Best comedian
Eddie Izzard
No rear (.ontest he"e The (ross-or'essng absurdist, vvho played Glasgow earl:er this montl‘, (harmed his vtay onto many a ballot paper Stotland's ovvn waste“ of the surreal, Phil Kay, trailed some v.'ay behind, but still ahead of the ‘ield
Best art exhibition
Eve Arnold Retrospective
Onte again, no serious (ompet;tioi‘ for this attolade Ms Arnold's magi‘it'ltent photographs, displayed at Edinburgh's National Portrart Gallery, \von vvth flying colours Edinburgh's Raebtlrn shox'.’ and the fotot’ms festival of photography which took pla(e ll‘ potl‘ (it es also got a respettame snare oi' the vote
Best shop
Marks & Spencer
Ready meals and sensible unoemear are obvrous‘ly popular (hoites John Smiths, Oasis and Fopp stored highly too, so we have deduted that you also read, dress up and listen to musit
Best place to eat
Pierre Victoire
The empire struck batK, as reasonaby priced French t'ood topped the pols again Other strong contenders in a large field were Glasgow's Tron Theatre and Kama Sutra Curry house, and Edinburgh's h’lGXICal‘-I'llged BBSE‘lTTGDi
Best place to drink Bargo
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Top tipple
Hooch
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Overall best night out this year
Going Places
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Best TV programme
This Life
One aga n, a (tear ‘.“.~llll(‘l, vath Dai‘iela and her flatmates storing th'ee tunes as n‘any votes as the toffee-sm "g (o- d\'.e?.e"s Ir‘ Fuends Other popular shows were US nied (a drama E R and the tragita y /e:tgelsty (omedy "fie/l Behav/ng Bad/y
Worst TV programme Blind Date
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Best advert Perfect Day
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Best video game
Tomb Raider
La'a C 'o‘t's apptwar‘te o." the U2 tour (ll(l "er and "e." ("eators "o harm at a. \Irt': Tomb Raxder' 2 Just oat, t"ey ‘oo.-< set to s‘.‘.ept the board agan Rune N's— up were I'll/l ’97 and Pat/nan
Sporting highlight of the year
Wimbledon
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Sports personality of
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Ally McCoist
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READERS’ POLL RESULTS
Novel of the year
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Iain Banks
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Man of the year Tony Blair
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Shag ot the year
Ewan McGregor
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lhteirriational tritirrtpty ol the year
The Spice Girls
Wit". the Spite ba<~<lash .71 full svving, many of you ".aihed the famous five in t'ls (atego'y You v.erer"t repressed vvtl‘ Saddai'.‘~ l~lasse.n's aht (s, either, and some of you even expressed (o'ltempt for our beloved leader Tony Blair Poor little \'\./.il:anx Hague barely got a ()()K "
Blur: live and kicking
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