Music is the key

The appeal of Britain’s countryside owes much to our tradition of creating and preserving beautiful houses and gardens. Today, that tradition is as strong as it has ever been, thanks to the knowledge, dedication and creativity of the architects, interior designers, garden designers and craftspeople described on the following pages

Last year, Desert Island Discs presenter Lauren Laverne received a shock cancer diagnosis. In her first inter view since, she tells Sali Hughes how the experience has helped her to find joy in the everyday

NOT TOO LONG ago, the idea of buying a Chinese car would have been met with scepticism. In fact, it was once the punchline of a primetime television special; remember when, back in 2012, the Top Gear

I f the brighter days have inspired you ...

Most of us have a drawer or cupboard containing old phones, tablets, laptops and other devices we no longer use. We don’t usually hang on to them for sentimental reasons, but because we’re not entirel

THE clamour of seagulls woke Frances. For a moment, she was disorientated. Not so much in place – she knew this bedroom well – as in time. She had the odd feeling that none of the last 30-odd years ha