The glories of guiding

Laura London, 41, lives in north London and is a professional magician. I saw magic for the first time when I was eight and was instantly obsessed. After that, I spent all my pocket money on tricks. I

Lianne Harrison, 52, had just moved and felt low. Then an impulsive decision changed everything…

Liz Radley, 50, lives in Suffolk with husband Kris, 50, and their daughter Tilly, 10. In my 20s I worked at a leprosy charity and visited colonies in India as part of a fundraising challenge. I was de

As a teenager my life was pretty tumultuous. At 16, I had fallen madly in love with a boy my parents deeply disapproved of, and it was a real tussle for freedom and control. I’d started being naughty

Nature is the common thread woven through Sophie’s crafting business, Forest and Dot – from the workshops she holds in woodland teepees to the yarn she dyes by hand with locally foraged plants. Herita

Her lifelong passion for dogs and horses has shaped her career and lifestyle – and now it has led to her first grown-up novel. So what else lies ahead for the unstoppable Clare Balding?