Bend It Like Beckett

Bend It Like Beckett. As in Samuel Beckett. But, have no fear, there's little in the high brow stakes to make you sneer. Instead, we celebrate the embracing of deliberate discomfort in order to achieve betterment. Be it donning shoes a few sizes too small to avoid creases. Or enduring nasty niffs in order to find love or a sparkling car. - In Scintillating Situations in Your City, Sylvia Silversmith informs us about the highlights for London Pride as well as the lowdown on the annual Sardine Festival in Lisbon. - With National Sweden Day having taken place at the weekend, Dukey decided to tackle the vile state of his Volvo. But, despite the beautiful sheen - the stench left by the ordeal was decidedly mean. Find out more in the welcome return of "What smells in Dukey's car?" - And, talking of smells, is there such a thing as "The Smells Police"? Marsha explores this very question in "Overheard". - Festival Season is nearly underway. We trek down to Penge to discover just how dirty Slutty Sue plans on getting in many a field around Britain and the continent this summer. All of this and ever so slightly more.