News from 20/12/2008
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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Hilly Janes editor, Janice Turner, John McNamara, Mike Gerrard, Andrew MacDonald Deputy Director, Andrew Billen, Adrian Keach, Sam Robertson, Shiraz Maher, Leo Lewis Asia Business Correspondent, Patrick Loughran, Louise Roddon, John Clements, Amanda Ursell, Simon Barnes, Jane MacQuitty, Laura Whateley, Simon Hills, Sophie Payne, Paul Hoggart, Claire McDonald, Catherine Boyle, Tony Turnbull, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Emma Cook, Philip Howard, Julia Brookes, Carol Midgley, Kenneth Wood, Christine Seib, David Chater, Kate Wighton, James Bone, David Wighton Business and City Editor, James Ducker, Murad Ahmed, Melissa Katsoulis, Clive Davis, Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Colin Fuller, Lucia Van Der Post, Carl Mortished, Jane Taylor-Hayhurst, Graham Stewart, Lauren Thompson, Dr Martyn Lobley, GP, Wendy Ide, John Bungey, Geoff Brown, Martin Samuel Chief Football Correspondent, Giles Coren, Robin Pagnamenta, David Sharrock, Vivienne Parry, Sathnam Sanghera, Brian Vallance, Sean O'Neill Crime Editor, Dr Copperfield, Nancy Durrant, Julian Coningham, Vinny Lee, Oliver Perks, Rachel Sylvester, Elaine Lipworth, Edward Green, Dominic Walsh, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Debra Craine, Gary Jacob, Tom Charity, Seth Hughes, Allan Simmons, Peter Stiff, Arthur Hollman, François Gallix, Tim Reid, Julia Neuberger, Daniel Finkelstein, Dr John Higgs, Rob Dobson, Tom Gatti, Peter Millar, David Sharrock Ireland Correspondent, Paul Samways, Mark Gatiss, Bernard Madoff, Rhys Blakely, Andrew Ellson Personal Finance Editor, David Hands, Graham Keeley, John Hall, Ron Lewis, Ben MacHell, Jonathan Sacks, Lucy Sweeney, David Charter, Tim Teeman, Terry Ramsey, Derwent May, Ghazhala Nizam account manager, Hugo Rifkind, Angela Jameson, Kate Muir, Aggie MacKenzie, Russell Kempson, Madeline MacDonald, Ed Potton, Suzy Jagger, Dalhoff Casper, Oliver Kay, Claire Bowman, Trevor Johnston, Sarah Vine, Mark Atherton, Lisa Armstrong, John Westerby, Patrick Hosking Banking and Finance Editor, Jane Wheatley, Tom Baldwin, Pete Paphides, Sally Baker, David Baddiel, Simon de Bruxelles, Rob Wright, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, Edward Gorman Motor Racing Correspondent, Martin Samuel, Anne Barrowclough, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, Suzi Godson, Anthony Hodges, Matthew Pryor, Matt Hughes, Wendy O'Gorman, Gordon Ramsay, Derek Cannon, Roger Phillips, Chris Campling, Alice Thomson, Cathy Harris, David Malaperiman, Jill Sherman, Patrick Hosking, Richard Owen, Damian Whitworth, Marcus Leroux, Rebecca O'connor, Aravind Adiga, James Charles, Nick Hasell, Thomasina Miers, Lucy Powell, Tim Wall, Stuart White, Charlie Snowdon, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Tom Dart, Margaret Reynolds, Kevin Maher, Paul Simons, Mike Mulvihill, Parminder Bahra, Nigel Kendall, Anne Ashworth, Rory Wilsher, Joanna Pitman, Peter Burville, Richard Ehrlich, Sue Burnett, Ian King Deputy Business Editor, Robert Crampton, Frank Shore, Harriet Addison, Dominic Maxwell, Prue White, Matthew Parris, Julian Swan Director of Compliance Marketing EMEA, Fred Ellis, Mark Bridge, Daniela Soave, Helen Power, Andy Cole, George Caulkin, Quentin Blake, Jean Andrews, Caitlin Moran, Sheila Keating, Neil Fisher, Stephen Bubb, Rod Stewart, Peter Rushforth, Andrew Ellson, Michael Lewis, Joe Clay, Martin Hasseck, Rab C. Nesbitrt, John Naish, Scott Adams, Catherine Philp, Mark Henderson, Chris Ayres, Patrick Foster, Kathleen Wyatt, Anna Shepard, Benedict Nightingale, Louise Cohen, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Stephen Dalton, Jacques Cannon, Bill Edgar, Richard Morrison, Tom Chesshyre, John Mawhood, Robert Cole Personal Investor, James Christopher, Simon Crompton, Michael Evans, Fred Emery, Baz Luhrmann, Chris Smyth, Alan Lee Racing Correspondent, Paul Mansfield, Mike Atherton Chief Crcket Correspondent, Matt Roberts, Alan Jackson, Olav Bjortomt, Kim Newman, Mike Atherton Chief Cricket Correspondent, Mick Rendell, Miles Costello, Fiona Hamilton, Jan Raath, Will Hide, Alex Hardy, Mycal Miller, Richard Ford, Felicity trotman,
ResumoIndex I will never, never surrender. Zimbabwe is mine' Charities cut services as donations start to dry up Britons lose giving habit in face of recession Index Baz Luhrmann Bombay Christmas Giles Coren Mourinho returns Policing is Public Leading articels Proposals for direct elections to police authorities have been shelved at exactly the wrong time: the case for greater accountability has seldom been more compelling Index A Stem Bears Fruit Cell reprogramming is a big advance, but does not make embryo research obsolete Deeply Felt The Watergate source had mixed motives but still served the cause of truth Body & Soul The Knowledge Magazine Books Travel Money Frauds are the inevitable hangover of a boom Bad business Tiffany & Co The Lehman executive, the betrayed wife, the Playboy model and the case of a $5m shares scam Take your partners — BBC's voting system leads viewers a merry dance Strictly speaking, we have control from the sofa Timesonline The Workout Injunction on parents Remains identified Judges favour Judge Euro Millions result Most read at timesonline. co. uk Picture Gallery Defence Secretary compares Taleban to the Nazis Inside today Turkeys are flown to war zone Tag Heuer Children, elderly and poor suffer as flow of donations slows to a trickle Charities Give generously The breakdown Wellcome Trust takes £1.5bn hit as investments turn sour Timesonline 'Funding is running out and we don't know where else to go for the money' Case studies For the homeless and hospices Now more than ever is the time for those who can afford it to give Dolce & Gabrana You'll have to save yourselves, Brown tells British carmakers Ten years for Briton who led terror plot Nuclear stake sold Bursar jailed for theft Yours Faithfully Hanky-panky sneezes Deep Throat's death sparks debate over his motives PC World Timesonline Prada Police to question Nickell killer again over 'puzzling gaps' in his confessions Baileys Sainsbury's Mills & Boon undergoes a steamy passage to India Publishers seek Indian writers with a passionate touch Indian romance: a first draft Timesonline Laura Ashley Boots A 'lifeline' to carmakers is nothing but a bung Weasel words are being used to disguise what is a taxpayers' subsidy to produce cars that nobody can afford to buy Ernest Jones Index Timesonline British writing on sex always has its knockers What a joyless, hung-up, small-minded nation we must be to reduce a genius like John Updike to 'the laureate of lewd' A garland of owls for the winter solstice Silent nights Lapping it up Picture Gallery Vulgarity's stock is falling with the Footsie The egos of TV's brashest stars were more inflated than the credit bubble. And they are collapsing just as quickly The biggest scoop ever: if only we'd noticed What is surprising about Deep Throat's revelations is how little impact they had when they broke Spirited resistance In my view Past Notes Human Rights Act is killing dissent in UK Cost of online piracy Government bailouts and Jaguar Land Rover Traditional ways of catching rats Timesonline Families and obesity Stamps for soldiers Far from sorted Time for a change? Ignore at your peril A shattered dream Our leading articles all speak with one voice Novotel Energetic argument Running story Omer nods Holiday schedule ASDA Game Funerals of wife and daughter shot by millionaire Visions of Holy Land found by museum volunteers Straight man was victim of gay gibes, court rules Charity shop discovers first edition of Plath poetry Renault Fighting talk from man who can't stop praising 'our boys' Saturday interview Lastminute The Rt Hon John Hutton, MP Jessops Dolce Gusto Boom in sales of board games and cuddly toys as parents scrabble to make savings Timesonline The top sellers Sex offenders ruling Pre-election talks First screened baby Sir Bernard Crick dies World's oldest web Picture Gallery Currys My Week RSPCA Inside A Bombay Christmas Christmas TV Bringing it all together It's the Siege of Sark as islanders keep the Barclay brothers at bay Sark Piqued by rejection at the polls, the billinaire twins have shut their businesses, laid off 140 staff — and succeeded in uniting the people against them, reports Simon de Bruxelles Canon PC World Dfs Timesonline The Times Staples Charity begins at home for teenagers leaving care Times Christmas Appeal Currys My friend the quiet, shy student who was converted into a raging terrorist Shiraz Maher tells of the Islamist radicalism that he encountered at Cambridge University A humanist epic of biblical proporations Comedy Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People Bloomsbury Theatre, WC1 Multiple Display Advertising Items 'Zimbabwe is mine . . . and there is no African brave enough to take it away' Zimbabwe Pouring bile on Britain Index Timesonline French Army turns to reality TV for new recruits France Operation Smile Banking crisis topples the unluckiest leader in Europe Belgium (AP): Colours that point to life on Mars (AP): Rioters attack cultural centre War crimes trial over killed soldiers (AP): Leader vows to sweep nation clean Island detention for boat people Acer How a Holocaust survivor's charity became a victim of $50bn 'swindle' Madoff affair The Elie Wiesel foundation has joined the many high-profile victims of what is said to be one of the biggest frauds in history, James Bone writes Books for Schools At last! Someone we can blame for our woes AA Moscow's ships sail back into Havana Cuba Multiple Display Advertising Items Cuban missile crisis (AFP): Red Army terrorist released on parole (AP): 'Angel of Death' freed (Reuters): Ex-rebel rues power (AP): Hamas ends ceasefire (AP): Caribbean hanging (AP): Singer acquitted Crowds for Obama inauguration will stretch the city to its limits United States Timesonline Governor quotes Kipling and vows to fight for job Nakedwines The Times How sailors kept pirates at bay with their grog bottles Somalia Timesonline The Times The Sunday Times Gladiators take up arms in arena again as Roman spectacle Italy The Times Inside today Bose Madoff's UK interests in hands of liquidators No forecasts for 2009 Takeover battle twist Quote of the day Latvia to be bailed out Business big shot Index Monsoon appeals for 'contributions' from suppliers as retailing struggles FSA accused of launching assault on consumer rights Index Today — at 12.15pm, to be precise — retail spending … Stock markets Price of oil ricochets as traders expect Opec to tighten tap Wellcome Trust shows no one is immune Picture Gallery Signs of hope amid the gloom Commodities For richer . . . Timesmobile Boodles Currencies Need to know Multiple Display Advertising Items Lenders turn wary of house-price predictions Business big shot Viewing not recommended for those of a nervous disposition Digital radio review sets 2017 date for switchover The Times Not quite the Christmas spirit at festive dinner City Diary It must be rather a long time since Edward Vandyk, … City Diary Picture Gallery It is almost two years since Citigroup united all its businesses under the Citi name, but it is only now altering the name on its Canary Wharf offices Stebbings is Killik's loss but Charles Stanley's gain City Diary Moves to take the Prezzo restaurant group private may City Diary With the financial PR industry shivering in the City Diary Taking over as Factory chief In the blue corner Anglo Irish bosses quit after hiding loans of €87m Unwitting legacy is bound to be . . . more regulation Corruption runs deep GLG buys UK asset management arm of Société Générale at a bargain price Timesonline Picture Gallery Investment falls highlight deepening downturn Photo processing is key part of Timpson's expansion plans WH Ireland considers an offer for Blue Oar as battle becomes personal Product Recall Notice Madoff casts shadow over Rolex as time runs out for chief of Swiss watch maker Electronic Arts cuts 1,000 jobs as sales of games stall Putin pledges $5bn to bail out struggling carmakers Japan's interest rate goes back near zero in stark reminder of its 'lost decade' E1 Gordo offers Spaniards a fat chance of escaping the downturn Polaroid seeks protection for second time Just the ticket Unit-linked insurance investments Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds British funds 'They had pulled the sheet over me and pronounced me dead at the hospital' VT-Group's chairman is a fighter whose pugnacious spirit has informed his long career, writes Angela Jameson CV Wall Street London Financial Futures Major indices Commodities Eurotop 100 Money rates % Sterling spot and forward rates FTSE volumes European money deposits % Gold/precious metals Baird & Co Goldline. co. uk Dollar rates Other sterling Exchange rates Review of new accounting methods lifts life assurers Market report WH Ireland in Blue Oar fray Smaller companies Gilts Rumour of the day Miners have to keep digging even though they are in a hole Deal of the day Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices WSPA Multiple Classified Advertising Items Reader Offers Ltd Mark Felt Senior FBI man who was revealed, 30 years on, as Deep Throat, the anonymous source who blew the whistle on the Watergate burglary Mark Felt, FBI agent, was born on August 17,1913. He died on December 18,2008, aged 95 Index Conor Cruise O'Brien Erudite diplomat, historian and journalist who never hesitated to express his courageously held and often controversial convictions Conor Cruise O'Brien, politician and writer, was born on November 4,1917. He died on December 18,2008, aged 91 The flame of faith that has survived all tyranny Faith Let's hear it for the Zimmers singing My Generation The middle-aged and elderly are in good voice what we need now is a choir of all the faiths On Monday Prickly pine needles, present giving and the perils of holiday finances Modern times Feather report Readers reply Timesonline Jerry cans, evolution, US apple pie and Nossex Questions answered What to look out for Court Circular Birthdays Anniversaries Births Forthcoming Marriages Deaths Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Classified Advertising Items Legal Notices Gardenbargains Weather Multiple Display Advertising Items Weather Eye The Sunday Times Mamlook on right track for Ladbroke surprise Ascot Wolverhampton Index Totescoop6 Lingfield Park Newcastle Ascot Yesterday's results Southwell Wolverhampton Haydock Park Course specialists King fearful as Katchit gives negative signals Racing Timesonline Football Results Bowls Cricket Darts Equestrianism Golf Rugby union Snooker Today Fixtures Football Rugby union Other sport Tomorrow Football Rugby union Other sport What Laura says Davies cherishes green grass of home Family affair In the second part of our series on sporting mums, Cathy Harris talks to the biggest ally of a world-class golfer On Monday Ellen equals William in duel of Whitakers Focused Fu in final Rescue mission England off to flyer Tait plays catch-up after change only prolongs his growing pains Rugby union Ellis suspension leaves club and country short-staffed Gavin Henson marked his return to competitive action Morgan's duel an occasion for festivity Rugby union Guide to today's Guinness Premiership matches Holyfield faces giant task to prove everyone wrong again Boxing Ecclestone hits back at Ferrari head by exposing the team's 'special deal' Motor racing The Times Part misfires and pays with the loss of his world crown Darts Sky Sports Dravid back to his insatiable best Cricket Second test match Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (first day of five; India won toss): India have scored 179 for one wicket against England Sri Lanka announced yesterday that they will tour Scoreboard from Mohali Timesonline Ince's colleagues have short memories You'll win nothing with kidney stones Fans are not novices after 16 long years Magic Numbers Team GB is possible, insists Prime Minister Brown admits appeal Bullard 'could move' Hands tied for Moyes Southgate warning West Ham owner sued Refocused Ireland faces up to bald truth of past errors The exciting young Manchester City player at the centre of 'Grannygate' tells James Ducker that he has fallen back in love with the game Timesonline The name game Relegation could 'put Blackburn out of business' Scolari relishes extra time for new approaches Kinnear seeks plenty more to sing about at Newcastle Liverpool's title year? The dole queue for Wenger? Legends have their say Dalglish and Dixon preview tomorrow's match Redknapp relishes chance to show that he's no 'bottler' Hull v Sunderland Today 3pm West Brom v Manchester City Tomorrow 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 Guinness Premiership Blackburn v Stoke Today 3pm Your guide to the weekend's Barclays Premier League matches Bolton v Portsmouth Today 3pm West Ham v Aston Villa Today 5.30pm, Setanta Sports 1 Newcastle v Tottenham Tomorrow 3pm Fulham v Middlesbrough Today 3pm Arsenal v Liverpool Tomorrow 4pm, Sky Sports 1 Everton v Chelsea Monday 8pm, Setanta Sports 1 Rooney relishing sense of occasion as United embrace tomorrow's world Striker pursues 'complete set' of club medals Neville insists FA must ditch 'the blazers' from disciplinary system Not to be sneezed at? Seconds for Ferguson? There's feud for thought Football Loop Benítez in hunt for another prized scalp Cascarino's verdict Wenger keen to avenge Anfield hurt with Roma lying in wait Kop legend is born Cascarino's verdict Ranieri pursues personal line in determination to hurt Abramovich Juventus coach out to settle old scores Cascarino's verdict The fall and rise Villa pay for slip-ups with difficult trip to icy Moscow Uefa Cup draw Old master wary of Inter's special brew Portuguese has held upper hand over Ferguson Cascarino's verdict Guinness Back in the line of fire Chelsea v Juventus Champions League First knockout round The draw for the first knockout round of the Champions League has thrown up a feast of mouth-watering clashes, with Anglo-Italian ties the flavour of the day Arsenal v Roma First leg, Bernabéu, February 25 First leg, Feb 25 Inter Milan v Manchester Utd Real Madrid v Liverpool Times Crossword 24,102 The Times Picture Gallery The 'tie of my dreams' for Mourinho - a nightmare for Ferguson? Scot to lock horns with the 'Special One' again The Times Draw for the last 16 March 2004, Old Trafford: José arrived. Five years … Ache and kidney: why Scolari and Benìtez are only a Index Inside Times Money Many happy returns in store Cuts no ice Money Letters Too demanding Timesonline Not all hot air The Week in Brief A Word to the Wise Reasons to be cheerful, not glum Win The party's really over if deflation grips the economy Andrew Ellson and Anne Ashworth explain why falling prices could wreak havoc with your finances Japan still licking its wounds Any hope for homeowners? James Charles asks mortgage and property experts what to expect in 2009 Price check Case Study Savings of £500 a Month It's easier than you may think to track down long-lost treasure Lauren Thompson explains how to trace the thousands of pounds lying forgotten in cash, investments and inheritances Timesonline Caution is key And now you need a safe bolt hole Savings Watch Case Study Unexpected Windfall The Times Trust Santa to keep it real The Times Timesonline Investment Club Opinion Divided over Best Strategy Unit trust and open-ended investment company prices Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds World Society for the Protection of Animals Savings Watch Child Trust Funds Npower Pension annuities Motor insurance Level-term assurance Overdrafts Personal loans Savings accounts National Savings & Investments Chelsea Credit cards Mortgages Permanent interest-bearing shares Lloyds pinned it on me Cheltenham & Gloucester Your Shout Vanity Projects Index This Week Every Week Next Week Yes, you can quit Vivienne Parry Stories behind the News Barack Obama would find it a lot easier to stub out the cigs if he had access to the NHS Need to Know? Tis the season to lose your manners How Christmas travellers lack the festive spirit Seasonal scares Breakthroughs, Tips and Trends Natural high Scrapheap saviour Meaning of spite Sugar and spice Gone belly-up Dualit Well, Well . . . Show me the money Inside the Mind of a GP How Google was my doctor Scott Adams, the American creator of the Dilbert comic strip, explains how he found a cure for his mystery illness online Should you use the internet to get health advice? EU directive doesn't scan Junk Medicine MRI Scans Boots 'i really feel up for anything' The actress Sigourney Weaver talks to Elaine Lipworth about her no-nonsense approach to fame and why she's happy to act her age The Times Keeping the faiths at Christmas Every year there are reports of councils cancelling Christmas and replacing it with a "Happy Holiday". This winter Oxford council renamed its Christmas lights a "winter light festival" for fear of upsetting people from other religions. Are non-Christians really offended, or are they tucking into turkey … Furtive wine and fractious boardgames The Sikh Family: Sathnam Sanghera, a Times writer, spends Christmas with his brother-in-law, who is pictured with one of Sanghera's nephews. in Wolverhampton Quality time with friends and family The Muslim Family: Ghazhala Nizam, account manager, and her two sisters, in Streatham, South London Kosher turkey and mince pies The Jewish Family: Jacques Cannon, company director, his wife Amanda and son Noah, in Northwood, Middlesex The science of a hangover Relieve the pain Studies suggest that one person in three never gets a hangover. For those of us not so fortunate, here's how to tackle them Ask your Father Expert advice on what to do when your child asks. . . "Mummy, Santa can't be real, can he?" For Families in the Times Help! I'm cooking my first Christmas lunch At 39, Claire Bowman has never wrapped a sausage in bacon, let alone roasted a 12lb turkey. No wonder she's dreading rustling up the full monty for her parents-and the in-laws Don't panic! The good granny's guide to a happy Christmas Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, the author of The Good Granny Guide, offers some do's and don'ts to help take the stress out of preparing for Christmas The Times Timesonline Brussels sprouts: the bitter truth Venison au poivre Fresh Takes on Old Favourites If you're beefing about meat prices, try this lean, tasty alternative Timesonline Tommi's venison Nutritionist's verdict Freezing is cool Eco-Worrier The Times Greenie Points Timesonline Cream of the crop Beauty Boff Kate Wighton picks her favourites of the creams she has tested for readers in the past year Let's fly away Family Exercise Timesonline Agony and Ecstasy Sex Advice 10 Things you need to know about . . . sex addiction On the right track Not Just Anybody how the Fit and Fabulous Stay that Way Fergie, 33, lead singer of the American band Black Eyed Peas, on fitness, food fads — and the power of prayer The Times Index An island of calm — except for the poisonous politics Correspondents Inside/online Ski Update Travel News Surprise! Word Watch Mumbai move Room Service Citizen Traveller Week 3 AzoRes Timesonline Coastal Cottages of Pebrokeshire My whitefella walkabout The director Baz Luhrmann takes us on a tour of his Australia, the country he rediscovered while making his epic film Baz Luhrmann's inside track Post Office Walking the mountain canals of Madeira Dare you join the festival next month? Mike Gerrard lived to tell the tale Timesonline UK annual walking festivals Need to know Reader Offers Ltd Ski for less in the small French village with Olympic Forget the exchange rate - ski in one of the Alps''backdoor reports' to cut costs, says Kathleen Wyatt in Morillon The Times The pound takes a tumble Dubai Duty Free Need to know Fancy dress party? Go on, take the plunge Bracing swims, stirring walks, castle escapes . . . Louise Roddon suggests ten family adventures for Boxing Day Timesonline Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Image that spawned a monster It's 75 years since Nessie was first captured on film. What a pity for Loch Ness, says Paul Mansfield African Safari Club Need to know MexicaNa airlines Mystery Guest Jumeirah Carlton tower, Knightsbridge Your Say Answers your Travel Queries Contact us . . . Timesonline All smiles on the Nile Timesonline Our Woman in . . . Goa Cox & Kings Noble Caledonia Index Index Reader's Block Erica Wagner First word 'I'll read a Christmas Carol - I always do' Timesonline The wrong blurb Ever wonder if the person who wrote a book's blurb actually read it? Sometimes they seem like wild guesses—is Last of the Mohicans really about haircuts? Melissa Katsoulis imagines potential blurb blunders: see page 10 to discover the classic in question Heroic round-up reveals the real books of the year Timesonline The Times Literary Supplement David Baddiel His word 'Memories? I'll get someone to write them down in a book and then read it' Find the connection Vintage Chart Top six paperbacks, Dec 15,1991 Critic's Chart You're reading. . . Margaret Reynolds' top Christmas reading Reader Chart Dr John Higgs picks his favourite six books Top 50 Bestsellers The indie top 10 They're reading . . . That's one mystery solved—the author Graham Greene scholar François Gallix describes how he found the unpublished manuscript of a literary legend The Times Last Christmas in Bandra An exclusive short story by Aravind Adiga, winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize for his debut novel The White Tiger The Books awards 2008 The good, the bad — and the downright silly — have all had their day this year. Here we nominate some alternative prizes for the publishing industry The Times Pictureline Cryptic clues Jumbo Crossword 790 Times2 clues Chess Winning move Scrabble Word watching Polygon Answers Find the Connection Codeword No 397 Literary quiz Times2 Crossword 4716 The Listener Crossword 4013 A Game of 1 by Glow-worm Two brains Bridge Christmas Quiz The Times/Waterstone's Index Su Doku Killer Set square Hidden words Initials Brain teasers Half-minute hurdles Add-up Path finder Futoshiki Word wheels Picture pair Six pack Splits Ship shape Cell blocks Codewords KenKen Front cover answer, and WordWheel The Times Solutions Index Bang & Olufsen Contents 20.12.08 Dickens's Carol Becomes a Musical Breitling Christmas really needs to be put back in the religious box and not allowed to flounce all over the high street The Dark Ages This week: Slow blogging I Didn't Get where I Am Today without . . . Wisdom Darcey Bussell, 39, Ballerina Lexiconfusion No. 214 of Bennett & Teed's Illustrated Homographs Slummy Yummy Mummy Advice for the Domestically Challenged Bombay Sapphire Shop Retail Therapy The Woe of Woolies Bargainhunter Out There Lingerie Lingerie has to be the the most personal — and popular — of gifts, whether you go for sexy or subtle, bright or muted tones. Here are this winter's best picks Magnificent Seven How to Get Dressed The Male Room Men's Stuff Origins Ten lords a — leaping Nine ladies dancing A Story in Carols We've been singing these words since the days of wintry school service - but how does real Christmas in Britain 2008 compare? Here, we photograph modern interpretation of some ancient festive messages Good Year The Singleton The Year that Changed my Life Christmas is a time for reflection, when we look back on the passing year and rate it good, bad—or momentous. Here, four writers recall their own annus mirabilis, from first home to first love, via illness conquered and dreams fulfilled Spier Philips Cheltenham & Gloucester National Book tokens And the consequence was. . . When we asked ten of Britain's best-known comedy actors and writers to take part in our game of consequences, we expected bizarre characters and surreal storylines. But even we weren't prepared for sinister trees, exploding hats and attention-seeking facial hair . . . The Writers You shall go to the ball Modern-day Cinderellas grace the last blast of Christmas parties in vintage-style chiffon, feathers and tulle, carried off with a military twist Six Great . . . Cocktail Rings Shop Window My-wardrobe. com not only sells the season's hottest pieces, but inspires customers to try new trends. Luisa De Paula, its buying and merchandising director, showcases investment pieces from the upcoming cruise collections Rough but Ready Keeping UP Appearances The latest kit to revive you the morning after the night before Dear Sarah Boots I've Updated this Family Favourite by Using Venison Food Venison Cottage Pie Serves 4 Salmon Koulibiac Serves 6 Chermoula Lamb and Root Vegetable Tagine Serves 4 to 6 Taylors Marco Polo Said Nothing about the Andamans, except They were Infested by Dog-Headed Cannibals Restaurants Christmas Timings The Green Kitchen Schwartz Drinkaware There's a Wine Windfall for this who Have Left Buying Festive Cheer until the Last Minute Wine Six . . . Kitchen Greats Christmas Desserts Food Detective Every Bean Counts Foodie at Large Smart new ways to satisfy your coffee cravings at home Taste Test . . . Christmas Cake Castello Chocolate Trading Co The Sunday Times One or Two Lovely Things Each Year Soon Builds up into a Family Arsenal of Decorative Tools Scenes from Domestic Life Multiplication Table Custom Made Furniture Small Wonder When TV producer Alice Keens-Soper found an is of calm in the heart of urban South London, she gave herself an early Christmas present that eants all year round The Times Ask Aggie Home Help Each week, Times magazine readers put their own domestic goddess queries to our houseproud expert, Aggie MacKenzie Polly Beard Do Try this at Home Entertaining ideas for modern families Centre point I like having animals to attend to on Christmas morning - it feels agreeably Away in a Manger - ish Valley Girl The Happy Puzzle Company Dwell For me, the words 'Can we get the chemistry set out?' rank with 'replacement bus service' as some of the least welcome in the language Beta Male The Times Uncle Ben's Talisker Index Orange Merry Christmas … 88 Pages of Christmas TV&RADIO Wallace & Gromit Exclusive Flipbook Index Test your 2008 was a great year for the arts, but how much do you remember? Find out with out quiz compiled by Olav Bjortomt In search of Eva Last time Kevin Maher met Eva Mendes shes was hilariously indiscreet, but has the Hollwood machine got to the star? Che Part One Top Films in Rep Twilight New Film Reviews Director: Catherine Hardwicke, 12A, 122min Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke On general release The Tale of Despereaux Director: Sam Fell & Robert Stevenhagen, U, 94min Voice: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Sigourney Weaver, Tracy Ullmann On general release Far North Director: Asif Kapadia, tbc, 89min Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Sean Bean, Michelle Krusiec On selected release Deceit Down Under The Big Film Australia is a clichéd, manipulative retelling of the country's history, says Wendy Ide Bedtime Stories Director: Adam Shankman, PG, 100min Stars: Adam Sandler, Russell Brand, Guy Pearce On general release Yes Man Director: Peyton Reed, 12A, 104min Stars: Jim Carrey, Terence Stamp, Zooey Deschanel On general release Mum & Dad Director: Steven Sheil, 18,84min Stars: Dido Miles, Perry Benson, Olga Fedori On Selected release Gardens in Autumn Director: Otar Iosseliani, PG, 121min Stars: Séverin Blanchet, Michel Piccoli, Muriel Motte On selected release, in French Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S. Thompson Director: Alex Gibney, 15,120min Stars: Tom Wolfe, Johnny Depp, Anita Thompson On selected release La BohÈme Director: Robert Dornhelm, PG, 115min Stars: Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón On selected release, in Italian Also out Bicycle Thieves (U) Films on Release Mamma's the word Panel of Experts Mamma Mia! is the fastest selling DVD in UK history. But is it any good? Our search for the perfect judges led us to the Abba tribute act Björn Again, who tell us if it's worth your money, money, money Hmv In the secret world of the Cirque It's the most famous circus in the world, but can Lucy Powell penetrate the wall if secrecy around Cirque du Soleil? Top Five Comedy Top Five Theatre Top Five Opera Top Five Dance Monsters of prog As the BBC celebrates the golden age of progressive rock, John Bungey wonders if it's time we all stopped laughing Top Five Jazz The 10 Telltale Signs of Prog Top Five Classical KEF Xmas Quiz Answers Top Five Gigs Top Clubs for a Crackin' Christmas Dancing to a new tune It's the end of The End but there is a new sense of optimism on our dancefloors, insists Ed Potton And a Fantastic New Year's Eve Seeing is believing What kine of cover would a contemporary artist put on the Bible? We invited five to create something apt Top Five for Kids Southbank Centre The Bible Top Five Galleries Top Five Museums Top Five Events Top dining newcomers For a taste of something different, try Square Meal's South East guide to the best new eateries of 2008 L'Anima The Big Eat £ Cha Cha Moon £££ Corrigan's Mayfair ££ Giaconda Dining Room ££ Harwood Arms ££ Market ££ Restaurant Tristan £££ Richard Philips at Chapel down £££ Vatika Squaremeal Multiple Classified Advertising Items Journey through the stars As Russell T. Davies prepares to hand over control of the Tardis, he shares his festive TV treats with Caitlin Moran Eat, drink and be married Gavin and Stacey are enjoying a Billericay Christmas. James Corden, co-writer, tells Ed Potton about the festive special Who We'd like to Star in the us Remake Kids/families TV Choice A kind of loafing Nick Park introduces Wallace and Gromit's latest Long may he reign Stanley Baxter has been booted off TV twice, but now he's back addressing a loyal nation. Andrew Billen met him Comedy TV Choice Classic comedies fit for a Royle John McNamara on the great moments of three returning comedy favourites—and a challenge for couch potatoes The Royle Family You're all lucky the Jocks are in charge in these hard times, the sage tells the nation Wisdom of Rab C. Nesbitt Creek show Jonathan Creek is back on the case, but does he still have the gift, Terry Ramsey asks the show's creator David Renwick Howdunnit? Crack These Creek Conundrums Running ahead of Bond As the BBC revives The 39 Steps, Peter Millar considers the debt James Bond owes to John Buchan Pop/rock TV Choice Now for my encore Conducting is Sue Perkins's new passion since Maestro. No surprise she's back, says Neil Fisher Classical TV Choice Celebrate the Bard times Ian McKellen tells Paul Hoggart why King Lear can pack even more punch on the small screen 'it's an Ageing Actor's Last Great Mountain' Soaps clean up Tim Teeman rolls up his sleeves and celebrates the best — and worst — of the festive soaps Spooks you, sir In a real-life ghost story, Mark Gatiss of the League of Gentlemen recalls an unwelcome visitor to his Leeds lodgings Seduced by Selina Zoe Tapper is Sarah Waters's latest lesbian heroine. Nancy Durrant hears about the role James Christopher's Festive Film Highlights More Film Premieres Terry Old Gold Radio Head Terry Pratchett stars among the famous voices on the radio waves at Christmas, says Chris Campling Chater's Choice Saturday 20 Main channels Key Variations TV Choice Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Film Choice BBC Two, 11.50pm A Knight's Tale (2001) Channel 4,9pm V for Vendetta (2005) BBC Two, 10.25pm Hidden (2005) Channel 4,11.35pm Duel (TVM, 1971) ITV1, 1.20am Beowulf (2007) Multi Channel Sky Premiere, 10pm Saturday 20 Prime-time multichannel Swing Night Multichannel Saturday 20 Digital Choice BBC Four, from 7pm Live Premier League Football Setanta Sports 1,5pm Black Books Weekend Paramount Comedy 2, from 9pm In the Shadow of the Moon More4,9pm Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous at the Rainbow '78 Sky Arts 1,9pm Daytime listings Sunday 21 Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Sunday 21 ET—The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Film Choice ITV1, 3.45pm Oliver Twist (2005) Channel 4,6.30pm Face/Off (1997) BBC One, 11.20pm Wild River (1960) BBC Two, 2am A Matter of Life and Death (1946) MultiChannel Film 4,6.50pm Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Sky Indie, 10pm Sunday 21 Prime-time multichannel Ten Best Sacred Christmas Classics BBC Four, 9.30pm Live Premier League Football Sky Sports 1, from 1pm Noel's Christmas Presents Sky1,6pm The Story of Aliegri's Miserere BBC Four, 7.30pm Gladiators: The Legends Strike Back Sky1,8pm The Simpsons Sky1,9.30pm Family Guy BBC Three, 9.35pm Daytime listings Monday 22 Main channels Variations QI Main channels Monday 22 TV Choice BBC One, 9pm Finding Neverland (2004) Film Choice BBC Two, 5.55pm The Brothers Grimm (2005) BBC Two, 8.30pm The Family Stone (2005) Channel 4,11.15pm Days of Wine and Roses (1962, b/w) BBC Two, 2.35am Wanted (2008) Multi Channel New to Sky Box Office Monday 22 Prime-time multichannel Crooked House Multichannel Monday 22 Digital Choice BBC Four, 10.30pm Live Premier League Football Setanta Sports 1,7pm Sacred Music BBC Four, 7pm Under the Greenwood Tree ITV3, 8pm Guns, Germs and Steel History, 7.55pm Comedy Songs: The Pop Years/Timeshift: The Comic Songbook BBC Four, 9pm/11pm Eli Stone Sci-Fi, 9pm Daytime listings Tuesday 23 Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Tuesday 23 Seabiscuit (2003) FilmChoice BBC Two 4.35pm Con Air (1997) BBC One, 10.35pm Ali G Indahouse (2002) ITV1, 10.40pm Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) BBC One, 12.25am Black Narcissus (1947) Multi Channel Film4,5.10pm Tuesday 23 Prime-time multichannel True Stories: Waiting for Hockney Digital Choice More4,10pm Midsomer Murders ITV3, 7.55pm Bob Marley Live at the Rainbow Sky Arts 1,9pm Crooked House BBC Four, 10.30pm New Most Haunted Living, 9pm Ancient Mariners National Geographic, 9pm Daytime listings Multichannel Tuesday 23 Christmas Eve Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Christmas Eve Calendar Girls (2003) Film Choice BBC Two, 8.30pm High School Musical (TVM, 2006) BBC One, 11.50am The Polar Express (2004) ITV1, 3pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) ITV1, 4.50pm Toy Story 2 (1999) BBC One, 6.05pm Point Blank (1967) Five, 1.50am The Big Heat (1953, b/w) BBC Two, 2.40am Christmas Eve Prime-time multichannel Yo Gabba Gabba! Christmas Special/Wonder Pets!: Save the Nutcracker Digital Choice Nick Jr, 7.30am/11.30am Johnny Cash Christmas Sky Arts 1,8pm The Christmas Truce Military History, 8pm The Book Quiz BBC Four, 8.30pm From the Basement Sky Arts 1,10pm Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe BBC Four, 10pm Crooked House BBC Four, 10.30pm Daytime listings Multichannel Christmas Eve Christmas Day Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Christmas Day Shark Tale (2004) Film Choice BBC One, 3.10pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ITV1, 3.10pm Scrooged (1988) Channel 4,4pm Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) BBC One, 4.30pm Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Five, 6.45pm Gilda (1946, b/w) BBC Two, 1.40am The Golden Compass (2007) Multi Channel Sky Premiere, 4pm Christmas Day Prime-time multichannel King Lear Digital Choice More4,9pm Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic More4,1.55pm Doctor Who Confidential BBC Three, 7pm Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977 Sky Arts 1,8pm A Technicolour Dream Sky Arts 1,9pm Gavin & Stacey: 12 Days of Christmas BBC Three, 11.30pm Daytime listings Multichannel Christmas Day Boxing Day Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Boxing Day South Pacific (1958) Film Choice BBC Two, 1.25pm Mary Poppins (1964) ITV1, 3.25pm Madagascar (2005) BBC One, 4.10pm The Chronicles of Narnia—The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) BBC One, 5.50pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) BBC One, 8.30pm Sweet and Lowdown (1999) BBC Two, 2.25am Boxing Day Prime-time multichannel Elvis: Aloha from Hawall Digital Choice Sky Arts 1,9pm Live Premier League Football Sky Sports 1,12.30pm/5pm The Wrong Door BBC Three, 8pm Sky News: The Year in Review 2008 Sky News, 8pm Sinatra: A Song for the FBI Sky Arts 1,8pm Richard III More4,9.55pm The King of Kong Sky Arts 1,10pm Daytime listings Multichannel Boxing Day Saturday 27 Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Saturday 27 Starter for 10 (2006) Film Choice BBC Two, 9.30pm Interview with the Vampire (1994) BBC One, 10.50pm Jagged Edge (1985) Channel 4,12.10am Crazy (2005) Channel 4,2.20am Transformers (2007) Multi Channel Sky Premiere, 8pm King Kong (1933, b/w) BBC Four, 11.30pm Saturday 27 Prime-time multichannel The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood Digital Choice BBC Four, 10.30pm Live Scottish Football Setanta Sports 1,11.30am Agatha Christie's Poirot ITV3, 5.35pm Crooked House BBC Four, 9pm Talk Talk: Live in Montreux Sky Arts 1,9pm The Most Annoying People of the Year 2008 BBC Three, 9.35pm Peep Show E4, from 10pm MacBeth More4,10pm Daytime listings Multichannel Saturday 27 Sunday 28 Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Sunday 28 The Eagle Has Landed (1976) Film Choice BBC Two, 1.50pm Only You (1994) Five, 5.45pm The Getaway (1972) BBC Two, 11pm Closer (2004) Five, 11pm The Edukators (2004) Channel 4,1.20am Swing Time (1936, b/w) Multi Channel BBC Four, 12.35am Sunday 28 Prime-timer multichannel The Unseen Spike Milligan Digital Choice More4,10pm Live Premier League Football Sky Sports 1,11.30am/4pm Lewis Hamilton: World Champion ITV4, 5.30pm How to Build a Cathedral BBC Four, 8pm John Buchan: Master of Suspense BBC Four, 9.30pm The Curse of Steptoe BBC Four, 10.30pm Heath Ledger Biography, 9pm Daytime listings Monday 29 Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Monday 29 Suspicion (1941, b/w)/Notorious (1946, b/w) Film Choice BBC Two, 10.05/11.40am Oliver Twist (1948, b/w) Channel 4,2pm Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) BBC One, 4.25pm Superman Returns (2006) BBC One, 8.30pm The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) Five, 9pm Bringing Up Baby (1938, b/w) Multi Channel BBC Four, 12.20am Monday 29 Prime-timer multichannel Doctor Zhivago Digital Choice ITV3, 6pm Live Premier League Football Setanta Sports 1,7pm Guns, Germs and Steel History, 7.55pm Hughie Green, Most Sincerely BBC Four, 9.30pm Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out Sky Arts 1,9pm Larry Flynt: The Right To Be Left Alone Sky Arts 1,10.35pm Daytime listings Multichannel Monday 29 Tuesday 30 Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Tuesday 30 The World's Fastest Indian (2005) Film Choice BBC Two, 5pm The Magdalene Sisters (2002) Channel 4,10.05pm Deep Impact (1998) BBC One, 11pm Hallam Foe (2007) Channel 4,12.20am Citizen Kane (1941, b/w) Multi Channel BBC Four, 11.35pm Tuesday 30 Prime-time multichannel True Stories: Black Stars Digital Choice More4,10pm BBC Young Musician of the Year: Concerto Final BBC Four, 7pm Sir Paul McCartney's Classical Concerts Sky Arts 2,7pm Live Premier League Football Sky Sports 1,7.30pm EastEnders: Nick Cotton Returns BBC Three, 8pm Rebecca ITV3, 8pm Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley BBC Four, 9.10pm Daytime listings Multichannel Tuesday 30 New Year's Eve Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels New Year's Eve Spellbound (1945, b/w) Film Choice BBC Two, 10.20am Robin Hood (1973) BBC One, 10.45am Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) ITV1, 3.45pm Meet the Fockers (2004) BBC One, 9pm Chocolat (2000) BBC Two, 9pm Airplane! (1980) Channel 4,12.10am New Year's Eve Prime-time multichannel In Love with Barbara Digital Choice BBC Four, 9pm Homblower ITV3, 12.55pm In Concert Biography, from 2pm Jane Austen's Emma ITV3, 3pm From the Basement Sky Arts 1,10pm Clarissa and the King's Cookbook BBC Four, 10.25pm Daytime listings Multichannel New Year's Eve New Year's Day Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels New Year's Day The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Shrek 2 (2004) BBC One, 5.15pm Fantastic Four (2005) Channel 4,8pm The Fly (1986) Channel 4,11.55pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Peari (2003) Multi Channel BBC Three, 8pm New Year's Day Prime-time multichannel Eivis: '68 Comeback Special Digital Choice Sky Arts 1,9pm Capitala World Tennis Championship 2009 Sky Sports 1,11am New Year's Day Concert 2009 from Vienna BBC Four, 7pm Dolphin Army Nat Geo Wild, 8pm Consuming Passions: 100 Years of Mills & Boon/Passions/Timeshift: How to Write a Mills & Boon BBC Four, 9pm/10.25pm The IT Crowd More4,9pm Almost Famous 2 BBC Three, 10.10pm Daytime listings Multichannel New Year's Day Friday 2 Main channels Variations TV Choice Main channels Friday 2 Ryan's Daughter (1970) Film Choice Five, 1.25pm Dances with Wolves (1990) BBC Two, 5.10pm Blink (1994) Five, 10pm Poseidon (2006) BBC One, 10.40pm Highlander (1986) ITV1, 11.15pm The Stranger (1946, b/w) BBC Two, 2.15am Friday 2 Prime-time multichannel Prog Rock Britannia Digital Choice BBC Four, 10pm Lost Horizons: The Big Bang/The Big Bang Machine BBC Four, 7pm/8pm Live FA Cup Football Setanta Sports 1,7.30pm Real James Bond National Geographic, 8pm The Biggest Loser Sky Real Lives, 9pm Prog at the BBC BBC Four, 9pm Wallis and Edward ITV3, 10.50pm Daytime listings Multichannel Friday 2 Saturday Saturday 20-Monday 22 Radio Sunday Monday Radio Choice Radio Saturday 20-Monday 22 Tuesday Tuesday 23-Friday 26 Radio Christmas Eve Christmas Day Radio Tuesday 23-Friday 26 Boxing Day Saturday Saturday 27-Monday 29 Radio Sunday Monday Radio Saturday 27-Monday 29 Radio Choice Tuesday Tuesday 30-Friday 2 Radio New Year's Eve New Year's Day Radio Tuesday 30-Friday 2 Friday Sister Act
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