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Strictly Jane Austen Episode 6: The King of Bath – Beau Nash – The Man Who Talked an Entire City Into Existence

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This is part of a special Jane Austen series, sponsored throughout by Strictly Jane Austen.
It is one of Jonathan's favorite kinds of story: the man who talks an entire…
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The Church in the Middle of a Field Next to Hadrian's Wall With a 1500 Year History

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This week, I share the story of one of the most interesting places I came across on my walk across England - Heavenfield, St Oswald's Church, and a thirteen-hundred-year-old pilgrimage…

I Walked Hadrian’s Wall Coast to Coast — Here’s What It Was Actually Like – Blisters, Meat Pies & Beautiful Countryside

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Jonathan is finally ready to talk about it. After fifteen years of wanting to, a year of preparation and nine days of walking, he completed the Hadrian's Wall Path National…
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Strictly Jane Austen Episode 5: America’s Love Affair with Jane Austen — One of Literature’s Strangest Romances

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This is Episode 5 of a special six-part Jane Austen series, sponsored throughout by Strictly Jane Austen.

It is, when you stop to think about it, one of the strangest…
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Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels

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This is Episode 4 of a special six-part Jane Austen series, sponsored throughout by Strictly Jane Austen.

We tend to imagine great writers alone — a solitary genius at a…
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Sunday Post: The Room Behind the Balcony - Part 2

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This week, we continue our exploration of the history of the most famous part of Buckingham Palace, the East Wing.

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What’s On in London in October 2026 — New Exhibitions, Half Term & What to Pack

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Tomorrow is October 1st, which means it's time for the monthly What's On in London — and October might be Jonathan's single favorite month to be in the city. The…
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Strictly Jane Austen Episode 3: Jane Austen’s England on Screen – A Location-by-Location Visitor’s Guide

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This is Episode 3 of a special six-part Jane Austen series, sponsored throughout by Strictly Jane Austen.

When we picture Jane Austen's world, most of us aren't actually picturing Hampshire…
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Sunday Post: How Buckingham Palace Got Its Famous Balcony - Part 1

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This week, we begin a two-part series on my recent tour of Buckingham Palace. First, we cover the background on the Palace and how it ended up as the most…

Your October British TV Streaming calendar is here!

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The October "What's British on Streaming" calendar is attached to this email — two pages, ready to print, or keep it on your phone and stop wondering what's on.

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The Real Miss Moneypenny: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence With Dr. Claire Hubbard-Hall

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If I say "British spy," you picture a man: James Bond, George Smiley, Kim Philby. And the one woman most people can name from that world is fictional — Miss…
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Strictly Jane Austen Episode 2: What Jane Austen Actually Saw – The Real Georgian Bath with Dr. Moira Rudolf

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This is Episode 2 of a special six-part Jane Austen series, sponsored throughout by Strictly Jane Austen.

Today's episode has duels fought over a runaway marriage. It has a scandal…
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Sunday Post: The Glories of Pubs With Rooms

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Due to a family medical emergency, I need to share an excerpt from my recent book, Searching for the Heart of Britain, as I was not able to write something…

The Impossible Journey: The Man Who Visited Every Country on Earth Without Ever Setting Foot on a Plane

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In October 2013, a young Dane named Thor Pedersen set off from his home with a single, slightly mad rule: he wanted to visit every country on earth — all…
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Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History

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This is Episode 1 of a special six-part Jane Austen series, sponsored throughout by Strictly Jane Austen — Bath's most Austentatious travel company.

We talk a lot on this show…
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Sunday Post: The Man Who Nailed the Furniture Down - Exploring Treasurer’s House in York

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This week, I explore an interesting grand house located in the middle of York that I visited my visit a few weeks ago. 

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Double Agents, Dead Drops & Declassified Files: Inside the MI5 Archive of Official Secrets

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For over a century, in a building most of us could not name, an organization known only by its post office box number — PO Box 500, London — has…
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Sunday Post: The Keys Are Safe - A Night at the Ceremony of the Keys

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In the first of the many articles I'll be writing about my recently concluded trip to Britain, I tell you about the Ceremony of the Keys, the world's oldest military…

A little experiment — September's British TV, on one printable calendar page

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I'm trying something new this month.

I've taken all the posts we put together about what's on for British TV in September, combined them into one place, and turned them…