Drink up with SK!

From Wogan's Children In Need auction...

PORTUGAL WITH SARAH KENNEDY
If you've always dreamed of sharing a glass of Port with Sarah Kennedy then you may want to get your cheque-book ready because this auction lot is a corker.

You'll be bidding for a very rare bottle of Quinta do Noval Nacional port - only 200 cases are ever made in a vintage year. The catch is that the winning bidder, and a friend, will have to collect their bottle of Nacional from the Quinta house in Portugal - in the company of our Sarah Kennedy.

You and a guest will stay with Sarah at Noval's estate house for a special weekend during harvest time between the end of September and early October next year. You will be given a tour of the vineyards and the cellars, and tastings of their Vintage and Tawny ports. And you can roll up your trousers and tread the grapes yourself in the giant granite lagares, accompanied by traditional organ music, or you can play boules on the house terrace or stroll down the white wall.

The offer includes airfares between London and Oporto and transfers to the Douro - that's a car drive up on the Friday afternoon and narrow gauge railway train-ride back to Oporto city on the Monday. All meals and wines, including a Noval port tasting as well as classic vintages for dinners, will be provided during the weekend.

Port and holidays

Sarah Kennedy's treat for Children In Need is a weekend away in Portugal, drinking port.

Sarah will be away on holiday next week in Oman.

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Mutton

Lessons learned from today's show

Apparently Lynn Bowles loves a bit of mutton. To which, Sarah Kennedy wittily retorted Lynn is actually mutton dressed as lamb.

Ken Livingstone and Sarah's nephew

Lessons learned from today's show

Sarah's nephew is coming to stay with Sarah soon. He is an actor and is auditioning for the part of a fairy godfather.

SK had dinner with a rugby girlfried. Sitting at an adjacent table was none other than Ken Livingstone, smoking a fat cigar.

Christmas pudding

Lesson learned from today's show

Someone sent in a Christmas pudding (aka Christmas 'puddine').

Crosswords, Jose, bathtime and wedding bells?

Lessons learned from today’s show

Embarrassingly, as she comes from a family of crossword-addicts, Sarah is no good at doing crosswords.

SK’s cleaner woman who does all the scrubbing is called Jose.

Silly old Jose did a lot of scrubbing yesterday. So much in fact, that when it came to Ms K’s nightly bath, there was no hot water left.

Sarah Kennedy and Dearly Beloved (aka Adrian) have been together for eight years.

Silly people criticise our Sarah

This is from The Guardian...

BBC DJ rapped for criticising Tony Blair
Radio 2 DJ Sarah Kennedy has been censured by BBC bosses for criticising Tony Blair and suggesting Saddam Hussein should kill himself. The presenter, who hosts the early morning weekday show before handing over to Terry Wogan, was criticised in the corporation's quarterly programme complaints bulletin.

Kennedy made the comments about the government on three separate programmes during the summer. Two listeners complained after she was critical about its record on health, transport and Iraq.

In July, another listener complained after the DJ suggested it would be better if Saddam Hussein were to commit suicide rather than face trial.

"The comment, made during the review of the morning papers, was an inappropriate expression of a personal view on a topic of controversy," said the BBC in its ruling. Kennedy's comments on the government broke the corporation's rules on impartiality.

"The head of programmes, Radio 2, discussed the finding with Sarah Kennedy and reminded her of the principles which apply to the treatment of controversial topics. The programme team was instructed to be alert to potentially controversial stories in advance of transmission."

More holidays, February, duck fat, gay cats and snorkels

Sarah and Dearly Beloved (aka Adrian) are off to Portugal soon, courtesy of Children In Need.

SK detests the month of February.

Ms K and Adrian ate a roast duck the other day. Sarah was hoping to cook up some lovely roast potatoes but silly old Adrian drained the fat away.

SK can't get over the fact that her two cats take no notice of their reflections in mirrors.

It was revealed today that one of Sarah's cats is gay and vegetarian.

Today, Kennedy is off to buy a snorkel.

Christmas and cats

For the first time in years, Sarah is not sure what to buy everyone for Christmas. She'll probably end up sending salmon in the post to relatives, and possible potted shrimps. Silly old Dearly Beloved (aka Adrian) said he wants another Burma cat.

One of many charities that SK helps out with is the animal soldiers one.