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In The Picture
Written by Steve Pratt

High Church
10:44am Saturday 5th July 2008
BEING the mother of a nine-month-old baby and now with another on the way isn't stopping Charlotte Church returning to C4 with her chat show. She loves being a mum and having "a ridiculously well-behaved baby" really helps.

Doubting Thomas
9:20am Saturday 28th June 2008
LIKE rugby and coal, Matthew Rhys says, the Welsh are sort of raised with Dylan Thomas. So, naturally enough, as part of his audition for drama school, he did a piece from the Welsh writers play, Under Milk Wood.

The Prince of the movies
8:20am Saturday 21st June 2008
Middlesbrough-born Robert Mitchell didn’t go to the cinema much as a child, but he grew up to head the mighty Walt Disney brand in the UK.

Street cred
10:47am Saturday 14th June 2008
FORMER EastEnders actor Paul Nicholls thought he'd found the perfect wedding suit when he played a well-dressed Harley Street doctor in a new ITV1 drama.

Here comes trouble
10:26am Saturday 7th June 2008
SOAP weddings spell trouble for Victoria Hawkins.

Teachers’ pet
9:56am Saturday 31st May 2008
ACTOR Lloyd McGuire was putting money into a parking meter in York the other day when someone came up to him and said accusingly: "You're Bob from Teachers."

On the offensive
10:34am Saturday 24th May 2008
I HOPE you won't find this offensive, but I want to tell you about getting permissive with Joan Bakewell.

Dinner time
9:58am Saturday 17th May 2008
EATING her way through history for a new BBC2 series gave comedian Sue Perkins some queasy moments.

Racing cert
9:59am Saturday 10th May 2008
ACTRESS Christina Ricci takes her responsibilities as a role model seriously. Even playing the heros girlfriend in one of the summers blockbuster movies, Speed Racer, has something positive to say to audiences.

Copping off
9:14am Saturday 3rd May 2008
WORKING with actress wife Joanna Page proved too much of a laughing matter for latest Holby Blue recruit James Thornton. The trouble was they were supposed to be doing a serious scene.

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