The Country Life Podcast
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How to live like a Tudor, and other stories, with Ruth GoodmanHistorian and author Ruth Goodman joins James Fisher to discuss her life and work, the importance of working class history and how to cook on an open fire.
By James Fisher Published
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David Messum: Whimsical tales from the life of one of Britain's greatest art dealersDavid Messum joins Country Life to discuss his 60-year career in the art world.
By James Fisher Published
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From Tudors and Georgians to pet monkeys in Roman Britain: Matt Thompson of English Heritage on telling the stories of the pastMatt Thompson of English Heritage joins the Country Life Podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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How to use the home to explain the past, the present and the future, with Sonia SolicariThe Director of the Museum of the Home comes on to the Country Life Podcast to chat about all things house and home.
By James Fisher Published
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'If you get 12 great photographs a year, you're doing well': Charlie Waite on the secrets of landscape photographyThe world-renowned landscape photographer Charlie Waite joins the Country Life Podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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'What else can you do but say "it's completely disgusting"?': Britain's worst new buildings, with Charlie Baker and the Carbuncle CupThe Carbuncle Cup returns after a six-year hiatus. Competition judge and magazine editor Charlie Baker speaks to James Fisher about why pointing out bad architecture matters.
By James Fisher Published
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Have you been doing holidays all wrong for years?Author and journalist Liz Schaffer joins the Country Life Podcast to talk about how 'Slow Travel' can help you make the most of your time off — and what she discovered while touring 22 of Britain's most beautiful off-the-track places.
By Toby Keel Published
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The 12 most iconic paintings in The National Gallery, by gallery curator Dr Francesca Whitlum-CooperDr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper joins the Country Life Podcast to share how she and the team at the National Gallery picked the 12 most iconic pieces from the collection to celebrate the gallery's 200th anniversary.
By Toby Keel Published
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Isabella Tree on how rewilding took the Knepp Estate from a ruin in the red to a miracle of NatureIsabella Tree tells the incredible tale of Britain's first rewilding project.
By James Fisher Published
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When the King and Queen edited Country Life, by the editor who guided them every step of the wayPaula Lester, Country Life's Managing Editor, joins the Country Life podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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Millie Pilkington: Photographing dogs, movie stars and the Royal FamilyPortrait photographer Millie Pilkington joins James Fisher on the Country Life podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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Everything that's wrong with housing in Britain — and how to put it rightNicholas Boys Smith speaks to James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast about how we can plan and build houses and towns which work for everybody.
By Toby Keel Published
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Behind the scenes at Blenheim Palace, from the £40m leaky roof to towing visitors stuck in muddy fieldsEmily Spencer of Blenheim Palace joins the Country Life Podcast to give a glimpse in to what it takes to keep a UNESCO World Heritage site up and running with 6,000 visitors a day coming through the hallowed halls.
By Toby Keel Published
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Emma Sims-Hilditch: The reinvention of the country houseInterior designer Emma Sims-Hilditch joins the Country Life Podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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The Badminton Horse trials at 75Country Life's Kate Green joins the podcast to talk about the tale of how the world's best three-day eventing competition came to be.
By Toby Keel Published
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The real meaning of Easter, and how to make a vicar's dog collar from a Bounty barRevd Dr Colin Heber-Percy joins James Fisher on the podcast to talk about life in the church — how he came to the profession in later life, what it was like being a priest in the pandemic, and his life as a writer and reverend.
By James Fisher Published
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The architect whose grand designs bring inspiration and beauty to the British countrysideRichard Hawkes joins James Fisher to talk about architecture, the British landscape, and what it's like to see your own house appear on Grand Designs.
By Toby Keel Published
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Podcast: How we choose the Country Life Top 100 architects, interior designers, craftspeople and garden designersGiles Kime joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to explain how he and the team come up with the definitive list of country house specialists in Britain.
By Toby Keel Published
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Fiona Stafford: The myth of the unchanging countrysideProfessor Fiona Stafford joins James Fisher to talk about the constantly changing landscape around us.
By Toby Keel Published
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Helen Rebanks: Farming, food, the meaning of life... and dogs stealing birthday cakesHelen Rebanks, the bestselling author who became Britain's favourite farmer's wife, joins the Country Life podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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Stonehenge, Avebury and the stone circles of Britain, with Professor Vicki CummingsOne of Britain's top experts on stone circles, Professor Vicki Cummings, joins the Country Life podcast.
By Toby Keel Published


