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Paul
Burke |
| Father Frank |
Father
Frank is Roman Catholic priest with an almighty secret: he doesn't
believe in God. Despite this he is hugely successful. His unconventional
methods have transformed a once drab North London parish but Sarah
Marshall puts his vows under incredible strain. |
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Kilburn |
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Alan
Coren |
| The Cricklewood
Dome |
As
the millenium looms, the nation's thoughts turn towards that remarkable
structure, the Cricklewood Dome. Will it fittingly commemorate
the century tottering to its close?
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Willesden
Green |
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Mavis
Cheek |
| The Sex Life
of My Aunt |
Lovely
home, lovely husband, lovely family: but Dilys meets a man at
a railway station who is also lovely. When Brief Encounters meet
Basic Instincts the right choice is rarely pure and never simple.
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Tate
Modern is the world's largest modern art gallery with wonderful
panoramic views over London. Dilys worked in a London gallery. |
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Tate
Modern, Bankside. Tel 020 7887 8000 |
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Southwark |
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Chris
England |
| Balham to
Bollywood |
The
making of a Bollywood movie; an epic cricket match between a British
colonial team and a small Indian village; from audition, a cricket
match in a London park, to the films London premier.
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Lord's
Cricket Ground is the most hallowed institution in the game. A
match ticket gives you access to the MCC museum with pride of
place given to the Ashes. |
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Lord's
Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Road NW8. Tel: 020 7432 1033 |
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St John's
Wood |
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Mike
Gayle |
| Mr Commitment |
After
28 years of shirking responsibility Duffy's finally realised he
can't extend his adolescence for ever. His long suffering
girlfriend, Mel, wants to get engaged. Trips to Ikea, dinner parties
with married couples and talk of babies are giving Duffy cold
feet.
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Neasden |
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Anna
Maxted |
| Getting Over
It |
Helen
Bradshaw has a lot to get over; a dogsbody job on a women's magazine
and an attraction to unsuitable men. She's about to ditch the
infuriating Jasper when her father collapses with a heart attack.
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Swiss
Cottage |
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Sue
Townsend |
| The Queen
and I |
After
forty years on the throne the queen is re-housed on a council
estate. The People's Republican Party achieve an unexpected election
victory and order the Royal Family to vacate Buckingham Palace.
The Royals gird themselves for life next to the working class.
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Green
Park |
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Isabel
Wolff |
| The Trials
of Tiffany Trott |
Tiffany
is attractive, eligible and sparky but a complete failure with
men. Taking matters into her own hands she endures blinding bland
dates, eats'n'greets and club Med.
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Tiffany
meets Seriously Successful at the Ritz. Tea here, served in the
spectacular Palm Court, is an institution. |
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Ritz, 55 Piccadilly, W1. Tel: 020 7493 8181 |
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