The power of playtime
A new study has confirmed the value of live theatre for young people – but with tight budgets and a crammed curriculum, how should schools respond?
Read More...Why the Duchess of Sussex is my hero
Not since the walls of my childhood bedroom were adorned with massive posters of Legolas and Captain Jack Sparrow, and the quote ‘evil never looked so good’ alongside a printout of the villainous spy Sark from the TV show Alias, have I swooned over someone as much as I currently do over the Duchess of Sussex. Admittedly it is rather more platonic swooning, but it is no less meaningful for it.
Read More...The closure of Marie Claire feels like the passing of a personal era
Last week, that first lady of women’s magazines, Marie Claire, announced that it was closing its print edition and would be online only, that stepping stone over the River Styx to the magazine underworld.
Read More...What I’ve learned from setting up my own podcast
Earlier this year I set up a podcast series, Past Matters, which asks museums, galleries and historic houses what their most underrated items are. Prior to that, I set up a podcast series Millennials Now, where I interviewed millennials on the direction life had taken them now that this ‘snowflake’ generation had grown up.
Read More...Madame de Pompadour’s snuffbox – Waddesdon Manor
Art, dogs, and a famous royal mistress… what more could you want from a podcast episode?
Read More...Three tapestries – Hever Castle
This episode of Past Matters is for fans of the Tudors, Anne Boleyn and anyone who has ever wanted to learn more about tapestries, royal signifiers of power and historical fashion. Or those who enjoy looking for the comic scenes hidden in art.
Read More...A regency fan – The Holburne Museum
This episode takes us to the Holburne Museum in Bath, which runs an excellent programme called Pathways to Wellbeing whereby they offer art classes focusing on the objects in the museum to people with mental health issues referred by the local NHS trust.
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