Callum: Hello, I’m Callum Robinson and this is Entertainment. Our topic today is films and film festivals. You may have heard of the Venice Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, glorious occasions with A-list celebrities from the movie world turning out to promote their latest projects. A festival you might not know is the Portobello Film Festival which is currently taking place in Portobello, an area of West London. It’s had its own independent film festival for a number of years and to learn more about it I’ve invited the festival’s director Jonathan Barnett. So, Jonathan, could you tell us about when and how the festival started.
Jonathan Barnett: Well, it started in 1996 because even back in those days there were people making very low budget films often using video equipment and there wasn’t really anywhere for them to show their films so we thought it would be nice to provide a platform for these filmmakers. We had the mad idea at the time of showing every film that was submitted and we also decided not to charge because I suppose at heart we weren’t rabid capitalists.
Callum: So the festival started as a way of giving unknown filmmakers somewhere to show their films. As Jonathan said, to give them a platform. Then I’ve got a question. How many films are being shown and how do you manage to pay for it, for running the festival, I mean?
Jonathan Barnett: This year we’re showing 700 films. The money comes in from funding mostly, we get money from people and organizations like Film London and the Arts Council and we also get different kinds of support from sponsors. So we don’t have to pay for advertising, we don’t have to pay for launch parties, we don’t have to pay for prizes.
Callum: Over the first three weeks of August 700 films are being shown as part of the Portobello Film Festival. What kind of films can be seen? Are they just short student films or does the festival attract big names as well? Here’s the festival’s director Jonathan Barnett.
Jonathan Barnett: The actual films we’re showing are a lot better than anything you’ll see on TV or on multiplexes and it’s everything from student films and we also get stuff from top filmmakers like, for instance, John Malkovich. So I think because we’re a festival that has a reputation for a certain amount of integrity and also being a little bit out on a limb we attract the big names as well as people who are just starting out. The first year of the festival we had Guy Ritchie’s first film which was called the “Hard Case”, which was fantastic, it’s exactly the same as Lock Stock and Snatch but he was kind of formulating his ideas and it was a short film.
Callum: As far as I know, the Portobello Film Festival runs until the 21st of August as well as films there are other arts events, a variety of fantastic concerts, exhibitions and presentations. You want the festival to be more than just for film, don’t you?
Jonathan Barnett: Yes, what we want it to be is, we want it to be a bit like a kind of cross between Glastonbury festival and Edinburgh festival, but for free and set in Portobello Road.
Callum: We also hope it would become a big arts festival — amazing, unforgettable and a good start for young talents!
That’s all from Entertainment this week.

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A. ORANGE MARMALADE       E. KINDS OF ORANGES

B. EXPANSION OF ORANGES  F. FRUIT FOR ALL

C. HEALTHY FRUIT                   G. HOW TO PREPARE ORANGES

D. POPULAR FRUIT                  H. HOW TO CHOOSE ORANGES

1. Oranges are one of the most eaten fruits around the world. They are round
citrus fruits with finely-textured skins that are, of course, orange in colour
just like their pulpy flesh. Juicy and sweet and known for their concentration
of vitamin C, oranges make the perfect snack and add a special flavour to
many recipes. Orange juice is an integral part of breakfast.

2. Oranges are classified into two general categories – sweet and bitter – with
the former being the type most commonly consumed. Popular varieties of
the sweet orange include Valencia, Novel and Jaffa oranges, as well as the
blood orange, a hybrid species that is smaller in size, more aromatic in
flavour and has red hues running through its flesh. Bitter oranges are often
used to make jam or marmalade.

3. Sweet oranges were introduced to Europe in around the 15th century by the
Moors and the Portuguese as well as by the Italian traders and explorers.
Christopher Columbus brought orange seeds to the New World on his
second voyage. Spanish explorers are responsible for bringing oranges to
Florida in the 16th century, while Spanish missionaries brought them to
California in the 18th century.

4. Before the 20th century, oranges were very expensive and therefore they
were not regularly consumed, but rather eaten on special holiday such as
Christmas. After more efficient means of transportation and food processors
had been invented to develop methods for using by-products, the price of
oranges dropped, and they could be bought by people even with limited
means as they are today.

5. Oranges do not necessarily have to have a bright orange colour to be good.
In fact, the uniform colour may be due to injection of an artificial dye. Being
partially green or having brown spots, oranges may be just as ripe and tasty
as those that are solid orange in colour. Buy oranges that have smoothly
textured skin and are firm and heavy for their size.

6. Thin-skinned oranges can be easily peeled with your fingers.
For the thicker skinned varieties make four cuts from top to bottom and
peel away these sections of skin, or starting at the top, peel the orange
 in a spiral fashion.Before cutting the orange in half, wash the skin so that
 any dirt or bacteria from the surface will not be transferred to the fruit.

7. You may already know that oranges are an excellent source of vitamin C
which can neutralize free radicals and is also vital for the proper functioning
of the immune system. Oranges are protective against excessive weight
gaining, heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure and
strokes. The health benefits of oranges continue with their fiber, which can
reduce high cholesterol levels.

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Saturday jobs: memories of weekend working

Research has shown a sharp fall in the number of teenagers who do Saturday jobs.
It seems such a shame – my Saturday job as a kitchen porter was something of a rite of
passage. I'll never forget long hours A________, scouring grease off huge saucepans and griddles.
Working atmosphere there helped me grow a thicker skin, develop quicker banter and, most
importantly, taught me the value of hard work. It also resulted in a steady supply of cash,
B________. I'm not the only one who has strong memories of weekend work. DJ Trevor Nelson said
everyone should be able to have a Saturday job: "It taught me a lot, C________."The link between
the type of Saturday job a celebrity performed and their later career is sometimes obvious.
Dragon's Den star and businessman Peter Jones, for example, showed early promise by starting
his own business. "I passed my Lawn Tennis Association coaching exam, D_______," he explains.
"At the start I was coaching other kids, E_________, for which I could charge £25–30 an hour. While
my friends on milk rounds were getting £35 a week, I was doing five hours on a Saturday
and earning four times as much."Skier Chemmy Alcott got a job working for the Good Ski Guide,
on the advertising side. "It became clear to me what my personal value to companies could
be. It led directly to me finding my head sponsor … and it offered me an eight-year contract.
That gave me the financial backing F_________."As part of its response to the Saturday job statistics,
the UK Commission for Employment and Skills said a lack of early work opportunities makes it
harder for young people to acquire experience for their CVs.

    1) but soon I got adults wanting to book lessons
    2) which I would happily spend as I liked
    3) which let me know he approved of me
    4) and things would be different if everyone was given the chance
    5) which I needed to become a professional skier
    6) that I spent in the kitchen of a busy country pub in East Sussex
    7) and I persuaded my local club to let me use a court on Saturdays