Keeley is risen from the Ashes

Published 23 August 2008

Keeley Hawes has an almost Madonna-like way of reinventing herself. From a mousey-bobbed MI5 agent in Spooks to a time-travelling cop with an 80s perm in Ashes To Ashes, she manages to pull off any guise with style.

Now we’re hairy bakers

Published 13 August 2008

With big beards, bikes and leather jackets, Dave Myers and Si King aren’t your archetypal cooks.

Pet food advert leaves bad taste

Published 9 August 2008

I HATE TV adverts – especially those ubiquitous leather sofas (aren’t we all tired of them?), Oreo biscuits (horrible child, nice dog), and Davina McCall with her hair colourant and annoying mother.

Goodbye toall this...?

Published 2 August 2008

What’s sauce for Claire Goose...

Published 2 August 2008

A veteran of hospital and police dramas, Claire Goose is donning a uniform yet again as she joins The Bill this week.

Rhodes to China

Published 26 July 2008

Before I met Gary Rhodes, I had already seen what was underneath his chef’s whites.

He killed our pet dogs, he broke my bones... and still I couldn’t leave him

Published 23 July 2008

Alice still has the marks on her neck from where she was strangled to the point of unconsciousness.

Kevin’s got star quality

Published 19 July 2008

Kevin Bishop is something of a rarity in showbusiness. As one of the main characters in kids TV institution Grange Hill (he played nice guy Sam Spalding for two years in the mid-90s) and the star of 1996 film Muppet Treasure Island, he found considerable success as a child actor.

Con artist at work

Published 28 June 2008

Thanks to his distinctive name and features, not to mention the hugely successful films to his credit, Pete Postlethwaite is one of Britain’s most recognisable actors.

I’m taking my little girl to America to find her voice

Published 24 June 2008

As ten-year-old twins Georgia and Kyla Johnston appear at the living room door after a day at school, their faces are filled with happy smiles.

Fit for employment

Published 19 June 2008

Gordon and Marina Suth erland have supported each other through difficult and traumatic times.

Even better... get rid of the car and go places by bike

Published 14 June 2008

John Bird is preaching from the heart, from the soul and from the legs. “For fresh air,” he says. “For fitness. A bike is a fitness machine.” Bike CheckAdvance PlanningBike Week Events

Test of efficiency

Published 31 May 2008

THE weather is in danger of losing its position as Britain’s favourite talking point.

'Eurovision would not be the same without Wogan...'

Published 24 May 2008

When Nicki French was asked if she’d consider recording a song for the Eurovision Song Contest she couldn’t wait to get in the studio.

Whiter than white

Published 24 May 2008

With Big Brother’s brazen nudity, Gordon Ramsay’s bad language, and the soaps’ racy storylines, Mary Whitehouse would probably be doing a 180-degree turn in her grave if she knew what was being shown on TV today.

Following in Carr's footsteps

Published 21 May 2008

In 1831 Jonathan Dodgson Carr hauled a sack of flour onto his shoulders, took a deep breath, and embarked on a new life.

His friend died and he lost his arms and legs to frostbite but Jamie's carried on climbing

Published 19 May 2008

Mountaineer Jamie Andrew and his best friend Jamie Fisher were stranded for days on an ice ledge in the Alps, while a ferocious winter storm blew around them.

Eat for Britain

Published 17 May 2008

Not many men would be brave enough to tell their wife that their puddings are, ‘like cream strained through a tramp’s hair’.