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Stereophonics 16 December, Brighton Centre The Fratellis 17 December, Dome The Damned 21 December, Komedia Sensational Alex Harvey Band 22 Dec, Concorde 2 Bad Manners 23 Dec, Concorde 2 Animal Collective 15 Jan, Concorde 2 Teddy Thompson 22 Jan, Concorde 2 Denny Laine 24 Jan, Old Market Eat Static 24 January, Concorde 2 Marillion 28 January, Concorde 2 The Streets 28 January, Dome Richard Thompson 31 January, Dome Sharleen Spiteri 5 February, Dome Keane 10 February, Brighton Centre Robyn Hitchcock 16 Feb, Komedia
NME Awards Tour 16 February, Dome Secret Machines 17 February, Concorde 2 Candi Staton 25 Feb, Old Market Elbow 28 February, Dome Emiliana Torrini 14 March, St Georges Hugh Cornwell 25 March, Concorde 2 The Beat 27 March, Concorde 2 Simply Red 31 March, Brighton Centre The Enemy 8 April, Dome The Prodigy 14 April, Brighton Centre David Byrne 14 April, Dome Gary Moore 17 April, Dome Australian Pink Floyd 28 April, Brighton Centre Counting Crows 24 May, Brighton Centre Jeff Beck 24 June, Dome
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Mojo Fins Brighton outfit celebrate the launch of their new single and forthcoming album. There’s a pleasing subtlety to the band, not as straightforward as first impressions might imply, thanks to their jaunty grooves, and sometimes offbeat song structures. Tuesday 9 December, Latest Music Bar My Little Problem + Melodica, Melody & Me Relatively quiet since the release of their debut album last year, My Little Problem’s melancholy cinematic folktronica has the potential to reach out into the wider consciousness. Which is what the very young MMM have already done, helped along by the new found interest in British folk music, particularly that of the Bert Jansch school. Thursday 11 December, Duke of York’s Bernice MacDonald + Lou Brown Two local singer songwriters, Bernice has folk and country flavours running throughout her eclectic bag of tunes, while Lou trades feisty upbeat numbers with more contemplative, acoustic-based numbers. Thursday 11 December, Latest Music Bar Status Quo You know what, this lot are on the verge of being cool again! Just goes to show the outrageous power that fashion and current taste has over us. Why, it’s tantamount to fascism! The Quo were obviously never that bad, just a little bit, er, workmanlike… Friday 12 December, Brighton Centre Sons of Noel & Adrian + The Great Park Immensely twee and nostalgic outfits, who look out of place and out of time with their retro country-folk look. Musically, they can both drift off into nothingness, which at its best it’s mesmerising and trance-inducing.
There’s a big scene down here for this sort of ‘slow’ music, perhaps as an antidote to the trials and tribulations of being forced into the ways of brutal market capitalist lifestyle… Friday 12 December, Komedia Joe Lee Wilson Veteran gospel influenced jazz singer with a rich baritone, American born, UK/Paris based Wilson has worked with some of the greats of jazz including Miles Davis and Pharoah Saunders. A bit of a coup for this intimate gallery! Saturday 13 December, Fairtrade Gallery Richard Durrant Highly respected guitarist in the classical mode but with an adventurous streak that has seen him experiment with improvisation and electronics, often to startling and original effect. He’s played with the band Sky, The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra and many other bands, ensembles and orchestras. Brighton born, Shoreham based – he records at his studio and runs his label, Longman. Sunday 14 December, Latest Music Bar Don Bradmans + King Porter Stomp The wonderfully surreal and offbeat Bradmans are like a 21st century Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Playing alongside are the dub-ska-hip hop juggernaut of King Porter Stomp. Sunday 14 December, Prince Albert George Pringle + Derek Meins A female George, and a terrifically enticing one at that! Upmarket sixth form poetry but with wit and intelligence, set to her own handmade beats and bleeps via Apple’s Garageland musicmaking programme. Here she teams up with Brightons Derek Meins, ex-Eastern Lane. Monday 15 December, Komedia
2 Jonny Loves House – Not Just In My Head 3 Portslade – Girls and Boys 4 Caramel Jack – Curtain 5 sMs – I’m Sorry Dave 6 Victoria Ferguson & Ben Ingall – Every Time 7 Mr Resonate – The Opposite Vibe 8 The Woo!worths – Konichiwa 9 sMs – Airport Dreaming 10 Django Spears – No Limit Cyber-goths Tenek and their Depeche Mode-alike ‘State of Mind’ hit the top spot this week, followed closely at 2 by the dancefloor funky house of club heroes Jonny Loves House, with ‘Not Just In My Head’. Classical musicians Portslade, eccentric poprockers Caramel Jack and weird electro oik sMs occupy 3, 4 and 5 respectively. 11 Caramel Jack We Could Build Skyscrapers 12 Guerrilla Audio Another Life 13 Leo Altarelli See It Now 14 The Vainglories Neisseria 15 Automatic Shoes Your Father 16 The Mighty Rivals Something In My Way 17 Death Cabaret Forlorn Hope 18 She Said 200 Years 19 BangBangBang! This Way/That Way 20 Millsy Poop Song 21 My Fabric Changes 22 The SlyShakers Cha Ching 23 David Bolstridge Love is Only Sweet... 24 Loc E Chemical Romance 25 XamXam Bu Ngen Munt
26 Friday Night Hero Our Time 27 Astro Physics 24 Hour MC 28 My Device Uh! 29 Passenger Table for One 30 Eminemmylous The Way I Am 31 The Miserable Rich Over and Over (Hot Chip cover) 32 Carter Brown More To Be Scene 33 Ghostbirds Little Scars 34 Glitters From Billy Holiday 35 Without Warrant Stop The Machine 36 Digitalis No Control 37 Kovak Death in the Disco 38 Bastion Trust Me 39 Hold Fire Emma-Louise 40 Go Johnny Go Wash Out Night Out
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MUSIC& CLUBLISTINGS 9 – 15 Dec Tuesday 9 Live Music Cloudants + Civilian + The Puritans Prince Albert, 8pm, £tbc. James Tim Booth and his Britpop survivors return. Brighton Dome, 8pm, £29.50 Live Music Cafe Singer-songwriter showcase. Latest Music Bar, 8:30pm, £2 The Mojo Fins Album launch party for the Brighton acoustic rock trio. Latest Music Bar, 8pm, £6/5 Rosie and the Goldbug + Tripwire Sussex University, 7:30pm, £tbc. Suspiciously Elvis Tribute to Elvis Presley. Komedia, 8pm, £18 Bars and clubs Audio Snide. Tight-trousered indie disco. 10pm–2am, £3/2 Brighton Coalition Latin Fever. Latin music to get your juices flowing. 10pm–2am, free. Digital Glitterati. A classy night for student types. 11pm–3am, £5/3 Pavilion Tavern Guerrilla Rocks. Indie, rock, metal and emo mash-up. 10:30pm–2am, £1–£3 Po Na Na Sweet. Commercial R’n’B, Funky House and Baseline influenced tracks with Juice FM’s Mike Panteli. 10pm–3am, £5/3 Tru Bandwagon. Student night with club anthems, old school R’n’B and classic house plus loan-bending promos! 10pm–2:30am, £1–£3 Water Margin Sessions. Run by students and playing for the students. 11pm–4am, free–£2
Wednesday 10 Live Music Chantelle + Matt Mitchell Soulful covers. Latest Music Bar, 9pm, £6 Club Fandango Christmas Party Festive night of live bands and DJs. Prince Albert, 8pm, £tbc. Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan The devil and his damsel tour their second Americana-infused album, Sunday at Devil Dirt. De La Warr Pavilion, 7:45pm, £14 The Legendary Bee’s Mouth Open Mic Bee’s Mouth, 8:30pm, free. Open Mac Night Open mic for electronic music. Sidewinder, 9pm, free. Shona Foster + Cordelia Fellowes and co. ‘A cross between Ella Fitzgerald and Tom Waits’. Imagine the children. Komedia, 8pm, £5/4 Suspiciously Elvis Elvis tribute act. Komedia, 8pm, £18 Bars and clubs Arc Life is Easy. A mid-week interlude of indie classic new and old, plus floorfillers a plenty. 10pm, free–£1 Audio Supercharged. Brazilian D’n’B Guru, DJ Marky educates the mid-week clubber. 11pm–2:30am, £7/6 Brighton Coalition Club NME. A beerfest for All Stars wearing rock/indie fans with live NME bands and Brighton DJs. 10:30pm–3:30am, free Funky Buddha Lounge We Luv 90s. Classic 90’s anthems from Spice Girls to soul 2 soul. A dash of mid-week nostalgia. 10pm–3am, 90p Honey Club Contagious. Southern FM’s Paul Hilyer plays house and dance anthems. 10:30pm–3am, £3/1 Water Margin Forgive Me Father For I Have Synth’d. Old school revival of 80s electro, breakdance, pop and rock. 11pm–3am, free–£2 Genetics. Playing a mixture of intelligent, liquid, neuro and darkside D’n’B. 3am–6am, free–£2
Thursday 11 Live Music BIMM End of Term Party The regular end of term bash with the music college’s best new bands performing. Concorde 2, 7pm, £4 The Diablos The Ranelagh, 8pm, free The Great Apes Indie rock night. Bee’s Mouth, 9pm, free. Live Music Cafe: Lou Brown + Bernice MacDonald + Tabitha Singer-songwriters’ showcase. Latest Music Bar, 8:30pm, £2 My Little Problem + Melodica, Melody and Me Ethereal lo-fi and post-rock from Brighton. Duke of York’s Picturehouse, 8:30pm, £8/7 Open Mic The Hub, 8:30pm, free. 32 latest 7
Pepper’s Ghost Christmas Show Festive folk songs, music, monologues and poetry. Royal Oak, Lewes, 8pm, £5 Rose Elinor Dougall Single launch show for the former Pipette. Prince Albert, 8pm, £tbc. Suspiciously Elvis Elvis tribute act. Komedia, 8pm, £20 Vivian Girls Excellently catchy all-female US garage punk. Freebutt, 7:30pm, £tbc Bars and clubs Audio Shameless. Trashy pop anthems and indie classics. 11pm, £2 Digital Thursday Club. Friday cowers to this Thursday line-up with Friction, Goldie, Chase & Status and Skream. 10:30pm, £10 The Hope Brap FM. Thursdays are the new fridays with everything from Downtempo to Techno! 8pm–2am, free. Ocean Rooms Therapy. Official UBSU Socfed night with Stick it On and unadulterated pop. 10:30pm–3am, £3 Po Na Na Secret Discotheque. Return to the 80’s. 10pm–3am, £3/2 Water Margin Unbelievabubble. With live music from Fidgital, DJ Shellymack and Buzz & Kid Deluxe. Plus DJs Tyni and Doubledeckers. 11pm–3am, £4/3
Friday 12 Live Music BIMM End of Term Party The second of two end of term bashes from the local music college. Concorde 2, 7pm, £4 Geoff Eales Trio Brighton Jazz Club event. Komedia, 8pm, £8–£12 John Crampton Foot stomping blues. The Neptune, 8:30pm, free The Mountain Firework Company Acoustic, folk and country-inspired locals. Hanbury Club, 7:30pm, £8/6 Sound Factory: The Juice + King Rat + The Vinyls Rock night. The Providence, 8pm, £1 Status Quo The three-cord wonders provide some festive cheer for dads everywhere. Brighton Centre, 7:30pm, £31.50 To The Bones: Dry Rise + Vivid Colour + Blueprint Bolton riff-peddling rockers. Engine Rooms, 7pm, £5 We Got Soul with LMB Allstars Danceable funk and soul. Latest Music Bar, 8:00pm, £8/6. White Star Liners + Lumina + The Winter Club Prince Albert, 7:30pm, £4 Bars and clubs Arc Some Kind of Wonderful. Sixties night. 11pm–3am, £3 Brighton Coalition Winter Wonderland Christmas Party. Indie and alternative night . 10pm–4am, £10/8 Concorde 2 Stanton Warriors. No introduction necessary. Number 1 breaks DJs, Stanton Warriors grace the Concorde, get tickets early! 11pm–4am, £12.50 Digital Stone Love. 101% maximum indie rock’n’roll with DJ and bands.11pm–3am, £4 Engine Rooms Deviant. Hard moshin’ rock alternative for eyeliner’d up boys and girls in PVC. 11pm–3am, £5/3 Funky Buddha Lounge Thank Funk Its Friday. Sean Quinn’s party tunes. 10pm–3am, free–£8 10 years of ‘Sweet Like Chocolate‘. Old skool floorfillers dolled out by 1xtra and Mick Fuller. 3am, free–£5 Funky Fish The Funkyfish Club. Soul, funk, 60s and 70s tunes. 10pm–3am, £5/3.50 Honey Club Honey. Quality house boshed out by DJ Steve Westover. 10pm–3am, £8/5 Komedia 11th Da Doo Ron Ron Xmas Shindig. 60s girl pop, soul & funk with guest DJs Andy Lewis and Jon Slade. 11pm–3am, £7/6 New Hero Somewhere in the Universe.... Alternative electro dance party. 10pm, £5/3 Ocean Rooms 12FU. Alternative electro dance floor party. 11pm–4am, £5/3 Pavilion Tavern Kick Out The Jams. Rock’n’Roll mayhem sploshed together with beer, indie anthems and punk. 10:30pm–3am, £5/3 Tru Skint. A choice of 3! Playing mainstream funky house, R’n’B and cheesey disco hits. 10pm–2:30am, free–£3
Volks Carbon. Brighton’s leading underground D’n’B event. With guest, Instra:Mental plus voytek and Insight getting grimey downstairs. 11pm–5am, £5–£7 Water Margin B-Side. Tech and filthy electro with Tiger Lily and Paul My Fingah. 2am, £5
Saturday 13 Live Music Blessed By A Broken Heart + I Am Ghost Canadian Christian metal. Concorde 2, 7pm, £9 David Ingledew Band: Alice in Kemp Town The local super-group pay tribute to Lewis Carroll. Friends Meeting House, 8pm, £tbc Deadbeat Descendant + Bobby Puru (Ex The Fall/PJ Harvey) Brighton garage rockers. Prince Albert, 8pm, £tbc. The Emperor String Quartet Grammynominated quartet, as featured on the score to the film There Will Be Blood. Ravenswood, Sharpthorne, 7pm, £15/12 The Hobgoblin NWOCAP Xmas Party: The Arteries + Brito + The Grizzley Ends + Bastion + more Festive all-dayer featuring punk, rock, hardcore, thrash and everything in between. The Hobgoblin, 6pm, £donations. Joe Lee Wilson Legendary jazz singer comes to town. Fair Trade Gallery, 8pm, £9 King Porter Stomp + Meow Meows + Blueprint Genre-bending ska collective. Engine Rooms, 8pm, £5 Kroon Kat Lounge: The Hepkat Huzzahs and Nicky Mitchell Big band swing extravaganza. Komedia, 9pm, £17.50/14 The Laura Vane Band Soul vocalist. Latest Music Bar, 7:30pm, £8 Shoreham Oratorio Choir Christmas Concert Does what it does on the tin. St Mary de Haura, 7:30pm, £tbc. Sound Factory: The Lanes + Stone Halo + The Hi-Sides Indie night. Providence, 8pm, £1 Spacedog Experimental, slightly insane, but verging on the brilliant, multimedia performance. Freebutt, 7:30pm, £5 Sussex Symphony Orchestra Grand Christmas Spectacular Christmas concert featuring the third movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6. St Bartholomews Church, 7:30pm, £13/10 Bars and clubs Arc Hold Up. Unpretentious indie night. 10:30pm–4am, £5 Audio SoL’s Winter Sessions. The don of free parties brings some early winter love with guest, Unkool DJs. 10pm–4am, free Brighton Coalition Floorplay. Party house music, electro and tech with Chris Lake and Brighton duo, Prok & Fitch. 11pm–4am, £6–£10 Concorde 2 Zapback Christmas Payback. 3 Rooms of rave madness with the Godfather of Old Skool, DJ Slipmatt + DJ SY. 11pm–5am, £5 Digital Gorgeous. Funky soulful house and dirty breaks with Mike Gorgeous. 11pm–4am, £tbc Engine Rooms Punk Rock Karaoke. Sing your favourite rock and punk anthems with a live backing band. 11pm–3am, £5 Funky Buddha Lounge Buddha Soul. Disco, funk & house from Mike Panteli. 10pm–3am, £10. Casa Loco. Earn your morning’s grease with driving bass and electro/tech sounds. 3am, £7/5 Funky Fish Soul, funk, old skool, 60s and 70s tunes. 10pm–3am, £5/3.50 Honey Club Sevensins. Big room electro, trance and house with guests. 10:30pm–5am, £12/5 New Hero It Is Still 1985. Alternative 80s night full of adventurous tunes! 10pm, £3 Ocean Rooms The Fiesta. Music For Your Senses with Oliver Giacomotto. 11pm, £tbc. Pavilion Tavern Drop Zone. Dark, Heavy, Glam, Alternative Dance 10:30pm–3am, £2–£4 Tru Glitterbaby. Thickly spreading your favourite chart tunes across 3 rooms. 9pm–3am, £10/8 Volks Blackbox. Electronic techno with a 3 hour set from Rowland the Bastard.11pm–5am, £8/6 Water Margin It Came From The Sea. Next wave indie, neurotic dance and hip-hop. 11pm–3am, £5/4. Logo. Future heroes to world famous DJs spin house til dawn. 3am–8am, £7/5
Sunday 14 Live Music Carly Bryant Female acoustic singersongwriter. Sidewinder, 8pm, free. The Don Bradmans + King Porter Stomp + Dirty Scavenger Ska. Prince Albert, 8pm, £tbc.
Elias Quartet Mendelssohn and Kurtag. The Old Market, 11am, £20/10 F*ck Gypsy Jazz with Quasimodo Quartet The natural progression of gypsy jazz. Bee’s Mouth, 9pm, free. Parisien Swing Quartet Jazz a la Django Reinhardt. The Foundry, 8pm, free. Richard Durrant’s Christmas Concert The popular local musician’s festive treat. Latest Music Bar, 7pm, £12/10 Roast ‘n’ Jazz: Ian Price Tenor sax and Sunday roast. Latest Music Bar, 12:30pm, £10 inc full roast dinner. Sam Chara + Mike The Mic Jazz. The Neptune, 8:30pm, free. Suspiciously Elvis Tribute to the king. Komedia, 8pm, £18 Tyla (Dogs D’Amour) Former member of glamrockers Dogs D’Amour. Engine Rooms, 7pm, £9 Bars and clubs Arc Irie. Ragga, R’n’B, hip hop and UK Garage. Sundays are the new Fridays! 10pm–3am, £5/3 Honey Club Sundelicious. Lee Garrett, Salerno play house/soulful beats. 10pm–3am, £2/1 The Open House We Change the Frequency. All things diverse from Radiohead, Madlib, National Forest and Playgroup. 8pm, free.
Monday 15 Live Music The Beautiful Word Decent local folk-pop kids. Cella (at Sanctuary Café), 8pm, £tbc. The Bee’s Mouth Jazz Forum A house band welcomes all comers and all performers get free booze! Bee’s Mouth, 8:30pm, free. GOAL Fundraiser: Thomas White (Electric Soft Parade) + Robin Ince + The Two Wrongies + more A night of music, comedy, DJs, burlesque and competitions to raise money for the alcohol dependency charity Goal. OhSo Social, 7:30pm, £10 Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band The former Steeleye Span member produces lush, polished folk. Hove Town Hall, 8pm, £16.50 OIB Records presents: Drum Eyes (DJ Scotch Egg) + Nullifier Electronic maverick DJ Scotch Egg’s latest project. Prince Albert, 8pm, £tbc. Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett (Little Feat) The guitarists from the band Little Feat. Komedia, 8:30pm, £15 Shofar All Stars Christmas party with Caribbean and calypso carnival music. Latest Music Bar, 8pm, £5 Suspiciously Elvis Tribute to The King. Komedia, 8pm, £18 Goldie, Thursday
Bars and clubs Brighton Coalition Trash Mondays. Filthy student fun with all your fave tunes. 10:30pm–3am, free. Funky Buddha Lounge Urban Lounge. DJs Outbreak, Rudeben and Dubl break out the garage, R’n’B, hip hop etc. 10:30pm–3am, £3/2 Honey Club Disco Babe. Disco and indie. 10:30pm–2:30am, £3/1 Po Na Na Fat Poppadaddys. Student-friendly funk, reggae, indie & pop. 10pm–2:30am, £3/1 Volks Strictly Reggae. Dancehall, bashment, roots and revival. 10pm, £4.50/3.50 Music by Nick Aldwinckle Clubs and Bars by Jaime Pettit
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GAYLISTINGS 9 – 15 December
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Tuesday 9 Amsterdam Skint or Mint. Bingo and new interactive game ‘Skint or Mint’! 8pm, free. Brighton Tavern Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus. Bar open 12pm, free. Ghetto Twisted Karaoke. Nothin’ from your dad’s collection! Hosted by Mistress Cat. 9:30pm, free. Legends Relax – It’s Tuesday. Friendly bar with smoking/sun terrace. Bar open 11am–5am, free. Marlborough Free poker night. Queen’s Arms Skint. Unlimited drinks wristbands for £10 plus a guest DJ and karaoke. A credit crunch gem. 8pm–11pm, free. R-Bar Shoot Me Baby! FREE shot of Corky’s or Sourz with every alcoholic bevvy! 12pm–2am. Revenge Playground. School Disco with a twist. Stewart T spins trax from the 80s, 90s and 00s! 10:30pm–4am, £3 or free NUS/in uniform. The Aquarium Theatre Bar Josh Mills’s Music Night. With Uncle Ben’s quiz night from 9pm. Bar open 12pm, free. The Basement Scene Queen. New night for scene staff and students with DJ lil’ Alex. 11pm–4am, free.
Wednesday 10 Ghetto Miss-Shapes. Indie, R’n’B, electro and pop mash-up! 10pm, free b4 11. Legends Super Karaoke. New karaoke & quiz night from 9pm. 11am–5am, free. Marlborough Bar & Theatre YouTube Night. 8pm, free. Prince Regent Swimming Pool Out To Swim South. 8:30pm, £4 per session, 20 annual pass. R-Bar Cocktail Club. Enjoy the champagne lifestyle on lemonade money! 12pm–2am, free. Revenge Pop!SEXY. Expect live on stage entertainment and chart pop and R’n’B. 10:30pm–3am, £3/2. Star Inn Charity Jukebox. Bar 12pm–11pm. The Basement Play. With DJ Alex Baker spinning all things house. 11pm–4am, free.
Thursday 11 Charles Street Bar Mad Cow. Cheap as Primark Pants. 8pm–11pm, £1. Charles Street Club Religion. Two floors of funky house. Hosted by Mother Superior Joan Bond with Tony B and Mikalis. 10pm–3am, £4/3 Ghetto Rack ‘Em Up. Join DJ Aquarius for blues, rock and country. 10pm, £tbc. Marlborough Bar & Theatre Open Mic. 8pm. Queen’s Arms Skint. See Tuesday. R-Bar I Can’t Wait For The Weekend To Begin!. Funked up, soulful and uplifting house from 9.30pm. Bar open 12pm–2am, free. Revenge GirlsOnTop Christmas Party. Deck Heroine LadyBex and DJ Smiffy doll out trashy trax and christmas hits galore. 10:30pm-4am, £free b4 11:30 with passes, 4/5 after. The Basement Box. Juice FM’s Jonesy plays chart hit remixes, funky house and dance anthems. 11pm–4am, free.
Friday 12 Charles Street Bar Fairylea. Classic cheese, trash and oldies dished. Bar open 11am. Charles Street Club Curiosity Lite. Pure unadulterated trashy disco pop, 10:30pm–3am, £5/4/3 NUS. Ghetto Popstarz. Playin’ indie recent and retro! 10pm, free b4 11. Legends Pre-Celebration. Pure Pop. 7pm, free. Marlborough Bar & Theatre Girls’ Night. 2 floors of mayhem with guest DJs. 9pm–2am. Queen’s Arms Pink. Definitive handbag, commercial and camp tunes. 9pm–2am, free.
R-Bar The GirlsOnTop Bar. DJ Smiffy hauls her best in trash, pop and party tunes from Girls on Top to R-Bar. 12pm–2am. Revenge X-Factor Finalists. Get in on that X-Factor frenzy, with the chance to see the act voted out on Saturday, the following Friday at Revenge. 10:30pm-5am, £5. Star Inn Return of The Friday Bears Inc. Guest DJs play uplifting funky house and pop remixes. 8pm–1am, free. The Basement Celebration with Dolly Rocket. Alex Baker plays girly pop & handbag tracks all night long. 11pm–4am, free all night!
Saturday 13 Amsterdam Sun Downers. Enjoy the best beach house music in Brighton. 8pm–2am, free. Charles Street Club Mardi Gras. A blend of Gogo Boys, Feathered Girls, HRH Queen Josephine and Lil Alex. 11pm–3am, £5/3. Ghetto Wigout. A kitschy, cool night for the seriously unserious. 10pm, free b4 11. Legends Pre-Ignition. Dance sounds from 7pm. Marlborough Bar & Theatre Party. Guest DJs and live music. 9pm–2am, free. Queen’s Arms Karaoke Party with Kamp Kevin. Vocalists, comedians and drag (3:30–5:30pm). Then party with Kamp Kevin. Bar open 12pm–12:30am, free. R-Bar Kinky Baby. A pre-clubbing crowd get ready for Kinky Dangerous from 9pm with Dulcie Danger. Bar Open 12pm–7am, free. Revenge Kinky Dangerous. Gay Brighton's Kings of the Saturday night! 4 top DJs, 2 floors, and 6.5 hours of fun. 10:30pm–4am, £7/3. Star Inn Bear Essentials. DJ Charlie. Bar open 12pm–1am, free. The Aquarium Theatre Bar Cabaret Night. 9pm, free. The Basement Ignition. With the funky house and chart remix sounds of DJ Peter Castle. 11pm–4am, free all night! The PV at The Jury’s Out Saturday Madness. The best in Brighton duets from 4:30pm, then PV’s house DJs take over! Bar open 12pm, free.
Sunday 14 Amsterdam Sunday Lunch. Traditional roasts (12–5:30pm) with a cabaret twisted. Hosted by Connie Conway from 8pm, free. Ghetto Eurotrash. Pop Cabaret! 10pm, free. Legends Sunday Cabaret and Chill Out. 3:15pm. Marlborough Bar & Theatre Yummy Roasts. Dishing up ‘til they’re gone! 12pm. Queen’s Arms Top cabaret at 5.30pm & Betty Swollocks Karaoke Show. 12pm–3am, free. The Basement Embrace. Dripping in charty tracks provided by DJ Nick Shepherdson from G-A-Y! 11pm–4am, free.
Monday 15 Amsterdam The Monday Musical. Bar open 11am, free. Charles Street Club Studio 150. DJs Luke and Ali spin the best party tracks with mammoth drinks promos. 10pm–2am, £1.50. Ghetto (Formerly Candy Bar) Shibby Shabblers. DJs Pookie and Crackwhore. £1.50 pints and vodka mix. 9pm–2am, £tbc. Legends Dave Lynn and Friends. A hysterical night of cabaret, 9:30pm. Bar open 11pm–5am. Marlborough Trans night. Queen’s Arms Cherry Poppins Karaoke Show. plus drinks promos, 9pm. Bar open 12pm, free. The Basement Back to the 80s and 90s. Let DJ Steve Lush whisk you back with his classic floor fillers. 11pm–4am, free.
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Survivors BBC1, Tuesdays, 9pm This is a remake of the original Survivors, which hit our TV screens between 1975 and 1977. The term ‘remake‘ is used loosely as this has been based on the original but is more ‘re-imagined‘. By all accounts the original was excellent (a friend of mine hasn’t stopped talking about how good the original was and how she hopes this matches up to it – I have to take her word for it seeing as I wasn’t born when the original was on!). This is where I feel I have a one-up on all of those that saw the original, as I have nothing to compare it with. In the first episode we saw the outbreak of a flu-like virus that causes the human bodies immune system to turn on itself, therefore killing humans from the inside out. We met the main characters, all of whom have some strange natural immunity to the virus. A mother, who desperately wants to find her son who was on a holiday camp after recovering from leukaemia; a doctor who watched everyone die; a prisoner (played by Max Beesley) the only survivor out of an entire prison and has a very violent streak; a rich gentleman; a young boy, and a man who just wants to go and live in the middle of nowhere, on his own. Coincidentally, they all manage to bump into each other on their travels through a deserted country. The end of the first episode sees the mother trying to convince everyone they should stick together (pretty good idea if you ask me). We also see a small snippet, which leads us to believe the virus was made by man, and accidentally released. I enjoyed this – I do tend to enjoy most apocalyptic films or TV programmes. There are some amazing shots of the deserted cities. The cast are very good, within minutes you feel you have become quite attached to some of them, the little boy, upon realising everyone is dead, runs home and hides under his duvet (sniff, sniff). This is just what we need with the freezing weather. Nothing beats an apocalyptic drama, while the wind is blowing a gale. This review is totally biased because I like the subject matter and I like Max Beesley. On the downside, I reckon this could become quite predictable at times and it may mean you lose the feeling of the programme. I would recommend that you give this a go at least. The episodes you may have missed are available on iPlayer, so there is no excuse.
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TUESDAY 9 The Perfect Storm ★★★★★ (2000, BBC1, 10.35pm. Dir Wolfgang Petersen Based on a true story of a commercial fishing boat caught out in one of the biggest storms on record, this starstudded cast put in an incredible performance and are still upstaged by the sea. Starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C Reilly and Karen Black amongst others.
WEDNESDAY 10 Phantoms ★★★✩✩ (1998, BBC1, 11.30pm. Dir Joe Chappelle) Trapped in a town by some evil kind of creepies, a group of disparate people – aren’t they always? – must find a way to defeat the ghoulies, or at least escape the town. Much trashed at the time of release but really quite creepy and worthy of its A-list cast.
Movies on the box this week Romantic comedy. A middle-aged would-be writer takes his soon-to-be married once famous actor friend on a week-long road trip through California’s wine country, prior to his wedding. While meditating on friendship, love and regret, they meet two free-spirited local women who make them confront their futures.
Ryan’s Daughter★★★✩✩ (1970, TCM, 10.55pm. Dir David Lean) The Oscar-winning controversial story of an Irish girl who has an affair with a British soldier during World War I, despite opposition from her nationalist neighbours. The film is a very loose adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary. A Lean classic that divides opinion.
Sarah Miles, Ryan’s Daughter, Saturday, 10.55pm TCM
THURSDAY 11 Bad Santa ★★★★✩ (2003, Five, 9pm. Dir Terry Zwigoff) Christmas getting too sickly sweet? Fear not. Billy Bob Thornton is on hand to get it all grimy and messed up. He stars as a crook who spends each Yuletide as a mall Santa, ripping off the department stores he works for and coughing out booze breath on the little dears as a side order of nasty. This year he gets a little distracted.
FRIDAY 12 Far And Away ★★★★✩ (1992, ITV3, 10pm. (Dir Ron Howard) Epic tale about immigration that cemented Tom Cruise’s earlier marriage to Nicole Kidman. He’s but an Irish poor boy falling for the fancy lady of the big house. As they venture to the new world, their fortune and future depends on their wits and good luck.
Mad Dog And Glory ★★★✩✩ (1993, ITV1, 11.45pm. John McNaughton) Bill Murray is the poor sap who saves mobster De Niro’s life and in exchange is given bar girl Glory (Uma Thurman) for a week as a thank you. With this as the catalyst, the drama comedy continues as each affects the other in ways they’d never thought.
SATURDAY 13 Sideways ★★★★✩ (2004, Channel 4, 10.05pm. Dir Alexander Payne)
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SUNDAY 14 Memphis Belle ★★★✩✩ (1990, ITV3, 9pm. Dir Michael Caton-Jones) The story of the American bomber crew of the Memphis Belle, the first US airmen to complete a full tour of 25 missions during the air battle of Europe during the Second World War. The film begins the night before the Belle’s last mission, and follows the crew through the hectic flight that they must endure, and survive, in order to go home.
MONDAY 15 Ballistic: Ecks Vs Sever
★★✩✩✩ (2002, Channel 5, 10pm. Dir Wych Kaosayananda) Starring Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu. Hi-tech action thriller in a pair of former government agents and bitter rivals must form an uneasy alliance to thwart a terrorist. The ex-agents must track down a rogue agent in possession of a highly destructive gadget.
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tuesday 9 Horizon: Allergy Planet BBC2, 9pm Fifty years ago one in 30 were affected by allergies, now it’s one in three. Quite how this has happened has bamboozled the clever bods. To try and find out a bit more Horizon travels the globe, from remote islands to the polluted centre of California and to the UK to find out more from sufferers and scientists alike.
Man Hunters: Our Turkish Toyboys Channel 4, 10pm Whether it’s full-on love or a bit of holiday slap and tickle, romance is never far away from the minds of many vacationing ladies. This documentary follows two middleaged British women seeking younger romance in the holiday resorts of Turkey, and the turns their emotional journey take.
Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe BBC4, 10.30pm This week’s acid tongue TV victim suffering at the wit and bite of Mr Brooker is ‘mission’ documentaries. You know the ones, where a semi-celeb stands in front of the camera at the beginning and states their ‘mission’ only to finish on a daft gimmick. Lampoons ahoy!
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6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Hospital Heroes 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Buy It, Sell It, Bank It? 11.45 Cash In The Attic 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 Diagnosis Murder 3.00 BBC News 3.05 Jakers: The Adventures Of Piggley Wink 3.25 Uncle Max 3.40 Watch My Chops 3.50 The Secret Show 4.05 The Slammer 4.34 The Owl 4.35 Blue Peter 5.00 Newsround 5.15 The Weakest Link
6.00 – 10.00am Children’s television 10.00 Something Special 10.15 Get Squiggling 10.30 In The Night Garden 11.00 Dangermouse 11.10 The Flintstones 11.35 The Flintstones 12.00pm The Daily Politics 12.30 Working Lunch 1.00 Out Of The Blue 1.25 Coast 1.30 Real Rescues 2.00 Gardeners’ World Top Tips 2.30 Nature’s Top 40 3.00 Murder, She Wrote 3.45 Flog It! 4.30 Step Up To The Plate 5.15 Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
6.00am GMTV 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.15 ITV News And Weather 11.20 Meridian News And Weather 11.25 This Morning 12.30pm Loose Women 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News And Weather 2.00 House Guest 2.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal 3.15 Spin Star 4.00 Rosemary Shrager’s School For Cooks 5.00 Golden Balls
6.10am The Hoobs 6.35 Planet Cook 7.00 Freshly Squeezed 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.25 The Class 8.55 Fat March USA 9.55 Charmed 10.55 Charmed 11.50 Supporting Acts 12.00pm News At Noon 12.30 Will And Grace 1.00 FILM: Mary, Queen Of Scots (1971) 3.25 Countdown 4.15 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 The Paul O’Grady Show
6.00 – 9.00am Children’s teelvision 9.00 The Wright Stuff 10.30 Trisha Goddard 11.30 Behind Closed Doors 12.30pm Five News 12.45 Going For Gold 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home And Away 2.50 Going For Gold Extra 3.10 FILM: Scandalous Me (1998) 5.00 Five News With Matt Barbet 5.30 Neighbours
6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 The One Show 7.30 EastEnders Bianca is thrown into turmoil when she uncovers the shocking truth about Tony, but will he convince her that Whitney is lying? 7.57 BBC News; Regional News 8.00 Holby City Linden begins to lose faith in Callie’s recovery, and it is up to Maddy to find a way to reignite his passion, and Daisha finally makes a decision about baby Joe. A middle name of Ebadiah? Probably not. 9.00 Survivors Post-apocalyptic drama. When Abby learns of a group of young boys living in a nearby mansion, she leaves her new friends in the hopes of finding her son. Arriving at the mansion, she finds herself in the middle of a land dispute, and must broker a truce if she is to find Peter. 10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.33 BBC Weather 10.35 FILM: The Perfect Storm (2000) Starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John Reilly, Karen Allen. Seafaring drama based on the true story. Not for the tsunami-phobic. 12.35am Weatherview 12.40 Sign Zone: See Hear 1.10 Oceans: Southern Ocean 2.10 Looking For Dad 3.10 Helicopter Heroes 3.55 Joins BBC News
6.00 Eggheads Jeremy Vine hosts a quiz show. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two Claudia is joined by this week’s saved couple. There aren’t many left – who’s your favourite? 7.00 Delia Delia does desserts, including Portuguese custard tarts, no cook cheesecake, a wonderful pancake concoction called Kaiser Schmarm and a delicious chocolate Ricotta Mousse. Back up, no cook cheesecake?! Yes please! 7.30 All Over The Shop Business guru Geoff Burch strives to go upmarket in the shops of Leeds. 8.00 Natural World Wildlife film. Cork producer and wildlife enthusiast, Francisco Garrett explains what will be lost if cork stoppers are replaced by plastic or screwtops. 8.50 Badlands Raging Bulls Nature documentary series. 9.00 Horizon: Allergy Planet See highlights. 10.00 Strictly Baz: A Culture Show Special A look at the cinematic visionary, Baz Luhrmann, the director of Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge, as the release for his latest epic Australia approaches. 10.30 Newsnight 11.20 Band Of Brothers Wartime drama series. The men compare points to see who has earned enough to go home.
6.00 Meridian Tonight 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale A relieved Debbie is glad that Jasmine appears to be keeping herself together. Matthew approaches Anna to bail out the Kings. The choir arrange a practice gig. Anyone else smell a Christmas Day concert all set to go awry? 7.30 UEFA Champions League: Chelsea V CFR Cluj Steve Rider introduces live coverage from Stamford Bridge of Chelsea’s final group game against Romanian champions CFR Cluj. The teams drew 0-0 in Romania on matchday 2, but Chelsea must win tonight if they are to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition. With commentary from Peter Drury, pitchside reports from Gabriel Clarke. 10.00 News At Ten And Weather 10.40 UEFA Champions League Highlights Craig Doyle and Robbie Earle look back at this evening’s sixth and final UEFA Champions League Group Stage games. 12.00am Nightwatch With Steve Scott: Emergency 12.50 Heist 1.40 Loose Women 2.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show 3.20 ITV Nightscreen 5.00 CITV: Jim Jam And Sunny (x2) 5.25 Engie Benjy 5.35 Captain Mack 5.45 Meg And Mog 5.55 ITV Early Morning News
6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Louise is worried that Mandy might be having second thoughts about bringing down Warren. Get the philandering so-andso for a Christmas Special! 7.00 Channel 4 News I 7.55 3 Minute Wonder: Rights Universal 8.00 How To Look Good Naked Gok revisits former bouncer and ladette Alison Howard. He helped her find her feminine side, but, a year down the line, is she still tending to her grooming? Sounds like a Mills & Boon novel in the making. 9.00 Country House Rescue New series. Businesswoman Ruth Watson advises the owners of British stately homes how to diversify and raise money to secure the future of their properties. Kicking off with Cothay Manor House in Somerset. 10.00 Man Hunters: Our Turkish Toyboys See highlights. 11.05 Special Needs Pets Documentary following animal lovers. 12.10am PokerStars.com European Poker Tour 1.15 KOTV Classics 2.15 FIVB Beach Volleyball 3.10 Adrenalin Rush 3.35 KOTV Classics 4.00 Ironman 4.25 Volvo Ocean Race 5.20 Freesports On 4 5.45 The Hoobs
6.00 Home And Away Belle cannot resist Aden’s charms. There’s magic in them thar biceps. 6.30 Zoo Days Documentary series based at Chester Zoo. The rhino team prepare for the birth of Kitani’s baby. 7.00 Five News At 7 7.30 Highland Emergency Documentary series following the work of the emergency services in the Highlands of Scotland. 8.00 Danger Men: Gale Force Construction Six-part series examining some of the most dangerous jobs in the world. 9.00 CSI: Miami A jet skier is killed by a piece of slate thrown from a bridge. During the course of the investigation Alexx discovers that her son has been keeping unsavoury company. Yeah, Twiglets. 10.00 CSI: NY Mac, Hawkes and Flack delve into a mysterious secret society to find out if its members are responsible for the death of a student found in the centre of a maze. 11.00 CSI: NY Stella probes the death of a young man who fell face first into the fish tank in his penthouse apartment. Maybe he was empathising with his cat too much. 12.00am The FBI Files 1.00 NBA Basketball 4.10 Boxing USA 4.45 Motorsport Mundial 5.10 Neighbours 5.35 Home And Away
6.00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9.00 Big League Weekend 10.30 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 11.30 Big League Weekend 1.00pm Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2.00 Football: UEFA Champions League 2.30 Football: UEFA Champions League 3.00 Football: UEFA Champions League 3.30 Football: UEFA Champions League 4.00 Football: UEFA Champions League 4.30 Football: UEFA Champions League 5.00 Football: UEFA Champions League 5.30 Football: UEFA Champions League 6.00 Football Asia 6.30 Revista De La Liga 7.30 Gillette Soccer Special 10.00 Revista De La Liga 11.00 Hyundai A League 11.30 Football Asia 12.00am NFL: Total Access 1.00 Revista De La Liga 2.00 Hyundai A League 2.30 Football Asia 3.00 World Motor Sport 5.30 Hyundai A League
Sky Sports 2 6.00am Aerobics: Oz Style 6.30 FEI Equestrian World 7.00 WWE Afterburn 8.00 Showjumping: Spruce Meadows Presents 9.00 British Rally Championship 10.00 World Motor Sport 12.30pm Bowls 2.30 H2O Sports International 3.00 NFL 5.00 WWE: Smackdown 7.00 LIVE Football: UEFA Champions League 10.30 Poker Million 12.30am Sports Unlimited 1.30 Athletics 2.00 European Seniors Tour Golf 3.00 Poker Million
Sky Sports 3 8.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 9.00 Bowls 11.00 Racing News 11.30 Aerobics: Oz Style 12.00pm Showjumping: Spruce Meadows Presents 1.00 Snow Adventures 1.30 NFL: Total Access 2.30 Big League Weekend 4.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 5.00 NFL: Total Access 6.00 Mountain Bike World 6.30 Athletics 7.00 NFL 9.00 Bowls 11.00 Athletics 11.30 European Seniors Tour Golf 12.30am Bowls Victoria Nangle
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7.00pm Spendaholics 8.00 Dog Borstal 9.00 Last Man Standing 10.00 EastEnders 10.30 Grownups 11.00 Family Guy (x2) 11.45 Clone 12.15am Last Man Standing 1.10 Dog Borstal 2.10 Grownups 2.40 Clone 3.10 Spendaholics 4.05 The Last Millionaire 5.30 Close
7.30pm Versailles Stories 8.00 The Thirties In Colour 9.00 Stephen Fry: Guilty Pleasures 9.30 Only Connect 10.00 The Story Of Asthma Island 10.30 Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe. See highlights. 11.00 Hancock And Joan 12.30am Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe 1.00 Stephen Fry: Guilty Pleasures
12.00pm Coronation Street (x2) 1.00 Emmerdale 1.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (x2) 3.45 The Ricki Lake Show 4.30 Sally Jessy Raphael 5.15 The Montel Williams Show 6.00 Judge Judy (x2) 7.00 Smallville 8.00 Take That Come To Town 9.00 FILM: Total Recall (1990) 11.20 FILM: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
12.30pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot 1.35 Heartbeat 2.35 Jeeves And Wooster 3.40 Kavanagh QC 5.15 Home To Roost 5.50 Heartbeat 6.50 Jeeves And Wooster 8.00 Wild At Heart 9.00 A Touch Of Frost 11.00 The Last Detective 12.30am PD James: Unnatural Causes 2.30 Kavanagh QC 3.50 Film File 4.00 Teleshopping
1.45pm One Tree Hill 2.35 The OC 3.30 Gilmore Girls 4.25 Hollyoaks 5.00 Friends (x2) 6.00 Scrubs (x2) 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 My Name Is Earl 8.00 Friends (x2) 9.00 Smallville: Superman The Early Years (x2) 11.00 Skins 12.00am Roy Chubby Brown: Britain’s Rudest Comedian 1.00 Shameless 2.00 Peep Show
3.00pm Brothers And Sisters (2) 5.00 Grand Designs 6.05 Deal Or No Deal 7.00 Property Ladder 8.00 News 8.30 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 9.00 Come Dine With Me 10.00 True Stories: An Independent Mind 11.55 FILM: Shooting Magpies (2005) 1.40am True Stories: An Independent Mind
3.00pm Will And Grace (x2) 4.00 Charmed (x2) 6.00 America’s Next Top Model 7.00 Will And Grace (x2) 8.00 America’s Next Top Model 9.00 New Most Haunted 10.00 Conversations With A Serial Killer 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.00am Missing 1.00 Will And Grace (x2)
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2.00pm That 70s Show (x2) 3.00 Becker (x2) 4.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 5.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (x2) 6.00 Frasier (x2) 7.00 The King Of Queens (x2) 8.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 9.00 South Park 9.30 Scrubs 10.00 Sex And The City 10.40 Coupling 11.20 Kitchen Confidential (x2) 12.20am Frasier (x2)
2.30pm Unsolved Murders 3.00 Deadliest Catch 4.00 Time Team 5.00 Mythbusters 6.00 American Chopper 7.00 How Do They Do It? 7.30 How Stuff’s Made 8.00 Deadliest Catch 9.00 Mythbusters (x2) 11.00 Couples Who Kill 12.00am Deranged Killers 1.00 A Haunting 2.00 Forensic Detectives
1.00pm Quantum Leap 2.00 The Invisible Man 3.00 FILM: Ground Zero (2000) 5.00 Thunderbirds 6.05 Angel 7.00 The Invisible Man 8.00 FILM: Earthstorm (2006) 9.40 FILM: The Foreigner (2003) 11.40 FILM: Emmanuelle In Space: A World Of Desire (1994) 1.40am Stephen King’s The Stand
10.50am The Apartment (1960) 1.00pm Holiday Inn (1942) 2.45 The Movie Geek 3.15 D-Day The Sixth Of June (1956) 5.05 Shenandoah (1965) 6.55 Operation Petticoat (1959) 9.00 Experiment In Terror (1962) 11.10 D-Day The Sixth Of June (1956) 1.00am Shenandoah (1965)
11.10am Nacho Libre (2006) 12.50pm Nina’s Heavenly Delights (2006) 2.30 Water (2005) 4.30 Ten Canoes (2006) 6.15 Goodbye Bafana (2007) 8.15 Kenny (2007) 10.00 Nacho Libre (2006) 11.35 Going To Pieces: The Rise And Fall Of The Slasher Film (2006) 1.15am The Top 10 Show
1.00pm Theodora Goes Wild (1936) 2.55 The Woodlanders (1997) 4.45 Only Yesterday (1991) 7.10 Catch That Kid (2004) 9.00 The Transporter (2002) Jason Statham is moving things from A to B with expansive fire power and minimal dialogue. 10.45 Mirror (1976) 12.50am Bamako (2006)
9.00am Blossoms In The Dust (1941) 10.50 Billy Rose’s Jumbo (1962) 1.00pm Kiss Me Kate (1953) 3.00 Light In The Piazza (1962) 4.50 Till The Clouds Roll By (1946) 7.15 Tick... Tick... Tick (1970) 9.00 Point Blank (1967) 10.40 Shaft In Africa (1973) 12.35am Mr Ricco (1975) 2.30 Wild Rovers (1971)
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wednesday 10 Jack: A Soldier’s Story BBC1, 9pm In Afghanistan the Grenadier Guards experienced some of the fiercest fighting since World War II. Fast forward and Lance Corporal Jack Mizon, after being honoured for bravery, is having difficulty adjusting. With frequent fights outside his barracks and a GBH charge hanging over him, the BBC dig deeper into Jack’s tale.
The Cheryl Cole Factor Five, 10pm The X Factor’s coming to its natural end but its latest addition to the judges’ panel is flying, career-wise. With her tear-ridden plea each week that “this is the bit I hate – do we have to do it?” whenever it comes to chucking someone out, she’s warmed the cockles of the nation’s hearts. But she wasn’t always so loved.
Doctor Who Confidential At Christmas BBC3, 7pm As the latest seasonal Doctor Who starts to generate a bit of excitement, it’s worth taking a look behind the scenes at last year’s Titanic effort, featuring Kylie Minogue as the Doctor’s assistant. Talking to the production team, writers and cast further Who insight can be found.
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6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Hospital Heroes 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Buy It, Sell It, Bank It? 11.45 Cash In The Attic 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 Diagnosis Murder 3.00 BBC News 3.05 Jakers: The Adventures Of Piggley Wink 3.25 Uncle Max 3.40 Watch My Chops 3.50 The Secret Show 4.05 Get 100 4.34 The Owl 4.35 Blue Peter 5.00 Newsround 5.15 The Weakest Link
6.00 – 9.00am Children’s television 9.00 Harry And Toto 9.10 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies 9.20 Charlie And Lola 9.30 Finley The Fire Engine 9.45 The Koala Brothers 9.55 Fun With Phonics 10.00 Numberjacks 10.15 Get Squiggling 10.30 In The Night Garden 11.00 Wildlife On Two 11.30 The Daily Politics 1.00pm See Hear 1.30 Working Lunch 2.00 Gardeners’ World Top Tips 2.30 Nature’s Top 40 3.00 Murder, She Wrote 3.45 Flog It! 4.30 Step Up To The Plate 5.15 Bargain Hunt Famous Finds 6.00 Eggheads Jeremy Vine hosts the quiz show. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Claudia Winkleman is back with all the backstage gossip. 7.00 Top Gear Jeremy and James invade Greenham Common airbase to ask if the Communists ever made a good car. Wonder if they’ll get any more of an answer than the women of the 80s to their questions. 8.00 Oceans: Mediterranean An exploration of the profound effect that mankind is having on the Mediterranean Sea. 9.00 Heroes The eclipse continues to impact the Heroes’ abilities, as Elle and Sylar face off against a vengeful HRG and Claire struggles to survive. In’t she indestructible, like? 9.45 Heroes Unmasked Heroes Unmasked steps back in time to look at how Production Designer Ruth Ammon and her team planned out their design from the very beginning. 10.00 Outnumbered Sitcom. Mum and Dad try to negotiate the hell that is being trapped in a foreign airport with young children. 10.30 Newsnight 11.20 After Rome: Holy War And Conquest Boris Johnson travels around Europe to continue his investigation into ‘the clash of civilisations’. 12.20am Long Way Down 1.20 BBC News
6.00am GMTV 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.15 ITV News And Weather 11.20 Meridian News And Weather 11.25 This Morning 12.30pm Loose Women 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News And Weather 2.00 House Guest 2.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal 3.15 Spin Star 4.00 Rosemary Shrager’s School For Cooks 5.00 Golden Balls
6.10am The Hoobs 6.35 Planet Cook 7.00 Freshly Squeezed 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.25 The Class 8.55 Fat March USA 9.55 Charmed 10.55 Charmed 11.50 Supporting Acts 12.00pm News At Noon 12.30 Eating For Britain 12.45 Supernanny US 1.40 FILM: Went The Day Well? (1944) 3.25 Countdown 4.15 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 The Paul O’Grady Show
6.00 – 9.00am Children’s television 9.00 The Wright Stuff 10.30 Trisha Goddard 11.30 Behind Closed Doors 12.30pm Five News 12.45 Going For Gold 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home And Away 2.50 Going For Gold Extra 3.10 FILM: Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (2005) 5.00 Five News With Matt Barbet 5.30 Neighbours
6.00am Good Morning Sports Fans (x4) 9.00 Football Asia 9.30 Hyundai A League 10.00 Revista De La Liga 11.00 Football: UEFA Champions League (x4) 1.00 Revista De La Liga 2.00 Football: UEFA Champions League (x7) 5.30 Hyundai A League 6.00 LIVE Football: UEFA Champions League Build-Up 7.30 Gillette Soccer Special 10.00 LIVE Test Cricket
6.00 Meridian Tonight 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Pollard and David realise that Nicola may not be on their side. Duh! Nicola’s always on Nicola’s side and no one else’s. 7.30 Coronation Street Maria’s disturbed state of mind causes concern among her friends. Can the Platts and Windasses agree to a truce? That’d be a boring Christmas. 8.00 The Bill Jo recognises a teenage overdose victim as Kelly Porterfield, a girl she had previously arrested for soliciting. When the overdose turns out to be murder, Jo and Mickey question Kelly’s ex-boyfriend Andy. 9.00 Cops With Cameras Britain’s police record their daily battle on the front line of crime. Cheers for that. 10.00 News At Ten; Weather 10.40 Numb3rs Don investigates when two young women die from overdoses. It’s a habit on ITV tonight. 11.40 Nightwatch With Steve Scott: Emergency 12.35am Quantum Of Solace: Planning Bond’s Downfall... 1.00 Heist 1.50 Loose Women 2.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 3.30 ITV Nightscreen 5.00 CITV: Jim Jam And Sunny (x2) 5.25 Engie Benjy 5.35 Captain Mack 5.45 Meg And Mog 5.55 ITV Early Morning News
6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Newt agrees to enter a karaoke competition at The Dog. Will he be the next pretender to Steph’s crown? 7.00 Channel 4 News 7.55 3 Minute Wonder: Rights Universal 8.00 The Home Show Architect George Clarke tackles a Surrey house with beautiful views but drab interiors. Owners are split between wanting a garage and a kitchen. How about cooking in the car? No? 9.00 The Devil’s Whore Sexby is arrested and exiled after refusing to fight for Cromwell, leaving Angelica to agree to honour his departing wish. Returning to England in disguise, Sexby hatches a plan to assassinate Cromwell. Bang! 10.05 Desperate Housewives A deadly fire takes hold as the guys play at the ‘Battle of the Bands’. 11.05 The Inbetweeners Six-part sitcom about four teenagers growing up in suburbia. 11.40 Balls Of Steel Mark Dolan introduces new comedic talent. 12.30am 4 Music: Shockwaves 1.00 T-Mobile Transmission: Collaborations 1.10 What About Me? 1.40 FILM: The Last Mitterand (2005) 3.45 Hill Street Blues 4.30 Countdown 5.15 British Triathlon Grand Prix 2008 5.45 The Hoobs
6.00 Home And Away Nicole’s mother is back in her life. Kirsty is in danger. Leah loses her temper. Not all of these events involve Nicole’s mum. 6.30 Vets In Action Intern vet, Kate, is in a race against time to save a young horse diagnosed with colic. 7.00 Five News At 7 7.30 Highland Emergency The RAF races to save a woman missing on Ben Nevis and a helicopter has to avoid dangerous power cables to save an injured man. 8.00 Combat Chefs Major Harry Lomas is furious when he finds that his chefs have been cutting corners in the kitchen. And you don’t want to see him when he’s angry. 9.00 Dangerous Adventures For Boys Lord Brockett and his son William learn the skills of a World War II spy and carry out a mission to steal sensitive documents from behind enemy lines. Of course. Doesn’t everyone? 10.00 The Cheryl Cole Factor See highlights. 11.05 Police Interceptors The police dog unit is called into action to chase a thief. Think The Littlest Hobo meets The Bill. 12.05am PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II 1.35 NHL 4.20 FIM Motocross - Benelux 5.10 Neighbours 5.35 Home And Away
6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 The One Show 7.30 Dom’s On The Case: Hospital Charges Dom Littlewood looks at the clever ways that the NHS makes money out of its patients, from car parking charges to the high street chains in the foyer. Hmmm. 7.57 BBC News; Regional News 8.00 Little Dorrit Mr Dorrit returns to Venice a broken man, after a visit to London revives some unwelcome memories. Drought? Hence Venice. 8.30 Wild About Your Garden Giving urban spaces a makeover. 9.00 Jack: A Soldier’s Story See highlights. 10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.33 BBC Weather 10.35 The National Lottery Draws Bringing hope and disappointment to all in this time of debt. 10.45 Medium Drama following a housewife who dreams dead people. 11.30 FILM: Phantoms (1998) Starring Peter O’Toole, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck. Suspenseful thriller. 1.00am Weatherview Detailed 1.05 Sign Zone: Stephen Fry In America 2.05 The American Future: A History, By Simon Schama 3.05 The People’s Hospital 3.35 Indian Food Made Easy 4.05 Helicopter Heroes
Sky Sports 2 6.00am Aerobics: Oz Style 6.30 Snow Adventures 7.00 WWE Vintage Collection 8.00 Sports Unlimited 9.00 Snow Adventures 9.30 Mountain Bike World 10.00 Poker Million 12.00pm Athletics 12.30 Mountain Bike World 1.00 Max Power 2.00 Poker Million 4.00 Revista De La Liga 5.00 NFL: Total Access 6.00 Powerboat P1 Championship: Evolution Review 7.00 European Tour Weekly 7.30 LIVE Football: UEFA Champions League 11.00 You’re On Sky Sports 12.00am FIFA Futbol Mundial 12.30 Hyundai A League 1.00 Watersports World 2.00 Sports Unlimited 3.00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 3.30 Sky Sports Classics 3.45 LIVE Test Cricket
Sky Sports 3 9.30am Volvo Ocean Race 10.30 Athletics 11.00 Racing News 11.30 Aerobics: Oz Style 12.00pm Sports Unlimited 1.00 NFL: Total Access 2.00 Snow Adventures 2.30 Mountain Bike World 3.00 Sports Unlimited 4.00 Watersports World 5.00 WWE The Bottom Line 6.00 WWE Afterburn 7.00 Watersports World 8.00 Powerboat P1 Championship: Evolution Review 9.00 LIVE Poker Million 12.00am NFL: Total Access 1.00 Tenpin Bowling 2.00 Trans World Sport 3.00 Powerboat P1 Championship: Evolution Review 5.00 Watersports World
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7.00pm Doctor Who Confidential At Christmas. See highlights. 8.00 Doctor Who 8.50 Doctor Who Confidential 9.00 The Last Millionaire 10.00 Heroes 10.45 Family Guy (x2) 11.30 Last Man Standing 12.30am The Last Millionaire 1.25 Clone 1.55 Doctor Who Confidential At Christmas 2.55 Dog Borstal
7.00pm World News Today 7.30 Nation On Film 8.00 Francesco’s Venice 9.00 The Medici: Makers Of Modern Art 10.00 FILM: The Beat My Heart Skipped (2005) 11.45 The Medici: Makers Of Modern Art 12.45am Francesco’s Venice 1.45 Nation On Film 2.15 Jazz Britannia 3.15 The Medici: Makers Of Modern Art
1.00pm Airline USA 1.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (x2) 3.45 The Ricki Lake Show 4.30 Sally Jessy Raphael 5.15 The Montel Williams Show 6.00 Judge Judy (x2) 7.00 Smallville 8.00 Here Come The Boys 9.00 FILM: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 11.45 Coronation Street 12.15am FILM: The Bourne Identity (2002)
1.55pm Jeeves And Wooster 3.00 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime 4.10 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.15 Surgical Spirit 5.50 Heartbeat 6.55 Jeeves And Wooster 8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 9.00 Life 10.00 A Touch Of Frost 12.05am The Last Detective 1.30 FILM: Montana Sky (2007)
1.45pm One Tree Hill 2.35 Joan Of Arcadia 3.30 Gilmore Girls 4.25 Hollyoaks 5.00 Friends (x2) 6.00 Scrubs (x2) 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 My Name Is Earl 8.00 Friends (x2) 9.00 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 10.00 Rude Tube 10.30 Beehive (x2) 11.30 Fonejacker 12.00am Dylan Moran: Like, Totally 1.00 Shameless
3.00pm Brothers And Sisters (x2) 5.00 Grand Designs 6.05 Deal Or No Deal 7.00 Property Ladder 8.00 News 8.30 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 9.00 The Ascent Of Money 10.00 Prince Charles’ Other Mistress 11.05 FILM: Eden Valley (1994) 1.05am Curb Your Enthusiasm (x2) 2.20 The Ascent Of Money
3.00pm Will And Grace (x2) 4.00 Charmed (x2) 6.00 America’s Next Top Model 7.00 Will And Grace (x2) 8.00 Grey’s Anatomy 9.00 Private Practice 10.00 CSI: Miami 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.00am Missing 1.00 Will And Grace (x2) 2.00 Private Practice 3.00 Moonlight 3.55 The Cut
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2.00pm That 70s Show (x2) 3.00 Becker (x2) 4.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 5.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (x2) 6.00 Frasier (x2) 7.00 The King Of Queens (x2) 8.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 9.00 Scrubs (x2) 10.00 Sex And The City 11.00 Coupling 11.40 Scrubs 12.10am Scrubs 12.40 Frasier (x2)
2.00pm Crime Museum UK 2.30 Unsolved Murders 3.00 Deadliest Catch 4.00 Time Team 5.00 Mythbusters 6.00 American Chopper 7.00 How Do They Do It? 7.30 How Stuff’s Made 8.00 Deadliest Catch 9.00 Rome 10.00 Egypt’s Top Ten Mysteries 11.00 Couples Who Kill 12.00am Deranged Killers
1.00pm Quantum Leap 2.00 The Invisible Man 3.00 FILM: Terminal Error (2001) 5.00 Thunderbirds 6.05 Angel 7.00 The Invisible Man 8.00 FILM: The Dead Will Tell (2004) 9.50 FILM: The Messengers (2007) 11.40 FILM: Stephen King’s Firestarter (1984) 1.50am Stephen King’s The Stand 3.00 Dead Like Me
12.00pm The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) 2.15 Wild In The Country (1961) 4.15 The Movie Geek 4.45 The War Lord (1965) 6.50 The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) 9.00 The Blob (1958) 10.30 Steptoe And Son (1972) 12.20am The Killers (1964) 2.05 Wild In The Country (1961)
11.10am Little Children (2006) 1.30pm The Serpent (2006) 3.35 Sky Movies Preview 4.05 Earth (1998) 6.00 The Walker (2007) 8.00 Away From Her (2006) 10.00 I Want You (1998) 11.35 Little Children (2006) 2.00am 35mm 2.30 The Big Lebowski (1998) 4.30 Sky Movies Preview (x2)
1.00pm The Wrong Arm Of The Law (1963) 2.55 23 Paces To Baker Street (1956) 5.00 The Kentuckian (1955) 7.10 The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) 90s remake of the 60s sitcom about a family of rich bumkins. 9.00 Transporter 2 (2004) 10.45 Lucky Number Slevin (2006) 12.50am Principles Of Lust (2003)
8.42am Friendly Persuasion (1956) 11.25 Sherlock Holmes: Dressed To Kill (1942) 1.00pm Passage To Marseille (1944) 3.00 Hotel Paradiso (1966) 4.55 Three Daring Daughters (1948) 7.00 Bhowani Junction (1956) 9.00 The Jazz Singer (1980) 11.00 Catholic Boys (1985) 12.55am The Strawberry Statement (1970)
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thursday 11 The Pregnant Man Channel 4, 9pm After the shock pregnancy pictures were splashed across the red tops a few months back, such things have firmly been put into the realms of reality and out of the pages of The Sport. This takes a look at Thomas Beatie’s gender re-assignment and how he and his wife were thrown into a media storm for a child.
Lead Balloon BBC2, 10pm Criticised as being too much like US hit Curb Your Enthusiasm, yet only recently making it onto terrestrial, Jack Dee’s grumpy comedy of errors keeps pottering on regardless. This week Rick and Mel are invited to the theatre and, much to Rick’s chagrin, the play’s written by an ex stand-up Rick shared the stage with.
The New Avengers BBC4, 7.40pm Ever worried about premonitions? Ever worried what weight the dying words of a man might hold? Steed certainly does when the fellow in question predicts the death of an ecologist at midday and said nature lover gets bumped off before the bells have finished chiming. It’s time for Purdey and Gambit to help out.
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6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Hospital Heroes 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Buy It, Sell It, Bank It? 11.45 Cash In The Attic 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 Diagnosis Murder 3.00 BBC News 3.05 Jakers: The Adventures Of Piggley Winks 3.25 Uncle Max 3.40 Watch My Chops 3.50 The Secret Show 4.05 The Slammer 4.35 Election 5.00 Newsround 5.15 The Weakest Link
6.00 – 10.00am Children’s television 10.00 Numberjacks 10.15 Get Squiggling 10.30 In The Night Garden 11.00 Dangermouse 11.10 The Flintstones 11.35 The Flintstones 12.00pm The Daily Politics 12.30 Working Lunch 1.00 Out Of The Blue 1.25 Coast 1.30 Real Rescues 2.00 Gardeners’ World Top Tips 2.30 Nature’s Top 40 3.00 Murder, She Wrote 3.45 Flog It! 4.30 Step Up To The Plate 5.15 Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
6.00am GMTV 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.15 ITV News And Weather 11.20 Meridian News And Weather 11.25 This Morning 12.30pm Loose Women 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News And Weather 2.00 House Guest 2.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal 3.15 Spin Star 4.00 Rosemary Shrager’s School For Cooks 5.00 Golden Balls
6.10am The Hoobs 6.35 Planet Cook 7.00 Freshly Squeezed 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.30 The Class 9.00 Fat March USA 9.55 Charmed 10.55 Charmed 11.50 Supporting Acts 12.00pm News At Noon 12.30 3 Minute Wonder: 12 Days Of Christmas 12.35 Supernanny US 1.30 FILM: Ladies In Lavender (2004) 3.25 Countdown 4.15 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 The Paul O’Grady Show
6.00 – 9.00am Children’s television 9.00 The Wright Stuff 10.30 Trisha Goddard 11.30 Behind Closed Doors 12.30pm Five News 12.45 Going For Gold 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home And Away 2.50 Going For Gold Extra 3.10 FILM: Christy: Choices Of The Heart: Part 1 (2001) 5.00 Five News With Matt Barbet 5.30 Neighbours
6.00am LIVE Test Cricket 12.00pm FIFA Futbol Mundial 12.30 Trans World Sport 1.30 Live Rugby Union: Varsity Match - Oxford V Cambridge 4.00 Test Cricket 6.00 Rugby Union: Varsity Match - Oxford V Cambridge 7.00 Test Cricket 10.30 LIVE Friday Fight Night Live 11.00 LIVE Test Cricket 2.00am Friday Fight Night 3.45 LIVE Test Cricket
6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 The One Show 7.30 EastEnders The square is in shock following the revelations about Tony. Tar and feather him! 7.57 BBC News; Regional News 8.00 Little Dorrit The costume drama based on the Charles Dickens novel concludes. Arthur returns to the Marshalsea a prisoner, Amy goes back to her birthplace to look after him as he lies gravely ill, and Rigaud returns to play out his blackmail in the Clennam house. Fiends! 9.00 Apparitions Supernatural drama series. A sinister apparition of the Virgin Mary haunts a Muslim family who seem to have a connection to Michael. Father Jacob realises he will lose Michael’s soul forever unless he can convince the family that the apparition is a fake. A real religious war over one man. Coo! 10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.33 BBC Weather 10.35 Question Time David Dimbleby chairs the political debate. 11.35 This Week A political review of the week by Andrew Neil and his helpers Abbott and Portillo. 12.20am Skiing Weatherview 12.25 Sign Zone: Panorama 12.55 Watchdog 1.25 Countryfile 2.20 An Island Parish 2.50 Helicopter Heroes 3.35 Joins BBC News
6.00 Eggheads Jeremy Vine hosts the show where every day a new team of challengers take on probably the greatest quiz team in Britain. Not sponsored by a well-known lager. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two Head Judge Len Goodman is back with his dancing masterclass. Don’t his feet hurt? 7.00 James May’s 20th Century During the 20th century teenagers evolved to the point of almost becoming a separate species. James May is on a journey to find out how this came about. 7.30 James May’s 20th Century Each day 180,000 people move into a city somewhere on the planet. James May investigates how the high-rise urban living condition was created. 9.00 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Comedy pop quiz with host Simon Amstell, regular team captain Phill Jupitus, special guest team captain Omid Djalili and other guests, including Martin Freeman. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show Star of The Mummy films Brendan Fraser joins Graham for a chat, and Alesha Dixon will be performing. 10.00 Lead Balloon See highlights. 10.30 Newsnight 11.20 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Johannesburg Repeat of Sunday’s show. 12.20am Seven Days (x2) 1.50 Joins BBC News
6.00 Meridian Tonight 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale The Kings are forced to put their properties up for sale. Fresh blood to the village! 8.00 The Bill The investigation continues and the officers plan a sting on a property where underage girls are subjected to abuse. 9.00 James Bulger – A Mother’s Story: Real Crime A look at one of the most shocking cases in criminal history. In February 1993, James Bulger was just two when he was abducted from a shopping centre and murdered by two ten-year-old boys. In the year he would have celebrated his 18th birthday, this tells the story. 10.00 News At Ten; Weather 10.40 Comedy Classics: On The Buses As a tribute to Reg Varney who died last month, actors and fans recall his most famous role as bus driver, Stan Butler – followed by a complete episde of On the Buses. 11.40 The Last Word 12.10am Nightwatch With Steve Scott: Mystery 1.05 Motorsport UK 1.30 Quincy, ME 2.20 Loose Women 3.10 The Jeremy Kyle Show 4.05 ITV Nightscreen 5.00 CITV: Jim Jam And Sunny (x2) 5.25 Engie Benjy 5.35 Captain Mack 5.45 Meg And Mog 5.55 ITV Early Morning News
6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Calvin goes to see Gaz and his mates about Gilly’s mugging but they all have alibis. Darn and blast those crafty criminals. 7.00 Channel 4 News 7.55 3 Minute Wonder: Rights Universal 8.00 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away Johnnie and Jasmine help a pair of motorbike enthusiasts from Bristol choose between a selection of sizeable properties in Somerset and a farmhouse surrounded by 19-acres in the French region of Haute Garonne. 9.00 The Pregnant Man See highlights. 10.00 Star Stories: Heather Mills Comedy series reimagining the lives of celebrities. Heather Mills offers her side of the story on life with Paul. 10.35 Russell Brand’s Ponderland Tonight, Brand focuses on childhood and adolescence. Did he leave it? 11.10 Fonejacker Comedy series. 11.40 The Law Of The Playground Talking comedy heads reminisce. 12.10am 4 Music: Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions 12.45 4Play: James Morrison 1.00 4Play: Alphabeat 1.10 Coming Up: The Thai Bride 1.45 FILM: Diary Of A Chambermaid (1946) 3.15 Upstairs Downstairs 4.15 Hill Street Blues 5.00 Countdown 5.45 The Hoobs
6.00 Home And Away Bridget’s past comes back to haunt her. Was it a bubble perm? 6.30 Vets In Action Documentary series following four teams of country vets. Pretty animals. Ah. 7.00 Five News At 7 7.30 How Do They Do It? Robert Llewellyn learns how the classic American fire engine is built, and explores how air traffic control at Hong Kong International Airport handles more than 300,000 flights a year. Big hands? 8.00 Secrets Of Egypt: Sphinx This instalment examines some intriguing new theories as to how, when and why the Great Sphinx of Giza was built. Medusa went on holiday? 9.00 FILM: Bad Santa (2003) Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brad Kelly and John Ritter. Black comedy about an alcoholic conman who regularly robs department stores every Christmas Eve by working as a resident Santa Claus. However, his latest plan is complicated by an unusual gaggle. 11.05 Danger Men: Gale Force Construction Six-part series examining some of the most dangerous jobs in the world. 12.05am Quiz Call 4.00 UEFA Cup Classics 4.45 Wildlife SOS 5.10 Neighbours 5.35 Home And Away
Sky Sports 2 6.00am Aerobics: Oz Style 6.30 Snow Adventures 7.00 WWE Experience 8.00 European Tour Weekly 8.30 Live Euro Tour Golf 10.30 Live Golf: Ladies European Tour 1.30pm LIVE Euro Tour Golf 3.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 4.00 Powerboat P1 Championship: Evolution Review 5.00 NFL: Total Access 6.00 Snow Adventures 6.30 ATP Tennis Magazine 7.00 Barclays Premier League World 7.30 LIVE European Rugby: Challenge Cup 10.00 Rugby Union: Varsity Match – Oxford V Cambridge 11.00 Barclays Premier League World 11.30 ATP Tennis Magazine 12.00am NFL: Total Access 1.00 LIVE NFL 4.30 Barclays Premier League World 5.00 Race World
Sky Sports 3 6.00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9.00 Trans World Sport 10.00 Powerboat P1 Championship: Evolution Review 11.00 Racing News 11.30 Aerobics: Oz Style 12.00pm Watersports World 1.00 Poker Million 4.00 WWE: Vintage Collection 5.00 WWE Special 6.00 The Dogs 6.30 Airsports World 7.00 Golf Night 9.00 LIVE Poker Million 12.00am European Rugby: Challenge Cup 3.00 The Dogs 3.30 Sky Sports Classics 3.45 LIVE Test Cricket
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2.00pm UK Border Force 3.00 Cold Case 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 5.00 Malcolm In The Middle (x3) 6.30 Futurama 7.00 The Simpsons (x2) 8.00 Noel’s Are You Smarter Than A Ten-Year-Old? 9.00 Bones 10.00 Cold Case 11.00 Fringe 12.10am Road Wars 1.10 Stargate SG-1 (x2) 2.55 Vanity Insanity
7.00pm Best Of Top Gear 8.00 Last Man Standing 9.00 Kill It, Cook It, Eat It: Christmas Special 10.00 EastEnders 10.30 The Real Hustle: High Stakes 11.00 Family Guy 11.25 Family Guy 11.45 Kill It, Cook It, Eat It: Christmas Special 12.45am Last Man Standing 1.40 The Real Hustle: High Stakes
7.00pm World News Today 7.40 The New Avengers. See highlights. 8.30 Beeching’s Tracks 9.00 Growing Babies 10.00 A Revolution In Childhood 11.30 FILM: The Beat My Heart Skipped (2005) 1.15am Growing Babies 2.15 A Revolution In Childhood 3.45 Growing Babies
12.00pm Coronation Street 12.30 Emmerdale 1.00 Airline USA 1.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (x2) 3.45 The Ricki Lake Show 4.30 Sally Jessy Raphael 5.15 The Montel Williams Show 6.00 Judge Judy (x2) 7.00 Smallville 8.00 Divas II 9.00 FILM: The Bourne Identity (2002) 11.20 FILM: The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
12.50pm Heartbeat 1.55 Jeeves And Wooster 3.00 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime 4.15 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.20 Surgical Spirit 5.50 Heartbeat 6.55 Jeeves And Wooster 8.00 Numb3rs 9.00 Numb3rs 10.00 Life 11.00 Life 12.00am The Last Detective 1.20 The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes
1.45pm One Tree Hill 2.35 Joan Of Arcadia 3.30 Gilmore Girls 4.25 Hollyoaks 5.00 Friends (x2) 6.00 Scrubs (x2) 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 My Name Is Earl 8.00 Friends (x2) 9.00 How To Look Good Naked 10.00 Samantha Who? 10.30 FILM: Mean Girls (2004) 12.30am How To Look Good Naked USA
2.00pm Hill Street Blues 3.00 Brothers And Sisters (x2) 5.00 Grand Designs 6.05 Deal Or No Deal 7.00 Property Ladder 8.00 More4 News 8.30 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 9.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares 10.00 Without A Trace 11.00 The Closer 12.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
1.45pm The Fix 2.00 The Doctors Live 3.00 Will And Grace 3.30 Will And Grace 4.00 Charmed (x2) 6.00 America’s Next Top Model 7.00 Will And Grace (x2) 8.00 Criminal Minds 9.00 Jade 10.00 Grey’s Anatomy 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.00am Missing 1.00 Will And Grace (x2)
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2.40pm Only Fools And Horses 4.20 My Family 5.00 As Time Goes By 5.40 What A Carry On! 6.20 Last Of The Summer Wine (x2) 7.40 Open All Hours 8.20 My Family 9.00 Victoria Wood As Seen On TV 9.55 Only Fools And Horses 11.35 Gimme Gimme Gimme 12.15am Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
3.00pm Becker (x2) 4.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 5.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (x2) 6.00 Frasier (x2) 7.00 The King Of Queens (x2) 8.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 9.00 Rules Of Engagement (x2) 10.00 Sex And The City (x2) 11.10 Coupling 11.50 Kitchen Confidential (x2) 12.50 Frasier (x2) 1.50 Coupling
2.30pm Unsolved Murders 3.00 Deadliest Catch 4.00 Time Team 5.00 Mythbusters 6.00 American Chopper 7.00 How Do They Do It? 7.30 How Stuff’s Made 8.00 Deadliest Catch 9.00 Explosions Gone Wrong 10.00 Death Machines 11.30 Couples Who Kill 12.00am Deranged Killers 1.00 A Haunting
2.00pm The Invisible Man 3.00 FILM: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) 5.00 Thunderbirds 6.05 Angel 7.00 The Invisible Man 8.00 FILM: The Sword Of Xanten (2004) 10.00 Dead Like Me 11.00 Dead Like Me 12.00am FILM: Emmanuelle 2000: Intimate Encounters (2000) 1.50 Stephen King’s The Stand
11.45am A Medal For Benny (1945) 1.15pm Charade (1963) 3.10 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965) 5.05 Lover Come Back (1961) 7.05 Island In The Sky (1953) 9.00 Barbarella (1968) 10.45 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) 12.35am The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
11.15am The General (1998) 1.25pm 36 (2004) 3.20 The Top 10 Show 3.35 Seven Swords (2005) 6.00 Neil Young: Heart Of Gold 7.50 Mo’ Better Blues (1990) 10.00 36 (2004) 11.55 Hard Candy (2006) 1.40am Neil Young: Heart Of Gold 3.25 Repo Man (1984) 5.00 Sky Movies Preview
1.00pm Waterloo Road (1944) 2.30 Cattle Empire (1958) 4.10 Escape To Athena (1979) 6.35 The Parent Trap (1998) Lindsay Lohan shows us her natural hair colour for once as identical tweenage twins. Disney comedy remake. 9.00 Alive (1992) 11.25 The Hills Have Eyes (2006) 1.30am Winter Light (1962)
9.00am Hotel Paradiso (1966) 10.50 Yolanda And The Thief (1945) 1.00pm Interrupted Melody (1955) 3.00 The Biggest Bundle Of Them All (1968) 4.55 The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) 7.10 The Secret Of My Success (1965) 9.00 The Killer Elite (1975) 11.10 Blow-Up (1966) 1.10am Zabriskie Point (1969)
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friday 12 Last Orders: Calling Time On Pubs? BBC2, 7pm Wot, no smoking? Wot, no credit boom? The Money Programme’s Max Flint has started asking – wot no pubs? Every day five boozers close, and whether it’s the cheap alcohol in supermarkets or the credit crunch, something’s putting the pressure on. Time to find out what.
The World’s Greatest Stand-Up Channel 4, 10.40pm The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal is one of the most respected international forums for comedic talent. Here’s some of it. With acts including Lee Evans, Dara O’Briain, Dave Chappelle, Denis Leary, Dylan Moran, Omid Djalili and Tim Allen, it’s a chance to see the best.
Legends: Roy Orbison BBC4, 9pm To mark the 20th anniversary of Roy O’s death this documentary charts the rise of Orbison’s talent, from his sell-out tour with The Beatles to his continuing collaboration with George Harrison as a result of that tour. Whether it’s ‘Pretty Woman’ classics or Travelling Wilbury’s winners, they’re all here.
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6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Hospital Heroes 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Buy It, Sell It, Bank It? 11.45 Cash In The Attic 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 Diagnosis Murder 3.00 BBC News 3.05 Jakers: The Adventures Of Piggley Winks 3.25 Uncle Max 3.40 Watch My Chops 3.50 The Secret Show 4.05 The Revenge Files Of Alistair Fury 4.35 Dani’s House 5.00 Newsround 5.15 The Weakest Link
6.00 – 10.00am Children’s television 10.00 Numberjacks 10.15 Get Squiggling 10.30 In The Night Garden 11.00 Dangermouse 11.10 The Flintstones 11.35 The Flintstones 12.00pm The Daily Politics 12.30 Working Lunch 1.00 Out Of The Blue 1.25 Coast 1.30 Real Rescues 2.00 Gardeners’ World Top Tips 2.30 Nature’s Top 40 3.00 Murder, She Wrote 3.45 Flog It! 4.30 Step Up To The Plate 5.15 Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
6.00am GMTV 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.15 ITV News And Weather 11.20 Meridian News And Weather 11.25 This Morning 12.30pm Loose Women 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News And Weather 2.00 House Guest 2.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal 3.15 Spin Star 4.00 Rosemary Shrager’s School For Cooks 5.00 Golden Balls
6.10am The Hoobs 6.35 Planet Cook 7.00 Freshly Squeezed 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.25 The Class 8.55 Fat March USA 9.55 Charmed 10.55 Charmed 11.50 Supporting Acts 12.00pm News At Noon 12.30 Channel 4 Racing 2.55 One Last Consonant Please Carol 3.25 Countdown 4.15 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 The Paul O’Grady Show
6.00 – 9.00am Children’s television 9.00 The Wright Stuff 10.30 Trisha Goddard 11.30 Behind Closed Doors 12.30pm Five News 12.45 Going For Gold 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home And Away 2.50 Going For Gold Extra 3.10 FILM: Christy: Choices Of The Heart: Part 2 (2001) 5.00 Five News With Matt Barbet 5.30 Neighbours
6.00am LIVE Test Cricket 12.00pm To Be Announced 2.00 Test Cricket 4.00 NFL 5.30 Test Cricket 7.30 LIVE European Rugby 10.30 LIVE Friday Fight Night Live 12.30am Big League Weekend 1.30 Barclays Premier League Preview 2.00 Friday Fight Night 4.00 LIVE Test Cricket
6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 The One Show 7.30 A Question Of Sport Sue Barker hosts the sports quiz. 7.57 BBC News; Regional News 8.00 EastEnders Whitney makes a big decision, and Bianca has a surprise visitor. Social services? 8.30 Parents Of The Band Phil learns Jack has been smoking, and Jack tells him he will ditch the cigarettes if Phil gives up caffeine. Cue shake, rattle and roll. 9.00 Have I Got News For You With guest panellists joining Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, and special guest presenter, Jerry Springer. 10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.33 BBC Weather 10.35 Live At The Apollo The cream of stand-up comedy cut loose. 11.20 National Lottery EuroMillions Draw 11.25 Not Going Out Sitcom. Tim thinks he has finally met the perfect girl, but then he finds out what she does for a living. Snob. 11.55 FILM: Trespass (1992) Starring Bill Paxton. With the mob, murder and both Ice T and Ice Cube. 1.35am Weatherview 1.40 Sign Zone: James May’s Big Ideas 2.40 Horizon: Jimmy’s GM Food Fight 3.40 Helicopter Heroes 4.25 Joins BBC News
6.00 Eggheads Jeremy Vine hosts the quiz show. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two The Friday panel previews the dances, costume and music for Saturday night’s semi-final. 7.00 Last Orders: Calling Time On Pubs? See highlights. 7.30 Fossil Detectives In the south west of England, the team see Britain’s best-preserved dinosaur. 8.00 Gardener Of The Decade At the Eden Project in Cornwall there’s blood, sweat and tears as previous winners of BBC Gardener of the Year reach to win the ultimate accolade of BBC Gardener of the Decade. 9.00 RAF At 90 Seen through the eyes of those who fought, and are about to fight, at the sharp end of the RAF’s toughest battles, this film reveals the joys flying can bring as well as the destructive realities of aerial warfare and explores the 90 year history of Britain’s air force. 10.30 Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines with Kirsty Wark. 11.00 Newsnight Review Round-table arts discussion series. 11.35 Strictly Baz: A Culture Show Special A look at the cinematic visionary, Baz Luhrmann. 12.20am Seven Days (x2) 1.50 FILM: A Game For Vultures (1979)
6.00 Meridian Tonight 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale As Anna offers more help to the Kings, will Matthew divulge his role in Donald’s death? What – “cheers for the cash, I watched yer Dad die”? Hardly. 7.30 Coronation Street Steve feels the strain of playing the bad boyfriend. Um. He is a bad boyfriend. 8.00 Airline Two passengers who missed their flights to Basel the previous day are furious to discover only one of them has had their flight transferred by supervisor Nathan. This is a job, not a hobby. Get it right. 8.30 Coronation Street Tony receives an accusation by voice mail – but hides it from Carla. 9.00 Midsomer Murders A family feud dating back to WWI comes to a head after the unveiling of a war memorial in Midsomer Parva, when a retired colonel is found dead. 11.00 The Late News; Weather 11.45 FILM: Mad Dog And Glory (1993) Starring Robert De Niro, Bill Murray. Comedy drama about a police photographer who inadvertently saves the life of a local crime boss. 1.25am Planet Rock Profiles (x2) 2.20 FILM: Head Over Heels (2001) 3.45 ITV Nightscreen 5.00 CITV: Jim Jam And Sunny (x2) 5.25 Engie Benjy 5.35 Captain Mack 5.45 Planet Sketch 5.55 ITV Early Morning News
6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Desperate to prove his love for Lauren, Newt decides to stop taking his medication. No, sweet boy. Even keels are your friends. 7.00 Channel 4 News 7.35 Unreported World Looking into the appalling treatment of the refugees fleeing Yemen to Arabia. 8.00 Come Dine With Me The competition heads to Blackburn. 9.00 Gordon Ramsay: Christmas Cookalong Live Gok Wan joins Gordon as they cook chestnut soup, chicken fricassee with bread sauce and a seasonal trifle. Yum, yum, yum. 10.00 Peter Kay Presents Geraldine McQueen’s Christmas Video Exclusive 10.05 The IT Crowd Jen wins Employee of the Month, but makes powerful enemies in Roy and Moss. 10.40 The World’s Greatest Stand-Up See highlights. 11.45 Star Stories: Heather Mills 12.20am 4 Music: Shockwaves Album Chart Show Special: Anthems 12.50 JD Set: The Hosts 1.10 Russell Crowe’s South Sydney Story (x2) 2.10 Goalissimo! 3.05 British Triathlon Grand Prix 2008 3.30 Adrenalin Rush 4.00 Trans World Sport 4.55 Countdown 5.40 Making It 5.45 The Hoobs
6.00 Home And Away Rachel investigates the circumstances surrounding Joe’s death. These kind of investigations never end well. 6.30 Vets In Action Vet Katie comes to the aid of two 48-hour-old kittens who are starving to death. 7.00 Five News At 7 7.30 Demolition Squad The team tackle a Birmingham tower block and are kept busy with 32 kilograms of explosives and the evacuation of residents from buildings all around the site. Scary stuff. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man Super Series Exclusive coverage of the World’s Strongest Man Super Series. 9.00 NCIS The disappearance of a Navy commander reveals a plot to compromise a highly classified security project. 10.00 Law And Order: SVU The murder of a cleaning lady puts detectives on the trail of a rapist who is targeting illegal immigrants. 11.00 Law And Order: SVU A woman is attacked and her baby is thrown out of a speeding car, leading cops to uncover a tangled web of drug dealing and murder. Isn’t there always? 12.00am Quiz Call 4.00 Wildlife SOS 4.25 The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 5.10 Neighbours 5.35 Home And Away
Sky Sports 2 6.00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8.00 Barclays Premier League World 8.30 LIVE Euro Tour Golf 10.30 LIVE Golf: Ladies European Tour 1.30pm LIVE Euro Tour Golf 3.30 Barclays Premier League World 4.00 Powerboat P1 Championship: Evolution Review 5.00 Barclays Premier League World 5.30 Big League Weekend 6.30 Off The Bar 7.00 Barclays Premier League Preview 7.30 Golf Night 9.00 Test Cricket 11.00 LIVE Test Cricket
Sky Sports 3 6.00am WWE Raw 9.00 Wild Spirits 10.00 Aerobics: Oz Style 11.00 Racing News 11.30 The Dogs 12.00pm WWE Special 1.00 Poker Million 4.00 WWE: Raw 7.00 LIVE Poker Million 11.00 Volvo Ocean Race 11.30 NFL: Total Access 12.30am Tight Lines 1.30 European Rugby 4.30 Big League Weekend 5.30 Barclays Premier League Preview
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12.00pm Stargate Atlantis 1.00 Project Runway 2.00 UK Border Force 3.00 Cold Case 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 5.00 Malcolm In The Middle (x3) 6.30 Futurama 7.00 The Simpsons (x4) 9.00 Wayne Rooney’s Street Striker 10.00 TV’s 50 Hardest Men 12.00am Road Wars 1.00 Stargate SG-1 (x2)
7.00pm Doctor Who 7.50 Doctor Who Confidential 8.00 The Real Hustle: High Stakes (x2) 9.00 Britain’s Missing Top Model 10.00 EastEnders 10.30 Family Guy (x2) 11.15 Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps (x2) 12.15am Grownups 12.45 Summer Heights High 1.10 The Real Hustle: High Stakes
7.00pm World News Today 7.30 BBC Radio 3 Choir Of The Year 2008 9.00 Legends: Roy Orbison. See highlights. 10.00 Roy Sings Orbison 10.30 Who Is Kurt Wallander? 11.30 Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe 12.00am The New Avengers 12.50 The Avengers 1.40 BBC Radio 3 Choir Of The Year 2008
3.45pm The Ricki Lake Show 4.30 Sally Jessy Raphael 5.15 The Montel Williams Show 6.00 Judge Judy (x2) 7.00 Robyn: The Hot Desk 7.15 The X Factor 8.30 The X Factor: The Result 9.00 FILM: The Bourne Supremacy (2004) 11.10 Coronation Street (x2) 12.10am FILM: 8 Mile (2002) 2.20 Teleshopping
12.50pm Heartbeat 1.55 Jeeves And Wooster 3.00 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime 4.05 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 5.15 Surgical Spirit 5.50 Heartbeat 6.55 Jeeves And Wooster 8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 9.00 Numb3rs 10.00 FILM: Far And Away (1992) 12.45am Raines
12.45pm Scrubs (x2) 1.45 One Tree Hill 2.40 Joan Of Arcadia 3.35 Gilmore Girls 4.25 Hollyoaks 5.00 Friends (x2) 6.00 Scrubs (x2) 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 My Name Is Earl 8.00 Friends (x2) 9.00 FILM: Batman Returns (1992) 11.25 FILM: Judge Dredd (1994) 1.15am Cape Wrath 2.20 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments
1.10pm Deal Or No Deal 2.00 Hill Street Blues 3.00 Brothers And Sisters (x2) 5.00 Grand Designs 6.05 Deal Or No Deal 7.00 Property Ladder 8.00 News 8.30 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 9.00 FILM: Kingdom Of Heaven (2005) 11.45 FILM: Seacoal (1985) 1.30am Sex In The Noughties: Dear Deidre
3.00pm Will And Grace (x2) 4.00 Charmed (x2) 6.00 America’s Next Top Model: What The Divas Are Doing Now 7.00 Will And Grace (x2) 8.00 Nothing To Declare (x2) 9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.00 Criminal Minds 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.00am Missing 1.00 Will And Grace (x2)
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2.00pm That 70s Show (x2) 3.00 Becker (x2) 4.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 5.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (x2) 6.00 Frasier (x2) 7.00 The King Of Queens (x2) 8.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 9.00 South Park (x2) 10.00 Sex And The City (x2) 11.10 Coupling 11.50 Kitchen Confidential (x2) 12.50am Frasier (x2)
4.00pm Time Team 5.00 Mythbusters 6.00 American Chopper 7.00 How Do They Do It? 7.30 How Stuff’s Made 8.00 American Chopper 9.00 Heist 10.00 Crime Scene USA: Body Of Evidence (x2) 11.00 Couples Who Kill 12.00am Deranged Killers 1.00 A Haunting 2.00 Forensic Detectives
12.05pm The Lost World 1.00 Quantum Leap 2.00 The Invisible Man 3.00 FILM: The Sword Of Xanten (2004) 5.00 Thunderbirds 6.05 Angel 7.00 The Invisible Man 8.00 Eli Stone 9.00 Sea Of Souls 10.15 FILM: Mega Snake (2004) 12.05am FILM: Devil On The Mountain (2006) 1.55 Medium 3.00 Angel
12.00pm Shadow Of A Doubt (1943) 2.00 White Savage (1943) 3.30 Gunfight At The OK Corral (1957) 5.40 A Touch Of Larceny (1959) 7.15 Indiscreet (1958) 9.00 The Boston Strangler (1968) 11.00 Coogan’s Bluff (1968) (1970) 2.55 The Boston Strangler (1968)
11.10am The Page Turner (2006) 12.40pm Mulholland Drive (2001) 3.10 Days Of Glory (2005) 5.20 The Namesake (2006) 7.30 Mulholland Drive (2001) 10.00 Sex, Lies And Videotape (1989) 11.45 The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (1989) 1.50am Guy (1996)
1.00pm The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) 2.55 Siege At Red River (1954) 4.35 The Way West (1967) 7.00 The Addams Family (1991) They’re creepy and they’re cooky, and star Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia and Christina Ricci. 9.00 Austin Powers In Goldmember (2001) 10.50 Taxi (2004) 12.45am Solaris (1972)
9.00am The Biggest Bundle Of Them All (1968) 11.00 Merry Andrew (1958) 12.55pm Boys’ Night Out (1962) 3.00 Lady L (1965) 4.55 The Great Caruso (1951) 6.50 All The Fine Young Cannibals (1960) 9.00 Fame (1980) 11.25 Victor/Victoria (1982) 1.45am The Appointment (1969) 3.40 San Quentin (1937)
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saturday 13 The Hairy Bakers’ Christmas Special BBC2, 6.10pm Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, and the Hairy Bakers are carrying a few pounds as well – but we love a boy who likes his food. The boys saddle up new motorbikes for their Christmas special travelling around the country cooking up their favourite festive recipes.
The X Factor ITV1, 7.10pm The final of this year’s X Factor: only three acts remain to compete for a one million pound recording contract and the chance of a dream come true. Judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue are ready to give their views and we will be live with friends and family of the acts.
Carluccio And The Leopard BBC4, 9pm Antonio Carluccio travels to Sicily to discover more about of one of the most successful novels ever written in the Italian language, The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. While tracing the locations that inspired the book, Antonio cooks the food that is such an integral part of the lives of its characters.
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6.00am Breakfast 10.00 Saturday Kitchen 11.30 Indian Food Made Easy 12.00pm BBC News 12.10 Football Focus 1.00 UK Snooker Championship 4.30 Final Score 5.20 BBC News 5.35 Regional News And Weather 5.40 Hole In The Wall
6.00am Tikkabilla 6.30 Teletubbies 7.00 Roar 8.00 The Secret Show 8.15 Sportsround 8.30 Gimme A Break 9.00 TMi 10.30 Gina’s Laughing Gear 11.00 The Secret Show 11.15 The Story Of Tracy Beaker 11.45 Eliot Kid 12.00pm Malcolm In The Middle 12.20 Malcolm In The Middle 12.45 Mission Beach USA 1.15 Sound 1.45 Revealed 2.00 The Sky At Night 2.20 FILM: King Rat (1965) 4.30 UK Snooker Championship 5.40 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes Christmas Special 6.10 The Hairy Bakers’ Christmas Special See highlights. 7.10 A Life On The Box: Arthur Lowe This compilation programme celebrates the unique talent of Arthur Lowe. 7.55 Missing Presumed Wiped The story of how a search for missing TV programmes turned up some priceless episodes of Dad’s Army. 8.25 Dad’s Army In Colour Ian Lavender presents a restored episode of Dad’s Army. 9.00 Comedy Connections The series charting the history of the best of British comedy looks at Dad’s Army. 9.40 Have I Got A Bit More News For You Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Jerry Springer and guest panellists. 10.20 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Simon Amstell, and regular team captain Phill Jupitus, are joined by special guest team captain Omid Djalili and Martin Freeman. 10.50 The Peter Serafinowicz Show...Best Of The very best moments from series one. 11.35 Blondie: One Way Or Another Mark Radcliffe narrates a documentary about New York band Blondie. 12.50am UK Snooker Championship Highlights 1.40 UK Snooker Championship 3.40 FILM: Intacto (2001)
6.00am GMTV 9.25 Captain Mack 9.40 Emu 9.55 Bernard 10.10 My Life As A Popat 10.40 Coronation Street Omnibus 1.15pm ITV News And Weather 1.20 Meridian News And Weather 1.25 FILM: The Sting (1973) 3.40 Midsomer Murders 5.40 Meridian News And Weather 5.55 ITV News And Weather
6.10am The Hoobs 6.35 Planet Cook 7.00 Goalissimo! 8.00 The Morning Line 8.50 Orange UnsignedAct 9.55 Friends 10.25 Shockwaves Album Chart Show: Sugababes Special 10.55 Friends 11.30 The Day The Earth Stood Still: T4 Movie Special 12.00pm Reaper 12.55 101 Challenges 1.45 Channel 4 Racing 3.55 FILM: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
6.00am LIVE Test Cricket 12.00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 12.30 LIVE Ford Football Special 3.00 Gillette Soccer Saturday 5.15 LIVE Football League: Championship 7.30 Test Cricket 9.00 LIVE Spanish Football 11.00 LIVE Test Cricket 3.45am LIVE Test Cricket
6.10 New You’ve Been Framed! More hilarious clips filmed by viewers. 6.40 Harry Hill’s TV Burp Harry Hill wades through the week’s TV. 7.10 The X Factor See highlights. 8.40 The Girls Aloud Party Pop sensations Girls Aloud invite us to their very own party. The girls will sing some of their classic songs and there will be exclusive performances of some new songs from their latest album. Plus, watch out for musical collaborations, some surprises and some very special guests. 9.40 The X Factor – The Result It’s decision time. 10.40 FILM: True Lies (1994) Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis. Explosive comedy thriller about a US undercover agent who draws his frustrated wife into his dangerous world in a bid to give her the excitement she craves. She realises she doesn’t really know her husband whom she thought was a computer salesman. 11.40 ITV News and Weather News and weather. 11.55 FILM: True Lies (1994) Continued from earlier. 1.35am FILM: Mayerling (1969) 4.00 ITV Nightscreen 5.00 CITV: Jim Jam And SunnyX2 5.20 Engie Benjy 5.35 Captain Mack Tracy 5.45 Planet Sketch Cartoon 5.55 ITV Early Morning News
6.30 Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 7.00 Iraq: The Legacy Political journalist Peter Oborne returns to Iraq to find out if it is safe for Western forces to leave. Oborne accompanies Foreign Secretary David Miliband to witness the passing of provincial control to local Iraqis, and examines whether British forces have been driven out by Shi’ite militias. 8.00 A River Cottage Christmas Feast A festive special from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage HQ where he is preparing an ambitious medieval-style banquet to celebrate Christmas. He intends to supplement the traditional turkey with a range of game birds. 9.00 The Devil’s Whore Sexby is arrested and exiled after refusing to fight for Cromwell, leaving a distraught Angelica to agree to honour his departing wish. Elizabeth says a final farewell to Lilburne. Returning to England in disguise, Sexby hatches a plan to assassinate Cromwell. 10.05 FILM: Sideways (2004) See film highlights. 12.35am The Power Of The Game 2.30 Midnight Madness 2008 4.00 Grudge Match 4.15 Hill Street Blues 5.00 Countdown 5.45 The Hoobs
6.00am Children’s TV 7.45 The Adventures Of Bottle Top Bill And His Best Friend Corky 8.00 Little Princess 8.15 Franny’s Feet 8.30 The Beeps 8.50 The Mr. Men Show 9.05 Rupert Bear 9.20 The Milkshake! Show 9.50 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures 10.00 The Gadget Show Christmas Stocking 11.00 World’s Strongest Man Super Series 12.00pm Polar Bear Adventure With Nigel Marven 1.00 FILM: The Angel Of Pennsylvania Avenue (1997) 3.00 FILM: I Love Trouble (1994) 5.20 FILM: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 6.50 Five News and Sport News and weather. 7.10 NCIS Drama series following a team of special agents who investigate crimes connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The team investigates when marine recruiters are targeted by a sniper. 8.00 NCIS Drama series following a team of special agents who investigate crimes connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. A naval dentist is murdered after stopping to help a motorist in need of assistance. 9.00 CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. Mac and Danny investigate when a delusional ex-con who was building an ark is found dead on top of a bed of cash. Meanwhile, Stella and Flack find a male corpse dressed in a cigarette costume. And Stella administers lifesaving CPR to Sid Hammerback after he suffers an allergic reaction. 10.00 CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. Mac and Stella try to tie popular illusionist Luke Blade to a string of magic-trick-inspired murders. Meanwhile, Danny goes to Montana to support Lindsay as she testifies against the man who murdered her friends. 12.00am Quiz Call 4.00 Wildlife SOS 4.30 The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures x2
6.10 Strictly Come Dancing Bring on the bitch-slap, it’s hotting up down there on the dancefloor. 7.10 Merlin The fantasy romp concludes. Friendship, loyalty and love are all tested to the limit as Merlin is forced to choose between those he loves most in the world. 7.55 The National Lottery Draws Gethin Jones is live from Lottery HQ. 8.05 Casualty Under pressure, Toby makes a bold statement about his night with Ben. Ruth attends her interview, but will she be successful? 8.55 Strictly Come Dancing: Results Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly host a special live show with the results from the semi-final. 9.40 Outnumbered Semi-improvised sitcom. A Croatian babysitter has a night to remember when Mum and Dad manage to escape for a meal together. 10.10 BBC News News and weather. 10.30 Match Of The Day Premier League highlights. 11.50 FILM: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) Comedy sequel about the zany private detective who specialises in locating missing pets. Ace Ventura travels to Africa to search for a kidnapped sacred albino bat. 1.15am Weatherview . 1.20 Joins BBC News
Sky Sports 2 6.00am FIFA Futbol Mundial 6.30 Big League Weekend 7.30 Off The Bar 8.00 UEFA Champions League Weekly 8.30 Barclays Premier League Preview 9.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 12.00pm WWE Armageddon Preview 12.30 Volvo Ocean Race 1.00 LIVE European Rugby 3.30 LIVE European Rugby 5.30 LIVE European Rugby 7.55 UEFA Champions League Weekly 8.25 Football First: Game Of The Day 10.15 Football First: Match Choice 11.45 Football First: Match Choice 1.15am Football First: Match Choice 2.45 Football First: Match Choice 4.15 Spanish Football 5.45 Sky Sports Classics
Sky Sports 3 6.00am Tight Lines 7.00 WWE Special 8.00 WWE Smackdown 10.00 Gillette World Sport 10.30 Live Euro Tour Golf 2.30pm Golf: Ladies European Tour 4.30 WWE Armageddon Preview 5.00 WWE Smackdown 7.00 WWE The Bottom Line 8.00 Golf Night 11.00 WWE Armageddon Preview 11.30 Extreme Championship Wrestling 12.30am WWE Late Night Smackdown 2.30 WWE Late Night Bottom Line 3.30 WWE Armageddon Preview 4.00 WWE Special 5.00 America’s Game
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3.00pm FILM: The Librarian: Return To King Solomon’s Mines (2006) 4.50 Bite Size Brainiac 5.00 The Simpsons (x2) 6.00 Noel’s Are You Smarter Than A Ten-YearOld? 7.00 Futurama (x2) 8.00 UK Border Force 9.00 Road Wars (x2) 11.00 Street Wars 12.00am Prison Break 1.00 Road Wars 1.50 Mile High (x2)
7.00pm The Real Hustle: High Stakes (x2) 8.00 Top Gear 9.00 FILM: The Last Seduction (1994) 10.50 Family Guy (x2) 11.35 Two Pints Outtakes 12.05am Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 12.35 The Real Hustle: High Stakes (x2) 1.35 The Last Millionaire 2.30 Two Pints Outtakes
7.00pm Crowdie And Cream 8.00 Tess Of The D’Urbervilles 9.00 Carluccio And The Leopard 10.00 Inspector Montalbano 11.55 Mad Men 12.45am Tess Of The D’Urbervilles 1.45 Carluccio And The Leopard 2.45 Inspector Montalbano 5.30 Close
6.10pm Xtra Factor: Winner’s Story 2007 7.10 Superhuman: World’s Smallest People 8.10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 8.40 Xtra Factor 9.40 Planet’s Funniest Animals 10.10 No Heroics 10.40 Xtra Factor Results 11.40 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Songs 2008 12.45am The X Factor 2.15 Xtra Factor
9.10am PD James: Cover Her Face 10.15 The Turn Of The Screw 12.20pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot 1.30 FILM: Far From The Madding Crowd (1967) 4.50 Inspector Morse 7.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 9.15 Taggart 10.50 FILM: Murder By Decree (1979) 1.20am The Last Detective 2.40 PD James: Cover Her Face
7.30am Our Showbiz Mates 8.30 Fresh Saturday 10.05 Gilmore Girls (x5) 2.30 Hollyoaks Omnibus 5.00 Friends (x2) 6.00 Supernanny (x2) 8.00 Friends (x2) 9.00 50 Greatest Comedy Films 12.05am The Friday Night Christmas Project 1.15 Cape Wrath 2.15 How To Look Good Naked
9.00am A Place In The Sun 9.30 Time Team (x5) 2.40 The 11th Hour 4.25 Grand Designs Abroad (x4) 8.55 Grand Designs 10.00 Shrink Rap: Billy Connolly 11.05 The Aristocrats 12.50am FILM: Elizabethtown (2005) 3.30 Close
2.00pm Maury 2.55 The Jerry Springer Show (x2) 3.55 Maury 4.50 The Fix 5.00 Home Video Heroes (x2) 6.00 Will And Grace (x2) 7.00 Criminal Minds 8.00 Ghost Whisperer 9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (x3) 12.00am Charmed 1.00 Blood Ties 2.00 Home Video Heroes (x2) 3.00 Moonlight
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3.40pm Porridge 4.20 Only Fools And Horses 5.40 Open All Hours 6.20 Only Fools And Horses 7.00 FILM: Jumanji (1995) 9.00 Steptoe And Son 9.55 Fawlty Towers 10.40 Blackadder Goes Forth 11.20 Steptoe And Son 12.15am Fawlty Towers 1.00 Blackadder Goes Forth 1.40 The Dick Emery Show
12.00pm Frasier (x2) 1.00 Scrubs (x2) 2.00 Frasier (x2) 3.00 Scrubs (x2) 4.00 Frasier (x2) 5.00 Scrubs (x2) 6.00 Frasier (x2) 7.00 Scrubs (x2) 8.00 Frasier (x2) 9.00 South Park (x2) 10.00 Jack Dee Live At The Apollo 11.40 Jack Dee Up Close 12.45am Chris Rock: Never Scared 2.20 South Park 2.50 Scrubs (x2)
12.00pm True Gladiators 1.00 Nefertiti Revealed 3.00 Crime Museum UK With Martin Kemp (x2) 4.00 Crime Scene USA: Missing Persons Unit (x2) 5.00 Chop Shop (x2) 7.00 Deadliest Catch (x2) 9.00 Crime Scene Australia (x3) 12.00am Unsolved Murders (x2) 1.00 Most Evil 2.00 Forensic Detectives
2.20pm FILM: Termination Point (2007) 4.10 FILM: The Dead Will Tell (2004) 6.00 FILM: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) 8.00 Medium 9.00 FILM: The Messengers (2007) 10.50 FILM: Emmanuelle’s Private Collection: Emmanuelle Vs Dracula (2004) 12.40am FILM: Terminal Error (2001)
10.35am Pimpernel Smith (1941) 12.40pm Alex Zane’s Guest List 1.10 The Disorderly Orderly (1964) 2.45 The Nutty Professor (1963) 4.45 Shane (1953) 6.45 Duel In The Sun (1946) 9.00 Psycho (1960) 10.55 Johnny Guitar (1954) 12.55am The Nutty Professor (1963)
12.50pm Notes On A Scandal (2006) 2.25 European Film Awards 2008 4.05 Whatever Happened To Harold Smith? (1999) 5.45 Babel (2006) 8.10 The Good German (2005) 10.00 Notes On A Scandal (2006) 11.35 Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 1.25am Warrior King (2005)
1.00pm The Addams Family (1991) 2.55 23 Paces To Baker Street (1956) 4.55 The Woodlanders (1997) 6.45 Corrina, Corrina (1994) 9.00 Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003) 11.35 Isolation (2005) 1.25am Razorback (1984) 3.20 Close
7.10am Mildred Pierce (1945) 9.00 Lady L (1965) 11.00 The Canterville Ghost (1944) 12.50pm Silk Stockings (1957) 3.00 Travels With My Aunt (1972) 4.55 The Prodigal (1955) 7.00 Mrs Soffel (1984) 9.00 Brainstorm (1983) 10.55 Ryan’s Daughter (1970) 2.20am Clash Of The Titans (1981)
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sunday 14 Natural World BBC2, 7.10pm Wildlife film. Every time we weigh up which bottle of wine to buy, we hold the fate of nightingales, rare black storks, secretive wild cats and one of the world’s most remarkable trees in our hands. Cork producer Francisco Garrett explains what will be lost if cork stoppers are replaced by plastic or screwtops.
Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got The Pop Factor Channel 4, 8pm Peter Kay’s satire of reality talent shows. Cat Deeley presents the final of Britain’s Got the Pop Factor and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice, featuring the last three finalists: R Wayne, 2 Up 2 Down and Geraldine. Genius.
100 Greatest Christmas Moments More 4, 9pm Get yourself in the Christmas spirit with the second half of the programme looking at the nation’s favourite Christmas moments. Jimmy Carr presents the results of the vote, recalling festive seasons past with a host of archive clips and reminiscences from various celebrities.
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6.00am Breakfast 7.35 Match Of The Day 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show 10.00 Christmas Voices 11.00 Countryfile 12.00pm BBC News 12.05 Cash In The Attic 12.35 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 1.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.45 EastEnders 3.40 Merlin 4.25 Songs Of Praise 5.05 BBC News 5.20 Regional News And Weather 5.30 Little Dorrit
6.00am Tikkabilla 6.30 Teletubbies 7.00 Roar 8.00 Mona The Vampire 8.15 What’s New Scooby Doo? 8.35 Bring It On 9.00 Escape From Scorpion Island 10.00 Something For The Weekend 11.30 Rachel’s Favourite Food At Home 12.00pm Animal Park 1.00 Athletics: European Cross Country Championships 2.45 UK Snooker Championship 5.30 One Man And His Dog
6.00am GMTV 9.25 Art Attack 9.50 Prove It! 10.10 Finger Tips 10.30 Finger Tips 10.50 Planet Sketch 11.00 The Championship 12.00pm ITV News And Weather 12.10 Meridian News And Weather 12.20 Britannia High Behind The Scenes 1.20 The X Factor 2.50 The X Factor – The Result 3.50 Meridian News And Weather 4.05 FILM: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack Of The Clones (2002)
6.10am Planet Cook 6.30 Trans World Sport 7.25 Adrenalin Rush 7.50 The Great North Swim 8.45 Friends 9.20 Hollyoaks Omnibus 11.50 Orange UnsignedAct 12.50pm Relentless 1.40 Friends 2.10 Girls Aloud Special: Under The Skin 3.15 Girls Aloud: Tangled Up Live From The O2 4.15 The Simpsons 4.45 The Simpsons 5.10 Deal Or No Deal
6.00am LIVE Test Cricket 9.00 LIVE Test Cricket 1.00pm LIVE Ford Super Sunday 3.30 LIVE Ford Super Sunday 6.30 Super Sunday: The Last Word 7.00 LIVE Spanish Football 10.00 Ford Football Special 11.30 Super Sunday: The Last Word 12.00am European Rugby Special 1.30 Spanish Football 3.30 UEFA Champions League Weekly 4.00 LIVE Test Cricket
7.00 Sports Personality Of The Year Sue Barker, Gary Lineker and Jake Humphrey present a celebration of the best moments from an extraordinary year of sport, climaxing with the presentation of the Sports Personality of the Year award. 9.00 Wallander Detective drama. On Midsummer’s Eve, three teenagers wearing fancy dress are murdered in a secluded wood. When one of Wallander’s colleagues also turns up dead, he suspects the murders to be related. 10.30 BBC News News and weather. 10.50 Spooks With the Russians launching a nuclear strike on London, the only person who can help the team in this desperate hour is the traitor amongst them. 11.50 FILM: The Ghost And The Darkness (1996) Adventure drama based on the true story of the confrontation between two Europeans and a pair of lions that obstructed the progress of a railway line in East Africa during the 1890s. When the labourers become so frightened by lion attacks an engineer and a big-game hunter join forces in an attempt to outwit the predators. 1.30am Weatherview 1.35 Sign Zone: Holby City 2.35 Survivors 3.35 After Rome: Holy War And Conquest 4.35 Joins BBC News
6.10 Long Way Down Reaching Malawi, Ewan is ecstatic to finally meet up with his wife Eve. 7.10 Natural World See highlights. 8.00 Coast In Cornwall, Neil discovers the network of communication cables under Porthcurno beach, which wrap around the world. Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers how nature can turn a shipwreck into a sanctuary for wildlife. 9.00 Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson has a high-voltage encounter with the Tesla, a battery-powered super-car, and Richard Hammond takes an affectionate look back at 50 years of Touring Car racing. The star in the reasonably priced car is Tom Jones. 10.00 Match Of The Day 2 Adrian Chiles presents highlights of the day’s two Barclays Premier League games. 10.50 The Graham Norton Show Uncut Star of The Mummy films Brendan Fraser joins Graham for a chat, and Alesha Dixon performs. 11.35 Heroes The eclipse continues to impact the Heroes’ abilities, as Elle and Sylar face off against a vengeful HRG. 12.20am UK Snooker Championship Highlights 1.10 UK Snooker Championship 3.10 BBC News 4.35 Inside Sport 5.05 The Super League Show
6.00am Children’s TV 7.30 Hana’s Helpline 7.40 The Adventures Of Bottle Top Bill And His Best Friend Corky 7.55 Little Princess 8.05 Franny’s Feet 8.20 The Beeps 8.35 The Mr. Men Show 8.50 Rupert Bear 9.05 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures 9.10 The Milkshake! Show 9.40 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 10.00 Secrets Of Egypt: Sphinx 11.00 Fire Storm: Perfect Disaster 12.00pm Megastructures 1.00 FILM: Before Winter Comes (1969) 3.00 Zoo Days 3.15 FILM: Blizzard (2003) 5.15 FILM: Firefox (1982) 7.45 Five News National and international news. 8.00 FILM: 50 First Dates (2004) Starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin and Dan Aykroyd. Romantic comedy in which a playboy vet attempts to court a woman who suffers from a severe case of short-term memory loss. The Casanova faces the challenge of wooing her again each day. 10.00 FILM: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Jet Li, Darlene Love and Chris Rock. Third sequel in the long-running action adventure series, in which the illmatched cop duo of Riggs and Murtaugh find themselves up against the Chinese Triads and their vicious leader. As Murtaugh becomes involved with helping a family of illegal Chinese immigrants, Riggs finds out he is about to become a father. Spectacular action is complemented by some impressive martial arts choreography and the usual wise-cracking script. 12.35am Muhammad Ali Special Boxing action from 1973 featuring Muhammad Ali at his peak. 1.10 NFL American football 4.20 Now Is The Time: Night Of Combat – Kick Boxing 5.15 The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
7.00 Britannia High Tensions rise as the school prepares for the end of year showcase. It’s the big performance that the students have been working towards, and all of them are desperate to shine. But this year there is one extra person auditioning – school dinner lady Ronnie! For years she has dreamed of being a performer, and asks Jez to give her some lessons to prepare. 8.00 The Royal Stella and Frankie start to plan a future together – but their dreams are jeopardised when they get caught up in a major incident in the town. 9.00 The Old Curiosity Shop Derek Jacobi heads an all-star cast in this new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic story. 11.00 ITV News and Weather News from around the world, plus a national weather forecast. 11.15 The Priests Documentary following three Catholic priests from Northern Ireland as they sign a one million pound recording contract. 12.15am Britain’s Love Story 1.05 Heist 1.55 60 Minute Makeover 2.45 Antiques Auction x2 3.35 ITV Nightscreen 5.00 CITV: Jim Jam And Sunny 5.10: Jim Jam And Sunny 5.20 Engie Benjy 5.35 Captain Mack Tracy 5.45 Planet Sketch . 5.55 ITV Early Morning News
6.00 Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 6.15 FILM: Elf (2003) Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner and Mary Steenburgen. Family comedy. A baby who is accidentally transported to the North Pole in Santa’s sack is brought up as an elf until his ungainly size means he has to travel back to New York to find his real dad. However, he finds it difficult to win over his Scrooge-like father who happens to be less than full of Christmas cheer. 8.00 Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got The Pop Factor See highlights. 9.55 Peter Kay Presents Geraldine McQueen’s Christmas Video A chance to see the Christmas single by Peter Kay’s latest creation, Geraldine McQueen. 10.00 Sunday Night Project Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr are joined by guest host Tom Jones, who will also perform his new single. 11.05 FILM: Wolf (1994) Starring Jack Nicholson. A horror-tinged black comedy concerning a genteel book editor who is transformed after being bitten by a wolf. He grows more body hair and develops a fiery temperament. 1.30am FILM: Only Yesterday (2001) 3.50 FILM: Little Norse Prince (1968) 5.15 Countdown
Sky Sports 2 6.00am Gillette World Sport 6.30 Football First: Match Choice 8.00 Football First: Match Choice 9.30 Sunday Supplement 11.00 Goals On Sunday 1.00pm LIVE European Rugby 3.00 LIVE European Rugby 5.00 Gillette World Sport 5.30 NFL: Livewire 6.00 LIVE NFL 9.00 LIVE NFL 12.30am NFL: Top Ten 1.30 LIVE NFL 4.30 Close
Sky Sports 3 6.00am Sailing 6.30 WWE Special 7.30 WWE Armageddon Preview 8.00 WWE Afterburn 9.00 WWE Vintage Collection 10.00 WWE Armageddon Preview 10.30 Live Euro Tour Golf 2.30pm Golf: Ladies European Tour 4.30 WWE Armageddon Preview 5.00 WWE Experience 6.00 WWE Armageddon Preview 6.30 Test Cricket 8.30 Golf Night 10.30 Wild Spirits 11.00 WWE Armageddon Preview 11.30 WWE Late Night Afterburn 12.30am WWE Armageddon Preview 1.00 Golf Night 3.00 European Rugby Special 4.30 Sailing 5.00 Close
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12.00pm Malcolm In The Middle (x4) 2.00 Cold Case 3.00 Robbie Williams Live: A Close Encounter 4.30 Futurama (x4) 6.30 Wayne Rooney’s Street Striker 7.30 The Simpsons (x3) 9.00 FILM: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) 11.00 Bones 12.00am Road Wars 1.00 Road Wars 1.55 Mile High 2.50 Vanity Insanity (x2)
7.00pm Dog Borstal 8.00 Don’t Tell The Bride 9.00 The Last Millionaire 10.00 Family Guy (x2) 10.45 FILM: The Last Seduction (1994) 12.30am Clone 1.00 The Last Millionaire 2.00 Don’t Tell The Bride 2.55 How To Rob A Bank 3.55 Dog Borstal 5.30 Close
7.00pm The Medici: Makers Of Modern Art 8.00 FILM: The Leopard (1963) 11.00 Carluccio And The Leopard 12.00am Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe 12.30 Mark Lawson Talks To Quentin Blake 1.30 The Medici 2.30 Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe 3.00 Mark Lawson Talks To Quentin Blake 5.30 Close
8.40am Xtra Factor Results 9.40 FILM: Back To The Future Part III (1990) 11.50 Emmerdale Omnibus 2.40pm Coronation Street Omnibus 5.30 The X Factor 7.00 Superhuman: Genius 8.00 The X Factor – The Result 9.00 Xtra Factor Results 10.00 FILM: About A Boy (2002) 12.05am FILM: 8 Mile (2002)
6.00am Quincy, ME (x2) 7.55 FILM: Far From The Madding Crowd (1967) 11.10 Inspector Morse 1.20pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot (x4) 6.55 Jeeves And Wooster 8.00 Surviving Midsomer – An Insider’s Guide 9.00 FILM: Memphis Belle (1990) 11.10 Liverpool One (x2) 1.20 FILM: The Engagement Ring (2005)
2.15pm Smallville: Superman The Early Years (x2) 4.00 The War At Home (x2) 4.55 Friends (x2) 6.00 Scrubs (x2) 7.00 Ghost Whisperer 8.00 Friends (x2) 9.00 Desperate Housewives (x2) 11.00 Samantha Who? 11.30 The Friday Night Christmas Project With Girls Aloud 12.35am How To Look Good Naked USA
12.05pm Scrapheap Challenge Top Ten 1.15 Chateau Monty (x6) 4.30 Come Dine With Me (x5) 7.25 Jamie At Home 7.55 River Cottage Road Trip 9.00 100 Greatest Christmas Moments 11.05 Father Ted (x2) 12.10am Deal Or No Deal 1.00 100 Greatest Christmas Moments 2.55 Father Ted (x2)
12.00pm America’s Next Top Model 1.00 Exposed: Tom Cruise 2.00 Maury 2.55 The Jerry Springer Show (x2) 3.55 Maury 4.50 The Fix 5.00 America’s Next Top Model 6.00 Kyle XY 7.00 Jade 8.00 Nothing To Declare (x2) 9.00 CSI: Miami 10.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (x2) 12.00am Charmed
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4.10pm My Family 4.50 The Green Green Grass 5.30 Keeping Up Appearances 6.10 One Foot In The Grave 6.50 Only Fools And Horses 8.20 The Vicar Of Dibley 9.00 My Family 9.40 Absolutely Fabulous 10.20 Men Behaving Badly 11.00 The Thin Blue Line 11.40 I’m Alan Partridge 12.20am Absolutely Fabulous
6.00am QVC: Shopping Made Easy 9.00 Frasier (x24) 9.00pm South Park (x2) 10.00 Lee Evans: XL Tour 11.20 Lee Evans Up Close 12.40am Scrubs 1.10 Frasier (x3) 3.10 Sexy Cam 3.20 Frasier (x6)
3.00pm Dinosaurs: Return To Life 4.00 Secrets Of The Dinosaur Mummy 5.00 Egypt’s Top Ten Mysteries 6.00 Deadliest Catch 7.00 Bear Grylls: Born Survivor 8.00 American Chopper 9.00 Chop Shop 10.00 Explosions Gone Wrong 11.00 Death Machines 12.00am Unsolved Murders (x2)
6.00am FILM: Nature Unleashed: Avalanche (2004) 8.00 Teleshopping 11.00 Thunderbirds (x2) 1.15 FILM: Flash Gordon (1980) 3.30 Eli Stone 4.30 Tin Man (x3) 10.00 FILM: Ba’al: The Storm God (2008) 11.50 FILM: Equilibrium (2002) 2.00am Medium 3.00 Dead Like Me 4.00 FILM: Ground Zero (2000)
2.10pm Abbott And Costello Meet The Mummy (1955) 3.35 The Italian Job (1969) 5.20 The Out-ofTowners (1970) 7.00 A Foreign Affair (1948) 9.00 The Italian Job (1969) 10.45 Emperor Of The North (1973) 12.50am Robinson Crusoe On Mars (1964) 2.40 Rooster Cogburn (1975)
11.15am The Thin Red Line (1998) 2.10pm Clerks II (2006) 3.50 36 (2004) 5.50 Little Children (2006) 8.10 A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 10.00 2 Days In The Valley (1996) 11.45 The Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006) 1.40am Hard Candy (2006) 3.25 The Escapist (2001)
1.00pm The Parent Trap (1998) 3.25 Chain Gang (1950) 4.45 The Kentuckian (1955) 6.50 One Fine Day (1996) 9.00 The Omen (2006) 11.05 Lucky Number Slevin (2006) 1.10am Lights In The Dusk (2006) 2.50 Close
7.10am Johnny Eager (1942) 9.00 Travels With My Aunt (1972) 10.55 The Trouble With Girls (1969) 12.55pm Young Bess (1953) 3.00 Seven Women (1966) 4.35 The Wings Of Eagles (1957) 6.35 The Prize (1963) 9.00 Get Carter (1971) 11.05 The Gypsy Moths (1969) 1.00am Brass Target (1978)
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monday 15 EastEnders BBC1, 8pm Christmas must be coming in the square, as all hell breaks loose. The Jacksons struggle to cope with the fallout of Tony’s actions. Roxy enlists help to track down the missing paternity test, while Suzy is thrown by an unwelcome visitor, not literally – yet. Ricky and Pat receive shocking news about a family member.
Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen BBC2, 8.30pm Nigella cooks roast pumpkin and sweet potato soup with a Stilton swirl, mincemeat pies and her star from the east, and a lamb and date tagine; all wonderful to eat straight away or to store in the freezer for the arrival of lastminute guests. Expect much salivating over the mince pies.
Growing Babies BBC4, 9pm Laverne Antrobus investigates foetal and infant neuropsychology as she tries to explain baby cognition. She asks how babies perceive the world around them and how they learn to process knowledge, debating whether babies learn only from experience or if knowledge can be hardwired into their brains.
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6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Hospital Heroes 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Buy It, Sell It, Bank It? 11.45 Cash In The Attic 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 Diagnosis Murder 3.00 BBC News 3.05 Kerwhizz 3.25 Uncle Max 3.40 Watch My Chops 3.50 The Secret Show 4.05 Get 100 4.35 The Sarah Jane Adventures 5.00 Newsround 5.15 The Weakest Link
6.00am Children’s TV 7.30 Roar 8.30 Postman Pat: SDS 8.45 Chuggington 9.00 Harry And Toto 9.10 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies 9.20 Charlie And Lola 9.30 Finley The Fire Engine 9.45 The Koala Brothers 10.00 Numberjacks 10.15 Get Squiggling 10.30 In The Night Garden 11.00 Dangermouse 11.10 The Flintstones 11.35 The Flintstones 12.00pm The Daily Politics 12.30 Working Lunch 1.00 Out Of The Blue 1.25 Coast 1.30 UK Snooker Championship 5.15 Flog It! Ten Of The Best 6.00 Eggheads – Celebrity Special Celebrity special quiz. 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two Behind-the-scenes. 7.00 UK Snooker Championship Rishi Persad introduces live coverage as the second round gets underway. 8.00 University Challenge Lincoln College, Oxford do battle with the University of St Andrews. 8.30 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen See highlights. 9.00 World War II Behind Closed Doors Looking at the dramatic story of the collapse of the Alliance in the wake of the end of the war, and Stalin’s desire to turn on his wartime comrades. 10.00 Have I Got News For You Another edition of the popular news quiz, with guest panellists joining Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, and special guest presenter, Jerry Springer. 10.30 Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines with Gavin Esler. 11.20 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas Louis Theroux heads to Las Vegas, to take a look at the gamblers, the high rollers and the casino men. 12.20am UK Snooker Championship Highlights 1.10 UK Snooker Championship 3.10 BBC News
6.00am GMTV 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 The Best Of This Morning 11.30 Christmas Cooks Challenge 12.30pm Loose Women Christmas Crackers 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News And Weather 2.00 House Guest... At Christmas 2.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal 3.15 Spin Star 4.00 Rosemary Shrager’s School For Cooks 5.00 Evacuees Reunited
6.00am The Cubeez 6.10 The Hoobs 6.35 Planet Cook 7.00 Freshly Squeezed 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.25 The Class 8.55 Fat March USA 9.55 Charmed 10.45 Charmed 11.45 Great British Brands 12.00pm News At Noon 12.30 Science Scams 12.45 FILM: The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 3.15 A Place By The Sea 4.15 Deal Or No Deal: Scrooge Vs Santa 5.00 The Paul O’Grady Show
6.00am Children’s TV 8.00 Fifi And The Flowertots 8.10 Peppa Pig 8.15 Roobarb And Custard Too 8.25 Thomas & Friends 8.35 Rupert Bear 8.40 Pocoyo 8.55 The Milky And Shake Show 9.00 Trisha Goddard 10.00 Zoo Days 10.30 The Family Recipe 10.40 FILM: Picking Up And Dropping Off (2003) 12.30pm Five News 12.45 Going For Gold 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home And Away 2.50 Going For Gold Extra 3.05 FILM: Santa Who? (2000) 5.00 Five News With Matt Barbet 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away Natalie begins to cause trouble in Summer Bay. 6.30 Vets In Action Horse whisperer Sarah strives to cure Ben of his terrible fear of the horse trailer. 7.00 Five News At 7 National and international news. 7.30 Rough Guide To Trips Of A Lifetime Toby and Julia fly long haul for a taste of the good life in Asia. 8.00 The Gadget Show Suzi and Jason attempt to break a Guinness World Record; Jon comes clean on the latest in washing machines; Jon and Dallas review the top five inkjet printers on the market. 9.00 Sex, Drugs And Rock ‘n’ Roll: The 60s Revealed Sexual promiscuity, racial tension, drug use and street violence ensured that the 60s were a time of upheaval. The programme features extraordinary interviews with Sammy Davis Jr, who talks about race relations, and Enoch Powell, shortly after his ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech. 10.00 FILM: Ballistic: Ecks Vs Sever (2002) See film highlights. 11.50 Police Interceptors: Special Edition Special edition of the documentary series. 12.20am Special Forces Heroes 1.20 NFL 4.45 Race And Rally UK 5.10 Neighbours 5.35 Home And Away
6.00am LIVE Test Cricket 9.00 LIVE Test Cricket 12.00pm Ford Football Special 1.30 Super Sunday: The Last Word 2.00 Spanish Football 4.00 Test Cricket 6.00 Big League Weekend 7.30 LIVE Football League: Championship 10.00 You’re On Sky Sports 11.00 Big League Weekend 12.30am Soccer AM: The Best Bits 1.30 LIVE NFL 5.00 UEFA Champions League Weekly 5.30 Snow Adventures
6.00 BBC News At Six News and weather. 6.30 South East Today Local news and weather. 7.00 The One Show Stories from around the UK. 7.30 Watchdog Consumer news and advice from the Watchdog office 7.57 BBC News And Regional News Bulletin from the BBC. 8.00 EastEnders See highlights. 8.30 Panorama Jane Corbin makes the journey to the frontline in the war against terror and meets those fighting on all sides. 9.00 Crimewatch The Egham sex attackers. 10.00 BBC News At Ten news and weather. 10.25 South East Today Local news and weather. 10.33 BBC Weather The latest weather forecast. 10.35 Crimewatch Update Updates on recently-featured cases. 10.45 A Question Of Sport Sue Barker hosts the sports quiz. 11.15 Inside Sport Sports news programme. 11.45 FILM: Into The Sun (1992) Action comedy. 1.20am Weatherview 1.25 Sign Zone: Little Dorritx2 2.55 Helicopter 3.40 Joins BBC News
6.00 Meridian Tonight Local news and weather. 6.30 ITV Evening News And Weather News and weather. 7.00 Emmerdale Matthew discovers that Donald has had the last laugh. 7.30 Coronation Street A murderous Tony pays Maria a visit. Michelle is increasingly infuriated by Steve’s behaviour. 8.00 Airline There’s a major stir at Luton as the male stars of Hollyoaks are travelling through. 8.30 Coronation Street Carla is stunned by Tony’s revelations. 9.00 Taggart When an old mine shaft is opened, two skeletons are found. Were they buried alive? 10.00 News At Ten And Weather News and weather. 10.40 Death On The Bay: Real Crime Programme investigating the deaths of twenty-three Chinese cockle pickers on Morecambe Sands. 11.40 Police, Camera, Action Alastair Stewart and Adrian Simpson look at some of Britain’s roads. 12.35am UEFA Champions League Weekly 1.05 Nightwatch With Steve Scott: 2.00 Loose Women 2.45 Moving Day help and advice as 3.40 ITV Nightscreen 5.00 CITV: Jim Jam And Sunnyx2 5.25 CITV: Engie Benjy 5.35 Captain Mack 5.45 Miffy And Friends 5.55 ITV Early Morning News
6.00 The Simpsons When Lisa discovers that Jebediah Springfield, the town’s founder, was a vicious pirate, she decides to come forward with this information during the bicentennial celebrations. 6.30 Hollyoaks Theresa is sick of living with Nana. 7.00 Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 7.55 3 Minute Wonder: Life After Coma Short film. 8.00 The Ascent Of Money Landmark series in which Professor Niall Ferguson analyses the story of money and the rise of global finance. 9.00 Catastrophe Documentary series. Tony Robinson investigates the theory that natural disasters and catastrophes have shaped evolution and enabled human life to flourish. 10.00 Chosen Documentary on the sexual abuse of boys by teachers in Britain’s private schools. 12.05am 4 Music: Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... The Police Elvis Costello hosts his own music and chat show. Elvis welcomes Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers – aka The Police – into the studio. 1.10 4Music Presents... Kaiser Chiefs 1.35 FILM: The Luzhin Defence (1999) 3.25 Unreported World 3.50 Hill Street Blues 4.40 UK School Games 5.35 The Cubeez 5.45 The Hoobs
Sky Sports 2 6.00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9.00 Ford Football Special 10.30 Super Sunday: The Last Word 11.00 Racing News 11.30 UEFA Champions League Weekly 12.00pm NFL: Gameday 1.30 NFL: Top Ten 2.30 UEFA Champions League Weekly 3.00 Golf Night 5.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 6.00 H2O Sports International 6.30 Carp Academy 2008 7.00 Showjumping: Spruce Meadows Presents 8.00 Test Cricket 10.00 Showjumping: Spruce Meadows Presents 11.00 Snow Adventures 11.30 Test Cricket 1.30am Race Of Champions 4.00 Big League Weekend 5.30 Wild Spirits
Sky Sports 3 6.00am Aerobics: Oz Style 6.30 Snow Adventures 7.00 WWE The Bottom Line 8.00 UEFA Champions League Weekly 8.30 European Rugby Special 10.00 Mosconi Cup 1.00pm European Rugby Special 2.30 NFL: Gameday 4.00 WWE Raw 7.00 Race Of Champions 9.30 Irish Showjumping Premier Series 10.00 WWE Late Night Bottom Line 11.00 WWE Late Night Afterburn 12.00am Extreme Championship Wrestling 1.00 WWE Vintage Collection 2.00 LIVE WWE Late Night Raw 4.15 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 5.15 Sky Sports Classics 5.30 Irish Showjumping Premier Series
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1.00pm Project Runway 2.00 UK Border Force 3.00 Cold Case 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 5.00 Wayne Rooney’s Street Striker 6.00 Malcolm In The Middle 6.30 Futurama 7.00 The Simpsons (x3) 8.30 Futurama 9.00 Road Wars (x2) 11.00 Street Wars 12.00am Road Wars (x2) 1.50 Stargate SG-1 (x2)
7.00pm Doctor Who (x2) 8.30 Clone 9.00 Little Britain 9.30 Summer Heights High 10.00 EastEnders 10.30 Kill It, Cook It, Eat It: Christmas Special 11.30 Family Guy (x2) 12.15am Summer Heights High 12.40 Clone 1.10 Last Man Standing 2.10 Kill It, Cook It, Eat It: Christmas Special
7.00pm World News Today 7.30 Top Of The Pops: 1968 8.00 The Hard Sell 8.30 Only Connect 9.00 Growing Babies 10.00 Inspector Montalbano 11.35 Legends: Roy Orbison 12.35am Roy Orbison And Friends: A Black And White Night 1.40 Growing Babies 2.40 Inspector Montalbano 5.30 Close
3.45pm The Ricki Lake Show 4.30 Sally Jessy Raphael 5.15 The Montel Williams Show 6.00 Judge Judy (x2) 7.00 Smallville 8.00 Xtra Factor: Best And Worst 2008 Part One 9.00 FILM: About A Boy (2002) 11.05 Coronation Street (x2) 12.05am FILM: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason (2004) 2.15 Teleshopping
3.00pm Jeeves And Wooster 4.05 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 5.15 Surgical Spirit 5.50 Heartbeat 6.50 Jeeves And Wooster (x2) 9.00 The Shackles Of Sherlock Holmes 10.00 FILM: Hand Of A Murderer (1990) 12.00am Jeeves And Wooster 1.05 P D James – A Certain Justice
12.50pm Scrubs (x2) 1.45 One Tree Hill 2.40 Joan Of Arcadia 3.35 Gilmore Girls 4.25 Hollyoaks 5.00 Friends (x2) 6.00 Scrubs (x2) 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 My Name Is Earl 8.00 Friends (x2) 9.00 FILM: The Core (2003) 11.35 FILM: Batman Returns (1992) 2.05am Cape Wrath 3.05 Shameless 4.05 How To Look Good Naked
3.00 pm Brothers And Sisters (x2) 5.00 Grand Designs 6.05 Deal Or No Deal 7.00 Property Ladder 8.00 More4 News 8.30 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: Global Edition 9.00 The Home Show 10.00 Grand Designs 11.05 Without A Trace 12.05am The Closer 1.05 The Home Show 2.05 Grand Designs
1.45pm The Fix 2.00 The Doctors Live 3.00 Will And Grace (x2) 4.00 Charmed (x2)6.00 Exposed: Victoria Beckham 7.00 Will And Grace (x2) 8.00 Kyle XY 9.00 America’s Next Top Model 10.00 Lipstick Jungle 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.00am Missing 1.00 Will And Grace (x2)
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4.20pm 2point4 Children 5.00 As Time Goes By 5.40 What A Carry On! 6.20 Last Of The Summer Wine (x2) 7.40 Open All Hours 8.20 My Family 9.00 The Green Green Grass Christmas Special 10.05 Only Fools And Horses 11.10 The Royle Family 11.50 Little Britain 12.30am The Green Green Grass Christmas Special
3.00pm Becker (x2) 4.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 5.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (x2) 6.00 Frasier (x2) 7.00 The King Of Queens (x2) 8.00 Two And A Half Men (x2) 9.00 Rules Of Engagement (x2) 10.00 Sex And The City (x2) 11.10 Coupling 11.50 Courting Alex (x2) 12.50 Frasier (x2) 1.50 Coupling 2.30 Linc’s
2.00pm Crime Museum UK With Martin Kemp 2.30 Unsolved Murders 3.00 Deadliest Catch 4.00 Time Team 5.00 Mythbusters 6.00 American Chopper 7.00 How Do They Do It? 7.30 How Stuff’s Made 8.00 American Chopper (x3) 11.00 Couples Who Kill 12.00am Deranged Killers 1.00 A Haunting
11.00am Thunderbirds 12.05pm The Lost World 1.00 Quantum Leap 2.00 The Invisible Man 3.00 Tin Man 5.00 Thunderbirds 6.05 Angel 7.00 The Invisible Man 8.00 Medium 9.00 Eli Stone 10.00 FILM: The Loch Ness Terror (2007) 11.50 FILM: Mega Snake (2004) 1.40am Medium 3.00 Sea Of Souls
12.50pm The Movie Geek 1.20 Don’t Bother To Knock (1952) 2.50 William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (1970) 4.50 The Desperate Hours (1955) 6.50 Samson And Delilah (1949) 9.00 The Sound Of Music (1965) 11.55 Don’t Bother To Knock (1952) 1.25am Safety Last (1923)
9.00am Factory Girl (2006) 10.45 Ten Canoes (2006) 12.25pm Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) 2.50 Earth (1998) 4.40 Remnants Of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy (2007) 6.35 Love Me If You Dare (2003) 8.15 Factory Girl (2006) 10.00 Happiness (1999) 12.25am Quadrophenia (1979)
1.00pm She Married Her Boss (1935) 2.45 Moulin Rouge (1952) 5.05 The Iron Petticoat (1956) 6.55 In Good Company (2004) 9.00 Failure To Launch (2006) 10.50 To Die For (1995) 12.55am Ask The Dust (2006) 3.15 Close
11.35 Dressed To Kill (1946) 1.00pm Captain Nemo And The Underwater City (1969) 3.00 Guns For San Sebastian (1968) 5.00 Ivanhoe (1952) 6.50 The Jazz Singer (1980) 9.00 A Kiss Before Dying (1956) 10.45 How The West Was Won (1962) 1.30am Mutiny On The Bounty (1962) 5.00 Rogue Cop (1954)
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