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Robbie Cumming answers the Random 19 questions

How Robbie went from Gillingham High School to landing a seventh series on BBC4 with a 42ft narrowboat called Naughty Lass Robbie Cumming never imagined...

Glam, glitter and irresistible hooks – MUD were the kings of the dancefloor in platform heels.

Back in the 70s, no school disco was safe from the swaggering stomp of Tiger Feet, the rock’n’roll charm of Lonely This Christmas, or...

John Sergeant answers the random 19 questions

From Thatcher’s press pack to Strictly’s dance floor – ahead of his visit to Sturminster Newton, John Sergeant shares shocking biscuit news Few journalists can...

Exclusive: Charles Church – plus Dorset’s biodiversity crisis | BV podcast

The BV has an exclusive interview with renowned equestrian painter Charles Church, and Jenny sits down with council leader Nick Ireland to discuss biodiversity,...

Charles Church, master of the equestrian portrait

From washing dishes in Newmarket to Royal commissions, leading equestrian artist Charles Church answers the 19 random questions Interview by Sally Cooper Charles Church’s reputation as...

Charlie Waite: frame by frame

The legendary landscape photographer talks about acting in Nairobi, photographing ‘zillions’ of actors, and an ‘obsession’ with nature’s beauty ‘My father began the Berlin Airlift.*...

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Heroic horsewoman runs the London marathon (aged 77) for the charities that saved her life

This month, Shena Kozuba-Kozubska will be running her second London Marathon. It’s likely to be even tougher than the one she did 30 years...

Letters to the Editor December 2025

It’s been a year, hasn’t it?Not the triumphant hoorah kind. More the head-down, keep-plodding, ‘is it bedtime yet?’ sort of year. Whether you’re a...