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THE L AST
WORD

Sarah's

SCREEN GRABS

SHE MAY BE SUPER BUSY, BUT EVERYONE NEEDS
TO CHILL OUT SOMETIMES. HERE ARE SOME OF
OUR GUEST EDITOR'S FAVOURITE TV SHOWS

MY
FAVOURITE
CHILDHOOD
SHOW WAS...
As a teenager, I
used to rush home
to watch the big
Aussie soaps
Home and Away
and Neighbours.
There was
something so cool
about the kids in
Summer Bay and
everyone at school suddenly wanted to learn
how to surf - which was tricky in Stoke!
I also liked watching science fiction
television series Blake's 7 and M*A*S*H,
following a group of doctors who were
stationed on the field during the Korean
War, which I watched with my parents.

I am not a big fan
of reality shows
because I have seen
the other side of it
with The Restaurant
[Sarah was a judge
and presenter on the
BBC show where
couples competed to
go into business with
the chef Raymond
Blanc (2007-09)]
but I have been
known to switch
on Keeping Up With The Kardashians !

THE SERIES I'M HOOKED ON...
When we get really hooked on something,
it tends to be the big American series like
House of Cards and most recently I have
loved Billions, with Paul Giamatti and
Damian Lewis. I have friends who work in
the financial markets and they say it was
brilliantly done. It was a stellar cast and
I am a huge fan of Lewis anyway. He was
fab in Homeland, too.

THE PROGRAMME MY PARTNER
AND I ARE MOST AT ODDS
ABOUT IS...

MY GUILTY (TV) PLEASURE IS...
I just love National Geographic style travel
programmes, where they travel the world and
show different cultures and ways of living.
Despite my background, funnily enough
I've never got into food programmes but I love
a recipe book...I read them in bed at night.

It is funny but the
programme we're most at
odds about is Dragons'
Den. As I am away so
much filming it, my
husband loves to watch it
like a normal person and
is excited to see what
happens in the Den and
what the overall outcome

SARAH'S
DRAGONS' DEN
INVESTMENTS

TOTAL INVESTED: £252,500.
INVESTMENTS INCLUDE:
* The Craft Gin Club (offering a different
gin, and more, every month )
* Cocofina (coconut-related products
including snack bars, flour and vinegar)
* Sublime Science (joint investment
with Nick Jenkins, science parties
for children)

will be, but I can't watch it in the same way.
It is hard to watch it objectively and the
kids say I'm a nightmare because I talk too
much while it's on! My husband also loves
sci-fi and stuff where aliens are killing
people but I could not be less interested.

THE BEST PROGRAMME/SERIES
I'VE WATCHED RECENTLY...
I know everyone loved it, but for me
Breaking Bad was the best thing I have ever
watched. It was such an amazing concept
and to sustain the
storyline and suspense
for that long and still be
quality viewing, I just
found that really
impressive. And being
married to a Dane, we
loved the Scandi dramas
The Bridge and The
Killing, too.

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