1. Des is looking forward to his date at Hexagon

2. Sex And The City (15)

Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda – Sex and the City. Ace.

3. Town full of early risers

Reading workers search for that elusive proverbial worm more than anyone else – having been named the earliest risers in the UK.

4. Alfonso’s back in home county for first gig since No.1

Alfonso Sherland isn’t Worried About Ray – or anything else for that matter.

5. Nim’s nice but dim

It is a testimony to Abigail Breslin’s career that – at the age of 11 – she was handpicked to play the eponymous heroine in Nim’s Island.

6. Hoosiers excited to play Rivermead

Alfonso Sherland isn’t Worried About Ray – or anything else for that matter.

7. Festival boss vows to make 2009 safer

A ‘spotter’ in the crowd to notice potential surges, increasing the spill-out area of the main stage and ensuring a one-way entry/exit system for the toilets are among safety issues Reading Festival boss Melvin Benn has vowed to address.

8. Music and mayhem

This year’s 20th Reading Festival went with a bang – quite literally.

9. Dodgy tickets and dizzy fans kick off

Hoards of welly-clad youngsters? Check. Nightmare traffic? Check. Early morning boozing? Check. Yes, it’s that time of year again – the Reading Festival is here.

10. Awake (15)

Awake, starring actors of the moment Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen, tells the story of rich heir Clay Beresford (Christensen) who has fallen in love with beautiful Sam (Alba). Life is perfect – well except for a few minor things – niggles really.