Weekend 16 April 2016

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The weekend is here. But what are you going to do? We’re going to try new café Kettle & Kale then head over to the cinema to see Helen Mirren’s new thriller. Of course, if it’s sunny, we’ll be in the garden (turn to page 47 for our homes and gardens special with lots of tips, tricks and ideas). Here are a few more ideas to get you started for the weekend and the week ahead.

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When I started getting miserable again, I realised I was definitely getting better!

Music Mark Taylor catches up with the legendary Wilko Johnson, who survived his farewell ‘terminal cancer’ tour to get back on the road again, with a date at the O2 Academy this week

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ilko Johnson is back in Bristol this week, three years after he last performed in the city on a farewell tour arranged when he was diagnosed with “terminal” late-stage pancreatic cancer and given just months to live.

Opting not to undergo chemotherapy, the former guitarist of Dr Feelgood and Ian Dury and The Blockheads had accepted his imminent death by the time he played the Fleece in 2013 and completed the tour.

He had travelled around Europe and Japan to say his farewells to friends around the world and then teamed up with The Who’s Roger Daltrey on 2014’s Going Back Home, a “final” album featuring reworkings of songs from Wilko’s Dr Feelgood days.

But then, at the end of 2013, doctors from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge got in touch with him and told him they had reassessed his condition and discovered that he had a rare form of tumour and one that could be operated on.

Wilko, 68, had a pioneering 11-hour operation to remove the 3kg tumour, as well as part of his stomach and his spleen. The surgery was a success and after a lengthy recuperation, a cancer-free Wilko was back on the road, doing what he has done for the past four decades – playing rock and roll with his distinctive chopping guitar style and crazy walks.

The first gig he played when he was well enough was a benefit gig for the hospital where he had the surgery.

“I was about 60 per cent fit then but we did a benefit gig for Addenbrooke’s and it was great to thank the people who had saved my life.

“It took me a while to get my strength back but the weird thing was that during the year I was in hospital and recuperating, I didn’t even touch my guitar and I’d almost forgotten what to do!

“I didn’t think anything of it as I’d never gone two or three months without playing a gig so when I started playing again I found I was really out of practice. I thought it was like riding a bike, but I was fumbling around. Luckily I have a good band behind me so nobody noticed!”

Wilko’s illness and subsequent recovery generated huge media interest across the world and it’s something the Essex-based musician finds touching and amusing.

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“Things like being interviewed on prime-time breakfast TV shows wouldn’t have happened before I got sick,” he chuckles.

“Before that, I would have been lucky to get a story in my local free paper in Essex!

“I think it’s always interesting for the media if somebody famous says they have cancer, but then there was the fact that I had refused chemotherapy.

“I was surprised at the level of interest I got because of the cancer. I got the diagnosis and then went to Japan for a couple of weeks to say goodbye to all my friends there. By the time I got back, I was in all the papers and on the TV across the world.

“To be honest, before all of this, I was very happy with my life without all the publicity. We were playing all over the world, earning a living and I didn’t even think about the fact I didn’t have a record deal.”

Although they had only met once before, the record with Roger Daltrey came about out of the blue.

“I didn’t know Roger but I used to have a girlfriend who knew him and she used to tell me he had invited me to his place in the Seventies but I never went.

“I bumped into him at an awards ceremony and he said we should do an album together and it never happened but when I got ill, Roger got in touch and said let’s do that album. I said we’d better do it quick in the circumstances and we did it in eight days.

“When we did the recording it was ten months after my diagnosis and I was already into ‘extra time’ so it was strange.

“I was leaving the studio at night thinking this is stupid because I’m going to die soon but I can’t complain – I’ve had a pretty good life and here I am making a record with Roger

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Daltrey, what a way to go! It got even stranger when the album became really successful – I didn’t even think I was going to live to see it being released. It became the most successful record I’ve ever done.”

Wilko says that after facing what looked like his imminent death, he is still coming to terms with not dying.

“One of the ways I dealt with my situation was telling myself I was going to die and there was no escaping it so don’t waste any time chasing after any miracle cures or worrying about it. I never questioned the fact I was going to die and just got on with life as best I could.

“To emerge from the other side and suddenly realise there’s a future is strange. When I was ill, it was impossible for me to think about doing something next month as the future was a blank for me.

“Even now, I can’t take it on as a reality when people tell me we are doing something in a few months’ time. I’m still a little bit suspicious.”

Having seen his wife die of cancer, Wilko had first-hand experience of nursing a loved one through the illness but he says it still doesn’t prepare you for dealing with the situation.

“When you see somebody you love dying, you are absolutely helpless and there’s nothing you can do so my diagnosis was a strange experience for my family and friends.

“To go through it yourself is very different from nursing somebody through it. My friends and family were feeling really bad about it but I had come to terms with it and I was even making jokes about it.

“When you think your life is coming to an end, that really does make you concentrate on the things that are important and you can cancel all the boring every day things because they don’t matter. It’s almost like you’re dead already and you’re watching life going on around you.

“I am still living in the moment every day and it’s a fantastic feeling, but one of the things that made me realise that I was getting better and back to my old self was that I started to plunge back into the questions that have always blighted my life.

“I’ve always been a miserable so-and-so so but when I started getting miserable again, I realised I was definitely getting better!”

■ Wilko Johnson plays the O2 Academy on Thursday, April 21. See listings from page 23 for details.

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Want your sofa to be something special? They’ve got it covered Shopping Natalie Banyard pays a visit to Ebony Rose Upholstery, where talented Bristol creatives work their magic, transforming people’s heirlooms and creating unique pieces for hotels and businesses

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Upholsterers Alexis Clement and Lucy Payne, and apprentice Sara Arigoni

ake a peek through the window of 14 West Street, Old Market, and you’ll find three women hard at work creating the most gorgeous pieces of unique furniture.

Part of Old Market’s growing group of creative, independent traders, Ebony Rose Upholstery specialises in both modern and traditional upholstery techniques with the additional option of soft furnishings.

The company was established three years ago by two talented and ambitious Bristol-based creatives, Lucy Payne and Alexis Clement, who had a vision of bridging the gap between the traditional upholstery market and modern design.

Lucy says: “Alexis and I went to college together where we did an upholstery course.

We shared the dream of setting up our own business and launched Ebony Rose about three

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years ago. It’s been going really well and we have lots more plans for the future.”

Lucy and Alexis, who are now joined by Italian apprentice Sara, have already established themselves as the go-to girls in both the commercial and domestic sectors.

As well as breathing new life into much-loved pieces for householders, their work is very much in demand by restaurants and hotels.

“On the commercial side, we cater to some large hotel chains and independents and have a lot of work lined up,” says Lucy. “We are currently working on a big project for a local hotel which is keeping us very busy.

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design and they want to choose their own fabrics and buttons.”

Lucy and Alexis, whose entire output comes from their Old Market workshop, admit that while work for commercial clients is great for the business, it’s the domestic projects that they enjoy the most.

“We love it because it’s far more personal, more rewarding and much more of a challenge,” Alexis tells me.

Drawing on their creative backgrounds, Lucy and Alexis enjoy helping people expand their individual style by creating a centrepiece in their home. They work closely with the individual or family to craft a unique piece of furniture that suits them, their decor, their home and their lifestyle.

“We are more design led than bog-standard upholsterers, so if you just want your fairly new sofa re-upholstered, it would probably be cheaper to get a new one,” Lucy admits. “But if

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you have a piece of furniture that you’ve bought because you’ve fallen in love with it but it’s falling apart, or if you have a family piece or heirloom that’s getting tatty but you can’t bear to be without, then we can step in and create something wonderful for you.”

So far customer satisfaction is sky-high.

“When they see the finished project they’re completely taken aback and thrilled,” smiles Alexis. “We had one man literally jumping for joy the other day!”

Lucy and Alexis are keen to point out that although they do all of the labour themselves, the final pieces are very much a joint effort between them and the customer.

“People come in with a loved heirloom that needs a new lease of life and we love working closely with them to find out who they are and what their style is so that we can create something that they’ll love for years to come,” says Lucy.

“Most people come in with a vague idea of what they want and we take that and guide them. We give them advice of what colours or patters will look good together, how to incorporate colours from their curtains or their accessories and what buttons and trims to use.”

Ebony Rose stocks some of the best names in fabrics and as their piles of sample books testifies, the choice for customers is endless.

Options include the gorgeous, world famous Liberty fabrics; premium materials from Robert Allen; the more mainstream Sinclaire, which is one of the world’s leading suppliers of high quality furnishings; and the bespoke work of designer and former actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, who has chosen Ebony Rose as her only Bristol outlet.

The shop also has an amazing selection of wools from the famed Yorkshire-based Marton Mills and the luxurious Moon Wools, plus a

great selection of buttons and trims.

“We have something for everyone,” says Alexis. “we’re very proud of what we can offer and we’re looking to expand soon.”

Indeed, the two women have big plans for Ebony Rose.

“At the moment this is our workshop, our greeting space and our shop and it’s just not big enough anymore,” says Lucy. “We have so much commercial work coming in that we need a bigger space, so we are looking at expanding.

“We are also working towards having our own design range with our own furniture and our own fabrics in the next couple of years. That’s the next goal. Onwards and upwards!”

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Welcome new hangout for Bristol’s vegan army Food Mark Taylor reviews new vegetarian/vegan café Kettle and Kale in Stokes Croft; plus new Redcliffe restaurant Bangkok Joe’s (see page 14); and Clifton Village’s Thali Cafe (page 16)

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ale & Kettle opened last month in a former bicycle shop and it’s the first indoor venture for chef Elliot Doney, who used to run a street food business.

Opposite Pieminister HQ with its huge ‘live and eat pie’ slogan emblazoned across the front, Kale & Kettle is a modest little place with white walls, high black ceiling and little more than a few trailing house plants for decoration.

The open galley kitchen has a four-ring stove and limited preparation space, but then if you’ve spent most of your career cooking outside, this must still be a bit of a luxury.

With a long counter and high stools across the floor-to-ceiling front window and four white tables adorned with flowers in old milk bottles and recycled tin cans stuffed with compostable cutlery, it’s certainly stripped back. But then so is the limited food offering in this proudly vegetarian cafe, which rarely extends to more than three savoury dishes each day.

Elliot, who used to trade at the Bristol Harbourside market, says he wants to showcase simple, plant-based food and everything on offer is vegan.

Each priced at £6, the trio of choices include a pot of Asian-flavoured vegetables, tofu and rice, vermicelli rice noodles in a hot coconut broth; and akkras (black-eyed pea fritters) with a trio of salads and sauces.

A popular form of street food in West Africa, the akkras popped up again in my meal, this time in a bun with sesame kale slaw and citrus aioli.

Served within the soft, downy bun, the three crisp and golden bean fritters offered a delicate spiciness that worked well with the nutty kale and red cabbage slaw. Blobs of glossy aioli provided a lemony tang and the overall dish was utterly delicious.

Even for somebody at the far end of the veggie spectrum with a meaty, nose-to-tail diet, it was a revelation. If more places offered meat-free food this good, I would consider going the whole hog on the veggie option more often.

I washed it down with a made-to-order tumbler of tongue-tingling carrot and ginger juice, although Extract coffee is also available, served black as there are no dairy products on the premises.

There was only one option for dessert on this occasion – a deep, triple-layer chocolate and hazelnut cake (£2.70) sitting on the counter in front of the kitchen.

Elliot’s girlfriend makes the cakes and her father runs the award-winning, Norfolk-based vegetarian chocolate company Booja-Booja, truffles from which were used for the creamy icing on the cake. Served without a plate but on the sort of brown paper normally used for wrapping parcels, the dairy-free sponge was light, if a touch dry, but it more than made up for it with its chocolatey richness.

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Highly enjoyable meat-free dishes in a slick new Stokes Croft café, Kale & Kettle is a welcome new hang-out for the city’s growing vegan and vegetarian army.

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Stylish setting for upmarket Thai street food

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lthough I’m assured there is now a full pudding menu in place, it was an amusing stroke of serendipity that desserts were off-limits in the first week of business at Bangkok Joe’s.

After all, in a former life, this Victorian warehouse opposite St Mary Redcliffe church was for years Byzantium, a restaurant most famous for its signature dessert lanterns piled high with sweet treats.

Byzantium closed in 2014, 16 years after it launched with the party of all parties (I’m sure I still have traces of the hangover) and, for a time, it was one of Bristol’s top dining establishments.

As more places opened in the city centre, it slowly slipped off the radar for foodies and ended up more of a wedding and party venue, but it had a good run.

The new owner is Som Miller, a chef who arrived in Bristol a few years ago to set up the Thai Kitchen concession at the Old Fish Market pub in Baldwin Street before launching Baowow, Sticks & Broth and, most recently, Hanoi Coffee Company - three popular Asian street food-inspired businesses dotted around Baldwin Street and St Stephen’s Street.

Bangkok Joe’s is Miller’s most ambitious project yet in terms of size and scale. A lounge/bar with a restaurant upstairs, it was always busy at lunch and dinner in the early days of Byzantium, but then that was pre-financial crash when expense accounts were the norm.

In these more straightened times, and with so many more dining options than there were a decade ago, lunchtime business may be more difficult to secure, but there is a reasonably priced menu of cheekily named ‘Thai quickies’ on offer.

The evening menu is bigger and more involved and although the food is Thai in essence, there are European twists, too.

As well as imported beers from Thailand and China, there is a range from Bristol’s excellent Crane brewery, including the strong and fiery Red Ginger Pale (a collaboration between Crane and Sticks & Broth).

The new owner of this red-brick warehouse has worked wonders with the first-floor restaurant, transforming what was a dark space

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into a light, airy dining room with whitewashed floorboards, birdcage lampshades and one wall covered with hundreds of small brass bells.

Separated from diners by a long window, the kitchen is still open-plan and Miller has brought in head chef Clarke Oldfield, who last worked in Bristol a few years ago at The Albion in Clifton.

After motoring through a bowl of spicy Thai shrimp chips and sweet chilli dip (£2.50) that were basically prawn crackers in all but name, a starter called ‘Sucker & Belly’ (they had better patent that name now for their next opening) was a generous plate of food for its £7 price tag.

Pieces of seriously tender crisp and juicy pork belly mingled with smoky charcoal-grilled octopus, razor-thin slices of purple radish and a scattering of fresh coriander and tarragon.

Grains of toasted rice added a nutty crunch and a dribble of hot chilli dressing left me with a tongue that felt like it had spent a few minutes in a Corby trouser press.

To follow, thin slices of rare steak and firm, meaty wedges of king oyster mushrooms were carefully arranged on the plate alongside firm florets of tenderstem broccoli, roasted chillies and a dark and spicy XO basil sauce topped with more fresh coriander and tarragon.

Again, it was a substantial dish for £16 and compensated for the ambitiously priced side dish of crunchy and seriously garlicky choi sum garlic sesame at £6 for a small portion.

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Portwall Lane, Redcliffe, Bristol, BS1 6NB. Tel: 0117 925 1644.

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Authentic Asian street food upscaled to a grand and stylish restaurant setting, Bangkok Joe’s is certainly spicing up life in the old Byzantium.

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Revamp at home of authentic Indian tapas-style street food

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he Thali Café originally started by serving food from a truck at festivals, including Glastonbury and Shambala, before launching its own restaurants in Bristol.

Inspired by his travels to India, Birminghamborn Jim Pizer decided it was time to introduce his adopted home city of Bristol to real authentic Indian street food.

Independently owned, this expanding mini-chain (there are now five in Bristol) has recently attracted investment and plans to open other restaurants around the UK. A company passionate about sustainability and using local produce, as much as serving authentic Indian food, the word “Thali” refers to the stainless steel dishes the food is served on but also the style of eating in India, where a number of healthy dishes are served together on one plate – in essence, it’s a type of Indian tapas.

Set across three floors of a cheese wedge-shaped Georgian building, the Clifton

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Village Thali Café has just had a refurbishment, including a new bar at the front and a striking piece of wall art by artist David Blatch illuminated with hanging coloured glass pendants.

The lower ground floor dining room has been extended and its large sharing tables are ideal for groups, which should please the many Clifton students who frequent the place.

The rest of the design pays homage to Indian matchbox art and the country’s street painters.

The aqua blue and dusky pink walls are also dotted with vintage Indian posters including one for the 1969 film Jigri Dost.

Thali Cafés have always offered something quite different from the traditional high street Indian restaurants, both in terms of the ambience and also the food and service.

Looking around the restaurant on a busy mid-week evening, the majority of my fellow diners were female and rather than the usual sitar sounds in the background, there was a mix of retro soul and funk and even a burst of

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Scott Walker. The recent refurbishment has coincided with the arrival of four new dishes inspired by the owner’s recent trip to India, including hariyali chicken, a mild and herby Punjab dish of chicken tikka cooked with yoghurt, cardamom, fresh mint and coriander.

I went for another new dish – the Rajasthani lamb thali (£12 for a main dish or £8.50 for a smaller portion). The waitress told me the pieces of lamb are marinated for 24 hours in green papaya and slow-cooked in tomato sauce with clove, star anise, cinnamon and nutmeg.

The result is a sauce with a gentle spiciness and lamb so ridiculously tender you could probably suck it up through a straw. I mopped up the dark, rich sauce with pieces of soft, blistered chapati (£1 each).

I followed it with a small Kilner jar of paan wala kulfi (£3.50), another new dish apparently inspired by eating paan masala street snacks on a visit to Mumbai.

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amed after the 18th-century slang term for gin – at the time, a ruinous drink of the poor – The Mothers’ Ruin pub in St Nicholas Market opened in 2007.

Since then, it has become one of the most popular hang-outs for indie kids and students thanks to its regular live music and a strict music policy of new wave, indie and rock ’n’ roll.

Sibling pub to The Stag and Hounds in Old Market, the walls of The Mothers’ Ruin are plastered with posters for gigs at both venues, as well as vintage posters for concerts and festivals. The framed psychedelic poster above my head was for The Byrds supported by Sonny and Cher at the LA Sports Arena in 1968 – a presidential campaign show for Robert Kennedy.

As well as live music at the weekend, The Mothers’ Ruin hosts free DJ nights. On Thursdays, it’s Green Guava Jelly with DJ Rory Smith and friends playing a mix of R&B, rocksteady, rock, surf, soul, jazz, punk and calypso. On Fridays, it’s Shuffle with its “we just play what we want” policy.

On Tuesday nights, the pub hosts a quiz, which costs £1 entry towards the prize, but also includes a free curry.

Set across three levels with a dark red and black colour scheme including red velvety mango, this silky, delicate ice cream made for a refreshingly fragrant end to the meal, as did an invigoratingly spicy tumbler of Jinita’s chai tea (£1) heady with fresh lemongrass, cardamom, cinnamon and black pepper.

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banquettes, the pub occupies one of the splendid Georgian buildings that line St Nicholas Street.

Other than the free curry on quiz nights, there is no food other than crisps, nuts and pork scratchings, but then this is much more of a pub for drinkers and they are well served with lots of special offers.

Each day, until 8pm, there is a happy hour with pints of Thatchers Gold and Stella Artois at just £2.50. For the same price, you can enjoy a single shot of house spirit with mixer for £2.50 – or pay an extra £1 for a double.

The happy hour also includes a pint of ale for £2.50 as long as its ABV is 3.9 per cent or below – but then the two full-price ales on when I visited were Prescott Ales Grand Prix at 5.2 per cent and Super 6 at an even stronger 5.5 per cent.

Other draught options include Budweiser, Becks and Guinness, and there is also a four-shots-for-£10 deal on tequila and sambuca.

With drink prices so low and the music volume so high, The Mothers Ruin is certainly a pub with the potential to guarantee the mother of all headaches the morning after the night before.

■ 7-9 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UE.

B R I S TO L’ S W E E K L Y FOOD DIARY FRIDAY, APRIL 15 ■ FOOD MARKET

Apsley Road from 8.30am to 2pm. Free entry.

Wine Street, Bristol

This weekly market includes a number of familiar market favourites such as Pippins doughnuts, Pullins Bakers, Crumpet Cakes and Greens of Glastonbury, as well as street food from Niangs Thai Snacks, Chef De Maison and Chilli Daddy. The market runs from 10am to 4pm.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16 ■ FARMERS’ MARKET

Whiteladies Road

Now weekly, this farmers’ market brings together a number of top quality local producers and artisans.

Bread, fruit and vegetables, meat, cheese, cakes and organic flowers and plants are just a few of the attractions. On the corner of Whiteladies Road and

SUNDAY, APRIL 17 ■ TOBACCO FACTORY SUNDAY MARKET

Raleigh Road, Southville

The weekly community market in the car park behind the Tobacco Factory in Southville features around 30 food and craft stalls with a strong bias towards ethical, eco-friendly, Fairtrade, organic and local products. The market runs from 10am to 2.30pm.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 ■ FARMERS’ MARKET

Corn Street

Bristol’s longest-running weekly farmers’ market with a wide range of stalls selling meat, fish, organic vegetables, cakes, cheese, bread and other locally produced items. The market runs from 9am to 2pm.

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ill Torrent trained under Heston Blumenthal at the age of 16, won Young Chef of the Year in 2009 and has worked with Jamie Oliver and Gary Rhodes, as well as working at Claridges, The Dorchester and The Lanesborough.

A regular on Ready Steady Cook, Channel 4’s Food Fight and Sunday Brunch, he is also a pâtisserie and chocolate consultant to Waitrose.

In his new book, Afternoon at Home, Torrent showcases the key techniques involved in pâtisserie, baking, chocolate work and savoury dishes in 80 recipes, including guest recipes from top restaurants and hotels including The Ritz, Harrods and The Berkeley.

Starting with a brief history of afternoon tea and how it came to be such a British institution, Torrent features recipes for basic jams, spreads, butters and curds – basically, everything you will need to serve up a carefully planned afternoon tea. Recipes include classics such as smoked salmon and whipped cream cheese sandwiches; cherry and almond Bakewell tarts; and fruit scones.

Classics with a clever twist such as malted milk egg custard tarts and crab mayonnaise eclairs are joined by more adventurous offerings of Prosecco, lime and mint jellies and a decadent apricot and lavender almondine from Benoit Blin at Raymond Blanc’s famous Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

Featuring recipes that are divided into seasons, there are also menu planners for you to create your own bespoke teas to suit every occasion.

■ Afternoon Tea at Home by Will Torrent is published by Ryland Peters & Small, £19.99. The book is available to Bristol Post Weekend readers for the special price of £14.99 including postage & packaging by telephoning Macmillan Direct on 01256 302 699 and quoting the reference GJ5.

Picture: Matt Russell © Afternoon Tea at Home

FRUIT CAKE WITH AN ORANGE GLAZE BY WILL TORRENT SERVES 12 ■ My Nan always used to make fruit cake topped with marzipan and icing for our childhood birthdays. Although it wasn’t my favourite back then, I have grown to love a good fruit cake. I like to make two different types; this one, a little lighter finished with an orange glaze and, of course, one at Christmas with more fruit (and more booze) finished with a brandy glacé icing.

■ You will need a 900g/2lb loaf tin or 4 x mini loaf tins, base and ends lined with buttered baking parchment ■ 150g mixed dried fruit ■ 100g chopped dried apricots ■ 40g chopped mixed candied peel ■ 100g glacé cherries, rinsed and quartered ■ 2 nuggets of stem ginger in syrup, drained and finely chopped ■ Zest and juice of 1 orange

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■ 1 tablespoon brandy ■ 175g butter ■ 75g light muscovado sugar ■ 75g caster sugar ■ 3 eggs, beaten ■ 1 tbsp golden syrup ■ 1 tbsp treacle ■ 200g plain flour ■ 1 tsp baking powder ■ 1 tsp ground mixed spice ■ A pinch of salt ■ 1 rounded tbsp demerara sugar ■ For the orange glaze: ■ 1 tbsp orange zest ■ 100g icing sugar ■ Tip the dried fruit, apricots, candied peel, glacé cherries and stem ginger into a small pan. Add the orange zest, juice and brandy, and heat gently for one minute until the juice is hot but not boiling. Remove

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from the heat and leave to cool for about one hour for the fruit to plump up and absorb the liquid. Preheat the oven to 170C (325F) Gas 3.

Cream together the butter, light muscovado and caster sugar until pale and light, this will take about three minutes in a stand mixer.

Gradually add the beaten eggs, mixing well between each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula from time to time. Add the golden syrup and treacle and mix again until combined.

Sift the flour, baking powder, mixed spice and salt into the bowl and fold in using a rubber spatula or large metal spoon. Add the dried fruit mixture and mix again to thoroughly combine. Spoon the cake batter into the prepared loaf pan or

pans, scatter with demerara sugar and bake just below the middle of the oven for about 25 minutes.

Reduce the heat to 160°C (300°F) Gas 2 and continue to cook for a further hour or until well risen, golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Leave to rest in the pan for two to three minutes, then slide a palette knife down the sides to loosen and carefully turn the cake out onto a wire rack. Leave until completely cold.

Meanwhile make the orange glaze by mixing the orange zest and icing sugar with enough water to make a thin paste. Drizzle over the cake while still warm and leave to set.

This cake is best made a day ahead as it is easier to slice.

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WAYNE HUSSEY BIERKELLER

ayne Hussey, the Bristol-born guitarist of goth legends Sisters of Mercy and frontman of The Mission, kicks off a short European tour at The Bierkeller.

The shows are to promote the release of a limited edition double A-side 7” vinyl single in conjunction with Record Store Day. The single features a haunting re-working of the classic Sisters Of Mercy song, Marian, a song originally co-written by Hussey with Andrew Eldritch.

The other A-side is a brand new song entitled My Love Will Protect You, a song that was co-written by Hussey with Rebeca Y. Casanova as part of the Canciones De Cuna benefit album.

The lyrics for the album are all written by homeless children in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which are then worked into songs by established national and international artists and recorded as an album of lullabies, all proceeds going to help finance culture centres in Buenos Aires that offer art, music, theatre, and photography classes to homeless children.

Fans can expect this hometown gig by Hussey to cover his career with The Mission and as a solo artist so expect hits like Serpents Kiss, Butterfly On A Wheel, Tower Of Strength, Deliverance, Severina and Wasteland.

■ Wednesday, April 20. See listings for details.

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Heartbreak Pass. Singer-songwriter Jason Lytle (frontman of Americana band Grandaddy), who produced and sang on the album’s first single, takes co-headlining duties at The Lantern, presenting a selection of his own music.

Heartbreak Pass also features guest appearances from Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Grant-Lee Phillips, although it is not known whether they will be appearing in Bristol.

ubbed “The Screaming Eagle of Soul”, Charles Bradley has just released his highly anticipated third album, Changes, on the Daptone label imprint, Dunham Records.

Bradley has made a name for himself as a mesmerising live performer and he has taken his show to venues and festivals across the globe including Coachella and Glastonbury Festival. He has also performed on famed stages including the Apollo Theatre in Harlem – the same place he saw his idol James Brown perform when he was 14 years old.

Bradley’s voice has evolved from a lifetime of paying dues, having laboured for decades at various day jobs from Maine to Alaska – performing in his spare time.

He endured homelessness, a near-fatal illness and the murder of his brother while waiting for a musical break but everything changed when Gabriel Roth, head of soul label Daptone, walked into a New York nightclub heard Bradley singing. Soon after, at the tender age of 62, he released his debut album, No Time For Dreaming, and, two years later, Victim of Love.

■ Monday, April 18. See listings for details.

■ Friday, April 15. See listings for details.

GIANT SAND AND JASON LYTLE THE LANTERN

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phenomenon of US indie music and Americana for three decades, Howe Gelb is a performer, producer and bandleader whose most famous creation, Giant Sand, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary with a short UK tour.

Based in Tucson, Arizona, Giant Sand has released 29 albums since 1985 and past guest musicians have included PJ Harvey, Victoria Williams, Neko Case, Vic Chesnutt and Juliana Hatfield among others.

For this anniversary tour, Gelb is joined by guests featured on Giant Sand’s latest release,

FRIDAY, APRIL 15 ■ TELEMAN

Marble Factory, 7pm, £12, www.motionbristol.com

Championed by the likes of BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley, London indie-pop quartet Teleman are back on the road to perform tracks from their second album, Brilliant Sanity.

■ JAMES BEAU BARCLAY

Exchange, 7.30pm, £5, www.exchangebristol.com

Hailing from Bristol, but now studying at Goldsmiths, James Beau Barclay has been playing his guitar since he was 14-years-old. His mix of acoustic soul and James Blake-influenced electronic flourishes has generated quite a bit of interest on the London gig circuit in recent months.

■ SMALL

Thunderbolt, 7.30pm, £5 on the

CHARLES BRADLEY COLSTON HALL

door, www.thethunderbolt.net

Bristol tribute band performing songs from the likes of The Clash, David Bowie, Wreckless Eric, Velvet Underground, Wire, Cure and Violent Femmes.

■ TINA REFSNES

Louisiana (Basement), 7.30pm, £5, www.thelouisiana.net

Norwegian singer-songwriter Tina Refsnes performs a potent mix of English new-folk and poignant acoustic Americana. Her debut album, No One Knows That You’re Lost, produced by Robbie Lackritz (Feist), was released in November 2015 and has received praise from press and music blogs both in Norway and in the UK. Growing up in the small seaside town of Floro, her love for the open seascape and mountainous terrain followed her into her songwriting, where she displays elements of Neil Young, Laura Marling and Joni Mitchell.

For No One Knows That You’re Lost, Refsnes travelled to Canada, where

producer teamed her and her long-time collaborator Eirik Stordrange with Toronto musicians Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith) and Mike O’Brien (Zeus).

■ 999

Louisiana, 7.30pm, £10, www.thelouisiana.net

Best remembered for their 1978 Top 40 hit single Homicide, punk veterans 999 celebrate their 40th anniversary. The band is still fronted by original singer/guitarist Nick Cash.

■ FUTURE OF THE LEFT

Thekla, 7pm, £11, www.theklabristol.co.uk

Cardiff rockers Future of The Left have just released their new album, The Peace and Truce of Future of The Left, which was crowdfunded and reached its target within a mere three and a half hours.

■ DUB WAR

Fleece, 7pm, £15,

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www.thefleece.co.uk

Formed in South Wales in 1993, Dub War’s unique blend of ragga, rap, punk and metal has earned them a reputation across the UK. Reformed last year after a 15-year break, they played a special set at the Download Festival and at the 2015 Velvet Coalmine Festival in South Wales, along with acts like Meat Puppets and Nicky Wire.

■ CHARLES BRADLEY

Colston Hall, 7pm, £13.25-£26.50, www.colstonhall.org See above.

■ GLOWROGUES

Old Market Assembly, 9pm, free, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk Here’s further proof that there’s some special jazz-dance alchemy going on in Manchester right now. The seven

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➤➤➤ supercool jazzers that make up Glowrogues clearly know their way around a hip-hop beat plus they can get down and funky at the drop of a hi-hat or spread out cinematically whenever it suits. It makes for great 21st century jazz.

■ SUPERNATURE

No.1 Harbourside, 11pm, free, www.no1harbourside.co.uk

Supernature’s five-man crew of ’70s dance music devotees are on a mission to convince you that disco lives, breathes and swaggers its way to centre stage the minute they hit that beat.

■ THE BRASS JUNKIES

Canteen, 9pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Dynamic eight-piece Bristolian brass combo inspired by the funky Mardi Gras sounds of the New Orleans street bands.

■ SOUND OF BLUE NOTE

Be-Bop Club, 8.30pm, £8, www.thebebopclub.co.uk

Fronted by the powerhouse trumpet of Andy Urquhart and fantastic Canadian tenor saxophonist Terry Quinney - with Guy Gardner (piano), Pete Maxfield (bass) and Andy Hague (drums) - this fantastic band has really found its own voice and repertoire by digging deep into the Blue Note vaults.

electronic music composer Rémi Gallego, who began releasing music under this name in 2009 following the dissolution of his former band, Dying Breath. A fusion of electronic music with progressive metal, Gallego initially sought to form a mathcore band, taking inspiration from The Dillinger Escape Plan, but after a futile search for fellow members, he began producing his own music with the help of his guitar and a digital audio workstation.

■ THESE SMITHS

Fleece, 7pm, £12, www.thefleece.co.uk

Smiths tribute band formed in 2015, shortly after their lead singer performed as Morrissey on ITV’s Stars In Their Eyes.

■ THE MODEL FOLK

The Old Bookshop, North Street, Bedminster, 9pm, free, www.theoldbookshop.co.uk

The Model Folk are a six-piece acoustic band from North Somerset who play rumbustious Balkan-inspired original folk.

With a chorus of voices telling tales of steam, Soviet farming machinery, 1930s drag queens, circuses and tea, this ramshackle troupe of musicians are unafraid to fraternise with the audience and whip them into a frenzy of folk and roll.

beat, Moonshot skank the party back to Kingston circa 1964.

■ JAMIE ALLEN

Pavillion Club, Longwell Green Community Centre, Shellards Rd, Longwell Green, Bristol, 7.30pm, members £4/guests £6, 0117 932 2989 ■ JEAN-MICHEL VAN SCHOUWBURG / MATTHIAS BOSS / PHIL GIBBS / FRIDAY IRREGULARS

Exchange, 1pm, £3, www.exchangebristol.com

■ THE SICK LIVERS / THE BACKHAND JAGS / THE DYNAMITE PUSSY CLUB / RAUSHENBURG / JEMIMA SURRENDER / LOS SAVAGES

Louisiana, 7.30pm, £5, www.thelouisiana.net ■ THE CAEZARS

Exchange, 8pm, £8, www.exchangebristol.com ■ THE CRAWLIN’ KINGSNAKES

Black Horse, 372 Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood, 8pm, free ■ CHANTILLY LACE

■ NERINA PALLOT

St Annes Board Mills Social Club, Avonvale Road, Redfield, 8pm, £2.50 / £3.50

Bierkeller, 7.30pm, £10, www.bristolbierkeller.co.uk

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■ PETE HOLDEN

■ UP THE FUNCTION

Old Market Assembly, 9pm, free, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk

■ METALLICA RELOADED

The Tunnels, 7.30pm, £8, www.thetunnelsbristol.co.uk

The Lantern, 7.30pm, £19.89, www.colstonhall.org

■ POOR OLD DOGS

Ring O Bells, Coalpit Heath, 8.30pm, free

They call it ‘folk music to stomp to’, the kind of acoustic skifflebilly racket Billy Bragg’s delinquent younger cousin might make.

■ ROGER WELLS’ HOT SHOTS

■ SOLANA

■ FAB 208

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk SATURDAY, APRIL 16 ■ XAVIER RUDD

Motion, 7pm, £17.50, www.motionbristol.com

Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and surf dude Xavier Rudd’s songs incorporate spirituality, humanity, environmentalism and the rights of Aboriginal peoples. His last five albums have reached the Top 10 in Australia, including the latest release, Nanna, a collaboration with the United Nations.

■ THE ALGORITHM

Thekla, 7pm, £8, www.theklabristol.co.uk

The Algorithm is the alias of French

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No.1 Harbourside, 11pm, free, www.no1harbourside.co.uk

This pan-European outfit from Valencia bring a real sense of the Gypsy life in their pocketful of tunes and traditions picked up along the long and winding road from Transylvania to Tipperary via the plains of Spain and the hills of France. Expect plaintive Spanish guitars, exuberant Celtic flutes and irrepressible fiddles.

■ MOONSHOT

Canteen, 9pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

One of Bristol’s longest established ska outfits, Moonshot are well-known for their evocation of the classic Studio 1 sound that took rocksteady into reggae and conquered the world. Combining spirited brass arrangements, authentic vocals and that all-important two-step

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The George, Wells Road, Knowle, 8pm, free ■ SOUL STRUTTERS

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk SUNDAY, APRIL 17 ■ VANT

Louisiana, 7.30pm, £6.50, www.thelouisiana.net

Vant are a London-based indie rock quartet who use their music to express frustration and dissatisfaction with the state of the world, citing politically charged bands such as the Clash and Rage Against the Machine as inspirations.

The group’s furious sound blends hard-edged garage rock and punk influences. Vant started in 2013 as a solo project of guitarist/vocalist Mattie Vant, who was living in Newcastle at the time.

He moved to London and began managing a venue called Birthdays, where he met bassist Billy Morris and guitarist Henry Eastham. The three began making music together, and the band’s line-up solidified in early 2014, when Vant invited drummer Martin Söderin to move from Sweden to London to join the band. The group spent the following year working on material, and in 2015 they

attracted the attention of Parlophone, who immediately signed the band upon hearing their 80-second debut single Parasite. Vant followed it with the single, The Answer, along with an extensive UK tour.

■ SKANKFEST 2016

Fleece, 12pm, £10, www.thefleece.co.uk

Twelve hours of ska with New Town Kings, Faintest Idea, The Stiff Joints, Tree House Fire, Crinkle Cuts, Smiley & The Underclass, Less Than a Reel Big Gold Fish Finger, Popes of Chillitown, Slagerij, The Defekters, Geistfight, The Marginal, Convicts and The Sneak Eazies.

■ WOLFMOTHER

O2 Academy, 7pm, £19.50, www.o2academybristol.co.uk

This Grammy Award-winning rock band, fronted by Andrew Stockdale, are on tour with their brand new album, Victorious.

It’s the follow-up to 2009’s Cosmic Egg and 2014’s New Crown and the songs are as edgy, inventive and uncompromising as before.

■ THE CARRY NATIONS

Canteen, 4pm-6pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

They took their name from a prohibitionist famous for smashing up alcoholic premises with a hatchet.

Nonetheless, this old-time Americana outfit are big fun, easy-rolling banjo and harmony vocals faithfully evoking the roots of the music.

■ MATT RIDLEY

Hen & Chicken, 7.30pm, £14/£12, www.jazzata.com

As a leader, British double bassist and composer Matt Ridley is an investigative musician whose artistry is derived from a desire to create a strong, meaningful and structural purpose out of each initial glint of inspiration. His new album, Mettã finds him progressing his shared creativity again with his quartet of pianist John Turville, drummer George Hart, and soprano saxophonist Jason Yarde, who appears in a fuller, more centrally melodic role.

■ OAKHAART

Exchange, 7.30pm, £5, www.exchangebristol.com

Oakhaart are a Gloucestershire-based metal band incorporating progressive and technical elements into their unique sound. Two years ago, Oakhaart won the Metal to The Masses competition in the Bristol area, earning them a slot at Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2014 alongside bands such as Down, Megadeth, Emperor and more. In 2015, the band played more headlining shows and also supported bands such as Kobra and the Lotus, Xerath and Reign of Fury.

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NERINA PALLOT THE LANTERN

ersey-born singer/songwriter and producer Nerina Pallot made her debut in 2001 with the album Dear Frustrated Superstar, but it was Fire, in 2005, that really brought her major success, with lead single Everybody’s Gone To War making all the major British radio playlists.

She followed this with The Graduate in 2009 and Year of the Wolf in 2010, but she decided to break from the album/tour/single cycle in 2014, instead opting to release an EP a month.

She has also written for other artists, including Kylie Minogue and Diana Vickers.

Pallot’s fifth album, The Sound and The Fury, was released last year and marked a departure in style for the Ivor Novello and BRIT Award-nominated artist, with its gritty, bold and bluesy sound and such was the demand for tickets for this gig at The Lantern that the promoter decided to make it standing, rather than seated, to enable more fans to see the show.

■ Saturday, April 16. See listings for details.

■ THE RHEINGANS SISTERS

Folk House, 7.30pm, £10.50 advance/£12.50 on the door, www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk

Fiddle-singers Rowan and Anna Rheingans grew up in the Peak District, surrounded by traditional music and encouraged to pick up the fiddle by their violin-maker father from an early age.

Both professional musicians, Rowan is well known on the English folk music scene as part of hugely popular BBC Folk Award nominated trio Lady Maisery as well as for her work with Nancy Kerr & The Sweet Visitor Band. She also composes for theatre and is part of the Songs of Separation super-group alongside Eliza Carthy and Karine Polwart, amongst others. Anna lives in Toulouse, in southern France, where she is a much sought after fiddle player and teacher of French music traditions, in which she has fast become an expert, having just gained a first class diploma from the Conservatioire Occitan. Their second album, Already Home, was recorded over just five days in a remote

forest studio in mid-Wales, and it’s an enticing, thoughtful and adventurous record that quickly caused a stir when it was released in November 2015.

■ FB POCKET ORCHESTRA

Tobacco Factory, 8pm, free, www.tobaccofactory.com

The FB Pocket Orchestra takes its listeners back to the hot jazz, blues, ragtime and popular dances of the 1920/30s and earlier.

■ THE PANAMA JAZZ BAND

Old Duke, 1pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk

■ THE NEW EDDIE MARTIN BAND

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk MONDAY, APRIL 18 ■ RICHMOND FONTAINE

The Tunnels, 7.30pm, £16, www.thetunnelsbristol.co.uk

Fronted by prize-winning novelist Willie

Vlautin, Richmond Fontaine are a four-piece band from Portland, Oregon, whose songs can be heartbreaking and occasionally uplifting. Their first UK tour in four years will accompany the release of their new album, You Can’t Go Back If There's Nothing To Go Back To.

■ FENRIR

Louisiana, 7.30pm, £6, www.thelouisiana.net

Ipswich-based alternative rock five-piece Fenrir have just released their second EP.

■ HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD

O2 Academy, 7pm, £17.50, www.o2academybristol.co.uk

The LA rap-rockers return to UK shores armed with their fourth full-length album, Day of the Dead, as well as fan favourites like Hear Me Now and Been to Hell.

■ GIANT SAND / JASON LYTLE

The Lantern, 8pm, £24.73, www.colstonhall.org See page 23.

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■ FILABUSTA FEATURING CHINA BOWLS

Old Market Assembly, 9pm, free, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk

Coming from a festival background with infectious neo-soul jazz vibes, experimental hip-hop influences and just a hint of gypsy swing, it is often best to expect the unexpected from China Bowls.

■ CANTEEN JAZZ SESSION

Canteen, 9pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

An open jazz jam session led by saxophone hero Craig Crofton supporting seasoned players to join the house trio and others in exploring classic jazz and Latin tunes.

■ CASS’ TRIO AND ALAN BATEMAN

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk

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➤➤➤ TUESDAY, APRIL 19 ■ MISSION OF BURMA

Exchange, 7pm, £16.50, www.exchangebristol.com

Formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979, post-punk band Mission of Burma have been namechecked as an influence by countless bands including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, REM, Pixies, Sonic Youth and Fugazi. Mission of Burma disbanded in 1983 due to frontman Roger Miller's development of tinnitus, thought to be caused by the volume of the band’s live performances. Reformed in 2002, the band has recorded four more albums.

■ MIKE DIGNAM

Thekla, 7pm, £10, www.theklabristol.co.uk

Singer-songwriter Mike Dignam has been writing, recording and touring his own music, for the past five years and supported the likes of Lewis Watson, Gabrielle Aplin and Lawson on sell-out UK tours. He has just released his new album, Fight to Forgive.

■ OUGHT

The Lantern, 8pm, £13.44, www.colstonhall.org

Montreal band Ought achieved critical acclaim for their 2014 debut album, More than Any Other Day, which was quickly followed by last year’s Sun Coming Down.

■ PROFESSOR NOHAIR & THE WIGLIFTERS

Canteen, 9pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

The Prof learned his boogie-woogie trade in the mean streets of ’70s South London and formed this piano trio in the ’90s to celebrate the relentless good time groove of those great New Orleans players who wrote the barrel-house book.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 ■ THE FLATLINERS

Exchange, 7.30pm, £10, www.exchangebristol.com

The Flatliners are a punk rock band from Ontario, Canada, who have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska movement. They are in the UK to perform tracks from their new album, Dead Language.

THE OCEAN

Louisiana, 7.30pm, £6 advance / £8 on the door, www.thelouisiana.net

Orchard Hill are a female-fronted rock band who have earned their reputation as one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the Oxfordshire area through relentless gigging, touring and great sounds. They have played alongside Young Guns, As It Is and Marmozets, and played some of the biggest festivals around the UK including Slam Dunk. They are supported here by Speaking In Shadows, Syren City and Face The Ocean.

■ MICAH P.HINSON

Thekla, 7pm, £15, www.theklabristol.co.uk

The Memphis-born, Texas-based Americana folk singer is back in the UK to support the release of his latest album, Broken Arrows, which was recorded with his friend and collaborator Nick Phelps.

■ WAYNE HUSSEY

Bierkeller, 7.30pm, £16, www.bristolbierkeller.co.uk See page 22.

■ PAUL BRADLEY

Old Market Assembly, 9pm, free, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk Paul Bradley is a creative musician whose diverse collaborations with like-minded musical souls include Three Cane Whale, Organelles and Sensorium. His solo performances, however, are a thing apart - combining guitar and vocals through loop technology into astonishing and spontaneous music, song and even theatre.

■ KIT HAWES & AARON CATLOW

No.1 Harbourside, 9pm, free, www.no1harbourside.co.uk

It was the Balkan mayhem of Sheelanagig that first brought young Carnyvillian guitar demon Kit Hawes and Medicine Creek fiddle maniac Aaron Catlow together. But they soon found there was a whole world of roots music they also had in common and so here they are, sneaking out to play some of it at No.1 Harbourside.

■ JEZ HELLARD & THE DJUKELLA ORCHESTRA

Canteen, 9pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

This four-band local showcase features The Minke Whales, Long For The Coast, Three London Planes and Luke Marshall Black.

A man of many parts, Jez Hellard writes and sings and plays a fine guitar. He’s a brilliant harmonica player, too, much in demand in bands like Kalavela and accompanying Rory McLeod. Musically multilingual and fearless, he's always ear-catching and his latest CD, Heavy Wood, is an acoustic feast.

■ ORCHARD HILL / SPEAKING IN SHADOWS / SYREN CITY / FACE

■ ANDY SHEPPARD'S HOTEL BRISTOL

■ BRISTOL UNSIGNED

Thunderbolt, 7.30pm, £4, www.thethunderbolt.net

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Fringe Jazz, Bristol Fringe, 32 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton Village, 8pm, £12, www.fringejazz.com

The weekly sessions at Fringe Jazz continue with Andy Sheppard (sax), Matt Hopkins (guitar), Percy Pursglove (trumpet and double bass) and Mark Whitlam (drums).

■ MARTI WEST

Fleece, 7.30pm, £5, www.thefleece.co.uk ■ WILL KILLEEN

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk THURSDAY, APRIL 21 ■ MIRANDA SYKES & REX PRESTON

St Helen’s Church, Gloucester Road, Alveston, 7.30pm, £11 adv (tel: 07973 496525)

Folk/roots duo Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston are on tour to support the release of their new album, The Watchmaker’s Wife. Well known for the past 11 years as a central component of Show of Hands, Sykes has a spine-tingling voice, whilst Preston has built a reputation as one of the finest mandolin players in the UK, with his exuberant and flamboyant playing style. The Watchmaker's Wife is a reflective, powerful and moving collection of tales of love and loss, interweaving lively original material with timeless, well-chosen covers of both contemporary and traditional songs. The album marks an exciting new chapter for this dynamic folk duo.

■ MEDICINE CREEK

Grain Barge, 8pm, free, www.grainbarge.co.uk

Medicine Creek are a foot-stomping old-time string band featuring Nuala Honan (vocals, guitar, harmonica) of the Alchemy Quartet, with Aaron Catlow (violin, percussion, vocals) and Dorian Sutton (double bass, vocals) from Sheelanagig. The band specialise in rootsy bluegrass and Americana, with sweet harmonies and dark tales.

■ PRESTON GLASGOW LOWE

Jazz at Future Inn, 8pm, £5, www.jazzatfutureinn.co.uk

Formed in 2011, Preston Glasgow Lowe are a new dynamic group consisting of three of London's most creative young instrumentalists - David Preston (guitar), Kevin Glasgow (bass) and drummer Laurie Lowe. Sharing credentials with world¬-renowned musicians such as John Scofield, the Foreign Exchange, Melody Gardot, Robert Mitchell, and Tommy Smith, they bring a unique and seasoned sound derived from their work as sidemen combined with their shared love

of improvisation, intricate composition, rhythm, and accessible melodies. Aiming to expand upon the format of the guitar trio, they combine their virtuosic skills as soloists and accompanists with extensive composition and elaborate arrangements.

■ MATTHEW AND THE ATLAS

Exchange, 7.30pm, £7.50, www.exchangebristol.com

Matthew Hegarty - aka Matthew And The Atlas - is a British songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been hailed ‘the British Bon Iver’ for his dreamy, textured brand of Americana. He has just released his new album, Temple, which is the follow-up to the acclaimed 2014 debut, Other Rivers.

■ BRISTOL UNSIGNED

Thunderbolt, 7.30pm, £5, www.thethunderbolt.net

This four-band local showcase features Discount Columbo, Trip The Switch, Oscar Young, The Phase.

■ DIZRAELI

Louisiana, 7.30pm, £10, www.thelouisiana.net

Dizraeli is a rapper, multi-instrumentalist and singer taking hip-hop to new places.

Having gone solo in 2009 to record his debut album, Engurland (City Shanties), he spent six years writing and touring with his band Dizraeli & The Small Gods.

■ WILKO JOHNSON / JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR

O2 Academy, 7pm, £25 See pages 4&5.

■ JEZ HELLARD & THE DJUKELLA ORCHESTRA

Old Market Assembly, 9pm, free, www.o2academybristol.co.uk See Canteen, Wednesday April 20.

■ MARTI WEST

No.1 Harbourside, 9pm, free, www.no1harbourside.co.uk

There’s a definite nod to the classic contemporary folk sounds of the ’60s in Marti West’s poetically-worded ditties and velvet-smooth vocals.

■ BARTOUNE

Canteen, 9pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Spinning off from the irrepressible Zen Hussies, this lot build a uniquely jaunty swing sound around Charlotte Ostafew’s baritone sax, Seb Gutiez’s guitar, Tom Allen’s bass and John Blakeley’s all-important swing-beat drumming.

Blending originality with a fine sense of musical heritage, the results are great entertainment.

■ THE BRASS JUNKIES

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk

By Paul Riley

Classical THEREMIN! LYDIA KAVINA AND THE LOCHRIAN ENSEMBLE ST GEORGE’S BRISTOL

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he theremin’s otherworldly sound (think electronic bowed saw) is produced by antennae responding to movements of the hands in space; and, from The Beach Boys to the theme for Midsomer Murders, it’s a sound that’s criss-crossed its way through 20th-century music, classical as well as popular (The Beach Boys’ Good Vibrations actually uses a close cousin – it’s an instrument that’s spawned plenty of imitators).

Film was an early adopter, and Shostakovich even included a theremin in his 1931 score for Odna, so it’s not surprising that Bristol’s Filmic festival is luring Lydia Kavina to St George’s Bristol for an evening that starts obligingly with a demonstration before cornering into an intriguing mix of film music and an improbable

Fantasia for Theremin, Oboe, Piano and String Quartet by that Telemann of recent times: Bohuslav Martinu.

For Kavina the instrument is almost a birthright. It was invented by a cousin of her grandfather’s, and as a child in Moscow she played for Lev Theremin himself.

As well as the Martinu – for which she’s joined

by Imogen Triner, Christopher Northam and members of the Lochrian Ensemble – she heads to the movies in the company of Miklos Rozsa’s Fantasia from Hitchcock’s Spellbound, and revisits collaborators Howard Shore (Ed Wood) and Danny Elfman (Mars Attacks). A detour to murder-prone Midsomer is not ruled out!

■ Thursday, Apr 21. See listings for details.

■ MIKHAIL KAZAKEVICH (PIANO)

ORCHESTRA

St George’s regular Mikhail Kazakevich continues the ‘Art of Flight’ series with a selection of Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues, plus the twosome in E minor by Mendelssohn. Some of Scriabin’s Op. 11 Preludes preface his Poems Op. 32, and three Preludes by Debussy complete the programme.

John Rutter’s Gloria is at the heart of a programme including the 2nd movement of Saint-Saens’ ‘Organ Symphony’ (featuring Alison Howell). Music, too, by Boellmann, Wagner, Dvorak and Liz Lane.

Fri Apr 15, St George’s Bristol, 7.30pm, £10-£20/concs from £6 (plus fees). 0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

■ BRISTOL UNIVERSITY NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE

Fri Apr 15, Victoria Rooms, Queens Rd, Clifton, 1.15pm, retiring collection. 0117 331 4044, www.bristol.ac.uk/music/events Works by Yannis Kyriakides and Michael Ellison.

■ BRISTOL GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERATIC SOCIETY: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Fri Apr 15, Redgrave Theatre Clifton, 7.30pm, £14/student £7/family £40. 0333 666 3366, www.bristolgsos.co.uk ■ BRISTOL PHOENIX CHOIR & ORCHESTRA: MOZART REQUIEM

Sat Apr 16, St George’s Bristol, 7.30pm, £10-£15/concs from £9 (plus fees). 0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Mozart’s unfinished masterpiece is paired with a Magnificat setting by CPE Bach.

Paul Walton conducts, and the soloists are Elinor Cooper, Emily Topham, Nils Greenhow and Dan Robson.

■ UWE SINGERS/LYDBROOK BAND/ SOUTH-WEST OPEN YOUTH

Sat Apr 16, Bristol Cathedral, 7.30pm, £1.08-£12.90 (inc fees).

0844 887 1500, www.colstonhall.org

■ BRISTOL ENSEMBLE: THE MUSIC OF STEVEN KINGS

Sat Apr 16, Bristol Music Club, St Paul’s Rd, Clifton, 7.30pm, £12/concs. 07876 353702, www.bristolensemble.com

John Bacon premieres Kings’ new song cycle ‘April Zen’, and the concert also includes his string quartet and works for solo violin and piano.

■ BRISTOL GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERATIC SOCIETY: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Broadmead, Bristol (and participating cinemas), 5.55pm.

0871 220 1000, www.showcasecinemas.co.uk

Maurizio Benini conducts the last piece in the Met’s Donizetti ‘Tudor trilogy’ jigsaw.

Sondra Radvanovsky sings the role of Elizabeth I, forced to sign the death warrant of her beloved Robert Devereux (Matthew Polenzani). Sir David McVicar directs.

Soprano Kate Eastment joins Royal Festival Hall Organist William McVicker for a performance of Couperin’s Messe des Couvents.

■ UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL SCHOLA CANTORUM

Wed Apr 20, Lord Mayor’s Chapel, College Green, Bristol, 1.15pm, retiring collection. 0117 331 4044, www.bristol.ac.uk/music/events

■ LUNCHTIME RECITAL

Medieval chant and sacred polyphony plus a new work by Litha Efthymiou inspired by ancient Hispanic chants for the Virgin Mary.

Organ recital by the Cathedral’s Organ Scholar Christopher Jones.

■ FRIENDS OF WELSH NATIONAL OPERA

Tue Apr 19, Bristol Cathedral, 1.15pm, retiring collection, 0117 926 4879, www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk

■ CLEVEDON MUSIC CLUB

Tue Apr 19, Clevedon Community Centre, 7.30pm, £8.

01275 879099, www.clevedon communitycentre.org.uk

Wed Apr 20, Red Maids’ School, Westbury Rd, Westbury-onTrym, 7.15pm, non-members £7/ students £1. 01275 848526

Sat Apr 16, Redgrave Theatre Clifton, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £14/ student £7/family £40. 0333 666 3366, www.bristolgsos.co.uk

The AGM is followed Ernest Woolford’s 90th birthday piano recital.

‘In Parenthesis’ – Sophie Rashbrook introduces Iain Bell’s new opera which will receive its world premiere courtesy of WNO in June.

■ BRISTOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

■ BRISTOL MUSIC CLUB: MEMBERS’ RECITAL

Tue Apr 19, Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul’s Rd, Clifton, Bristol, 7.30pm, £5/under-18s £1.50.

01275 392344, www.bristol-music-club.co.uk

■ THEREMIN! LYDIA KAVINA AND THE LOCHRIAN ENSEMBLE

Sat Apr 16, St Mary’s Stoke Bishop, 7.30pm. www.bristol chamberorchestra.wordpress.com

Matthew Petrie is the soloist in Vivaldi’s Bassoon Concerto RV484, and the concert, (directed by Dennis Simons), also includes Corelli’s Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1, the third of Respighi’s suites of ‘Ancient Airs and Dances’, Holst’s St Paul’s Suite, and Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 8.

■ LIVE FROM THE MET: ROBERTO DEVEREUX

Sat Apr 16, Cinema De Lux,

Soprano Frith Trezevant is accompanied

by Gus Tredwell in a song recital ranging from Schubert to Walton via Schumann and Berg.

■ LUNCHTIME CONCERT

Wed Apr 20, Christ Church, Broad St, Bristol, 1.10pm, retiring collection. www.christchurchcitybristol.org

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Thu Apr 21, St George’s Bristol, 8pm, £16/students £5 (plus fees).

0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

See above.

■ MESSIAEN: QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME

Thu Apr 21, Victoria Rooms, Queens Rd, Clifton, 7.30pm, retiring collection. 0117 331 4044, www.bristol.ac.uk/music/events

Messiaen’s wartime quartet is performed by 3rd year Bristol University music students.

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Mowgli’s jungle adventure is a majestic walk on the wild side Film Damon Smith leaps into the digital world of Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book, and also reviews Eye In The Sky starring Helen Mirren and Criminal starring Kevin Costner as an unhinged hero

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uch, much more than the bare necessities of life will come to you in Jon Favreau’s technically dazzling romp through the stories of Rudyard Kipling.

Not since James Cameron’s Avatar has a 3D digital world been conjured with such depth and precision. Shot in downtown Los Angeles and beautifully rendered as untamed wilderness on computer hard drives, this immersive Jungle Book retains the wide-eyed charm of the 1967 Disney animation, including three songs and comic relief from a rascally bear named Baloo, voiced to droll perfection by Bill Murray.

“You have never been a more endangered species than you are now,” the hirsute honey thief informs an Indian porcupine (Garry Shandling) during one amusing altercation.

Vibrant colour radiates off the screen and gooey sentimentality oozes like sap during the

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rousing final act, but scriptwriter Justin Marks isn’t afraid to hack into darker territory.

Shere Khan the Bengal tiger evokes a heartbreaking scene from The Lion King in his relentless, blood-crazed pursuit of Mowgli, and the animated version’s jazziest interlude – I Wanna Be Like You with jungle VIP King Louie and his swingin’ band of monkeysicians – is repurposed as a terrifying chase.

Man cub Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is raised by wolves Akela (Giancarlo Esposito) and Raksha (Lupita Nyong’o) as a brother to other pups.

A terrible drought necessitates an uneasy truce between predators and prey around the watering hole, and other denizens of the jungle finally get to see Mowgli close-up.

The boy is an affront to Shere Khan (Idris Elba), who lost an eye to a fiery torch wielded

by Mowgli’s father.

“A man cub becomes man, and man is forbidden!” snarls the big cat, who demands

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the child be handed over to him for slaughter.

Akela and Raksha refuse, but Mowgli knows his presence jeopardises the lupine clan. So he embarks on a perilous journey back to civilisation in the company of his protector, Bagheera the black panther (Sir Ben Kingsley).

En route, Mowgli gathers honey for greedy Baloo (Murray) and is pressurised into sharing the secret of “the red flower” – fire – with menacing Gigantopithecus, King Louie (Christopher Walken).

Sethi is a tad wooden in comparison, but it must be difficult for a 12-year-old newcomer to find an emotional core when the rest of the cast and lush backgrounds only spring to life in post-production.

Vocal performances are strong, replete with disorienting use of Scarlett Johansson’s seductive whisper in surround sound during Mowgli’s crushing encounter with python Kaa.

EYE IN THE SKY (15, 102 MINS)

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ye In The Sky is an intelligent and timely thriller that asks if there is such a thing as acceptable collateral damage in the pursuit of global freedom.

Gavin Hood’s nerve-racking film, tightly scripted by Guy Hibbert, puts the characters – and us – through the emotional wringer as a joint American and British taskforce decides if the slaughter of one innocent child is a tolerable consequence of neutralising a jihadist cell.

Operation Cobra has been tracking radicalised British men and women linked to the Somali group al-Shabaab.

One high-profile target, Susan Danford (LexKing),isundersurveillanceatahouse in Kenya. Lieutenant General Frank Ben-

son (Alan Rickman) takes control of the operation from London, while Foreign Secretary James Willett (Iain Glen), watches a live video feed from a US drone piloted by Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) in Nevada.

At a command base in Sussex, Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren) has a direct link to Watts and explains that the objective is “to capture, not kill”. When covert footage reveals targets in the house are wearing suicide vests, priorities change.

EyeInTheSkyisdedicatedtoRickman.He delivers a tightly coiled performance as the go-between who needs political and legal assent before issuing his command.

Score ★★★★✩

THE JUNGLE BOOK

(PG, 106 mins) Starring Neel Sethi and the voices of Bill Murray, Sir Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong‘o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Garry Shandling. Director: Jon Favreau.

VERDICT:

The Jungle Book flexes its digital muscles in every impeccably crafted frame, festooning the screen with a menagerie of realistic, anthropomorphised critters. Trust in me: Favreau’s film is a majestic walk on the wild side.

Score ★★★★✩

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CRIMINAL 15, 113 MINS

he title of Ariel Vromen’s lumbering London-set thriller refers not only to Kevin Costner’s unhinged anti-hero, who has spent most of his life behind bars, but also to the film’s shocking waste of Oscar-calibre talent.

Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Oldman are squandered in thankless supporting roles, slaves to a preposterous script penned by Douglas Cook and David Weisberg.

None of the two-dimensional characters address why the CIA seriously considers a sociopath to be the perfect test subject for

revolutionary memory-swap surgery. Nor is there a hint of a motive for a cyber terrorist who sets the ramshackle plot in motion by hacking the US military and threatening to take charge of its missile launching capabilities.

Instead, we are repeatedly bludgeoned with scenes of graphic violence: heads and limbs slammed in vehicle doors, and an innocent passerby set alight.

Vromen’s mindless, relentless film is an ugly mess.

Score ★★✩✩✩

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Film listings CINEMA DE LUX Lower Castle Street, Bristol. Tel 0871 220 1000. www.showcasecinemas.co.uk DESPITE THE FALLING SNOW (12A) Daily 10.00, 12.20, 2.40, 5.05, 7.35 DEADPOOL (15) Daily 9.55, Fri/Sat lates 12.25am KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Daily 10.00, 12.15 CRIMINAL (15) Daily 2.35, 5.10, 7.50, 10.35 THE JUNGLE BOOK 3D (PG) Daily 11.15, 12.15, 2.00, 3.00, 4.30, 5.30, 7.00, 9.30, Fri/Sat lates 12.05 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR 3D (12A) Daily 8.00, 10.40 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (12A) Daily 11.00 (s/t Sun), 1.45, 4.35 LONDON HAS FALLEN (15) Daily 7.20, 9.50, Fri/Sat lates 12.20am EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Daily 10.00, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00, 10.30 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (12A) Fri-Tues 11.30, 2.00, 4.35, 7.15 (s/t Mon), 9.50, Wed/Thurs 7.15, 9.50, Fri/Sat lates 12.25am EYE IN THE SKY (15) Daily 11.35, 2.10, 4.50, 7.25, 9.55, Fri/Sat lates 12.30am ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) Daily 11.05, 1.40, 4.25, (7.00 Fri-Tues) HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) Fri-Tues 9.45, Wed/Thurs 10.05, Fri/Sat lates 12.20am THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Daily 11.45, 2.30, 5.00, 7.30 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (12A) Fri-Tues 10.05, Fri/Sat lates 12.30am BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE X PLUS (12A) Daily 12.45, 4.00, 7.10, 10.20 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE DH (12A) Daily 10.30, 1.45, 5.00, 8.15, Fri/Sat lates 11.35pm MIDNIGHT SPECIAL DH (12A) Daily 11.25, 2.05, 4.45, 7.25 HARDCORE HENRY DH (18) Daily 10.10, Fri/Sat lates 12.35am FRIEND REQUEST (15) Wed/Thurs 10.15, 12.35, 2.50, 5.10, 7.40, 10.05 BABY PICS: THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (12A) Thurs 10.00

THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Daily (11.40 Sat/Sun), 2.20, 5.00, 7.40 EYE IN THE SKY (15) Daily (11.00 Sat/Sun), (12.10 except Sat/Sun), 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00 CRIMINAL (15) Daily (1.10 except Sat/Sun), 3.50, 6.40, 9.20 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (12A) Daily 12.40, 3.20, 6.00, 8.45 HARDCORE HENRY (18) Fri/Mon/Tues 12.00 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (12A) Fri/Mon/Tues 1.00, 4.30, 9.15, Sat 4.40, 9.15, Sun 4.30, 9.15, Wed/Thurs 1.00, 9.15 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Fri/Sat/Mon-Thurs 12.15, 2.45, 5.20, 8.10, Sun 1.00, 3.40, 6.10, 8.40 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (12A) Fri/Mon-Thurs 2.40, 6.00 (s/t Mon), 8.50, Sat/Sun 11.20, 2.40 (s/t Sun), 6.00, 8.50 ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) Fri/Mon-Thurs 12.00, 2.30, 3.40, 5.10, 6.15, Sat 10.10, 12.10, 12.50, 2.30, 3.30, 5.10, 6.15, Sun 10.10, 12.00, 12.50, 2.30, 3.30, 5.10, 6.15 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (12A) Fri/Mon-Thurs 9.30, Sat/Sun 11.10, 9.30 KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Sat/sun 10.50, 1.15 BOLLYWOOD: FAN (TBC) Fri-Mon (10.30 Sat/Sun), 1.45, 5.00, 7.15, 8.15, Tues-Thurs 1.45, 5.00, 8.15 MALAYALAM: KALI (12A) Fri/Mon/Tues 1.40, 6.45, Sat/Wed/Thurs 6.45, Sun 1.40 PUNJABI: SAKA: THE MARTYRS OF NANKANA SAHIB (15)SAT 1.40, SUN 6.30, TUES-THURS 8.00 TAMIL: THERI (15) FRI-MON 8.00 JUNIORS: STRANGE MAGIC (U) SAT/SUN 10.10 JUNIORS: GOOSEBUMPS (PG) SAT/SUN 10.20 JUNIORS: CAPTURE THE FLAG (PG) SAT/SUN 10.00

CINEWORLD Hengrove, Bristol. Tel 0871 200 2000. www1.cineworld.co.uk BASTILLE DAY: UNLIMITED CARD SCREENING (15) Tues 7.30 FRIEND REQUEST (15) Wed/thurs 12.00, 2.10, 4.30, 6.50, 9.10 THE JUNGLE BOOK 3D (PG) Daily (10.40 Sat/Sun), 12.30, 1.20, 3.10, 4.00, 5.50, 8.30

CURZON Old Church Road, Clevedon. Tel 01275 871000. www.curzon.org.uk THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Fri/Mon 7.30, Sat/Sun 1.30, 7.30, Tues/Wed/Thurs 1.00 (s/t Wed), 7.30 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Sat/Sun/Tues/Thurs 4.30, Mon 1.00, 4.30 CINEMA & BABY: THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Mon 10.30am

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THE CUBE Dove St South, Kingsdown. Tel 0117 907 4190. www.cubecinema.com HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) Sun/Mon 8.00, Tues 8.40 (TTT) THE CLUB Tues 6.30 (TTT), Wed/Thurs 8.00

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Listings correct at the time of going to press. Please check individual venues for the most up-to-date schedule

ODEON Union St, Bristol. Tel 0117 929 0884. www.odeon.co.uk BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (12A) Fri/Sun-Thurs 1.30, 7.30, Sat 7.30 SILVER: THE DANISH GIRL (15) Tues 11.00, Thurs 2.00 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Tues 10.30(s/t), Thurs 10.30 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (12A) Fri/Sun-Thurs 5.00 (Fri s/t), 8.20, Sat 6.00, 8.50 INSIDE OUT (U) Sat/Sun 10.00 SILVER: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (12A) Tues 2.00, Thurs 11.00 THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Fri/Weds 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00, Sat 10.20, 1.00, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00, Sun 9.40, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00, Mon-Thurs (10.00 Tues/Thurs only), 12.30, 3.00, 5.30 (Thurs s/t), 8.00 ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) Fri 1.30, 4.30, Sat 12.30, 3.20, 4.30, Sun 10.40, 1.20, 4.30, Mon-Thurs 1.20, 4.30 ORPHEUS Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, Bristol. Tel 0845 166 2381. bristol.scottcinemas.co.uk THE JUNGLE BOOK 2D & 3D (PG) Fri/Mon/Tues/Thurs (5.40:2D), 8.10:3D, Sat/Sun 12.15:2D, 2.50:2D, 5.40:3D, 8.10:2D, Weds 3.00:2D, 5.40:2D, 8.10:3D EYE IN THE SKY (15) Daily 5.45, 8.20, Weds 3.10, 5.45, 8.20 HIGH-RISE (15) Daily (exc. Sun) 8.00, Weds 2.45, 8.00 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR (12A) Fri/Mon-Thurs 5.30, Sat 3.00, 5.30, Sun 3.00, 8.00s ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) Sat/Sun 12.30, 3.10 KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Sat/Sun 12.40 OURSCREEN PRESENTS: WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG (PG) Sun: 5.40pm for 6.00pm start KIDS CLUB: CAPTURE THE FLAG (PG) Sat 10.00 KIDS CLUB: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (U) Sat 10.00 SHOWCASE Avonmeads, St Philip’s Causeway, Bristol.

Tel 0871 220 1000. www.showcasecinemas.co.uk THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT (12A) Daily 11.00, 1.45, 4.30, 7.05 GRIMSBY (15) Fri-Tues 9.40pm Fri/Sat lates 11.45 KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Fri-Tues 10.10 (Sun s/t), 12.45, 3.15, 5.30, 7.45, Weds/Thurs 11.45, 2.05, 4.20, 6.45

THE BOY (15) Fri-Tues 10.00pm, Fri/Sat lates 12.20, Weds/Thurs 9.40 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Daily 10.05, 12.35, 3.00, 5.25, 7.50, 10.15 DESPITE THE FALLING SNOW (12A) Daily 10.00, 12.30, 2.50, 5.05, 7.20 THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY (12A) Fri-Tues 9.35, Fri/Sat lates 12.00, Weds/Thurs 9.40 LONDON HAS FALLEN (15) Daily 11.50, 4.50, 10.05 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (12A) Daily 2.30, 7.25, Fri/Sat lates 12.25 ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) Daily 11.35, 2.10, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45, Fri/Sat lates 12.15 THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Daily 11.45, 2.30, 5.00, 7.30, 10.00, Fri/Sat lates 12.25 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR (12A) Daily 11.20, 2.05, 4.45 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (12A) Daily 7.20 (Mon s/t), 9.55, Fri/Sat lates 12.30 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (12A) Fri-Tues 10.00, 12.30, 2.55, 5.20, 7.50, 10.25, Weds/Thurs 9.05 ZOOTROPOLIS 3D (PG) Fri-Tues 11.00, 1.30, 4.00 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR 3D (12A) Daily 7.35, 10.20 EYE IN THE SKY (15) Daily 11.40, 2.10, 4.40, 7.05 9.35, Fri/Sat lates 12.05 CRIMINAL (XLR) (15) Daily 11.05, 1.40, 4.25, 7.10, 9.45, Fri/Sat lates 12.25 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (XLR) Daily 12.45, 4.00, 7.10, 10.20 THE JUNGLE BOOK 3D (XLR) (PG) Daily 11.15, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30 Fri/Sat lates 12.00 FRIEND REQUEST (15) Weds/Thurs 10.00, 12.10, 2.35, 4.50, 7.05, 9.30 BABY PICS: THE HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR (12A) Thurs 10.00 VUE Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. Tel 0871 224 0240. www.myvue.com ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (U) Sat 9.20, Sun 9.55, Wed 10.20 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (12A) Fri 10.35, 2.30, 4.30, 7.40, 10.25, Sat 2.30, 5.10, 9.00, Sun 10.45, 2.45, 4.20, 7.10, 8.20, 10.30, Mon 11.00, 1.55, 3.50, 8.40, Tues 2.15, 4.15, 8.30, Wed 11.00, 1.10, 3.20, 8.40, 9.50, Thurs 11.30, 1.40, 3.45, 7.10, 9.20 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE 3D (12A)

Fri 1.10, Tues 11.15 CRIMINAL (15) Fri 3.40, 6.20, 8.40, 10.50, Sat 11.35, 5.35, 8.30, 10.40, Sun 4.30, 7.35, 10.35, Mon 10.30, 12.40, 3.20, 6.00, 8.15, 10.20, Tues 1.25, 5.05, 8.20, 10.20, Wed 12.40, 6.00, 8.10, 10.30, Thurs 10.30, 2.10, 5.30, 8.30, 10.25 DEADPOOL (15) Fri 10.10, Sat 11.55, 9.10, Sun 5.10, Mon 4.45, Tues 8.00, 10.00, Wed 5.05 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Fri 10.20, 11.10, 12.20, 1.40, 2.55, 4.10, 5.30, 6.45, 8.10, 9.20, Sat 11.40, 1.35, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00, 8.00, Sun 10.35, 11.50, 2.00, 3.20, 5.15, 6.10, 7.40, Mon 10.20, 11.55, 12.55, 2.30, 3.30, 5.05, 6.00, 7.40, 8.40, Tues 10.20, 11.50, 12.50, 2.25, 3.10, 4.35, 5.15, 7.10, 8.00, 9.10, 10.30, Wed 10.40, 11.55, 1.00, 2.30, 4.30, 5.25, 6.50, 8.00, 9.30, Thurs 11.00, 11.55, 12.55, 2.30, 4.20, 5.20, 6.50, 8.00 EYE IN THE SKY (15) Fri 9.50, 12.35, 2.35, 4.30, 7.50, 10.45, Sat 9.05, 2.20, 4.10, 6.00, 7.50, 10.25, Sun 12.15 s/t, 2.20, 3.50, 5.50, 8.00, 10.20, Mon 12.25, 2.55, 5.25, 7.50, 10.20, Tues 10.50, 12.35, 2.50, 5.35, 8.10, 10.35, Wed 1.45, 3.30, 5.40, 7.50, 10.20, Thurs 1.50, 3.30, 6.00, 8.10, 10.15 FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK (15) Sat 9.35am, Sat 11.35pm FRIEND REQUEST (15) Wed 11.45, 2.05, 3.50, 6.10, 8.20, 10.40, Thurs 10.20, 11.50, 1.30, 3.50, 6.10, 8.20, 10.40 HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) Fri/Sat 11.10pm, Mon 10.10pm, Thurs 10.30pm HARDCORE HENRY (18) Sat 11.25 HIGH-RISE (15) Fri 10.10am HOW TO BE SINGLE (15) Fri 11.55am, Sat 10.00pm, Sun 9.00pm, Mon 1.10, Tues 11.00am, Wed 11.05am, Thurs 10.45am KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Fri 9.45, 5.05, Sat 9.00, 9.45, 11.15, 12.35, 2.35, Sun 9.40, 11.00, 1.10, 2.10, Mon 10.10, Tues 10.15, 6.50, Wed 10.20, 6.40, Thurs 4.50 KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Sun 7.50 LONDON HAS FALLEN (15) Fri 12.05, 9.50, Sat 9.35, Sun 9.05, 10.10, Mon 10.45, 9.00, Tues 12.45, 3.25, Wed 2.00, Thurs 2.50, 10.30 MET OPERA: ROBERTO DEVEREUX (DONIZETTI) (12A LIVE) Sat 5.55 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (12A) Fri 1.50, Sat 12.00, 11.45, Sun/Thurs 9.40, Mon 3.45, Tues 1.35, Wed 2.25 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (12A) Fri 9.40, 8.20, Sat 4.55, 7.15, 9.40, Sun 00.00, 9.20, 4.40, 6.45, Mon 5.30, 8.00, Tues 5.55, 7.50, Wed 7.00, 9.00, Thurs 5.15, 7.50

NORM OF THE NORTH (U) Fri 9.40, Sat 9.00, Sun 9.20, Mon 10.10, Wed 10.20 PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN: FROM MONET TO MATISSE (U) Mon 7.00 SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Sat/Sun 10.30 THE BOY (15) Fri 11.20, Sat 9.25, Sun 00.00, 8.50, 11.40, Mon 9.45, Tues 10.40, Wed 10.45, Thurs 10.00 THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT (12A) Sat 11.45, 1.00, Sun 11.35am, 11.15pm, Tues 10.10pm THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (12A) Fri 10.50, 12.55, 3.05, 5.50, 7.20, 9.00, Sat 2.15, 6.40, 8.40, Sun 12.35, 2.25, 4.50, 6.15, Mon 11.20, 2.20, 7.20, Tues 11.30, 1.50, 5.45 (s/t), 7.40, Weds 11.15, 12.45, 7.40, 10.25, Thurs 10.55, 1.20, 4.05, 7.40 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR 3D (12A) Sat 9.50, Sun 10.50, Mon 10.10 THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Fri 10.45, 12.00, 1.20, 2.40, 4.00, 5.20, 7.00, 8.00, 9.40, 10.30, 11.25, Sat 10.10, 11.00, 12.50, 1.40, 3.40, 4.20, 7.25, 11.50, Sun 10.50, 11.40, 12.50 2.20, 3.40, 5.00, 7.00, 9.00, 10.15, 11.30, Mon 11.00, 2.00,4.40, 7.30, 8.30, 10.10, Tues 10.25, 11.25, 2.00, 4.20, 6.20, 9.00, 9.50, Weds 10.35, 12.35, 3.10, 5.45, 7.30, 8.30, 10.20, Thurs 11.05, 12.40, 3.10, 5.45, 7.00 THE JUNGLE BOOK 3D (PG) Fri 10.00, 2.05, 6.00, 8.50, Sat 9.15, 2.05, 6.00, 8.50, Sat 9.15, 2.50, 5.20, 6.20, 8.20, 9.30, 11.00, Sun 9.20, 1.40, 6.20, 8.10, Mon 10.25, 12.30, 3.05, 4.05, 5.40, 6.45, 9.20, Tues 12.00, 1.00, 2.35, 3.35, 5.10, 7.50, 10.30, Weds 11.35, 1.15, 3.00, 3.40, 4.40, 9.20, Thurs 10.35, 12.05, 1.55, 2.40, 4.30, 7.30, 8.30, 10.10 THE WITCH (15) Fri 11.40pm, Sun 0.00, 11.30pm ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) Fri 1..0, 1.35, 4.20, 5.40, 7.10, Sat 9.10, 11.20, 12.05, 2.00, 2.45, 3.45, 4.40, 6.25, Sun 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 1.20, 2.35, 4.05, Mon 10.10, 11.20, 1.15, 2.10, 5.10, 7.10, Tues 10.15, 11.10, 4.05, 5.20, 7.20, Weds 10.25, 4.15, 5.15, 7.10, Thurs 10.20, 1.10, 5.05, 7.20 VUE Longwell Green, Bristol. Tel 0871 224 0240. www.myvue.com ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (U) Sat 9.40 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (12A) Fri 1.10, 2.30, 4.30, 6.05, 8.05, 9.25, 10.15, Sat 11.00, 1.55, 3.15, 5.30, 8.00, 10.15, Sun 11.50, 2.40 (s/t), 4.40, 6.40, 7.55, 10.20, Mon 10.25, 11.55, 1.55, 4.30, 7.00, 7.30, 10.00, Tues 11.05, 1.20, 2.35, 4.30, 7.10, 8.40

(s/t), Wed 10.40, 11.35, 1.50, 3.10, 4.35, 6.45, 8.15, Thurs 11.00, 2.20, 4.40, 7.25, 10.05 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE 3D (12A) Fri 11.10, Tues 11.35, Thurs 12.50 CRIMINAL (15) Fri 10.25, 4.00, 8.30, 10.40, Sat 2.40, 6.25, 9.00, 11.05, Sun 9.25, 4.55, 8.35, Mon 10.20, 5.35, 8.00, 10.50, Tues 10.40, 5.20, 8.00, 10.00, Wed 10.50, 4.05, 8.25, 10.25, Thurs 11.25, 4.30, 8.30, 10.45 DEADPOOL (15) Sat 9.05pm, 11.35, Sun 10.00am EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Fri 9.45, 11.45, 12.35, 2.20, 3.15, 4.35, 5.50, 7.35, 8.35, Sat 10.35, 11.55, 1.00, 2.20, 3.10, 5.10, 6.05, 7.35, 8.30, Sun 10.40, 11.55, 2.20, 3.40, 5.00, 6.10, 7.10, 8.10, Mon 10.45, 11.45, 12.55, 2.30, 3.20, 5.05, 7.40, 8.30, 10.30, Tues 10.30, 11.45, 12.55, 2.20, 3.30, 5.05, 6.05, 7.30, 8.30, 10.30, Wed 10.20, 12.45, 2.20, 3.50, 4.55, 7.30, 8.40, Thurs 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 2.05, 3.05, 5.05, 5.55, 7.40, 8.40 BOLLYWOOD: FAN (TBC) Fri 12.25, 3.30, 8.50, 11.20, Sat 12.05, 5.00, 8.40, 11.05, Sun 2.50, 6.00, 8.50, Mon 11.15, 4.05, 8.45, Tues 12.15, 4.15, 7.55, Wed 11.15, 4.25, 9.00, Thurs 11.10, 4.25, 7.50 FRIEND REQUEST (15) Wed 1.30, 3.20, 6.10, 7.55, 10.10, Thurs 10.20, 12.55, 3.15, 5.45, 8.15, 10.20 GOOSEBUMPS (PG) Sat 9.35, Sun 9.30 GRIMSBY (15) Fri 1.00, Sun 10.00pm, Mon 1.45 HARDCORE HENRY (18) Fri 11.15pm, Sat 11.45pm, Sun 10.45pm KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Fri 11.00, 1.05, 5.40, Sat 9.55, 12.50, 3.30, 5.00, 6.50, Sun 9.15, 12.20, 2.10, 6.10, Mon 3.30, 5.05, Tues 10.20, 2.00, 4.45, Wed 12.40, 5.50, Thurs 10.10, 2.50, 5.50 LONDON HAS FALLEN (15) Fri 12.20, 3.10, 9.05, 10.45, Sat 9.25, 11.50, Sun 6.15, 8.20, 10.15, Mon 6.00, 8.15, 10.40, Tues 2.05, Weds 10.20, 2.55, 9.20, Thurs 2.00 MET OPERA: ROBERTO DEVEREUX (DONIZETTI) (12A) Sat 5.50 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (12A) Fri 10.20, 4.55, 8.00, Sat 8.45, 11.10, Sun 3.15, 8.40, Mon 11.00, Tues 3.00, 6.00, Weds 3.05, 8.00, Thurs 8.20, 10.40 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (12A) Fri 6.55, Sat 12.50, 6.40, 8.55, Sun 9.35, 12.40, 2.35, Mon 10.20, 6.55, Tues 12.00, 5.50, 8.05, Weds 6.20, Thurs 8.00 NORM OF THE NORTH (U) Weds 10.20 MINI MORNINGS: SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Sat/Sun 10.30 THE BOY (15) Fri 3.40, 6.40, 10.05, Sat 9.35, 11.25, Sun 12.10, 5.55, 10.45, Mon 8.50, 10.30, Tues 8.15, 10.40, Weds 6.50, 10.40, Thurs 8.15,

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10.30 SENIORS: THE DANISH GIRL (15) Mon 1.00 THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT (12A) Fri 11.40, Sat 10.10, 1.15, Sun 12.00, 10.00, Mon 10.40 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (12A) Fri 10.10, 1.35, 3.25, 5.50, 7.50, Sat 11.45, 2.10, 5.55, 8.15, Sun 11.15, 1.15, 3.15, 5.10, 7.35, Mon 10.40, 1.20, 3.15, 6.00, 7.45, Tues 1.45, 4.40, 8.40, Weds 11.35, 1.35, 5.40, 7.50, Thurs 11.15, 3.20, 5.15, 7.45 THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Fri 10.00, 11.20, 12.50, 2.00, 4.10, 6.10, 7.10, 9.15, 9.05, 11.30, Sat 10.45, 12.00, 1.40, 3.40, 4.20, 11.40, Sun 10.10, 11.40, 1.00, 2.00, 3.30, 4.30, 9.25, 10.25, 11.15, Mon 10.15, 11.25, 1.30, 2.20, 4.50, 5.55, 7.25, 9.15, 10.25, 11.10, Tues 10.20, 11.55, 2.30, 4.55, 7.00, 7.40, 9.40, 10.10, Weds 10.25, 11.25, 2.00, 4.35, 5.25, 7.45, 9.50, 10.20, Thurs 10.40, 11.40, 12.40, 2.30, 3.00, 5.10, 5.40, 7.10, 9.50, 10.35 THE JUNGLE BOOK 3D (PG) Fri 10.30, 2.50, 5.10, 8.15, Sat 9.10, 11.15, 5.40, 7.25, 8.20, 10.05, Sun 9.30, 3.00, 5.40, 7.40, 8.25, Mon 12.25, 3.00, 4.20, 8.25, Tues 11.20, 12.40, 1.00, 3.15, 5.40, 8.20, Weds 11.55, 12.55, 2.45, 3.35, 6.25, 8.30, Thurs 10.10, 1.30, 4.10, 8.00

WATERSHED Canon’s Rd, Bristol. Tel 0117 927 5100. www.watershed.co.uk DHEEPAN (15) S Fri 2.40, 6.00, 8.50, Sat/Mon/Tues 2.40, 5.40, 8.20, Sun 5.50, 8.30, Wed 3.30, 6.10, 8.40, Thurs 2.40, 5.40, 8.40 COUPLE IN A HOLE (12A) Fri 5.50, Sat/Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 6.00, Sun 11.40 VICTORIA (15) Fri 8.20, Sat/Sun/Tues/Wed/Thurs 8.30, Sun 5.00 OUR LITTLE SISTER (PG) Fri 5.40, Sat/Mon-Thurs (11.00 Mon/Wed), 2.50, 5.50, Sun 2.00, 5.30 THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (15) Fri/Mon/Tues/Thurs 3.00, 8.40, Sat 3.10, 8.40, Sun 2.40, 8.40, Wed 3.00, 8.50 QUEER VISION SHORTS: POWER (15) Sat 1.00, Sun 8.00 FILMIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC BRUNCHES: THE BIRDS (PG) Sun 12.00 BATTLE MOUNTAIN: GRAEME OBREE’S STORY + Q&A Sun 3.00 WOTTON ELECTRIC PICTURE HOUSE 18a Market Street, Wotton under Edge. Tel 01453 844401. www.wottoncinema.com EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Fri/Sat/Tues/Thurs 7.30, Sun 2.30, Mon 8.15, Wed 8.30, Thurs 2.00 THE PEARL BUTTON (12A) Sun 7.30

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Theatre Don’t miss and listings BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE S C H O O L’ S G R A D U AT I N G SHOWCASE PREVIEW ST GEORGE’S BRISTOL

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ump at this opportunity to have an exclusive sneak preview of the future stars of stage, radio and screen before they hit the big time.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s GraduatingShowcase2016invitesyoutoenjoysomeof Britain’s finest acting talent as they launch their professional careers.

For a one-off performance in Bristol, the talented students of the world-renowned BOVTS will present a showcase of monologues, duologues, songs and musical theatre at St George’s on Wednesday, April 20.

This exclusive preview of comedy, tragedy, classical and modern extracts performed by the graduatingactorswillbeseenlaterintheweekat the Arts Theatre in Piccadilly, packed with agents, casting directors and leading industry professionals.

As ever, this year’s crop of graduates are a talented bunch who have been chosen from hundreds who apply to the prestigious school.

The school deliberately keeps the cohort very small, in spite of the numbers applying, in order to ensure quality, both in terms of the students it accepts and the training they receive.

This event is one not to be missed and last year’s students are already flourishing. They include Marcus Fraser, who is now in the Kenneth Brannagh Company, Rebecca Hamilton, who won a Carleton Hobbs bursary and so was in the BBC Radio Drama Company and then in the

critically acclaimed Pink Mist, and Harry Egan, who was in Trevor Nunn’s War of The Roses.

The intimate showcase is a great opportunity to see the BOVTS talent, but you’ll have another chance to see them in one of two plays this summer term.

Firstly comes Playhouse Creatures by April de Angelis, which tells the story of Nell Gwynn and the first women on the English stage and will be staged at Tobacco Factory Theatres from June 9 to 18. This is followed by King Lear at Bristol Old

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■ Wednesday, April 20. See listings for details.

COMING SOON PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL

uncan James, one quarter of the pop band Blue, will be donning flamboyant dress and stiletto heels for his visit to Bristol, where he’ll be starring as Tick in the international smash hit musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

Playing The Bristol Hippodrome from May 30 to June 11, Priscilla is the heart-warming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they could have ever dreamed of.

With a dazzling array of outrageous costumes and a hit parade of dancefloor favorites, including Say a Little Prayer, Go West, Hot Stuff and Always on My Mind, this wildly fresh and funny new musical is a journey to the heart of FABULOUS! Based on the hit movie starring Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Terence Stamp, Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical ori-

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Vic from June 18 to July 10.

Directed by Tom Morris, King Lear is a collaboration between the theatre and the theatre school, with BOVTS students performing alongside Timothy West as Lear and Stephanie Cole as the Fool.

All profits from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s Graduating Showcase go towards supporting the students of the School.

ginally opened in Australia and after a sell-out two-year run, opened in London’s West End followed by Broadway. It has won numerous awards all over the world, including prestigious Olivier and Tony awards.

Blue’s Duncan James has garnered rave reviews for his performance as drag queen Tick, who takes the epic road trip to meet his son for the first time.

Duncan has sold over 16 million records, had three number one albums and 40 number one singles worldwide. His stage credits include playing Warner Huntington III in the West End production of Legally Blonde and Billy Flynn in Chicago.

■ Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical is at The Bristol Hippodrome from May 30 to June 11. Visit www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristolhippodrome

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DARK LAND LIGHT HOUSE BRISTOL OLD VIC STUDIO

ark Land Light House is a visceral and cinematic new sci-fi horror for the theatre. It tells the story of lone lighthouse keeper Teller Ghent, one woman alone in deep space.

The lighthouse is orbiting mysterious Dark Land. It is not a planet, or a black hole, but it consumes and destroys ships, which are drawn to it like moths to a flame. Teller’s only company is a sentient computer with a taste for the poetic – and a host of inexplicable, terrible visions from the end of the universe.

Dark Land Light House takes inspiration from sci-fi films such as Alien, Solaris and 2001: A Space

STARTING THIS WEEK ■ FAT GIRLS DON’T DANCE

Mon Apr 18, Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol, 8pm, £7, 0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk

Blending theatre, storytelling and killer moves, spoken word artist Maria Ferguson explores her relationship with the F-word (Food) with the help of her first love (Dance). Questioning how we all look at size, Maria takes us into the world of performance, where three meals a day is up for compromise and skinny sells well.

■ THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST

Mon Apr 18 to Thu Apr 21, Alma Tavern Theatre, Alma Vale Road, Clifton, Bristol, 8pm, £8.

0117 973 5171, www.almataverntheatre.co.uk

An anarchist, falsely accused of terrorism has fallen to his death out of a window on the fourth floor of a Milan police station. The official line is that his death was ‘accidental’. Fortunately a maniac, arrested on impersonation charges, is there to see justice done. Bristol Dramsoc bring this new adaptation of the Dario Fo masterpiece to life.

■ THE PRODUCERS

Tue April 19 to Sat Apr 23, The Redgrave Theatre, Clifton College, Percival Road, Bristol, 7.30pm, 2.30pm Sat mat, £12.50 pre-booked, £14.50 on the door.

0117 315 7000, redgravetheatre.com

Follow the story of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they attempt to become millionaires by putting on the worst musical in Broadway history. Bristol Amateur Operatic Society brings the riotous musical comedy to life.

■ SCORE

Tue Apr 19 to Sat Apr 23, The Wardrobe Theatre, West Street, Old Market, Bristol, 8pm, £8.

0117 902 0344, www.tobacco factorytheatres.com

This award-winning show cascades through time to tell the story of Hannah and Kirsty, two childhood friends who have been through everything together; nativity plays, playground fights, teen

Odyssey and features a sound design by acclaimed Bristol composers Timothy X Atack and Paul Nash, aka North Sea Navigator.

Commissioned by Bristol Old Vic Ferment, it will be the final Bristol Old Vic production to play in the Studio before refurbishment work starts this summer.

Dark Land Light House is performed by Jessica Macdonald (Teller Ghent), who has previously appeared in Sleepdogs’ A Morpeth Carol at Bristol Old Vic, and Derek Frood, recognisable from BBC One’s Poldark, as Parcival.

■ April 20 to 30. See listings for details.

pregnancy, rubbish boyfriends, heroin addiction, missing dogs, and motherhood.

■ GRADUATING ACTORS SHOWCASE PREVIEW

Wed Apr 20, St George’s Bristol, Great George Street, 7.30pm, £15, £10 concs. 0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk See facing page.

■ DARK LAND LIGHT HOUSE

Wed Apr 20 to Sat Apr 30, Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol, 8pm, £12, £8 concs. 0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk

See above.

■ LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS

Tue 19 Apr Sat 23 Apr, The Greenbank pub, Easton, Bristol, 8pm, £9, £7 concs. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactory theatres.com

The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime – but what if there were a limit? Bernadette and Oliver are about to find out. Walrus’ award-winning debut show imagines a world where we’re forced to say less; examining how we express ourselves, personally and politically, through the lens of one couple’s relationship. Part of Tobacco factory Theatres’ BEYOND project.

ON NOW ■ THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

To Sat Apr 16, The Redgrave Theatre, Clifton College, Percival Road, 7.30pm, 2.30pm Sat mat, £14. 0117 315 7000, redgravetheatre.com

Bristol Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society celebrate the absurdity of English manners with their new production of The Pirates of Penzance. Frederic has just turned 21 and so has finally been released from his apprenticeship to a band of pirates. He immediately falls in love with the Major’s daughter. However, Frederic soon learns he was born on February 29 and only has a birthday each leap year.

His apprenticeship to the pirates runs until his 21st birthday and this stipulation, plus Frederic’s desire to do the right thing, results in all manner of difficulties.

■ THE HERBAL BED

To Sat Apr 16, Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath, Tue-Wed 7.30pm, Thur-Sat 8pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm, £17.50-£33.50. 01225 448844, www.theatreroyal.org.uk.

English Touring Theatre presents a fascinating thriller, based on real events from Stratford-upon-Avon in the summer of 1613.

■ A STATE OF MIND

To Sat Apr 16, The Wardrobe Theatre, West Street, Old Market, Bristol, 8pm, £8. 0117 902 0344, www.tobacco factorytheatres.com

Give someone everything they could ever have imagined they wanted. Then give them more. And more. More than they can handle, than they can bear. A new, fast-moving and accomplished piece of theatre by the talented cast of the UWE Drama Soc. ■ YOU WERE AFTER POETRY

To Sat Apr 16, Alma Tavern Theatre, Alma Vale Road, Clifton, Bristol, 8pm, £8. 0117 973 5171, www.almataverntheatre.co.uk

A double bill of two short plays You Were After Poetry by Steven Bloomer and The Bride To Be by Peter Quilter. Brimming with cunning one-liners and physical comedy, this hour-long performance is underlined with the TicTac Theatre’s ethos of character-driven storytelling.

■ SHARP TEETH

To Sun May 29, The Wardrobe Theatre, West Street, Old Market, Bristol, 8pm, pay what you decide. thewardrobetheatre.com For over a year-and-a-half, Sharp Teeth Theatre have been running monthly events in Bristol which bring together theatre, storytelling, poetry and music.

■ TRAINSPOTTING

To Sun Apr 17, Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol, various times (see website for details), £14/£10 concs. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com Head deep into the tunnels under Temple Meads Station to become part of a punchy, adrenaline-fuelled production of

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Irvine Welsh’s cult classic, Trainspotting.

■ LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT

To Sat Apr 23, Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol, 7.30pm, 2pm mats, £7.50-£37.50, 0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk

Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece captures one fateful summer’s day in the life of the Tyrones, a family tied together by a lifetime of secrets. Starring Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville.

■ ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

To Sat Apr 30, Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol, various times (see website for details), £18/£12 concs. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com Following its brilliant production of Hamlet, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory now present the romantic comedy All’s Well that Ends Well. The plot follows a young woman who, using skills bequeathed to her by her father, saves the French King’s life. Her reward is the right to choose her own husband.

■ HAMLET

To Sat April 30, Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol, various times (see website for details), £18/£12 concs. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com

Hamlet is tormented by his father’s death and his murderous uncle’s marriage to his mother, all against the backdrop of a looming war.

■ MAMMA MIA!

To Sat May 7, The Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine’s Parade, Bristol, 7.30pm, 2.30pm mats, £19.50-£59.50. 0844 871 3012, www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk

Inspired by ABBA classics such as Dancing Queen, I Have A Dream, Voulez-Vous, and Take A Chance On Me, Mamma Mia! is a tale of family and friendship on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years before.

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New dad Herring ponders our eternal quest for happiness

Comedy Richard Herring brings his new show Happy Now? to Bristol Old Vic this week, writes Tara Pardo

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fter years of drifting aimlessly and alone, Richard Herring is now settled down with a wife and baby. Is he finally happy now? Or does responsibility for the lives of others come with its own terrors?

Over the years, this hard-working comedian has tackled a vast array of topics; turning 40, death, religion and, in great detail, penises. His twelfth solo stand-up show examines whether we are, can ever hope to be, or are meant to be, truly content.

If we were never unhappy would happiness have any meaning? Why do our brains force us to envision the worst possible outcomes even on a day when everything seems fine. How likely is it that Richard’s baby will be skewered by a stalactite of frozen urine falling from a plane and is it really worth him wasting his time thinking about it?

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Is there any system that will guarantee us eternal bliss or should we just embrace the fact that life is a vale of tears and our only option is to laugh in its face?

Richard, whose early work includes the comedy double-act Lee and Herring with Stewart Lee (Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy), has spent more than a quarter of a century on stage.

He is known for concept-led shows like Talking Cock, Hitler Moustache and Christ on a Bike.

He’s also a pioneer of comedy podcasting, which he originally started as a way to overcome writer’s block. His current podcast, RHLSTP, that’s Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, scooped him a Sony Bronze Award (that’s definitely better than Gold, you know).

In it he interviews high-profile comedians, asking delightfully puerile questions (“would you rather have a ham hand or an armpit that

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dispenses sun screen?” for example) in a wonderfully self-aware way, teasing out interesting nuggets from his guests.

Those guests have included Stephen Merchant, Russell Brand, Stewart Lee, Adam Buxton, David Mitchell, Simon Pegg, Sarah Millican, Steve Coogan, and most famously, Stephen Fry. It was during recording that Stephen Fry first revealed he had attempted to commit suicide. Last year Herring took a year out from the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time since 2003 and instead performed all 11 of his previous one-man shows, plus Happy Now? at the Leicester Square Theatre over six weekends.

At Bristol Old Vic, fans can count on some more witty, intelligent, silly and searching material from one of the bravest and most insightful stand-up comedians out there.

■ Sunday, April 17. See listings for details.

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SHAZIA MIRZA: THE KARDASHIANS MADE ME DO IT COMEDY BOX AT THE HEN & CHICKEN

ollowing an acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, Shazia Mirza brings her new show to the Hen & Chicken this week.

The Kardashians Made Me Do It is a searing and urgent exploration of life, love and jihadi brides.

Shazia says: “My mum can’t find me anyone to marry. My friend Matthew looks at me with great concern and says, ‘You’re not thinking of becoming a jihadi bride are you?’ Would I do that? The weather in Britain isn’t great, and the sunsets and landscape in Syria are meant to be very romantic… I’d get a husband, wouldn’t have to work, and would definitely get a place in heaven. Yes I’d miss my hair straighteners and hot pants, but that’s a small price to pay.”

The Kardashians Made Me Do It is inspired by three girls who left Bethnal Green to join ISIS, and an unrelated radio piece Shazia contributed to the BBC which subsequently received a record number of complaints.

The show tells of the confusion it caused as she looks into the nature of offence, the dangers of politically correct liberalism versus the sinister and terrifying intrusion of ISIS into the lives of young British Asian women and explores the phenomenon of jihadi brides.

Revered, applauded, loved and reviled, Shazia Mirza is an award-winning comedian and columnist. Appearances include Have I Got News For You, F*** Off, I’m a Hairy Woman – for which she spent seven months in the service of hirsutism, and The Wright Stuff as a regular

FRIDAY, APRIL 15 ■ SAM SIMMONS: SPAGHETTI FOR BREAKFAST

Cube Cinema, Dove St, 8pm, £10 adv. www.cubecinema.com

Picture: Linda Nylind

Sam won the Edinburgh Comedy Award and Melbourne’s Barry Award last year for this show, which brilliantly showcases his distinctive line in tomfoolery and oddity.

■ THE BEST IN UK STAND-UP: STEPHEN GRANT & MICHAEL FABBRI

The Lantern, Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol, 8.30pm/doors 8pm, £12. 0844 887 1500, www.colstonhall.org See left.

■ CAFE BAR COMEDY

Riproar Comedy Club, 15 Union Gate, Union Street, Bristol, 8.30pm/doors 6.30pm, £12/£20 meal deal, 0117 985 6767, www.riproarcomedy.co.uk

On the mic at Riproar tonight are confident, natural storyteller David Alfie Ward, sharp and crafty gagsmith Ben Van Der Velde, comedian and magician Wayne (The Weird) Shakespeare, and character creation President Obonjo (aka Benjamin Bello).

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panellist. In 2008, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.

Shazia has performed her stand-up shows across the world – from the Edinburgh Fringe to Texas, USA to Dubai and Kosovo, and across Europe.

■ Thursday, April 21. See listings for details.

THE BEST IN UK STAND-UP: STEPHEN GRANT & MICHAEL FABBRI THE LANTERN , COLSTON HALL

Pryzm, Canons Road, Bristol, 8pm, doors 6pm, from £13, 08700 111 960, www.jongleurs.com

Tonight Jongleurs has sets from fast-paced all-rounder Kane Brown, engaging, ad-libbing comic Addy van der Borgh, and Phil Walker (son of Catchphrase host Roy), a slick, high-energy performer.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16 ■ STAND UP FOR THE WEEKEND WITH ANDREW BIRD & CO

Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken, North St, Bristol, 8.45pm/doors 7.45pm, £10. www.thecomedybox.co.uk

Andrew Bird is a nimble storyteller, with a relaxed, personable style. He simply proves cracking company, whether he’s got an angle or not. Plus guests.

■ STAND UP AND BOOGIE

Riproar Comedy Club, 15 Union Gate, Union Street, Bristol, 8.30pm/doors 6.30pm, £12/£20 meal deal, 0117 985 6767, www.riproarcomedy.co.uk

Up tonight are local favourite and So You Think You’re Funny semi-finalist Cerys Nelmes, Steve N Allen, whose material is observational and topical, plus two more comics tbc. (CHECK) ■ JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB

Pryzm, Canons Road, Bristol, 8pm, doors 6pm, from £13, 08700 111 960, www.jongleurs.com Same line-up as Friday.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17

Stephen Grant and, right, Michael Fabbri

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he Lantern’s popular showcase of rising comic talent this time features motormouth Stephen Grant and the darkly hilarious Michael Fabbri.

Grant’s intellect and whirlwind energy make for dynamic comedy. He has written for countless top TV comedy shows delivering witty, intelligent and killer punchlines.

Michael Fabbri has a dark and honest approach to some of life’s more delicate subjects.

■ RICHARD HERRING: HAPPY NOW?

The Brighton-based stand-up manages to effortlessly slip between controversial topics and light-hearted silliness.

Fabbri stamped his mark on the UK circuit when he appeared in the 2003 final of Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny? and has supported the likes of Lucy Porter and Micky Flannigan on their national tours.

■ Friday, April 15. See listings for details.

Bristol Old Vic, King St, Bristol, 8pm/doors 7.30pm, £15. 0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk See left.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 ■ SHAZIA MIRZA: THE KARDASHIANS MADE ME DO IT

Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken, North St, Bristol, £12. www.thecomedybox.co.uk See left.

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‘Like building two very different things with the same Lego blocks’

Art German artist Michael Beutler brings Pump House, the first part of his major UK exhibition, to Spike Island, writes Tara Pardo

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or his first solo show in a public art gallery in the UK, German artist Michael Beutler presents an ambitious, large-scale exhibition.

Produced in collaboration with Nottingham Contemporary, the site-specific commission is in two chapters; Pump House is the first chapter and responds to Spike Island’s current use as a gallery and artists’ studio complex, and to its historic use as a tea packing factory. Later in the year, Beutler will transfer to Nottingham Contemporary for the second chapter.

The exhibition draws upon the fact that the same architects who redeveloped Spike Island’s exhibition spaces in 2007 – Caruso St John – were also in charge of building Nottingham Contemporary from scratch soon after.

The two chapters of the exhibition physically and conceptually link the two art galleries.

Each exhibition is made from the same ele-

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ments and yet is completely different: “the project could be described as building two very different things with the same Lego blocks”, says the artist.

Beutler’s concern is with the process of production. He works in situ and always uses industrial materials, such as paper, metal, wood or plastic, shaping them into large-scale building elements with specially developed tools (or “proto-machines”, as the art critic Gregory Williams once called them).

These tools are often shown alongside his installations as an integral part of the work.

Typically the artist also involves a great number of “human” collaborators in his works.

Titled after a site which itself alludes to a process (the action of pumping water to provide power), the works include a number of art-making methods including pumping air to inflate paper bricks. It is also a nod to the British

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industrial landscape where numerous disused pump houses are to be found, most of which have been redeveloped and converted into leisure venues (the Pump House is a well-known gastropub and restaurant, only a short walk from Spike Island).

As with two of his most recent exhibitions, Haus Beutler at Bielefelder Kunstverein (2014) and La Loge, Brussels (2014-2015), and Moby Dick, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2015), Beutler’s exhibition includes models, material studies, photo and video documentation, as well as fragments of earlier projects, demonstrating his inclination to respond to existing social or architectural structures and reaffirming his profound interest in recycling, DIY and prototyping.

■ Saturday, April 16 to Tuesday, April 19. See listings for details.

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FREDERICO COLAREJO: POSSESSIO MARIS CURZON CINEMA

rederico Colarejo’s portraits of abandoned crab and lobster tanks slowly merging with the rocky shoreline recall a disappearing way of life in his native Portugal.

The photographs, set against an ethereal ocean backdrop, reveal ruined structures, all that remain of the Portuguese tradition of keeping shellfish delicacies alive and fresh in seawater tanks.

The country’s economic troubles of recent years have resulted in the permanent closure of most of these facilities, leaving them standing – for now – as crumbling monuments to more prosperous times.

“The series is both a lament for a lost way of life and a document portraying the last days

STARTING THIS WEEK FREDERICO COLAREJO: POSSESSIO MARIS

Fri Apr 15 to Thu May 5, The Oak Room, Curzon Cinema & Arts, Clevedon, Tues to Sat 10am-2pm and when the cinema is open for film screenings, 0117 907 4190, www.curzon.org.uk See above.

MICHAEL BEUTLER, PUMP HOUSE

Sat Apr 16 to Tue Apr 19, Spike Island, Cumberland Rd, Bristol, Tue-Sun noon-5pm. 0117 929 2266, www.spikeisland.org.uk See facing page.

SHELF CARE

Wed Apr 20 to Tue May 31, The Snug, Tobacco Factory café/bar, Raleigh Rd, Bristol. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactory.com

Mental illness affects one in four people.

Here illustrators and artists share their take on what brings them down and what brings them back up; little things to make you feel safe, and maybe some things that will make you squirm a little.

Profits from the show will be donated to Rethink Mental Illness.

SALTIMBANCO

Wed Apr 20 to Sat Apr 23, The Island Bristol, Nelson Street, Bristol, noon-7pm, 0117 376 3457, theislandbristol.com/

In this series of paintings, the poetic imagery of clowns, exotic animals, acrobats and extravagance is retold with a new interpretation, descending into an introspective private dimension.

ON NOW BRAIN ART COMPETITION

To Sun Apr 17, Royal West of England Academy, Queens Rd, Bristol, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 11am-5pm. 0117 973 5129, www.rwa.org.uk

This wonderful collection of work by local

of these structures before they completely disappear and become forgotten,” says Frederico, who is now based in Clevedon.

“By depicting the ruined structures within the landscape and having a strong presence of the sea, I wanted to metaphorically talk about not only the history of these sites, but also the history of Portugal – its wealth and prosperity from the past and its political and economical difficulties of present times.”

Frederico was born in 1979 in Lisbon, Portugal. His interests are mainly focused around the landscape and how human interventions affect our environment.

■ Friday, April 15 to Thursday, May 5. See listings for details.

schoolchildren includes the winners and commended entrants submitted to the RWA and Bristol Neuroscience Festival’s Brain Art competition.

A LOQUACIOUS MIND

To Tue Apr 19, The Snug, Tobacco Factory café/bar, Raleigh Rd, Bristol. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactory.com This collaborative exhibition features contemporary photographer Joanna Ritchie, make-up artist Lisa-Maria, fashion stylist Lucy Heather, and illustrator Ollie Gooch.

PRISM

To Sat Apr 30, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bedminster Parade, Bristol, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

0117 963 7673, www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk

Graphic artist and designer Patrick Astwood shows a collection of giclee prints. Reminiscent of Warhol-style pop art images, the collection portrays a diverse range of subjects.

DEBBIE WILLIS

To Sat Apr 30, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bedminster Parade, Bristol, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

0117 963 7673, www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk

Debbie Willis’ paintings are personal responses to places and subject matter that she feels a spiritual connection with.

SEBASTIAN APLIN

To Sat Apr 30, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bedminster Parade, Bristol, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

0117 963 7673, www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk

Fascinated by the craft of painting, Sebastian Aplin allows the painting process to be as visible as possible in his finished work.

TOMASIN CUTHBERT

To Sat Apr 30, Tobacco Factory café/bar, Raleigh Rd, Bristol.

0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactory.com

Tomasin Cuthbert trained at the Bristol

Old Vic Theatre School, and is a theatremaker, performer and fine artist.

Her paintings explore the themes in Lady Strong’s Bonfire’s new show, The Bed, at The Wardrobe Theatre next month.

EVERLY DARK

To Sun May 1, It’s All 2 Much, 124 Cheltenham Rd, Bristol, Wed-Sat noon-6pm/Sun 1-4pm.

0117 924 7522, www.itsall2much.com

Bristol-based Everly Dark’s pop surrealist paintings are portals to a magical wonderland; glimpses of a place where anything is possible and time stands still.

Working mainly in acrylic on wood, but constantly expanding into further media, Everly uses colour in abundance.

SPRING EXHIBITION

To Sat May 21, Coldharbour Gallery, Oldharbour Rd, Westbury Park, Bristol, Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm/Sat 10am-5pm.

0117 944 6244, www.coldharbourgallery.co.uk

This colourful exhibition at Coldharbour Gallery features bold, bright botanicals, and includes the first showing of a new set of prints from one of Bristol’s best-loved artists, Abigail McDougall, as well as paintings by Izumi Omori.

STILL

To Sat May 28, Rainmaker Gallery, 123 Coldharbour Road, Bristol, Tue-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, 0117 944 3101, www.rainmakerart.co.uk

Cara Romero heads a line-up of five indigenous American fine art photographers, who eloquently address environmental and cultural topics.

BRISTOL’S LOST CITY

To Mon May 30, Bristol Cathedral, College Green, Bristol, bristol-cathedral.co.uk

This exhibition tells the story of Bristol’s transition from peacetime to wartime in 1914 through the eyes of the White City site, between Ashton Gate and the Cumberland Basin, which has hosted

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some intriguing episodes in Bristol’s past.

INQUISITIVE EYES: SLADE PAINTERS IN EDWARDIAN WESSEX

To Sun Jun 12, Royal West of England Academy, Queens Rd, Bristol, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 11am-5pm, £6.95/conc £4.95 (inc all concurrent exhibitions)/ under-16s and students free.

0117 973 5129, www.rwa.org.uk

The rolling hills and dramatic coastline of Wessex are the focus of this captivating exhibition of early 20th century works, featuring artists including Augustus John, William Orpen, and Vanessa Bell.

IMAGINED LANDSCAPES

To Sun Jun 12, Royal West of England Academy, Queens Rd, Bristol, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 11am-5pm, £6.95/conc £4.95 (inc all concurrent exhibitions)/ under-16s and students free.

0117 973 5129, www.rwa.org.uk

This exhibition explores an alternative understanding of place in contemporary art and the role of the artist as spatial narrator, cartographer and geographer.

SIMON QUADRAT PPRWA

To Sun Jun 12, Royal West of England Academy, Queens Rd, Bristol, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 11am-5pm, £6.95/conc £4.95 (inc all concurrent exhibitions)/ under-16s and students free.

0117 973 5129, www.rwa.org.uk

Simon Quadrat RWA evokes visions of the past that are at once nostalgic and full of narrative possibility.

TEN CENTURIES OF RECORDS

To Fri Jul 15, Bristol Record Office, Smeaton Rd, Bristol, Tue-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm/first two Thurs of month 9.30am-7pm/ first two Sats of month 10am-4pm, free. 0117 922 4224, www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/ bristol-record-office/

This exhibition highlights the breadth and significance of the collections at Bristol Record Office spanning ten centuries.

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Pucker up with a new lipstick Beauty From gloss to matte and everything in between, spring brings a whole heap of fab new lip products. Katie Wright runs down the season’s top pout-perfectors.

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inding the perfect foundation or eyeliner or brow pencil can take years, so no wonder we stick with our favourites through thick and thin (and feel bereft if, heaven forbid, they’re discontinued) – but lipstick is another matter.

Painting on a new pout is the quickest and easiest way to refresh your make-up look, and the spring collections are so full of gorgeous glosses, lacquers and lipsticks, it’s impossible to choose just one.

So pucker up and prep for the season’s most covetable lip products...

1. More subtle than the dense Rouge Coco, Chanel’s Rouge Coco Shine comes in three fierce brights and can be worn as a light gloss or layered for a more vibrant feel. We love the tomato red Shipshape. Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Shipshape, £25 (FeelUnique.com) 2. From RMK’s new Colour Performance collection comes the uber-pigmented Irresistible Bright Lips. This blue-toned pink is a great match for cooler skin tones, while Bright Coral suits

warmer complexions. RMK Irresistible Bright Lips in Shiny Pure Pink, £21 (www.selfridges.com)

Colour in Red Corset, £38 (www.houseoffraser.co.uk)

3. Falling halfway between gloss and matte, Sleek’s VIP Lipsticks give creamy, full coverage with just a hint of shimmer. If it’s soft sugary shades you’re after, try the toffee-ish Private Booth or pastel pink Reserved. Sleek Lip VIP Lipstick in Reserved, £5.50 (www.sleekmakeup.com)

6. The latest addition to the Burberry Beauty family is Full Kisses, the brand’s most intense lip colour yet. The 14 shades, from pale nudes to the rich purple of Dewberry, are housed in a twist-up pen, the bullet cleverly shaped so you won’t need liner or a lip brush. Burberry Full Kisses in Dewberry, £24 (www.burberry.com)

4. If you’re a proponent of the ‘casual red lip’ trend (wearing scarlet by day), be sure to add Elizabeth Arden’s Cherry Bomb to your arsenal.

One of four new shades in the Ceramide Ultra range, this blue-toned red delivers incredibly pigmented, impactful colour. Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Ultra Lipstick, £21 (launching in April; www.elizabetharden.co.uk) 5. Combining the staying-power of a stain with the juiciness of a gloss, Tom Ford’s innovative Patent Finish Lip Colour, in eight intense shades, oozes out of the clickable pen and slicks on like a dream.

Try Red Corset for a vinyl-like blackberry pout that won’t budge. Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip

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Idyllic break that’s not too far from home Travel Emma Luther enjoys beautiful countryside, birdsong and a spot of baking at the elegant Thyme on the edge of the Cotswolds

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Sitting in traffic is a no-no for me, perhaps I’m just impatient but if teleportation existed I’d be first in the queue. The quicker my “time out” can arrive, the better.

So when I heard about Thyme on the edge of the Cotswolds my first thought was, great, not far for a visit. You whizz towards Oxfordshire and then just before the border with Gloucestershire you’re there – sailing through a quaint little village and pulling up on a smart gravel drive.

What greets you are beautifully restored stone barns that house the most elegant rooms and kitchen. Before Thyme opened its rooms to individual visitors a few months ago it was a spot for cookery classes and group bookings to take over the stunning house. Now you can choose from eight double bedrooms or get the privacy of a one or four-bed cottage to yourself and a group of friends (children aren’t allowed).

Knowing Thyme has done so well for many years as a cookery school, we were keen to join in a baking class on the afternoon of our arrival. The immaculate kitchen was soon full of much chatter and laughter as we donned our aprons and name badges and let Thyme’s master baker and visiting chef Sue show us the ropes as we chopped, folded and whisked our way to baking pretty, tasty-looking chocolate genoise with Seville marmalade cream and rhubarb crumble cake.

The chance to enjoy afternoon tea and taste the cakes prepared Blue Peter-style by the chefs earlier was a real treat and eased us into a weekend of relaxation.

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give a warm welcome as she listened to our cookery tales while giving us a quick tour of her 150-acre farm. She’s the real star of the show at Thyme, with a passion for the land and farming as well as a deep love for the business she’s developing all the time (she has plans for a spa in the pipeline). Her pet potbellied pigs Salt and Pepper had us cooing over them as they came over for a fuss, while we took in spacious pens of hens, geese and quails among fields ready to grow stems of flowers and greenhouses nurturing salad leaves.

It’s a beautiful spot and surrounded by green fields and an opulent space to call home for the night – we found it the most wonderful place to relax. Our bedroom was right at the top of the gorgeous house, past a double-height dining room and cosy lounge leading to a hideaway under the beams of the roof. We ducked our way in to discover to our delight a freestanding bath in the centre of the spacious room. Fluffy towels, waffle robes and Miller Harris toiletries added to cosy luxuriousness.

We were booked in to the 17th century village pub for dinner, which is also owned by Caryn, but before grabbing one of Thyme’s lanterns to wander up the streetlight-free village street, we’d been told a cocktail in The Baa was a must. It’s not a misprint, this swanky spot has a flock of resident sheep seats which make perching, cocktail in hand, a quirky and amusing experience. They’re a great talking point and you can buy one too if you have the means – the fluffy custom-made creations will set you back £5,000 if you want to recreate the look at home.

Our beautifully crafted kitchen garden inspired cocktails proved the perfect start to our evening as we wrapped up to make our way through the village to The Swan. Plenty of chatter greeted us in the bar, packed out with

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Thyme House. Below, the tithe barn

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locals as we settled into a corner near a toasty log burner to mull over the menu.

The food and service was excellent as my partner and I tucked into steamed Fowey mussels with garden leek cider and cream (£8.50) and smoked Cornish squid, blood orange, Vinagre de Jerez, winter purslane (£7.50) to start. Followed by a tasty free range pork cutlet, braised fennel, chorizo, cider and aioli (£21.50) and a meaty Cornish Pollack fillet, pelourde clams, garden leeks and Noilly Prat (£18.50), we were in foodie heaven.

Wonderful desserts of dark chocolate Marquise and blood orange (£6.50) and rhubarb and almond puff pastry tart with clotted cream (£6.50) rounded off the meal beautifully, washed down with an impressively lively Italian house wine.

Returning to our bedroom to find a thoughtful fluffy hot water bottle in bed, as well as a small bottle of homemade limoncello, made us feel very well looked after.

Awakening to the sounds of cheerful birdsong and lifting our blinds to manicured gardens and clumps of bright daffodils waving in the breeze was an uplifting start to the day.

Trotting across the gravel driveway to the dining room, we discovered great food isn’t just the preserve of the local pub. Our breakfast in the magnificent tithe barn wowed us with freshly baked sourdough bread, a great selection of homemade jams (I’d never come across grapefruit curd before – it was fab).

There are unique twists with the cooked menu too – my partner’s potato cake with leek and kale alongside two perfectly poached eggs and crispy bacon got a big thumbs up, while my sizeable goose egg omelette with smoked trout, watercress and chilli jam was outstanding.

Teamed with a chunky goblet of freshly squeezed orange juice, it got our day off to a top start.

The great thing about not being a million miles away from home is when it came to packing up the car, cake boxes in tow, we knew our sense of peace and relaxation wouldn’t evaporate into queues of traffic, and it makes it super easy for that return visit we’ll definitely be making.

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ust thinking of the word ‘home’ conjures so many emotions. That sense of security, belonging and familiar comfort. Bricks and mortar might make a house, but what makes a house a home is so much greater, isn’t it?

After all, our homes are the backdrop for so many of the life events that shape our worlds and identities, and while shelter and safety are, of course, key functions of a house, that sense of ‘home’ can play a big part in our health and wellbeing.

As part of their ‘At Home With The Goldies’ 2016 report, British homeware brand House of Bath (www.houseofbath.co.uk) quizzed the Baby Boomer generation about what they think makes a house a home. Two thousand men and women, all over 50, took part, and the vast majority (95 per cent) agreed that comfort is more important than style.

Here’s a look at some of the other findings, and our take on them...

MEMORIES

Memories scored highly, with 60 per cent of respondents stating they’re a key part of what makes a house a home. Many Baby Boomers will have lived in the same house for years, where so many important moments have taken place, from moving in and bringing home new babies, to watching them fly the nest years later, not to mention

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A COSY CREATION

With 51 per cent and 47 per cent respectively, cosiness and warmth were also fairly popular characteristics of a home.

Psychologists often refer to how our physical surroundings impact mood and emotion: feeling warm and cosy is as much a mental feeling as it is physical. Who doesn’t love snuggling up on a cosy sofa after a long day?

YOUR OWN BED

Going on holiday, if you’re lucky enough, is wonderful, but nothing beats that feeling of coming back to your own, glorious bed.

Almost half the Boomers (48 per cent) said this was one of the main things that makes a house a home.

IT MAKES SCENTS

Smells are incredibly powerful for evoking memories, so it’s little wonder we often attach so much importance to the aroma of home-cooked meals. For many, mealtimes are a central part of family life, and a quarter (25 per cent) of the Boomers cited home-cooking smells as crucial in their sense of home. Similarly, 24 per cent said a ‘homely smell’ plays a role.

Any pet-owner will agree: pets are part of the family. Sometimes, in fact, they are your only family, so it’s little wonder they featured on the list, scoring 23 per cent. I have a cat, and not a single day goes by when I don’t look forward to her greeting me when I get home and meowing for her dinner.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Location is vital when it comes to choosing a house to buy or rent, but when it comes to that sense of ‘home’, location is about far more than proximity to schools, amenities and transport links. There’s also that sense of community, whether the area ‘suits’ our personalities, hobbies and interests – all things that factor in our wellbeing, and 31.7 per cent of Boomers agreed it’s an important part of ‘home’.

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Whether it’s enjoying a long, lavish breakfast at the weekend, indulging in a candle-lit bubble bath on a Wednesday night, or pizza and a movie with loved-ones on a Friday – many of us have little rituals and habits that we associate with being at home. Eleven per cent of the Boomers cited ‘rituals’ as important for making a house a home.

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And it was all yellow...

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You can ❝ choose from a myriad of different hues, so your outside space can be just as colourful as the inside.

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3. One of the pitfalls of painting a fence is navigating nearby plants, which can make the job tricky. Cover them with plastic sheeting as much as you can, or tie them back out of the way. If the plants are growing against the fence and quite large, you may have to wait until they die back at the end of the year to paint the fence properly. In fact, you may find that fences you can hardly see now, and so don’t need to paint, will be much more visible in winter.

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This model has lots of special features and accessories and is brilliant for cleaning patios and decks. If your deck’s painted, start by doing a small tester patch because a pressure washer may remove the paint as well as the dirt. Painting a deck will transform it, but ensure it’s clean and dry first.

Some decking paints, such as Cuprinol Anti-Slip Decking Stain with Pad Applicator (£39 for 2.5ltr, www.cuprinol.co.uk), come with a useful paint pad that can cover large areas in no time.

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Gardening Planning a garden party this year to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday?

Hannah Stephenson checks out some stylish patio accessories along with patriotic plantings.

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t may be a little chilly to indulge in an outdoor party on the Queen’s actual 90th birthday on April 21, but come June – the month of her official birthday – the garden should be ready for a right royal knees-up.

So, aside from Union Jack bunting and red, white and blue balloons, what else can you do to perk up your patio for your own celebratory garden party?

FLOWER POWER

■ Indulge in some red, white and blue themes – bedding plants are ideal and there are many options. Blue and white lobelia with red verbena or geraniums provide a patriotic theme. Get started indoors now, sowing seeds of summer bedding, or buy plug plants and by the time of the Queen’s official birthday, the flowers should be in bloom.

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IN THE SHADE

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GET FRUITY

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Woodlodge has created a range of National Trust frost-proof glazed pots to complement and enhance the plants and colours of your garden. The designs and colours reflect the National Trust’s ethos that everyone needs beautiful views and green spaces to be inspired, feel nourished and to grow. The Inspire range of terracotta pots comes in charcoal, blue, green and white, decorated with the National Trust oak leaf, and inscribed with the words: Beauty-Inspire-Nourish-Grow. Available in four sizes (from £5.99 up to £39.99. For stockists, visit www.woodlodge.co.uk).

WARM UP

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espite the double storey extension at the back of this Victorian semi, there is still a 30m garden that’s been beautifully landscaped.

Someone has spent a lot of time and money investing in this delightful outdoor space, where a meandering paved path leads to a summer house at the end of the plot.

Enclosed on either side by stone walls, the garden has three sitting areas and the summer house is connected to electricity.

Close to the A37 Wells Road, with its many shops and bus routes, the house is set back from tree-lined St Martin’s Road behind a smart block-paved driveway.

Inside are lots of reminders of times past, including original floor tiles, stained glass, panelled doors and staircase, fireplaces, detailed coving and ceiling roses.

All three reception rooms have period fireplaces (one housing a wood burner) and the middle room on the ground floor has French doors opening to the rear garden.

At the back of the house, the modern kitchen has a gas point for a range cooker, plus a built-in dishwasher and washing machine.

Two skylights make this is a bright space and there’s access to the garden too.

Under the stairs is a cloakroom and above are four bedrooms, plus a bathroom with a modern white suite, including a P-shaped bath with power shower.

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Bold plants contrast with bright painted walls in artist’s garden Gardening Tom Phillips describes how to merge a sloping plot with bright blue walls and bold plants in this Bristol artist's garden

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any gardens in Bristol are on slopes, which provides a challenge to the garden designer, as well as an opportunity to sculpt the ground in a creative and interesting way.

In this case, our client, 79-year-old Eileen, had a house designed to a high specification and she wanted a garden to match. As an established artist, Eileen was open to the idea of colour in the garden, too.

Work started in July and was completed late in August, with a budget of £15,000,but it wasn’t easy. To tackle the slope and due to tight access via external steps, 18 tons of soil had to be bagged and transported to three skips using a conveyor belt, while sand and blocks were brought in garden by the same method.

Initially, we had proposed beach cobbles for the lower garden, but even with a stepping stone path running through it, I realised that this surface was unsuitable.

We had used artificial lawn in a couple of projects where grass would not have worked because of heavy shade and, although initially reticent, I had been very impressed with the quality of the new “grass” products. I suggested one of these products as an alternative to the

cobbles and Eileen, always very open to new ideas, went with it.

We had to incorporate three antique terracotta planters into the design and the clash of old classic pots with modern faux grass gives the garden a surreal quality. The planting was crucial to pull everything together and I chose plants to complement and contrast with the bright blues chosen for the walls. Orange and yellow flowering plants were chosen for spots where they could be bold complements to the blues. When the foliage develops, the differing tones of green will add a calming layer, which will soften some of the walls.

The other aspect of the planting design was to incorporate some height, with trees to provide privacy screening from neighbours, without blocking the views from the garden. A small, early flowering cherry and dwarf apple were picked for the upper garden and a wisteria grown on tension wires will provide a supple summer screen to the house directly behind.

Designing for someone who has an open mind to most ideas is a delight. Often, because of existing structures such as sheds and extensions, the designer is juggling with a list of ingredients to help busy people make the most of their garden space. This is challenging, but rewarding when a final plan works.

In Eileen’s case, she wanted something attractive to look at and a place to sit in the sun to enjoy her views. We gave her a built-in oak bench surrounded with plants, an “evergreen” lawn she never needs to cut, and flowers we hope will paint their own pictures through the coming seasons.

■ Tom Phillips runs All Garden Designs. For more information, visit www.allgardendesigns.co.uk, or call 0117 951 1923 / 07739 456765.

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‘We see Arya get totally broken down, totally stripped back’ Game Of Thrones returns on April 25

Television As Games Of Thrones returns for a gory sixth season, Bristol-born Maisie Williams, aka sword-wielding Arya Stark, talks to Ella Walker about her character’s future, as well as her own, and how landing the role has given her the confidence to say no

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t the end of Game Of Thrones season five, not only had Jon Snow died (or had he?), orphaned Arya of House Stark had her sight taken from her as punishment for committing murder.

“This series, we see how much of a struggle that is for her,” explains 18-year-old Maisie Williams, who has played spiky Arya in HBO’s big-budget fantasy-drama since 2011, and returns to the character again for the upcoming sixth series. “That’s her main weapon, her main tool, that she’s relied upon her whole life, and now it’s been taken away from her.

“It’s the most brutal way of teaching her to use her other senses, and it’s a skill that’s really, really hard for her to learn.”

During filming, Bristol-born Williams had to wear opaque and pin-hole contact lenses (“They’re really, really uncomfortable”), but blindness is just one of the trials Arya must now overcome.

“A lot of bad stuff happens this series; it’s a very tough one. This year, we definitely see a crack in her strong exterior, we see her get totally broken down, totally stripped back,” says the actress. “It’s the first time you really question whether she’s going to get back up again.

“She’s always got a bit of a fire, and she’s always got the upper hand and a little spark, but it’s the first time we see her totally alone, questioning why she’s still here.”

So far, Arya’s been driven onwards by her kill-list, which names people (including her latest victim, Meryn Trant) who’ve hurt her or her family, but she is also in training to become “no one”, a faceless man – aka a shape-shifting assassin.

“If she wants to become no one, she can never go back to her list. But then, does she really want to become no one? She says it a million times, but you have to question wheth-

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er, deep down, she’s cut out for that.

“It’s almost half of her life that she’s been on this search for revenge.”

This is the first season of the hit show to depart from author George R.R. Martin’s books – he’s still writing them – which means, for fans and the cast, nothing is guaranteed any more.

“I wasn’t nervous reading the scripts, but I definitely should have been,” says Williams.

“The whole time I’ve been so confident, like, ‘It’s fine, Arya’s still alive in the books, don’t worry’, then I was sat there reading them and forgot that actually, everything is at risk.”

Williams was just 12 when she landed the part of Arya, so has spent her teenage years growing up in the full glare of Game Of Thrones mania.

“I’ve never really known anything else,” she admits. “People say, ‘Do you feel you missed out on a normal teenage life?’ But I feel like I very much lived as much of a normal teenage life as I could have; I went to school for the period that I did, I still have friends from school, I fell out with friends, I made friends, I met new people – exactly the same as what happens with everyone.”

Her co-star Tom Wlaschiha, who plays Jaqen H’ghar, Arya’s mentor (or tormentor, depending on your point of view), agrees, stating with a laugh: “She’s very normal!”

“I try to live this crazy world as normally as I can,” adds Williams with a grin.

She seems to have taken the show’s impact in her stride, but don’t think it’s made her complacent.

“To be lucky enough to be cast in something so massive and vast for my first role, and that’s opened so many doors for me [is amazing],” she begins, “but it’s also taught me the lesson that this wasn’t my ‘break’, because I’ve still got a lot to learn, work for and earn,” she continues seriously.

“It’s taught me that in this industry, you want

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to look back on your career at the end and think, ‘I had fun’, rather than, ‘Oh, I’m playing the role that I’ve always wanted to’ when you’re 26, and being like, ‘Now what?’”

Hard-wired to fight for and promote equality, last year she made a speech at the #LikeAGirl campaign Confidence Summit in New York, which aimed to inspire girls to achieve anything they want.

“That was amazing. It was so much fun to do something as myself, to show people what I’m passionate about. That’s something I’ve found really important since I started acting, to make sure people know who Maisie is,” she says.

Williams, who also had a recurring role in Doctor Who as Viking immortal Ashildr – and won the Evening Standard Rising Star Award, along with being named the London Film Critics’ Circle Young British/Irish Performer Of The Year for her performance in 2015’s The Falling – is set to keep picking punchy parts.

“I don’t think I realised how lucky I am, or was, when I started playing Arya – to play a girl who’s so formed, real, believable, honest and imperfect,” she muses. “You never really get – or never used to really get – characters like that.

It’s not until I’d gone on and read other projects and other films that I realised this is quite unique.

“And I’m very, very lucky to have been given that opportunity so young. Now I feel like I never want to take a character that I don’t fully believe in, that I don’t think is necessary,” Williams states.

“It’s given me the confidence to say, ‘No, I’m only going to play girls that I know and have seen and have met before,’ rather than this made-up perfect girl-next-door that doesn’t actually exist.”

■ Game Of Thrones season six premieres on Sky Atlantic on Monday, April 25. Watch live or catch-up on Sky and NOW TV.

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HENRY VIII AND HIS SIX WIVES 8pm, Channel 5

BILLY CONNOLLY’S TRACKS ACROSS AMERICA 9pm, ITV

New series. A dramatic story in English history, told for the first time from the duelling perspectives of historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones. This first episode focuses on Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. For Henry’s first love Katherine, this failure to bear a son began an escalating series of events.

In Texas, the comedian visits the stadium where soccer moms, ambition and marching bands collide.

BBC1

9.15 Fake Britain (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.45 Thief Trackers (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S). 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Think Tank (S,HD).

3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Money for Nothing (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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12.00 Daily Politics (S). 1.00 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (R,S,HD).

1.25 The Best Dishes Ever (R,S,HD). 1.55 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds (R,S,HD).

2.25 The Indian Doctor (R,S,HD). 3.55 Coast Australia (R,S,HD). 4.45 Great British Railway Journeys (R,S,HD). 5.15 Flog It! (R,S,HD).

BOOMERS 9.30pm, BBC1

Mick returns from his Spanish paradise, minus his young Russian wife. Nigel Planer stars, with Philip Jackson, Alison Steadman, Russ Abbot and Stephanie Beacham.

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6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S,HD). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). Topical debate from a female perspective. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Chopping Block (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh.

BRITAIN’S BIGGEST SUPERYACHTS: CHASING PERFECTION 9pm, BBC2

Dorset-based Sunseeker has been handbuilding customised boats for the world’s super rich for the past 50 years. For the first time, bosses have allowed cameras to delve behind the scenes of their production line in Poole.

Channel 4

8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S).

9.00 Frasier (R,S). 10.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S). 11.00 Shipping Wars (S,HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (S,HD). 12.05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (R,S,HD). 1.10 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (R,S,HD).

2.10 Fifteen To One (S,HD). 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (S,HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (S,HD). 5.30 Too Many Cooks (S,HD).

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6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.15 Beware! Cowboy Builders Abroad (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 Police Interceptors: Under Attack (R,S,HD).

1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Assumed Killer (S,HD) (2013).

Thriller, starring Barbie Castro. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD). 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Gardeners’ World, 8.30pm

Coronation Street, 7.30pm

Travel Man … 8.30pm

The Gadget Show, 7pm

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6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (S,HD).

6.30 Regional News (S).

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 34/100. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

6.30 Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan (S,HD). 5/5.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 2/22.

Grampa gives each member of the family $50.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Kat and Dylan invite Zac in for questioning.

6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD).

7.30 A Question of Sport (R,S,HD).

With Jamie Heaslip, Andy Sullivan, Jodie Williams and Lucy Bronze. Followed by Regional News.

7.30 Food Detectives (S,HD). 1/6.

New series. Advice for making the best food choices.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). The verdict in Gordon’s court case is revealed.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Anna is furious to realise Izzy is still taking drugs.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

7.30 Unreported World (S,HD). A tour of Chicago, America’s murder capital.

7.00 The Gadget Show (S,HD). Jon Bentley and his tech testers find out which gadgets can help people to get slim and trim in time for their summer holidays.

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8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Johnny tries to bring his family back together before he leaves Walford again.

8.30 MasterChef (S,HD). 12/25. The last quarter-final.

8.00 Celebrity Mastermind (R,S,HD). 9/10. With Gemma Cairney, Anthony Ogogo, Tina Malone and Dominic Laurie.

8.30 Gardeners’ World (S,HD).

6/31. Monty Don develops his own cutting garden.

8.00 Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury (S,HD). 8/8.

The first five miles of The Pennine Way. Last in the series.

8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Izzy accidentally makes matters worse for Gary.

8.00 Food Unwrapped (S,HD). 4/4.

The high price of almond butter. Last in the series.

8.30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Berlin (S,HD). 4/4. Richard Ayoade and comedian Roisin Conaty explore Berlin. Last in the series.

8.00 Henry VIII and His Six Wives (S,HD). New series. Historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones’ perspectives of Henry and each of his six queens. This first episode focuses on Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Followed by 5 News.

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9.00 Have I Got News for You (S,HD). 2/9. Hosted by Tracey Ullman.

9.30 Boomers (S,HD). 4/6. See Choices Above.

9.00 Britain’s Biggest Superyachts: Chasing Perfection (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America (S,HD). 3/3.

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9.00 Gogglebox (S,HD). Capturing the households’ instant reactions to what they are watching on TV from the comfort of their own sofas.

9.00 Inside Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s Worst Year (S,HD). An in-depth look at the events of 1992, the year Her Majesty famously dubbed her “annus horribilis”, with expert analysis from assorted contributors.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.40 Licence to Kill (S,HD) (1989).

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10.00 Lookalikes (S,HD). 2/4. Some of the lookalikes threaten to quit the agency.

10.35 First Dates (R,S,HD). The latest diners looking for love include Ben and Charlotte who have confidence issues, while Olympic hopeful Megan meets entrepreneur Steven.

10.00 Elizabeth II: 90 Glorious Years (S,HD). Documentary looking back at the reign of Her Majesty the Queen, as she celebrates her 90th birthday.

11.40 Rude Tube (S,HD). 2/10. A selection of the funniest familybased internet videos.

11.00 Secrets of the Palace Pets (R,S,HD). The history of the royal family and their animals.

12.40 Film: 12 Rounds (S,HD) (2009).

Action thriller, starring John Cena. ●● 2.30 Toast of London (R,S,HD). 3.00 Toast of London (R,S,HD). 3.30 The Shopper’s Guide to Saving Money (R,S,HD). 3.55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 4.05 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD).

5.00 Hugh’s 3 Good Things: Best Bites (R,S,HD). 5.15 Fifteen To One (R,S,HD).

12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R,S,HD). The doctors are faced with depression and alcohol abuse. 4.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R,S,HD). The doctors must deal with the subject of bereavement. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S).

5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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10.00 Two Doors Down (S,HD). 3/6.

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10.30 Newsnight (S,HD).

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10.00 BBC News at Ten (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S). Followed

by Regional Programme.

10.35 The Graham Norton Show (S,HD). 4/15. With Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and Keeley Hawes.

11.25 Room 101 – Extra Storage (R,S,HD). 2/8. Extended version, with Jack Dee, Gary Lineker and Fay Ripley.

11.00 Weather (S,HD).

11.05 Transsiberian (S,HD) (2008).

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12.05 Film: City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold (S,HD) (1994). Comedy Western sequel, starring Billy Crystal. ●● 1.50 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.55 BBC News (S,HD).

12.50 Sign Zone: Question Time (R,S).

Topical debate from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. 1.50 Sign Zone: Inside Obama’s White House (R,S). Examining how Barack Obama set out to end George Bush’s wars in the Middle East. 2.50 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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8.00 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 9.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD). 9.30 Psych (R,S,HD). 10.20 Royal Pains (R,S,HD). 11.15 Dinner Date (R,S,HD). 12.15 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 1.15 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 1.45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (S,HD). 2.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).

5.50 Take Me Out (R,S,HD).

Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Kickoff 7.45pm). Coverage of the Championship fixture, which takes place at The KCOM Stadium. A downturn in recent results following their run in the FA Cup has seen the Tigers’ hopes for automatic promotion to the Premier League take a hit.

E4

6.00 Charmed (R,S). 7.35 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 8.05 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 9.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD). 10.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 4.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 5.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Dog Whisperer (R,S).

7.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 8.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (R,S). 9.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 12.00 Forever (R,S,HD). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 4.00 Futurama (R,S). 5.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

5.30 Futurama (R,S). Fry helps Zoidberg find a mate.

LICENCE TO KILL 10.40pm, ITV

James Bond plans revenge on a drug baron who maimed his friend. However, when the British government refuses to take official action, 007 finds himself stripped of his licence to kill and forced to go it alone without the backing of MI6. Spy thriller, starring Timothy Dalton and Robert Davi.

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7.00 Cheers (S). 7.35 Sorry!. 8.10 As Time Goes By (S). 8.50 The Brittas Empire (S). 9.30 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 11.30 Outnumbered (S). 12.10 The Green Green Grass (S). 12.50 Open All Hours (S). 1.30 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2.40 As Time Goes By (S). 3.20 The Brittas Empire (S). 4.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S).

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6.00 Football Gold (S). 7.00 WWE Main Event (HD). Wrestling action.

8.00 Barclays Premier League World (S,HD). A round-up of the latest news. 8.30 ATP Masters Tennis (HD). The Monte-Carlo Masters. 9.30 Live ATP Masters Tennis (HD). The Monte-Carlo Masters. 5.30 Barclays Premier League World (S,HD). A round-up of the latest news.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 7.30pm

The Five, 9pm

Miranda, 7.20pm

FL72 Live, 7pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 4/24. Howard returns from space.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 5/24.

6.00 Futurama (R,S). 6/16.

Fry’s head is grafted on to Amy’s body.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

19/22.

6.00 Outnumbered (S). 5/7.

Sue and Pete go out for a meal together.

6.40 The Green Green Grass (S). 4/6.

6.00 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). A discussion on key fantasy football issues.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed Extreme! (R,S). Harry Hill narrates a selection of some of the most extreme clips filmed by viewers.

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). The Osbornes receive another blackmail note.

7.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R,S,HD). 17/23. A new detective joins the team.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

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7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

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7.20 Miranda (S). 5/6. The shopkeeper realises she is still attracted to Gary.

7.00 FL72 Live (HD). Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of the Championship fixture.

8.00 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 18/24. Charlie cares for Chelsea when she becomes ill.

8.30 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 19/24.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 22/24. The gang celebrates Star Wars Day. 8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 23/24. Penny gets fired from the movie.

8.00 Supergirl (S,HD). 11/20.

A member of an alien race, who wiped out Hank’s family and his people, kidnaps Senator Crane, leaving Supergirl to come to the rescue.

8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 3/8. Del becomes a showbiz entrepreneur after discovering a sensational Tom Jonesstyle singer – but it turns out the artist is not all he is cracked up to be.

9.00 Hot Fuzz (S,HD) (2007).

A zealous policeman is relocated to a sleepy country village, where a series of grisly so-called accidents arouses his suspicions. Action comedy, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. ●●●●

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10.00 The Five (S,HD). 2/10.

Danny brings in a suspect that could lead him to Jesse and calls on Mark for help, but he is shocked when a horrifying new lead lands at his door.

10.20 Fawlty Towers (S). 5/6.

Sybil walks out on Basil.

12.25 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

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1.25 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD). 1.50 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD). 2.10 McBusted: The Hot Desk (R,S,HD). 2.20 Teleshopping. Home shopping.

5.50 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

12.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). An art robbery turns deadly. 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). McGarrett and Danno find themselves adrift at sea. 2.00 Forever (R,S,HD). 3.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (R,S).

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11.00 Damn the Defiant!

(HD) (1962). ●●●● 1.05 Flying Tigers (HD) (1942). ●● 3.05 The Siege at Red River (1954). ●●● 4.50 3:10 to Yuma (HD) (1957).

Western, with Glenn Ford. ●●●●●

6.40 The Women (HD) (2008). ●● 9.00 Predator (HD) (1987). Soldiers on a mission in a Central American jungle is stalked by an invisible alien hunter in search of human prey. Sci-fi thriller, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers. ●●●● 11.10 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (HD) (1991). A cyborg is sent back in time to protect the future saviour of the human race from a shape-changing assassin. Sci-fi adventure sequel, with Arnold Schwarzenegger. ●●●●●

10.15 Barclays Premier League Preview (HD).

The weekend’s fixtures.

10.45 Football League Gold (S,HD). Blackburn Rovers v Burnley from the 2000/01 season.

11.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Mighty Boosh (S). 11.00 The Mavericks (S,HD).

6/6. Howard and Vince 1/24. Chin Ho’s 11.30 Football League Gold are marooned. impossible decision ends (S,HD). in tragedy.

11.40 Nighty Night (S). 2/6.

11.40 First Utility Super Jill needs to raise money.

League Highlights (HD).

11.55 Live MLS (HD).

12.20 15 Storeys High (S). Vince has an eventful day. 1.00 Bill Hicks: Relentless. The comedian at the Montreal Festival in 1991.

2.25 Bill Hicks – One Night Stand. 3.05 The Mighty Boosh (S). 3.45 Nighty Night (S). Jill needs to raise money. 4.30 15 Storeys High (S). 5.00 Close

A couple on a train from China to Moscow befriend two fellow travellers, but come to suspect they are hiding a deadly secret. Thriller, with Ben Kingsley.

1.50 The Innkeepers (HD) (2011). ●●●

11.25 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.20 The Big Bang Theory 5/30. Peter learns Loretta (R,S,HD). 7/23. Sheldon is having an affair. bans Penny from the apartment.

11.55 Family Guy (R,S). 20/22.

Stewie plans a trip to 11.50 Tattoo Fixers (R,S,HD).

England.

4/15.

12.55 The Goldbergs (R,S). 1.25 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R,S,HD).

1.55 Rude Tube (R,S,HD). 2.50 Tattoo Fixers (R,S,HD). 3.45 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 4.05 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD).

4.30 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 4.50 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD).

TRANSSIBERIAN 11.05pm, BBC2

BBC4

7.00 World News Today (HD); Weather.

7.30 BBC Young Musician 2016 (HD). Five young woodwind players take to the stage at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, all hoping to advance to the semi-final.

9.00 The People’s History of Pop (HD). New series.

Twiggy celebrates the decade from 1955, when the pop music fan was born.

10.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Britannia (R).

11.00 Sings Elvis (R).

Artists including Cliff Richard and John Cale cover songs by Elvis Presley.

12.00 Chuck Berry in Concert (R). 1.00 The People’s History of Pop (R,HD). 2.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Britannia (R). 3.00 Sings Elvis (R).

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2.00 First Utility Super League Highlights (HD). 2.15 Football Gold (S). 2.30 Barclays Premier League Preview (HD). 3.00 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

3.30 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 4.30 First Utility Super League Highlights (HD).

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TV PICKS

MATCH OF THE DAY 10.25pm, BBC1

MICHAEL MCINTYRE’S BIG SHOW 7pm, BBC1

New series. The comedian hosts an evening of entertainment at London’s Theatre Royal.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live (S,HD). 11.30 MasterChef (R,S,HD). 12.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD). 12.10 Football Focus (S,HD). 12.50 Saturday Sportsday (S,HD). 1.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). The afternoon session on day one at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. 4.30 Final Score (S,HD). 5.10 BBC News (S,HD). 5.20 Regional News (S,HD). 5.25 Can’t Touch This (S,HD).

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Gary Lineker presents highlights of the latest Premier League matches, including Norwich City v Sunderland and Chelsea v Manchester City. The Canaries and Black Cats were in need of three points to boost their chances of avoiding relegation, while City were aiming to enhance their top-four credentials.

BBC2

6.25 Film: The Magic Box (S) (1951). ●●●● 8.10 Natural World (R,S). 9.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD).

10.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). 12.00 Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul (R,S,HD). 1.00 Film: Lust for Life (S,HD) (1956). ●●●● 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 4.30 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). 5.30 Gardeners’ World (R,S,HD).

TOM JONES’ 1950S: THE DECADE THAT MADE ME 9pm, BBC2

Tom Jones fronts the first of four retrospective documentaries in which celebrated musicians look back at the decades that defined them.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 8.25 ITV News (S). 8.30 Weekend (S,HD). 9.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 11.20 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 12.20 ITV News and Weather (S).

12.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).

1.30 Film: Superman (S,HD) (1978). Comicstrip adventure, starring Christopher Reeve. ●●●●● 4.25 The Wine Show (S,HD). New series. Guide to wine, with Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys. 5.30 Regional News (S). 5.45 ITV News and Weather (S).

PLAY TO THE WHISTLE 9.20pm, ITV

New series. Holly Willoughby returns with the sports-themed comedy panel show, challenging team captains Frank Lampard and Bradley Walsh to demonstrate their grasp of topical trivia and physical fitness.

The first edition sees Richard Osman, Tom Daley and Rob Beckett joining the panel.

Channel 4

6.35 Freeride World Tour (S). 7.05 The Grid (S). 7.30 MSA British Rally Championship (S,HD). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.00 The Morning Line (S,HD). 10.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11.30 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 12.30 Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights (S,HD). 2.00 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). 4.30 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun (S,HD). 5.30 Homes by the Sea (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 8.55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (S,HD). Mikey and Casey Jones make friends with a teenage mutant skateboarding gecko. 9.30 The Saturday Show Live (S,HD). 11.30 Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 (R,S,HD). Another selection of the most popular videos featuring dogs. 12.25 Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud (R,S,HD). Clip show featuring entertaining pups. 1.25 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD).

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6.00 You’ve Been Framed! Goes Wild (S). A selection of the wildest clips submitted to the show.

6.30 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

6.10 NCIS: Los Angeles (S,HD).

21/24. Eric goes undercover when a rocket engine expert is killed.

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7.00 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (S,HD). 1/6. See Choice Above.

7.55 The National Lottery: Win Your Wish List (S,HD). 5/8.

7.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). The concluding session on the opening day at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

7.00 Bang on the Money (S,HD).

1/8. See Choice Above.

7.00 Ender’s Game (S,HD) (2013).

See Choice Above. ●●●

7.05 NCIS: New Orleans (S,HD).

9/24. A death during a city-wide blackout is connected to a gang of looters.

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8.45 Casualty (S,HD). 31/43. Rita’s past comes back to haunt her during a shift in the ED.

8.00 Grand Tours of Scotland (S).

5/6. Paul Murton paddles a canoe to Islay.

8.30 Dad’s Army (R,S). 10/13. The hapless soldiers tackle a fire.

8.00 Britain’s Got Talent (S,HD).

Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams take their seats on the judges’ panel for the second round of auditions.

9.35 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD).

1/6. The family awaits the fruits of its fraud.

9.00 Tom Jones’ 1950s: The Decade That Made Me (S,HD).

See Choice Above.

9.20 Play to the Whistle (S,HD).

1/6. See Choice Above.

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6.00 Bake Off: Creme de la Creme (R,S,HD). 3/8. Three teams have to make rows of identical classic pastries.

10.05 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

10.25 Match of the Day (S,HD). See Choice Above. Followed by National Lottery Update.

10.00 Shirley (R,S,HD). Biopic of Shirley Bassey, charting the singer’s early career, from her roots in 1930s Cardiff to the start of her rise to stardom in the 1960s. Ruth Negga (Misfits) stars.

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6.15 Pointless Celebrities (S,HD).

3/7. A fashion-themed edition of the unorthodox quiz show.

11.45 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD).

3/6. Comedy sets by Sean Lock, Romesh Ranganathan and Marcus Brigstocke.

11.10 Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD).

Highlights of the opening day from Sheffield.

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12.20 Snooker: World Championship Extra (S,HD). Extended highlights of the first round. 3.20 World Snooker: Crucible Classics (S). Steve Davis v Tony Knowles from 1982. 5.20 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 5.25 BBC News (S,HD).

12.00 Film: First Snow (S,HD) (2006).

Thriller, starring Guy Pearce. ●●● 1.35 Film: Freestyle (S,HD) (2010). Romantic sporting drama, starring Lucy Konadu and Arinze Kane. ●●● 2.55 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

5.30 Great British Garden Revival (R).

Lawns and tropical gardens.

12.15 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). Jessica enters the boxing world. 3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service.

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9.15 Die Hard 2 (S,HD) (1990). See Choice Above. ●●●

10.05 ITV News and Weather (S); Weather.

10.20 2 Fast 2 Furious (S,HD) (2003).

A disgraced cop is given a chance to redeem himself by going undercover to bring a drug trafficker to justice.

Thriller sequel, with Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson and Eva Mendes. ●●

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8.00 NCIS (S,HD). 9/24. DiNozzo, Bishop and her husband investigate a terrorist threat.

8.55 5 News Weekend (S,HD).

9.00 The Championship: Football League Tonight (S,HD). Kelly Cates and George Riley present extended highlights of the weekend’s matches from the Championship, including Birmingham City v Burnley, and Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town.

10.00 Goal Rush: Football League Tonight (S,HD). A round-up of all the goals from League One and League Two. 10.30 NCIS: Greatest Ever Episodes (R,S). 2/24. See Choice Above.

11.40 Jimmy Carr: Laughing & Joking (R,S,HD). Stand-up comedy from London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

11.25 NCIS: Greatest Ever Episodes (R,S). 4/24. A man’s remains indicate he was buried alive.

12.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S). 1.30 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD).

Omnibus. Nico worries that Sienna has remembered everything. 3.40 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (R,S,HD). 4.00 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb (S,HD). 4.55 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). 5.50 The King of Queens (R,S).

12.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R,S,HD). A rookie cop apprehends and attacks a suspected rapist.

4.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R,S,HD). 4.40 Divine Designs (R,S). 5.05 HouseBusters (R,S). 5.30 Access (R,S,HD).

5.45 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.50 Angels of Jarm (R,S).

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Part two of two. Gibbs continues to blame himself for Kate’s death, and enlists Jenny’s help to track down Ari – but they are nearly killed in a shoot-out. Just when all seems lost, however, Ziva is able to point the investigation in the right direction. Starring Mark Harmon and Cote de Pablo.

New series. Rickie HaywoodWilliams and Melvin Odoom host the show in which two teams of friends aim to hit a target number in a series of physical and mental challenges.

ITV2

8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

11.00 Britain’s Got Talent (R,S,HD). 12.25 Britain’s Got More Talent (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S,HD). 2.30 Scorpion (R,S,HD).

3.30 Film: Small Soldiers (S,HD) (1998). ●●● 4.35 FYI Daily (HD).

4.40 Film: Small Soldiers (S,HD) (1998). ●●● 5.40 Film: ScoobyDoo (S,HD) (2002). ●●

E4

7.35 Jane the Virgin (R,S,HD).

8.35 Made in Chelsea (R,S,HD).

9.35 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 10.30 Suburgatory (R,S,HD). 11.30 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 12.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 1.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R,S,HD). 2.30 The Goldbergs (R,S,HD). 4.00 Film: Bride Wars (S,HD) (2009). ●● 5.45 Rude(ish) Tube Shorts (R,S).

Sky1

6.00 Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew (R,S,HD). 8.00 Game Changers (R,S,HD). 8.30 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R,HD). 9.00 The Fantasy Football Club (R,HD).

10.00 Soccer AM (HD). 12.00 The F1 Show (HD). 12.30 Jungle Book 3D: Special (HD). 1.00 Wild Things (R,S,HD). 2.00 Futurama (R,S). 4.30 The Simpsons (R,HD).

5.00 Supergirl (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

BANG ON THE MONEY 7pm, ITV

ENDER’S GAME 7pm, Channel 4

Premiere. A gifted boy is trained to lead Earth’s military forces into battle against the threat of an alien attack. Sci-fi adventure, starring Harrison Ford.

GOLD

7.00 Blandings (S). 8.50 Film: Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949).

Comedy, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. ●● 10.35 Creature Comforts. Animals reveal their romantic rituals. 10.45 Film: Crooks in Cloisters (1964).

Comedy, starring Ronald Fraser. ●●● 12.40 Only Fools and Horses (S).

Britain’s Got … 9.20pm

Get Him to the Greek, 9pm

Micky Flanagan’s … 10pm

Porridge: Inside Out, 8pm

6.55 FYI Daily (HD).

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 15/17.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 16/17.

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

16/23. Barry runs into a fellow speedster who is up to no good.

6.15 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2/7. Del tries to sell a pair of antique urns.

7.00 Scooby-Doo (S,HD) (2002). Concluded. ●● 7.30 Mr Bean’s Holiday (S,HD) (2007). Comedy, starring Rowan Atkinson. ●●

7.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 17/17. Penny agrees to a date with Leonard.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 1/23.

7.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,HD). 16/24. The team craft a plan to rescue Anna’s father.

7.00 The Interviews (S). 5/6.

Profile of Bruce Forsyth.

8.30 FYI Daily (HD).

8.35 Mr Bean’s Holiday (S,HD) (2007).

Concluded. ●●

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2/23. Leonard gets back together with Leslie Winkle.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3/23. Penny becomes addicted to an online game.

8.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

16/22. When the task force’s long-time informant is accused of murder, McGarrett brings in an old friend to defend him.

8.00 Porridge: Inside Out (S). 3/3. The final episode of the series examines life after the prison sitcom.

9.20 Britain’s Got More Talent (S,HD). Stephen Mulhern hosts the companion show to the talent competition, going behind the scenes to uncover all the latest news, views and gossip from the programme.

9.00 Get Him to the Greek (S,HD) (2010). A record company employee is given the dubious task of escorting a manic, sexcrazed British rock star to his comeback concert.

Comedy, starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill. ●●●

9.00 Limitless (R,S,HD).

10/22. A former soldier loses control of his prosthetic arm, killing his wife, and Boyle asks Brian to help prove the artificial limb was hacked. Sci-fi thriller, starring Jake McDorman.

9.00 Gimme Gimme Gimme (S). 5/6. Tom and Linda go clubbing.

9.40 Men Behaving Badly (S). 6/7. Gary plays nurse to Dorothy.

10.25 Celebrity Juice (R,S,HD). With Ben Fogle, Ella Eyre, Fred Sirieix and Gino D’Acampo.

10.00 Micky Flanagan’s Detour de France (R,S,HD). 1/4. The comedian and his best friend Noel Lynch hop on their bicycles to sample the sights and sounds of France.

10.20 Bottom (S). 4/6. Eddie hatches a get-rich-quick scheme.

11.10 Gogglebox (R,S,HD).

11.10 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

2/4. Weekly TV review.

6/30. Peter tries to prove he is a genius.

11.40 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

21/22. Three stories inspired by viewers’ letters.

11.00 A League of Their Own: Best Bits (R,S,HD). 11/13. Excerpts from the sports-based comedy quiz.

11.00 Bottom Live: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour.

Stage show of the riotous sitcom.

12.10 Family Guy (R,S,HD). 12.40 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 1.10 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 1.35 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD).

2.00 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD). 2.25 @elevenish (R,S,HD). 2.50 Teleshopping.

Home shopping. 5.50 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

12.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R,S,HD). With Sara Cox, Gregg Wallace and Rhod Gilbert. 1.00 Arrow (R,S,HD). 2.00 Strike Back: Vengeance (R,S,HD). 3.00 Strike Back: Vengeance (R,S,HD). 4.00 Emergency Abroad (R,S,HD). 5.00 Nothing to Declare (R,S). 5.30 Nothing to Declare (R,S).

1.00 Film: This Is Spinal Tap (1984). Spoof rock documentary, starring Christopher Guest. ●●●●● 2.45 Men Behaving Badly (S).

Gary plays nurse to Dorothy. 3.20 Bottom (S). Eddie hatches a getrich-quick scheme. 4.00 Close

12.00 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 12.50 Rude Tube (R,S,HD). 1.55 The IT Crowd (R,S,HD). 2.25 The IT Crowd (R,S,HD). 2.50 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 3.15 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 3.35 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 4.20 Revenge (R,S,HD).

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A lone cop battles terrorists who have taken over an airport to force the release of a convicted drug baron.

Action thriller sequel, starring Bruce Willis.

Sky Sports 1

7.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 7.30 Barclays Premier League Preview (HD).

8.00 Game Changers (HD). 8.30 Nick Kicks (HD). 9.00 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 10.00 Soccer AM (HD). 12.00 Live Scottish Cup Football (HD). 2.30 Sporting Triumphs (HD). 3.00 Live PRO12 Rugby Union (HD). 5.00 Live Ford Saturday Night Football (HD).

Live Football, 5pm

8.00 Live Fight Night (HD).

Josh Warrington v Hisashi Amagasa. Coverage of the WBC International Featherweight title bout from First Direct Arena in Leeds.

10.30 Scottish Cup Football (HD). Hibernian v Dundee United. Action from the opening semifinal at Hampden Park.

Film4

11.00 Destry Rides Again (HD) (1939). ●●●●● 1.00 Clueless (HD) (1995). ●●●● 3.00 A Monster in Paris (HD) (2011). ●●● 4.45 Imagine That (HD) (2009). ●●

6.55 One Day (HD) (2011). ●●● 9.00 Faster (HD) (2010). A criminal is released from prison and sets out to get revenge on the men who murdered his brother. Action adventure, starring Dwayne Johnson. ●● 10.55 Fright Night (HD) (1985). A teenager teams up with a washed-up horror movie star to kill his charismatic vampire neighbour.

Comedy horror, starring Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall and William Ragsdale. ●●●●

1.05 Nosferatu the Vampyre (HD) (1979). ●●●●

BBC4

7.00 A History of Ancient Britain (R,HD). Neil Oliver explores the origins of Britain and its people, beginning with an examination of the last ice age and what happened when the climate changed.

8.00 Human Planet (R,HD). How nature has adapted to life in urban environments.

Last in the series.

9.00 Follow the Money (HD). Alf and Mads make a discovery that may aid their case against Energreen. In Danish.

10.00 Follow the Money (HD).

11.00 Dusty Springfield at the BBC (R).

12.00 Definitely Dusty (R). 1.00 Queens of Soul (R). 2.00 Classic Soul at the BBC (R). 3.00 Dusty Springfield at the BBC

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12.00 ATP Masters Tennis (HD).

The Monte-Carlo Masters. 1.00 Scottish Cup Football (HD).

Hibernian v Dundee United. 2.00 Sky Sports Boxing Gold (S,HD).

2.30 Sky Sports Boxing Gold (S,HD). 3.00 Live Fight Night International (HD). Jose Pedraza v Stephen Smith.

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TV PICKS

JIM CARTER: LONNIE DONEGAN AND ME 10.20pm, ITV

The actor examines the influence of the 1950s singer, who released six number one singles at the height of the skiffle craze.

BBC1

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6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 7.35 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show (S,HD). 10.00 The Big Questions (S).

11.00 Regional Programme (S). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD). 1.15 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 2.15 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 3.15 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 4.00 Points of View (S,HD). 4.15 Lifeline (S,HD). 4.25 Songs of Praise (S,HD). 5.00 Life in the Air (S,HD).

THE FEARLESS CHEF 7pm, Channel 4

New series. Chef and restaurateur Kiran Jethwa goes on a culinary world tour, tracing ingredients to their source and preparing meals in unusual locations. His travels begin in Bolivia, where he goes in search of coca leaves, which can be used as a herb in tea and cooking.

BBC2

6.30 This Farming Life (R,S,HD). 7.30 Gardeners’ World (R,S,HD). 8.00 An Island Parish (R,S,HD). 8.30 The Beechgrove Garden (S,HD). 9.00 Countryfile (R,S,HD). 10.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). The opening session on day two at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. 12.15 MOTD2 Extra (S,HD). 1.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). Coverage of the second session on the second day.

UNDERCOVER 9pm, BBC1

HIDDEN BRITAIN BY DRONE 8pm, Channel 4

Maya resumes her legal struggle with the US authorities, leading to a revelation that rocks her marriage to the core. Nick is confronted with a ghost from his past.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 8.25 ITV News (S). 8.30 Weekend (S,HD). 9.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 11.20 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 12.25 ITV News and Weather (S).

12.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).

1.30 River Monsters (R,S,HD). Part one of two. Jeremy Wade investigates the Loch Ness Monster. 2.35 Big Star’s Little Star (R,S,HD). 3.35 Britain’s Got Talent (R,S,HD). The second round of auditions.

5.00 Tipping Point (R,S).

Part two of two. Tony Robinson presents aerial footage of areas of Britain that are off limits to the public, including a shipyard in Scotland where aircraft carriers are built and a shipwreck on the Kent coast that is filled with explosives. Plus, a gated community with a dark past.

Channel 4

6.15 The King of Queens (R,S). 7.05 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (S,HD). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S,HD). 1.30 Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix Highlights (S,HD).

Action from the third round of the season.

3.30 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). Revisiting two pairs of househunters in Norfolk. 4.30 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (S,HD). 5.30 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 10.05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (S,HD). 10.40 The Championship: Football League Tonight (R,S,HD). 11.40 Goal Rush: Football League Tonight (R,S,HD). 12.15 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). 1.15 Film: The Princess Bride (S) (1987). ●●●●● 3.15 Film: Bend It Like Beckham (S,HD) (2002). ●●● 5.30 Film: Hercules (S,HD) (1997).

Disney animated adventure, with the voice of Tate Donovan. ●●●

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6.00 Grand Designs: Living in the Country (R,S,HD). 4/4.

Favourite rural builds from 15 years of the show.

7.00 Countryfile (S,HD). Joe Crowley and Anita Rani visit Dumfries and Galloway, where they visit a historic herd of cattle. Including Weather For The Week Ahead.

7.00 Jumbo: The Plane That Changed the World (R,S,HD).

The origins and development of the Boeing 747.

7.00 The Chase Celebrity Special (S,HD). Shane Williams, Sair Khan, Milton Jones and Tanni Grey-Thompson work as a team to take on quiz genius the Chaser.

7.00 The Fearless Chef (S). 1/8. See Choices Above.

7.10 Now That’s Funny! (S,HD).

7/20. Internet-sourced videos with an amusing family friendly hook.

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Indian Summers, 9pm

6.00 All Star Family Fortunes (R,S). 3/10. With Paul Potts and Ann Widdecombe.

6.35 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.45 ITV News and Weather (S).

8.00 Antiques Roadshow (S,HD).

23/26. The team values rarities at Hanbury Hall, Droitwich.

Items featured include a jacket designed by Peter Blake, a nude painting and a sketch of Napoleon on his deathbed.

8.00 Natural Born Winners (S,HD).

3/4. The athletes move on to India, where they are introduced to Kalaripayattu, a fighting style with a range of acrobatic moves and weapons that is considered the root of martial arts.

8.00 The Durrells (S,HD). 3/6.

Margo takes pride in her new job, but soon discovers where her greatest talent lies. Gerry and Leslie’s social lives leave Louisa wondering if she made a mistake coming to Corfu.

8.00 Hidden Britain by Drone (S,HD). 2/2. See Choices Above.

8.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas (S,HD). 7/13. See Choices Above.

8.55 5 News Weekend (S,HD).

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6.00 Jungle Animal Hospital: Natural World (R,S,HD). The work of staff at a jungle animal hospital in Guatemala.

9.00 Undercover (S,HD). 3/6. See Choices Above.

9.00 Horizon: Should We Close Our Zoos? (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Home Fires (S,HD). 3/6. The Czech officers organise a dance. Sarah receives some unwelcome advice, Pat’s affair with Marek is uncovered, and Allison is forced to decide where her loyalties lie.

9.00 Indian Summers (S,HD). 6/10.

Aafrin tries to prevent a bombing during Simla’s silver jubilee celebrations without exposing his own secrets, but by enlisting Sooni’s help, he places her life in danger.

9.00 Going the Distance (S,HD) (2010). See Choices Above. ●●●

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6.00 Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me (S,HD). 4/6.

6.30 BBC News (S,HD).

6.50 Regional News (S).

10.00 BBC News (S,HD).

10.20 Regional News (S).

10.30 Match of the Day 2 (S,HD).

Mark Chapman reviews the latest Premier League action, featuring Bournemouth v Liverpool, Leicester City v West Ham United and Arsenal v Crystal Palace.

10.00 The Spectacular Now (S,HD) (2013). Premiere. A teenage loner bonds with a drunken classmate who helps her create a new persona for herself to boost her confidence. Drama, starring Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley. ●●●●

10.05 ITV News and Weather (S); Weather.

10.20 Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan And Me (HD). See Choices Above.

10.00 Gogglebox (R,S,HD).

Capturing the households’ instant reactions to what they are watching on TV from the comfort of their own sofas.

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Paul O’Grady: The Sally … 6pm

11.40 Room 101 – Extra Storage (R,S,HD). 1/8. With Len Goodman, Ronni Ancona and Tim Vine.

11.30 Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD).

Highlights of the evening session at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

11.25 Premiership Rugby Union (HD). Highlights of the latest top-flight fixtures.

11.05 Mud (S,HD) (2012). See Choices Above. ●●●●

11.05 Mars Attacks! (S,HD) (1996).

Sci-fi comedy, starring Jack Nicholson. ●●●

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12.20 Snooker: World Championship Extra (S,HD). Extended highlights of matches from the first round. 3.20 World Snooker: Crucible Classics (S). Ray Reardon v Alex Higgins from 1982. 4.20 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD).

4.25 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story (R,S). 1.05 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). John Craven follows LS Lowry’s journeys around Northumberland. 2.05 Sign Zone: Holby City (R,S). Jesse reappraises his relationship with his grieving father. 3.00 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.15 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 British Superbike Championship Highlights. Action from the opening round at Silverstone. 3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

1.05 Embarrassing Bodies Down Under (R,S,HD). 1.55 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 2.25 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 2.50 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 3.20 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 3.45 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 4.15 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb (S,HD). 5.10 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD).

1.05 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Tube: Going Underground (R,S,HD). Passengers at Cannon Street have to be redirected after a man is taken ill. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

4.25 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.50 Great Artists (R,S). Spanish painter Velazquez.

5.20 Divine Designs (R,S). 5.45 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.50 Angels of Jarm (R,S).

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An award-winning magician performs one of his favourite routines, the president of the Yale University Magic Club asks Jonathan Ross to assist with a card trick, and an Australian illusionist tries to dazzle Penn and Teller. The duo conclude the show with their own take on pulling a rabbit out of a hat.

Liz Bonnin reports on issues concerning zoos, exploring their role in preserving endangered species and the practice of culling animals to manage population size.

ITV2

9.30 Coronation Street 12.00 Take Me Out 1.10 Catchphrase 1.55 Film: Scooby-Doo (S,HD) (2002). ●● 2.55 FYI Daily (HD).

3.00 Film: Scooby-Doo (S,HD) (2002). Concluded. ●● 3.45 Film: Hotel Transylvania (S,HD) (2012). ●●● 4.50 FYI Daily (HD). 4.55 Film: Hotel Transylvania (S,HD) (2012). Concluded. ●●● 5.35 Britain’s Got Talent (R,S,HD).

E4

6.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD).

7.50 Suburgatory (R,S,HD). 8.55 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 9.55 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 12.30 Made in Chelsea (R,S,HD). 1.30 Couples Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).

2.30 The Goldbergs (R,S,HD).

3.55 Film: Dear John (S,HD) (2010). Romantic drama, with Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. ●●●●

Sky1

6.00 Hour of Power (R,HD). 7.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (R,S). 8.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 9.00 Supergirl (R,S,HD). 10.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

11.00 WWE: Raw (S,HD). 12.00 Cricket’s Funniest Moments (R).

1.00 Football’s Funniest Moments (R). 1.30 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R). 2.30 Futurama (R,S). 5.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

5.30 The Muppets (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

HORIZON: SHOULD WE CLOSE OUR ZOOS? 9pm, BBC2

MUD 11.05pm, Channel 4

GOING THE DISTANCE 9pm, Channel 5

Premiere. Two boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island on the Mississippi and help reunite him with his lost love. Drama, starring Matthew McConaughey.

GOLD

7.00 Cheers (S). 9.00 Film: Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950). Slapstick comedy with the zany duo. ●● 10.30 Film: Crooks Anonymous (1962).

Comedy, starring Leslie Phillips and Julie Christie. ●● 12.20 ’Allo ’Allo! (S). 2.45 Creature Comforts. Animals discuss the Royal Family. 2.55 Only Fools and Horses (S).

A couple try to keep their relationship going despite the strain of living on opposite sides of America. Comedy, with Drew Barrymore.

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football Gold (S,HD). 7.00 Scottish Cup Football (HD). 7.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

8.30 Scottish Cup Football (HD).

9.00 The Sunday Supplement (HD). 10.30 Goals on Sunday (HD).

12.30 Live Ford Super Sunday (HD). Leicester City v West Ham United (Kick-off 1.30pm). 3.30 Live Ford Super Sunday (HD). Arsenal v Crystal Palace (Kick-off 4.00pm).

Film4

11.00 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (HD) (1971). ●●●● 1.00 Brewster’s Millions (HD) (1985). ●●● 3.05 City of Ember (HD) (2008). ●● 4.55 Marley and Me (HD) (2008). ●●●

7.10 Legend (HD) (1985). Fantasy adventure, with Tom Cruise. ●● 9.00 Now You See Me (HD) (2013).

An FBI agent investigates four magicians who use their lavish stage shows as cover for seemingly impossible heists.

Thriller, with Jesse Eisenberg. ●●● 11.15 Friday the 13th (HD) (2009). A group of students and a man looking for his sister arrive at a disused campsite where a masked killer lurks. Horror remake, starring Jared Padalecki and Danielle Panabaker. ●●●

Marvel’s Agents of … 9pm

Hawaii Five-0, 9pm

The Guru, 9pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 4/23.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 5/23.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 14/24.

6.30 The Simpsons (HD).

6.20 Only Fools and Horses (S). 7/7. Del starts a chandelier-cleaning business.

7.00 Britain’s Got More Talent (R,S,HD).

Stephen Mulhern hosts the companion show to the talent competition.

7.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 6/23.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 7/23. Sheldon bans Penny from the apartment.

7.00 Wild Things (S,HD). 2/8.

More contestants dress as woodland critters in the hope of claiming a £10,000 prize.

7.00 Bob Monkhouse: Million Joke Man (S).

2/3. Paul O’Grady recalls Monkhouse’s many TV quiz shows.

7.00 Football League Goals (HD). A round-up of recent matches.

8.00 After Earth (S,HD) (2013). Sci-fi adventure, starring Will and Jaden Smith. ●●

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 23/24.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 15/24. Sheldon and Amy host a live episode of Fun with Flags.

8.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S,HD). 3/8. With Warwick Davis, Josh Widdicombe and Lorraine Kelly.

8.00 The Interviews (S). 5/6.

Profile of Bruce Forsyth.

1.10 Room 237 (HD) 8.00 Fight Night (HD).

(2012). ●●●● Charles Martin v Anthony Joshua. Action from the heavyweight bout.

9.00 FYI Daily (HD).

9.05 After Earth (S,HD) (2013). Concluded. ●●

9.00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (S,HD). 15/22.

Daisy gets a horrifying glimpse of the future, but the other agents are determined to prove it can be prevented.

9.00 Hawaii Five-0 (S,HD).

17/22. McGarrett and the team search for a Russian spy who has stolen NSA secrets. Remake of the American crime drama, starring Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan.

9.00 The Guru (2002). An aspiring Indian actor heads to New York in search of stardom – but ends up embarking on a career as a sex guru instead. Comedy, with Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei. ●●●

After Earth, 8pm

10.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

Peter is overcome with jealousy.

10.30 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

7/30. Brian appears on a TV dating show.

10.00 Tattoo Fixers (R,S,HD). 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (HD). 17/24. An 5/15. Sketch covers up unnerving discovery in Stu’s shoddy EgyptianAfrica forces Sam and his themed tattoo done by family to relocate to a a Hell’s Angel, while safe house. Naval crime Kara needs to lose the drama, starring Chris inappropriate emoji O’Donnell and LL Cool J. that could cost her a place in the police force.

11.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

1/30.

11.30 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

2/30.

11.55 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 5/16.

11.00 The IT Crowd (R,S,HD). 11.00 Air Ambulance ER 3/6. Jen acquires an (R,HD). 1/6. The work of admirer.

Britain’s emergency helicopter medical 11.35 The IT Crowd (R,S,HD). services.

4/6. Jen wonders what lies behind the red door.

12.30 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

12.55 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD). 1.25 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD). 1.50 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD). 2.15 The Hot Desk: Fleur East (R,S,HD). 2.25 Teleshopping. Home shopping.

5.55 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

12.05 The Aliens (R,S,HD). Lewis realises he has to bring the conflict to an end. Last in the series. 1.10 The 100 (R,S,HD). 2.10 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (R,S,HD). 2.55 Tattoo Fixers (R,S,HD). 3.50 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus. Nico worries that Sienna has remembered everything.

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12.00 Stop, Search, Seize (R,HD).

Documentary following the work of Ireland’s border force. 1.00 Road Wars (R,S). 2.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (R,S,HD).

3.00 Road Wars (R,S,HD). 4.00 Inside Gatwick (R,S,HD). 5.00 Nothing to Declare (R,S). 5.30 Nothing to Declare (R,S).

Live Super Sunday, 3.30pm

10.00 Ford Football Special (HD). Highlights of three Premier League games, featuring Leicester City v West Ham United, Bournemouth v Liverpool, and Arsenal v Crystal Palace.

BBC4

7.00 Trad Jazz Britannia (R).

Documentary exploring Britain’s jazz scene in the 1950s.

8.00 Rock Around the Clock (HD) (1956). A promoter tries to make a band famous, despite the interference of a vindictive booking agent.

Musical, starring Johnny Johnston. ●●● 9.15 Rock ’n’ Roll America (R,HD).

Documentary examining the birth of rock ’n’ roll.

10.15 Rock ’n’ Roll America (R,HD).

How rock ’n’ roll divided opinion when it first appeared on TV. 11.15 Rock ’n’ Roll America (R,HD).

12.15 Natural World: Tiger Island (R,HD). 1.15 Rich Hall’s California Stars (R,HD). 2.45 Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City (R).

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11.00 Rubber (2010).

11.30 Spanish Football Premiere. Dark, surreal Highlights (HD). comedy, starring Roxane Barcelona v Valencia.

Mesquida. ●●● 11.45 Spanish Football Highlights (HD). Getafe v Real Madrid.

12.40 The Thick of It (S). Dan Miller is sent on a fact-finding mission to a police station. 1.20 The League of Gentlemen (S).

German exchange students arrive.

2.00 The League of Gentlemen (S). 2.40 Rex the Runt. 2.50 The Thick of It (S). 3.30 The League of Gentlemen (S). 4.10 Close

12.00 Scottish Cup Football (HD).

12.30 Goals on Sunday (HD). 1.30 Ford Football Special (HD).

Highlights of three Premier League games. 3.00 The Sunday Supplement (HD). Reviewing the latest football stories. 4.30 Ford Football Special (HD). Highlights of three Premier League games.

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TV PICKS

I WANT MY WIFE BACK 9.30pm, BBC1

CORONATION STREET 7.30pm, ITV

New series. Murray learns that his beloved wife Bex might be leaving him on the day of her 40th birthday.

Comedy, starring Ben Miller.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 The Day I Met the Queen (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.45 Thief Trackers (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S). 1.45 Doctors (S,HD).

2.15 The Code (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Money for Nothing (S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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Sarah’s behaviour creates cause for concern during Harry’s Christening, and when Gary arrives for work Sharif makes it clear he’s not welcome. Meanwhile, Nick is worried by his lapse in memory, and Maria suggests to Luke that now they’re engaged he should move in with her.

BBC2

6.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (R,S,HD).

6.45 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 7.30 Think Tank (R,S,HD). 8.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 9.00 Sign Zone: Caught Red Handed (R,S). 9.30 Sign Zone: Gardeners’ World (R,S). 10.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). 12.00 Daily Politics (S,HD). 1.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). The second session on the third day at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

THE PEOPLE V OJ SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY 9pm, BBC2

The jury reaches a verdict and the outcome triggers recriminations and regrets for some participants and simple celebrations for others.

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S,HD). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). With Vogue Williams. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). Real-life cases in a studio courtroom. 3.00 Chopping Block (S,HD).

3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). Game show, hosted

by Ben Shephard. 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

THE FOOD CHAIN 8.30pm, Channel 4

The documentary following the journeys of Britain’s best-loved foods from field to plate features organic lamb and frozen peas. Both ingredients end up featuring in some crafty and creative dishes, from pub grub to school dinners as well as a special creation at Newcastle’s only Michelin-starred restaurant.

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (R,S,HD). 6.45 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.00 Frasier (R,S). 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S).

11.30 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (S,HD). 12.05 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 2.10 Fifteen To One (S,HD). General knowledge quiz. 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (S,HD). 5.30 Too Many Cooks (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.15 Beware! Cowboy Builders Abroad (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD).

2.15 NCIS: New Orleans (R,S,HD). 3.15 Access (S,HD). 3.20 Film: Dangerous Company (S,HD) (2015). Thriller, starring Alicia Leigh Willis. ●●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD). 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).

Dylan charges Zac with Charlotte’s murder.

6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD).

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Paddy and Rhona bid farewell to the village.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). See Choices Above.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

7.00 World War II in Colour (R,S,HD).The struggle to defeat Japan. Followed by 5 News Update.

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Gotham: Wrath of the … 10pm

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 3/22.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). The Osbornes receive another blackmail note.

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Isis and the Missing … 8pm

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.25 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD). By the Conservative Party.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

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Marcella, 9pm

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 35/100.

6.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain (S). 1/15. New series. Si King and Dave Myers examine the hidden history of the nation’s inns.

7.00 Antiques Road Trip (S,HD).

1/10. Paul Laidlaw and Christina Trevanion compete in the challenge.

7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted

by Alex Jones and Matt Baker.

7.30 MasterChef (S,HD). The remaining 14 cooks face the knockout week. Followed by Regional News.

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Tamwar tries to persuade Nancy to stay in Walford.

8.30 MasterChef (S,HD). 14/25. The remaining seven contestants create their dishes.

8.00 University Challenge (S,HD).

37/37. See Choices Above.

8.30 An Island Parish (S,HD). 5/6.

The Rev David Cooper oversees the renovations to his retirement home.

8.00 Further Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green (S,HD). 8/8. The actor travels along the coastline between Howick and Bamburgh. Last in the series.

8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

8.00 Isis and the Missing Treasures: Channel 4 Dispatches (S,HD). The UK trade in looted antiquities.

8.30 The Food Chain (S,HD). 4/6.

See Choices Above.

8.00 Police Interceptors (S,HD).

Kev pepper-sprays a suspect resisting arrest, while Richie and his colleagues undertake a tactical pursuit-andcontainment operation on a stolen car in the snow. Followed by 5 News Update.

9.00 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle (S,HD). 1/6. New series. The comedian looks back over his career.

9.30 I Want My Wife Back (S,HD).

1/6. See Choices Above.

9.00 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story (S,HD).

10/10. See Choices Above.

9.00 Marcella (S,HD). 3/8. Grace’s body is discovered and Marcella tries to hide the fact she was one of the last people to see her alive, while Sylvie learns her daughter and Jason were having an affair.

9.00 The Island with Bear Grylls (S,HD). Patrick and Sarah seek comfort in each other, while the relations between the rest of the contestants start to disintegrate. Dan leads an expedition to the other side of the island.

9.00 The Tube: Going Underground (S,HD). 5/8. See Choices Above.

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10.00 BBC News at Ten (S,HD).

10.30 Regional News (S).

10.45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S,HD). 2/9. Extended edition. Tracey Ullman hosts, with guests Andy Hamilton and Clive Myrie.

10.00 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD).

2/7. Dara O Briain hosts, with guests Zoe Lyons and Paul Chowdhry.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD).

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.45 The Agenda (S,HD). 8/10. Tom Bradby and guests discuss the week’s big issues.

10.00 Sex Box (S,HD). Goedele Liekens gives three more couples advice, there is a look at how technology is transforming sexual habits and the results of a survey on attitudes to unfaithfulness.

10.00 Gotham: Wrath of the Villains (S,HD). 14/22. Alfred and Selina help Bruce on his quest to find his parents’ killer, and Strange puts Cobblepot through a series of psychological experiments designed to remove violent instincts.

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An Island Parish, 8.30pm

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Regional News (S).

6.55 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD). By the Conservative Party.

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MasterChef, 7.30pm

11.30 Regional Programme (R,S,HD).

11.20 Weather (S,HD).

11.25 Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD).

Highlights of the concluding session on day three in Sheffield.

11.30 The Chase (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh.

11.05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (R,S,HD). 3/17.

With guest panellists Rhod Gilbert and Sara Pascoe.

11.00 Person of Interest (S,HD).

16/22. Reese and Finch try to protect a con artist.

11.55 Person of Interest (S,HD).

17/22. Reese and Finch try to protect a psychologist.

12.15 Snooker: World Championship Extra (S,HD). Extended highlights of matches from the first round. 3.15 World Snooker: Crucible Classics (S). Steve Davis v Jimmy White from 1984. 5.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD).

5.20 BBC News (S,HD).

12.15 Tom Jones’ 1950s: The Decade That Made Me (R,S,HD). The singer recalls his formative years in South Wales. 1.15 Sign Zone: MasterChef (R,S). 2.15 Sign Zone: The Celebrity Apprentice USA (R,S). The teams are tasked with promoting a hairdryer. 3.40 This Is BBC Two (S,HD).

Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.25 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).

Guests air their differences. 3.55 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.10 One Born Every Minute (R,S,HD).

1.05 British Army Girls (R,S,HD). 2.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (R,S,HD). 3.00 Lookalikes (R,S,HD). 3.30 Tricks of the Restaurant Trade (R,S,HD). 3.55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 4.05 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). 5.05 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb (S,HD).

12.50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (R,S). A doctor is accused of raping a single mother. 1.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Castle (R,S,HD). A stripper is killed at a hen party. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). The work of an animal sanctuary. 4.25 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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72 WEEKEND

from Friday, April 15, 2016

THE TUBE: GOING UNDERGROUND 9pm, Channel 5

Staff face their busiest shift on New Year’s Eve, the only night when trains run for 24 hours and a million passengers are expected to be using the network. At Piccadilly Circus, customer assistants Lewis and Rory have to deal with passengers relieving themselves on the escalators.

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as the competition reaches its climax.

Peterhouse, Cambridge, takes on either the University of Liverpool or St John’s College, Oxford, in the final.

ITV2

7.15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8.00 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 8.30 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 9.30 Psych (R,S,HD). 10.20 Royal Pains (R,S,HD). 11.15 Dinner Date (R,S,HD). 12.15 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 12.45 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 1.45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (S,HD). 2.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).

5.50 Take Me Out (R,S,HD).

E4

6.00 Charmed (R,S). 7.35 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 8.05 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 9.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD). 10.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 4.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 5.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Dog Whisperer (R,S).

7.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 8.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (R,S). 9.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 12.00 Forever (R,S,HD). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 4.00 Futurama (R,S). 5.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

Bart sells his soul to Milhouse. 5.30 Futurama (R,S).

UNKNOWN 9pm, Film4

FILM PICK

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE 8pm, BBC2

A doctor on a business trip in Germany ends up in a coma after a car accident. He wakes up to find another man is claiming to be him, his wife does not recognise him and any evidence of his real identity has disappeared. He seeks the help of the woman who saved his life as he tries to find out what has happened. Thriller, starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Sebastian Koch and Olivier Schneider.

GOLD

7.00 Keeping Up Appearances (S). 7.35 Sorry!. 8.10 As Time Goes By (S). 8.50 The Brittas Empire (S). 9.30 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 11.30 Outnumbered (S). 12.10 The Green Green Grass (S). 12.55 Sorry!. 1.35 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2.40 As Time Goes By (S). 3.20 The Brittas Empire (S).

4.00 Last of the Summer Wine

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football Gold (S). 7.00 WWE: Raw (HD). Wrestling action from the States. 8.00 The Sunday Supplement (HD). Reviewing the latest football stories. 9.30 Scottish Cup Football (HD). 10.00 Ford Football Special (HD). Highlights of three Premier League games.

11.30 ATP Masters Tennis (HD).

12.30 Live ATP Tennis (HD). The Barcelona Open.

Made in Chelsea, 9pm

Modern Family, 8.30pm

Opn All Hours, 7.20pm

Live Football, 7pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 6/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 7/24.

6.00 Futurama (R,S). 8/16.

Bender becomes a wrestler.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

21/22.

6.00 Outnumbered (S). 6/7.

6.40 The Green Green Grass (S). 5/6. Tyler gets his GCSE results.

6.30 Sporting Triumphs (S,HD).

6.45 Sporting Triumphs (HD).

7.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Comical clips, narrated by Harry Hill.

7.30 You’ve Been Framed!

(R).

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

Marnie threatens Freddie.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 8/23.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

22/22. Bart betrays Milhouse during their school sports day.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

1/22.

7.20 Open All Hours (S). 3/6.

Arkwright advertises for a housekeeper.

7.00 Live Ford Monday Night Football (HD).

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur (Kick-off 8.00pm).

8.00 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 20/24.

8.30 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 21/24. Chelsea sets Alan up on a blind date.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12/24.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 13/24. Sheldon asks the gang to make life more difficult for him.

8.00 The Muppets (S,HD).

16/16.

8.30 Modern Family (S,HD).

15/24. Claire proves to be super-competent in both business and home affairs.

8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 5/8. Uncle Albert falls victim to muggers, so Del-Boy resolves to take the law into his own hands. Comedy, starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst.

9.00 Family Guy (S,HD). Joe is injured during a bull run.

9.30 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

8/30. Peter sells Meg to pay a debt.

9.00 Made in Chelsea (S,HD). 2/12. Ollie steps in when he learns of Binky’s frustration over JP’s lack of commitment, while Tiff’s relationship with Sam is tested when he refuses to curb his friendship with Olivia.

9.00 Air Ambulance ER (HD).

2/6. Fly-on-the-wall documentary following Britain’s emergency helicopter medical services, capturing the action as teams respond to various crisis calls up and down the country.

9.10 Only Fools and Horses (S). 6/8. Rodney and Albert worry the flat will get overcrowded once Raquel and Del’s baby arrives. Starring David Jason.

Plebs, 10pm

10.00 Plebs (S,HD). 4/8.

Grumio is cast to play the part of Cupid in a play.

10.30 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

9/30. Lois is sent to prison.

10.20 Mrs Brown’s Boys (S).

10.00 Ross Kemp: Extreme 10.00 Empire (S,HD). 12/18.

6/6. Newlyweds Dermot World (R,S,HD). 2/7. Ross The rest of the Lyons try and Maria argue.

Kemp investigates South to get Hakeem to rejoin Africa’s rape epidemic, their side, but he has his meeting both victims own plans, while Jamal and perpetrators, and suffers a backlash from asking what the his fans, and Andre and government can do to Rhonda’s marriage is curb this abhorrent tested. crime.

11.00 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 12/16.

11.30 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 13/16.

11.55 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD). 4/22.

11.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 Limitless (R,S,HD).

(R,S,HD). 9/23.

10/22. A former soldier kills his own wife after 11.30 The Big Bang Theory losing control of his (R,S,HD). 10/23. Leonard prosthetic arm. seeks relationship advice from Penny.

12.25 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD). 12.50 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). Charlie tries to stop Chelsea and Evelyn becoming friends. 1.20 Celebrity Juice (R,S,HD). With Ben Fogle, Ella Eyre, Fred Sirieix and Gino D’Acampo.

2.05 @elevenish (R,S,HD). 2.30 Teleshopping. Home shopping.

12.00 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 12.50 Made in Chelsea (R,S,HD). 1.55 Empire (R,S,HD). 2.40 New Girl (R,S,HD). 3.00 Brooklyn NineNine (R,S,HD). 3.25 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 4.05 2 Broke Girls (R,S,HD). 4.25 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 4.45 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD).

12.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

Danno finds himself in a deadly situation after activating a suicide bomb. 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 2.00 Forever (R,S,HD).

3.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (R,S). 4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

5.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

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Film4

11.00 Rio Grande (HD) (1950). ●●●●● 1.10 Arizona Raiders (HD) (1965). ●● 2.55 The Cockleshell Heroes (HD) (1955). ●●●● 4.55 Jubal (1956). Western, starring Glenn Ford and Ernest Borgnine. ●●●●

7.00 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (HD) (2007). A teenager embarks on a perilous quest to prevent dark forces seizing the six parts of a mystical artefact. Fantasy adventure, starring Alexander Ludwig and Christopher Eccleston. ●● 9.00 Unknown (HD) (2011). See Choices Above. ●●● 11.15 Rush Hour 3 (HD) (2007).

Action comedy sequel, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. ●●

1.00 Bullhead (HD) (2011).

Crime thriller, starring Matthias Schoenaerts. ●●●●

BBC4

7.00 World News Today (HD); Weather.

7.30 The Flying Archaeologist (R).

8.00 Antiques Uncovered (R,HD). Objects from the world of travel.

9.00 A History of Ancient Britain (R,HD). The impact of farming on social evolution.

10.00 She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens (R,HD).

11.00 Imagine – Zaha Hadid: Who Dares Wins (R,HD). Alan Yentob meets the award-winning architect, who died last month.

12.10 Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth (R,HD). 1.10 Secret Knowledge: The Body Beautiful – Ancient Greeks, Good Looks and Glamour (R). 1.40 SheWolves: England’s Early Queens (R,HD). 2.40 Antiques Uncovered (R).

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11.00 The Royle Family (S).

11.00 Viral Videos of March.

5/6. Dave is accused of 11.15 Football Gold (S). flirting.

11.30 Fantasy Football Club 11.40 Gimme Gimme – The Highlights (S,HD).

Gimme (S). 5/6. Tom and Linda go clubbing.

12.20 Gimme Gimme Gimme (S).

Linda and Tom land new jobs. 1.00 Cheers (S). 1.30 The League of Gentlemen (S). 2.10 The Royle Family (S). 2.42 Creature Comforts (S). 2.50 Gimme Gimme Gimme (S). 3.25 Gimme Gimme Gimme (S). Linda and Tom land new jobs. 4.10 Close

12.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (S,HD). 1.00 Football League Goals (HD). 2.00 Ford Monday Night Football (HD). 4.30 Football League Gold (S,HD). 4.45 Spanish Football Gold (S,HD).

5.00 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD). 5.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

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WEEKEND 73

TV PICKS

FIERCE 8pm, ITV

New series. Steve Backshall seeks out the world’s most fierce animals, and in the first episode travels to Indonesia where he has a close call with a komodo dragon.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 The Day I Met the Queen (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.45 Thief Trackers (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD).

1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD).

1.30 Regional News (S). 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Code (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Money for Nothing (S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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THE TINY TOTS TALENT AGENCY 8pm, Channel 4

New series. Documentary series focusing on Bizzykidz, one of the UK’s largest children’s talent agencies. The first episode features no-nonsense owner Debi, who alongside her team navigates the careers of over 1,300 wannabes. They include 10-month-old Ornella, one of the newest recruits.

BBC2

6.00 The Day I Met the Queen (R,S). 6.45 The Sheriffs Are Coming (R,S,HD). 7.30 Money for Nothing (R,S,HD). 8.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 9.00 Sign Zone: Caught Red Handed (R,S). 9.30 Sign Zone: Great British Railway Journeys (R,S). 10.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). 12.00 Daily Politics (S,HD). 1.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD).

THE A WORD 9pm, BBC1

The family suffers a blow when police reveal that their ‘Polish’ helper Maya is Ukrainian, and is working illegally in the UK. Drama, starring Morven Christie and Lee Ingleby.

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S,HD).

12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). Topical debate from a female perspective, with guest Katie Piper. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Chopping Block (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE 9pm, Channel 4

The documentary follows Kirstine and Phil who have not spent a day apart in four years, but following an emergency during labour the pair find themselves separated. Cameras also focus on Tyla, as she starts to reconsider her romantic future while awaiting the arrival of her third child.

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (R,S,HD). 6.45 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.00 Frasier (R,S). 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S).

11.30 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (S,HD). 12.05 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 2.10 Fifteen To One (S,HD). General knowledge quiz. 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (S,HD). 5.30 Too Many Cooks (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.15 Beware! Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD).

12.15 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts (R,S,HD). The medics are kept busy by a trio of stabbings. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD).

2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Secrets of Eden (S,HD) (2012). Drama, starring John Stamos. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD). 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Europe: Them or Us, 9pm

Drive, 9pm

First Dates, 10pm

The Yorkshire Vet, 8pm

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6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (S,HD).

6.30 Regional News (S).

6.55 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD). By the Labour Party.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.25 Party Election Broadcast (S).

By the Labour Party.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 5/22.

Lisa discovers her mother was an A-grade student.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Marnie threatens Freddie.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Zac is denied bail.

6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Live chat and topical reports.

7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). News from Zainab leaves Masood feeling down. Followed by Regional News.

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 36/100. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

6.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain (S). 2/15. The pair take a pub tour of the Lake District.

7.00 Antiques Road Trip (S,HD).

2/10. Paul Laidlaw and Christina Trevanion head for an auction in Nantwich.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Andy tries to persuade Moira to help him contact Debbie.

7.30 River Monsters (S,HD).

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

7.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (R,S,HD). The team find more than 70 dogs and puppies living in terrible conditions.

Followed by 5 News Update.

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Holby City, 8pm

8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 28/52. When Bernie finds herself working alongside an old army colleague, she is forced to confront the secrets of the past and face the truth behind her sudden exit from the army.

8.00 Bake Off: Creme de la Creme (S,HD). 4/8. Tom Kerridge welcomes three more teams of pastry chefs, and their challenges include making an Italian pastry called Sfogliatelle, and Sticky Toffee Pudding.

8.00 Fierce (S,HD). 1/6. See Choices Above.

8.00 The Tiny Tots Talent Agency (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 The Yorkshire Vet (S,HD).

Julian and head nurse Sarah tend to an injured swan, and although she has an unusual way with birds, the creature leaves her with an unexpected legacy. Followed by 5 News Update.

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(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

9.00 The A Word (S,HD). 5/6. See Choices Above.

9.00 Europe: Them or Us (S,HD).

2/2. Part two of two. Nick Robinson goes behind the closed doors of Whitehall and Brussels to hear from the decision-makers about Britain’s relationship with the EEC, now EU.

9.00 Drive (S,HD). 3/5. Vernon Kay meets the remaining six celebrities, and Jason Plato offers advice as the group face their third challenge – allterrain 4x4 driving.

9.00 One Born Every Minute (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Tribal Teens – Here Comes Trouble (S,HD). 1/3. See Choices Above.

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10.00 Later Live – with Jools Holland (S,HD). 1/7. See Choices Above.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD).

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.40 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans (R,S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. Paul O’Grady is in Borneo, visiting an orang-utan rehabilitation centre and learning about the damage that overfishing is doing to sea turtles’ natural habitat.

10.00 First Dates (S,HD). The latest diners looking for love in the blind date show include tattooed teetotaller Danny and Kate, a mother of one who seems like his perfect match.

10.00 Britain’s Pushiest Parents (S,HD). Documentary about parents prepared to go to extreme lengths for their children, including Essex millionaire Irene and stockbroker, Bobby.

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10.00 BBC News at Ten (S,HD).

10.30 Regional News (S). Followed

by Regional Programme.

10.45 Would I Lie to You? (R,S,HD).

7/9. With Huw Edwards, Sarah Millican, Bradley Walsh and Josie Lawrence.

11.15 How to Stay Young (R,S,HD).

2/2. Part two of two. Angela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken find out how to keep the brain healthy.

11.10 Weather (S,HD).

11.15 Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD).

Highlights of the concluding session on day four.

11.40 Bargain Shop Wars (R,S,HD).

1/6. Behind the scenes of discount fashion retailer Pep&Co.

11.05 24 Hours in A&E (R,S,HD). A cyclist is brought to A&E after crashing face first into a car.

11.00 The Best of Bad TV (R,S,HD).

2/3. The most spectacular TV misfires of the 1990s.

12.15 Snooker: World Championship Extra (S,HD). Extended highlights of matches from the first round. 3.15 World Snooker: Crucible Classics (S). Steve Davis v Dennis Taylor from 1985. 5.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD).

5.20 BBC News (S,HD).

12.05 The Super League Show (S). 12.50 Horizon (R,S,HD). How the solar system will come to an end in approximately eight billion years. 1.50 Sign Zone: MasterChef (R,S). Five more amateur cooks compete for a place in tomorrow’s quarter-final. 2.50 Sign Zone: This Farming Life (R,S). 3.50 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 Loose Women (R,S,HD). Topical debate from a female perspective, with guest Katie Piper. 3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.10 Poker (S,HD). 1.05 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S). 1.30 Gillette World Sport (S).

2.00 The Grid (R,S). 2.25 MSA British Rally Championship (R,S,HD). 2.55 Freeride World Tour (R,S). 3.20 Sarah Beeny’s How to Sell Your Home (R,S,HD). 3.50 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free (S,HD). 4.10 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb (S,HD).

12.30 Lip Sync Battle UK: Rufus Hound v Jorgie Porter (R,S,HD). The comedian and actress compete. 12.55 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Castle (R,S,HD). A New York subway worker is killed in Central Park. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 4.25 Great Scientists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S).

5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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TRIBAL TEENS – HERE COMES TROUBLE 9pm, Channel 5

British teenagers get the wake-up call of a lifetime as they are challenged to live among the world’s toughest tribes. In the first programme, unmotivated 18-year-old Ethan and 16-year-old pampered princess Alex are flown deep into the Peruvian rainforest, home of the Ashaninka tribe.

New series. Guests include Birmingham-born Laura Mvula, Paul Simon who promotes his latest solo album, Stranger to Stranger, and British grime MC Kano.

ITV2

7.15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8.00 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 8.30 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 9.30 Psych (R,S,HD). 10.20 Royal Pains (R,S,HD). 11.15 Dinner Date (R,S,HD). 12.15 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 12.45 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 1.45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (S,HD). 2.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).

5.50 Take Me Out (R,S,HD).

E4

6.00 Charmed (R,S). 7.35 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 8.05 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 9.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD). 10.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 4.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 5.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Dog Whisperer (R,S).

7.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 8.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (R,S). 9.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 12.00 Forever (R,S,HD). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 3.30 Jungle Book 3D: Special (R,HD). 4.00 Futurama (R,S). 5.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 5.30 Futurama

LOCKE 9pm, Film4

FILM PICK

LATER LIVE – WITH JOOLS HOLLAND 10pm, BBC2

Premiere. A devoted family man preparing to face the biggest challenge of his career receives a mysterious phone call that leads him to make a fateful decision. However, this act sets in motion a series of events that threaten to destroy his entire life over the course of a single car journey. Thriller, starring Tom Hardy, with the voices of Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott, Ruth Wilson, Alice Lowe, Ben Daniels, Bill Milner and Danny Webb.

GOLD

7.35 Sorry!. 8.10 As Time Goes By (S). 8.50 The Brittas Empire (S). 9.30 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 11.30 The Best of Tommy Cooper. 12.00 Outnumbered (S). 12.55 Open All Hours (S). 1.35 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2.40 As Time Goes By (S). 3.20 The Brittas Empire (S). 4.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S).

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football Gold (S). 6.45 Football League Gold (S,HD). 7.00 WWE: Smackdown (HD).

Spectacular wrestling action. 8.00 Scottish Cup Football (HD). 8.30 Football League Gold (S,HD). 9.00 Ford Monday Night Football (HD). Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur. 11.30 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (S,HD). 12.30 Live ATP Tennis (HD). The Barcelona Open.

Hot Fuzz, 9pm

Rush Hour, 9pm

The Flash, 8pm

Fawlty Towers, 9.15pm

Live Football, 7pm

6.50 The Hot Desk: Fleur East (R,S,HD). An interview with X Factor 2014 runner-up Fleur East.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 8/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 9/24.

6.00 Futurama (R,S). 10/16.

Hermes misses out on promotion.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

2/22.

6.00 Outnumbered (S). The family’s Christmas is marred by burglars – and a missing hamster.

6.30 Sporting Triumphs (HD).

6.45 Sporting Triumphs (S,HD).

7.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Comical clips, narrated by Harry Hill.

7.30 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Comical clips, narrated by Harry Hill.

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

Nathan wants Cleo to face justice.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/23.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

3/22. Marge starts her own sandwich shop.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

4/22.

7.00 The Interviews (S). 5/6.

Profile of Bruce Forsyth.

7.00 Live Ford Football Special (HD). Newcastle United v Manchester City (Kick-off 7.45pm).

8.00 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 22/24. Charlie lets Chelsea move into his home.

8.30 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 23/24.

8.00 The Goldbergs (S).

20/24. Adam picks a team of popular athletes over his own friends in gym class.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 15/24.

8.00 The Flash (S,HD). 17/23.

Barry’s determination to return to Earth-2 sees him travel back through time.

8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 7/8. Part one of two.

Del and Rodney get the chance to leave Peckham behind for a holiday in the Florida sun. David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst star.

9.00 Hot Fuzz (S,HD) (2007).

A zealous policeman is relocated to a sleepy country village, where a series of grisly so-called accidents arouses his suspicions. Action comedy, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. ●●●●

9.00 Rush Hour (S). 1/13.

New series. A by-thebook Hong Kong police detective is forced to partner with a maverick LAPD officer. Comedy, starring Jon Foo and Justin Hires.

9.00 Micky Flanagan’s Detour de France (R,S,HD). 2/4. Micky and his friend Noel Lynch stop off to sample a few glasses of bubbly at some of the region’s premier champagne houses.

9.15 Fawlty Towers (S). 6/6.

A party of German guests comes to stay.

10.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys (S).

10.00 Tattoo Fixers (R,S,HD). 10.00 Duck Quacks Don’t 6/6. Newlyweds Dermot Echo (R,S,HD). 3/8. Lee 6/15. Visitors to the and Maria argue.

Mack challenges studio include chef Warwick Davis, Josh Aggie, who needs 10.40 Not Going Out (S). 6/6.

Widdicombe and assistance removing an Lee gets a job.

Lorraine Kelly to wade offensive tattoo that through more weird covers her chest, and Jay trivia points, sorting fact helps paramedic from fiction.

Anthony disguise his tattoo.

10.15 David Beckham’s 25 Years of Sky Sports (HD). The Manchester United and England legend counts down his top 10 moments from the past 25 years on Sky Sports.

11.25 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

10/30. Lois becomes a model.

11.55 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

3/30. Peter decides he needs to achieve fame.

11.20 Not Going Out (S). 1/8.

11.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles Tim puts the flat on the (R,S,HD). 12/24.

(R,S,HD). 17/24. Sam and market. his family relocate to a 11.30 The Big Bang Theory safe house.

(R,S,HD). 13/24. Sheldon asks the gang to make life more difficult for him.

11.15 My Greatest Game (HD).

11.30 La Liga World (HD). A round-up of recent action.

12.25 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

Roger becomes Stan’s boss. 12.55 American Dad! (R,S,HD). Stan fights to save his family from evil forces. 1.25 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S,HD).

Action-packed game show. 2.15 Teleshopping. Home shopping.

5.45 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

12.00 The Goldbergs (R,S). 12.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R,S,HD).

1.00 The 100 (R,S,HD). 2.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.25 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

2.45 New Girl (R,S,HD). 3.05 Tattoo Fixers (R,S,HD). 4.00 A to Z (R,S,HD). 4.20 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD).

12.00 Cheers (S). 12.30 Shooting Stars (S). 1.10 Not Going Out (S).

1.50 Not Going Out (S). 2.20 Shooting Stars (S). Comedy quiz, with guests Example, Si King, Camilla Dallerup and Linda Henry.

3.10 Harry Hill’s TV Burp (S). 3.35 Harry Hill’s TV Burp (S). 4.10 Close

7.05 Clueless (HD) (1995). A teenager tries to boost her new friend’s image, but her own popularity suffers as a result.

Comedy, inspired

by Jane Austen’s Emma, with Alicia Silverstone. ●●●● 9.00 Locke (HD) (2013). See Choices Above. ●●●● 10.40 Bronson (HD) (2008). Biopic of the notorious convict, who became infamous over his 30-year sentence as the most violent prisoner in Britain. With Tom Hardy, Hugh Ross and Juliet Oldfield. ●●●

12.25 It’s Complicated (HD) (2009). ●●●●

10.05 FYI Daily (HD).

10.10 Hot Fuzz (S,HD) (2007).

Concluded. ●●●●

12.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). A camping trip takes a turn for the worse for McGarrett. 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). A professor is discovered in a bath of acid. 2.00 Forever (R,S,HD). 3.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (R,S). 4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S). 5.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

Film4

11.00 3:10 to Yuma (HD) (1957). ●●●●● 12.45 The Devil at Four O’Clock (HD) (1961). ●●● 3.15 The Desert Rats (1953). ●●● 5.05 Sink the Bismarck!

(HD) (1960). ●●●●

BBC4

7.00 World News Today (HD); Weather.

7.30 National Treasures of Wales (R,HD).

8.00 The Engine That Powers the World: Timeshift (R,HD).

The story of the diesel engine.

9.00 Britain’s Treasure Islands (HD). Stewart McPherson visits the world’s most remote inhabited island.

10.00 Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City (R,HD).

Islam’s links with the city.

11.00 Scotland’s Vital Spark: The Clyde Puffer (R,HD).

12.00 A History of Ancient Britain (R,HD).

The impact of farming on social evolution. 1.00 Paul Merton’s Birth of Hollywood (R). 2.00 Britain’s Most Fragile Treasure (R,HD). 3.00 Britain’s Treasure Islands (R).

TUESDAY APRIL 19

12.00 Ford Monday Night Football (HD). 1.00 Football’s Greatest Teams (S,HD). 1.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

2.00 Ford Monday Night Football (HD). 3.00 Football Gold (S). 3.15 Football League Gold (S,HD). 3.30 Football League Gold (S,HD).

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WEEKEND 75

TV PICKS

24 HOURS IN POLICE CUSTODY 9pm, Channel 4

SECRET BRITAIN 9pm, BBC1

Police investigate banging coming from inside a refrigerated HGV lorry that recently passed through Dover after crossing the Channel.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 The Day I Met the Queen (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming (S,HD). 11.45 Thief Trackers (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD).

1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD).

1.30 Regional News (S). 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Code (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Money for Nothing (S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

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The presenters travel across Britain in search of places of natural beauty, this time exploring Devon. Ellie Harrison follows in Drakes footsteps and searches for the area’s best kept secrets, while Chris Hollins relives an ancient and long-forgotten purification ritual on Dartmoor.

BBC2

6.00 The Day I Met the Queen (R,S). 6.45 The Sheriffs Are Coming (R,S,HD). 7.30 Money for Nothing (R,S,HD). 8.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 9.00 Sign Zone: Now You See It (R,S,HD). 9.30 Sign Zone: Great British Menu (R,S). 10.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). 11.20 Lifeline (R,S,HD). 11.30 Daily Politics (S,HD). 1.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD).

SCOTT & BAILEY 9pm, ITV

Rachel’s safety is thrown into question when the killers change the rules of their sick game. Meanwhile, as a police officer, Janet is powerless to protect her daughter.

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S,HD). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). Topical debate from a female perspective. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Chopping Block (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). Game show. 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

Quiz show.

MURDER IN PARADISE 10pm, Channel 4

Examining the murders of British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller, who were found dead near their hotel in Koh Tao, Thailand in the early hours of 15 September 2014. The programme uncovers a darker undercurrent to the popular tourist hotspot.

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (R,S,HD). 6.45 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.00 Frasier (R,S). 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S).

11.30 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (S,HD). 12.05 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 2.10 Fifteen To One (S,HD). General knowledge quiz. 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (S,HD). 5.30 Too Many Cooks (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.15 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD).

12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD). Technology to help people get slim and trim. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD).

2.15 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S). 3.15 Film: Social Nightmare (S,HD) (2013). Mystery thriller, starring Kirsten Prout. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD). 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Coronation Street, 7.30pm

The Supervet, 8pm

Nightmare Tenants, Slum … 10pm

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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.25 Party Election Broadcast (S).

By the Liberal Democrats.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 6/22.

Mr Burns suffers from amnesia.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Nathan wants Cleo to face justice.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). A woman claiming to be Irene’s long-lost daughter arrives in the Bay. 6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Matt Baker and Alex Jones present the live magazine show.

Followed by Regional News.

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 37/100. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

6.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain (S). 3/15. The duo uncover historic pubs in Manchester.

7.00 Antiques Road Trip (S,HD).

3/10. The last leg of Paul Laidlaw and Christina Trevanion trip to Northwich.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Cain sets a trap for Moira.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Will confesses to Michelle that he is thinking of calling off the wedding.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

7.00 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD).

Kev pepper-sprays a suspect resisting arrest. Followed by 5 News Update.

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8.00 MasterChef (S,HD). 15/25. Five contestants try their hand at professional service, preparing lunch at London restaurant, Craft, before showing John and Gregg what they have learnt in an Invention Test.

8.00 Caravanner of the Year (S,HD). 1/2. Six motorhome, caravan and camper van enthusiasts battle it out in the Caravan Club’s inaugural competition to become Caravanner of the Year.

8.00 Tonight at the London Palladium (S,HD). 2/8. Bradley Walsh welcomes Cyndi Lauper, the cast of “Kinky Boots”, Diversity, Ronan Keating, Troupe Diabolo, and The Royal British Legion Band and Corps of Drums Romford to the stage.

8.00 The Supervet (S,HD). A oneyear-old Saint Bernard suffering with hip dysplasia is brought to the clinic, while Noel treats a 13-year-old Collie that has been hit by a car.

8.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (S,HD). See Choices Above.

Followed by 5 News Update.

9.00 Secret Britain (S,HD). 3/4. See Choices Above.

9.00 Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital (S,HD). 2/2.

See Choices Above.

9.00 Scott & Bailey (S,HD). 2/3. See Choices Above.

9.00 24 Hours in Police Custody (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (S,HD). 2/20. Agents Stewart and Elmore are met with lies and aggression when they track down nearly £3,000, while Paul and Steve chase £30,000 owed by a worldfamous Formula One racing team.

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Five Star Babies: Inside the … 9pm

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Regional News (S).

6.55 Party Election Broadcast (S,HD). By the Liberal Democrats.

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10.00 BBC News at Ten (S,HD).

10.30 Regional News (S). Followed

by Regional Programme.

10.45 I Want My Wife Back (R,S,HD).

1/6. Comedy, starring Ben Miller and Caroline Catz.

10.00 Normal for Norfolk (S,HD).

2/4. Desmond and his farmhands work hard to shift strawberries and raspberries.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD).

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MasterChef, 8pm

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(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

11.15 Boomers (R,S,HD). 4/6. A newly single Mick returns from Spain.

11.45 Parkinson’s: The Funny Side (R,S). 9/9. Paul Mayhew-Archer goes in search of a cure for Parkinson’s. Last in the series.

11.10 Weather (S,HD).

11.15 Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). The final session on the fifth day at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

12.15 Snooker: World Championship Extra (S,HD). Extended highlights of the first-round matches. 3.15 World Snooker: Crucible Classics (S). Steve Davis v Joe Johnson from 1986. 5.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 5.20 BBC News (S,HD).

12.05 Europe: Them or Us (R,S,HD). 1.05 Horizon: Should We Close Our Zoos?

(R,S,HD). 2.05 Sign Zone: MasterChef (R,S). 2.35 Sign Zone: The Secret History of My Family (R,S). 3.35 Sign Zone: Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop’s Victorian Benefits (R,S). 4.35 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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after

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10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.45 Along Came Polly (S,HD) (2004). See Choices Above. ●●

12.25 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

10.00 Murder in Paradise (S,HD).

See Choices Above.

10.00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords (S,HD). 7/13. A landlady calls in eviction specialist Paul after discovering her property is being rented out as a boutique hotel online, while a young couple complain about damp and mould.

11.05 The Island with Bear Grylls (R,S,HD). Dan leads an expedition to the other side of the island.

11.00 The Tube: Going Underground (R,S). 5/8. Staff deal with the chaotic events of New Year’s Eve.

12.05 Film: Music on 4: Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders (S,HD) (2015). ●●● 2.05 Film: Stakeout (S,HD) (1987). Comedy thriller, starring Richard Dreyfuss. ●●● 4.05 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). 5.00 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (R,S,HD).

5.10 Fifteen To One (R,S,HD).

12.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK (R,S,HD). A man who runs a guest house on Fair Isle off the coast of Scotland. 12.55 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming.

3.10 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts (R,S,HD). 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

4.25 Great Scientists (R,S). 4.50 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S).

5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Dr William Laird is consulted by a worried mother of two twin girls, who were born prematurely. One twin suffered complications and her breathing continues to be a concern. After carrying out an emergency examination, the doctor has no option but to summon an ambulance.

The Portland Hospital is placed under intense pressure with the arrival of a wave of VIPs, including a Middle Eastern princess.

ITV2

7.15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (R,S,HD). 8.00 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 8.30 The Cube (R,S,HD).

9.30 Psych (R,S,HD). 10.20 Royal Pains (R,S,HD). 11.15 Dinner Date (R,S). 12.15 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 12.45 The Cube (R,S,HD).

1.45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (S,HD). 2.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 5.50 Take Me Out (R,S,HD).

E4

6.00 Charmed (R,S). 7.35 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 8.05 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 9.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD). 10.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 4.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 5.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD).

Sky1

7.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 8.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (R,S). 9.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 9.30 Nothing to Declare (R,S,HD).

10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

12.00 Forever (R,S,HD). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Extreme Phobias, Extreme Cures (R,S,HD). 4.00 Futurama (R,S). 5.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 5.30 Futurama (R,S).

FILM PICKS

GPS: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 8pm, Channel 5

FIVE STAR BABIES: INSIDE THE PORTLAND HOSPITAL 9pm, BBC2

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY 9pm, Film4

ALONG CAME POLLY 10.45pm, ITV

A man’s orderly routine is thrown into disarray when a wildly spontaneous old friend walks back into his life.

Romantic comedy, with Jennifer Aniston.

A former intelligence operative is brought out of retirement to uncover a Soviet mole in MI6. Cold War thriller, starring Gary Oldman.

GOLD

7.00 Keeping Up Appearances 7.35 Sorry!. 8.10 As Time Goes By 8.50 The Brittas Empire (S).

9.30 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 11.30 Outnumbered (S). 12.10 The Green Green Grass (S). 12.50 Open All Hours (S). 1.30 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2.40 As Time Goes By (S). 3.20 The Brittas Empire (S). 4.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S).

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football League Gold (S).

7.00 WWE: Experience (S,HD).

8.00 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD). 8.30 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (S,HD). 9.30 Ford Monday Night Football (HD). 10.30 Monday Night Football Special. 11.30 David Beckham’s 25 Years of Sky Sports (HD). 12.30 Live ATP Tennis (HD). The Barcelona Open.

Jane the Virgin, 7.30pm

Arrow, 8pm

Only Fools and Horses, 8pm

Live Football, 7.30pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 10/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/24.

6.00 Futurama (R,S). 12/16.

Fry meets a mermaid.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

5/22.

6.00 Outnumbered (S). 7/7.

The family has a restless night.

6.40 The Green Green Grass (S). 6/6.

6.30 Ford Monday Night Football (HD).

Newcastle United v Manchester City.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Comical clips, narrated by Harry Hill.

7.30 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Comical clips, narrated by Harry Hill.

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

7.30 Jane the Virgin (S).

5/22. Jane is finally ready to make a decision about her love life.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

6/22. Futurama’s Planet Express crew turns up in Springfield.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

7/22.

7.20 Open All Hours (S). 4/6.

Granville tries to impress a local beauty.

7.30 Live Ford Football Special (HD). Liverpool v Everton (Kick-off 8.00pm). Coverage of the Premier League match from Anfield.

8.00 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 24/24. Judith goes into labour.

8.30 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 1/22. Charlie struggles with his feelings for ex-fiancee Mia.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 24/24. Sheldon is upset about his career.

8.00 Arrow (S,HD). 17/23.

The Bug-Eyed Bandit Brie Larvan escapes from prison and targets Palmer Tech, prompting Oliver to turn to a surprising ally for help.

8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 8/8. Part two of two.

The Trotters arrive in America and promptly suffer a setback when their camper van is burgled, and a Mafia gang targets Del.

9.00 The Almost Impossible 9.00 The 100 (S,HD). 10/16.

Jaha employs a terrifying Gameshow (S,HD). 3/6. new method to convince Ten contestants take Abby to join his cause, part in the action-packed while Kane is on a game show, with mission. Elsewhere, commentary from Irish Monty finds himself in a comedy duo the precarious situation.

Rubberbandits.

9.00 Limitless (S,HD). 11/22.

A batch of NZT pills vanish, and a tricky situation gets even more complicated for Rebecca when she realises Casey Rook and his Swat team are behind the disappearance.

The Almost … 9pm

10.00 Plebs (R,S,HD). 4/8.

Grumio is cast to play the part of Cupid in a play.

10.30 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11/30. Peter befriends actor James Woods.

10.00 Supernatural (S). 1/23.

New series. Sam and Dean face their biggest threat to date as they contend with the Darkness that has been unleashed upon the earth.

11.00 Comic Roots (S).

Kenneth Williams explores his roots.

11.40 Holy Flying Circus (S).

Comedy drama, starring Darren Boyd and Charles Edwards.

12.00 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

12.30 Glitchy (R,S,HD). 12.55 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 1.25 Scorpion (R,S,HD). Sylvester wins big on a game show. 2.15 Mark Ronson: The Hot Desk (R,S,HD).

2.25 Teleshopping. Home shopping. 5.55 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

1.40 Shooting Stars (S). With guests Kimberly Wyatt, Trisha Goddard, David Gest and Ben Miller. 2.20 The Interviews (S).

Profile of Kenny Everett. 3.10 Legends of Stand-Up Christmas Special (S). Festive routines of stand-up comedy. 4.10 Close

12.00 The Inbetweeners (R,S,HD). 12.35 The Inbetweeners (R,S,HD). 1.05 The 100 (R,S,HD). 2.05 Supernatural (R,S). 2.50 Rude Tube (R,S,HD).

3.45 2 Broke Girls (R,S,HD). 4.05 A to Z (R,S,HD). 4.25 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 4.50 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD).

12.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). An HPD officer is killed by a sniper.

1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). An executive has his drink spiked – to a fatal level. 2.00 Forever (R,S,HD).

3.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (R,S). 4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

5.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

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6.50 Mission: Impossible (HD) (1996). Action thriller based on the 1960s TV series, with Tom Cruise and Jon Voight. ●●●● 9.00 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (HD) (2011). See Choices Above. ●●●●● 11.30 This Means War (HD) (2012). Two secret agents fall in love with the same woman and use their talents to sabotage each other’s chances of romance.

Comedy, with Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. ●●●

1.25 Prizzi’s Honor (HD) (1985). ●●●●●

10.00 The Force: Manchester 10.00 The Interviews (S). 6/6. 10.30 Ford Football Special Profile of radio DJ and (HD). New series.

(HD). Action from three innovative TV comedian Documentary following Premier League games, Kenny Everett, the work of Greater featuring Manchester referencing footage Manchester Police, United v Crystal Palace, from his numerous TV which is England’s West Ham United v chat show appearances second-largest force and Watford, and Liverpool v in the 30 years before his is responsible for Everton. death. Last in the series. protecting 2.7 million people.

11.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 Colony (R,HD). 2/10.

11.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

(R,S,HD). 12/23. The boys Katie makes a secret 4/30. Meg receives a are challenged to a commitment. makeover. robot duel.

11.30 American Dad! 11.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 15/16. Stan (R,S,HD). 13/23. searches for Oliver North’s buried treasure.

Film4

11.00 Twelve O’Clock High (HD) (1949). ●●●● 1.40 Bear Island (HD) (1979). Thriller, starring Donald Sutherland. ●● 4.00 Reach for the Sky (1956). Biopic of Second World War pilot Douglas Bader, starring Kenneth More. ●●●●

BBC4

7.00 World News Today (HD); Weather.

7.30 National Treasures of Wales (R,HD).

8.00 Britain’s Treasure Islands (R,HD). Stewart McPherson visits the world’s most remote inhabited island.

9.00 Miss Potter (HD) (2006).

Biographical period drama, starring Renee Zellweger. ●●● 10.30 Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones (R,HD). Biography of the singer and musician.

11.30 The Engine That Powers the World: Timeshift (R,HD).

12.30 Ian Hislop’s Scouting for Boys (R).

1.30 Bunkers, Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry with Jonathan Meades (R,HD).

2.30 The Man Who Fought the Planners: The Story of Ian Nairn (R).

WEDNESDAY APRIL 20

12.30 David Beckham’s 25 Years of Sky Sports (HD). 1.30 Monday Night Football Special. 2.30 Ford Football Special (HD). Action from three Premier League games. 4.30 David Beckham’s 25 Years of Sky Sports (HD). 5.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

5 days from £399.00 per person

André Rieu Vrijthof Concert in Maastricht

Five-day Coach-inclusive Break, departing July 2016 Our price includes • A seated ticket to see André Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra live in concert on the Vrijthof Square in Maastricht (ticket upgrades available) • Visits to Amsterdam, Maastricht and Antwerp • Four nights’ bed and continental breakfast at a four-star standard hotel in the Eindhoven area of The Netherlands • Return travel by coach and Channel crossings to the Netherlands • The services of a tour manager

from Friday, April 15, 2016

WEEKEND 77

TV PICKS

ELIZABETH AT 90 – A FAMILY TRIBUTE 9pm, BBC1

EMMERDALE 7pm, ITV

A celebration of the Queen’s birthday using home movies to build a picture of her life, with insights from various members of the royal family.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 The Day I Met the Queen (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S,HD). 11.00 The Queen’s 90th Birthday (S,HD). 12.30 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S). 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Code (S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Money for Nothing (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

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Belle arranges a romantic evening with Dr Bailey following a blazing row between her Zak and Joanie. She sneaks into the factory after closing and arranges to meet him there – but her plans take a disastrous turn, especially when Lisa and Rakesh make an unexpected appearance.

BBC2

6.00 The Day I Met the Queen (R,S). 6.45 The Sheriffs Are Coming 7.30 Money for Nothing (R,S,HD). 8.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 9.00 Sign Zone: The Great Interior Design Challenge (R,S). 10.00 Coast (R,S,HD).

11.00 Wanted Down Under (R,S). 12.00 Daily Politics (S,HD). 1.00 Live Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD). The sixth day’s play gets under way at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

LINE OF DUTY 9pm, BBC2

MILLIONAIRES’ MANSIONS: DESIGNING BRITAIN’S MOST EXCLUSIVE HOMES 8pm, Channel 4

Steve Arnott comes under scrutiny from his colleagues, and with his career in jeopardy he turns to an unlikely source for help. Ted Hastings is forced into a dramatic decision.

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S,HD).

12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). The ladies meet the mother of cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Judge Rinder (S,HD). 3.00 Chopping Block (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S).

4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

The peek into the world of luxury interior design focuses on Chelsea, one of London’s most exclusive boroughs. Leading architect Sally Mackereth is transforming a former artist’s studio into a fully furnished apartment for a luxury developer.

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (R,S,HD). 6.45 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.00 Frasier (R,S). 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R,S).

11.30 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (S,HD). 12.05 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 2.10 Fifteen To One (S,HD). General knowledge quiz. 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 5.00 Four in a Bed (S,HD). 5.30 Too Many Cooks (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.15 Cowboy Builders (R,S,HD).

12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD).

Enforcement agents evict a woman with two children. 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD).

1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S).

3.15 Film: The Husband She Met Online (S,HD) (2013). Thriller, starring Meredith Monroe. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD).

5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

7.00 Elizabeth II: 90 Glorious Years (R,S,HD). Documentary looking back at the reign of Her Majesty the Queen, as she celebrates her 90th birthday.

Followed by 5 News Update.

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7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). See Choices Above.

7.30 Europe – In or Out?: Tonight (S,HD). Part one of two. Robert Peston examines the case for and against leaving the EU.

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6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).

Claire presses Olivia for information about her biological father.

6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD).

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Medical Mysteries, 8pm

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 7/22.

A psychiatrist recommends the family rehomes Santa’s Little Helper.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

8.00 MasterChef (S,HD). 16/25. Six more hopefuls try their hand at professional service, preparing lunch at award-winning Italian restaurant L’Anima in the City of London, then prepare a dish for Marcus Wareing.

8.00 Nature’s Perfect Partners: Natural World (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Belle and Bailey try to avoid being discovered at the factory.

8.30 Bargain Shop Wars (S,HD).

2/6. Bargain retailer Pep&Co launches its first sale.

8.00 Millionaires’ Mansions: Designing Britain’s Most Exclusive Homes (S,HD). 3/3.

See Choices Above.

8.00 Medical Mysteries (R,S,HD).

The cases of a man confined to a wheelchair by all-over body pains, a 24-year-old who is sick almost every day and a retired schoolteacher who has felt dizzy for six decades. Followed by 5 News Update.

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Hollyoaks, 6.30pm

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

9.00 Elizabeth at 90 – A Family Tribute (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Line of Duty (S,HD). 5/6. See Choices Above.

9.00 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans (S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two. Paul O’Grady meets an orang-utan learning to climb again after breaking its arm in a fall, and learns about the second most endangered bears in the world.

9.00 British Army Girls (S,HD). 3/3.

The troop face their final four weeks of training, during which everything they have learnt is put to the test on a massive challenge under combat conditions. Last in the series.

9.00 On Benefits: Life on the Dole. See Choices Above.

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Bargain Shop Wars, 8.30pm

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 38/100. Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine.

6.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain (S). 4/15. Cornish pubs at the centre of the smuggling industry.

7.00 Antiques Road Trip (S,HD).

4/10. Charles Hanson and Raj Bisram head for Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire.

7.00 The One Show (S,HD).

7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Nancy is determined to go travelling, with or without Tamwar.

Followed by BBC News: Regional News.

10.10 BBC News (S,HD).

10.40 Regional News (S).

10.55 Question Time (S,HD). 27/36.

Topical debate from Exeter, chaired by David Dimbleby.

10.00 Mock the Week (R,S,HD). 3/14.

With Angela Barnes, Miles Jupp, Romesh Ranganathan and Josh Widdicombe.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD).

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.40 Regional Programme (S,HD).

10.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (S,HD). 8/10. The comedian chats to fellow funnyman Michael McIntyre and Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt, and presents music by Jack Garratt, performing Surprise Yourself.

10.00 Botched Up Bodies (R,S,HD).

3/3. Surgeons help a woman who nearly died after having budget breast-surgery in Prague, and a man left scarred and still bald after six attempted hair transplants.

11.55 This Week (S,HD). The past seven days in politics.

11.10 Weather (S,HD).

11.15 Snooker: The World Championship (S,HD).

Highlights of the sixth day from Sheffield.

11.10 Britain’s Oldest Crooks (R,S,HD). The growing number of over-60s in UK prisons.

11.05 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). The households’ opinions on recent TV.

11.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away (R,S,HD). 2/20. Two agents chase £30,000 owed by a world-famous Formula One racing team.

12.40 Snooker: World Championship Extra (S,HD). Extended highlights of a match from the sixth day. 2.40 World Snooker: Crucible Classics (S). Jimmy White v Stephen Hendry from 1988. 4.30 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD).

4.35 BBC News (S,HD).

12.05 Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital (R,S,HD). 1.05 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story (R,S,HD). The jury reaches a verdict.

Last in the series. 2.10 Sign Zone: Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me (R,S).

2.40 Sign Zone: Tribes, Predators & Me (R,S). 3.40 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.10 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). Jessica attends a party in New York. 1.00 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Europe – In or Out?: Tonight (R,HD). 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.05 Murder in Paradise (R,S,HD). 1.00 Sex Box (R,S,HD). 1.55 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (R,S,HD). 2.50 Isis and the Missing Treasures: Channel 4 Dispatches (R,S,HD). 3.20 Unreported World (R,S,HD). 3.50 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb (S,HD). 4.45 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (R,S,HD). 5.05 Fifteen To One (R,S,HD).

12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Inside Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s Worst Year (R,S,HD). An in-depth look at the events of 1992. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). The work of volunteers at an animal sanctuary. 4.25 Great Scientists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S).

5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Eggheads, 6pm

6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (S,HD).

6.30 Regional News (S).

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EastEnders, 7.30pm

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ON BENEFITS: LIFE ON THE DOLE 9pm, Channel 5

Documentary telling the stories of people struggling to live on state welfare. Blossom lives in Brighton and has various health problems. Now she has discovered she many have cancer and needs exploratory surgery – but at 25 stone, doctors have told her she is too fat to go under general anaesthetic.

Bill Bailey narrates this natural history documentary telling the story of some of nature’s most extraordinary partnerships.s

ITV2

9.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD). 9.30 Psych (R,S,HD). 10.20 Royal Pains (R,S,HD). 11.15 Dinner Date (R,S,HD). 12.15 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 12.45 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 1.15 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 1.45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (S,HD). 2.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).

5.50 Take Me Out (R,S,HD).

E4

6.00 Charmed (R,S). 7.35 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 8.05 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 9.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD). 10.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 4.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 5.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Dog Whisperer (R,HD).

7.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 8.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (R,S). 9.00 Nothing to Declare (R,S,HD).

10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

12.00 Forever (R,S,HD). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Extreme Phobias, Extreme Cures (R,S,HD). 4.00 Futurama (R,S). 5.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 5.30 Futurama (R,S).

X-MEN 9pm, Film4

FILM PICK

NATURE’S PERFECT PARTNERS: NATURAL WORLD 8pm, BBC2

Super-powered outsiders Rogue and Wolverine enlist at a school for mutants which is run by a benevolent psychic professor. While there, they agree to join others with similar gifts to take on a superhuman mutant terrorist faction intent on establishing dominance over mankind. Sci-fi comic-book adventure, starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn and Bruce Davison.

GOLD

7.00 Keeping Up Appearances (S). 7.30 Sorry!. 8.00 As Time Goes By (S). 8.40 The Brittas Empire (S). 9.20 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 11.20 Outnumbered (S). 12.00 The Green Green Grass (S). 12.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2.40 As Time Goes By (S). 3.20 The Brittas Empire (S). 4.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S).

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football Gold (S,HD). 7.00 WWE: Smackdown (HD). 8.00 Ford Football Special (HD). Action from three Premier League games.

10.00 Football Gold (S,HD).

Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers from the 2011/12 season.

10.30 Ford Football Special (HD).

Action from three Premier League games. 12.30 Live ATP Tennis (HD). The Barcelona Open.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 9pm

DC’s Legends of … 8pm

Big School, 10pm

Live Football, 7pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 13/24.

Leonard’s car is stolen.

6.00 Futurama (R,S). 14/16.

The team acquires a taste for alien worms.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

8/22.

6.00 Outnumbered (S). 1/6.

The family spends a day sightseeing in London.

6.40 The Green Green Grass (S). 1/7.

6.30 ATP Tour Uncovered (S,HD). Tennis news.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed Extreme! (R). Harry Hill narrates a selection of some of the most extreme clips filmed by viewers.

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Tony begs Myra and Diego to reconsider their case for compensation.

7.30 The Goldbergs (R,S).

20/24.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

9/22. Homer gets a little too drunk on Christmas Eve. 7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

10/22.

7.20 Open All Hours (S). 5/6.

Nurse Gladys poses as a shop critic.

7.00 Live Ford Football Special (HD). Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion (Kick-off 7.45pm).

8.00 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 2/22. Alan’s girlfriend Melissa moves in.

8.35 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 3/22. Alan tries to get closer to Judith’s baby.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 15/24. Sheldon and Amy host a live episode of Fun with Flags.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (S,HD). 16/24.

8.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (S,HD). 8/16.

The team traces Vandal Savage to a small town in 1950s Oregon, where they suspect he is involved in a spate of murders.

8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). Always one to jump on the latest bandwagon, Del-Boy goes eco-friendly and launches a bottled water business.

9.00 Colony (S,HD). 3/10. Scifi drama set in a dystopian, near-future Los Angeles where an invading extra-terrestrial force has taken control of the city. Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies star.

9.30 Creature Comforts.

9/13. Festive animated fun.

Scorpion, 9pm

9.00 Scorpion (S,HD). 19/24.

9.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Toby discovers the supply (S,HD). 18/23. Jake and at the LA blood bank has Amy lose captain Holt’s been tampered with, so dog. the team tracks down 9.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine the perpetrator in time (R,S,HD). 14/23. Peralta to save a girl in tries to win the favour of desperate need of a Sophia’s boss. heart transplant.

10.00 Celebrity Juice (S,HD). 10.00 The Inbetweeners With Zoe Ball and X (R,S,HD). 5/6. Will is left Factor runners-up home alone.

Reggie and Bollie.

10.35 The Inbetweeners 10.50 @elevenish (S,HD).

(R,S,HD). 6/6. The gang 6/11. Topical comedy goes on a camping trip. series.

10.00 The Five (R,S,HD). 1/10. 10.00 Big School (S). 6/6. Mr Gunn is persuaded to Drama created by besttake in the homeless Mr selling thriller writer Barber.

Harlan Coben, following four lifelong friends 10.40 Miranda (S). 6/6. A fed who are forced to revisit up Miranda packs her a tragedy from their bags to go travelling. past.

11.20 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

12/30. Peter gets stranded on a desert island.

11.50 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

5/30.

11.10 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 The Five (R,S,HD). 2/10.

(R,S,HD). 14/23. Sheldon Danny brings in a lends Penny money to suspect that could lead pay her rent. him to Jesse.

11.40 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 15/23.

12.20 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

12.45 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

The Smith family stars in a spoof of classic James Bond films. 1.15 Plebs (R,S,HD). Grumio is cast to play the part of Cupid in a play.

1.45 @elevenish (R,S,HD). 2.10 Teleshopping. Home shopping.

5.40 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

12.10 Rude Tube (R,S,HD). 1.15 Rush Hour (R,S). 2.05 Empire (R,S,HD). 2.50 2 Broke Girls (R,S,HD). 3.15 A to Z (R,S,HD). 3.35 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD).

3.55 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 4.20 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 4.40 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD).

12.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). A tour company falls victim to a string of arson attacks. 1.00 Hawaii Five0 (R,S,HD). McGarrett and his mother join forces for a covert operation. 2.00 Forever (R,S,HD).

3.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (R,S). 4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

5.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

Film4

11.00 Drums Across the River (HD) (1954). ●●● 12.35 The Siege at Red River (1954). ●●● 2.15 Damn the Defiant! (HD) (1962). ●●●● 4.20 Operation Petticoat (HD) (1959). ●●●●

6.55 Brewster’s Millions (HD) (1985). A baseball player has just a month to spend $30million to gain a huge inheritance - but he will lose the lot to wily lawyers if he fails.

Comedy, with Richard Pryor and John Candy. ●●● 9.00 X-Men (HD) (2000). See Choices Above. ●●●● 11.05 Lawless (HD) (2012). Three brothers running a Depression-era bootlegging operation come under threat from a corrupt sheriff. Drama, starring Shia LaBeouf. ●●●

1.20 Tabu (HD) (2012). ●●●●

10.15 David Beckham’s 25 Years of Sky Sports (HD). The Manchester United and England legend counts down his top 10 moments from the past 25 years on Sky Sports.

11.20 Not Going Out (S). 2/8.

Lee pretends to be gay.

11.15 Barclays Premier League World (S,HD).

11.45 Football Gold (S,HD).

12.00 Cheers (S). 12.30 Shooting Stars (S). With Tulisa, Brendan Cole, Chris Kamara and John Simpson.

1.10 Big School (S). 1.50 Not Going Out (S). 2.20 Men Behaving Badly (S). 2.55 Men Behaving Badly (S). 3.30 Men Behaving Badly (S). Tony and Gary go to a rave. 4.15 Close

12.00 Ford Football Special (HD).

Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion.

1.00 Premier League Darts (HD).

Action from round 12 in Bournemouth. 4.30 Football Gold.

4.45 Spanish Football Gold (S,HD). 5.00 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD). 5.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

BBC4

7.00 World News Today (HD); Weather.

7.30 Top of the Pops: 1981 (R).

8.00 Everyday Miracles: The Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners (R,HD).

Part one of two.

The design techniques used to produce everyday household objects.

9.00 Aliens: The Big Think (HD). The search for extraterrestrials.

10.00 Horizon: Asteroids – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (R,HD).

11.00 Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words (R,HD).

12.00 Top of the Pops: 1981 (R). 12.35 Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones (R,HD). 1.35 Chuck Berry in Concert (R). 2.35 Aliens: The Big Think (R).

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