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Is there enough beauty and hope left in the natural world to counter the current state of global despair?
Trees are dying, our food is covered in chemicals and we are stuck in a deteriorating international security situation.
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Bruce Hodgson: Artichoke's founder on catflaps, carpentry and the future of crafts
Bruce Hodgson, one of Britain's best furniture makers and carpenters, joins the Country Life Podcast.
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The never-before-seen photographs of The House at Pooh Corner that were taken by Country Life when A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin called it home
Every Monday, Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.
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A duchess, a Nazi and a socialist walked into a room: The celebrated and scandalous Mitford sisters reunited
India Knight, the author of ‘Darling’, a retelling of ‘The Pursuit of Love’ by Nancy Mitford imagines what might happen if the six Mitford sisters reunited in 2025.
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101 gold rats, a 'self portrait as a horse' and a tribute to motherhood take home top prizes at this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
The Royal Academy has announced its 2025 prize winners, spanning talented sculptors, painters and print-makers, with works on display in London until August 19.
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Sophia Money-Coutts: Is there even any point in setting an out of office, these days?
Setting an out of office email only to reply anyway is a vicious cycle, writes our columnist.
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The truth about P.G. Wodehouse: Robert Daws on playing England's greatest comic writer
The actor Robert Daws starred alongside Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and Wooster back in the 1990s, and the work of P.G. Wodehouse has been part of his decades-long career ever since. He joined the Country Life Podcast.
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What everyone is talking about this week: Are people marrying younger?
Week in, week out, Will Hosie rounds up the hottest topics on everyone's lips, in London and beyond.
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Marcus Janssen: The man behind Schöffel on Chelsea Lifejackets, bagging a 'MacNab' and recognising the best of the British countryside
Marcus Janssen of Schöffel joins the Country Life podcast.
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What everyone is talking about this week: 'There’s always been something alluring about reading in public, now, it comes with bravado'
Week in, week out, Will Hosie rounds up the hottest topics on everyone's lips, in London and beyond.
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Henry Holland's consuming passions: 'I started my career as the fashion editor of Smash Hits magazine and I am still a pop tart at heart!'
Henry Holland, fashion designer and ceramicist, reveals who he'd like to play him in a film and why he's impressed with model Karlie Kloss.
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Corinne Fowler: Exploring the hidden history of the British countryside, one walk at a time
Professor Corinne Fowler joins the Country Life Podcast.
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Lord Foster's design — with statues, pathways and a translucent bridge — chosen as the Queen Elizabeth II National Memorial in St James's Park
Norman Foster's design, created with the artist Yinka Shonibare and the landscape designer Michel Desvigne Paysagiste, has been chosen as the permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II.
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Why society needs snobs to tell us that 'actually, we've got this terribly wrong'
Necessary arbiters of taste or entitled has-beens? Will Hosie discusses the implications of society turning against its snobs.
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'I take a box of watercolours and a sketchpad with me everywhere': Tess Newall's consuming passions
Decorative artist Tess Newall, best known for her bespoke murals and furniture, talks to Country Life about her prized collection of painted plates, her love of Thin Lizzy and her eclectic podcast taste.
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'When it comes to dating, longer notes are allowed and potentially even encouraged': A modern-day guide to voice notes
Sophia Money-Coutts is the new Debrett's and she's here every Wednesday to set some modern etiquette wrongs, right.
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In pursuit of Nancy: Outrageous star Bessie Carter on bringing the Mitford family to life
The scion of acting royalty Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter reveals why she loved playing Nancy Mitford on screen and what it feels like to act opposite her mother on the stage.
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Sophia Money-Coutts: How do you turn down another godchild without causing offence?
Sophia Money-Coutts is the new Debrett's and she's here every Wednesday to set some modern etiquette wrongs, right.
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'I spent 84 years living in the countryside, and have just moved to a city. Here's what I've discovered.'
Charles Moseley has lived in a small village in Cambridgeshire for decades, but now he’s made the leap with his wife to the cathedral city of Ely, the subject of his latest book.
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From the Country Life archive: The St Michael’s Mount Barge long oarsmen
Every Monday, Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.
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What was Andy Warhol really like? The Newlands House Gallery exhibition shows the artist like never before
The exhibition, in Petworth, West Sussex, shows the many layers behind the artist's public persona.
