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Recipes For Success

Joa Studholme tells Emma J. Page how she used a distinctive palette of colours to give a fresh look to a Georgian house

An Eternal Glow

Caroline Bugler is spellbound by the Scandinavian landscape painter’s magical evocation of fjords, villages and mountains

Music And The Man

The composer on resisting pigeon-holing and the critics in his 75th-birthday year

The Man Who Made Glasgow

The legacy of Scotland’s best-loved designer transcends the tragedies of his life and greatest work

Daddy's Girls

From Miranda and Prospero to Major Barbara, the father-daughter relationship has provided a rich theme for playwrights

A Bunny Thing Happened

In an attempt to work out how rabbits are getting into the salad patch to nibble the radicchio, John Lewis-Stempel solves the Walled Garden Mystery

Forever Blowing Bubbles

The froth of cuckoo spit puzzled layman and naturalist alike for thousands of years. John Wright uncovers the froghopper

In Perfect Form

David Harber’s arresting sculptures grace gardens around the world. Arabella Youens talks to him about his esoteric career

Living National Treasure

Alan Smith, head of costume props, footwear and armoury at the RSC, has lost count of the number of Macbeth he’s worked on since 1989, when he joined the company.

Thank You For The Music

Classical music taps into the British psyche in our darkest hours, as well as the good times. The BBC’s ambitious new season aims to reflect its place in social history and engage with a new generation.

Lichen It To Nature

Princess Margaret was as artistic a soul as her husband. Here, jewellery expert Geoffrey Munn tells the tale of a piece of Balmoral lichen she had immortalised in gold.

Music And Painting

Matthew Sturgis is captivated by an exhibition that explores the late-Victorian master’s revolutionary attitude towards the natural world.

A Sense Of Treasured Place

Our landscape has been immortalised by literary greats, but so, too, should those literary greats be immortalised in our landscape.

It Eight Half Hot, Mum

Large but handsome, the Audi Q8 is an enormously well resolved, coherent and comfortable car, worthy of any Palladian driveway.

Simply The Best In London

A gender-switch production of Company is a triumph.

It's My Pleasure

Claude Debussy, who died 100 years ago, was a divisive figure who enjoyed a hectic love life. Pippa Cuckson reflects on his genius, his extravagance and his musical legacy

From Russia With Love

At the turn of the last century, the royal families of Britain and Russia were linked by blood and marriage. Martin Williams enjoys this spirited account of their often uneasy relationship

Back To Nature

A radical project at Knepp Castle shows that what wildlife needs is space

Palaces On The Sea

Eugenius Birch, father of the promenade pier, was born 200 years ago. Kathryn Ferry considers the life and remarkable legacy of this outstanding figure

We're All Going On A Roman Holiday

It might look like something from the ‘Looney Tunes’ cartoon series, but the new, smartened-up version of the pint-sized Fiat 500, the Abarth Rivale, is a hot hatchback

The Thrill Of Mr Chase

Hunters & Frankau’s Simon Chase was one of the industry’s most respected figures

Here's Looking At You, Shrimp

The tiny brown shrimp is an age-old East Anglian delicacy that has fallen out of fashion. Mike Warner explains why it’s time to give these native prawns another chance

Feelin' Groovy

The Swinging Sixties have returned to London with two shows devoted to Mary Quant and the Chelsea set of designers. Philippa Stockley looks back

A Rum Business

It’s synonymous with the Caribbean, but some extraordinary versions of this tropical tipple are being made in East Anglia, finds Emma Hughes

Watch And Learn

With few fashion accessories to experiment with, a gentleman’s wristwatch speaks volumes–just make sure it’s singing the right tune, says Robin Swithinbank

Swing Low

The deep fringe is once again adding a discreetly decorative look to upholstery

Towards Ground Zero

LIVESTOCK farmers are coming in for criticism from vegan, health and climate change lobbies—NFU president Minette Batters was even asked on Radio 4 if meat was the new smoking —but her profession found some unexpected allies at the recent climate change and farming conference at Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.

Close Encounters Of Various Kinds

I’M in the foothills of the Himalayas, surrounded by three sacred mountains, the moonlight is picking out a small cluster of houses and Jelac is about to walk to school.

Ask The Expert

Known for deeply comfortable rooms with a sense of unpretentious luxury, Adam Bray has more than 25 years’ experience of interior design and decoration.

Hello, Salar!

After a slow start, our fishing correspondent finds his luck is in on the Laxford