http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/ Blackpool Citizen /leisure/ en-gb Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:35:31 +0000 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:35:31 +0000 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/resources/images/1001251/?type=rsslogo http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/ http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/5059395.TV_review__House__Sky_One/?ref=rss THE greatest double act on the small screen at the moment has returned triumphantly to Sky One. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24:01 +0000 c65ab5242b0e2fd2be1243d126ade927 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/5042962.TV_review__Michael_Winner___s_Dining_Stars__ITV1/?ref=rss I QUITE like Michael Winner. He made rubbish films, his insurance adverts are terrible, but somehow he managed a long-term relationship with Jenny Seagrove and he once ordered his chauffeur to stop while I crossed a road in London, enthusiastically waving me on in the process. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:43:48 +0000 11b2cce4fc2c54fc3ff4d89ca0f41e71 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/5042963.TV_review__One_Born_Every_Minute__Channel_4/?ref=rss A LETTER fell out of a birthday card sent to my partner by her friend Dominique. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:45:06 +0000 a750cac5117200f1ad31ced93b36a033 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/5029743.TV_review__Masterchef__BBC1/?ref=rss “WHOEVER wins this it could change their laaaf,” hollers grocer Gregg as he shouts in another series of Masterchef. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:51:37 +0000 70aef84c1709c14a62e082e7aac9f300 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/5029740.TV_review__EastEnders__BBC1/?ref=rss IN 1985, as we settled down in our gaff with a nice cup of cha, I says to my old mum, I says, “Mum, the only soaps that will still be going in 2010 will be Albion Market and El Dorado, you mark my words." Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:50:28 +0000 fe016b40ff1b2b73ee22888dd9bc813f http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/5018648.TV_review__Relocation__Phil_Down_Under__Channel4/?ref=rss TELEVISION seems designed to provoke jealousy. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:26:15 +0000 db8195665231acb3fa4571c8a5e4d619 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4999062.Peter_set_for_Brits_debut/?ref=rss PETER Kay fans will be able to see the Bolton comedian host this year’s BRIT awards when they are broadcast live on ITV on Tuesday. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:07:40 +0000 feafb15e3d6d904cd34ae7940d5567ff http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4890761.TV_review__Delia_Through_The_Years__BBC2/?ref=rss IF nothing else, this programme serves up (ho ho ho) a lesson as to why viewing figures have dipped over the years. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:54:59 +0000 121eb8960c69ec6acdd2ae12fda8261b http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4878093.TV_review__Bellamy___s_People__BBC2/?ref=rss THIS programme arrived much-hyped, with a strong on-screen team and a decent concept. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:30:00 +0000 ba2f967b0aaccefc8edd8cafbac1d813 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4881451.TV_review__How_It___s_Made__Discovery_Science/?ref=rss WATCHING roughly eight Sky+ed episodes of this taught me two things: why the world is hurtling towards full unemployment and just how my teachers managed to make science so boring. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:16:37 +0000 a1f391d03811fef05f4a3f59c00bf036 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4881246.TV_review__Celebrity_Big_Brother__Channel_4/?ref=rss SO tonight’s the big night — it’s the Big Brother final. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:22:24 +0000 9f520a92f4c99dd8c5d197c355c3ec54 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4867408.TV_review__Nurse_Jackie__BBC2/?ref=rss TV fans still mourning The Sopranos are in for a treat with the latest US-imported drama, Nurse Jackie. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:01:43 +0000 57a04f83544e5e2c6edccef936cdd6f2 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4864701.TV_review__The_Hairy_Bikers__Mums_Know_Best__BBC2/?ref=rss ARE Dave Myers and Si King the luckiest people on television? Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:57:49 +0000 fe0f356b85ab7590702153b1f7b7c7a2 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4852205.TV_review__The_F_Word__Channel_4/?ref=rss Just as I thought Gordon Ramsay had completely lost the plot, he pulled it back from the brink. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:05:18 +0000 0383fa73ae54f89704406f207bcab049 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4735341.Interview__Mary_Tamm_talks_about_Doctor_Who___and_win_a_box_set/?ref=rss MIDWAY through Tom Baker’s tenure as Doctor Who, the producers decided on an innovative idea. The whole of the 16th season of the show, which was broadcast in 1978, would be one vast story-arc comprising six separate adventures. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:30:00 +0000 4f8864b133f4eea4fb5131db979184fd http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4841190.TV_review__Gavin_and_Stacey__BBC2/?ref=rss SO, the last Gavin and Stacey ever? Or was it? Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:56:16 +0000 cb92e58bdfcced769131e795661af10f http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4805817.TV_review__Out_of_My_Depth__ITV1/?ref=rss I learned two things from this week’s telly: midwives are angels on earth and Amanda Holden is actually quite nice. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:39:43 +0000 d3197ddd7e31161ce7fd4c22f36823a6 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4803993.TV_review__Save_Our_Boozer__Blighty/?ref=rss TIMES have changed. Attracting a few meat and potato pie-chomping, real ale quaffing, beer-bellied Henry V111 lookalikes to the back room of your pub on a Thursday night is no longer enough to sustain a boozer. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:32:45 +0000 ded05b86db1c001c10655753c50d980f http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4803975.Gig_review__Marilyn_Manson___Academy_1__Manchester/?ref=rss MUSIC’S self-confessed anti-hero came, entertained and went without delivering the shock factor we have come to love/hate at his concerts. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:25:55 +0000 a5af7ac60e2bbd19000e0ec30e075cf3 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4803980.Gig_review__The_Pogues___Apollo__Manchester/?ref=rss HERE’S a conundrum. How can somebody on the one hand apparently lack real charisma, yet on the other ooze a stage presence and sense of mischief that is unsurpassed? Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:26:48 +0000 ebd3139bb2a9e9f3f7cbeb47805cdebe http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4802188.Gig_review__Abba_The_Show___Arena__Manchester/?ref=rss SWEDEN came to Manchester as the phenomenal Abba The Show delighted an enthusiastic audience at the MEN Arena. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:55:42 +0000 d582503b1ace6aa8bbc604f84cb97f79 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4797411.Gig_review__Yeah_Yeah_Yeahs___Apollo__Manchester/?ref=rss SPITTING water over herself with a punk energy that reverberates throughout Manchester Apollo, Karen O kick starts a vibrant and energetic set. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:59:20 +0000 bfe81085ddb245e41c2d4861d67b3382 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4792310.Panto_review__Cinderella___King_George_s_Hall__Blackburn/?ref=rss IT LOOKS fantastic, it sounds fantastic and you’ll definitely have a ball! Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:29:03 +0000 c75659d8401ee7387882d85129d61d5c http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4793405.TV_review__Gerry_Robinson_Fix_Dementia_Care_Homes__BBC1/?ref=rss CAN Gerry Robinson Fix Dementia Care Homes? That was the title of the programme I stumbled upon this week. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:42 +0000 b9671c9b582588ca322e043b64a55414 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4793275.Panto_review__Jack_and_the_Beanstalk___Thwaites_Empire_Theatre__Blackburn/?ref=rss It’s panto time again and along with my youngest children and their young at heart Nanna, I was looking forward to a night of good old family panto fun. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:30:52 +0000 3bccff92018359e3722bc4fba9971de5 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4792319.Panto_review__The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz___Library_Theatre__Darwen/?ref=rss FOLLOW the yellow brick road to Darwen over the next couple of weeks to enjoy a fabulous alternative to the traditional pantomime. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:32:47 +0000 b8d5c7ee1918936cb6dfd71b9e67d621 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4792315.Panto_review__Sleeping_Beauty___Civic_Theatre__Oswaldtwistle/?ref=rss If you're after a pantomime treat this festive season, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre has a real Beauty ... Sleeping Beauty. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:30:36 +0000 57232d410df94ce719a1923ccb586a45 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4788610.TV_review__Life__BBC1/?ref=rss I have not watched every episode of the outstanding Life, but having sat enthralled through the programme about plants, wished I had put it on “series record”. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:31:45 +0000 af2ed6ae16ec946a00bf41b9dfa358f3 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4788607.TV_review__The_One_Show__BBC1/?ref=rss I occasionally watch The One Show as anything with Adrian Chiles in it is invariably good. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:30:24 +0000 d21fb8e6efcb8d84bfba518804375c5a http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4778319.TV_review__Ace_of_Cakes__Good_Food_Channel/?ref=rss ESSENTIALLY, the producers here have managed to make an entire series about a company that bakes cakes. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:55:45 +0000 65f5c217b93d36c52fcf6aa437a3a005