THE South's favourite Saturday magazine is going back to the future.

The Daily Echo's Weekend Magazine talks to Debbie Thrower about returning to the region to take the Meridian TV hot seat.

We also take a peek behind the scenes at the show that is packing in the audiences at The Mayflower in Southampton - The Phantom of the Opera.

Don't miss the chance to win £200 of vouchers from High Street clothes chain Next and find out why the Caribbean island of Cuba is trapped in a 1950s timewarp.

And there are all your regular favourite features including food and drink, fashion, books and video, gardens, antiques and Russell Grant's stars plus celebrity columnists Charlie Dimmock and Fiona Phillips.

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