The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
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TRAVEL Lorraine Kelly’s Norwegian Odyssey, Thursday, C4, 8pm Lorraine reaches the wild Vesterålen region, where she spots a pod of Orca killer whales and spends time with a nomadic reindeer herder. She gets a surprise massage from a goat – one of the...
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Teen stabbed near station
Two teenage boys have been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing. Police said that the 17-year-old from Peterborough and 16-yearold from Huntingdon, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are charged in connection with an attack on a...
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Anger at changes to train service
A growing number of rail commuters from Peterborough are calling for action to improve train services to London. Concerns have been voiced at recent timetable changes that have created a 40 minute gap in key morning services to the capital but a...
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Blit sale ille goo
Five businesses in Peterborough have been closed due to concerns about money laundering and the selling of illegal goods. Two further shops have been banned from selling certain items – including tobacco and alcohol – until the beginning of...
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Family’s plea to be safe near water
The family of tragic Peterborough teenager Jack Lloyd have issued a heartfelt plea at Christmas to keep youngsters safe around water. The 16-year-old died after entering the water at Crown Lakes on April 4 this year. His funeral took place on April 28...
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Amazing Joshy will always be missed
Tributes have been paid to a young man after he was killed in a collision on the A605 at Whittlesey. Joshua Thomas Hampson-Crofts, 21, from March, was a back-seat passenger in a silver BMW X5 which left the A605 Wisbech Road, outside Coates, and...
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‘He brightened the lives of everyone’
The family of a Peterborough man have paid tribute to a ‘deeply loved family man’. A murder investigation was launched by Metropolitan Police following the death of Ruben Nunes, 34, after a collision between a car and pedestrians. Despite their best...
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FESTIVE FAVOURITES Classic Christmas Movies, Thursday, Sky Arts, 8pm & 9pm Film critic Ian Nathan explores a couple festive favourites, identifying the ingredients that elevated them to iconic status. He begins with 1992’s The Muppet Christmas Carol,...
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‘I want to stop this happening ever again’
The survivor of a crash that killed her friend has vowed to do all she can to stop others falling victim to drink drivers – after the man who caused the fatal collision was jailed for eight years.
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Celebrity Race Across the World, Thursday, BBC1, 8pm For the third leg of their journey, the teams must race from El Zonte on the Pacific coast across the entirety of El Salvador, known as the land of volcanoes, before entering Honduras to reach the...
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FILM Classic Movies: The Railway Children, Thursday, Sky Arts, 8pm Few films linger in the memory like director Lionel Jeffries’ 1970 adventure which was adapted from E Nesbit’s novel and starred Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary...
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‘The action I took is the same as any other driver’, says train hero
A Peterborough train driver praised for his quick thinking says his actions were ‘the same as any other driver’. After the alarm was raised during the attacks in the carriages train driver Andrew Johnson, who has about 20 years experience on the...
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DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW.
Plans for licensed premises in your neighbourhood could be hidden f rom view if new government proposals for secret alcohol licensing notices get the green light.
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Showground plans are thrown out
Plans for a 1,500 homes and leisure village development on the East of England Showground have this week been rejected by councillors. Members of Peterborough City Council’s planning committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to refuse permission for two...
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QUIZ The Weakest Link, Saturday, (BBC One, 8.35pm: No one likes to be the first person eliminated, but Romesh Ranganathan is giving some of the disappointed stars who fell at the first hurdle the opportunity to put that right. He hosts a ‘Redemption’...
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Double death on our roads
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Orton Goldhay on Monday evening. Emergency services were called to the junction of Goldhay Way and Osprey at about 7pm. The rider of the motorcycle was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, where he...
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George Clarke’s Homes in the Wild, Thursday, C4, 8pm For his new series, George Clarke is heading down under to explore some of New Zealand and Australia’s most remote and awe-inspiring homes. He finds out the personal stories behind them and learns...
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Cancer Research UK Relay For Life runners shine in Peterborough
Cancer survivors joined fundraisers for a special event in Peterborough at the weekend. The annual Relay for Life took place at the Athletics Track at Peterborough Embankment on Saturday, with scores of people attending to mark their fight with cancer...
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Date set for election of new city council leader after Dennis Jones resignation
A date has been set for a meeting of all Peterborough councillors who will decide on a new city council leader. The extraordinary full council meeting was called following the resignation of former leader Dennis Jones last Thursday (September...
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Push to enshrine Benedict Blythe inquest findings into law
A new amendment to existing law has been brought forward to protect children with allergies in schools following the tragic death of Benedict Blythe. Benedict, five, died on December 1, 2021, after going into anaphylactic shock during snack time at...
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Rock ‘n’ roll verger from Peterborough celebrates 60 years of marriage
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has provided a progress update on a public spaces protection order (PSPO) which was implemented at a Peterborough car cruising hotspot last month. The PSPO aims to tackle vehicle-related anti-social behaviour...
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Theatre to stay closed until the New Year
Work to replace the auditorium roof at Peterborough’s Key Theatre has run into problems – meaning the venue will now stay closed until the New Year. As a result, the Key’s panto this Christmas – Jack and the Beanstalk – scheduled to run from December...
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WORLD WAR II The Michael Palin-24 Hours: The Japanese Surrender, Saturday, C4, 8.10pm Friday, August 15, marked the anniversary of VJ Day, and this documentary explores why Japan was seemingly reluctant to end the Second World War. The conflict in...
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Health chief ’s worry at unregulated cosmetic treatment botulism outbreak
The senior councillor responsible for public health in Peterborough has spoken of her worry about an outbreak of symptoms of botulism following adverse reactions to cosmetic procedures. Councillor Shabina Qayyum, the council’s cabinet member for...
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Unforgivable, Thursday, BBC2, 9pm Writer Jimmy McGovern is behind some of the most hard-hitting TV dramas of the past 30 years, including Hillsborough, Sunday and the prison-set series Time. Now, the featurelength Unforgivable finds him tackling the...
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Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, Friday, C5, 8pm
Graeme Hall is in South Shields where he meets Kerry, whose troublesome terrier Teddy is keeping her prisoner in her own home. She got Teddy to help her overcome a life-changing injury but he’s now getting in the way of her everyday life. Graeme...
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New plans to cut £350,000 from spending on health services
Councillors will discuss proposals to cut £350,000 in spending on various public health services in Peterborough. Peterborough City Council receives an annual grant from the government to provide public health services which is ring-fenced, meaning it...
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Taskmaster – The Final, Thursday, C4, 9pm It’s the grand final, and it’s time to find out who has won the trophy in the shape of Greg Davies’ head. The smart money was on Mathew Baynton, but has someone crept ahead at the last minute to snatch a...
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Marie Antoinette, Thursday, BBC Two, 9pm
The second season of the historical drama draws to a close, with fans still waiting to find out if there will be a third and final run. As Louis convenes the Estates General for the first time in a century to consider his tax reforms, a riot breaks out...
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Outrageous, Thursday, U&Drama, 9pm Mary Lovell’s 2001 biography The Mitford Girls was the basis for this new six-part drama starring Bessie Carter (of Bridgerton fame). Outrageous follows six aristocratic sisters during their formative years in the...
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DNA Journey, Thursday, ITV1 & STV, 9pm ITV drama Cold Feet, the saga of a couple who fall in and out of love, turned Fay Ripley and Hermione Norris into household names. It’s been five years since the series ended, but now Fay and Hermione are back...
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PERIOD DRAMA Marie Antoinette, Thursday, BBC2, 9pm You don’t need to be an expert in French history to know that this period drama is not heading towards a happy ending for the Queen, and the seeds of her eventual destruction have been sown throughout...
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HISTORY Britain Under the Nazis: The Forgotten Occupation, Thursday, C4, 8pm On May 8, the UK celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day, but some may not have realised that in the Channel Islands, the only part of Britain to be invaded and occupied by...
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REALITY Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr, Thursday, BBC1, 8pm As this year’s competition nears its end, the three semi-finalists will need to put on their best performances as they head to Edinburgh to transform Festival Fringe venues – the...
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Classic Movies: The Story of the Dam Busters, Thursday, Sky Arts, 8pm Director Michael Anderson’s film is one of the greatest British war movies ever made. It focuses on Barnes Wallis’s efforts to invent a bouncing bomb capable of destroying the Ruhr...
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VE DAY VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember, Thursday, BBC1, 8pm Thursday marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, when the Allies formally accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender, effectively bringing the Second World War in Europe to an end. The...
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CRIME MYSTERY Signora Volpe, Thursday, U&Drama, 8pm Emilia Fox returns as Sylvia Fox, the British spy-turned-detective who has moved to Umbria but seems to be followed by trouble wherever she goes. As she catches up with her sister Isabel (Tara...
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The Yorkshire Vet, Thursday, C5, 8pm Martin Paterson from the Huddersfield animal hospital heads into wartorn Ukraine. In between helping people, he also visits a homeless animal shelter to see the effects the war is having on the country’s pets and...
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REALITY Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr, Thursday, BBC1, 8pm Following last week’s opening youth hostelthemed challenge in the Lake District, the nine remaining designers get down to business as they transform shipping containers into offices...
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Tributes left as body found at lake
Flowers and tributes have been placed at Crown Lakes in Farcet, near Peterborough, following the discovery of a body. Crews spent last Thursday evening and into the night searching the lake for a 16-year-old from the city, who is believed to have been...
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RACING ITV Racing: Grand National Live, ITV1/STV, race starts 4pm: Britain’s most famous race returns and ITV1/STV brings us all the build-up from Aintree, as we wait to discover which horse succeeds last year’s winner I Am Maximus. Ed Chamberlin...
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MUSIC Eric Clapton at the BBC, Saturday, BBC2, 8.15pm: He was once the bright young thing in the music world, who burst onto the scene as a member of the Yardbirds while still in his teens, gaining further fame with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers...
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CRIME DRAMA The Madame Blanc Mysteries, Thursday, C5, 9pm There’s good news for fans of the cosy crime drama – not only is it back for a new series, but after a longrunning ‘will they, won’t they’ storyline, romance has finally blossomed for antiques...
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Strike! The Village That Fought Back, Thursday, BBC2, 9pm Billy Elliot, Pride, even the recent series Sherwood – when films and TV dramas depict the miners strike of 1984 and its fallout, they tend to focus on England and Wales. However, more than 40...
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Death in Paradise, Friday, BBC1, 9pm
Mervin and the team investigate when a man is shot dead at his villa. They discover the victim was waiting for a woman he’d met on a dating app when their video call was interrupted by an intruder. For Mervin, the most puzzling aspect of the case is...
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DRAMA Bergerac, Thursday, U&Drama, 9pm Damien Molony follows in John Nettles’ footsteps by taking on the iconic role of Jim Bergerac for this six-part drama reboot. Jim is a broken man, battling his demons and on leave after the death of his wife. But...
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REALITY The Apprentice, Thursday, BBC1, 9pm It’s tomatoes versus potatoes this week as the teams are challenged to turn crops into cash. They have to create a dish for the public, deliver a bespoke corporate order and sell to trade. In the kitchen,...
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TRAVEL James May’s Great Explorers, Thursday, C5, 9pm During his many years alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond on Top Gear and The Grand Tour, James May embarked on numerous adventures, the kind that many of us can only dream about. But...
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The Vanishings, Thursday, C5, 9pm Promising new Irish crime drama, which has already gone down a storm around the world. We’re one of the last nations to broadcast it, but hopefully it will be worth the wait. The sixparter is inspired by a true story...
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REALITY The Apprentice, Thursday, BBC1, 9pm Those packing their best power suits and dresses into their wheelie suitcases this year include a hairtransplant consultant, a motivational speaker, a cosmetic dentist, a former tennis player and a...
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DRAMA Patience, Thursday, C4, 9pm The drama series comes to a conclusion as a man dies on a bus following a violent coughing fit. However, the chances that it was natural causes seem much slimmer when the police try to establish the victim’s identity,...
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Britain’s Great Cathedrals: To the Glory of God, Thursday, C5, 9pm First of a new two-parter in which the very watchable Reverend Pat Allerton travels from the south to the north of England to discover the secrets of our country’s greatest...
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TV spotlight on Roman coffin uncovered on A47
Archaeologists who discovered one of the most unusual burial finds in the last year have been featured in the new series of BBC’s Digging for Britain. The television series focuses on archaeological finds over the last year and began its...
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BAKING
The Great New Year Bake Off 2024/25, Friday, C4, 7.40pm This special edition of the show has a distinctly Scottish flavour as judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, and presenters Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding celebrate Hogmanay. They are joined in...
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The Serial Killer’s Wife, Boxing Day, C5, 9pm This intense four-part drama, based on the novel by Alice Hunter, is set in a family home nestled in an idyllic English town. Beth Fairchild (Annabel Scholey) has prepared a surprise birthday party for her...
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REALITY The Great British Sewing Bee Celebrity Christmas Special, Thursday, BBC1, 9pm Ghosts star Kiell SmithBynoe did an admirable job of holding the fort during series 10, but now Sara Pascoe is returning from maternity leave to host the Sewing Bee...
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MUSIC Eurythmics at the BBC, Saturday, BBC2, 8.25pm Sweet dreams are made of this – an entire evening dedicated to the work of Dave Stewart and, in particular, Annie Lennox, who turns 70 on Christmas Day. The opening programme features numerous clips...
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GAME SHOW You Bet!, Saturday, ITV1 & STV, 8.15pm Gladiators recently made a comeback on the BBC, and now ITV1 is breathing new life into another former Saturday night favourite. You Bet! originally ran between 1988 and 1997 hosted by Bruce Forsyth,...
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My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani, Sunday, BBC1, regions vary:
The Countryfile and Woman’s Hour presenter takes over this programme, which has previously been hosted by Sally Phillips and Adrian Chiles. For the uninitiated, each edition sees a celebrity discussing how their festive memories reflect their lives,...
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DRAMA State of Happiness, Saturday, BBC Four, 9pm & 9.45pm The much-anticipated third and final season of the Norwegian drama begins. Seven years have passed since the Alexander Kielland disaster, and the oil industry has undergone many changes, with...
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The Read: 1984, Sunday, BBC Four, 9pm
“In an age of advanced technology and social media, Orwell’s warnings about the power of language and propaganda couldn’t be more poignant.” Those are the words of Sacha Dhawan, best known for playing renegade Time Lord the Master in the 12th series of...
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MUSIC Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC: Volume 2, Saturday, BBC2, 8.05pm A repeat showing of Volume 1 of this programme can be seen later in the evening, after Jools Holland, at 10.50pm, but ahead of that, music fans are being treated to an all-new...
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The Cure at the BBC, Saturday, BBC2, 8.10pm Robert Smith and his colleagues celebrate the recent release of their latest album by having an evening of programmes dedicated to them. It begins with clips culled from the BBC archive. After that they can...
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TALENT The Voice UK Final, Saturday, ITV1 & STV, 8.10pm Emma Willis, pictured, presents the final of the talent show, as the remaining contestants battle it out to win a record deal with Universal, a huge cash prize and a holiday. Coaches Will.i.am,...
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MUSIC Florence + the Machine at the Proms, Saturday, BBC2, 8.20pm When Florence Welch – aka Florence + the Machine – released her debut album Lungs 15 years ago, a year after attracting the attention of BBC Music Introducing, the record immediately...
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QUIZ Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, Saturday, BBC1, 8.20pm There was a time when a programme’s title spoke for itself, but these days, the trend seems to be to tag the presenter’s name onto them, as if we wouldn’t tune in without being enticed by a...
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DANCE Strictly Come Dancing, Saturday, BBC1, 6.25pm: Lights, camera, action – it’s the first big theme night of the competition. Yes, it’s time for Movie Week, in which the remaining competitors and their pro partners take to the floor again,...
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