62 h. ago I see time as a grid in my mind. I remember the birthdays of friends I haven’t seen for 65 years

Judy Stokes, a retired GP, shares her experience as a spatial-sequence synaestheteRead more stories of synaesthesia in the way I feel seriesDid someone with spatial-sequence synaesthesia design the calendar app on mobile phones? Because that’s how time and dates look in my brain. If you say a date to me, that day appears in a grid diagram in my head, and it shows if that box is already imprinted with a holiday, event or someone’s birthday. Public holidays and special events like Christmas and Easter are already imprinted for the year, and the diagram goes backwards to about 100,000BC and then forwards all the way to about the year 2500 before tapering off.It was only in my 60s that I discovered there was a name for this phenomenon – not just the way time appears in this 3D sort of calendar pattern, but the colours seen when I think of certain words. Two decades previously, I’d mentioned to a friend that Tuesdays were yellow and she’d looked at me in the same strange, befuddled way t...

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3 d. ago ITV detective lands role with Death in Paradise star in major announcement

Channel 4's A Woman of Substance has welcomed EastEnders star Jo Joyner to its cast, joining Vera's Brenda Blethyn and Death in Paradise's Will Mellor

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3 d. ago ITV Vera star lands role with Death in Paradise actor after quitting series

The 8-part Channel 4 series based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel features Will Mellor, Jo Joyner and Brenda Blethyn in the rags-to-riches drama

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9 d. ago BREAKING BBC star, 37, who worked on Peaky Blinders and Death in Paradise dies as tributes paid

BBC Commissioning Editor Danielle Scott-Haughton has died unexpectedly at age 37, with tributes pouring in from the Death in Paradise team and television industry colleagues

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1 week ago Death in Paradise icon returns to role with detective and they're a familiar face

One Death in Paradise star is set to reprise their role in an exciting update

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1 week ago BBC Death in Paradise star reprises role in major series announcement

The Capture series three has been announced and will see a Death in Paradise star reprising her role

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1 week ago 'Excellent' BBC comedy thriller returns tonight with Death in Paradise star 

BBC viewers first saw the comedy series air back in 2023, with fans eager for another instalment.

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1 week ago Death in Paradise star lands Casualty role he says is 'full of heart'

A Death in Paradise actor is now heading for the wards as a new resident doctor in the BBC's Casualty

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1 week ago John Torode breaks silence on Masterchef replacement in 'right thing' admission

John was last seen on the BBC series presenting its Christmas special with Grace Dent

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1 week ago Casualty welcomes new faces as Vera star and Death in Paradise actor join cast

BBC Casualty is set to welcome two new faces to the ED this year.

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2 w. ago Mark Wright branded 'cruel and nasty' as most brutal TOWIE scene ever resurfaces

A resurfaced TOWIE clip from a Christmas special has left fans shocked as Mark Wright calls Lauren Goodger a vile phrase before leaving her at a party

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2 w. ago BBC Death in Paradise return confirmed as new detective shares major series update

Death in Paradise's new detective, Mervin Wilson, has addressed the return of a fan favourite, who made a surprise return in the Christmas special

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2 w. ago Gogglebox star breaks down minutes into episode after husband's sweet gesture

The Channel 4 reality show was back with a Christmas special, and one star was left emotional within minutes of the episode starting

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2 w. ago Claudia Winkleman's surprise sovereign connection: How The Traitors host's sister Sophie married into the royal family and described their life as 'total hell'

The Strictly host, 53, who will step away from presenting duties after the Christmas special, is not the only familiar face in the Winkleman family.

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2 w. ago The Apprentice’s charity ginger biscuits branded ‘worst ever’ by fans who insist they ‘HURT to eat’

CELEBRITY Apprentice fans may have seen team Gary The Penguin emerge victorious in the boardroom – but their online reviews are scathing. In the second of the two-part special, the budding celeb entrepreneurs were split into two teams and set about making, marketing and selling special Christmas-themed gingerbread biscuits. Raising money for Children in Need,...

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2 w. ago Celebrity Apprentice sparks fix row as viewers claim one star's 'unfair advantage' should lead to 'instant disqualification'

Airing on Monday and Tuesday night this week, the special saw a group of celebs flown to Lapland by Lord Sugar to create and market their own special Christmas cookie.

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2 w. ago Celebrity Apprentice fans slam star's 'unfair advantage' on show

The Celebrity Apprentice Christmas special premiered on Monday, with fans quickly sharing their complaints

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2 w. ago Festive finger food: how to use Christmas leftovers to make New Year’s Eve canapes | Kitchen aide

From ham and chicken croquetas to potato-filled fishcakes, there are plenty of interesting ways to use up the bits you have left over from the festivitiesWhat canapes can I make for New Year’s Eve with my Christmas leftovers that will still feel special?Ella, via email Finger food needn’t be fancy, so New Year is a good opportunity to clear the decks. The only real rule is to keep things to just one bite – no one wants to be manoeuvring a fork, after all. “People just want a big hug of comfort food with a decadent twist,” says Max Bergius, founder of Secret Smokehouse in east London. “If you’ve got a bit of smoked salmon left, get that on blinis and top with lumpfish caviar, which is only £2-£3 per 50g pot.” Mini fishcakes would also be just the ticket: “Whether you’ve got leftover smoked haddock or hot smoked salmon, fold it through mashed potato, mix with dill, lemon and fried leeks, then roll in panko and deep-fry.”Ella could also have a ball with croquetas, too, says Nieves Barr...

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2 w. ago Death in Paradise star reprises role after exit as he reunites with new detective

One beloved character made his return to Death in Paradise on Sunday night, and fans were thrilled

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2 w. ago Death in Paradise fans 'expose' identity of Mervin's brother and you've seen him before

Death in Paradise fans are sharing theories about who DI Mervin Wilson's brother Solomon might be after the Christmas special

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