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Grand Designs (Channel 4, Wednesday, 9pm) stepped back in time this week as it revisited a property that made its show debut in 2003. Yep, more than a decade has passed since Kevin McCloud first met Denise Daniel and Doug Ibbs, and their dream to restore a manor house in rural France. With the programme going back to where it …

VIEW GALLERY   It’s nearly that time of year again when we head the Australian jungle with Geordie duo Ant and Dec for I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! A brand new batch of stars will be getting ready to go down under and swap luxury for Bushtucker Trails, but not before the TV presenters tease us with …

Comic book fans have two conventions to look forward to this month; Wales Comic Con and Cardiff Comic Con. The celebration of all things sci-fi and fantasy is the chance to unleash your inner super hero and get up close and personal with your favourite stars from the world of comics, film, media, art, literature, sports and music, as well …

Blow me down with a feather! Downton is really heating up (as much as Downton can.) We said goodbye to Bolshevik Bunting, can’t say many people will be sorry to see her go, hello to a new man-friend for chippy Rose, and Mrs Patmore invested in some property. But these events were all by the by. What I really loved …

Sophie’s guardian angel…   When Over the Rainbow runner up Sophie Evans was a child she would walk in the mountains near her home. One day after school she and her sister were walking their dog with their father near a property named Pugh’s farm. The two girls stopped to have their picture taken by their dad. “The photo was …

Saturday The Jonathan Ross Show ITV, 10.20pm He’s charismatic while remaining close to the bone – perhaps that’s why Jonathan Ross makes such a good interviewer. He sets his guests at ease – for the most part – by charming them, but manages to eke out the best and most embarrassing stories! Not that his guests tonight should have any …

Many youngsters idolise their fathers – but it’s rare they mature to find a nation is also idolising then. For Kate Burton, growing up with a father whose name was a byword for acting skill, masculinity and an innate Welshness was the norm. But she says that Richard Burton’s fame and talent doesn’t command the same fervour across the pond …

Michael Bogdanov can’t resist a challenge. Not content with having previously won an Olivier Award in 1990 for masterminding a globe-trotting, back-to-back marathon of Shakespeare’s historical plays – from Richard II to Henry VI – the Neath-born theatre director is once again upping that ambitious ante with Wales’ very own Bard. The climactic event in the Dylan Thomas 100 Festival, …

Grand Designs is known for pushing property to its limits, but this week’s episode welcomed a whole new concept. It wasn’t just a debut for the show either, with Andy and Nicki Bruce’s amphibious house, the first of its kind in the UK. The whole reason we all watch the series is to see builds taken to extremes and this …

The UK chocolate market is big business, and there are few of us who won’t have grabbed a bar as a quick snack of an indulgent treat in the last few months. But what are the biggest selling bars around? Name That Chocolate! Can you recognise the bar WITHOUT the wrapper?  A list of the top UK chocolate brands by …