From Norman Foster and Ken Follett to James May's Lego and Sadam Hussein's Rolex: The best of the Country Life Podcast
We’re taking a break, and while I’m not sure when we’ll be back, I am sure we will be back. The world of digital media moves quickly, which is somewhat anathema to the work we do at Country Life. Whil...
16 Juni 34min
What not to miss at the 2026 Chelsea Flower Show, with Clive Nichols and Kathryn Bradley-Hole
Here at Country Life, we love the Chelsea Flower Show — and we know you do too.So we're absolutely delighted to bring you this very special edition of the Country Life Podcast, recorded live in the gr...
19 Maj 33min
70 years of housing hell — and how to make it stop: Jonathan Glancey on the Country Life Podcast
Britain is full of architectural talent and ideas. So why is our affordable housing in such a state? 'We need to think of unusual sites and then do something special with them,' says the architecture ...
12 Maj 33min
'I hadn't seen anyone who looked like me moving outdoors': Bethany Handley on nature, access, and going up mountains in a pink wheelchair
Bethany Handley was always an outdoorsy kid. Climbing mountains, crossing rivers or surfing in the sea near her home in South Wales, she lived and worked in the wild, with a job as an outdoor activity...
5 Maj 27min
Is the cure for modern life as simple as going for a walk? Annabel Streets on the Country Life Podcast
Your grandmother was right: going for a walk really does do you a power of good.Just how much, though, is something that we're only just beginning to discover — a point made beautifully by the writer ...
28 Apr 35min
Is now the time to buy a country house? Strutt & Parker's experts on the Country Life Podcast
A wise man once said to me, about buying a house, that you ‘have to remember that this is the most money you will spend on anything, ever, so you want to make sure you get it right’. It’s probably bes...
15 Apr 31min
Viking hats, natural wines and messy lunches, with Leonie Cooper
Depending on who you ask, the food and drink scene in London is either in a state of despair or it's never been in better health. As always, when there is this much noise, it's best to get an expert o...
7 Apr 34min
The craft renaissance, with Giles Kime
Each year, the Country Life Top 100 names the very finest country house architects, interior designers, landscapers, garden designers and craftspeople in Britain. It's one of the magazine's undisputed...
31 Mars 27min
