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DVD Review - August 21

Whip up a roller storm

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

A weekly round-up of the latest DVD releases.

Fun in the sun

Fun in the sun

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Whether you're at home or abroad, suncream is essential. The experts make sense of SPF, explain the difference between UVA and UVB, offer up product advice for sunworshippers, and share their tips for staying safe in the sun.

On the record: The Saturdays grab the headlines

On the record: The Saturdays grab the headlines

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Frankie and co are back with another album, will it do better than The Saturdays' predecessor Wordshaker? Elsewhere pop group The Hoosiers return with a new album and hip-hop producer EL-P releases his next mixtape instalment. How do they all compare? Read on to find out...

E-asy does it

E-asy does it

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Eels, aka Mark Oliver Everett, release their ninth album, Tomorrow Morning, on Monday August 23. Mark talks about the album, which is the last in a concept trilogy, his impressive work ethic and how his music has saved him from the huge traumas in his life.

When marriage is over

Gwen Randall-Young

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

"Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can't prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you're presented with and moving on." ~ Blaine Lee.

The family way

The family way

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Lisa Salmon looks at the weird, wonderful and sometimes weary world of parenting.

Thirsty work

Thirsty work

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Fancy a drink? Our drinks columnist Sam Wylie-Harris looks at reds to go with grouse ahead of 'Glorious Twelfth', the start of the grouse season on August 12.

Six of the best seaside essentials

Six of the best seaside essentials

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Six of the best gadgets and gizmos on a theme. This week: six of the best seaside essentials.

Fashioning an image

Fashioning an image

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

As the Girl Guides launch a campaign against the airbrushing of models in magazines, industry insiders reveal the dark arts behind photo 'touch-ups' and look at this year's September Issues, and reveal which ones have received the digital brush!

Beat the heat

Beat the heat

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Stay cool when temperatures climb with beauty's heat-busting essentials.

Time for tee

Time for tee

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Don't underestimate the power of the tee. Update your wardrobe with this season's staple.

Berry good time

Berry good time

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Gooseberries are an historic British fruit so why are they absent on supermarket shelves? David Hurrion, horticulture editor of Gardeners' World magazine, talks about minor berries and the best ways to cook them up this summer.

Wave goodbye to waste

Wave goodbye to waste

7:00am Saturday 21st August 2010

Want to save money, reduce waste and do your bit for the environment? Find out why compost has all the answers.

Why go abroad when you can have a great value staycation in Oldbury?

The Lakeside Table Table in Oldbury

4:54pm Thursday 19th August 2010

WITH money too tight to mention the recent travel phenomenon of the ‘staycation’ has become ever more popular.

Unlocking Cage's magic

Unlocking Cage's magic

7:00am Saturday 14th August 2010

Nicolas Cage talks openly about his latest movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice at his European press conference in Barcelona. He and the film's cast, including British acting stalwart Alfred Molina and rising star Jay Baruchel (the apprentice), reveal how they learnt to throw fireballs and what fun they had on set for the film which is released in cinemas on Wednesday August 11.



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