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A brush with danger

11:20am Monday 20th May 2013

Rachel Antill’s dramatic oil paintings capture the challenging environment of the wild and remote mountain ranges of the Himalayas. But the climber and artist tells Ruth Campbell how she gains inspiration from the ancient landscape which surrounds her home in the remote Yorkshire Dales

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Colourful count in puffin paradise

12:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A MILE or so off the North-East coast, thousands of seabirds are congregating on a series of islands. But one species holds more interest than most. Assistant News Editor, Matt Westcott travelled to The Farnes to join Natural Trust rangers for the great puffin count.

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Sweet ecstasy

4:50pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Customers are queuing up to enjoy a taste of nostalgia in The Oldest Sweet Shop in England. Ruth Campbell meets the sweet-toothed couple who pride themselves on scouring the country to track down the very best of sweets, made to the finest old recipes.

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A world of big wigs

10:59am Monday 13th May 2013

Steve Pratt goes behind the scenes to wade through the award-winning costumes for Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, the most colourful show on the road

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The style angels

12:11pm Monday 29th April 2013

Ruth Campbell meets the no-nonsense fashion consultants who are urging women to try something new. But whatever you do, don’t compare Belinda and Gail to Trinny and Susannah. That’s not their style.

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Painting a picture

11:29am Monday 22nd April 2013

Inspired by the works of the great Italian artist Caravaggio, North-East photographer Ken Hunter has created his own style of still-life portrait. He talks to Ruth Addicott.

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One of the celebrity guests at next weekend’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival has cooking in his blood. Ivor Peters – aka the Urban Rajah – talks to Steve Pratt

3:32pm Monday 15th April 2013

One of the celebrity guests at next weekend’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival has cooking in his blood. Ivor Peters – aka the Urban Rajah – talks to Steve Pratt

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Art on the menu

3:27pm Monday 15th April 2013

Diners in a popular North Yorkshire restaurant are being turned into works of art. Ruth Campbell meets the artist who creates huge oils on canvas from her pigsty studio in the Yorkshire Dales – when she’s not busy waiting on tables.

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Our man in Tokyo

3:49pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

Carl Frater, vice-consul at the British Embassy in Tokyo, tells Steve Pratt about the idiosyncrasies of the Japanese legal system and explains how growing up in the North-East gave him the right character for the job.

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Roaming horror day

10:43am Monday 8th April 2013

Talking heads and disembowelled bodies are the stars of the newly reopened York Dungeon, which aims to make visitors squirm and laugh in equal measure. Steve Pratt toughs it out

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