At 16, I was doing my first year of A levels at a minor public school in Oxfordshire. I’d done pretty well in my GCSEs – I got one ‘B’, which disappointed me, but it was biology and I don’t feel it’s

INSTANT KARMA

When I arrive at Adele Parks’ home for our cover shoot, she’s already moving furniture. She’s in her jumpsuit and trainers. She’s directing props, adjusting lighting, topping up coffee cups and cracki

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue: Roy Harper . Since the mid-60s, the progressive folk singer-songwriter has enjoyed a successful solo career that’s also found him collaborating with everyone from Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel to Kate Bush and Ian Anderson. But he’s never quite reached the commercial heights of his peers. As his Final Tour: Part Two fast approaches, he looks back over highlights from his career so far and teases a brand-new album.

Former tennis ace Sue Barker shares her highs and lows from on and off court

GARDEN FELT LIKE the perfect discreet spot for dissecting life with Alexander Lincoln on a late Tuesday afternoon. He walks in — all six feet, three inches of him, pint in hand — and so much for quiet