David Messum: Whimsical tales from the life of one of Britain's greatest art dealers
When it comes to the world of British art, few names are more widely recognised than David Messum. From extolling the virtues of the English Impressionists to resurrecting interest in the Newlyn Schoo...
12 Aug 202430min
From Tudors and Georgians to pet monkeys in Roman Britain: Matt Thompson of English Heritage on telling the stories of the past
This week on the Country Life Podcast, Matt Thompson — Curatorial Director of English Heritage — joins our host James Fisher to talk history. · Listen to Country Life podcast on Apple Podcasts · ...
5 Aug 202432min
Lady Violet Manners on the past, present and future of our heritage
The thing about good ideas is that they sound incredibly obvious only after they’ve been invented. Take Deliveroo, for example. Looking back, of course it makes sense to get restaurants to deliver foo...
29 Juli 202431min
The best beaches in Britain with Chris Haslam, the man who's just visited 543 of them
The award-winning journalist Chris Haslam doesn't just like beaches; he loves them.Chris, chief travel writer for the Sunday Times, recently returned from spending seven weeks touring the coastline of...
22 Juli 202437min
Buckingham Palace, Taylor Swift, and how to get your house featured in Country Life, with John Goodall
Buckingham Palace’s East Wing has opened up to visitors for the first time in 2024. St James’s Palace did so at the tail end of 2023. Even Balmoral — a royal residence privately owned by the Windsors,...
15 Juli 202435min
The accidental invention of the teenager and other stories from the history of the home, with Sonia Solicari
Look around you. You might be reading this in your home. Or perhaps someone else’s home. The point is we spend a lot of time in our homes, more so now than ever before (apart from that year we don’t t...
8 Juli 202431min
Charlie Waite: Britain's greatest landscape photographer on the secrets of his art
The landscape photographer Charlie Waite is a true national treasure. A fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, he has published dozens of photography books and founded the Landscape Photographer of...
1 Juli 202432min
The worst new buildings in Britain, with Charlie Baker
The Carbuncle Cup — the award given to the worst new building in Britain — has returned after a six-year hiatus. Competition judge and magazine editor Charlie Baker spoke to James Fisher about why poi...
24 Juni 202430min
