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Former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion talks about his inspiration; while Ray Mears opens up in his new book PAGE 16

Our nicknacks maybe be something we’re keen to show off at home – but there’s an art to this sort of display PAGE 17

Get your wardrobe in the swing of things for autumn, and let the catwalk inspire you, says Lisa Haynes Warm to the taste of Scandinavia

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This week’s cover photograph shows a delicious-looking dish of haddock with bacon-and-mushroom sauce – inspired

by Scandinavian cooking and created by TV chef Valentine Warner. Find out why he thinks we should all be enjoying this more unusual cuisine in an interview, with recipes – See Page 11

Not looking forward to digging your garden this winter in preparation for sowing? Alan Down has an answer

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Martin ponders middle-age and hospitals; Hugh on baking; Lizzie and the Irishman, plus Roger on red kites PAGES 6&7

Suzanne Savill meets award-winning jam maker Vivien Lloyd who likes to make her products in a traditional way PAGE 8

Fancy a day out today? How about the Frome Cheese Show – an agricultural show that started in 1861 PAGE 9

We talk to musician and teacher Alan Hutt, who’s retiring after a long career that included working with the Beatles

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What’s hot for autumn in the world of fashion

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Burma is the latest country to enjoy an upsurge in tourist numbers – Sarah Marshall finds out what the fuss is about PAGES 26&27

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Martin Hesp and co walk us around Knowstone, in north Devon; while Sue Gearing heads towards Barwick House

Broaden your horizons by visiting Burma

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Chris Rundle has a wonderfully warming recipe for slow-cooked duck; plus Scandinavian recipes to savour

In antiques we have wonderful watercolours from Walter Rossiter; and a Rolex worn by a Japanese PoW

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Ned Hally has plenty of good things to say about the growing quality of Lidl wines, and picks his favourites

Adam Postans sticks the boot into more ‘celebrities’; Jason Byrne on his first sit-com; plus your seven-day TV guide

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Joyce Matthews is quite taken with a new restaurant in Cheltenham, although she avoided ordering the kangaroo

West Country View

By Fran Stothard

Summer may be coming to an end, but that means it’s the perfect time of year for sunflowers to be in full bloom. Photographer Fran Stothard captured this shot of a fine crop at Barrington Court gardens, Somerset

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Ooh, it feels a little chilly outside, so why not put your feet up and have a go at our crosswords and chess game?

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the moor man Martin Hesp In the “what gives middle-aged men heart attacks?” stakes there’s nothing quite like a letter from a cardiologist which asks you to come in for a consultation and, in doing so, uses a big long word you cannot understand.

I got one of these this week after my annual heart scan, and nearly dropped dead on the spot.

After an hour of feeling physically sick while gazing at the surrounding hills thinking how much I was going to miss them – miss everything, in fact – I somehow found the energy to fire off a salvo of emails and phonecalls to the hospital asking for some clarity – and also if I dare take my dog for a walk or would the physical exertion be the hair that broke the poor old camel’s back.

To give the cardiologist his due – and believe me, I really, really did appreciate this – he emailed me back with the assurance that I was not about to fall off the proverbial twig and, also, that he’d phone me later.

Ludicrously busy bloke that he is, this kindly doctor found time to ring me as he was leaving work, and we had a most heart-warming (from my perspective) chat.

The West Country hospital in question has been in the news this week facing a bout of criticism – which got me thinking about how such places are more susceptible to individual responses and impressions than anywhere else on the planet.

The opposite, say, of visiting a football stadium where the experience is all about being part of a communal mass. Even in a shopping mall you are somehow part of a crowd, albeit one that has the rather shallow goal of consumerism.

In a hospital, it’s only about you.

It’s your internal tubing or scaffolding that’s gone wrong – no one else’s – and the learned people who work there are going to try and fix it. Or, at least, you’re hoping they will. Because there’s another time in life that’s all about you and nobody else – and that is the very individualistic moment when you kick the bucket.

Which, I imagine, is the most alarmingly bleak, uncosy and lonesome

thing any of us ever get to do unless we’re in the strange position of actually looking forward to an after-life.

Hospitals are all about putting that moment off for each of the individuals who walks, or is dragged or pushed, through the doors. They are beacons of hope. They are the crucibles which help forge our impermanent futures.

And as such, please God, they should not be handed over to a bunch of greedy capitalists who see them merely as places in which to make money.

Funny, isn’t it, here’s me ranting on about hospitals because I’ve had a brush with one. Normally, for most of us, they are out of sight, out of mind.

They shouldn’t be, because National Health Service hospitals are the very pinnacles of human achievement. Not only in what they do, but what they stand for. They are miracles of collectivism. Emblems that show how the power of community can be good for – no, vital for – we tiny, anxious, individuals who are worried only about ourselves.

My little heart problem started in a cave in the oldest jungle on Earth. I was covered in bat-poo – when I came out and washed it off under a waterfall I discovered I was also covered in leeches. They injected bacteria from the bat-poo into my body and some microbes went to live in the nice warm place that is my heart (some people won’t believe that bit) and in doing so started to eat it away.

I came home from the wilderness and was diagnosed by my brilliant GP and cured at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton. Instead of being dead – which I most certainly would have been – I live and thrive, like several hundred thousand other people, with a bit of a leaky heart valve.

Back in the jungle with the bat cave, the few indigenous people who live there kneel to pray at the shrines of their forest gods. They do so because they believe the deities are powerful enough to help keep them and their families alive.

If I had to, I would kneel before a shrine representing the NHS. Yes, it’s

a monster of a machine and as such is rife with mismanagement, wastage, red-tape and countless other problems.

But it’s a lot better than the law of the jungle. I know. That wild, untamed, uncivilised world tried to kill me.

‘My little heart problem started in a cave in the oldest jungle on Earth. I was covered in bat-poo’

Anyone who happened to be lurking outside the kitchen window at the back of Dixon Towers last Friday night would have been (a) trespassing and (b) mystified.

For what would the putative lurker have made of the sight of the householder, on his knees with one of those strap-on torches on his head, peering through the murky glass door of the oven (cleaned by Mrs D only four short weeks ago), and conducting a close inspection of the interior?

Enough riddles – the answer is obvious.

Having rashly decided to enter the scone-baking competition at the Weston Village Flower Show the following day, and having never baked a scone his life, the bloke with the torch was doing a trial bake.

And it wasn’t going well.

Mrs D had gathered together her vegetable crop ready for the next day’s competition, and was standing by with helpful advice. “Read the recipe twice before you start,” she said. No time for that, we’re on a deadline.

“Ten minutes to make, ten minutes to bake,” she said, recalling the wisdom of a long-retired domestic science mistress. “Knead it gently,” she said. But how can you when it’s thrashing around on the worktop like a disgruntled moray eel?

We eventually counted the first batch in, counted them out, and decided they were “all right”.

Although whether “all right” would be enough to compete with the doughty bakers of the assembled TGs and WIs remained to be seen.

Saturday dawned, and with it a second round of scone-baking, even more stressful than the first. You know how scones are supposed to be flat on top? Well these went in flat all right, but came out slanting.

We displayed our produce in the village hall that morning, and stood by for the results.

Mrs D swept the board with her veggies and is now the proud holder of the Nelson Wiltshire Memorial Trophy (the gardener’s equivalent of the World Cup). Not unsurprisingly, the scones came nowhere.

There was some consolation. Yours truly won the guess-the-name-of-theteddy competition.

He’s called Merlin. He’s brown and fluffy. And he’s a lot more cuddly than a scone.

Paddy was no slouch in the business stakes; he’d accumulated quite a bit of wealth but suddenly he seemed to have a “Damascus” moment. He saw the light, saw he was slogging himself to death on the business front and decided that it had precious little to do with enjoying life. It wasn’t living.

So he sold it all. Things he couldn’t sell he gave away. Business property, the house he lived in, the vehicles he owned. He’d decided to go off and seek life in the real world.

So he came to England, bought a sailing boat and in the teeth of a Force 8 gale blowing up the Irish Sea in December, sailed south – much to the horror of the local port authority, so I understand.

Not for him a dash across the English Channel. He headed for Australia, at sea for days on end. A long

stay there, but still restless he rounded Cape Horn and headed for Uruguay. All alone. A single-handed sailor. He has no use for the internet or mobile phone. The object was to get away from all that. Every so often he uses a pay phone to contact his family so that they know he’s OK and he knows they are.

Wonderful life, yes? Then the unexpected happened. He fell in love with a woman back in Ireland. Will love overcome his passion to wander? I’ve no idea, but it just goes to show that not all who wander are lost.

down lizzie lane Lizzie Lane I met an Irishman a few weeks ago.

OK, you say, big deal. So he was Irish.

There are lots of Irish people around.

It’s to be expected, after all, Ireland itself is west of the West Country; it’s been there a long while.

Anyway, he was a right character.

After inviting him on board I offered refreshments. I explained supplies were running low and a trip to the supermarket was in the offing, so it was tea, coffee or gin and tonic.

Bearing in mind the sun had only just passed over the yard arm – not that we have a yard arm – but anyway, you probably get the picture that it was midday. I expected him to plump for tea or coffee. My other half was under no such illusion.

“The man’s Irish. Of course he’ll opt for gin – with or without the tonic, and do bear in mind dear, there are

only a few measures left in the bottle.”

He imparted this last piece of information with a look of panic in his eyes, the sort a trapper in 19th-century Canada got when confronted with a giant grizzly or the prospect of tramping through a deserted wilderness with nothing but a sip of muddy water and a few bitter berries.

He was right, of course. Our friend, whom I shall call Paddy (not his real name) opted for gin and tonic.

Words of wisdom and a contempt for the modern world rolled from his tongue. The main target of his contempt was the onslaught of a new religion in the modern world; nothing to do with God but everything to do with mammon; money for those not versed in the Old Testament. “Ireland took the EU shilling forgetting

that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Money talked. Do you know that even our local church charges its parishioners to park their cars?”

My old man and I were equally amazed. Yes, it’s become the norm for the National Health Service to make money from prescription charges; (I have purchased Tramadol abroad for 3.20 euros; figure that out against a normal prescription charge). And hospital car park charges. But a church doing the same?

He told us the parish priests saw the opportunity to make a few punts – sorry euros – and went for it. Paddy, much to his disgust, had also been clamped in the church car park in Ireland. Imagine that? Take too long confessing and it can cost you dear.

That alone should keep you on the straight and narrow.

An ideal Christmas stocking filler for mum, sister, granny or auntie Flo – A Christmas Wish, a new title from Lizzie Lane, published on October 24

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The birds are ruffling feathers at harvest time rural rambles Roger Evans

Buzzards and other birds of prey are hovering over Roger Evans’ farm – and scaring the wits out of the poults – as he turns the soil

This is one of our calving seasons and there are cows calving every day now.

Thus far, we have eight dairy heifers that we will keep and nine beef calves which we would normally sell at a month old but cannot because of our TB shutdown.

There’s milk powder to buy for the beef calves too, who live in the shed where we usually rear the heifers.

Slowly but surely, TB affects everything we do and how we do it, and it will only get worse.

Yesterday we were putting in some grass seeds after a field of wheat. I was working the field down with the power harrow, Stephen following an hour behind with the drill.

Two buzzards and four carrion crows turn up as soon as I start moving the soil but they aren’t there long, scattering as five red kites appear on the scene.

Kites seem to be at the top of the pecking order in many ways. I think what happens is that there are grubs and the like having a bit of a snooze just below the surface of the soil and suddenly this wildly rotating machine comes by, shakes everything in its path up, and your grub finds itself lying on the surface with probably the worst headache it has ever had in its life. Before it can gather its bodily resources together and burrow down back to safety, a bird of prey delicately harvests it.

In addition, what a delicate harvest it is. There’s a strong wind blowing and these kites hang almost motionless on that wind, they seem to toy with it, they allow the tractor to get as close as five or ten yards so you can see all their beautiful plumage, they are well aware that the closer they get the more grubs they get.

They find themselves in this time of year when the pheasants poults have largely escaped from the confines of the rearing pen and are starting to feel their feet and explore the world.

They travel about in quite large groups and seem to have a fascination with roads. It is not uncommon to go around a corner of a lane and find a group of 20 or 30, often several times that number, just stood in the road.

They might be big on exploration but they are not big on Highway Code, and their reaction to tractor or truck, is usually stupidity. It drives the keeper demented because he works full-time on a farm and is busy harvesting at this time of year and has to do his keepering duties very early in the morning and sometimes late at night, if he’s finished work in time.

The agony for him is if the pheasants will run in front of a vehicle a long way, which they often do, a run which may take them off his estate and on to another and then they

might just pop over or under a gate, join up with somebody else’s pheasants and be lost to his shoot for ever.

We try to help each other, the keeper and I, and many times I get a text at 4am, 5am in the morning, “cow calved, both ok”.

So I for my part will try, when confronted by a group of his pheasants, try to drive them back to the fields where they should be. But this is only half OK. If they are straying away, you can blow the horn at them and they will scuttle back along the lane and head through a gateway back to where they should be. But if you come up behind them “going away”, you have to get off the tractor and try to get in front of them and drive them back. This can easily turn in to a 20-minute job, you don’t always need 20-minute jobs when you are busy. Anyway, I’m going along the lane one morning and come across 30 or 40 poults that are three fields off their estate, so I slow down and drive them back to where they should be

‘Someone would shout dead ants and you all had to drop on the floor. We did it anywhere in pubs’ with a bit of banging on the truck door and some horn blowing.

Suddenly, without any warning, the whole bunch of pheasants drop down flat on the road. I look up, and there is a buzzard going over the road above them. I find this fascinating.

These poults have been reared as intensively as any chickens until now but still retain these strong natural instincts.

I’ve tried to come up with some analogy of how they all dropped down together and the only one I can come up with is a game we used to play on rugby tours called “dead ants”.

Someone would shout “dead ants” and you all had to drop down on the floor, lie on your back with your arms and legs in the air. If you were last to achieve the dead ant position you had to pay some unmentionable forfeit.

We did it anywhere in pubs, clubs, anywhere. If we where well ahead in a match we would do it then. I called it on one memorable occasion when we were all crossing a busy road on a zebra crossing on the Isle of Wight; it was memorable because the car that stopped to let us across was police car.

Not everyone takes the care that I do with these wayward pheasant poults.

I have seen vehicles drive straight through them without slackening their speed leaving a veritable carnage of dead and broken birds.

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Vivien Lloyd adds warm sugar to her raspberries in a traditional jam-making method. The sugar content of jams is at the heart of debate

Preserves queen says jam debate is about to get sticky As an award-winning maker of preserves and a competition judge, Vivien Lloyd knows a thing or two about jam. She tells Suzanne Savill why she fears proposed changes to sugar levels will ruin the traditional taste and texture. Pictures by Clare Green

The aroma of raspberries is beginning to suffuse Vivien Lloyd’s kitchen as she moves away from the large stainless steel preserving pan on the hob and opens the oven door.

She lifts out a large bowl of caster sugar that has been warming on a low heat, and pours the entire contents – about 3lb – into the raspberries, which were picked from the garden of the former farmhouse in which she lives with her husband Nigel on the outskirts of Midsomer Norton, near Bath.

This is jam-making the traditional way, using a ratio of 60 per cent sugar to 40 per cent fruit, which was formulated in the 1920s by Bristol University scientists at Long Ashton Research Station following investigation into the best way to produce jam.

“I learned this recipe for raspberry jam 20 years ago this month, when I went on a course about making preserves,” muses Vivien, who is widely regarded as the doyenne of the preserving pan as a result of her recipe book First Preserves, and successes which include winning the World’s Original Marmalade Festival in 2008,

and the Fortnum and Mason Chutney Challenge in 2012.

“It’s a perfect recipe if you’re a beginner because it is so simple and foolproof. For me it was a light-bulb moment that changed my life. After all these years I still find making jam exciting.”

But changes are afoot in the world of jam-making, where at present only products with a minimum 60 per cent sugar content can be described officially as jam, in keeping with the Long Ashton guidance.

Next month, the 60 per cent edict enshrined in the Jam and Similar Products (England) 2003 Regulations is expected to be changed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) so products with sugar content of 50 per cent can be called jam.

It is a move that Vivien, 58, and other supporters of traditional jammaking believe would lead to consumers no longer being guaranteed the sort of preserves that are presently taken for granted.

“Preserving is a science, and I think this fact has got lost,” says Vivien, who was a librarian until she

attended the preserves course two decades ago, but then began producing her own wares and trained as a preserves judge through the National Federation of Women’s Institutes.

“If ever there was a case for saying that the old ways are the best ways then this is it.”

Traditional jam recipes usually require 50-50 ratios of sugar and jam, with the total amount or sugar being raised to 60 to 65 per cent by the fruit itself. So what problems could result from lower sugar levels?

Cutting down on the sugar content will make it more difficult to set jam, so it will have to be boiled for longer, resulting in less flavour and a darker colour, or high-pectin fruit juices such as gooseberry and redcurrant would have to be added to ensure setting.

Vivien states bluntly: “Reduce the minimum sugar level and the result will be tasteless gloop.”

She explains: “As soon as the 60 per cent goes, the consistency, colour and flavour changes.

“The set will take longer to achieve.

Jams will no longer have a gelled consistency. They will be either like spreads or compotes.

“Overall the product will change and be more like the continental jams. We’re going back in time to pre1930s and Long Ashton.

“Will Defra be producing guidance on what additional preservatives or alternatives can be added to 50 per cent products?” she queries.

“I would be surprised, as I just don’t think anyone has thought through the implications of the change.”

Vivien – who has a YouTube channel with videos on making preserves, and recently produced a series of four ebooks with recipes and videos – made the same points during consultations about the proposals earlier this year, and set up an e-petition, as well as gaining the support of her MP, the Liberal Democrat Tessa Munt.

She also provides me with a practical demonstration by opening a jar of raspberry-and-vanilla jam she made recently, and handing me a teaspoon. The jam that emerges from

the jar has a glossy, jewel-like redness, with a consistency similar to jelly, and bold, distinctive flavours.

Then she opens other products made with lower levels of sugar. They are of a duller colour and taste, with a runnier texture. Not the sort of product I would like to spread on my toast in the morning.

Vivien observes: “Yes, there is a lot of sugar in a jar of jam. But no one is going to sit down and eat a whole jar of jam at one sitting.”

Jams in European countries such as Germany, France and Holland presently have minimum sugar levels of 55 per cent, but Vivien points out that jam in the UK is made using a different method.

The Defra consultation on reducing minimum sugar levels in jam was prompted by lobbying from a British producer who could not describe her apple conserves as jam because they only contained 52 per cent sugar. The new rules will also affect marmalades, curds and mince meats.

A number of commercial producers – including the Food Processors’ Association – have supported a lower minimum sugar level, but Vivien fears it will result in inferior products that will not keep as long without the preservative effect of sugar, and which will have diminished fruit flavours because of the use of commercial pectin as a setting agent.

“Not all commercial producers, or artisan and individual preservemakers, are likely to reduce their sugar levels, but some will do so – not least because sugar prices have been rising so using less would help reduce costs,” she says.

Vivien – a mother of three, whose children are Richard, 25; Lydia, 23; and Meredith, 18 – started making preserves after moving to a house in a village in Worcestershire with a large cottage garden with an abundant supply of fruit, notably plums and damsons.

Nigel, who worked in corporate pensions before retiring and moving with Vivien to the West Country about seven years ago, recalls: “One year we got 400lb of Pershore Prolific plums!”

Vivien says: “I’d watched my mother making marmalades and jams, but I hadn’t made anything until we found ourselves with this cottage garden full of fruit.

“I think it helped that I liked cooking, and preserving is a branch of cookery. Also, I was brought up in the days when domestic science was taught in schools so I had a good grounding.

“The first thing I made would have been something like gooseberry jam or plum jam. I entered the village show and I did very well and a judge

‘Reduce the minimum sugar level and the result will be tasteless gloop. As soon as the 60 per cent goes, the consistency, colour and flavour changes’

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talked to me afterwards about doing more, so I decided to go on a sixmonth course about preserving.”

Vivien went on to become a prolific maker of preserves, using traditional recipes including the now out-ofprint Home Preservation of Fruit and Ve getables, which was published in 1929 by the Agricultural and Food Research Council.

What preserves does she make in a typical year? Vivien replies: “Probably around 60lb of marmalade, or 60 jars, and about 120lb of marmalade and 30lb of jam.

She also teaches preserve-making, and trained with the National Federation of Women’s Institutes as a preserves judge, and was disappointed when the organisation did not contribute to the Defra consultation on sugar levels in jams.

“The decision has implications for the WI and competitions,” continues Vivien. “Judges work to a marking scheme out of 20, with marks for consistency, colour and flavour. With these new ‘jams’ coming through, how will they be judged? With traditional jams or will they have a separate class?”

She adds: “Standards have been getting worse in competitions. For example, there are all sorts of problems with marmalade: tough peel; a dull colour; too runny; over set; doesn’t taste of anything.

“Ninety-five per cent of the problems that people have with making preserves – such as getting the wrong consistency – is down to the recipe and what it tells you to do.

“The problem with moving away from a tried-and-tested format and doing things differently is that the result will be different from what you would expect. By all means experiment with different combinations of fruit and flavours, but you have to get the basics right in the first place.”

Jackie Butler finds out how a sweet idea has completely taken over Murphy Williams’ family kitchen in Cornwall Cloud nine... it’s an expression of blissful happiness, an emotion that seems entirely appropriate when faced with Murphy Williams’ heavenly marshmallows.

Unsurprisingly, just months after she first concocted her exacting recipe for the perfect marshmallow in her family’s kitchen in Cornwall, they are selling like the proverbial hot cakes. She is currently cooking up six distinctive, yet subtle, flavours, all created using the finest ingredients; for example, she makes her own lemon curd and meringues for the lemon meringue variety and sources crystallised violets from France for the fragrant creme de violette.

Initially, Murphy was peddling her wares at local events such as Rock Oyster Festival and Saltash Regatta.

She knew things were getting serious when she sold out in just three hours at the Open East event at London’s Olympic Park in July.

To backtrack a little, it was almost inevitable that Murphy, who lives with her boyfriend, music maker Louis Eliot, and their two children – daughter Silver, ten, and son Jesse, seven – would end up making marshmallows. Silver clearly has some visionary gifts – she has always called her mother “Ma Ma Marshmallow”.

Murphy, who moved to Cornwall in her mid-30s to have children, is a champion of home-cooked food, quality ingredients and natural flavours.

Her mother is a French artist, and her marshmallow knowledge was of the more traditional Gallic variety, on which she has based her own gluten and dairy-free recipes.

“The first time I tried to make them they were a day-glo pink super-sweet disaster. Jesse burned his finger roasting one over the flames,” admits Murphy. “Next day they were rock solid. I wanted them to be as light as a feather landing on a pillow.”

So, she soldiered on with what became more of a science experiment using her candy thermometer and food mixer.

There have been a multitude of suggestion flavours from friends and family. The half-dozen varieties she has settled on for the time being – the other four are pistachio and white chocolate, Pimms and strawberries, stem ginger and Madagascan vanilla and double raspberry – are the result of meticulous tasting sessions, with Louis as chief critic. The poor man is currently selecting an alcoholsteeped Christmas special edition.

For further information about Vivien Lloyd and her recipes for jams, marmalades and chutneys go to: www.vivienlloydpreserves.com

Raspberry jam Want to make the perfect raspberry jam? This is the recipe that Vivien Lloyd was taught 20 years ago, and still swears by:

Ingredients Makes about 2.25kg (5lb) 1.4kg (3lb) raspberries 1.4kg (3lb) granulated cane sugar

Method 1. Place the raspberries in a large pan.

Gently simmer the fruit for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, warm the sugar in a low oven, 140C/275F/Gas 1.

2. Remove the sugar from the oven.

Add the sugar to the pan and stir until it has dissolved. Bring the jam to a rolling boil and boil hard until setting point is reached.

3. Test for a set after five minutes using the flake, cold plate or thermometer test. As soon as setting point is reached, remove the pan from the heat and leave it to stand for a few minutes. Push any scum from the surface of the pan to the side and remove it with a metal spoon.

4. Gently stir the jam and pour it into clean, warm jars, up to the brim. Seal the jars Immediately with new twist top lids. Leave the jars upright and undisturbed until cold.

NB Quantities of fruit and jam are equal, but the total amount of sugar is increased to 60 per cent by the fruit

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Vivien Lloyd demonstrates making jam which she has been doing for more than 20 years. She describes a particular recipe as a ‘light-bulb moment that changed my life – I still find making jam exciting’

Murphy Williams’s decadent-looking treats

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If you’re a bit of a cheese fiend you’ll find plenty to enjoy today at the Frome Cheese, which this year features more than 1,000 cheeses from all over the world

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The show that’s matured to bring something for all Joni Mann takes a quick look at the history of the Frome Cheese Show, which dates back to 1861, and takes place today in the Somerset market town. But, despite its name, it’s not just about cheese It was the year the American Civil War started, Prince Albert died and poet Mary Coleridge was born.

And in a Somerset wool town, 1861 also saw the first Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show which, thanks to the “new” railway, brought in entries from around the country.

Gates open at 8.30am today for the 21st-century version of the show, which has over the years expanded to introduce livestock and other classes which visitors will see at the 2013 event.

Show secretary Brenda Scott is hoping for a record year for this traditional, rural one-day show.

She said: “The cattle section is really massive this year – 450 cattle are going to be present and there are 115 exhibitors from 12 counties, from Cornwall to Suffolk. It has become

one of the biggest one-day cattle shows, which is down to a lot of hard work from committee members.

“We’ve got such good quality breeds from all round the country, it’s a recognised status to win at the show,” she says.

Many know the show simply as the Cheese Show and, not surprisingly at its heart in 2013 – just as it was in 1861 – will be the Cheese Pavilion boasting cheese from around the world with this year more than 1,000 entries; some from as far afield as Australia and America.

Brenda said: “We get small artisan cheese makers up to mass-produced cheese from the big creameries. We never know who’s going to be picked as the winner so when it happens to be local it’s lovely.”

The cheese will again be the centre

Former Coronation Street actor Sean Wilson turned cheese maker was at last year’s show, above; making friends at the show in 1925, top

of the action as the day draws to a close with an auction.

Brenda said: “It’s really getting back to our roots as it’s how the show started.

“It was originally a cheese auction to sell cheese to suppliers in London.

There will be an auctioneer bidding with the public, which is sure to add a bit of excitement.”

Although, it’s unlikely there will be someone buying as much as Messrs Gayton of Trowbridge is reported to have bought in the early days – 28.5 tons.

There’s plenty for all at the show nowadays held at the West Woodlands Showground, near Frome, with more than 350 trade stands, Dragons of Wye-Ten Puppet Theatre, the Livestock Village, handicraft, homecraft and horticultural marquee, dog agility ring, fodder and grain marquee, poultry and egg marquee and a funfair to name just a few.

Not forgetting the entertainment in the main ring, countryside pursuits area and on the Village Green plus a Rangemaster Kitchen Theatre with celebrity chef demonstrations. Plus there’s food halls and a rural craft shopping hall.

“A great many visitors tell me that it’s also somewhere where they look for those gifts with a handmade difference to give their family and friends at Christmas,” added Brenda.

One of the highlights of the Village Green, and back by popular demand, is the Bolddog Lings motorcycle display team, which will be dazzling the crowds with its daredevil stunts, jumps, and tricks, all the while providing a running commentary on the performance, even when flying

through the air at 35ft. Brenda said: “They really wowed everyone last year; the performance takes your breath away. The things they did seemed impossible, and all the time they were smiling and waving at the crowd.”

Whatever the weather this year, the show is prepared: “We have worked hard to try to accommodate a bigger audience again this year,” said Brenda.

“Now we’re just hoping the weather behaves – but even if it doesn’t we have internal roads, marquees, and lots of seating, so we are catering for rain or shine.”

Cheese Show facts ■ Car Parking is free.

■ There are free buses from Frome from a range of locations ■ On the gate tickets cost £13 for adults; £11 (senior citizens); family ticket – two adults and up to three children – cost £28; child (aged five to 16) £4; child under five goes free ■ Dogs are welcome as long as they are a fixed lead – non retractable – and there will be restricted access to certain areas. Assistance dogs are exempt from restricted areas. Dogs must not be left in cars ■ Getting there: The show postcode is BA11 5ES – on the B3092 – gates close at 6pm

In Wednesday’s Western Daily Press we incorrectly said that Lesley Waters would be appearing at the show. This was due to the wrong information being given to us

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‘Working with Britten – his genius was so apparent’ Marianne Sweet talks to Somerset teacher and musician Alan Hutt as he bows after a long career working with many famous names He worked with some of the greatest names in music – from Pink Floyd and the Beatles to Sir Benjamin Britten and Sir Georg Solti.

Now teacher and musician Alan Hutt, who taught at Wells Cathedral School, in Somerset, is hanging up his trombone for good and retiring.

While he says he will carry on playing the piano for pleasure, he says his days of playing trombone are over.

“As you get older it gets harder, one needs so much air to play the trombone well. I will carry on with the piano and I am sure that will give me all the musical satisfaction I need in retirement.”

For the past 35 years Alan has taught trombone and euphonium to scores of specialist music students at Wells.

“There’s something very special about Wells. It has a lovely balance between academic life and music and there is a terrific sense of belonging.

I’m going to miss it.”

His 36-year career as a trombonist has seen him record and perform with Pink Floyd and the Beatles and play on countless film soundtracks including The Omen, Return of the Pink Panther, Out of Africa and Passage to India.

“I have had a wonderful career; it was all so much easier in my day. I was never out of work. It’s much harder for young musicians now.

“Even before I finished at the Royal Academy I was earning good money at the National Theatre, playing on stage in costume with great actors who have become household names such as Maggie Smith, Robert Stevens, Derek Jacobi and Albert Finney. They were wonderful days and all under the direction of Lord Olivier.”

Growing up in a small village near Leicester, Alan started playing piano at the age of four. He took up trombone in his early teens having realised that, like his father, also a trombonist, he could earn more money playing in musicals around Leicester than he could doing a paper round.

“This was great experience for me and I quickly became a pretty good sight reader,” he said.

Alan became a member of the National Youth Orchestra which in turn led him to study trombone and piano at the Royal Academy of Music.

At the age of 21 he joined the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra spending 10 years travelling the world. It was while he was with the Royal Philharmonic that he played with The Beatles.

“It was in the late 1960s and The Beatles were beginning their breakup. I remember we recorded Hey Jude for a TV spectacular very late at night, I guess to avoid the fans. We were a full orchestra dressed in white tuxedos.

Alan enjoyed the experience of recording The Wall with Pink Floyd.

“They were excellent musicians and knew exactly what they wanted, using pioneering recording techniques to achieve a unique sound.”

He has recorded so many film soundtracks that he has lost count though his favourites include: The Return of the Pink Panther – “Henry Mancini was such a lovely guy to have directing the band” – and Out of Africa – “such a beautiful score”.

But the travelling with the Royal Philharmonic started to take its toll.

“I could be on the road for six months a year. I once came back from a long tour around America and my youngest daughter wouldn’t let me pick her up because she thought I was a stranger. I knew then that I needed a more settled existence.”

Fortunately he was offered the second trombone position at Covent Garden, with very little touring and a whole new repertoire to learn.

“The next decade was spent in the pit at the Opera House and there was

‘There’s something very special about Wells. It has a lovely balance between academic life and music’ also time to do some teaching. Bernard Brown, a renowned trumpeter, was the consultant at Wells Cathedral School and he asked if I might be interested in teaching. I agreed to go down to Somerset and never looked back. I fell in love with the school and the city and realised that the potential to develop a vibrant brass department was something I could not resist. That was in 1978.”

During his career, Alan has freelanced for countless touring ballet and opera companies. He performed with the English Chamber Orchestra and, while with them, worked with Benjamin Britten as solo alto trombonist in his opera The Burning Fiery Furnace.

Memories that stick in his mind include Mahler’s 8th Symphony at the Albert Hall with Vernon Handley, his first concert in Festival Hall with the Royal Philharmonic, recording Mozart’s Requiem with Daniel Barenboim for the BBC and playing with Britten.

“Working with Britten was wonderful, his genius was so apparent.” A scary memory was playing Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex with the composer conducting. “He was very old and the beat was not as precise as one would like, it took a lot of concentration, Stravinsky’s music is full of time changes and the beat is so vital.”

Teaching has been a joy for him and talk to any of his former students and

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Somerset musician Alan Hutt, top; has worked with Pink Floyd, above, on their album The Wall; and The Beatles, left, on TV in the late 1960s, he says of this event: ‘We were a full orchestra dressed in white tuxedos’

they speak fondly of his encouragement and guidance.

Did he have any special teaching memories? “Many. But the most pleasing is when you start someone off and they stick with it. I particularly enjoyed helping Joe Arnold, who started with free 20-minute lessons in the junior school and through dedication and hard work is now the bass trombonist at the English National Opera.”

Many of Alan’s pupils have gone into the profession and he keeps in touch with them all.

It is his latest accolade, a Wells Cathedral School Foundation Fellowship that has left him lost for words.

The foundation, which is charged with raising £9.4 million for Cedars Hall, a new music performance centre, will present Alan with his award at the end of September.

“The Fellowship is a great honour although I feel it should be me doing all the thanking. I would happily go back and do it all again, it has been a great privilege.

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Making your favourites from scratch isn’t hard

foodie treat Mark Taylor Next weekend, Bristol hosts Brisfest at the Ashton Court estate, but music won’t be the only thing on the menu – it also promises to be showcase for some of the tastiest street food in the South West.

Over the course of the two days, festival-goers won’t go hungry as a line-up of local favourites such as Sausage Fest, Thali Café and Pieminister, join forces with national chain Nando’s, which is supporting the performing arts tent at this year’s festival.

A range of festival food staples like wraps, crêpes and fish and chips will be served up all weekend, but this year Brisfest has also enticed some brand new caterers for those music fans with more adventurous palates.

These include vegan specialists The Spotless Leopard as well as the Dough Ball Deli – with its delicious baked dough balls and dips.

One of the most exciting new areas for the festival this year is the Dub Soundclash area, featuring traditional soundsystems, artists such as Dub Boy, Jashwha Moses and Jus Now and, of course, some of the best Caribbean food in the city.

Bristol-based R&B Soulfood, run by Ruby and Bob Bennett, has been trading at Brisfest since the festival began in Lloyds Amphitheatre.

Their menu of jerk chicken and pork, rice and peas, curry goat and vegetable stew is always a big hit and offers a true taste of the Caribbean with a Bristol twist.

Here, Ruby from R&B Soulfood shares her recipe for classic jerk pork. Ruby says that all the seasonings and sauces in this recipe can be purchased from Malik’s Store on Stapleton Road, Bristol. For more go to www.rbsoulfood.com

eating in Chris Rundle First it was bread. Numbers of us began to latch on to the idea that making decent bread wasn’t that difficult at all and it was a simple matter to provide a healthy, wholesome, home-produced alternative to the processed, additive-rich pap sold by supermarkets, or the grossly overpriced “artisan” stuff available at far mers’ markets.

Those who acquired the technique passed it on to others and the bread revolution was born. There are now thousands of home bakers who wouldn’t dream of paying for a readymade loaf and for whom breadmaking has merely slipped easily into the weekly domestic round.

Then it was cheese. We realised that you don’t need your own dairy herd, a culture laboratory or acres of storage space just to supply the cheese requisites of one family – and cheeses of all varieties are now coming off kitchen production lines every day.

Next up: bacon. Another victim of industrialised food production. Now it is still entirely possible to buy excellent, traditional bacon in this country and for anyone wishing to do so I can only direct them to Roger Keen and his family at Sandridge Farm, near Chippenham. But there aren’t that many trustworthy traditional producers. And as for the supermarkets, well, setting aside the fact that the huge majority of what they sell is still pumped full of preservatives and other agents and leaves that filthy white residue in the pan, we still don’t know all the tricks they are pulling.

The latest admission is that socalled “smoked” bacon may just have been sprayed with smoke flavour –thus merely adding to the chemical overload.

Ah, smoked bacon. One of this country’s iconic foods. I still remember gazing at the sides of smoked bacon with their orange-brown rinds and their alluring tarry aroma as they hung in the tiny grocer’s shop whence my mother would drag me every Thursday while she placed her weekly order – delivered at 4pm sharp the next day and bringing my weekly treat of two bottles of Corona just in time for the weekend.

The smell of smoked bacon – together with that of the dog biscuits (sold loose from sacks) and the molasses sugar (similarly) absolutely permeated the place. I bet it got into the rafters. The place is now a picture framer’s and art gallery but I am sure that if you pulled away the plasterboard ceiling and got up there and had a really good sniff you’d soon pick up the scent.

Now if making your own bread is

simplicity itself and making your own cheese hardly more of a challenge, then producing home-cured bacon comes into the falling off a log category. Lay your hands on the few, basic ingredients and it is utter, pretty much fool-proof simplicity.

Start small if you want to have a crack at it. Acquire a piece of belly pork which can be turned into streaky bacon in a matter of days.

You’ll then need 500g of salt – don’t bother about expensive sea salt: ordinary table salt does just as well – and 250g each of soft brown sugar and Demerara sugar. And a teaspoon of saltpetre, which helps retain the pinkish colour and, while not that easy to find in shops, is readily available online. Mix all these together – any left over from the first salting can be stored in an airtight box until next time, as long as it hasn’t come into contact with any meat.

Lay the pork on a board, cut away the flead, or leaf fat, from the inside and use a sharp knife to take out any pieces of rib. Put a couple of handfuls of the salt on it and rub well in, working it as far into the flesh as possible, particularly into areas where bones have been removed.

Turn the pork over and continue the process. Brush off any excess cure, transfer the meat to a large freezer bag, seal the neck, place in a bowl and sit it in the fridge.

After 24 hours, pour off the liquid that will have formed and return to the fridge. Repeat the process for two more days. And that’s basically about it. After three days you will have a piece of bacon that’s ready for cooking. Hanging to dry it out is always advisable, however, in which case you should wash it all over with some cooking brandy to prevent mould for ming.

Or you can smoke it. Smoking grids which burn wood dust are now widely available and a lidded barbecue makes a great smoker. Allow eight to 10 hours of cold smoking to get a really rich tan and flavour.

Over time you might want to experiment with other types of cure, perhaps adding crushed juniper berries or fennel seed to the mix. How exotic you want your bacon to taste is really up to you.

But to see what home-smoked bacon can lend to a basic pot of food try this one, in essence a pared-down cassoulet.

Slow-cooked duck with bacon and beans Ingredients for four Four duck legs 200g smoked bacon, cubed

R&B Soulfood’s jerk pork

However you choose to cook your duck legs – a cassoulet is a fine idea, says Chris Rundle

200g dry weight haricot or borlotti beans 50g duck fat One large Spanish onion, finely chopped Four crushed and chopped garlic cloves Two medium carrots, peeled and diced Four large tomatoes, peeled and chopped Large glass of white wine Two bay leaves Small peeled onion stuck with four cloves Litre of chicken stock Bouquet garni of thyme, bay leaf and parsley Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 75g home-made white breadcrumbs Method 1. Soak the beans overnight, drain, rinse and place in a pan with the bay leaves, the onion stuck with the cloves

and enough chicken stock to cover.

Bring to the boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until just tender. Drain and reserve, discard the bay leaves and the onion.

2. In a large pan melt the duck fat and sweat the onions then season the duck legs all over and brown them on all sides – this should take about 10 minutes. Add the cubed smoked bacon and colour slightly.

3. Transfer everything to a deep casserole dish and add the carrots, tomatoes, wine, beans, garlic, bouquet garni and enough of the chicken stock from the beans to cover.

4. Put the lid on and place in an oven preheated to 180C gas mark 4 for an hour and a quarter. Remove the lid, scatter the breadcrumbs over the top and cook uncovered for a further 25 minutes at 190C gas mark 5.

Ingredients for four to six Two kilos boneless shoulder of pork 1.5tblspns paprika 1tblspn ginger powder 1tblspn garlic powder 1tblspn all-purpose seasoning Thyme 1.5tblspns jerk seasoning 1tblspn lemon or lime juice One mug of water Half a bottle Tropical Sun BBQ Sauce Method 1. Clean pork thoroughly and place it in a roasting tray. Mix together spices, herbs, lemon/lime juice and a mug of water, coat the pork with the mixture and leave in fridge overnight to marinate well.

2. Preheat oven to Gas Mark 5/190c, then roast for 90 minutes, basting every 20 minutes until golden brown. When cooked, add the BBQ sauce and stir well. Serve hot with rice or potato salad.

Tasty jerk pork

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food and drink 3. Pour in the mushroom liquid. Add the bay leaf and give it a good stir. Add the cream, stirring to make sure the sauce is combined. Season with black pepper, stir and turn the heat down.

4. In a frying pan, heat the sunflower oil. While it heats up, start breadcrumbing your haddock pieces. To do this, set up three shallow bowls – in one, mix four tablespoons of flour with one teaspoon of flaked sea salt; in the second, beat three eggs, and in the third, put the breadcrumbs.

5. Dip the haddock into the seasoned flour, then the egg wash and then the breadcrumbs. Add the pieces to the pan, in batches if need be. Turn the haddock pieces as they cook so they’re golden all over. When golden brown, remove the haddock from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on paper towels.

6. Add the chopped parsley to the mushroom sauce at the last minute.

Serve the haddock on top of the mushroom sauce or alternatively, put the mushroom sauce in a bowl and dip the breaded haddock into it.

TV chef Valentine Warner is a lover of all things Scandinavian – their crime dramas, design and most of all, their food. Keeley Bolger fishes out some favourite dishes as she meets the cook in Norway It’s midsummer in northern Norway but you wouldn’t know it from looking at TV chef Valentine Warner.

Wrapped up in a grey chunky knit jumper, which is getting an airing after a day hiding underneath heavyduty waterproofs, Warner is warming up in a village restaurant during a break from filming his new ten-part series, Valentine Warner Eats Scandinavia, starting on the Good Food channel on Monday, September 16.

“You’ve got three hours of workable daylight and the rest is a write-off,” recalls the cook, who previously presented BBC Two cookery show What To Eat Now. “You have to keep the cameras covered in heat pads so they’re warm enough to use. Everything gets so cold that it snaps.”

War ner’s hands are free of limpetlike cutlery and fish today, but he admits that Scandi-fever has stuck with him.

Looking around at that amazing outdoors, offset with neat, burgundy wood cabins, many of which have cod dangling from available beams (a traditional way of drying the fish in the region), it’s easy to see why the cook has fallen for the area.

“In an imaginary world, I’d love a year off, where I could stay in a big wooden house and just draw, with no other worries,” says the 41-year-old cook, who has two children with his wife Charlotte.

And it seems that Warner wouldn’t want for company here if he did have a year off to paint. One companion he’s made on his travels is the lively fisherman Dr Hook.

Today, Dr Hook is at perfect ease both with helping his foodie friend make a fish dish, and with sailing across the high seas where he accompanies Warner on a boat. But things weren’t always so straightforward for the memorably named fisherman.

“Dr Hook is a lovely, kind man,” Warner says, taking a restorative sip from his coffee. “But he was sick every day for the first 10 years of his fishing career.”

Luckily Warner, who fishes at “any opportunity”, has never had any trouble with seasickness. And while his sea legs are returning to the UK, he’s determined to bring a chunk of Scandinavia back with him.

If you want to try a taste of Scandinavia, here are two of Warner’s recipes from the series.

Open steak sandwiches

Valentine Warner is bringing the taste of Scandinavia into our homes with his TV show, which features recipes such as haddock with bacon and mushroom sauce, above; and open steak sandwiches, top

Catch ‘Scandi-fever’ Haddock with bacon and mushroom sauce Ingredients for two 28g dried whole morel or mixed dried mushrooms 50g butter 75g smoked bacon, chopped into small cubes One bay leaf 250ml single cream 100ml sunflower oil 5tblspns flour Three eggs 4tblspns toasted breadcrumbs

Ingredients for 12 1kg beef sirloin 4tblspns whipping cream 2tblspns creme fraiche 2tspns Dijon mustard ¼ horseradish root, grated 12 slices rye bread Six cornichons (gherkins), sliced One shallot, sliced Walnut oil, to drizzle One lemon, half zested and all juiced Chives Salt and pepper

Method 1. Rehydrate the mushrooms in 100ml warm water and drain, reserving the liquid. Set the mushrooms aside on a piece of kitchen paper.

2. Melt the butter in a pan and add the mushrooms and bacon. Keep stirring until they turn golden. Add one tablespoon of flour to thicken the sauce.

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/ Gas Mark 5. Season the beef generously with salt and pepper. In an ovenproof pan on a high heat, sear the beef on all sides. Place the pan in the oven for 17 minutes.

2. Beat the whipping cream in a mixing bowl until fairly stiff. Add a dollop of creme fraiche and the Dijon mustard.

Mix thoroughly. Mix the horseradish root with the cream and creme fraiche.

Add a pinch of salt and mix to combine.

Slice the rye bread. Slice the beef finely and evenly. Then, layer the sliced beef, horseradish creme, shallots and cornichons onto the rye bread slices.

4. Drizzle with walnut oil and lemon juice, chop up the fresh chives and sprinkle on top. Add a final grating of lemon zest and serve.

Method 1. Heat the oil and half the butter in a frying pan and cook the lardons until nicely browned and add the lamb chops and brown both sides. Pre-heat the oven to 200C (400F, gas mark 6) and lightly grease a shallow ovenproof dish.

3. Peel and thinly slice the onions. Peel and thinly slice the potatoes. Peel and finely chop the garlic.

4. Arrange half the potato slices, overlapping, in the bottom of the dish, then cover with half the sliced onion and sprinkle over half the chopped

garlic. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Arrange the lamb chops on top, and cover with the remaining garlic, then onion, and arrange the potatoes, overlapping, on top.

5. Mix the wine and stock together and pour over the ingredients in the dish – using a fork to help the liquid seep through the layers.

6. Cover the dish with foil and bake for one hour then remove the foil and cook for a further 25 minutes. Serve with seasonal vegetables.

Two large haddock fillets, skinned and chopped into even chunks 2tspns parsley, chopped 1tspn flaked sea salt Black pepper

comfort food Rosa Mashiter I think that probably the most versatile vegetable has to be the humble potato which it is said was brought to Britain by Sir Francis Drake.

The potato has a high vitamin content which is believed to have resulted in a reduction of scurvy.

Although it was not initially a popular vegetable, it was only when Louis XVI of France began wearing potato flowers in his buttonhole that they became accepted and by the 19th century had become the staple food in Ireland.

Today the potato still reigns supreme and is enjoyed in all shapes

and forms – as a stand-alone vegetable as well as being a versatile ingredient for many other dishes.

This week’s recipe is ideal comfort food eating for families.

As well as being highly nutritious and delicious, they are not too heavy on the household budget.

Lamb and potato layer bake This is a perfect combination of textures and flavours – perfect for cooler autumn evenings.

Ingredients for four 1tblspn olive oil 25g butter 75g bacon lardons Eight lamb chops 900g large potatoes Two onions Two fat cloves garlic Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1tblspn chopped fresh rosemary 250ml dry white wine 250ml vegetable stock Sprigs of fresh mint for garnish

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food and drink it or not, fair value. Amarone, which means something like “bitter” in Italian is a speciality version of the Valpolicella red of Verona in northeast Italy. Concentrated part-dried grapes are added to the must (fermenting juice) during vinification to give the wine extra body, intensity and alcohol, and the dry amarone pungency. This one, with 16 per cent alcohol, is dense, velvety and indeed dry but nuanced with dark chocolate, coffee and cassis flavours. If you enjoy the amarone style, you’ll love it.

White wines

Corvine grapes ripening for Valpolicella Amarone wine in Verona – a ‘sensational’ make of which you can buy at buy at Lidl for £19.99, says Ned Halley

Lidl’s leap into the world of wine is bearing fruit absolute corkers Ned Halley Wine-wise, Lidl has made a great leap forward. Until this year, the German no-frills chain sold a modest collection of about 50 brands, and I hope it’s fair to say they seemed mostly chosen for price rather than interest.

But back in the spring, the stores introduced a dozen or so new lines under the heading of the Wine Cellar.

Every one of the 600 branches around the country was kitted out with a special display section for the wines, at a reported cost of £1 million. Lidl’s wine manager Ben Hulme proudly announced it as “our first-ever premium wine range in response to growing demand for fine wines from affluent but spend-savvy customers”.

Judging by the business being done at my local Lidl, Ben is a shrewd judge. Lidl customers do indeed seem spend-savvy, and they clearly appreciate a decent bottle of wine. The excellent Chablis among the first tranche of the Wine Cellar range, priced at

£7.69, sold out in about a week. Even the grandest bottle in the new range, Château Laroze 2007, a St Emilion, Grand Cru Classé, no less, sold steadily at £19.99.

One of the most telling features of the Wine Cellar range is that the wines are priced pretty much as they would be at any other supermarket.

My guess is that the Lidl wine-buying team, for all their corporate clout (the chain has 9,000 stores across Europe) have discovered that you have to pay for quality.

“We believe in offering affordable luxury to everyone, and this Wine Cellar is a true extension of that.

We’re wanting to offer people the opportunity to enjoy really good wines at prices that aren’t ridiculous,” says Ben. “Since the recession hit, we’ve seen a shift in customer spending habits with many people, even those from more affluent backgrounds, finding smart ways to con-

tinue enjoying fine wines and good food at home. The Lidl Wine Cellar allows you to do just that.”

This starts to put Lidl on an even footing with other supermarket giants. The choice might be a small fraction of what you’ll find in Morrisons or Tesco, but even among the mere score or so under the Wine Cellar heading, there should be something for most occasions. I believe you can now safely wine to the list of Lidl essentials such as the famous olive oil, the Greek yoghurt, or what-have-you. And this month, there are new additions to the Wine Cellar range. I have been tasting them and, if anything, they are even more impressive than the original number of earlier in the year. Again, the prices are realistic, because the wines are real.

Here is a selection, including a few from the first run in case there are any left in your local store.

Red wines Cepa Lebrel Rioja Reserva 2008 at £5.99 is an impressive-looking package, a mature Rioja with forward sweetvanilla oak and fruit keeping up quite

The new range of wines an Lidl won’t disappoint

well. It’s a wine to enjoy now and seems substantially underpriced.

Cimarosa Cuvee Winemaker’s Selection 2011 (£7.99), new this month, comes in a smart, heavy bottle and has correspondingly extravagant darkly blackcurranty and creamy flavours, smooth, silky and juicy. The grape blend is quite a mélange – caber net sauvignon, carmenère, syrah and petit verdot – but the overall effect is deliciously integrated. It has the natural poise of the best Chilean wine, elegant and pleasingly weighted.

Smart wine at a smart price.

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune Jean Truffaut 2011 at £7.99 is a fine, pale red burgundy of genuine quality at a safely respectable price. I liked the savoury earthy pinot noit fruitiness and mellow cherry ripeness. A real find.

Vacqueyras 2011 at £7.99 is an authentic and characterful grenache-based red from a well-regarded southern Rhône appellation. From a vintage as ripe as the yummily roasted core of fruit in this intense, spicy wine reveals, it is already drinking well but will certainly keep. A thoroughly solid Vacqueyras, at an unusually sensible price.

Soligamar Rioja Reserva DOCa 2008 at £9.99 is a Rioja in what might be called the modern style.

It is a fruit-led blackcurranty wine of vigorous intensity that feels younger than its five years of age, delivering a lot of satisfying sinewy dark juiciness (and 14 per cent alcohol). A nice package, built to last.

Tenuta Pule Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2008 is priced at £19.99. It is a sensational wine by any standard and, believe

Grillo Terre Siciliane 2012 at £5.99 is a dry white from grillo grapes grown in Sicily. There’s an almondy perfume with an intriguing petrol note and green orchard fruit in attentiongrabbing counterpoint here. Big-flavoured, herbaceous-citrus wine to match fish or poultry.

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais 2012 at £5.99 is an esoteric Loire estuary wine known, if at all, as the most astringent dry white of France. But this one is positively friendly, bone-dry but with plenty of crisp white fruit, briny freshness and neat balance; it grows on you and the price is very keen; it is just 10.5 per cent alcohol.

Mâcon-Villages 2012 at £6.99 is a proper white burgundy, healthily mineral in the true Mâcon chardonnay style with an alluring peachmelon-spearmint nose and bright, apple-crsip fruit. It has freshness and citrus twang in abundance and is genuinely good of its kind.

The first thing I like about Lidl Chablis 2012 (£7.69) is that it smells and tastes so much like Chablis. In my melancholy experience, nine out of ten wines labelled Chablis and costing under £10 don’t remotely resemble the unique style of this wondrous appellation at the northernmost point of the Burgundy wine region.

What I’m looking for is the spare, flinty aroma and keen, oyster-shell minerality, relieved with a sunny, fleetingly minty-white fruitiness that make proper Chablis the truly distinctive rendering of the chardonnay grape that it is. And this one, in spite of the modest price, absolutely hits the spot. Besides the authenticity of style, this is also an utterly delightful, refreshing and stimulating dry white wine.

Wine of the week Jean-Luc Colombo Les Gravières Crozes-Hermitage 2010 is currently reduced from £13.99 to £10.49 at Waitrose. Crozes-Hermitage in France’s northern Rhône Valley is a sort of junior appellation to the region’s premier name, Hermitage, where the red wines, made entirely from syrah grapes, fetch insane prices. Some Crozes come close, and this is one of them, made by local maverick JeanLuc Colombo, a pharmacist who chucked it in to make wine instead, only about 25 years ago.

Most of the big names in the region have been at it for centuries. This one is terrifically dark, focused, and spicy, with the grip of tannin that evokes plumskin and the slinky richness that tells of the noble syrah grape.

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food and drink watering hole Ned Halley A radical revamp breathes new life into a capital inn

The classy dining room at Tarragon is a pleasant, comfy and simple setting, says our reviewer Joyce Matthews

All-day eating with elegance eating out

Joyce Matthews Go for kangaroo or, for the less adventurous, pop in for breakfast at this new Cheltenham eatery Visiting Australia a few years ago, my daughter bravely ordered kangaroo.

I’ll never forget the look on her face when the waiter plonked it down with the words “Here’s Skippy”.

It’s not for everyone, but diners at new Cheltenham restaurant Tarragon can’t get enough, it seems.

Every time new owners Sadek Ahmed and Tom Johnson put kangaroo on the menu, it hops (sorry) out of the kitchen at 90 miles an hour.

The restaurant specialises in offering exotic meat, alongside the more traditional choices. It’s probably not the best place for vegetarians, although there are one or two choices.

Wild boar from southern France, £21.95, is slow cooked and served with baby carrots, kale, crispy sage and pomme puree.

“It’s very aromatic,” says Sadek, who managed Cafe Rouge in the Promenade for eight years.

Also on the menu was blue shark,

£15.95, and springbok from South Africa, £22.75, drizzled with thyme jus and served with baby carrots, kale and fondant potato. “It tastes better than venison,” said Sadek.

The restaurant has taken over from Armagnac in Montpellier, in the town, run by former rugby player Olivier Azam. Everything is cooked to order, using fresh, locally sourced ingredients where possible and the menu changes regularly. The decor is pleasant, with white tablecloths, simple table settings and comfy leather chairs.

We’re not the bravest of eaters, so we decided to play it safe with starters of beetroot and mozzarella, £5.35, and scallops, £6.75, followed by pork cooked two ways and Ramesco chicken roulade, both £17.95.

You’ll pay towards the upper end of the price range here and you’ll see why when you get your food. It’s all beautifully cooked and presented and it’s quality through and through.

Fish is as much a feature as meat. If you’re on a health kick, the pan-fried cod and chips, £13.25, with fish from Devon, will be better for your waistline than the usual version. There was also sea bass, lobster and a catch of the day to tempt us.

But back to our starters. The beetroot and mozzarella was a light, tantalising starter served on chicory leaves that had crunch and a slight bitterness that went well with the

creamy cheese and slight sweetness of the beetroot.

The three king scallops were prettily served on a slate, with cauliflower and pancetta which wasn’t as crispy as expected, but delicious nonetheless.

Our mains arrived quickly and the pork was the tastier dish with a delicious cider sauce, baby carrots, kale, potato fondant and a crisp little bon bon of shredded pork.

There was plenty of chicken, stuffed with ramesco (nuts) with pomme puree, a tasty oyster mushroom and a tarragon sauce. I did feel it could have done with some veggies for colour.

We shared a dessert – a wonderful Eton Mess, £5.35, full of crunchy home-made melt-in-the-mouth meringue with strawberries and cream – a true taste of heaven.

But Tarragon isn’t just for the evenings – you can get breakfast here with Eggs benedict, £5.75 and a full English, £6.25, or lunch is £12.50 for two courses. The perfect place to watch the world go by in this elegant part of town.

Delicious lamb curry, above; outside the stylish Tarragon, in Cheltenham

Venue: Tarragon , 15 Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1SW Contact: 01242 525230 Price range: Breakfasts around £5/£6; mains can top the £20 mark; desserts around £5/£6

What a bold venture. Not our visit, but the complete revamp of this ancient and sizeable pub-hotel in Somerton, the beautiful former capital of Wessex, a town that feels, amiably enough, as if it’s been asleep for several centuries.

The White Hart reopened for business in July after several months of major works. It is now a hip modern venue clearly targeted at a young market, and must represent a huge investment on the part of its operators, the same team that has made a famous success of the Swan at Wedmore.

On the outside, the White Hart still has its 18th-century front of cut local Keinton stone, featuring a porch surmounted by a brightly repainted hart. Inside, it’s a different story. The space has been opened up into an expansive array of smartly decorated sections ranging round a central serving area artfully positioned under a glass roof. The natural light is terrific, imbuing the whole place with a calm, cool, serene ambience.

It’s all smartly finished, with a rescued herring-bone parquet floor throughout, good random furniture, cosy seating islands and niches.

There is plenty of standing room around the bar and you can sit pretty much where you like at the front – the tables are not laid up, as they are in too many gastropubs – for food-ordering customers only.

We liked it, and even liked the music on the system. Cool jazz with some Latin thrown in. The drinks are good, too, with four real ales, draught ciders, some well-chosen wines by the glass. It’s all here.

You can eat up front if you like or go to the restaurant areas at the rear, adjacent to the hi-tech-looking kitchen, which is very much on display in the modern manner. Tom Blake, former River Cottage head chef, is in charge of the food here and at the Swan. But I fear he might not have been on duty on the day we popped in, because our pulled pork bap (£6) was drippingly greasy and dismally seasoned, and our White Hart chips with Cornish sea salt (£3) tasted unpleasantly of fried fish.

A disappointment, but I do wish the White Hart well. Somerton will surely be considerably awakened by the arrival of such a vigorous new enterprise.

The White Hart, Market Place, Somerton, Somerset TA11 7LX. Tel 01458 272273

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books reviews new fiction

But I always say to students now, just do a bit. There’s no better way to understand other people’s poems than to have a go at it.

“I published my first book quite young. I was 23 when it came out and I had gone to teach English at Hull because of Philip Larkin. He doesn’t travel and he hates everybody so I thought, if I want to meet him I’m going to have to go there. And we became great friends.

“With the greatest respect to teachers today, they often find themselves in the grip of a curriculum which doesn’t let them speak.

“The curriculum is designed in a way to make people think that what matters is the subject. The most thought-provoking poems are the ones that hit their subject pretty obliquely.

“There’s a tendency for people to think about poetry too precisely.

“They are about sound and music

My Name Is by Alistair Campbell is published in hardback by Hutchinson, priced £18.99 (ebook £9.99) It would be shocking for Alistair Campbell’s literary works to be anything other than socially conscious, so it’s unsurprising that his third fiction title My Name Is... once again deals with the issue of addiction.

A series of interconnecting stories from people who have known protagonist Hannah Maynard, intimately and fleetingly, tell her story from birth through to alcohol addiction.

Through parents, friends and counsellors, you uncover Hannah’s life without actually hearing from her.

But there is an unbalanced and often patronising tone.where the upper-class characters appear to have a moral high ground.

On the whole My Name Is... offers a compelling insight into addiction from the outside in, a 360-degree look at the cause and effect of the illness. It possesses an emotional weight for each speaker – an impressive feat when some of these characters feature for fewer than four pages.

6/10 Holly McKenzie

The Silent Tide by Rachel Hore, is published in paperback by Simon and Schuster, priced £7.99 (ebook £5.88) This is an enchanting and compelling novel. In the present day, we meet Emily Gordon, editor at a small publishing house in London. As she begins a biography of writer Hugh Morton, working with handsome author Joel Richards, a first edition of his most famous book, The Silent Tide, appears in her pigeon hole.

Inside, it is signed for “Isabel”; his mostly forgotten first wife. And so we meet another headstrong woman, living in late the 1940s, who has fled her family home for the bright lights of London and her glamorous Aunt Penelope. Isabel secures a job at McKinnon & Holt,which acquires a new author not long after she starts: Hugh Morton. As Isabel’s professional relationship with him flourishes, so does her personal one, making for a dual narrative book that skilfully intertwines stories.

8/10 Emma Herdman

non-fiction Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey by The Countess Of Carnarvon is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton, priced £20 In her follow-up to 2011’s Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, the Countess of Carnarvon pores once more through the archives, examining her relatives’ relationship with their ancestral home of Highclere Castle, thought to be the inspiration for the ITV1 period drama.

This time around the subject is Lady Catherine, a well-connected American who marries Almina’s son Porchy.

For those who missed out on the countess’s first tome, the detailed overview of the rest of the family that Catherine married into more than makes up for it. But at times the stories of the wider family eclipse those of Catherine’s life.

5/10 Keeley Bolger

Harry Patch is the subject of one of Sir Andrew’s poems

Former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion is looking for a new children’s poet laureate here in the West

‘We need to make room for different kinds of poetry’ Su Carroll talks to former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion about his inspiration, finding a young poet laureate in the West Country, and how one of his poems in his new book is written about Somerset’s Harry Patch

Sir Andrew Motion has won awards for his poetry and prose writing with an acclaimed biography of Philip Larkin, the novella The Invention of Dr Cake, a memoir In the Blood and a sequel to Treasure Island, Silver. He was Poet Laureate for ten years and knighted in 2009 for his services to literature.

It is a glittering career which

makes it all the more surprising to learn that Andrew had a very ordinary upbringing.

“My childhood was very unbookish,” he says. “My mum and dad were country people doing country things which did not include reading. They weren’t interested in cultural or intellectual matters at all.

“That life was really given to me by

my English teacher at school when he started teaching me at A level.

“On day one it walked in to my head and turned the lights on and it has never wavered.”

Having discovered his passion during his schooldays, Andrew, 61, is an enthusiastic advocate for inspiring young people. This year here is taking part in Falmouth’s Splash festival (which opened yesterday and runs until September 22) where he will talk about his new book of poems, The Customs House, but also become involved in a competition to find the Young Poet Laureate of Falmouth.

He credits his school teacher for being responsible for introducing him to great writers.

“There were very interesting things that he gave me to read, including a lot of poets that have remained favourites ever since. Hardy, Thomas, Larkin and, memorably as he has recently died, Seamus Heaney.

I met him in 1970 and I had my book inscribed by him. That was 43 years ago.

“And I was off... off to university, the first of my family to go. I was reading English and a lot of other people were writing much better poems than me.

It was a great reality check.

“For me, it hadn’t been a quantum leap from reading to writing. There were issues of confidence, of course.

and imagery and should not feel too high bound. You don’t have to understand a poem. That’s not getting across to children.

“We need to make room for thinking about different kinds of poetry.

But wonderful things are happening.

I don’t want to sound like an old grouch.”

Meanwhile, Andrew’s new collection of poems, The Customs House, is in three sections and opens with a sequence of war poems, Laurels and Donkeys, which draws on soldiers’ experiences from the First and Second World Wars, through to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Customs House was, in part, inspired by his own father’s experiences. Andrew acknowledges that his father, like many men of his generation, shied away from talking about what happened.

One of the poems in the book is about Harry Patch, the Somerset First World War veteran who died at 111, the last survivor of the Western Trenches. It is just 20 lines and it makes me cry.

“It’s supposed to,” says Andrew.

“The subject is death and it’s an elegy.

All of my poems are elegies for me.

“I picked up a lot of things when I talked to Harry Patch. I wanted to write the poem in a way that took account of what he’d done but at the same time make it emotional.

“The collection does follow a historic trajectory, but the geography changes.”

The Customs House by Sir Andrew Motion is published by Faber & Faber

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It was there that his love of nature came into its own, and on leaving school he went on expeditions with Operation Raleigh, before joining World magazine as a photographer, later founding his company, Woodlore.

When his bushcraft talent was honed for television, he found his newfound fame inevitably led to a loss of privacy.

“That’s the price you pay,” he reflects. “People come into bushcraft now because they want to make money, or because it’s going to be a neat experience. What they don’t understand is the massive cost, in that you lose your anonymity. But for me, it was worth paying that price because I believe in what I do, and want to bring it to a wider audience.

“I hadn’t realised how widely it would take off and that the programmes would be shown worldwide.”

The hardest job he’s ever had though, was helping police track Northumbrian murderer Raoul Moat, who’d gone on the run following a killing spree in 2010.

“I hope it never happens again,” Mears says, shuddering. “The stakes were so high. I didn’t seek glory or charge police for my time or expenses. I have a unique skill and was in a unique position to help.

“For 10 years I’d been teaching British special forces how to survive,” he continues, “so I have a good understanding of what happens to people when they try to do what he [Moat] was trying to do.”

Mears was more scared of messing

Ray Mears can survive in the wild, but his greatest challenges have been closer to home, says Hannah Stephenson Survival expert and naturalist Ray Mears admits that he’s always been a loner. It’s not that he’s unsociable, but he’s happy on his own in the great outdoors.

“I remember walking across the common where people were playing cricket and somebody shouted out, ‘There’s the local Aborigine’, and I was quite proud. I thought it was cool.

I don’t get lonely,” says the man who has fascinated millions with his bushcraft techniques on TV and through the courses he runs in the UK and abroad.

“Looking back, I think I strolled into the woods one day and nature saw me and said, ‘walk this way’,” he continues.

It’s now 30 years since he founded Woodlore, The School of Wilderness Bushcraft, where he teaches his unique bushcraft skills. He can carve a canoe or a spoon, start a fire without matches, make a shelter of snow or sticks and track a wolf, or a man.

“The jungle feels like the nettle patch at the end of the garden and the desert feels like the rockery. A week ago, I was in the desert looking for rattle snakes and scorpions, but that’s just normal for me now.”

Even as a young boy growing up on the North Downs in Surrey, Mears had a quiet confidence. When he took up judo he learned about the meeting of mind and body, and being in control of them.

“It teaches you to have spirit and determination and to not give in.

Judo always teaches humility and a range of traits that are incredibly valuable in life.”

Over the years his ability to survive has been tested to the limits, from living among tribes in Africa to encountering snakes and other venomous creatures in the Honduran rainforest, and narrowly escaping death in a helicopter crash while filming in the US. All this is charted in his autobiography My Outdoor Life. But nothing could have prepared him for the most emotional and traumatic event of his life, the death of his beloved first wife, Rachel, who died from breast cancer in 2006, two years after being diagnosed. They’d been together for 15 years, and Mears, 49, admits that it was incredibly hard to write the moving chapters about her deterioration and his struggle to cope.

After she had a mastectomy, she was told the cancer was terminal.

“I heard the words coming out of the consultant’s mouth but they didn’t compute. It was like having one of those out-of-body experiences people talk about; like I was watching this from afar and it was happening to somebody else,” he writes.

The trauma temporarily damaged his eyesight and he recalls that Rachel’s decline was as painful to witness as it was rapid.

“It was very difficult to write,” he says now. “It was like reliving it.

Doing an autobiography is a very stressful process because I don’t really like talking about myself, and what is past I try to put behind me. I always move forward in life.

“I live now for this moment. I feel I have to prove myself every day. It’s a

‘I live now for this moment. I feel I have to prove myself every day.

It’s a natural process’

Survival expert Ray Mears is known for his bushcraft techniques, which he teaches to others keen to understand nature as he does

Survival tactics

In Ray Mears’s new book he describes one of his biggest challenges was overcoming the death of his first wife

natural process. Every animal has to demonstrate its right to be alive on a daily basis and I live like that.”

He says Rachel’s death changed him in many ways.

“It makes you more sensitive to emotional stimulus. Moving movies are more likely to upset me. But the most profound effect it’s had is that it’s made me intolerant of wasted time.

“I see life as being more precious than I did before. You have to fill every moment. I’m more impatient when other people are controlling my time and wasting it. You don’t get those minutes back.”

He doesn’t keep in touch with Rachel’s son or daughter, his stepchildren, but is reluctant to go into detail about why they fell out. “We’re not in touch at all. It was the effect of the

stress and the trauma that broke the family apart.”

At first, he couldn’t imagine ever meeting anyone else, but 18 months after Rachel’s death, Mears met Ruth at a book-signing. She was a mature student reading archaeology at Durham University.

“I’ve no idea how, but she broke through the fog that had been surrounding me. It was love at first sight,” he recalls. They went on to marry and now live happily in East Sussex.

“Ruth is part of the new me. I’m very lucky to have had a second chance.”

The son of a printer, Mears spent his first two years of life in Lagos, Nigeria, where his father’s work had been, before the family moved to Kenley, on the Surrey borders.

up, than of attack from Moat. But his work in the dense woods – identifying upturned stones, twigs, compressed leaves and other signs of where the killer had been – helped track him down before Moat eventually shot himself in the head, following a tense stand-off with police.

In the more comfortable world of TV, Mears has just finished filming a series in America on the Wild West for BBC Four, which will go out next year, but says he doesn’t watch other survival shows, such as those presented by Bear Grylls.

“I’m a great believer in television as a medium for communication. I think what Bear Grylls does is entertaining and I have no issue with that, but there are lots of documentaries coming up which create a false sense of jeopardy within the programmes for entertainment’s sake.

“I try to bring people and nature closer together. In the digital age, it’s more important now than ever before,” he adds.

“It’s easy to sit in a concrete building behind a computer screen and not realise that you’re still dependent on nature, that you are an animal, a part of nature, and that your actions on a daily basis influence the natural world that surrounds you.”

My Outdoor Life by Ray Mears is published by Hodder & Stoughton, priced £20

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Expecting the unexpected Get started Identify key viewpoints in your rooms or the space you focus on when you’re seated to eat or to work.

“Most rooms will have anything from two to five key viewpoints. Don’t overdo it. Limit the number of displays or arrangements,” advises Rundle. “Take into account static elements like windows, room dividers and large pieces of furniture, and essentials, then work out the decorative items you’d like to add.”

Scale story Being brave and selecting objects which are larger or smaller than would normally be expected is an easy way to bring wit and drama to rooms.

“Avoiding too much repetition of size is essential. Greater extremes of scale will shake up a room and it’s a trend reflected in modern design, from jumbo Anglepoise floor lamps to floor rugs inspired by stamps.”

How to do it Upscale a conventional object, like a small plant pot, by replacing it with a metal bucket containing not one but four plants. Place the largest item next to the smallest and keep an eye out for the unexpected.

interiors Gabrielle Fagan Our possessions can give our homes personality and character but all too often they end up randomly spreading through rooms, crowding shelves and spilling out of cupboards.

According to interior stylist Tim Rundle, pictured right, this is a waste of pure ‘decor gold’, as he believes that effectively displaying our collections of clutter and treasures can result in spectacular interiors.

“As a general rule, we’ve owned the majority of our possessions for a while so tend to take that ‘stuff ’ for granted. After all, familiarity breeds contempt,” he says.

“We’ve a tendency to think the only

solution to a tired interior is to start afresh and buy new, which is often impossible as it’s so costly.

“Actually, it’s also unnecessary,” he adds. “Rearranging objects creatively can make you fall in love with them and your home all over again.”

He’s revealed his display secrets in Visual Contrast: The Art Of Display And Arrangement, a book illustrated with a gallery of intriguing, imaginative and striking ways to show off a variety of objects, from the everyday through to the eye-catching.

Each display has been created at his home, an extended Sixties bungalow in Nottinghamshire.

“I wanted to show that you don’t need a spectacular home or exotic setting often favoured by interior magazines, and that even the most ordinary spaces can be transformed by the re-positioning of furniture, a regrouping of paintings, or just a quirky assortment of objects,” says Rundle, 48.

“We’re so used to visual stimulation in today’s world that we can become bored with our rooms very easily. So treat your home like your own little bit of theatre and enjoy the staging of it. Have fun, keep swapping things around and don’t worry about mistakes.”

One of his top tips is gathering together pieces that share a theme – then adding something you think wouldn’t work.

“Very often, it’s that random object which actually brings the display alive and adds a twist of humour and surprise,” he says.

Old versus new Most of us have a mix of antique and contemporary items in our homes, but for success, combine the oldest with the youngest to achieve crossgenerational visual drama.

“Nothing highlights the freshness of the new as much as the patina of the antique, equally the excitement of the ‘now’ can be used to throw into relief the romance of the past,” says Rundle.

“Contrasting the clearly vintage and the overtly modern is a great way of adding a jolt of visual electricity to any group or display.

How to do it“Take some clues from the period of your home to create a visual link, by all means, but try to avoid the feeling of a museum or period piece by deliberately introducing some elements which don’t confor m.”

Almost anything with age adds character to an arrangement but contemporary pieces can feel brash and aggressive unless used with care.

Ideally, select strong geometric shapes, pure colours or bright white, so the modern elements don’t compete with patterned or more ornamental pieces.

Make a place Commonly in interiors, there’s an interplay between the horizontal and vertical, explains Rundle.

“Avoid categorising all decorative objects and accessories as verticals, and all items of furniture as horizontals, which again is too predictable.

How to do it A blend of horizontal stripes and vertical lines is a winner every time. Place a bold verticalstriped cushion on the broad horizontal of a sofa. For a statement look, use wall stickers to inject a space with verticals or horizontal designs with no permanent commitment.

Disguise a lack of decorative horizontals by grouping several vertical objects together to create a single block, such as a cluster of vintage canisters, that will assume a horizontal shape.

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Fall for fashions fashion Lisa Haynes

Above: Lilia checked coat, £300; Zoe colour block skirt, £120. Below left: leather-sleeve jumper, £39; skirt, £26; necklace, £16; Miss Selfridge. Below right: pinstripe suit, Toast, £370

If you’ve become stuck in that awkward summer to autumn style rut, it’s time to turn over a new leaf.

Use the autumn catwalk collections for inspiration and inject some fresh new looks into your wardrobe for the winter months ahead.

Winter pastels Don’t quit your summer sorbet addiction yet. Pastels have been put on ice for the new season, giving the usual wintry palette a shot of fresh colour.

Just picture a black dress teamed with a mint green or candy floss pink fuzzy coat. Pastels are the instant tonic for a dark wardrobe and can look incredible contrasted with grey.

Check mate Anything goes, from fine, subtle tweeds through to bright, bold tartans. Also on the checklist, there’s girly gingham or ladylike dogstooth.

Snuggle up in a statement winter coat, or try separates, like a skirt or top. For a casual look, pick out a plaid shirt and wear it prim ‘n’ proper buttoned up, or nonchalantly loose.

Mono mode Checks, spots, stripes or colour-blocking; just make sure it’s monochrome.

Black-and-white is back, but this season it’s bolder with an emphasis on clean, flattering lines that pack a punch. Being limited to two colours doesn’t have to mean plain and simple if you prefer a more playful look. Experiment with extreme textures like fur, leather and patent.

Grunge glory Embrace your inner punk for this season’s most rebellious trend. Think lashings of leather and hints of hardware, like studs, zips and buckles.

If in doubt, turn to black, black, and more black, injected with punchy red to stop the look veering into gothic territory. Take an average jumper into punk mode by simply adding spiky jewellery over the top in tarnished metals.

Darling buds Bright florals have wilted to make way for moody blooms in a rich, dark palette. The key to the shift is a black or navy base for the printed or embroidered blooms to be planted on. It immediately gives the florals a grown-up, mysterious elegance.

If you want something that’s rich but not necessarily dark, turn to sumptuous berry shades. For added wow factor, look for 3D applique blooms that will transform your body into a beautiful walking flower bed.

Feeling adventurous? Cultivate your blooms with a mixed print.

Mannish moment The antithesis to the ladylike silhouette, androgyny is the answer for those who shy away from skirts.

This is more Savile Row chic than scruffy tomboy. A tailored trouser suit is the easiest way to access this look – make it a man’s world with a crisp white shirt underneath, or wear a camisole top for a feminine touch.

If you don’t want to dramatically change your look, a pair of handsome brogues or chunky loafers will instantly give your silhouette a cool masculine spin.

From top left: Check outfits in the Celine Ready to Wear fashion collection in Paris; Texture top, £20, faux leather panel skirt, £26, roll-neck, £10, barrel bag, £26, all BHS; a pastel coat by French fashion designer Guillaume Henry for Carven; floral panelled dress, £250, roll neck sweater, £80, both Jaeger London; A model in monochrome, a creation by designer Raf Simons for Christian Dior

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Telephone 0117 929 7354 Café Amore serves food to eat in or take away including jacket potatoes and panini with a range of fillings, salads, pastries and sandwiches, all of which are freshly made on the premises.

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Put your back into composting – and save yourself all that heavy digging in the garden Alan Down Digging is probably the most arduous of all garden tasks but it has to be done every winter to get ready for spring planting and sowing, doesn’t it?

The crops will be poor, the veg patch will be a mass of weeds and how else will you get organic matter worked into the soil?

Well, apparently, none of these bad things will happen if you don’t dig.

And what is more, you will produce just as good crops, however, you do need to be committed and you will need lots of compost.

On the first day of September, I visited the new smaller no-dig garden of the method’s greatest exponent, Charles Dowding. Charles had thrown open his new enterprise to show what can be done in less than a year. He has managed to transform an over-grown, unloved large garden (two thirds of an acre) in to a highly productive neat and virtually weedfree patch without turning a sod and without using weedkillers.

Charles, of course, has the confidence and knowledge to know just how

‘Charles is constantly trying out techniques to prove what can be done without digging’ to do it but his garden, called Homeacres, is also a test bed. He is constantly trying out techniques to prove what he fervently believes can be done without digging and the results are truly impressive.

Keen to share his knowledge and experiences, Charles runs regular courses from Homeacres in the pretty Somerset village of Alhampton, just a mile from Castle Cary and the mainline train station.

The soil in Charles’ garden, he tells me, is a mix of heavy clay, broken glass and pots. With such a difficult soil, a no-dig lends itself particularly well to the site.

The key seems to be to smother the weeds with copious amounts of wellrotted farmyard manure (30 tonnes) and composted green waste (10 tonnes). Paths are covered with several layers of cardboard and sometimes, also, with composted green waste from the nearby large municipal recycling plant at Dimmer. Add to this a further three tonnes of garden compost that Charles has made from crop residues and you can appreciate that

we are not talking about the odd barrow full.

Of course, less will be needed in the future and Charles reckons that the minimum he can use with this method of “no dig” growing is about 5-6cms (or 2in). Using more compost/ manure has the payoff of plants that are then bigger, stronger and resist drought and insects better. So the initial extra cost and effort are repaid, both in year one and in future.

But if covering your veg patch with that much material sounds like a lot of hard work, just remember how much harder work digging a plot of this size annually would be. The saving of time and effort in not having annual weeds to regular pull out should not be under-estimated either.

Crops are generally raised in modules under glass and planted out directly into the deep beds of compost.

When crops are harvested they are replaced by more module plants without any cultivation.

You might think that this would be heaven for slugs and snails, but Charles says that this dry summer has helped him in this respect with the pesky molluscs kept at bay by patrols with scissors or a knife and a torch concentrating primarily on the damp areas under and around kickboard bed edges. No chemical control is used.

Complementary planting, to encourage both natural predators and pollinators, is evident and flower borders with simple single blooms not only look pretty but are a key to getting nature on your side too.

Of course, you don’t have to visit Charles to see how it’s done. He gives regular illustrated talks around the country and he has been an inspiring guest speaker at Cleeve Nursery in the past too.

His four books are readily available and laid out in a practical easy to understand manner. A fourth on Garden Myths is due out early in 2014.

As yet most of the crops on this site are not deep rooted and I suspect that the sceptics among you are thinking “that’s all very well but how can you grow long carrots or parsnips if you don’t dig the soil?”

That’s a good question, and one that I asked Charles a few years back.

His reply was to show me then fabulous-looking parsnips from his nodig beds. It may take a while but it seems that earthworms and other

Charles Dowding believes he has many tricks to help your garden look great and produce good food without digging soil-living critters pull a lot of that lovely compost down into the grotty un-dug soil below and a steady transformation to a more open well-structured soil takes place. Don’t be put off trying this method with your root crops because Charles has proven that this can be done.

Potatoes, not strictly a “root crop”, will grow well if the tubers are placed on a bed of well-rotted manure and composted green waste and the soil need not be dug at all. Of course, light must not reach the new tubers so it is best to cover with a sheet of black polythene, letting only the shoots grow through. Harvesting couldn’t be

An example of complementary planting, such as marigolds, which encourages natural predators and pollinators

Cleeve Nursery’s Alan Down can be contacted at the nursery on 01934 832134. If you would like to ask Alan Down a gardening question, visit www.cleevenursery.co.uk and click on the Ask Us A Question tab. Alan can answer only emailed questions. Visit Alan’s blog at cleevenursery.co.uk/ blog. You can follow Alan on Twitter @AlanEDown and Cleeve Nursery on @cleevenursery

simpler as the tubers can be reached by just peeling back the black polythene.

In pride of place, almost in the centre of the plot, is a row of compost bins.These are definitely budget bins; made from old pallets and planks but filled with grass cuttings, crop residues and anything organic that will make good compost.

Two other permanent features are new to the site. The first is a very smart-looking large wooden greenhouse and the second is a rather mundane-looking polytunnel.

Both were full of extremely healthy looking vegetables that need protection to do well.

Perhaps this year is not a good year to judge, but there was little difference to my eye in crops and yields when comparing the polytunnel to the greenhouse.

Of course, in winter the greenhouse will come into its own since polythene covering is poor at retaining radiated heat, especially during frosty, still nights.

Hot beds (using the heat created as fresh manure rots down) to grow earlier or even tender vegetable that would otherwise not grow is something that Charles is also trying.

His early crops (carrot, beetroot, salads, spinach and peas harvested in April to May) were excellent and the

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new hedge (or place an order for bare root plants for later) ■ Plant garlic cloves now. Light, welldrained soil suit it best, so for heavier soils plant on a ridge of soil that has had plenty of horticultural grit added. Split the bulbs into individual cloves and plant those 20cm (8in) apart. If you plant them close to where you plan to sow carrots next spring, the garlic should reduce the threat of carrot root fly attack on your carrots without resorting to sprays.

■ Harvest marrows, squashes and pumpkins before first frosts. Store in a frost-free shed or garage. Cut them, leaving an inch or two of stem attached.

■ Sow the hardy strain of White Lisbon salad onion now. They will over-winter as small plants and provide you with tasty onions for your early spring salads and for flavouring other dishes. They will be ready well before the spring-sown ones are ready.

■ Plant strawberry “runners”. Take care to get the planting depth right.

The crown of the plant should be half in and half out of the soil after the soil settles. Try some in grow-bags too.

■ Sow more land cress, mizuna and lamb’s lettuce for winter salads.

■ Autumn-fruiting raspberries should be ready to pick and are so easy to grow. Pot-grown canes are now in and so much easier to establish.

■ Reduce frequency of watering as days shorten.

■ Any house plants outside for the summer should be moved back indoors now.

It has been a joy to have a summer of such lovely quality produce. Beetroot and carrots are particularly sweet and delicious, it seems to me, and also in perfect condition. They haven’t been spoilt by pest attack.

Where, last year, we even lost our onions to snail grazing, this year the slimy brigade population has been tiny. I chanced some spare cucumber plants in a bed on the allotment, and was delighted to find these did almost as well as the pampered ones that get the sunniest spot in our very sheltered back garden. Our summer salads have been amply graced with cucumbers and tomatoes, after none at all of our own last year.

Indeed, this season has seen some crops flourishing so exuberantly that they will be ready well before they are needed in spring. Our sprouting broccoli could be harvested now, and I have adopted a rather brutal technique of cutting the main stems right out, to encourage them to regrow strong sideshoots for spring harvesting. Since I would use this technique later in their growing cycle, in order to prolong the harvest, I have faith that it will work, although I am a bit wary of exposing them to moulds and rot through the wetter months. Time will tell.

The first signs of chilly nights are a good reminder to make sure all the winter preparations are well under control in the garden and on the allotment. Potatoes, onions and shallots are all ready to gather in, after a bumper summer of sunshine. Lifting them and leaving them to harden off over a couple of sunny days, while we still have some remaining, will make them tough enough to store well over the next few months.

It’s also good to check on the kale and winter cabbage tribe to make sure that they are growing healthily.

If they didn’t fit in to the watering regime, then they will have got a bit dry, and their outer leaves may have wilted. Ours certainly have, and I find that removing the wilted leaves that are touching the soil now (while they are dry) pays dividends, since they will not be climbing slopes for slugs and snails later on.

I will also be removing the plants that are nearly over soon in order to make room for the last leeks to transplant, and, later on, the onion sets, garlic and broad beans that will go into the soil in autumn. Our peas have got a bit big in their pods, so it’s time to pull up the plants and save the last harvest.

I’ve been delighted to find a recipe for them. Just blend about half a pound of peas with two tablespoons of yoghurt, and the same of soft cheese, with a handful of mint, adding lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, to make a lovely dip.

ask Alan Question I have a large dierama plant which flowered beautifully this year. Now that it has finished flowering, do I cut it back to ground level or should I leave it until next year? from R Croom-Johnson

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beds are now full of winter and summer squash and French beans.

The hot bed in his glasshouse generated heat for germination of tomatoes and other tender vegetables in early spring. This is a technique that we might all explore more since it was used by the Victorian gardeners to produce such luxuries as pineapples and bananas.

A dominating row of conifers casting much shade was removed early on and, rather than burning it up, now sits in the garden as the biggest bug hotel that I have ever seen. The wood is destined to heat his cottage but, as it seasons in a pile, it is a fine place for wildlife.

Weeds, Charles tells me, are dug out with a trowel, even bindweed. Bindweed is clearly a very difficult weed to get rid of and those fleshy deep roots are hard to get at even where digging is practised. Nevertheless, with the time saved by having virtually no annual weeds to contend with, Charles is winning the war.

Areas that are particularly weedy or not currently being cropped are covered with old carpets.

Such an approach, and the deep mulch, has eradicated most of the pernicious weeds such as couch grass and creeping buttercup and, judging by the surrounding uncultivated areas, there was plenty to get rid of.

Answer Angels Fishing Rods are beautiful and I would be inclined to leave any green leaves on this South African plant until late spring, since these can be a bit tender unless in a sheltered place.

Indeed, if it is a young plant then some winter protection would be worthwhile but I find that something natural that “breathes” or a fleece tent is best for this.

Alan’s plant of the week Michaelmas daisies

Asters really dazzle at this time of year making them Alan’s plant of the week

Alan’s tips for the weekend ■ Fast growing hedges such as leylandii may need trimming again and will look better for it throughout winter. Don’t leave this too late as that might result in brown patches. Give evergreen hedges a final trim.

■ This is the perfect time to plant a

As the colour fades from many perennial border plants, the Michaelmas daisies – or asters – take over the show. There are literally hundreds of varieties of aster and the most common are the novi-belgii (New Belgium) types.

With these there is a good colour spectrum in both simple single flowered and fully double-flowered varieties. Unfortunately, many are prone to powdery mildew infection and so I favour the novae-angliae (New English) and a few other types that show a good degree of resistance to this extremely unsightly and weakening disease.

Favourite and reliable varieties include Aster x frikartii Monch, the strong pink Andenken am Alma Potschke, blue Little Carlow and tinyflowered Pink Cloud.

From the top, covering your veg patch with mesh or old carpet is a great way to prevent weeds from growing; wood provides a good place for useful bugs to love; healthy tomatoes growing in a polytunnel; vegetables being raised in modules under glass

For Good Advice & Excellent Home Grown Plants visit your local nursery!

Cleeve Nursery

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The ancient road to Mandalay has never been more inviting Virtually untouched by tourism for the past 50 years, this enchanting Southeast Asian country is back on the traveller’s map. Visit now, says Sarah Marshall before the crowds come Draped in colourful ribbons, with metal bells jangling wildly around their necks, a procession of twenty oxen is ploughing through the dusty dirt roads of a rural village in Bagan, central Burma. Their farm work, however, is over for the day. Instead, they’re carrying very important guests to a very important ceremony.

Shielded from the blistering sun by paper parasols, children as young as two are the guests of honour and focus of bystanders’ wide-eyed curiosity. All are male, although dressed in elaborate silk gowns and made up with kohl-lined eyes and pillar box red lips, you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.

Most wear sullen expressions, some are confused, all are about to undergo an initiation ceremony which will allow them to become novice monks.

In Burma (or Myanmar as it was renamed by the ruling military junta in 1989) the Buddhist religion forms the backbone of everyday life.

Most males enter monasteries for a period of instruction – although for the majority of younger candidates this only lasts two weeks – and a large number of women choose to renounce goods, shave their heads and become nuns.

It’s a symbol of steadfast tradition in a country that’s changing remarkably quickly.

For many years, Burma was off the politically correct traveller’s map.

But since 2011, when opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave tourists the green light to return, the number of foreign visitors has rocketed (there was a 55 per cent increase in visitors last year).

The Nobel Peace Prize winner’s only proviso was that tourists try, where possible, to give money directly to people and small businesses, rather than contributing to inflated government taxes.

Tours are selling out quickly, and there are plans to provide 1,000 international standard hotel rooms in Yangon (the entry and exit point for most international visitors to the country) alone by the end of the year.

For now, though, beds are in short supply, making an organised tour one of the best ways to visit the country.

Bagan, where plains decorated with more than 2,000 (it appears no one has an exact figure) temples have been given UNESCO world heritage status, is the religious heartland of Burma, described by Marco Polo as “one of the finest sights in the world”.

My first taste of the mystical land-

scape is at dawn, when I clamber in complete darkness to the top of one of the tallest temples to watch the orange sun burn through a thick mist shrouding the stone peaks.

You’d need a good week to visit every monument, but my expert guide, Myo, handpicks the best.

Ananda, built by an Indian architect in 1105, is the most splendid temple – although the interior is currently undergoing a million-pound renovation after it was whitewashed by one of the military generals on apparent instruction from his astronomer.

Sadly, several temples have been damaged by similar ignorance; one has even been fitted with air conditioning, which, of course, destroys any paintings inside. But while paintings may have faded, the strength of religious fervour is still vibrantly clear. Early one morning, I pass a truck packed with monks. They all jump out and form an orderly queue in the street, ready to fill their cauldron-shaped alms bowls with rice prepared by locals. Hoping their good deeds will bring them one step closer to nirvana, the average Burmese person spends almost a third of their income on charitable deeds.

It’s easy to see how monasteries can offer a comfortable alternative to everyday living, providing residents with food, education and a roof. Often built from teak, with intricate carvings, many of the buildings are works of art. I’m lucky enough to witness prayer time, as monks clothed in flowing red and orange garments settle in to a hypnotic chant. In the corner, a distracted novice monk is dismantling the wheels from a toy car; a reminder that beneath the robes he’s still just a young child.

My front row seat at this very intimate and reassuringly uncontrived performance was secured by a special gift to the monastic elders – a packet

‘People here have learned to be self-sufficient... fishermen in wide-legged trousers and straw hats cast cone-shaped nets into the inky water’

factfile Sarah Marshall travelled on Explore’s 14-day Burma Highlights tour. Costing from £2,217 per person, the tour includes return flights; 13 nights’ hotel accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis; one other meal; transport and the services of a tour leader, driver, boatmen and local guides. For further information, or to book, visit www.explore.co.uk or call 0844 499 0901.

There has been a 55 per cent increase in visitors to Burma in the last year and with views such as this beautiful sunrise over temples, top, it’s clear to see why. Children take on the roles of novice monks in Burma, above right, and are initiated at a young age, above left

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travel of tea brought from the Shan state, in the east of the country.

I’d purchased it just days earlier from a woman drying leaves in the former British hill station, Kalaw. I trekked uphill to the small village where women dress in embroidered longyis (sarongs) and elaborate head scarves, and children with ripped clothes and dirty faces play happily in the sun.

People here have learned to be selfsufficient, making the most of natural resources. The same is true of nearby Inle Lake, where fishermen in wide-legged trousers and straw hats cast cone-shaped nets into the inky water. Long, thin wooden boats are piled high with vegetation dredged from the river bed and used to fertilise the island’s floating gardens, where ripe tomatoes and bulbous gourds hang from terraces.

A boat journey through the watery thoroughfares of local villages provides a snapshot of bucolic local life. Women wade into the water to wash their hair; men gut fish on the grassy banks, and the creaking of silk looms can be heard from small workshops.

It’s a far cry from the vibrant, noisy street scenes of Burma’s major cities, Yangon and Mandalay. It’s the latter, on the Irrawaddy River, that I find particularly captivating. As I walk across the Ubein Bridge, the longest teak bridge in the world and one of the most famous sights in Burma, I encounter monks on their way to

3rd The proportion of income the average Burmese person spends on charity

A fisherman working on Inle Lake, in Shan State, Burma. The self-sufficient Burmese people have learned to use natural resources to their full potential

prayer, and women selling deep-fried rats – and even bats.

A number of the country’s most important products are made in Mandalay, including marble effigies of Buddha in all shapes and sizes. The industry is concentrated in one street, coated white with dust. Elsewhere in the city, artisans specialise in crafting puppets, or painstakingly hammering out gold leaf, used to adorn religious monuments.

Packets of gold leaf are sold in pagodas all over the country, including the grand Schwedagon pagoda in Yangon. Devotees carefully press the paper-thin pieces of gold onto statues of Buddha, draped with jasmine garlands, as part of a prayer ritual. From dawn until dusk, life unfolds beneath the glistening golden stupa; people meditate in quiet corners, while educated monks even take the opportunity to practise English with tourists.

I meet Tazor, a 23-year-old monk who dreams of visiting the UK one day. He teaches English to children in the countryside and is desperate to develop his vocabulary. He invites me to his monastery where his few permitted possessions include an alms bowl, razor, sewing kit and a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary.

“I love my country, but if The Lady ever died I’d have to leave,” he confides to me, affectionately referring to Aung San Suu Kyi. It’s remarkable he can even talk freely in public about the opposition leader; up until several years ago people were imprisoned for doing the same. But it signifies just how rapidly Burma is changing.

It seems the country has a bright future ahead, I tell him.

“We daren’t hope,” he says. But judging by the wide smile on his face, I suspect he agrees with me.

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Knowstone in north Devon is know for its wide, empty and remote acres, being usefully hidden from view of the North Devon Link Road, which roars its way with nary a glance at the idyllic acres that stretch far from either side

Idyllic part of the rural West that some know so well Martin Hesp extols the virtues of a hike around the parish of Knowstone, in north Devon, in the company of colleagues

Walking with another person in a place that is very special to them is a fascinating and at times moving thing to do – so much so that I wrote my entire column about the concept recently last week.

In it I mentioned my meander around the Devon parish of Knowstone in the company of writer David Hill – and it was a hike so lovely and scenic, interesting in so many ways – I’ve decided to include it here.

David often writes about the childhood he enjoyed in Knowstone’s wide, empty and remote acres – and it is wonderful to be able to report that they are still wide and empty now, even though the realigned route of the North Devon link road cut through the upper parts of the parish’s moorland areas in the 1980s.

Motorists who bomb along that busy artery today have no idea just how close they are to an authentic corner of Britain’s rural idyll as they pass the demesne of Great Comfort Farm just beyond Hare’s Down.

Knowstone is tucked away unseen north of the big road on a shelf in a valley where it hovers, historically

and prettily, over the Crooked Oak stream.

Wonderful names... And this is one of the many pleasing things about walking with someone who has an intimate knowledge of a locale – you are treated to names, memories, anecdotes and explanations that you could never glean from a mere map...

However, maps are extremely useful in their own way – and here’s a case in point. Many readers of this page would prefer a longer hike than the one on which David took me. My colleague Philip Bowern and I were there on a journalistic mission so didn’t have time to devote an entire day to walking in the area – but if I did I would extend today’s hike in the following way...

Selecting the same starting point (the tiny car park opposite the Masons Arms in the heart of Knowstone) I’d head due north down the footpath which descends into the delightful valley cut by the Crooked Oak river (we’ll be back in this valley later, but at a point further upstream). The path swings left under Luckett Farm to follow the river down to Wadham Bridge, where I’d

turn left to climb a quarter of a mile up the steep lane to turn left again in order to reach a footpath on the right.

This heads directly down over a spur of hill and passes through Shapcott Wood to rejoin the stream at a fording point under Harpson Wood.

I am told that the track which runs up through this woodland to Beaple’s Wood has a degree of public access, even though it’s privately owned. The tracks are wide and well kept and they reach a lane that does have public right-of-way status that will take you directly east back to Knowlestone – which lies on the other side of a stream atop steepish East Hill.

Now we can join the original walk which David took us on, by turning right up the road that exits the village at a point where you will see an old village pump. David told me: “There are two village pumps; the first was in the old school yard. The school closed in the late 1940s.The other pump is just before the old Methodist chapel, now a private house.

“These were used until the mid 1960s. when the mains came through.

Village pump water was then considered unfit for human consumption – what a coincidence.”

He added: “The Methodist chapel was the bane of my young life.”

We’re now on the route of the Two Moors Way and we ascend Tracey’s Hill to reach Knowstone Moor, where the North Devon link road was opened in 1988.

“It cut in half Knowstone and Haresdown Moors,” said David, explaining that the highest point up here reaches a not inconsiderable 850 feet. “Before the link road came through, the moors were the haunt of curlew, skylark, linnet and yellow hammer – and the sunflower and cotton grass to name but two.”

Now we turned left to walk five quick minutes along the slightly busier road to Holymoor Cross, where we turned left.

“Across the fields there’s Roachill, from the old local name, Racham,” said David. “In the 1950s the Wild Indians’ wooden hut was at Roachill.”

Wild Indians, I asked?

“That’s what we called the Women’s Institute around here – and I remember that they put on old silent movies for us children once a year over there in the hut. Actually, the WI was responsible for bringing electricity into the parish in 1963,” David added.

We continued our walk down the Holymoor lane and in doing so enjoyed immense views across to the heights of southern Exmoor and the distant Jubilee Inn: “It’s a landmark because of its green roof and was once owned by the sister of the actor TerryThomas,” said David. “It lies next to what was once the main road to Barn-

David Hill and Philip Bowern set off on their walk at Knowstone, Devon

staple before the link road came along. That’s the old A361 – the longest three-digit A-road in the country – an anorak fact for you.”

Now we entered the hamlet of East Knowstone. In a hole in a barn wall at Eastacott Farm we noticed a collection of animal traps rusting under cobwebs – and David reckoned the contraptions had been sitting there untouched for more than half a century – a fact which I feel is worth mentioning because there can’t be many people in this country who could return somewhere after 50 years and see objects languishing in the exact same place where they’d been all those decades before.

Halfway through the hamlet we turned right down a footpath which runs along the side wall of the old farm at Middlecott. This public rightof-way took us down into the truly delightful valley of the Crooked Oak stream – an agrarian landscape that was made extra delightful for us thanks to the fact that it was groaning under a pale flush of magnificent mushrooms. Classic field mushrooms which, when fried in a little butter, were as good as any fungi feast in the world.

A wooden footbridge took across the strangely named stream in to fields belonging to Owlaborough Farm, an old Devon long house which we passed a few minutes later, but not before we’d stopped to admire its original roundhouse where horses would have driven the barn machinery.

Just after the ancient farm, the quiet lane recrosses the river and climbs back up to Knowstone central – an ascent which allowed us to complete what David described as: “A good walk to work up an appetite which is amply satisfied in the Masons.”

We duly refuelled at the public house, which is a great deal posher today than it perhaps was in the distant days when David was banned from entering its snug and homely bars by the edicts of strict Methodism that once held such powerful sway in these lonely hills.

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Fantastic follies on this superb circle a good walk Sue Gearing Standing under the amazing arch folly, Jack the Treacle Eater looking down over magnificent Barwick House set in beautiful English Parkland is one of the highlights of this easy circle on the Somerset/Dorset border from Yeovil. It starts in Yeovil Country Park along the old railway, before a stiff climb up onto Constitution Hill, past the first of four follies on the Barwick Park estate and down through the parkland past the House. A typical English village ‘local’ awaits in Stoford and then it’s along a tributary of the Yeo, to Yeovil Junction Station and along footpaths before following an old sunken byway and up onto Summer House Hill. Dogs should enjoy this walk.

Start Go through to the leisure centre and then left along the Tarmac path in Yeovil Country Park following the route of the Great Western Railway line and the River Yeo. Pass a lake on the right and continue to a junction with a wider Tarmac path at Nine Springs, with a marker post. Turn up right and go right above the children’s play area by a short stay car park. Then follow the path on beginning to follow the stream in a wooded valley. Ignore the fitness trail. Continue on the railed path which might be sticky after rain.

Come to a gate on the right where another trail goes off and the sign says “Park Watch – you are in Nine Springs Zone”.

1. Monarch’s Way Here should be a small black-andwhite Monarch’s Way sign showing that you fork up left on a small dirtand-grass path. It soon climbs quite steeply up the side of the hill. Continue to an open area and cross-country course and carry straight on and climb even more steeply to come onto Constitution Hill. Go straight across and follow the hedge on your left.

2. Fish Tower In the corner a stile brings you on to a lane. Cross straight over into Barwick Park with one of the four Barwick follies a few yards away on your left, the Fish Tower. Ahead down below is Jack the Treacle Eater and over right the Rose Tower. The fourth and last of the follies is not easy to see.

It is in the SE corner of the estate in trees on the A37 to the SW of Stoford village. These extraordinary follies were bought by South Somerset District Council for a nominal £5 when the estate was sold in the early 1990s and are something of a mystery.

Locals say they were built to give the estate labourers work during a time of depression during the 1820s. They were possibly commissioned by George Messiter of Barwick to mark the park boundaries at the four cardinal points.

3. Barwick House Go straight down, enjoying some of the beautiful trees in the park, through a kissing gate and on down to come out by a marker post and stile onto the drive to the left of Barwick House.

The present house and park are thought to have been built in 1770 .

Turn left along the drive and continue to a lane. Go right and soon come to a T-junction on the edge of Barwick.

4. Barwick Turn left towards Stoford. Bend left at the school and continue up Southview, skirting the village. Turn left at a T-junction, passing the fine old Court House. Bend right and soon at a T-junction go left under the railway arch and straight on in New Road. This leads in a few minutes to the older part of Stoford and the village green.

5. Village green In medieval times the main road to London passed through here helping to make Stoford prosperous and there was a market . A Guild Hall was built

– now the attractive thatched house by the green. Across on the other side of the green on the right is the very welcoming and reasonably priced pub, the Royal Oak, serving a good range of snacks and meals, as well as tea and coffee.

But to continue our circle, go left at the village green towards Yeovil.

Then turn right again soon going over the old packhorse bridge. Just before the de-restriction sign, turn left through a gap in the hedge on to a path and straight ahead in the field (it is not marked as a footpath, but it is).

Continue on this, bearing down left to get quite close to the Yeo. Come alongside the railway line and arrive at a Tarmac track. Turn left under the railway arch at the approach to Yeovil Junction Station up right.

6. Station This is the busier of two stations serving Yeovil.

Turn left at the railway arch and down to the road. Cross and go up Hillside View ahead. Don’t go as far as the field, but very soon turn right in front of a line of cottages at right angles to the track. Keep them on your left. This becomes a footpath at the end. It bends round, and then

soon goes on under trees, down steps and over a stile. Head straight on (not right) through a rougher area. Cross a stile and down more steps. Cross a Tarmac drive and follow the footpath opposite along at the end of gardens and then turn up right, passing a pond left complete with water lilies, duck house and duck. Go through a gate and on up a Tarmac track . Cross a stile by a gate and reach a lane where you go left.

7. Byway After a couple of minutes, go right on the restricted byway to Two Tower Lane. This old sunken byway climbs gently. After about a minute look out left behind the hedge for the most famous of the Barwick follies, Jack the Treacle Eater, which you can access up steps. It is said to be named after Jack who worked for the Messiter family and was a very accomplished runner and messenger. He is said to have eaten a tin of treacle a day to keep himself in training. There is a well sited seat behind just above a haha with a good view over Barwick House and Park.

Continue to the top of the byway.

Cross a lane and follow the footpath signed to Old Station car park across

the field, bearing right. After a kissing gate go down steps to a stony track and turn left.

8. Summerhouse Hill This takes you to Summerhouse Hill and an interesting octagonal house.

Near the house go through a kissing gate and through another gate passing the house on your left. Here is a fine view over Yeovil. Go ahead into Yeovil Country Park for a few yards and then pick up a path bearing right downhill. After rain, it could be quite slippery as it winds downhill.

On reaching the open area go straight ahead down across heading for a large grey corrugated building.

Then go down the last bit of bank to a footbridge and gate over the river.

Turn left and soon follow the Tarmac path by the river in the country park leaving the road behind. Pass the Gateway coffee shop, open until 4.30pm in the week and continue back, retracing your steps to the start.

Refreshment stops The Royal Oak, Stoford.

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antiques and art Fair to show fine paintings Bath Antiques & Fine Art Fair Historic paintings of Bath including a view of Bathwick Hill from around 1900 and another of Bath Abbey, circa 1870, will be among the many rare and desirable exhibits going on sale at a major new event, The Pavilions of Bath Antiques & Fine Art Fair, North Parade Road, Bath, from October 11 to 13.

Painted in watercolours by Walter Rossiter (1871-1948), the view of Bathwick Hill depicts the quiet, preautomobile period with a cart in the middle of the road, a lady wearing a bonnet walking by and a distant view of Bath Abbey spire.

Born in Bath, artist Walter Rossiter studied in Paris and Rouen and took part in exhibitions at the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, The Pastel Society, the Paris Salon and the Royal Academy.

The painting will be on sale from Newman Fine Art, a gallery from Gloucestershire specialising in English watercolours. It is priced at £595.

Newman Fine Art is also showing a painting by Myles Birkett Foster (1825-1899) showing the famous Bath Abbey from the River Avon, again in watercolour, and priced at £2,950.

Birkett Foster is a highly collectable Victorian artist with an extensive biography.

Taking place in the well-known Bath Pavilion, this new event is a traditional fine art and antiques fair featuring among its lots high-quality

period furniture, paintings, fine porcelain, early pottery, antiquities, Persian and Oriental carpets, antiquarian prints, rare silver and superb jewellery. Organiser Sue Ede of Cooper Events, promises something for everyone, with prices from £25 to more than £25,000.

The Bath Pavilion is located within a few minutes walking distance from the main shopping areas of Bath and is surrounded by a pay-and-display car park and close to others. The fair will also provide a restaurant from Barak Catering, for light meals, coffee, tea and cakes. Admission costs £5.

Breaking news for snooker fans Lawrences A fine snooker scoreboard and cue stand are to be sold by Lawrences of Crewker ne.

Entered for sale by a man from West Dorset who has played the game all his life, the sale includes a snooker scoreboard-cum-sideboard made by Burroughes & Watts at the turn of the last century. Also on offer is a revolving cue stand with a number of cues and accessories. Both are made in solid mahogany and have been kept in good condition over the years.

Lawrences auctioneer Simon Jones said: “These items would grace any snooker room, and are of excellent quality. Snooker items are always very popular in auction, and we hope for a great deal of interest. Snooker is

This fine watercolour by Walter Rossiter called Bathwick Hill, Bath, is priced at £595 and being shown by Newman Fine Art in Bath

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often called the ‘gentleman’s game’ as it evokes an atmosphere of fair play, subtle skills, competitive camaraderie and refined elegance.”

The snooker scoreboard and cue stand will be sold in Lawrences Sporting and Collectors Sale, on Friday November 15. Both are expected to make £600-£1,000 in auction.

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Poster set to make a splash Two identical posters of Minehead’s outdoor swimming pool (or Lido) are to be sold by Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne.

Entered for sale by a client with Minehead connections, the posters were originally acquired by a man who worked at the Lido and later at Butlins. The Minehead Swimming Pool was opened in 1936 – a magnificent open air pool which was paid for by the Luttrell family of Dunster Castle, for the enjoyment of the people of Minehead.

Of Olympic standards, the pool hosted national championships and was enjoyed by many locals and visitors. The pool was eventually sold to a number of local businessmen in 1958 and was finally purchased by Butlins.

Sadly, it was later demolished. These two posters were probably produced in 1936 to mark its opening in 1936.

Lawrences’ auctioneer Simon Jones said: “Posters are a very collectable subject nowadays and it is always very interesting to see something with local interest. I would expect some keen bidding for these and hopefully they could end up back in Minehead. If anyone feels like jumping in, we are expecting them to make £100-£200 in auction.”

The posters will be sold on Friday November 15 in Crewkerne.

Time to invest in this watch?

Chorley’s

Just one of the posters, above, that Lawrences is auctioning off in Novemver advertising Minehead swimming pool which opened in 1936; pictured, top, is Lawrences auctioneer Simon Jones with the scoreboard that’s being sold

A vintage Rolex Oyster wrist watch, worn by a Japanese prisoner-of-war in Changi, is to be sold at Chorley’s, along with many other longcase, bracket and mantel clocks, barometers, pocket watches and pocket barometers in a two-day sale on Wednesday and Thursday, September 25 and 26.

The owner, Hereward Wagner, who owned a rubber plantation in the Federated Malay States, spent the majority of the Second World War incarcerated in the Prisoner of War camp, his cherished watch the only reminder of his previous life.

The watch (Lot 483), with cushion shaped case and champagne dial signed Oyster Rolex, is expected to sell for between £300 and £500.

The vintage timepiece was passed

by Hereward to his son Frank, who spent a lifetime collecting wonderful pieces of horology. A keen member of the British Horological Institute, he had a leading role within the local BHI group, arranging numerous visits to local horological attractions including the tower turret clocks of Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester Cathedral and, of course, revelled in his trips to the Elizabeth Tower and the workings of its famous bell, Big Ben. He was immensely proud of his clock collection.

The sale starts at 10.30am each day.

From the top, a Rolex Oyster wrist watch which was owned by a Japanese PoW and is being sold by Chorley’s for between £300 and £500; oak bureau and an oak mule chest – both steeped in history and going under the hammer at W R Harvey & Co; a fine small Regency mahogany drum table and a rare Arts & Crafts oak and ash 3 drawer dressing chest by Arthur W. Simpson – can both be seen at the Bath Antiques & Fine Art Fair

A superb collection of antique furniture dating from the reign of Charles II (1660-1685) to the close of the Regency period (1830), features in the Autumn Exhibition at WR Harvey & Co. from Saturday October 19 to Sunday November 10.

Town & Country – Carolean Oak to Regency Rosewood provides an insight into the golden age of English fur niture. Such famous names of style and design at these times include Sheraton, Chippendale, Adam and Hepplewhite.

“It’s a great pleasure to present examples from this golden age of English furniture and to demonstrate how pieces from a variety of backgrounds and degrees of sophistication can work so well together with a little care,” explains David Harvey from W R Harvey. “It is one of our major aims to show that fine country furniture can mix well with quality town pieces, and to destroy the myth that furniture falls into these separate categories that sometimes may have wrongly influenced purchasers.”

The exhibition seeks to demonstrate how cabinetmakers were so often working with techniques and woods that would naturally have been influenced by the current fashions and the inevitable constraints of time and budget, and not the false distinctions of town and country.

“Oak furniture, for instance, has often been seen as a country wood and associated with poorer dwellings.

In fact many pieces of oak furniture were made in a sophisticated style and were destined for well-to-do manor houses,” says David. “These false distinctions of history interest me and our exhibition will show how the history of cabinetmaking has often been misinterpreted.”

Carolean style (from the Latin Carolus (Charles), refers to the decorative arts in England following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.

After the austere years of the Cromwellian period, the return of the king and his court from exile encouraged a demand for more opulence and led to the introduction of more sophisticated Dutch and French artistic influences.

The use of floral marquetry, walnut instead of oak, twisted turned supports and legs, exotic veneers, cane seats and backs on chairs, sumptuous tapestry and velvet upholstery and ornate carved and gilded scrolling bases for cabinets became particularly fashionable.

New types of furniture at this time include cabinets on stands, chests of drawers, armchairs, wing chairs and day beds. A 17th-century oak mule chest (shown here) represents the more sophisticated art of cabinetmaking from the period and will be on sale for £4,400.

The exhibition will feature a number of fine pieces of furniture from Georgian period in addition to later Regency items such as a pretty Regency rosewood Child’s Cradle, circa 1820, priced at £2,950. This most attractive item of furniture has a headboard with a reeded frame surmounted by a carved rose flowerfilled basket.

The fascinating history of the cradle reveals it once belonged to the late Lady Dunphie, a direct descendant of Sir Richard Arkwright, a key

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1. Harvey, Geographical Fun, [1868] Estimate £1500-2000

6. The Great Train Robbery, the archive of Detective Constable John Bailey, 1963. Estimate £2000-3000

11. Burgess, A Clockwork Orange, 1st ed., 1962 Estimate £400-600

2. Valk, Nova Totius Geographica Telluris Projectio, c. 1706. Estimate £3000-5000

7. Churchill, The World Crisis, 6 vols., 1st ed., 1923-31, signed presentation set in Bayntun Riviere bindings Estimate £5000-7000

12. Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 1st ed., 1st issue, New York, 1964 Estimate £800-1200

8. Mechain & Delambre, Base du Systeme Metrique Decimal, 4 vols., 1st eds., Paris, 1806-21 Estimate £5000-8000

13. Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever, 1st ed., 1956 Estimate £1000-1500

3. Juvenal, Satyrae, Venice, 1485 Estimate £1200-1500 4. Mercator, Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio, c. 1633. Estimate £500-800 5. Parr, The Follies of Fashion, 1894, extra-illustrated with fifty caricatures. Estimate £700-1000

9. Austen, Emma: A Novel, 3 vols., 1st ed., 1816 Estimate £5000-8000 10. Gregory, Astronomiae Physicae & Geometricae Elementa …, 2 vols., 2nd ed., Geneva, 1726.

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14. Golding, Lord of the Flies, 1st ed., 1954 Estimate £3000-4000 15. Lewis, Prince Caspian, 1st ed., 1951 Estimate £500-700

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tury treble alto recorder in F made by Thomas Coenrat Boekout in Amsterdam and estimated at £10,000 to £15,000.

The sale on September 20 is dedicated to strings, with more than 350 lots of violins, violas, violoncellos, double basses and bows.

All lots can be viewed online at www.gardinerhouolgate.co.uk or why not come along and have a look round.

figure of the Industrial Revolution who is often credited with being the creator of the modern factory system.

Arkwright was knighted in 1786 and served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire. In 1788 he purchased an estate from Florence Nightingale’s father, William, for £20,000 and set about building Willersley Castle for himself and his family.

Sir Richard died in 1792, before the building was completed. Willersley Castle was later completed and occupied by his son Richard. The rose flower filled carved basket is significant as Rose is a long standing family name in the Arkwright Family.

W R Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd was founded more than 60 years ago by Walter Harvey. Walter is still actively involved with the company while his son, David, is managing director.

The exhibition is oepn from 10am to 5.30pm. W R Harvey & Co (Antiques) Ltd is at 86 Corn Street, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 6BU.

Medals battle to sell well Smiths

Sale certainly sounds good Gardiner Houlgate On Thursday September 19, Gardiner Houlgate will be holding one of its quarterly musical instrument sales, only this time there are so many electric guitars that they have had to spread the sale over two days.

On the Thursday over 200 guitars of all shapes and sizes will be up for sale.

While the majority of these are electric, with makers such as Fender, Gibson, Ibanez etc, the star lot is a beautiful five-course Baroque guitar, made in the second quarter of the 17th century by Matteo Sellas in Venice, estimated at £10,000 to £15,000.

Sharing the top billing is another classical instrument, a fine single manual harpsichord by Cullford & Co. for Longman & Boderip circa 1785, estimated at £30,000 to £50,000.

There are plenty of other instruments for sale too; on the Thursday there is a good private collection of bagpipes and banjos, not forgetting the concertinas, brass and woodwind including a very fine late 17th-cen-

From the top, at the Gardiner Houlgate quarterly musical instrument sales next week will be this baroque guitar and this single manual harpsichord; this South Africa and First World War medal group made £650 at Smiths recently; while this James Dixon silver bowl went for £860

These two aquamarine brooches, above, made £300 and £340 at Smiths; while this group of military collectables sold for £200

Smiths Auction knew its first sale of the autumn was going to be exciting as soon as the catalogue went online and the email enquiries started pouring in.

The military section attracted the usual flurry of interest with dealers and collectors jostling to buy from the wide selection of medals and collectables.

Top price was £2,100 paid for a rare mid Victorian Montgomery Yeomanry Cavalry pair of Epaulettes and sabretache sold together with the original spurs in a fitted case. The finely embroidered sabretache (a bag used to carry dispatches on horseback) was particularly unusual and in very fine condition and it was this that attracted the high price against a £400-£600 estimate.

Medals also sold well with a South Africa and First World War medal group of seven to a Royal Medical Corp officer making £650; and a Victorian South Africa Medal and First World War group to a Gloucestershire father and son making £550.

Military collectables also sold very well with items such as a First World War German helmet making £200 and a Second World War American flying jacket making £270.

A small group of military collectables including sterilising outfits, compass and a morphine syringe made £200, illustrating how everyday collectables that would normally have been thrown away can now be very rare and hence sought after.

An impressive-looking George III officers sabre with shagreen (sharks

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From previous page skin) handle also sold well at £780, despite understandable wear and tear to the scabbard and blade.

There were, however, lots of other items in the sale to interest a whole range of buyers including a pair of Wedgwood fairyland lustre vases painted fairies in a rare design which made top price of the day at £3,300.

The determined buyer travelled from Manchester and stayed the night in Gloucester to secure the purchase, after fighting off three telephone bidders and a host of commission bids on the book.

In contrast, a Troika “calculator wall plaque” made £400 and a pair of Chinese Canton jardinières made £820 despite a multitude of damage.

On the oriental theme a pair of ivory figures in the form of geisha girls playing instruments made £230; and a pair of Chinese enamel bowls made an unexpected £700 – both lots despite damage.

The silver and jewellery section sold strongly throughout with a silver finely pierced fruit bowl by James Dixon making £860 and two aquamarine brooches making £300 and £340. The run-up towards Christmas is always a good time for silver, gold and jewellery and extensive bidding in the room, online and on the auctioneers book caused this section of the sale to proceed more slowly.

A longcase clock in a later married case still sold well to the trade at £940 and an attractive Art Deco bronze dancing figure made £2,500 to a telephone bidder. Small collectables once again made notable prices throughout the day such as a sweet treen shoe form snuff box which made £130 and a collection of whistles which made £80.

Unusual things always attract auction interest and a small Victorian bisque doll seated in a chair made from an animal jaw bone made £46; while a cane steamer chair with foot rest conjured up nostalgic images and made £170.

estimate of £120-£180 and went for £220.

Silver also sparkled at the sale, with a phone bidder successfully bidding £420 for a set of three good quality Art Deco silver boxes.

An elegant Victorian silver coffee pot of baluster shape with scroll handle, faceted spout, engraved with oval reserves, a crest to one and monogram another, was guided at £300-£400. It achieved £460.

The next sale is the West Country Sporting Sale on Friday, October 4.

This popular sale will include a large entry of taxidermy.

Sale is picture of success Greenslade Taylor Hunt A fine oil painting of a continental market was the star attraction at Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s monthly sale at The Octagon Salerooms, Taunton.

The attractive piece by Royal Academician Terrick Williams had a guide price of £800-£1,200. Four phone bidders and interest in the saleroom saw this estimate left behind as the price climbed steadily and settled at £4,600.

Many of the large crowd at the sale had been attracted by the vast number of paintings on offer at the auction which numbered more than 200.

As ever, the local artist Harry Frier proved a perennial and lucrative drawer. His watercolour of the Tone Bridge in Taunton was expected to achieve £150-£250, but Frier fans doubled this and enthusiastic bidding saw the gavel eventually come down at £580.

Another picture attributed to Frier, but unsigned, of French Weir, Taunton, achieved £220 from a guide of £100-£150.

A phone bidder snapped up a fine depiction of Porlock Hill from Dunkery Beacon by the artist Frederick John Widgery. This had a pre-sale

This teapot stand, above, has an interesting story behind it and is being sold at Tamlyns at the end of the month; French Weir Harry Frier, shown top, exceeded expectations to make £220 at Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Silver piece is set to sparkle Tamlyns Tamlyns forthcoming Antiques auction to be held on the October 29 is shaping up very nicely. Latest addition to the silver section is this unassuming little teapot stand.

At first glance it looks plain and reasonably well used, but a look at the marks and immediately it becomes far more interesting, as it was made by the sought after silversmith Hester Bateman in 1787. When Hester’s husband died, leaving her all his tools, she took on and built up the silver business specialising in household wares made in the neo classical style. This little stand is typical of her work with the beaded edging and small claw and ball feet.

The hallmarks are still really crisp, a sign that it has not been cleaned too much over the years, something collectors always prefer.

Although with some slight dents to the sides this stand should still sell for between £200 and £300.

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Drunken so-called celebrities? I’d rather not watch

screen shots ■ Shocks aplenty on the Strictly Come Dancing launch show...

Ashley Taylor Dawson’s convincing faint on hearing his partner is Ola proved he can act. Despite the fact he’s in Hollyoaks.

Anton du Beke has finally served his four-year punishment for a flippant racist remark by not being lumbered with the series carthorse for the first time since 2009. Because instead, Vanessa Feltz will be testing ego-in-sequins James Jordan’s core strength to the, well, core.

An inspired move in a line-up that’s sparsely promising but certainly not the best ever.

Why? Weren’t you paying attention?

There’s a bloke from Hollyoaks.

the couch potato Adam Postans Day 16, the start of the final week in the house, and resident pain-in-thebackside Lauren Harries – that weird kid on Wogan in the 1980s who had a sex change – finally sussed out Louie Spence.

“I’m always wary of Louie but I’ve realised he is who he is. He’s not going to change. There’s no point giving him a slap across the face because it’s going to achieve nothing.”

Maybe so, Lauren. But surely it’s worth a go regardless?

But that’s Celebrity Big Brother XII for you in a nutshell – a reality-show graveyard of regrets and missed opportunities that could have been so much more.

It came to the boil promisingly several times throughout the last three weeks, but never quite tipped over the side of the pan enough to make it worth scouring the hob.

Part of the problem was in the casting, the most crucial element in any CBB run.

Securing the services of “Big” Ron Atkinson must have seemed to the producers like a masterstroke, what with the ex-Manchester United manager forever tainted by calling Marcel Desailly a “lazy, thick n******” on live telly in 2004 thinking his mic was turned off.

But they’d clearly not watched Channel 4’s Celebrity Wife Swap four years ago when Tessa Sanderson finally got through his thick hide and opened his eyes to the offence he couldn’t see had been caused by his comments.

So nobody could have been surprised except the CBB crew when he entered the house with this mission statement: “I came in here determined not to upset anybody.”

His only valuable contribution was his eviction when he tripped up the stairs and couldn’t find the right door out of the place.

Abz Love, from boyband 5ive, was equally respectful and, like Big Ron, had found peace of mind over the years.

But the consequence of sticking once-bitten-twice-shy people like this on a show like Celebrity Big Brother is they’re going to pass the time keeping out of trouble, which makes not for thrilling viewing.

Same goes for Mario Falcone, the big-haired berk from TOWIE, who to my astonishment has turned out to be the most dignified, admirably moral member of the house, and Dustin Diamond who, as far as I know, is onehalf of 1980s WWF tag team The Bushwhackers.

Ex-Corrie star Bruce Jones played the grumpy old sod until he was booted out, since when the mouthy women – Carol McGiffin, Vicky

“Janice Battersby” Entwistle, Geordie Shore bed-wetter and serial farter Charlotte Crosby, plus Louie Spence who really needs no encouragement to show off – have dominated affairs.

And an unedifying combination of late-night hissy-fits, rants and bitchiness it has been. All of it fuelled by alcohol.

That’s the greatest shame of this latest CBB, and one that defines the key difference with the glorious Julie Goodyear series 12 months ago, which featured some quite brilliant tasks.

Perhaps two series a year is one too many, but the producers simply ran out of ideas this time and replaced any remaining creative genius with the boneheaded act of plying the house with booze every night.

I can’t say it hasn’t had its moments.

Marcus Bentley’s line: “Day eight, 5.21pm. It’s been over an hour since Bruce slapped himself with a fish,” might yet be his finest.

Sophie Anderton insisting: “I want to walk out with my integrity intact,” on the same day she dressed as a pigtailed Swiss alpine girl marching around a giant wooden clock while Louie Spence acted as the cuckoo, in full yellow feathery costume, was quite memorable.

And there may have been no moment with more promise in TV history than this next humdinger: “This is Big Brother. Housemates, welcome to Dancing on Glass. For your viewing pleasure, dance star extraordinaire Louie Spence will now dance barefoot on broken glass.”

But not one of this bunch would make my greatest all-time CBB house, with needy Lauren constantly fishing for compliments which should not have been forthcoming and Abz spending his days watching a spider, balancing cushions on top of each other and likening the housemates to members of the animal kingdom: “I would see Carol as a vulture, Courtney as a bit of a jackal, Lauren as a three-toed sloth (very specific), and Vicky probably would be an orang-utan.”

Personally I’d be happy if they were all dodos. An extinct species.

■ Inside ITV2’s The Big Reunion: On Tour bubble, Kerry Katona’s crippled with stage fright, anxiety and “Jenny Frost’s disembodied warbling”.

B*Witched lead singer Edele is mute with laryngitis. Atomic Kitten’s Liz McClarnon has a vomiting bug.

Back-flipping Spike Dawbarn’s crocked his ankle. 5ive’s Sean Conlon’s developed Bell’s palsy.

And, according to Andi Peters: “Back in Aberdeen, 911 are in their own spot of bother.”

They’re in Aberdeen.

Better fortunes for Blue, though, arriving to screaming fans at Newcastle train station which amazed Duncan James: “There were tons and tons of people and some really big inflatable penises floating around as well.”

But don’t worry, Duncan. I’m sure Lee Ryan and Antony Costa will find their way to the hotel eventually.

■ Loose Women’s Lisa Maxwell describing Denise Welch’s wedding: “It was like a big Hollywood thing.”

One glance at the guest list and you can see why.

Kate Thornton, Tricia Penrose, Nick Berry, Christopher Biggins, the Krankies...

It’s like stepping down Hollywood Boulevard, isn’t it?

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Lauren Harries doesn’t think Louie Spence will ever change – Adam thinks she has a point

spudulike...

spuduhate...

■ The dawning realisation and resignation on James Jordan’s face that he’d be paired with Strictly Come Dancing carthorse Vanessa Feltz.

■ Great British Bake Off almost beating the England football team’s noscore-bore World Cup qualifier in Ukraine in Tuesday night’s ratings.

■ The thrilling finale to C4’s Top Boy, with a shock ending I didn’t see coming, one of the characters thrown 20 storeys from a tower block. (Just as well he landed on a car. Could’ve really hurt.)

■ And everything, especially the menace of Sam Neill, about BBC2’s awesome Birmingham post-First World War gangster drama Peaky Blinders (Boardwalk Brumpire). If you’re wondering, yes. I had “Boredwalk Empire” ready to go if wasn’t any good.

■ Strictly Come Dancing trotting off for three weeks.

■ BBC2 bothering to air a Dragon’s Den with zero investments.

■ C4 docudrama Blackout failing to grasp the fact an iPhone battery couldn’t last more than one night of a national grid shutdown.

■ X Factor lasting only until week two before wheeling out a parade of returning failures from judges’ houses past.

■ Corrie entrusting its two least convincing characters, Dev and Stella, with the Killer Karl storyline climax.

■ This Morning again booking pretend rent-a-gob Katie Hopkins to gush make-believe garbage about it being OK for parents to miss their child’s birthday (“They’re like trains – there’ll be another one”).

■ This Morning’s phone-in quiz question: “The classic TV game show was called The Price Is...?”

A) Right B) Wrong C) Reasonable Or D) £1.54 from BT landlines, calls from other networks may be higher and mobiles considerably more.

‘Anton du Beke has finally served his punishment for a flippant racist remark by not being lumbered with the series carthorse for the first time since 2009’ Catch up with all of Adam’s musings at couchpotatoadam.com and follow him on Twitter @couchpotatoadam

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Comedian Jason Byrne plays a father of two young boys who acts his sones’ ages rather than his own, setting his life on a collision course with those around him in new sitcom Father Figure

Mum’s gone out, so now it’s just jobs for the boys He’s conquered the stand-up circuit and now Jason Byrne’s bringing his comedy to his first sitcom. The Irish comic tells Sophie Herdman why he’s secretly a big bag of nerves “You know, you’ll never see a male Super nanny,” says Jason Byrne, looking casual in a pair of jeans, glasses and a blue T-shirt.

“Supernanny tells you to get your eyes level with the child, explain what’s going on and put them on the naughty step. A man would just stick the telly on, let the kids run around and when the wife’s coming home, have a quick tidy up.”

So, aside from his two sons, aged six and 13, what makes Byrne such an expert in parenting styles?

On top of that, the 41-year-old has been spending a lot of time analysing family dynamics for his new TV show, Father Figure.

Adapted from Byrne’s BBC radio show, the sitcom centres around the Whyte family.

Tom Whyte, played by Byrne, is a stay-at-home dad who, like the comedian, has two sons.

“I suppose a lot of men will relate to him because he’s trying to run a household but he doesn’t do it very well. When his wife, Elaine, leaves the house, Tom isn’t the kids’ dad any more, he’s their big brother, and they

Jason Byrne with the award for Best Comedy, at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2011

have little or no respect for him – which is what happens in most households when the mother goes out.”

Having said that, Tom tries his very best to make things run smoothly, which might land Byrne in trouble.

“When my wife sees this she’ll be like, ‘Gosh, in the show you’re quite a good husband and father, maybe you could be like that in your real house’,” he says, laughing.

Playing Tom’s Irish mother and father, Mary and Pat, are Father Ted’s Pauline McLynn and Dermot Crowley.

“Pat’s quite laid-back and cool, but Tom’s mother is like him – a blabbermouth who’s always getting stuck into stuff and makes a mess of things.”

He admits that the characters are very much based on his real mum and dad.

“They could easily play those parts.

They could walk onto the set and just talk and people would think, ‘That’s very well written’, and I’d have to explain that’s just the way they speak.”

Elaine, however, played by comedienne Karen Taylor, is based on an amalgamation of Byrne’s wife Brenda and another woman. Added to this eclectic ensemble is Roddy, Tom’s divorced friend who runs a pub and secretly wishes he was a Whyte.

Then there are the neighbours – on one side is his arch nemesis Tim (played by Tim Downie, who sports what Byrne insists is the best moustache he’s ever seen on screen), and on the other side, Helen and Brendan, who like to keep themselves to themselves – something that Irish Tom can’t quite get his head around.

“In Ireland, socialising and knowing your neighbours are very important, but it’s not such a big thing here, so that causes a little bit of conflict,” Byrne explains.

Despite having written the script and playing Tom in the radio series, Byrne wasn’t fussed about taking on the part for the small screen initially.

“I just said, ‘Oh, let someone else do

it, I don’t care’, but everyone said I had to,” he says. “Playing Tom is very natural for me – I’m pretty much just talking to my real mother and father and reacting to my two real sons.”

He never really meant to get into acting. In fact, he didn’t exactly set off for a career in stand-up, either.

After growing up in Dublin, one of four children, after leaving school he worked in an electrical warehouse. It wasn’t until he won a joke competition, aged 25, that he was offered some open stand-up spots, and his comedy career began.

The turning point was 1996, when he finished second in the So You Think You’re Funny? contest at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

“I was good at stand-up very quickly,” he notes.

“It was like a surgeon doing an operation for the first time and making a really good job of it, then saying, ‘OK, I’ll do this for the rest of my life‘,” he adds, chuckling.

Byr ne’s now done the festival 17 years in a row and is its top-selling comedian.

“I always call Edinburgh the comedy gym – you flex your muscles, workout and it’s exhausting,” he says.

“Stand-up’s very hard – you’re always on your own and you do a lot of travelling. When I got this [TV show] I thought, ‘Wow, imagine if I never have to do stand-up again?‘” he says – but he soon had a re-think.

“It takes a lot of energy doing TV, but it’s a slower release. It’s different with stand-up.”

While filming, when Byrne found himself dying to let off some steam, he snuck into town to do some gigs.

“It was brilliant,” he says, grinning widely.

He might be confident in his standup, but admits to being slightly nervous about Father Figure airing.

“I’ll be sitting at home going, ‘Oh my God, it’s on the telly, I thought all of that recording was just for fun‘,” he says, laughing.

“My wife will definitely have to hold my hand.”

extra time Ireland has provided more than a few of the most well-regarded stand-ups on the comedy circuit today and in years past. Here is a selection of the best.

■ Dylan Moran – Stand-up, writing, acting and film-making; this funny man has done it all. While TV viewers might recognise him as the eternallydrunk Bernard in Black Books, he’s also well known for his sardonic stand-up routines.

■ Ed Byrne, pictured – Floppyhaired, glasses-wearing Byrne’s comedy career kicked off when he was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award in 1998. He’s gone on to become one of the kings of stand-up and his sketch about the “irony” of Alanis Morissette’s song, Ironic, is one of his most famous.

■ Sean Hughes – Hughes started his career at the Comedy Store and later won the Perrier Comedy Award. He’s also written books, prose and poetry and presented radio shows.

■ Dara O Briain – Now famous for hosting Mock The Week, O Briain started his career as a children’s TV presenter. He’s performed stand-up around the world and also presents the BBC Radio show Dara O Briain’s Science Club.

■ Patrick Kielty – Another comic who can be spotted presenting TV shows. He grew up during Northern Ireland’s Troubles and started his comedy career in Belfast. He married TV presenter Cat Deeley last year.

Father Figure starts on BBC One on Wednesday, September 18

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Saturday’s Television Guide STEPPING OUT 6.30pm, ITV

TV PICKS

POINTLESS CELEBRITIES 6.20pm, BBC1

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a sporting special of the show, with Joe Calzaghe, Phil Taylor, Sarah Storey and Geoff Hurst.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live (S). 11.30 Home Cooking Made Easy (R,S,HD). 12.00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather (S,HD).

12.15 Football Focus (S,HD). 1.00 Live Athletics (S,HD). The Great North CityGames. 2.30 Triathlon (S). Highlights of the women’s race at the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final. 4.30 Final Score (S,HD).

A round-up of football results. 5.20 That Puppet Game Show (S,HD).

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

The five remaining couples take on rock ‘n’ roll, street and Broadway. After their performances, the ‘his and hers’ scores from judges Mel B, Wayne Sleep and Jason Gardiner are combined with the viewers’ votes and Davina McCall reveals which celebrity duos have made it through to the semi-final.

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 7.25 Film: The Three Musketeers (S) (1935). ●●● 9.00 Film: The Westerner (S,HD) (1940). ●●●● 10.40 Reel History of Britain (R,S). 11.10 The Private Life of Plants (R,S). 12.00 The A to Z of TV Cooking (S). 12.45 Caribbean Food Made Easy (R,S). 1.15 University Challenge (R,S,HD). 1.45 EastEnders (S,HD). 3.40 Wild China (R,S,HD). 4.40 Urban Jungle (R,S). 5.10 Flog It! (R,S,HD).

RONNIE BARKER: THE MANY FACES OF 9.40pm, BBC2

THE X FACTOR 8pm, ITV

A profile of the comedy actor and writer, who found national fame in The Two Ronnies and Porridge.

With contributions by Ben Elton, Michael Grade and David Renwick.

ITV

6.00 CITV 9.25 ITV News (S). 9.30 Saturday Cookbook (R,S,HD). 10.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S). 11.25 ITV News and Weather (S). 11.40 The Dales (R,S,HD). 12.10 Dinner Date (R,S,HD). 1.05 Catchphrase (R,S,HD). 1.50 Doc Martin (R,S). 2.55 The X Factor (R,S,HD). 3.55 Film: Robots (S,HD) (2005). Animated adventure, with the voice of Ewan McGregor. ●●● 5.35 Regional News (S).

5.45 ITV News and Weather (S).

This year’s competition has only just begun, but already the judges have seen plenty of potential pop stars, from A-level student Hannah Barrett to prison officer Sam Bailey.

As the closed-room auditions continue, more hopefuls try to demonstrate their vocal talent and earn an invitation to Wembley Arena.

Channel 4

6.10 The Hoobs (R,S). 7.00 British GT (S).

7.30 The Grid (S). 8.00 The Morning Line (S). 9.00 The American Football Show (S).

10.05 Frasier (R,S). 10.35 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 11.05 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 12.35 Undercover Boss Australia (R,S). 1.30 Channel 4 Racing (S).

Coverage of live racing. 4.10 Come Dine with Me Clair Sherwood-Parkin hosts the first party in Darlington. (R,S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 10.00 Power Rangers: Megaforce (S,HD). 10.30 Slugterra (S,HD).

10.55 Inside Hollywood. 11.05 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Final (R,S,HD). 12.55 Film: Columbo: A Trace of Murder (S) (1997). Crime drama, starring Peter Falk. ●● 2.55 Film: Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (S) (1989). Comedy sequel, starring Bubba Smith, David Graf and Michael Winslow. ● 4.35 Film: Maverick (S,HD) (1994). See Choices Above. ●●●

(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

6.45 News (S).

6.55 5 News Weekend (S,HD).

7.00 Dad’s Army (R,S). 4/6.

7.30 Count Arthur Strong (R,S,HD). 1/6. Comedy, starring Steve Delaney and Rory Kinnear.

7.05 Double Your House for Half the Money (R,S,HD). 4/10.

Extending a run-down semi and building a granny flat.

7.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v Australia. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the fourth and penultimate oneday match of the series at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff.

8.00 Thatcher – The Downing Street Years (R,S). 4/4. The documentary looks at how Margaret Thatcher stubbornly refused to stand down as the Conservative Party began to turn against her leadership.

Last in the series.

8.00 The X Factor (S,HD). 5/22.

See Choices Above.

8.00 Grand Designs (R,S,HD). 2/11.

Kevin McCloud follows a project to build a miniature Hollywood Hills-style mansion in north London – a home that can only be completed by sinking half of it six metres below ground.

9.10 Mock the Week (R,S,HD). 8/12.

With Hal Cruttenden, Gary Delaney and Miles Jupp.

9.40 Ronnie Barker: The Many Faces Of (R,S,HD). 1/4. See Choices Above.

9.00 Through the Keyhole (S,HD).

3/6. Cilla Black and Holly Willoughby join Dave Berry on the panel as Keith Lemon visits three mystery homes and challenges them to guess the identities of the famous occupants.

9.00 Battle: Los Angeles (S,HD) (2011). Premiere. The Earth is bombarded by what appear to be meteors, but turn out to be the vanguard of an alien invasion force. As America’s west coast comes under heavy attack, a platoon of soldiers is sent in to fight off the aliens and rescue civilians – but the troops have only a few hours to complete their mission before the area is bombed. Sci-fi thriller, with Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Will Rothhaar, Cory Hardrict, Jim Parrack, Gino Anthony Pesi, Ne-Yo and James Hiroyuki Liao.

See Choices Above. ●●

8.00 Live Boxing (S,HD). Kid Galahad v James Dickens. Mark Pougatch presents coverage of the bout for the vacant British Super Bantamweight title at the Magna Centre in Rotherham. Both boxers enter this contest with undefeated records, and have been nominated for the Boxing Writers’ Club Young Boxer of the Year Award. Plus, action from the undercard, featuring Chris Eubank Jr in a middleweight contest and Hughie Fury – younger cousin to Tyson Fury – in a heavyweight fight.

See Choices Above.

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6.00 New You’ve Been Framed!

(S). Harry Hill identifies more celebrity lookalikes in viewers’ videos.

6.30 Stepping Out (S,HD). 3/5. See Choices Above.

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6.00 Dragons’ Den (R,S,HD). 5/6.

A Hull-based entrepreneur pitches an all-pink car-care range.

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Cricket on 5, 7pm

8.00 The National Lottery: Break the Safe (S,HD). 8/8. Game show, hosted by Nick Knowles.

Last in the series.

8.50 Casualty (S,HD). A new case tests Iain and Jeff’s ability to get along.

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after

Battle: Los Angeles, 9pm

9.40 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (R,S). 2/7. The comedian takes his stand-up showcase to the Sunderland Empire, with a headline set from Sarah Millican. There are also performances by Simon Evans, Jimeoin and Imran Yusuf.

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Stepping Out, 6.30pm

7.10 I Love My Country (S,HD). 6/8.

With Laurence LlewelynBowen, Edith Bowman and Tyger Drew-Honey.

10.10 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

10.30 Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary Lineker presents highlights of the latest Premier League clashes, including Everton v Chelsea at Goodison Park and Manchester United v Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. Plus, action from Aston Villa v Newcastle United, Fulham v West Bromwich Albion, Hull City v Cardiff City, Stoke City v Manchester City, Sunderland v Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City.

Followed by National Lottery Update.

10.40 Porridge (R,S). 4/6. The inmates face a day of hard labour digging drains on a lonely stretch of moorland.

However, Fletcher soon finds a way of turning the situation to his advantage. Prison comedy, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale.

12.00 The Football League Show (S).

Manish Bhasin presents highlights and all the goals from today’s fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two, including Burnley v Blackburn Rovers at Turf Moor in a local derby. Plus, action from Leicester City v Wigan Athletic at the King Power Stadium. 1.15 Weatherview (S). 1.20 BBC News (S,HD).

12.45 Film: Expired (S,HD) (2007). A shy parking ticket inspector falls in love with an unstable colleague, but is unsure whether to commit to the relationship. Romantic drama, with Samantha Morton, Jason Patric, Illeana Douglas, Teri Garr, Joe Camareno and Sonia Iris Lozada. ●●● 2.25 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.

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10

Thatcher – The Downing ... 8pm

6.00 Regional News (S,HD).

6.20 Pointless Celebrities (S,HD).

1/10. See Choices Above.

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6 7 8 9

The National Lottery: Break ... 8pm

11.10 Starter for 10 (S,HD) (2006).

See Choices Above. ●●●●

10.00 ITV News and Weather (S); Weather.

10.15 I Am Legend (S,HD) (2007).

A Manhattan-based military scientist finds himself immune to a virus that turns humans into ferocious vampire-like creatures. After the disease has swept across the world, wiping out an estimated 90 per cent of the human population, he devotes his solitary existence to finding a cure by unlocking the secret within his blood. Sci-fi thriller, starring Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Willow Smith, Salli Richardson, Darrell Foster, Dash Mihok and Joanna Numata. ●●● 12.05 Jackpot247. Viewers get the chance to participate in live interactive gaming from the comfort of their sofas, with a mix of roulette-wheel spins and lively chat from the presenting team. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service.

11.15 The X Files (S,HD) (1998).

FBI agents Mulder and Scully uncover evidence of an alien virus that threatens all life on Earth. Sci-fi thriller based on the TV series, with David Duchovny. ●●●● 1.30 Film: Potiche (S,HD) (2010).

Premiere. A factory owner’s trophy wife takes over running the business when his striking workforce takes him hostage.

Comedy, starring Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu. ●●●● 3.15 St Elsewhere (R,S). Craig performs a heart transplant on a sheep. 4.05 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus.

10.00 Unforgiven (S,HD) (1992). Two notorious gunslingers come out of retirement to help a young assassin collect the $1,000 bounty on the heads of a pair of cowboys who attacked and mutilated a prostitute in the backwoods town of Big Whiskey. The local sheriff, however, has no intention of letting the pair impinge on his own authority. Oscar-winning Western, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Frances Fisher, Jaimz Woolvett and Saul Rubinek.

Edited for language. ●●●●● 12.30 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). The work of an animal sanctuary. 4.20 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Roary the Racing Car (R,S).

5.00 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.10 Hana’s Helpline (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S).

5.25 The Funky Valley Show (R,S). 5.40 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.50 Hana’s Helpline (R,S).

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LIVE BOXING 8pm, Channel 5

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES 9pm, Channel 4

Premiere. The Earth is bombarded by what appear to be meteors, but turn out to be the vanguard of an alien invasion force. As America’s west coast comes under heavy attack, a platoon of soldiers is sent in to fight off the aliens and rescue civilians. Sci-fi thriller, with Aaron Eckhart and Ramon Rodriguez.

Kid Galahad v James Dickens. coverage of the bout for the vacant British Super Bantamweight title at the Magna Centre in Rotherham.

Commentary by Dave Farrar and Richie Woodhall.

ITV2

6.00 Coronation Street (HD).

9.05 Emmerdale (HD). 12.00 The X Factor (R,HD). 1.05 The Xtra Factor (R,HD). 2.05 Girlfriends (R,HD). 3.05 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 3.35 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 4.05 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 4.35 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 5.05 Film: Babe: Pig in the City (HD) (1998). Comedy, with Magda Szubanski. ●●●

E4

6.00 Switched (R). 6.20 Being Erica (R,HD). 7.05 Charlie’s Angels (R,HD). 7.45 Gok’s Style Secrets (R,HD). 8.50 Make It or Break It (R,HD). 9.45 Ugly Betty (R,HD). 10.45 Scrubs (R). 12.40 Glee (R,HD). 1.40 Charmed (R).

2.35 90210 (R,HD). 3.35 Rules of Engagement (R,HD). 4.00 Rules of Engagement (R,HD). 4.30 Rules of Engagement (R,HD).

Dragonheart, 7pm

7.00 Dragonheart (HD) (1996). A knight sets out to slay a dragon, only to find the unhappy creature is the last of its kind. Forging an unlikely alliance, the pair embark on a mission to rid their kingdom of its tyrannical ruler. Fantasy adventure, starring Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis, with the voice of Sean Connery. ●●● 9.00 The Xtra Factor (HD).

Caroline Flack and Matt Richardson present the companion show to the music competition. The pair head backstage to meet more contestants as the auditions roll on.

Sky1

6.00 Glee (R,S,HD). 7.00 Glee (R,S,HD). 8.00 The Fantasy Football Club (R,S,HD). 9.00 Game Changers. 10.00 Soccer AM. 12.00 WWE Superstars (HD).

1.00 WWE Special (R,S,HD). 2.00 WWE: Smackdown (R). 4.00 Football’s Funniest Moments (R,S). 5.00 Harrow: A Very British School (R,S,HD). The pupils compete in an a capella sing-off.

FILM PICKS

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STARTER FOR 10 11.10pm, BBC2

A student in the 1980s sets out to appear on University Challenge – and woo a fellow contestant in the process. Comedy drama, starring James McAvoy.

GOLD

6.20 Just Good Friends 6.45 Sykes 7.20 Goodnight Sweetheart 8.00 As Time Goes By 8.40 Last of the Summer Wine 9.20 Last of the Summer Wine 10.00 One Foot in the Grave 10.40 Steptoe and Son 11.15 Jeeves and Wooster 1.45 One Foot in the Grave 2.55 One Foot in the Algarve 5.00 The Vicar of Dibley

I, Robot, 9pm

Porridge, 8.20pm

FL72 Live, 12pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). Penny volunteers to nurse Sheldon.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

6.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

6.15 The Vicar of Dibley.

The villagers celebrate Geraldine’s 40th birthday.

7.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

7.30 Suburgatory (R,HD).

Tessa suffers some strange side effects after taking painkillers.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

Bart risks being held back a year.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

The 500th episode of the long-running animation.

7.00 Only Fools and Horses.

Christmas special from 1987 in which Del-Boy sets out to find his dear departed mother’s treasure trove.

6.00 Live Saturday Night Football. Continued.

Everton v Chelsea (Kickoff 5.30pm). All the action from the Premier League encounter at Goodison Park, where the Toffees are looking for their first home win of the season.

8.00 Happy Endings (R,HD).

Brad tries to save the Chuckles & Huggs children’s gymnasium.

8.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). Ted fills in as Marvin’s nanny.

8.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). With Paula Radcliffe, Chris Ashton and Richard Ayoade.

8.20 Porridge. The inmates face a day of hard labour digging drains on a lonely stretch of moorland – but try to turn the situation to their advantage.

9.00 Epic Movie (HD) (2007).

Four adult orphans discover they must save a magical land that has fallen under an evil spell.

Fantasy spoof, starring Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge and Jayma Mays. ●

9.00 Little Britain. The first 9.00 I, Robot (2004). The ever episode. inventor of an advanced form of intelligent robot 9.40 Little Britain. Andy is found dead, and the dresses up as a Smurf, detective investigating and Dafydd goes in the case is certain that search of the only copy of one of the scientist’s the Gay Times in the mechanical creations is village. David Soul guest responsible – but no one stars. believes his theory because the robots have 10.20 Bottom. Desperate duo 10.00 SNF – Match Choice been programmed to Richie and Eddie try to (HD). Sarah-Jane Mee prevent them from improve their sex lives by presents extended harming humans. Sci-fi using a spray apparently highlights from the thriller, inspired by the able to make them Premier League, Isaac Asimov stories, attractive to the allowing viewers to starring Will Smith, opposite sex. Starring access the latest round of Bridget Moynahan, Alan Rik Mayall and Adrian top-flight fixtures, which Tudyk, Bruce Greenwood Edmondson. included Sunderland v and James Cromwell.

Arsenal. ●●●●

RADIO

12.25 The Inbetweeners (R). Will organises the Christmas prom. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 1.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 2.00 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 2.25 Shameless (R,HD). 3.15 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 3.40 Being Erica (R,HD). 4.20 Charlie’s Angels (R,HD).

Radio 1 5.00am Rob da Bank 7.00 Gemma Cairney 10.00 Dev 1.00pm Huw Stephens 4.00 Radio 1’s Dance Anthems with Danny Howard 7.00 Trevor Nelson 9.00 Westwood 11.00 MistaJam 1.00am Diplo and Friends 3.00 Friction Radio 2 6.00am Anneka Rice 8.00 Sounds of the 60s 10.00 Rhod Gilbert 1.00pm Pick of the Pops 3.00 Steve Lamacq 6.00 Dale Winton 8.00 Paul Gambaccini with America’s Greatest Hits. Tracks from the past six decades.

10.00 Dave Pearce: Dance Years. The DJ explores dance down the decades.

Midnight Bob Harris Sunday 3.00 Richard Allinson

6.00 Champions League Weekly (HD). 6.30 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 7.30 Premier League Preview (HD). 8.00 Football (HD).

9.00 Game Changers (HD). 10.00 Soccer AM (HD). 12.00 FL72 Live (HD). 2.30 Saturday Team Talk (HD). 3.00 Soccer Saturday (HD).

5.00 Live Saturday Night Football (HD). Everton v Chelsea (Kick-off 5.30pm).

Happy Endings, 8pm

10.00 Celebrity Juice (R,HD). 10.45 Borat: Cultural With guests Example Learnings of America and Richard Hammond. for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of 10.45 The X Factor (R,HD).

Kazakhstan (HD) As the closed-room (2006). A journalist from auditions continue, Kazakhstan travels to more potential pop stars the US to learn about its try to demonstrate their culture, but ends up vocal talent. smitten with a TV star.

Spoof documentary, starring Sacha Baron 11.15 Road Wars (R,S). Police 11.00 Big Train. First episode 11.50 The Xtra Factor (R,HD).

Cohen, Ken Davitian of the comedy sketch officers use unmarked Caroline Flack and Matt and Pamela Anderson. show. cars fitted with on-board Richardson present the ●●●● video cameras, offering 11.40 The Smell of Reeves companion show to the an insight into vehicle music competition. The and Mortimer. First crime and how it can be pair head backstage to episode of the surreal prevented. meet more contestants sketch show. as the auditions roll on.

12.50 Fake Reaction (R,HD). With panellists Roxanne Pallett, Ollie Locke, Nicola Adams and Tom Craine. Last in the series. 1.30 Fake Reaction (R,HD). Comedy panel show, hosted by Matt Edmondson.

2.10 The Vampire Diaries (R,HD).

2.50 Teleshopping. 5.50 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

Sky Sports 1

12.15 Road Wars (R,S). 1.15 Now That’s History! 1987 (R,S,HD).

1.45 Now That’s History! 1995 (R,S,HD). 2.15 Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces (R,S). 3.05 Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces (R,S). 4.00 Airline USA (R,S). 5.30 Crash Test Dummies (R,S,HD).

Radio 3 7.00am Breakfast 9.00 News 9.03 CD Review 12.15pm Music Matters 1.00 News 1.02 Sound of Cinema: The Early Music Show 2.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 3.00 Sound of Cinema Saturday Classics 5.00 Sound of Cinema Jazz Record Requests.

Including jazz scores by Sonny Rollins.

6.00 Opera on 3: Wagner 200.

Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, recorded at the Salzburg Festival. 11.15 Sound of Cinema Hear and Now 1.00am Through the Night Radio 4 5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 iPM 6.00 News and Papers 6.07 Open Country 6.30 Farming Today This Week 6.57

Weather 7.00 Today 8.51 (LW) Yesterday in Parliament 9.00 Saturday Live 10.00 (LW) Live International OneDay Cricket 10.30 (FM) Celluloid Beatles 11.00 (FM) The Week in Westminster 11.30 (FM) From Our Own Correspondent Noon (FM) News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 (LW) Live International One-Day Cricket 12.04 (FM) Money Box 12.30 (FM) Bremner’s One Question Quiz 12.57 (FM) Weather 1.00 (FM) News 1.10 (FM) Any Questions? 2.00 (FM) Any Answers? 2.30 (FM) Saturday Drama: Undercover Mumbai 3.30 (FM) The Secret History of Bossa Nova 4.00 (FM) Weekend Woman’s Hour 5.00 (FM)

12.20 Little Britain. Pilot of the comedy sketch show, with Matt Lucas and David Walliams. Kenny Craig mesmerises his date in a Chinese restaurant and Lou and Andy go to the theatre. 1.00 Little Britain. David Soul guest stars.

1.35 Big Train. 2.05 Bottom. 2.35 Cr*pston Villas.

Saturday PM 5.30 (FM) iPM 5.54 Shipping Forecast 5.57 (LW) Live International One-Day Cricket 5.57 (FM) Weather 6.00 (FM) Six O’Clock News 6.15 (FM) Loose Ends 6.30 (LW) Loose Ends 7.00 Profile 7.15 Saturday Review 8.00 Archive on 4: Bombing Berlin 9.00 Classic Serial: British New Wave – Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Concluding Robert Rigby’s dramatisation of Alan Sillitoe’s novel.

10.00 News and Weather 10.15 Unreliable Evidence 11.00 Quote – Unquote 11.30 Poetry Please Midnight News 12.30 Opening Lines 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast

MAVERICK 4.35pm, Channel 5

A gambler and a conwoman join forces to raise enough money for them both to compete in a high-stakes poker game. Comedy Western, with Mel Gibson.

BBC3

7.00 Doctor Who’s Greatest Moments: The Enemies (R,S).

7.30 Doctor Who (R,S).

8.15 Robin Hood (R,S). Gisborne and Robin form an unlikely alliance.

9.00 Live at the Apollo (R,S).

Sean Lock hosts the stand-up show.

9.30 World’s Craziest Fools (R,S).

Internet clips and home video footage, presented by Mr T. 10.00 Anuvahood (S) (2011). Premiere.

Comedy, starring Adam Deacon. ●● 11.30 Family Guy (R,S).

11.55 Family Guy (R,S).

12.15 American Dad! (R,S). 12.40 American Dad! (R,S). 1.00 Teen Exorcists (R,S). 2.00 Boom Town (R,S). 2.30 Bad Education (R,S). 3.00 Seann Walsh’s Late Night Spectacular 8.00 SNF – Game of the Day Comedy (R,S).

(HD). Sarah-Jane Mee presents a full re-run of the day’s top Premier League match.

11.30 FL72 Highlights (HD).

Burnley v Blackburn Rovers. Action from the opening Championship match of the weekend, as the local rivals met at Turf Moor.

BBC4

7.00 Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture (R).

Wheat farming in Britain.

8.00 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Avalanches (R).

The power of land and snow slides.

9.00 The Young Montalbano.

The detective investigates when a man is shot dead in a hotel room. In Italian.

10.50 Imagine: Tom Jones – What Good Am I? (R).

The decades-long career of the singer.

11.55 BBC Four Sessions: Tom Jones (R). The singer performs at LSO St Luke’s in London.

1.10 Top of the Pops: 1978 (R). 1.45 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Avalanches (R). 2.45 Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture (R).

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12.00 Saturday Reloaded (HD).

A round-up of the latest football goals. 1.00 SNF – Match Choice (HD). Extended highlights from the Premier League. 2.30 SNF – Match Choice (HD). 4.00 Football Gold (S). 4.15 Football Gold (S). 4.30 Spanish Football (HD). 5.30 FL72 Highlights (HD).

Radio 5 Live 5.00am Morning Reports 6.00 Saturday Breakfast 9.00 The Danny Baker Show 11.00 Fighting Talk Noon 5 Live Sport 12.45 5 Live Sport: Premier League Football 2013-14 3.00 5 Live Sport: Premier League Football 2013-14 5.00 Sports Report 6.06 6-0-6 8.00 Saturday Edition 10.00 Stephen Nolan. A phone-in on the day’s events. 1.00am Up All Night Classic FM 6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 Alan Titchmarsh Noon Nicholas Owen 3.00 Jamie Crick 5.00 Saturday Night at the Movies 7.00 Alex James’s Magical Musical Tour 9.00 The New Releases Show 10.00 Smooth Classics Midnight Bob Jones

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Sunday’s Television Guide TV PICKS

WHAT REMAINS 9pm, BBC1

Len becomes more determined than ever to prove Melissa was murdered – but as secrets are revealed another neighbour is put in danger. Last in the series.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 7.00 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 8.30 The Andrew Marr Show (S,HD). 9.30 Live Athletics (S,HD).

The Great North Run. 1.25 Weather for the Week Ahead (S). 1.30 Sunday Politics (S). 2.45 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 3.30 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 4.15 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). Aled Jones helps a couple of retirees find a property in Northamptonshire. 5.00 Songs of Praise (S,HD). 5.35 Britain’s Big Wildlife Revival (S,HD).

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

SURPRISE SURPRISE 7pm, ITV

Holly Willoughby returns, making more dreams come true for unsuspecting members of the public. Gary Bennett from Solihull receives a thank-you from his daughters and nieces for raising them single-handedly following a family tragedy, while the Wanted perform in the studio to surprise one of their biggest fans.

BBC2

6.00 Film: Stromboli (S) (1950). ●● 7.45 Around the World in 80 Gardens (R,S,HD). 8.45 Gardeners’ World (R,S,HD).

9.15 The Beechgrove Garden (S). 9.45 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S). 11.15 The Incredible Spice Men (R,S,HD). 11.45 What to Eat Now (R,S). 12.15 Sailing: America’s Cup Highlights (S). 1.00 Live Triathlon (S). 3.45 EastEnders (R,S,HD).

4.45 Athletics (S). 5.30 Rugby League: Super League Play-Offs (S,HD).

DRAGONS’ DEN 8pm, BBC2

HITLER’S RISE: THE COLOUR FILMS 8pm, Channel 4

One final line-up of entrepreneurs face the panel, including a couple hoping to win investment for their fruity beverage idea. Evan Davis presents the last in the series.

ITV

6.00 CITV: Babar and the Adventures of Badou (R,S). 6.10 Matt Hatter Chronicles (R,S). 6.35 Dino Dan (R,S). 7.00 Canimals (R,S). 7.25 Sooty (S). 7.35 Horrid Henry (R,S). 8.00 Bottom Knocker Street (S). 8.30 Fish Hooks (S). 9.00 Big Time Rush (S).

9.25 ITV News (S). 9.30 Ade in Britain (R,S,HD).

10.30 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 11.30 ITV News and Weather (S). 11.35 Film: Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (S) (1989). ●●● 1.35 The X Factor (R,S,HD). 2.35 Big Star’s Little Star (S,HD). 3.35 Brits Icon: Elton John (R,S,HD).

5.05 You’ve Been Framed! (R,S). 5.35 Regional News (S). 5.45 ITV News and Weather (S).

The concluding part of the documentary begins with the German economic crisis of 1929, which provided an unexpected opportunity for Hitler. He and Joseph Goebbels orchestrated an ingenious election campaign, while his Storm Troopers created violent disorder and bloody confrontations.

Channel 4

6.10 Ironman 2013 (S). 6.35 The American Football Show (R,S). 7.30 American Football: Hard Knocks (S). 8.25 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 8.55 Frasier (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S).

12.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 1.25 The Simpsons (R,S). 2.25 Film: Just My Luck (S,HD) (2006). See Choices Above. ●● 4.25 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD). 5.30 Film: Eragon (S,HD) (2006).

Fantasy, with Ed Speleers. ●●

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 10.00 Power Rangers Samurai (R,S,HD). 10.30 Slugterra (S,HD).

10.55 Monkey Life (R,S,HD). 11.25 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD). 12.25 Hustling America (R,S,HD). 1.25 Film: Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (S) (1994). Comedy, with George Gaynes. ● 3.05 Film: The Money Pit (S) (1986).

Comedy, with Tom Hanks and Shelley Long. ●●● 4.50 Film: You’ve Got Mail (S) (1998). Comedy, with Tom Hanks. ●●●

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6.35 Regional News (S,HD).

6.30 Iolo’s Great Welsh Parks (S,HD). 4/4. Naturalist Iolo Williams heads to Pembrokeshire to explore the Stackpole estate. Last in the series.

6.00 Prince William’s Passion: New Father, New Hope (S,HD). The Duke of Cambridge talks about parenthood and wildlife conservation.

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7.00 Countryfile (S,HD). A visit to the Great Dorset Steam Fair and a look at efforts to help small animals cross a road in Kent. Plus, Wales’ role in the Dambusters raids.

7.00 The Great British Bake Off (R,S,HD). 4/16. Judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood assess how the remaining contestants cope with making pies and tarts.

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8.00 Antiques Roadshow (S,HD).

5/26. The team travels to Fountains Abbey near Ripon in North Yorkshire, where items include pieces once owned by Ronnie Barker and artefacts relating to the Nuremberg war crime trials.

9.00 What Remains (S,HD). 4/4.

See Choices Above.

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The X Factor, 8pm

10.00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather (S,HD).

10.25 Match of the Day 2 (S,HD).

Southampton v West Ham United. Mark Chapman presents extended highlights from St Mary’s Stadium, where the Premier League season continued.

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10

QI XL, 10pm

11.15 That Puppet Game Show (R,S,HD). 6/7. With Ronan Keating and Tess Daly.

11.55 Heavenly Creatures (S,HD) (1994). Fact-based drama, starring Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey. ●●●●

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Antiques Roadshow, 8pm

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(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

1.30 Weatherview (S). 1.35 BBC News (S,HD).

Hitler’s Rise: The Colour Films, 8pm

Did You Hear about the ... 9pm

7.00 Surprise Surprise (S,HD). 1/10.

See Choices Above.

7.30 News (S).

7.55 The Political Slot (S). Lib Dem MP Lynne Featherstone talks about her campaign to save independent shops.

7.00 Hancock (S,HD) (2008).

Superhero comedy, starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head, Eddie Marsan, David Mattey and Thomas Lennon. ●●●

8.00 Dragons’ Den (S,HD). 6/6. See Choices Above.

8.00 The X Factor (S,HD). 6/22. The acts who wowed the judges in the audition room now have to entertain an audience of 4,000 at Wembley Arena as they compete to win places at boot camp. Dermot O’Leary presents.

8.00 Hitler’s Rise: The Colour Films (S). 2/2. See Choices Above.

8.55 5 News Weekend (S,HD).

9.00 The Story of the Jews (S,HD).

3/5. Simon Schama explores the impact of Jews on European arts and culture in the Enlightenment era, including the illustrious careers of Giacomo Meyerbeer and Felix Mendelssohn.

9.00 Vera (S,HD). 4/4. The detective is brought in to investigate when a former Met police officer is stabbed to death outside a nightclub in Newcastle. The team initially suspects a crime of passion after it emerges the victim had recently rekindled his affair with his childhood sweetheart, whose husband has a history of violence. However, Vera uncovers evidence pointing to a more complex case involving inside information and the hostile takeover of a brewery.

What did the deceased find out that cost him his life? Guest starring Jill Halfpenny, Christine Bottomley and Ralph Ineson. See Choices Above.

9.00 Paul (S,HD) (2011). Premiere.

An alien held captive in a top secret American military base escapes and hides out in the van of two English comic-book geeks on a tour of UFO hotspots. The wisecracking extraterrestrial enlists the duo’s help in getting back to his spaceship, but they are soon pursued by government agents and unwittingly become kidnappers. Sci-fi comedy, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, with the voice of Seth Rogen. ●●●●

9.00 Did You Hear about the Morgans? (S,HD) (2009).

Premiere. A bickering, separated couple on the brink of divorce are thrown back together when they witness a murder. The FBI arrange for them to go into hiding in a remote mountain town, a predicament that could either save their marriage or see them at each other’s throats more than ever. Romantic comedy, starring Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Natalia Klimas, Vincenzo Amato, Jesse Liebman, Elisabeth Moss, Sam Elliott and Mary Steenburgen.

See Choices Above. ●●

10.00 QI XL (S,HD). 2/16. Noel Fielding, Ross Noble and Colin Lane join regular panellist Alan Davies as host Stephen Fry asks a range of unusual questions on the topic of kit and kaboodle.

10.45 Moon (S,HD) (2009). Astronaut Sam Bell has been working alone at an energy-generating base on the moon for three years. After he is injured in an accident, he begins to discover the disturbing truth about the operation he is running, and is forced to question his own identity. Sci-fi drama, starring Sam Rockwell. See Choices Above. ●●●●

11.00 ITV News and Weather (S); Weather.

11.15 The Unforgettable Hughie Green (R,S).

11.45 Premiership Rugby Union (S,HD). Action from the second round of top-flight fixtures.

11.05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (R,S). 5/6. Jimmy Carr hosts, with guests Bob Mortimer and Adam Hills.

11.05 Lethal Weapon (S,HD) (1987).

An unstable Vietnam veteran cop teams up with a by-thebook detective to smash a drug ring linked to a woman’s apparent suicide. Action thriller, with Mel Gibson. ●●●●

12.15 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S). Matt Baker meets the artists inspired by the village of Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast, Adam Henson reveals the versatility of wheat and Tom Heap investigates solar power. 1.15 Sign Zone: Holby City (R,S).

Jac receives bad news about her baby. 2.15 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.

12.45 The Store. Home shopping. 2.45 British Superbike Championship Highlights (S,HD). Action from both races at Donington Park, where the ninth meeting of the season was scheduled to take place, with just three more to follow once it was completed. 3.35 Motorsport UK (S,HD). 4.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD).

5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S).

12.10 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (R,S). With Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, and a performance by Miley Cyrus. 1.05 American Football Live (S). Seattle Seahawks v San Francisco 49ers (Kick-off 1.30am). 4.45 Ironman 2013 (R,S). Action from the Ironman Wales event. 5.10 Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind: Golf (R,S). 5.15 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

1.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 4.00 Wildlife SOS (R,S). The work of an animal sanctuary. 4.20 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Roary the Racing Car (R,S).

5.00 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.05 Hana’s Helpline (R,S). 5.20 Angels of Jarm (R,S).

5.25 The Funky Valley Show (R,S). 5.40 Roary the Racing Car (R,S). 5.50 Hana’s Helpline (R,S).

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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? 9pm, Channel 5

Premiere. A separated couple are forced to go into hiding together in a remote mountain town after witnessing a murder.

Romantic comedy, starring Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Natalia Klimas, Vincenzo Amato, Jesse Liebman, Elisabeth Moss, Sam Elliott and Mary Steenburgen.

A crime of passion is suspected when a former policeman is stabbed to death, but Vera uncovers a more complex case involving the hostile takeover of a brewery. Last in the series.

ITV2

6.00 You’ve Been Framed! (R).

6.25 Emmerdale (R,HD). 9.00 Coronation Street (R,HD). 12.25 America’s Got Talent (HD). 2.15 America’s Got Talent (HD). 3.10 Film: Johnny English (HD) (2003).

Comedy, with Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich and Natalie Imbruglia. ●●● 5.00 The X Factor (R,HD). More potential pop stars enter the audition room.

E4

6.00 Switched (R). 6.25 Gok’s Style Secrets (R,HD). 7.15 Make It or Break It (R,HD). 8.05 Ugly Betty (R,HD). 9.00 Scrubs (R).

9.30 Scrubs (R). 10.00 Hollyoaks (R,HD). 12.30 Glee (R,HD). 1.30 Charmed (R). 2.30 90210 (R,HD).

3.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). 4.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). 4.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD).

Sky1

6.00 Hour of Power (HD). 7.00 Glee (R,S,HD). 9.00 Football’s Funniest Moments (R,S). 10.00 WWE Superstars (HD). 11.00 WWE: Experience (HD). 12.00 WWE Special (R,S,HD). 1.00 Futurama (R). 3.00 Elysium: Sky Movies Special (R). 3.30 One Direction: One Day (R). 4.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

FILM PICKS

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MOON 10.45pm, BBC2

An astronaut working alone at a base on the moon discovers the disturbing truth about his own nature. Sci-fi drama, starring Sam Rockwell.

GOLD

6.10 Just Good Friends 6.40 One Foot in the Algarve 8.40 The Vicar of Dibley 9.55 The Vicar of Dibley 10.40 Only Fools and Horses 12.00 Last of the Summer Wine 12.40 Keeping Up Appearances 1.20 Keeping Up Appearances 2.00 Heroes of Comedy 4.00 Just a Minute 4.40 The Best of Les Dawson 5.20 The Borrowers

American Pie ...11.05pm

She’s the Man, 7.55pm

A Touch of Cloth, 9pm

The Office, 9pm

6.00 The Xtra Factor (R,HD).

Caroline Flack and Matt Richardson present the companion show to the music competition.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

Homer choreographs the Super Bowl halftime show.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

6.00 Jeeves and Wooster.

Bertie lends Angela and Tuppy’s romance a helping hand, then helps hapless Gussie make an important speech.

7.00 Uncle Buck (HD) (1989).

A good-natured slob gets a taste of responsibility when he is called upon to look after his trouble-making nephew and nieces.

Comedy, starring John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Kelly, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Laurie Metcalf, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M Brown and Jay Underwood. ●●●

7.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

7.25 New Girl (R,HD).

7.55 She’s the Man (HD) (2006). Soccer-mad Viola’s football team is disbanded, and the only other side in the area is all-male – so she resorts to disguising herself as her twin brother to win a place on the squad.

However, she falls for a team-mate who only has eyes for another girl – who in turn takes a liking to Viola in her male guise. Teenage romantic comedy, loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey and Vinnie Jones. ●●●

7.00 Moone Boy (R,S,HD).

Martin disowns Sean, so he seeks solace with other imaginary friends.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

7.10 Jeeves and Wooster.

Bertie discovers a dark secret. Adaptation of PG Wodehouse’s comic tale, starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.

8.00 Harrow: A Very British School (R,S,HD). The pupils compete in an a capella sing-off.

8.25 Porridge. Fletch is desperate to get out of making fishing nets, and hatches another crafty scheme to keep one step ahead of the prison wardens.

9.00 The Xtra Factor (HD).

Caroline Flack and Matt Richardson present the companion show to the music competition. The pair head backstage to meet more contestants as the auditions roll on.

10.00 The Big Reunion: On 10.00 Rude Tube. Alex Zane Tour (R,HD). Costumes presents a top 50 go missing and the countdown of the latest bands disagree over “kick-ass animals” of song arrangements days the worldwide web, prior to the opening including footage of a show in Sheffield. woman swimming with a great white shark.

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football’s Greatest (S). 6.30 SNF – Match Choice (HD). 8.00 Game Changers (HD). 9.00 FL72 Highlights (HD). 9.30 The Sunday Supplement (HD). Reviewing the latest football stories. 11.00 Goals on Sunday (HD). 1.00 FL72 Live (HD). Reading v Brighton & Hove Albion (Kick-off 1.15pm). 3.30 Live Super Sunday (HD). Southampton v West Ham United (Kick-off 4.00pm).

6.30 Live Spanish Football (HD). Malaga v Rayo Vallecano. The opening match in tonight’s double bill of La Liga matches, held at the Estadio La Rosaleda, with coverage joining in progress 30 minutes after kick-off.

8.00 Live Spanish Football (HD). Real Betis v Valencia (Kick-off 8.00pm). Coverage of tonight’s second La Liga match, which is held at the Estadio Benito Villamarin.

9.00 The Office. The first 9.00 A Touch of Cloth episode of the award(R,S,HD). Part two of two. winning comedy, starring The stereotypically Ricky Gervais. David has a unhappy detective and hard time raising staff his incompetent sidekick morale. continue their hunt for the sword-wielding 9.40 The Office. A girl starts maniac. Spoof crime her work experience. drama, starring John Hannah.

10.00 Chickens (R,S,HD). Cecil 10.20 The Thick of It Special: 10.00 Football Special (HD).

The Rise of the confides in a friend Southampton v West Nutters. Part one of about his fallen foot Ham United. Extended two. The PM’s press chief arches. highlights from St Mary’s Malcolm Tucker tries to Stadium, where the 10.30 Trollied (R,S,HD). Andy survive bids for power Premier League season divulges too much from both sides of the continued. information about his House. Political comedy, love life. starring Peter Capaldi and Roger Allam.

11.00 The Inbetweeners (R).

Will organises the Christmas prom.

11.35 Don’t Trust the B**** in Apartment 23 (R,HD).

11.00 Cop Squad (R,S,HD).

The work of police officers in Cambridgeshire.

11.45 Nighty Night. First epi- 11.30 FL72 Highlights (HD). sode of the black comedy Reading v Brighton & starring Julia Davis as a Hove Albion. manipulative beauty salon owner who decides to fake her husband’s death to help her seduce her new neighbour.

1.10 The X Factor (R,HD). The acts who wowed the judges in the audition room now have to entertain an audience of 4,000 at Wembley Arena as they compete to win places at boot camp. 2.05 The Xtra Factor (R,HD). 2.55 Teleshopping. 5.55 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

12.05 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). Sheldon feels threatened by a teenage prodigy. 12.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 1.00 Scrubs (R). 1.30 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 1.55 Bob’s Burgers (R,HD). 2.20 Bob’s Burgers (R,HD).

2.40 Life Unexpected (R,HD).

3.20 Hollyoaks (R,HD).

12.00 Road Wars (R,S). 1.00 Now That’s History! 1988 (S,HD). 1.30 Now That’s History! 1996 (S,HD).

2.00 Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces (R,S). 3.00 Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces (R,S). 4.00 Airline USA (R,S). 4.30 Crash Test Dummies (R,S,HD).

12.25 The Office. The first episode of the award-winning comedy, starring Ricky Gervais. David has a hard time raising staff morale. 1.00 The Office 1.30 The Thick of It Special: The Rise of the Nutters.

Part one of two. Political comedy, starring Peter Capaldi. 2.30 Nighty Night

RADIO

11.05 American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (HD) (2006).

Comedy, starring John White, Eugene Levy, Jake Siegel, Ross Thomas, Jessy Schram and Joe Bostick. ●●

Radio 1 5.00am Seani B 7.00 Alice Levine 10.00 Dev 1.00pm Huw Stephens 4.00 The Official Chart Show with Jameela Jamil 7.00 Dan & Phil 9.00 The Surgery with Aled & Dr Radha 10.00 Annie Mac Midnight BBC Introducing with Jen and Ally 2.00 Monki 4.00 Dev Radio 2 6.00am The Sunday Hour 7.00 Clare Balding with Good Morning Sunday 9.00 Steve Wright 11.00 Weekend Wogan 1.00pm Elaine Paige on Sunday 3.00 Johnnie Walker’ 5.00 Len Goodman 7.00 Michael Ball 9.00 Russell Davies 10.00 Clare Teal 11.00 Don Black Midnight Janice Long 2.00 Alex Lester

Radio 3 7.00am Breakfast 9.00 News 9.03 Sunday Morning with James Jolly Noon Sound of Cinema Private Passions 1.00 News 1.02 Sound of Cinema: The Early Music Show 2.00 Sound of Cinema: Sunday Concert 4.00 Choral Evensong 5.00 The Choir 6.30 Sound of Cinema Words and Music 7.45 Sunday Feature: Wilde’s West Coast Collection 8.30 Drama on 3: Votes for Women 10.00 World Routes 11.00 Jazz Line-Up 12.30am Through the Night Radio 4 5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Bells on Sunday 5.45 Profile 6.00 News Headlines 6.05 Something Understood 6.35 On Your Farm 6.57

Weather 7.00 News 7.07 Sunday Papers 7.10 Sunday 7.55 (LW) Radio 4 Appeal 7.55 (FM) Radio 4 Appeal 7.57 Weather 8.00 News 8.07 Sunday Papers 8.10 Sunday Worship 8.50 A Point of View 8.58 Tweet of the Day 9.00 Broadcasting House 10.00 The Archers 11.15 The Reunion Noon News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 Just a Minute 12.30 The Food Programme 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World This Weekend 1.30 Surgical Cuts 2.00 Gardeners’ Question Time 2.45 Witness 3.00 Classic Serial: Three Men in a Boat 4.00 Open Book 4.30 Poetry Please 5.00 China and America: Harmony and Hostility 5.40 Profile

5.54 Shipping Forecast 5.57 Weather 6.00 Six O’Clock News 6.15 Pick of the Week 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Paul Sinha’s Citizenship Test 7.45 Tales from the East 8.00 More or Less.

Investigating numbers. 8.30 Last Word.

Obituary series, with Matthew Bannister. 9.00 Money Box 9.26 (LW) Radio 4 Appeal 9.26 (FM) Radio 4 Appeal 9.30 In Business 9.59 Weather 10.00 The Westminster Hour 11.00 The Film Programme 11.30 Something Understood Midnight News and Weather 12.15 Thinking Allowed 12.45 Bells on Sunday 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast

12.00 Spanish Football (HD).

Malaga v Rayo Vallecano and Real Betis v Valencia. 1.00 Football Special (HD). Southampton v West Ham United. 2.30 Scottish Premiership Football (HD). 3.00 Spanish Football (HD). 4.00 Football Special (HD). 5.30 Scottish Premiership Football Radio 5 Live 5.00am Reports 5.30 The Non League Football Show 6.00 Sunday Breakfast 9.00 SportsWeek 10.00 Pienaar’s Politics 11.00 5 Live Sport 1.00pm 5 Live Sport 3.00 5 Live Sport 4.00 5 Live Sport: Premier League Football 6.06 6-0-6 7.30 On the Money 8.30 5 Live News 9.00 5 Live Investigates 10.00 Stephen Nolan 1.00am Up All Night Classic FM 6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 Aled Jones Noon Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen 3.00 Charlotte Green 5.00 The Classic FM Chart 7.00 David Mellor 9.00 The Countdown to the Classic Brits 10.00 Smooth Classics Midnight Bob Jones

JUST MY LUCK 2.25pm, Channel 4

A woman blessed with good fortune finds her life changes for the worse when she kisses a perpetually unlucky man. Romantic comedy, starring Lindsay Lohan.

BBC3

7.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? (R,S).

7.30 Great Movie Mistakes III: Not in 3D (R,S).

7.35 Shrek: Once Upon a Time (R,S). The success of the animated films.

8.35 Shrek (S) (2001).

Animated, with the voices of Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz. ●●●● 10.00 Family Guy (S).

Peter tells the story of Christmas – with a twist.

10.25 Family Guy (R,S).

10.45 Bad Education (R,S).

11.15 American Dad! (R,S).

11.40 American Dad! (R,S).

12.00 Europe’s Dirty Drugs Secret: Stacey Dooley Investigates (R,S).

1.00 Live at the Electric (R,S). 1.30 Live at the Electric (R,S). 2.00 Live at the Electric (R,S). 2.30 Bad Education (R,S). 3.00 Europe’s Dirty Drugs Secret: Stacey Dooley Investigates (R,S).

BBC4

7.00 Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture (R).

The story of the Hereford and Aberdeen Angus breeds of cattle.

Last in the series.

8.00 The Review Show. Topics include the new film adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel, Filth.

9.00 King Kong (1933). Fantasy, starring Fay Wray. ●●●●● 10.35 Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies (R). The art of the film soundtrack.

11.35 The Joy of Easy Listening (R).

Documentary charting the history of the genre.

1.05 Duets: The Andy Williams Show (R). 2.05 Solo: The Andy Williams Show (R). 2.35 Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies (R).

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TV PICKS

Monday’s Television Guide JAMES MARTIN’S FOOD MAP OF BRITAIN 6.30pm, BBC2

EASTENDERS 8pm, BBC1

Jean is down in the dumps after losing Ollie, until he reappears – only to tell her he is leaving for Brighton. She has one last chance of happiness by going with him – but can she bring herself to leave Kat? Ronnie panics after being forced to look after Lexi alone, and Lauren and Abi disagree over what to do about Max.

Chef James Martin journeys throughout the UK to explore how each region’s conditions impact on the flavour of ingredients.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 Rip Off Britain (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S). 11.45 Claimed and Shamed (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S); Weather. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

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

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.05 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.05 Street Patrol UK (R,S). 7.50 Plan It, Build It (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.05 Restoration Home (R,S). 10.05 Robbed, Raided, Reunited (R,S). 10.35 Click (R,S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD). 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD). 12.00 Daily Politics Conference Special (S). 1.00 Classic Mastermind (R,S). 1.30 Sailing: America’s Cup Highlights (S). 2.15 Great British Menu (R,S,HD).

2.45 Ocean Giants (R,S,HD). 3.45 Elephant Diaries (R,S). 4.15 Seven Ages of Britain (R,S).

5.15 Cash in the Attic (R,S).

DOC MARTIN 9pm, ITV

A secret admirer leaves Ruth feeling uncomfortable, while Bert is furious when one of Louisa’s pupils writes a damning review of his restaurant in the school newspaper.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S).

9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). 1.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Storage Hoarders (S,HD). Two clutter mountains that have taken over garages. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (S,HD). With Katie Melua and Paul Michael Glaser. 3.59 Regional Weather (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

DAVID FROST – HELLO, GOOD EVENING & FAREWELL 10.35pm, ITV

A tribute to the late broadcasting legend, looking back on his career, from That Was the Week That Was and The Frost Report to TV-am and Through the Keyhole. The programme also recalls his revealing interviews with Richard Nixon.

Channel 4

6.10 The Treacle People (R,S). 6.20 Hoobs (R,S). 7.10 According to Jim (R,S,HD). 7.35 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Frasier (R,S). 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 10.05 Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11.00 A Place in the Sun (R,S,HD). 12.00 News (S). 12.05 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (R,S,HD). 12.35 River Cottage Veg Heroes (R,S,HD). 1.05 Film: Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). See Choices Above. ●●● 3.10 Countdown (HD). 4.00 Deal or No Deal (HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 Hustling America (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (R,S). 3.15 Film: Sub Zero (S) (2005). Action adventure, starring Costas Mandylor and Linden Ashby. Edited for violence and language. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD).

5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

The Incredible Spice Men, 8.30pm

Coronation Street, 7.30pm

Gadget Man, 8.30pm

Under the Dome, 10pm

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather.

6.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 55/140.

6.30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (S,HD). 1/10. See Choices Above.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 18/21.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Will sets out to make sure his murderous secret remains hidden.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).

A familiar face gets a mixed reception when she returns to the Bay. 6.30 NewsTalk Live (S,HD).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted

by Alex Jones and Matt Baker.

7.30 Regional Programme (S).

Followed by BBC News; Regional News.

7.00 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British (R,S,HD). 36/40. Si King and Dave Myers forage for ingredients as they explore the history of Britain’s relationship with wild food.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Debbie tries to get Cameron to confess.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Stella struggles to cope, while Tyrone is disappointed that Fiz won’t move in with him.

7.00 News (S).

7.55 4thought.tv (S). The relationship between food and faith.

7.00 Hustling America (S,HD).

Alexis Conran heads to Las Vegas. Followed by 5 News Update.

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8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.30 Tax, Lies and Videotape: Panorama (S,HD). Tax avoidance and evasion in the UK.

8.00 University Challenge (S,HD).

10/37. Teams representing the universities of York and Bath compete.

8.30 The Incredible Spice Men (S,HD). 5/5. Tony Singh and Cyrus Todiwala head to Somerset. Last in the series.

8.00 Countrywise (S,HD). 3/8. Paul Heiney visits an 81-year-old farmer with no plans to retire.

8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Stella is in self-destruct mode and turns to the bottle for comfort.

8.00 Jamie’s Money Saving Meals (S,HD). 3/6. Jamie Oliver prepares a roast side of salmon with all the trimmings.

8.30 Gadget Man (S). 3/6. A robotic babysitter and gadgets for children.

8.00 Police Interceptors (S,HD).

Duggie is left speechless when a routine stop uncovers a huge haul of cash, while the air ambulance is scrambled to a crash involving a school bus on a country road. Followed by 5 News at 9.

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9.00 Motorway Cops (S,HD). 3/5.

Leeds officers pursue a stolen car which is getting dangerously close to the city centre, while Bradford police chase an armed gang who have beaten up a man and taken him hostage.

9.00 Robert Peston Goes Shopping (S,HD). 3/3. The BBC News business editor concludes his history of the retail trade with a look at how online shopping and the financial crash has affected the high street. Last in the series.

9.00 Doc Martin (S,HD). 3/8. See Choices Above.

9.00 The Fried Chicken Shop (S).

1/3. See Choices Above.

9.00 Celebrity Super Spa (S,HD).

2/6. The celebrities try their hands at waxing, as they are given a masterclass in techniques before testing their new skills on each other – and the lads from a rugby team.

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EastEnders, 8pm

10.00 BBC News (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (R,S,HD). 8/10. Sarah Millican researches her family tree, discovering her great-greatgreat-grandfather had a key role in the diving world and that his father worked in the fur trade in Canada.

10.00 The Sarah Millican Television Programme (R,S,HD). 2/6. The comedienne is joined by actors Simon Callow and Phyllis Logan to talk about period drama and zombies in a combination of stand-up and celebrity chat.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Followed

by Weather.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S).

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.35 David Frost – Hello, Good Evening & Farewell (S). See Choices Above.

11.35 Confetti (S,HD) (2006). See Choices Above. ●●●

11.20 Today at Conference (S). The Liberal Democrat annual conference in Glasgow.

11.50 The Women’s Football Show (S,HD). A look at England and Scotland’s preparations for their World Cup qualifiers.

11.35 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Lulu (R,S,HD). 6/7. The singer talks about her 50-year career in the music industry, her marriage to Bee Gee Maurice Gibb and brief romance with Davy Jones of the Monkees.

10.00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (S,HD).

6/6. Gordon Ramsay visits the Keating in San Diego, California. Last in the series.

10.55 Blackout (R,S,HD). Featurelength docu-drama exploring the effects of a devastating cyber attack on Britain’s national grid. Based on expert advice and research, the film combines actual footage recorded during power cuts and other emergencies with fictional scenes and news stories to build a realistic account of the nation being plunged into darkness.

10.00 Under the Dome (S,HD). 5/13.

See Choices Above.

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(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

1.10 Weatherview (S). 1.15 BBC News (S,HD).

12.20 The Story of the Jews (R,S,HD).

Simon Schama explores the impact of Jews on European arts and culture in the Enlightenment era, including the illustrious careers of Giacomo Meyerbeer and Felix Mendelssohn. 1.20 Sign Zone: The Hairy Bikers: Restoration Road Trip (R,S). 2.20 This Is BBC Two (S). 4.00 BBC Learning Zone

12.30 Jackpot247. Viewers get the chance to participate in live interactive gaming from the comfort of their sofas, with a mix of roulette-wheel spins and lively chat from the presenting team. 3.00 Champions League Weekly (S,HD). 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S).

Guests air their differences.

12.35 Random Acts (S). 12.40 Educating Yorkshire (R,S). Head teacher Jonny Mitchell deals with a clash between two students. 1.35 Top Boy (R,S,HD). 2.30 Run (R,S,HD). 3.25 Misfits (S,HD). 4.20 Film: Genevieve (S) (1953). Comedy, starring Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson, Kenneth More and Kay Kendall. ●●●●● 5.55 Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard (R,S,HD).

12.00 Cricket on 5 (S,HD). England v Australia. 12.55 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.55 Divine Designs (R,S). Paul Binski chronicles the history of Britain’s religious art. 4.20 HouseBusters (R,S). Life-enhancing changes to a home.

Last in the series. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 5.35 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

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THE FRIED CHICKEN SHOP 9pm, Channel 4

UNDER THE DOME 10pm, Channel 5

Following on from the oneoff documentary in February, cameras return to Rooster Spot’s flagship takeaway in London, for a three-part series exploring the lives of staff and customers.

ITV2 6.00 Emmerdale (R,HD). 6.25 Coronation Street (R,HD). 7.25 Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R). 8.10 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 8.40 Dinner Date (R). 9.40 The Real Housewives of New York City (R,HD). 10.35 Real Housewives of Vancouver (HD). 11.30 Millionaire Matchmaker (HD). 12.30 Emmerdale (HD). 1.00 Coronation Street (HD).

2.00 Jeremy Kyle Show (R). 4.10 The Real Housewives of Vancouver (HD).

5.05 Millionaire Matchmaker (R,HD).

The residents are delighted when the military returns with their loved ones. Big Jim Rennie struggles to decide what to do with Angie after discovering her chained-up by his son Junior in their fallout shelter. Sci-fi drama, starring Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre and Dean Norris.

E4

Sky1

6.00 Switched (R). 6.25 Revenge (R,HD). 7.10 Ugly Betty (R,HD). 8.00 Charmed (R). 9.00 Scrubs (R). 10.00 New Girl (HD). 10.30 Mindy Project (HD). 11.00 Rules of Engagement (HD). 11.30 Charmed 12.30 Hollyoaks (R,HD). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). 2.00 New Girl (HD). 2.30 The Mindy Project (HD). 3.00 Revenge (HD). 4.00 Rules of Engagement (HD).

5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD).

6.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse (R,S). 6.50 Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow (R,S).

7.00 Dog the Bounty Hunter (R,S). 7.30 Dog the Bounty Hunter (R,S). 8.00 Airline USA (R,HD). 8.30 Airline USA (R,HD).

9.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD).

1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).5.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

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CONFETTI 11.35pm, BBC1

A film crew follows three couples as they compete for the title of Most Original Wedding of the Year. Spoof documentary, starring Martin Freeman.

GOLD 6.05 Just Good Friends 6.35 Sykes 7.15 Last of the Summer Wine 7.50 Keeping Up Appearances 9.05 Heroes of Comedy 10.20 dinnerladies 11.40 Just a Minute 12.20 Open All Hours 1.00 Best of Les Dawson 1.40 Borrowers 2.20 As Time Goes By 3.00 Goodnight Sweetheart 4.20 Last of the Summer Wine 5.40 One Foot in the Grave

Sky Sports 1 6.00 Good Morning Sports Fans (HD). 9.00 Spanish Football (HD).

10.00 Football Special (HD). 11.30 Spanish Football (HD). 12.30 FL72 Highlights (HD). 1.00 Football Special (HD). 2.30 FL72 Highlights (HD). 3.00 Champions League Weekly (HD). 3.30 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 4.00 Game Changers (HD). 5.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (HD).

You’ve Been Framed!, 7pm

Borat ... 10pm

Kick Ass Kung Fu, 9pm

Fawlty Towers, 9pm

Live Football, 7pm

6.00 Dinner Date (R). Mark from Bolton chooses three blind dates.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). Leonard decides to change his ways.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

6.00 Futurama (R). Part one of four. A planet-sized monster invades the universe.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

6.20 Steptoe and Son. Local gangsters start running a protection racket in Shepherd’s Bush – and choose Harold as one of their first victims.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Featuring troublesome toys.

7.30 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Equestrian antics and clumsy mums.

7.00 Hollyoaks (HD).

7.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). Ted learns Lily has been interfering with his relationships.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

Homer takes Ned Flanders to Las Vegas.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

Homer and Marge try to save their marriage.

7.00 Open All Hours.

Arkwright opens the shop before dawn.

7.40 dinnerladies. Bren is left to run the night shift.

8.00 The X Factor (R,HD).

The acts who wowed the judges in the audition room now have to entertain an audience of 4,000 at Wembley Arena as they compete to win places at boot camp.

8.00 New Girl (R,HD). Part two of two. Cece’s wedding day arrives.

Last in the series.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). Leonard and Raj take a heartbroken Howard to Las Vegas.

8.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). With Paula Radcliffe, Chris Ashton and Richard Ayoade.

8.20 dinnerladies. It is work experience day, but Bren is unable to show the new girl a typical routine in the canteen because a ladder is wedged in front of the cooker.

Starring Victoria Wood.

6.00 FL72 Review. A roundup of recent matches, featuring all the goals from the Championship, League One and League Two. 7.00 Live Monday Night Football (HD). Swansea City v Liverpool (Kick-off 8.00pm). Coverage of the final match in the latest round of Premier League fixtures, staged at the Liberty Stadium. The Reds have failed to win or score here since Swansea’s return to the top flight, and the Swans have managed just one goal in the last four league meetings, suggesting this fixture could be another close encounter.

9.00 Hot Fuzz (HD) (2007). An 9.00 90210 (HD). Despite 9.00 Kick Ass Kung Fu 9.00 Fawlty Towers. A loudoverly zealous, by-thetheir differences, Naomi (S,HD). Matthew Ahmet mouthed, abrasive book London policeman and Mark make great heads to South Kilburn in American comes to stay is reassigned to a sleepy progress on their plans north-west London as he at the hotel and soon country village where to open a restaurant continues his mission to exposes Basil’s ignorance the crime rate is virtually together, and Dixon asks steer wayward of transatlantic cuisine. zero, and teamed up Michaela to perform at youngsters onto the right 9.45 Outnumbered. Pete with an eager but the opening night. path by training them in worries he might be out dimwitted partner. But the martial arts. of a job. just as the officer’s uneventful new 10.25 Outnumbered. Karen 10.00 I, Robot (2004). The environment begins to 10.00 Borat: Cultural packs her bags as inventor of an advanced Learnings of America chafe, a grisly series of preparations get under form of intelligent robot for Make Benefit so-called accidents gives way for the dinner party. is found dead, and the Glorious Nation of him reason to suspect a Ben develops a taste for detective investigating Kazakhstan (HD) strange conspiracy is gin when the guests the case is certain that (2006). Spoof afoot. Action comedy, arrive and Angela one of the scientist’s documentary, starring with Simon Pegg, Nick announces big plans. mechanical creations is Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Frost, Jim Broadbent, responsible – but no one Davitian and Pamela Timothy Dalton and believes his theory Anderson. ●●●● Paddy Considine. ●●●● because the robots have been programmed to 11.05 Gimme Gimme 11.25 Girlfriends (R,HD). The 11.40 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 FL72 Review. A roundprevent them from Gimme. Tom lands an (R,HD). Penny makes fun girls are given the up of recent matches, harming humans.

Sci-fi audition. of Leonard’s habit of chance to spend a day featuring all the goals thriller, inspired by the collecting sci-fi memorawith the last two of 11.45 Rev. The local church from the Championship, Isaac Asimov stories, bilia, so he decides to their four remaining school is is placed in a League One and League starring Will Smith, give it up – but his guys, and are to spend favourable light.

Two. Bridget Moynahan and friends try to stop him 12 hours getting to Alan Tudyk. ●●●● changing his ways. know each other more.

RADIO

12.30 Film: Gremlins (HD) (1984).

A strange, cute creature given to a teenager as a Christmas present spawns a horde of mayhemcausing little monsters. Comedy horror, starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates. ●●●● 2.20 Conor Maynard: The Hot Desk (R,HD).

2.30 Teleshopping

12.10 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 12.35 Don’t Trust the B**** in Apartment 23 (R,HD).

1.10 Suburgatory (R,HD). 1.35 Happy Endings (R,HD). 2.00 Sirens (R,HD). 2.55 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 3.15 Bob’s Burgers (R,HD). 3.35 Scrubs (R).4.20 Ugly Betty

Radio 1 6.30am The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw 10.00 Fearne Cotton 12.45pm Newsbeat 1.00 Scott Mills 4.00 Greg James 7.00 Zane Lowe 9.00 Radio 1’s Stories 10.00 Phil Taggart and Alice Levine Midnight Rock Show with Daniel P Carter 2.00 Charlie Sloth 4.00 Dev Radio 2 5.00am Vanessa Feltz 6.30 Chris Evans 9.30 Ken Bruce Noon Jeremy Vine 1.30 My Country, My Music: Caribbean – Yvonne 2.00 Jo Whiley 5.00 Simon Mayo 7.00 Paul Jones 8.00 Jo Whiley 9.30 Big Band Special 10.00 Barbara Windsor’s Ladies of Song 11.00 Jools Holland

12.15 Arrow (R,S,HD). Oliver and Diggle race to stop the Dark Archer.

Last in the series. 1.15 Spartacus: Vengeance (R,S,HD). Historical drama sequel, starring Liam McIntyre. 2.30 Nothing to Declare (R,S). 3.00 Miami SWAT (R,S,HD). 4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

5.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

Midnight Janice Long 2.00 Alex Lester Radio 3 6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics Noon Composers of the Week: Sound of Cinema: Golden Age of Hollywood 1.00 News 1.02 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon on 3 4.30 In Tune 6.30 Composers of the Week: Sound of Cinema: Golden Age of Hollywood 7.30 Radio 3 Live in Concert: Sound of Cinema 10.00 Night Waves. Philip Dodd interviews director Beeban Kidron. 10.45 The Essay: Heffer on British Film: Breaking Taboos in the 1950s. Historian Simon Heffer talks about classic post-war British films.

11.00 Sound of Cinema Jazz on 3 12.30am Through the Night Radio 4 5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day 6.00 Today 9.00 Start the Week 9.45 (LW) Daily Service 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: The Inheritor’s Powder – A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed 10.00 Woman’s Hour 11.00 Lives in a Landscape 11.30 Reception Noon News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 You and Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World at One 1.45 (LW) Live International One-Day Cricket 1.45 (FM) The Ideas That Make Us 2.00 (FM) The Archers 2.15 (FM) Afternoon

12.25 The Comic Strip Presents: Fistful of Travellers’ Cheques.

Two students go on holiday to the Spanish countryside, where they live out their gun-slinging Clint Eastwood fantasies to the full. 1.05 Gimme Gimme Gimme. Tom lands an audition. 1.40 Gimme Gimme Gimme 2.10 Rev. Drama: Drone Pilots 3.00 (FM) Round Britain Quiz 3.30 (FM) The Food Programme 4.00 (FM) The Uncanny 4.30 (FM) Beyond Belief 5.00 (FM) PM 5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast 5.57 (LW) Live International One-Day Cricket 5.57 (FM) Weather 6.00 (FM) Six O’Clock News 6.30 (FM) Just a Minute 7.00 (FM) The Archers 7.15 (FM) Front Row 7.45 (FM) Life in the Freezer 8.00 (FM) Costing the NHS 9.59 (FM) Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Expo 58 11.00 Fry’s English Delight: WTF 11.30 You Must Take the A Train Midnight News 12.30 Book of the Week: The Inheritor’s Powder – A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and

12.00 SPFL Round-Up (HD). A review of the latest round of fixtures from the Scottish top flight.

12.30 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (HD). Highlights of Saturday’s show.

1.30 Monday Night Football (HD). Swansea City v Liverpool. 4.00 FL72 Review. 5.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (HD).

Greed 12.48 Shipping 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast Radio 5 Live 5.00am Morning Reports 5.30 Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast 10.00 Victoria Derbyshire Noon Shelagh Fogarty 2.00 Richard Bacon 4.00 5 Live Drive 7.00 5 Live Sport: The Monday Night Club 8.00 5 Live Sport: Premier League Football 2013-14. 10.00 5 Live Sport: Final Whistle. 10.30 Jonathan VernonSmith 1.00am Up All Night Classic FM 6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 John Suchet 1.00pm Jamie Crick 5.00 Classic FM Drive 8.00 The Full Works Concert 10.00 Smooth Classics 2.00am Bob Jones

SANDS OF IWO JIMA 1.05pm, Channel 4 A tough US Marine sergeant sets out to mould a group of raw recruits into men fit for action in the Pacific.

Adventure, starring John Wayne.

BBC3

7.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (R,S).

8.00 Pop’s Greatest Dance Crazes (R,S).

9.00 Fazer’s Urban Takeover (S).

Part one of two.

Urban musicians get ready to perform at the BBC Proms.

10.00 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S). An edition from 2010.

10.30 EastEnders (R,S).

Jean finds herself torn when Ollie asks her to move away with him.

11.00 Family Guy (R,S).

Quagmire proposes to Peter’s housemaid.

11.25 Family Guy (R,S).

11.45 American Dad! (R,S).

12.10 American Dad! (R,S). 12.30 Fazer’s Urban Takeover (R,S). 1.30 Teen Exorcists (R,S). 2.30 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S). An edition from 2010. 3.00 Teen Exorcists (R,S).

BBC4

7.00 World News Today; Weather.

7.30 Nature’s Microworlds (R).

The oldest desert in the world, the Namib.

8.00 The Two Thousand Year Old Computer (R). A device believed to be the world’s oldest computer.

9.00 Lost Kingdoms of South America (R).

Investigating the truth behind the legend of El Dorado.

10.00 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Avalanches (R).

The power of land and snow slides.

11.00 Sex: A Horizon Guide (R). How science came to understand sex.

12.00 Tribe (R). 1.00 The Two Thousand Year Old Computer (R). 2.00 Nature’s Microworlds (R).

2.30 Lost Kingdoms of South America (R).

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Tuesday’s Television Guide TV PICKS

LIVE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 7.30pm, ITV

Manchester United v Bayer Leverkusen (kickoff 7.45pm). Coverage of the opening Group A fixture for both sides, staged at Old Trafford.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 Rip Off Britain (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S).

11.45 Claimed and Shamed (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S); Weather. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 5.15 Pointless

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

NEW TRICKS 9pm, BBC1

The discovery of a photograph featuring a missing woman leads to the hunt for a serial killer. However, as the team gets to work identifying and tracking down the other people in the picture, increasing pressure to hand over the investigation forces Sandra to consider her future. Amanda Redman stars.

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.05 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.05 Street Patrol UK (R,S).

7.50 Claimed and Shamed (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.05 Britain’s Big Wildlife Revival (R,S). 10.05 Robbed, Raided, Reunited 10.35 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC News (S,HD). 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD). 12.00 Daily Politics Conference Special (S). 1.00 Coast 1.15 Classic Mastermind 2.15 Great British Menu 2.45 Ocean Giants (R,S,HD).

3.45 Elephant Diaries (R,S). 4.15 Seven Ages of Britain (R,S). 5.15 Cash in the Attic (R,S).

FABULOUS FASHIONISTAS 10pm, Channel 4

LATER LIVE – WITH JOOLS HOLLAND 10pm, BBC2

Cutting Edge documentary following the lives of six stylish women who are defying the ageing process without resorting to Botox or plastic surgery.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S).

9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). 1.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Storage Hoarders (S,HD). Aggie MacKenzie helps a man sort through his motoring knick-knacks.

3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (S,HD).

With Melanie C and Stephen Mulhern. 3.59 Regional Weather (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

The live music show returns, with Kings of Leon performing songs from their forthcoming sixth album, Mechanical Bull.

Sting will be showcasing songs from The Last Ship, taken from his stage musical due to open on Broadway in 2014, and Lorde makes her UK debut with her first single.

Channel 4

6.20 The Hoobs (R,S). 7.10 According to Jim (R,S,HD). 7.35 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Frasier (R,S). 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 10.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (R,S,HD). 12.00 News Summary (S). 12.05 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 12.35 River Cottage Veg Heroes (R,S,HD). 1.05 Film: Kidnapped (S) (1971). ●●● 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Deal or No Deal (S,HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 Nurses (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD).

1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (R,S). 3.15 Film: Children of My Heart (S) (2000). Factbased Depression-era drama, starring Genevieve Desilets, Yani Gellman, Isabella Fink and Michael Moriarty. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD). 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 56/140. Quiz show, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.

6.30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (S,HD). 2/10. The chef visits south Wales.

7.00 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British (R,S,HD). 37/40. Si King and Dave Myers continue their celebration of British food by exploring festivals and occasions that allow the nation to indulge.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 19/21.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Patrick is discovered at the scene of Will’s latest crime.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Alf is delighted that Sally Fletcher is back in the Bay. 6.30 NewsTalk Live (S,HD).

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Debbie considers extreme measures to keep up the act.

7.30 Live UEFA Champions League (S,HD). Manchester United v Bayer Leverkusen (kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of the opening Group A fixture for both sides, staged at Old Trafford. This match represents the first European experience for David Moyes since taking over as United boss, and three points at home to the Bundesliga club, who are managed by former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia, would be the perfect start. Leverkusen finished third in the German top flight last season, one point behind Borussia Dortmund, and visit Old Trafford for the first time since the 2002/03 campaign. Presented by Adrian Chiles. See Choices Above.

7.00 News (S).

7.55 4thought.tv (S). A nun talks about spiritual nourishment.

7.00 Monkey Life (R,S,HD). 18/20.

7.30 Highland Emergency (R,S,HD). An RAF crew evacuates an oil-rig worker with an injured hand. Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 Double Your House for Half the Money (S,HD). 5/10. A single mother in need of a more suitable home.

8.00 The Cross-Dressing Cannibal: Born to Kill? (S,HD). See Choices Above. Followed by 5 News at 9.

9.00 Posh Pawn (S). An insight into the world of high-end pawnbroking, going behind the scenes at a Surrey-based firm dealing in luxurious and exclusive objects, from designer handbags to helicopters.

9.00 Celebrity Super Spa (S,HD).

3/6. Herbert gives the celebrities a masterclass on hair. However, tensions rise when they set their scissors to work on real customers, and Jody Latham fails to impress his client.

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Posh Pawn, 9pm

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

7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Kat and Alfie try to find Ollie. Followed

by BBC News; Regional News.

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The Chase, 5pm

6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather.

6.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 49/52. Jonny and Jac face a tough decision about their unborn baby, while Chrissie begins her cancer treatment. Malick meets his match in feisty new trainee doctor Zosia.

8.00 The Great British Bake Off (S,HD). 5/16. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood test the skills of the remaining contestants by challenging them to prepare a series of biscuits and traybakes.

9.00 New Tricks (S,HD). 8/10. See Choices Above.

9.00 The Midwives (S,HD). 5/8.

Cameras follow the work of staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff as they assist women who have opted for natural births.

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10.00 BBC News (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S). Followed

by National Lottery Update.

10.35 Britain’s Broken Families (S,HD). Documentary about Newcastle’s Family Intervention Project, whose staff work round the clock to improve the lives of the area’s more challenging and disruptive clans.

10.00 Later Live – with Jools Holland (S,HD). 1/8. See Choices Above.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Followed

by Weather.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S).

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.35 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time (S,HD). Highlights from the opening night of matches in the first round of group-stage fixtures, which included Manchester United v Bayer Leverkusen and Viktoria Plzen v Manchester City.

10.00 Fabulous Fashionistas (S,HD). See Choices Above.

10.00 CSI: NY (S,HD). 8/17. Elite prep school student Luke Stevenson is found dead in the library, a week after his friend Nate overdosed on prescription drugs mixed with alcohol.

Starring Gary Sinise.

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New Tricks, 9pm

11.25 Dragonfly (S,HD) (2002). See Choices Above. ●●

11.20 Today at Conference (S).

Presented by James Landale.

11.50 The Midwives (R,S,HD). 4/8.

Staff at St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester who deal with high-risk pregnancies.

11.35 The Return (S,HD) (2006).

See Choices Above. ●●

11.05 Bouncers (R,S). 2/3. The work of door staff in Newcastle’s bustling gay district. The Yard’s head doorman Ray is joined by 21-year-old healthcare assistant Scott on a weekend trial at the bar.

11.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R,S,HD). 1/16. Goren and Eames follow a trail of deception to City Hall.

11.55 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R,S,HD). 2/16.

1.05 Weatherview (S). 1.10 BBC News (S,HD).

12.50 Sign Zone: The United States of Television: America in Primetime (R,S).

Alan Yentob explores the social history of the US through its most popular TV shows, beginning by looking at how the depiction of fathers has changed over the years. 1.50 This Is BBC Two (S). Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone

1.00 Jackpot247 Viewers get the chance to participate in live interactive gaming from the comfort of their sofas, with a mix of roulette-wheel spins and lively chat from the presenting team. 3.00 Loose Women (R,S,HD). With Dave Stewart. 3.45 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S).

Guests air their differences.

12.10 Random Acts (S). Short creative films. 12.15 Poker (S,HD). The Caribbean Adventure. 1.10 Beach Volleyball (S).

2.05 KOTV Boxing Weekly (S). 2.35 American Football: Hard Knocks (R,S).

3.30 British GT (R,S). 3.55 The Grid (R,S).

4.25 Countdown (R,S,HD). 5.10 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 5.20 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

12.45 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (R,S). A young Orthodox Jewish man is gunned down. 1.10 SuperCasino Live interactive gaming. 3.55 Divine Designs (R,S). Two notable Victorian architects. 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). The life and work of Giotto di Bondone. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 5.35 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

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THE CROSS-DRESSING CANNIBAL: BORN TO KILL? 8pm, Channel 5

DERREN BROWN: HERO AT 30,000 FEET 10pm, E4

Psychologists and criminology experts analyse the personality of crossdressing murderer Hadden Clark, who evaded the police for six years.

ITV2 6.00 Emmerdale 6.25 Coronation Street 7.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 8.10 You’ve Been Framed! (R).

8.40 Dinner Date 9.40 The Real Housewives of New York City 10.35 The Real Housewives of Vancouver 11.30 Millionaire Matchmaker 12.30 Emmerdale 1.00 Coronation Street (R,HD). 2.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R). 4.10 The Real Housewives of Vancouver 5.05 Millionaire Matchmaker

He has survived a game of live Russian roulette, ‘predicted’ the lottery numbers, stuck half the viewing public to their sofas and projected a psychic image across the TV. Now, acclaimed showman Derren Brown takes an ordinary man on a journey to achieve his aspirations and face his fears.

E4

Sky1

6.00 Switched 6.25 Revenge 7.10 Ugly Betty 8.00 Charmed 9.00 Scrubs 10.00 New Girl 10.30 The Mindy Project 11.30 Charmed (R). 12.30 Hollyoaks (R,HD). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). 2.00 New Girl (R,HD). 2.30 The Mindy Project (R,HD). 3.00 Revenge (R,HD). 4.00 Rules of Engagement (R,HD).

5.00 How I Met Your Mother

6.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse (R,S). 7.00 Dog the Bounty Hunter (R,S). 8.00 Airline USA (HD). 9.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD). 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 2.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S). 5.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 5.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

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DRAGONFLY 11.25pm, BBC1

A recently widowed doctor is disturbed by strange events and becomes convinced his dead wife is trying to contact him. Drama, with Kevin Costner.

GOLD 6.05 Just Good Friends 6.35 Sykes 7.15 Just Good Friends 7.55 Sykes 8.35 As Time Goes By 9.15 Goodnight Sweetheart 10.35 Last of the Summer Wine 11.55 One Foot in the Grave 12.35 Steptoe and Son 1.15 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 2.25 As Time Goes By 3.00 Jeeves and Wooster 4.15 Last of the Summer Wine 5.35 One Foot in the Grave

Sky Sports 1 6.00 Good Morning Sports Fans (HD). 7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans (HD). 9.00 Monday Night Football (HD). 11.30 SPFL RoundUp (HD). 12.00 FL72 Review. 1.00 The Fantasy Football Club (HD).

1.30 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (HD). 2.30 Monday Night Football (HD). 5.00 Football Gold (S,HD). 5.15 Football Gold (S). 5.30 Premier League Review (HD).

The Magaluf ... 9pm

Rules of Engagement, 9pm

Modern Family, 8pm

I’m Alan Partridge, 9.45pm

Soccer Special, 7.30pm

6.00 Dinner Date (R). Nico from Cheshire picks three blind dates from five potential partners, based entirely on the menus they have created.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). Penny agrees to a date with Leonard.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

6.00 Futurama (R). Part two of four. Bender is inducted into the League of Robots.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

6.15 Steptoe and Son. Albert is confined to bed.

6.55 Fawlty Towers. An American comes to stay.

6.30 Revista De La Liga (HD). Scott Minto presents highlights of the latest La Liga matches in Spain.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R).

7.30 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Wedding-day disasters and perfect puppies.

7.00 Hollyoaks (HD). Frankie inadvertently causes more heartache for the Roscoes.

7.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD).

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

Bart becomes a Catholic.

With the voice of Liam Neeson.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

7.40 Outnumbered. Pete worries he might be out of a job when his troubles are splashed across the front page of the local paper.

8.00 You’ve Been Framed!

Top 100 Holidays (R).

Comedian Harry Hill narrates a countdown of 100 vacation-themed camcorder calamities and viewer-submitted mobile-phone clips.

8.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). Ted fills in as Marvin’s nanny.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). Sheldon discovers an unopened letter belonging to Howard.

8.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). Phil is bitten by jealousy after meeting the college professor Claire once dated.

8.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

8.20 Outnumbered. Karen packs her bags as preparations get under way for the dinner party.

Ben develops a taste for gin when the guests arrive and Angela announces big plans.

7.30 Soccer Special (HD).

Julian Warren introduces pre-match reports and news of all tonight’s goals as they go in, while studio guests keep an eye on the big games and talking points. Plus, a classified results roundup from all of this evening’s fixtures.

9.00 The Magaluf Weekender (HD). New series. A look at what young British tourists really get up to when they are away from the UK and their family homes.

9.00 Rules of Engagement (HD). Audrey inadvertently breaks a girl’s doll several times.

9.30 Happy Endings (HD).

Max spends time with a woman who can get him tickets to sports matches.

9.00 A Touch of Cloth (R,S,HD). Part two of two.

The stereotypically unhappy detective and his incompetent sidekick continue their hunt for the sword-wielding maniac. Spoof crime drama, starring John Hannah.

9.00 Fawlty Towers. A guest’s death plunges the hotel into chaos.

9.45 I’m Alan Partridge.

Alan jumps for joy at the news that his arch-enemy, BBC commissioning editor Tony Hayers, has died in a bizarre accident.

10.25 I’m Alan Partridge.

Alan’s fortunes take a turn for the better as he lands a TV job presenting militarybased quiz show Skirmish for a cable channel. Comedy, starring Steve Coogan.

10.00 Cop Squad (R,S,HD).

Documentary following the work of Cambridgeshire police officers as they tackle crime in a county renowned for its university, tourism and picture-postcard appearance.

11.15 The Big Bang Theory 11.15 Funny People (HD) (R,HD). Penny plans a (2009). A terminally ill party for Leonard. comedian takes an aspiring stand-up under 11.45 The Big Bang Theory his wing to avoid dying (R,HD). alone. Comedy drama, starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen. ●●●

11.05 Gimme Gimme 11.00 Arrow (R,S,HD). Oliver 11.00 Revista De La Liga Gimme. Linda finds races to stop the Dark (HD). Scott Minto preromance with a Archer before he puts his sents highlights of the motorcycle courier. devastating plan into latest La Liga matches in action – only for Thea’s 11.45 Rev. A fellow priest Spain, featuring the likes search for Roy to lead her takes up temporary resiof Barcelona and Real into the path of destrucdence in Adam’s church.

Madrid. tion. Last in the series.

2.00 Life’s Funniest Moments (R). Video clips of hilariously candid moments captured on camera.

2.20 Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home. 5.50 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service.

12.00 Now That’s History! 1983 (S,HD). Events and stories from key years. 12.30 Now That’s History!

1998 (S,HD). 1.00 Nothing to Declare (R,S). 1.30 Nothing to Declare (R,S). 2.00 Road Wars (R,S). 3.00 Miami SWAT (R,S,HD).

4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S). 5.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

RADIO

10.00 Crazy Beaches (HD).

10.00 Derren Brown: Hero New series. Hedonism at 30,000 Feet (R). See and drunken fun had by Choices Above. tourists in Malia.

10.30 Celebrity Juice (R,HD).

With guests Example and Richard Hammond.

12.10 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 12.40 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 1.10 90210 (R,HD).

2.05 Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet (R). 3.05 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 3.25 Bob’s Burgers (R,HD). 3.45 Being Erica (R,HD). 4.30 Ugly Betty (R,HD).

Radio 1 6.30am Nick Grimshaw 10.00 Fearne Cotton 12.45pm Newsbeat 1.00 Scott Mills 4.00 Huw Stephens 7.00 Zane Lowe 9.00 The Review Show with Edith Bowman 10.00 Phil Taggart and Alice Levine Midnight Punk Show with Mike Davies 2.00 Nihal 4.00 Dev Radio 2 5.00am Vanessa Feltz 6.30 Chris Evans 9.30 Ken Bruce Noon Jeremy Vine 1.30 My Country, My Music: China – Sylvia 2.00 Steve Wright in the Afternoon 5.00 Simon Mayo 7.00 Jamie Cullum 8.00 Jo Whiley 9.30 Nigel Ogden: The Organist Entertains 10.00 Jazz Guitar Greats 11.00 Mark Radcliffe’s Music Club

Midnight Janice Long 2.00 Alex Lester Radio 3 6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics Noon Composers of the Week: Sound of Cinema: Golden Age of Hollywood 1.00 News 1.02 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon on 3 4.30 In Tune 6.30 Composers of the Week: Sound of Cinema: Golden Age of Hollywood 7.30 Radio 3 Live In Concert: Sound of Cinema 10.00 Night Waves 10.45 The Essay: Heffer on British Film: Breaking Taboos in the 1950s 11.00 Late Junction 12.30am Through the Night Radio 4 5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 Farming Today

5.58 Tweet of the Day 6.00 Today 9.00 The Life Scientific 9.30 One to One 9.45 (LW) Daily Service 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: The Inheritor’s Powder – A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed 10.00 Woman’s Hour 11.00 Shared Planet 11.30 Nightingales of India Noon News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 Call You and Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World at One 1.45 The Ideas That Make Us 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Afternoon Drama: The Magnificent Andrea 3.00 Making History 3.30 Costing the Earth 4.00 Document 4.30 Great Lives 5.00 PM 5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast 5.57 Weather 6.00

12.25 The Comic Strip Presents: Summer School. Students have to fend for themselves in an Iron Age community. 1.05 I’m Alan Partridge. Alan’s career takes an upturn. 1.35 I’m Alan Partridge.

Alan makes a TV comeback. 2.05 Rev 2.35 Rex the Runt 2.48 Rex the Runt Six O’Clock News 6.30 John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 7.45 (LW) Life in the Freezer 7.45 (FM) Life in the Freezer 8.00 File on 4 8.40 In Touch 9.00 Seven Ages of Science. Last in the series. 9.30 The Life Scientific. 9.59 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Expo 58 11.00 Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed 11.30 The Philosopher’s Arms Midnight News and Weather 12.30 Book of the Week: The Inheritor’s Powder – A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast

10.00 Ringside (HD). Johnny Nelson presents a discussion on the heavyweight boxing scene past and present, with Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno, Scott Welch, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

12.00 UEFA Champions League Goals (HD). 1.00 Football Gold (S).

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur. 1.15 Football Gold (S,HD).

1.30 Football Asia (S). 2.00 Revista De La Liga (HD). 3.00 Premier League Review (HD). 4.00 UEFA Champions League Goals (HD). 5.00 Revista De La Liga (HD).

Radio 5 Live 5.00am Morning Reports 5.30 Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast 10.00 Victoria Derbyshire Noon Shelagh Fogarty 2.00 Richard Bacon 4.00 5 Live Drive 7.00 5 Live Sport 7.45 5 Live Sport: Champions League Football 2013-14 9.40 5 Live Sport: Final Whistle.

Reaction to the night’s Champions League football. 10.30 Jonathan Vernon-Smith. Sitting in for Phil Williams. 1.00am Up All Night Classic FM 6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 John Suchet 1.00pm Jamie Crick 5.00 Classic FM Drive 8.00 The Full Works Concert 10.00 Smooth Classics 2.00am Bob Jones

THE RETURN 11.35pm, ITV

A woman is plagued by psychic visions of a murder and becomes convinced she is going to be the killer’s next target. Thriller, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.

BBC3

7.00 Top Gear (R,S).

James May drives a Toyota Hilux up an active Icelandic volcano.

8.00 The Insider (S).

Advertising and marketing agency Iris sends an employee undercover.

9.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (S). A groom with an aversion to big weddings is asked to plan his own ceremony.

10.00 Bad Education (S). Alfie plans a memorial service for Miss Pickwell.

10.30 EastEnders (R,S).

Kat and Alfie try to find Ollie.

11.00 Family Guy (R,S).

Brian’s gay cousin plans to marry.

11.25 Family Guy (R,S).

11.45 American Dad! (R,S).

12.10 American Dad! (R,S). 12.30 Bad Education (R,S). 1.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (R,S). 2.00 Fazer’s Urban Takeover (R,S). 3.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (R,S).

BBC4

7.00 World News Today; Weather.

7.30 Nature’s Microworlds (R).

8.00 A Pembrokeshire Farm (R).

8.30 Britain on Film: The Home Front.

Renovation in Britain’s cities in the wake of the Second World War. 9.00 The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum (R). An insight into the lives of the inhabitants of the Roman town.

10.00 The Bridges That Built London with Dan Cruickshank (R).

The history of the city’s Thames crossings.

11.00 Michael Wood on Beowulf (R).

12.00 The Viking Sagas (R). 1.00 Britain on Film: The Home Front (R). 1.30 A Pembrokeshire Farm (R). 2.00 Nature’s Microworlds (R). 2.30 The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum (R).

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WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? 9pm, BBC1

Singer Marianne Faithfull investigates her half-Jewish mother’s time as a dancer in 1920s Berlin, and her wartime experiences in Vienna.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 Rip Off Britain (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S).

11.45 Claimed and Shamed (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

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

WHITECHAPEL 9pm, ITV

Miles and Chandler’s latest case takes them deep into the world of modern art after the discovery of a flayed human face at Whitechapel Gallery. As the investigation progresses, the killer strikes again, leaving a coded message, and Buchan’s desperate search for answers leads him on a dangerous path.

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.15 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.15 Street Patrol UK (R,S). 8.00 Claimed and Shamed (R,S). 8.30 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.15 Wild Shepherdess with Kate Humble (R,S). 10.15 Robbed, Raided, Reunited (R,S). 10.45 See Hear (S). 11.15 Sailing: America’s Cup Highlights (S). 12.00 Daily Politics Conference Special (S). 1.00 Classic Mastermind (R,S). 1.30 Great British Menu (R,S,HD). 2.00 Daily Politics Leader Speech (S,HD). 4.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 4.10 Seven Ages of Britain (R,S). 5.10 Cash in the Attic (R,S). 5.55 Party Political Broadcast (S).

SCIENCE BRITANNICA 9pm, BBC2

In this new series, Professor Brian Cox explores 350 years of British science, beginning with a look at its darker side and the notion that endeavours in the field can sometimes go too far.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S).

9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). 1.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Storage Hoarders (S,HD). Aggie MacKenzie helps a self-confessed magpie accept a valuation for her stash. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Weather (S).

4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

GRAND DESIGNS 9pm, Channel 4

Commercial architect Martin Walker and his art-director wife Kae want to build the ultimate family home near York, inspired by a giant farm shed. However, her idea for a warm and cosy design conflicts dramatically with his penchant for building large square warehouses.

Channel 4

6.10 The Treacle People (R,S). 6.20 The Hoobs (R,S). 7.10 According to Jim (R,S,HD).

7.35 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Frasier (R,S).

9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 10.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (R,S,HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (S). 12.05 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (R,S,HD). 12.35 Hugh’s 3 Good Things: Best Bites (S,HD). 12.55 Film: A Town Like Alice (S) (1956). ●●● 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Deal or No Deal (S,HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 The Railway: First Great Western (R,S,HD).

1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: Out of the Woods (S) (2005). Drama, starring Jason London, Edward Asner, Missy Crider and Meredith Salenger. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD). 5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

The House That £100K Built, 8pm

Whitechapel, 9pm

Grand Designs, 9pm

Animal Maternity, 8pm

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather.

6.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.55 Party Political Broadcast (R,S). By the Liberal Democrats.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.25 Party Political Broadcast (S).

By the Liberal Democrats.

6.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 20/21.

Homer opens a nursery.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Frankie inadvertently causes more heartache for the Roscoes.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD). Alf dismisses Roo’s speculations about Sally.

6.30 NewsTalk Live (S,HD).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted

by Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

Followed by BBC News; Regional News.

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 57/140. Quiz show.

6.30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (S,HD). 3/10. The chef cooks a wild River Severn salmon.

7.00 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British (R,S,HD). 38/40. The history behind cheese and preserved foods.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Cain quizzes Debbie about her odd behaviour.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Hayley decides to contact her estranged son Christian.

7.00 News (S).

7.55 4thought.tv (S). Natubhai Shah, a lifelong Jain, talks about his beliefs and reveals why he avoids eating many root vegetables.

7.00 The Hotel Inspector (R,S,HD).

Alex Polizzi helps an inexperienced hotelier in Wigan. Followed by 5 News Update.

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8.00 Watchdog (S,HD). 1/8. New series. Anne Robinson presents consumer reports, investigating the energy supplier that gets its bills wrong then calls in the bailiffs, and the garages falsely failing MOTs.

8.00 The House That £100K Built (S,HD). 1/6. New series. Kieran Long and Piers Taylor follow the progress of people choosing to build their own properties rather than buy one, beginning with a Shropshire farmhouse.

8.00 Big Star’s Little Star (S,HD).

3/6. Stephen Mulhern hosts the entertainment show, featuring Claire Richards and her son Charlie, John Barnes and his daughter Isy, and Edwina Currie with her granddaughter Zoe.

8.00 The Three Day Nanny (S,HD).

1/4. See Choices Above.

8.00 Animal Maternity (S,HD).

New series. Documentary following the work of keepers, vets and breeders as they bring newborn animals into the world, beginning with the birth of a lemur. Followed by 5 News at 9.

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9.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (S,HD). 9/10. See Choices Above.

9.00 Science Britannica (S,HD). 1/3.

See Choices Above.

9.00 Whitechapel (S,HD). 3/6. See Choices Above.

9.00 Grand Designs (S,HD). 3/11.

See Choices Above.

9.00 Celebrity Super Spa (S,HD).

4/6. Glamour is the focus for the celebrities, who learn how to create the Liverpool look – a fun, glitzy style for a night on the town – but they are surprised by the clientele who walk through the salon doors.

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Watchdog, 8pm

10.00 BBC News (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S). Followed

by National Lottery Update.

10.35 Father Figure (S). 1/6. See Choices Above.

10.00 The Culture Show: A Portrait of Jonathan Yeo (S,HD). 13/32.

Alastair Sooke interviews the artist as he prepares for a solo exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Followed

by Weather.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S).

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.35 Through the Keyhole (R,S,HD). 3/6. Cilla Black and Holly Willoughby join Dave Berry on the panel as Keith Lemon visits three mystery homes and challenges them to guess the identities of the famous occupants.

10.00 The Last Leg (S). 8/8. With guest Eddie Izzard. Last in the series.

10.50 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (R,S,HD).

6/6. Gordon Ramsay’s visit to the Keating in San Diego, California, uncovers empty rooms, a failing restaurant and staff at the end of their tether.

Last in the series.

10.00 Wentworth Prison (S,HD).

4/10. Ronnie Katsis’s young daughter collapses soon after passing through the security checks at visiting time, and the women are furious that she is being used as drug mule.

Prison-set drama, guest starring former Neighbours actress Carla Bonner and Annie Jones.

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11.05 Room 101 – Extra Storage (R,S,HD). 8/8.

11.45 The History Boys (S,HD) (2006). Comedy drama adapted from Alan Bennett’s play, with Richard Griffiths and Stephen Campbell Moore. ●●●●

11.20 Today at Conference (S).

Highlights from the final day of the Liberal Democrat annual conference.

11.50 The Midwives (R,S). 5/8. The work of staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.

11.35 Great Night Out (R,S,HD). 5/6.

Hodge and Kath’s romantic weekend away is interrupted by a few unexpected visitors, and Colleen’s frisky behaviour leaves Daz facing some difficult questions.

11.45 Random Acts (S). Short film about a butcher who tempts housewives with his special recipe.

11.50 iTunes Festival 2013 (S).

Highlights from the third week of this year’s music event.

11.00 CSI: NY (R,S). 20/23. A body is discovered encased in concrete, triggering an investigation that takes the team into the world of illegal fighting, where men moonlight as gladiatorial warriors.

1.35 Weatherview (S). 1.40 BBC News (S,HD).

12.50 Sign Zone: See Hear Weekly magazine for the deaf and hard of hearing.

With voiceover. (R,S). 1.20 This Is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two. (S). 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (S,HD).

12.30 Jackpot247 Viewers get the chance to participate in live interactive gaming from the comfort of their sofas, with a mix of roulette-wheel spins and lively chat from the presenting team. 3.00 British Touring Car Championship (HD). The eighth round of the season from Rockingham.

4.15 ITV Nightscreen (HD). 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S).

12.50 Shameless USA (S,HD). 1.45 Film: Abhaas (1996). Premiere. A kindly landlord takes in a widow and a poet, but his desire for his female tenant leads to tragedy.

Drama, directed by and starring Bijaya Jena. With Akshay Anand. ●●● 3.40 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 4.35 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.30 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 5.35 Countdown (R,S,HD).

12.00 The Big Game (S,HD). Highlights of a recent tournament from around the world, as a table of card-sharps aimed to scoop the big-money first prize. 12.55 SuperCasino Live interactive gaming. 3.55 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 5.35 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

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LIVE BOXING 8pm, Channel 5

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES 9pm, Channel 4

Premiere. The Earth is bombarded by what appear to be meteors, but turn out to be the vanguard of an alien invasion force. As America’s west coast comes under heavy attack, a platoon of soldiers is sent in to fight off the aliens and rescue civilians. Sci-fi thriller, with Aaron Eckhart and Ramon Rodriguez.

Kid Galahad v James Dickens. coverage of the bout for the vacant British Super Bantamweight title at the Magna Centre in Rotherham.

Commentary by Dave Farrar and Richie Woodhall.

ITV2

6.00 Coronation Street (HD).

9.05 Emmerdale (HD). 12.00 The X Factor (R,HD). 1.05 The Xtra Factor (R,HD). 2.05 Girlfriends (R,HD). 3.05 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 3.35 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 4.05 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 4.35 You’ve Been Framed! (R). 5.05 Film: Babe: Pig in the City (HD) (1998). Comedy, with Magda Szubanski. ●●●

E4

6.00 Switched (R). 6.20 Being Erica (R,HD). 7.05 Charlie’s Angels (R,HD). 7.45 Gok’s Style Secrets (R,HD). 8.50 Make It or Break It (R,HD). 9.45 Ugly Betty (R,HD). 10.45 Scrubs (R). 12.40 Glee (R,HD). 1.40 Charmed (R).

2.35 90210 (R,HD). 3.35 Rules of Engagement (R,HD). 4.00 Rules of Engagement (R,HD). 4.30 Rules of Engagement (R,HD).

Dragonheart, 7pm

7.00 Dragonheart (HD) (1996). A knight sets out to slay a dragon, only to find the unhappy creature is the last of its kind. Forging an unlikely alliance, the pair embark on a mission to rid their kingdom of its tyrannical ruler. Fantasy adventure, starring Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis, with the voice of Sean Connery. ●●● 9.00 The Xtra Factor (HD).

Caroline Flack and Matt Richardson present the companion show to the music competition. The pair head backstage to meet more contestants as the auditions roll on.

Sky1

6.00 Glee (R,S,HD). 7.00 Glee (R,S,HD). 8.00 The Fantasy Football Club (R,S,HD). 9.00 Game Changers. 10.00 Soccer AM. 12.00 WWE Superstars (HD).

1.00 WWE Special (R,S,HD). 2.00 WWE: Smackdown (R). 4.00 Football’s Funniest Moments (R,S). 5.00 Harrow: A Very British School (R,S,HD). The pupils compete in an a capella sing-off.

FILM PICKS

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A student in the 1980s sets out to appear on University Challenge – and woo a fellow contestant in the process. Comedy drama, starring James McAvoy.

GOLD

6.20 Just Good Friends 6.45 Sykes 7.20 Goodnight Sweetheart 8.00 As Time Goes By 8.40 Last of the Summer Wine 9.20 Last of the Summer Wine 10.00 One Foot in the Grave 10.40 Steptoe and Son 11.15 Jeeves and Wooster 1.45 One Foot in the Grave 2.55 One Foot in the Algarve 5.00 The Vicar of Dibley

I, Robot, 9pm

Porridge, 8.20pm

FL72 Live, 12pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). Penny volunteers to nurse Sheldon.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

6.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

6.15 The Vicar of Dibley.

The villagers celebrate Geraldine’s 40th birthday.

7.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

7.30 Suburgatory (R,HD).

Tessa suffers some strange side effects after taking painkillers.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

Bart risks being held back a year.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

The 500th episode of the long-running animation.

7.00 Only Fools and Horses.

Christmas special from 1987 in which Del-Boy sets out to find his dear departed mother’s treasure trove.

6.00 Live Saturday Night Football. Continued.

Everton v Chelsea (Kickoff 5.30pm). All the action from the Premier League encounter at Goodison Park, where the Toffees are looking for their first home win of the season.

8.00 Happy Endings (R,HD).

Brad tries to save the Chuckles & Huggs children’s gymnasium.

8.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). Ted fills in as Marvin’s nanny.

8.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). With Paula Radcliffe, Chris Ashton and Richard Ayoade.

8.20 Porridge. The inmates face a day of hard labour digging drains on a lonely stretch of moorland – but try to turn the situation to their advantage.

9.00 Epic Movie (HD) (2007).

Four adult orphans discover they must save a magical land that has fallen under an evil spell.

Fantasy spoof, starring Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge and Jayma Mays. ●

9.00 Little Britain. The first 9.00 I, Robot (2004). The ever episode. inventor of an advanced form of intelligent robot 9.40 Little Britain. Andy is found dead, and the dresses up as a Smurf, detective investigating and Dafydd goes in the case is certain that search of the only copy of one of the scientist’s the Gay Times in the mechanical creations is village. David Soul guest responsible – but no one stars. believes his theory because the robots have 10.20 Bottom. Desperate duo 10.00 SNF – Match Choice been programmed to Richie and Eddie try to (HD). Sarah-Jane Mee prevent them from improve their sex lives by presents extended harming humans. Sci-fi using a spray apparently highlights from the thriller, inspired by the able to make them Premier League, Isaac Asimov stories, attractive to the allowing viewers to starring Will Smith, opposite sex. Starring access the latest round of Bridget Moynahan, Alan Rik Mayall and Adrian top-flight fixtures, which Tudyk, Bruce Greenwood Edmondson. included Sunderland v and James Cromwell.

Arsenal. ●●●●

RADIO

12.25 The Inbetweeners (R). Will organises the Christmas prom. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 1.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 2.00 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 2.25 Shameless (R,HD). 3.15 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 3.40 Being Erica (R,HD). 4.20 Charlie’s Angels (R,HD).

Radio 1 5.00am Rob da Bank 7.00 Gemma Cairney 10.00 Dev 1.00pm Huw Stephens 4.00 Radio 1’s Dance Anthems with Danny Howard 7.00 Trevor Nelson 9.00 Westwood 11.00 MistaJam 1.00am Diplo and Friends 3.00 Friction Radio 2 6.00am Anneka Rice 8.00 Sounds of the 60s 10.00 Rhod Gilbert 1.00pm Pick of the Pops 3.00 Steve Lamacq 6.00 Dale Winton 8.00 Paul Gambaccini with America’s Greatest Hits. Tracks from the past six decades.

10.00 Dave Pearce: Dance Years. The DJ explores dance down the decades.

Midnight Bob Harris Sunday 3.00 Richard Allinson

6.00 Champions League Weekly (HD). 6.30 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 7.30 Premier League Preview (HD). 8.00 Football (HD).

9.00 Game Changers (HD). 10.00 Soccer AM (HD). 12.00 FL72 Live (HD). 2.30 Saturday Team Talk (HD). 3.00 Soccer Saturday (HD).

5.00 Live Saturday Night Football (HD). Everton v Chelsea (Kick-off 5.30pm).

Happy Endings, 8pm

10.00 Celebrity Juice (R,HD). 10.45 Borat: Cultural With guests Example Learnings of America and Richard Hammond. for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of 10.45 The X Factor (R,HD).

Kazakhstan (HD) As the closed-room (2006). A journalist from auditions continue, Kazakhstan travels to more potential pop stars the US to learn about its try to demonstrate their culture, but ends up vocal talent. smitten with a TV star.

Spoof documentary, starring Sacha Baron 11.15 Road Wars (R,S). Police 11.00 Big Train. First episode 11.50 The Xtra Factor (R,HD).

Cohen, Ken Davitian of the comedy sketch officers use unmarked Caroline Flack and Matt and Pamela Anderson. show. cars fitted with on-board Richardson present the ●●●● video cameras, offering 11.40 The Smell of Reeves companion show to the an insight into vehicle music competition. The and Mortimer. First crime and how it can be pair head backstage to episode of the surreal prevented. meet more contestants sketch show. as the auditions roll on.

12.50 Fake Reaction (R,HD). With panellists Roxanne Pallett, Ollie Locke, Nicola Adams and Tom Craine. Last in the series. 1.30 Fake Reaction (R,HD). Comedy panel show, hosted by Matt Edmondson.

2.10 The Vampire Diaries (R,HD).

2.50 Teleshopping. 5.50 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

Sky Sports 1

12.15 Road Wars (R,S). 1.15 Now That’s History! 1987 (R,S,HD).

1.45 Now That’s History! 1995 (R,S,HD). 2.15 Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces (R,S). 3.05 Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces (R,S). 4.00 Airline USA (R,S). 5.30 Crash Test Dummies (R,S,HD).

Radio 3 7.00am Breakfast 9.00 News 9.03 CD Review 12.15pm Music Matters 1.00 News 1.02 Sound of Cinema: The Early Music Show 2.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 3.00 Sound of Cinema Saturday Classics 5.00 Sound of Cinema Jazz Record Requests.

Including jazz scores by Sonny Rollins.

6.00 Opera on 3: Wagner 200.

Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, recorded at the Salzburg Festival. 11.15 Sound of Cinema Hear and Now 1.00am Through the Night Radio 4 5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 iPM 6.00 News and Papers 6.07 Open Country 6.30 Farming Today This Week 6.57

Weather 7.00 Today 8.51 (LW) Yesterday in Parliament 9.00 Saturday Live 10.00 (LW) Live International OneDay Cricket 10.30 (FM) Celluloid Beatles 11.00 (FM) The Week in Westminster 11.30 (FM) From Our Own Correspondent Noon (FM) News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 (LW) Live International One-Day Cricket 12.04 (FM) Money Box 12.30 (FM) Bremner’s One Question Quiz 12.57 (FM) Weather 1.00 (FM) News 1.10 (FM) Any Questions? 2.00 (FM) Any Answers? 2.30 (FM) Saturday Drama: Undercover Mumbai 3.30 (FM) The Secret History of Bossa Nova 4.00 (FM) Weekend Woman’s Hour 5.00 (FM)

12.20 Little Britain. Pilot of the comedy sketch show, with Matt Lucas and David Walliams. Kenny Craig mesmerises his date in a Chinese restaurant and Lou and Andy go to the theatre. 1.00 Little Britain. David Soul guest stars.

1.35 Big Train. 2.05 Bottom. 2.35 Cr*pston Villas.

Saturday PM 5.30 (FM) iPM 5.54 Shipping Forecast 5.57 (LW) Live International One-Day Cricket 5.57 (FM) Weather 6.00 (FM) Six O’Clock News 6.15 (FM) Loose Ends 6.30 (LW) Loose Ends 7.00 Profile 7.15 Saturday Review 8.00 Archive on 4: Bombing Berlin 9.00 Classic Serial: British New Wave – Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Concluding Robert Rigby’s dramatisation of Alan Sillitoe’s novel.

10.00 News and Weather 10.15 Unreliable Evidence 11.00 Quote – Unquote 11.30 Poetry Please Midnight News 12.30 Opening Lines 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast

MAVERICK 4.35pm, Channel 5

A gambler and a conwoman join forces to raise enough money for them both to compete in a high-stakes poker game. Comedy Western, with Mel Gibson.

BBC3

7.00 Doctor Who’s Greatest Moments: The Enemies (R,S).

7.30 Doctor Who (R,S).

8.15 Robin Hood (R,S). Gisborne and Robin form an unlikely alliance.

9.00 Live at the Apollo (R,S).

Sean Lock hosts the stand-up show.

9.30 World’s Craziest Fools (R,S).

Internet clips and home video footage, presented by Mr T. 10.00 Anuvahood (S) (2011). Premiere.

Comedy, starring Adam Deacon. ●● 11.30 Family Guy (R,S).

11.55 Family Guy (R,S).

12.15 American Dad! (R,S). 12.40 American Dad! (R,S). 1.00 Teen Exorcists (R,S). 2.00 Boom Town (R,S). 2.30 Bad Education (R,S). 3.00 Seann Walsh’s Late Night Spectacular 8.00 SNF – Game of the Day Comedy (R,S).

(HD). Sarah-Jane Mee presents a full re-run of the day’s top Premier League match.

11.30 FL72 Highlights (HD).

Burnley v Blackburn Rovers. Action from the opening Championship match of the weekend, as the local rivals met at Turf Moor.

BBC4

7.00 Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture (R).

Wheat farming in Britain.

8.00 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Avalanches (R).

The power of land and snow slides.

9.00 The Young Montalbano.

The detective investigates when a man is shot dead in a hotel room. In Italian.

10.50 Imagine: Tom Jones – What Good Am I? (R).

The decades-long career of the singer.

11.55 BBC Four Sessions: Tom Jones (R). The singer performs at LSO St Luke’s in London.

1.10 Top of the Pops: 1978 (R). 1.45 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Avalanches (R). 2.45 Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture (R).

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12.00 Saturday Reloaded (HD).

A round-up of the latest football goals. 1.00 SNF – Match Choice (HD). Extended highlights from the Premier League. 2.30 SNF – Match Choice (HD). 4.00 Football Gold (S). 4.15 Football Gold (S). 4.30 Spanish Football (HD). 5.30 FL72 Highlights (HD).

Radio 5 Live 5.00am Morning Reports 6.00 Saturday Breakfast 9.00 The Danny Baker Show 11.00 Fighting Talk Noon 5 Live Sport 12.45 5 Live Sport: Premier League Football 2013-14 3.00 5 Live Sport: Premier League Football 2013-14 5.00 Sports Report 6.06 6-0-6 8.00 Saturday Edition 10.00 Stephen Nolan. A phone-in on the day’s events. 1.00am Up All Night Classic FM 6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 Alan Titchmarsh Noon Nicholas Owen 3.00 Jamie Crick 5.00 Saturday Night at the Movies 7.00 Alex James’s Magical Musical Tour 9.00 The New Releases Show 10.00 Smooth Classics Midnight Bob Jones

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Thursday’s Television Guide TV PICKS

THE GUILTY 9pm, ITV

Maggie charges her prime suspect, despite remaining unconvinced he is the culprit, and a brutal death then seems to close the case for good. Last in the series.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 Rip Off Britain (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S).

11.45 Claimed and Shamed (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 News (S,HD).

1.30 Regional News (S); Weather. 1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD).

3.00 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (S,HD).

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

WATERLOO ROAD 8pm, BBC1

Princess’s relationship with George continues to sour, leading her to face temptation with one of his pupils. So as the school launches its Apprentice-style contest, pitching the boys against the girls to come up with a winning business idea, she spots an opportunity to get revenge on her hubby by helping the lads.

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two (S). 6.05 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.05 Street Patrol UK (R,S). 7.50 Claimed and Shamed (R,S,HD). 8.20 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.05 Flog It! Trade Secrets (R,S). 10.05 Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well (R,S). 10.35 HARDtalk (R,S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD). 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD). 12.00 Daily Politics (S). 1.00 Classic Mastermind (R,S).

1.30 Weakest Link (R,S). 2.15 Great British Menu (R,S,HD). 2.45 Ocean Giants (R,S,HD). 3.45 Elephant Diaries (R,S). 4.15 Seven Ages of Britain (R,S). 5.15 Cash in the Attic (R,S).

EDUCATING YORKSHIRE 9pm, Channel 4

The documentary focuses on two very similar boys – one nearing his final year at Thornhill Community Academy, approaching his GCSEs, and another who’s just starting out at secondary school.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S).

9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). 1.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Storage Hoarders (S,HD). A Yeovil couple are helped with the last of their clutter. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (S,HD). With guest Paul Burrell. 3.59 Regional Weather (S). 4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD).

5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

THE WONDER OF DOGS 8pm, BBC2

Kate Humble and Steve Leonard present an exploration of man’s best friend, uncovering the secrets behind some breeds’ most famous characteristics. Historian Ruth Goodman reveals the story of how the poodle got its perm and what makes greyhounds the fastest dogs on the planet.

Channel 4

6.20 The Hoobs (R,S). 7.10 According to Jim (R,S,HD). 7.35 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Frasier (R,S). 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 10.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (R,S,HD). 12.00 News (S). 12.05 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (R,S,HD). 12.35 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 12.55 Film: Conspiracy of Hearts (S) (1960). See Choices Above. ●●●● 3.10 Countdown. 4.00 Deal or No Deal. 5.00 Come Dine with Me.

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 Britain’s Strangest Pets (R,S). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD).

2.15 NCIS (R,S). 3.15 Film: The Hollywood Mom’s Mystery (S) (2004).

Comedy murder mystery, starring Justine Bateman, Andrew McCarthy and George Hamilton. ●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD).

5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

The Wonder of Dogs, 8pm

Pat and Cabbage, 8.30pm

Bouncers, 10pm

The Railway: First Great ... 8pm

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD); Weather.

6.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 21/21. A tramp entertains the family.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Lindsey receives devastating news at the hospital.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).

Tamara contemplates leaving the Bay. 6.30 NewsTalk Live (S,HD).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Topical stories from around the UK. 7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Dexter suspects his parents are about to split up. Followed by BBC News; Regional News.

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 58/140. Quiz show, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan.

6.30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (S,HD). 4/10. The chef explores east Scotland.

7.00 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British (R,S,HD). 39/40. Si King and Dave Myers celebrate breakfast and high tea, mealtimes they believe to be often overlooked, and investigate their histories.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD).

7.30 The Truth About Fracking: Tonight (S,HD). Fiona Foster investigates the pros and cons of the hydraulic fracturing process.

7.00 News (S).

7.55 4thought.tv (S). Short films in which members of the public share their thoughts on religious and ethical issues.

7.00 Apollo 13: The True Story (R,S,HD). Comparing the illfated 1970 mission and its 1995 movie version. Followed by 5 News Update.

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8.00 Waterloo Road (S,HD). 3/30.

See Choices Above.

8.00 The Wonder of Dogs (S,HD).

1/3. See Choices Above.

8.00 Emmerdale (S,HD).

8.30 Pat and Cabbage (S,HD). 3/6.

The duo take a butchery class in an attempt to meet single men, but discover the only male in attendance is the teacher – so Cabbage sets her sights on getting his attention.

8.00 Location, Location, Location (S,HD). 5/9. In Birmingham, Kirstie Allsopp helps a neurosurgeon escape from a crowded shared house, while Phil Spencer assists a couple who have completely different property expectations.

8.00 The Railway: First Great Western (S,HD). Staff carry out their duties through the night, with Reading’s duty station manager Gary Brownlie trying to stop students dodging train fares. Followed by 5 News at 9.

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9.00 The Honeymoon Murder: Who Killed Anni? (S,HD).

Jeremy Vine reviews the evidence against Shrien Dewani, who faces extradition to South Africa to stand trial for the murder of his wife during their honeymoon three years ago.

9.00 Peaky Blinders (S,HD). 2/6. See Choices Above.

9.00 The Guilty (S,HD). 3/3. See Choices Above.

9.00 Educating Yorkshire (S). 3/8.

See Choices Above.

9.00 Celebrity Super Spa (S,HD).

5/6. Helen Flanagan offers to be a model as her fellow celebrities test their skills at spray-tanning.

The trainees then have to quickly get to grips with manicures and pedicures, before Herbert announces one of the biggest challenges yet.

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6 7 8 9

Waterloo Road, 8pm

10.00 BBC News (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.35 Question Time (S,HD). 2/38.

David Dimbleby chairs a political debate from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, where a panel of guests answer questions from the studio audience.

10.00 Mock the Week (S,HD). 9/12.

Milton Jones, Hal Cruttenden, Holly Walsh and Ed Byrne join regulars Hugh Dennis and Andy Parsons for the topical comedy quiz show hosted by Dara O Briain.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD). Followed

by Weather.

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(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

11.35 This Week (S). New series.

Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and guests discuss political and parliamentary developments from the past seven days.

12.20 Holiday Weatherview (S). 12.25 BBC News (S,HD).

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after

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10.00 Bouncers (S). 3/3. In Sunderland, 48-year-old Jeff and amateur cage fighter Erdem are on the door of the club with the latest opening hours, and a man enjoys a night of 50p drinks. Last in the series.

10.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (S,HD). 1/8. See Choices Above.

11.20 Science Britannica (R,S,HD).

1/3. Professor Brian Cox explores 350 years of British science, beginning with a look at its darker side and the notion that endeavours in the field can sometimes go too far.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S).

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.35 Burn After Reading (S,HD) (2008). CIA analyst Osborne Cox resigns from his job and writes a tell-all book as revenge on his former bosses. However, a computer disc containing the manuscript falls into the hands of two gym employees, who make a disastrous attempt to sell it to the Russians. Coen brothers comedy, starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and JK Simmons. See Choices Above. ●●●●

11.05 The Fried Chicken Shop (R,S).

1/3. An insight into the lives of staff and customers of a busy takeaway in Clapham, south London. Two shop workers talk about their friendship and ambitions.

11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (R,S). 1/23. A man confesses to the murder of a famous actress.

11.55 Inside Hollywood (R).

Magazine show.

12.20 Sign Zone: Tax, Lies and Videotape: Panorama (R,S). Tax avoidance and evasion in the UK. 12.50 Sign Zone: Swansea City: The Fall and Rise (R,S). Exploring the football club’s rise in the past decade. 1.30 Sign Zone: What Remains (R,S). 2.30 This Is BBC Two (S).

Preview of upcoming programmes. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone (S,HD).

12.20 Jackpot247. Viewers get the chance to participate in live interactive gaming from the comfort of their sofas, with a mix of roulette-wheel spins and lively chat from the presenting team. 3.00 The Truth About Fracking: Tonight (R,S,HD). 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S).

12.05 Posh Pawn (R,S). The world of highend pawnbroking. 1.05 Random Acts (S).

1.10 Benefits Britain 1949 (R,S,HD). 2.05 Hitler’s Rise: The Colour Films (R,S). 3.00 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 3.55 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 4.50 Countdown (R,S,HD). 5.35 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (R,S,HD). 5.55 Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard (R,S,HD).

12.00 SuperCasino. Viewers get the chance to take part in live interactive gaming, with a mix of roulette-wheel spins and lively chat from the presenting team.

3.55 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). The life and legacy of Albrecht Durer. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 5.35 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

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LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT 10pm, Channel 5

PEAKY BLINDERS 9pm, BBC2

In a new series of the police drama, the detectives investigate the murder of a woman who had links to a fashion designer, and suspect she moonlighted as a high-class prostitute.

ITV2 6.00 Emmerdale. 6.25 Coronation Street. 6.50 Life’s Funniest Moments.

7.25 Jeremy Kyle Show. USA 8.10 You’ve Been Framed! 8.40 Dinner Date.

9.40 The Real Housewives of New York City. 10.35 The Real Housewives of Vancouver. 11.30 Millionaire Matchmaker. 12.30 Emmerdale. 1.00 Coronation Street. 1.30 Life’s Funniest Moments. 2.00 Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.10 The Real Housewives of Vancouver.

5.05 Millionaire Matchmaker.

Chief Inspector Campbell carries out a violent raid on the gang’s territory and demands a meeting with Thomas, who is later sent a bullet with his name on it after picking a fight with a gypsy family at a country fair. Meanwhile, Aunt Polly is shocked to discover Ada is pregnant.

E4

Sky1

6.00 Switched (R). 6.25 Revenge (R,HD). 7.10 Ugly Betty (R,HD). 8.00 Charmed (R). 9.00 Scrubs (R,HD). 10.00 New Girl (R,HD). 10.30 The Mindy Project (R,HD). 11.00 Rules of Engagement (R,HD). 11.30 Charmed (R). 12.30 Hollyoaks (R,HD). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). 2.00 New Girl (R,HD). 2.30 The Mindy Project (R,HD). 3.00 Revenge (R,HD). 4.00 Rules of Engagement (R,HD). 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD).

6.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse (R,S). 7.00 Dog the Bounty Hunter (R,S). 7.30 Dog the Bounty Hunter (R,S). 8.00 Airline USA (R,HD). 8.30 Airline USA (R,HD). 9.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S). 5.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 5.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

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BURN AFTER READING 10.35pm, ITV

Two gym employees gain possession of a tellall book written by a CIA analyst. Comedy, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.

GOLD 6.00 Just Good Friends. 6.30 Sykes. 7.05 Just Good Friends.

7.45 Sykes. 8.20 As Time Goes By. 9.00 ‘Allo ‘Allo!. 10.20 Last of the Summer Wine. 11.40 One Foot in the Grave. 12.20 Steptoe and Son. 1.00 ‘Allo ‘Allo!. 2.20 As Time Goes By. 3.00 Goodnight Sweetheart. 4.20 Last of the Summer Wine. 5.40 One Foot in the Grave.

Sky Sports 1 6.00 Good Morning Sports Fans (HD). 9.00 UEFA Champions League Goals (HD). 10.00 European Tour Weekly (HD).

10.30 Live European Tour Golf (HD). 12.30 Asian Tour Golf Show. 1.00 UEFA Champions League Goals 2.00 What’s the Story? 3.00 FIFA Futbol Mundial.

3.30 Live European Tour Golf 5.30 Premier League World

Celebrity Juice, 10pm

Don’t Trust the ... 9pm

Trollied, 9pm

Gavin & Stacey, 9.50pm

Live European ... 10.30am

6.00 Dinner Date (R).

Londoner Felicia looks for love. Narrated by Charlotte Hudson.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). With Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

6.00 Futurama (R). Part four of four. Monster Yivo invites humanity to move into his abode.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

6.20 Yes Minister. First-ever episode of the comedy, starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Holiday horror stories.

7.30 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Camcorder calamities.

7.00 Hollyoaks (HD). Frankie seeks answers about Jack’s connection to the Roscoes.

7.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD).

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

Homer and Bart deliver a dead trucker’s cargo.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S). Lisa takes out a restraining order against Bart.

7.00 Open All Hours.

Arkwright needs a new suit. Roy Clarke’s classic comedy, starring Ronnie Barker.

7.40 Blackadder II.

6.00 Ringside (HD). Boxing magazine, including highlights of recent bouts and interviews with the stars currently causing a stir in the ring.

7.00 FL72 Preview. A look ahead to the latest round of fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two.

8.00 Totally You’ve Been Framed! (R). Comical clips, including the worst Jedi in the world, a dog that makes a splash in a hot tub and a woman who gets goosed by a goose.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). The guys compete for a tenured professor position.

Guest starring Regina King.

8.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD).

8.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). Claire and Cam fall out while trying to sell the house they bought together.

8.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

8.20 Blackadder II. Edmund receives a visit from the bloodthirsty Bishop of Bath and Wells, who threatens to do him a mischief with a red-hot poker over the matter of an unpaid loan.

9.00 The Big Reunion: On Tour (HD). The groups make the most of their visits to party towns including Brighton and Bournemouth, while Liberty X’s Jessica Taylor has a catsuit malfunction. Last in the series.

9.00 Trollied (S,HD). France 9.00 Don’t Trust the B**** regrets inviting Leighton in Apartment 23 (HD). to a meeting with Head 9.30 Suburgatory (HD). The Office. girlfriends of school football players welcome 9.30 Chickens (S,HD). George throws a dinner party.

Tessa to their group Comedy, guest starring when everybody Sally Phillips with Simon discovers she and Ryan Bird and Joe Thomas. are a couple.

9.00 Fawlty Towers.

Manuel’s pet rat escapes.

Madcap comedy, starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs.

9.50 Gavin & Stacey. Gavin embarks on two stag nights. Comedy, starring Mathew Horne.

10.25 Gavin & Stacey. The 10.00 Common Ground 10.00 Celebrity Juice (HD).

10.00 The IT Crowd (R). day of the wedding (S,HD). Comedy shorts.

With Carol Vorderman, Reynholm Industries arrives and Bryn is still Gino D’Acampo and unveils a nude calendar. 10.30 Cop Squad (R). The behaving oddly around Chris Ramsey. work of police officers in 10.30 The IT Crowd (R). Jen Stacey’s brother, while Cambridgeshire.

10.50 The Magaluf applies for a new job Nessa debates whether Weekender (R,HD). but is forced to ask Moss to share her big secret.

What British tourists get and Roy for help when up to while they are she discovers a darker away. side to Douglas’s business connections.

8.00 Live Super League (HD). A preliminary semifinal (Kick-off TBA).

Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson present coverage of the latest play-off fixture. Leeds Rhinos continued their quest for glory last season with a 27-20 victory away to Catalans Dragons at this stage, to set up a qualifying semifinal against Wigan Warriors.

10.00 School of Hard Knocks (HD). Former rugby union internationals Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell try to form a team consisting of troubled youths.

11.30 Road Wars (R,S). Police 11.05 Gimme Gimme 11.00 FL72 Preview. A look Gimme. Tom announces officers use unmarked ahead to the latest round he is getting married. cars fitted with on-board of fixtures in the video cameras, offering 11.45 Rev. Adam takes a stand Championship, League an insight into vehicle against the opening of a One and League Two. crime and how it can be lapdancing club. prevented.

12.20 The Big Reunion: On Tour (R,HD). Liberty X’s Jessica Taylor has a catsuit malfunction. Last in the series. 1.20 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 2.05 Life’s Funniest Moments (R).

2.25 Teleshopping. 5.55 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

12.30 Kick Ass Kung Fu (R,S,HD).

1.30 Now That’s History! 1993 (S,HD). Events and stories from key years. 2.00 Nothing to Declare (R,S). 2.30 Nothing to Declare (R,S). 3.00 Miami SWAT (R,S,HD).

The work of the elite tactical unit.

4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S). 5.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

RADIO

11.50 Crazy Beaches (R,HD). 11.00 iTunes Festival 2013 (R). Highlights from the Exposing the hedonism third week of this year’s and drunken fun had by music event. tourists in the Greek resort of Malia, following a different group of holidaymakers each week.

12.05 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 12.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 1.05 Rude Tube (R). 2.10 Happy Endings (R,HD).

2.30 The IT Crowd (R). 2.55 The IT Crowd (R). 3.20 The Cleveland Show (R,HD). 3.45 Bob’s Burgers (R,HD). 4.05 Cardinal Burns (R,HD). 4.30 Ugly Betty (R,HD).

Radio 1 6.30am Nick Grimshaw 10.00 Fearne Cotton 12.45pm Newsbeat 1.00 Scott Mills 4.00 Greg James 7.00 Zane Lowe 9.00 In New DJs We Trust 10.00 Alice Levine Midnight The Residency: Kutski 2.00 Toddla T 4.00 Dev Radio 2 5.00am Vanessa Feltz 6.30 Chris Evans 9.30 Ken Bruce Noon Jeremy Vine 1.30 My Country, My Music 2.00 Steve Wright 5.00 Simon Mayo 7.00 Bob Harris Country 8.00 Jo Whiley 9.30 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully 10.00 Bill Kenwright’s Golden Years 11.00 Steve Lamacq’s Rock College Midnight Janice Long 2.00 Tommy Sandhu

Radio 3 6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics Noon Composers of the Week: Sound of Cinema: Golden Age of Hollywood 1.00 News 1.02 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon on 3 4.30 In Tune 6.30 Composers of the Week: Sound of Cinema: Golden Age of Hollywood 7.30 Radio 3 Live in Concert. Andris Nelsons conducts the CBSO in Stravinsky and Wagner. 10.00 Sound of Cinema Night Waves. Matthew Sweet and guests discuss classic horror The Innocents. 10.45 The Essay: Heffer on British Film: Breaking Taboos in the 1950s 11.00 Late Junction 12.30am Through the Night

Radio 4 5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day 6.00 Today 9.00 In Our Time 9.45 (LW) Daily Service 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: The Inheritor’s Powder – A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed 10.00 Woman’s Hour 11.00 Crossing Continents 11.30 Sound Painting Noon News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 You and Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World at One 1.45 The Ideas That Make Us 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Afternoon Drama: Brief Lives 3.00 Ramblings 3.27 (LW) Radio 4 Appeal 3.27 (FM) Radio 4 Appeal 3.30 Open Book 4.00 The Film

12.20 The Comic Strip Presents: Five Go Mad on Mescalin. First sequel to the team’s spoof of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five. 1.00 The Royle Family. Dave is accused of flirting. 1.30 The Royle Family.

Jim grumbles about Denise’s impending wedding. 2.00 Gimme Gimme Gimme. 2.30 Rev. Programme 4.30 Inside Science 5.00 PM 5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast 5.57 Weather 6.00 Six O’Clock News 6.30 Fags, Mags and Bags 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 7.45 Life in the Freezer 8.00 The Report 8.30 In Business 9.00 Inside Science. 9.30 In Our Time 9.59 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Expo 58 11.00 Colin Hoult’s Carnival of Monsters 11.30 The Philosopher’s Arms Midnight News and Weather 12.30 Book of the Week: The Inheritor’s Powder – A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast

12.00 NFL – A Football Life (HD).

Documentary series focusing on the lives of NFL players. 1.00 Live NFL (HD). Philadelphia Eagles v Kansas City Chiefs (Kick-off 1.25am). 4.30 FL72 Preview. A look ahead to the latest round of fixtures. 5.30 Sporting Greats (S). A profile of Seve Ballesteros.

Radio 5 Live 5.00am Morning Reports 5.30 Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast 10.00 Victoria Derbyshire Noon Shelagh Fogarty 2.00 Richard Bacon 4.00 5 Live Drive 7.00 5 Live Sport. Eleanor Oldroyd presents the day’s sports news. 9.00 5 Live Formula 1. A look ahead to the Singapore Grand Prix. 10.00 Question Time Extra Time 1.00am Up All Night Classic FM 6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 John Suchet 1.00pm Jamie Crick 5.00 Classic FM Drive. With John Brunning. 8.00 The Full Works Concert. Dvorák, Hummel, Delius, Arne, Mahler. 10.00 Smooth Classics 2.00am Bob Jones

CONSPIRACY OF HEARTS 12.55pm, Channel 4

A group of courageous Italian nuns risks everything during the Second World War. Drama, starring Lilli Palmer and Sylvia Syms.

BBC3

BBC4

7.00 Fazer’s Urban Takeover (R,S).

Part one of two.

Urban musicians get ready to perform at the BBC Proms.

8.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (R,S). A groom with an aversion to big weddings is asked to plan his own ceremony.

9.00 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (S) (2001). Action adventure, starring Angelina Jolie. ●●● 10.30 EastEnders (R,S).

Dexter suspects his parents are about to split up.

11.00 Family Guy (R,S).

Stewie resolves to join the army.

11.25 Family Guy (R,S).

11.45 American Dad! (R,S).

7.00 World News Today; Weather.

7.30 Top of the Pops: 1978 (R).

8.00 Norman Wisdom: His Story (R). The life and career of the comedy actor.

9.00 Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies.

Exploring how great film soundtracks work.

10.00 Mean Streets (1973). Martin Scorsese’s drama, starring Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Amy Robinson. ●●●● 11.50 The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum (R).

12.10 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S). An edition from 2010. 12.40 Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents (R,S). 1.35 Fazer’s Urban Takeover (R,S). 2.35 Boom Town (R,S). 3.05 The Insider (R,S).

12.50 Top of the Pops: 1978 (R). 1.30 Britain on Film: The Home Front (R).

2.00 Norman Wisdom: His Story (R). 3.00 Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies (R).

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Friday’s Television Guide TV PICKS

BIG SCHOOL 9pm, BBC1

RONNIE’S ANIMAL CRACKERS 7.30pm, BBC1

In this new series, Ronnie Corbett presents a wry look at people’s obsession with pets, taking viewers into a colourful, entertaining and sometimes emotional world. The comedian begins by introducing his own four-legged friend, rescue dog Baz, who seems to have a troubled history.

Miss Postern organises a school trip to France so naturally Mr Church is keen to tag along. But with no places left, he resorts to bribery to get on the coach. Last in the series.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 Rip Off Britain (S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 11.00 Street Patrol UK (S).

11.45 Claimed and Shamed (S,HD).

12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 News (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 Perfection (R,S,HD). 3.00 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.45 Wanted Down Under (R,S,HD). 4.30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless

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

BBC2

6.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.00 Street Patrol UK (R,S). 7.45 Claimed and Shamed (R,S,HD). 8.15 Sign Zone: Fake Britain (R,S). 9.00 Flog It! Trade Secrets (R,S).

10.00 Question Time (R,S,HD). 11.00 BBC News (S,HD). 11.30 BBC World News (S,HD).

12.00 Daily Politics (S). 1.00 Classic Mastermind (R,S). 1.30 Sailing: America’s Cup Highlights (S). 2.15 Great British Menu (R,S,HD). 2.45 Oceans (R,S,HD). 3.45 Elephant Diaries (R,S). 4.15 Incredible Animal Journeys (R,S). 5.15 Cash in the Attic (R,S).

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S RISE OF ANIMALS: TRIUMPH OF THE VERTEBRATES 9pm, BBC2

Part one of two. The naturalist explores the evolution of vertebrates over the past 500 million years.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S).

9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S). 10.30 This Morning (S). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). 1.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Storage Hoarders (S,HD). A man with an extensive hoard of army tanks. Last in the series. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (S,HD). With Michael Ball. 3.59 Regional Weather (S).

4.00 Tipping Point (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

CELEBRITY SUPER SPA 9pm, Channel 5

The final day arrives as the celebrities have their last chance to win their team-mate £10,000, a place on a beauty course and a year-long mentorship from Herbert. With each pair given two models to make over, the pressure is on as they put the skills they have learned over the week into practice.

Channel 4

6.20 The Hoobs (R,S). 7.10 According to Jim (R,S,HD). 7.35 Will & Grace (R,S). 8.00 Frasier (R,S). 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 10.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (R,S,HD). 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (S). 12.05 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (R,S,HD). 12.40 Film: McLintock! (S,HD) (1963). ●●● 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Deal or No Deal (S,HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.10 Cowboy Builders (R,S). 12.10 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 12.15 Police Interceptors (R,S,HD). 1.15 Home and Away (S,HD). 1.45 Neighbours (S,HD).

2.15 The Mentalist (R,S,HD). 3.15 Film: The Staircase Murders (S) (2007). Factbased thriller, starring Treat Williams, Kevin Pollak and Samaire Armstrong. Edited for violence. ●●● 5.00 5 News at 5 (S,HD).

5.30 Neighbours (R,S,HD).

Mastermind, 8pm

Piers Morgan’s Life ... 9pm

80s: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does ... 9pm

Celebrity Super Spa, 9pm

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6.00 BBC News (S,HD). Followed by Weather.

6.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S). 1/20. With the voice of Lionel Richie.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Frankie seeks answers about Jack’s connection to the Roscoes.

6.00 Home and Away (R,S,HD).

Kyle is given an ultimatum.

6.30 NewsTalk Live (S,HD).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted

by Chris Evans and Alex Jones.

7.30 Ronnie’s Animal Crackers (S).

See Choices Above. Followed by BBC News; Regional News.

6.00 Eggheads (S,HD). 59/140.

6.30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (S,HD). 5/10. The chef hopes to gain an understanding of the flavours of Northern Ireland.

7.00 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British (R,S,HD). 40/40. Extravagant culinary creations. Last in the series.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Cameron struggles to understand Debbie’s betrayal.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). The locals gather in the Rovers to celebrate Roy’s birthday.

7.00 News (S).

7.55 4thought.tv (S). Short films in which members of the public share their thoughts on religious and ethical issues.

7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2012 (R,S,HD). Action from the second of five qualifying heats in Los Angeles, California.

Followed by 5 News Update.

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8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Barbara Windsor returns for a one-off appearance as Peggy.

8.30 Miranda (R,S,HD). 1/6. The joke-shop owner sets about getting fit and losing weight, but first has to negotiate lunch with the girls.

8.00 Mastermind (S,HD). 6/31. John Humphrys invites four more contestants to take their place in the black chair.

8.30 Gardeners’ World (S,HD).

23/31. Monty Don tackles autumn lawn maintenance tasks.

8.00 Gino’s Italian Escape (S,HD).

2/6. Gino D’Acampo’s next stop is Naples, where he helps to make a unique deep-fried pizza.

8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Eva and Jason find comfort in each other’s arms.

8.00 80s: Celebrity Fifteen To One (S). See Choices Above.

8.00 Big Bomber: Monster Moves (S,HD). A team of British engineers are given the job of transporting a Canberra jet bomber from Coventry to Newquay – but it is too large to be relocated in one piece.

Followed by 5 News at 9.

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9.00 Big School (S,HD). 6/6. See Choices Above.

9.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD).

6/6. Agnes is excited about Rory’s big day – until she meets the wedding planner. Last in the series.

9.00 David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates (S,HD). 1/2. See Choices Above.

9.00 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Julie Goodyear (S,HD). 1/6.

See Choices Above.

9.00 80s: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (S). The studio receives a retro makeover as team captains Jon Richardson and Lee Mack are joined by guests Henning Wehn and David O’Doherty. Jimmy Carr hosts the quiz.

9.00 Celebrity Super Spa (S,HD).

6/6. See Choices Above.

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John Bishop’s Britain, 11.05pm

10.00 BBC News (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S). Followed

by National Lottery Update.

10.35 Would I Lie to You? (R,S,HD).

5/9. Rob Brydon hosts as Greg Davies and Konnie Huq join David Mitchell’s team, competing against Phil Tufnell and Marcus Brigstocke on Lee Mack’s side.

10.00 QI (S,HD). 3/18. Comedians Josh Widdicombe, Phill Jupitus and Katherine Ryan join regular panellist Alan Davies as host Stephen Fry asks a range of questions on the topic of K-Folk, with points being awarded for interesting answers as well as correct ones.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD).

10.00 Hens Behaving Badly (S,HD).

1/5. New series. Documentary following groups of women as they celebrate their friends’ last nights as singletons with crazy and chaotic hen parties, and examining how a £250million industry has emerged to meet demand.

11.05 John Bishop’s Britain (R,S,HD). 2/6. The Liverpudlian comic talks about British cuisine.

11.40 She’s Out of My League (S,HD) (2010). See Choices Above. ●●●

11.00 Weather (S).

11.05 Later with Jools Holland (S,HD). 1/8. New series.

Extended edition of Tuesday night’s show, with performances by Sting, Kings of Leon, Lorde and Drenge.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S).

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.35 Miami Vice (S,HD) (2006).

Narcotics detectives Crockett and Tubbs go undercover and pose as smugglers to infiltrate a powerful drug cartel. However, the operation is threatened when Crockett becomes dangerously involved with the wife of the organisation’s ringleader. Michael Mann’s crime thriller based on the 1980s TV series, starring Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li, Luis Tosar, Naomie Harris and Ciaran Hinds. See Choices Above. ●●●

10.00 80s: Alan Carr: Chatty Man (S). 4/18. The host brings some 1980s sparkle into the studio for a special edition, joined by Jessie J, who chats and performs, and Matthew Fox, famous for his roles in Party of Five and Lost.

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11.05 80s: Rewind The Tube (S).

Documentary looking back at the rise and fall of the 1980s music show, as a host of stars, from former presenters to bands, recall their contributions to the programme.

11.00 Piranha (S,HD) (2010). An underwater tremor unleashes a horde of carnivorous prehistoric fish on a seaside resort at the height of summer. Horror remake, starring Elisabeth Shue and Jerry O’Connell. ●●●

1.20 Weatherview (S). 1.25 BBC News (S,HD).

12.10 Film: William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (S) (2004). A trader enters into a deal with a moneylender, but risks dire consequences if he fails to keep his side of the bargain. Shakespearean drama, with Al Pacino. ●●● 2.10 Sign Zone: Question Time (R,S). Topical debate from Rochdale, Greater Manchester. 3.10 This Is BBC Two (S).

12.55 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 Film: Columbo: Blueprint for Murder (S) (1972). A killer tries to make Columbo suspect him so that the cop will change his mind when he cannot find a body. Crime drama, directed by and starring Peter Falk. With Patrick O’Neal and Janis Paige. ●●● 4.15 ITV Nightscreen (HD).

12.10 Random Acts (S). 12.15 Film: Crossing Over (S,HD) (2008). Drama, starring Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd. ●● 2.10 The Ricky Gervais Show (R,S,HD). 2.40 St Elsewhere (R,S).

3.30 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 4.25 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.20 SuperScrimpers (R,S,HD). 5.25 Countdown (R,S,HD).

12.40 SuperCasino. Viewers get the chance to take part in live interactive gaming, with a mix of roulette-wheel spins and lively chat from the presenting team.

3.55 Motorsport Mundial (HD). A roundup of motorsport news. 4.20 Great Artists (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 Wildlife SOS (R,S). 5.35 Wildlife SOS (R,S).

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80S: CELEBRITY FIFTEEN TO ONE 8pm, Channel 4

PIERS MORGAN’S LIFE STORIES: JULIE GOODYEAR 9pm, ITV

Adam Hills hosts a one-off special of the fast-paced quiz, as 15 famous faces including Jonathan Ross, Jo Brand, Fern Britton and Eamonn Holmes compete to win money for charity.

ITV2 6.00 Emmerdale (R,HD). 6.55 Life’s Funniest Moments (R). 7.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 8.10 You’ve Been Framed!. 8.40 Dinner Date. 9.40 The Real Housewives of New York City. 10.35 The Real Housewives of Vancouver. 11.30 Millionaire Matchmaker. 12.30 Emmerdale. 1.30 Life’s Funniest Moments. 2.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 4.10 The Real Housewives of Vancouver. 5.05 Millionaire Matchmaker.

The former tabloid editor interviews more celebrities about their careers and personal lives. Actress Julie Goodyear opens up about her four marriages, a stint in a psychiatric hospital and her ill-fated return to Coronation Street.

E4

Sky1

6.00 Switched (R). 6.25 Revenge (R,HD). 7.10 Ugly Betty (R,HD). 8.00 Charmed (R). 9.00 Scrubs (R,HD). 10.00 New Girl (R,HD). 10.30 The Mindy Project (R,HD). 11.00 Rules of Engagement (R,HD). 11.30 Charmed (R). 12.30 Hollyoaks (R,HD). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). 2.00 New Girl (R,HD). 2.30 The Mindy Project (R,HD). 3.00 Revenge (R,HD). 4.00 Rules of Engagement (R,HD). 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD).

6.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse (R,S). 6.50 Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow (R,S).

7.00 Dog the Bounty Hunter (R,S). 7.30 Dog the Bounty Hunter (R,S). 8.00 Airline USA (R,HD). 9.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

5.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

5.30 Futurama (R,S).

FILM PICKS

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SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE 11.40pm, BBC1

An average man begins a relationship with a beautiful and clever blonde. Romantic comedy, starring Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve.

GOLD 6.00 Just Good Friends. 6.30 Sykes.

7.00 Goodnight Sweetheart. 7.40 As Time Goes By. 8.20 ‘Allo ‘Allo!.

9.40 Last of the Summer Wine.

11.00 One Foot in the Grave. 11.40 Yes Minister. 12.20 Open All Hours. 1.00 Ever Decreasing Circles. 2.15 As Time Goes By. 2.55 Goodnight Sweetheart. 4.15 Last of the Summer Wine. 5.35 One Foot in the Grave.

Sky Sports 1 6.00 Good Morning Sports Fans (HD). 9.00 FL72 Preview. 10.00 Premier League World (HD).

10.30 Live European Tour Golf (HD). 12.30 Football’s Greatest (S). 1.00 FL72 Preview. 2.00 Premier League World (HD). 2.30 The Fantasy Football Club (HD).

3.30 Live European Tour Golf (HD). 5.30 Football Gold (S). 5.45 Football Gold (S).

Paranormal Activity, 9pm

How I Met Your ... 7.30pm

Don’t Sit in the ... 10pm

Rev, 11.40pm

Live European ...10.30am

6.00 Dinner Date (R). A man from Essex takes part in the dating show.

Charlotte Hudson narrates.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD).

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). Sheldon acquires a girlfriend.

6.00 Futurama (R,S). Part two of four. Mom tells her son the dark matter shortage is a scam.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

6.15 Yes Minister. Hacker spots an opportunity.

6.55 Fawlty Towers.

Manuel’s pet rat escapes.

6.00 Champions League Weekly (HD). A look back at matchday one.

6.30 The Fantasy Football Club (HD).

7.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R). Camcorder calamities, with Harry Hill.

7.30 You’ve Been Framed!

(R).

7.00 Hollyoaks (HD).

7.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD). Ted unwittingly sends romantic text messages to Barney.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

Homer befriends a group of holidaying celebrities.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S). The nuclear plant is sold.

7.40 Gavin & Stacey. Gavin embarks on two stag nights. Comedy, starring Mathew Horne and Joanna Page.

8.00 The X Factor USA. New series. The American version of the talent contest returns in the first of a two-part round of auditions – and there is a number of changes to the panel.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). The guys compete for a tenured professor position.

Guest starring Regina King.

8.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,HD).

8.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). Gloria takes an instant dislike to Javier’s new girlfriend.

8.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD). Phil shares the secrets of selling houses on school career day.

8.20 Gavin & Stacey. The day of the wedding arrives and Bryn is still behaving oddly around Stacey’s brother, while Nessa debates whether to share her big secret.

Mathew Horne stars.

7.30 Live Super League (HD). A preliminary semifinal (Kick-off TBA).

Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson present coverage of the latest play-off fixture.

Warrington Wolves enjoyed home advantage at this stage last year against Hull FC, and duly progressed 24-12 to a qualifying semi-final against St Helens.

9.00 Paranormal Activity (HD) (2007). A couple become convinced their new home is haunted, and set up a network of cameras to acquire evidence the ghosts exist. Horror, starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. ●●●●

9.00 Epic Movie (HD) (2007).

Four adult orphans discover they must save a magical land that has fallen under an evil spell.

Fantasy spoof, starring Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge and Jayma Mays. ●

9.00 A League of Their Own (S,HD). James Corden hosts the sports-based comedy quiz, with Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott, comedian Jon Richardson and TV presenter Gabby Logan.

9.00 The Royle Family. The wedding is put at risk after Denise kicks up a stink and accuses Dave of a heinous crime – flirting with Beverley Macca.

9.40 The Royle Family. Jim grumbles about Denise’s impending wedding.

10.00 Don’t Sit in the Front 10.20 Early Doors. Eddie 10.00 Premier League celebrates his wedding Row (HD). With Jon Preview (HD). anniversary at the pub Richardson, Dave 10.30 The Fantasy Football with Joan, but his Gorman and Andi Osho.

Club (HD). John Fendley mother-in-law is causing 10.30 Trollied (R,S,HD). France and Paul Merson present him concern, so Tommy regrets inviting Leighton a discussion on key offers some words of to a meeting with Head fantasy football issues, as wisdom – or so he thinks.

Office. Comedy, starring well as the weekend’s Chris Geere and Mark Premier League matches.

Addy.

11.00 Chickens (R,S,HD).

George throws a dinner party.

11.30 Three Kings (S,HD) (1999). Adventure, with George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. ●●●●

11.00 Early Doors. Ken and 11.30 Champions League the regulars prepare for Weekly (HD). A look a trip to York races, back at matchday one, as while Melanie meets her Europe’s elite clubs real father. began their quests to emulate Bayern Munich 11.40 Rev. Adam sets out to as champions. launch a media career.

1.45 America’s Got Talent (R,HD). The competition reaches its penultimate round, and the final four acts perform for judges Howie Mandel, Sharon Osbourne and Howard Stern. Guests include hiphop outfit Gym Class Heroes and singer and producer Ryan Tedder.

2.30 Teleshopping.

1.50 Futurama: Welcome to the World of Tomorrow (R,S). 2.00 Flintoff: From Lord’s to the Ring (R,S,HD). Andrew Flintoff decides whether he should continue boxing. Last in the series. 3.00 Miami SWAT (R,S,HD). 4.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S). 5.00 Stargate SG-1 (R,S).

12.20 One Foot in the Grave.

Christmas special from 1995. The Meldrews’ wedding anniversary celebrations turn sour as they learn cousin Ursula has died, forcing Victor to defy a witch’s grim warning. 1.30 Early Doors. 2.00 Early Doors. 2.30 Rev. Adam sets out to launch a media career.

RADIO

10.55 Funny People (HD) 10.40 The Inbetweeners: (2009). Successful but E4’s Top 10 Episodes lonely comedian George (R). A countdown of the Simmons learns he has top 10 episodes of the less than a year to live. comedy series chosen by While performing at a E4, beginning with the comedy club, he meets one in tenth place. an aspiring stand-up Simon is eager to who is still trying to participate in Carli’s figure his act out. fashion show.

George takes the fledgling comic under 11.15 The Inbetweeners: his wing, offering him a E4’s Top 10 Episodes job as a joke writer – but (R). the real reason for 11.50 The Big Bang Theory hiring him is to avoid (R,HD). Sheldon is forced dying alone. Comedy to overcome his fear of drama, starring Adam driving.

Sandler. ●●● 12.20 The Big Bang Theory (R,HD). 12.50 Rude Tube (R). 1.55 The Inbetweeners: E4’s Top 10 Episodes (R). 2.25 The Inbetweeners: E4’s Top 10 Episodes (R). 2.50 Friday Night Dinner (R,HD). 3.15 The Midnight Beast. 3.45 Cardinal Burns. 4.10 Ugly Betty. 4.50 Scrubs.

Radio 1 6.30am The Radio 1 Breakfast Show 10.00 Fearne Cotton 12.45pm Newsbeat 1.00 Scott Mills 4.00 Greg James 6.00 Radio 1’s Dance Anthems with Greg James 7.00 Annie Mac 9.00 Pete Tong 11.00 Skream and Benga 1.00am Radio 1’s Essential Mix 3.00 Annie Nightingale Radio 2 5.00am Vanessa Feltz 6.30 Chris Evans 9.30 Ken Bruce Noon Jeremy Vine 1.30 My Country, My Music: Zimbabwe – Martha 2.00 Steve Wright in the Afternoon 5.00 Simon Mayo 7.00 Desmond Carrington: The Music Goes Round. Old favourites on the theme of the autumn equinox.

8.00 Friday Night Is Music Night

10.00 The Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman Midnight Huey Morgan 3.00 Richard Allinson Radio 3 6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics Noon Composers of the Week: Sound of Cinema: Golden Age of Hollywood 1.00 News 1.02 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon on 3 4.30 In Tune 6.30 Composers of the Week: Sound of Cinema: Golden Age of Hollywood 7.30 Radio 3 Live in Concert. Thomas Hampson and the BBCSSO perform songs by Mahler. 10.00 The Verb 10.45 The Essay: Heffer on British Film: Breaking Taboos in the 1950s 11.00 World on 3 1.00am Through the Night

Radio 4 5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day 6.00 Today 9.00 The Reunion 9.45 (LW) Act of Worship 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: The Inheritor’s Powder – A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed 10.00 Woman’s Hour 11.00 Journey of a Lifetime 11.30 Start/Stop Noon News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 You and Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World at One 1.45 The Ideas That Make Us 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Afternoon Drama: Brief Lives 3.00 Gardeners’ Question Time 3.45 Deeds Not Words 4.00 Last Word 4.30 More or Less 5.00 PM 5.54 (LW) Shipping

Forecast 5.57 Weather 6.00 Six O’Clock News 6.30 Bremner’s One Question Quiz 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 7.45 (LW) Life in the Freezer 7.45 (FM) Life in the Freezer 8.00 Any Questions? 8.50 A Point of View.

Reflections on a topical issue. 9.00 Friday Drama: The Broken Word 9.45 The Listening Project 9.59 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Expo 58 11.00 Great Lives 11.30 The Philosopher’s Arms Midnight News and Weather 12.30 Book of the Week: The Inheritor’s Powder – A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As BBC World Service

12.00 Super League (HD). 1.00 Premier League Preview (HD).

1.30 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 2.30 Super League (HD).

3.30 Premier League Preview (HD). 4.00 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 5.00 Champions League Weekly (HD). 5.30 Premier League Preview (HD).

5.20 Shipping Forecast Radio 5 Live 5.00am Morning Reports 5.30 Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast 10.00 Victoria Derbyshire Noon Shelagh Fogarty 2.00 Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review 4.00 5 Live Drive 7.00 5 Live Sport.

Dan Walker previews the weekend’s sporting highlights. 10.00 Stephen Nolan. 1.00am Up All Night Classic FM 6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 John Suchet 1.00pm Jamie Crick 5.00 Classic FM Drive 8.00 The Full Works Concert. Smetana, Liszt, Mozart, Górecki, Berlioz. 10.00 Smooth Classics. With Margherita Taylor.

2.00am Bob Jones

MIAMI VICE 10.35pm, ITV

Two undercover narcotics detectives pose as smugglers to infiltrate a powerful drug cartel. Crime thriller, starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.

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7.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? (R,S).

7.30 Great Movie Mistakes 2011: Not in 3D (R,S).

Memorable movie mishaps of 2011.

7.35 Shrek (S) (2001).

Animated adventure, with the voice of Mike Myers. ●●●● 9.00 Orphan Black (S). New series.

American sci-fi drama, starring Tatiana Maslany.

9.45 Orphan Black (S). Sarah is pursued by a killer.

10.30 EastEnders (R,S).

11.00 Family Guy (R,S).

11.25 Family Guy (R,S).

11.45 American Dad! (R,S).

12.10 Sweat the Small Stuff (R,S). 12.40 Bad Education (R,S). 1.10 Boom Town (R,S). 1.40 Don’t Tell the Bride (R,S).

2.40 Snog, Marry, Avoid?

(R,S). Ellie Taylor visits Nottingham. 3.10 Sweat the Small Stuff (R,S). 3.40 Pop’s Greatest Dance Crazes (R,S).

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7.00 World News Today; Weather.

7.30 BBC Four Proms: Last Night from Around the UK. Highlights from the Last Night of the Proms.

9.00 The Joy of Country (R). A history of country music from the 1920s to the present day, examining how the genre became part of the soundtrack to working-class life in America’s southern states.

10.05 Glen Campbell: One Last Love Song (R).

11.05 An Evening with Glen Campbell (R). A performance by the singer at the Royal Festival Hall from 1977.

12.25 Country at the BBC (R). 1.55 The Joy of Country (R). 3.00 Glen Campbell: One Last Love Song (R). An insight into the life of the country music star.

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They tell me that love is all passion and fire On a cloud between heaven and hell, I wouldn’t deny it, it’s all of these things But a great many others as well.

Love is the cuddle you didn’t expect And the smile for no reason at all, Love is the washing that hangs on the line And the pictures that hang on the wall.

Love is the worry you need not declare And the words never spoken aloud, It’s the glance of concern and the shield of your arms When you’re carried along in a crowd.

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solutions WEST CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS Frithelstock, 13 Regather, 14 Lanner, 15 In-tray, 16 Vermin, 19 Warm.

Down: 1 Meshaw, 2 Availing, 3 Embarkations, 4 Odds-on, 5 Trek, 6 Energy, 8 14 Lightpill, 17 State, 18 Newport, 20 Rookham, 21 Eurasia, 22 Karen.

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Frithelstock, 13 Regather, 14 Lanner, 15 In-tray, 16 Vermin, 19 Warm.

Across: 1 Meare, 7 Duffryn, 9 Stabbed, 10 Sticker, 11 Aller, 12 King Harry, Down: 1 Meshaw, 2 Availing, 3 Embarkations, 4 Odds-on, 5 Trek, 6 Energy, 8 14 Lightpill, 17 State, 18 Newport, 20 Rookham, 21 Eurasia, 22 Karen.

Across: 1 Meare, 7 Duffryn, 9 Stabbed, 10 Sticker, 11 Aller, 12 King Harry,

The Paignton Congress ends this morning, after its first venture away from Oldway Mansion. Whereas the Livermead Hotel may lack Oldway’s grandiose architecture and Grade I listed gardens, it has its own advantages, including carpeted floors, air-conditioning, car parking and splendid sea views.

Keith Arkell is the clear favourite and started with these two miniatures, but there will be tougher games to come.

Round 1: White: K C Arkell (237).

Black: C Fegan (180) 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 c5 Black now tries to expand on the Q-side.

4.d5 d6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.0–0 b5 7.Re1 0–0 8.e4 Bb7 9.Qe2 a6 10.a4 b4 11.a5 taking control of b6 & c6 11...Qd7 12.Nbd2 e6 13.Nc4 threatening a fork on b6 13...Qe7 14.dxe6 Nxe4 15.Ng5 f5 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.Bf4 Bd4 18.c3 If 18.Bxd6 Rxf2 19.Bxe7 Rxe2+ 20.Kh1 Rxc2.

18...bxc3 19.bxc3 Rxf4 Black offers the exchange to break the threat on d6, and possibly hoping that he can then fork the rooks from c3. If 19...Bxc3 first, 20.Bxd6 Qxe6 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.Rab1. 20.cxd4 Rf6 21.Nb6 Nc6 22.Nd5 White rightly chooses to win the rook that’s in play rather than the one in the corner.

22...Qxe6 23.Qxe4 Qf7 24.Nxf6+ Qxf6 White is now the exchange up, but can improve on that. 25.Rab1 Nxa5 26.Rxb7 Nxb7 27.Qxb7 Black now has 2 pawns for White’s extra piece. 27...Rf8 28.Qb2 a5 29.Re2 cxd4 30.Rd2 Qe5 31.Qxd4 1-0.

Black resigned as the queens must probably be exchanged off or lose more material. If 31...Qe1+ 32.Bf1 Qe5 33.Bc4+ Kh8 34.Qxe5+ dxe5 35.Rd5.

Round 2: White: T Spanton (174).

Black: K C Arkell.

Queen’s Pawn Game [D01].

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.e3 g6 5.Bd3 Bg7 6.Nf3 0–0 7.0–0 c6 8.Re1 Re8 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Nf6 12.Bd3 Bg4 13.c3 Qd5 White misses the threat.

14.Re3?? 14...Bxf3 and the blacksquare bishop must fall next move.

0–1 Much better was 14.Re5 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Qxf3 16.gxf3 h6.

In last week’s position, Black needn’t have resigned because he had 1…Bg1! threatening 2…Qxh2 mate and the White queen can do nothing about it so will be taken next move.

This 2-mover was composed by Gerald Frank Anderson (1883-1983) and first appeared in the Western Morning News in 1922. This was when he was convalescing after being shot down in World War One and was awarded the DFC. Both his brothers were killed in action.

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Don’t say you’re not strong when recent events prove the very opposite. Family haven’t been much good to you recently but relationships with them start to improve from Tuesday. Call me now to hear why this is a great week for new introductions.

You are the natural first choice for people when they want to share their problems - just make sure you keep some time for yourself. After all, if you don’t make yourself a priority then why should anyone else?

Give me a call now for a message from Uranus.

Open up to life Capricorn! It’s very easy for an earth sign such as yours to close themselves off from the world. Conversations help you realise that life can be an adventure. Call to hear why cancelled plans in business make way for a better deal.

Although you haven’t exactly moved on from what occurred recently, the person concerned has. Try to focus on what’s ahead, not what’s behind.Great things await you and all you have to do is work on that self confidence issue. Ring now so I can help you.

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