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ADVENT CALENDAR: This week's cover is a beautiful, traditional Advent calendar, with 24 windows to open — behind each one a new delight.
CHRISTMAS FEASTS: Top chefs share their Christmas recipes.
CHRISTMAS DRINKING: As above, except with oenophiles and bon viveurs sharing their seasonal tipples.
TRUFFLE HUNTING: Tom Parker Bowles on the pungent white truffle.
GINGERBREAD: Rosie Goodwin on the origins of a sweet treat, and its festive connections.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS: Truly wonderful and refreshingly different gifts for everyone.
BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN: The High Weald, home of Winnie The Pooh, is this week's AONB.
HOLMES, SWEET HOLMES: The detective's eye for architecture is oft overlooked.
LETTERS FROM A LEGEND: JRR Tolkien's letters to his children from the North Pole.
GROW YOUR OWN DECORATIONS: Val Bourne on how to repurpose your plants for Christmas cheer.
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Who you gonna call to tell them about Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 27, 2025Wednesday's quiz is out of this world, but also of this world.
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‘The closest that screenwriting has ever got to Shakespearean’: In an era of television slop, what should you be watching?Members of the Country Life team reveal what they’re watching — and rewatching — this autumn.
