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‘I have no concept of anyone who's like me. Now, that's either because I'm such an egomaniac that I am sort of completely self obsessed, or … because I haven’t watched enough films’: Monty Don’s consuming passionsMonty Don swerves questions with the abundant charisma that made him a ‘Gardener’s World’ darling.
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'Who wouldn’t want a full head of hair like Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr in "Love Story"?': A snob's guide to hair transplantsSophia Money-Coutt answers all of your pressing hairy questions, such as: should you get a transplant, and, what should you say to a friend who has clearly had one?
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‘I try to offset that sense of boring normality by playing bass in a punk rock band with Robert Peston and Ed Balls’: John Wilson’s consuming passionsBest known for BBC Radio 4’s ‘This Cultural Life’, John Wilson is used to asking celebrities about their cultural inspirations. Lotte Brundle turns the tables.
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A snob's guide to out of office messagesHumorous out of office messages are a step too far for our resident modern etiquette columnist.
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These are a few of Dame Prue Leith's favourite thingsThe South African-born cook talks to Hetty Lintell.
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‘Dialogue is an extension of feeling. If I don’t remember a line, it’s because I haven’t understood why I was saying it’: Claire Foy’s consuming passionsClaire Foy has played seminal British roles as both Elizabeth II in 'The Crown', and in 'A Very British Scandal'. In her latest film, she takes on one of our country's most beloved author's, Enid Blyton. Will Hosie meets her.
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'Without wishing to sound like a terrible show-off, I’ve been in public with the odd famous person before': A snob's guide to approaching a celebrityUnless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard whisperings of a Chappell Roan encounter gone very wrong. Our resident modern etiquette expert, Sophia Money-Coutts, has some sage advice.
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‘Being a jeweller, you have to keep on top of the news, because you're affected so much by the price of gold': Sheherazade Goldsmith’s consuming passionsThe founder of Loquet on her fashion house inspirations, taking a sabbatical to study investigative journalism, and the trinkets she holds dear.
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Borders, identity, and the truth about Cornish independence, with Richard CollettRichard Collett has spent years travelling Britain to discover what our borders say about us. He joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
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Sarah Raven: ‘I find nature very inspiring and reassuring, when things are feeling a bit dire in the world and we have world wars’The gardener and writer on her love of Cretan wild flowers, why she quit her job as a doctor, her husband’s grandmother Vita Sackville-West — and her consuming passions.
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A wedding who’s who: Are you the high-maintenance bride, helicopter father or alternative couple?Giles Kime presents a dramatis personae of 21st-century nuptials. Illustrations by Sholto Walker.
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'I have 12 dogs and they are my greatest joy': These are a few of Manolo Blahnik's favourite thingsThe shoe designer speaks to Amie Elizabeth White. Illustrations by Ollie Maxwell.
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Eve Myles: ‘You wouldn't believe how many Emily Blunt pictures get sent to me to sign’The Torchwood actor on meeting Linda Hamilton, being the 'best-kep secret in Wales', the book that inspired her to get into acting — and her consuming passions.
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These are a few of James Middleton's favourite thingsThe Princess of Wales's brother reveals the three things he holds dear to his heart. Illustrations by Ollie Maxwell.
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'A blue-blood background and a drive to disrupt': Lady Violet Manners on the importance of preserving Britain's privately-owned country homesThe Viscountess talks about a childhood at Belvoir Castle, primogeniture and why Americans love a British country home.
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'My husband gave me a pendant full of melted snow from the top of Everest': Bridgerton's Julia Quinn on romantic gestures and her consuming passionsThe author on series four of the Netflix smash hit, why she feels the need to speak out about America’s politics and meeting Dame Jilly Cooper.
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Justine Picardie: Fashion, spies and Elizabeth II's wardrobe, from timeless tweeds to a pair of MarigoldsJustine Picardie joins the Country Life Podcast.
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'I do write in and say they should have more about farming': Zandra Rhodes on The Archers, getting arrested and making clothes for Freddie MercuryLotte Brundle meets the 85-year-old fashion designer in her vibrant apartment above the Fashion and Textile Museum in London.
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These are a few of James Haskell's favourite thingsThe former rugby forward talks to Hetty Lintell. Illustrations by by Ollie Maxwell.
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'Short beards can be extremely becoming on a man (see: The Prince of Wales), but they can carry more bacteria than a dog’s fur': A snob's guide to facial hairOur weekly columnist, Sophia Money-Coutts, dives head-first into the hairy world of men's beards, moustaches and more.
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‘I’m like: “Give me those tights, let me show you”: Ballet superstar Carlos Acosta’s consuming passionsBorn one of 11 children in a Cuban slum, it’s been 36 years since Carlos Acosta’s career as an internationally famous dancer formally began. Lotte Brundle meets him at the Birmingham Royal Ballet, where he is the director.
