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Well that's a real coincidence; we're having rabbit as well! Roasted in the oven...

Happy to oblige...You should be here; the sun has peeked out from behind the storm clouds, and the house has a perfume that you wouldn't believe! Jean is baking buns filled with fresh cherries! And to cap that tonight it's 'proper job' Yorkshire Puddings made by the 'Queen of the Yorkshire Puddings' herself!

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)  Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'? Contestant: Homosexuals. Jeremy Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you  BBC NORFOLK  Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World? Contestant: I don't know. Stewart White: I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow? Contestant: Arm Stewart White: Correct And if you're not weak, you're...? Contestant: Strong.. Stewart White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name? Contestant: Louis Stewart White: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World? Contestant: Frank Sinatra?  THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)  Anne Robinson: Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in what: - Prison, or the Conservative Party? Contestant: The Conservative Party.  BEACON RADIO ( WOLVERHAMPTON )  DJ Mark: For 10, what is the nationality of the Pope? Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?  UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE  Bamber Gascoyne: What was Gandhi's first name? Contestant: Goosey?  GWR FM ( Bristol )  Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963 ? Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.  PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO MANCHESTER )  Phil: What's 11 squared? Contestant: I don't know. Phil: I'll give you a clue. It's two ones with a two in the middle. Contestant: Is it five?  RICHARD AND JUDY  Richard: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman? Contestant: Forrest Gump.  RICHARD AND JUDY  Richard: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live? Contestant: Er. .. .. Richard: He makes bread . . .. Contestant: Er . ..... Richard: He makes cakes . . .. Contestant: Kipling Street ?  LINCS FM PHONE-IN  Presenter: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world? Contestant: Barcelona . Presenter: I was really after the name of a country. Contestant: I'm sorry, I don't know the names of any countries in Spain .  NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)  Question: What is the world's largest continent? Contestant: The Pacific.  ROCK FM ( PRESTON )  Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?  THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN (ITV)  Steve Le Fevre: What was signed, to bring World War I to an end in 1918? Contestant: Magna Carta?  JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)  James O'Brien: How many kings of England have been called Henry? Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth ... ER. ER ... Three?  CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL )  Chris Searle: In which European country isMount Etna? Caller: Japan .. Chris Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again. Caller: Er ...... Mexico ?  PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE )  Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israellast? Contestant (long pause): Fourteen days.  DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)  Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels? Contestant: Holland ? Daryl Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet. Contestant: Iceland ? Ireland ? Daryl Denham: (helpfully) It's a bad line. Did you say Israel ? Contestant: No.  PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)  Phil Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible? Contestant: Er. .... .. Phil Wood: It's got two syllables . . .. Kor . . Contestant: Blimey? Phil Wood: Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . . .. Contestant: (Silence) Phil Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I . . . Contestant: Walked?  THE VAULT  Melanie Sykes: What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time? Contestant: Nostalgia.  LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB)  Presenter: What religion was Guy Fawkes? Contestant: Jewish.. Presenter: That's close enough.  STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2)  Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play? Contestant: Jesus

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HiHeiko; the photo is indeed the one that is most recent; it was taken by a colleague of Alfred Hitchcock during one of my better moments. I find that a few glasses of red wine smooths me out a bit, and I start to look like the handsome creature I was in the early 1950's.Someone told me that I needed beauty sleep, and that I should stay in bed for a month...

Well Angie; thanks for the compliment; I just remember Mr Teague threatening to kick me out of French as I was so bad. Maybe if E.B.G.S. served Italian on the menu we would have been better off.

Literally translates as 'a death by hunger'.

Try some poured over ice cream...

I think the cost will depend on the type of lawn that you intend to sow, and the conditions that will prevail (heavy duty hard wear that would support children playing on it all day; mainly to look at and walk on occasionally; direct sun; shade; partial sun etc).I would recommend a visit to EcoService Garden Centre near Castel di Lama - just off the Ascoli Mare superstrada - they are not only a well stocked garden centre including different types of grass seed; but also specialize in the construction and maintainance of sports pitches. They will certainly advise on the best type of seed.Hope this helps

Penny, your daughter is indeed very lucky, as the Ripa wines are some of the finest in the Marche. Their reds are particularly appreciated, and the whites are also very tasty. I would recommend that she eats at the Barone Rosso in the town centre. Great little village with apparently the narrowest alleyway in Italy!