1. What's on in Berkshire

2. Festival boss vows to make 2009 safer

A ‘spotter’ in the crowd to notice potential surges, increasing the spill-out area of the main stage and ensuring a one-way entry/exit system for the toilets are among safety issues Reading Festival boss Melvin Benn has vowed to address.

3. Watch how Pop Britannia ruled

Pop Britannia started life as a BBC4 series, but it’s made its way on to BBC2 so that the rest of the country can be exposed to how British pop music took over the world.

4. X Factor star’s advice for our talent hopefuls

As the semi-finalists of Has Reading Got Talent? tomorrow fight for a place in Saturday’s final, one former X Factor hopeful knows just how they feel.

5. Hairy Bakers clock up more food miles

The Hairy Bikers have carved out a reputation as two of the most entertaining and watchable chefs on television.

6. Music and mayhem

This year’s 20th Reading Festival went with a bang – quite literally.

7. I’m dumb lucky, says star

Daniel Radcliffe isn’t likely to get too big for his boots – in fact, the Harry Potter actor thanks his lucky stars he is where he is today.

8. Vinnie can’t talk the talk

Vinnie Jones admits he struggled to perfect an American accent for his latest film Hell Ride.

9. Red Alert

A movie that fluctuates between the human world and the “invisible realm of the fantastic” already sounds impressive – but add to that the mindblowing imagination of Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro and you’ve got yourself a hit.

10. Reading Festival: In pictures

It may be over for another year but you can relive the thrill of Reading Festival with our picture gallery.