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The Country Life Podcast
'We talk about life's big questions with people who probably thought they were just coming in to discuss the redecoration of their house': Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham on the Country Life Podcast
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Property
If I could, I wood: Beat the Christmas rush by buying your own tree farm
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The Finer Things
Opinion: A vanishingly rare thing has happened — we have a minister for culture who actually sounds like he's visited some of the places he has responsibility for
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Nature
John Lewis-Stempel: The deer parks that came to define us
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News
The dog that costs £120,000, the definition of English style, great balls of fire and the Quiz of the Day
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Property
North of England crushes the south in crucial 'can you afford to buy a house' competition
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Interiors
'It’s a slow-cooked, nourishing soup with 1,000 lovely ingredients swirling within it. Each has its own special contribution. The only thing none of us have ever been able to stand is when the ingredients are all new': Ben Pentreath on English style
Property
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Five utterly spectacular homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
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A hopelessly perfect country cottage that's hidden away in one of London's most romantic spots
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Time to swap your one-bed flat for an immaculate six-bedroom Victorian villa near the beach? The English town where you can max out bang for your buck
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A 17th century slice of splendour in the Garden of England that's a simple commute to the City
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Knead a rest? Rent a house on the street made famous by Ridley Scott's Hovis advert
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A four-bedroom home in a Cornish valley that opens up like a Tardis
Interiors
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Interiors
Say no to boring walls: Six choices of paint and paper which will get people talking
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Comment & Opinion
True craftsmanship means making things that last generations — but these skills are in danger of being lost forever
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Promoted
The Art of Lighting: Four of Britain's top designers share their best tips for choosing lighting
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Interiors
The best new indoor planters, pots and plant stands
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Nature
Mud, glorious mud: Why we should get down and dirty in our wet earth
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News
The future of life on Earth, a Surrey house that's 'like being in the Highlands', accidentally unplugging Steven Hawking and the Quiz of the Day
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Dogs & Animals
'My dog goes crazy when he sees someone with a ball launcher. How do I make him stop?': Expert trainer Ben Randall explains what to do
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Architecture
Mount Vernon: A tour of the 'handsome and genteel' interior of George Washington's country home
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Motoring
We used to fly cars across the English Channel in 20 minutes — why did we stop?
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Travel
Is it a farm? A luxury hotel? The Outbuildings are a bit of both, and a beautiful weekend away that feels worlds away from reality
Nature
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'A square yard of estuary mud contains the energy equivalent of 16 chocolate bars': John Lewis-Stempel on the life of the English Estuary
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Dawn Chorus: The artwork thrown in a museum bin, Cambridge's most famous sight and the world welly wanging champion unmasked by the BBC
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Alexander Darwall: Dartmoor camping case is about conservation and preservation, not denial of access
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The wild creatures back in the West Country for the first time since the reign of Queen Victoria
Travel
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'I have tasted ecstasy and felt peace': The Retreat at the Blue Lagoon, where the Northern Lights dance
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More Champagne, madam? The beautiful train journeys that bring back the Golden Age of travel
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Michelin are now giving out 'stars' for hotels as well as restaurants — and the first batch of winners in Britain is an amazing roster of beautiful places to stay
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Gansevoort review: The hotel that helped launch New York’s Meatpacking District to fashionable heights
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Is there anywhere understated left in the Cotswolds?
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Choc ices and cheese: What it's like to fly in British Airways's new Club Suite cabin
Cars
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'Where new money transforms into old, via a century’s worth of luxury automobiles': A report from Monterey Car Week
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Curious Questions: Who invented the rear-view mirror?
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Goodwood Revival 2024: What you missed at the world's most elegant motor race weekend
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Rebirth of an icon: How Lotus is picking up the EV baton and running with it
Food & Drink
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The garden fruit that's a blend of strawberry, blueberry and kiwi — and it grows beautifully in Britain
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Wine has been made in Britain for over 1,000 years — so why have we only just turned it into an industry?
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Dessert divine: A pear and saffron clafoutis
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'Handheld heaven: Tom Parker Bowles on the 'baroque symphony' of spicy, sublime Mexican corn
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A fig, honey and walnut cake that's the perfect autumn bake
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Charlie Bigham: The man behind the meals on food, farming, and why cooking his lasagne takes three hours
The Royal Family
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You rang, your majesty? What it was like to be a servant in the Royal Household
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When the King and Queen edited Country Life, by the editor who guided them every step of the way
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A century of Royal Photography is going on show at Buckingham Palace, from Cecil Beaton to Annie Leibovitz
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Fit for a (very small) queen — a dolls' house with running water, electricity and working lifts