• Phil Spencer: Home Hero 3 Feb 12

    He has striven to accommodate the nation’s house hunters, both at home and abroad, in an endless succession of cosy cottages, palatial pads, and the always-tricky-to-offload two up/two downs... Read More

  • Making A Splash: Steve Redgrave 6 Jan 12

    It’s nearly 12 years since he hung up his oars for the final time but Sir Steve Redgrave, Britain’s Greatest Olympian – a title he should really consider trademarking – admits that a part of... Read More

  • Lights, Camera. Action 2 Dec 11

    As I write this, I’m eyeing my chocolate-coloured, sixteen CD box set, ‘The Definitive Ealing Studios Collection’. It’s a solid object, weighty enough to make a good door stop, although... Read More

  • King of the Jungle: Joe Pasquale 7 Oct 11

    How have you worked out the new show? There are plenty of new routines, like Cheese Corner, for example. I found a piece of music on iTunes called Where’s The Cheese Gone?, and built a... Read More

  • Heston Revealed 23 Sep 11

    There’s something stirring in Heston’s kitchen... condensation forms inside test tubes, bubbling concoctions pour over the sides of cylinders, and pungent smoke rises away through air... Read More

  • Talking Heads: Paul Zerdin 9 Sep 11

    You have quite an unusual surname; is it a stage name? It’s my own name. My grandfather on my father’s side was Russian and he came over during the revolution. It was useful at school because... Read More

  • Wild About Animals 26 Aug 11

    Steve Leonard is the Dr Dolittle of ITV1. The amicable vet and nature lover – who appears as popular with the opposite sex as do perennial favourites such as red-eyed tree frogs and Peruvian... Read More

  • He Who Dared: Dirk Bogarde 5 Aug 11

    A generation of females who grew up in the 1950s when Dirk Bogarde was the ‘Idol of the Odeons’ will be feeling very old this year when they realise that their favourite, had he still been with... Read More

  • Just Divine: Carline Ikoroha 22 Jul 11

    Carline Ikoroha, 48, from North London, is officially the first ever ‘Divine Woman’ in the UK. Carline devotes her life to her local community, and her dedication to helping families in need is... Read More

  • The Water's Lovely 7 Jul 11

    Paul Cook is 46. Born in Bushey, and now living in Oxhey Hall, he grew up on the outskirts of London, in a cramped urban landscape that held little promise of a life in the great outdoors. Trips... Read More

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