32 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 23rd, 2004


Stage and Screen at S t Mary’s Centre .Church Street, Clitheroe Telephone


0 1 2 0 0 4 2 7 1 6 2


Below are the cinema times for Stage and Screen at St Mary’s Centre from Friday, December 24th, 2004


CHRISTMAS WITH THEKRANKS(pg) Friday, December 24th 2.30pm Saturday, December 25th NO FILM SHOWING


Sunday, December 26th NO HLM SHOWING


Monday, December 27th 2.30pm Ihesday, December 28th 2.30pm


Wednesday, December 29th 2.30pm Thursday, December 30th 2.30pm


THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (12A)


Monday, December 27th 7.30pm


Wednesday, December 29th 7.30pm , Thursday, December 30th 7.30pm


J


www.clitheroetoday.co.uk


Clltheroe4 ^ 3 2 4 (E d l to r ia j )^ 4 ^ ^ CHRISTMAS TUESDAY BBC1


6.00 Breakfast. (C) 9.00 Arthur. (R) (C) 9.25 Kerchingi. (R) (C) 9.50 Looney Tunes. (R) (C) 10.00 Top of the Pops Saturday. (C) 11.00 FiLM: Max Keeble’s Big Move. (2001) Starring Alex D Linz, Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy. (C) 12.20 Pride: Talking with Lions. (C) 12.50 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. (C) 1.10 Keeping Up Appearances. (R) (C) 1.40 FiLM: Babe: Pig in the City. (1998) Starring Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, Mary Stein. (C) 3.10 FILM: Small Soldiers. (1997) Starring Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, Jay Mohr. (C) 4.50 Final Score. (C) 4.50 Final Score. Ray Stubbs pro­ vides all the results, reports and reaction from the Premiership, as well as a round-up of the stories In the Coca-Cola leagues and Scotland. (C)


5.30 The World's Strongest Man. John Inverdale presents the first of five heats from the Bahamas. This year sees a change of for­ mat with just 12 strongmen bat­ tling it out head to head for six places in the final. (C)


6.30 Changing Rooms. Interior design chailenge presented by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. The team do six makeovers in three days in the fiood-damaged viliage of Boscastie. (C)


6.00 News; Regional News; Weather. (C)


! !!


7.30 EastEnders. Den seizes an opportunity to manipuiate Dennis. Andy makes Den an offer on Angie's Den. Abandoned by Dennis, Zoe packs her suitcase.


8.00 Casualty at Holby City. Friendships are forged between the two departments and lives are changed as Connie, Harry, Luke, Jim and Rosie fight for survival through the fiery inferno. (C)


(C)


9.00 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Drama series following the fortunes of a group of British builders. The lads are breaking up and beginning to go their separate ways when they get some shocking news. (C)


i ■


■ w o r ld o f \ PROPERTY.


: : -m a g a z in e


TCr a f e ccpy Cat 01323 745130 (24 bra; I wwwcworM'ofpcQpertyi.co.tik: |


CASH PAID for any


• IT V digital boxes • S K Y digital boxes will collea


Tel: 01772 793768 or 07989 353702


O


10.20 Kings of Rock and Roll. A look back at the 1950s, a decade often seen as having the wildest pop music of all time. Stories of the Kings of Rock and Roll are told by artists and their contemporaries. (C)


10.00 News; Regional News; Weather. (C)


PICK OF THE DAY. Royal institution Christmas Lectures: Antarctica — Channel 4 ,11.55am


Antaretica is a continent of extremes. How do creatures cope with ice-covered, freezing waters. How couid any organisni survive on land where high wind speeds and very low humidity strip _ water away in an instant? How do they cope 'with fluctuating temperatures, high doses of ultra-violet


light and months of total darkness?


' searches out the extraordinary organisms that make Antarctica their home, in the icy oceans he reveals a land of giants and fish with buiit-in antifreeze.


BBC2


7.00 Big Cook Little Cook. (R) (C) 7.20 Tots TV. (R) (C) 7.30 Brambly Hedge. (R) (C) 8.00 Balamory. (C) 8.20 Postman Pat. (R) (C) 8.40 Tweenies. (R) (C) 9.00 A History of Britain by Simon Schama. (R) (C) 10.00 Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. (2003) (R) (C) 10.50 Who Do You Think You Are?. (C) 11.45 Paralympics Review. (R) (C) 12.05 An Evening With... Tanni Grey-Thompson. (C) 12.35 Racing from Chepstow and Leopardstown. (C) 3.10 FILM: Larger than Life. (1996) Starring Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Matthew McConaughey. (C) 4.40 Ready Steady Cook. (C) 5.25 Weakest Link. Anne Robinson hosts the quick-fire general knowledge quiz. (C)


6.10 I Capture the Castle. 1930s drama about two young girls liv­ ing in a crumbling English castle who fall In love for the first time with handsome American broth­ ers that arrive in the village. (C)


8.50 Things I wish I'd Known When I was 20. (C)


11.20 Match of the Day. Gary Lineker presents highlights of all nine of today's Premiership matches. Southampton visit Liverpool, while Saints' south coast rivals Portsmouth host title contenders Chelsea. (C)


2.40 Family Contract. (R) (C) (Sign Language) 3.40 Holidays in the Danger Zone: America Was Here. (R) (C) (Sign Language) 4.10 Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. (R) (C) (Sign Language) 4.40 Joins BBC News 24.


9.00 A Seaside Parish. Documentary about the devastation caused by flash floods in the Cornish parish of Boscastie, a preface to a sec­ ond series of A Seaside Parish. (C)


8.00 Second World War in Colour. Unique wartime footage, enhanced by the letters and diaries of those who lived and died during the devastating con­ flict. Narrated by the late John Thaw. (C)


CHANNEL4


6.00 The Hoobs. (R) (T) 6.50 Famous Fred. (R) (T) 7.20 Friends. (R) (T) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) (T) 8.15 King of Queens. 8.40 One Tree Hill. (R) (T) 9.40 Friends. (R) (T) 10.50 T4 Special: Behind the Scenes at the Big Brother Panto. (T) 11.55 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - Antarctica. (T) 12.55 The Curious. Case of Inspector Clouseau. (R) (T) 2.00 FILM: Return of the Pink Panther. (1975) Starring Peter Sellers. (T) 4.05 FILM: La Femme Musketeer. (2003) Starring Gerard Depardieu, Natassja Kinski. (T) 5.40 The Simpsons. (T) 6.10 ■ Hollyoaks. Ben is worried when he finds Les drunk in the Pitstop.


6.40 C4 News;. (T) 6.45 FILM: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. (1992) Comedy sequel in which young Kevin McAllister is once again accidentally separat­ ed from his parents after an air­ port mix-up sees him lost and alone in New York. Starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern. (T)


9.00 The Simpsons. (T) 10.00 A Bear's Christmas Tail. Dermot O'Leary presents a festive spe­ cial featuring the bear from Bo' Selecta. -Featuring Avid Merrion and his celebrity friends from the show, with their latex-faced pals.


10.00 FlLM:Topsy-Turvy. (1999) Witty and entertaining dramatisation of the story of the famous partner­ ship between lyricist Williarh Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan. Starring Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall. (C)


12.35 Dead Ringers. Topical sketch show. (R) (C)


1.05 Later with Jools Holland. (R) (C) 2.10 Joins BBC News 24.


10.50 I Got You Babe from Bo'hind - The Making of the Video. A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video "for the Christmas single I Got You Babe, featuring Patsy Kensit and Davina McCall who both impersonate Cher. (T)


U)


11.20 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Jimmy Carr presents a celebrity quiz show. (R) (T)


1.25 Who Wrote the. Bible?. (R) (T) 3.25 Don't Panic. (R) 4.25 ICC Cricket World. 4.50 Trans World Sport. (T) 5.45 Animated Bible Stories: Jesus the Miracle Worker. (R) (T) 5.55 Animated Bible Stories: Jesus the Healer. (R) (T)


FIVE


6.00 Franklin. 6.20 MechaNick. (R) 6.30 Old Bear Stories. 6.40 Oswald. (R) 6.55 Hi-5. (R) (T) 7.30 Peppa Pig. (R) 7.35 Funky Valley. (R) 7.45 Noddy. (R) 8.00 A Milkshake Christmas. (T) 8.30 Puff in the Land of Living Lies. (R) 9.00 Domino Day. (R) 9.55 Roobarb. (R) 10.05 Wishbone. 10.35 Sunset Beach. (R) (T) 11.30 Property Developer. (R) ("T) 12.30 Home and Away. (R) (T) 1.00 Family Affairs. (R) (T) 1.35 House Doctor. (R) (T) 2.10 five news update. (T) 2.15 Love Cruise: The Maiden Voyage. (T) 3.10 The Restaurant. (R) (U 4.05 Trading Spouses. (R) (T) 5.00 Charmed. (R) (T) 5.50 news. (T) 6.00 Home and Away. Someone shoots Hyde in the eye. (T)


6.30 Family Affairs. Denise admits she was raped. (T)


7.00 Constantine: The King Who Lost His Throne. All-access doc­ umentary offering a glimpse into the life of the exiled King of Greece, who has lived in London for 36 years following a military coup. (T)


7.55 five news update. ("T) 8.00 Spider Attack. In-depth docu­ mentary about the humble spider. Crime


9.00 CSI: Scene


Investigation. Drama series about a team of forensic investi­ gators in Las Vegas. Catherine and Warrick follow a murder trail to Miami, where they meet their CSI counterparts. (R) (T)


10.00 CSI: Miami. (2002) American drama series focusing on the work of the Miami forensics department. The CSI unit work on a jet crash in the Everglades. (R)


10.55 Sobhraj: The Hippie Killer. Featuring exclusive interviews with Sobhraj himself, this film tells the amazing and disturbing story of one of the world's most charis­ matic and amoral killers. (T)


" (T)


12.30" Arrest and Trial. (T) 12.55 Arrest and Trial. (T) 1.20 NBA Basketball Live. 4.00 Boxing: Fight of the Week Classic. (R) 4.25 Portuguese Football. (R)


In Ice Life Lloyd Peck takes viewers on a journey of adaptation and cunning. From the bottom of the ocean to deep inside the rocks of Antarctica itseffi he


© ITV1


6.00 GMTV. 9.25 Best Friends. (R) 9.55 FILM: Sabrina: Friends Forever. (2002) 11.15 Creature Comforts. (R) 11.30 Catchphrase. (R) 12.00 New You've Been, Framed. (R) 12.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather. 12.45 Granada News and Weather. 12.55 FILM: Apollo 13. (1995) Starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton. 3.25 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. (R) 4.25 Stars in Their Eyes; Coronation Street Special. Coronation Street's Liz Dawn, Vicky Entwistle, Scott Wright, Charles Dale and Suranne Jones get the musical makeover treatment. Presented by Matthew


5.30 An Audience with Lulu. Lulu per­ forms for a celebrity audience, answering questions about her life and career and singing old songs and new, including duets with stars such as Elton John and Sting. (R)


, Kelly. (R)


6.30 Granada Reports. All the latest news, sport and breaking stories from around the North West, pre­ sented by Lucy Meacock and "Tony Morris. Including a regional weather forecast.-"


7.00 Emmerdale. Zak explodes when Debbie lets slip that she's seeing Andy. Sadie's looking daggers at Charity - but it's Chloe .who sticks


6.45 rrv Evening News; Weather. The latest national and international news.


. the knife in. Tom fears that Charity is playing away.


7.30 Go North West. Loyd Grossman presents a series exploring the hid­ den gems of England's North West.


. Today, Coleen Nolan takes a trip to Grizedale forest in the Lake District and goes cycling.


8.00 Christmases from Hell.


9.00 Holiday Showdown. Reality series in which two families time together on each other’s holidays. Today, a shopping spree in New York and a pilgrimmage to Salt Lake City.


Camcorder footage and personal accounts of seasonal celebrations in which goodwill was sadly lacking, from a chaotic nativity play to shop­ ping centres grldlocked by gift-buy­ ers. (R)


10.00 The Frank Skinner Show. A mix of celebrity interview, stand up, topical sketches and new music perfor­ mances. In tonight’s show, Frank talks to Patrick Stewart, Jo Brand and David Coulthard.


11.00 News; Weather. The latest national and international news.


11.15 FILM: For a Few Dollars More. .(1965) Sequel in which the mysteri-


-; .ous bounty hunter known only as " 'the man with no name' forms an


L: uneasy alliance with a colonel in -. order to catch a bandit; Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte".


1.40 2004... Forever. 2.35 Breaking the Magician’s Code: More of Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed. (R) 3.20 Carry On Laughing. (R) 3.45 Trisha. (R) 5.00 ITV Nightscreen. 5.30 Carry On Laughing. (R) 5.55 l"TV News Headlines.


_ |_ J . |iitheroe4223^XE(«^^^^^ :I0 ' •If':';/


I


, r v r .M


, _ , ,


‘! i \ r


* M A'/


, .,wvyw,clitherpetoday.co.uk. i ^ .A A A ^ ^ t « - « t


CHRISTMAS TUESDAY


S a te l l i te SKY MOVIES 1


6.15 Off Season. (2001) 8.00 Bonus! The Aviator. (2004) 8.30 The Country Bears. (2002) 10.15 Rookie of the Year. (1993) 12.05 Kim. (1984) 2.30 Cupid and Cate. (2000) 4.20 The Country Bears. (2002) 6.00 Rookie of the Year. (1993) 8.00 Love Actually. (2003) 10.15 2 Fast 2 Furious. (2003) 12.05 Love Actually. (2003) 2.20 Trojan War. (1997) 3.45 Deathlands: Homeward Bound. (2003) 5.15 Mel. (1999)


SKY MOVIES 2


6.05 Vegas Vacation. (1997) 8.00 Moto X Kids. (2004) 9.35 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. (1995) 11.20 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. (1991) 1.40 UK Box Office Hits of the Year. 2.15 Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002) 4.00 Vegas Vacation. (1997) 5.45 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. (1991) 8.00 Clueless. (1995) 10.00 The Transporter. (2002) 11.35 Nick of Time. (1995) 1.10 Hostage Hotel. (1999) 2.45 Sympathy for Mr Vengeance. (2002) 4.55 Moto X Kids. (2004)


SKY CINEMA 1


6.00 Dad's Army. (1971) 8.00 The Fortune Cookie. (1966) 10.10 Black Narcissus. (1946) 12.10 The Four Feathers. (1939) 2.10 Dad’s Army. (1971) 4.00 Black Narcissus. (1946) 5.50 The Fortune Cookie. (1966) 8.00 The Four Feathers. (1939) 10.00 Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. (1983) 11.50 Straw Dogs. (1971) 1.50 Boston Strangler: A Legacy of Terror. (2001) 3.40 Monty Python’s The Meaning of


Life. (1983) SKY SPORTS 1


6.00 Rugby Union Update. 7.30 Soccer Extra Bank Holiday Special. 9.00 Racing News. 9.30 Super League. 10.00 Rugby Union Update. 11.30 Super League. 12.00 Football League. 2.30 Gillette Soccer Special. 4.00 Ford Football 'Special. 7.00 Ford Football Special. 10.30 Football First; Match Choice. 0.00 Football First: Match Choice. 1.30 Football First: Match Choice. 3.00 Football First: Match Choice. 4.30 The Dogs. 5.00 Bikesport UK.


SKY SPORTS 2


6.00 Live Test Cricket. 7.30 Live Test Cricket. 4.00 Test Cricket. 7.00 Test Cricket. 10.00 Pool. 11.00 Gravity Games H20: Wakeboarding. 11.30 Live Test Cricket.


SKY SPORTS 3


6.00 Aerobics: Oz Style. 6.30 Freeze Sports. 7.00 World Wrestling Entertainment: The Bottom Line. 8.00 Masters Football: Northern Masters. 11.00 Racing News. 11.30 Aerobics: Oz Style. 12.00 Darts; 2004 World Championship. 5.00 Wild Spirits. 5.30 Fishing: Carp Show. 6.00 Darts: 2004 World Championship. 0.00 The Dogs. 0.30 Sports Unlimited. 1.30 Pool. 2.30 The Dogs. 3.00 Masters Football: Northern Masters.


EUROSPORT


7.30 LG Action Sports. 8.30 Ski Jumping. 9.00 Olympic Games. 10.00 Adventure.'10.30 Dancing. 11.30 Football. 12.30 Football. 1.30 WATTS.’ 2.30 GOLI. 3.00 Ski Jumping. 3.30 Live Ski Jumping. 4.00 UEFA Champions League Vintage. 5.00 Beach Soccer. 6.00 Freestyle Motocross. 7.30 Trail Bikes World Championship. 8.00 Strongest Man. 9.00


SATELLITE PICK OF THE D The Transporter, Sky Movies 2,10pm


Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin (Jason Statham) lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "trans­ porter" who moves goods - human or otherwise - from one place to another. No questions asked. Frank's newest trans­ port seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. He has been hired by an American known only as “Wall Street" to make a deliv­ ery, but when Frank stops along route, he notices his "package" is moving.


Boxing. 11.00 Strongest Man. 0.00 Ski Jumping. 0.30 Close.


SKY ONE


6.00 The Sharon Osbourne Show. 7.00 Kong. 7.30 Batman. 6.00 Yu-GI-Ohl Waking the Dragons. 8.30 Pokemon Advanced Challenge. 9.00 Futurama. 9.30 Malcolm in the Middle. 10.00 World Wrestling Entertainment: The Bottom Line. 11.00 Family Guy. 11.30 Camera Trap. 12.00 Fear Factor. 1.00 Jake 2.0. 2.00 Relic Hunter. 3.00 Family Guy. 3.30 The Virtual Magician. 4.00 Futurama. 4.30 Malcolm in the Middle. 5.00 Star Trek: The Next Gerieratlon. 6.00 Fear Factor. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie. 10.25 Ultimate Sci-R Top 10: Moments. 11.25 Long Way Round. 12.25 Celebrity Fear Factor UK. 1.20 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.10 Ultimate Sci FI Top 10: Robots. 3.05 Jake 2.0.3.55 Relic Hunter. 4.20 Kong. 4.45 Batman. 5.10 Yu-Gi*Ohl Waking the Dragons. 5.35 Pokemon Advanced Challenge.


UKTV GOLD


6.00 Waiting for God. 6.35 Waiting for God. 7.15 Waiting for God. 7.55 Waiting for God. 8.35 Waiting for God. 9.40 Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington. 12.00 Carry On Behind. 1.50 To the Manor Born. 2.30 To the Manor Born. 3.10 To the Manor Born. 3.50 To the Manor Born. 4.30 .To the Manor Born. 5.10 To the Manor Born. 5.50 My Family. 6.30 Carry On at Your Convenience. 6.20 Steptoe and Son. 9.00 Only Fools and Horses. 10.35 My Family. 11.15 Porridge. 11.55 One Foot In The Grave. 12.30 Only Fools and Horses. 2.05 Porridge. 2.45 The Bill. 3.45 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. 4.40 Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression. 5.00 Where the Heart Is.


BBC THREE


7.00 Little Angels. 7.30 Who Rules the Roost Now? 8.00 EastEnders Revealed. 8.30 Uttle Angels. 9.00 Little Britain. 9.30-Three’s Outtakes. 10.00 •EaslEnders. 10.30 The Smoking Room Christmas Special. 11.00 Utile Britain. 11.30 Three’s'Outtakes. 12.00 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. 12.30 Nighty Night. 1.00 3 Nori-Blondes. 1.30 The Mighty, Boosh. 2.00 Swiss Toni. 2.30 Little Britain. 3.00 Three’s Outtakes. 3.30 The Smoking Room Christmas Spedal.


ITV 2


9.25 Coronation Street. 9.55 Emmerdale. 10.25 Planet’s Funniest Animals. 10.50 Movies Now. 11.00 Bebe’s Kids. 12.30 With a Uttle Help from My Friends. 3.35 Railway Children. 5.35 Shopping from Hell. 6.40 Funniest Animals. 7.00 Kindergarten Cop. 9.00 True Ues. 11.40 I’m a Celeb... Top Ten Funny Moments. 12.50 Jerry Springer. 1.35 Letterman. 2.20 Teleshopping. 4.20 ITV2 Nightscreen. 5.10 Letterman.


ITV3


6.00 Survival. 6.55 Peak Practice. 7.50 Film File. 8.00 Quincy. 9.00 Chicago Hope. 9.50 Movies Now. 10.00 The Practice. 10.55 LA Law. 11.55 Sun/ival. 1.00 Quincy. 2.00 The Practice. 3.00 Chicago Hope. 3.50 LA Law. 4.50 Peak Practice. 6.00 The Practice. 6.50 Film RIe. 7.00 Providence. 8.00 Maigret. 9.00 Karen Sisco. 10.00 Zulu. 12.35 Chicago Hope. 1.30 Maigret. 2.35 Teleshopping. 5.35 ITV3 Nightscreen.


LIVING TV


6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Elmo's World. 7.15 Busy Buses. 7.25 Junglies. 7.30 Molly’s Gang. 7.45 Titch. 7.55 Barney and Friends. 8.25 Hi-5. 9.00 Celebrity Extra. 9.05 The Nanny. 10.05 Charmed. 12.00 Ricki Lake. 12.50 Sixth Sense with Colin Fry. 1.20 Crossing Over with John Edward. 1.50 Will and Grace. 2.50 Queer Eye for Uie Straight Guy. 3.45 The Hairdresser. .4.15 Charmed. 6.05 America’s Next Top Model. 7.00 Will and Grace. 8.00 Best of British Mediumship • Uve at the Palladium. 10.00 Most Haunted. 11.00 Most


. Haunted Extra. 11.30 Most Haunted. 12.00 Sexcetera. 1.00 Jane Goldman Investigates. 1.55 Street Psychic. 2.50 Uttle Miracles. 3.15- Little Miracles. 3.40 Missy Elliott: The Rise and Rise Of. 4.25 Hollywood Star Treatment 4.45 Ricki Lake. 5.30 Home Shopping.


SCI-FI 6.00 The Ray Bradbury Theatre. 7.00 Teleshopping.


*10.00 Quantum Leap. 11.00 The Lone Gunmen. 12.00 Witchblade. 1.00 The Pretender. 2.00 Journey to the Centre of the Earth. 4.00 Quantum Leap. 5.00 Destination Earth; Journey into Roswell. 6.00 Witchblade. 7.00 The New Twilight Zone. 7.25 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. 10.00 Death Becomes Her. 12.00 Alien Erotica 2.1.35 Scissors. 3.35 The Ray Bradbury Theatre. 4.05 Mad Mad House. 5.05 Tracker.


‘Legends’ who came calling on Kumars


ACTCR and comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar says that he’s already had all he wants for Christ­ mas. And that’s presenter Anne Robinson and


k A C M1U«« break ■ (im dK liia 7 ^ ve ftld& tfiise .


■fSIMENT I I


S Calf nm to make your ;7 !r reservations on


and weekend spedal rates. v W EM HARDER


Okisl&li. I»lldiij«;_ a ls id ^ dally,"weekly


;0 1 2 8 2 il5 0 5 6 8 fTinfetreet, o f f j YVorlOTire Street,


-V'Y'Burnley I ; S4 hour cmergencyif se tte e included in price:


NamB_. Address.


Your make of car_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ Year


dto: IPERRYSht Clitheroe * Waterloo Rd, Cfrthsroe.Tel: 01200 422255-.


. - , j . : u c : -t.. Ji W 7 ]


20 King Street, Clitheroe 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 7 1 3 6


Email: afthams.«f!theroe@traveteye.net www^itiuumxo.uU


singer Phil Collins. Cn his show that is. Yes, these two legends come knocking on the Kumars’ door during the Christmas special on Boxing Day and it’s really blown him away. “Phil flew in from S\vitzerland especially to


do the show because he’s such a big fan. Phil’s a lovely bloke. We discovered we were both brought up in Hounslow. Now he lives in Geneva. I got as far as Islington,” jokes the incredibly funny and charming 40-year-old. “And he bought us all presents. He gave


Sanjeev Kumar a cuckoo clock, Dad got a chocolate gold brick - even Anne got a S\viss


Army peii-knife. “I t ’s not going to get any better than hav­


ing Anne Robinson and Phil Collins coming round and Phil giving you presents, is it?” Sanjeev, who came up with the idea for the


o O H r


Kumars which started back in 2001, says the strange environment means the celeb guests are seen in a completely different light than they are on traditional chatshows.


“They tend to behave more naturally


because they’re not sure where the questions are coming from,” he explains. “Anne spoke very openly and was funny about all the sur­ gical enhancements she’s had. Generally I’m not a fan of cosmetic surgery but she does look good. You can tell she’s had it - she does look quite a bit younger. “It was quite raucous with Anne. She asked


a lot of questions herself. We got a fun side to her. She lost it - it was really nice to see that. “And afterwards Phil admitted that he’d


found himself watching what was going on and being entertained by it, forgetting he was actually there to answer questions himself! “They both really enter into the Christmas


spirit,” smiles Sanjeev. Apparently life on set has seen no change since Sanjeev and his Kumars colleague,


Meera Syal, became an item. “I t hasn’t changed anything - we’ve been


friends and worked together for 10 years. We’re both very professional and when you’re at work there’s a bigger picture,” he says. Off set, Christmas is unlikely to be as crazy for the Bhaskars as it is chez-Kumars.


“I don’t go to Midnight Mass or anything


but since I was a kid we’ve celebrated Christ­ mas. My parents went along with it for us children. We used to get a small plastic tree out of the loft so me and my sister would feel satisfied that we had one. I think it was cun­ ning trick on my father’s part to have a small one - the presents have to be proportionally small. This Christmas I ’ll probably be my parents doing the Christmas dinner thing.” While Sanjeev loved the cuckoo clock Phil


gave him (which he admits he kept) his real- life family may not do so well on the Christ­


mas present front. “I ’ve always been rubbish at buying pre­


sents,” he admits. “I leave it up to my younger sister. She’s got far better taste than me. I ’ll happily pay whatever but my choice is awful. The only thing I really know about is movies. I can buy people DVDs but not everybody’s as mental about films as I am. And I make it very difficult for everyone else to buy fdr me. They get me DVDs but inevitably I ’ve already got them. But I’m happy not getting presents. Good company, good food and wine, everything else pales.”


5 ft


I'fO? . t 'v i ': '


I- •'


i r i s }


ii’J ‘ Clitheroe Advertiser &.Times, December 23rd, 2004 33


We’re peas in a pod, says Claire


MORE often than not, marriages in soap- land barely make it through the reception, let alone happily ever after. But on Christmas Day on ITVl’s “Coro­


nation Street” we’ll witness a union that’s set to last. Well, past the New Year at least. The couple in question is Corrie’s Ashley


and Claire. And Julia Haworth, the 25- year-old actress who plays the blushing bride, is delighted for her alter ego. “I think Ashley and Claire are perfect for


each other. I don’t think I ’ve ever seen a screen couple who are more suited to each other. They’re peas in a pod.” I t ’s just over a year since Julia walked


onto the cobbled streets of Weatherfield as Claire and started nannying for broken­ hearted, single dad Ashley. “I t’s a huge compliment to get a huge


storyline at peak -viewing time. I’m really enjoying being part of the cast,” smiles the Lancashire-born actress. “I wanted to be an actress from the age


of about 11.1 went to Youth Theatre when I was 10 and later studied drama at Manchester University.” “Coronation Street” is not her first TV


role. She’s already starred in popular dra­ mas such as “Peak Practice” and “Mersey Beat”. Filming the ceremony struck a chord


with Julia, who’s getting married to fiance, 27-year-old accountant Jon Wormold, in Spring 2006. The couple live together in Manchester. “It felt strange to walk down the aisle


but I didn’t feel superstitious. In fact, it makes me feel excited about my own wed­ ding day. I’ve got an idea of what I’d like in my head. I imagine I ’ll have a dress made as well but it will be something a little more stylish, individual and modern.” Claire’s wedding dress was the first outfit


that Julia has enjoyed wearing on TV since she started on the soap. . “Claire’s clothes! Every day I recoil when


I see what’s been laid out for me,” she gig­ gles. “But then I think, ‘Hang on, this is the character’. I t’s nice to have a difference in what I wear on screen and off.” But having a different wardrobe doesn’t


stop the fans recognising Julia when she’s out and about. It’s an uncomfortable situa­ tion for the actress. “"When fans come up I smile and try and


chat to them. I t ’s nice to hear good things about the show. But if they make a person­ al compliment, I’m all over the shop. “I enjoy meeting people and going along


to auditions. "When you’re in front of the camera you take on a completely different persona and get round it that way.”


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29