THE therapeutic benefits of baking bread were explored by colourful television personality Fred Talbot when he called in to see students at Blackburn College.

Fred was recording a six-minute slot - A Taste of the North - for Granada Tonight, which will be shown next Thursday.

Bakery lecturer Ian Sutherland said: "Fred was shown all the different stages of producing bread.

"It is very therapeutic kneading the soft dough. We told him it was like a mini work-out because of all the effort that is needed."

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