1. Finding the laughter among the fear

A local theatre company is this week exploring what ordinary life was like in Nazi Germany. Jonny Fordham finds out why

2. Big big laughs for a good cause

As far as comedy nights in Reading go there aren’t many bigger than the Big, Big Comedy Bash.

3. The Shire Horse

I love good old English pubs like The Shire Horse. It’s quite an old inn, not one of these new ones that try to look as if they’re 500 years old.

No, it’s a genuine, good English pub.

4. All the fun of the fayre as Caversham gets ready to party

Caversham folk are gearing up for their biggest event of the year.

5. Wee Waif

Some pubs you just seem to drive past time and time again but never manage to stop off for a pint.

6. Spice of life

Whenever I eat Indian food I tend to shy away from trying something new, for fear of ordering something too hot and getting my head blown off.