Christopher Middleton

Writer, Journalist, Modern Manners Expert

This is me (above). I write on food, travel, human behaviour, pubs, parenting, property, health, countryside, television and education. 

Mainly in the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, but also in the Readers Digest, the Radio Times, the Daily Mail, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Express,  Sunday Express Magazine, Saab International Magazine, The Sainsbury's Magazine, Junior Magazine, and the Hotel Guru website.

You can contact me at CMidton@aol.com  Here are my most recent articles:

*History of the World In One Page
It's seven feet long, and it tells the story of Earth from Big Bang to President Obama. Daily Telegraph - 4 Sept 2010 -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/7979831/Family-Book-Club-The-What-on-Earth-Wallbook.html

London Opens Up
A preview of the Open House weekend, when you can go up the BT Tower or inside the Foreign Office. Daily Telegraph - 4 Sept 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/7977596/Open-House-Weekend-Buildings-set-to-give-up-their-secrets.html

* A Bite To Eat At The Viper
A trip into the Essex countryside, to the only pub in Britain called The Viper. Daily Telegraph - 28 August 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/7972853/Essex-pub-guide-The-Viper-Mill-Green-Essex.html

*Not The End of the World
Good news for students who've failed their UK entrance exams; there's a foreign university that wants you - and will charge less! Daily Telegraph - 21 August 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/7956493/University-Clearing-Students-the-world-wants-you.html

*Meet The Armstrongs
I go on a Who Do You Think You Are? road trip with comedian Alexander Armstrong
Radio Times 21-27 August 2010

*Social Climbers
How grown-ups are using children's treehouses to entertain friends. Daily Telegraph - 21 August 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/7952639/Modern-tree-houses-live-the-high-life.html

*The Global Student
How overseas universities can work out cheaper and better than their UK counterparts! Daily Telegraph - 19 August 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/7954667/A-level-results-a-world-of-study-options.html

*Help! No One Will Insure My House
I meet people whose homes are considered too hot for most insurance firms to handle, either because they're at risk from fire or flood - or just too old. Daily Telegraph - 14 August 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertyadvice/7939517/Home-insurance-help-no-one-will-insure-my-home.html

*An Elephant In The Garden
Children's author Michael Morpurgo talks about his new book, based in Dresden during World War II, about a family who adopt an elephant to save it from the bombs. Daily Telegraph - 7 August 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/7937136/Family-Book-Club-An-Elephant-In-The-Garden.html

*Don't Make Me Go On Holiday
How eve-of-vacation anxiety can really get to people - such as me. Daily Express - 4 August 2010
 http://www.express.co.uk/ourcomments/view/190944/Two-weeks-in-the-sun-I-d-really-rather-not

*Put Your House To Work
You can't sit back and wait for your house to go up in price - you've got to add value to it yourself. And TV's Phil Spencer tells me how. Daily Telegraph - 24 July 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/7906602/Phil-Spencers-top-20-ways-to-add-value-to-your-home.html

*Sects And The City
A meeting with the Amish teenagers who have come to Britain to explore the outside world as part of their formal "Rumspringa", or "running around" period. Radio Times - 24-30 July 2010

*Are They Britain's Greenest Couple?
Well, possibly. I visit the mainly underground eco-home of Tim and Zoe Bawtree. Daily Telegraph - 17 July 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/greenproperty/7889820/Green-property-Watt-lies-beneath-Dirt-cheap-energy.html

*The Beer and Battlefields of Belgium
The guided tour that takes in a heady mixture of strong beer and World War I nostalgia. Sunday Telegraph - 11 July 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/artsandculture/7885503/Beer-and-battlefields-in-Belgium.html  

*The Pub That Does Everything
The Jolly Farmers, in Surrey, is a cafe, restaurant, delicatessen, off licence, bakery, patisserie, bistro - and pub. Daily Telegraph - 10 July 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/7882179/Surrey-pub-guide-The-Jolly-Farmers-Buckland-Surrey.html

*Gap Years Get Serious
Parents are getting more gimlet-eyed about the prospect of school-leavers taking a pre-university jolly. Daily Telegraph - 10 July 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/7880216/Gap-year-students-choose-jobs-over-jollies.html

*Champions of the Countryside
I meet the people who are looking after the nation's wild places and wildlife, from farmers to eco-pioneers, from birdwatchers to racing drivers. Sunday Telegraph -  4 July 2010.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/motoring/countryside-life/7859270/Range-Rover-we-are-the-champions.html

*Sherlock Holmes At A Sensitive Age
Introducing a new series of books, approved by the Conan Doyle Estate, introducing us to the sleuth as an adolescent. Daily Telegraph - 3 July 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/7864227/Book-Club-Mystery-of-Sherlocks-childhood-revealed.html

*Famous People's Foreign Homes
A mixture of celebrities tell me where they'd like to live as expats: Peter Owen Jones, Charlie Higson, William G Stewart and others... Daily Telegraph - 2 July 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/expatproperty/7861513/The-worlds-best-places-to-live-celebrity-dream-homes.html  

*Poor Man's Goose and Auntie Dorrie's Lemon Trifle
Some of the age-old family dishes sent in to the Daily Telegraph Best British Recipes competition. I talk to head judge Xanthe Clay about the more unusual sugestions, such as lemon sole with clotted cream! Daily Telegraph - 26 June 2010.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/7851198/Best-British-Recipes-Traditional-food-is-the-clear-winner.html

*Summer Reads
Amanda Ross, queen of the TV Book Club, explains how she chooses the new season's recommended reads. Radio Times - 26 June to July 2

*My Feet Are Sucked By Fish
And in the process, made smoother and more beautiful. Daily Telegraph - 19 June 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/wellbeing/7833539/Fish-pedicure-with-100-hungry-creatures.html

*Seville Soul
I try to find my inner gipsy, on a flamenco course in Southern Spain. Sunday Telegraph - 13 June 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/7826164/Seville-flamenco-lessons-in-Andalusia-Spain.html

*Boarding's Not So Bad
Even for eight year olds. I talk to some boarding school heads about how things have changed since Tom Browne's Schooldays. Daily Telegraph - 12 June 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/7817548/Theres-no-bored-in-boarding.html

*Stig Of The Dump
We re-visit this children's classic, 50 years after it was first published. And no, Stig is nothing to do with Top Gear. Daily Telegraph - 5 June 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/7798351/Book-club-Stig-the-wild-thing-rises-from-the-chalk-pit.html

*Salute The Shepherdess
The grassy hills of Cumbria is where you'll find the extraordinary Alison O'Neill, wearing a skirt in all weathers . Daily Telegraph - 5 June 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/outdoors/7798361/Cumbrias-shepherdess-A-dyed-in-the-wool-fan-of-farming-life.html

*The Ship Inn, at Rye
A pub that's all things to all people, in a part of town that's got a new lease of life. Daily Telegraph - 5 June 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/7800892/Sussex-pub-guide-The-Ship-Inn-Rye-Sussex.html

*John Grisham - The Plot Takes A New Twist
I travel to America to talk to best-selling author John Grisham about why his new book Theodore Boone - Young Lawyer is for children, rather than grown-ups.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/7770412/Exclusive-best-selling-author-John-Grisham-explains-why-hes-courting-children-with-his-latest-legal-thriller.html

*Picture Postcard Pub
The Crown, at Northill, in Bedfordshire, is at the heart of a chocolate box setting
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/7744181/Bedfordshire-pub-guide-The-Crown-Northill-Bedfordshire.html

*Britain's Only Desert
Eyes peeled for signs of wildlife, I explore the parched, vegetation-free wilderness that is Dungeness, in Kent. Daily Telegraph 22 May 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/safariandwildlifeholidays/7744750/Dungeness-nature-reserve-Secret-life-of-Britains-only-desert.html

*Walking With Wolves
A stroll through the fields of Berkshire with a creature whose jaws are twice a strong as a pit bull's. Daily Telegraph 22 May 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/outdoors/7741761/Wolf-project-is-a-howling-success.html

* When The Exhibits Come To Life
I look at the events happening all over the country during Museums at Night Weekend. Some spooky, some gruesome, some not. Daily Telegraph - 15 May 2010.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/7719361/Museums-open-at-night.html 

*Going, Going....
I get some one-to-one tuition from the international head of auctioneering, at Christie's. He says I need to brush my hair and get a new tie. Daily Telegraph 15 May 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/interiorsandshopping/7710656/Being-an-auctioneer-going-once-going-twice.html

*The World's Wackiest Places To Stay
The 66 strangest spots to spend a night in Europe. A giant barrel, a concrete drainpipe, a nuclear bunker, an underwater cottage - and more. The Times - 8 May 2010
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/where_to_stay/article7118042.ece

My Perfect Weekend - Nanette Newman
The Fairy Liquid ambassadress and film star takes us to 1930's Le Touquet. Daily Telegraph - 8 May 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/7686841/My-perfect-weekend-Nanette-Newman.html

* The Fonz Goes Back To School
An interview with Henry Winkler, star of Happy Days and now writer of books for young underachievers! Daily Telegraph - 8 May 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/7646107/Hank-Zipzer-Meet-the-cool-underachiever.html

*Are House Husbands Doomed?
Do women secretly despise stay-at-home dads? Daily Telegraph - 1 May 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/relationships/7646172/Richard-Parkes-Did-he-fall-or-was-he-pushed.html

*The Hobgoblin of Reading
Enter a different world with a trip to this extraordinary pub in the middle of Reading town centre
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/7624026/Berkshire-pub-guide-The-Hobgoblin

*National Service
I get my hands dirty for the National Trust, at a volunteering weekend on the Tyntesfield Estate, in Somerset. Daily Telegraph - 17 April 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/budgettravel/7590060/National-Trust-When-volunteering-can-be-fun.html

*Fair Play For Both Sexes
The civilised sport of UK Ultimate Frisbee, where men and women play alongside each other - and there's no referee! Daily Telegraph - 10 April 2010.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/7560038/Ultimate-Frisbee-is-fair-game.html

*A Pint Of The Middle Ages, Please
Review of the Lews Arms pub, in Lewes (through the castle gateway, past the jousting ground). Daily Telegraph - 10 April 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/7568393/Sussex-pub-guide-The-Lewes-Arms-Sussex.html

*A Brief History Of Working With Dad
An interview with Lucy Hawking about how she and her famous scientist father Stephen joined forces to write an educational space novel. Daily Telegraph - 3 April 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/7544051/Family-book-club-Georges-Cosmic-Treasure-Hunt.html

*Lambs To The Slaughter
I look ahead to the bloodshed the Easter DIY binge always brings. Daily Express - 30 March 2010
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/166024/DIY-disaster-zone

*Clothes For Premature Babies
A new range of clothing specially for ultra-tiny tots. Daily Mail - 26 March 2010
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1260764/Premature-baby-clothes-des
igned-miniature-marvels.html

*The Debit Side
How utility companies are digging deeper into our pockets, using direct debits. Daily Express - 22 March 2010 
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/164403/Gran-was-right-about-the-direct-debit-habit

*Teenage Detectives
I go to watch a class of 14-year-olds get CSI training. Daily Telegraph - 20 March 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/7449396/Junior-Detective-Course-The-classroom-detective.html

*As You Make Your Bed...
I try and find my way through the minefield of mattress-buying, for the Daily Mail Good Health section. Daily Mail 16 March 2010
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/health/article-1258170/emailArticle.html

*Posh Food In Petersfield
I visit JSW, a lovely Hampshire restaurant with luxuriously creamy carpet. Daily Telegraph 13 March 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/7421916/Crunch-lunch-JSW-Petersfield-Hampshire.html
 
* A Tale Of Two Daughters
Dame Jacqueline Wilson talks about her latest book Little Darlings, telling the story of two girls with the same father, but very different lives. Daily Telegraph 6 March 2010

*Meet The Cyber Teacher
A look at the growth of online tutoring. Daily Telegraph 9 March 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/7361509/Coming-to-a-screen-near-you-an-online-tutor.html

*The Man For Whom The Earth Moves
Television's Mister Geology, Professor Iain Stewart, describes his perfect weekend - not down a volcano, but in Claire's Accessories. Daily Telegrapoh 27 February 10.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/7299570/My-perfect-weekend-Iain-Stewart.html

* Is Boarding School As Bad As It Was?
A look at how the Dotheboys Hall model is no longer in such use. Daily Telegraph 27 February 10.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/7299032/Boarding-schools-Board-at-your-leisure.html

*Get Me A House, Quick
How people at the top end of the market pay other people to do all the hard work. Daily Telgraph 27 February 10. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/7324573/Property-buying-agents-Would-you-spend-15K-just-to-find-a-home.html

*Help! Computers Are Eating My Children
A look at how parents can manage their children's screen-gazing time. Daily Telegraph 20 Feb 2010.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/familyadvice/7251645/Virtual-parenting-A-valuable-tool-or-a-dangerous-web.html

*The Down Side of Up-Selling
I complain at some length about how everyone's trying to squeeze another sale out of us. Daily Express - 19 February 2010
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/159177

*Pub Review: The Surrey Oaks
No prizes for guessing in which county this pub is located, and with what trees it was built. Daily Telegraph 13 February 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/7213858/Surrey-Pub-Guide-The-Surrey-Oaks-Surrey.html

*Taking Teenagers To India
The ups and downs of Rajasthan when you're with older children. Daily Telegraph 13 Feb 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/familyholidays/7205029/India-Divine-guidance-on-a-family-holiday.html

*Ten Reasons To Take The Family
What works well when you go with your family to India
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/familyholidays/7205258/India-Ten-reasons-to-take-your-family.html  

*Cookery A-Level
Well, almost. I visit the school where the syllabus is set by Leith's. Daily Telegraph 13 February 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/7197878/Leiths-cookery-courses-School-for-scrumptiousness.html

*Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief
An interview with author Rick Riordan, as a big new Hollywood film of his book opens in the UK, featuring dyslexic boy hero Percy Jackson. Daily Telegraph - 6 Feb 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/7155592/Family-Book-Club-Percy-Jackson-a-hero-with-dyslexia.html

*The Greyhound Is A Winner
The Cumbrian village pub that was saved by the local community and a year later has come first in a national competition. Daily Telegraph 30 January 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/7091548/Countryside-Alliance-Awards-The-Greyhound-Inn-Cumbria-declared-The-Daily-Telegraph-Best-Traditional-Business.html

*Crunch Lunch in Kent
Review of classy, cut-price lunch at Read's Restaurant, in Faversham. Daily Telegraph 16 Jan 10 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/6989558/Crunch-lunch-Reads-Restaurant.html

*Belfast Rock Around The Block
I take a guided bus tour round Belfast's rock music landmarks, visiting the venues where The Rolling Stones played, and where big names like Van Morrison and Snow Patrol grew up. Telegraph Online 11 Jan 10
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/6965823/Belfast-Music-Tour-rock-around-the-block.html

*Trainer To The Stars
Tips from celebrity fitness trainer Matt Roberts about how to achieve a body I'm more proud of. Daily Telegraph 2 Jan 10 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/6904837/Work-towards-a-new-shape-in-the-New-Year.html

*The Amulet of Samarkand
Author Jonathan Stroud talks to me about his remarkable Bartimaeus fantasy trilogy. Daily Telegraph 2 January 10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/6937088/Jonathan-Strouds-lucrative-world-of-wisecracking-demons.html

*Crunch Lunch in Oxfordshire
A two-course game menu at a knockdown price, at the Kingham Plough. Daily Teelegraph 26 Dec 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/6866758/Crunch-lunch-The-Kingham-Plough-in-Oxfordshire.html

*Life in Churchill's Bunker
I meet thewomen who spent their youth underground, working in the Cabinet War Rooms. Daily Telegraph - 26 Dec 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6857064/Churchills-staff-reveal-their-hidden-stories.html

How The Gruffalo Got Going
As the film version of The Gruffalo gets its world premiere on TV, I hear how author Julia Donaldson wrote the story the aid of a few basic scribbles in a notebook. Radio Times Christmas issue

*Ten Years Of Tinkering
Throughout the past decade, there's always been another education initiative just around the corner
Daily Telegraph 12 Dec 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6753252/A-decade-in-education-tough-lessons-for-the-future.html

*Teens and Tiaras
As a gentle new TV documentary looks at what it's like to be a modern-day debutante, I meet the woman who runs the "season". Radio Times pre-Christmas issue 

*Bed of Dreams
I try out a magnetic therapy mattress that is meant to alleviate a mind-bogglingly long list of ailments. Daily Mail - 8 Dec 09
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1233932/Can-10-minutes-magnetic-bed-cure-aches-ailments.html

*Not Quite Like Home
Pirates of the Caribbean and White Teeth star Naomie Harris looks at how her new drama Small Island echoes the experiences of her grandparents and other West Indian immigrants just after World War Two. Radio Times covering week 11 December 09 to 17 December 09.  

*The Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast
I visit Belfast's most beautiful boozer. Daily Telegraph - 21 Nov 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/6605385/Belfast-Pub-Guide-The-Crown-Liquor-Saloon-Belfast.html

*In Lost Dog Limbo
The plight of dog owners whose pets have been stolen, I visit an event run by doglost.co.uk
Daily telegraph - 14 Nov 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/6544000/How-to-find-a-lost-dog.html

*Crunch Lunch On The Kent Coast
Two cheap courses at fish restaurant Harvey's of Ramsgate. Daily Telegraph - 14 Nov 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/6550895/Crunch-lunch-Harveys-of-Ramsgate.html

*World Have Your Say
I visit the world's most ambitious and outspoken phone-in at the BBC World Service. Daily Telegrapy - 7 Nov 09 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6501080/World-Have-Your-Say-global-discussion-that-asks-the-unaskable.html

*Crocodile Tears
Exclusive interview with Anthony Horowitz about his latest book. Daily Telegraph - 7 Nov 09. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/6508053/Alex-Rider-returns-in-Crocodile-Tears-but-author-Anthony-Horowitz-hints-it-might-be-the-end.html

*The English Pub That's 100 Per Cent French
I visit the Timber Batts Pub, in Kent,otherwise known as Froggies!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/6455232/Kent-Pub-Guide-The-Timber-Batts-Kent.html

*Across The Line
The Team Telegraph runners overcome strong headwinds and disturbed nights to finish the Great South Run. Daily Telegraph website - 26 Oct 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/6436410/Great-South-Run-Team-Telegraph-triumphant.html

*Re-Inventing The Wheel
I drive round Britain's best car museums, starting at the National Motor Museum, in Beaulieu, home of a wartime spy school.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/artsandculture/6404902/Motor-museums-Reinventing-the-wheel.html  

*The Harris Way
How the philanthropic Baron of Peckham, millionaire boss of Carpetright, has helped turn round half a dozen failing South London schools.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/6377202/Harris-Federation-good-teachers--discipline--uniforms--A.html

*Crunch Lunch
Suburban loos, retired civil servant lunchers, good table spacing.Review of Drakes On The Pond Restaurant, in Surrey. Daily telegraph - 17 Oct 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/6334200/Crunch-Lunch-Drakes-on-the-Pond-nr-Dorking-Surrey.html

*Racing Certainty
I go for a horse-themed weekend at Newmarket, taking a tour of the town, the gallops - and the grandstand. Daily Telegraph Oct 10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/6281924/Newmarket-A-sure-fire-bet-for-a-weekend-horse-racing.html

*The Michelin-Starred Mouse
I interview Anne-Sophie Pic, the first French female chef to win three Michelin stars for 75 years. Saab International Magazine 2009. 

*De-Boozerfication
I visit a pub that has 90 per cent eating, 10 per cent drinking. Daily Telegraph - 10 Oct 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/6315716/Buckinghamshire-Pub-Guide-The-Mole-and-Chicken-Easington-Buckinghamshire.html

*Tudor Table
Review of the Oak Room Restaurant, at Great Fosters, in Surrey. Part of the new Telegraph Crunch Lunch feature. 3 Oct 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/6247882/Crunchlunch-The-Oak-Room-Egham-Surrey.html 

*Honey I Shrunk The House
How all our homes are going to be smaller and fuller of our relatives in the future! Daily Telegraph 3 Oct 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/newhomes/6248079/Future-homes-Winning-the-space-race.html

*Sir Terry Pratchett Interview
The celebrated author talks about his book Nation, the story of a young boy in a post-tsunami world. Daily Telegraph 3 Oct 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/6250567/Terry-Pratchetts-Nation-is-our-Family-Book-Club-of-the-month.html

*Across The Line
Report from the Great North Run on how James Cracknell and the rest of Team Telegraph triumphed . Daily Telegraph 21 Sept 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/6213291/Great-North-Run-Team-Telegraph-cross-the-line.html

*Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall's Perfect Weekend
The author of The Good Granny Guide (and mother of the famous chef) says how she likes to spend her Saturdays and Sundays. Daily Telegraph 19 Sept 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/6202576/My-Perfect-Weekend-Jane-Fearnley-Whittingstall.html

*Antiques Roadshow - Rags to Riches
The Antiques Roadshow presenters reveal which everyday possessions could earn you a small fortune. Radio Times issue covering 19-25 September 2009

*Britain's Schoolboy Soldiers
I go on manoeuvres with members of the City of London School Combined Cadet Force. Daily Telegraph  - 12 Sept 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6198557/Lads-Army-breaks-new-ground.html

*The Two Of Us
Trevor Eve and his wife Sharon Maughan talk about appearing on screen together for the first time ever, in Waking The Dead. Radio Times, issue covering 5-11 Sept 09.

*Jamie Oliver On America
The TV chef opens up about his latest series - and his own black roots. Radio Times, issue covering 29 August-4 Sept 09

*Everything (Almost) On Track
I interview the Team Telegraph runners about their ascent on Mount Half-Marathon.
29 August 09 - Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/6081759/Team-Telegraph-everything-is-mostly-on-track.html
*Boys Who Babysit
I visit a class which shows teenage boys how to take a leaf out of their sisters' book, and earn money from babysitting. Daily Telegraph - 22 August 09

*The Power of Grouse
A good year for grouse means a good year for everyone within flying distance. Daily Telegraph 9 August 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/5979263/How-grouse-shooting-helps-rural-economies.html

*Rick Stein in Bali
I talk to the famous TV chef about his food odyssey in Bali. Radio Times, covering week August 8-15

*Children and Dancing Sheep
Instead of a day in the classroom, children spend a day watching animals kick up their feet. 8 Aug 2009 - Daily Telegraph.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/6100724/The-Sheep-Show-so-you-think-ewes-can-dance.html

*Going The Distance
Meeting the Telegraph team - both fit and unfit - who are training for the Great North and South Runs. Daily Telegraph - July 25 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/5893312/Team-Telegraph-going-the-distance-at-the-Great-North-and-Great-South-runs.html

*Mind That Pony!
A new book urges motorists to drive less dangerously through the New Forest
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/5888156/New-Forest-ponies-face-same-old-dangers.html

*What Your Tongue Says About You
I visit a dentist who can tell all sorts of things, just by looking in your mouth. 21 July 09 - Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1201020/emailArticle.html

*All The Fun Of The Fair
A look ahead to the shooting world's version of Wimbledon, the annual Game Fair. 18 July 09 - DailyTelegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/outdoors/5844863/All-the-fun-of-the-CLA-Game-Fair.html 

*To The Manor Born And All That Jazz
He inherited an Elizabethan stately home at the age of 12; now Simon Cunliffe-Lister holds an annual jazz festival there. 11 July 2009 - Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/5796472/Inheriting-a-mansion-to-the-manor-born-and-all-that-jazz.html

*Ten Top Pub Walks
Ten country strolls with a drink involved somewhere along the route. 5 July 2009 - Sunday Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/5720921/Great-British-pub-walks.html

*University Challenged
Interview with Peter Gwyn, executive producer of University Challenge, on how last year's kerfuffle has affected the show. Radio Times 4-10 July 2009

*Lest We Forget
Free meals for our armed forces - and other stories. 27 June 2009 - Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/5648478/Armed-Forces-Day-nation-joins-forces-to-honour-our-heroes.html

*How To Win The Fathers' Race
The secrets of the egg-and-spoon. 20 June 2009 - Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/5567445/Fathers-Day-2009-how-to-win-at-sports-day.html

*James May Goes To The Moon
I talk to the Top Gear presenter about his training as an astronaut. 20-27 June - Radio Times

*The King's Head, Aylesbury
How to spend a whole day in a pub! 13 June 2009 - Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/5497835/British-pub-guide-The-Kings-Head-Aylesbury-Bucks.html

*No Business Like Home Business
How to get your home hired out as a film location. Daily Telegraph - 6 June 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/5430523/How-to-get-your-home-into-show-business.html

*Striking Gold
It's like a Tupperware party, only you sell your jewels for cash! Daily Telegraph - 30 May 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/gold/5560128/Gold-parties-the-new-way-to-turn-your-unwanted-jewellery-into-cash.html

*Home Cooking
An unusual Indian cookery class, in the teacher's house! Daily Telegraph - 30 May 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/5388836/Indian-cookery-classes-with-Monisha-Bharadwaj.html

*Ten Wacky Revision Tips
Ideas for young swotters. Daily Telegraph - 23 May 09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/5345028/Top-10-last-minute-exam-revision-tips.html 

*Women Need Shooting
A plan to increase female participation in clay pigeon shooting
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/5361334/National-Shooting-Week-shooting-dames.html 

*Healing from afar
How a lock of hair can help you to be healed: the strange art of radionicds> Daily Telegraph - 23 May 09
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/wellbeing/5356013/Radionics-can-a-lock-of-hair-hold-the-key-to-health.html

*Pine Nut Mouth
The foul taste that is afflicting eaters of chinese pine nuts all over the world - including me!
19 May 09 - Daily Mail
  Daily MailPine mouth puzzle: Why do these nuts leave you with a bitter taste?
Daily Mail - UK
By Christopher Middleton They are a favourite with celebrity chefs and hailed as the latest healthy salad ingredient. But a liberal sprinkling of pine nuts ...c

*Meet The Enforcer
I meet a man who has carried out 14,000 evictions in his time. 16 May 2009 - Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/5320121/Bad-tenants-Meet-the-enforcer.html


*The Salt Cave
I visit a salt-caked cave in London, where people go to rid themselves of asthmatic and other bronchial conditions. 9 May 2009 - Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/wellbeing/5286616/The-health-benefits-of-Britains-first-salt-cave.html 


*Ye Olde White Harte, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
Review of this handsome waterside pub, with scenic wooden drinking-jetty - 9 May 2009 - Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/5286400/British-pub-guide-Ye-Olde-White-Harte-Essex.html 

*Vampirates!
I interview Justin Somper, author of the Vampirates series, for the Daily Telegraph Family Reading Club - Daily Telegraph 2 May 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookclub/5251425/Family-book-club-something-to-get-your-teeth-into.html

*Sticking Up For Organic Food
A family who are sticking to organic, despite the credit crunch - Daily Telegraph 2 May 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/5251447/Real-food-family-where-dad-does-all-the-cooking.html

*On The List
I meet the members of the Listed Property Owners Club - and their homes. Daily Telegraph - 25 April 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/periodproperty/5208846/Period-property-Avoid-heritage-horrors.html
 
*Pub Review -The Valiant Trooper, Aldbury
A visit to this wonky, little inn on the edge of a Hertfordshire village. Daily Telegraph - 25 April 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/5207391/British-pub-guide-The-Valiant-Trooper-Aldbury-Hertfordshire.html

*Off The Beaten Track - I stay the night in a lonely, but beautifully converted railway station - Daily Telegraph 26 April 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/journeysbyrail/5188912/Rail-adventures-on-and-off-the-beaten-track.html

*The Turf Tavern, Oxford
A review of this hard-to-find, tumbledown inn - Daily Telegraph 18 April 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/5160081/British-pub-guide-the-Turf-Tavern-in-Oxford.html

*Ashes To Ashes
Radio Times cover story, issue covering 18-24 April 2009. Interview with Ashes to Ashes star Philip Glenister, plus retro-exploration of 12 cultural phenomena from the 1980's (jump suits, New Romantics, Mrs Thatcher etc!)

*What Your Feet Say About You
I have my feet read by reflexologist Jane Sheehan. She can tell all sorts of things about you, just by looking at your toes. Daily Telegraph 11 April 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/wellbeing/5125678/Foot-reading-what-your-toes-say-about-you.html

*Laughing In The Face of Evil
Telegraph Family Book Club feature on Derek Landy's new children's book Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones. An interview with the author - Daily Telegraph 4 April 2009

*Heartfelt Horseplay
An interview with Toby Sedgwick, award-winning movement artist behind the extraordinary, life-sized horse puppets in the West End play War Horse  - Daily Telegraph 28 March 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/outdoors/5050116/Secrets-of-the-War-Horse-puppeteer.html

*Ministry of Silly Inventions
How we Brits love to think up potty ideas - Daily Telegraph 28 March 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/5050166/Genius-More-inventions-please-were-British.html 

*My Perfect Weekend - Willie Harcourt-Cooze - Daily Telegraph 28 March 2009:
The bespoke chocolate-maker talks of Devon beaches and Venezuelan night skies
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/5050521/My-Perfect-Weekend-Willie-Harcourt-Cooze.html 

*My Perfect Weekend - Peter Owen Jones - Daily Telegraph 21 March 2009:
The TV vicar loves real ale and rugby union
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/5037122/My-perfect-weekend-Peter-Owen-Jones.html

*How hiring has become hip - Sunday Telegraph 15 March 2009:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/interiorsandshopping/5010313/Homeware-for-hire.html

*Terry Wogan at 70
A birthday interview with Sir Tel, in which he talks about his laziness, his regrets, and what's rotten in the state of Eurovision. August 2008 - Radio Times
http://www.radiotimes.com/content/features/terry-wogan-birthday-interview/

 
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