Country Life September 7 2016
A day in the life of Radio 4; why we still feel the need for tweed; and farming's future post Brexit.


Country Life September 7 2016 celebrates Harris Tweed and explores farming's future post-Brexit. Find out more:
JILLY COOPER: The best-selling author Jilly Cooper talks to Kate Green about doing proper research and equine love lives
NICOLE FARHI: The fashion designer explains the feelings of abandon and happiness evoked by an early Picasso
FARMING POST-BREXIT: Cumbrian farmer Douglas Chalmers explains why the agricultural industry will still need public money post-Brexit
RADIO 4: Radio 4’s inspired programming provides great company and a rhythm to the day, says avid listener John Lewis-Stempel
ARCHITECTURE: An exceptional new house in Co Tipperary combines the best of Irish architecture with new technology, reports Jeremy Musson
TWEED: Harris Tweed is back on the wanted list, says Tessa Waugh
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
GARDENS: New gardens at Fonthill, Wiltshire, subtly enhance the built environment and magnificent landscape. Tim Longville explores
COOKING: Melanie Johnson cooks up chard-and-chicken cannelloni
PROPERTY: Bringing historic houses to life can be a joy, finds Penny Churchill and Arabella Youens comments on new developments
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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