Theatre, film & music
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Book of the week: Edward Ardizzone: Artist and Illustrator
A new biography on the artist-illustrator Edward Ardizzone and a retrospective exhibition dedicated to his work provide Peyton Skipwith with a feast of delights.
By Country Life Published
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8 typefaces that changed the world
The drop-down font menu has made typographers of us all. Here are 8 fonts that changed the world we live in.
By Country Life Published
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Round-up: Man Booker Prize 2016
Dark and depressing is the tone this year—we assess the likely winner from a mix of famous and unknown authors.
By Country Life Published
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Book of the week: Outlandish Knight
A new biography of Steven Runciman delves beyond the gossip to shed new light on a fascinating and complex personality, says Barnaby Rogerson.
By Country Life Published
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Book of the week: London in Fragments
The River Thames throws up treasure and trinkets with delightful regularity, each telling a little bit more about the history of London.
By Clive Aslet Published
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Book of the week: The Tunnel Through Time
Giles Waterfield is intrigued by a new study of London’s buried history, inspired by the excavations carried out for the Crossrail link.
By Country Life Published
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Book of the week: Over the Hills and Far Away
A fascinating new biography shows Beatrix Potter to have been a pioneer of much else besides publishing best-selling books about bunnies, says Caroline Jackson.
By Country Life Published
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Book of the week: Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilisation
Michael Hall applauds an exemplary new biography of the man who introduced the British to art history.
By Country Life Published
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Book of the week: Queen Bees
This new book casts a spotlight on the women who led English Society at the beginning of the last century, says Martin Williams.
By Country Life Published
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Crystal clear: Groundhog Day and Waterford Crystal
Waterford Crystal has announced its continued partnership with London theatre The Old Vic. Katy Birchall stops by for a cocktail before the show.
By Katy Birchall Published
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Book of the week: Jacobites
Sarah Fraser enjoys a witty and pyschologically acute account of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s uprising.
By Country Life Published
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Britain's best outdoor cinemas
Enjoy some classic films showing outdoors this summer around the UK
By Holly Kirkwood Published
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Book of the week: The Long, Long Life of Trees
This enchanting collection of tree essays combines natural with cultural and social history, says Mark Griffiths.
By Country Life Published
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Book of the week: That Was The Church That Was
Amusing observations and sharp character studies illuminate this study of the decline of the Church of England, finds Clive Aslet.
By Clive Aslet Published
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Book of the week: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner
Huon Mallalieu finds old traditions and newly discovered truths in this enjoyable retelling of Turner’s life.
By Country Life Published
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Book of the week: Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years
This vivid, warts-and-all portrait of the ageing monarch is a triumph, says Roy Strong.
By Country Life Published
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Book of the week: Apethorpe: the story of an English country house
Our country houses are so much richer than we imagine. John Goodall is impressed by this exemplary new study.
By John Goodall Published