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Top of the cops

CRIME-SOLVING QUARTET: James Bolam as Jack Halford, Amanda Redman as DS Sandra Pullman, Dennis Waterman as Gerry Standing and Alun Armstrong as Brian Lane

1:01pm Friday 10th July 2009

Kate Whiting talks to Amanda Redman about the return of New Tricks, the cop show that the cops like to watch themselves.

New harvest

MEET THE BARTONS: John (James Thornton), Moira (Natalie J Robb, Adam (Adam Barton), Hannah (Grace Cassidy) and Holly (Sophie Powles)

5:48pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Susan Griffin meets the latest Emmerdale family, the Bartons, who promise to be more than a match for the Dingles in future.

The Hamster blasts back

10:58am Thursday 18th June 2009

Richard Hammond talks about living with that 288mph crash and is still ready to race a steam train from Darlington.

Medieval Matt

HORSING AROUND: Matt Lucas hits the saddle as Lord Dongalor in Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire

10:34am Thursday 28th May 2009

He’s a shooting star thanks to North-East comedy pairing, Reeves and Mortimer, but Matt Lucas tells Polly Weeks he feels his career is all down to luck.

Talent on tour

GREAT YEAR: George Sampson will guest at Newcastle

10:22am Thursday 28th May 2009

George Sampson shot to fame in Britain’s Got Talent last year. This time he’s got plenty of talented opposition. Viv Hardwick reports.

Chris is on watch

NEW PRESENTER: Chris Packham is replacing Bill Oddie as one of the faces of Springwatch

10:33am Thursday 21st May 2009

Well-known presenter Chris Packham and newcomer Martin Hughes-Games are joining the BBC Springwatch team as Bill Oddie departs. Viv Hardwick reports.

New stage for Emmerdale

10:27am Thursday 21st May 2009

Viv Hardwick talks to Christopher Villiers, Paul Opacic and Helen Weir about their days in TV soap Emmerdale as the trio arrive to promote Darlington Civic Theatre’s tenth anniversary summer season.

cAN jADE SPARKLE?

11:40am Thursday 14th May 2009

On Saturday night Jade Ewen will need a Eurovision miracle to avoid finishing at the bottom of the voting chart. Steve Pratt reports.

Gently does it

HOME TRUTHS: Lee Ingleby, left, Martin Shaw and Gateshead star Jill Halfpenny open the new series of Inspector George Gently

11:15am Thursday 30th April 2009

Kate Whiting discovers how Lee Ingleby and Inspector George Gently star, Martin Shaw, find time to laugh while battling North-East crime.

Bare necessities

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Kirsten O’Brien from Middlesbrough

5:28pm Thursday 23rd April 2009

Can Kirsten O’Brien seriously go through with taking her top off for a lads mag? She talks to Andy Welch about her documentary dilemma.


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