Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales) back issues from May 2009:
5 minutes with... Belinda Stewart-Wilson.
May 03, 2009 ... Q How did you get involved in Primeval on ITV1? A I got involved via the normal channels really. My agent rang me up and said 'There's this part you're absolutely right for, are you interested in going up for it?' I said 'Absolutely' and I went for my first audition. They said, 'You are ...
I MAY BE FABULOUS AT 50 BUT I LET MYSELF GO AT HOME!
May 03, 2009 ... OLLYWOOD is known for tossing aside older actresses faster than you can say lights, camera, action. But luckily for Michelle Pfeiffer, who turns 51 this month, the roles continue to roll in. She cites herself, Meryl Streep and Dame Judi Dench as exceptions to the ...
soapbox.
May 03, 2009 ... EASTENDERS: NICK blackmails Billy, threatening to tell Jay the truth about Jase's death, Peggy returns from her holiday to find Phil drunk, and Tanya asks the new doctor out on a date. CORONATION SREET: DEIRDRE is shocked when Ken leaves her, but proves remarkably forgiving as ...
dvds.
May 03, 2009 ... HANNAH MONTANA - SEASON 1 (Cert PG, 611 mins) ISSUED on DVD to coincide with the cinema release of Hannah Montana - The Movie, this four-disc collector's set includes all 26 episodes of the popular Disney Channel television show about teenager Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) who has a secret: ...
THE RETURN OF THE LEADER OF THE PACK.(Movie review)
May 03, 2009 ... UGH Jackman sharpens his retractable, adamantium claws in this spin off from the X-Men films, expanding the back-story of one of the franchise's most popular characters. Screenwriters David Benioff and Skip Woods have the unenviable task of entertaining ardent fans of the comic ...
topgame.
May 03, 2009 ... with lead character Miley Stewart ambling along talking to other characters and indulging in bog-standard mini-games. The game should come into its own when you get on stage as Hannah, but the musical timing elements are just as poorly executed. It will leave you wondering why you didn't ...
newalbums.(Sound recording review)
May 03, 2009 ... NEW YORK DOLLS - 'CAUSE I SEZ SO THE original spirits, who brought lipstick and feather boas to punk rock before punk rock even existed, return one man down and more leathery than ever, with an album of new material. Thankfully, the new songs sound very similar to their classic 70s output: ...
Angela& Tony.
May 03, 2009 ... Tony - First off, a big thank you to everyone who donated to our annual charity day, ' Bring A Pound To Work Day' last Thursday for ChildLine Cymru. Angela and I spent some time waiting tables at Frankie and Benny's restaurant Angela - That might have been a bad idea; all I could think ...
books.
May 03, 2009 ... COMFORT TO THE ENEMY by Elmore Leonard (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, pounds 18.99)THE death in a prisoner of war camp and the repeat escape of former Nazi guard Jurgen to the home - and embrace - of glamorous gangster's moll Shemane, give Carl Webster his biggest investigation yet. But with ...
Corky's no dummy!
May 03, 2009 ... Chris Corcoran @ Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd (Thursday) EPRESENTING a coming together of comedy, the art of ventriloquism and male close harmony singing, this promises to be quite an evening. The three different disciplines will be performed by three different people, by the ...
Cooking up a treat.
May 03, 2009 ... THIS May Day Bank Holiday sees the first ever West Wales Food Festival at the National Botanic Garden of Wales in Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. The festival features a line-up of top chefs from all over Wales such as Stephen Terry, Dudley Newbury, Nerys Howell, Angela Gray and ...
WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA.
May 03, 2009 ... Films may change from Friday ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre 01970 623232 Gran Torino (15) Watchmen (15) Confessions of a Shopaholic (12A) Film Soc. Ivan The Terrible (PG) Bronson (18) ABERYSTWYTH Commodore 01970 612421 Fast & Furious 2009 (12A) BRECON Coliseum 01874 622501 Wolverine (12A) 17 ...
best drama.
May 03, 2009 ... drama Endgame (Channel 4, tomorrow, 9pm) THE three male leads have all had hits with big, bombastic Hollywood films. William Hurt with Lost in Space, Chiwetel Ejiofor in American Gangster and Jonny Lee Miller with, erm, Hackers. Anyway, this new British film ...
best kids.
May 03, 2009 ... Thunderpants (S4C, tomorrow, 8.55am) ONE for the kids who are at home for the Bank Holiday. This is a study in exactly how far you can push one joke. If that joke involves a ...
best documentary.
May 03, 2009 ... Extreme Male Beauty (Channel 4, Thursday, 10pm) BEING branded the UK's answer to Howard Stern seems to have upset radio DJ Tim Shaw. Previously best-known for breaking into his boss's house live on air - and getting suspended for a month for his troubles - he's now "devoting his ...
best import.
May 03, 2009 ... The Wire (BBC Two Wales, Tuesday, 11.20pm) BACK on the box, with barely enough time to draw breath, it's the second series of could-this-show-be-any-more-well-regarded cop drama, The Wire. It's got it all; corruption, violence and ...
best motoring.
May 03, 2009 ... The Car Show (BBC Two Wales, tonight, 7pm) TOP Gear might be on a break right now, but we've got the next best thing - a show about Top Gear! Actually that might be pushing it a little bit. It's not all about the high-power-motor-mad antics of Clarkson, Hamster et al. ...
EASTENDERS actress Nina Wadia; switchedon what are your favourite TV stars up to?
May 03, 2009 ... EASTENDERS actress Nina Wadia has revealed her character was intended as Albert Square's new Pauline Fowler. Wadia, 40, who joined the ...
GMTV sofa queen Kate; switchedon what are your favourite TV stars up to?
May 03, 2009 ... GMTV sofa queen Kate Garraway said she was nauseous on the set of The Biggest Loser, screened tomorrow on ITV1. "I'm pregnant ...
FORMER Strictly Come Dancing; switchedon what are your favourite TV stars up to?
May 03, 2009 ... FORMER Strictly Come Dancing star Jill Halfpenny returns to our screens. A year after having baby Harvey, catch her in ...
switchedon; what are your favourite TV stars up to?
May 03, 2009 ... JOAN Collins has landed her own makeover show called Joan Does Glamour where she'll give slobster Brits a dressing up. She ...
Hannah gives us food for thought.
May 03, 2009 ... EVER been on a diet? Ebbw Vale-born journalist Hannah Jones says she was born on one. She also writes about her battle with the bulge every week in a column, and penned a best-selling book about it, Diary of a Diet: A Little Book of Big. So when the Beeb asked her to ...
THE COMPELLING RAY WINSTONE.
May 03, 2009 ... IN the flesh, Ray Winstone is nothing like the violent characters he has played on screen - he's charming, funny and radiates a real warmth of spirit, which explains why he's become so popular with directors and audiences alike. He's also the doting father of three daughters - ...
MOVIE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... Meetthe Spartans SkyMovies Premiere, 8.00pm Comedy sending up 300, as well as a host of other recent movies. A fearless king defends his ...
Satellite & Cable.
May 03, 2009 ... SKY1 6.00 Hour of Power. 7.00 Celebrity Are You SmarterThana10YearOld?8.00American Gladiators. 9.00 Guinness World Records Smashed! 10.00 Road Wars. 11.00 WWE: Experience. 12.00 Futurama. 12.30 Futurama. 1.00 Oops TV. 1.30 Live A1 Grand Prix. 5.00 The Simpsons. 5.30 The ...
SATELLITE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... Cranford BBC4,7.00pm Miss Matty confides in Mary about Mr Holbrook's death, prompting her to inform Major Gordon of ...
MOVIE CHOICE.(Business)
May 03, 2009 ... PatriotGames SkyMovies Action/ Thriller, 7.00pm Aformer CIA agent foils an attack on a member of the royal family while holidaying in Britain - ...
SATELLITE CHOICE.(Business)
May 03, 2009 ... TheFullMonty E4,10.00pm UnemployedYorkshiremen struggling to make ends meet decide to become strippers for one night only in an attempt ...
SATELLITE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... Love Actually ITV2,9.00pm The interlinked stories of several characters as they try to make their relationships work ....
MOVIE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... AsGoodas It Gets SkyMoviesComedy, 11.15pm Abigoted misanthropic writer is drawn out of his isolation by his relationships with a ...
Satellite & Cable.
May 03, 2009 ... SKY1 6.00 Good Morning Sports Fans. 6.30 Good Morning Sports Fans. 7.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse. 8.00 Oops TV. 8.30 Oops TV. 9.00 Airline. 9.30 Kim's Rude Awakening. 10.00 Stargate SG- 1. 11.00 Stargate SG-1. 12.00 Project Runway. 1.00 Don't Forget the Lyrics US. 2.00 ...
MOVIE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... TheAvengers SkyMovies Action/ Thriller, 8.30pm Secret agents John Steed and Emma Peel face the dastardly Sir August De Wynter, who has ...
SATELLITE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... Flight of the Conchords BBC4,11.30pm As Bret and Jemaine prepare to go to war with a fruit vendor, Murray falls for the attractive techsupport woman at the ...
SATELLITE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... Bones Sky1,9.00pm AJeffersonian employee from the Egyptology department dies of heart failure. Brennan is adamant ...
MOVIE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... GridironGang SkyMovies Drama, 10.00pm Ayouth probation officer boosts morale at a maximum-security detention centre by assembling a ...
MOVIE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... Run, FatBoy, Run SkyMoviesComedy, 8.00pm Aman who left his fiancee at the altar realises his mistake and tries to win her back.To prove ...
SATELLITE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... TopGear BBC3,7.00pm Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond travel to Africa where they are challenged to buy a second-hand ...
SATELLITE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... Lost Sky1,9.00pm Daniel Faraday comes clean with the information he knows about the island. 100th episode of ...
MOVIE CHOICE.
May 03, 2009 ... Vantage Point SkyMovies Premiere, 8.00pm Premiere. An assassination attempt against the US President is followed from ...
your star.
May 03, 2009 ... With the love planets dancing in your sign this week, make sure love and passion get as much attention as you're giving to work and money issues. Stay one step ahead of the game. The sun connects to Saturn in your sign telling you its time for a long hard look at all things ...
Goal ace Michael's here to stay vows boss.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS WATHAN DAVE JONES has stressed Michael Chopra will be a Cardiff City player next season. Chopra rejoined the Bluebirds in a last-gasp January transfer deadline day deal, signing initially on loan. And Bluebirds boss Jones has confirmed the ...
RICCI RIDES IN BUT IT MAY BE CHOP FOR MAC; Jones tears up team in bid to book play-off place.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: TERRY PHILLIPS ; CHRISWATHAN DAVE JONES is ready for a radical shake up of his Cardiff City team as he prepares for today's play-off crunch at Hillsborough. Veteran midfield man Riccy Scimeca is set to make his first League start of the year as the Bluebirds ...
Mart roars on his rivals.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: MARK BURTON CARDIFF CITY are being backed to roar into the Premier League by an unexpected source ... the manager of their arch-rivals Swansea City. Roberto Martinez put aside inter-city rivalry to insist it will be good for Welsh football if Dave Jones' ...
Post-Ipswich heart-to-heart gives Kennedy confidence City can get job done.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS WATHAN MARK Kennedy has revealed how Cardiff City's squad conducted a post-Ipswich inquest to make sure the Bluebirds' week from hell doesn't wreck an entire season. Kennedy, 32, admitted players stayed sat in the Ninian Park dressing rooms last week ...
Clarets' Williams in Wales tug-of-war.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... WALES have been thrown into a new tug-of-war with Australia over highly-rated on-loan Burnley defender Rhys Williams. The Welsh under-21 ace, who plays for the Clarets today against Bristol City, is from Perth but has played for Brian Flynn's young guns because of his Welsh ...
My City pals can win promotion, insists Rambo My City pals can win promotion, insists Rambo.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS WATHAN AARON Ramsey admits he'll be cheering on his old Cardiff mates this afternoon with the rally-cry: "Come and join me in the Premier League!" And giving his backing to the Bluebirds ahead of a crucial afternoon, the Wales ace has insisted his former side are ...
Fans will keep us informed - Parkin.(News)
May 03, 2009 ... PRESTON striker Jon Parkin will be tuned into the crowd during today's game at Deepdale, trying to gauge the state of North End's play-off chances. Preston have to rely on either Burnley or Cardiff coming unstuck in their final games which, due to Football League rules, also ...
If Angel takes flight and Scotland heads west, we'll cope just fine insists Tate.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS WATHAN ALAN TATE has urged fans not to fret over the futures of star men Jason Scotland and Jordi Gomez as the summer sale speculation gets under way. And the long-serving Swan has reminded supporters no player is bigger than the club as Premier League ...
EL GAFFER'S GOT THE LOT; He'll boss a big four Prem club, insists Balagu.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: CHRIS WATHAN FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT SWANSEA CITY may have missed out on the Premier League - but it seems the top flight is coming for them. The club's year in the Championship has convinced many Premier bigwigs that the Liberty Stadium stars are ...
Kreonke ups his stake in Gunners.
May 03, 2009 ... ARSENAL director Stan Kroenke yesterday continued to invest in the club, increasing his stake in the Gunners to 28.3%. The American businessman, the club's single largest stakeholder ahead of Uzbek billionaire Alisher Uzmanov, last year accepted an invitation to join the club's ...
Roy in dressing down for Sir Alex.
May 03, 2009 ... FULHAM manager Roy Hodgson has responded to Sir Alex Ferguson's criticism of the Craven Cottage dressing rooms by insisting the character of the ground makes up for its size. Ferguson claimed yesterday that his office was bigger than the away dressing room at Fulham's west ...
GIGGS ON TITLE TRAIL.
May 03, 2009 ... BORO ... ... ... ... .....0 MAN UTD ... ... ... ... .....2 SIMON STONE reporting MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson chalked off another victory as his side eased their way towards retaining the Barclays Premier League title. United established a six-point gap between ...
Three and easy for stylish Chelsea.
May 03, 2009 ... CHELSEA ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 FULHAM ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 1 CHELSEA warmed up for their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on Wednesday with a comfortable win over west London neighbours Fulham. Goals from Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda and Didier ...
Bruce draws breath.
May 03, 2009 ... WIGAN ... ... ... ... ..... 0 BOLTON ... ... ... ..... 0 WIGAN manager Steve Bruce bemoaned his side's familiar failings after creating numerous chances in the goalless draw at home to Bolton. Wanderers goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen was in top form, particularly in the ...
Jenas bags victory.
May 03, 2009 ... TOTTENHAM ... 1 WEST BROM ....0 Brom were closer to after Jenas' Jenas broke the just before break to keep his in the hunt for a placed finish would earn football. The chant of " 1- 0 to Tottenham" could familiar to fans - they have by that scoreline now in their last ...
Diego hammers it.
May 03, 2009 ... STOKE CITY ... ...0 WEST HAM ... ... ...1 DIEGO Tristan kept West Ham on the road to Europe by scoring the winner at the Britannia Stadium. The Spanish striker scored the only goal of a feisty match in the 32nd minute to leave Stoke stunned. It was just the ...
The Brazilian blend.
May 03, 2009 ... MAN CITY ... ... .... 3 BLACKBURN .... 1 MANCHESTER City produced a burst of three goals in 18 first-half minutes to record their first hat-trick of Premier League wins this season. Felipe Caicedo's scruffy effort was followed by a Brazilian one-two as Robinho drilled ...
Moyes warning to sticky Toffees.
May 03, 2009 ... SUNDERLAND v EVERTON Today, 4pm EVERTON manager David Moyes has warned his squad they risk jeopardising their chances of playing in the FA Cup final if they try to coast towards the end of the season. Phil Jagielka rupturing knee ligaments in last weekend's defeat to ...
Rafa's shock over Magpies' lowly position.
May 03, 2009 ... LIVERPOOL v NEWCASTLE Today, 1.30pm RAFAEL Benitez thinks Alan Shearer has installed passion into his Newcastle side. Temporary boss Shearer has yet to taste victory in his spell as manager of the relegation-threatened Magpies, who are stuck in the drop zone three ...
Young Gunners prove they're up to it.
May 03, 2009 ... POMPEY ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 0 ARSENAL ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 3 ARSENAL rested their big guns ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Manchester United, but were still too strong for Portsmouth. Arsene Wenger made eight ...
Win fantastic father and son prize.
May 03, 2009 ... Win fantastic father and son prize ALL eyes may be on the Heineken Cup this weekend, but Cardiff Blues will soon be switching their attentions back to the Magners League. They host European champions Munster at Cardiff Arms Park next Sunday (4.35pm) - and YOU could be the lucky ...
Toulon are an ambitious club and it's a really exciting challenge - Robinson.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: SIMON ROBERTS JAMIE Robinson will say farewell to the Blues after a decade and head off to France this summer. The Blues and Wales centre, who is in his testimonial year at the Arms Park, has joined the one club which is the talk of European rugby. ...
MURPHY'S LAW.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: ANDY HOWELL GEORDAN Murphy has warned the Blues he is planning a Millennium Stadium hat-trick in today's huge Heineken Cup semi-final showdown. The Ireland full-back skippers Leicester because club captain Martin Corry is missing the game through injury. ...
Leinster do the Munster mash on a day of delight.
May 03, 2009 ... MUNSTER ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 6 LEINSTER ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 25 LEINSTER reached their first ever Heineken Cup final after producing one of the outstanding performances in the competition's history. ...
ONLY THE GOOD DAL YOUNG; From humble beginnings at Y Parc to a Heineken semi-final.
May 03, 2009 ... Byline: SIMON ROBERTS DAVID YOUNG has delivered a huge 'thank you' to Welsh minnows Abercynon as he prepares for his biggest game as a coach this afternoon. Young sees his Blues team take on Leicester Tigers in front of an expected 50,000 Millennium Stadium crowd in ...