This week in Country Life we outline what you can expect in the first episode of the BBC Documentary upcoming this Friday, Land of Hope and Glory: British Country Life. We have a picture essay of some of the shoots the camera crew came along to, and an interview with dairy farmer Maurice Durbin, who features in the first episode of the series.
COUNTRY LIFE: We visit Windsor Great Park: It’s renowned the world over, but is still full of surprises. Rupert Uloth meets the people behind this national treasure.
GARDENS: Tim Longville explores the results of 100 years of thoughtful enhancement on the garden of Heale House in Wiltshire
STYLE: Flora Watkins celebrates the British sartorial obsession with red trousers
FOOD AND DRINK: Why Britain has the best biscuits
SCHOOLS: What type of parents are you?; Tony Little’s tips and the best primary-school choices
PROPERTY: The art of instant landscaping
If you missed this issue in the shops, you can buy it online here, or alternatively download the digital issue onto your tablet.
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‘Reactions to the French in the 1870s varied from outrage to curious interest’: Impressionism's painstaking ten year journey to be taken seriously by the BritsClaude Monet and Camille Pissarro spent time in London, but it took James McNeill Whistler to act as artistic bridge with Britain and the ‘sweetened’ Impressionism of Jules Bastien-Lepage to inspire most homegrown painters.
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Rogue sellers and puppy farmers are exploiting Government licensing loopholes at the expense of responsible dog breeders, says The Kennel ClubThe Kennel Club launched a report in the House of Commons last week calling for an urgent review of current licensing regulations.
