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What is everyone talking about this week: Why do art's insiders skip Frieze — and where do they go instead?The late David Hockney is among the artists exhibited as part of this year's show — a favourite for connoisseurs eager to skip the madness of crowds.
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To restore a painting, science must meet art and the past must meet the presentHarry Pearson talks to the conservators that bring pictures back to life
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Angela Hartnett: ‘My husband is a better chef than me. He has a little extra edge’Lotte Brundle meets the chef, restaurateur and podcast host.
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What would Turner think? Meet Britain’s new landscape paintersIn the fourth feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the landscape artists.
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'I rented it from the parents of a friend — they were perfect landlords who charged peppercorn rent': Sir Nicholas Coleridge on his first house in the countrySir Nicholas Coleridge's first foray into country life was in a picture-book cottage in a charming Cotswolds village.
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A new exhibition in the Hampshire forest is setting tongues wagging — and wooing young collectorsArina Izmestieva's gallery, Funny Weather, has launched an outdoor exhibition that celebrates the materials found in our national landscapes.
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What is everyone talking about this week: How Yotam Ottolenghi inspired a vogue for harvest partiesThe chef who taught Britain how to love vegetables is now celebrating them with an annual back-to-school party. Others are following suit.
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Lights, camera, countryside: The best rural cinemasCinemas aren't just for cities, there are plenty in the countryside too, says Madeleine Silver. Illustrations by Bryony Fripp.
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'I went out of my way to make it as 1980s as I could. It is now shades of salmon and apricot': Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on his first house in the countryLaurence Llewelyn-Bowen, the undisputed king of the countless interior design television shows that hit screens in the 1990s, has long lived a happy country life in Gloucestershire. He spoke to Julie Harding.
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'Grow some balls and jump a clear round': Scott Brash and Harry Charles on grit, Grand Slams and growing up in the saddleSusanne Madsen meets the master and the new kid on the block of British showjumping.
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Frogs, foxes and fire-breathing dragons: Meet the barking, quacking and roaring menagerie of the Bayeux TapestryThe many animals within the Bayeux Tapestry are more than just decoration, reveals Deborah Nicholls-Lee.
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Yotam Ottolenghi: ‘I still get stressed about hosting a dinner party'Lotte Brundle meets the chef and restaurateur.
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What is everyone talking about this week: We know how to fix Britain's trainsOne-time symbols of industrial advance have become a laughing stock, plagued by cancellations and unable to withstand any weather that deviates from the norm. Plus, a parliamentary heist and chiropteran ironies.
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Dovecotes, deer, vineyards and lots of castles.... apart from that, what did the Normans ever do for us?A great deal, says Jason Goodwin, who takes a closer look at the ways the conquerors fundamentally changed the character of England and, by extension, the world.
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'More barrels than a Gatling gun' — how posh is your name?Double-barrelled or triple? Von or du? Hyphen or no hyphen? So many questions. Thankfully, Adam Hay-Nicholls has the answers.
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England is an important world centre for figurative painters who were born overseasIn the second feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the ones figuring it out.
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Theo James: ‘Is it cool? Or is it just that I'm becoming a middle-aged t**t?Lotte Brundle meets the actor to discuss the new season of 'The Gentlemen' and his consuming passions.
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The ocean is dying. Titouan Bernicot is regrowing it, one coral at a timeThe world (and Rolex and Prada) are betting on a 20-something-year-old's coral gardens.
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Emily Roux doesn't need her father's help, unless it's looking after the childrenFor Emily Roux and Michel Roux Jr, cooking is a family affair. Lotte Brundle meets the father and daughter duo.
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The creative power of scenery and steam continues to inspireThe myriad tracks and carriages of the British rail network have proved fruitful inspiration for generations of writers.
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What is everyone talking about this week: The Government is coming for Britain's cigar merchantsA provision in the Tobacco and Vapes Act, currently in consultation, could force the UK cigar trade to adopt the same packaging as for cigarettes.
