Country Life December 6 2017 champions magnificent rescue dogs, reveals the very finest mail-order food and explores the art of clock restoration. Find out more here:
INTERVIEW: The actor Nigel Havers talks to Jeremy Taylor about initially turning down Chariots of Fire, meeting Mick Jagger and his new poodle puppy
RESCUE DOGS: Whether you’re after a walking companion or a working dog, it could be waiting for you at Battersea, says Katy Birchall
SPECIAL DELIVERY: Emma Hughes searches out the finest mail-order food
GARDENS: Decorating Tudor Burton Agnes Hall in East Yorkshire is a family affair, finds Jacky Hobbs
LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE: Fan maker
COMMENT: Carla Carlisle wonders what to do with her silver mountain
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: The children’s author Helen Oxenbury chooses a classic, seasonal Giles cartoon
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ARCHITECTURE: The magnificent 1760s theatre at Cesky Krumlov Castle in the Czech Republic carries the visitor back to the Baroque world. John Goodall is captivated
CLOCK RESTORATION: Jonathon Savill meets the men who keep antique clocks ticking
TEDDY BEARS: The attachment between bear and child can last a lifetime. Katy Birchall visits the British company bringing teddies to life
NUTMEG: As the taste of Christmas, nutmeg may seem likely to end up on the nice list, but it has a wild side, says Emma Hughes
COOKING: Melanie Johnson makes the most of red cabbage
INTERIORS: Guy Goodfellow’s drawing room for entertaining, Nina Campbell’s party tips, plus tree baubles and Giles Kime on the next big thing in lighting
PERFORMING ARTS: Theatre critic Michael Billington considers an unusual take on Dickens’s Christmas classic and dark Elizabethan dealings
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