1. Why Sarah Jane Smith is a Darling

‘Have we met before?” Elisabeth Sladen asks me as we walk to our seats for this interview.

2. Our taste of paradise

If you want to slow things down, PHIL CREIGHTON recommends a long weekend on the peaceful Isles of Scilly

3. My winter wonderland

It is December, Christmas is coming and the sales are on. Luxury breaks do not get any better than this for PHIL CREIGHTON

4. Pub Grub

One of Reading’s finest features is its canal. Forget getting stuck in traffic jams: being able to stroll along the Kennet to get into town is quicker, easier and greener.

5. Viva Paulo!

Paulo Battistel was just another four-year-old boy helping his grandmother when he had a moment of clarity akin to Isaac Newton.

6. Christmas Lights Extravaganza

This weekend, polar bears, Father Christmas, King Rat and 1,000 candles will help Reading enjoy its annual Christmas lights extravaganza.

7. Talkin’ ‘bout my Evolution

After 30 albums, Martyn Joesph is revisiting some of his favourite songs ... just don’t call it a greatest hits album though

8. Blowing their own trumpet

When the Coombs family decided to entertain their village with a few tunes, little could they have known what they had started. 

9. Beer and cider festival at the Retreat

10. Cut down your beer miles

Have we got brews for you! A new scheme run by Waitrose sees local breweries enjoying shelf space alongside the normal brews.