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Country Life UK
What Shall We Watch In 2070?
Which playwrights’ works will survive the test of time and have audiences flocking 50 years from now?
4 min |
October 16, 2019
Country Life UK
When Mother Nature Does Her Own Thing
A new monthly column about the vicissitudes of life on a mixed farm in Scotland
3 min |
October 16, 2019
Country Life UK
Oxford's First Palace
In the first of two articles, John Goodall looks at the most widely copied university college in England, a building inspired by a great 14th-century palace
8 min |
October 16, 2019
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Green Monsoon By Howard Hodgkin
John McEwen comments on Green Monsoon
1 min |
October 16, 2019
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Crispy Crawlies
Cockroaches are tough, tenacious and in many ways remarkable, but Ian Morton still doesn’t want to eat them–or any other insect
6 min |
October 16, 2019
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‘I've Been In Disguise All The Time'
The actor synonymous with Hercule Poirot discusses his other life, behind the lens
4 min |
October 16, 2019
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Animal Magic
Robert Dalrymple’s African Grey parrot
2 min |
October 16, 2019
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A Moral For Our Time
Philippa Stockley revels in the humour, perspicacity and story-telling that radiate from Hogarth’s ‘Progress’ series
4 min |
October 9, 2019
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The sky's not the limit: Horseshoe Bend Garden, London NW10
Juliet Roberts visits a garden that pushes the boundaries of space, light and colour to dazzling effect
3 min |
October 9, 2019
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We're Growing Underground
Those pounding the pavements above might not realise it, but acres of micro herbs are being grown deep beneath the streets of south London, finds Julia Platt Leonard
5 min |
October 9, 2019
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The Best Of A Good Brunch
Put down your wellies–the countryside weekend has been abandoned in favour of urban brunch plans. Debora Robertson investigates what the meal has done to our weekend and how to host your own in style
2 min |
October 9, 2019
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Not-So-Tim'rous Beasties
Be they plague rats, dray horses, elephants, pigs or poultry, we’ve always ‘eaten, beaten, worked and played with the beasts of London’. Claire Jackson discovers how animals have long made the city roar
5 min |
October 9, 2019
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Living On The Thames
Important new discoveries illuminate the form and history of the houses that lined one of London’s most celebrated lost landmarks. Dorian Gerhold explores the remarkable story of their construction and development
8 min |
October 9, 2019
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Greek Drama
The striking Peloponnese region is at the forefront of a new generation of high-end developments in Greece, discovers Holly Kirkwood.
3 min |
October 2, 2019
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Pointing The Finger Of Scorn
Two centuries ago, as now, Britain was locked in political crisis. As we surely approach an election that could redefine British politics, Jacqueline Riding looks at the corruption and chaos that prompted the reform of the Georgian Parliament.
7 min |
October 2, 2019
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Guns And Roses
Two sporting estates are the flowers of their counties–one in the family of a Gunpowder Plotter, the other at the heart of malt-whisky land.
4 min |
October 2, 2019
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Building For Peace
Hillsborough Castle, Co Down The home of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland After five years of repair and renovation, a house at the centre of political life in Northern Ireland has opened to the public. John Goodall reports.
8 min |
October 2, 2019
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Bavarian Rhapsody
Munich is a king of cities, finds Eleanor Doughty, with property prices rising up to 6% per year.
2 min |
October 2, 2019
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All Fired Up
Since teetering on the brink of collapse a decade ago, Burleigh has undergone a remarkable revival of fortunes. Amelia Thorpe visits its Staffordshire premises to learn why its distinctive patterns are again a tea-time favourite.
4 min |
October 2, 2019
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Steep Learning Curves
Banks Fee, Longborough, Gloucestershire The home of Mr and Mrs Hugh Sloane Spectacular views set off varied formal elements, from pleached hornbeams to a large kitchen-garden, in this serene Cotswold garden, finds Non Morris.
4 min |
October 2, 2019
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All Being Well
With the internet now invading that most sacred of offline spaces–the in-flight cabin–the drive to escape and switch off is ever more vital. Arabella Youens examines the rising trend for wellness properties
3 min |
October 2, 2019
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The Loveliest Music You've Never Heard
The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Isle of Noises season aims to redress the unfair marginalisation of many 20th-century British composers and their melodic music.
4 min |
September 25, 2019
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The Allium List
Alliums are statuesque, reliable and immensely useful, but which varieties should you choose? Val Bourne asks three experts to recommend their favourites
4 min |
September 25, 2019
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Questions Of Creation
Craft becomes art, as reality fails to live up to an artistic vision and Abstraction is rejected at Frieze Masters
4 min |
September 25, 2019
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Stop And Smell The Pages
Romantic, thoughtful and practical, this part-diary, part-handbook on fragrant planting is one of the best gardening books John Hoyland has read for years
9 min |
September 25, 2019
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Men In Tights
Whether your loyalties lay with Superman, Captain America, Dennis the Menace or Desperate Dan, comics were an integral part of childhood. As Batman turns 80, Katy Birchall salutes these iconic characters
6 min |
September 25, 2019
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Fit For A Royal Feast
A banqueting house built to welcome George I miraculously escaped destruction in the early 20th century and has been splendidly restored. William Aslet reports Photographs by Will Pryce
8 min |
September 25, 2019
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Dressing The Virgin Queen
The only known surviving fragment of Elizabeth I’s wardrobe has been hiding in plain sight for 400 years, discovers Catriona Gray
3 min |
September 25, 2019
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Beyond The Ha-ha
Juliet Roberts talks to five designers about how to make your garden merge with the landscape
3 min |
September 25, 2019
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Animal Magic - Derek Gow And Water Voles
As a small boy in Scotland, Derek Gow would fish for minnows with his brother.
2 min |