UK TV programmes to watch this week : 12/08/2023

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Queer as Folk US (Channel 4/HD | 00:05am to 0:55am | Monday 14th August 2023)

Pretend You’re Someone Else. Series 1, episode 6. The gang ride on a Mardi Gras float, where Brodie and Ruthie learn that they can’t escape each other – or their past. Mingus finds solace in sex, Marvin butts heads with Ali and Shar, and Noah brings Julian to lunch with his dad.

Secrets of the London Underground (Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 15th August 2023)

Heathrow. Series 3, episode 7. Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway head to the sprawling Heathrow Airport underground stations – the first ever underground rail link between an airport and a city.

Dan & Helen’s Pennine Adventure (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 15th August 2023) ** PICK OF THE WEEK + NEW SERIES **

Dan Walker and Helen Skelton explore Britain’s first long-distance trail, the Pennine Way, travelling from Dan’s home in Sheffield up to Helen’s home in Cumbria. The pair begin their adventure in the Peak District, and from the stunning Bamford Edge, Dan and Helen survey The Pennine Way, stretching all the way to Scotland. Later, the duo cycle along the stunning, serpentine Snake Pass, before becoming the first members of the public to canoe along Standedge, Britain’s longest, deepest, and highest canal tunnel.

Susan Calman’s Big Seaside Holiday (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 18th August 2023)

Southwold. Series 3, episode 4. In Southwold on the Suffolk coast, Susan starts by viewing the charming seaside spot from the town’s lighthouse – which isn’t at all where you’d expect – before setting sail to explore Southwold from the sea. She also visits the picturesque village of Walberswick via one of the shortest and most fabulous ferry rides in the world, and Thorpeness, where she takes a rowing boat on a lake in the heart of the village. Susan also meets up with interior design guru Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen for a game of quoits on the beach and the pair also RSPB Minsmere nature reserve.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.

Top 10 walks of 2023 with the highest total elevation gains

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Here are my top 10 walks of 2023 with the highest total elevation gains

Myself at Dent railway station

  1. Day 3 : Dales Way : Kettlewell to Oughtershaw, then Gayle, Hawes – 483 metres
  2. Dales Way Link – Harrogate to Ilkley – 459 metres
  3. Day 4 : Dales Way : Oughtershaw to Lea Yeat – 386 metres
  4. Day 6 : Dales Way : Sedbergh to Patton Bridge – 375 metres
  5. Day 7 : Dales Way : Patton Bridge to Bowness on Windermere – 366 metres
  6. Day 7 : Leicestershire Round : Hallaton to Glooston Circular – 325 metres
  7. Day 1 : Market Harborough Round : Hallaton, Tugby, Rolleston and Goadby Circular – 311 metres
  8. Day 5 : Leicestershire Round : Launde Abbey, Belton in Rutland, Loddington, Launde Big Wood Circular – 283 metres
  9. Tilton-on-the-Hill, Cold Newton, Billesdon and Skeffington Circular – 266 metres
  10. Day 4 : Leicestershire Round : Owston to Launde Abbey Circular – 263 metres

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WOW! #walk1000miles challenge for the 6th year in a row!!!

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WOW! Big well done to myself, just done the #walk1000miles challenge for the 6th year in a row!!!

Bugsy is running a bit behind me… Right now he’s at 944 miles. But he make the 1000 miles before the end of the month!

Just 0.76 miles left to do, of #walk1000miles!!!

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I’ve only got 0.76 miles left to do, of #walk1000miles!!! So here is a list of 15 longest walks of 2023 so far…

Dales Way, tick!

  1. Dales Way Link – Harrogate to Ilkley – 17.73 miles
  2. Day 3 : Dales Way : Kettlewell to Oughtershaw, then Gayle, Hawes – 16.69 miles
  3. Day 2 : ECP : Berwick upon Tweed to Lindisfarne Inn, West Mains – 15.56 miles
  4. Day 7 : Leicestershire Round : Hallaton to Glooston Circular – 13.31 miles
  5. Day 7 : Dales Way : Patton Bridge to Bowness on Windermere – 13.31 miles
  6. Day 1 : Dales Way : Ilkley to Burnsall – 13.17 miles
  7. Day 4 : Dales Way : Oughtershaw to Lea Yeat – 12.43 miles
  8. Day 6 : Dales Way : Sedbergh to Patton Bridge – 12.20 miles
  9. Day 1 : ECP : Marshal Meadows to Scottish Border and Berwick upon Tweed inc Halidon Hill Circular – 11.89 miles
  10. Day 5 : Dales Way : Lea Yeat to Sedbergh – 10.51 miles
  11. Day 2 : Dales Way : Burnsall to Kettlewell – 10.49 miles
  12. Day 1 : Market Harborough Round : Hallaton, Tugby, Rolleston and Goadby Circular – 10.48 miles
  13. Day 10 : Leicestershire Round : Foxton to Saddington then Mowsley Circular – 10.18 miles
  14. Day 11 : Leicestershire Round : Saddington to Bruntingthorpe then Arnesby Circular – 9.81 miles
  15. Grantham Canal, Coe Farm and Barrowby Circular – 9.54 miles

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 05/08/2023

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Queer as Folk US (Channel 4/HD | 12:00am to 00:45am | Monday 7th August 2023)

Choke. Series 1, episode 5. Mingus celebrates their birthday at a drag wrestling event, despite Brodie’s trying to keep them away. Julian and Noah face a difficult decision, and Ruthie makes a mistake.

Secrets of the London Underground (Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 8th August 2023) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Leicester Square. Series 3, episode 6. Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway are exploring a station in the beating heart of London’s theatreland – Leicester Square.

Disaster at Sea: The Great Storm of ’79 (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:30pm | Wednesday 9th August 2023)

Documentary recounting the tragic events of August 1979, when one of the world’s leading offshore races – the Fastnet Race – was hit by hurricane-force winds and waves up to 60 feet high. The disaster took the lives of 21 people and left a lasting impact on weather forecasting and yacht safety.

Susan Calman’s Big Seaside Holiday (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 11th August 2023)

Margate. Series 3, episode 3. The comedian visits Margate on the Kent coast, where she tries her first tub of cockles, visits the mysterious Shell Grotto, and meets actress Sally Lindsay at pleasure park Dreamland. In nearby Broadstairs, Sally goes for a paddle as she discovers Charles Dickens’ love of this quaint seaside town. And back in Margate, Susan indulges her passion for toys at the Hornby museum.

The Last Leg (Channel 4/HD | 10:00pm to 11:05pm | Friday 11th August 2023)

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by guests Rylan and Rose Matafeo for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days. As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.

Now done 99% of #walk1000miles – 2023

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That’s me now done 99% of #walk1000miles. So 990 miles down and JUST 10 miles remaining! So should make the 1,000 miles, in the next 7 days!

walk1000miles - 2023

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

VeloViewer Infographic : 3 August 2023 @veloviewer

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WOW! So far during 2023, I’ve done 1,391 miles of exercise. Which is made up of 403 miles of cycling and 988 miles of walking.

Where it says running… That’s my walking data!

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July 2023 cycling statistics

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At long last, I’ve done over 100 miles in single month this year! My total for July 2023 was 168.3 miles. But even that is 157.1 miles less than July of last year…

Remember you can follow my cycling adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

Here is the data from July 2023:-

  • Total cycles: 11
  • Total Distance: 168.34 miles
  • Total Time: 14:07:29 (h:m:s)
  • Avg Speed: 11.8 mph
  • Max Time: 02:04:10 (h:m:s)
  • Max Speed: 28.4 mph
  • Avg Distance: 15.3 miles
  • Max Distance: 25.07 (Single cycle)

Data from: Garmin Connect.

Here are my favourite cycling photos from the month:-

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July 2023 most popular photos

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Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website during July 2023.

Number 1 (185 views) : Out walking
Out walking

Number 2 (182 views) : Out walking
Out walking

Number 3 (80 views) : Wetsuit walk
Wetsuit walk

Number 4 (76 views) : OMG Love Bugsy!!
OMG Love Bugsy!!

Number 5 (46 views) : Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit
Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit

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