The Country Life Podcast

The best beaches in Britain, by the man who's just spend seven weeks visiting 583 of them

The Chief Travel Writer from the Sunday Times joins the podcast to talk about the best beach in the country, and how his dog got fooled by a northern rabbit.

Buckingham Palace, Taylor Swift and how to get your house featured in Country Life, with John Goodall

Country Life’s Architectural Editor John Goodall joins host James Fisher in this episode of the Country Life Podcast.

How to use the home to explain the past, the present and the future, with Sonia Solicari

The Director of the Museum of the Home comes on to the Country Life Podcast to chat about all things house and home.

'What else can you do but say "it's completely disgusting"?': Britain's worst new buildings, with Charlie Baker and the Carbuncle Cup

The Carbuncle Cup returns after a six-year hiatus. Competition judge and magazine editor Charlie Baker speaks to James Fisher about why pointing out bad architecture matters.

Is now a good time to buy a house? What do you need to ask before making an offer? And where are the best places to look? Annabel Dixon on the Country Life podcast

Property writer Annabel Dixon joins the Country Life Podcast to take a look at the state of play in the housing market.

Have you been doing holidays all wrong for years?  

Author and journalist Liz Schaffer joins the Country Life Podcast to talk about how 'Slow Travel' can help you make the most of your time off — and what she discovered while touring 22 of Britain's most beautiful off-the-track places.

Why does Wales exist and 46 more questions about the borders of the world, with Jonn Elledge

Journalist and author Jonn Elledge joins the Country Life Podcast to talk about his new book, The History of the World in 47 Borders.

The 12 most iconic paintings in The National Gallery, by gallery curator Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper

Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper joins the Country Life Podcast to share how she and the team at the National Gallery picked the 12 most iconic pieces from the collection to celebrate the gallery's 200th anniversary.

'Nothing wrong with a bit of furore': An insider's guide to judging the Chelsea Flower Show, by RHS senior judge James Alexander-Sinclair

James Alexander-Sinclair comes to the Country Life podcast to talk about his career in gardening, and his two decades spent as one of the top judges at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Isabella Tree on how rewilding took the Knepp Estate from a ruin in the red to a miracle of Nature

Isabella Tree tells the incredible tale of Britain's first rewilding project.

When the King and Queen edited Country Life, by the editor who guided them every step of the way

Paula Lester, Country Life's Managing Editor, joins the Country Life podcast.

Millie Pilkington: Photographing dogs, movie stars and the Royal Family

Portrait photographer Millie Pilkington joins James Fisher on the Country Life podcast.

Everything that's wrong with housing in Britain — and how to put it right

Nicholas Boys Smith speaks to James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast about how we can plan and build houses and towns which work for everybody.

Behind the scenes at Blenheim Palace, from the £40m leaky roof to towing visitors stuck in muddy fields

Emma Sims-Hilditch: The reinvention of the country house

Interior designer Emma Sims-Hilditch joins the Country Life Podcast.

The Badminton Horse trials at 75

Country Life's Kate Green joins the podcast to talk about the tale of how the world's best three-day eventing competition came to be.

The real meaning of Easter, and how to make a vicar's dog collar from a Bounty bar

Revd Dr Colin Heber-Percy joins James Fisher on the podcast to talk about life in the church — how he came to the profession in later life, what it was like being a priest in the pandemic, and his life as a writer and reverend.

The architect whose grand designs bring inspiration and beauty to the British countryside

Richard Hawkes joins James Fisher to talk about architecture, the British landscape, and what it's like to see your own house appear on Grand Designs.

What I grow in my garden, by Country Life's gardens editor Tiffany Daneff

Podcast: Britain's best architects, interior designers, craftspeople and garden designers

Giles Kime joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to explain how he and the team come up with the definitive list of country house specialists in Britain.