1. The Tudors

2. An all-star curry

How do you fancy dining with the stars?

3. History? Pah. Bring on the sex

If you’re tuning into The Tudors expecting a traditionally stuffy historical drama, then you’ll be surprised: there’s plenty of drama and excitement that’s more akin to EastEnders than Price and Prejudice.

4. Tragic Titanic takes to stage

The ill-fated Titanic sails again at The Hexagon in a musical which local amateurs perform from Wednesday to Saturday.

5. Oldie but goody

Well, it’s finally here. After nearly 20 years, the latest instalment of the Indiana Jones saga has hit cinema screens. So does it live up to the hype? 

6. Double treat for musical lovers

Two classic musicals hit the local amateur stage this week.

7. Reading return for Parsons

Andy Parsons can honestly say he knows Reading rather well having run the town’s half-marathon back in 2001.

8. The other other Boleyn girl

Natalie Dormer has gone from studying history to recreating it, as Anne Boleyn in The Tudors. She explains how she went from school to stardom.

9. Haunting role was worth the wait

Having missed a chance to play the role in a TV production some years ago, Foyle’s War actress Honeysuckle Weeks is  happy to take to the stage as the troubled governess in The Turn of the Screw.

10. History, but not as we know it

If you’ve seen the trailer, you’ll already have a good idea that The Other Boleyn Girl is a Hollywood-ised version of historical events.