Country Life 16 October 2019

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published 16 October 2019

OXFORD’S FIRST PALACE: John Goodall explores widely admired New College, Oxford

CRISPY CRAWLIES: Will cockroach burgers ever catch on, wonders Ian Morton

FLIRTING WITH DANGER: Untested bungee jumping or grand-piano skiing, anyone? Adam Hay-Nicholls tells the tale of the Dangerous Sports Club

ALL HAIL THE KING: Catriona Gray admires the enthusiasm of the silky-eared Cavalier King Charles spaniel

NEW KITCHENS, OLD SPACES: Freya Hardman on the shortlist for the Historic Houses Kitchen Award

WATCH THE BIRDIE: The home of interior designer Birdie Fortescue exemplifies her approach, finds Arabella Youens

CAPTURING THE COUNTRY HOUSE: John Goodall reveals the secrets of Country Life’s photography

STARTING OVER: Fed up with your career? Arabella Youens meets the professionals retraining as interior designers

ANIMAL MAGIC: Octavia Pollock talks to Robert Dalrymple about his irrepressible and talkative African grey parrot

MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: The founder of Designers Guild chooses a powerful abstract

Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.