Mary Portas On 19 June 2009, in a ceremony at Galashiels, Heriot-Watt University awarded Portas a Doctorate of Letters in recognition of her career and her contribution to the advancement of marketing and brand communications within the retail sector In December 2009, Portas opened her first permanent 'Living & Giving Shop' in support of charity Save the Children. There are now 16 shops open across London and Edinburgh. She was also named as the charity's Global Retail Ambassador. In 2011, Portas moved from BBC to Channel 4. Her first series for the channel was "Mary Portas: Secret Shopper" which aired in January
Serendipity (TV series) series were later repeated on Monday afternoons on BBC1 from 1 April to 20 May 1974 at 2:35pm. Serendipity (TV series) Serendipity is a short-lived BBC TV series consisting of 10 episodes, which was broadcast from September to November 1973 at Sunday lunch times on BBC1, presented by actress Katy Manning, who had only recently left her role as Jo Grant in the TV series "Doctor Who". It was Manning's first TV presenting role. The series presented a guide to getting started in arts and crafts. The "Radio Times" carried the tag line "Crafts are for everyone" for each episode