http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/ Blackpool Citizen /leisure/ en-gb Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:52:32 +0100 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:52:32 +0100 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/509361/?type=rsslogo http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/ http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4474430.Review__Michael_McIntyre_s_Comedy_Roadshow__BBC1/?ref=rss THERE’S a lot of TV at the moment that's supposed to be funny – Alan Carr’s Chatty Man, and That Mitchell and Webb Look, to name just two. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:07 +0100 857537dfa84e588ec7f853ca52d086ae http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4474425.Interview__Daliso_Chaponda/?ref=rss THE cream of North West comedy talent will join forces to raise money for Manchester’s Christie cancer hospital at The Lowry, Salford Quays, this weekend. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:29:56 +0100 41503ea18b123ede2e28db1d5a9ad986 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4474359.Interview__Little_Boots/?ref=rss She’s bright, she's bubbly and she’s from Blackpool. We spoke to electro-pop princess Little Boots who is being billed as the new Kylie. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:41 +0100 d97196240c16bb85ce75734618492ef3 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4474360.Interview__Joe_Walsh_of_The_Eagles/?ref=rss AMERICAN rock legends Eagles are bringing their Long Road Out of Eden tour to the UK and playing two dates in Manchester this month. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:05:45 +0100 ddfb1d408cadff41ef0ccb5184eaac8c http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4461739.Review__Album___Dinosaur_Jr___Farm/?ref=rss ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is the order of the day on Dinosaur Jr’s second post-reformation album. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:24:11 +0100 9cea06d142c83f1a59e0ccb8b3464ead http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4461744.Review__Album___Future_Of_The_Left___Travels_With_Myself_And_Another/?ref=rss Having released their rapturously-received debut Curses in 2007, it’s been all quiet on the Future Of The Left front since. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:25:02 +0100 f3f2959251e2b5bf452ba0856ee292b9 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4461757.Review__Album___Spinal_Tap___Back_From_The_Dead/?ref=rss Released to mark the 25th anniversary of the cult classic and seminal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, this is the first new album from England’s Loudest Heavy Metal Band since Break Like The Wind in 1992. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:27:22 +0100 22d8e43c7d1f29882faae068e662b7ce http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4461669.Interview__Laci_Endresz_of_Blackpool_Tower_Circus/?ref=rss IF Take That weren’t the nation's favourite boy-turned-man band, the director of Blackpool Tower Circus would give them a job in an instant. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:06:04 +0100 131725091f80cace751a3c469d196d51 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4461693.Interview__Dave_Twentyman/?ref=rss DAVE Twentyman, the compere of Blackburn's regular Frog & Bucket comedy night, talks about the highs and lows of life as a comic... and how to deal with hecklers. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:11:38 +0100 a357c5cf2cc1f6b82f236b81c59b63ae http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4454490.Review__Album___Bert_Jansch__LA_Turnaround_Santa_Barbara_Honeymoon_A_Rare_Conundrum/?ref=rss Anyone frequently name-checked by Jimmy Page and Neil Young as a key influence, as Bert Jansch is, has got to be something pretty special, right? Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:15:02 +0100 9054810b5c7489b21b4715b0c82956bc http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4454475.Review__Coach_Trip__Channel_4/?ref=rss THIS week I have been mostly watching C4's Coach Trip. It’s not a new show, but for some reason it had not been on my radar until now. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:10:13 +0100 a0cff91fbfba165046146ca94cde4918 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4454456.Interview__Scott_Francis__director_of_Walking_With_Dinosaurs/?ref=rss HOW do you get 15 life-sized dinosaurs to walk around a stage, each remember their cue and interact with other dinosaurs while telling their life story? Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:02:36 +0100 d51f9060fc22464cb547d347b6967c3d http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4454467.Interview__Maureen_Nolan/?ref=rss If you have sisters or brothers then you’ll know the feeling of being compared to your siblings. But imagine having to do a job that three of your sisters had done before you, and to great acclaim. In the part of Mrs Johnstone in the legendary musical Blood Brothers Maureen Nolan is doing just that. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:08:07 +0100 e2538f21ea3d3d526888ec325d45cecf http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4447884.Interview__Shazia_Mirza/?ref=rss Shazia Mirza has won rave reviews for her frank and honest stand-up comedy routines about being a young Muslim woman in Britain. The controversial comedienne spoke to us ahead of her gig in Bolton. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:30:00 +0100 a6c92654908f4cd7db0fd964d328e25a http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4438413.Review__How_Sweet_It_Is___The_Motown_Show___Mechanics__Burnley/?ref=rss The magic of Tamla Motown refuses to die and the packed house at the Mechanics was testament to the fact it is likely to live on forever. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:01:48 +0100 929691eac39e386716c92b4023e315c8 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4439321.Interview__Hollie_Steel/?ref=rss THIS time eight weeks ago no-one had heard of Hollie Steel. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:55:31 +0100 43530b3874e7d30c6880b378b5442df1 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4436663.Review__Album_____The_Legends_____Over_And_Over/?ref=rss MULTI-talented Swede Johan Angergård is in several bands, so it's no surprise that he likes to swoop around from genre to genre:. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 cb423ee2884ddd46b3bcd235deb34218 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4436001.Interview__Ken_Dodd/?ref=rss King of comedy Ken Dodd is bringing his Happiness Show to Blackpool and Manchester. He spoke to us about a life in the spotlight. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:58:08 +0100 94ae7f2d92b8a4168bebd8c181d8017b http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4436014.Interview__Faith_Brown/?ref=rss FAITH Brown is famous for her big voice, her big personality and her even bigger bust. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:01:30 +0100 b65ee6a6ddb1fb2454da8d0db1ceeb8e http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4432502.Review__Big_Brother__Channel_4/?ref=rss THE lengths people will go to just to have their 15 minutes of fame really is shocking. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:40:00 +0100 acafb3b6631d92d5f3c07b414e33fe5a http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4432501.Review__My_Life_In_Verse__Robert_Webb__BBC2/?ref=rss THE half of Mitchell and Webb that isn’t Mitchell is obviously looking to spread his TV wings beyond comedy and shows plenty of promise in this programme in which he traces the story behind TS Eliot’s The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:47:24 +0100 85ced206415d961c8623012e55f0f60b http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4432504.Review__Calendar_Girls_10_Years_On__BBC1/?ref=rss Calendar Girls 10 Years On, BBC1, Thursday 9pm A DECADE ago the normally sleepy Yorkshire Dales village of Rylstone was suddenly swarming with press. Not because anything particularly untoward had happened, unless you count 11 middle-aged members of the local Women’s Institute doffing off for a calendar, that is. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:47:41 +0100 b113d5579fe4add5724bd7bd1e27ad12 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4426381.Interview__Mark_Rough/?ref=rss COMEDIAN Mark Rough has been described as a Sunderland Billy Connolly speaking at 100 miles an hour with a gag every minute. He spoke to us ahead of his headline set at the opening of Nelson’s ACE Centre. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:15:57 +0100 9cc607efb3bd22e50038557cf91d53ef http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4426375.Interview__Bobby_Ball/?ref=rss STEP back in time to an era where variety ruled the airwaves as The Best of British Variety Tour 2009 comes to Blackpool. We spoke to Bobby Ball - one half of the nation’s favourite vintage comedy double-act. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:12:03 +0100 5648ada80554cf23b16658c44e60467c http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4406229.Review__Single_____Vagabond_____Sweat__Until_The_Morning_/?ref=rss VAGABOND are hyped as mid-market, soulful, sexy pop – so they could be very big indeed. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 fc85414f1c97e498128dc70014b0fa98 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4426144.Interview__TV_gardener_Christine_Walkden/?ref=rss The One Show’s Christine Walkden is returning to her Lancashire roots to give the region tips on plant growing. The Rishton-born TV gardener spoke to us about her love of all things outdoor. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:05:41 +0100 870df6ed3ca4bb51ec354f009238e968 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4420589.The_secret_to_slimming__it_s_not_rocket_science/?ref=rss 10 Things You Need To Know About Losing Weight, BBC1, Wednesday 8pm LOSING weight basically comes down to eating less — not wolfing down endless packets of crisps or takeaways — and doing some exercise. End of. Except it’s not. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:15:04 +0100 6156cc5221410c3b8ff224450fe42091 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/leisure/4420591.Pick_of_the_week/?ref=rss Robin Hood (Saturday, BBC One, 6.45pm) Saturday nights were simply no fun before Robin Hood and his merry men started warring with no end of baddies in Sherwood Forest. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:15:47 +0100 d243669f467a76f7bbb48445932377a5