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I really should have posted this bit sooner, but on the tennis front, surprising news that Carlos Alcaraz has split from long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. It sounds as if it came more from Alcaraz, and the tennis world notes that the timing is interesting, so close to the only Grand Slam that Alcaraz has yet to win.

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The Great British Bee Christmas special 2025

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Ep 5 – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle week ( Read more... )

Ep 6 – Children’s week.

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Ep 7 – Art week

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Ep 8 - Movie week and the quarter finals

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Episode 8 - diva week

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Episode 9 – designer week and the semi-final

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Episode 1: first episode week

I was delighted to see that The Great British Sewing Bee was back. Much was made of the fact that it was 10 years old (although the reel in the never changed title sequence says ‘Est. 2012’, and that disparity is related to the BBC’s loss of Bake Off.) Another new presenter in Kiell Smith-Bynoe, who’d done the Christmas specials and is perfectly personable and capable of reading the gags written for him. Patrick is the only one who was there from the off.

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Episode 2: sports week.

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Episode 3: holiday week

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Episode 4: reduce, reuse and recycle week

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Episode 8 – Quarter-finals – Fashion week

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Episode 9 – Semi-finals - Utilitarian week

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Episode 10 – Finals

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The Great British Sewing Bee is back!

Episode 1 – I’m not sure what the theme of this was, either classics with a twist or getting to know you.

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Episode 2 – travel

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Episode 3 – West African week. Normally ‘West Africa’ gets a round, but not its own whole theme and even a guest judge, which I believe is a first.

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Round 4 - Reduce, reuse and recycle week

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Quarter finals – 1930s week

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Semi finals – Japan week

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Final!

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[Edited for typos 27/2/25.]

Good grief, it’s the eighth series!

Week 1 – the theme was allegedly ‘a capsule wardrobe’.

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Week 2 – sports week

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Week 3 - summer week

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Week 4 - reduce, reuse and recycle week

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I have seen the next episode, but I’ll post about it with a later batch of episodes.

[Edited for typos 24/2/25.]

The Great British Sewing Bee is back (COVID secure) and here are my thoughts on the first four episodes. ( Read more... )