Champagne with fish and chips, and what to drink at Christmas with Oscar Dodd of Fortnum & Mason
'Anything said with absolute confidence and in absolute terms is normally nonsense,' says Oscar Dodd, about Fortnum & Mason's wine and spirits buyer, when it comes to discussing the oft-trotted out tr...
2 Des 202436min
Kelvin Fletcher: From Strictly to sheep dip
Dancer, actor, father of four and farmer. There are very few things that Kelvin Fletcher cannot do. ‘Hold on’, you might say. ‘What do you mean farmer? I thought that was just acting?’ Well, it was, u...
25 Nov 202423min
Henrietta Spencer-Churchill: My life at Blenheim Palace
Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the only daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, has by any measure led an extraordinary life. As a girl she moved from the family home in Oxfordshire to Blenheim P...
18 Nov 202425min
The science behind how Nature can heal us, and how it's easier than you think, with Professor Miles Richardson
The idea of 'nature as a healer' as become a truism, often repeated without much thought given to how or why it should do so.One man who has thought about this phenomenon — and spent much of his life ...
11 Nov 202433min
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: Changing rooms, velvet and leather, and growing old disgracefully
In 1996, a television show arrived on British screens which changed the way we see interior design: Changing Rooms.It made household names of several of its stars, including host Carol Smilie and carp...
4 Nov 202432min
Louise Davidson: Haunted houses, psychic aunts, Gothic novels and writing at night with the lights off
Why are country houses so often the perfect settings for horror novels?That's just one of the questions posed by James Fisher to Louise Davidson, author of The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond, on the late...
28 Okt 202433min
Do leopards hunt in packs, and other frequently asked questions on travel, with Rosie Paterson
When it comes to travel, few know more than our very own Rosie Paterson. She has been to many places, and seen many things. And that’s just this year. She also has her finger on the pulse when it come...
21 Okt 202434min
Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham: 'We're designing houses for the next 50 years'
Interior designers Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham, better known by their company name Salvesen Graham, have earned a reputation as some of Britain's most sought-after interior designers, developing a...
14 Okt 202436min
