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Jamie Hill

Luke Coleman; Michael Bosley; The Goat

Food and Drink p13

The White Horse; Pan of Mystery; Bitten Oxford

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Corn Exchange; Old Fire Station;Tim Key

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laugh at today. My favourites being ‘No Offense Nun Taken’ about an inoffensive nun kidnapping and ‘Vandals Strike at School’ about an ancient Germanic tribe going on strike at a school.

It’s been quite a ride. Here’s to another 100 issues!

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Knives (this was after they dropped the ‘The’), our amazing monthly comedy nights, all of our gigs we’ve held (yes, even the one when I fell off the stage in a drunken mess!) and that time I accidentally wound up the band Gaslight Anthem by making an inappropriate fart joke.

There were also the times we managed to wind up UKIP and the BNP with piles of badly spelt letters appearing in our postbox.

Why does being narrow-minded go hand in hand with having no sense of humour and an inability to spell?

We’ve had plenty of voles, traffic wardens and some satirical Bassett Rivers front pages that I still

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We can’t.

That’s one hundred issues of telling the masses what’s going on.

A hundred issues of Agony Boy and his successor Agony Girl.

In our humble opinion it’s quite an achievement. We’ve got a special feature in this magazine about how we got this far. All the trials and tribulations. And all the fun bits too.

We’ve had a few misteps along the way. A few cover stories we’re not too proud of. But we’ve also had some of the best times a magazine can have.

There was the time we got drunk on real ale with Young

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Selfie Conscious still having connotations of self-obsession and narcissism, has become so universally accepted, even Obama couldn’t resist getting in on one with the Danish Prime Minister during Nelson Mandela’s funeral.

The mainstream press are so obsessed with what they perceive to be a fairly recent phenomenon that they find any excuse to report on a selfie related story, like a toddler excitedly repeating a new word they’ve just learned.

Even the spacecraft following the Rosetta comet was supposedly reported to have taken a “selfie” during its mission in order to relay information back to Mission Control. Though how an inanimate machine with no sense of self is capable of taking a selfie is possibly an existential question that will have to wait for another day.

When the story of selfie addict Danny Bowman came to light, it instantly fed the hysteria and fascination with the selfie culture, sparking debate between the disgusted selfie cynics and the “live and let live” brigade. Danny, who was diagnosed with OCD and Body Dysmorphic Disorder, would take up to 200 selfies a day and lost two stone in weight in his obsessive attempts to get a perfect selfie, eventually attempting to take his own life when his efforts appeared to heed no results.

But whether you’re repulsed, impressed or obsessed, one thing’s for sure; Sunday afternoon Scrabble will never be the same.

The Nerd’s Last Word with Michael Bosley

Last month, “selfie” became an officially accepted word in Scrabble. This of course means the world is doomed. When Scrabble accepts a popular term as a usable, point scoring word, then it won’t be long until your grandmother uses that word against you as she shakily places her tiles down on the board and trounces you with a triple-word score.

Today it’s selfie, tomorrow it’ll be amazeballs and then next week it’ll be vajazzle. Imagine challenging your Granny to look that one up in the dictionary!

Like most colloquial terms, the act of taking a “selfie” outdates the term by a number of years.

Mostly remembered by the Myspace Generation, the selfie was the narcissistic pastime of bored teenage girls and muscle-flexing boys looking to outfit their profile with the most ‘rad’ colour schemes, song lyrics and of course, self-portraits.

These pictures, before the days of reverse cameras, were taken (badly) in bathroom mirrors, usually with the flash still on, so all you really got to see was a bright white light and maybe an interesting array of bathroom fixtures and toothpaste brands.

Fast forward to today and the selfie, despite

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The Goat

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The Goat is our resident grumpy gruff. He’s always bloody moaning. So what has got on The Goat’s ..urm. goat this month?

CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS So, we’ve been enjoying a bit of an Indian summer.

And already you’re probably hearing a few people say ‘Well if this is global warming, that’s fantastic’. In England we’re so used to every day being a drab, grey monochrome that we embrace every bit of sunlight as if they’re a long lost relative from Australia.

It’s not good though. Global warming is a real problem that is making our weather as unpredictable as a two-year-old on amphetamines.

Fancy a bit of sunshine? You got it! But you don’t mind if I flood Somerset in its entirety just for good measure? No. Okay, that’s good as I was also planning on flooding Devon, making Scotland an arctic wasteland and making as much of this island as inhabitable as possible during the winter months.

But as long as you can get more sunbathing in that’s okay then.

But it’s the climate-change deniers that really get my goat. Despite all the evidence to the contrary. All the carefully researched empirical scientific evidence that points to the fact that we’re wrecking this earth if we don’t sit up and listen.

They get my goat.

‘There’s nothing to see here, please move along. Don’t worry it’s all a conspiracy so that they can buld more windmills in Cornwall. What’s that?

My home’s flooded. That’s just burst pipes and has got nothing to do with the Biblical amount of rain we’ve been having for forty days and nights.

What’s that? You’ve just spotted that I’ve been building an ark in my shed and that I’ve been gathering all the local wildlife two by two so that we can survive the coming apocalypse. You must be seeing things!’

Bloody idiots.

A return to Erbil, Kurdistan Off The Grid with Luke Coleman (Our Man in Iraq)

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I’ve just got back to Erbil, after almost five weeks in Amman, five weeks of open-ended, yet comfortable purgatory, as we waited for a return date.

I was evacuated by my school’s insurance company when the fighting got a little close and they decided the expense of flying us away and putting us up in a posh hotel was better than chancing on coughing up for a body or two. It was welcome, to be honest, as I’m not a fearless war reporter, and although the enemy was retreating from the gates of my city by the time I left, I was a little ragged, drunk too often and in need of time to think about how long I want to remain in Kurdistan.

As we got on the plane, my colleagues furnished

with their pet dogs and cats, I wondered if I’d even return; what I wasn’t taking with me was packed and ready to be sent on, whilst my luggage contained the 21st Century essential sentimentals – hard drives of photos mostly, but the odd journal or two thrown in, alongside my unfinished novel manuscript, untouched for a few years.

But I came back. And I’ve resolved to wait for the release of my captive friend at least. And that too is open-ended, although it’s not comfortable.

While I wait, I might just revisit that novel; getting immersed in a fiction of my own creation in Russia beats the reality of those Islamic State motherfuckers.

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Are you losing £800 every year?

You don’t have to!

On average, commuters who car-share every day save about £800 a year.

Find others going your way:

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It’s National Liftshare Week from October 6 to 10, which means a good opportunity to consider the 38 million empty seats being driven around the UK at the moment.

With prices at the petrol pumps making motoring an expensive way of getting around, Swindon Travel Choices promotes car sharing as a way to share the expense of motoring, whilst helping the environment and cutting congestion.

Carshareswindon.com is an online resource to match up drivers and passengers who are heading the same way at the same time. There are over 2000 members already signed up, with scores of people looking for lifts or passengers to share journeys from all over Swindon to Bath, Bristol, Windmill Hill, Malmesbury, the Great Western Hospital and many more locations.

“For me it’s definitely the financial aspect that benefits me most,” says Ian, part of a 3 strong car share team that travels from North Swindon to Newbury daily. “The passengers are saving 65 miles a day, so that’s 130 miles between us. That’s about 650 miles a week, about 30,000 miles a year. That’s more than the distance around the equator just from our one car share group!”

Each car sharer saves £12 a day when they don’t drive, which adds up to a whopping £1900 each year. “And that’s just fuel,” he continues. “It saves the wear and tear on the car, the depreciation value, my insurance is cheaper as there’s less miles on the clock, and less things go wrong with the car as it has less use.”

For Sandy, he feels his car share group stops him working far too many hours. “Not many companies tell you to go home,” he says, “so when there are other people depending on me to get home, it forces me to pack up. I think I’d spend much too long in the office otherwise as I lack selfdiscipline.”

One theme came through from all the car sharers – it works better when the employer is actively encouraging it. At Swindon’s Great

Western Hospital, the car parking charges make car sharing more cost effective, and the employer provides emergency passes in case anybody gets stuck. The parking restrictions are also lifted at holiday time, when the pressure on spaces is less.

In Newbury, the managers understand that people can’t stay late or have to leave meetings if they are dragging on.

“There are a few sacrifices that need to be made to make car sharing work,” admits Sandy.

“We had to agree to leave at the same time every morning, and to all leave work together at the end of the day. But that’s good in a way, as I’m the sort of person that would keep on working otherwise.”

So what advice would the car sharers give to people who think that car sharing isn’t for them?

“I’d encourage people to give it a go, rather than think they can’t, or dismiss the idea because of a preconceived idea that you have to give up your flexibility and freedom,” says Sandy. “It helps when employers offer incentives to car share – such as special spaces, or restricting parking to non sharers, so it’s worth asking your employer what they are doing.”

“I’d say that you have to accept you need a bit of flexibility to make it work,” says Ian, “but if you set out the boundaries from the start, it works well. The financial saving alone far outweighs any inconvenience for me. If my employer built a massive car park overnight and said that everyone can now have their own personal parking space, I wouldn’t want it. I would still want to car share. It doesn’t make sense not to.”

You can check how many car sharers are going your way, and use the cost calculator at www.carshareswindon.com.

The Swindon Travel Choices website also has a downloadable Q+A booklet about car sharing that covers frequently asked questions around insurance, sharing costs, keeping safe and basic ground rules.

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Are you ready to Quit this Stopober?

Stoptober - the 28 day stop smoking challenge from Public Health England - is back , with added support from top comedians for October 2014. You may have already seen Paddy McGuinness in the Stoptober TV adverts.

He's making it clear that if smokers can stay smoke free for 28 days they are five times more likely to stop for good. During the challenge there will be lots of support to help people on their quitting journey, including a prepare pack, a text support service and even an ap for real-time support.. Former heavy smoker Jamie Hill reports....

I used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day. My routine life used to be ruled by smoking. I would have a cigarette first thing in the morning and last thing at night. My work breaks were all to do with smoking.

I hated flying. I mean really hated flying because I couldn’t smoke. I would panic if I didn’t have a cigarette ready to hand at any given time.

I gave up three and a half years ago with the help of the Oxfordshire Smoking Advice Service Service. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. With their support and advice I was able to go from being the heaviest smoker that I knew to not smoking at all and I haven’t looked back since.

There are many different ways to give up smoking and they will find the best plan for you.

I would recommend that any smoker uses this service and next month’s Stoptober campaign which encourages people to take part in a 28 day challenge from October 1 is the perfect opportunity.

According to national surveys around 75% of smokers want to stop smoking for good and 80% say they wish they’d never started.

As part of the Public Health England’s highprofile campaign, there’s a load of support out there to help you quit using the Oxfordshire Smoking Advice Service as it offers free help, support and advice. Wiltshire and Berkshire both have their own versions of the stop smoking service as well.

If you’re a smoker, giving up smoking is probably the biggest single step you can take to

improve your health.

Statistics show that smoking is responsible for one in every five deaths in adults over 35 in England and that over a million people are admitted to hospital with smoking-related diseases each year.

Giving up smoking helps more than your health, it will help your bank balance too. A 20-a-day smoker will spend on average £40 a week on cigarettes – that adds up to £2,400 a year. And in these ‘credit crunch’ times that amount of cash would go a long way.

If you want to give up smoking, why not get in touch with The Oxfordshire Smoking Advice Service . It doesn't matter if you've tried many times before but without success - their trained advisors have helped many people in similar situations.

I personally found that they helped no end. You are four times more likely to stop smoking successfully with their help compared to trying to quit alone. Support is given in a friendly and nonjudgmental way, as well as advice about stop smoking treatments that are available on prescription.

You can find help by asking to see a stop smoking advisor at your GP surgery, asking at your local pharmacy, dropping in at a stop smoking clinic or contacting the service directly.

Contact Oxfordshire Smoking Advice Service to get support on 0845 40 80 300 or visit www.smokefreeoxfordshire.nhs.uk It’ll be the best decision you ever make.

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The Great British Beer Off! For Starters

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Back in August this year, when (if the media is to be believed), the Nation was in thrall to Baked Alaska’s and aghast at ice-cream misadventures, another less well advertised national competition was underway which (no offence to Berry & Co), made The Great British Bake-Off look like a leisurely afternoon in the Blue Peter kitchen.

The Great British Homebrew Challenge 2014, organised and held at Thornbridge Brewery in Derbyshire this year saw more than 200 amateur home-brewers enter some jaw-droppingly fantastic brews, many of which would give professional brewers a run for their money. The best brew would lay claim to not only the crown but mass bottle production, courtesy of Thornbridge, in time to hit the shelves of some 60 branches of Waitrose from mid-October. If you consider the fact that it will have taken years for some commercial brewers to gain access to those hallowed aisles, then you might begin to understand that this is indeed the stuff of which dreams (and careers) are made.

Perhaps even more impressively, this years’ winner, Graham Nelson a 39 year old former sailmaker and father of two from Cheshire, only took up home-brewing a year or so ago. His entry in the Strong Bitter category with Vienna IPA, a

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5.9% chestnutty, hoppy clean-tasting beer was declared an undisputed winner.

Now it would be fair to say perhaps that the phrase ‘home-brew’ to the uninitiated conjures up beardy, slightly bonkers and permanently squiffy individuals whose spare time and room is taken up by buckets, tubing of dubious origin and empty fizzy drinks bottles. But according to Greg Hughes, owner of online Homebrew shop UK, today homebrewing has never been so big and the dodgy brews of the 1970’s have been replaced by refined, full-flavoured and extremely drinkable results from young, determined beer-drinkers, whose obsession with quality, and cleanliness are to be applauded.

Indeed, the Homebrew market is now worth in excess of £25m, and growing. Whist cheap and easy ‘make beer, just add water’ kits are widely available everywhere from chemists to big name high street stores, this isn’t proper brewing. Replica all-grain kits can now be bought for around £250, last a lifetime and are small enough to fit under the kitchen sink!

Home-brew shops are popping up all over the place, not to mention the multitude already online.

Helpful, sage advice can be obtained from online forums and in-store, even home-brew clubs who meet to share technique and sample brews. And it’s no longer a man’s world.

More and more women are trying their hand at home-brews, and quite rightly – after all, brewsters were the forerunners to the Graham Nelson’s of today.

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How to complain in restaurants

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Prompted by the tweets of two local characters I want to discuss complaining in a restaurant, pub, bar or café. In this golden age of information and social networking have we lost the ability and courage to actually complain in person in the establishment at the time of a bad meal, poorly made drink or crap service? The internet seems to indicate that we have lost our collective balls to get into any kind of face to face discussion.

As an ex caterer who worked his way up from potwash as a spotty innocent teenager to General Manager of quite a posh restaurant as a bacchanalian thirty something, please, please say something to us at the time! Eating out is a social experience and we are human beings capable of reasoned argument. If you are not happy with your food or drink then be polite, explain what is wrong and if we can we will try to remedy the situation. I’ve pretty much heard and experienced it all in my time. From the time I was brought a six inch bolt that a customer had found at the bottom of their side salad bowl in a large palm filled city centre brasserie (it had fallen off the industrial salad slicer earlier in the day, I comped

happily do this & quite often cook both dishes again so that both are perfect second time around. If you have time constraints such as cinema tickets then state this and ask for it to be taken off the bill instead or replaced with a dish that is quick to cook & the bill amended to reflect this.

Reduce the tip – had poor service?

Then don’t tip or leave less than you would normally. Explain this to the manager too on the way out stating specific instances such as waiting for drinks, forgotten items or food taking ages. We want to know if someone isn’t doing their job properly. If the service is good but you object to a Service Charge then do not be afraid to ask for it to be removed, you are entitled to do so and the restaurant must if you ask. The waiter will quite often be grateful for a cash tip instead.

Take it to the next level –still unhappy? Then call the next morning and ask for the General Manager, Operations Manager or Owners name & email address.

Then drop them a line stating what was wrong, how it was dealt with & why you are still unhappy. It’s their business so they’ll want to know & remedy the situation. Then by all means write a review, blog, tweet and tell all your friends but only after you’ve given us the opportunity to remedy the situation. At worse you’ll leave the establishment having gotten it off your chest and with some more material for your review. If they are running a professional operation and they actually care they will have had some genuine feedback on what they could do better and probably taken the substandard items off the bill.

Maybe, even, have given you some freebies too.

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their whole bill for two) to the time I was kicked in the balls by an elegantly dressed lady because I wouldn’t comp a whole table of four as one of their steaks was overcooked (I’d already taken the steak off the bill, the bartender locked the door & called the police as I rolled around on the floor).

If you have an issue with an item of food or drink then speak to your waiter and give them the opportunity to replace it. If the service is not up to scratch then ask to speak to a manager, they generally are in their position because of the experience they have gained and they should know the companies required standards.

After all we want you to go away well fed having had a pleasant experience and with the possibility of coming back again thus helping to keep us in business.

Here are some points to remember when you have to complain; Raise the issue straight away – take a second to collect your thoughts and explain exactly what is wrong, this gives the restaurant an opportunity to resolve the problem with minimum fuss.

Be polite but firm and remain calm –It’s not the waiters fault if the kitchen got it wrong so don’t take it out on them. Anger will only inflame the situation. If the waiter isn’t helpful then ask to speak to a manager.

Explain how you want the situation remedied – be specific about what you want to happen next. Easy if you are alone & want the dish replaced because the steak was overcooked but if there’s two of you don’t be afraid to ask for your guests food to be kept warm whilst your food is prepared again. Any good establishment will

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Dave for all Seasons

Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with Spicy Hoisin and Peanut dip

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An incredibly versatile and healthy snack that always seems a more impressive eat than the sum of its parts.

Dipping the soft, slightly transparent rolls filled full of chewy rice noodles, crunchy veg and fragrant herbs into the spicy, salty peanut dip is a tasty appetiser and can easily be padded out to a main course if required with some additional crispy spring rolls and steamed BBQ-pork buns (Cha Siu Bao) and a soy bean and chinese pickle salad for a full-on Dim Sum feast. And, once you get the hang of the rolling, they’re dead simple to make too – the key thing is just to chop all the ingredients very finely (or use a food processor if you have one). This recipe will yield several large rolls, depending on the size of rice paper you buy. Circular packs of rice paper sheets are available in any Asian grocer and some larger supermarkets, too.

First of all, you’ll need to prepare your dipping sauce. Take 1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter, and mix it with 1 tbsp hoi sin, the juice of ½ lime, ½ finely sliced red chilli (or a full chilli if you want it really spicy), and a dash of fish sauce. Mix it well, taste, and adjust the lime juice, fish sauce and hoi sin to taste. You want the dip to be fairly thick, but still with a runny consistency. You can always thin it with 1/2 tbsp water if your peanut butter is particularly thick.

Secondly, prepare all the filling ingredients. You need to thinly slice 1-2 carrots and 2 spring onions into batons, and also prepare around 100g cooked rice vermicelli noodles, 1 large handful roasted peanuts, 1 large handful coriander, 1 small handful finely chopped mint, and 250g of your ‘main’ ingredient. Usually this will be fried tofu, prawns or chicken. In this recipe I have opted for tofu. Simply slice up the block and deep-fry until browned on all sides (or grill your prawns or chicken until cooked through). Marinate these pieces in 2 tbsp Gochujang paste (or any other spicy chilli bean paste, or a mixture of 2 cloves crushed garlic, 1 tbsp crushed ginger and 1 crushed red chilli), 1 tbsp soy sauce, juice of ½ lime, 1 crushed garlic clove and ½ tsp white pepper for about an hour.

Now comes the assembly. Dip one rice paper sheet in some warm water for a few seconds until soft, then lay flat and, working in a straight line down the middle of the roll, add a layer of noodles, then a layer of the tofu (or shrimp or chicken) and a little of its marinating juices, then a few slices of the veg, and a sprinkling of the peanuts and herbs. Overlap the bottom of the sheet around the filling and wrap tightly, as you would a tortilla or sandwich wrap. It might take a couple of attempts to get right but soon you’ll be making rolls like a pro. Slice each one in half with a sharp knife and serve alongside the dip.

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Duns Tew is one of those dreamlike idyllic type villages in the Cotswolds.

And it is soon set to take its place firmly on the UK’s culinary map.

Michael Regan and Josh West, two Paris trained chefs, have now taken over the breathtakingly beautiful White Horse - the village’s only pub.

When we say it is a beautiful pub, it really is. All wooden beams inside and more character than a whole season of Midsomer Murders.

It is a quintessential 17th century English coaching inn set on the eastern side of the Cotswolds in what can only be described as a charming village.

With original flagstone floors, beams and real fires, it has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere making it the perfect place to enjoy a drink or meal with friends.

It also has a south-facing terrace, which is a bonus, as it’s perfect for relaxing summer days.

The pub has been completely refurbished under the new owners’ direction and now boasts eight exquisitely decorated rooms for those who might be reading this from the Wiltshire or Berkshire area (or even Oxford) and fancy a bit of a break.

Meat will be coming from the Meat Joint, near Chipping Norton and veg from North Aston organics.

The chefs are definitely going for it as far as good food is concerned. They describe it as ‘ingredient led cooking that stands ou’ which sounds perfect.

If we were you lot I’d head out there as soon as possible to join them in their culinary adventure before everyone else gets in on the act.

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International Pan of Mystery

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Turning up the heat on some familiar and not so familiar ingredients from around the world.

Kala Namak

Kala Namak is the Hindi name for black salt. ‘Oh, right, that stuff?’ I hear you shout. No, me neither. I’ve been using it for a while now but I was completely unaware of the charms of this brilliant little salt until I read about it in a few recipes and decided to do a little research. It turns out Kala Namak is a volcanic salt, pink in colour and with a sulphuric taste that’s uncannily reminiscent in flavour to a hard-boiled egg dipped in regular salt (so much so Vegans can use it to transform tofu into an ‘egg’ sandwich). An eggy salt may not sound particularly appetising, but when used correctly it adds the most extraordinary savoury note to dishes, whilst not overasserting its own flavour, in a similar vein to anchovies or parmesan cheese in Italian cooking. It’s most common use in Indian cuisine is as a crucial ingredient of ‘Chaat Masala’ the spice blend used so extensively in

the ‘Chaat’ dishes of (predominantly) Mumbai. A ‘Chaat’ dish covers a whole range of snack-like dishes, two of the more common being Pani Puri (a crispy gram-flour shell filled with puffed rice, spices, onions, coconut chutney, coriander and chillies, dipped in a tamarind-flavour water and then munched whole) and Bhel Puri – a more elegant and infinitely tastier version of the ‘Bombay Mix’ we are familiar with, but with added vegetables – always tomatoes, onions and coriander but sometimes also cooked potato cubes and grated carrots – and great lashings(yes, lashings) of piquant tamarind chutneys and wickedly fiery green chilli sauces. Kits and ingredients to make either of these ‘Chaat’ dishes are available from good ethnic stores and some larger supermarkets. A good source for authentic recipes is www.mamtaskitchen.com.

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Vinho di Montho

Cantaro Frappato Terre Siciliane

Red Italian Wine Frappato is a red grape widely grown on the South-Eastern coast of Sicily. And if you know your grapes you’ll know that the Sicilian soil is perfect for viniculture. It’s a light-bodied, fresh and easy drinking wine with delicate fruity aromas, and an explosion of wild berries, cherries and sweet spices on the palate. So that’s pretty good then. We would suggest that you serve it slightly chilled and it goes especially well with cheeses and cold meats.

Anyway, you can grab a bottle for £8, which is a steal in our opinion, from Asda.

NATIONAL WEEKS OF WHATEVER

National Chocolate Week

October 4 to 20

Now this is a week I can get behiind. The eating of chocolate has long been associated with love. Apparently, the Aztec emperor, Monteczuma (c1502) drank fifty cups of chocolate a day to enhance his ardour. Chocolate contains Phenylethylamine and Serotonin both of which also occur naturally in the human brain. These mood lifting substances are released into the nervous system when we are happy, creating a a rise in blood pressure and heart rate and inducing a feeling of well being. So, when you need a lift - eat chocolate! Definitely.

an grab a bottle for ÂŁ8,

Chocolate Week

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Crazy Golf is now open!

Open all day for food every Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer

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Sunday 5h October

Friday night music and Thursday Comedy is back in the Cellar Bar!

Moonrakers Comedy - Thursday 2nd October - Doors open at 8pm Show starts 8.30pm Opener: Sean McLoughlin Headliner: Wes Zaharuk Tickets available in advance or on door ÂŁ10.00 Friday 10th October - Mike Hoddinott Allstars - Doors 8pm Music 9pm Entry ÂŁ5.00 Cellar Bar is available for private hire.

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Fri 3rd - Bamboo Vipers + Support

Fri 10th - Cider-fest w/Xander & the Keys + Pugwall

Sat 11th - Cider-fest All Dayer feat. The Silhouettes, The I's, Poultry Cross, Cougar Pilot + Much More! (From 3pm) Weds 15th - Salisbury Open Mic Fri 17th - Thirteen Days + Faux

Fri 24th - Release the Monkey + Support

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“You talkin’ to me?”

A film column with Jamie Hill

civilisation of Europe. Combining motion controlled timelapse, CGI, and interviews with some of the most respected archaeologists and astronomers of our generation, Ancient Skies presents a case that the Neolithic were highly intelligent, and devoted enormous

amounts of effort and time to the construction of elaborate stone monuments whose purposes and orientation were intimately connected to celestial cycles, laying the foundations of modern science.

You can view the online trailer at https://vimeo.com/71154071

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The 46 min. version of the newfilm Ancient Skies by Wiltshire based film maker Grant Wakefield was premiered in Winchester Science Centre last month.

It is the first large format production ever to explore the history and legacy of the Neolithic

Wiltshire film maker premieres new work in Winchester

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4. Three Kings - with a lot to say about war and heroism this is definitely one of Clooney’s best.

5. Black Hawk Down - A non-stop tour de force showing what happens when the US military machine breaks down.

6. Platoon - With a score that haunts you, this is a film that questions what side is good.

7. The Thin Red Line - the war in the Pacific reveals real beauty amongst the carnage.

8. Full Metal Jacket - Kubrick’s masterpiece shows the changes war can wrought on a person.

9. Downfall - the last moments of Hitler fleshed out showing the true despair of the Nazi failure.

10. Schindler’s List - the one film that truly reveals the horrors of war and its consequences.

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looking mean with scars across his face like he’s just had an encounter with a really unhappy brillo pad.

The plot involves a five-man Sherman tank crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. It all sounds very gung-ho with explosions and stuff but I’m hoping it also has a bit of heart as well.

Anyway, here are my top ten favourite war films of all time...

1. The Longest Day - to this day no other film has managed to evoke what an absolutely huge undertaking D-Day was.

2. Saving Private Ryan - For that beachhead scene alone this enters the canon of one of the greatest war films ever made.

3. Apocalypse Now - Coppola’s epic really showed the absolute madness of war like no other.

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War. What is it good for?

Well. One thing it’s good for is bloody good cinema.

I’m not talking about those gung-ho patriotic pieces of propaganda that Hollywood churns out at every opportunity.

I’m talking more The Thin Red Line than Pearl Harbor. More Full Metal Jacket than U571.

The thought-provoking war films that make you think about conflict and the very real human damage it does to its civilians and its participants.

This month, new Brad Pitt starrer The Fury comes out. And from the trailer it looks pretty damn good.

It involves an American tank battalion in 1945 at the tail end of World War Two and Brad Pitt

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#TheOrder - A Review

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Channel 5’s Milkshake comes to Salisbury City Hall

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Little Princess, Bananas in Pyjamas, Toby and Dolores from Toby's Travelling Circus, Noddy and Tessie Bear, Milkshake Monkey, Tommy and Tallulah from Tickety Toc, Bello from Jelly Jamm, Chloe from Chloe's Closet and the brand new but already hugely popular Pip from Pip Ahoy! will be joining us on stage this year.

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Milkshake Live! will be coming to Salisbury City Hall on October 25. We caught up with presenter Amy Thompson for a chat....

What do you think is Milkshake’s appeal?

It is a really strong brand with a fantastic mix of children's programmes. Strong favourites like Little Princess and Bananas in Pyjamas. Then we have newer shows including Toby's Travelling Circus and Milkshake!

Monkey. We also have shows that I grew up watching, Noddy, Thomas and Fireman Sam. It's classic but fresh.

This is the 3rd Milkshake! live tour tell us a bit about the new show Milkshake! Party Party?

The show features two Milkshake! presenters and a big bunch of Milkshake! characters who are planning a surprise birthday party. Everyone has their very own, special party job. Expect lots of singing and dancingy!

Which characters will be joining you on this tour?

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Review #TheOrder #TheOrder is the latest offering from TS Theatre Productions. The play reveals an apocalyptic future where social media has been harnessed to become anything but social.

TS have once again taken over the basement of The Victoria in Swindon’s Old Town. More used to live music than new theatre, it nonetheless served as a great venue. The show ran for two days and played to such a packed house that extra seats needed to be made available.

Stories about the internet have broken through to the national media on a number of occasions recently. From the ice bucket challenge to Jennifer Lawrence’s stolen photos and before that the no makeup selfie, and, does anyone remember Kony 2012? It is from that fertile soil that #TheOrder is inspired. The idea is that our emotions are being manipulated, that we have become the consumer

and the product, that we’re an unthinking herd complying with the groupthink of social media. All Peter Hynds did when writing this play was to take these ideas to their most extreme conclusion. He asks whether the world of hashtags and cat videos could become something more sinister.

The Order is a social media trend that is causing people to violently attack each other. Five people take refuge from the chaos in an empty building.

Peter Hynds and Sarah Lewis have the same onstage chemistry that made their last play, Choice, so chilling to watch. They were joined on stage by Jane Dale, Ella Thomas and Robert Felstead. The characters stew in their own paranoia and suspicion as the world around them falls apart, until it is revealed why they have been chosen to live.

While the overall quality of the play was excellent, some of the monologues in the first half felt like they put too much emphasis on telling the story. That said, as the play approaches its shocking finale it’s like riding a tidal wave of emotion. It may even make you think twice next time you log on to Facebook. The next stop for the play is the Little Black Box theatre in Bristol.

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Comedy and poetry tha Relentless innovator, author, and poet, Tim Key will be touring his newest show ‘Single White Slut’ this month and he comes to Reading’s South Street Art Centre on Thursday October 2 with two shows 7pm and 9pm and a further two shows at Oxford’s Old Fire Station on Thursday October 16 at 7pm and 9pm. Single White Slut is a show of lyrical prose, and razor-sharp wit. Tim Key has firmly established himself as one of the most dynamic, exciting, and innovative live comedy performers in the industry.

Away from his solo stage work, Key has had roles in films Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, One Day and Richard Ayoade’s The Double. We caught up with him for a chat.

Tell us a bit about yourself.

Basic guy, 37. Try my hardest. Amazingly, I am a professional poet. Very surprised by that. Been plugging away for about twelve years and happy with it all now. Enjoy doing my show. Luckily get to do some interesting things in other peoples shows.

Carry a notepad. Recently acquired Sky Sports.

In your own words, summarise your latest show.

Mm. I guess it’s quite a sneaky show. It’s a bit theatrical – as in, I have a large prop and there’s a soundtrack. But it still counts as comedy. I have written some jokes, which I have secreted into the script. But at the forefront there are other things: poetry, a denim onesie, anecdotes about encounters with Hollywood filmstars and some stuff about tooth fairies. 75 minutes long.

How did you come to collaborate with Punchdrunk and what can we expect?

I think that would be telling. But I’ll tell you a bit. I did collaborate with someone called Sarah who was from Punchdrunk. I was lucky enough to go and watch their show – The Drowned Man – Jesus, that is a good show. Then I got to meet some people.

They had some skills I wanted to use. They were very generous. My show’s nothing like Punchdrunk though - but there’s maybe a gram of stuff that’s been sprinkled onto it.

If you could describe yourself in a haiku, how would it go?

An unwitting poet-guy, A denim onesie, Amazed I earn anything.

What do enjoy most about touring?

The shows. I don’t like the achingly lonely hotel rooms or the traveling, weirdly. The shows, I love.

What/who are your greatest influences and inspirations?

Mm. Difficult to know who’s influenced you and how you just like. But I’ll throw some names in there. I love Hancock, Coogan, Morris, Fry, Laurie, Seinfeld, David and Aherne. My more poncy selection would be Gogol, Kharms and Harold Lloyd.

When you’re not touring, what do you like to do in your downtime?

I like to run but currently my back is a mess so I do more walking and sitting. I like to watch films and write divvy poems. Amazingly I get paid for that last one, but I genuinely enjoy doing it: lucky boy. I

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also like playing five-aside football and having baths.

You’ve worked with the likes of Alan Partridge (Mid-Morning Matters, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa) and Anne Hathaway (One Day). How would you compare and contrast the two experiences?!

Hathaway was briefer but she was a very, very charming lady. Our scene took approximately forty minutes. Coogan’s stuff is a little more intense.

There’s more pressure on me. I feel like I could bring down the Empire if I fuck it up. But obviously it means more to get that gig. It’s literally a childhood (teenage) dream come true.

If you weren’t in this industry, where do you think you’d be?

It sounds strange, but I genuinely think I’d be living in Kiev.

What’s next after the tour?

Write my radio show (Tim Key’s Late Night Poetry Show) and then gear up to Christmas.

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And… they have worked closely with Crisis to involve homeless people as artists, trainees and volunteers. This has led to two stunning installations in our foyer and the extraordinary Hidden Spire. It has also grown the confidence of homeless people facing severe problems.

‘The Old Fire Station has brought hope and soul to Oxford.’ Crisis Skylight member working as part of our Front of House team.

For more information visit the website at www.oldfirestation.org.uk

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Oxford’s Old Fire Station’s Third Birthday Bash takes place on Tuesday December 9 at 7.30pm with doors opening at 7pm It’s amazing how time flies. It only seems like yesterday that the Old Fire Station in George Street reopened its doors, but it’s been three years.

And you can help them celebrate. The night will feature folk pop band Water Pageant, comedy improvisation from The Dead Secrets, world music from Oxford’s Confluence and DJ Euton Daley.

Compere for the night will be Funny Women finalist Elf Lyons.

Here’s a brief look at what they’ve achieved over the last three years…

- 500+ events including drama, music, dance, comedy and festivals - 50 exhibitions by up and coming artists - Sold 12,000+ lovingly handmade items by 120+ designer-makers - Hosted 40+ regular classes They have created the Tuesday programme which gives the public a great night out and provides artists with opportunities to try out new ideas.

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Celebrate Oxford’s Old Fire Station’s Third Birthday!

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You could make jewellery like this at Newbury’s Corn Exchange

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afternoon, Ben will guide you in an exploration of language and you’ll have the chance to use the cities as inspiration to create your own and try your hand at bringing them to life on the page. Ben completed a creative writing MA in poetry at UEA in 2008 and now works for a publishing firm in Oxford. His poetry has appeared in a number of magazines, including Oxford Poetry, The White Review and Under the Radar, and was shortlisted for the 2012 Melita Hume Prize. His debut pamphlet, The Escape Artists, was published by Tall Lighthouse in 2012 and shortlisted for the 2013 Michael Marks Award.

Jane Cannon will be running two Felting workshops, which are brand new to the Corn Exchange’s programme. She’ll be on hand to teach you this unique skill in both her Wet Felting and Introduction to Needle Felting classes, and you’ll come away with a either a beautiful landscape picture or a 3D object, that can be kept or given to a loved one as a gift.

In addition, popular workshop leader Helen Mortimer is leading a four-week Jewellery Making course throughout the month of October for all abilities. You’ll learn all the basic techniques required to make your own beaded jewellery; all materials will be provided and you’ll come away with bracelets, necklaces and earrings of your own creation!

Information on all of these classes and courses can be found on the Corn Exchange’s website at www.cornexchangenew.com/learning along with full details of all the special classes. Bookings can be made online or the Box Office on 0845 5218 218.

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Do you want to expand your horizons?

The Corn Exchange in Newbury present a great range of regular art classes, courses and workshops for adults, including Life Drawing, Experimental Drawing, Acrylics and Watercolour & Pastels.

All their workshops are taught by professional artists who are passionate about sharing their skills and helping their students to develop theirs, so whether you’re an experienced artist or crafter looking to learn more, or you’re a complete beginner and want to try something new, we’re sure there’s something in their programme to suit everybody.

As well as their regular classes, they like to treat their audiences to some unique opportunities as well. Throughout the Autumn 2014 season, they’re presenting a series of one-off opportunities that will enable you to get creative in totally new ways.

If you’re a budding photographer, Simon Jardine’s Beginner’s Live Event Photography course will help you really get to know your camera. Simon will show you how to use all the settings on your device and give you tips on how to take photos to be proud of, including some simple editing techniques. You’ll then have the chance to try out your skills be being guest photographers at the Corn Exchange’s Lantern Procession in December.

This course is suitable for owners of DSLR, compact system and bridge cameras that allow manual control.

If creative writing is what you’re passionate about, in October Ben Parker will be running a Writing Masterclass focusing on how different writers have created imaginary cities. During the

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Monday October 6 Fancy a laugh?

Four Comedians and a compere all for free!

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venues, breweries and councils.

Yep. You guessed it. We’re solely paid for by advertising revenue so when customers start regarding advertising as a luxury and not a necessity, it hurts. It really does.

Let me just say for any business, advertising is a necessity. We firmly believe that. How do people know you are there if you don’t shout about it?

Sometimes we get the opposite extreme where advertisers expect miracles from their ad with flocks of people coming to their place of business having seen it in The Ocelot. It doesn’t work that way. It’s about putting your name out there. And The Ocelot is a damn good place to do that.

But we’ve had a lot of fun over the years. I mean a lot of fun. The magazine is always fun to write. We are our own most loyal readers and we’re very proud of what we’ve achieved.

There’s also been the countless gigs and comedy nights that we’ve organised. Always a chance to meet the readers and so they can see that we are just as excited about the magazine as we are in the office.

We’ve sometimes got things wrong. I remember in the early days we printed a Devil Balloon cartoon by artists Hungry Monkeys that caused a hell of a furore for months afterwards. We’ve also been one to poke fun at politics on occasion whether that’s Tory, Labour or Liberal Democrats. The only people who have ever not got the joke are UKIP and the BNP who we answered by correcting their spelling mistakes.

But the last 100 editions have been a joy and I hope they will be for many years to come. I can’t thank all you loyal readers and customers enough!

By Jamie Hill - The Editor The question that we’re always asked is ‘why is the magazine called The Ocelot?’.

And as we celebrate our 100th edition we should admit that we don’t have a bloody clue. It just sounded good. We wanted a name that would sum up our irrelevance to life. The idea that we were not going to take things too seriously and just be a damn good free read of an entertainment magazine for the people of Ocelotshire.

There have been times when we have regretted the name over the years. It is certainly attentiongrabbing when you call people and say you're from The Ocelot. And the amount of people who mispronounce or mispell the name is astounding.

We’ve Okalot, Occolot and even an Okapi (which come to think of it is an even better name!)

Just count yourself lucky. At one point it was going to be called The Pangolin.

But in our hearts we love the name The Ocelot.

So we’ve now done 100 editions and it’s been a pretty hard slog.

The recession was the hardest thing to survive. In those heady days of 2007 and 2008 we were just finding our feet. Our main advertisers were pubs and we were doing really well. Then the recession hit and pubs started closing all over the shop.

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Have a drink with us!

You didn’t think that we would pass up the opportunity to celebrate our 100th edition without having a few drinks with our readers, did you?

On Saturday October 25 we will be down The Green Dragon in Marlborough from 9pm having a few beers and we will buy the first ten different people who come up to that editor bloke (pictured above) and say “Happy 100th Ocelot” a pint.

And as a bonus one of The Ocelot’s favourite bands The Vooz will be performing in all their indie punk goodness.

See you there?

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April 2006 - The Ocelot is formed

by Jamie Hill and Dave Andrew who left the Swindon Advertiser to do it.

July 2006 - The first edition of The Wiltshrie Ocelot is launched. It features cigarettes and dice on the cover and looks dire. It mainly covers the Swindon and North Wilts area.

December 2006 - Dave Andrew leaves The Ocelot.

March 2007 - Another Dave, Dave Stewart, who isn’t from the Eurythmics joins The Ocelot.

May 2007 - The Ocelot expands its reach to include Salisbury.

October 2009 - An Oxfordshire edition is launched.

April 2011 - The Wiltshire edition becomes the Wiltshire and Berkshire edition as Newbury and Reading are added to the region.

July 2011 - All of the editions are amalgamated into one bigger edition after demand from regional theatres and venues.

October 2014 - The Ocelot celebrate its 100th edition.

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Billy Lockett at The Art Bar

Billy Lockett is fast establishing himself as one of music’s best-kept secrets. A singer-songwriter of prodigious talent hailing from Northampton, his brand new EP ‘Old Man’ was released in September, ahead of his third headline tour of the UK, and demonstrates why Radio 1 have been such keen supporters to date.

He will be coming to Oxford’s Art Bar on Cowley Road on October 16.

The lead track of the EP ‘Old Man’ is a yearning, heartfelt number inspired by Billy’s father, a massive influence on the young singer who sadly passed away this year. Billy was raised solely by his father from the age of eight, a colourful character who was a bohemian artist exposing Billy to incredible experiences. ‘Old Man’ serves as a poignant reminiscence of the man who formed Billy into the artist he is today.

Second track, ‘Never Let You Go’ is a beautiful love song, bursting with hooks and a massive chorus. The third and final track ‘Toxic’ showcases a new side to Billy’s sound, pushing in a more experimental, electronic direction, while still maintaining the fundamentals of his sound.

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Displaying real meaning and depth, Billy’s songwriting sees him convey his stories with a sincere, soulful voice, paralleled with his remarkable skill on both guitar and piano. These attributes have gained him a substantial, loyal fan base and airplay from the likes of Fearne Cotton, Greg James, Dev, Scott Mills, Huw Stephens and Gemma Cairney at Radio 1 who have championed his previous releases, play listing singles ‘Balance’ and ‘Pathways’.

The talented multi-instrumentalist’s release is produced by Andy Green (Keane, Paolo Nutini, KT Tunstall and Scouting for Girls) and set to create serious excitement throughout his rapidly expanding fanbase and the wider music industry.

Since hitting the road as a travelling troubadour playing support slots wherever he could, Billy has now completed two sold-out UK headline tours, ramming venues such as The Borderline in London.

On top of that he has found himself as support for artists such as KT Tunstall, Nina Nesbitt and Lana Del Rey. Most recently Billy was asked to join Birdy as main support on her UK and European tour – all of which has grown Billy’s fan base considerably.

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This is New Music with Mark Muggeridge

This is Kelvin Jones

How’s this for a feel good story...A 19 year old guy from Stevenage uploads a song to YouTube, a bunch of Redditors discover it and decide they love it sending it to the top of Reddit’s music chart. Next thing you know Good Morning America is playing the track and things get crazy as Kelvin Jones’s, Call You Home notches up 1.2 million views on YouTube.

When Kelvin told his mum that his music had gone viral, the poor woman asked her son if he needed penicillin! On a serious note however Kelvin’s break out track is testament to how a great song will win out every time. This singer-songwriter only started making music 4 years ago having discovered John Mayer. He also cites artists like BB King, Tracey Chapman as influences along with pop influences such as Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran. It’s clearly super early days for Kelvin but with such strong songwriting I’m betting that we’ll be hearing a lot more from him and soon. (kelvinjonesmusic.com)

This is Tru Thoughts

I think that this is the first time in the six-year history of This Is New Music that I’ve covered the release of a compilation album, but the respect that I hold for Brighton based label Tru Thoughts justifies my doing so now I think. Launched in 1999

by RobertLuis and co-owner Paul Jonas, Tru Thoughts quickly carved out a niche among discerning fans, winning Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Award for Best Label in the early years. To celebrate their 15th anniversary Tru Thoughts are releasing a two CD set which features music from the past, present and future of this thriving label’s eclectic catalogue. This celebration of independent artistic talent encompasses the early leftfield electronica of Bonobo and Quantic’s trailblazing world explorations, Alice Russell’s powerhouse soul and UK dons like Rodney P and Zed Bias, through to the stars of tomorrow, with Harleighblu’s vocal prowess. For hard core collectors there is also a vinyl box set that has too many features to list here but will fast become a treasured collectors edition. Tru Thoughts is one of the world’s independent label treasures; not bad for an organisation started in an office under Robert Luis’s staircase. If you love great music, this compilation is a must have. (truthoughts.co.uk)

This is Like Swimming

Formed almost two years ago from the ashes of a five-piece called You Say France & I Whistle, Like Swimming took took their name from an obscure Van Morrison demo.

They are another indie label success story, signed to forward thinking Nashville label Digsin. Digsin is about 10 years ahead of the rest of the music business having abandoned traditional sales and who give their music to fans who sign up to a mailing list. This means that you can enjoy this scandi pop track for free! Helping us to enjoy the sound of summer just a little bit longer Like Swimming’s music reminds us of all the stuff we've loved in the past about bands like Noah & The Whale and Of Monsters & Men. Lead single from their album, Structures is the track, A Room of Her Own. It’s vocals feature boy girl vocal interplay, snappy synth lines and production that is Ah Ha meets Razorlight. By the time next years summer festivals come around I bet you’ll be listing Like Swimming as a band you just have to see. (likeswimmingmusic.com) 38

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Gig Monkey, AKA Ed Dyer, is a primate on a mission to discover as muc be out and about as well as reviewing as much stuff as you can send h I need to start this month’s column with a combined apology and rant. Firstly, the apology; once again I am reviewing a Wiltshire based show. I do appear to have been neglecting the other parts of Ocelotshire of late, and for that I am sorry. However, this brings me on to my issue and the reason I have been sticking close to home lately. This column is published in an entertainment magazine that gets seen by tens of thousands of people, and yet in the past few months there has been a distinct lack of promoters and bands contacting me to review their shows. What’s more, there has also been a dearth in submissions of music to me to review. Now, surely one of the points in creating music and playing and promoting live music is to be heard and seen by people? But, if they don’t know what you are up to, and what it is like, how can you expect them to want to listen or come watch your next show? I promise you, it really isn’t complicated to get me to review a show or record. All you do is email me on ed@theocelot.co.uk with details and I will do the rest and get my thoughts on your music or your show out to thousands of people. Go on, live dangerously and promote what you are doing! Who knows, it may actually work….. Anyway, onto business.

Case Hardin, The Shudders & Tamsin Quin @ The Victoria Songs of Praise is a regular night at The Victoria in Swindon that is forging something of a reputation for itself as a bit of a tastemaker and champion of new music in the town. The nights do not focus on any particular genre, just following a formula of carefully curating the best original music from the local area with the best of whatever else comes their way from out of town and seem to have hit that point where people come for the night, ready to check out whatever is on offer even if they have not heard it before.

Opening the night was Wiltshire based acoustic folk-pop troubadour Tamsin Quinn. Her brand of soulful, bluesy folk-pop was an instant hit, as was her witty, cheeky banter in-between songs, banter that even rose to gentle baiting of grizzled Case Harding guitarist Jim, who was left red faced and shuffling his feet. Simple yet brilliant, catch her as soon as you can.

After the Shudders last show closing the Swindon Shuffle The Beehive had to shut down to re-furbish for a fortnight...coincidence? Well yes, but you know what I'm saying. Tonight, they picked up where they had left off with a set of melodic, poppy indie rock blended with rootsy Americana and dusty folk that pounded along at breakneck speeds. Cracking stuff that once again affirmed The Shudders as one of the best and most interesting bands in the area.

Headliners Case Hardin have steadily been growing a following in town, so were given a warm welcome from the full room. Normally specialising in

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chilled Americana that channels Steve Earl, Ryan Adams and the sparse musical hinterland of Springsteen's Nebraska, tonight, back down to a precision four piece they ramped it up somewhat, blitzing through the more upbeat rocking tunes in their back catalogue until hitting a fantastic and fun interlude where they jumped off the stage, joining the crowd with acoustic instruments, inviting some crowd participation that didn’t bring down the atmosphere at all, rather ramped it up even more, into a hell of a finale that resulted in an encore of “The Ring” that had the room transfixed and baying for more. Sterling stuff once again from a band I have yet to see put a foot wrong.

If interesting, now and original music is your thing, you really ought to do yourself a favour and check out what goes on at Songs of Praise each month as the nights seem to be going from strength to strength, attracting good crowds regardless of what music is on offer.

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ate on a mission to discover as much quality original music playing as possible. He will ng as much stuff as you can send him to ed@theocelot.co.uk

Leader – Honest Man (EP)

Winston & Goldstein – In the Eyes of the Other (LP)

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Not my usual bag this, but my word it is an impressive thing! Part soundscape, part ambient darkwave music this is a recording that burrows into your soul and proceeds to grab handfuls of thoughts, emotions and memories and pull on them like a puppet master, taking you on surging, emotional journeys round a strange subconscious world. At times I felt like I was dreaming, at other times I wanted to scream. Very much a cousin to Boards of Canada or maybe a laid back Crystal Castles, if that is your bag then you will love this.

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Channelling the ghost of Jeff Buckley more authentically than anyone I have heard Luke takes a massive stride forwards with his music on this release. Combining the Spartan elegance, vocal athleticism and emotion of recent solo excursions with the driven, upbeat melodic indie of his Doll Rats days to amazing effect, this is a record that sends a shiver down your spine on every listen. The key to everything lies with the vocals, Luke’s voice gently coaxing the poetic and deep lyrics to life, making them dance round with an energy of their own, soaring and darting around like a Swift’s aerial acrobatics in the evening sky. Simply stunning stuff, this record really deserves to be heard by as many people as possible.

Record of the month!

For a band so young Port Erin are veritable veterans, and it shows in this, their third full length album. A fantastically complete work, the production is tight and judged perfectly, slick enough to impress, raw enough to sound real. The band’s usual Jazzed up influences are present here, but are tempered by a more pragmatic approach to song writing, more linear and immediate than before and with a greater focus on riffs and melody, although the underpinning bass and drums are still funky as hell and the sort of thing that will get you moving whether you want to or not. Straddling so many genres, you can’t pigeonhole this, it is beautifully unpredictable, veering schizophrenically from acidjazz to fuzz-pop, via dalliances with Pulp-esque theatrical indie and searing psychedelic rock. Any band than can come up with a song titled “Just Riding my Bike, Man!” deserves to be applauded, just before being committed for observation.

Arts & Culture

Luke De-Sciscio – Rust (LP)

Port Erin – Floating Above The City (LP)

Food and Drink

Slick and polished indie pop-rock from Witney lads formerly known as Million Faces. This is some precision stuff, well crafted, developed, played and produced. Full of plenty of hummable melodies that will have audiences bouncing and toe-tapping along happily, it really comes across as tailor-made for arenas and big festivals like V. So if bands that play grubby venues and DIY festivals is more your bag then move along, if you like commercial, refined poppy stuff (and I mean that to be a good thing) then this is spot on.

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Gig Monkeys lovely big Jukebox

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Two decades of Catweazle!

Twenty years ago The Catweazle Club, a cabaret open mic night without a mic, was first founded. On Saturday November 1 it will be holding a 20th birthday party at Holywell Music Room in Oxford. Tickets are £10 in advance or £12 on the door. In his own words founder Matt Sage tells us how it came about.

It was 20 years ago today...

In the early Autumn of 1994, in the days before internet or mobile phones, I arrived in Oxford from London seeking refuge on a boat down in Jericho. I’d been in an almost-famous touring band, and wanted some peace and quiet among the reeds and swans.

I had been initially attracted to spend some time here by Oxford's reputation as a musical city, but when I arrived, I just couldn't find any scene that I could creatively call home. I love rock n roll, me, but I also like a gentler, more focused kind of music, one unaccompanied by what passes for cultural acceptance in England: the perfume of bleach’n’vomit or having to endure the roar of apes shouting over each other at the bar.

So, after three weeks of trawling around the pubs, and still inspired by the inspiring unplugged scene I'd left behind, I decided to take a small room somewhere and see if I couldn't maybe carry a little of that flame into my new life. Amazingly, looking back now, there was not a single open mic night in Oxford at that time!

So, I booked the snug (as was) of the Victoria Arms in Jericho, stuck up a few posters around town, (with essential oils mixed in to the paste to magic up the vibes on a subliminal level!), and waited to see what might happen. And on that first Tuesday night in October, some strangers shuffled in off the street, taking turns to offer a poem, a song or whatever else it was that they had with them, while everybody else just listened. Simple really.

That first night glowed with goodness.

Everybody came back the following week, and some even brought a friend. This pattern carried on for a couple of months until, very quickly, it got too crowded down there (max capacity was around 30!).

And so we moved upstairs to the larger room.

We have been on the move ever since: a very memorable two-year stint at Jude The Obscure in Walton Street, a 7-year residency at the former LGBT centre on St Michael's Street: Northgate Hall.

There then followed a year of nomadic wandering in which we found ourselves camping variously at The Wheatsheaf, The Jam Factory and Po Na Na's.

Our home for the past ten years has been in the bar of East Oxford Community Centre. This feels about right – being in the heart of things, the true centre of Oxford. But who knows, maybe we’ll be on the move again some day…

And then, of course, there’s been all the players: the singers, the songsmiths, the mystics, the weavers, the magicians, the dreamers, the heart-breakers and brokers and the countless moonlit minstrels.

The Catweazle Club averages around 15-20 different acts every week, every month, every year.

For twenty years. My maths isn’t as good as yours, but I reckon that takes the numbers of individual performances to well over 15,000. It is based on the simple philosophy that EVERYBODY has something worth sharing, and the very least the rest of us can do is to shut up and listen and give that person the space to do their thing, even if it’s only for five minutes.

If it’s excruciating for one person to listen to, it might well be the very thing that lights someone else’s fuse! And it has been my unequivocal experience over all these years that it is in this very listening, this attentiveness, this genius of generosity, in which the magic can, and very often does, take place. After all, let’s remember: Audience (n.) they who listen.

And this simple philosophy clearly has some universal appeal: people passing through over the years have been so moved that they have wanted to start a Catweazle Club in their own home towns.

We have also branched out over the past couple of years into publishing a quarterly magazine, The Catweazle, to feature other artforms that don’t translate so well on to the stage: photographs, paintings, recipes, etc.

It has been an immeasurably great privilege for me to witness so much talent, depth, humour, wonder and vulnerability over the past 20 years: it is the dynamo loop that keeps me excited and inspired to still turn up myself each week, and to also try and give of my best.

So thank you, Catweazle (and that means all of you who make it what it is by simply being there), and Happy 20th Birthday!

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Thurs 2nd Fri 3rd Sat 4th

OCTOBER LISTINGS

Songs of Praise presents The Cadbury Sisters + Faye Rogers + Emily Sykes 8pm £3

Slam Cartel + The Damned and The Dirty 8pm £5adv £6dr Dire Streets tribute act 8pm £6

Mon 6th

The Ocelot Comedy Night 8pm free

Thurs 9th

Yokel Addicts presents DJ Format 8pm £5adv £6dr

Sat 11th

Rorkes Drift 8pm free

Weds 8th Fri 10th

Interlight 8pm free

Rockabilly Rumble 8pm free

Thurs 16th

Norman Watt-Roy 8pm £12adv £14dr

Sat 18th

Reggae Night with King Solomon Band + Troy Ellis + DJ Amma 8pm £3

Fri 17th

Sun 19th

Mon 20th

Thurs 23rd

Fri 24th

Sat 25th

Thurs 30th free Fri 31st

Hi-On Maiden - The Official Iron Maiden Tribute Band 8pm £7adv £8dr

Babylon Fire + Shadows of Serenity 8pm £3

John Otway + Wild Willy Barrett 8pm £10adv £12dr Port Erin + Fracture + Andrew Burke 8pm £3

Sam Green and The Midnight Heist + Bren Haze 8pm £3adv £4dr John Peel Night 8pm free

All Ears Avow + With Ghosts + Elasea + Heriot 8pm Bands & Burlesque Halloween Special! 8pm £5adv £6dr in aid of CALM

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The Sid Siddle Column The Jettes

Right Round Like a Record

Spin City Aerial Fitness group come together to present their dynamic annual showcase at Arlington Arts on Saturday 4 October 8pm.

Their original choreography this year is based on a vintage theme and features everything from flapper girls to disco; and Charleston to eighties rock; all performed by Spin City’s diverse range of dancers in what promises to be evening to remember.

Spin City’s instructors, students and special guests often display apparently superhuman strength in dramatic silk dances that drop into spins, gravity defying holds on the pole and what appears to be weightlessness as solo performers move effortlessly in suspended Hoops.

Now in its seventh year, Spin City was born from Kate

Edwards's enthusiasm for getting more women into exercise. With the simple idea of wanting to create classes that provided great fitness benefits in a social, fun and friendly environment, what began as a pole fitness class has grown from strength to strength.

Open to women of all ages, sizes, abilities and fitness levels Spin City now includes classes I in Aerial Hoop, Trapeze and Aerial Fabrics, taking place at studios in Bristol, Newbury, Hungerford, Exeter and Brimpton.

For anyone open to being inspired by what they might achieve, this friendly group offers free taster sessions at any of its studios just visit www.spincitynewbury.com Tickets for the performance on 4 October, prices are available at www.spincitynewbury.com 44

By Sid Siddle of Club Velocity The Jettes are a full throttle, put the foot on the gas, get out the way hippy, kill your parents (before teatime), we are NOT taking any prisoners, we are the skill, death to the world band.

That is the Jettes in a nutshell.

Thank you and goodnight.

The Jettes do not give a flying skinned turkey. They are a Berkshire supergroup. Featuring members of Heartwear Process/The 3.149/Wonders/ Desdemona /Dolly And The Clothes Pegs/Bidgie Reef And The Gas. Their gigs are legendary round these parts. There was that gig where they all turned up on motor bikes, before they went on stage. John Moore (Jesus And Mary Chain) is a fan.

Far too sexy, clever and sassy for those (hip) hipsters at Artrocker or Vice. They are proper Ocelot Sound? Like the greatest female fronted rocknroll band on planet earth.They confirm the Ravonettes got (very) lucky. Your mother is a fan at the moment.

She just doesn't know it, yet.

The Jettes headline the Rising Sun Arts Centre on Silver Street, Reading on Friday October 31 at 8pm. It’s a fiver on the door.

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CABARET Saturday October 4 Arlington Arts Centre SPIN CITY 7:30pm The Spin City 'Vintage' End of Year Showcase Saturday October 18 Corn Exchange AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE - Britain’s biggest burlesque spectacular . . . direct from the West End. 7.30pm

COMEDY NEWBURY

Wednesday October 22 Corn Exchange MILTON JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DAFT WORK IN PROGRESS 7.30pm

READING

Wednesday October 1 South Street Arts Centre BRIDGET CHRISTIE: A BIC FOR HER Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm

Thursday October 2 South Street Arts Centre TIM KEY: SINGLE WHITE SLUT 7pm & 9pm

Saturday October 11 Jongleurs Comedy Club SEAN PERCIVAL + BRENDAN DEMPSEY + TIFFANY STEVENSON + STEFANO PAOLINI Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:30 pm £17 The Hexagon ALAN DAVIES: LITTLE VICTORIES - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 8pm Tuesday October 14 Concert Hall ONE MAN LORD OF THE RINGS - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 7.30pm

Wednesday October 29 Concert Hall ARTHUR SMITH SINGS LEONARD COHEN Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm Thursday October 30 South Street Arts Centre BRIDGET CHRISTIE: A BIC FOR HER - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm

Friday October 31 South Street Arts Centre JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH IN A WEE KEN TO REMEMBER (preview) Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 - Sold out! 8pm DANCE

Wednesday October 15 South Street Arts Centre CHRIS MARTIN - RESPONSIBILLINESS - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm

NEWBURY

South Street Arts Centre READING COMEDY FESTIVAL NEW ACT COMPETITION 2014: HEAT 3 8pm

Saturday October 4 Liberty Newbury CEROC TWISTED 7pm-2am

Friday October 3

Thursday October 16

Liberty Newbury BALLROOM SOCIAL WITH ZOEY PRICE £8otd– 7pm-11pm

Friday October 17

Sunday October 26

Jongleurs Comedy Club DANNY MCLOUGHLIN + PHIL CHAPMAN + ANDREW RYAN Doors 6:00 pm | Show 7:30 pm - £17 Olympia COMEDY AND CURRY doors 7pm, curry served at 7.30pm, last admission at 8pm.

Concert Hall SCOUNDRELS COMEDY CLUB Special - Part of Reading Comedy Festial 2014 8pm Saturday October 18

The Hexagon AN EVENING WITH PAM AYRES - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 7.30pm Thursday October 23

South Street Arts Centre READING COMEDY FESTIVAL NEW ACT COMPETITION 2014: GRAND FINAL! 8pm Friday October 24

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Corn Exchange BOLSHOI LIVE: A LEGEND OF LOVE - A middle eastern tale of forbidden love 7.30pm Friday October 31

Liberty Newbury LINE DANCING SOCIAL WITH CAROLINE DEWSBURY £6otd– 7pm-11pm DJ NIGHTS NEWBURY

Saturday October 18

Liberty Newbury 80S & 90S PARTY £7otd– 7pm-11pm READING

Every Thursday Oakford Social Club REMIX CLUB NIGHT 8pm to 1am

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Saturday October 4 South Street Arts Centre JAMES CAMPBELL'S COMEDY 4 KIDS Comedy without the rude words! Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 2pm Jongleurs Comedy Club JEFF LEACH + IVO GRAHAM + FELICITY WARD + PIERRE HOLLINS Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:30 pm prices from £17 South Street Arts Centre MITCH BENN IS THE 37TH BEATLE Part of

South Street Arts Centre A.F. HARROLD'S LOVELY CABARET - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm

Tues October 28 to Sat November 1 The Hexagon JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE - Part of Reading Comedy Festival

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Friday October 3 The Hexagon JETHRO Part of Reading Comedy Festival 7.30pm South Street Arts Centre ANDREW LAWRENCE: REASONS TO KILL YOURSELF Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm

Friday October 10

Saturday October 25 Jongleurs Comedy Club KEVIN MCCARTHY + JOHN ROBINS + JOHN LYNN + JONNY AWSUM Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:30 pm prices from £17

Arts & Culture

Friday October 24 Corn Exchange ANDY ZALTZMAN 8pm Political comedy at its best.

Thursday October 9 South Street Arts Centre READING COMEDY FESTIVAL NEW ACT COMPETITION 2014: HEAT 2 8pm Concert Hall DAVID O'DOHERTY - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm

South Street Arts Centre TONY LAW - ENTER THE TONEZONE - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm

Food and Drink

Wednesday October 29 Corn Exchange THEATRE OF ILLUSION: JAMES MORE fantastic illusions that take the art of magic to new heights. 7.30pm

Wednesday October 8 The Hexagon JIM DAVIDSON: NO FURTHER ACTION - Part of Reading Comedy Festival 7.30pm

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NEWBURY

Reading Comedy Festival 2014 8pm

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For Starters

Sub89 PROPAGANDA CLUB NIGHT 10.30pm Every Friday Face Bar RELOADED CLUB NIGHT 9pm Every Saturday The Abbot Cook DJ NIGHT 8pm

Friday October 3 Oakford Social Club THE FAB FISH FRY WITH DJ JACK HOLLYWOOD Free Entry - 8pm Sub89 HOSPITALITY READING W/ LONDON ELEKTRICITY, DANNY BYRD, S.P.Y., METRIK, LOGISTICS, KEENO + MORE (2 FLOOR EVENT) 10:30pm £12 Friday October 10

Sub89 SYSTEMATIK W/ MK + SAM DIVINE + BONTAN + SUPPORT (*2 FLOOR EVENT*) 10:30pm £10 Thursday October 16 Sub89 PROPAGANDA W/ PIGEON DETECTIVES (LIVE!) 10pm £5

Saturday October 18 South Street Arts Centre Vocal Networking - DJ & MC NETWORKING EVENT 7.30pm Saturday October 25

South Street Arts Centre DARKLANDS - Club night 8pm

Friday October 31 Sub89 RAVE FROM THE GRAVE III W/ JACK BEATS, CONGO NATTY, DEEKLINE, BENNY PAGE, SERIAL KILLAZ + MORE! 10pm £10

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FAMILY EVENTS NEWBURY

Tuesday October 7 to Wednesday October 8 Corn Exchange THE FALCON’S MALTESER 7pm

Sunday October 12 Corn Exchange STORIES WITH REBECCA 11.15am £4

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Friday October 24 to Sunday October 26 Corn Exchange THE GRUFFALO times vary Monday October 27 Arlington Arts Centre JOJO & BILLIE'S TOUR DE FRANCE 11am READING

Thursday October 23 and Friday October 24 The Hexagon Tall Stories present ROOM ON THE BROOM Thurs 1.30pm & 4pm, Fri 10.30am & 1.30pm Tuesday October 28 and Weds October 29 South Street Arts Centre THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS - THE MAGIC PORRIDGE POT & OTHER TASTY TALES - For ages 3+ 11.30am & 2pm

Thursday October 30 South Street Arts Centre CIRCO RIDICULOSO - THREE LITTLE PIGS - For ages 3+ 11.30am & 2pm FESTIVALS HUNGERFORD

Friday October 17 to Weds October 22 Venues across Hungerford HUNGERFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL www.hungerfordlitfest.org FILM NEWBURY

Friday October 3 to Thursday October 9 Corn Exchange THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (PG) @ Corn Exchange Cinema Saturday October 4 to Tuesday October 7 Corn Exchange NIGHT WILL FALL (15) @ Corn Exchange Cinema

Friday October 10 to Thursday October 16 Corn Exchange MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (12A) @ Corn Exchange Cinema

Saturday October 11 to Tuesday October 14 Corn Exchange 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH (15) @ Corn Exchange Cinema Friday October 17 to Thursday October 23 Corn Exchange EFFIE GRAY (TBC) @ Corn Exchange Cinema

Friday October 24 to Thursday October 30 Corn Exchange GONE GIRL (TBC) @ Corn Exchange Cinema FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS READING

Sunday October 5

Olympia SHEHNAI’S EID DAAWAT 7.30pm - 11.30pm (last entry 8pm) Saturday October 25 Olympia

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SHEHNAI’S SPARKLING SOIRÉE 7.30pm - 1am (last entry at 8pm) GIGS AND CONCERTS NEWBURY

Thursday October 2

Arlington Arts Centre DANNY BRYANT 8pm

Friday October 3 Arlington Arts Centre JO HARMAN & COMPANY 8pm Thursday October 9 Arlington Arts Centre URBAN FOLK QUARTET 8pm Friday October 10 Arlington Arts Centre LARRY MILLER 8pm

Saturday October 11 Corn Exchange THE APOLLO BIG BAND’S GREAT AMERICAN TOUR - Playing the songs and standards that have created big band history. 7.30pm New Greenham Arts SALT HOUSE 8pm A seamless team of award winning Scottish musicians.

Arlington Arts Centre JUAN MARTIN 8pm Friday October 17 Corn Exchange CAFÉ CONCERT: VILLIERS QUARTET 1pm Corn Exchange THE ELVIS YEARS - 1954-1977 7.30pm Saturday October 18

Arlington Arts Centre WHOLE LOTTA LED - Keeping Zepplin Live 8pm

Thursday October 23 Corn Exchange STEELEYE SPAN 45TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 7.30pm Arlington Arts Centre DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD PLUS TREVOR MOSS & HANNAH-LOU 8pm Friday October 24 Liberty Newbury ROCK ‘N’ ROLL BERNIE WOODS AND THE FOREST FIRES & DJ STOMPIN’ STEVE £10otd – 7pm-1am Arlington Arts Centre JOHN ETHERIDGE SPECIAL GUEST: KIT HOLMES 8pm Friday October 31 St Nicholas Church CLASSICAL CELEBRATION – 25 YEARS OF SOUTHERN SINFONIA 7.30pm.

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Arlington Arts Centre Wormfood presents: BUNTY 8pm Wednesdays Pavlov’s Dog OPEN MIC 8pm free The Junction UP THE JUNCTION Acoustic night with 4 artists every week, free entry, 8pm start.

Thursdays

The Walkabout OPEN MIC 8pm free - all styles welcome

Thursday October 2

Sub89 KOSHEEN - FULL LIVE SHOW! 7pm £17.50 The Hexagon SIMPLY GERSHWIN 7.30pm Purple Turtle POOR MICHAEL CURATES + DING DONG DADDIOS Free Entry – 8pm Friday October 3

Saturday October 4 Concert Hall CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITAL - 150TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT WITH WILLIAM WHITEHEAD 7.30pm

The Hexagon SONGS OF SISTER ACT 8pm

Saturday October 11 Jazz Café THE ORIGINALS + DJ - Dinner Including Entry : £34.50 - Entry Only Tickets : £8 South Street Arts Centre JAMES YORKSTON + RANDOLPH'S LEAP (SOLO) doors 8pm Sunday October 12

Sub89 THE SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND 7:30pm @ The Bowery District £13.50 Concert Hall PITY OF WAR - Classical Music Alive 7.30pm Tuesday October 14 South Street Arts Centre Readipop present STREETBAND 101 doors 7pm

Tuesday October 7 Sub89 REEVES GABRELS AND HIS IMAGINARY FR13NDS 7:30pm @ The Bowery District £12 South Street Arts Centre BEATROOTS & READIPOP PRESENT SAMBA 101 Introduction to Brazilian percussion 8pm

Wednesday October 15

Sunday October 5 The Hexagon LEVEL 42 Plus special guests doors 7pm

Purple Turtle Poor Michael Curates ROUGE + YOUNGLINGS + SHOTAWAY + T ARCH & THE J’S Free Entry – 8pm

Sub89 BLACK STATE HIGHWAY + CLOCKWORK + TARA + KRAKEN + THE SUN NEVER SET 7pm @ The Bowery District £4 Oakford Social Club BBC Introducing LIVE featuring JAGAARA + THE AUGUST LIST + HAZE Free Entry - 8pm Thursday October 16 The Hexagon NATALIA LOMEIKO AND RUSSIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - Classical Music Alive 7.30pm

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The Hexagon BOND AND BEYOND 7.30pm

Tuesday October 21 Sub89 PETER BRODERICK 7:30pm £12 Purple Turtle Poor Michael Curates POOR MICHAEL + TARA + SHAKEN ANGELS Free Entry – 8pm Wednesday October 22 Oakford Social Club BBC Introducing LIVE featuring RAAYS + NORTHEAST CORRIDOR Free Entry - 8pm Thursday October 23

Sub89 PIRATEFEST 2014 W/ ALESTORM + LAGERSTEIN + REDRUM + RAINBOWDRAGONEYES 7pm £15

Friday October 24 Sub89 WE ARE THE OCEAN 7:00pm £10 Sub89 SAGE FRANCIS 7pm @ The Bowery District £13 Saturday October 25

Sun Inn DECK CHAIRS + TERRICS + MIDNIGHT RAMBLER + 109S 8pm free

Queens Arms Club Velocity/Malfunction/TBC presents THE AMAZONS + UNITE + RAYS + PALM HONEY + DINOSAUR CRUSH 8pm 18 plus £5 (door) £4 (advance) www.wegottickets.co.uk Jazz Café SHOWCASE - CHAIN GANG WITH DJ Dinner Including Entry : £34.50 - Entry Only Tickets : £10 Monday October 27 Sub89 KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES - 'THE FAREWELL TOUR' 7pm £14 Wednesday October 29 South Street Arts Centre

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Wednesday October 8 Oakford Social Club BBC Introducing LIVE featuring MELLOR +

Purple Turtle Poor Michael Curates presents PURSON + TAIL FEATHER + POOR MICHAEL Free Entry – 8pm

Sunday October 19

Music

Queens Arms Club Velocity/Malfunction/TBC presents A VERY DEEP HOLE + Doors 8pm 18 plus £5 (door) £4 (advance) www,wegottickets.co.uk

Saturday October 18 Sub89 BUZZCOCKS + THE DOLLYROTS 7:00pm £18.50 South Street Arts Centre SGT. PEPPER'S ONLY DART BOARD BAND + ALAN CLAYSON AND THE ARGONAUTS 8pm

Arts & Culture

Sub89 DREADZONE 7pm £15 Sub89 DEAF HAVANA 7pm £15

Friday October 10 Sub89 SECRET AFFAIR - 35th Anniversary tour performing 'Glory Boys' in it's entirety 7pm £15

Friday October 17 The Hexagon CLANNAD plus support 7.30pm

Food and Drink

Wednesday October 1 Oakford Social Club BBC Introducing LIVE presents SOUTHERN + JAKABO Free Entry - 8pm

Thursday October 9 The Hexagon ALED JONES: SONGS OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION 7.30pm South Street Arts Centre African Night Fever presents DOBET GNAHORÉ - NA DRÊ DANC - Grammy winner & Radio 3 Award nominee from Ivory Coast 8pm Purple Turtle Poor Michael Curates THE SCARLET VIXENS PRESENTS…TEASING THE TURTLE RED Free Entry – 8pm

South Street Arts Centre Thirdsday Blues - RAG MAMA RAG - Monthly Blues Night doors 8pm

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READING

DAMIEN PASSMORE & THE LOVEABLE FRAUSTERS Free Entry - 8pm

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LUKE DANIELS 8pm Oakford Social Club BBC Introducing LIVE featuring PET CAT Free Entry - 8pm

Friday October 31 Sub89 SOIL + AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE + HED P.E + WOLFBORNE *HALLOWEEN* 6:30pm £17 Rising Sun Arts Centre Club Velocity presents THE JETTES + THE ULTIMATE END + PUNCH DRUNK LOVER 8pm £5 (door) £4 (advance) www.wegottickets.co.uk

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Food and Drink

QUIZ NIGHT

READING Mondays

The Abbot Cook QUIZ NIGHT 8pm

TALKS AND POETRY

NEWBURY

Wednesday October 8

Arlington Arts Centre DALE PINNOCK CLEAR SKIN COOKING TOUR 7pm Celebrating the 15th anniversary with Newbury’s independent health store Natures Corner Saturday October 25 Arlington Arts Centre MARK THOMPSON: STARGAZER 8pm From the popular BBC programme Stargazing LIVE READING

Friday October 17 South Street Arts Centre POETS' CAFE - CHRISSIE GITTINS - Monthly poetry night hosted by A F Harrold doors 8pm THEATRE

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NEWBURY

Thurs September 11 to Sat October 11 The Watermill Theatre JOURNEYS END 7.30pm Weds October 1 to Sat October 4

Corn Exchange SUMMER HOLIDAY - Join Nomads Musical Theatre for this feel-good jaunt across Europe in a London bus! 7.30pm

Monday October 13 to Friday October 17 The Watermill Theatre HAMLET By William Shakespeare Adapted by Beth Flintoff 7.30pm with Wednesday and Thursday matineés at 2.30pm £12.50 & £12 Under 25s £10 Wednesday and Thursday matineés £8 & £7.50

Tues October 14 to Weds October 15 Corn Exchange PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 7.30pm Arlington Arts Centre FERAL 8pm - Combining puppetry, immersive soundscapes and multimedia technology Sunday October 19 Corn Exchange NEWBURY STAR SEARCH LIVE FINAL Join Breeze Breakfast’s Tony James and expert panel at the live final of this talent competition 7.30pm Tuesday October 21

New Greenham Arts LONGWAVE - Performed entirely without dialogue, Longwave is a seductively bleak comedy with a tender heart. 7.30pm Tuesday October 28 Corn Exchange YCE CHARITY SHOWCASE Hosted by our Young Corn Exchange, Newbury’s talent showcased in an evening. 7.30pm Friday October 31

Corn Exchange SING-A-LONG-A-ROCKY HORROR (12) The Campest Cult Classic of all time gets the Singa-long-a treatment it’s been screaming for!

7.30pm Thurs October 23 to Sat November 8 The Watermill Theatre BUT FIRST THIS 7.30pm READING

Wednesday October 8 South Street Arts Centre Analogue - STOWAWAY - A story about invisible and physical borders and the people who transcend them. 8pm Sunday October 12 The Hexagon MADAMA BUTTERFLY 7.30pm Monday October 13

The Hexagon SITELINES presents CATHERINE IRETON WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT NIGHT? Performed backstage at The Hexagon, as part of South Street's SITELINES 2014 season, presented by house 6pm & 8pm Tuesday October 21 and Weds October 22 South Street Arts Centre ACTION HERO - HOKE'S BLUFF - Action Hero return with this Edinburgh hit following 'A Western' which played SITELINES 2012. 8pm Friday October 24 South Street Arts Centre SITELINES presents THE BACKSEAT OF MY CAR (AND OTHER SAFE PLACES) by Greg

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Wohead Part of Whitley Arts Festival's Constellation. from 6pm

Saturday October 25 South Street Arts Centre SITELINES presents HURTLING by Greg Wohead - One-on-one rooftop performance on headphones in association with Whitley Arts Festival from 11am THEATRICAL SCREENINGS

NEWBURY

Wednesday October 1 Corn Exchange STEPHEN FRY LIVE: MORE FOOL ME @ Corn Exchange Cinema SOLD OUT Sunday October 12 Corn Exchange NT ENCORE: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece Thursday October 30 Corn Exchange NT ENCORE: FRANKENSTEIN @ Corn Exchange Cinema

VINTAGE FAIRS AND CRAFT MARKETS

READING

Saturday October 4 The Hexagon REAL VINTAGE AND GOOD FOOD MARKET 10am - 4pm

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A couple of acts to catch at the O2

Nick Mulvey always prays that his coffee is good

There’s a couple of amazing acts that you can catch at the O2 Academy Oxford this month.

Nick Mulvey - Sunday October 12 Following the release of his amazing top 10 debut album 'First Mind', Mercury Music Prize 2014 nominee Nick Mulvey will hit Oxford as part of his UK tour this month.

The Summer of 2014 has remained as ever fruitful for Nick Mulvey as this his breakthrough year has already been for him, and he returns to arguably the song that broke him, his most infectious and most ‘pop’ moment to date, Cucurucu.

Having filled the tents to bursting point, and commanded huge audiences to festival crowds throughout the Summer, from Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage to Blissfields, and with shows at Green Man and Bestival, Nick Mulvey’s autumn promises much more from what has already been a hugely eventful first eight months.

Cucurucu is immediate in the sense that the melody lingers, and the beat, typically of Nick’s music, shuffles infectiously. The lyrics borrow, in part, from DH Lawrence’s poem, ‘The Piano’. It is one of the defining moments from his critically acclaimed Top 10 album, First Mind.

Rixton - Wednesay October 2 Manchester four-piece Rixton have shot straight into the UK singles chart at Number One with their debut single ‘Me & My Broken Heart’. A huge radio smash across the country, the single beat off stiff competition from Ariana Grande, will.i.am and Nicole Sherzinger to claim the number one spot, with video views now topping a whopping 14 million!

Rixton have just flown to the United States for their first US headline tour.a Their 13 date UK tour that takes in Oxford. It will be an event not to be missed as their brilliant performance recently at Bush Hall proved.

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ART EXHIBITIONS Saturday October 25 Old Fire Station BIG DRAW FAMILY EVENT: BRITAIN’S BRILLIANT BIRDS CABARET DIDCOT

Saturday October 25 Cornerstone Arts WEST END MAGIC 6:00pm Every Thursday East Oxford Community Centre, Cowley Rd CATWEAZLE CLUB 8pm to 11pm the city’s longest running and best cabaret show Saturday October 4 New Theatre AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE 8pm WITNEY

COMEDY DIDCOT

Friday October 3 Cornerstone Arts BRIDGET CHRISTIE: A BIC FOR HER 8:00pm Friday October 10

Cornerstone Arts KATHERINE RYAN 8:00pm

Friday October 17 Cornerstone Arts CUCKOOED: MARK THOMAS 8:00pm Thursday October 2 Old Fire Station JENNY ECLAIR: ECLAIRIOUS 8pm

Saturday October 4 Glee Club The Best In Live Stand-up Comedy presents DAVE FULTON + PAUL MCCAFFREY + ERICH MCELROY + RORY O'HANLON £14.50 Full Price/ £5 NUS 7:15pm - Last Entry 8:00pm

Monday October 6

Glee Club The Best In Live Stand-up Comedy presents JORDAN BROOKES + JARRED CHRISTMAS + CLINT EDWARDS + COMIC TO BE CONFIRMED £14.50 Full Price/£5 NUS 7:15pm Last Entry 8:00pm Weds October 15 and Thurs October 16 North Wall Arts Centre MARK THOMAS: CUCKOOED 8pm Thursday October 16 Old Fire Station TIM KEY: SINGLE WHITE SLUT 8pm

Saturday October 18 Glee Club The Best In Live Stand-up Comedy presents PAUL MYREHAUG + PHIL NICHOL + JASON PATTERSON + RICHARD MORTON £14.50 Full Price/£5 NUS 7:15pm Last Entry 8:00pm Saturday October 25 Glee Club The Best In Live Stand-up Comedy presents JONNIE PRICE + SEAN MEO + KOCKOV + DAVE JOHNS £14.50 Full Price/£5 NUS doors open 7:15pm Last Entry 8:00pm Thursday October 30 Glee Club TONY LAW: 'ENTER THE TONEZONE' 8pm 6.45pm | Tickets: £13 / £10 nus | Age: 18+

WITNEY

Wednesday October 8 Fat Lil's MONTHLY COMEDY SHOW 7.30pm £8adv £10dr DJ NIGHTS/DISCO

Friday October 3 O2 Academy Oxford SWITCH FEATURING DUKE DUMONT 11:00 pm - 4:00 am £8-£13 Saturday October 4 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) FONTI & MIGHTY MOE (HEARTLESS CREW) 11pm - 2am

Friday October 10 O2 Academy Oxford SWITCH – DIGITAL SOUNDBOY FEATURING SHY FX + MIKE SKINNER (DJ SET) + GARAGE LOVE 10pm - 3am £7-£11 Saturday October 11

The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) BODDIKA 11pm - 2am

Friday October 17 O2 Academy Oxford SWITCH FEATURING SHADOW CHILD + KRYWOLF + HUXLEY 11pm - 3am £6-£9 Saturday October 18 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) BEDROCK (ROCK CLUB) 11pm - 2am

Friday October 24 O2 Academy Oxford Switch featuring PREDITAH + NEWHAM GENERALS + ROYAL T. + NOVELIST 11pm 4am £8-£10 Friday October 31

O2 Academy Oxford SWITCH FEATURING GORGON CITY / MY NU LENG 10pm - 4am £8-£13 FAMILY EVENTS DIDCOT

Sunday October 5

OXFORD

Every Wednesday O2 Academy, Cowley Road 0844 4772000 BROOKES BIG NIGHT OUT w/ Dub Focus - Students only 10.30pm to 2am O2 Academy 2, Cowley Road 190 CLUB NIGHT 10pm to 2am Over 18s

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Cornerstone Arts HEY PRESTO 2pm

Sunday October 12 Cornerstone Arts THE PILLOW MAKER - check time with venue Saturday October 18 Cornerstone Arts

The List

Sunday October 5 New Theatre ALAN DAVIES 8pm

Saturday October 11

Music

OXFORD

New Theatre FASCINATING AIDA – CHARM OFFENSIVE 7.30pm

Arts & Culture

Sunday October 5 Fat Lil's FLEURLESQUE THE BURLESQUE SHOW 6.30pm Adv: £8 / Door: £10

Friday October 10

Every Saturday O2 Academy, Cowley Road Tel - 0844 4772000 PROPAGANDA + TRASHY + ROOM 101 + JACK FM Oxford’s biggest indie night. 18+ 10:30pm £5-£6 The Cellar, Frewin Court EXTRA CURRICULAR weekly electronic and bass-heavy music night FREE B4 11pm £5after

Food and Drink

OXFORD

Wednesday October 8 Glee Club DANNY BHOY: 'PLEASE UNTICK THIS BOX' 6.45pm | Tickets: £15 Burton Taylor Studio THE NOVICE DETECTIVE 7.30pm

Every Friday O2 Academy, Cowley Road 0844 4772000 SWITCH DJ NIGHT 11pm

For Starters

OXFORD

Oxford Playhouse MARK STEEL'S IN TOWN 7.30pm £16/£14

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For Starters

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS 6pm Sunday October 19 Cornerstone Arts THE QUEEN'S KNICKERS 2pm

Wednesday October 22 Cornerstone Arts JOJO AND BILLIE'S TOUR DE FRANCE 2pm Sunday October 26 Cornerstone Arts BABY BOOGIE 2pm OXFORD

Arts & Culture

Food and Drink

Wednesday October 1

New Theatre HA HA HOOD! 7.30pm

Saturday October 4 Burton Taylor Studio THE OXFORD FUN PALACE 11am to 3pm

Sunday October 5 Pegasus Theatre PUPPETS GO WILD WITH FUNKY MONKEY Sing a long puppetry fun for under 5s Saturday October 11 Burton Taylor Studio EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER NEEDED TO KNOW EVER (AND SOME EXTRA STUFF) 11am and 2pm Sunday October 19 North Wall Arts Centre THE JUNGLE BOOK by INDIGO MOON THEATRE 2pm FESTIVALS

OXFORD

Thursday October 2 Oxford Town Hall OLD IS THE NEW YOUNG FESTIVAL 2014 104pm www.ageing.ox.ac.uk

Music

FILM

FARINGDON

Wednesday October 1

Corn Exchange at Faringdon SUNSHINE ON LEITH (PG) 12 noon £4 Friday October 31 Corn Exchange at Faringdon JERSEY BOYS (15) 7.30pm. £4 GIGS AND CONCERTS

The List

ABINGDON

Mondays Old Anchor Inn MONDAY NIGHT MUSIC GROUP (folk singing, poetry reading etc). 8:30pm and all welcome

Tuesdays Old Anchor Inn OPEN MIC NIGHT 8:30pm all welcome Saturdays Old Anchor Inn LIVE BANDS 9pm free BURFORD

Friday October 3 Mermaid Inn BIG AL (PENFOLD) 9pm free SOLO SINGER/GUITARIST DIDCOT

Thursday October 9 Cornerstone Arts STILL SCORE BY TOM ADAMS 7:30pm

Friday October 17 Didcot Red Hot Blues Club DIDCOT RED HOT BLUES CLUB PRESENTS BLUE BISHOPS Bar opens 8pm, all welcome.

Friday October 24 Cornerstone Arts BLACKBEARD'S TEA PARTY 8:00pm Thursday October 30

Cornerstone Arts MAIREARAD AND ANNA 7:30pm OXFORD

Every Sunday

The Crown, Cornmarket Street JAZZ AT THE CROWN with OXFORD JAZZ KITCHEN 4pm to 6pm free The Harcourt Arms, Jericho HOAM OPEN MIC 8pm Free The Old Bookbinders Arms, Victor Street BOOKIE’S OPEN MIC hosted by Chris Padmore 8pm Free

Wednesday October 1 St John the Evangelist Church CLAIRE MARTIN AND THE MONTPELLIER CELLO QUARTET 7pm £22adv/ £24dr O2 Academy 2 KOBRA AND THE LOTUS 7pm - 11pm £7.50

Thursday October 2 O2 Academy 2 WAYNE HUSSEY – THE SONGS OF CANDLELIGHT & RAZORBLADES TOUR + THE SEASONS IN SHORTHAND + SIMON THISBOY 7pm £15 St Alban The Martyr Church JIMMY LAFAVE & THE NIGHT TRIBE 7:30 pm 10:30 pm £16 (advance) / £18 (door) North Wall Arts Centre FAST TRACK 8pm - 10:30 pm £12 / £10 Joes bar and grill ABSOLUTE BOWIE 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

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Friday October 3 O2 Academy Oxford FROM THE JAM – ‘SETTING SONS’ 35TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT 7pm £20 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) PUNCH DRUNK MONKEY CLUB 7pm New Theatre THE SENSATIONAL SIXTIES EXPERIENCE 7.30pm North Wall Arts Centre FAST TRACK 8pm £12 / £10

Ultimate Picture Palace BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME with live music from THE DREAMING SPIRES 9pm 11:30 pm £10

Saturday October 4 North Wall Arts Centre FAST TRACK 2pm - 4pm £12 / £10 O2 Academy 2 ULTIMATE GENESIS BY LOS ENDOS 6:30 pm 10:00 pm £13 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) TOM VEK 7pm - 10:30 pm £11 Jericho Tavern COLD WAR! RABBIT FOOT SPASM BAND SOVIET THEME PARTY 7:30 pm £10 Cellar Bar, Frewin Court CELLAR MUSIC PRESENTS... JOHN WHEELER (Hayseed Dixie) + Support 8pm £8adv Monday October 6 O2 Academy 2 SOUTHERN 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £6

Jericho Tavern Famous Monday Blues presents ERJA LYTINNEN BAND (FINLAND) 9pm £12

Tuesday October 7 O2 Academy 2 SUPERSUCKERS + THE TREWS + FISH HOOK 7pm £15 Old Fire Station A METAL RUBBER BAND 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm £8 / £6 (concessions) The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) STUART HENDERSON QUARTET 8:30 pm 11:00 pm Free Wednesday October 8 O2 Academy 2 PATENT PENDING + THE HYPE THEORY 7pm £9.50 / £18.50 (VIP) Thursday October 9 New Theatre PETER ANDRE doors at 7pm O2 Academy 2 NINE BELOW ZERO 7pm £15 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) THE AUGUST LIST + CO-PILGRIM 7pm

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Old Fire Station OTWAY & BARRETT – FILM STARS ON TOUR 8pm Joes bar and grill MARACUTAYA 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Friday October 10 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) CHUCK PROPHET & THE MISSION EXPRESS 7pm £17 (advance) / £19 (door)

Saturday October 11 New Theatre LEVEL 42 7.30pm O2 Academy Oxford DRY THE RIVER + GENGAHR + PALE SEAS 6:30pm £12.50

Sunday October 12

O2 Academy 2 NICK MULVEY 7:30pm £12.50

Tuesday October 14 North Wall Arts Centre BLIND 8pm £13 / £11 (concessions)

Old Fire Station SOUND EMERGENTS 8pm The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) ALVIN ROY’S REEDS UNLIMITED 8:30pm Free Wednesday October 15 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) ALEXIS TAYLOR (HOT CHIP) 7pm - 10:30 pm

Monday October 20 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) BILLY WALTON BAND 7pm O2 Academy 2 Heather Peace 7pm £22

Tuesday October 21 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) GUITAR SUMMIT 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Free Wednesday October 22 O2 Academy 2 RIXTON 7pm £13.50 / £27 (VIP)

Thursday October 23 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) DAVE & PHIL ALVIN AND THE GUILTY ONES 7:30 pm £18 (advance) / £20 (door)

Sheldonian Theatre THE LONDON SWING ORCHESTRA 7:30pm £20/£10 Friday October 24 O2 Academy 2 SKELETAL FAMILY + SALVATION 6pm £13 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) THE TRAVELLING BAND + THE SHAPES + SWINDLESTOCK 7pm

Saturday October 25 O2 Academy 2 PALM READER + MUTAGENOCIDE + SANITY LOSS + DEVIL INSIDE + TWISTED STATE OF MIND 6pm £7 O2 Academy Oxford MAVERICK SABRE 6:30pm £16 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) ELLA MARTINI 7pm - 10:30 pm Wheatsheaf, High Street MENDOZA + GRIFFITHS + MOTION STATIC + PUPPET MECHANIC 8:20 pm - 11:00 pm £3.50 (advance) / £4.50 (door) George Inn, Littlemore DAVID WILLIAMS A TRIBUTE TO ROBBIE

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Monday October 27 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) SPELLKASTERS 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm O2 Academy 2 JESS GLYNNE 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £9 O2 Academy Oxford UB40 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £28.50 Tuesday October 28 O2 Academy 2 DEAD PREZ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £16

Old Fire Station THE WILLOWS: ‘AMIDST FIERY SKIES’ TOUR 8pm The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) ALVIN ROY’S REEDS UNLIMITED 8:30 pm 10:30 pm Free

Thursday October 30 O2 Academy 2 LIMEHOUSE LIZZY performing the greatest hits of Thin Lizzy 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £13 Cellar Bar, Frewin Court ALASDAIR ROBERTS + JESS HALL 8pm - 11:00 pm £8 (advance) / £10 (door) Friday October 31 O2 Academy 2 THE SUBWAYS + MAX RAPTOR + SEIZE THE DAY 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm £10

WITNEY

Wednesday October 1 Fat Lil's MONTHLY ACOUSTIC LOUNGE 8pm. Free Friday October 3 Fat Lil's BLURD 8pm Adv: £7 / Door: £8 Saturday October 4

Fat Lil's SYNTRONIX 8pm £5

Friday October 10 Fat Lil's WHOLE LOTTA DC8pm Adv: £8 / Door: £10 Saturday October 11 Fat Lil's DIRTY EARTH BAND 8pm £5 Friday October 17

Fat Lil's ABSOLUTE BOWIE 8pm £14

The List

Thursday October 16 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) BILLY LOCKETT 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Saturday October 18 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) GIRLPOWER + PHYAL 7pm - 10:30 pm Jericho Tavern EAGULLS + BAD BREEDING + CASSELS 8pm £7 George Inn, Littlemore THE LEGENDARY PETE FRYER BAND 9pm £2

Sunday October 26 O2 Academy 2 KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES 6pm £14

Music

Monday October 13 The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) MATT EDWARDS + TOM MITCHELL 7pm

O2 Academy 2 GUNS 2 ROSES + METALLICA RELOADED 6:30pm £11

Arts & Culture

The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) DAN CROLL 7pm £10 Pegasus Theatre REINS OCTOBER - Local young bands play the roof off!

Kennington Village Hall OXFOLK CEILIDH WITH TAUTAS ROKS + DAVE HUNT 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm £10 / £7 George Inn, Littlemore STEVE CURTIS TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT ROCK LEGENDS 9pm Start £2 Entry

Friday October 17

WILLIAMS & AN AMAZING SWING VARIETY SHOW 9pm Start £2 Entry The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon) A NITE OF MUSIC: WHITE MAGIC SOUND + 2XCLUSIVE CREW 11:00 pm - 2:00 am

Food and Drink

St John the Evangelist Church NEIL COWLEY TRIO 7pm £20 / £17 / £15 St Aldate's Tavern Daisy Rodgers Music presents LOUD MOUNTAINS + BILLY T'RIVERS SOLO SHOW + WALTZ IN THE SHALLOW END 9pm in aid of Oxjam - adv £4, £6 otd.

O2 Academy 2 THE ORB 7pm £15 Joes bar and grill KITTY MAZINSKI 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

For Starters

North Wall Arts Centre DELIA DARLINGS 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm £14 (£10 concessions)

For Starters

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Saturday October 18 Fat Lil's DAMN GOOD REASON 8pm £3

Friday October 31 Cornerstone Arts HALLOWEEN STORYTELLING 8:00pm

Friday October 24

Tues September 30 to Sat October 4 Oxford Playhouse IN TIME O' STRIFE 7.30pm

Thursday October 23 Fat Lil's ANDREA OJANO 8pm £4adv £5dr Fat Lil's SURREAL PANTHER 8pm Adv: £7 / Door: £8 Saturday October 25 Fat Lil's SHEPHERD'S PIE 8pm £5

Food and Drink

Sunday October 26

Fat Lil's MONTHLY BLUES JAM 3pm Free

Arts & Culture Music

Wednesday October 1

Burton Taylor Studio THE FORENSICS OF A FLAT (AND OTHER STORIES) 7.30pm £10/£8

Thursday October 2 to Saturday October 4 Pegasus Theatre THE MUDDY CHOIR 8pm

Thursday October 30

Burton Taylor Studio 300 TO 1 7.30pm

Friday October 31 Fat Lil's STRAIGHTEN OUT - STRANGLERS TRIBUTE 8pm Adv: £7 / Door: £8

Friday October 3 to Saturday October 4 Old Fire Station KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING 8pm

Fat Lil's THE REDLANDS PALOMINO COMPANY 7.30pm Adv: £8 / Door: £8

Friday October 3 Burton Taylor Studio THE WATERY JOURNEY OF NEREUS PIKE 7.30pm

DIDCOT

Monday October 6 to Tuesday October 7 Burton Taylor Studio CONSCIENTIOUS 7.30pm

OXFORD

Wednesday October 8

TALKS AND POETRY

Tuesday October 21 Cornerstone Arts ENGINEERING PAST AND FUTURE 7:30pm Wednesday October 1 Old Fire Station PHOTOGRAPHING WILDLIFE Friday October 3 Oxford Playhouse SIMON SINGH 5pm £7/£5

Friday October 17 Old Fire Station BRAINSEX - Men read maps better, but women read emotions 8pm Wednesday October 29

North Wall Arts Centre EVENING WITH SIR TIMOTHY ACKROYD 8pm THEATRE

DIDCOT

Saturday October 4 Cornerstone Arts A DOLL'S HOUSE 7:30pm

The List

OXFORD

Saturday October 11 Cornerstone Arts THE PEARL 8:00pm

Weds October 8 to Sat October 11 Oxford Playhouse THE ANGRY BRIGADE 7.30pm North Wall Arts Centre FERAL 8pm

Thursday October 9 and Friday October 10 Pegasus Theatre STRICTLY BALTI 8pm Thursday October 9 Burton Taylor Studio FICTION 7.30pm

Thurs October 16 to Sat October 18 Pegasus Theatre MACBETH – BLOOD WILL HAVE BLOOD

Friday October 17 New Theatre Welsh National Opera – MOSES IN EGYPT 7.15pm Saturday October 18 New Theatre Welsh National Opera – WILLIAM TELL 6.30pm Old Fire Station THE MAN WHO WOKE UP DEAD 8pm Sunday October 19 Pegasus Theatre FESTIVAL OF SHORTS 2014

Monday October 20 to Saturday October 25 New Theatre ROCK OF AGES 7.30pm Tues October 21 to Weds October 22 North Wall Arts Centre SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 7pm Tues October 21 to Sat October 25 Oxford Playhouse OTHELLO 7.30pm

Weds October 22 to Sat October 25 Old Fire Station DON Q 8pm

Thursday October 23 Pegasus Theatre AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS 8pm Saturday October 25 North Wall Arts Centre OUR FATHERS presented by BABAKAS 8pm

Tues October 28 to Sat November 1 New Theatre English National Ballet – COPPELIA 7.30pm Tuesday October 28

Saturday October 11

Old Fire Station LAST TRAIN TO OXFORD 8pm North Wall Arts Centre STOWAWAY 8pm

Monday October 13 New Theatre STONES IN HIS POCKETS 7.30pm Wednesday October 15

New Theatre Welsh National Opera – CARMEN 7.15pm Weds October 15 to Sat October 18 Oxford Playhouse THE FURIES 7.30pm

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North Wall Arts Centre AN INSTINCT FOR KINDNESS 8pm

Weds October 29 to Sat November 1 Oxford Playhouse THE PILLOWMAN 7.30pm

Thurs October 30 to Saturday November 1 Pegasus Theatre SHOP OF LITTLE HORRORS Thursday October 30

Old Fire Station CALL MR ROBESON 8pm Friday October 31 Old Fire Station NIGHT VISIT 8pm

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The story of the Nine White Horses

The List

Music

Arts & Culture

Food and Drink

For Starters

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‘The Nine White Horses’ is a travelling show based on the history of the aforementioned chalk horses of Wiltshire and Oxfordshire.

And the family friendly show is coming to Swindon’s Beehive pub on Prospect Hill on Sunday October 19 from 3pm to 5pm.

It’s been produced by the Theatre De Bicyclettes, a well known Swindon troupe, who have been running the children’s area at Cropredy Festival for over 30 years. The troupe is run by Robert Stredder and his partner Jackie Bardwell, a trained gymnast and former Rambert student.

The Niine White Horses is an animated mixed

media production, performed by three professional entertainers, with dance, poetry and live music.

It features the horses from Devizes, Pewsey, Cherhill, Hackpen Hill, Alton Barnes, Marlborough, Broad Town, Westbury/Bratton, and of course, last but not least, The Uffington White Horse.

If you can’t make the Swindon performance the troupe will also be performing the show at The Herongate Leisure Centre in Hungerford on Saturday October 25 from 5.30pm.

At the moment the troupe is taking bookings for the show and can be contacted on 01793 725206 or jackiebardwell@yahoo.co.uk

Separate Tables in Salisbury

Perkins, who played Sergeant Ray Steele in The Bill and was recently in the touring production of Dial M for Murder, will play Major Pollock and Mr Malcolm.

Separate Tables is a funny and moving portrait of the lives, loves and quirks of the guests of a Bournemouth hotel in the Fifties. For tickets or further information please contact 01722 320333 or visit www.salisburyplayhouse.com.

Casting has been announced for Salisbury Playhouse’s production of Terence Rattigan’s Separate Tables which runs in the Main House from Thursday 16 October to Saturday 8 November.

Jane How, who will be familiar to television audiences as Den Watts’ mistress, Jan, in EastEnders and Don’t Wait Up, will play Mrs Railton-Bell. Her recent stage credits include Trevor Nunn’s Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Robert

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ART EXHIBITIONS & CRAFT WORKSHOPS Wednesdays Riffs Bar, Greatfield ART CLASSES WITH MIKE YORK 6.30pm

Fridays Riffs Bar, Greatfield CAFE @ RIFFS 10am - 2pm - Crafty Coffee morning CABARET

SWINDON

Wyvern Theatre DEREK ACORAH 7.30pm £18.50 Monday October 6

Wyvern Theatre MONDAY NIGHT MAGIC 7PM in Wyvern Restaurant Thursday October 30 Wyvern Theatre SALLY MORGAN 7.30pm

COMEDY

CHIPPENHAM

First Sunday of every month Old Road Tavern COMEDY CLUB 8pm SALISBURY

Saturday October 11 Salisbury Arts Centre MARK WATSON: 'FLAWS' 7.30pm

Friday October 17 Salisbury City Hall JIM DAVIDSON 7.30pm £23.50 and £20

Tuesday October 28 Salisbury Arts Centre BRIDGET CHRISTIE: 'A BIC FOR HER' 7.30pm Friday October 31 Salisbury Arts Centre BARNSTORMERS COMEDY 7.30pm Saturday October 4 Wyvern Theatre

Saturday October 18 Wyvern Theatre HENNING WEHN 7.30pm Thursday October 23

Swindon Arts Centre HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI 8pm Friday October 24 Swindon Arts Centre SIMON EVANS 8pm

Sunday October 26 Wyvern Theatre JASON BYRNE 7.30pm

Wednesday October 29 Swindon Arts Centre PAUL FOOT 8pm DANCE

AZUZA, Hughendon Yard Tel - 01672 513380 TOP DJS 11pm to 3am £3 before midnight £4 after SWINDON

Thursday October 9 The Vic Yokel addicts present DJ FORMAT 8pm £5adv £6dr FAMILY EVENTS

SALISBURY

Saturday October 25 Salisbury City Hall MILKSHAKE! LIVE 2pm

Tuesday October 28 Salisbury Arts Centre BENEATH THE TREES (WHERE NOBODY SEES) 10.15am Thursday October 30 Salisbury Arts Centre ERNEST AND CELESTINE 11am A beautiful animated tale of an unlikely friendship between bear and mouse.

SWINDON

SALISBURY

Sunday October 26 Salisbury Arts Centre TASHI LHUNPO MONKS FILM AND PERFORMANCE 7.30pm SWINDON

Thursday October 9 Wyvern Theatre DANCING IN THE STREETS 7.30pm

Tuesday October 28 Wyvern Theatre RUSSIAN STATE BALLET & OPERA HOUSE SWAN LAKE 7:30 PM Wednesday October 29 Wyvern Theatre RUSSIAN STATE BALLET & OPERA HOUSE GISELLE 7:30 PM DJ NIGHTS/PARTY NIGHTS

BRADFORD ON AVON

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Saturday October 18

Swindon Arts Centre THE QUEENS KNICKERS 2pm

Sunday October 26 Wyvern Theatre THE SOOTY SHOW 11am and 2.30pm FILM

MARLBOROUGH

Thursday October 2 Marlborough Town Hall BELLE (12A) 7.30pm, Marlborough Town Hall. tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door, www.kvat.co.uk or available from White Horse Bookshop or Sound Knowledge Friday October 3 Theatre on the Hill RIO 2 (U) 6.30pm at Theatre on the Hill. tickets £5 adults, £3 children www.kvat.co.uk or available from White Horse Bookshop or Sound Knowledge.

The List

SWINDON

Saturday October 11 Swindon Arts Centre KATHERINE RYAN 8pm

Saturdays

Music

Thursday October 16 Salisbury City Hall ALAN DAVIES – LITTLE VICTORIES 8pm £25 and £20

Friday October 10 Wyvern Theatre OMID DJALILI 7.30pm

AZUZA, Hughendon Yard Tel - 01672 513380 TOP DJS 11pm to 2.30am only £2 all night. Drink promos...

Arts & Culture

Friday October 31 The Vic BANDS & BURLESQUE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! 8pm £5adv £6dr

Monday October 6 The Vic OCELOT COMEDY CLUB 8pm free with DAMIAN CLARK + GUY MANNERS + ANDREA ANDRASSY + JON PEARSON + MCOMAR HAMDI

Friday October 31 Three Horseshoes CALLY'S HALLOWEEN BONANZA 8.30pm free MARLBOROUGH Fridays

Food and Drink

Thursday October 2

Sunday October 5 Wyvern Theatre JOHN BISHOP-WORK IN PROGRESS-Oct (Warm-Up Show) 8PM

For Starters

SWINDON

CHRIS RAMSEY 7.30pm

For Starters

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Thursday October 23 Marlborough Town Hall THE LUNCHBOX (PG) 7.30pm tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door, www.kvat.co.uk or available from White Horse Bookshop or Sound Knowledge.

SALISBURY

Thursday October 2

Salisbury Arts Centre ILO ILO 7.30pm - A vivid portrait of family life, set against the backdrop of the Asian financial crisis of 1997.

Food and Drink

Friday October 3 to Sunday October 5 Salisbury Arts Centre SHOOT OUT 48 HOUR FILMMAKING CHALLENGE - A mad dash filmmaking challenge.

Friday October 10 Salisbury Arts Centre SHOOT OUT FILM SCREENING 7.30pm After an action-packed film challenge, catch all the films created as part of Shootout.

Sunday October 12 Salisbury Arts Centre TRACKS 7.30pm

Arts & Culture

SWINDON

Wednesday October 1 Swindon Arts Centre SWINDON FILM SOCIETY presents CALVARY 7:45 PM Wednesday October 15

Swindon Arts Centre SWINDON FILM SOCIETY - THE PAST 7:45 PM

Wednesday October 22 Swindon Arts Centre SWINDON FILM SOCIETY - TRACKS 7:45 PM FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Music

SWINDON

Saturday October 11 Wyvern Theatre THE FABULOUS? ABSOLUTELY!- DINING INVITATION 7pm in Wyvern Restaurant GIGS AND CONCERTS

ASHTON KEYNES

First Sunday of the month White Hart OPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm free

The List

BRADFORD ON AVON

Friday October 3 Three Horseshoes DYNAMITE PUSSY CLUB 8.30pm free

Saturday October 4 Three Horseshoes MY SOCIAL ORBIT 8.30pm free Mount Pleasant Social Club YELLOWCAKE 9pm £5

Sunday October 5 Three Horseshoes THE TALKING TREES 8.30pm free

Tuesday October 7 The Swan BRADFORD ON AVON FOLK CLUB SINGAROUND – Floor spots. Free entry.

8pm.

Friday October 10 Three Horseshoes THE RADIO NASTIES 8.30pm free Saturday October 11 Three Horseshoes BROKEN SILENCE 8.30pm free

Sunday October 12 Three Horseshoes THE WORRIED MEN 8.30pm free

Tuesday October 14 The Swan Bradford on Avon Folk Club presents JACKIE & FELIX BYRNE - beautiful singing and fine guitar work from this local duo. Floor spots.

Free entry. 8pm.

Mount Pleasant Social Club BLACKWATER BLUES 9pm £5 Thursday October 16 The Swan BLUES NIGHT 8.30pm free

Friday October 17 Three Horseshoes BIG MAMMA AND THE MISFITS 8.30pm free Saturday October 18 Three Horseshoes THE ALL-NIGHTERS 8.30pm free Sunday October 19

Three Horseshoes THE GUITAR BLUES REVUE 8.30pm free

Tuesday October 21 The Swan BRADFORD ON AVON FOLK CLUB SINGAROUND - Floor spots. Free entry. 8pm.

Friday October 24 Three Horseshoes SEVERANCE 8.30pm free

Saturday October 25 Three Horseshoes TO BE CONFIRMED 8.30pm free Sunday October 26 Three Horseshoes

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THE RAZORBLADES 8.30pm free

Tuesday October 28 The Swan Bradford on Avon Folk Club presents GEOFFREY LAKEMAN - a stalwsart of the West Country folk scene. Floor spots. Free entry. 8pm.

CHIPPENHAM

Second Sunday of the month

Old Road Tavern FRENCH OPEN FOLK SESSION 8pm free Third Sunday of the month Old Road Tavern OPEN FOLK SESSION 8pm free Fourth Sunday of the month Old Road Tavern OPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm free CORSHAM

Thursday October 2 Royal Oak of Corsham Acoustic Oak presents SINGERS NIGHT - Floor spots. £2 entry. 8pm DEVIZES

Friday October 3

The Lamb Inn, Devizes JONAH MATRANGA (FAR + ONELINEDRAWING + THE LIVING END) WITH PHIL COOPER + MIKE BARHAM @ The Lamb Function Room. £5/7. 16+. 8pm-11.30pm.

Monday October 6 The Lamb Inn, Devizes DEVIZES FOLK CLUB - All Welcome Night Lots of floor spots. Raffle. £6. 8pm.

Friday October 10 The Lamb Inn, Devizes Gray Smith @ The Lamb Front Bar, Free Entry from 9pm.

Monday October 13 The Lamb Inn, Devizes DEVIZES FOLK CLUB - LOCAL GUEST NIGHT – Lots of floor spots. Raffle. £4. 8pm.

Friday October 17 The Lamb Inn, Devizes LONELY TOURIST W/ CHRIS WEBB + MORE TBC. @ The Lamb Function Room. FREE ENTRY. 16+. 8pm -11.30pm.

Monday October 20 The Lamb Inn, Devizes DEVIZES FOLK CLUB - Club Night Lots of floor spots. Raffle. £4. 8pm.

Friday October 24 The Lamb Inn, Devizes BANKSEY (Rock & Roll set) @ The Lamb Front Bar, Free Entry from 9pm.

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HIGHWORTH

Friday October 31 Goldfinger Tavern THE HYPERBOLICS 8.30pm MARLBOROUGH

Saturday October 11

Green Dragon THE COVER UP 9pm free POPULAR COVERS Saturday October 18 Green Dragon FLY ON THE WALL 9pm free CLASSIC ROCK COVERS

PEWSEY

Thursday October 16 Bouverie Hall BAKA BEYOND 7.30pm -African rhythm – with Celtic soul ! £9 adult, £8 concession from 01672 562584 or 07915588983 PURTON

Saturday October 11

Redhouse Social Club ZING 9pm free POPULAR COVERS

ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT

Saturday October 4 Waggon and Horses IMPERIAL G-MEN 9pm free VINTAGE ROCKNROLL/JUMP/JIVE

Saturday October 11 Waggon and Horses DARREN HUNT 9pm free ROCK COVERS Saturday October 18

Saturday October 25

Winchester Gate BAMBOO VIPERS + SUPPORT 8.30pm free

Saturday October 4 Salisbury City Hall JOAN ARMATRADING 7.30pm £29.50 and £27.50 Sunday October 5

Salisbury Arts Centre BIG BAND BRUNCH Midday

Wednesday October 8 Salisbury Playhouse NYJO BIG BAND 7.30pm in the MAIN HOUSE Friday October 10 Salisbury City Hall BUZZCOCKS 8pm £20 Winchester Gate CIDER-FEST W/XANDER & THE KEYS + PUGWALL 8.30pm free Saturday October 11

Winchester Gate CIDER-FEST ALL DAYER FEAT. THE SILHOUETTES, THE I'S, POULTRY CROSS, COUGAR PILOT + MUCH MORE! From 3pm Salisbury City Hall T’PAU – PLEASURE AND PAIN TOUR 7.30pm £18.50

Sunday October 12 Salisbury Arts Centre Live Lunch: QUIESCENT Midday in the Café Free Tuesday October 14

Salisbury Arts Centre RHYTHM AND ROOTS CHOIR 7.30pm Wednesday October 15 Winchester Gate SALISBURY OPEN MIC 8.30pm free Thursday October 16 Salisbury Arts Centre LUNASA 7.30pm

Friday October 17 Salisbury Arts Centre THE DANSETTE DAYS SHOW 7.30pm Winchester Gate THIRTEEN DAYS + FAUX 8.30pm free

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Sunday October 19 Salisbury Arts Centre COMPOSER PORTRAIT: SARAH COLLINS 7.30pm Salisbury City Hall JOHN OTWAY AND WILD WILLY BARRETT – FILM STARS LIVE! 8pm £12 in advance and £14 on the door

Thursday October 23 Salisbury City Hall JOHN MAYALL 7.30pm £29.50, £27.50 and £25.50 Friday October 24 Salisbury Arts Centre DRAMMEN INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL CHOIR 7.30pm Salisbury City Hall THE NEVILLE STAPLE BAND 8pm £16 in advance and £18 on the door Winchester Gate RELEASE THE MONKEY + SUPPORT 8.30pm free Saturday October 25

Salisbury Arts Centre Live Lunch: BEST OF SALISBURY - Midday in the Café - Free - Celebrating Salisbury's finest Acoustic acts as part of Salisbury Music Awards.

Salisbury Arts Centre SALISBURY MUSIC AWARDS FEAT. BOW STREET REVOLT, CRIPPLED ROOK, LYRICAL MONSOON, MILLERS DAUGHTER, PYESHOPPE, ROBB BLAKE AND JETPACK INVICTA. 7.30pm, Tickets £5 adv/£6 on the door.

Sunday October 26

Salisbury Arts Centre Live Lunch: THE FB POCKET ORCHESTRA Midday in the Café - Free Friday October 31

Salisbury City Hall KATHRYN TICKELL AND THE SIDE 8pm £18 SWINDON

Wednesdays The Vic WACKY WEDNESDAY 8.30pm free Riffs Bar, Greatfield BLUEGRASS JAM Free entry. starts at 7:30pm.

Thursdays Riffs Bar, Greatfield

The List

Waggon and Horses MISSIN ROSIE 9pm free A MIX OF FOLK, ROCK, POP, JAZZ AND MORE

Friday October 3 Salisbury City Hall THE DRIFTERS – OPTIMUM TOUR 7.30pm £25

Salisbury City Hall THE MANFREDS 7.30pm £24, £22 and £20

Music

Saturday October 25 Redhouse Social Club LOCARNO BEAT 9pm free 60S BAND

Tuesday September 30 Salisbury City Hall SIXTIES GOLD 7.30pm £29.50

Arts & Culture

Saturday October 25 Green Dragon THE VOOZ 9pm free ROCK/PUNK

SALISBURY

Saturday October 18 Salisbury Arts Centre Live Lunch: BECK GOLDSMITH AND FRIENDS Midday in the Café - Free

Food and Drink

Saturday October 4 Green Dragon HUMDINGER 9pm free POPULAR COVERS

Waggon and Horses COVER ADDICTS 9pm free POP,ROCK,INDIE COVERS

For Starters

Friday October 31 The Lamb Inn, Devizes DAVE MCPHERSON (INME) W/ SHOES4BRAKES + LUCY BROWN @ The Lamb Function Room. FREE ENTRY. 16+. 8pm11.30pm.

The Lamb Inn, Devizes LOCARNO BEAT (Skiffle band) @ The Lamb Front Bar, Free Entry from 9pm

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Music

Arts & Culture

Food and Drink

For Starters

CROONER NIGHT WITH STEVEN COLEMAN bringing the Rat Pack to Riffs! 8pm Fridays Riffs Bar, Greatfield THE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS with featured artists and Open Mic, starts at 19:30. Free Thursday October 2

Level 3 DECADE uk tour W/ LIGHT YOU UP, HEY VANITY+ WITH GHOSTS 14+. £7/10. 7pm11pm.

The Vic Songs of Praise presents.... THE CADBURY SISTERS + FAYE ROGERS + EMILY SYKES - a seated event - 8pm £3 Friday October 3 Wyvern Theatre THE STARS FROM THE COMMITMENTS 7.30pm The Vic SLAM CARTEL + THE DAMNED AND THE DIRTY 8pm £5adv £6dr Swindon Arts Centre VIN GARBUTT 8pm £12 The Abbeymead DARREN HUNT 9pm free Rock and Metal Rolleston HIP ROUTE 9pm free BLUES ROOTS

Saturday October 4 to Sunday October 5 Riffs Bar, Greatfield PENDRAGON - MEGADAZE 2014 17:30

Saturday October 4 M.E.C.A VINTAGE EXTRAVAGANZA OF MUSIC & DANCE and remembering our Fallen Heroes in aid of Scotty's Little Soldiers 7pm with PARK LANE BIG BAND, DJ JIM OF SWING BYTES DANCE, DANCE & BURLESQUE featuring Ovation Dance Co, & Bella Rouge.

The Vic DIRE STREETS 8pm £6 Rolleston GOING UNDERGROUND 9pm free 80S POST PUNK/SKA/MOD Woodlands Edge MONKEYDOLLS 9pm free POPULAR COVERS

The List

Sunday October 5 The Plough, Devizes Road DUNCAN ENSLEM TRIO 3pm free

Tuesday October 7 Swindon Arts Centre HEY HARLEY -LIZANNE KNOTT & BILL REVELES 8pm Baker Street RADIO BANSKA 8.30pm - Violinist Nina Trott leads a musical journey of ‘world’ jazz, from Latin groves to the mystique of the Balkans.

Wednesday October 8 Wyvern Theatre LET'S HANG ON 7.30pm The Vic INTERLIGHT 8pm free Swindon Arts Centre RICHARD DIGANCE 8pm

Thursday October 9 Swindon Arts Centre RICHARD LENNOX PLAYS THE CLASSICS 8pm Friday October 10 The Vic ROCKABILLY RUMBLE 8pm free Swindon Arts Centre LIMEHOUSE LIZZY 8pm

Rolleston KUNT & THE GANG+ 2 SICK MONKEYS + DOZER 9pm free LOW BROW COMEDY Level 3 THE JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE BAND 9pm Saturday October 11 The Vic RORKES DRIFT 8pm free

M.E.C.A NORTHERN SOUL KEEP THE FAITH 8pm - 2am Rolleston SONS OF LIBERTY 9pm free SOUTHERN ROCK Woodlands Edge THE TIN SHACK BAND 9pm free POPULAR COVERS Sunday October 12

Swindon Arts Centre SWINDON RECITAL SERIES 3:00 PM The Plough, Devizes Road RUTH HAMMOND TRIO 3pm free

Wyvern Theatre SENSATIONAL 60S EXPERIENCE 7.30pm

Tuesday October 14 Baker Street ROB TERRY TRIO 8.30pm Intertwining original compositions, Contemporary Jazz and Modern "Classical" Music Thursday October 16 Wyvern Theatre DES O'CONNOR 7.30pm The Vic NORMAN WATT-ROY 8pm £12adv £14dr Swindon Arts Centre LISA KNAPP 8pm Friday October 17 Wyvern Theatre ROY ORBISON & FRIENDS 7.30pm The Vic HI-ON MAIDEN - The Official Iron Maiden

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Tribute Band 8pm £7adv £8dr Swindon Arts Centre ALBERT LEE AND HOGAN'S HEROES 8pm

Level 3 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS TRIBUTE BAND 9pm Rolleston TEDDY WHITE 9pm free BEAT BOOGIE RHYTHM & BLUES

Saturday October 18 The Vic Reggae Night with KING SOLOMON BAND + TROY ELLIS + DJ AMMA 8pm £3 M.E.C.A DIWALI NIGHT 2014 - Evening Concert Presented By The Swindon Mela

Woodlands Edge GET CARTER 9pm free POP,ROCK,INDIE COVERS Rolleston WIZARDS OF OZ 9pm free A TRIBUTE TO OZZY

Sunday October 19 Swindon Arts Centre LAZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON 3:00 PM in the FoSAC Studio The Plough, Devizes Road JEZ COOK TRIO 3pm free The Vic BABYLON FIRE + SHADOWS OF SERENITY 8pm £3

Monday October 20 The Vic JOHN OTWAY + WILD WILLY BARRETT 8pm £10adv £12dr Tuesday October 21

Baker Street JOSEPHINE ARTHURS QUARTET 8.30pm this west London singer sings the best of the Jazz standards of the ‘50’s.

Thursday October 23 The Vic PORT ERIN + FRACTURE + ANDREW BURKE 8pm £3 Friday October 24 The Vic SAM GREEN AND THE MIDNIGHT HEIST + BREN HAZE + EMPEROR YES 8pm £3adv £4dr Queens Tap THE HYPERBOLICS 9pm

Rolleston METALHEAD 9pm free METAL/ROCK COVERS Saturday October 25 The Vic JOHN PEEL NIGHT 8pm free with 2 SICK MONKEYS, THE CHAOS BROTHERS, COASTERS & IAN DOESER

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Brookhouse Farm BI POLAR BEARS 9pm free DUO PLAYING 50S TO TODAY Woodlands Edge CORSAIRS 9pm free PSYCHOBILLY/ PUNKABILLY Rolleston WIREBIRDS 9pm free BLUES ROCK Level 3 REAL NIRVANA 9pm Sunday October 26 The Plough, Devizes Road JOHN HENDERSON TRIO 3pm free

Tuesday October 28 Baker Street SAMADHI QUINTET 8.30pm - Drummer Sam Gardner specialises in hiphop, fusion jazz and Indian classical beats

Friday October 31

Rolleston HAMSTERS FROM HELL 9pm free BLUES ROCK WITH ATTITUDE LADIES NIGHT

SWINDON

Friday October 24 Wyvern Theatre LADIES NIGHT 7pm in Wyvern Restaurant TALKS AND POETRY

SALISBURY

Salisbury Arts Centre LECTURE: Rome, its architecture and its decoration 10.30am - A series of lectures with Hendrika Foster MA. SWINDON

Saturday October 4 Swindon Arts Centre Swindon Festival of Poetry THE EVENING NEWS AND THE ROOF OF THE WORLD 6:00 PM

Salisbury Playhouse MATCH 7.30pm in THE SALBERG

SALISBURY

Thurs September 4 to Sat October 4 Salisbury Playhouse BEDROOM FARCE 7.30pm

Thursday October 2 to Saturday October 4 Salisbury Playhouse HONEST in the Salberg Studio 7.30pm Friday October 3

Salisbury Arts Centre MANPOWER 7.30pm

SWINDON

Tuesday October 7 Wyvern Theatre DIRTY DUSTING 7.30pm

Monday October 13 to Tuesday October 14 Wyvern Theatre SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL - Check times Wednesday October 15

Tuesday October 7

Salisbury Arts Centre WOMAN OF FLOWERS 7.30pm

Wednesday October 8 Salisbury Arts Centre OUR FRIENDS, THE ENEMY 7.30pm

Thursday October 9 to Saturday October 11 Salisbury Playhouse ELIZABETH I: VIRGIN ON THE RIDICULOUS in THE SALBERG 7.30pm

Monday October 13 to Saturday October 18 Studio Theatre MACBETH 7.30pm £10/£8 Wednesday October 15 Salisbury Arts Centre POCKET DREAM 7.30pm

Thurs October 16 to Sat November 8 Salisbury Playhouse SEPARATE TABLES 7.30pm

Saturday October 18 Salisbury Arts Centre MOZART'S LE NOZZE DI FIGARO: GALA NIGHT 7.30pm

Wednesday October 22 Salisbury Arts Centre THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW 7.30pm Thurs October 23 to Sat October 25

Salisbury Playhouse WAR CORRESPONDENTS in THE SALBERG 7.30pm

Monday October 27 Salisbury Playhouse PLAY IN A DAY - HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE in THE SALBERG

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Wyvern Theatre SING-A-LONG-A SOUND OF MUSIC 7.30pm

Tuesday October 21 to Saturday October 25 Wyvern Theatre SALOS PRESENTS - OLIVER! times vary Thursday October 30 Swindon Arts Centre CHARLES DICKENS' CAPTAIN MURDERER 7.30pm £12/£10 Friday October 31 Wyvern Theatre THE EVA CASSIDY STORY-OVER THE RAINBOW 7.30pm £22 THEATRICAL SCREENINGS

MARLBOROUGH

Wednesday October 1 Marlborough Town Hall STEPHEN FRY MORE FOOL ME live from the Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £10 in advance, £12 door, box office www.kvat.co.uk

Wednesday October 8 Marlborough Town Hall A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE recorded from The Young Vic, 7pm, tickets £15 in advance, £17.50 door, box office www.kvat.co.uk Thursday October 16 Marlborough Town Hall MANON, live from The Royal Opera House 7.15pm, tickets £15 in advance, £17.50 on the door, www.kvat.co.uk SALISBURY

Monday October 13 Salisbury Arts Centre VERDI'S MACBETH (Encore Screening) 7.30pm

The List

Swindon Arts Centre Swindon Festival of Poetry - BATTERED MOONS POETRY COMPETITION & DAVID MORLEY 8:00 PM

Friday October 31

Music

Tuesday October 14

THEATRE

Wednesday October 29 Salisbury Playhouse CURIOUS 7.30pm in THE SALBERG

Arts & Culture

Thursday October 30 The Vic ALL EARS AVOW + WITH GHOSTS + ELASEA + HERIOT 8pm free

Swindon Arts Centre Swindon Festival of Poetry - DRAG KING POETRY NIGHT- WITH ARTIST DIANE TORR 7:30 PM

Tuesday October 28 Salisbury Playhouse PLAY IN A DAY - VICIOUS VICTORIANS in THE SALBERG

Food and Drink

Royal Oak, Newport Street THE HYPERBOLICS 9.30pm

Sunday October 5 Swindon Arts Centre Swindon Festival of Poetry - VENUS AND ADONIS 6:00 PM

For Starters

Swindon Arts Centre JOHN ETHERIDGE 8pm The Abbeymead ECHO 9pm free - Party Band

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Agony Girl

Everybody’s favourite advice columnist!

Seven-year-old Agony Girl is already looking forward to Christmas but she still has time to help with your problems. We read her the questions and these are her answers. Honest!

DEAR ANNABEL I’m a bit gutted. I wanted to break up with someone but I thought it would be best if we asked all of my people whether it would be alright but fifty five per cent of them said ‘no’. So now I’m stuck with them. And I hate England!

What can I do?

Scotland Why don’t you just do it and not care what people think. Dump the person you want and get someone else to be with you who will treat you better. Give them flowers, chocolate and breakfast in bed.

DEAR ANNABEL I’m really scared of spiders.

They’re up to something I swear and this summer they seem to have been getting bigger and bigger.

Are they secretly planning to take over the world? And if not how can I get rid of my fear?

Stacey, Newbury TARANTULAS! Don’t think of them.

Think of fluffy bunny rabbits instead. It will stop you being scared and if you hold a spider and they don’t bite you then you won’t be scared of them anymore as you know they won’t hurt. I’ve held a snake, a parrot and an owl.

The owl was very heavy.

DEAR ANNABEL What’s the best way to cook a really good cupcake? I’ve got a few people coming over tomorrow and I want to really impress them.

Stig, Pewsey A massive muffin. I don’t know.

Make a machine that does them.

Twisted Peel (www.twistedpeel.com)

Next month’s issue..

Make it out of metal and electric expecially with lots of wires.

DEAR ANNABEL It’s Hallowe’en this month and I don’t know what to dress as. What should I dress as to go trick or treating? I’m 48 by the way.

Carol, Oxford Jack. You could go as Jack the skeleton. People think he’s evil in America but he’s not. He’s from Nightmare Before Christmas.

That’s a good costume. You’d have to buy a mask and then a big suit because he wears a suit and keep a picture in front of you so that you know what he looks like. Or you could go as a fridge.

Send your questions to stuff@theocelot.co.uk

by Peter Roy

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