Wales on Sunday

A passion for property

SARAH Beeny is used to people ignoring her advice on her long- running series Property Ladder - and yet still making money on their ill-planned developments. But now, the rules have changed.

5 minutes with ... Alesha Dixon

What's been the highlight of your career? Everything has an equal part to play. The days of Mis-Teeq were so much fun and that was the beginning of everything for me. And obviously doing Strictly Come Dancing was life-changing. Then Kilimanjaro was obviously a great challenge to do. I constantly keep trying to challenge myself with new things. The only way to get better at anything in life is to just put yourself into a risky situation with things that scare you. That's the way to grow as a p...

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EASTENDERS: TANYA is forced to accept Max's help after Jack increases her rent, Ronnie schemes to get pregnant by 'accident', and Chelsea considers dumping Theo before he gets tired of her. CORONATION STREET: AT the Rovers, Poppy tries to assert her authority as manageress but oversteps the mark, while Ken and Deirdre are relieved when Peter finally admits that he has a problem with alcohol.

topmovies ; This week's Top 10 films

1. (1) Night at the Museum 2 (PG) BEN Stiller and Ricky Gervais return in the sequel to the 2006 family blockbuster, continuing the misadventures of the living exhibits from New York City's Museum of Natural History. 2. (-) Drag Me To Hell (15) DIRECTOR Sam Raimi returns to horror - the genre which made his name - with this tongue- in-cheek battle for a young woman's soul. Starring Alison Lohman, it recalls his seminal Evil Dead series with its queasy conflation of gore and dark humour. In an...

It's never too late for love

LAST CHANCE HARVEY (12A, 93 mins) Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Liane Balaban, Kathy Baker, James Brolin, Eileen Atkins, Patrick Baladi, Robert Jezek. Director: Joel Hopkins. LOVE blossoms when two lonely people least expect it in writer- director Joel Hopkins' gently paced and incredibly charming romance, set in bustling, modern-day London.

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MILK (Cert 15, 123 mins) IN 1970 New York City, Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) meets the love of his life, 22-year-old hippy Scott Smith (James Franco), on the subway. They move to San Francisco and attempt to set up a camera shop, only to meet prejudice from other shopkeepers. So Harvey mobilises the local gay community and boycotts businesses which dare to discriminate on sexuality. Spearheading a campaign team Harvey changes the very fabric of American society, leading him into public office with...

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Angela& Tony ; Keeping it Real!

Angela - OK that's three pairs of shoes, suntan lotion, sunglasses. Tony - What are you doing Miss J?

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THE SCARECROW by Michael Connelly (Orion Books, pounds 18.99) VETERAN crime reporter Jack McEvoy, first introduced to readers in smash-hit The Poet, is reunited with FBI agent Rachel Walling. Jack has been made redundant, and is forced to spend his last two weeks in the job training his replacement. He plans on taking a back seat, until a phone call presents another opportunity. In the sorry tale of an 'innocent' man, he spies his chance to go out with a Pulitzer prize-winning bang - but that...

Head to Harlech for summer events fun

A PROGRAMME of summer events at Harlech Castle has been launched. Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government's historic environment service, in partnership with Theatr Harlech, is bringing eight events to the castle over the summer.

best of the rest

Billy Bragg @ William Aston Hall, Glyndwr University, Wrexham (Friday June 12) The Bard of Barking continues to set the world to rights with his righteous manifesto, still relevant and packing a punch after all these years. Info: 01978 293221 Golden Slivers @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (Wednesday June 10) Electro funkers compared somewhat favourably to Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Tickets: 029 2023 2199 Lunasa @ Borough Theatre, Abergavenny (Thursday June 11) Irish folk-rock outfit, dubbed one of ...

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best comedy

Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire (BBC Two Wales, Thursday, 9pm) LORD Of The Rings fans will shed their cagoules in sheer excitement at this new sword and sorcery spoof. Reluctant hero Krod Mandoon (Sean Maguire) leads his group of largely ineffectual freedom fighters into battle with an evil ruler, Chancellor Dongalor, played by Matt Lucas.

best film

Insomnia (BBC One Wales, Wednesday, 11.15pm) SANDWICHED between his dazzling breakthrough Memento and the huge box office success of his Batman reboot, this thriller is one of Christopher Nolan's most overlooked films. Al Pacino plays a crooked cop investigating the murder of a young Alaskan girl in a small snowy township where the sun never sets.

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best reality

The Apprentice - The Final (BBC One Wales, tonight, 9pm) I KNOW it's not something you hear said every day - or millennia for that matter - but pity poor Sir Alan Sugar. At the end of this final he's actually got to employ one of these muppets for real and have them milling about Sugar Towers after the cameras have stopped rolling, touching the photocopier and being entrusted with the key to the stationery cupboard.

'I had thermals on under my wedding dress!'

WHO knew Patsy Kensit was such a warm, down-to-earth chatterbox? After marrying a string of high-profile musicians during the '80s and '90s, including Oasis front man Liam Gallagher, Pasty secured a reputation as a glamorous, aloof rock chick. Yet, today she is anything but the cold character you might expect.

Alex's ex-con role puts a spring in her step

WE recently said goodbye to Inspector George Gently, the drama about a 1960s policeman. Replacing it in the schedules is Hope Springs, which depicts life on the wrong side of the law.

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what are your favourite TV stars up to? DANCING On Ice star Zoe Salmon has revealed that she will host a new children's show for CITV, a rival to the BBC's Blue Peter. It will show Salmon learning skills and trying new activities. The 29- year-old said: "This is a great opportunity for me."