Angels are integral to our Christmas tradition, from featuring in nativity scenes and carols to adorning the top of the tree, but few are aware of their pre-biblical origins. These…
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Luci Maclaren, sporting artist
Luci Maclaren uses a unique, contemporary style to paint traditional sporting scenes. Having impressed her family and gone down a storm in the Shires, she is now the Belvoir Castle…
Sporting Dianas: Philippa Holland
Often seen riding sidesaddle in the hunting field, when Philippa Holland discovered you can only ride astride in point-to-points she decided to create a race of her own. The Dianas…
My favourite bit of kit: Sir Johnny Scott chooses his thumbstick
It may lack aesthetic beauty and the natural elegance of a true hazel thumbstick, but this ugly duckling is still as good as it was new sometime before the Second…
The Cavalry at Cambrai
This month is the 100th anniversary of Cambrai, which saw tanks fight alongside mounted soldiers for the first time in a turning point in the First World War. For more…
Fiat 124 Spider. A strange sense of familiarity
Charlie Flindt finds himself feeling nostalgic at the wheel of the new Fiat 124 Spider – but it’s not for the original. For another motor to put a smile on…
Charlie Langton, sporting artist
A fascination with horses started at a very young age for Charlie Langton. Now he captures their beauty and power in life-size sculptures, as Janet Menzies discovers. For more sporting…
The sheep farmer’s year: from Fawkes to Fools
Lambs are made in autumn, not spring, says Tim Field, as he explains the sheep farmer’s year. For more on farming, read growing maize and how to reverse the environmental…
Sporting Dianas: Bryony Daniels
Bryony Daniels was just three years old when she enjoyed her first taste of sporting success. A salmon – caught on the banks of the River Dee in a dress…
The Big Reveal naked charity calendar 2018
A new year calls for a new calendar. Already pencilling in dates for 2018? It’s time to choose next year’s charitable cause. We expect the rowers to stick their oar…