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Damon takes on Iraq

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

British director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon have teamed up again to take on the case of the missing WMDs, in Green Zone, released in cinemas on Friday March 12. The pair talk about the challenges of filming the high-octane Iraq-based thriller.

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DVD Review - March 20

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

A weekly round-up of the latest DVD releases.

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On the record - A delightful Glee return

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

They may have only just released Volume 1, but such is the popularity of TV series Glee, the second instalment of the show's soundtrack is now released. How will it compare to the first album?

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Craig David takes on Motown

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

Craig David is back with a new album, Signed, Sealed, Delivered, which is released on March 29. The Seven Days singer has re-recorded some of his favourite songs, including the Stevie Wonder title track, and tells us all about it, plus, even though he spends much of his time in Miami, his home will always be in England.

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E-pedal power

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

They're already hugely popular in Germany and Holland, but electric bikes are now gaining ground as more and more Brits shun cars and mopeds for the greener transport. Journalist Kate Hodal tries one out and finds that it's a whole lot of 'wheee!'.

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Busting anti-ageing myths

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

Roll back the years with our alternative guide to anti-ageing.

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Ramsay's trophy wife

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

We talk to Tana Ramsay - wife of Gordon - about what she thinks makes a good mum, trying times as a parent and the kind of father her celebrity chef husband is at home.

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The family way

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

Lisa Salmon looks at the weird, wonderful and sometimes weary world of parenting.

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Six of the best Android handsets.

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

Over the past couple of years, there can be no doubt of the impressive and unprecedented popularity of the iPhone. Every where we looked, there'd be another user close to walking into a lamppost as they were completely engrossed in one of the 150,000 applications or "apps" on offer.

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Thirsty work - St Patrick's Day tipples

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

Saint or sinner? Between bursts of sunshine and heavy squalls, a vast majority of the Emerald Isle will be thronging to the pubs and raising the roof on March 17 to toast their patron saint.

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Wedding belles

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

Walk down the aisle in your dream dress with our big day style guide.

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Relationship tune-up

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

Everyone knows someone who is having difficulty in their marriage or intimate relationship. Many are experiencing this themselves.

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Coward of the Country Kenny pitching up at Brum's Symphony Hall

10:42am Wednesday 17th March 2010

YOU don't have to be a lady, a gambler or the coward of the county to enjoy the dulcet tones of American country superstar Kenny Rogers.

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Exciting Easter Family Staycations at Courthouse Doubletree

3:06pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Head to London this Easter for an eventful Easter family ‘staycation’ at Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton. From 1 to 18 April, the quirky 5-star hotel in the heart of the West End, is offering enticing accommodation and dining packages, where kids stay and eat for free!

Humble mucks in

7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010

Wildlife presenter Kate Humble turns shepherdess for her latest adventure when she presents Lambing Live on five consecutive nights from Sunday March 7 on BBC Two. The TV presenter talks about becoming an oracle on all things lamb related, the tears at turning midwife and the moral dilemma posed by the slaughterhouse.

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