Teletext Recovery - 30/08/2003

P136 Teletext 136 Aug30 21:13:07           ———————————————————————————    THE HISTORY OF BRITISH  ———————  SCULPTURE, Five, Fri  "It is in our nature as human beings to make things which are meaningful, inspiring and shout out to the universe that we are alive," said Loyd Grossman. ■ This was a brisk trot through 30 years of modern sculpture. To be fair 30 minutes was quite adequate. ■ We saw Michael Craig Martin's "Oak Tree", which is a half-full glass of water on a glass shelf. ——————————————————————————————————————— TV Plus index 130 NEWS AND SPORTS HEADLINES ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE: www.teletext.co.uk Lifestyle TV Guide Stage+Screen City

P136 Teletext 136 Aug30 21:11:21           ———————————————————————————    THE HISTORY OF BRITISH  ———————  SCULPTURE, Five, Fri  Its supporters claim that Richard Wilson's work 20/50 is a modern classic. ■ I suspect that most of us, when confronted b9 a huge tank of engine oil, would say: "Ah ha, here is a large tank of oil." ■ Does it elucidate an aspect of humanity? Loyd wouldn't say. I thought it was cobblers. ——————————————————————————————————————— TV Plus index 130 FOR SHOWBIZ GOSSIP SEE SAUCE C4 p151 Lifestyle TV Guide Stage+Screen City

P136 Teletext 136 Aug30 21:22:47           ———————————————————————————    RESTORATION,  ———————  BBC2, Fri  Grief Rhys Jones showed us three Scottish buildings in desperate need of repair in a fascinating Restoration. ■ Ben Fogle urged viewers to save one of the last two remaining thatched crofts for fishermen in the remote and windswept Shetland Islands. ■ Arabella Weir argued for Kinroch Castle and Fiona Bruce for an old TB sanatorium in Aberdeenshire. ——————————————————————————————————————— TV Plus index 130 FOR SHOWBIZ GOSSIP SEE SAUCE C4 p151 Lifestyle TV Guide Stage+Screen City

P136 Teletext 136 Aug30 21:14:08           ———————————————————————————    RESTORATION,  ———————  BBC2, Fri  Restoration was compelling viewing because the buildings we were asked to save were so different. ■ Kinroch Castle was a baroque folly dating from Edwardian days, while the wooden TB sanatorium at Banchory was a prepossessing structure. ■ Yet many viewers may have favoured Burqa Croft, a rudimentary croft in the Shetlands. ——————————————————————————————————————— TV Plus index 130 FOR SHOWBIZ GOSSIP SEE SAUCE C4 p151 Lifestyle TV Guide Stage+Screen City

P136 Teletext 136 Aug30 21:12:28           ———————————————————————————    TREVOR'S WORLD OF SPORT,  ———————  BBC1, Fri  This series, starring Neil Pearson as a sports agent facing a mid-life crisis, is shaping up to be the best new British sitcom in years. ■ This week Trevor was horrified when a golfer he had represented for years tricked him into lying to the press. ■ He decided to sack his deceitful client and was horrified when the golfer binned him first. ——————————————————————————————————————— TV Plus index 130 FOR SHOWBIZ GOSSIP SEE SAUCE C4 p151 Lifestyle TV Guide Stage+Screen City

P136 Teletext 136 Aug30 21:20:11           ———————————————————————————    TREVOR'S WORLD OF SPORT,  ———————  BBC1, Fri  Sports agent Trevor Heslop continues to fear his estranged wife is poised on the verge of an affair with poet Roger. ■ Yet his attempt at a man-to-man talk with his teenage son Toby was not a great confidence booster. ■ "Mon thinks the grass is greener on the other side," explained Toby. "She should just lower her expectations and stick with you." Ouch. ——————————————————————————————————————— TV Plus index 130 FOR SHOWBIZ GOSSIP SEE SAUCE C4 p151 Lifestyle TV Guide Stage+Screen City

P136 Teletext 136 Aug30 21:21:47           ———————————————————————————    TREVOR'S WORLD OF SPORT,  ———————  BBC1, Fri  Trevor was shocked when marketing execs from a trainer firm tried to persuade him to endorse their Fokker shoe. ■ He sent them away with a flea in their ear: "I'm not having a client of mine wear something that sounds like it was designed by Goering." ■ A week later the execs were back with their new lines: the Messerschmidt, Stukka and Blitzkrieg... ——————————————————————————————————————— TV Plus index 130 FOR SHOWBIZ GOSSIP SEE SAUCE C4 p151 Lifestyle TV Guide Stage+Screen City

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