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HOW’S the Christmasshopping going? Ifyou’re anything like us,you’ll have been full of

good intentions in November.I don’t know how it’s happened,

but December seems to have creptup on me like a thief in the night.And now we’re a week into thechocolate advent calendars and I’vebought precisely two gifts. One ofwhich is for me.Even the lure of Black Friday

couldn’t spur me into action. I saylure: I need a 55in telly like I needa pointy elbow jabbed in my ribcage – the two of which seemed togo hand-in-hand as shoppers bargedand jostled each other for thebiggest bargains. And the queues –honestly, who could be bothered?But that’s not to say I’m not

already in the Christmas spirit. Andthat’s largely thanks to the pantoseason being in full swing.On Tuesday, we – me, three-year-

old and granny – saw Beauty & TheBeast at The Roses in Tewkesbury.The fake snow machine outsidetransformed Sun Street into amagical winter wonderland and theglee of the children in the audiencecouldn’t fail to warm your heart.A few days earlier we’d all troopedoff to Cheltenham’s EverymanTheatre for Sleeping Beauty – a totaltriumph of brilliant choreography,catchy tunes and hilarious dialogue.Tweedy and the dame, William

Elliott, should have their ownprime-time show. Bee was on theedge of her seat, mesmerised fromstart to finish, roaring with laughter.Next week, we’re into the territory

of nativity plays, school carolconcerts and Westonbirt’s EnchantedChristmas. I love this time of year.As for presents, who needs ’em?’

Tanya [email protected] 278066

This issue’s contributors were asked: Tell us about your favourite road trip

Richard Hammond Helen Blow Jonny Whiley Nick Webster Tanya Gledhill

“I love Italy so it wouldhave to be the AmalfiCoast,” says theWeekendfeature writer.“I spent two weeksthere as part of a familyholiday 10 years ago andit was just stunning.“A DB5 Aston Martin ispretty classy – preferablythe exact one used in theBond film Goldfinger.“The name’sWhiley.JonnyWhiley . . .

Nick wrote this week’stravel feature.“I did a great road tripwith friends from Sydneyto Geelong inVictoriathat took in the GreatOcean Road,” he says.“It stretches along thesouth-eastern coastof Australia betweenTorquay and Allansfordfor 150 miles and theviews are breathtaking.“A VWTransporterDoubleBack would beperfect. Chuck in a tent,mates, a stove and a fewbeers and that’s me set.”

“The Atlantic Drive inCounty Mayo, Ireland,from the CurranePeninsula up toAchill Island is utterlyspectacular. From thesilvery waters of ClewBay to the golden sandsof Mulranny, massiveAtlantic breakersand cliffs the size ofskyscrapers on thestretch from Cloughmoreto Dooega – it’s wild;proper Lord of the Ringsstuff. It makes my heartstop every time I go backthere.”

Who are we?

Weekend magazine ispublished every Saturdayby the Gloucester Citizenand Gloucestershire Echonewspapers, part of theLocalWorld stable.

EditorTanya Gledhill

Deputy EditorLucy [email protected] 278065

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It’ll be under thousandsof Christmas trees thisyear, but there are somesecrets behindTopGear’s new DVD,ThePerfect RoadTrip 2, saysRichard Hammond.Filmed in Italy in varioussupercars, it wasn’talways plain sailing.“Jeremy [Clarkson]insists on eating fiddlyfoods that I don’t likeand looking at boringparts of rocks when I’drather drive,” he says.“There’s some arguing.”

“Some friends of minehad an amazing holidayin California this summerand so I would choosethe classic trip along thePacific Coast Highwayfrom San Francisco upto Orange County andbeyond, taking in the BigSur and Monteray Bay,”says feature writer Helen.“I’m not big on cars soI’d be happy with anyopen-top, but for the sakeof argument, let’s say ared Mustang convertible.Oh yeah!”

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Richard Hammond explores whirlwindsand avalanches in new showWildWeather. But come rain, hail orshine, the Top Gear host is alwayssunny, as WEEKEND finds out

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Kate's visit inspires theWestonbirt girls

“I can embrace middleage, I'm 44, it's timeI watched things likeDownton, so I do

Richard Hammond

W HETHER he’s discussinghis hair-raising new TVshow, his Top Gear roadtrips, or his passion for

Downton Abbey, Richard Hammondbrims with boyish enthusiasm.Indeed, even standing in the middle

of a tornado in the BBC One seriesWild Weather – an experience thatwould reduce most of us to grey-faced,queasy wrecks – the pint-sized presentercan barely contain his excitement.“It’s the most astonishing feeling,it’s dizzying,” Hammond, knownto fans as The Hamster, exclaimsfrom inside the simulated twister.

“The world is roaring past andspinning around me, but I’m still.”Similarly, when donning heavy

duty clothing before venturingoutdoors in the place said to have theworst weather in the world (MountWashington in New Hampshire, USA),he cheerfully dons his goggles andexplains, “your eyeballs can freeze andany exposed skin, you’ll have frostbiteon it within two or three minutes”.On Wild Weather, which aims to strip

weather back to basics, Hammondalso creates a 10m high whirlwindmade of fire, detonates an avalancheand builds an enormous dust cloud.But then, such daredevil antics

are nothing new for the star, whosustained a serious brain injury inSeptember 2006, when the jet-powereddragster he was driving for Top Gearcrashed on a airfield in Yorkshire.He was back on the motoring show

the following January, and reckonswork probably helped his recovery.In addition to Top Gear, he has

also hosted documentary seriesPlanet Earth Live, children’s scienceshow Blast Lab and the adventuregame show Total Wipeout.Hammond had another hairy – and

headline-grabbing – moment filmingthe Top Gear Christmas special inArgentina, when along with JeremyClarkson, James May and the crew, hefled the country after protests over thenumberplate on Clarkson’s Porsche.Some interpreted the plate – which

read ‘H982 FKL’ – as a reference tothe 1982 Falklands War, but the show’sproducers insisted it wasn’t planned.“Some members of the crew hada very frightening experience."There’s little to add from usnow, our view is; let’s put the showtogether and people will see it andmake up their own minds,” saysHammond, who seems keen todraw a line under the experience.

“You’ll be able to see for yourself,and judge for yourself what happenedand what you think of it.”Since joining the award-winning

car show for its relaunch in 2002,Hammond has spent much ofhis working life on the road.He used to live in Redmarley and

is a regular visitor to the county – hefilmed in Stow-on-the-Wold withTop Gear earlier this year, and alsovisited Prescott Bike Festival.It all makes the time he spends

at home in Herefordshire (in ahouse nicknamed Hamelot), withwife Mindy and daughters Izzy andWillow, all the more precious.And that means settling down towatch all the “I’m A Celebrity,Get Me Dancing Out Of TheHouse type things”.“The thing is, I travel so muchthat when I get home, I want tospend time with the girls.“Unfortunately, they want to spendtime watching things I wouldn’tchoose to watch,” he admits fondly.

I’ve perfected the art of sittingin the room on the sofa butstaring at the wall above the

fireplace instead of the television...”Surprisingly, given the rather laddish

show he co-hosts, he doesn’tenjoy watching much sport.“Alhough my eldestdaughter likes watchingfootball,” he says.“She’s an avid hockeyplayer and she likeswatching it forthe tactics andstrategies. I’llsit and watchfootball with herand pretend tobe massivelyenthusiastic.”Hammond

is muchmore keenon cosyDowntonAbbey.“I canembraceearlymiddle-age, I’m44, it’s timeI watchedthings likeDownton,so I do,” hedeclares.

Kate's visit inspires theWestonbirt girls

“I can embrace middleage, I'm 44, it's timeI watched things likeDownton, so I do

Richard Hammond

HAVE you been enjoyinglife on PlanetTatler?

For us mere peasants,watching the goings-onat the glossy magazine,headed by editor KateReardon, a formerCheltenham Ladies' gal,has been fascinating.

BBCTwo documentaryPosh People: InsideTatlerhas been lifting the lid onlife inside the world’s oldest magazine.

The publication has been reporting on the lives of Britain’s mostprivileged and powerful for 300 years.

Last week Kate was seen visitingWestonbirt School to be guest ofhonour at speech day.

She was invited by head Natasha Dangerfield who is keen to bringstrong women to the school to inspire pupils.

Kate's careers advice to the girls included tips on being tidy andorganised and learning to communicate.

Born in NewYork to a Canadian mother and British father, Kate cameto Gloucestershire as a boarder at Cheltenham Ladies’ College.

She turned down a place at university to pursue a career injournalism. Her first job was as fashion assistant on American

Vogue in NewYork.

Now she has a cottage inWiltshire and has fulfilled apersonal dream – owning her own horse. She rideswith the Beaufort Hunt and speaks enthusiastically ofriding around the Badminton estate.

■The final episode is on Monday, BBCTwo at9pm.

“My wife and I sit there and then itfinishes and we both just stare at thescreen waiting for the next week. Butwhen the series finished... Oh God!It’s not very cool, but there you go.”Hammond comes across as a

highly agreeable, easygoing sort. Buthow on earth does he cope withClarkson on those epic road trips?“By being in a different car, that helps.Switching my radio off, so he can’ttalk to me. Ignoring my telephone . . .“These are the coping mechanismsthat we’ve both devised and weboth use the same tactics.“To be fair, we have a laugh, actually,”he adds. “But yes – it’s awful!”

■ Wild Weather With RichardHammond continues on BBCOne on Monday at 9pm.

■ Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip2 is available now on DVD andBlu-Ray from bbcshop.com

Tatler editor Kate Reardon

Richard with co-stars JeremyClarkson and James May

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STEPPING OUTFrom glam over-the-knees to cutie booties,we’ve picked out the best footwear around

Have we spotted you out and about inGloucestershire? We check out your style andfind out what you’re wearing.

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Hair heaven

Winter’s here so astemperature plummet, cosyup in Fairisle style.TheseFairisle print PJ bottoms are,£29.95 from White Stuff inCheltenham and Cirencesteror visit whitestuff.com

For a bargain Christmasjumper, try Club L’s Fairisleknit, now £14.99, reduced from£34.99 at getthelabel.com

&Your guide to fashionin Gloucestershire– direct from thedesigners themselves

FASHIONBEAUTY

Perfume isn’t enough on itsown it seems . . . now we haveto have hair scent for fragranttresses.

Highly rated is the Percy &Reed Eau My Goodness Shine& Fragrance Spray, which has alight scent and leaves hair softand smooth.

Find it for £22 at percyandreed.com

Fair play . . .

HEALTH ANDWELLBEINGThe dark side . . . you might hate the long winternights but they are, in fact, good for us.

Remember when England’sGlory matches were made inGloucester? Emma Watson putus on the map again when shearrived at this week’s BritishFashion Awards with this quirkyEngland’s Glory Imperial boxclutch bag.

Made in lizard and python skin,it’s from Anya Hindmarch andwill set you back a cool £1,295.

PICK OF THE WEEKfashion

Red leather dayThe designer-decreed colour of the seasonis red.Work two trends in onewith a pair of Sixties-style Chelseaboots or punctuate an all-blacklook with shiny red leather.

Whatever your choice, a pair ofruby boots will cheer up anyoutfit.

■ Dorothy Perkins red leatherpointed ankle boots, £45, at

dorothyperkins.com

Get to the pointIf ever there was a party boot,this is it. Sharp of toe and evensharper of heel, the Eightiesstiletto bootie is back, and it’sready to hit the disco.

Practical moveNeed some practical boots forgetting to work? Luckily, thisseason’s purchases are stylish too.

Try the clever hybrids thatbasically looks like patent leather– the rubber Chelsea boot.

And if you’re forever carryinground ballet flats to change into,make a beeline for Cocorose’s zip-upfoldable boots in soft leather.

■ Chelsea boot wellies, £12 from Matalan stores or visitmatalan.co.uk

■ Fulham black boots, £115, at cocoroselondon.com

■ Dune Namedrop boots, £115, atdunelondon.com

■TopshopAha leopardprint boots,£58, fromtopshop.com

Block partyBy far the biggest vintage-inspired trend ofthe season thanks to the likes of Louis Vuittonand Saint Laurent – Sixties styling lends itselfparticularly well to footwear.

A pair of mod-homage boots is a sensibleaddition to any wardrobe.

The mid-height block-heel means theseare boots made for walking – ankle length

by day, knee-high by night. For extra go-gogroove power, look for metallic finishes.

■ Bertie Panola pointy toe block heel suede ankle boots ingrey, £92, at John Lewis.Visit johnlewis.co.uk

■ Limited Edition fauxsuede pointed toe Chelseaankle boots, £39.50, atmarksandspencer.com

The thigh’sthe limitOver-the-knee platformboots have topped thestyle stakes again.

High streetcounterparts havedialled down thevamp factor, however,with lower heels andsleeker styles.

The most fashion-forward way to workthe look?With a tunicor jumper dress, longcoat and no tights,but you can turn orpush down mostthigh-highs to a moremanageable kneeheight too.

■ Neve over--the-knee blacksuede boots, £120, at office.co.uk■ Hobbs Jacque over-the-kneeboots, £349, at hobbs.co.uk

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Danilo EngenheiroDanilo, 20, who isstudying architecture,said. “My style isnormally classy buttoday I went for a comfylook. I’ve always likedfashion so I think quitea long time about theclothes I put on.TodayI’m wearing slip-onsfrom Vans, an H&Mjumper and a digitalwatch.”

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What to wear on Christmas Day? Gloucestershirestylist and personal shopper KATE PARKER putssome sparkle into our wardrobes

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FESTIVE fashiondemands a littlesparkle, especially onChristmas Day, so

sprinkle some style fairy dust andshine with shimmering sequins.

This floral foil detail navy knitby anthropologie.com (£88)shimmers gently and teamsperfectly with velvet skinny jeanslike these super soft khaki pairby Jigsaw (£89).

Festive fashion is all aboutcombining sumptuous coloursand textures. Up the voltagewith these metallic T-bar sandals,again from Anthropologie(£158). This combination couldthen be toned down at a laterdate with some tan ankleboots.

Alternatively, team theknit with a sensationalsequinned skirt like thisbronze pencil versionfrom the king of party

dressing, Ted Baker (£139). Thissequinned skirt would also lookamazing worn with a chiffonor satin blouse, or a simplecashmere knit.

Sticking with the navy andgold colour palette, this dressfrom Reiss (£295) is the giftthat keeps on giving, and couldbe worn in the early summermonths with wedge sandals.

Navy is a wonderful alternativeto black at Christmas, as it suitsmost skin tones. This chiffontop dress from Coast with navysequin skirt is a good value partyoption at £135.

For those who love a veryberry Christmas, the red dress

from Ted Baker lights upthe face with its lovelysparkly collar (£139).

Sweep hair up and awayfrom the face and keepaccessories simple to ensurethe collar takes centre stage.

Anthropologie certainlyhas Christmas dressingwrapped up with wonderfuloptions like this cuteflared bow detail dress in ashimmering dark emerald tonewith sheer black shoulderdetail (£138). This wouldbe perfect for the petitepartygoer.

And then when it is all over,soak in a lovely bath with thegorgeous smelling Peace oilfrom janescivner.com (£33).

Designed to comfort, itcombines essential oils of sweetorange, myrrh and elemi.

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Guests gathered for the Believein Gloucester Awards withthe winners unveiled at aglitzy ceremony at KingsholmStadium in Gloucester.

AWARDS CEREMONY

Kyla Hyyett, Stuart Clark and Kristiiina Machatova Deb Llewellyn, Laura Pearsall and Lise Noakes

Photographer: Rob Lacey

Richard Rawlings, JemmaWilkson and Keith Hughes Julie and Ian Heather, Kath Clark and HayleyTurner

LeanneWisbey and SallyThomas Phil Hanman and Jason Merritt

AWEEKEND away with youngchildren can sometimes seemlike a home away from home– but not in a good way.

While it’s supposed to be a time torelax, there is no chance to enjoy spatreatments or intimate meals for twobecause of having to heed the needs ofjunior.Many parents find themselves wishing

for a Mary Poppins-type figure toappear by magic and whisk the childrenaway for a couple of hours.While many hotels have some kind

of babysitting facility, you wouldn’twant to leave your little ones with justanyone.But now, families staying in some of

Gloucestershire’s higher end hotels canwine and dine in peace, knowing theirchildren are in good hands.The Hotel Nanny provides highly

trained, top quality nannies to step inwhen mummy or daddy fancy a relaxingmassage or a dinner a deux.It is the brainchild of former teacher

Angela Roach, who started it afterexperiencing difficulties herself whilestaying in a hotel with her baby.“When my daughter was six months

old, we went away to a beautifulexclusive hotel for the weekend.

“After being dazzled by the facilitiesavailable, I discovered that the childcareservices were really shoddy,” she said.“The arrangements were very informal

with next to no details about thequalifications of the person that wouldcome along.“This made both my husband and

me uneasy about going ahead withchildcare. We were unable to enjoy ourstay to the full.”Looking for a new career direction,

Angela did some research anddiscovered a need for high end childcarein hotels.“It was then that I knew I could fill a

gap in the market by providing a much-needed service.“Our childcare packages allow guests

to enjoy the best of both worlds – timeaway as a family along with that all-important ‘together time’ for couples,”said Angela, who lives in Westonbirt.The nannies she employs are not

only trained but also undergo in-housetraining so Angela is sure they come upto scratch.When guests book at the hotel, they

are informed of the childcare facilitiesand tend to book before they arrive.Uniformed nannies arrive armed with

a story basket, packed with things to do,

depending on the time of day they arebooked for.“During the evenings they can deal

with things like bath and bedtimes, withstory reading,” said Angela.“Many of the hotels we work with

have beautiful grounds and so duringthe day they will take the childrenoutside, collecting things and using themfor craft activities.“Others have swimming pools and

play areas which we make use of too.”Angela, who has two children herself

– five-year-old Misha and Jonty, 18months – was formerly an Englishteacher at Westonbirt School and BathUniversity.“I have a childcare background too

and have also spent time travelling anddid some childcare then,” she said.The Hotel Nanny works with hotels

throughout the Cotswolds, includingCheltenham, Tetbury and Bath, andAngela is planning to expand to includehotels in London soon.“I call them my super nannies,” said

Angela.“They are modern day Mary

Poppinses for the hotel industry.”

■ Find out more at www.thehotelnanny.co.uk or ring 01666 504562.

You’ve paid for a much-needed weekend awaywith the family but then find you’re too busylooking after the children to enjoy it. If that soundsfamiliar, a new Mary Poppins-style service couldbe the answer. HELEN BLOW finds out more

Barnsley House, Lower Slaughter Manor and Ellenborough Park in Cheltenham are among the hotels where nanny will take charge

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Holistic Times

JanieWhittemorebrings newsof events atthe Isbourne

Holistic Centre

MOST of us despaira little about theextra darkness thistime of year brings,

whether that’s due to havingless time outdoors, the dreadedwinter blues or seasonal affectivedisorder.While it’s hard not to associate

the diminishing daylight witha sense of gloom, it’s worthremembering that darkness alsoplays a crucial part in keeping ushealthy.Just as sunlight is vital for

vitamin D production andbeyond, we couldn’t do withoutdarkness either.Here are some of the reasons

why...

■ IT REGULATES OURBODY CLOCK

As social creatures, we’ve come torely on a framework for the day,regulating when we eat, work,rest and play.Sleeping at night isn’t just

logical though – it’s importantand we’re biologicallyprogrammed to want to sleepwhen it’s dark.“Darkness is an absolute

prerequisite for good sleep,” saysindependent sleep expert Dr NeilStanley.“Our bodies are designed to

work according to light/darkcycles – in the morning, it takesjust four minutes of daylight totell our bodies it’s daytime.“And at night-time, the minute

it starts going dark, we begin torelease the hormone melatonin,which is the signal to the bodythat it’s time to go to sleep.”This regulation means our

bodies routinely have enoughtime to regenerate and recharge,and keep us tip-top for action,physically and mentally, duringwaking hours.

Winter’s long nightsmay be gloomy but

darkness isn’t all bad.In fact, it’s vital for our

health . . .

THE new Isbourne College based atWolseleyTerrace alongside the Isbourne HolisticCentre is offering two accredited coursesnext year.At NVQ Level 2 and Level 3 they aretailormade for those wishing to exploreexciting new options.Introduction to Holistic Living – Foundationsfor Balancing the Body Mind and Soul (Level2) starts in February and students will beguided by the college’s own experiencedholistic practitioner tutors.Modules include Living in a HolisticWorld,Introduction to ComplementaryTherapiesand Healing, Understanding the HumanPsyche and the HealerWithin, A PracticalIntroduction to Meditation and Core SpiritualPractices, their Meaning and ModernInterpretations.A new course, Energy and the Cosmos –Finding the Magic inYourself and theWorld isenrolling now for April.At Level 3, this course guides you on ajourney towards a clearer understanding ofthe healing power of energy.Accredited by OCNWR, these courses involvesome assessment and self-study.For those interested in a condensed form ofthe Introduction to Holistic Living course,there will be a five-day summer school inJuly.With an introductory speaker and anevening of taster complementary therapies,this will be a fun and informative course.Contact the College for more details.■ Are you a holistic practitioner and wishto find out more? Come to the collegeopen afternoon for holistic practitionerson January 30.To find out more about theIsbourne College visit isbournecollege.org orcall 01242 254322.■TasterWeek@ the Isbourne Centre. It startson January 5 – try courses and workshops forfree in short sessions.If you wish to embark on the full versionand book that day you’llreceive a 10 per centdiscount.Where is the IsbourneCentre?Very central but tucked away; WolseleyTerrace is opposite the Rodney Road Car Parkon Oriel Road, close to theTown Hall.3,WolseleyTerrace,Cheltenham, GL50 1TH

Registered Charity No. 1051622

■ IT HELPS IMMUNE FUNCTION

As we know, poor sleep doesn’tjust make us feel groggy and lessable to concentrate, it has animpact on our health both in theshort and long-term.Lack of quality sleep (the

proper, deep kind) is linked witha suppressed immune system, so ifyou’re sleeping badly and feelingrun down, catching every coldgoing, that could be why.

Research has also found thatmelatonin plays a role in helpingus fight cancer. In fact, studieshave suggested that sleeping intotal darkness may be a factorin preventing cancer and also inthe effectiveness of certain cancertreatments.That all-important melatonin is

at the centre of it all and one ofthe best things we can do is banscreens from the bedroom.“We know from recent work

that things like computers, TVsand mobile phones fluoresce inblue light and blue light is whattells us it’s daytime,” explains DrStanley.“Things that fluoresce blue

actually stop the production ofmelatonin. So while it might benaturally dark (and you mayhave the big lights off), if you’relooking at a computer, TV orsmartphone, you’re actually goingto be stopping that melatonin.

“The advice is to get rid of thescreens at least 45 minutes beforelights out.”

■ IT HELPS PREVENT OBESITY

Obesity rates are rising and so toois our addiction to technology –and it seems the two things couldbe linked in countless ways.It’s not only because our reliance

on screens means we spend lesstime moving and more time sat on

Treat yourself toa home spa –Malki Dead SeaAromatherapyBath Salts withfrankincense oiland rose petalspromise tocalm the mind,soothe the bodyand rejuvenate skin.The warm, spicy aroma is perfectfor cold nights. It’s £6.85 fromBoots.



■ IT HELPS IMMUNE FUNCTION

As we know, poor sleep doesn’tjust make us feel groggy and lessable to concentrate, it has animpact on our health both in theshort and long-term.Lack of quality sleep (the

proper, deep kind) is linked witha suppressed immune system, so ifyou’re sleeping badly and feelingrun down, catching every coldgoing, that could be why.

Research has also found thatmelatonin plays a role in helpingus fight cancer. In fact, studieshave suggested that sleeping intotal darkness may be a factorin preventing cancer and also inthe effectiveness of certain cancertreatments.That all-important melatonin is

at the centre of it all and one ofthe best things we can do is banscreens from the bedroom.“We know from recent work

that things like computers, TVsand mobile phones fluoresce inblue light and blue light is whattells us it’s daytime,” explains DrStanley.“Things that fluoresce blue

actually stop the production ofmelatonin. So while it might benaturally dark (and you mayhave the big lights off), if you’relooking at a computer, TV orsmartphone, you’re actually goingto be stopping that melatonin.

“The advice is to get rid of thescreens at least 45 minutes beforelights out.”

■ IT HELPS PREVENT OBESITY

Obesity rates are rising and so toois our addiction to technology –and it seems the two things couldbe linked in countless ways.It’s not only because our reliance

on screens means we spend lesstime moving and more time sat on

down, but also because melatonincould play a significant role in ourmetabolism.A study by London’s Institute of

Cancer Research published earlierthis year found women who sleepin a bedroom with enough light tosee across the room at night, havebigger waistlines.The link was still apparent even

when other factors – like howmuch exercise they do – weretaken into account.It’s too early to fully explain

the results, but a recent studyby the University of Granadafound melatonin injectionshelped reduce obesity andweight-related diabetes in rats.Scientists believe the principles

apply to humans too, and thatour increased use of melatonin-blocking screens could becontributing to our increasingweight.

In theDARK

OF THE WEEKtreat

Treat yourself toa home spa –Malki Dead SeaAromatherapyBath Salts withfrankincense oiland rose petalspromise tocalm the mind,soothe the bodyand rejuvenate skin.The warm, spicy aroma is perfectfor cold nights. It’s £6.85 fromBoots.



Oli Christie, founderof Rock the Cotswolds,and Ian Renton,regional directorof CheltenhamRacecourse

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Have a butcher's at Waghorne'sin Prestbury

Style and substance atCheltenham's Brasserie Blanc

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CHRISTMAS is coming,the geese are gettingfat and butchers acrossGloucestershire are

sharpening their knives for thebusiest time of the year.Nigel Kavanagh at Waghorne’s

in Prestbury is no exception,but says he relishes everyminute of the festive season.For him it’s not only about selling

lots of birds and joints for theChristmas table; it’s a chance toshowcase the quality of the meathe stocks throughout the year.“Without doubt it’s our busiest

time of the year and we reallylook forward to it,” says Nigel.“It involves working long hours

but it helps us through the rest of theyear and hopefully it will encouragepeople to keep coming back.“A lot of people make a point

of getting in something special forChristmas Day but we’re selling meatof the same quality all year round.”Waghorne's has a proud history,

originally operating in Cheltenham’slower High Street before movingto Prestbury in the 1960s.Nigel joined the business in 1978,

leaving Christchurch with Elmfieldschool on a Wednesday and startingwork the following Friday, and wenton to become its owner in 1984.Over the years he has seen a

few fashions come and go but hesays that in the main, customers’festive preferences continueto follow traditional lines.Turkeys, whether Norfolk

Bronzes or Blacks, are still goodsellers, although many people

are now opting for crowns ratherthan complete birds, especially ifthey’re not so keen on dark meat.“They start from around 2kg

and can go up to about 4.5kg,”explains Nigel. “We bone oursout so that they’re easy to carveand, if customers want us to,we can even stuff them with ourown apple and walnut, orangeand parsley or sage and onionstuffings or pork sausagemeat.”A goose or rib of beef are still

popular alternatives, with venisonbecoming increasingly sought after.“Ours is sustainably managed;

we buy it from Hilcot nearColesbourne and it sells wellthroughout the year,” says Nigel.At the same time, more and

more customers are serving up amixture of meats at Christmas, withballotines growing in popularityover the past four or five years.“We make three or four bird

roasts,” says Nigel. “The three birduses turkey, duck and pheasantand the four has chicken too.“We bone out all of the birds and

roll them together so that customerssimply have to carve the meat.“A ballotine makes a lovely

centrepiece and feeds a lot of people.A few years ago we had one ortwo customers asking us to makethem three or four bird roasts andit’s just grown from there really.”Other seasonal specialities include

Waghorne's pork and Christmaspudding and venison, mulled wineand dark chocolate sausages, alongwith whole Wiltshire-cured hams.“We use real Christmas pudding to

A trip to a traditional butcher is an essential part ofChristmas shopping for many people. SUE BRADLEYmeets a man who hopes customers will love his waresso much that they’ll keep coming back for more

HAVE Abutcher's

December is finally here and we’veselected a few favourites from ourfresh seasonal and speciality rangeswhich will be available in the shopsfor you to incorporate into your ownmenus at home.

Shoebox ClementinesPacked with vibrant colourand flavour, these super sweetclementines on the leaf are a firmChristmas favourite and are thoughtto be a hybrid of a tangerine and asweet orange.

ChestnutsThese have a sweet crumbly fleshand, unlike other nuts, are low infat. Roast chestnuts are a traditionalwinter treat and can be cooked on anopen fire as well as used in traditionalstuffing recipes.

Fresh CranberriesThe obvious accompaniment to roastturkey and seasonal desserts withtheir sour flavour, cranberries are alsohigh in vitamins C and D.

And some of our favourites from ourMise en Place speciality range…

Red peppers stuffed with fetaThese feta-stuffed baby peppers aresweet and spicy and marinated inolive oil. Guaranteed to brighten upyour Christmas nibbles or buffet.

Fresh Green FigsNaturally high in sugar, these freshfigs, with their vibrant deep pink flesh,are an ideal match for equally intenseflavours such as salty prosciutto ora creamy gorgonzola. Great for yourcheese board.

BlinisThese little party treats are aperfect way to kick off the festivecelebrations.The choice of toppings isendless. Smoked salmon is one of ourfavourites, as well as goat’s cheeseand chutney, sundried tomato andParma ham. Or try one of this year’sbiggest food trends – pulled pork withBBQ sauce?

Look out for our Christmas turkeyballotine recipe on December 20.

celebrates...



HAVE Abutcher's

Apprentice butcher Nic Vealeand owner ofWaghorne's Nigel

Kavanagh

make a fruity sausage," says Nigel.Traditional butchers have famously

had a tough time over the past fewdecades, largely due to changesin shopping habits, but shops likeWaghornes are fighting back.They know that while it’s hard to

match the supermarkets on price,they excel when it comes to quality.At the same time they are

always happy to provide advice,whether it’s recipes, cookingtimes or tips on carving.“People are choosing to shop with

traditional butchers because theycan ask where their meat comesfrom and we can trace it right backto individual farms,” says Nigel.“We try to buy locally as

much as we can but aboveall we go for quality.“People like the personal touch

as well. We’re always happy togive advice on cooking times andwe have lots of recipes, many ofwhich we put on Facebook."Apprentice Nic Veale has

helped at the shop since he was14 and believes butchers areanything but a thing of the past.“It’s not just about cutting up

animals,” says the 20-year-old,whose three-year apprenticeshipincludes sessions at a specialistcollege in Ipswich. “We makea lot of our own products: wehave 15 flavours of sausageand we cure our own bacon.“We also cook dinners that people

simply have to take home andput in the oven. We know manypeople don’t have a lot of time tocook during the week so we tryto make life easier for them.”Being able to pass on his

knowledge to a new generation issomething that fills Nigel with pride.“Nic’s our first apprentice in

30 years,” he says. “He wantsto learn and we’re alwaysstriving for perfection.”As for his own Christmas

dinner, Nigel is happy to leavethe turkeys, geese, beef and eventhe ballotines to his customers.“I’m a chicken man myself,” he

laughs. “I like them slowly roasted.”

Waghorne's Butchers, 28 HighStreet, Prestbury, 01242 244474

LET'S DO THAT

FOR me, Brasserie Blanchas always been a bitstyle over substance. Wellthought-out interiors,

starched linen, sparkling glasses,good looking staff – and food that’sfine, but just a bit, well, ordinary.And ever-so-slightly overpriced.But just recently, the Cheltenham

branch of Raymond Blanc’s chain– which he describes as the cancan to Le Manoir's delicate waltz– has undergone an overhaul, bothof the decor and the menu.And you know what? I rather like it.Gone is the noughties French

pastiche – hanging hops, rows ofempty wine bottles, Gallic prints,walls with that weird, ochre spongingand tan leather banquettes.In are masculine shades of

petrel blue and French grey,dark wood floors and smartpanelling, rustic wooden tablesand twinkly pillar candles.The bar is still as alluring as it

ever was, though it now boasts astunning marble top, tall leather stoolsand silver Champagne buckets.So Brasserie Blanc has grown

up. But what of the food?Veggies beware: the menu is,

as ever, unashamedly meaty, butimaginatively so. And there’s a newchildren’s menu that refuses topatronise your little ones with deep-fried chicken nuggets and the like.The winter a la carte tempts

us with pork belly with poachedcrab apples and crackling, and theScottish wild venison casserolewith mousseline potatoes.A coastal Cheddar cheese soufflé

is on my list, too, along with theanchovies with sourdough.But as we eat slices of stone-

baked baguette and harissa-marinated olives with a bottle ofzesty, grassy, bright Sauvignon, wedecide on two of the specials.For me, it's a teeny goat’s cheese

parcel – beautifully creamy, nottoo farmy – wrapped in crisp filopastry with chunky, sundried tomatochutney and wisps of frisee.The other half’s potted shrimp,

full of flavour, comes in a daintyKilner jar with only a couple ofslivers of toasted sourdough, whichmeans he has to order more bread.Our three-year-old had chosen

from the new Henri Le Wormmenu, tremendous value at £5.95for a main, side and pud.There's even an App for it,

voiced by Brockworth-bornHot Fuzz actor Simon Pegg.She could have had mac ‘n’ cheese

or a mini charcuterie board or minimoules – or chosen a half portionof dishes from the main menu,including Shetland salmon withchoron sauce and boeuf stroganoff.But she plumps for the big fish

finger, which turns out to be twoenormous fillets of white, flaky fishin a crunchy crumb with skinnyfries and green beans – whichweren’t strictly in the deal, but thesmiley staff happily brought.And she tucks in with gusto,

entertained by the charming

staff, endless sheets of stickersand the inspired colour-yourselfHenri le Worm placemat.Mains are crepes Francomtoise

for me, duck for him.Wafer-thin crepes filled with

irony spinach and perfectly cookedmushrooms in a creamy cheesesauce arrive in a beautiful stonedish, topped with breadcrumbsand slivers of lean ham.Under-seasoned, but not disastrously

so, they’d recommended some skinnyfries to go with it, which I order,along with some green beans.And that’s the thing with Brasserie

Blanc; you do, really, need to order aside dish. And at £3.10-£3.90 a pop,it’s these that push up the bill total.The other half’s duck, with

beautifully crispy skin, is,disappointingly, slightly overcooked,as is the dauphinoise.But still it's full of flavour,

and the winter vegetables whichaccompany it are delightful.Puds are proper chocolate ice

cream with chocolate chunksfor our daughter and a pleasant,but unremarkable, chocolatesponge for the other half.I fancied the theatre of flambéed

crepes Suzette, but chooseinstead the chocolate soufflé.It's enormous, easily enough for

two, and a total triumph of gooeydark chocolate, an airy middle andwell-baked top, with a scoop of thatstupendous chocolate ice cream.Even early doors, the new-

look Brasserie Blanc is buzzing,and it’s easy to see why.Our bill wasn’t insubstantial –

special occasion prices rather than amidweek supper – but you can orderthree courses from the prix fixe menufor a tremendously reasonable £16.95.Which puts this smart, sexy,

grown-up brasserie well into therealms of regular dining – andthey’re brilliant with kids to boot.

Tanya Gledhill

can can

Steaks from filletto onglet andchateaubriandare a speciality atBrasserie Blanc

TeddyMcHardie,two, triesthe HenrileWormmenu

Serve up the cheese in style this Christmas withthis beautiful glass dome on an ash wood base.

Stock up on cheese, biscuitsand port at Cheeseworks inRegent Street, Cheltenham– the mountain gorgonzolaand vacherin are to die for.

LSA International LottaCheese/Pastries Dome, £85

(www.sizzle.co.uk)



staff, endless sheets of stickersand the inspired colour-yourselfHenri le Worm placemat.Mains are crepes Francomtoise

for me, duck for him.Wafer-thin crepes filled with

irony spinach and perfectly cookedmushrooms in a creamy cheesesauce arrive in a beautiful stonedish, topped with breadcrumbsand slivers of lean ham.Under-seasoned, but not disastrously

so, they’d recommended some skinnyfries to go with it, which I order,along with some green beans.And that’s the thing with Brasserie

Blanc; you do, really, need to order aside dish. And at £3.10-£3.90 a pop,it’s these that push up the bill total.The other half’s duck, with

beautifully crispy skin, is,disappointingly, slightly overcooked,as is the dauphinoise.But still it's full of flavour,

and the winter vegetables whichaccompany it are delightful.Puds are proper chocolate ice

cream with chocolate chunksfor our daughter and a pleasant,but unremarkable, chocolatesponge for the other half.I fancied the theatre of flambéed

crepes Suzette, but chooseinstead the chocolate soufflé.It's enormous, easily enough for

two, and a total triumph of gooeydark chocolate, an airy middle andwell-baked top, with a scoop of thatstupendous chocolate ice cream.Even early doors, the new-

look Brasserie Blanc is buzzing,and it’s easy to see why.Our bill wasn’t insubstantial –

special occasion prices rather than amidweek supper – but you can orderthree courses from the prix fixe menufor a tremendously reasonable £16.95.Which puts this smart, sexy,

grown-up brasserie well into therealms of regular dining – andthey’re brilliant with kids to boot.

Tanya Gledhill

Location:Montpellier, CheltenhamFood: FrenchAtmosphere: Smart, masculinePrice: Starters from £4.9; mains from £9.50;puds from £5.50Contact: 01242 266800

BRASSERIE BLANC

PICK OF THE WEEKfoodie

Pictures: ChianaBartolotti

Steaks from filletto onglet andchateaubriandare a speciality atBrasserie Blanc

TeddyMcHardie,two, triesthe HenrileWormmenu

Serve up the cheese in style this Christmas withthis beautiful glass dome on an ash wood base.

Stock up on cheese, biscuitsand port at Cheeseworks inRegent Street, Cheltenham– the mountain gorgonzolaand vacherin are to die for.

LSA International LottaCheese/Pastries Dome, £85

(www.sizzle.co.uk)



all that glisters

gardening gifts

Metallics are the jewel inthe crown of every interiordesigner’s mood boad this

winter. Here’s how to dress upyour home with sensational

seasonal sparkle

From bespoke log stores toneoprene boots, and lavishcoffee table tomes to gardenstatuary, Mandy Bradshawsources her pick of the gifts

this ChristmasMIXER TAPSsource . . .

If you needed any proofthat copper couldn’tlook classier year-round,this is it: CyprumTaraSingle-hole MixerTap,made using 18-caratgold and copper, £769,Dornbracht www.dornbracht.com

homes&gardens

@WeekendGlos

sparklemagic&

G LITTERY golds, sparklingsilvers and classy coppersare bang on trend for

December.With Christmasjust around the corner, they're the stylishcolours of the festive season, steppingaway from gaudy reds and greens.

Magical metallics can dance aroundthe room when offset by twinkling fairylights, but it's also a look that lasts wellinto the New Year."Perfect for giving your decor an

immediate style upgrade, metallic accentswill inject a sophisticated touch, aswell as introducing both warmth andtexture," Katie Watson, interior designerat Fishpools says.“From copper, brass and gold to

chrome and nickel, there's a glimmeringarray of gilded finishes to choose from –and just as many ways to style them."

A Christmas tree always looks classy withgold: Dreamscape Glass Baubles, £15 forpack of nine; Gold and Pink Glitter DropAssortment, £1; Gold and Silver Satin SpunBauble Assortment, £1; Jewel SnowflakeDecoration, £3; Gold Bird Decoration,£2; Gold and Silver Reindeer DecorationAssortment, £1 and Jewel SnowflakeTreeTopper, £5, all from larger Sainsbury’s stores

There’s nothing likegold, silver and bronzeto make a home feelfestively warm andcosy. Here’s how towork metallic magic



Opposite: Make metallics last allyear with this eye-catching Fai

Mirror, £200.95, Joss & Main (www.jossandmain.co.uk); these LSA

Garbo Champagne Saucers, £38for a set of two, Heal’s, are perfect

for Christmas Day (www.heals.co.uk); Clarissa Hulse’s Briar SilkCushion, £55, taps into the silvertrend without restricting itself toChristmas (clarissahulse.com);

Diamante Reindeer Head (43cm),£39.99,Wyevale Garden Centre– available in store only (www.

wyevalegardencentres.co.uk); Lightthe night with this AlbusTwistedTable Lamp in Black/Copper, £40,John Lewis (www.johnlewis.com)

Deck the halls with these bargainbaubles: GlassTree Bauble, £4;

Dreamscape Glass Baubles, £15 forpack of nine; Gold and Pink Glitter DropAssortment, £1; Gold and Silver Satin

Spun Bauble Assortment, £1; GoldTipWhite FeatherWreath, £12; JewelSnowflake Decoration, £3; Gold BirdDecoration, £2; Porcelain Snowflake

Decoration, £4, all from largerSainsbury’s stores

D ESPITE thenumber andvariationof artificial

Christmas trees available,many people still prefer tohave the real thing.

However, a Christmastree isn’t ‘just’ a Christmastree. There are just as manydifferent sizes and variationsof real Christmas trees tochoose from.

That’s where expert advicefrom The Dawn Nurseries andGarden Centre will help to getthe right size and species ofChristmas tree for your homeor garden.

In their on-site plantation,a team of growers producesNeedlefast, Nordmanndii andtraditional Norway Sprucevarieties. If you want a topquality tree that will lastthroughout the Christmasperiod, you need to get onefrom a specialist grower/retailer such as DawnNurseries and Garden Centre.

It is a family-ownedindependent business imbuedwith a passion for growingand supplying plants thatreach their peak at the exacttime they are required, whichtakes a huge amount ofdedication, not to say passion,as Paul Artus, the nurseries’owner, explains.

“People buying a 5-6ft treefrom us probably won’t beaware that it was plantedhere on site between six andeight years ago and has beennurtured by us over that time

“This is a business thatrequires long-term dedicationin order to produce a topquality end product.

“When my wife Karen and Iestablished the centre in 1973,we were learning all the timeand we still are learning now”.

On the Garden Centreside of the business, TheDawn Nurseries specialisesin growing poinsettias,cyclamen, seasonal beddingand houseplants. Work starts

on the cuttingsfor poinsettiasin July andthe cyclamenseedlings inJune andends with theperfect bloomsyou will findready for saletoday.

Thedifference

between the trees and plantsgrown at The Dawn Nurseriesand the ones you get from asupermarket or DIY outlet isquality and longevity.

For example, manycustomers who return to buyspring bedding plants arepleased to tell staff that thepoinsettia they bought forChristmas is still going.

“We have 18 acres dedicatedto growing Christmas trees,”Paul says.

“Even at that level we haveto buy in stock from othergrowers to meet demand.

“The team and I ensurethe quality of the Christmastrees we purchase are of thesame high

quality we produce ourselves.“We don’t want to sell

trees that have been stackedin a warehouse for almost amonth.

“The team here pridethemselves on supplying aquality service, product andprice for our customers.

“So, if you want a real, live,long-lasting Christmas treeor pot plant, drop into DawnNurseries and Garden Centreat Shurdington, where ourknowledge, customer serviceand plant quality still counts”.

OH CHRISTMAS

treeAdvertisement feature

When is a Christmas tree not a Christmastree? When it’s the pefect size and shape foryour home. MARTIN KIRBY investigates

contactThe Dawn Nurseriesand Garden Centre isin Shurdington Road,Shurdington. Call 01242862877 or visit www.dawn-nurseries.co.uk

The team atThe Dawn Nurseries and Garden Centre

Poinsettias are aspeciality

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M ILLIONS ofpostage stampswill be stuckonto Christmas

card envelopes during thisfestive season alone butfew of us think about whathappens to them once theyreach their destination.In artist Rachel

Markwick’s hands, however,these miniature works of artare given a new lease of lifeas the raw materials for hercollages.And at this time of

the year her work has aparticular twist, with severalof her festively-themedpieces available as Christmascards.

Over the past few yearsRachel has created a dove,a colourful wreath, thethree kings, an angel, aChristmas tree and a robinusing different colouredstamps and even post marksto create nuances and finerdetails.A close look at her work

often reveals tiny imagesthat are particularly aptgiven the theme of her largerdesigns, as can be seen inher recent ‘Christmas Robin’card with its borders of red-breasted birds portrayed infestive British stamps.“I think people like my

cards because they can seethat a bit of

thought it put into them,”laughs Rachel, who lives inStroud.“Usually I make a new

design every year.”Rachel has been an artist

for much of her life butbegan using stamps to makepictures after the death ofher father, who with hermother had run a stampdealing business as a sideline.Over time the family sold

many boxes of his stockbut still found themselvesleft with thousands of usedstamps.“My dad was a stamp

collector from boyhood,”she explains. “The stampdealership took up a wholeroom and we sold most ofit, but I did keep some ofthe stamps and that got megoing on the whole idea ofstamp collages.“Stamps are a great

medium for an artist. Theycan be cut up or used whole.“I use stamps from the

UK and abroad. Many comefrom special issues but eventhe definitives can be put togood use in providing blocksof colour.”In the years that have

followed, her choice of rawmaterials for her pictures

stampArtist Rachel Markwick has got Christmas cards

licked. SUE BRADLEY visits her studio

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has increased as publicawareness of her workhas grown, with peoplesending her bags and boxesof stamps from all over theworld.

A s well as herChristmas cards,Rachel has made a

range of flags, includinglots of Union Jacks,together with gardens,hearts, animals, specialoccasions and even ships.“There is so much going

on in them, people canlook at them several timesand always find somethingnew,” says Rachel.“I love looking at

Christmas stamps fromover the years. In the UKwe’ve had lots of differentthemes, both religious andsecular.“Lots of people

remember stamps createdfrom designs sent inby Blue Peter viewersand I sometimes usestamps designed by TonyMeuwissen, who lives nearStroud.“All the Christmas

stamps in my work areused, probably to sendcards to friends and family,which is a nice link.”Rachel’s collages are

sometimes inspired byimages she comes across inher day to day life, such asan angel silhouette she sawduring a holiday in Italy.“I used postmarks to

form the strings of herlute,” she recalls.

“The landscape in myChristmas tree card wasinspired by the HornsValley and the Heavens,which I can see from myhome, onto which I wasable to stick tiny images ofpeople on toboggans.”For somebody with a

naturally enquiring mind,Rachel says one of the fewdownsides of her work isher compulsion to look upthe history of a particularevent, person or thing thatthey commemorate.“It’s easy to take stamps

for granted but you canlearn so much from them,”she says.While some might shy

away from the thoughtof cutting up old stamps,Rachel says her work hasthe approval of severalcollectors.“It gives the stamps a

new lease of life and it’sbetter to see them ondisplay than tucked awayin drawers,” she says.“A lot of the stamps

aren’t valuable and I lovethe idea that I can makesomething beautiful withthem.”

Rachel Markwick willbe opening her studio at132 Bisley Road in Stroudfor a Christmas exhibitionof stamp collagestomorrow, from 10am to5pm. Rachel’s cards arealso available from theMade in Stroud Shop inKendrick Street, Stroud.

Artist RachelMarkwick at herStroud studio;

below, her strikingChistmas stamp

work

Pictures:Jennie Banks

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A pensive contemplation oflife, death and the humancondition by Pulitzer prize-winning author RichardFord. As with his previousnovels, it’s an examinationof the zeitgeist of theAmerican Dream throughthe eyes of the dryly-funny,real estate salesman FrankBascombe.A fairly short read, thebook is divided into fourself-contained but relatedchapters, each dealing inturn with Frank’s attitudestowards ageing, race,marriage, death, politicsand the post-recessioneconomy. It’s incrediblythought-provoking,witty and beautifullyconstructed.

Lissa Evans offers herea fictional glimpse intothe world of childhoodevacuation in 1940’s Britainthat sees an assortment ofcharacters bring heart andhumour to an otherwisedire situation. Having livedmost of his life with hisGodmother, 10-year-oldNoel is left out of sortswhen he loses his ageingcarer to dementia and isevacuated on the secondwave with his classmatesfrom London to St Albans,finding himself landed witha morally compromisedVee, who is forever tryingto make a fast buck.Watching them get toknow one another throughscrapes is a pleasure.

Harry Bosch is countingdown the days to hisretirement. But like anyself-respecting policeman,the Los Angeles detectivehas not one but two casesto close before he finallyhangs up his badge andgun.Working for the Open-Unsolved Unit means everyday is spent sifting throughold evidence to try tospot a clue overlooked bycolleagues.When a man left paralysedby an apparentlymotiveless shooting dies 10years later, Bosch and hisnew partner Lucia Soto findthemselves assigned to thecase and under the publicand political microscope.Gripping police drama.

A great thick hunk of woodand ink weighing in at962g (a shade heavier thanDFW’s best known workInfinite Jest), it comprisesa selection of the latewriter’s greatest hits,including short stories,novel excerpts, essays, andteaching materials, andshowcases his vast range,phenomenal grammaticalskill and devastatingbeauty with language.Seemingly an expert ineverything, the American’swork encompasses manydark themes and is difficultto compartmentaliseinto any specific genre.It contains the funniest,saddest, most intelligentthings you will ever read.

Let Me Be Frank With YouRichard Ford

Crooked HeartLissa Evans

The Burning RoomMichael Connelly

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English author Rose Tremain, writer of theaward-winning The Road Home and Music &Silence, returns with a book of short stories.Heartbreak, loss and sexual awakeningsseem to be the themes running through thisbrilliantly written, yet rather depressingcollection.Tremain proves she is incredibly skilledat making the reader become attached to

The American LoverRose Tremain, Chatto & Windus, £16.99

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characters within just a few pages; her acuteobservations of human behaviour make thesehighly interesting and thought-provokingreads. It’s also available as an ebook, priced£5.69.

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T IMING is everything ingolf. And autumn was theperfect time to escape toProvence.

Friendly, warm and welcoming,everyone at Terre Blanche golfresort and spa is smiling and it’snot hard to see why.This idyllic private village in the

Cote d’Azure just 45 minutes fromNice has been voted France’s bestgolf resort and has the country’sbiggest health spa.Boasting several international

tourism awards, including bestluxury destination spa and bestluxury resort spa at the 2014 WorldLuxury Spa Awards, I was keen tosee what all the fuss was about.An idea for a resort on this

sprawling 750-acre estate sprang tolife under the ownership of Germanentrepreneur Dietmar Hopp.The billionaire businessman has

developed the perfect destinationfor weddings, celebrations andcorporate events – or just an escapefor foodies and golf aficionados.The resort is thriving and TerreBlanche is secluded and spectacular.No stone is left unturned at this

European Tour golf destination.With stunning attention to detail, itis lavishly adorned by an extensivecontemporary art collection.Around each corner of this vast

resort a new hidden gem is waitingto be discovered, from sculptures topaintings.And don’t be put off by its size

or hilly cobbled paths. A conciergecan arrange a golf buggy collectionand drop-off service from each ofthe 115 private villas to any of theresort’s amenities at a moment’snotice.Days remain warm in autumn at

around 20C, although the eveningscan be chilly as villas are nestled inthe Provencal hillside, 300 metresabove sea level.

I had come for the golf. Anythingelse was a luxurious bonus.The day before my arrival,

English golfer Philip Golding hadtriumphed in the seniors’ FrenchRiviera Masters at Terre Blancheafter carding a two under finalround of 70.His success was in part down to

four days of honing his techniqueunder the close eye of JacquesRivet, the biomechanics coachat the resort’s European TourPerformance Institute.The cream of French golf talent

are also perfecting their skills herefour years out from the country’sfirst hosting of the Ryder Cup, afew hundred miles north at Le GolfNational, Paris.Still basking in Team Europe’s

Gleneagles heroics, it was theperfect time to take on thechallenges posed by the two 18-hole Championship courses at TerreBlanche.The resort offers a serious test for

professionals and keen amateurslike me. As a mid-handicapper itwas an exciting prospect to play the

stunning par 72 Le Chateau course.The neighbouring Le Riou is

slightly shorter at 6,567 yards, butperfectly manicured – and testing.Elevated tees offer gateways to

breathtaking panoramic views ofthe region and chateaux perched onhillsides in the distance.Sweeping fairways are well

protected by endless sculptedbunkers littered along each hole.Water offers further protection

for holes 4,5,6,7 and 10. Wild boarroam freely in the dense woodlandflanking most fairways.The message is simple – bring

plenty of balls. This course is notfor the faint-hearted and has bothplenty of risk and reward.Everything can be provided for

the holidaying golfer, including hireclubs, cart hire and tuition.Coaching and video swing

analysis is offered at the state-of-the-art Albatross centre. But if afrustrating round proves too muchlike hard work, there is plenty ofopportunity to unwind.The 3,000 square metre health

spa is the biggest in France.

aboveparDEFINITELY

Almost limitless options in beautytreatments and relaxation therapiesexist within its perfectly sculptedwalls.I opted for a deep tissue sport

massage with jasmine and mintoils. But it is not just the golf andrelaxation that is a big attractionhere.Gastronomists are also beginning

to discover this corner of Provenceto enjoy culinary delights such assucculent roasted red mullet withpistachio, sesame and roastedalmonds, a chickpea hummus withlime caviar juice and coriander.Or try the roasted rack of lamb in

aged Mimolette cheese crust withspring onions sweated in pistachiooil.A Granny Smith sorbet with gold

leaf topped small apple marbles,oozing with Asian flavours finishedthings off nicely. Each dish wasaccompanied by a full range of

Terre BlanchePrices from £450 per night for two people ina Premier King Suite with a lounge, terraceand mountain view in March.

The daily rate includes one 60-minutemassage or one 60-minute facial care fortwo and American breakfast for two. Freeaccess to fitness centre, wellness area andpools. Complimentary Wifi.

■ For a full price guide, visit http://en.terre-blanche.com

■ The hotel closes from Dec-Feb, although the golfcourse and training centre remain open.

SPA AND BRUNCH PACKAGE

Enjoy a Champagne brunch at hotelrestaurant, Le Gaudina, then unwind in thespa from 2pm. Rates start from approx £78per person (treatments not included).

GOLF AND TASTY BREAK

Full-day access to The Driving Range andtraining centre (European Tour PerformanceInstitute) followed by lunch on theterrace at Les Caroubiers, the club houserestaurant overlooking the golf course.Rates start from approx £31 per person(valid all -year round).


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Almost limitless options in beautytreatments and relaxation therapiesexist within its perfectly sculptedwalls.I opted for a deep tissue sport

massage with jasmine and mintoils. But it is not just the golf andrelaxation that is a big attractionhere.Gastronomists are also beginning

to discover this corner of Provenceto enjoy culinary delights such assucculent roasted red mullet withpistachio, sesame and roastedalmonds, a chickpea hummus withlime caviar juice and coriander.Or try the roasted rack of lamb in

aged Mimolette cheese crust withspring onions sweated in pistachiooil.A Granny Smith sorbet with gold

leaf topped small apple marbles,oozing with Asian flavours finishedthings off nicely. Each dish wasaccompanied by a full range of

regional and French wines.For those looking to explore,

the nearby vineyard at Chateaudes Selves also offers an extensivetasting menu. Many wines there areunique to the area and not exported.If hotel guests are looking for a

change of scenery, restaurant LaTable d’Yves is a short drive fromFayence Tourrettes and well worth avisit.A walk around the typically

French cobbled streets of Fayenceon the way back to Terre Blanche isworth doing on Tuesdays when thefarmers’ market is open for business,showing off the region’s finestproduce.Panoramic views from the top of

the village are stunning and showfields of lavender, with purpleexplosions stretching out into thedistance. A stay at Terre Blanchewill leave you relaxed, reconnected,inspired and refreshed.

If you’re a keen golfer or just fancy a luxurybreak, the stunning Terre Blanche resort in

Provence has it all. NICK WEBSTER perfected hisgolf in spectacular style

Terre BlanchePrices from £450 per night for two people ina Premier King Suite with a lounge, terraceand mountain view in March.

The daily rate includes one 60-minutemassage or one 60-minute facial care fortwo and American breakfast for two. Freeaccess to fitness centre, wellness area andpools. Complimentary Wifi.

■ For a full price guide, visit http://en.terre-blanche.com

■ The hotel closes from Dec-Feb, although the golfcourse and training centre remain open.

SPA AND BRUNCH PACKAGE

Enjoy a Champagne brunch at hotelrestaurant, Le Gaudina, then unwind in thespa from 2pm. Rates start from approx £78per person (treatments not included).

GOLF AND TASTY BREAK

Full-day access to The Driving Range andtraining centre (European Tour PerformanceInstitute) followed by lunch on theterrace at Les Caroubiers, the club houserestaurant overlooking the golf course.Rates start from approx £31 per person(valid all -year round).


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At their peak, The Jam were at the forefrontof the music scene with Bruce Foxton blazinga new wave trail. The bass player talks toHELEN BLOW about the band’s split, his wife’sdeath and why he has to be more selectiveabout those trademark leaps on stage

THE Jam’s Bruce Foxtonis known as much for hisathletic leaps across the stagein the heat of a riff as for his

guitar work.It was one of the trademarks of the

band that led the era of new wave musicacross Britain in the late 1970s and early‘80s.And while that leap has survived

through the years, Bruce admits thatnow he is in his fifties, there are timeswhen it has to be sacrificed for the goodof his health.Now part of the group From The Jam,

Bruce says he has had to resist the urgeto throw himself across the stage at liveconcerts thanks to a dodgy knee.“My right knee has given up on more

than one occasion because of all thatleaping around,” says Bruce, who willbe bringing his band to GloucesterGuildhall on Thursday.“We were performing in Exeter and it

swelled right up and was really painfulso I had to stop jumping around for awhile.”Now the knee has healed, Bruce hopes

to resume his iconic moves but will be abit more careful in future.“I took out a gym membership and

went once, so I do my own exercises athome to keep in shape now.”

After The Jam split in 1982, Brucejoined punk band Stiff Little Fingers andremained with them for 15 years, beforecollaborating with other bands anddoing some solo work.“While we were in The Jam we knew

that if anyone left the band we wouldhave to knock it on the head but it was abit of a shock when Paul said he wantedout,” he says.“We had achieved so much in six years

but Rick (Buckler, The Jam drummer)and I felt we still had a lot more to offerand it was too soon to end.“I suppose we had got on that musical

treadmill a bit and we thought thatPaul just wanted a bit of a break fromthat, but he wanted to leave the bandcompletely.“We tried to talk him out of it but it

didn’t work.We were a bit gutted butI’m very happy with how things havegone now.”It wasn’t until 2007 that Bruce got

back together with Buckler to formFrom The Jam and the pair begantouring again, playing hits from TheJam’s back catalogue.Although Buckler left in 2009, Bruce

has continued to tour with the band,including last year’s series of concertsto mark the 35th anniversary of the AllMod Cons album.

Continuing the theme,this year’s tour is acelebration of the 35thanniversary of another

of The Jam’s iconic albums, this timeSetting Sons, which included the hugehit The Eton Rifles.“The first half of the concert will be

all the songs from the Setting Sonsalbum and then we’ll do some othersongs in the second half, includingsome of the biggest hits,” says Bruce.“We are very fortunate in that we

have so many songs to choose fromand sometimes it’s difficult to decidewhich to play as it’s only a 90-minuteshow.

“We can ring the changes a bit butI think we’d get lynched if we didn’tplay A Town Like Malice and GoingUnderground.“It’s hard to believe that it’s 35 years

since the album came out; mentally itseems more like two or three years ago,particularly when we are up on thestage, playing the songs.“I love the idea of playing a full album

though as you get to play songs youwouldn‘t normally get to live, such asWasteland.“This has a recorder in it and in the

past we couldn’t do this live but now,because we can pre-record the recorderpart, it is possible to do it live which isgreat.”

Bruce is also gratified that theband appeals to all ages, notjust fans from The Jam era.“We get a real cross section

at the concerts,” he says. “Some of ourfans wouldn’t have been born when TheJam were around but have obviouslyheard their parents’ music. I think it’sreally healthy for us to have all ages atour gigs.”In 2009, Bruce lost his Pat, wife of

25 years, to cancer, which devastatedhim but ultimately helped heal hisrelationship with Paul Weller, whosupported him at the time.“It took me a lot to pick myself up

from that. Pat had been part of my lifefor so long and I was lost without her.”He eventually remarried and says:

“I was very lucky to meet Kate and Iam very happy again. Life is a bit of arollercoaster but I seem to be up on topof it again.”

From The Jam: The Setting Songs Touris at Gloucester Guildhall on Thursdayat 7.30pm. Tickets cost £20 and areavailable by calling 01452 503050.Alternatively, visit the website at www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

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At their peak, The Jam were at the forefrontof the music scene with Bruce Foxton blazinga new wave trail. The bass player talks toHELEN BLOW about the band’s split, his wife’sdeath and why he has to be more selectiveabout those trademark leaps on stage

THE Jam’s Bruce Foxtonis known as much for hisathletic leaps across the stagein the heat of a riff as for his

guitar work.It was one of the trademarks of the

band that led the era of new wave musicacross Britain in the late 1970s and early‘80s.And while that leap has survived

through the years, Bruce admits thatnow he is in his fifties, there are timeswhen it has to be sacrificed for the goodof his health.Now part of the group From The Jam,

Bruce says he has had to resist the urgeto throw himself across the stage at liveconcerts thanks to a dodgy knee.“My right knee has given up on more

than one occasion because of all thatleaping around,” says Bruce, who willbe bringing his band to GloucesterGuildhall on Thursday.“We were performing in Exeter and it

swelled right up and was really painfulso I had to stop jumping around for awhile.”Now the knee has healed, Bruce hopes

to resume his iconic moves but will be abit more careful in future.“I took out a gym membership and

went once, so I do my own exercises athome to keep in shape now.”

“We can ring the changes a bit butI think we’d get lynched if we didn’tplay A Town Like Malice and GoingUnderground.“It’s hard to believe that it’s 35 years

since the album came out; mentally itseems more like two or three years ago,particularly when we are up on thestage, playing the songs.“I love the idea of playing a full album

though as you get to play songs youwouldn‘t normally get to live, such asWasteland.“This has a recorder in it and in the

past we couldn’t do this live but now,because we can pre-record the recorderpart, it is possible to do it live which isgreat.”

Bruce is also gratified that theband appeals to all ages, notjust fans from The Jam era.“We get a real cross section

at the concerts,” he says. “Some of ourfans wouldn’t have been born when TheJam were around but have obviouslyheard their parents’ music. I think it’sreally healthy for us to have all ages atour gigs.”In 2009, Bruce lost his Pat, wife of

25 years, to cancer, which devastatedhim but ultimately helped heal hisrelationship with Paul Weller, whosupported him at the time.“It took me a lot to pick myself up

from that. Pat had been part of my lifefor so long and I was lost without her.”He eventually remarried and says:

“I was very lucky to meet Kate and Iam very happy again. Life is a bit of arollercoaster but I seem to be up on topof it again.”

From The Jam: The Setting Songs Touris at Gloucester Guildhall on Thursdayat 7.30pm. Tickets cost £20 and areavailable by calling 01452 503050.Alternatively, visit the website at www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

TheModfathers

Bassist Bruce Foxton, inset;performing his trademarkleap on stage


OUT FORwatchJOHNNY COPPIN, STROUD SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS

SINGER-songwriterJohnny Coppin will bringa rich mix of traditionalcarols and new songs toStroud next weekend.The composer andbroadcaster will dedicatethe performance tohis friend and fellowmusician Mick Dolan.“This year’s concertcarries specialsignificance as it’s inmemory of Mick Dolan,a wonderfully talentedguitarist who, for manyyears, has been anintrinsic part of myannual Christmas tour,”Johnny said.“He will be sadly missedand it was an honour tohave worked with him.“We are very lucky thatDik Cadbury is able tojoin us on guitars andvocals. He’s been a gueston previous Christmasshows, and worked withme in Decameron, aswell as with Mike D‘Abo,Steve Hackett, and manyothers.”Also joining Johnnyon stage will be PaulBurgess – a memberof Old Swan Band – onfiddle and recorders andGeoff March on cello andvocals.

With beautiful andevocative winter imagesof Gloucestershireand beyond by award-winning Gloucestershirephotographer MartinFry, Johnny’s All On AWinter’s Night show isa firm favourite on thefestive calendar.

Tickets for his 7.30pmgig at the Sub Roomsnext Saturday cost from£13.50 to £15.50. Snapthem up by calling 01453760900.

filmST VINCENT (12A), CINEWORLD

ENCHANTEDCHRISTMAS,CHIPPING CAMPDEN

HOUSE martins have longsince migrated, hedgehogssleep beneath deep blankets ofleaves, robins peck at crumbsfrom garden bird tables. A newexhibition, featuring the works

of Janice Lyall and LubaArnold is on display atGloucester Guildhall untilJanuary 13. It will showcasepaintings of scenes from acrossGloucestershire. Entry is free.

exhibitionDECEMBER IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE,GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL

A MODERN day Scrooge ismoved by the plight of a youngboy in Theodore Melfi’s touch-ing and frequently uproariouscomedy.There are neither jingling bellsnor ghostly visitations in StVincent - the only spirits areswigged from a bottle - butDickens’ underlying theme ofthe redemption of the humanspirit rings true in this valentineto Bill Murray.

The Oscar-nominated star ofGhostbusters, Groundhog Dayand Lost In Translation is inriotous form in Melfi’s delight-ful film, deploying split-secondcomic timing to devastatingeffect as he reveals a beatingheart of gold beneath the sham-bolic appearance of hispenny-pinching curmudgeon.Catch St Vincent at Cineworldin Cheltenham or GloucesterQuays. Out now.

THE quaint streets of ChippingCampden will be transformed intoa winter wonderland next week.Following last year’s successful

Enchanted Christmas, the Cotswoldmarket town will once again playhost to a veritable festive feast.Real reindeers will be giving an

outing and there will be a magicalSanta’s grotto for children. Hotfood stalls will stave off the wintercold and there will be local choirsin fine voice and shops decorated tocreate a sense of occasion.Friday’s event will start at 4pm

when Father Christmas will arriveand the Rotary club’s Tree ofLight will be officially turned onby the Scuttlebrook queen and

accompanied by carolsperformed by pupils of StJames primary school. Strollaround the enticing foodstalls in the old market hall,enjoy some festive cheerin Cambrook court whilstlistening to the Alcester SilverBand and youth choirs, ortake the children to hear aChristmas story.Little ones can find Father

Christmas in his magicalgrotto in the town hall andthen step outside amidstfalling snowflakes to sayhello to Rudolph and friends.There’s set to be plenty of

food and drink available toowith mulled wine, mince pies,hot chocolate and roastedchesnuts among the treats onoffer.The event runs from 4pm

until 8pm with late nightshopping.

days out

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ChristmasRemembrance Service

Pittville Pump Room

Wednesday 17th December 2014

At 7.00pm

A free remembrance concert& Carol service open to all who

have lost a loved oneFor further information or to reserve seats,

please contact W.S Trenhaile Funeral Directors.01242 224897 [email protected]

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Saturday’s Television GuideBBC16.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 10.00 SaturdayKitchen Live (S,HD). 11.30 Tom Kerridge’sProper Pub Food (R,S,HD). 12.00 BBCNews; Weather (S,HD) 12.10 FootballFocus (S,HD). 1.00 Live Snooker: UKChampionship (S). Coverage of the firstsemi-final at the Barbican Centre in York.4.30 Final Score (S,HD). A round-up of thisafternoon’s football results. 5.25 CelebrityMastermind (R,S,HD). 5.55 RegionalNews (S,HD)

6.00 CITV. 9.25 Dinner Date (R,S). 10.20Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 11.15 ITVNews (S); Weather 11.25 StorageHoarders (R,S,HD). 12.25 Countrywise(R,S,HD). 12.55 Doc Martin (R,S). Thedoctor prepares for his wedding. 2.00 KeepIt in the Family (R,S,HD). 3.00 Film: HarryPotter and the Chamber of Secrets(S,HD). (2002) Fantasy adventure sequel,starring Daniel Radcliffe and KennethBranagh.●●●●

6.05 Great Ethiopian Run (S,HD). 7.00FIM Superbike World Championship(S,HD). 8.00 The Morning Line (S,HD).9.00 Weekend Kitchen (S,HD). 10.00Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 10.30Frasier (R,S). 11.25 The Big Bang Theory(R,S,HD). 11.55 The Simpsons (R,S). 12.20Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (R,S,HD). 1.20Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). Live coveragefrom Sandown Park and Aintree. 4.00Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.55 Teenage MutantNinja Turtles (R,S,HD). 10.30 Film: SantaJr (S,HD). (2002)●●● 12.15 Film: Meetthe Santas (S,HD). (2005) Fantasy comedysequel, with Steve Guttenberg.●● 1.55Film: Hats Off to Christmas! (S,HD).(2013) Romantic drama, with Haylie Duffand Antonio Cupo.●●● 3.40 Film: MrsMiracle (S). (2009) Family drama, starringDoris Roberts.●●● 5.35 Film: Noel (S).(2004) Drama, starring Susan Sarandon.●●

6.00 CBBC. 11.00 The Blue Planet (R,S).12.00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey(R,S,HD). The chef explores Sri Lanka andBali. 1.00 The Rockford Files (R,S,HD).1.45 Film: The Great Caruso (S). (1951)Musical biopic of opera singer EnricoCaruso, starring Mario Lanza.●●●● 3.30Flog It! (R,S,HD). FromWarminster inWiltshire. 4.30 Live Snooker: UKChampionship (S,HD). 5.30 RestoringEngland’s Heritage (S).

Casualty, 9pm Tomorrow’s Worlds … 10pm New You’ve Been Framed!, 6.30pm Inside Rolls-Royce, 7pm Meet the Santas, 12.15pm

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7.00 Strictly Come Dancing(S,HD). 12/14. Tess Daly andClaudia Winkleman present thequarter-final of the ballroombattle. The results aretomorrow at 7.20pm.

6.10 Pointless Celebrities (S,HD).Writers including CharlieHigson, Gill Hornby and StuartMaconie take part.

10.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD)10.20Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary

Lineker presents highlights ofthe latest Premier Leagueclashes, including NewcastleUnited v Chelsea at St James’Park. Followed by NationalLottery Update.

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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather6.15 ITV News (S); Weather6.30 New You’ve Been Framed!

(S). 10/18.

6.00 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).90/140. Charlie Spiteri hosts thefinal festive dinner party insouth-east London.

6.30 Channel 4 News (S)

10.35 The Jonathan Ross Show(S,HD). 8/10. The host chats toTop Gear presenter JeremyClarkson, comedy actressMiranda Hart, actor MartinFreeman, and singer-songwriter Paul McCartney,with music by Ella Henderson.

7.00 Inside Rolls-Royce (R,S,HD).Behind the scenes at therenowned car manufacturer’sGoodwood factory.

10.35 From Dusk Till Dawn (S,HD).(1996) A pair of outlaws take afamily hostage and then lie lowin a Mexican strip club, whichturns out to be infested withvampires. Horror, starringGeorge Clooney and HarveyKeitel.●●●●

7.25 Britain’s Craziest ChristmasLights (R,S,HD). The extensivefestive illuminations of fourhouseholds.

10.30 Pale Rider (S,HD). (1985) Amysterious preacher with lethalgunfighting skills helps amining community battle aruthless landowner. Western,directed by and starring ClintEastwood. With MichaelMoriarty.●●●

7.00 Live Snooker: UKChampionship (S,HD). HazelIrvine presents all the actionfrom the second semi-final atthe Barbican Centre in York,where the first player to win sixframes will book their place intomorrow’s final. Subsequentprogrammes subject to change.

6.00 Secrets of the Castle withRuth, Peter and Tom (R,S,HD).3/5. The trio turn theirattentions to medieval interiordesign.

10.00 Tomorrow’s Worlds: TheUnearthly History of ScienceFiction (S,HD). 3/4. DominicSandbrook examines sci-fi’sobsession with creatingartificial life.

11.45 The Football League Show(S). Highlights of the latestgames in the Championshipand League Two.

11.00 Intruders (S,HD). 8/8. Marcusand Madison engage in a fatalstruggle. Last in the series.

11.45 Night and the City (S). (1992)Thriller remake, starring RobertDe Niro and Jessica Lange.●●●

11.40 ITV News (S); Weather11.55 Play Misty for Me (S,HD).

(1971) Psychological thriller,directed by and starring ClintEastwood.●●●●●

12.25 Film: AWOL: Absent WithoutLeave (S). (1990) Action adventure, starringJean-Claude Van Damme.●● 2.05Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 2.10BBC News (S,HD).

1.40 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). Thehost takes his successful talk show stateside.3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-basedinformation service.

12.40 Film: The Talented Mr Ripley(S,HD). (1999) Anthony Minghella’s crimethriller, starring Matt Damon.●●●● 3.05Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus. Rick forcesJason to fight, despite his injured hand.5.15 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away(R,S,HD). A couple try to decide betweenthe West Country and Malaga.

12.40 SuperCasino. Live interactivegaming. 3.10 Gotham (R,S,HD). 4.00House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big(R,S). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). 5.15 Angelsof Jarm (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S).5.30 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.40 Roary theRacing Car (R,S). 5.50 Roary the RacingCar (R,S).

1.25 Film: Beyond the Fire (S,HD). (2009)Romantic drama, starring Scot Williams andCara Seymour.●●● 2.40 This Is BBC Two(S). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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8.15 Atlantis (S,HD). 4/13. Ariadnefaces danger while travelling toTelemon’s homeland.

8.00 Battleship (S,HD). (2012)Premiere. American navalvessels go into battle against aninvading fleet of powerfulalien spaceships. Sci-fiadventure, with Taylor Kitsch,Liam Neeson and AlexanderSkarsgard.●●

8.25 5 News Weekend (S,HD)8.30 Rocky Balboa (S,HD). (2006)

The ageing fighter comes outof retirement to take on thecurrent reigning heavyweightchampion. Boxing dramasequel, directed by and starringSylvester Stallone.●●●●

8.00 The X Factor (S,HD). 23/24.The acts have been inrehearsals all week and nowthe time has come for them toshow the voting public whythey deserve a place in nextweek’s final. The results aretomorrow at 8pm.

9.00 Casualty (S,HD). 12/46. Ashand Dylan disagree on how totreat a suspected overdose.

9.50 The National Lottery Live (S).With singer Katherine Jenkins.

9.30 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outof Here! (S,HD). 19/20. Antand Dec present highlightsfrom the past 24 hours in thejungle and reveal whichcelebrity has fallen at the lasthurdle, missing out on a placein the final.



Sunday’s Television GuideBBC16.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 7.35 Match of theDay (R,S,HD). 9.00 The AndrewMarrShow (S,HD) 10.00 Fern Britton MeetsNicholas Parsons (S,HD). 11.00 SundayPolitics (S). 12.15 MOTD2 Extra (S,HD).1.00 BBC News (S,HD) 1.15 Bargain Hunt(R,S). 1.45 FA Cup Final Score (S,HD). AnFA Cup edition of the football results andreport show. 4.20 Songs of Praise (S,HD).4.55 Christmas Supermarket Secrets(R,S,HD). 5.55 Regional News (S,HD)

6.00 CITV. 9.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal(R,S). 10.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD).11.25 ITV News (S); Weather 11.35 Film:Batteries Not Included (S,HD). (1987) Sci-fifantasy, starring Jessica Tandy.●●● 1.30 AllStar Family Fortunes (R,S,HD). DominicBrunt and Jenny Frost take part. 2.30 The XFactor (R,S,HD). The acts compete for placesin next week’s final. 4.00 Film: Apollo 13(S,HD). (1995) Fact-based drama, starringTom Hanks.●●●●

6.10 NFL: The American Football Show(R,S,HD). 7.05 How I Met Your Mother(R,S,HD). 7.55 Frasier (R,S). 8.30 SmallAnimal Hospital (S,HD). 9.00 Jamie’sComfort Food (R,S,HD). 9.30 SundayBrunch (S,HD). 12.30 The Big BangTheory (R,S,HD). 1.55 The Simpsons (R,S).2.50 Film: Stardust (S,HD). (2007) Fantasyadventure, starring Charlie Cox and ClaireDanes.●●●● 5.25 Film: Home Alone 2:Lost in New York (S,HD). (1992)●●●

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.10 Teenage MutantNinja Turtles (R,S,HD). 9.45 Access (R).9.50 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 10.45Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 11.40 PoliceInterceptors (R,S,HD). 12.40 Film: DearSanta (S). (2011) Romantic comedy, starringAmy Acker and David Haydn-Jones.●●●2.30 Film: Santa Who? (S,HD). (2000)Family comedy, starring Leslie Nielsen. ●●4.20 Film: Ice Age: The Meltdown (S,HD).(2006) ●●

6.15 Great British Garden Revival(R,S,HD). 7.15 Countryfile (R,S,HD).8.15 Glorious Gardens from Above(R,S,HD). 9.00 The Football LeagueShow (R,S). 9.40 50 Golden Years ofSport on BBC Two (R,S,HD). 10.40Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S). 12.10The A to Z of TV Cooking (R,S). 12.55 LiveSnooker: UK Championship (S). Theopening session of the final at the BarbicanCentre in York.

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7.20 Strictly Come Dancing: TheResults (S,HD). 12/14. Anothercouple leave and OneRepublicprovide the music.

6.20 Countryfile (S,HD). HelenSkelton finds dinosaurfootprints in East Sussex.

10.00 Regional News (S,HD)10.30Match of the Day 2 (S,HD).

Mark Chapman reviews thelatest Premier League action,featuring West Ham United vSwansea City at Upton Park andAston Villa v Leicester City atVilla Park.

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7.00 Coronation Street (S,HD).Hour-long episode. A desperateKylie sets off to find Callumafter running out of drugs.

6.35 Regional News (S); Weather6.45 ITV News (S); Weather

6.00 5 News Weekend (S,HD)6.05Where Eagles Dare (S,HD).

(1969) SecondWorld Waradventure, with Richard Burtonand Clint Eastwood. ●●●●

10.30 ITV News (S); Weather10.45 I Now Pronounce You Chuck

& Larry (S,HD). (2007) Afireman asks a male colleagueto pretend to marry himto get round a problem withhis late wife’s life insurancepolicy. Comedy, with AdamSandler, Kevin James andJessica Biel.●●


10.00 Sinister (S,HD). (2012)Premiere. A writer researchinga horrific incident that tookplace in his house yearspreviously uncovers asupernatural threat. Horror,starring Ethan Hawke andJuliet Rylance.●●●

10.45 The Shepherd (S,HD). (2008) Aborder patrol agent sets out tostop military veterans trying tosmuggle heroin out of Mexicointo the US. Action thriller,starring Jean-Claude VanDamme and Scott Adkins.●●●

7.00 Live Snooker: UKChampionship (S). HazelIrvine introduces coverage ofthe second session of the finalat the Barbican Centre in York,where the first player to reach10 frames will be crownedchampion. Subsequentprogrammes subject to change.

6.00MOTD: FA Cup Highlights(S,HD). Action from the latestsecond-round matches.

11.35 The Apprentice (R,S,HD). 9/14.The entrepreneurs arechallenged to find and buy nineitems – all of which havefeatured in tasks throughoutthe history of the show – at thebest possible prices.

11.00 Russell Howard’s GoodNews (R,S,HD). 7/9.

11.30 The British Guide toShowing Off (S,HD). (2011)Premiere. Part-animateddocumentary.●●●●

12.35 Film: Racing for Time (S,HD).(2008) Fact-based sporting drama, directedby and starring Charles S Dutton.●●● 2.00Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 2.05BBC News (S,HD).

12.50 The Store. Home shopping. 2.35Motorsport UK (R,S,HD). Action from thelatest races at Brands Hatch. 3.25 TheJeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). 4.10 ITVNightscreen (HD). Text-based informationservice. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show(R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.05 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (R,S,HD).With Bruce Forsyth, Lee Evans and GeorgeEzra. 1.00 The IT Crowd (R,S). 1.00American Football Live (S,HD). San DiegoChargers v New England Patriots (Kick-off1.30am). 4.45 NFL: Rush Zone (S). 5.10Win It Cook It (R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown(R,S,HD).

12.35 Campus PD (R,S,HD). 1.05SuperCasino. 3.10 The Gadget Show(R,S,HD). 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S).5.15 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.20 Angels ofJarm (R,S). 5.30 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.40Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.50 Roarythe Racing Car (R,S).

1.05 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). JohnCraven uncovers one of Lancashire’s hiddenjewels. 2.00 Holby City (R,S). Jesse faces upto the consequences of his womanisingways. 3.00 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview ofupcoming programmes.

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8.00 Antiques Roadshow (S,HD).11/27. The team visits WalthamForest Town Hall in eastLondon, where items include aRolex with a connection toBritain’s Special Forces and theworld’s oldest hot cross bun.

8.00 The Billion Pound Base:Dismantling Camp Bastion(S). Documentary following theclosure of the military base inAfghanistan.

8.00 The X Factor Results (S,HD).23/24. The finalists arerevealed, and there are liveperformances by last year’swinner Sam Bailey, Frozen starIdina Menzel and The X FactorUSA’s Fifth Harmony.

9.00 Remember Me (S,HD). 3/3. DIFairholme joins Hannah tosearch for Tom, finding him at acaravan park – but he stillrefuses to be drawn on thesignificance of the songScarborough Fair. Last in theseries.

9.00 Homeland (S,HD). 9/12. Carrieis forced to improvise tosalvage her mission, while theCIA swiftly closes in on a leak.Claire Danes, Rupert Friend andMandy Patinkin star.

9.00 Enemies Closer (S,HD). (2013)Premiere. Two sworn enemiesmust work together if they areto survive an encounter with adrug cartel. Action adventure,starring Jean-Claude VanDamme and Tom Everett Scott.●●●

9.00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outof Here! (S,HD). 20/20. Antand Dec follow the finalists’last 24 hours in the Australianjungle, reveal the results of thepublic vote and crown thisyear’s winner. Last in the series.



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Monday’s Television GuideBBC19.15 Fake Britain (S,HD). 10.00 HomesUnder the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00Claimed and Shamed (R,S). 11.30 OxfordStreet Revealed (S). 12.15 Bargain Hunt(R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD)1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors(S,HD). 2.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries(R,S,HD). 3.10 Escape to the Country (R,S).3.40 Christmas Kitchen with JamesMartin (S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15Pointless (R,S,HD).

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy KyleShow (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S).12.30 Let’s Do Christmas with Gino &Mel (S,HD). New series. With CatherineTyldesley. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55Regional News (S) 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60Minute Makeover (S,HD). 3.00 SecretDealers (S,HD). 3.59 RegionalProgramme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point(R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

6.20 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rockfrom the Sun. 8.00 Everybody LovesRaymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Kirstie’sVintage Christmas (HD). 11.00 Jamie’s15 Minute Meals (HD). 11.30 Come Dinewith Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 NewsSummary 12.05 Come Dine with Me(HD). 2.10 A Place in the Sun: Home orAway (HD). 3.10 Countdown (HD). 4.00Deal or No Deal (HD). 5.00 Come Dinewith Me (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff(HD). 11.25 Film: Mrs Miracle (S). (2009)●●● 1.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD) 1.15Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Film: TheChristmas Card (S). (2006) Romanticdrama, with John Newton and Alice Evans.●●● 3.30 Film: Mistletoe OverManhattan (S,HD). (2011) Christmasfantasy, starring Tricia Helfer and Greg Bryk.●● 5.20 Chinese Food in Minutes (R,S).5.30 5 News at 5 (S,HD)

10.05 Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes(R,S). 10.35 Click (R,S,HD). 11.00 BBCNews (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News(S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 JamesMartin’s Food Map of Britain (S,HD). 1.10The Blue Planet (R,S). 2.10 The GreatBritish Bake Off (R,S,HD). 3.10 A Place toCall Home (S,HD). 3.55 The World’s MostPhotographed (R,S). 4.25 AndrewMarr’sThe Making of Modern Britain (R,S,HD).5.25 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S).

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7.30 Fake Britain (R,S,HD).Consumer show. Followed byBBC News.

6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather6.30 Regional News (S); Weather

10.00 BBC News (S,HD)10.25 Regional News (S)10.35 Have I Got a Bit More News

for You (S,HD). 9/10. Hosted byJack Dee, with Joan Bakewelland Mark Watson.

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7.30 The Royal VarietyPerformance 2014 (S,HD).Michael McIntyre hosts the


6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 16/22.Homer becomes part of acomedy double-act.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Ste returnsto the village.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).Josh gives the police a falsealibi for Andy.

6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD)

10.15 ITV News (S); Weather10.45 Regional News (S); Weather10.55 The Agenda (S,HD). 10/10. Tom

Bradby and guests look to theweek ahead. Last in the series.


10.00 8 Out of 10 Cats (S,HD).Jimmy, Sean and Jon’shighlights from the most recentseries.

10.35 Toast of London (S,HD). 6/6.Steven is reunited with an oldflame. Last in the series.

7.00 The Gadget Show (S,HD). Theteam checks out the bestChristmas gifts. Followed by 5News Update.

10.00 Greatest 80s Movies (R,S).Ronni Ancona narrates acountdown of viewers’favourite films from thedecade, including ET, Top Gun,The Goonies, Ghostbusters,Beverly Hills Cop and FerrisBueller’s Day Off.

7.00MOTD: FA Cup Third-RoundDraw (S,HD). Live coverage ofthe draw from Hull.

7.30 Tom Kerridge’s Best EverDishes (R,S,HD). 5/6.

6.00 Eggheads (R,S,HD). Quiz show.6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – It

Takes Two (S,HD). 51/60. Aninterview with the latest coupleto be voted off thecompetition.

10.00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks(S,HD). 10/13. With CharleyBagnall, Jake Roche, KymMarsh, Van McCann andRomesh Ranganathan.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presentedby Evan Davis. Followed byWeather.

11.20 Citizen Khan (R,S,HD). 5/7.Shazia and Amjad have theirhen and stag parties.

11.50 The Graham Norton Show(R,S,HD). 10/13. With MichaelKeaton, Jamie Oliver and OneDirection.

11.20 Great Continental RailwayJourneys (R,S,HD). 4/6. MichaelPortillo travels through Spainand Portugal.

11.35 The Jonathan Ross Show(R,S,HD). 8/10. With JeremyClarkson, Martin Freeman,Miranda Hart and PaulMcCartney.

11.00 Confessions of a Teacher(S,HD). 4/4. A look at howteaching has changed over thepast 50 years. Last in the series.

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

12.35 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.3.00 UEFA Champions League Weekly(S,HD). A look ahead to the matchday sixfixtures. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 TheJeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests airtheir differences.

12.00 NFL: The American Football Show(S,HD). 12.55 Embarrassing Bodies: Backto the Clinic (R,S,HD). 1.50 Film: TheUndefeated (S,HD). (1969) Western,starring JohnWayne and Rock Hudson.●●3.45 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD).4.40 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away(R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown (R,S,HD).

1.00 SuperCasino. Live interactivegaming. 3.10 UK’s Strongest Man(R,S,HD). Highlights of the final fromBelfast. 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge(R,S). Michaela has her hands full with twochimps. 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor(R,S). 5.35 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

12.20 Sign Zone: The Apprentice (R,S).The entrepreneurs embark on a buyingchallenge. 1.20 Wonders of theMonsoon (R,S). How the lives of humansand animals are shaped by the weathersystem. 2.20 This Is BBC Two (S,HD).Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00BBC Learning Zone (R,S,HD).

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8.30 Domestic Abuse: Caught onCamera – Panorama (S,HD).Domestic violence filmed bypolice wearing body-worncameras.

8.00 Jamie’s Cracking Christmas(S). Jamie Oliver whips up someof his favourite festive dishes,including beef Wellington,roast goose with all thetrimmings, and chocolate andmarmalade bread-and-buttertart.

8.00Who Killed Tutankhamun?(R,S,HD). Two former FBI agentsexamine the death of theEgyptian pharaoh. Followed by5 News at 9.

8.00 University Challenge (S,HD).21/37. The second roundcontinues.

8.30 Only Connect (S,HD). 14/27.Three linguists take on a trio ofDoctor Who fans.

entertainment extravaganzafrom the London Palladium,with Bette Midler, OneDirection, Shirley Bassey, SarahMillican, Jack Whitehall andmany more.

9.00Wild Weather with RichardHammond (S). 2/3. The hostfocuses on the role played bywater in the creation ofweather, discovering how raincould crush a car, trying to buildhis own cloud and starting anavalanche.

9.00 Skint (S,HD). 3/4. More storiesof people living in poverty inGrimsby, from fishermen out ofwork after a lifetime at sea, tothose doing whatever they canto make ends meet.

9.00 Gotham (S,HD). 9/22. Gordonteams up with Assistant DistrictAttorney Harvey Dent in anattempt to close the Waynemurder case, while Cobblepotmakes contact with FishMooney’s secret weapon.

9.00 Posh People: Inside Tatler(S,HD). 3/3. Behind the scenesat the Moscow offices of TatlerRussia, with the magazinerecommending the best UKboarding schools and hosting adebutante ball. Last in theseries.



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Tuesday’s Television GuideBBC16.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Fake Britain(S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer(S,HD). 11.00 Claimed and Shamed (R,S).11.30 Oxford Street Revealed (S). 12.15Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News;Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S)1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The DoctorBlake Mysteries (R,S,HD). 3.10 Escape tothe Country (R,S). 3.40 ChristmasKitchen with James Martin (S,HD). 4.30Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD).8.30 Lorraine (S). 9.25 The Jeremy KyleShow (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S).12.30 Let’s Do Christmas with Gino &Mel (S,HD). Singer Elaine Paige joins thehosts. 1.30 ITV News (S); Weather 1.55Regional News (S) 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60Minute Makeover (S,HD). 3.00 SecretDealers (S,HD). 3.59 RegionalProgramme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point(R,S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

6.20 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rockfrom the Sun. 8.00 Everybody LovesRaymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Kirstie’sCrafty Christmas (HD). 11.00 Jamie’s 15Minute Meals (HD). 11.30 Come Dinewith Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 NewsSummary 12.05 Come Dine with Me(HD). 2.10 A Place in the Sun: Home orAway (HD). 3.10 Countdown (HD). 4.00Deal or No Deal (HD). 5.00 Come Dinewith Me (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff(HD). 11.25 Film: Santa Who? (S,HD).(2000)●● 1.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD)1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Film:The Real St Nick (S,HD). (2012) Romanticcomedy, with Torrey DeVitto and CallardHarris.●●● 3.30 Film: An Old FashionedChristmas (S). (2010) Period drama sequel,starring Jacqueline Bisset. ●●● 5.15Chinese Food in Minutes (R,S). 5.30 5News at 5 (S,HD)

10.05 Close Calls: On Camera (R,S). 10.35HARDtalk (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD)11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 DailyPolitics (S) 1.00 James Martin’s FoodMap of Britain (S,HD). 1.10 The BluePlanet (R,S). 2.10 The Great British BakeOff (R,S,HD). 3.10 A Place to Call Home(S,HD). 3.55 The World’s MostPhotographed (R,S). 4.25 AndrewMarr’sThe Making of Modern Britain (R,S,HD).5.25 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Livechat and topical reports.

7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Tosh’sparanoia about Tina intensifies.Followed by BBC News.


10.00 BBC News (S,HD)10.25 Regional News (S). Followed

by National Lottery Update.10.35 A Question of Sport (S).

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7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). The reasonfor Belle’s behaviour slowlycomes to light.

7.30 Live UEFA ChampionsLeague (S,HD).Liverpool v FCBasel (Kick-off 7.45pm). AdrianChiles presents coverage of thematchday six fixture at Anfield,where only a win will see theReds qualify for the knockoutstage.


6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 17/22.Homer enrols on a fatheringenrichment course.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Ste isdesperate to protect his family.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).Maddy kisses Oscar and stealsfrom the gym.


10.00 ITV News at Ten (S)10.30 Regional News (S); Weather10.40 UEFA Champions League:

Extra Time (S,HD). Matt Smithpresents action from thisevening’s matchday six fixtures,including Liverpool v FC Basel.


10.00 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 10/12.Capturing the households’instant reactions to what theyare watching on TV from thecomfort of their own sofas.Narrated by Caroline Aherne.

7.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in theWild (R,S). Ben travels to thecanyons of Utah to meet72-year-old twin brothers Billand Bob Stone. Followed by 5News Update.

10.00 Benefits Britain: Life on theDole (R,S,HD). 2/4. Thedocumentary examining thelives of people on the dolefocuses on Blackpool, whereone in every four adults lives offbenefits outside the touristseason.

7.00 James May’s Cars of thePeople (R,S,HD). 1/3. The TopGear presenter examines thesocial significance of cars in the20th century.

6.00 Eggheads (R,S,HD). Quiz show,hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.

6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – ItTakes Two (S,HD). 52/60. Withthe winners of Sunday night’sdance-off.

10.00 Brian Pern: A Life in Rock(S,HD). 1/3. New series. Spoofrock documentary, starringSimon Day.


11.05 Imagine – Jeff Koons (S). 7/7.Alan Yentob looks at the workof American artist Jeff Koons.Last in the series.

11.00 NCIS (R,S,HD). 10/24. A Navyofficer preparing to testify in amurder trial goes missing.

11.55 NCIS (R,S). 4/23. Aninvestigation into a rape andmurder revives harrowingmemories for Ducky.

11.20World’s Greatest FoodMarkets (R,S,HD). 3/3.Billingsgate merchant RogerBarton pits himself againsttraders at New Delhi’s Azadpurfruit and vegetable market.Last in the series.

11.40 The Cube (R,S,HD). 2/9. Ateacher and a pizza deliveryman take part.

11.05 The British Comedy Awards:Nomination Show (S). Thenominees in each category arerevealed, with contributionsfrom some of the biggestnames in comedy.

12.05 Film: The Lookout (S). (2007) Crimedrama, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.●●●1.40 Weather for the Week Ahead (S).1.45 BBC News (S,HD).

12.35 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S).The host takes his successful talk showstateside. 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 TheJeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests airtheir differences.

12.05 Poker (S,HD). The Pokerstars.comShark Cage. 1.00 Trans World Sport(S,HD). 1.55 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S).2.25 Great Ethiopian Run (R,S,HD). 3.20FIM Superbike World Championship(R,S,HD). 4.15 A Place in the Sun: Homeor Away (R,S,HD). 5.10 Win It Cook It(R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown (R,S,HD).

12.55 SuperCasino. Live interactivegaming. 3.10 Gibraltar: Britain in theSun (R,S,HD). The fire brigade deals withtwo separate incidents. 4.00 Michaela’sWild Challenge (R,S). 4.25 DivineDesigns (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S).5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 WildlifeSOS (R,S).

12.20 Sign Zone: Film 2014 (R,S). Reviewsof Black Sea and Men, Women & Children.12.50 The Mekong River with SuePerkins (R,S). The comedienne travelsalong the Southeast Asian river. 1.50 ThisIs BBC Two (S). Preview of upcomingprogrammes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone(R,S,HD).

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8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 9/52. Amyhas surprising news for Raf andHarry, Dominic is determined toimpress Fleur in a bid to make itto Los Angeles, and Jac faces atesting time when a baby istransferred to AAU.

8.00 Kirstie’s HandmadeChristmas (S,HD). KirstieAllsopp celebrates festive craft-making, visiting the workshopsat Blenheim Palace’s Christmasfair, and learning about thecrafts, foods and rich customsof Norway.

8.00Michael Buble’s ChristmasSpecial (R,S,HD). The Grammy-winning Canadian croonerperforms classic festive songs,featuring duets with Mary JBlige, Mariah Carey and theCookie Monster. Followed by 5News at 9.

8.00MasterChef: TheProfessionals (S,HD). 16/21.Two semi-finalists work a shiftin Nathan Outlaw’s restaurantat the Capital hotel inKnightsbridge, central London,before preparing one of thechef’s signature dishes.

9.00 The Missing (S,HD). 7/8. In2009, a surprise turn of eventsbrings Tony and Emily back toFrance three years after Oliver’sdisappearance. In the presentday, the case finally seems to bemaking progress.

9.00My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas:Tinsel and Tiaras (S,HD). Thefestive season traveller-style,featuring a spectacularChristmas-themed wedding.

9.00 The Kids’ Hospital atChristmas (S,HD). 1/3. Newseries. Documentary followinglife at the Royal ManchesterChildren’s Hospital over thefestive season. An eight-year-old girl prepares to undergo akidney transplant.

9.00 Secrets of the Castle withRuth, Peter and Tom (S,HD).4/5. How stonemasons,blacksmiths and carpentersco-ordinated their efforts whilebuilding a castle.



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Classical SpectacularA Royal Albert Hall Concert Break!Departing Mar 2015Our price includes• Return coach travel• One night’s bed and continental breakfast

accommodation in a good hotel in London• A choir seat for Classical Spectacular

(upgrades available)• A sightseeing tour of London or time to shop

and sightsee• The services of a tour manager

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Wednesday’s Television GuideBBC19.15 Fake Britain (S,HD). 10.00 HomesUnder the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00Claimed and Shamed (R,S). 11.30 OxfordStreet Revealed (S). 12.15 Bargain Hunt(S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD)1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors(S,HD). 2.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries(R,S,HD). 3.10 Escape to the Country (R,S).3.40 Christmas Kitchen with JamesMartin (S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15Pointless (R,S,HD).

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy KyleShow (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S).12.30 Let’s Do Christmas with Gino &Mel (S,HD). With guest Warwick Davis. 1.30ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 RegionalNews (S) 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60 MinuteMakeover (S,HD). 3.00 Secret Dealers(S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S).4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 TheChase (S,HD).

6.20 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rockfrom the Sun. 8.00 Everybody LovesRaymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Kirstie’sHandmade Christmas (HD). 11.00Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (HD). 11.30Come Dine with Me (HD). 12.00 Channel4 News Summary 12.05 Come Dine withMe (HD). 2.10 A Place in the Sun: Homeor Away (HD). 3.10 Countdown (HD).4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 5.00 ComeDine with Me (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff(HD). 11.25 Film: Meet the Santas (S,HD).(2005)●● 1.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD)1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). Brax findsthe engagement ring Casey had planned togive Denny. 1.45 Film: Secret Santa (S).(2001) Family drama, starring Sherilyn Fenn.●●● 3.30 Film: A Perfect Christmas(S,HD). (2012) Festive fantasy, starring ClaireCoffee.●●● 5.15 Chinese Food inMinutes (R,S). 5.30 5 News (S,HD)

10.00 Close Calls: On Camera (R,S).10.30 See Hear (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News(S,HD) 11.30 Daily Politics (S) 1.00James Martin’s Food Map of Britain(S,HD). 1.10 The Blue Planet (R,S). 2.10The Great British Bake Off (R,S,HD). 3.10A Place to Call Home (S,HD). 3.55 TheWorld’s Most Photographed (R,S). 4.25AndrewMarr’s The Making of ModernBritain (R,S,HD). 5.25 Vintage AntiquesRoadshow (R,S).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). MattBaker and Alex Jones presentthe live magazine show.Followed by BBC News.



by National Lottery Update.10.35 Live at the Apollo (S,HD). 3/6.

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7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Zak andLisa learn Belle has beenreported.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Evapleads with Kylie to tell Davidabout her past drug addiction.


6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 18/22.Marge becomes obsessed withpeach-based desserts.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).Brax finds the engagement ringCasey had planned to giveDenny.


10.30 ITV News (S); Weather


10.00 America’s Fugitive Family(S). Documentary telling thestory of John Joe Gray and hisfamily, who have been involvedin a standoff with lawenforcement in Texas since heskipped bail in 2000.

7.00 Living on the Edge: Blood onthe Sand (S,HD). Chris Terrilltravels to the West Africancountry of Mali to live withTuareg nomads in the Sahara.Followed by 5 News Update.

10.00My Crazy ChristmasObsession (S,HD). 1/2. FourAmerican households who takefestive decorating to theextreme and spend hugeamounts of money, time andenergy bringing Christmascheer to their neighbourhoods.

7.00 James May’s Cars of thePeople (R,S,HD). 2/3. The TopGear presenter explores theweird world of the microcar.


6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – ItTakes Two (S,HD). 53/60. IanWaite analyses the couples’training.

10.00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired(S,HD). 10/11. Interview withthe show’s freshly rejectedcandidate.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presentedby Emily Maitlis. Followed byWeather.

11.05 Film 2014 (S,HD). 6/7. A reviewof Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit:The Battle of the Five Armies.

11.35 Rabbit Hole (S,HD). (2010)Drama, with Nicole Kidman,Aaron Eckhart.●●●●

11.00 Kids’ Hospital at Christmas(R,S,HD). 1/3. Documentaryfollowing life at the RoyalManchester Children’s Hospitalover the festive season. Aneight-year-old girl prepares toundergo a kidney transplant.

11.20 The Meat Market: InsideSmithfield (R,S,HD). 2/3. Thedocumentary about London’skey markets focuses onSmithfield.

11.00 Regional News (S); Weather11.10 The Chase (R,S,HD). /148.

Bradley Walsh presents as fourcontestants answer generalknowledge questions and workas a team to take on ruthlessquiz genius the Chaser.

11.00 A&E in the War Zone (S,HD).British trauma surgeon DavidNott makes the perilousjourney across the border intowar-torn Syria.


12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S).The host takes his successful talk showstateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 TheJeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air theirdifferences.

12.00 24 Hours in A&E (R,S). 1.00 Film:For Those in Peril (S,HD). (2013)●●●●2.35 Film: Waste Land (HD). (2010)Documentary about the world’s largestrubbish dump.●●●● 4.15 A Place in theSun: Home or Away (R,S,HD). 5.10 Win ItCook It (R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown(R,S,HD).

12.00 Dallas (S,HD). 12.55 SuperCasino.Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Railway:First Great Western (R,S,HD). 4.00Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S). 4.25Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor(R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35Wildlife SOS (R,S).

12.20 Intruders (R,S,HD). Marcus andMadison engage in a fatal struggle. Last inthe series. 1.05 Sign Zone: See Hear(R,S,HD). A visit to the Merseyside Societyfor Deaf People. With voiceover. 1.35 ThisIs BBC Two (S). Preview of upcomingprogrammes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone(R,S,HD).

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8.00Waterloo Road (S,HD). 9/20.Leo makes a new friend, onlyto get a shock when shedisplays a sudden outburst ofviolent behaviour. Hectorthreatens to tell Simon abouthis affair with Sue.

8.00 Posh Pawn (S,HD). 5/5. Abumper-car collector turns upoffering an impromptu testdrive and Jamo works hard toauthenticate a cataloguethought to be signed by NeilArmstrong. Last in the series.

8.00 Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun(S,HD). Driving instructor JohnBell-Young takes his latest pupilaround the streets of Gibraltar,and a prison officer calls inpolice to carry out a raid on awing of HMPWindmill Hill.Followed by 5 News at 9.

8.00MasterChef: TheProfessionals (S,HD). 17/21.Two semi-finalists work a shiftat Claude Bosi’s two Michelin-starred restaurant Hibiscus inLondon’s Mayfair, beforepreparing one of the chef’ssignature dishes.

8.00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outof Here! Coming Out (S,HD).The campers are reunited withfriends and family and spend awell-deserved night in luxuryfollowing their departure fromthe Australian jungle. Ant andDec present.

9.00 The Apprentice (S,HD). 10/14.The candidates create premiumpuddings and pitch them toleading supermarkets, in thehope that the cheesecake andtrifle products they come upwith will make it onto theshelves.

9.00 Bear’s Wild Weekend withBen Stiller (S). Survivalist BearGrylls is partnered with actorand director Ben Stiller for a48-hour, action-filled trek intothe wilds of Scotland thatpushes them to the limit.

9.00 Benefits Britain: Life on theDole (S,HD). 3/4. Immigrantsclaiming welfare in the UK tosupport children back in theirown countries, including a manwho uses his benefits torenovate his family home backin rural Romania.

9.00 Great Continental RailwayJourneys (S,HD). 6/6. MichaelPortillo travels through Francefrom Lyon down to Marseilleon the Mediterranean coast,where he joins a pilot boatleading a supertanker to itsberth. Last in the series.

9.00 The Lost Honour ofChristopher Jefferies (S,HD).1/2. Part one of two. Retiredteacher Christopher Jefferiesfinds his life turned upsidedown when his young tenantJoanna Yeates goes missing.Concludes tomorrow.



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Neil Diamond in ConcertAt the LG Arena, Birmingham, departing Jul 2015Our price includes• Return coach travel from your local area• One night’s bed and English breakfast based on a

twin room with private facilities at a good qualityhotel in the Midlands

• A seated ticket for the Neil Diamond concertat The LG Arena, Birmingham (face value £65).Ticket upgrades available

• Return coach transfers between your hotel andthe concert venue

• Visit to Stratford upon Avon• The services of a friendly tour manager

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Thursday’s Television GuideBBC16.00 Breakfast (S,HD) 9.15 Fake Britain(S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer(S,HD). 11.00 Claimed and Shamed (R,S).11.30 Oxford Street Revealed (S). 12.15Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News;Weather (S,HD) 1.30 Regional News (S)1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The DoctorBlake Mysteries (R,S,HD). 3.10 Escape tothe Country (R,S). 3.40 ChristmasKitchen with James Martin (S,HD). 4.30Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy KyleShow (S,HD). 10.30 This Morning (S).12.30 Let’s Do Christmas with Gino &Mel (S,HD). With guest Jason Gardiner. 1.30ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 RegionalNews (S) 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60 MinuteMakeover (S,HD). 3.00 Secret Dealers(S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S).4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 TheChase (S,HD).

6.20 The King of Queens. 7.10 3rd Rockfrom the Sun. 8.00 Everybody LovesRaymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Kirstie’sHome for Christmas (HD). 11.00 Jamie’s15 Minute Meals (HD). 11.30 Come Dinewith Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 NewsSummary 12.05 Come Dine with Me(HD). 2.10 A Place in the Sun: Home orAway (HD). 3.10 Countdown (HD). 4.00Deal or No Deal (HD). 5.00 Come Dinewith Me (HD). 5.30 Coach Trip (HD).

6.00 Milkshake! (HD). 9.15 The WrightStuff (HD). 11.25 Film: Three WiseWomen (S,HD). (2010)●● 1.10 5 NewsLunchtime (S,HD) 1.15 Home and Away(S,HD). 1.45 Film: Dear Santa (S). (2011)Romantic comedy, starring Amy Acker andDavid Haydn-Jones.●●● 3.30 Film: It’sChristmas, Carol! (S,HD). (2012) Fantasy,starring Emmanuelle Vaugier.●●● 5.20Chinese Food in Minutes (R,S). 5.30 5News at 5 (S,HD)

10.05 Close Calls: On Camera (R,S). 10.35HARDtalk (S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD)11.30 BBC World News (S,HD) 12.00 DailyPolitics (S) 1.00 James Martin’s FoodMap of Britain (S,HD). 1.10 The BluePlanet (R,S). 2.10 The Great British BakeOff (R,S,HD). 3.10 A Place to Call Home(S,HD). 3.55 The World’s MostPhotographed (R,S). 4.25 AndrewMarr’sThe Making of Modern Britain (R,S,HD).5.25 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Topicalstories from around the UK.

7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Tina is ather lowest ebb after Tosh’sattack. Followed by BBC News.


10.00 BBC News (S,HD)10.25 Regional News (S)10.35 Question Time (S,HD). 12/38.

David Dimbleby hosts thedebate from Canterbury.

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Tonight (S,HD). Theemployment gap betweenwhite and ethnic minoritycommunities.


6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 19/22.Fat Tony and Selma marry aftera whirlwind romance.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Tegan isshocked by Rose’s diagnosis.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).Matt goes out drinking withGray on the eve of his firstexam.


10.30 ITV News (S); Weather


10.00 Babylon (S,HD). 5/6. Lizdiscovers her job is at risk whenActing Commissioner Inglis istipped for a promotion, butwhen a child goes missing, sheforms a plan to save her career.

7.00 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD).The team checks out the bestChristmas gifts. Followed by 5News Update.

10.00 Braveheart: The True Story(R,S,HD). Questioning thehistorical accuracy of MelGibson’s 1995 Oscar-winningmovie Braveheart, which wasbased on the life of13th-century Scottish freedomfighter WilliamWallace.

7.00 James May’s Cars of thePeople (R,S,HD). 3/3. Jamesexplores how aspiration andnew wealth inspired some ofthe greatest vehicles evermade. Last in the series.


6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – ItTakes Two (S,HD). 54/60. Thelatest footage from inside thetraining rooms.

10.00 Russell Howard’s GoodNews (S,HD). 8/9. Thecomedian’s perspective on thenews.


11.35 This Week (S). The past sevendays in politics.

11.00Who Killed Tutankhamun?(R,S,HD). Two former FBI agentsexamine the death of theEgyptian pharaoh, using thetools of modern homicideinvestigation.

11.20 The Fruit & Veg Market:Inside New Spitalfields(R,S,HD). 3/3. Behind the scenesof London’s prime wholesalefruit and vegetable market.Last in the series.

11.00 Regional News (S); Weather11.10 River Monsters (R,S,HD). 7/10.

A freshwater giant said toinhabit Russia’s remote AmurRiver.

11.40 Regional Programme (S).

11.05 Skint (R,S). 3/4. More stories ofpeople living in poverty inGrimsby, from fishermen out ofwork after a lifetime at sea, tothose doing whatever they canto make ends meet.

12.20 Skiing Weatherview (S). 12.25 BBCNews (S,HD).

12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.3.00 The Diversity Deficit: Tonight(R,S,HD). The employment gap betweenwhite and ethnic minority communities.3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-basedinformation service. 5.05 The Jeremy KyleShow (R,S). Guests air their differences.

12.10 Ramsay’s Kitchen NightmaresUSA (R,S). 1.00 One Born Every Minute(R,S,HD). 1.50 The Billion Pound Base:Dismantling Camp Bastion (R,S). 2.45A&E in the War Zone (R,S,HD). 3.40 PhilSpencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD). 4.35Hugh’s 3 Good Things: Best Bites(R,S,HD).

12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactivegaming. 3.10 Ben Fogle: New Lives inthe Wild (R,S,HD). Ben meets 72-year-oldtwin brothers who live in the canyons ofUtah. 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge(R,S). 4.25 House Doctor (R,S). 4.45 HouseDoctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S).5.35 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

12.20 Sign Zone: Domestic Abuse:Caught on Camera – Panorama (R,S).12.50 World’s Greatest Food Markets(R,S). Fish merchant Roger Barton toursglobal food markets, beginning in NewYork City. 1.50 This Is BBC Two (S).Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00BBC Learning Zone (R,S).

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8.00 BBC Music Awards (S,HD).Chris Evans and Fearne Cottonhost this celebration of the pastyear in music.

8.00 George Clarke’s AmazingSpaces (S,HD). 8/9. Thearchitect meets a farmerturning a 1970s Bedford firetruck into a mobile shop, andWill Hardie visits a teacher whois transforming a pony trailerinto a holiday retreat.

8.00 The Railway: First GreatWestern (S,HD). Staff try to getthousands of rugby union fanshome after a Six Nations matchin Cardiff. Followed by 5 News.

8.00MasterChef: TheProfessionals (S,HD). 18/21.The last two semi-finalists worka lunchtime service at WildHoney in London’s Mayfair,before recreating one of chefpatron Anthony Demetre’ssignature dishes.

8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Belleoffers to buy Lachlan’s silence.

8.30 Paul O’Grady: For the Loveof Dogs (R,S,HD). 5/7. Anaggressive chihuahua isretrained.

9.00 24 Hours in A&E (S,HD). 7/8. Aseven-year-old boy is broughtin after falling from a tree, a66-year-old man has collapsedat home and an eight-year-oldis suffering from severe hayfever.

9.00 Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty(S,HD). 3/4. Dan Jones examinesthe reign of Edward II between1307 and 1327, exploring therumours that he was gay andinvestigating what turned hisqueen into a bloodthirstymatriarch.

9.00 The Fall (S,HD). 5/6. Spector’sunpredictability forces Gibsonto act quickly and change herstrategy when her carefully laidplans to snare the killer andsave Rose Stagg fall apart.

9.00 The Lost Honour ofChristopher Jefferies (S,HD).2/2. Conclusion. The retiredteacher returns to the limelightand fights to clear his nameover the murder of his tenant,landscape architect JoannaYeates. Starring Jason Watkins.



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Friday’s Television GuideBBC19.15 Fake Britain (S,HD). 10.00 HomesUnder the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00Claimed and Shamed (R,S). 11.30 OxfordStreet Revealed (S). 12.15 Bargain Hunt(S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD)1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors(S,HD). 2.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries(R,S,HD). 3.10 Escape to the Country (R,S).3.40 Christmas Kitchen with JamesMartin (S,HD). 4.30 Flog It! (S,HD). 5.15Pointless (R,S,HD).

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy KyleShow (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30Let’s Do Christmas with Gino & Mel(S,HD). With singer Ashley Roberts. 1.30ITV News (S); Weather 1.55 RegionalNews (S) 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60 MinuteMakeover (S,HD). 3.00 Secret Dealers(S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S).4.00 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 5.00 TheChase (S,HD).

6.15 The King of Queens. 7.05 3rd Rockfrom the Sun. 7.55 Everybody LovesRaymond. 8.55 Frasier. 10.00 NigellaBites Christmas Special. 11.00 Jamie’s15 Minute Meals (HD). 11.30 Come Dinewith Me (HD). 12.00 Channel 4 NewsSummary 12.05 Come Dine with Me(HD). 1.30 Channel 4 Racing (HD). 3.30Countdown (HD). 4.15 Deal or No Deal(HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (HD). 5.30Coach Trip (HD).

6.00 Milkshake! (HD). 9.15 The WrightStuff (HD). 11.35 Film: Hats Off toChristmas! (S,HD). (2013)●●● 1.20 5News Lunchtime (S,HD) 1.25 Homeand Away (S,HD). 1.55 Film: Hitchedfor the Holidays (S,HD). (2012) Festiveromantic drama, with Joseph Lawrence andEmily Hampshire.●●● 3.40 Film: Battle ofthe Bulbs (S,HD). (2010) Christmas comedy,with Daniel Stern and Matt Frewer.●●●.5.30 5 News at 5 (S,HD)

10.05 Children’s Hospital: The Chaplains(R,S). 10.35 The Travel Show (S,HD). 11.00BBC News (S,HD) 11.30 BBC World News(S,HD) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 The Ato Z of TV Cooking (R,S). 1.10 The BluePlanet (R,S). 2.10 The Great British BakeOff (R,S,HD). 3.10 A Place to Call Home(S,HD). 3.55 The World’s MostPhotographed (R,S). 4.25 AndrewMarr’sThe Making of Modern Britain (R,S,HD).5.25 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R,S).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD).7.30 The Two Ronnies

Sketchbook (S). The comedyduo’s favourite moments fromtheir TV shows. Followed byBBC News.

6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather6.30 Regional News; Weather


by National Lottery Update.10.35 The Graham Norton Show

(S,HD). 11/13. With Jim Carrey,Jude Law, Tamsin Greig andNicole Scherzinger.

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7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Belle’sbehaviour takes anothershocking turn.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).Gary and Alya meet in secret atNo 6.


6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 20/22.Homer discovers a talent forstyling hair.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).Tyson ambushes VJ on the wayto school.


10.00 ITV News at Ten (S)10.30 Regional News (S); Weather10.40 Casino Royale (S,HD). (2006)

James Bond pursues aninternational criminalresponsible for financingterrorist organisations acrossthe world. Spy thriller, starringDaniel Craig, Eva Green andMads Mikkelsen.●●●●


10.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man(S,HD). 13/15. The host is joinedby Stephen Fry and ClareBalding, talking about theirnew books, and MickyFlanagan, discussing his latestDVD. Plus, Gorgon City performwith Jennifer Hudson.

7.00World StrongmanChampionship (S,HD). MattBell introduces highlights of the2014 Masters World StrongmanChampionships. Followed by 5News Update.

10.00 Body of Proof (S,HD). 13/13.Last-ever episode. The coffin ofMegan’s father is found to beempty. Last in the series.

10.55 NCIS: Los Angeles (S,HD).23/24. Callen’s cover is blown.

7.00 The Home That Two Built(S,HD). 4/4. How BBC Tworeflected shifting lifestyletrends during the 1990s and2000s. Last in the series.


6.30 Strictly Come Dancing – ItTakes Two (S,HD). 55/60. Alook ahead to tomorrow’s semi-final.

10.00 QI (S,HD). 10/18. With SaraPascoe, Jack Whitehall andAdam Hills.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Presentedby Kirsty Wark.

11.20 Cuckoo (S,HD). 4/6. A dyingwish goes awry.

11.50 EastEnders (R,S,HD). Omnibus.Sonia and Martin finally talkabout how they feel.

11.50 Access (R). Showbiz news andgossip.

11.00Weather (S)11.05 Never Mind the Buzzcocks

(R,S,HD). 10/13.11.35 Dead Poets Society (S,HD).

(1989) Drama, with RobinWilliams.●●●●

11.05 Toast of London (R,S,HD). 6/6.Steven is reunited with an oldflame. Last in the series.

11.40 Sightseers (S,HD). (2012)Comedy horror, starring AliceLowe and Steve Oram.●●●●


1.15 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). Thehost takes his successful talk show stateside.3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-basedinformation service.

1.10 Film: Another Stakeout (S,HD).(1993) Comedy adventure sequel, starringRichard Dreyfuss.●● 3.00 Boss (S,HD).4.00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (R,S,HD).4.55 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away(R,S,HD). 5.50 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems(R,S,HD).

12.00 SuperCasino. Live interactivegaming. 3.10 The Gadget Show (R,S,HD).The team checks out the best Christmasgifts. 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge(R,S). 4.25 House Doctor (R,S). 4.45 HouseDoctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S).5.35 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

1.40 Sign Zone: Question Time (R,S).Topical debate from Canterbury. 2.40 ThisIs BBC Two (S). Preview of upcomingprogrammes.

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8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Arevelation prompts Ian to makeamends with Peter.

8.30 Citizen Khan (S,HD). 6/7. Thewedding day dawns – but MrsKhan refuses to attend theceremony.

8.00Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD(S,HD). 8/22. Coulson and theteam find themselves in aface-off against Hydra touncover an ancient secret,while Ward kidnaps his senatorbrother for a shocking tripdown memory lane.

8.00 Ice Road Truckers (S,HD). Artloses power and grinds to a haltin temperatures of -40C, Lisaencounters a problem at anarrow bridge and Darrellrealises there is no ramp to gethis load onto the trailer.Followed by 5 News at 9.

8.00Mastermind (S,HD). 17/31.Specialist subjects include CaryGrant and Marc Almond.

8.30Mary Berry’s AbsoluteChristmas Favourites (S,HD).1/2. Part one of two.

8.00 The Martin Lewis MoneyShow (S,HD). 3/9. Tips to savemoney on train fares.

8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).Kylie lies when David demandsto know the name of herdealer.

9.00 Have I Got News for You(S,HD). 10/10. Hosted by MartinClunes. Last in the series.

9.30 Not Going Out (S,HD). 8/10.The friends jet off on a summerholiday.

9.00 Gogglebox (S). 11/12.Capturing the households’instant reactions to what theyare watching on TV from thecomfort of their own sofas.Narrated by Caroline Aherne.

9.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in theWild (S,HD). 4/8. Ben meets a40-year-old British woman whogave up her old life as acommunications manager totrain huskies inside the ArcticCircle in northern Sweden.

9.00 Canterbury Cathedral (S).1/3. New series. Documentaryseries following a year in thelife of the home of theAnglican church. Justin Welbycelebrates his first Christmas asArchbishop of Canterbury.

9.00 A Night in with Olly Murs(S,HD). A musical extravaganzawith the pop star, featuringsome of his biggest hits, songsfrom his new album and guestappearances by John Bishop,Caroline Flack and NicoleScherzinger.



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boyfriend about someof the lodgers andhouse-shares of mypast. Some charactersin particular seemalmost like I’ve madethem up but theyhonestly did exist.There were the hippiesof Great PortlandStreet who rented me aroom in their flat andwent off travelling,

only for me to discover further down the line it wasa squat that they were charging me 20 quid a weekto live in. Nice central London bargain pad with nofridge, but when they returned I could unfortunatelyhear their bedroom antics and ferocious rows.She was a Northerner who I’d met at college, with

fiery red hair and temper. I gave her a gorgeous ringI’d bought in America. Kind of regret that gift. Hewas Irish and shy, apart from when he was under theinfluence of various legal and illegal substances, atwhich times he became out of control.In the next flat was a gentle African man called

Ollie who always smiled kindly but never struck up aconversation. My friend Keely shared with me therefor a while and one night we saw Jason Donovancoming out of the back of a theatre where he wasacting in Joseph’s Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.We then got some helium balloons from some clubbouncers and laughed all the way home inhaling thegas and repeatedly saying ‘Jason Donovan’ in shrillvoices. We taped this phenomenon. I must see if I stillhave the tape.There was a girl called Ezra (a pretend hippie) who

shared with me and Karen in Battersea during college.She refused to cook or clean but was only too happyto share our vegetarian cuisine. She had long, lankhair and only talked about herself and how cool sheand her friends were. We didn’t see much evidenceof this and never met any of her friends, althoughwe were frequently exposed to the company of herboyfriend who seemed to have the personality of a

cooked leek. God, bitchy this week aren’t I? – that’snot like me – it’s better for the description value ifI stick in some of the things that niggled me aboutthese past roomies.When I lodged with BMF (best male friend) Edgar

in East London he had an additional lodger whowe nicknamed Le Shadeau. He sloped around like ashadow; we only knew of his presence by a shadowstretching out from under his bedroom door.I had a young male lodger at my current place

whose name I will omit in case anyone knows him.Although things started well he became curiouslymore and more unsociable.He started wearing very platformy goth boots and a

jacket with rubber spikes on, and grew his hair into ableach blonde Mohican. After initially socialising anddrinking wine with me in the lounge quite often whenhe first moved in, he gradually retreated into his ownroom until I hardly saw him.Who haven’t I covered? Well there are loads more

and I’ve run out of space. I’ll remember to includethem in my book when I get round to writing it.

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How would you describe your ideal weekend?Doing pantomime on the Saturday and on my freeSundays going to a car boot sale in the morning thengoing lighthouse spotting in the afternoon.Despite many searches I’m still to find one in theCotswolds. In the evening I like to do roller derby in myhouse.The kitchen is the most tricky bit as it’s got a tiledfloor.We’ll have a roast and watch a movie.

Who would you spend it with?My panto family on Saturday and with my wife Sharon,daughterWillow and the dogs Apple and Pickle onSunday.

Would you watch a film or TV?Depends, either a film or binge watch a series on Netflix.I like any comedy. I don’t watch horror as I have a bigimagination and get too scared.

What would you read?I have this 3D Kindle, it’s called a book. Usually abiography, most recent was Paul Merton’s which had anice surprise ending.

What music would you listen to?Depends on my mood, I like to try and play my ownsongs but I’m not sure anyone else would like to listen tothem.

If you could go anywhere for the weekend,where would you go?The moon. I’ve started to build a rocket.

What would you eat?If I was on the moon it would be cheese, obviously.

What would you drink?Milk or a milkshake from Shakes 2GO – or juice fromTheApplebar in Cheltenham.

If you could invite anyone for a dinner party, deador alive, who would you invite?Probably Stan Laurel. He’s my biggest hero.

How often do you get to experience your idealweekend?About six times a year – during pantomime.

Tweedy the Clown is in pantomime Sleeping Beauty at Cheltenham’sEverymanTheatre. He’s joined by DameWillie Elliot and EleanorBrown for the annual outing. It runs until January 11. For tickets, call01242 572573 or visit www.everymantheatre.org.uk

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