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Friday May 3

Film: UNFROSTED: THE POP-TART STORY

If you thought movies about Air Jordans, the BlackBerry and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos were bad enough, how about the hitherto unknown story of the Top-Tart toaster pastry? But before we consign the film to the food scraps bin of history, it may be important to note that it is directed and written by Jerry Seinfeld, who stars alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Peter Dinklage, Amy Schumer and Christian Slater. A comedy then, about the rivalry between Kellogg’s and Post Cereal in the 1960s, “a tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar and menacing milkmen”, according to publicity.

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Lifestyle: CLARKSON’S FARM

Season three of the adventures of Jeremy Clarkson, curmudgeon and ungentlemanly farmer. Clarkson causes quite a ruckus wherever he goes, and this season, it’s failing crops, inflation, the possible closure of his farm shop and schemes to monetise the woodland that makes up half the farm.

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Crime drama: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

The OG first broadcast in 2000, was a phenomenon in its time; so successful, it ran for 15 seasons and spawned

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