Christmas Gifts

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:03:46 GMT

Britain's best homes: The proud owners of some leading contenders invite us through their keyholes

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The green screen effect: Britain's first ever eco network is a smash hit

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT

There is silence and blackness. Then, slowly, the words "Not long ago, in a supermarket not so far away" scroll across the screen, blue letters against the black background; a large shopping trolley moves across the screen, chasing a small basket filled with vegetables and firing red laser beams. Then two characters appear: Cuke Skywalker, a cucumber in a blond wig, and Obi Wan Granoly (who looks like a stick of Peperami, but that can't be intentional). The traditional ways of the "farm", explains Obi Wan Granoly, are under threat from "an empire of pollution and pesticides". Cuke must team up with Ham Solo and Chew Broccoli to rescue Princess Lettuce and defeat Darth Tater, who is "more chemical than vegetable".

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Christmas Gifts

Britain's best homes: The proud owners of some leading contenders invite us through their keyholes

The green screen effect: Britain's first ever eco network is a smash hit