11. Third bridge – if only for a few days...

Here’s a glimpse of the third Thames bridge – but it won’t help to improve the town’s traffic problems.

12. A show not to get your teeth into

Rogue Traders presenter Matt Allwright is used to exposing dodgy dealers and tax dodgers, so a new series exploring the seedier side of the food industry – surprisingly titled Rogue Restaurants – should give him plenty to get his teeth into.

13. Talent is hot to trot as auditions go on

Irish dancers, opera singers, guitarists, rappers and street dancers were just some of the acts auditioning for Has Reading Got Talent? on Saturday.

14. Fresh from the farm

15. Make the most of your summer holidays

Don’t be stuck for something to do this summer holiday – there are loads of brilliant activities taking place, offering fun for all ages.

16. Teenage kicks

Based on the popular books by Louise Rennison – Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and On the Bright Side, I’m Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God – and adapted for the screen by Bend It Like Beckham’s Gurinder Chadha, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging has the credentials for a good film.

17. Cobra class

The first thing you notice when you walk into the Blue Cobra is a grand piano slap bang in the middle of the dining area.

18. My close encounter with The Joker in Dark Knight

A Reading actor is basking in the glory of the record-breaking success of the latest Batman film.

19. Linger and learn the lingo

Ten days in Sicily and a weekend in Milan preceded my night in Mari e Monti so the grazies and per favores were flowing.

20. WALL-E (U)

After recent disappointing CGI animations from Pixar’s own Cars to Dreamworks’ Shrek the Third and Bee Movie, it’s a relief to see with WALL-E.