Just ask for a prayer
Bath Abbey is encouraging people to ‘just ask’ if they would like prayers said for themselves, loved ones or those at the frontline fighting the Coronavirus. Because of the government’s lockdown...
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Savills – Top tips for a new world of virtual viewing
In the current circumstances viewing a property in person is, of course, firmly on hold. But that doesn’t mean potential buyers can’t still be shown around – thanks to technology and a little bit of...
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Conversations with actors
One of the privileges of working as a journalist is being able to talk to people whose reputations go before them. Here we remember conversations with Rupert Everett, David Suchet, Michael Pennington...
View ArticleBath in lockdown a short film
This has probably been the finest springtime in living memory, but… as we all know, there’s something else going on in the world. Here is our short movie about the city falling quiet during the...
View ArticleMogers Drewett:Buying and selling homes during COVID-19
Alison Treble, Residential Property Partner, Mogers Drewett As today sees the housing market in England begin to reopen after seven weeks of lockdown, we need the estimated half a million people who...
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Remembering forgotten fiction
The Bath Festival – with many of this year’s events now being rescheduled for the autumn and for May next year – always celebrates books in their diverse forms. One of the events that had been planned...
View ArticleRomance in the city: William Wordsworth in Bath
Bath has welcomed the fashionable and the famous, including literary giants such as Jane Austen, Sir John Betjeman and Charles Dickens. The poet William Wordsworth visited Bath on numerous occasions...
View ArticleNewbridge Arts Trailgoes virtual
Because of the lockdown, the Newbridge Arts Trail couldn’t take place this month as planned. While it’s not possible to visit artists in their homes and studios, you can still enjoy their work online...
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Walking with beasts: reminiscing with Bristol Zoo’s longest-serving keeper
Bristol Zoo’s longest-serving keeper recently retired, marking the end of an era at the stalwart city attraction. He reminisces on a remarkable career encompassing everything from everyday elephant...
View ArticleMary Beard on #MeToo and misogyny
Scholar Mary Beard doesn’t just encapsulate the public mood, she enlightens it. The champion of the intelligentsia chatted to Cate Brown for our sister publication, The Bristol Magazine, about #MeToo,...
View ArticleA trip down memory lane with Lawrences Auctioneers – Part II
in the second of this special series on antiques and collectables, Chris Flower and Andy Sagar of Lawrences remember discarded treasures in clients’ houses which exceeded expectations. We are...
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Mr Prins in Bath
The wartime and the subsequent peacetime link between Bath and one of its twin cities, Alkmaar in the Netherlands, is taken up in a fascinating new book, The Remarkable Journey of Mr Prins by Aletta...
View ArticleUnstoppable: Comedy duo teams up with West End stars
Lockdown has locked down the plans of so many artists, including comedy duo Stiff and Kitsch. They were set to bring their Edinburgh Fringe sellout show Bricking It to The Rondo in April as part of...
View ArticleJess Gillam: Classical’s rising star
Rising saxophonist Jess Gillam gave a stellar performance at the Concert For The People of Bath in 2019. In the much-lamented absence of The Bath Festival this year, we remember the thrills of that...
View ArticleFinal sections of bridge superstructure arrive
The last two parts of the Bath Quays bridge superstructure have arrived in Bath from Belgium – and residents will soon be invited to name the bridge in a new online competition. Their arrival follows...
View ArticleInside Art: Guardi’s Coast Scene, Venice
A ruined arch melts into the fresh blue sky smudged with white washes of cloud as people go about their business beside a Venetian lagoon – fishermen, a woman with a basket, a little dog. It’s...
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Our Planet: An interview with director Alastair Fothergill
The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in countries across the world, caused a global health crisis and forced economies to slow down due to strict quarantine measures. The outbreak has also had a...
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Richard Wyatt on air
Join our regular columnist and former television presenter Richard Wyatt for a little light nostalgia, fun memories and moments in lockdown. Just press play or download. Most Recent: Episode Nine :...
View ArticleSir Tony Robinson: Renaissance Man
Here we look back at Melissa Blease’s interview with Sir Tony Robinson last year where he talked about his career highlights from Blackadder to Time Team. This multitasking media maestro was then in...
View ArticleInterview: Robert Plant
The absence of The Bath Festival this year has made us turn the pages back to when Robert Plant – aka the Golden God – came to Bath in 2018, performing with The Sensational Space Shifters during the...
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