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Mitch Benn and The Distractions; Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot, Sept 11

9:00am Wednesday 1st September 2010

FROM Mumbai to Didcot — singing comedian and Radio 4 favourite Mitch Benn has just returned from playing new comedy clubs in India to prepare for his new British tour.

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Towersey Village Festival; Aug 27-30

9:00am Wednesday 25th August 2010

THE tiny Oxfordshire village of Towersey will host thousands of revellers again at this weekend’s Towersey Festival.

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The Girl Who Played With Fire and Scott Pilgrim vs The World

1:16pm Wednesday 25th August 2010

The late Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millennium trilogy, which began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, continues with a gritty descent into the sickening world of sex trafficking.

National Youth Jazz Orchestra; Kenton Theatre, Henley, Sept 10

9:00am Wednesday 18th August 2010

THE sounds of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra will open the autumn season at the Kenton Theatre, Henley.

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White Horse Folk Festival; Venues in Grove, Aug 13-15

9:00am Wednesday 11th August 2010

FOLK looking for something to do this weekend could find the 14th annual White Horse Folk Festival just the ticket.

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

12:42pm Wednesday 11th August 2010

Halfway through Jon Turteltaub’s fast-paced yarn, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the eponymous hero calls upon what little magical knowledge he possesses to command an army of mops to clean his secret hideaway.

Farm maze; Millets Farm, Frilford

10:00am Wednesday 4th August 2010

FOR children wanting to clown around this summer, the return of Millets Farm Centre’s award-winning Maize Maze will be an absolute must, writes Ben Wilkinson.

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Knight and Day

1:43pm Wednesday 4th August 2010

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have starred in some of the most financially successful and critically acclaimed films of the past 25 years, collecting numerous awards for their efforts. Yet put these two Hollywood superstars in the same camera shot and the results are lacklustre to say the least.

The A-Team

2:49pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

It has been more than 25 years since George Peppard chewed on a cigar and uttered the immortal line, “I love it when a plan comes together!” Joe Carnahan’s big screen revamp of The A-Team (12A) doesn’t quite come together, lacking the low-rent charm of the original.