TX Body No Indent. TX Body No Indent. TX Body No Indent. Television What To Watch Christmas food according to Heston: A concoction of weird tastes Todays highlights Pick Of The Day Hestons Christmas Feast Channel 4, 9pm If your idea of good Christmas cookery telly is weird rather than Delia, dont miss this bonkers offering from Heston Blumenthal. Hes making King Charles IIs favourite appetiser, which uses whale vomit (note: not available in Tescos), edible dormouse (the preferred snack of Roman emperors) and flavoured snow. We, on the other hand, will probably just stick to turkey. OGormans Christmas RT1, 8.30pm In this one-off programme, peoples champion Paddy OGorman takes us on a pre-Christmas walk down the main streets of Cork and Dublin to find out how the years events have affected ordinary Irish people. :60second interview Interview by Graeme Green RT1 RT2 TV3 9.30 MasterChef 10.05 The Doctors (T) 10.55 Dr Phil 11.45 Shortland Street (T) 12.15 Doctors (T) 12.45 Telly Bingo 1.00 News And Weather (T) 1.25 Home And Away (T) 1.55 Super Garden (R) Garden designers showcase their talent. 2.20 EastEnders (R,T) Aunt Sal causes trouble at the Mitchells Christmas lunch. 3.00 Showhouse (R) 3.30 Fair City (R,T) Colm tries to apologise to Keith. 4.00 The Afternoon Show (T) 5.45 Nuacht RT 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 News And Weather (T) 7.00 Nationwide (T) 7.30 Come West Along The Road Nicholas Carolan introduces performances by pipers Michael and Eoin O Riabhaigh. 8.00 EastEnders (T) Whitney learns the verdict on Tony. 8.30 OGormans Christmas See highlights. 9.00 News And Weather (T) 9.35 The Late Late Show (T) Ryan Tubridy presents the light entertainment show, featuring celebrity chat, live music, and uniquely Irish stories. 11.45 RT News And Marine Outlook 11.55 FILM: Being Julia (2004) A jaded middle-aged English actress is swept off her feet. Drama, starring Annette Bening. 7.25 Ice 7.50 Hey Arnold! 8.15 Kazoo 8.25 The Scooby-Doo Show 8.50 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 9.05 Den Tots 3.00 The Den: Dennis And Gnasher 3.15 Kazoo 3.30 Tracey McBean 3.45 The Sleepover. The adventures of five pre-teen girls. 4.15 The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody. Comedy about twins who live in a Boston hotel. 4.40 Ice. 5.00 News 5.10 Sabrina The Teenage Witch (T) 5.35 The Simpsons. 6.00 The Simpsons (T) Cartoon capers. 6.30 Home And Away (R,T) Ruby has a serious health scare. 7.00 The Caf Entertainment show. 7.30 Scrubs Part two of two. The couples question their relationships. 8.00 The All Ireland Talent Show (R) John Creedon searches for a star at the auditions in the south of the country. 9.00 FILM: Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997) Spoof spy caper, starring Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley. 10.45 Ashes To Ashes Gene gets the chance to root out corruption in the force once and for all. Last in the series. 11.45 The Republic Of Telly (R) Neil Delamere makes unusual guest appearances on popular programmes. 12.15 Colin And Grahams Excellent Adventures. 7.00 Ireland AM 10.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R) 11.00 The Morning Show With Sybil And Martin 11.50 Midday 12.50 Xpos (R) 1.20 The Oprah Winfrey Show (R) 2.10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Lively blend of chat and entertainment. 3.05 Emmerdale (R,T) 3.35 Emmerdale (R,T) 4.00 Coronation Street (R,T) Michelle forces Carla to confess. 4.30 Judge Judy. Double bill. Real-life court cases. 5.30 News@5.30 6.00 Xpos Daily entertainment news, with Karen Koster. 6.30 Friends (R) Phoebe persuades a reluctant Monica to cook Thanksgiving dinner. 7.00 Emmerdale (T) Ashleys behaviour worries his parishioners. 7.30 Coronation Street (T) Kevin agrees to go to Paris with Sally. 8.00 Deal Or No Deal Game show, hosted by Keith Barry. 8.30 Coronation Street (T) Audrey and Norris attend the council Christmas party. 9.00 Deal Or No Deal Game show, hosted by Keith Barry. 9.30 Americas Got Talent Nick Cannon presents the conclusion of the talent show, and Judges David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne cast a critical eye over the hopefuls who have made it to the last stage of the competition. Last in the series. 11.10 The Dame Edna Treatment The self-styled megastar welcomes celebrities to her spa, where she soothes their woes in her inimitable style. 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm 16 metrolife Friday, December 18, 2009 Have you learned how to surf in Cornwall? Its too cold for me. But my daughter, Tash, surfs and she loves it. Theyre hardy souls in Britain. They are hardy souls. They do this crazy thing in Bude where they go out naked on Christmas Day. They all take off their clothes and run in their birthday suits into the water. Have you found Britain welcoming? I married a Brit so obviously I like them. I dont see myself as one, I dont try to be one. Yet Mark, my husband, and Tash have such Britishness in them Ive been able to see Britain through their eyes. Their sense of humour is definitely British droll and sometimes very inappropriate. Your husbands also your record producer. Do you argue in the studio? Were both perfectionists, so were vicious but fair. It can make it difficult to walk back in and be lovers. had lip gloss in my pocket. Did you enjoy the festive season? I have good memories. I spent so much time in church that Ive literally gone to church enough for everybody. But many of my memories are about the cooking. My mothers side of the family is part Native American and wed go and see them after my father had preached three services on Christmas Eve. The food... oh, those ladies could cook. Youve been critical of past US governments. Are you more hopeful since Obama came in? Im a lot more hopeful. The Bush years were really difficult times if you were an American who loved your country. Having someone now that so many people respect doesnt mean there arent going to be problems, but so many problems have been left behind. How do you feel about Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, almost If weve had a confrontation in the studio, weve made a pact to make up before bedtime, so we always make sure our romance side is protected. Whats the difference between midwinter songs and Christmas songs? Our ancestors have been celebrating midwinter time for thousands of years all over the world, long before Christianity. Some of the music to these carols is beautiful but they took it from other places and made it religious. So youre bringing back a bit of Paganism? I am. I went to different versions of some carols, way back from before the American Methodists changed the words and made them more PC and puritanical. You played carols in your fathers church when you were younger, didnt you? Yes, I was in all my fathers choirs, even before I could walk. Did you have to wear robes? Oh yes, I had the robes. But I always taking the most powerful jobs in the world? If Sarah Palin runs again, Im going to run on a Republican ticket. What I know about Middle Eastern policy could fit on a thumbnail, but I still know more than she does. You have to ask, how could a nation nearly vote in somebody who isnt qualified for the job? How different would the world be if more women were in power? Wed bring different things to the table, because of our life experiences. The issue about war, for example, is that when you carry life and give birth to life, the idea of life being taken away, even if it isnt your own child... theres a sanctity a lot of women have for life. I think its harder to pull the wool over a womans eyes and women can be great strategists, so maybe things would be handled differently statesmanship and negotiating, rather than war. Talking, rather than fighting? Yes, but very involved talking. Maybe talking someone to death. What I know about Middle Eastern policy could fit on a thumbnail, but I still know more than Sarah Palin does Tori Amos Tori Amos, 46, is an American pianist and songwriter, whose albums include Little Earthquakes and Abnormally Attracted To Sin. She divides her time between Florida and Cornwall. 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